A New Life

Chapter 1: A Reason to Live

A lone drop of water fell onto the face of a sixteen year old boy named Bryce. He slowly opened his eyes as his hand brushed off the drop of water, scattering it through the air before falling into the dirt. He looked over towards the corner where a Staravia was sleeping. After noticing it was still asleep, he looked at the other Pokémon in his sleeping bag…Violet. She was a beautiful, irresistible Lucario. Her kind and loving nature is why he was here now. She was sent as an ambassador of sorts to find out if Pokémon and humans on earth were compatible to live together. She was the first one to ever care about him, and he never knew that kind of compassion…until now. If someone told Bryce he would fall in love with a Lucario and travel to her world to be with her, he would have laughed, but after all they had been through, Bryce cared about Violet more than anyone, even himself. As he rested back into his original position with Violet in his arms, she snuggled into his chest and let out a content sigh. Bryce smiled at the sleeping angel. It was the most wonderful thing to be loved… and loved willingly! After being stuck on earth with parents that never noticed him and kids in school who only cared about themselves, it was nice to find someone that cared about him. Bryce fell back into a light sleep for a couple of hours…

As he woke for the second time, he noticed Staravia stretching its wings and Violet watching him sleep with her beautiful purple eyes. Once she noticed Bryce was awake, she smiled. He smiled back, pulling her into a quick kiss.

"Morning." She said.

"Morning. Did you sleep okay?" he asked.

She giggled. "Much better than the night before. It's nice to feel warm and safe in your arms."

As the three exited the hollowed out tree, they noticed the muddy ground covered in rain from the torrential downpour last night. "Okay, I know you want to stay with me…" Bryce said to Violet. He then turned to Staravia. "…but what about you? I'm going to try and find a town and see if I can't find a source of income. I don't have any idea what will happen…so do you want to come with us?"

"Star." The bird nodded.

"All right, if you're sure then." Bryce said. After packing up the sleeping bag, he turned to Violet.

"You wouldn't happen to know where the closest town is, would you?"

She shook her head.

"Star, Staravia!" the bird chirped. It turned around and spread its wings.

"He wants us to get on." Violet said.

Bryce nodded. Staravia was much bigger than the average bird, so it could easily support Bryce and Violet's weight. He slowly climbed onto Staravia's back and held out his hand to help Violet up. "Okay, we're ready."

The bird Pokémon rose quickly, flying up over the trees and to the south. The scenery was absolutely amazing. The landscape was covered in a shining glow from the sun reflecting the water. He looked over at Violet as her fur blew through the air. She looked back at him and smiled. Bryce leaned in to kiss her as she mirrored his action. There was no better way to start the day than to fly through the air, now clean from the storm, but also having a fresh smell and being with the one that meant the most to him. The moment was absolutely beautiful, but sadly ended as Staravia landed just outside of a town surrounded by flowers.

"Thanks, Staravia." Bryce said.

"Star."

Bryce thought a moment. "Maybe the Pokémon Center would be the best place to go first."

"Basing your thoughts on the videogame?" Violet teased.

"Yep." Bryce chuckled. "Now come on."

Bryce walked along the path of flowers. They were all different colors, but none from earth. They were different shades of blue, purple, orange, pink, and white. It was like walking through a gigantic garden. It was still only about eight thirty, so most people were still inside. The few people outside watched Bryce walk through the town. They probably thought he was a trainer and wondering why two of his Pokémon were out of their PokéBalls… come to think of it, he didn't have any at all. Oh well, nothing he could do about that yet. It seemed like the residents were fairly welcoming. Several of them waved at him, to which he waved back. If he waved to someone on the streets of earth, they'd either stare at him like he was some kind of crazy or call the police.

Finally, the trio approached the structure with the red roof. Knowing this was the center, Bryce walked in, the doors sliding shut behind him. He was greeted by a young nurse with a white gown with a matching white hat with a red cross on it. Her pink hair was fashioned into two ponytails. Bryce would have found her pink hair odd if he didn't already know this was Nurse Joy.

"Good morning. Would you like me to heal your Pokémon?" she asked.

"Are you two okay?" he asked Violet and Staravia. They nodded. Bryce turned to Staravia. "Okay, but I still want your wing to be checked. I know you evolved, but just in case." Staravia nodded again.

"Okay, if you could just return him to his PokéBall, I'll check out his status."

*Oh, great. I didn't think about this.*

"Well, I can't exactly do that. He's not my Pokémon."

"What do you mean?" She asked before noticing Bryce's worn out clothes and backpack. "What exactly have you been doing?"

"It's a long story…"

"Well, there's no one else here, so why don't you explain it while I look at Staravia's wing?" she smiled.

Bryce nodded, following her to the examination room. She began to check the bird's wing.

"So what happened to his wing?"

"He was trying to fly through a small fork in a tree as a Starly, but he caught his wing on it."

She continued to examine the wing. "…and he evolved later?"

"Yes, I fixed the wound as best I could and he evolved afterward."

"In that case, he should be fine." She smiled at Bryce and Violet. "Your Lucario has beautiful eyes."

*So it wasn't my imagination…* Bryce telepathically told Violet. She blushed, but Nurse Joy thought it was from her compliment. He cast a quick look at Violet. "I know. Sadly she's not mine either."

*Oh, I'm yours all right.* Violet mentally teased. He smiled at Violet. She smiled back.

"You two are in love, aren't you?" Nurse Joy asked. They both blushed. "I thought so. You've got that look in your eyes when you look at each other. I've seen many a trainer pass through those doors, and it's easy to tell when a trainer has feelings for one of his Pokémon."

"Is it that obvious, though?" Violet asked.

"Ah, so you can talk." Joy smiled. "Only to those with a keen eye. It's hard to mask love. So what's the story?"

Bryce explained about being from another world, how he met Violet, how they fell in love, about making the wish to come here…the planned wedding…and how they ran away.

"Aw, that's so romantic. You two are so lucky to have each other." Joy smiled. "Accepting each other just how you are and being willing to make sacrifices…those are marks of true love."

Both Bryce and Violet were a crimson red. Nurse Joy walked over to a cabinet and took out two PokéBalls. "Here, these are empty PokéBalls. You can capture them now."

"Is it okay with you two?" They both nodded. Bryce threw one at Violet, the other at Staravia. They disappeared in a red glow before both of the PokéBalls fell to the ground. They shook three times before flashing, signaling they had been caught. Bryce released Violet again. So it was now official. All three of them were in this together.

Author's Notes: Finally got the chance to start the 3rd part of the Bryce x Violet series, and it's about time. Sorry it took so long; I had some personal issues to work out (…) but hopefully I'll be able to continue this one on a regular basis. I apologize for this not being made as fast as it should have been and if it's a little shaky, it's because I wrote this at 3am and it was all just off the top of my head. I've already brainstormed for the next few chapters. I hope you continue to encourage me to write. Read and Review!

"In our darkest hour, when there is no one there for you, hope will be the light to guide you." -Me