A/N: So it turns out that we now have eleven teens who can save the world-six females and five males. This is due to me promising the last spot to AceTrainer777, who was in the process of submitting a female OC, and then I discovered the OC Kurayami Angel submitted in a review, and was all 'oh crap another male OC that intrigues me!' so I decided to just accept both of them and go with eleven OCs instead of ten.
Yaaaaay more work for me!
My thanks to lightwolfheart, KingOfStories01, UmbraFox, AshKetchumDarkSide, Mikaela the Cat, ASDFG96, WritingMage008, AceTrainer777, Kurayami Angel, and Thunder of Life for submitting their OCs! I apologize if I haven't got the characters just right yet, I'm working on getting to know them better!
Since so many of you were all, 'MYOCISDOINGTHE8BADGERUN', I have come to the conclusion that, to keep what remains of my sanity, all gym battles shown will be double-battles. Also, this is for the sake of you readers that don't want to read through 8+ battles for each gym.
Please note: I may reopen OC submissions later on in the story, for reasons that are full of spoilers thus I will not give them to you yet. HAHA I'M EBIL!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or The Song that Never Ends.
Heroes of Unova Book One:
The Race to Save the Region
Chapter One: The Route That Never Ends
NUVEMA TOWN.
Vikkiy Black awoke with a bright smile on her face. She glanced over at her Minccino alarm clock (which she really needed to replace once she got back from her journey) to see the glowing numbers 7:47.
Yep, today was going to be a good day.
The chocolate-haired sixteen year old hurriedly scrambled out of bed, almost falling face-flat on her floor in the process. Her mom's Purrloin, sitting in her doorway, sniffed and disappeared from view.
Vikkiy hated that cat. It was evil incarnate.
The young female bounced excitedly into her closet, emerging a few minutes later in jeans, her Emolga Converse, and a 'My Archeops Will Eat You For Dinner' black tee. She grabbed a grey shoulder bag that was hanging off her door and ran into the hall, slamming the door shut before sliding down the staircase rail.
"One day you're going to hurt yourself doing that," Her mother sighed, although she knew it was pointless to point it out; some things Vikkiy never listened to when she was the one who said it.
"If you say so mo-is that cinnamon toast!" The female cried excitedly, vaulting over a chair to grab the food (surprisingly not falling over or injuring herself in the process) so she could scarf it down.
Her mother sighed again. Case in point. "Don't choke yourself, dear-but as soon as your finished, go straight to Professor Juniper's lab. She called me to say they're just waiting for you."
Vikkiy almost choked on her toast but managed to swallow it down. "MOM! Why in Arceus' name did you not tell me this sooner?" She ran for the door, still holding what was left of her toast. "Byemomloveyou!"
JUNIPER POKEMON LAB
"I'm here!" Vikkiy announced as she waltzed through the door, her hair messed up and her cheeks bright pink from running all the way over.
"Way to be late. Again," An accented voice said, and the brunette narrowed her eyes at one of her close friends, Felix Gale.
"Shut up 'Lix!" The brunette huffed at her skinny, green-eyed black-haired friend, the tallest in the room.
Felix simply rolled his eyes, leaning against the nearest wall lazily.
"C'mon you guys, please stop," Vikkiy's closest female friend, Mikaela Cody, interjected before anything could get any worse between the two green-eyed teens. Mikaela was a chocolate brunette with hazel eyes and stood about a quarter of an inch shorter then Vikkiy herself.
"Tch," Vikkiy huffed, before turning to greet the quietest member of their friend group, Kyoshiro Averis.
The other male was an inch shorter then Felix, also with long black hair that he kept in a ponytail.
"Hey Kyo!" She smiled, giving him a quick hug and turning around to look at Professor Juniper, missing the slight color that rushed to his face. Felix, however, didn't miss it, and smirked at the other male.
Juniper sighed at them. "You guys done greeting each other?" When no reply came forward, she turned to a shelf that held four Pokeballs. "As you all are probably aware, I've had quite a few new trainers coming by to get their Pokedexes and starter Pokemon. As such, I only have four Pokemon left, only two of which are traditional starters. They are..." She hesitated, tossing the Pokeballs into the air. "Tynamo, Snivy, Litwick, and Oshawott. We'll go in order of who got here first so, Mikaela, which will it be?"
Without missing a beat, the chocolate brunette replied, "Oshawott!"
"Osha!" The water type said happily, bouncing off the table and landing on Mikaela's shoulder.
Juniper smiled. "You two will get along well. Kyo?"
"Litwick," The soft-spoken male said, as the ghost Pokemon looked up at him, seemingly surprised. Mikaela took one look at Kyo's new Pokemon and made a face, scooting as far away from Litwick as she could without being totally impolite.
"Felix?"
"I'll take Tynamo, I guess," The lazy boy said, locking eyes with his electric pokemon as it levitated over to him.
"Vikkiy, that leaves you with Snivy," Juniper said, hoping the brunette didn't complain.
Instead, the sixteen-year-old grinned happily, picking up her Snivy and cuddling it. "You are so adorbs I luffles you!"
Felix nearly facepalmed as Professor Juniper cleared her throat to get their attention.
"Now, if you have any questions, you can reach me on your Xtranscievers. Have a wonderful journey, you guys!"
"We will!" Mikaela and Vikkiy chorused, waving before walking out of the lab, Kyo and Felix behind them.
ROUTE ONE
"Hmm..." Vikkiy tapped her finger against her chin as she stared at her Snivy who was in her arms. "What shall I name you..."
It was nearing ten am, and the band of four friends were walking down the quiet but exetremly long and boring Route 1 on their way to Accumala Town.
"Seriously, Vik?" The other female of the group asked. "I already named Rain, Kyo named Guide, and Felix decided not to nickname his Pokemon! How can you still not have found a name yet?"
"Because it has to be PERFECT," The brunette stopped walking to strike a pose. None of her companions stopped though, as they were used to her theatrics.
"Keep walkin' Black, otherwise we'll leave ya behind," Felix called over his shoulder.
Vikkiy hissed and ran to catch up with her friends, slowing to walk between Mikaela and Kyo. "You wouldn't leave me alone, would you Kyo?" The brunette asked, looping her arm through his.
The male blushed a bit, staring down at the brunette who was looking up at him. "...No..."
Vikkiy smiled brightly. "Well, at least I can count on Kyo!"
"Shhhhhh!" Mikaela said suddenly, causing her friends to look at her strangely. She pointed towards the treeline, where a Lillipup was resting, nibbling on an Oran Berry.
"...You really want to catch one of the most common Pokemon in-OW, dammit Vikkiy!" Felix winced, holding his head.
The brunette glared. "If Mickey wants to catch a Lillipup then, for Arceus' sake, she has the right to so shut yer trap so she can do so!"
Mikaela ignored them, turning to her Oshawott. "Okay, Rain, hit it with a Tackle!"
"Osha!" Rain replied, before darting towards the treeline and ramming into the Lillipup. The normal-type rolled over before it leered, causing Rain to step back twice.
"Rain, one more Tackle!" The brunette replied as she withdrew a Pokeball from her bag. The water type nodded, surging forward again. Seconds after the two Pokemon collided, Mikaela hurled the pokeball towards the Lillipup, which was sucked into the spherical container. The Pokeball hit the ground, shaking three times before pinging.
"Nice job Mickey!" Vikkiy smiled as her fellow female went to go retrieve the capsule.
"Thanks," Mikaela replied, clipping it onto her belt.
"Let's keep goin', I for sure want tah make it tah Accumala before nightfall," Felix said, causing Vikkiy to glare at him.
"We're coming, mother," The brunette said playfully, before running ahead laughing maniacally.
"...We should go get her," Kyo pointed out. The three of them looked at each other, then took off after her.
ROUTE ONE (...still)
"This is the Route that never ends, it just goes on and on my friends! One day some people started traveling it and they kept on traveling just because this is the route that never ends, it just goes on and on my-"
"Vikkiy, mate, if you don't shut the Arceus up I will have Tynamo paralyz your ass," Felix snapped irritably.
It was three hours later, and they were still on Route 1, with no sign of Accumala as far as they could see. Vikkiy, easily bored, had begun humming a tune half an hour before, which had manifested into her singing her little song for the past ten minutes. Her three companions were at the end of their ropes after being forced to listen to her, only Mikaela and Kyo were too nice to say anything, leaving Felix to be the bad guy.
The brunette pouted. "I'm sooooooo bored. This Route is so flipping boring, we've been walking for hours in a straight line and the only things we've seen are Lillipups and Patrats!"
"Yes...we know," Mikaela said gently, patting her friend's shoulder.
"I'm going to go insane if we don't see Accumala in the next ten minutes!" Vikkiy yelled, a little enraged. Felix rolled his eyes while Kyo shyly squeezed her hand in comfort.
The brunette blinked at the contact before smiling up at him. She turned to look forward again and sighed.
"I'm not going to start singing again, but seriously guys...this is the route that never ends."
A/N: Felix Gale is the property of UmbraFox, Kyoshiro Averis belongs to KingOfStories01, and Mikaela Cody is owned by Mikaela the Cat.
I know, not much of a first chapter, but I was getting a feel for the characters and, c'mon, who kicks bad guy butt at the beginning of their journey? It takes a few chapters.
I realize that Vikkiy was a little crazy this chapter, but that's mainly because her personality is based off of mine. When I get excited about something or become really bored, I get super hyper. Also Felix, Kyo, and Mikaela's personalities are all relatively calm, so I gave Vikkiy energy to keep the group a little exciting. As she continues on her journey and more people join their traveling band, she'll mellow out.
If you asked for romance-I need to know with whom. Vikkiy and Kyo are spoken for. I don't need to know right away, but I absolutely must know by the time the last main character appears (which will be in Nacrene).
Sometime soon I will post the full OC list (plus what chapter they'll make their debut in) on my profile.
Please review-I an eager for your feedback.
-iamRAWRkaythanks
