PatrickRules8800: Hello! This is my first story. Go easy please. I'm writing it with Cowgirl, who has more experience than I do. She's also my best friend.

Cowgirl: Sch.

PatrickRules8800: Ignore her. She's the loner, she won't be doing a lot of talking.

Cowgirl: I don't even want to know how a loner and a happy child are still best friends.

PatrickRules8800: Because when we first met all those years ago you were the empress of hyperness.

Cowgirl: I'd rather not reflect on those days. Oh well neither of us own Pokemon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lynn heaved a sigh as she left her hometown. The place where she had spent the past 20 years of her life. She was going to miss Water town, along with her brothers and sister. She turned around, her brown hair swinging around her shoulders. She walked along route 87.

~~~3 hours later~~~

It was getting close to dinner, and Lynn was starting to get hungry. She came across a clearing in the woods. It was preoccupied. She approached the figure. When Lynn got close enough she saw that it was a navy haired female. She was setting up camp. "Um..... Hi. Do you mind if I set up camp here as well?"

"Nope."

"Before I set up camp, can I have your name? Mine's Lynn." She wasn't too fond of who ever this person was. There was something strange about her. She was a bit intimidating as well.

"Yuri." Yuri didn't like Lynn. She was too talkative for her taste. Then again she hated everyone. She had been hurt to many times, and just wanted the rest of humanity to die. Lynn went over to the other side of the clearing. After she had set up her own camp, Lynn had to make her dinner. There was one problem with that, she didn't know how to cook. (A/N She's gonna learn how to cook in later chapters.) She reluctantly went over to Yuri's side of the clearing. She was in the process of making her own fire. "What?" Yuri asked, not even looking up from what she was doing.

"Well, I was wondering, since I don't know how to cook if well you would mind sharing some of your meal with me?"

"Fine." 'What kind of traveler doesn't know how to cook? What an idiot.' Yuri thought. About an hour or so later they were both enjoying ramen, or at least Lynn was. It was impossible to tell whether or whether not Yuri was enjoying it.

"Good night." Lynn chirped.

"Che." Was Yuri's reply from where she was sitting. Lynn woke up at midnight for some unknown reason. She looked over at Yuri's side of the clearing to see her sitting against a tree.

~~~The next Day~~~

Lynn woke up sometime after Yuri did. She walked over to her side of the clearing. "Yuri, I was wondering if we could travel together since I heard that there was safety in numbers." Lynn didn't want to be out in the world alone.

"If were traveling together then there are a few rules. One: Don't bug me, two: Leave me alone, and three don't talk to me unless necessary."

"Fine with me." 'This is gonna be one long journey.' "What's for breakfast?"

"There's a town not to far from here. Only an hour or two walk from here. We can get food there."

"How come not now?"

"I'm out of food."

"Oh." Two pokemon appeared out of no where. A Poliswine, and an Iceyanna.

"Come on lets get going." They all headed east. Towards a town.

~~~30 minutes later~~~

"Yuri, can we rest for just a little bit, my ankles hurt!" Lynn complained.

"We've only been walking for ½ an hour."

"Half an hour! It seems like forever."

"Listen princess. I don't know where you grew up, but if you're out here and with me then you can not complain." She stated simply.

"Listen, can you just stop being such a prick for one minute, and give me some sympathy?"

"You're one of those rich people who gets everything they want. I grew up in a very rough neighbor hood, where the only person you can trust is yourself. I had to work for what I wanted. You can just snap your fingers and get what you want. Reality check this isn't a game. You can't just give up and try again. You should just go home now. Run back home to daddy where it's safe. Take a few life and cooking lessons, and get on with your life and leave me alone, while you're at it. Just go back to daddy's. No one can harm you there, until you think everything is safe. You'd be doing both of us a favor."

"Yuri, I know this isn't a game. I don't need a reality check. You should put the past behind you, and open up to people more."

"I don't need someone telling me how to live. The only person you should ever trust is your self. That's a basic lesson in life. You won't always have someone to come running to. Especially when you need them." Lynn thought over what Yuri had said for the rest of the trip.

----In the next Chapter----

Yuri and Lynn come across Anopheles City, they take a boat from Italy to Japan. Someone from Yuri's past appears, and challenges her. Who is this mysterious stranger? Find out next time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PatrickRocks8800: Well what do you think? Review peeps. Check out Cowgirl's stories as well, you might actually get her to smile for once.

Cowgirl: I don't smile.

PatrickRocks8800: Yeah sure, and I'm the pope.

Cowgirl: I smirk, not smile. Stop bugging me before my evil side comes out.

PatrickRocks8800: O.O NO! SUPRESS EVILGIRL! DO NOT SEND FLAMES! IF YOU SEND FLAMES THEN EVILGIRL WILL COME OUT! AND SHE IS NOT PRETTY WHEN SHE'S EVIL! *starts to panic*

Cowgirl: *smirks out of amusement*