Life is a struggle. The children of the forest have succumbed to that struggle. This is the story of how one of them came to be.

Corey is a boy with a rather... bad home situation, learning to hate what he loves. Pokemon. But when he refuses to kill a combusken, he is changed into a pokemon himself. But if it's a curse or a blessing, he needs to make out for himself.

Both sets of eyes were really enticing. Why were they really staring into them, though?

Marcel Parker, a fifteen year old boy from Unova, is finally thrust into the training world. However, it's not how he imagined it. Disobedient pokémon, extremely specific evolutions, and a new threat looming over Sinnoh. Friendships will be forged and broken, and tears will be shed, both happy and sad. But in the end, it's all just a part of the pokemon training experience, right?