Ami had graduated the academy about a week ago, but hadn't actually left the island yet, Drake hadn't forced her to yet but she knew he didn't exactly want her to stay there forever either. She didn't want to head back home yet, she knew she had to soon, but she was procrastinating going back to her parents. The girl sat on the dock, a bit away from the edges so she wouldn't somehow fall in, her pokemon; Ember and Lucy, sat a bit closer to the edge, Ember leaning over the edge to look at some of the water pokemon that swam near the docks.

"What're you thinking about?" Drake asked from behind the girl, she had her knees pulled up to her chest and her face buried in them. Ember and Lucy got up and jumped around his legs, Ami just tilted her head to the side to look up at the man through the corner of her eye.

"Same thing as always." She answered, causing the man to shake his head and smile a tiny bit,

"Ami, I told you, you don't have to leave right away, I just don't want you to b in trouble is all."

By this time, Ami was almost 20 and couldn't really be in 'trouble' any more. Not by her parents at least. The girl picked up her Flareon and started to pet her,

"Ami, i'm really here because your brother is on the tele-monitor at the center. I told him I would find you if he waited." Ami jumped up at this and started down the path that lead to the clearing where the school and center were. It took a while but she, followed by her Tepig, entered the center and stopped, panting, in front of the screen showing her brother. Ami smiled and waved as she tried to catch her breath, Ember collapsing beside her foot.

Trey laughed at them, evoking a play glare from the tired Ami.

"Flaaare~" Lucy put her paw up towards the screen and smiled at a curly haired Eevee on Trey's shoulder, Ami noticed that her brother had all of her other pokemon with him actually, and a man with white hair and a lab coat wasn't to far behind all of them.

"Hey guys," she said when she finally got enough breath to speak, "Whats going on?"

"Well," Her brother started, moving to the side some so that the man could come forward, "I heard that you hadn't gone home yet so I figured you didn't wanna see Mom or Dad yet and I went ahead and asked them if you could meet Professor Oak and start a journey here."

"Yes," Started the old man, "I have the usual starter pokemon for you to choose from if you wish, just catch the next ferry to Kanto's Pallet Town and I'll give you one or you can pick up your other pokemon an I will start up a PC box for you." He said with a smile, Trey was smiling too, that plus the news caused Ami to giggle and smile as well.

"Oak, what if I brought Ami over now?" Drake asked, coming towards the girl and the monitor, "If you sent over some of my flying pokemon, we could get there in no time, and I dont mind coming home for a bit either." He smirked, as Oak smiled at us with crossed arms. He was pretty happy for an old guy with graying hair.

The Professor went off screen for a minute, my brother watching him, and then returned with two pokeballs,

"Your flygon and skarmory should do the trick, eh?" The Man put them in the PC transporter and they almost instantly appeared on the other's side. Drake handed the Skarmory to Ami and said his temporary fare wells to the professor and Ami to her younger brother and pokemon before they left the center. Ami returned her pokemon and put the balls into her jacket pocket for safer keeping than just on the belt on her leg. Drake lead Ami to his home town and her new world of Kanto, it hadn't been that far from his island, but it was nothing like she had ever seen and the air itself excited her. Upon sight, her pokemon previous to going to the academy all assaulted her with affection, Kissifur on one shoulder, Stone on the other, and Bryer barking for attention as he propped himself up on her chest. Even for being a bit small for a Mightyena, he was still a normal size to her since she was rather short for her age as well. Oak took the time to greet Drake and have a bit of a conversation with him, having not physically seen him in ages.

"I missed you guys so much!" Ami exclaimed at Bryer knocked her down and her pokemon continued to cover her in slobbery kisses (mostly Bryer's slobber though), Ami reached into her pocket and pulled out the two pokeballs and tossed them up, releasing two of her other pokemon, and then all the attention was off of her and onto them. Ami sat there wiping the drool off for a moment and then out stretched her arms for her brother to hug her. Trey rolled his eyes with a smirk, his sister would forever be a 7 year old to him apparently, he bent down to hug her and then helpped her up.

"Weelllll~," Oak started, "Now that all the commotion is out of the way, Ami, I set up a PC Box in your name, with some help from Bill; a scientist around these parts, and i have the three starters if you would like to choose from one." The man's arms were crossed over his chest again and he was still smiling, it kind of made Ami think of Santa Claus; always jolly and his hands holding his belly, but right now she was excited about getting a new pokemon. The only ones she had fought to capture were Habanuke, her Sevpier she acquired in Mother Mouth on Drake's island, and Bryer from her home in Forttree with the help of Kissifur whom her mother had given her.

"What kinds are they?" Ami asked as everyone re-entered the lab behind the professor .

"Ami, " Drake answered her, "All regions start off with Fire, Grass, and Water types."

Ami flinched a little at hearing that there would be a water pokemon present, but she knew all of them would be low leveled so it couldn't hurt her to see it. Oak lead the party to a room in the back where three pokeballs were placed on a table, all normal white bottomed and see-through red tops. Oak held out an arm to the table, seeing Ami's sudden hesitation. She walked slowly towards the table, hands clapped together to her chest, she looked into each pokeball; the Squirtle wouldn't even turn to look at her and had a snot bubble coming out of its nose as it slept, the Bulbasaur looked really cute and she could see using it in coordinator battles, but the warmth of the Charmander and the wonder in its sparkling blue eyes drew her to it. Everything else seemed to dull when she looked at the small lizard with the fiery tail, its red-ish orange glow reflected some on her face.

"Ami," Oak asked before she could touch the pokeball, "I do have to ask, what are your plans as a pokemon trainer? I have no doubt that Drake's school has prepared you for everything that could come your way, but I would like to know and hear for myself from you what you want to do." Trey looked a bit surprised at the professor and then back at Ami who was facing the group but looking at her chosen pokemon.

Ami looked back at the man with pure determination and confidence in her answer, "I'm going to train to be a fire type gym leader."