The Beginning of a New Wind

Disclaimer: I do not own the people, the places, the Pokemon and the other things. The only thing I do own is a few made-up characters by me. You should know which one's mine and which ones aren't mine. Don't use any characters that belong to me. (Like you'd care, I just said that because I have write everything in these Disclaimers.

To Readers: I've put up this fanfic on fanfiction, but after I had a writer's block and continued writing the fanfic, the readers didn't come back!!! So I erased the story and I'm going to put up the chapters I put up last time and I'll continue from there. So. . . PLZ R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Prologue

In the loud stadium, two trainers were fighting each other.

"Oh my goodness! Now each trainer is down to one Pokemon! What will happen?" shouted the announcer.

A tall, slim figure in a gray cloak said, "I choose you, Umbreon!"

A black Pokemon with yellow stripes comes out of the Pokeball.

A trainer in a black cloak says, "I choose you, Pikachu."

A small, cute yellow Pokemon jumps off its trainer's back and prepares to fight the Umbreon.

The announcer shouts, "Folks! Gary Oak and Ash Ketchum are going to finish this year off with this final battle! They're both rivals, they're both from Pallet Town, they're both 14 years old, and they both have badges from the Kanto, Johto, and Houen League! This will be the last battle of the year! Let's get it on!!!!!"

"Umbreon, use your Confuse Ray!"

"Pikachu, use Agility!"

The Confuse Ray has no effect due to Pikachu's speed.

Amazed, Gary quickly replies "Umbreon, hit it with your Quick Attack!"

Pikachu gets hit hard with a Quick Attack from Umbreon.

"Pikachu, attack back with your Thunderbolt!"

"Umbreon, use your Screech attack! Then give it your Mean Look!"

"Pikachu, use your Tail Whip and give it a Swift Attack!"

Umbreon gets hit by Pikachu's 100% accuracy Swift.

"Pikachu, Slam!"

Umbreon get slammed by the tiny mouse Pokemon and Umbreon's Hit Points starts to fade.

"Umbreon, get up!"

"Pikachu, finish it off with Zap Cannon!"

Pikachu uses a giant amount of electricity defeating the Umbreon, no problem.

After an amazed look from the announcer, he said, "Wow! What a way to finish the year! This year's champion is Ash Ketchum! Looking at Gary's face, Gary looks defeated! What an incredible power from a small Pikachu! I'm never going to forget this match! Wait! Ash is leaving the stadium! Where is he going?"

The large crowd saw the legendary Ash Ketchum leave the stadium that day, but Ash was never seen again.

5 years passed. . .

It was a bright summer day in June and it was graduation day in Chris's elementary school. Chris's face was glowing with happiness for 3 reasons; 1. He was finally finished with school and he was never going to have to go again, 2. He had turned 12-years old today and it was a really coincidence. 3, he was finally getting a Pokemon for his very own! He had been thinking of dropping school when he was ten, but his mom saw to it that he wouldn't.

Right after the graduation, instead of hanging around with my friends to take pictures or eat and drink refreshments, Chris ran all the way to Professor Oak's laboratory in his graduation robes and with his backpack slung across his shoulder. As he reached the steps of the great laboratory, Professor Oak was there waiting for him.

"Here so soon, Chris?" said a very old professor.

"Yes, professor," said Chris. "I'd like t—

"Yes, Yes, I know. Let's go inside." Replied the professor, reading the boy's mind.

Chris went inside the professor's laboratory and no matter how many times he had gone in there for excuses like losing his baseball in the professor's yard, running an errand, pretending to have been at the wrong place and all sorts of things. There were so many Pokeballs that Chris couldn't even count. There were numbers of fascinating Pokemon playing and eating in Professor Oak's giant yard.

"Yes, Fascinating isn't it?" said the Professor smiling by looking at the boy's astonished face.

Chris said, "I'd like a Charmander please."

Professor Oak gave him a strange look and said, "Odd."

Chris said, "Excuse me?"

The professor cleared his throat and said, "Usually, most beginners pick Bulbasaur, since it's the easiest to raise or at least a Squirtle, so you could have an easy time at the first gym."

Chris said, "That may be so, but in the end, I think Charizard is the strongest Pokemon out of Blastoise and Venusaur. It may be hard professor, but I'm going to take that challenge!"

Professor Oak smiled. He had only seen a new trainer with this kind of spirit once in his life other than this new trainer. He wondered how that trainer was doing.

Professor Oak gave Chris his Pokedex, PokeNav, and Pokeballs.

"You know, you remind me an awful lot of someone I knew."

Chris asked wonderingly, "Knew?"

Professor Oak replied, "Yes. I'm sure you know of the legendary Ash Ketchum?"

Chris's head was feeling excited. "The legendary Ash Ketchum?"

Professor Oak said, "That's right. I wonder if he's alive."

Chris had seen Ash's last battle five years ago when he was a little boy at the age of 7. It was spectacular. He remembered in very well. An Umbreon and a Pikachu fought each other and the electric mouse had won. He also knew of Gary Oak, Professor Oak's grandson. He was now the champion of the Elite 4, while Master Lance had been shunted down to the best of the Elite 4, but not the champion.

Chris said croakily, "I think I'm ready to go now."

Professor Oak said, "I understand. Best of luck to you."

As Chris walked back home to say good-bye to his mom, Professor Oak looked at him and wondered if he was going to be a successful trainer and if he was going to achieve his goal as a Pokemon master. Out of all his pupils, there were only two people who had achieved their goal. And those two people were Gary Oak and the legendary Ash Ketchum.

Meanwhile, Chris was walking back home as he remembered his motto, 'We finish only to Begin...'

How'd you like Chapter 1? Please R&R!