Chapter 1! Yay! I hope you enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Warriors or Pokémon. Warriors belongs to Erin Hunter and Pokémon, I think, belongs to Nintendo.
Chapter 1: The Start
Holly was having the same dream that has plagued her mind for the past couple weeks. She kept seeing teeth snap at her and claws flashing towards at her. Both of them kept on aiming for her throat, but, thankfully, narrowly missed their mark. But this dream was different. The claws dug into her back and shoulders, the teeth met with her throat, and kept on biting harder, harder, and harder until it became to much for her to bear. Holly woke up with a shout of shock and pain while throwing her hand back. She hit a small, feathery object, that let out a sharp cherrup when it hit the wall of her room. She looked at the place where she heard the object hit the wall. She saw her mothers Fletchling lying with his back against the wall and swirls in his eyes. Holly got out of her bed and went over to the little Fletchling.
She bent over the tiny robin and pat his head.
"I back-handed you, didn't I?" Holly asked
He nodded.
"You pecked my side?"
He nodded again.
"Well you should expect that. You should know that when you peck my side you will get back-handed. Have you learned your lesson?"
Fletchling stood back up and flew over to land on her shoulder. Holly ran out of her room, down the stairs, and into the kitchen. Holly saw her mother cooking breakfast wearing her usual attire. Her mother has light olive skin with dark brown hair, pale blue eyes, a black tank top, a pale green jacket is tied around her waist, pale green jeans, and red slippers. She turned and smiled at her daughter who had on pink pajamas and bed head.
"I take it that you slept well?" Her mom asked
"You bet! So what's on the menu for breakfast this morning?" Holly asked excitedly.
"You're in luck, cause I decided to make your favorite."
Holly brightened as her mother set a plate that has two hard boiled eggs and a couple of waffles. Holly poured syrup on to her waffles and then dug into her eggs. Her mother smiled nervously at her daughters eagerness to eat such a strange combination for breakfast.
"Can you tell me why you like to have this in the morning?" Holly's mom asked.
Holly swallowed her egg and thought about the question for a moment.
"I don't really know. I guess I just like the taste of it in the morning."
"When you're done with your breakfast, I would like for you to go get dressed and introduce yourself to the neighbor kids."
Holly finished her breakfast and ran upstairs to her room before remembering that Fletchling was still on her shoulder. Holly stopped and held a hand up to the shoulder that Fletcling was on. Fletchling hopped onto her hand and Holly set Fletchling on a windowsill.
"I almost forgot that you were there. Why don't you go outside for a while?"
Holly opened the window and Fletchling hopped outside and flew over on to the tree beside her home. He gave a cheurrup of thanks and flew over to another tree. Holly closed the window and went into her room over to the large pale pink dresser and took out her favorite outfit. She quickly got out of her pajamas and put on the clothes she will be wearing. Holly looked into the mirror that's beside her dresser. Holly was wearing a yellow top with a green denim skirt, black knee socks, black riding boots, a blue cycling hat with two white stripes that has a metal gold pin shaped like a star, she brushed her long, soft black hair and looked into the mirror to see her bright forest green eyes shining back at her. Holly then went over to her desk, opened a drawer, and pulled out a small gray box. When she opened the box, she saw a long silver chain with a Thunder stone that was carved into a star.
Holly felt a tear roll down her cheek. The necklace was from her father when she was only seven, and it has been eight years since she last saw him. Holly picked up the necklace and put it around her neck. She looked at herself in the mirror and nodded and ran out of her room. Holly ran by her mom and out the front door, only to be greeted by two people.
The first is a boy with black hair and blue-gray eyes. He wears a blue turtle neck sweater with white stripes, navy blue pants, and black combat boots. He also has a black messenger bag.
The girl is short with dark skin. She has long brown hair in pigtails and dark green eyes. She is wearing a dark pink t-shirt decorated by three large black and a pair of denim shorts, on her wrist she has a matching dark pink wristband and a black frilly bobble. She also has a white messenger bag with a matching design on her shirt with a pink hood and a large black bow, on her feet she wears dark pink ballet type shoes with a small heel.
The girl and boy looked at Holly and smiled when she opened the door to her house.
"H-Hello. My name is Holly."
"Welcome to Vaniville Town!" The boy exclaimed "The names Calem. I live next door."
"And i'm Shauna! Great to meet you!" Shauna exclaimed introducing herself. "And guess what! We've come to get you!"
"Why?" Holly asked confused
"The renowned Professor Sycamore lives here in the Kalos region. I heard he has a task for five kids, including us." He then paused with a thoughtful look on his face. "But i'm surprised he even knows who you are. You did just move to Vaniville, after all."
"We'll wait for you in the next town over! And you know what?! We're going to get... a Pokemon!" Shauna said excitedly "C'mon! Hurry! Let's go!"
Shauna and Calem ran out of her yard and through the town gates to get to the next town. Holly was also excited, but before she left, she clapped her hands two times. Fletchling came out of the sky and landed on Holly's shoulder.
"Are you ready to go Fletcling?" She asked the tiny robin.
Fletcling cherrupped with excitement. Holly took that as a yes and ran out of her yard, through the town gates, and finally arriving in Aquacorde Town where Holly heard Shauna calling to her. Holly ran over to where Calem and Shauna were sitting with two boys. Holly sat down with them and Fletchling got off her shoulder and onto the table.
"This is the meeting place, Holly." Calem told her, then turned to the two boys. " I'll introduce you. Everyone this is Holly."
The boy with black hair started talking.
"Wow... Shauna's description was spot on!"
"So, Holly. This is Tierno. He can really tear up the dance floor..."
Tierno nodded, he is wearing a black t-shirt with a Vanillite on the front, orange cargo shorts, a yellow backpack, and matching black and yellow sneakers.
Calem then turned to the boy sitting next to Tierno.
"And this is Trevor. He's a little shy, but he always gets perfect scores on his test..."
Trevor nodded at his name. Trevor is short with large, poofy orange hair, a pail green shirt with a white collar, black jeans, green backpack, green shoes, and something that looks like an ID.
Tierno was clearly excited.
"All right! Nice to meetcha! You know, it'd feel like we're a closer crew if we call each other by nicknames." He turned to Holly "Can I call you Lady H?"
Shauna was clearly not happy about that suggestion.
"What? No way! She's a Li'l H, for sure!" Shauna calmed down enough to ask Trevor. "What do you think Trevor?"
Trevor was shocked by Shauna's question and was nervous about it.
"What?! You want me to nickname someone I just met?! Shauna you shouldn't put people on the spot like this." He paused with a thoughtful look on his face. "Well... how about something low key? Maybe... something like H-kins?"
Calem turned to Holly.
"You should decide what we call you."
Holly thought about it for a second.
"They are all good suggestions. But I can't decide on just one." Holly finally decided on her choice.
"How about you just call me Holly. I can't decide on a nickname, so you can just call me Holly."
"They all murmured their agreements. They all talked for a bit, when Shauna remembered something.
"Hey! Can we see the Pokémon now? I want to meet my new partner soon!"
Tierno brightened "I know, right? It was such a cool feeling when Trevs and I met our Pokémon! Hope you feel the same way we did!"
Tierno pulled out a cylinder capsule. He opened it up to reveal three poke balls, each with a symbol on top of them. The one on the left has a grass symbol, the one in the middle has a fire symbol, and the last one has a water symbol. Holly looked intently at each one, carefully making her decision. Holly was about to pick up the pokeball with the grass symbol, but something made her grab the one with the water symbol. Holly got out of her seat and threw the poke ball into the air. The Pokemon that came out has pale blue skin, a bubble like foam around most of his back and part of his chest. He also has short arms with white paws, he has large yellow eyes, which gave him a frog-like appearance.
Shauna and Calem were not upset about her decision, they actually smiled.
"Would you like to your Pokemon a nickname?" Shauna asked
"I would actually like to give him a nickname, but I just want to make sure it fits you. Let's see, you are blue and a water type... I got it!
"His name will be Bluestream." Holly told everyone
"Bluestream? That sounds awesome!" Shauna then picked up the poke ball with the fire symbol "My partner is Fennekin! Wow! We go together great! The two of us are just way-ay-ay too cute!"
Calem picked up the poke ball with the grass symbol "Good to meet you, Chespin. My name's Calem. Because of you, I can be a real Pokémon Trainer. Thanks!"
Trevor coughed to get everyone's attention.
"Uh, pardonme, but I have something for you from the professor as well. I have something that will help you understand Pokémon on a much deeper level."
Trevor handed Shauna, Calem, and Holly a small red square with a clear middle. Trevor smiled at the pokedex in his hands.
"Um, so you see... The pokedex I just gave you is a high-tech device that automatically records the Pokemon you encounter! The reason you get one is because the professor wants us to go on a journey with our Pokemon and complete the Pokedex. To put it another way, it's an important mission from the professor. I'm sure of it!"
Tierno rolled his eyes with a smile on his face.
"Oh lighten up, Trevs! You're way too serious sometimes." Tierno turned to Holly. "Um, Holly... Please take this with you, too. It's a letter from the professor. He said you should give it to your mom."
Tierno handed Holly the letter.
"All right! We're done with our errand for the professor. I guess Trevs and I will go look for Pokemon! Let's go, Trevs!"
Tierno and Trevor left the table to go look for the Pokemon they want to catch. And Calem started explaining some more about the Pokedex.
"In Kalos, kids are chosen to carry a Pokedex and go on an adventure. But you need to give that letter to your mom before any of that."
Holly got out of her seat as Fletchling got off the table and onto her shoulder. She returned Bluestream to his poke ball and started walking home. Holly then heard Shauna call her name.
"Holly, wait!"
Holly turned around to see Shauna racing towards her.
"You're gonna be my opponent in my Pokemon-battling début!" She did a twirl on one foot. "OK, Li'l Fennekin! It's our first battle! Let's win it with style!"
Shauna sent out her Fennekin as Holly sent out Bluestream.
"Are you ready Holly?"
"You bet! You get the first move!"
"Alright then! Fennekin, use Scratch!"
Fennekin ran at Bluestream, her paw glowing white.
"Dodge it, then use Pound!"
Bluestream got out of the way of Fennekin's attack and launched a stream of bubbles at her. Fennekin staggered for a bit, but found her balance.
"Fennekin use Ember!"
The attack hit, but it only made Bluestream growl.
"Let's finish this! Bluestream use Bubble!"
Bluestream shot out the same stream of bubbles. Fennekin took a direct hit and fell down with swirls in her eyes. Shauna was upset by her first loss, espically since it's her first battle.
"Hey! I wasn't done watching my cute Li'l Fennekin yet!"
Shauna returned her partner and turned to Holly.
"You're amazing, Holly!" Shauna took out a pale purple bottle. "Here! Let me fix up your Pokemon!"
She sprayed Bluestream's wound. Bluestream winced when she did that, but stayed still during the whole thing.
"Say hi to your mom for me!" Shauna told Holly before running away.
"Come on Bluestream, Fletchling! It's time for us to go home!" Holly said while Bluestream hopped beside her and Fletchling flew above her.
Holly ran to her home, past the town gates and into her home. Holly opened the door and was greeted by her mom.
"So! What did you and the neighbor kids end up doing?" She then noticed Bluestream next to her daughter and gasped. "You have a Pokemon?!"
"Yeah!" Holly said excitedly, her forest green eyes shining "I'm glad that I got Bluestream!"
Her mother was confused when she heard the name that the Froakie received from her daughter.
"Why did you choose to name him Bluestream?"
Holly bent down to pet Bluestream's head. He closed his eyes and smiled up at his new trainer.
"I don't know why. I wanted to name him something that would fit. I kept on thinking about it and put two and two together. He is blue and is a water type, so I decided to name him Bluestream."
Her mom smiled and petted Bluestream's head as well.
"Well, I think it's a great name for him." Holly's mother looked at her daughter and focused on something in her hand. "Do you have something for me?"
Holly remembered the letter that she was told would grant her permission to go on her journey. She handed the letter to her mom and waited patiently while she read it.
"A Pokemon journey?" Her mom asked turning to Holly.
"Yes! Can I please go? I promise I will keep in contact with you and stay safe!"
Her mothers eyes widened when Holly finished.
"I was about to say yes and then list those two things." Holly's mom then paused held up her hand in a gesture for Holly to wait a moment. Her mom went upstairs and came back down a few minutes later with Holly's blue and white stripped bag. "You will need this to go on your journey, I even packed some extra clothes for you and potions for your pokemon."
Holly took the bag from her mother and slung it over her shoulder. Holly then noticed Fletchling looking at her sadly, she went over to the tiny robinand pat his small red head.
"Don't worry Fletchling, I will visit." Fletchling still looked sad and turned away from Holly.
Holly's mom came up from behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I think you should take Fletchling with you."
Holly and Fletchling looked at Holly's mom with shock written on their faces.
"Fletchling won't be the same once you leave, and I think he will do well with you."
Fletchling cherrupped loudly and flew over Holly's head happily and soon landed on her shoulder. Her mom laughed, her eyes gleaming with amusement.
"I also think that Fletchling should get a nickname."
"Exactly what I was thinking!" Holly looked at Fletchling and instantly thought of the perfect name. "What about Emberwing?"
"I like that name!"
Holly looked around the living room, a little freaked out from the voice.
"Holly. I'm over here."
Holly looked in the direction of the voice, but see didn't see anything.
"Ugh! I'm on your shoulder!"
Holly looked at Emberwing with shock.
"How can I understand you?"
"Holly? Are you alright?" Holly's mother asked with concern. "You just started looking around the living room and staring at Fletch- Emberwing strangely."
Holly shook her head and looked at her mother with a smile on her face.
"I'm fine! But I think I will stay home for one more night and head out on my journey in the morning."
Her mother nodded and Holly ran to her room with Bluestream hopping up the stairs beside her and Emberwing on her shoulder. Holly slammed her door shut and set Emberwing on her bed alongside Bluestream, who had jumped up to get comfy.
"Please explain how I can understand you?" Holly asked the Pokemon
"I honestly have no idea how. I have never heard of a human understanding Pokemon." Bluestream answered
"I have heard of it, but it's a really rare gift. I have heard that it only happens when a human understands Pokemons feelings exceptionally well." Emberwing stated
"I'm guessing that would make sense." Holly sat on her bed and set her bag onto the floor. "But we should get some sleep for tomorrow. I'm sure you both would like to get out there and battle."
"You bet! Bluestream exclaimed excitedly
"I can't wait to train and battle with you, Holly." Emberwing said calmly
Holly changed into her pajamas and slipped into her bed. She looked out at the starry night sky. Holly trembled but couldn't understand why. She soon drifted off to sleep, her dreams filled with claws and teeth...
Authors note:
I have been working on this story all week, but hey? I finally got it done. I hope you liked this chapter. Word count: 3167