HI GUYS! I really hope you read these Author Notes I write, because they're important.

All the counThe wandering people are the Ancient Nations, three of which you were introduced to in the last chapter. Poland runs the Pokemon Center, and Switzerland runs the Pokemarts. Ukraine is still in charge of the Day Care services, and Australia still runs the Safari Zone. France is the head of the Contest Hall, and Monaco runs the Game Corner. Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sealand are the Gym Leaders, in that order. Egypt is the Museum curator. Cuba and Seychelles run ferry services at different places. I have made a small change to the Elite Four. Now Spain is in it instead of Romano. So now the Elite Four are as follows: Spain, Prussia, Austria, and Hungary. China is still the Champion. Germany, Japan, and now BOTH Italies are the heads of Team Axis. That said, I still need your help.

I still need your help, this time for something a little different. You guys should give me ideas for the Pokemon teams of the Gym Leaders. They all have a type theme. Belgium is Normal, Netherlands is grass, Finland's is Ice, Sweden's is Psychic, Iceland's is Ground, Denmark's is Fighting, Norway's is Fairy, and Sealand's is Water. If you guys have ideas for their teams, I want to hear them. The one I need most urgently is Belgium's because she's getting introduced the next chapter, and they're fighting her in the following.

As well as this, I'm still accepting any OC's you'd want to give.

Now that that's out of the way, let's move on to the good stuff.

"Okay Roosevelt, follow it up with a Wing attack!" The Rufflet obeyed his master's order, and smacked the Flabebe with its wing. The little Pokemon began teetering, wounded from the fight. "Excellent. Now, Hero Ball!" Alfred threw out his customized red, white, and blue Pokeball. It hit the Pokemon, opened up, and pulled it in. One tick. Two ticks. Three. Ping. The bird was caught.

"Alright!" The blonde stepped forward and picked up the ball. "I'll call you Nancy" He gave his Rufflet a hug, before turning to his spectating brother. "Okay Matt. Now it's your turn." Matthew nodded and pushed his Cubchoo forward. "Let's go Kumajiro." He stepped forward into the grass in order to find a Pokemon to catch.

Alfred and Matthew were currently on Route 1, just outside of Vespuchia Village. Their destination was Kytkeä town, which would lead into Route 2 and the Moed forest, from which the would go into Paraplu city, where they would challenge Anri, the first Gym Leader. Before that, they had decided they would catch Pokemon, so they could have reinforcement against the challenges.

Matthew stopped at the sound of rustling grass. He resisted his impulse to cower, and forced himself closer. A Deerling jumped out at him, surprising him and making him stumble backwards until he regained his balance. "Oh my."

He looked curiously at the small Pokemon, which looked back at him with equal curiosity. Oddly, the the Deerling was in its Autumn form, even though it was May. As well as that, the tuft on it's head was pink instead of orange.

"Mattie, that Deerling is shiny!" Alfred called out to his twin. "They're very rare, catch it!"

"Oh, right." He pointed. "Kumajiro, go." At his master's commands, Kumajiro lept up and got into battle position. Realizing the intent of a fight, the Deerling stooped down into what it probably was trying to pass off as a threatening pose.

The battle didn't last long. Kumajiro had the type advantage. "Here we go!" Matthew threw the Pokeball, which swallowed the Deerling up. Tick once. times. Ping.

"You caught it Mattie! Good Job!" Alfred clapped his brother on the back. But Matthew wasn't paying attention.. He was too busy holding the ball to himself, whispering again and again, "I caught it. I really caught it." His first Pokemon he ever used, that never was given by someone else. This little Deerling was his and his alone. The gravity of what they were doing hit Matt for the first time. He was really a Pokemon trainer now.

"I think I'm going to call her Maple."Al nodded at the statement. "That's a great name."

Matthew turned to face his brother. His eyes were glistening. "Al, we're really doing it. We're seriously Pokemon trainers." Full of emotion, Matthew jumped at his brother and hugged him. Alfred, not knowing what else to do, returned the embrace. "That's right Mattie. But we've only just begun."

After sharing this tender moment a while longer, the boys turned and walked up the trail. It was official, they were now Pokemon trainers.

And as they walked, they made a vow. "When we get to Paraplu, we'll take out Anri. That will make us even more official. And after that, Lars, and then Tino, Berwald, Magnus, Emil, Lukas, and Peter. Then Antonio, Gilbert, Roderich, and Elizaveta. And then, Yao, the champion. Once we've beaten him, we fight each other, and the winner takes the title for Champion. The loser can rest assured knowing there's only one other person in the entire region stronger than they are."

Then they bit their pinky fingers just hard enough to get a little blood, and then locked them, with the bloody tips touching, in a hybrid blood oath and pinky promise.

With this, the two newest trainers' resolve was fixed.

"Let's go Mattie. Let's take on the world!"

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