A/N: Alright here you go reader, the third chapter of Evolution for your reading pleasure. Enjoy.

Tyler: Hey dude.

DrPhill26: What's up?

Tyler: Do you have any idea what Justy was talking about earlier? I still haven't figured it out.

DrPhill26: It's not like I could hear him talking from where I was in the crowd.

Tyler: Damn, well it was worth a shot.

DrPhill26: Shouldn't you be more concerned about healing your team?

Tyler: Shouldn't you have started this chapter already?

DrPhill26: Touché...

The glass door swept aside and air conditioned relief met Tyler's face. It just as brutally hot outside as Tyler complained earlier it would be, and taking just one step inside the Pokémon Center felt like heaven. Many other occupants in the building shared his appreciation of the relief from the outdoors. In the near corner some trainers were having video calls laughing it up with their family. In the back corner, in a mostly glass wall section was a small ice cream parlor with plenty of little kids happily slurping up frozen treats. Perhaps he would indulge his sweet tooth as well. But first thing was first, he needed to get his Pokémon in the care of the local nurses so they could be returned to full health. Taking their Poké balls off his belt and carrying them in his hands he approached the front desk behind which stood a familiar pink haired nurse and her Chansey.

"Hello, and welcome to our Pokémon Center!" The nurse smiled trying to be friendly. "How can we be of assistance today?"

"I'd like to have an examination for my Pokémon." Tyler said handing the nurse the three balls and his trainer license. "We had a battle with Justy today and it didn't quite go according to plan."

"I'm sorry to hear that sir." The nurse said scanning his trainer license into the computer system. She then grabbed a tray with indentations to place the balls in and put them in the holder. "Justy is a very strong trainer after all; you must have had a tough time."

"Hey, I almost won the battle today." Tyler pouted in response to the nurses' apparent dismissing of his battling skills. "I got his Cacnea and Sandslash today and almost beat his Nosepass. It even came down to the very final attack."

"Of course it came down to the very final attack, that's what usually happens." The nurse wasn't paying much attention as she had Chansey take the Pokémon to a treatment room in the back.

"Just tell me when my Pokémon will be healed again." He said folding his arms having grown sick of the nurse's sarcasm.

"They'll be at one hundred percent again in the morning." The nurse's false smile came back again looking at Tyler.

"Thank you." Fed up with her attitude, Tyler decided he did in fact need that little something cold and creamy today to get the bad taste of her attitude out of his system. Walking up to the counter he ordered a small Pecha berry sundae and sat down at a table by himself happy, to indulge in the little treat. Spoon in hand the frozen deliciousness washed over his tongue quickly spreading throughout his body all the way down to his toes. "Best feeling in the world." he thought to himself as he continued eating.

Tyler found himself staring back up into the blue sky through the windows and his thoughts wandered away from the Pokémon Center's refreshment and back to what Justy had said. All he had to go on was that there was a journey that would be had soon, and Justy said it in a way that sounded to him like it meant good bye. Was his family moving out of Phenac City? That might explain why Charlie wanted to spend the day together if it would be their last. No, that couldn't be it. His parents would have actually bothered to tell him something important like that… would they? Of course they would, plus Britney would have been complaining about it for weeks in advance. So what was it then?

"Ow! Brain freeze!" Tyler dropped the spoon and massaged his temples trying to alleviate the pain. "Dammit, I hate brain freeze."

Anyways, pain alleviated, his thoughts resumed their wandering. Maybe Justy meant that they were going on a vacation instead? That's even dumber of an idea, why would Justy specifically say the words "your journey" and "best of luck" in the same sentence if it was just a family vacation. No, there had to be a more reasonable answer. Tyler flipped out his phone to look at the time, 3:52 pm. The day had somehow managed to go by faster than he'd thought. Mom would most likely be at the store buying some needed groceries leaving Britney home alone as she had probably come back from trainer school by this time. He knew she wasn't going to be able to give him any answers so he decided that the best course of action was to wait until dad came home and talk to both his parents at the same time. That way he knew he could get a full answer.

Still shining brightly, the defiant sun still remained as bright at 6:00 as it did when the day first started at 7:30 this morning. Now was the time that Ty's dad finally got off from his shift at the P.C.P.D. and would be heading home. It was as good as any other time to go home, so Tyler left the comfort of the Pokémon Center and finished his route back home. The same nurse gave him that completely transparent "Thank you for your patronage." spiel that must have been written in an employee handbook somewhere. Grabbing his phone once again out of his pocket he put in an appointment reminder to go pick up Magnus, Caelum and Eevee when he woke up the next morning. His mind was still running circles around his head as he stepped back into the desert sun and walked towards his home. It was eating away at him, or was it just general hunger; dinner time was close enough that maybe the two things were overlapping as his stomach growled along with his brain.

"Hello, I'm home." Tyler said opening the door to his home to which he was met with no response. "Hello? Anyone there? Mom? Dad? Joltik?" He asked starting up the stairs on the way to his room, kicking his shoes off through the door.

"Hi Tyler honey." His mom's voice came up through the hall. "I didn't hear you come in, did you just come back?"

"Yeah." Tyler started back down the stairs again.

"I heard you challenged Justy today." He found his mom standing in the living room flashing her traditionally warm smile that Tyler must have inherited from her.

"Did Britney tell you?" Tyler sat down on a couch and his mother sat opposite him.

"She did, but she didn't see any of it."

"Good, she'd never let me hear the end of losing today."

"Oh come on, she wouldn't…" Tyler looked up raising an eyebrow that asked if she really believed that. "Okay maybe she would." His mother admitted.

"So you do think she's a brat?" An evil smirk laced Tyler's face.

"You were too around her age." His mother giggled remembering something from Tyler's past.

"Whatever." A dismissive laugh came from him as well followed by silence. "So mom… Are you and dad hiding something from me?"

"Whatever would give you that idea?" Mom asked curiously.

"Well, when I was at the Pre Center today, Justy said something after the battle that got me thinking. He said something along the lines of 'Good luck on your journey' and the way he said it made me think you guys were hiding something." His mother's expression changed from a smile to a more serious tone. "What was he talking about? Are we moving?" Another silent pause fell between the two broken up by his mother's snickering that quickly gave way to full on laughter.

"I'm being serious mom!" She couldn't stop herself at this point as she was rolling around in her seat trying her hardest to stop but was having limited success.

"Oh my goodness. I can't believe you thought that…" another giggle "No Tyler..." this time a deep composing breath. "We're not moving. We were going to wait until your father came home to tell you but I suppose you've already found out."

"Found out about what?" A deeper voice made its way through the front door accompanying Tyler's father as he stepped in the room. Both Tyler and his mom stood up at his arrival, clad in his police uniform. His police cap was placed on the coat rack as he turned back around standing in his sand brown shirt with a darker brown tie and matching pocket covers. His name was emblazoned on a white and black nametag patch that read Lawson above his heart. His navy blue police pants with two red vertical stripes down the side of the leg were lightly dusted with sand. Seeing his dad in uniform was always a proud moment for Tyler, and momentarily distracted him from the conversation they were currently having.

"Hey dad."

"He-hey Tynamite." Just like a parent to try and embarrass their kid by using their nickname.

"Dad… only my friends can call me that." Tyler played along pretending to be upset, but not being bothered in the slightest.

"What? Is your old man not cool enough to be seen around you anymore?" His dad's arm became draped around Tyler's neck in a half hug. "Oh it is a sad, sad day indeed when my son no longer wants to be seen in public with his own father."

"Well, we're in our home, so I guess I can let it slide." Tyler sighed.

"Hooray! My boy loves me again!" His dad always acted like a big kid whenever he was around his family. He was the perfectly goofy mix of silly, awkward, and seriousness that can only be called dad. "So what did Tyler find out about?" He asked as his gaze shifted from his son to his wife.

"He found out about that… thing we were going to tell him about tonight."

"What are you guys talking about? What thing? I want to know!" Tyler's impatience was boiling over again. Dad sighed, nodding at his wife with a 'let me handle this' kind of look.

"Son come with me a moment." Dad motioned him back out the door once again. The sun had finally receded low enough at this point that the desert sky was no longer intense blue as far as you could see. Instead a hazy red and orange sky was creeping against the blue indicating the day was nearing its end. It was quite beautiful to behold, one of the few benefits of living in the desert Tyler thought as they continued along the side of the house towards the backyard. The only thing occupying the backyard was a decent sized shed, about 20 feet long and 10 feet wide that served as a storage place for stuff that couldn't stay in the house for whatever reason. One lone checkered window on the right hand side of it was the only thing breaking up the grayness of the siding.

"Wait here." Tyler's dad said, motioning to his son to stay where he was. Dad's hand slipped into his pocket grabbing a key ring with too many keys to count. Still, he flipped through them quickly identifying the key he needed and turned the lock on the shed door. Tyler could see the light in the shed was turned on as a yellow glow lit up the window. He could hear his dad rummaging around looking for something, moving boxes that made repeated clinks and clanks, and one CLUNK followed by a loud string of curses. Tyler thought he must have spilled one of the boxes looking for whatever it was in the shed he was searching for. Dad's head poked back out of the shed as he tossed something to Tyler, who not expecting the toss bobbled it before catching it and looking at it.

"A helmet?" Tyler thought out loud examining it. The helmet was black with a pair of red stripes down the center of it. He couldn't help but be reminded of Caelum when he noticed they were the same color as his crest. It also had a heavy silver metal flake that sparkled in the sun as he rotated it over and over in his hands. On the inside of the helmet Tyler found some amber tinted goggles. Impulse told him to place everything he was holding on his head and it was surprisingly a perfect fit. Satisfied, he found himself contemplating just how cool he looked at the moment when the sound of a motor engine starting up caught his attention. The color of the light in the shed changed from the faded yellow to a brighter shade of white as the motor noise revved louder twice. Tyler's jaw dropped to the floor as he started putting pieces in his head together. At the same instance, the doors to the shed swung open and a pure white beam of light lit the yard in front of it. With another rev of the motor his dad rode out of the shed on the moped that was the source of the noise.

"So Tyler, what do you think? Is your old man cool now or what?" Dad's voice was practically yelling over the noise of the engine as he gave it another series of revs. The moped was nothing short of beautiful. Primarily black in color, its body was sleek and aerodynamic. The white and red accent pieces further compounded its already fast appearance. Two red pointed stripes with an embedded black hexagonal pattern on the front created an illusion to Tyler that the moped was glaring at whatever was in front of it. The wheels were both stylized in the same manor with very little in the way of an actual rim, just a small red curvy band of metal that cut through the center of the hollow wheel. The backseat had the same hexagonal red pattern as the "eyes" except this time on top of a white seat. Beneath it was the engine that had been humming quietly, encased in a red and black gradient with white chevron stripes accenting its sides. It had a chrome exhaust that fanned out underneath both sides of the back of the moped. Waving gas vapors could be seen from the exhaust if you looked hard enough in the low light. As Tyler wrapped his head around what he was staring at, his dad, who had long having gotten off it, now stood with an arm around Tyler again.

"Dad… Is this what I think it is?" Tyler looked at his father bewilderingly. Dad only nodded, allowing Tyler all he needed to step up to the moped and actually touch a handlebar. Its rubbery grip felt so comfortable on his hand as the vibrations of the moped carried through his arm.

"Press the button in the center of the dashboard." His dad said fighting off a laugh. "You haven't seen anything yet." Ty's hand found itself on the button before dad even finished his sentence. The previously quiet moped now started outputting a noticeably louder and more airy noise compared to the rumblings it had previously. After a few seconds of waiting, the exhaust wings at the bottom rotated down, facing the ground completely sending pulses of air into the ground. A separate burst of air started coming from beneath the front wheel as the power intensified, Tyler could see the moped begin lifting off the ground from the thrust it was outputting and once the wheels were both clear, they separated down the middle and sprung outwards away from each other completing its transformation to a hovercraft.

"Holy crap that's badass!" Tyler couldn't contain his excitement anymore. This was hands down the coolest thing that he'd ever seen in his life.

"Okay, cut the engine son." Tyler complied turning the key switch into the off position, and the hovercraft powered down resting on the sandy ground.

"This is like the coolest thing ever!" Tyler exclaimed again as his arms became increasingly animated. "I can't believe this thing, I mean it just… Look at it! It's amazing!"

"I knew you'd like it." Tyler's own energy had infected his dad who was now smiling ear to ear. "Take good care of her champ. She's yours now."

"I'm sorry what was that, I think my ears are ringing a bit from the awesome here… Did you just say this was mine?" His dad just looked at him and smiled. Ty's jaw fell a second time before he placed a hand over his mouth picking it back up into a surprised smile. Words wouldn't be able to convey anything anymore; instead Tyler ran up to his dad and gave him the biggest hug he'd ever given anyone as tears fell down his face.

"Thank you! Thank you! A thousand times, thank you! I love you dad." Tyler sobbed out into his dad's chest who returned his son's affection with some tears of his own. As the sun set behind them, father and son shared a wonderful moment, the occasional sob the only thing breaking up the picturesque image the two were sharing. A minute passed before Tyler got enough of himself back together to break off the embrace.

"I'm sure you already figured it out son." Dad said placing a fatherly hand on his son's shoulder, with Tyler returning his gaze. "Your mother and I always knew this city would be too small for you. We knew it from the day that Magnus hatched that you were destined for bigger and brighter things than what this city can provide for you. It was just a matter of time till we thought you were ready. I think it is safe to say that you've been more than ready for a while now but we weren't, and because of that we've kept you here longer than we should have. But we can't hold onto you forever. It's time you started your own journey around this world, and made new memories, lived new joys and found new things to take pleasure in." Father and son stared at each other a moment longer in silence.

"Wow dad. That was surprisingly beautiful coming from you."

"Really? I had a whole speech lined up but that was all I could remember off the top of my head. I have the rest written down somewhere in my den. Do you want to hear it?"

"Way to ruin the moment dad…" Tyler started laughing, his dad quickly joining him as they both made their way into the house again.

Evening gave way to nightfall in the blink of an eye, another blink later it was midnight, but Tyler couldn't sleep. His emotions were too much a blaze from what had happened today. All he could do was sit at his desk staring out at the night sky imagining all sorts of things he would do on his journey into the greater world. The amount of opportunities that lay before him now was mind boggling, it was actually somewhat intimidating to think about. The obvious choice was to find a region and do a gym league challenge but which one? There were six regions that he could potentially choose from, each one equally full of new adventures. What about actually becoming a Gym Leader? Oh man that would be exciting, constantly being challenged by some of the best trainers the world had to throw at him in a test of their abilities. Whatever he decided to do, battling was the natural thing to do, as it was in his blood, sweat, tears, and definitely in his heart. But that was just the surface of the ocean of possibility that lay before him.

Forcing himself to sleep wasn't going to help any, so Tyler decided it would be best for him to get some fresh air instead. Sneaking out the house through the front door he found himself wandering around the town aimlessly with no clear direction in mind. He thought about going to the Pokémon Center to check on his friends, but he remembered that curt nurse said he would have to wait until morning. They definitely earned at least a full night's recovery so there was no sense getting them earlier than necessary. Eventually his meanderings took a turn towards memory lane, as Tyler found himself visiting all kinds of regular landmarks he was likely going to see for the last time in a long time. The police station where his dad worked was still glowing brightly in the middle of the night. When he walked past it, Tyler made that cliché bad joke that crime never slept in his head getting a quick chuckle. The movie theatre was closed down for the night, it was a shame he thought, that the last thing he'd remember out of it was a crummy action movie. The mayor's house, another place he'd been with regularity when he was a child looked much the same as it did in his memories. Tyler wondered how the old chap was doing but it would be highly rude to intrude at this time of night so he decided against it.

The Pre Center was the last stop on memory lane for Tyler that night. Taking a seat on a nearby sandstone bench he looked over the facility that housed his childhood thinking back to his first days at the academy. He remembered the joy on his face when he was given Magnus' egg by his grandparents and how much of a little rascal he was after he first hatched who rarely behaved himself. Tyler was essentially sent here for obedience school with Magnus as he rapidly became more than he could handle by himself. It only took a couple of classes at the school before Tyler finally got the hang of being with Magnus in more ways than just as a trainer. He'd come a helluva long way from the little kid who started school all those years ago and now it was time to make a name for himself. A random gust of wind almost caused him to lose his balance, and Tyler found himself nodding off on the bench. He certainly didn't want to get a cold sleeping there and finally made his way home, crawling into bed to with a sleepy embrace.

The weight of what was going to happen today really set in upon Tyler waking up. There was just something in the atmosphere of the house that was awkward. It was rare for him to be awake without his Pokémon in the morning, and even though he knew they were waiting for him in the Pokémon Center down the road it was still a weird feeling, but that wasn't quite it. The atmosphere thickened as he went downstairs for breakfast. Mom and dad weren't doing anything out of the ordinary for them in the morning. Dad was still reading the paper and mom serving food like normal. It was Britney who was really off putting this morning. Normally she'd be making some sort of ruckus, taking any small thing and complaining about it but today she was quiet and reserved. It had to be a byproduct of Tyler's leaving today. Apparently she did care about her big brother in spite of all her antics to annoy him. It just wasn't sitting well with Tyler; this was their last morning as a regular family together. You would have thought that would mean they'd do something special to commemorate the event but no, it was just the same old scene. And before he realized it, the moment was actually there for when he would start his journey.

"Okay guys, I'll be back in a few minutes." Tyler said strapping the helmet on as he started up the hovercraft. "I've got to go get my Pokémon from the Pokémon Center, but then I'll be back." Only mom waved him off, there would be time for a full goodbye once he'd returned. Revving up the motor, Tyler started off slowly with the craft. It may have been a bad time to realize it but this was his first time riding one of these things and he needed to get a feel for it, especially if he was going to use it on his adventure. He decided to take a longer route that wandered through the town trying to maximize the amount of familiarity he had with the machine before making it to the center. For what it was worth, he felt he was doing a good enough job. The hovercraft responded very nicely to his speed changes and steering was going well enough. Confident in his ability, Tyler made his way to the Pokémon Center pulling into a parking slot.

"Hello and welcome to our Pokémon Center!" A nurse said as Tyler walked through the front door. "How can we be of assistance today?"

"You aren't the same nurse who was working here yesterday are you?" Tyler asked suspiciously, it was hard enough trying to tell any Nurse Joy apart from another, but he didn't want to deal with another attitude ridden one if possible.

"No, that Joy has the day off today."

"Good, because that nurse really pissed me off yesterday. She was being a smartass with me the entire time I was here."

"I'm very sorry to hear that sir, I hope you do not think ill about our center because of what happened." Good, this Joy actually seemed to care about what she was doing.

"Well, I appreciate that, but I'm afraid today is the last day I'll be coming here." Tyler absentmindedly said aloud before noticing the nurse looking sad from his remarks. "Uh, it's not because of what happened no. I'm actually leaving Phenac City today. I'm starting out on a journey and I'm here to pick up my Pokémon I left here yesterday." He said extending his trainer card out to the nurse.

"Oh congratulations then… Tyler." She said looking at his card and scanning it into the system. "Do you know where you're headed yet?"

"I haven't really narrowed it down, but I was thinking I'd go to a different region and take on a gym challenge, other than that I don't know."

"Well I certainly hope you find what you're looking for when you get there." She smiled heading towards the back treatment rooms. Tyler was left to his own whims for a moment. He just realized he'd probably be on his own without a legitimate Pokémon Center like this for a while as long as he was still in the Orre region. He'd need to swing by the Poké Mart to get some potions and other medical items while he had the chance to.

"Here you go sir." The nurse returned with Tyler's three Poké balls and handed them to him with his license. "Your Pokémon have made a complete and full recovery."

"Thank you very much." Tyler smiled at the nurse who returned a smile of her own. "Okay guys come out!" His three Pokémon came out of their balls simultaneously each one calling out their name and getting a petting. "I got something really cool to show you guys." The three Pokémon happily followed their trainer out from the center as he led them to the hovercraft. "Pretty cool right?" Tyler got on the hovercraft and turned on the engine which got all three Pokémon excited. His Eevee hopped up to a spot on his lap, Magnus somehow got himself in a spot behind Tyler on the seat, and Caelum kept flying in circles above them as if he was challenging Tyler to a race.

"Hang on you guys." Magnus and Eevee nodded and Tyler started driving slowly towards the nearby Poké Mart. Curiously enough, his Eevee seemed to be the one enjoying herself the most as she was excitedly saying her name over and over again as they continued along. Magnus was quieter but Tyler could feel his excitement through his body heat.

Pulling up to the Poké Mart, he called all three Pokémon back to their balls and stepped into the building. It wasn't very often Tyler needed to step foot in here before and he was taken aback by how organized it was. There were aisles everywhere labeled with different amenities like potions, specific status treatments, vitamins, various Poké balls and many more things Tyler didn't see a need to be purchasing today. He grabbed a basket and started walking down the potion aisle comparing the different brands and types he saw. Finding a brand of super potions that seemed affordable enough he grabbed a few of these and placed them in the basket, and moved on to the next aisle. He repeated this process until he had what he thought would be enough medical supplies to last him a while and topped off his purchases with a six pack of Poké balls and some food for him and his Pokémon.

"You got quite a bit of stuff there today." The muscular clerk behind the register said as Tyler handed him the basket.

"Yup, today is day one of my Pokémon adventures. I need to be ready for anything." Tyler said digging in his pocket for his wallet.

"No kidding! I remember when I first started my adventure." The clerk said between scanning items. "I'm from the Hoenn region originally, spent my youth sailing around the world looking for trouble."

"Oh yeah? That's pretty cool."

"Yeah it was a blast. But I decided to settle down here in the Orre region after a while. I couldn't keep up with the all excitement anymore and it's usually pretty quiet here so I can relax in the sun all day. You know what I mean?"

"I guess I relate more to your youthful self but I understand." Tyler replied. "I want to get out and explore the world. Not sure where I'm going to go on my journey though."

"Well you'll find something to call your own. Everyone does." The clerk finished scanning the last item Tyler picked out. "Okay your total today comes to… 7000." It was more than Tyler expected it to be but he had more than enough money to cover those expenses. "Thanks for your business today, and good luck on your adventure! Oh and here's a special gift for you free of charge." The clerk reached under the desk and handed him an entirely white Poké ball telling him it was called a Premier Ball and was only given out for special occasions. Tyler thanked the clerk for the gift as he got back on his hovercraft and headed for home. Earlier this morning, it didn't seem like much of a special day to Tyler at all, but when he'd returned home from his trip to the Pokémon Center and Poké Mart that changed. He was greeted by a crowd of people including his family, his friends and Justy had even swung by from the Pre Center once again to see Tyler off.

"Hey guys!" Tyler waved at everyone as he pulled up to his house.

"Dude that is fucking sick man!" Charlie said rushing up to stare at the hovercraft along with the rest of his friends.

"Hey dude, language. My folks are right there."

"Sorry." Charlie said embarrassedly. "But that is a seriously legit hovercraft man."

"I know right. Dad gave me her last night."

"Hey Tyler, can I be your replacement now that you're leaving so your parents can get me one of these too?" Michael asked half joking as everyone else started laughing.

"So this is really good bye?" Carl asked looking depressed.

"Come on Carl don't put it like that. You know he'll stay in touch with us." Amber placed a hand on his big shoulder. "Anyways Tyler, we wanted to do something for you before you left. Close your eyes a sec."

"Uh… okay." Tyler did as he was told.

"Okay you can open them again." Tyler opened his eyes to see all four of his friends holding a box, with a framed picture of them all on top of it.

"Aw you guys." Tyler said grabbing the picture. The picture was of all five of them standing in front of the Pre Center making various goofy expressions at the camera. "That's so cool. I'll definitely keep this forever."

"Open the box dummy, you're not done yet." Charlie interrupted. Shaking open the box he saw a brand new, sky blue backpack with red accent stripes, holding it up happily Tyler looked back at his friends, fighting off tears. "We all chipped in a little for this. You deserve it man, but you got to pay us back sometime."

"What?!"

"Ha ha! The look on your face was worth it already!"

"Screw you Charlie." Everyone laughed again.

"Nah but seriously man, we're gonna miss you."

"I know man." Tyler said hugging his friends individually. "You guys rock." Tyler now made his way up towards where his parents, Britney and Justy stood. Mom, dad and Justy all looked really happy and proud of their son/student respectively. Britney stood there looking away from Tyler and pouting.

"You'd better bring me something." Britney said still avoiding her brother's gaze. "I don't care what it is but it better be something cool."

"Sure thing Britney." Tyler said reaching out and teasing her hair. She finally looked at him, but only briefly. Typical tsundere younger sister reaction. That was all he was going to get out of her so he teased her hair a little more and turned his attention turned to Justy.

"You've got quite a following today Tyler." Justy started smiling at his pupil.

"Yeah I do." Tyler looked back at all the friends who had come to send him off and smiled.

"I also have a present for you today." Justy said reaching into his jean pocket taking out a trio of CDs. "I'm sure you know what these are correct?"

"TMs right?"

"That's right. Each of these TMs contain the move Return. I'm sure your bond with your Pokémon will make this move of great use to you in the future."

"Wow teacher, thank you."

"Well now, it's been a while since you actually called me teacher." Justy's smile faded to more of an embarrassed look."

"You'll always be teacher to me." Tyler said extending his hand. Student and Teacher shook hands smiling at each other before Tyler turned to the only two people left, mom and dad.

"Mom… dad… I don't think I can thank you enough for everything you've done for me." Tyler started out. "You guys have always gone the extra mile for me and Britney, and I can't believe how much you've sacrificed for the two of us. You two are awesome parents and I love you greatly."

"That's it? My speech last night was longer…" Dad had started before receiving an elbow to the stomach from his wife. "Well it was." Another elbow. "Ow! Stop it."

"What your father is trying to say is that no matter what you accomplish out there on your journey, know that we'll always support you." She said rapping her arms around her son proudly. "We're always a phone call away if you want to talk about anything."

"Just be safe champ." Dad joined in the hug. "And know I couldn't be any prouder of you than I am right now."

"I know that you guys." Tyler said fighting through tears. This was a lot harder than he thought it would be, he wasn't expecting this good bye to be such an emotional event, but he'd somehow gotten through it.

"You're going to be on your own from now on son so you're free to make your own decisions. But it is my suggestion that you should head to the Pokémon Lab north of Gateon port. Professor Krane is an old friend of mine and I've sent word that he should be expecting you." Dad said breaking off the hug as Tyler got back onto the hovercraft again.

"Sounds like a plan." Tyler said mounting the hovercraft and releasing Caelum from his ball. "Ready for that race Caelum?" Tyler asked starting up the hovercraft. Caelum happily cawed as Tyler revved the engine up and took off out of the backyard turning left stopping briefly to wave one last time to all his friends and families smiling faces. Then with another rev of the engine he took off to face his destiny… and to catch up with Caelum who was already winning their race.

A/N: /alright, three chapters in the books and more importantly, we've finally left Phenac City behind. Congratulations Tynamite, you've waited a long time for this moment haven't you?

Tyler: I can't believe how awesome this hovercraft is! I mean not only does it go stupid fast, but it also looks so freaking cool, and it's all mine! This is the most badass thing in the history of badassitude!

DrPhill26: I think Mr. Torque would disagree with you.

Tyler: I love this thing so much!

DrPhill26: I don't think he can hear me right now. Oh well, I'll let him have his fun for now, he did just start his adventure after all. Besides that gives me time to talk to you about something reader. If you want to stay in the loop about the progress of and potential upload dates for future chapters in this story, check out my profile page, I try to update it at least once a week. Anyways, this is DrPhill26 signing out and I hope to see you next time.