It was a cool spring morning in Unova. Leaves blew through the gentle breeze over Aspertia City where the streets were filling with people ready to face the new day. A pecking pidove hopped around in the front garden of a quaint little home tucked away in a corner by the woods. A pair of twins had just moved in, arriving the day before, having gotten there too late at night to bother unpacking any boxes. Their two rooms were somewhat of a mess.

Mom had told them on the way over that Unova was a very different region compared to Sinnoh, but they didn't know what she'd meant at the time. Their single mom was already making breakfast for when they woke up, which as it happened wouldn't take very long. As the sun rose, light shone through the curtains of one of the messy rooms, causing the stillness to begin stirring. Anna stretched the tiredness from her limbs, rubbing her eyes, and looking around. Immediately she got the sense that something was off. It was pretty clear why. She'd woken up expecting her old room in Jubilife. Knowing she'd never be there again was somewhat sad. She'd left behind so much in Sinnoh.

But dwelling on it did no one good. She rolled out of bed, and, after finding the right box, found her comb to brush out the tangles in her long, blond hair. She threw on a white, long sleeved shirt, and a pink skirt, and snatched up her phone which trailed a large collection of charms.

Texts were waiting for her from all her friends in Sinnoh. A text from Sam best of all. 'Hey, how'd things go with the move?'

'We just got in last night. Still got lots to unpack!'

The reply came quickly, 'Well, good luck. I miss you.'

It'd only been a few days, but she was already missing him too. Before running out the door, she took the time to type out a quick note in her journal:

'Day one in our new home! Let's see what today will bring!'

On the way out she ran smack into her brother, Evan, lazily dressed in some pajama pants, and a t-shirt. His long brown hair was tangled, and lay messily behind his back.

"Oh… hey, good morning sis," he yawned, "Guess your curtains sucked too?"

"Evan!" Anna chided, glancing pityingly at his hair, but instead asked, "Aren't you going to get dressed? I want to go out, and see the town soon!"

Evan yawned again, rolling his eyes, "Already?" Sighing, he relented, "Alright, fine, just give me a minute." He went back into his room to change while Anna headed downstairs for breakfast.

The house wasn't very big. The dining room, living room, and kitchen shared a decent amount of space. A couch was already set in the living room where, much to the poor girl's surprise, she saw her mom. She was moaning softly with the family's purrloin's head slipped under her skirt. Anna stumbled back in surprise, nearly tripping over the last step of the stairs. She averted her eyes as she felt the blood rushing to her cheeks. "M-mom!?"

Mom casually let the purrloin walk off, smiling at her. "Oh, good morning sweetie! You're up early. Did you sleep well?"

"Um... yeah," Anna shook her head. She must've misinterpreted the situation. It had almost looked like Mom had been… never mind. "I'm... yeah, I slept fine. Um, so… what've you been up to?"

"Oh, just cooking breakfast, some unpacking. An old friend of mine even called! Plus I'm enjoying being back home. Purrloin too."

The last part might have been hinting to what she'd just been doing. Whatever that was. Anna took a breath to ask more, but just Evan finally came down the stairs. He was dressed in the blandest pair of jeans, and shirt anyone could possibly wear. His hair was still a rattatta's nest.

He gave another yawn, "Morning."

"Good morning, sweetie!" Their mom chimed.

Eyes still on her, Anna took her seat at the table, but her concerns were quickly forgotten. Mom had made pancakes! She drowned the perfectly round cakes with the syrup, and took an awesomely sweet bite.

Their mom joined them. "So, would you two like to go on a Pokemon journey?'

"...excuse me?" Was the first thing that left Evan's mouth.

"Well you see, a friend of mine offered to give a Pokemon, and Dex to each of you, so I thought it could be a fun opportunity for you to explore the region! I had a great time when I did it fourteen years ago."

Their mom talked about this a lot. The twins knew the timing matched up with around when they were born. Neither of them ever really brought it up for obvious reasons, but who cared about that now!?

"Of course!" Anna cried, giving Evan a look that said she'd force him along if she had to. A Pokemon adventure! What a perfect way to explore their new region. Not to mention, she was bound to make a tone of new friends!

"Who's this person? How do we meet them? How soon can we leave!?"

"Calm down, sweetie!" Mom laughed, "'This person' is Professor Juniper. We traveled together. She sent her assistant Biance here to give you everything. She's a cute blonde in a green hat."

As soon as he heard this, Evan quickly tried to scarf down the rest of his breakfast. He knew he only had a few more seconds. Anna jumped up from her seat, abandoning the half eaten plate. She loved pancakes, but they were too fattening anyway. Grabbing hold of Evan's arm, she started to pull.

"Come on, Evan! You're so slow! There's no time to waste!"

As she dragged him along, she pulled out her phone, and opened the note app for a new entry:

'We're going on an adventure!'

Evan honestly found this quirk of hers cute enough to forgive her. Not that that really meant anything. Right now, there was no stopping her.

"Green hat… Green hat…" Anna mumbled, dragging her brother through town.

Aspertia wasn't big, but it was still a city. They'd already visited the poke center, the school, then all the likely places people might be when waiting for a pair of soon to be trainers (cafe, the route entrance, etc). Eventually Anna dragged Evan up a big flight of stairs leading to a beautiful overview of the nearby wilderness. A farm stood in the distance. There was a girl wearing a green hat there gazing out at it all.

"Green hat!" Anna cried in triumph.

The girl turned. "Oh? Excuse me? Do you two know a pair of people named Anna and Evan?"

"That's me! That's us!" Anna said. "You must be Bianca?" She was more fashionable than Anna'd expected for an assistant to a professor. She'd pictured a lab coat, or something. Though, her coat did seem a bit heavy for the light spring weather.

Bianca nodded. Her smile was one of the friendliest Anna'd seen. "That's right! I'm so happy to've finally found you! Alright, explanation, or Pokemon first? Oh no, Pokemon first! I know you're excited!" She quickly threw down her bag, picking up a box with a set of three Pokeballs, just as excited to hand them out as Anna was to receive them. "Just pick one please! Whichever you like."

Anna looked into the box. Should she let Evan pick first? No! She just couldn't wait! She picked up the first pokeball, and threw it. When it hit the ground, a small green snake popped out. A Snivy with bright green scales, and large red eyes. Cute, but not quite what she was looking for. Out of the second one popped out an Oshawott with blue furls around his neck, and a pudgy little nose. He sneezed snottily, wiping his nose. But it wasn't until she opened the third ball that she realized she'd found her match. A Tepig! He looked around curiously as soon as his ball was opened. Long brown ears twitching before he looked up at her.

Anna decided, "I'll take Tepig."

"Tepig!" The Pokemon happily yelled, hugging her legs.

"Hmmm, I think she's my style." Evan said, picking up the ball for the snivy.

Bianca smiled, "Great! Alright, next up are these." She handed them each a Pokedexe, "These are Pokedexes, they'll track all the Pokemon you meet. Your job is to collect new data, of course you can take on the gym challenge on the way." The older girl nodded, having finished her explanation, "Any questions?"

"Yes! Only one!" Anna declared, "Can I hug you!?"

"What?" Bianca's eyes went wide in surprise as Anna gave her a tight squeeze.

"Thanks for bringing us together, me and Tepig! You're the best! Let's be friends!"

"Of course we can be friends… ah!" Even Bianca seemed to have run out of air from such a tight squeeze.

Meanwhile, her tepig tried to hug her leg again. She didn't notice, but the little perv was actually trying to peer up her skirt. He saw them! White and pink striped, and tightly fitting, but he only got a small peek, because:

"Oh, I love you too, Tepig!" Anna laughed, letting Bianca go so she could scoop him up instead. She hugged him just as tightly. The little piglet felt so warm, like there was a fire inside him, as she squished him against her chest, and nuzzled the top of his head with her cheek. "You and I are going to have the best adventure ever!"

"Tepig!' Tepig shouted out in pure boobie bliss as the perv was squished against them.

Evan picked up his snivy, "You're pretty cool looking, if I'm being honest."

He smiled at her. A slight redness came to Snivy's narrow cheeks through the bright green of her scales. Her slightly slanted eyes glanced away, and she fidgeted with her tail between her claws before looking up again to meet Evan's eye, and smiled.

He petted her head, "Why don't I call you… Princess?"

Princes? She hugged her tail even more shyly, nodding.

"Alright," Evan said. He gave her another gentle pet on the head before looking to his sister, "So are we heading out today? Already?"

Anna blinked at him in confusion. "Of course! What else would we do?"

"Oh nothing!" He really didn't want to make her disappointed, so he made sure to sound excited, "We just haven't packed at all."

"Oh." Anna realized. She looked out longingly towards the wide wilderness stretched out before them. Thinking about it, though she did need another couple pairs of clothes at least. Her comb too, least she start looking like Evan's rattata's nest of a head. She sighed, finally pulling her eyes away from the sight.

"It won't take too long..." She conceded, "but we leave tomorrow at the latest! 5am! Set your alarm!"

Ignoring her brother's groan, Anna looked back at Bianca. "Thanks again, friend. Tell Professor Juniper too, please."

"Of course, and good luck!" Bianca beamed.

The twins couldn't have really known yet just how much they'd need it.