Yes that is indeed an island. It's weird that I haven't been here before. I've been all over the Kanto region, but this place is completely unknown to me. I called up to the woman who was captaining the boat, "Is this were they want me to go?"

The woman, Carol, replied, "Yup. I have orders to drop you off and not return until I've been told otherwise."

I groaned. My friends are nuts.

The boat came to a small rickety pier and Carol shooed me off her vessel then sailed away. Great. I was on an island with nothing but six Pokémon and a handful of supplies for an unspecified amount of time. Well I better start looking around.

I looked around from the shore and saw a building the size of a small house about a hundred yards inland so I headed for that. As I got closer I could make out the building better. It was a simple little thing. All wood obviously handmade but sturdily built. I went in through the doorway into an open air space. It's empty. Of course it's empty.

"Hey, Champ," A voice came from the corner. A boy a year or two older than me, maybe 18, tall and thin with blonde hair and blue eyes, stood in a doorway to another room.

"Um, hi," I said back, "Who are you? I'm-"

"Hehe, I know who you are. Rex the great undefeated Champion," he said this in a huffy mocking voice, "and who I am isn't important yet."

"Don't make fun of me. I'm the strongest trainer in Kanto," I retorted

"So?" The boy scoffed and threw a bag at me, "Take that, you'll need it, and follow me." Then he walked out the door I just came through. I followed the guy outside and faced him as he stood there with a smug grin on his face.

"Ok, let's get whatever this is over with. Do I have to battle you? Is that how I get outa here?"

His face dropped, "You were sent here 'cause you need to learn humility. Battling isn't the way to do that."

"Fine. Ugh. What do I have to do?" I asked getting agitated.

"Let your Pokémon out."

"I thought we weren't battling?" I thought out loud.

"We're not. Now let them out. All of them."

"Fine." I let out all of my Pokémon from their balls. Since they had been chosen for me by Reina, most were a surprise to me. There was my oldest partner, Torch the Charizard; the reason I became a trainer, Bre the Umbreon(complete with her purple bow); my Serperior; my Galvantula; Articuno of coarse; and then the last. I groaned the mother of all groans when I saw that cream colored, loud mouthed, obnoxious little cat. "No. No. nonononono. I'm sorry but that one's going back in," I screamed and grabbed Meowth's pokéball preparing to recall it.

The blonde guy stopped me and snatched all the pokéballs, "Sorry, no can do. Rules are rules. No pokéballs on this island," He quipped (he didn't actually seem sorry), "You'll get these back when you leave. Besides what's wrong with that one? He seems harmless enough."

And then Meowth spoke, "Who ya callin' harmless, Twerp."

Here we go. The blonde guy looked shocked, "How on earth do you get a Meowth to talk?"

"Well, he came with that feature. What I can't figure out is how to get him to shut the hell up."

"Okay then," he shook off the oddity that is Meowth and continued, "In that bag is some supplies and what not. I assume you know how to rough it. You were just a regular trainer once." I nodded. "Good. Now here's what your task is. There are three of us on this island, myself and two others. You must locate each of us and pass a test of sorts. Then once you've done that you will be presented with a final challenge. Then you will be allowed to return to the mainland. Of course you are free to leave any time assuming you could find your way, but between you and me I don't think that girlfriend of yours would be too pleased." He smiled.

"Whatever," I sighed, "You're here now, so what's this test?"

"Yeah, it won't be that easy, Champ," he rolled his eyes, "You are to sleep here tonight," he gestured at the small building we had come out of, "Tomorrow morning your time here officially starts. Starting at sunrise your lessons begin."