Cameron's Saga: Echoes of the Past

(A/N: I know this doesn't have much to do with pokemon but the stories after this be heavily immersed in it. This is just to introduce the characters and their past.)

Chapter 1 - Path to Memories

Cameron and Hannah, the two trainers from Cherrygrove City, walked together down the long stretch of Route 29 holding each other's hand. Hannah and her family had just moved into Cherrygrove three months before and she was still a little unfamiliar with the area. Cameron was born and raised in Cherrygrove.

Cameron was a tall, skinny, sixteen year-old boy with unkempt brown hair and dusty brown eyes. He was quiet and spent much of his time alone around a pond or in a forest with his pokemon. At least he used to, until he recently when he had met Hannah. Hannah and her mother had moved from Saffron City in Kanto to get away from all the city noise. Her father was a major executive at the famous Silph Co. Hannah was two years younger than Cameron and had just started as a trainer. Cameron and Hannah had become friends almost overnight but it was only two weeks before Hannah gathered up her courage and asked Cameron out.

Hannah just started training since she had arrived in Cherrygrove. She had received eevee as a gift from her father as a parting gift. Vulpix was her starting pokemon. She was determined to become a strong, successful trainer. She knew Cameron had trained in Kanto for five and a half years when he became a trainer at the age of ten but she had never seen him battle. Hannah knew she would have been no match for his pokemon.

"Hey, Cameron? Cameron? Cameron! Wake up!"

Cameron snapped out of his day dream to Hannah's persistent voice and the violent shaking of his shoulder. "What? Did I miss the turn or something?"asked Cameron suddenly alert.

"No, but I'm really hungry... Can't we stop to eat?" Hannah's face pleaded and she acted as though she was going to pass out of hunger. She looked back at her following pokemon, vulpix and eevee, which seemed to be having a wonderful time bounding through the grass together. "I bet those two are hungry as well!"

"Vul!" chirped Hannah's vulpix. It's eyes were warm and inquisitive.

Cameron sighed and mumbled something about newbie trainers and their lack of stamina. "Fine, but we aren't going to even make it to New Bark Town if we keep stopping every 15 minutes!" The two ate lunch and fed their pokemon then began the journey again.

"Hey! Are you two trainers?" a voice called at them from behind. They turned to see a young kid about thirteen years old with a pokeball in hand. Both of them responded that they were. The boy turned to Cameron, smirked and asked, "Care for a battle?"

"Kid, I know I'm not supposed to turn down a challenge by order of the League rules but I'll tell you what. My girlfriend here needs the experience more than I do. If you beat her and still want to battle I'd be more than happy to." Cameron hated that League rule but what he said was true. Hannah did need more practice.

The kid turned and looked her over. "You two are dating? Aren't you a little young for that guy?" Hannah's eyes went dark and narrowed.

"You! We're battling now!" she steamed. "Eevee! It's time to battle!" Eevee ran over, its playful expression was replaced its game face.

"I'll judge!" called Cameron from the sideline. "The rules are as follows: The grassy area will be the battlefield. One pokemon to each trainer!" The opponents pokeball popped open and the pokemon inside was revealed to be a zubat. "Begin on my mark!"

Both pokemon growled fiercely at each other. Vulpix watched from the sidelines and cheered eevee on.

"GO!"