Reborn… Maybe?

Chapter 1: Training Shenanigans

-Side note: I will post the stats of each Pokémon that I catch and obtain within each chapter.-

-Scene Skip; 1 Month Later; Sandgem Town Pokémon Center-

I took time out of my deliveries to visit the Shinx and see how she is doing. It took one week, too… Her recovery is going well and she is showing progress of controlling her electricity. I should mention that I decided to help Shinx on trying to use weaker Electric-Type moves, like Shock Wave and Spark. She was able to use those moves quite well… But, when it came to Thunderbolt… She fell short and always backfired on her. But, she is a tenacious little Shinx; unwavering on trying again, going at it until she konks out or shorts out a nearby power grid. By that time, Nurse Joy would scolds us on shorting out the grid. Finally, we decided to train outside after the last scolding. Today, Shinx was released from the Pokémon Center and was released into my care. She was excited for being released out of the hospital… I could tell she was antsy on not being restricted in the Sunny Town Pokémon Center and super happy on being with me more. So, I made the executive decision to catch her as my very first Pokémon. Once I caught her, I fulfilled my promise that I would nickname her Alexis. She was happy to have the nickname… But, was unhappy to be cooped up in a Poké Ball. So, I made another executive decision and only call Alexis back in the Poké Ball when it was absolutely necessary. With that settled, Alexis and I continued to train and make deliveries to the neighboring towns for the remainder of the month until the day arrived for my Trainer's License to arrive at Sandgem Town's Pokémon Center. Nurse Joy came to my room, pushing my door open in a frenzy with a huge smile on her face. I was grooming Alexis' fur while listening to some Fall Out Boy when she arrived in my room. I fell off of my bed and Alexis rolls to the floor in surprise.

"Jeez, Nurse Joy! That was so sudden! What was that all about?!" I asked in shock as I got back on my bed and Alexis hops on my lap again. She was out of breath and panting slightly, as if she ran a marathon when she hands me a card.

"It's here! Your Trainer's License!" she said in excitement. She seems more excited than I am at the moment. It's almost comical to see this. I took the card and looked at it fully. It had my photo that I took for my license and my info that I told them to put down. I smiled goofily as I showed Alexis my license.

"See that, Lex?! We are official now!" I told Alexis with a smile and she cheered while waving her front paws to me. I scratched her head softly and looked back up at Nurse Joy.

"Thank you for caring for me this whole time, Nurse Joy. I don't know what or where I would be without you." Nurse Joy smiled as she placed a hand over her heart. I chuckled and rolled my eyes at her.

"I'm so glad you think that way… The time you spent here is more than enough for me to honestly say you are like a son to me. You have to promise to call me every chance you get and tell me how your journey is going!" Nurse Joy told me as I scratched behind Alexis's left ear.

"I promise. I better get ready to go soon. Plus, I gotta show Lucas and Blanc my Trainer's License!" I smiled as I got up off of my bed, "By the way, I should've said this a while ago… Thank you for having a room for me here."

"Well… You had nowhere else to go. It would not be hospitable or kind of me to not let you stay here as long as you want," Nurse Joy told me as she shook her head, "I have a few things to give you, though. I just have to retrieve them from the storage closet… Why don't you go find your friends and show them the license? Then, once you come back here, I will have your stuff ready for you." I nodded my head as I stood up with Alexis at my right side.

"Shinx!" Alexis cheered as she hops up and down happily.

"I will be back in a jiffy, Nurse Joy!" I told her as I ran out the room with Alexis at my heels. Alexis and I ran outside the Pokémon Center and out of nowhere… I bump into a kid about my age now with wild yellow hair and wore a green and yellow jacket and light green pants. Both of us crashed to the ground on our backs. I rubbed my back as the kid rubbed his head. He stared at me in confusion as I stared at him in shock. It was Barry… The rival from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum! I didn't think I would literally run into him like this!

-Cue Encounter! Rival from Pokémon D/P/PT-

"Owowow! Hey, pal! Watch where you're going, alright?! I should fine you 10000 Poké for running into me!" he told me as he stood up and stared at me more, "Who are you, anyway?" I stood up as well and dusted myself off, shaking the initial shock from the encounter.

"Sorry about that, dude. My name is James… And, you shouldn't go around saying things like that. Some people will get the wrong idea," I told Barry as I looked at him, "I was on my way to see some friends of mine. Didn't exactly pay attention to where I was going." Barry smirked as he folds his arms across his chest.

"Well, whatever! Are you a trainer, too?" Barry asked me as he looked at Alexis. She hid behind my legs and I nodded my head.

"Yeah. This is Alexis, my partner. Are you a Trainer, too?" I asked Barry curiously. He laughed heartily as he points his right thumb to his chest.

"The name's Roy! The best Trainer ever! And I am aiming for the top!" he called. Roy? Ohh… Like one of the names you can give Barry in the games. Well, the name I gave him by default whenever I play Platinum. I name him Barry when I play Diamond and Pearl. I sweat dropped at his prideful declaration and scratched the back of my head.

"Okaaay… Roy. Are you heading into the Pokémon Center?" I asked him as I looked back at the red roof building.

"Well… I am. I got beaten by my best friend, Dawn. She is one tough cookie," Barry said as he scratched the back of his head. I'm sorry: Roy. Know what? I will call him either Barry or Roy from now on. Well, when I talk to him, I will call him Roy. Any other time, it's Barry.

"Oh. Okay, I gotcha… Well, Nurse Joy is kinda busy. So, you might have to wait a bit before going up to the counter," I told Barry as I looked back at him, "She is retrieving some stuff for me." Barry tilts his head in confusion as I walked past him.

"Why would she be doing that?" Barry asked in a confused tone.

"Well, it's a long story. I'm sure you wouldn't want me boring you with the details," I told him.

"Yeah… Good looking out," Barry smiled as he went inside the center. Did… Did Barry lowkey diss me? Or am I reading too much into it? Whatever, I have other things to worry about. I got on my retractable skates and skated over to Prof. Rowan's lab with Alexis running at my heels.

-Scene Skip; Prof. Rowan's Lab; 5 Minutes Later-

I skidded to a stop at his front door and saw Blanc just walking out the front door, holding a brown cardboard box in her arms. She looked up and smiled warmly at me.

"Hey, Blanny… Whatcha got there?" I asked her as I stared at the box.

"It's a package for my parents from the professor. I am gonna get it to them and come back," Blanc told me as she showed me the box.

"Want me to do it?" I asked her and she declined.

"No. I got it… It won't take long, anyway," Blanc told me as she walked past me, "Oh, by the way… Did you get your Trainer's License?" I showed her the card and she smirked at me.

"You look good, Jamie. Show it to Lucas… He is inside, talking with Prof. Rowan. I will be back soon, k?"

"Roger that!" I told her and waved to her. I turned to the door and turned the doorknob, opening the door to go inside the building and be greeted by a large 2 story lab full of books and lab equipment. Alexis and I looked around in awe at the amazing sight. I admit, I only ever been in the lab about 2 times before for deliveries and the lab still amazes me. Let me tell ya, seeing it all in 3d like this is mesmerizing and life changing.

"Ah! Over here, young man! Welcome back," an old voice called to me and I spotted Prof. Rowan standing in front of a table with a brown briefcase sitting on top of the table. A young man about my age stood next to Prof. Rowan with a huge smile on his face. That was Lucas, looking exactly like how he does in Diamond and Pearl.

"Hey, James! Heard you finally got your Trainer's License!" Lucas told me as he nods his head while I walked up to him and Prof. Rowan.

"Are you nervous, James?" Prof. Rowan asked me as I looked down at Alexis. She purred and rubs her face against my left leg.

"Honestly, a little bit. But, I do have a bit of experience here and there. So, I do have an idea on what to do as a Trainer," I told Prof. Rowan as I looked up at him. That was actually a half-truth… Over the course of the few months after my little discovery of my phone having that much access and my recovery from the accident, I actually used PokeTube to my advantage and got some strategies down to a certain degree and have done some digging on Seribii and Bulbapedia for some optimal sets on certain Pokémon I wanted to catch for my team in advance, like the total nerd that I am. To say I prepared heavily is an UNDERSTATEMENT. But, they didn't need to know that. I also knew what starter I wanted… And, it makes sense for me.

"Just what I like to hear! But, it is okay to be a little nervous. Everyone is when they are at the starting point of their journey… Even I was, at one point," Prof. Rowan told me with a smirk, "Now, let's skip the formalities. I am sure you are eager to get out there and start on your training!"

" Well… You're not wrong. I have heard your speech so many times, I could memorize it," I thought to myself as I chuckled nervously, feigning ignorance, " Let's get on with it, shall we?"

"Well, I don't wanna be rude now…" I told Prof. Rowan and he laughed at my comment.

"Well, you won't need to worry about that! I actually am waiting on someone else to come by… So, let's have you gain a Starter Pokémon! Follow me, please," Prof. Rowan told me as he walked over to the table. Alexis, Lucas, and I followed him over as he opened up the briefcase and it showed some paperwork inside as well as… 6 Poké Balls inside, sitting on top of the papers. Wait, 6? Why 6? This took me by surprise as Prof. Rowan turned to me and chuckled at my surprised face.

"Are you surprised? There are 6 Starter Pokémon you get to choose from here… Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Riolu, Eevee, and Pikachu. Take your pick, if you like." Okay, I feel like those last 3 choices are kinda weird… But, I get the sense of fangame with those choices. I mean, the only time a Riolu was a choice for a starter was Glazed, I think. Eevee and Pikachu, well… They are more like the Let's Go games really. BUT… I already made my choice. I picked up a Poké Ball and smiled at it. I tossed it out and… Out popped Chimchar. Chimchar yawned and looked around and then looked up at me. I knelt in front of it and it came up to me on all fours, studying me. Then, he smiled and held out his right fist. I touched my left fist with his right fist and we both had goofy smiles on our faces.

"It's nice to meet you, Chimchar. My name is James… And, we are gonna take on the world together," I told Chimchar and he held up both his fists in the air with a prideful smirk on his face.

"Char!" Chimchar said cheerfully as he hops up and down happily, eager to take on the world. So, I know you're wondering why I picked Chimchar instead of another starter… Well, to be honest I wanted to choose Piplup or Riolu… But, that would kinda hinder me since Empoleon and Lucario are kinda broken in 4th gen. Infernape to me is kinda broken, too… If you have the right moveset. His move pool is crazy, though. And, I really like Infernape since I always chose Chimchar in Platinum and I choose Piplup in Diamond. So, more sentiment than strategy for me on this choice and I have the perfect name for him.

"I will dub you… Wukong," I told him and Chimchar nods his head with that goofy smirk on his face, signaling that he likes the nickname. I stood up as Wukong hops on my left shoulder and Alexis looks up at him with a smile. Waking waved to her and chattered to her happily. Alexis purred and smiled back at him. Good to see my Pokémon getting along well.

"And, don't forget this! You're going to need a PokéDex for your journey," Prof Rowan told me as he hands me a black and mint green handheld device, "The color is custom made for you. I had it ordered in advance for when the day would come for you to become a trainer." It was the Sinnoh PokéDex… Except it was colored black with mint green highlights around the screen. I looked up at him and shook his hand.

"Thank you, Prof. Rowan! I won't let you down!" I told him with a smirk as I went over to Lucas to show him my PokéDex, "Lucas, can you believe it?! My own PokéDex! This is sweet!"

"Congrats, James! I got my own, too!" Lucas said as he held up a blue PokéDex to show me, "It's not as cool as yours, though…" I wasn't planning on using my PokéDex much on my journey… Well, only for checking Natures and other info on it. My phone will be useful on everything else… That is another thing I forgot to mention. I shouldn't use my phone all willy-nilly… Not many people will know what I am using nor will care enough. The only real danger my phone will put me in is with any evil team trying to take it for themselves. Oh, wait… I just had an epiphany. Since I am in Sinnoh, I will be running into Team Galactic soon enough. That means… MARS. Oh, yes… This will be a delight. I may have a disturbing crush on that girl… And, I intend to at least figure out what I want to do from there. I mean, Amanda did cosplay as her once and… Well… You know how it goes. Anyway, I put the PokéDex away in my jacket pocket and snapped my fingers.

"Crap! I almost forgot! I have to meet Nurse Joy back at the Center! She is giving me supplies for my journey!" I said as I looked at Lucas, "Sorry, guys! I gotta run!" I turned to the door and made a mad dash for it.

"Oh! One more thing, James! I want you to take this!" Prof. Rowan said as he reached back in the briefcase and pulled out a yellow and white cylinder with a red Poké Ball logo on both sides of the cylinder, "It's imported from Galar! It's called the Poké Box Link!" I stopped on a dime and turned to the Professor in confusion. Did he say… Galar? The fuck? I walked back over to him and took the cylinder from him slowly.

"It keeps the same type of storage that any Box in the Pokémon Center keeps. This one will keep up to 8 Boxes worth of storage. It will upgrade the more Pokémon you store in there. I have already given one to Blanc and Lucas. Didn't want you to leave it behind, now did I?" This is new… I am a bit surprised that this exists. He also said Galar… Which means that possibly up to Sword and Shield Pokémon exists now. Hmm… This is gonna get some looking into, after all.

"Thanks, Prof. Rowan! I better get going… Don't wanna keep Nurse Joy waiting!" I told him as I rushed out the door with Alexis and Wukong following behind me. Just then, Blanc came in and I stopped before I crashed into her again. I breathed a sigh of relief as Blanc frowned at me.

"I feel like you are trying to run me over or something," Blanc joked as she pats my shoulder and I laughed sarcastically.

"No… If that were the case, I would take you out to dinner," I said sarcastically and she blushed slightly at the joke.

"Well… So forward," Blanc smirked as she stood out of the way, "You are improving on the banter."

"I try my best," I told her as I walked past her, "I gotta jet. See ya around, Blanny!" I clicked my heels together and called out my skates and skated over to the Pokémon Center quickly.

-Scene Skip-

I arrived at the Pokémon Center a few minutes later and retracted my skates, walking into the center to greet Nurse Joy just finishing up healing Roy's Pokémon… Which was a Piplup, a Munchlax, and a Starly. She looked over at me and smiled as she gestured to a one strapped mint green backpack that look similar to the one Sun wore in Sun and Moon sitting on the counter.

"All the things you need on your journey are in that bag, sweetie. Even packed some camping gear just in case you can't make it into a town in time for nighttime," she told me with a smile as I retrieved the bag and slung the lone strap over my left shoulder. It wasn't too heavy, as I thought.

"Thanks, Nurse Joy. Just to keep peace of mind, what else did you pack in here?" I asked her curiously as Wukong and Alexis eyed the backpack.

"Some meds for you and your Pokémon that will last you about 2 months, food as well… Some clean clothes… A couple Repels and Escape Ropes… An EXP Share imported from Alola… A few Lucky Eggs Chansey had been kind enough to give… Several different Poke Balls of different types… And, some pocket change," Nurse Joy said as she counted on her fingers how much stuff was in here. Different Poke Balls? Probably some of the Poke Balls you see in the Sinnoh Region. Wait, she said Alola?! That means I got the Broken EXP Share that give EXP to all my Mons! Sweet! A few Lucky Eggs to help with grinding if needed… I will not even ask how she knows my size in my clothing… And, pocket change? How much is pocket change to anyone? They have different meanings for pocket change. I checked my Bag and pulled out a small brown sack that outsized my hand. I looked inside and nearly had a heart attack. There were so many coins in the sack, I didn't even process how much it was. Side note, my time in this world helped me be able to tell how much Poké was worth. Looking at this… This had to have been about 30000 Poké in the bag. I put the money back in my backpack and took a deep breath.

"Man, you are lucky!" Roy told me and I stared at him with a Duh look.

"Thanks again, Nurse Joy. This means a lot to me," I told her and she shook her head bashfully.

"Just be careful, okay? I do worry for your safety," she told me and I smiled warmly to her. She then reached over the counter and hugged me out of nowhere, which really surprised me. I hugged her back and we let go after a few seconds. When I looked at her again, she had a few tears streaming down her cheeks… Which really shocked me. I guess I do mean a lot to her. Shit…

"I will be careful, Nurse Joy. I promise," I told her and smiled again at her, "I will call you when I reach Jubilife." She smiled and nods her head as I turned to walk out of the center.

"Hey, hold on!" Roy called as he rushed up to me. I turned to him in curiosity as he smirked at me.

"Let's make a deal! We will have some battles every now and then to make ourselves stronger!" Roy requested as he pumps his fists in the air. I smirked and held out my hand. He looked at it and then back at me.

"Deal. Shake on it," I told him and he shook my hand quickly.

"Awesome! Our first battle will be in Jubilife City! You better get some good team members by then! I want our first battle to be awesome!" Roy told me seriously before charging out of the center, "I'm gonna do the same! May the best trainer win!"

"Agreed!" I called after him and I looked back at Nurse Joy, "I will see you later, Nurse Joy."

"Good luck, James! I will be rooting for you and your Pokémon!" Nurse Joy called after me. With that, our Pokémon journey officially starts!

-Scene Skip; An Hour Later; Route 202-

I yawned and stretched my body out, shaking the tiredness from my body. I looked around for some potential team members that we could catch as Alexis and Wukong ran ahead of me. I know they are both excited for the journey… But, I didn't want them to get caught off guard.

"Hey, you 2! Let's not get carried away! Don't want any unwanted company ambushing us, am I right?" I told them. They agreed and came back to my sides just as a Pidgey appeared out of the trees and dove at Wukong. He flips to the side just as Alexis ducked out of the way of the attacking Pidgey. It soared up and hovered in the air above us, looking down at us with a confident look on its face.

"A Pidgey?! Where the hell did a Pidgey come from?! I thought they were Kanto native Pokémon!" I called as Wukong ran out in front of me, ready to battle. Alexis yipped at me and nods her head.

"I know. Let Wukong have a go… He needs the battle experience," I told her as I pulled out my PokéDex, "All right, let's see… Pidgey… Here we go." My PokéDex scanned Pidgey and read some info about it to me.

" Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokémon. It is docile in nature but will attack viciously if provoked, " The PokéDex explained as I held it up to scan the Pidgey. Definitely an addition to the team… Especially since this follows the games logic. Let's see…

"What moves does it have? What ability does it have?" I asked the PokéDex as I looked at the Pidgey, "And what nature is it?"

" It is a Naughty Nature with the moves Swift, Quick Attack, Pluck, and Sand-Attack, with the Ability Tangled Feet, " the PokéDex said almost immediately and I smirked at the PokéDex, " It is also female. " Cool! Looks like this is my lucky day… Wukong smirked back at me and I nodded my head to him in conformation.

"All right, Wukong. Get in there and use Double Kick!" I called and Wukong charged in on all fours at the Pidgey. Pidgey flew upwards and Wukong used his high jumping abilities to leap up at Pidgey and deliver 2 swift kicks to its underbelly, knocking it off course. Pidgey reeled in surprise and pain as it twirled in the air uncomfortably. It regained its balance and shot several Swift stars at Wukong, who was still in the air after leaping up at Pidgey.

"Block it, quick! Use Protect!" Wukong puts up his arms in an X pattern, creating a red bubble around him as the stars collided with him. He succeeded in blocking the attack and lowered the bubble shield to prepare for his next attack.

" Flame Wheel!" I called and he spun into a ball and surrounded himself in flames while racing in midair at Pidgey. He smashed into Pidgey head on and knocked it to the ground. Wukong lands on the ground and did a one handed handstand while smirking at Pidgey. Pidgey slowly got up and stared at him with an angry look on its face. It then kicked up dust while flapping its wings at him. It was trying to lower Wukong's accuracy with Sand-Attack. But, I had an idea for that.

"Quick, trap it with Grass Knot!" I told Wukong and he smirked while he held up his hands and the grass under Pidgey's feet tangled it up. It tried to fly away to no avail as Grass Knot trapped it. It then changed tactics and pecked furiously at the knots using Pluck and quickly freed itself. That surprised me since most Wild Pokémon don't really think that far ahead. Oh, yeah… I am definitely catching this Pidgey. Wukong shook his hand over at me and let me know that he wanted to try something.

"All right… I trust you. Go ahead, buddy." He rushed ahead while Pidgey freed itself and flew into the air. Then, he leaps into the air as Pidgey quickly fired Swift at him. He tanked the attack while using Flame Wheel and smacked into Pidgey again. It crashed into a tree and slid down the trunk, swirls appearing in its eyes as Wukong lands on the ground and dusted himself off. Man, I made the right choice in a starter! Wukong was strong! I then rummaged in my bag and pulled out a Great Ball. I flung the Great Ball at Pidgey and it disappeared inside of the Great Ball in a red flash of light. The ball lands on the ground and shook a few times. Wukong, Alexis, and I waited with bated breath as the Great Ball shook. Then, it stopped shaking and a small CLICK was heard and stars appeared to shine off of the ball.

"Yes! We got a Pidgey!" I called as I high fived Wukong and hugged Alexis. Both cheered happily as I rushed over to the Great Ball and tossed it out to call put Pidgey. It looked around in confusion and then looked up at me. It then flew up at my face and… Landed on my head and cooed.

"Sorry for disturbing you… But, you seemed like a good addition to my team. So, what should I call you?" I told the Pidgey as it looked down at me. It cooed again and fell asleep on my head. I sighed and folded my arms across my chest.

"Well… How about Tara?" Tara cooed in agreement and I smiled as I heard a familiar whirring sound. It was the sound of the EXP bar growing… But, this was my first time hearing it out loud. Weird… And it was coming from my phone? I pulled out my phone and gasped. It showed my team so far in a screen I was familiar with in 4th generation graphics. You know, the D/P/PT team screen. It was something out of the DS screen. I clicked on the phone screen and it showed the stats and level of the Pokémon I chose, almost similar to how the games shown them. It even let me change who I wanted up front following me, like in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Cool! I put Tara up front as well as putting Alexis second and Wukong third to give him a little rest and put my phone away as Alexis came up to my left side. We then walked through the rest of the route and made it to the next small town, Gresh Town, the farm town. Hirure Village was located on the other side of Lake Verity while Sunny Town was located on the same side as Twinleaf Town. I should mention that Gresh Town was located in between Sandgem and Jubilife and was also a Town where most of the deliveries was being handled. I usually report here for my deliveries when I am finished with them. That is a little tidbit about the extra 3 Towns that exist here. I arrived and walked over to the nearby Pokémon Center. I went inside and was greeted by the local Nurse Joy, who was actually dressed like a cowgirl. It was kinda hot, if I'm being honest with my 25 year old self.

"Hello, James! How are y'all today? I can see y'all have some Pokémon now… Did y'all get your license?" she told me in a Southern accent as she leaned on the counter. I should mention that she is drastically different than the Nurse Joy that took care of me for the past few months.

"Yes, I did actually. Take a look," I told her as I showed her my Trainer's License. She smiled and giggled at the photo.

"You look cute, honey. Well, how's bout we heal up those fellers of yours? Can I see them?" Nurse Joy said as I placed everyone's Poké Balls on the counter. Alexis and Tara hops on the counter as Wukong hops on my shoulder and onto the counter next to Tara. She scooted them onto a stretcher and wheeled them away.

"This won't take long, honey. How's bout you wait over there, okay? I will bring them back out when they are good to go, mmkay?" I nodded my head and walked away from the counter to find a place to sit. I watched Nurse Joy wheel my Pokémon away and couldn't help but notice that she was actually pretty fit and filled out the shorts she was wearing perfectly. But, she DOES have the looks like my Nurse Joy. Weird how that works, huh? I slipped my headphones over my ears and pulled out my phone to play some Imagine Dragons when…

"Damn it… We just missed her! Told you to hurry up, Darkness!" a voice called as a short girl about 5 feet wearing a red short sleeved shirt with a black hoodie with a sorta demon symbol on the front of the hoodie and black skirt with black leggings underneath as well as red and black combat boots races up to the counter. She had short black hair and green eyes. Then, a girl about 6 feet with long blonde hair slowly ran up to the counter behind the shorter girl and stop to bend over and pant in exhaustion.

"You… Are too hyper, Megu…" she panted as she stood up and looked at the girl as a Munchlax walks up beside the blonde and yawned lazily, "Look. Even Boris is tired…" The girl rolled her eyes and folded her arms across her chest. The blonde wore a bright yellow sundress with a blue jean jacket over it and green boots and her hair was styled in a high ponytail. Oh, holy shit… Is that Megumin and Darkness from Konosuba?! Konosuba is one of my legit favorite anime and these are 2 of my 3 waifus from that anime! I couldn't help but stare in shock at them. I guess I stared a little too much because Megumin glared at me with disdain and Darkness blushed slightly. I snapped back to reality as Megumin walked over to me.

"Can I help you?" she asked in a low tone. I cleared my throat and frantically searched my mind for a response. Yes, I know this is the Pokémon world… But, who is to say they didn't retain their powers? I had to choose my words carefully… Quick, James!

"Umm… You just look familiar. I'm sorry for staring," I told them quickly as I looked down, "Nurse Joy would be back in a few minutes. You could wait for her here, if you like." Megumin softened her look and glanced back at Darkness, who was still blushing and now swaying her hips as if she was a little embarrassed. Oh, yeah… Darkness is a masochist. Then, her choice in Pokémon with Munchlax makes sense.

"Fine. But, you better not try anything to me or my friend, got it?" she told me and I nodded my head, "Come over here, Darkness." Darkness snaps back to reality and came over to sit besides Megumin, who sat on a nearby bench while her Munchlax walked over to his Trainer's side and plop down on the floor beside her.

"So… What's your name, stranger?" Darkness asked me and I scratched the back of my head.

"James Scott. What about you ladies?" I told them my name and looked at them.

"Megumin. This is my best friend, Darkness," Megumin said as she points to Darkness.

"Well, my name is really Lalatina," Darkness said and I raised an eyebrow in confusion, "I just go by Darkness by Megumin here. We are traveling together around Sinnoh to collect Gym Badges. Well, Megumin is… I am along for the ride."

"Well, I just got my Trainer's License today actually. I'm gonna be taking on the Gyms myself, too. But, I am just by myself for now," I told them and I scratched the back of my head, "I'm also from Sandgem Town. What about you 2?"

"Celestic Town," Darkness said as she nods her head.

"Hirure Village," Megumin said as she stared at me, "By the way, haven't you visited the village before? I am sure you came by to talk with the elder." Wait, Megumin is from the village? You know, doing the deliveries are sometimes a blur. So, I kinda barely remember them.

"More than likely. Honestly, I can't remember if I did… I did a lot of deliveries before I got my license," I told Megumin truthfully, "But, I have visited the village before."

"Well, I don't blame you. Some delivery people sometimes don't remember delivering stuff to the village. Might be because of the legend of the Lake Spirit wiping memories," Megumin said and I recoiled in surprise. Mesprit can do that?! I thought that was Uxie's thing. Maybe all the Lake Trio can do that to an extent.

"Lake Spirit?" I said and tilted my head in confusion.

"You haven't heard of the legend of the Lake Spirit Trio? It's almost as old as the Original One legend," Megumin told me in intrigue as she faced me fully, "You see, there is a legend that goes around in Sinnoh that whoever angers or disrespect the lake by passing it and not pay their respects, they experience a sort of memory loss. It's very interesting since most people disregard the legend as rubbish or not true." Yikes… They are more spiteful than I thought. I mean, I have never heard of that legend in my world… But, Game Freak tends to go into lore on the bigger legends like the Weather Trio or the Legendary Beasts. So, me not knowing that can be possible.

"Huh… Well, that might explain that," I said as I scratched the back of my head. But, if that were 100% true, why do I fully remember the encounter with the Starly flock and Alexis? I mean, I also remember hearing Mesprit's voice call out from the lake that day. Maybe it had an off day or it took pity on me. Who knows? I may never know…

"You are really into the lore of Sinnoh, huh?" I told her as I looked at Megumin again. She nods her head again and smirked.

"Yeah. I like learning about the things that happened before us and the history of the other Pokémon and people, like the legend of the Aurics and the Crimson Keepers," Megumin told me as her eyes seemed to twinkle. That's a new one…

"What are the Crimson Keepers?" I asked her curiously and before she could answer me…

"James, sweetie! Your Pokémon are healed and good to go!" Nurse Joy's voice called to me as I looked over at the counter. I stood up as Megumin and Darkness stood up behind me. The 3 of us walked over to the counter and I took everyone's Poké Balls just as Alexis pops out of her Poke Ball and lands beside me.

"Interesting lore you told me, Megumin. But, I do have to get going. Let's continue where we left off when we meet up in Jubilife. For now, I have to check with the delivery service," I told her with a smile, "Besides, I am sure the legends will be answered in the future."

"Right… Well, good luck on your journey," Megumin told me with a smirk.

"You'll do great out there, James! I know it!" Darkness said as she wished me luck. I smiled and walked out of the Pokémon Center. That was… Insightful. Crimson Keepers… Definitely gonna have to look that up when I get to Canalave City's library.

-Scene Skip-

-Cue Empire City (Night) Hub Lo-Fi Remix by Hotline Sehwani-

I arrived at the delivery service building, which was a 3 story red and white building with a large shed that was on the left of the building that housed different riding Pokémon for the delivery people. I didn't really have a riding Pokémon yet since I rode on my skates everywhere. Alexis excitedly yipped at the passing delivery people as we passed by them.

"Hey, James! You doing a delivery today? I thought you had requested time off," a boy's voice called to me and I looked over to see a young man with short black hair and blue eyes walking up to me wearing the standard Gresh Town Delivery Service uniform: A beige polo shirt, brown shorts with green highlights on the sides, black sneakers and a pair of goggles around his neck. Actually, he kinda unbuttons his pole a lot for no reason.

"Hey, Fullbuster. I am just checking in for now. Is Revy working, too?" I asked him. Yes, this was Gray Fullbuster from Fairy Tail. Ironically, he loves Ice Types and is from Snowpoint City. Figures since his character in Fairy Tail is an Ice Devil Slayer. He actually is in the business longer than I was at about 5 years and is the one who taught me how to route and do deliveries fast.

"Who, Miss Thing? Nah, not today man. She went back home to visit her sister," Gray said as he shook his head and I snorted, "You know, the boss is quite pleased with the deliveries you are doing. Only one late arrival on your time here? Even I can't get that lucky."

"Call it Beginner's Luck," I joked as I shrugged my shoulders and Gray rolled his eyes at me, "By the way, how is your pops? Doing any better?" His dad is alive… But, is sick with a terminal illness. Didn't really specify what it was, but it sounded painful. Gray sighed and scratched the back of his head.

"No, unfortunately not. I am sparing all the Poké I can to pay for operations but they keep upping the price for it," Gray grumbled and I frowned.

"Well, clearly that ain't helping anyone. Why even raise the price if the person paying can't make that much?" I said as we walked to the building.

"If you ask me, I think they are trying to put my dad in the grave. But, I should know better than to assume," Gray told me as we walked inside.

"Yeah… It isn't healthy," I told him as I shrugged my shoulders, "Hey, you up for a drink later? I'm buying."

"Man, if this were any other occasion, I would decline. But, I am feeling stressed. Sure, why not?" he smirked as he looked at me. Now, I know what you are thinking… And, yes. Normally, they would not allow people my age to drink. But, for some fucking reason… The legal age to drink is 13 in Sinnoh while it is 10 in Kanto and Johto. FUCKING 10 AND 13?! How does one even fathom that? But, who am I to complain? I drink from time to time and I never get drunk no matter how much I drink, luckily for me. Gray is the same, too… No matter how much he drinks, he never gets drunk. For that reason, he and I are drinking buddies.

" If anything, the system is trying to screw some people over," I thought as I scratched the back of my head.

"By the way, any good deliveries come by?" I asked him as I looked around at the busy front lobby as many delivery people pass by, some speaking quite fast while I heard other conversations going on.

"Actually… There is one that no one can touch. Not even me," Gray told me as he glanced down at me. I turned back to him as Alexis stops to stare at something and hiss out of nowhere. I looked back down at her and knelt beside her to pet her back.

"What is it, Lex? You all right?" I asked her calmly as Gray looked at Alexis.

"She seems pissed about something… Or someone," Gray said and I looked at what she was looking at: A male with brown hair with his back turned to us while arguing with a girl with long mid back length lilac purple hair. The girl looked a bit like she was out of her element as the male scolds her for some reason. Wait… Isn't that… I stood up and glanced at Gray. He nods and frowned. He knew what I was thinking. Alexis rushed over at the male and I quickly followed suit, trying to calm her down while Gray walked behind me.

"Look, girl. I told you this is where this package has to go. What don't you understand?" he told her and she blushed in embarrassment.

"It's because she's new, man. Lay off," I told him as I walked up besides them and looked at the male fully. Yep, I knew it… Paul. Why does it have to be the best and worst rival for Ash, in my opinion? The girl looked exactly like Nepgear, even down to the clothes she wore: A sailor uniform similar to her Hyperdimension counterpart. She looked away shyly and blushed again.

"This doesn't concern you, kid. Butt out," Paul told me seriously, "I just want a package delivered to Snowpoint, that's all." I frowned and looked at the brown box he held in his hands. It looked heavy… Heavy enough to hold something important. I glanced back up at him and sighed.

"This is your first time here, isn't it? You don't actually go up to people, demanding that a certain package needs to be delivered. You go to the front desk and request a drop off point for your package," I told him as I pointed my thumb behind me to a desk where a middle aged woman leaned on the counter, bored out of her mind. He glanced at the lady with a disdained look on his face before looking back at Nepgear and walking past her and bumping into her, causing her to fall back on her butt. I glared at him as he glared back at me just as Gray came up behind me and look down at Nepgear.

"I messed that up big time… Goodness, I didn't mean to make him mad," Nepgear spoke up sadly and looked down at the ground. I held out my hand for her and she looked up at me and took my hand.

"I wouldn't worry about him. You learn to brush it off," I told her and she looked at me in confusion, "I mean, you are just trying your best. That's all you can do, am I right? James, by the way. This is my buddy, Gray, and this is my partner Alexis."

"Sup? Wanna let us know what that was about?" Gray told Nepgear as she twiddle her fingers. This version of Nepgear reminded me of early game Re;Birth 2 Nepgear, when she was free from her 3 year imprisonment and lost faith in herself.

"It's my first day, like you said. I am trying to earn some money for my Trainer's License and go on my own journey someday, like my older sister Neptune," Nepgear told me and Gray as she looked at us. So, Neptune exists here too?! Sweet!

"Oh, forgive me. My name is Natasha Lapenske… But, I go by Nepgear. Thank you for helping me out there." I smiled as she bowed to me respectfully.

"Here, I can help you out with that. This one is actually off duty for the time being because he did the same thing you did. Took a few months but he got his license," Gray told her and she gasped in shock as I showed her my Trainer's License. Her eyes sparkled and I chuckled at her innocence. I wonder if she is a tech geek like her Hyperdimension counterpart, too.

"How old do you have to be to get a license, anyway? I forget," I told Gray as I glanced back at him.

"In Sinnoh, it's a little more than the other regions. It's the 2nd steepest, behind Unova with that region's age limit being 16. Sinnoh is actually 14," Gray explained to me and Nepgear sighed with relief.

"Well, I'm safe… I am 14, about to turn 15 next month. I can make enough if I can pull double time," Nepgear muttered to herself as she looked down and went into deep thought.

"Umm… Okay?" Gray said softly as he glanced at me. I shrugged my shoulders and he smirked.

"That drink will have to wait until later, bro. I will catch you later, k?" Gray said to me as he gestured at Nepgear.

"Just go easy on the rookie, okay?" I told him and waved him off. He and I separated after that and Gray took Nepgear to get started on her job. I glanced back at the front desk and noticed that Paul was gone and the clerk was exhausted, probably from dealing with Paul's shit. I walked over to her and smirked.

"That guy give you a hard time?" I told the clerk and she scoffed and rubbed he temples.

"Why did I agree to this job?" she asked me and stared at me. I shrugged my shoulders and looked at her.

"You need the money and this job pays well, am I right?" I told her and she rolled her eyes at me.

"You know, you act older than you look, James. How do you do it?" she asked me seriously.

"Trade secret, Daidouji," I told the blonde martial artist/clerk. Yeah, this is Daidouji from Senran Kagura. Don't ask how I know her… It's better that you don't know.

"If you were any older, I'd date you," Daidouji joked as she stood up and stretched her body out.

"Flattered that you say that… I will keep that in mind," I smirked, knowing that I had a chance if I wasn't younger, "So, anything for me today?"

"Other than a flirt, no. You requested time off so the next delivery person will be getting your deliveries," Daidouji told me as she shook her head, "By the way, that kid earlier needs a good ass beating for being disrespectful." I raised an eyebrow and snorted.

"Knowing you, when you meet him again… You probably would," I joked and turned away from her, "I will see ya around, Daidouji."

"Later, kid," Daidouji called as I walked to the front doors. I walked out of the building and sighed as Alexis trotted up to my left side.

"Well… Better head to Jubilife before sundown. I promised Barry a battle," I said as I looked down at Alexis, "We can get some training along the way, ya know." Alexis yipped in response and smiled at me. With that, we set out of Gresh Town and headed north of the small farm town to our next destination.

-All right, peeps! That is the end of this chapter! A few things we need to go over. One, I had the idea for Megumin and Darkness to travel with James but decided that they would just be like friendly rivals to him mainly. I planned for someone else to travel with him soon enough… Maybe next chapter? If you remotely know me, you know who that someone is. I won't reveal them yet… But, it is a favorite character of mine from a certain series. Two, I am aware this is a lot of exposition on the different characters appearing left and right. But, I have a reason for that: Since this version of me is a total nerd, he would have some sort of influence on the world around him and have multiple crossover characters appear left and right out of nowhere. Their backstories will come into play much later, I promise. Three, the Crimson Keeper thing will come into play much later on in the story… Maybe around the Celestic Town arc. I have no idea what I want to do with that yet… But, I know how I want the lore to go. Finally, I have decided NOT to give myself OP powers in this story. Rather, not too OP. That will be explained much later, as well. Now, there are a few more anime I will crossover with this story:

Konosuba

Freezing

My Hero Academia

Ranma

Senran Kagura

That is it for now. I am still not revealing the harem yet since I need to think of how many girls are gonna be in it. Don't want too many since I need to try and keep up with all of them. And, that will be all for now… Until Next Time, SONIK OUT! A/N.)

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Information Updated.

Name: James Edward Scott

Money on Hand: 40000

Pokémon On Hand:

Name: Shinx (Alexis) Female LV. 13 Jolly Nature Moves: Spark, Shock Wave, Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave, Bite, Return, Howl, Quick Attack, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Poison Fang, Flash ?

Held Item: Muscle Band

Ability: Guts

Poké Ball: Luxury Ball

Name: Chimchar (Wukong) Male LV. 11 Naïve Nature Moves: Double Kick, Flame Wheel, Grass Knot, Protect, Ember, Fury Swipes, Thunder Punch, ?

Held Item: Lucky Egg

Ability: Iron Fist

Poké Ball: Poké Ball

Name Pidgey (Tara) Female LV. 9 Naughty Nature Moves: Swift, Sand-Attack, Pluck, Quick Attack, ?

Held Item: Silk Scarf (Switched to Lum Berry later)

Ability: Tangled Feet

Poké Ball: Great Ball