A/N- All right, first chapter! Let's get things going!

In the world of Pokemon, people and creatures called pokemon live and work together and a simple, yet complex relationship. Pokemon serve their purposes of companionship, friends, partners and food. Well…not food…maybe. There are hundreds of known species of pokemon and more to count. There are also various regions pertaining to where people live. The guy we happened to be following is a kid from the Kanto region. Fourteen-year-old Keiku Raiko Reishu (known to many as K.R.), is from Celadon Park, one of many suburbs in the metropolis known as Celadon City. He is on his way to start his new life as a Pokemon Trainer in the Hoenn Region.

"Geez, tell them my life story."

Narrator: That's my job. Hence why I'm the narrator.

"Take a hike."

Narrator: Ingrate.

The bus sped through the countryside as it swerved away from various rocks and sticks scattered throughout the road. The low hums of various men, women and children transformed into yelps and screams as the bus came to a sudden halt.

"Ack!"

Keiku rubbed his nose as he opened his eyes and looked around. "We're here already." The bus ride did not take as long as he anticipated, or he was simply just sleeping. Keiku removed the ear buds from his ears, careful not to get them caught on the double silver loop earrings on both of his ears, then he and pressed pause on what appeared to be an iPod. He grabbed the black polyester messenger bag and placed it over his shoulder. As he got off of the bus, he looked at the side view bus mirror to ensure that no dirt or lint got into his short spiky black hair with royal blue tips. He left the bus station and decided to hit the road straight-on. He felt the mild heat through his tight black t-shirt and felt the whit skull and crossbones printed on his shirt, one of the bones reaching up to his shoulder. His navy blue jeans and black and white skateboard shoes complimented this shirt as Keiku realized the great progress he was making. He kissed the silver chain with the silver Dragonair piece and looked up to the sky.

"Hoenn, and to think that it was only a day and a half ago, I was still in Celadon Park."

[Flashback…48 hours ago]

"K.R., are you sure you don't want to start your journey here in Kanto?

"No way, mom. I want a completely fresh start, which is why I'm going to be different. I will head to Hoenn and get Treecko, Torchic or Mudkip instead of Charmnder, Bulbasaur or Squirtle."

"I guess so. Well, have you made arrangements?"

"Way ahead of you, I have a boat ticket right here."

K.R. placed the ticket on the table; his mom picked it up and examined it. She then handed it back to her son. "All right dear, since this is what you want to do then I'd say go for it."

"Thanks mom, I promise you, we'll stay in touch."

"I'm just happy that I have a son who waited until he was ready to start a journey."

[End Flashback…]

Before he even knew it, K.R. was already at the lab. Littleroot Town was definitely a bit of a culture shock to him. He visited small towns in Kanto and he even looked it up online, even then, it was a lot smaller than he expected it to be. Looking around, he shrugged and went inside the lab. "Anybody home?"

"The professor isn't here, he needs to hurry up." K.R. saw that it came from a boy a bit younger than him, his long, blonde hair locked into a ponytail. His vaguely toned arms were poking out of his black polo shirt; his light blue jean shorts extended to his knee, the expression on his face wasn't a very friendly one

The other two kids there were a boy and girl as well. The boy had dark tan skin and was fairly chubby. K.R. could not tell whether or not his eyes were opened, almost like a miniature Snorlax. The girl was sort of cute but easily the youngest of the three. She appeared as though she had just turned ten. Her short brown hair to her ears and yellow headband went well together nicely. Her blouse was equally as yellow and her blue jean capris and white sandals also caught K.R.'s eye.

"Are you looking for the professor too?" The girl asked, now looking at K.R.

"Yeah, but that other kid said that he wasn't around here yet."

"I see…but I didn't know there was a 4th person coming, otherwise…I would have been more considerate and waited to pick my pokemon."

"Wh-what do you mean?" K.R. stammered, hoping she didn't mean what he thought she did

"Yeah, there are only three pokemon and four of us. We got a little impatient while waiting for the professor and already decided on who we were going to choose, sorry."

"Eh, it's whatever. I'm going to go find him and I'm sure he has more in storage or something." Saying that, K.R. dashed out of the lab and up the road. If the girl was right and there were not any pokemon left, then he was going to catch his own!

"Who knows where the professor is. I better try getting a hold of a pokemon before I go looking."

K.R. realized he used all of the money he was saving on the boat and plane ticket. He was sure he could get his mom to send him some money from home, but there weren't any pokemon centers nearby and according to some research he did over the internet, the nearest one was in Oldale Town. Fortunately for him, K.R. saw an old net up against the side of someone's house. He nabbed the net and went up the path and eventually into the grass.

"I'll catch the first pokemon I see!"

"AAAAHHHH! HELP!"

K.R's thought process was halted as he looked around, he thought he heard a voice, but continued onwards.

"HELP ME!"

This time, he decided to follow the voice, hoping it lead to somebody who was in distress. He left the grass and got back onto the path, eventually coming to a nearby tree. A tan-skinned man with a beard and sideburns popped out of the tree. "Thank Arceus somebody came to the rescue!"

"I see no danger." K.R. said flatly

Just as he began to walk away, a small gray, wolf-like pokemon began growling at the tree. The small and aggressive pokemon snarled and jumped at the tree, attempting to climb it.

"AHHHHHH!" the man screamed as he went back inside the tree.

"Wait a minute, aren't you Professor Birch?"

"To the rescue I go then!"

K.R. tossed the net over the aggressive pokemon; however it was short-lived as it ripped the net to shreds. K.R. was in a bit of disbelief, how could that mangy little beast rip apart a net? "Look in that bag next to you. Maybe there's something in there." The man called

"Pokemon?" K.R. asked

"Oh wait, that's right! I left them back at the lab because new trainers are coming by today."

"Oh wow." K.R. said, shaking his head

Nonetheless, he kept searching through the bag, hoping find something, anything that will get through this situation. The wolf-like pokemon turned its attention towards K.R. and ran forward, bearing its' teeth and ready to bite down hard. K.R., struggling against time, grabbed a round item and flung it at the pokemon. The round item turned out to be a pokeball, the red and white ball opened and materialized the pokemon into red laser energy and closed shut. K.R. stared at the shaking ball as the professor slid down from the tree. The ball shook once more as white sparkles could be seen falling around it.

"Glad that's over." Professor Birch said cheerfully

K.R. accompanied him back to the lab where the other kids from earlier were waiting.

"Waddya know, he actually brought him back." The chubby boy said

"How nice." The girl said

"Humph." The boy with the ponytail grunted

K.R. took his place as the professor began speaking.

"All right children, my apologies for being late, I was held up by extenuating circumstances; anyway today is a very special day for you all. You passed your exams and of course were awarded your pokemon licenses. There are three pokemon for you to choose from."

"Professor, I don't mean to be rude by interrupting but we have already chosen our pokemon." The boy with the blonde ponytail said sharply

"WHAT? NEXT TIME WAIT FOR ME!" the professor yelled, his head growing 15 times the normal size

"Anyway, as for you K.R., Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip have already been selected, but since you came here all the way from Kanto, you will get first choice of the next set of starters to come in."

K.R. was crushed. He made the long trip here and he was not going to receive a pokemon. Not so fast, K.R. suddenly had an idea. "Actually professor, no need for me to wait, I can use the pokemon that had you in a tree!" he said with a small smile, holding up the pokeball, meanwhile his remark about the professor being up a tree, generated a few laughs from the other kids, much to the professor's dismay.

"Are you sure that's what you want to do, Poochyena tend to be very aggressive." The professor said

"Poochyena? What a weakling." The boy with the blonde ponytail said loudly

"We'll have to see about that with a battle then!" K.R. stated, insulted

"All right, but first, each of you takes five pokeballs and a pokedex."

K.R. received a slim black device; it fit him to a tee. The kid with the ponytail was already outside. K.R. and the others followed as he and the boy stood face to face from each other.

"My name is Wakeland and I'm from here in Twinleaf Town, I must say, I've been curious about Kanto and its trainers."

"I'm Keiku Reishu, but call me K.R. for short."

Professor Birch stood between them as he decided to referee the match. "Alright, this will be a one on one battle between K.R. from Celadon City and Wakeland from Littleroot Town. You know how it's done; first one unable to continue loses. Begin!"

"Treecko, you're up!" Wakeland yelled, throwing his pokeball

The pokeball opened up and a green lizard formed in front of K.R.

"Treecko."

K.R. pulled out his pokedex and scanned Treecko.

"Treecko, the Wood Gecko Pokemon. Treecko is calm, cool and collected and lives in trees. It fiercely defends its' territory from enemies."

"Poochyena, I choose you!"

"Ruff."

K.R. then scanned Poochyena with his pokedex.

"Poochyena, the Bite Pokemon. It's bite is superior to other pokemon, Poochyena chases it's victim until it is exhausted."

"All right, I get the first move, Treecko use Pound!"

"Treeeeeeecko!"

Treecko turned its body and slammed its tail into Poochyena. It knocked the wolf-like pokemon back, sliding into the ground.

"Poochyena, don't take that, use tackle!"

Poochyena ran forward, slamming into the wood gecko pokemon. However, Poochyena was not done as it ran forward and clamped its jaws onto Treecko's tail. "Trreeeee!" it yelped in pain, trying to shake the aggressive pokemon off of its tail.

"Poochyena, I didn't tell you to do that…but then again that was a good idea."

"Treecko, use Pound!"

Taking advantage of Poochyena biting on its tail, Treecko slammed Poochyena on the ground with all its might, knocking it out cold."

"Arrrf." Poochyena said weakly, lying on its side. Swirls could be seen in place of its pupils.

"Poochyena is unable to battle! Treecko is the winner."

"Poochyena return!" K.R. said, calling it back to its pokeball

"Maybe it was a mistake choosing this one…"

"Congrats on the win." K.R. said holding out his hand

"Whatever, Poochyena was lousy." Wakeland scoffed, walking away

K.R. shook his head and shrugged it off. He and Poochyena definitely had a long way to go. He watched Mai's Mudkip defeat Marshall's Torchic. Wakeland had already left after winning his battle earlier. K.R. waved his goodbyes to the professor and officially began his journey. Going up Route 101, he looked around to see if he could find any pokemon. After about an hour, he figured that he was about halfway to Oldale Town. He heard a sound go off and saw Poochyena sitting there, growling at him.

"I think you need to be in your pokeball." K.R. said as he recalled the pokemon

K.R. looked down at the pokeball and put it away. He picked up the pace and jogged his way onwards. After tumbling in the grass, tripping on a ledge and hitting a tree, he finally made it to Oldale Town. Within seconds, he found the Pokemon Center. There were various trainers and their pokemon as well. K.R. figured he could have a battle or two. He heard a familiar sound go off again, but chose to ignore it. He walked to the front desk and talked to the Nurse Joy there.

"Hi welcome to the Poke—oh my Arceus!"

K.R. turned and saw Poochyena near the wall with his leg up and a relieved look on his face.

"Whose Poochyena is that?"

"How embarrassing!"

"Is somebody going to clean that up?"

K.R. buried his face on the front desk and quietly held up the pokeball, recalling Poochyena. He looked up and saw Nurse Joy with a mop ad carpet cleaner in her hands. He took them from her and scrubbed up the mess his pokemon left. After fifteen of the most embarrassing minutes of his life, it seemed like everybody went back to their normal activities. K.R. went back to the front desk.

"Normally, Pokemon go to bathroom outside. Anyway, do you need a room?"

"As a matter of fact, I do. Also, where do I register for the Hoenn League?"

"Here's your room key. You can register for the Hoenn League at any pokemon center in the Hoenn region; I can do that for you now by uploading your pokedex and license."

K.R. instinctively handed over his pokedex as Nurse Joy uploaded his data. On a large screen behind her, his picture appeared along with a small Poochyena icon along with other information.

"All right and done. Here you go." She said, handing him back the pokedex

After all that happened throughout the day, K.R. was not hungry and wanted to hit the showers and the bed. After scrubbing his tired and dirt-encrusted body, K.R. slipped into some cyan basketball shorts and no shirt, revealing his nicely toned body. He rubbed the dagger tattoo on his right shoulder; it's a surprise that he was able to hide it from his mother for 7 months. His silver Dragonair chain still around his neck, he kissed it and made his way to the bed. Poochyena was already curled up and lying in the middle of it! K.R. lifted up the sheet and crawled into bed. He looked up at Poochyena once more, he didn't seem so bad peacefully sleeping.

"Maybe having him as a partner won't be so bad after all." K.R. said, drifting off to sleep

A/N- That's the end of this chapter. Let me know if you like it. Send in your OC's, I wanted to take a different approach to things. Plus, I didn't want to give K.R. a typical starter poke, so I gave him a Poochyena, a fairly weak species. Let's see how well he handles adversity when things really get rough (trust me, they will.) All right, till next time everybody! PLEASE R&R!