Ash and Brock stepped off the plane, looking around. Ash was amazed. The place was huge! Trainers were everywhere, and all of them were as excited as he was. He momentarily forgot his present, until he heard a familiar voice call his name. Pikachu's ears perked up, and he jumped off of Ash's shoulders, jumping into the arms of a girl Ash's age. Ash and Brock gasped, recognizing the smiling girl instantly. "Hi guys!" she exclaimed, waving.

"Misty!" the boys cried, running to their old friend. They exchanged hugs, quite excited to see each other. "Misty I cant believe it! It's great to see you!" Ash cried. Misty nodded with a smile. "I know! I heard about the new region, and I knew you would come to join the league. I talked to Professor Oak, and he sent me here to surprise you guys!" she said. She scratched Pikachu behind the ears, looking over the boys. They both looked the same, and she was sure they acted the same as well. "Misty, you came all this way just to see us?" Brock asked. Misty shrugged. "Not just to see you. I'm going WITH you" she said. "Really?! It'll be just like old times!" Ash exclaimed.

To the trainers around them, the three of them seemed to be three year olds in teenagers' bodies. But the three of them were just so excited to see each other. Misty finally paused the celebration and dragged the two out of the airport. "The lab is a few minutes away. They're waiting for you guys." she said. She started walking, followed by the guys, who were listening to her chatter. "I decided to wait to get my pokemon, cuz I wanted to do it at the same time as you all. Gosh, its really great to see you all again…"

Ash smiled, tuning Misty out. It was great to see Misty again. She hadn't changed one bit. It was great that they were all together again. This was gunna be great…

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The group walked into the Honba lab. Several trainers were there, chatting and browsing around the library. Misty lead the boys to the back of the room, knocking on the door. A violet haired woman opened the door. She looked to be about twenty, and she wore a white lab coat. She smiled. "Hello Misty. These must be your friends. Nice to meet you. I'm Professor Lily." she said with a bow. Ash and Brock bowed slightly. "Nice to meet you" Ash said. Lily nodded and lead the three into the back room. She walked over to a table. "Well, its time for you to pick your Amona starter pokemon." She pulled out three pokeballs and threw one onto the table.

"Leoni, time to wake up!" she cried. The pokeball snapped open and a little pokemon faded into view. Ash blinked, looking it over. It looked like a little lion cub. Brock smiled. "Hey, that is a cute pokemon" he said. Lily nodded with a smile, then threw another pokeball. "Beava, come on out!" she called. The pokeball snapped open, reveling a small beaver pokemon. Misty squealed. "It's a water pokemon! How cute!" she cried. Ash snickered quietly, looking at Lily. She threw her last pokeball. "Spikapine, take the stage!" she cried. The pokeball opened, and out came a small spiked pokemon. Ash's eyes widened. Spikapine was so cool looking! It looked like a porcupine. Lily waved her hand over the pokemon. "These are the starter pokemon. Leoni is a fire type. Beava is a water type. And Spikapine is a grass type. You guys can choose any of them" she said. She walked to a back counter and started to pick up some things.

Brock grinned. He'd already chosen his pokemon. "I pick you Leoni!" he said. Leoni jumped into Brock's arms, squealing excitedly. Misty giggled, then looked at Beava. "Well it's no contest, I choose Beava!" she said, picking up the small water pokemon. Ash nodded, then looked at Spikapine. "And I defiantly choose you, Spikapine. You look like an awesome pokemon, and I cant wait to get to know you" he said, holding his hand out to the pokemon. The grass pokemon looked at it, then nodded and shook Ash's hand. The Professor smiled, turning back to them. "Great! Here are their pokeballs, and your pokedex upgrade as well." she said. She gave the items to them. "Here you go. Good luck on your journey."

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Jessie and James snuck off the plane, carrying Meowth. "Those pesky twerps. We were THIS close!" Jessie cried. She crosses her arms. James sighed, nodding. "Well, we shall continue to tail the twerps. We'll get that Pikachu someday.." he muttered. They headed towards the lab, knowing the twerps were probably there.

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Copyright Notes:

-Ash, Brock, Misty, Jessie, James, Meowth and Pikachu belong to Pokemon. Not me

-Amona, Honba, Prof Lily, Leoni, Beava, Spikapine & this storyline belong to me