A/N The start of the journey is here! Luke has finally gotten on his way and left for Unova. Reviews will be answered at the end. Relax, read, and enjoy the fourth chapter!

"Normal Speech/Translated Pokespeech/what human hear in terms of pokespeech"

Thoughts

"Telepathy"

"Untranslated Pokespeach"

Disclaimer, I don't own pokemon. I do, however, own any OC's I may write in.

Chapter 4:

An hour later, Luke landed on the outskirts of Nuvema Town in Unova and transformed into his human form. He pulled out Riolu's Pokeball and summoned him. "Come on. Let's go talk to the professor and get our third Pokemon!" he said, picking up the newborn and walking into town towards the lab.

As he approached the lab, he saw a boy run out. He almost ran into Luke, then sprinted away, yelling, "Watch where you are going!" Luke glanced at the retreating form, the walked into the lab.

"Professor Juniper? Are you here?" Luke called out as he walked into the lab. The lab had lots of windows and a large waiting area.

"Back here!" a cheery voice called from the back room. Luke walked through the door and into the actual lab. A computer terminal took up one wall, and there was a table in the middle, covered with pieces of paper. "I'm guessing you are here for your Unova starter?" the professor said, walking over from the terminal and grabbing a tray from the table.

"Hello, professor. Yah, I'm here for a starter. I was wondering, could I speak with the pokemon before I choose one? I want to see who is best for my team." Luke replied, looking at the Pokeballs.

"Sure, but how would you know what they say?" Professor Juniper said, confused.

"Did professor Oak not tell you?" Luke said, surprised. He thought that all the professors had been told about him.

"He did tell me about something weird that happened at his lab a couple of years ago, but I can't remember the details. But my new question is how do you know about what was said at a Professor's meeting. We try to keep everything we say in those meetings secret because sometimes professors are giving updates on projects that are still a ways away." Juniper asked, pulling out a Pokeball and looking suspiciously at Luke. "Did you hack into our call?"

Luke laughed, realizing that Professor Juniper had forgotten the most important fact about the story: the event itself, and who it happened to. He set Riolu down, told him to watch the show that would occur when the professor found out and turned to Professor Juniper. "This is why I know about the event." He decided to try something he had been practicing and launched into a backflip. Half-way through the flip, he transformed, and when the light had faded, a blue and white legendary pokemon floated where Luke had been standing. "I am the event," he said, now speaking in telepathy.

Professor Juniper stared, obviously not expecting this development. Luke turned back into a human. "Long story short: A Latios crashed into Prof. Oak's Lab and then fused our aruas. That led to me becoming a hybrid. As far as I know, I'm the only one. I also have various abilities like pokemon attacks, understanding pokemon, and telepathy." he explained, picking up his pokemon and turning back to the professor. "Now, can you let me see the options?" he said, gesturing towards the three Pokeballs on the tray.

"Oh? … Oh, sure. Here are the options. We have Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott." the stunned professor replied, shaking off her confusion and releasing the pokemon as she said their name.

"Oh, great. Another fledgling trainer. How grand." The Snivy said sarcastically. "We all know that the Tepig will get chosen and it will be another boring week here at the lab." She sniffled, trying not to cry.

"Don't be sad, someone will come along who chose us. Just look positive!" the Oshawott said to his friend, patting her shoulder. Luke could tell, however, that the small otter was trying not to cry.

"What are you guys talking about?" the Tepig said, looking confused. It was clear that the kid who had run out earlier had chosen a Tepig and this was a new one who had just been called in from the ranch that provided the starter pokemon for this region.

"You wouldn't know, because the Tepig always gets chosen!" The Snivy suddenly burst into tears, and Oshawott hugged her tightly. "We've been here for two months, and we haven't been chosen yet!"

"Professor, can we step out for a minute?" Luke said, walking out the door. Professor Juniper followed, then closed the door, leaving the pokemon to their own devices. "I want to take both of them. Oshawott and Snivy have been here for months."

"Yes, and they got real close to each other. I can tell that even without understanding them. I mean, Oshawott is currently comforting Snivy. I would really hate to separate them. But you can only take one." Professor Juniper said sadly.

"Is this where I pick up my starter?" A voice said, behind them. Luke and the professor turned to the door and saw a girl walk in. She was wearing a red skirt that went half-way down to her knees and a white blouse. Her blond hair was tied back in a pony-tail, and she appeared to be ten or so, the same age as Luke.

"Hello, Ellie. You're ready to start your journey?" Professor Juniper said, recognizing the girl as a local. Luke felt something strange when he saw her, but he dismissed it as the fact that it was approaching lunch and he was hungry after flying here from Kanto.

"Yes, but I was wondering if anyone else was going to get a starter today. I don't exactly what to be alone for most of my journey," the girl, Ellie, replied.

"Well, Luke here is picking up a starter as well. You guys can travel together." Prof. Juniper said gesturing to Luke.

"I don't mind. I kind of feel the same way. But, I have to ask you, who do you want to choose?" Luke said. "I really don't want to choose the same one that you do."

"I was thinking about Snivy. I've always thought that a Snivy would be a good starter for me because I have always gotten along well with them." Ellie replied. Luke and Professor Juniper looked at each other.

"I'll think this will work out. I wanted the Oshawott, and he would be able to stay with Snivy." Luke said, telepathically with the professor. The professor nodded and said, "Come on back. Luke here was just talking with me about who he is going to choose. I think it will work out well. In fact, that is probably the best thing that could have happened in this situation. Ever since an Emboar was used to defeat a member of the Elite Four two months ago, everyone has chosen Tepig, but now that another one was creamed by the same member, I hope people will start choosing the other two in addition to Tepig."

Ellie gasped. "You mean that neither Snivy or Oshawott have been chosen for two months?!"

The professor nodded. "They got really close. See for yourself." She pushed open the door to the back to reveal Snivy still held tightly in Oshawott's arms as she tried to pull herself together. Tepig still looked mystified as Prof. Juniper returned him to his ball. Luke set down Riolu on the table again, and then he and Ellie sat down next to their pokemon.

"Snivy?" Ellie said softly as she petted the sobbing grass type's head. "Guess who I choose?" The Snivy looked at Ellie and saw, in her eyes, a savior who she was hoping would take her on an adventure.

"Me?" she said, timidly. Ellie nodded, and Snivy lept into her arms and said, "Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!" Oshawott looked heartbroken as he looked around to see the Tepig missing. Looks like not only will I be staying here, it won't be with Snivy.

Luke tapped the small otter's shoulder. "Guess who my choice is," he said, grinning at him. Oshawott saw the grin and made the connection. I got chosen! he thought. He ran to Luke and lept into his arm. Luke scratched his head and whispered in his ear, "Cherry on top is that we will be traveling with Ellie, so you get to travel with Snivy. I'll let you tell her."

"You mean it?" Oshawott said, hopefully.

"Yep."

Oshawott grinned so big, his face looked like it would split in two.

"You better go tell her. She looks like she just realized that you guys may have to split up." Luke said pointing to the Snivy who had left Ellie's arms and walked over. Oshawott hopped out of his trainer's arms and walked up to her.

"Guess this is goodbye," the Snivy said, trying to hold back tears as she looked at her best friend for the last time, or so she thought.

"And hello. Because we are traveling together!" Oshawott said. Snivy looked at her trainer for conformation.

Ellie had been listening in, understanding every word, but she didn't want to reveal her ability yet. She said, "If your wondering if Luke and I are traveling together, the answer is yes."

Snivy the burst into tears, happy at the idea that she and Oshawott would be staying together. Oshawott hugged her tightly as she cried tears of joy that she and her friend would be staying together.

Professor Juniper smiled at the reactions of the two pokemon, the said to Luke and Elli, "Here are your Pokedexes and Pokeballs of Snivy and Oshawott," as she handed them the device.

"Thanks," they both said as they took the Pokedexes from Prof. Juniper's hands. Then Luke said, "Can I ship my other one to my mom? I think she would like it, kind of like a souvenir of my journey."

"Sure. I'll go grab you a box," the professor said as she went into another room. Then Ellie turned to Luke.

"How do you have another Pokedex?" she asked. "Most of the time, you get your Pokedex from a professor. Also, how do you already have a pokemon?"

Luke grinned sheepishly. "I actually started my journey yesterday in Kanto. I hatched Riolu here from an egg, and I saved my Honedge from some pokemon thieves. He decided to come with me since Riolu just hatched. I got here so fast because my mom let me use her Charizard to get here." That last part was a lie because he had flown to Nuvema Town under his own power, but he didn't want to tell Ellie he was a hybrid.

Ellie nodded. "Makes sense," she replied as the professor came back.

"Here you go, Luke. Let me sync your trainer data over with your new Pokedex first though." Luke handed over his old and new Pokedexes, and the professor plugged them into the terminal. "Um, Luke could you tell me what this means?" Luke walked over to the computer and saw what the professor was pointing to.

"Oh. Remember what I told you earlier? That why that is like that." he said, explaining why his carrying capacity was ten instead of six. The professor nodded, typed in a few commands, and both devices beeped. Luke unplugged them, put his old one in the box, and wrote his address on the box. "Well, now my mom will be able to keep track of my journey," he said, handing the box to the professor.

"Hey, Luke, want to have a battle? It'll be my first one." Ellie asked as the professor left to go mail the package. Luke thought for a moment.

"Sure, I'll use Oshawott as Riolu can't walk yet and it would be unfair to use Honedge as he is a Ghost-type and normal-type attacks would do nothing against him," Luke replied. Ellie agreed, and they went outside to the battlefield behind the lab. Luke set Riolu next to him, and then they both then used their Pokedexes to scan their battlers.

"Oshawott, the Sea Otter Pokemon. The scalchop on its stomach isn't just used for battle-it can be used to break open hard berries as well. This Oshawott is male and knows Tackle, Tail Whip, Water Gun, and Sacred Sword" the Pokedex reported after Luke's use on his new pokemon. "Wow, you have a nice move set for a starter," Luke complimented his newest teammate.

On the other side of the field, Ellie discovered her starter knew Tackle, Leer, Vine Whip, and Twister. "Wow, you have a trick up your sleeve!" Ellie said, hugging her pokemon. Snivy grinned and hugged her back.

"Ready?" Luke called as Oshawott got into position. The sea otter looked pumped to have his first battle.

Across the field, their opponents got into position too. "We may have suffered staying at the lab, but I'm gonna give it all!" Snivy said to the other combatant.

"Won't dream of doing any less myself!" Oshawott responded.

"Ladies first!" Luke called out.

"Thanks! Snivy, use Tackle!" Ellie called out. Snivy ran towards Oshawott, ready to ram him.

"Dodge it by using Water Gun straight down!" Luke called out. Oshawott complied and rose about a foot in the air, effectively dodging and attacking at the same time as Snivy ran through the attack, taking minimal damage due to a type advantage.

"So you want to go that route then! Snivy, use Vine Whip to grab him in the air!" A pair of vines shot out from Snivy and wrapped around Oshawott, whose arms were tied in front of his body. Luke noticed this fact and realized that he could grab his scalchop. Using that info, he called out his next attack.

"Use Sacred Sword to cut your way out!" Luke commanded. Oshawott managed to detach the shell from his stomach, and a white light shown from between the vines.

"Sacred Sword? There is no way your Oshawott knows that!" Ellie said, but lo and behold, Snivy's vines were cut, and Oshawott landed on his feet, took a dramatic knee, then dove towards Snivy, his shell now the hilt of a one and a half foot glowing blade. He swung up at Snivy and launched her into the air.

"We got our own trick up our sleeve! Use Twister!" Ellie yelled, and Snivy swung her tail in front of her. A cyclone formed and shot towards Oshawott, who was still on the ground.

Luke realized that if the attack connected, he would lose, but he also knew Oshawott would not be able to get out of the way in time. Thinking fast, he yelled, "Throw your shell at Snivy!"

Oshawott hurled the glowing blade end over end at Snivy. Both attacks connected, and a cloud of dust obscured the field. When it cleared, both pokemon were on the ground with swirls in their eyes. "Looks like a tie." Professor Juniper said, having come out in time to see the last set of attacks. "I did not know those two had special egg moves. Here, bring them inside so I can heal them." Both kids returned their pokemon, and Luke picked up Riolu. They walked inside.

Twenty minutes later, they walked out of Nuvema Town, having healed their pokemon, eaten lunch, and said goodbye to the professor. Both of them were looking forward to traveling through the region and befriending new pokemon as the collected the gym badges with the goal of entering the Unova Pokemon League.

A/N New adventure, and a new traveling companion. Remember back to the review from Latiash I responded to in Chapter 2? Well, if you were paying attention during this chapter, you may have caught something that has a connection to that. Now on to the reviews!

Ben: Thanks for the compliment!

Guest: Glad you liked my last chapter. I'm happy with how I managed to tie in the first Pokemon TV episode. As to Luke going with Ash, why would I do that? That would mean that I would have to rewrite Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, not to mentions all the movies. I also have plans for Pokemon to give Luke that are from other regions. Treecko will be included, thanks to you. Please use your nickname, because it will make it easier for me to see if you wrote a review when more people start reviewing with guest accounts.

Latiash: This will take a while;

Yes, but Ash did not notice Luke

Got it, he is now in the list of, "Pokemon Luke will get later on"

Yes and yes

Yes, he will. I can't say more than that without giving away some plot points.

Yes and no. Most legendary species are one of a kind, but some, like the Latis and Deoxys, have multiple members in existence.

Yes, but I did not cover Ash's side of the past two chapters. If you want to see Ash's side, go watch Pokemon Episode 1.

Mewtwo, yes, because he is a psychic. The others can't as they are man-made.

Maybe, I haven't decided yet

No, we won't get a flashback because all those visits only serve to explain how Luke learned some new attacks.

More Help Wanted! Two slots are available for Luke, and four are open for Ellie! All the suggestions I got last time are now included on the list, but I need more! PM me or review with ideas!

Thanks to Guest (Now Setech, I guess) and Latias for reviewing on every chapter so far! However, the more reviews I get, the better this story gets because I can make changes that you guys want, and it can be more enjoyable for all of us. I hope you enjoyed!