"Touko! We're here! We're in Unova!" A male voice called. I couldn't make out who it was; I fell asleep on the fly over to Unova.
Touya brought a few Unfezant with him so Cheren and I had a ride. Ethan and Bianca were flying together on Ethan's Noctowl. I purposely didn't use my pokemon because someone would somehow recognize me by the pokemon. Luckily, the one Unfezant kept flying as I fell asleep.
"Touko, wake up!" It was Ethan who yelled both times. I jolted up and fell on the ground below. Good thing we landed before Ethan woke me.
"Sleep well?" Cheren asked. I glared at him. I was still tired from the flight. I always found it surprising how flying can take a lot of energy out of you. Plus, the distance was horrible! I could have gotten away from a crowd of screaming fans on bikes faster!
Before another joke or smart remark could be made, I got up slowly. "Welcome to your home here in Unova!" Touya announced. "We're going to be a while, so the rest of you can go home and relax."
Ethan and Bianca left for Bianca's house and Cheren left for his. Touya and I entered Aunt Caroline's house. "Ly- I mean Touko, welcome home!" Aunt Caroline greeted. "It's been so long, how have you been?" I laughed. "Honestly Aun- I mean mom, you should know. Champion Lyra has been on the TV a lot. I think it said she's in hiding and doing absolutely nothing. With the exception of sneaking of to Mt. Silver to train and battle with former Champion Red." I explain as if I was no longer am Champion Lyra.
Part of that is true now. I will try to not answer to my name, even if one of my friends slips their tongue. I will also try to answer to "Touko" and call Aunt Caroline "mom".
"Oh, I know all about that. It's a shame really. A great trainer like her should be able to go out of her house without being mauled by the paparazzi." She looked at me with caring eyes. "Well, I know that she can go out of her house. But she can't even take one step out of her town without being found." I say as we share a laugh.
"Okay, that's enough of that. Touya, why don't you show your sister to her room." Aunt Caroline said.
Touya led me up the stairs. I continued to follow him down the hallway and then to my new room. I wouldn't really need a room since I was going out of the house for my next adventure.
"Here's your room Touko." Touya opened the door to my room. It was awesome! I had a large HD TV with a Wii. My bed was in the back left corner from where I was standing. I even had a few cabinets, a table with a box on it, and a computer! Aunt Caroline, you shouldn't have!
My curiosity was still locked on the bright green box with the red bow. What was in it?
"Touya, what's in the box?" I ask. "That," he said poiting at the box. "Has three starter pokemon in it. One is for you, one is for Bianca, and one is for Cheren." He explained.
I looked back at the box. I haven't even thought about which pokemon I was going to take. Then again, I am not very familiar of the pokemon in Unova. But I did know that there was a grass-type, a water-type, and a fire-type. I just wasn't sure which one I wanted!
I usually took a grass-type, with the exception of Charizard. I couldn't wait for Bianca and Cheren to at least look at the pokemon. I took out my pokegear to call them, but Touya stopped me.
"You'll want to use this in Unova." He said giving me a watch with a video chat screen. "It's called an Xtransceiver. It's like video chat, but it's more convenient. I put Bianca's, Cheren's, my mom's, and my number in it already and they have your number." I smiled. "Thanks, Touya. How many people can chat at once?" "Four." He answered.
I called up Bianca and Cheren. They were going to be over as soon as they could and then we would head over to Professor Juniper's lab. Within about ten minutes, Ethan, Bianca, and Cheren were at in my temporary room.
"Okay, since the pokemon came to Touko's house she can pick first." Bianca said cheerily. I peered into the box. Each pokeball had a card under it that said what the pokemon was and a picture of the pokemon.
I looked at each picture, the name, and the type. They all looked great, but I knew who I was going to pick.
"Okay, I'll take Snivy!" I cheered. Bianca came up to the box next. "I want Oshawott!" she cheered. "Hey, why do you get to chose next? Oh, who am I kidding? I wanted Tepig form the start anyway." Cheren said.
Ethan looked over to Touya. "Touya, did you start a journey when you were ten?" Touya nodded his head. "I did. I beat the Elite Four and got to battle Champion Alder. Sadly, I lost against him. He was very impressed with me though. He said the bond between my pokemon and I was one of the strongest he's ever seen and that my drive of why I train is one of the best."
I smiled at that. I always knew that Touya was an amazing trainer, but I don't know why he is one. To be a trainer is much more than just getting stronger for the next battle or the bond between people and pokemon. It's much deeper than that.
"Hey guys, I think we should go over to Professor Juniper's now." I say.
Ethan and Touya wait outside the lab as Bianca, Cheren, and I entered the lab. After getting a new pokedex and some pokeballs, we headed out to Route 1.
"And that is how you catch a pokemon." Professor Juniper finished her demonstration. "I hope you all of catch many pokemon and build a strong team. Good luck!" she said and then headed back to her lab.
"So, this is how it starts." Cheren said. "We're on our own from now on out." "Cheren, don't talk like that! We still have each other, even if we won't be there with each other physically all the time." Bianca said.
"I'll meet you guys in the next town. Ethan and I are going to meet up and travel together for a while. We might even have dinner tonight!" Bianca squeaked and ran off for Accumula Town.
"So, how does it feel? Starting a journey again. Does it feel the same every time or is it always different?" Cheren asked. I shrugged. "It's kind of both. On my first journey, I was ready to see the world. I wanted to take it all in and give it my all. I wasn't sure why I was traveling at first, but I found that out soon enough." I explained. It was true. Each journey I took always had that joy of being somewhere new and yet, a mix of new feelings arose with each new journey. Even when I was trying to get over Silver. I was very joyful at the new sights. But with each battle from my new rival, it reminded me of Silver. He was why I was so strong and he is the one who helped me find my drive.
I miss him so much. My eyes began to water a little. Don't cry here, just wait. I told myself.
"What do you mean by 'I don't know why I was traveling at first'?" Cheren asked. I smiled at him. "You'll find out soon enough, I'm sure of that." He smiled back at me. "I suppose you're right. Let's battle soon! See you, Touko!" Before I could say something else, Cheren ran off in the same direction as Bianca who was long gone by now.
I was by myself now. The tears came back to my eyes. I began to walk to the next town. It was the first steps of my first journey, yet it was the first steps of forgetting someone I wanted with me so bad.
A/N: Finally! I finished this chapter! I t might not have been long you guys, but I had some serious writer's block. At least I'm finished now. Anyway, we are now officially starting Touko's adventure. The story is technically in Lyra POV, but she's undercover. So tell me what you think and if I need to change the rating and or Romance/Adventure to Romance/Drama. Peace! =)
Disclaimer: If I owned Pokémon, this story would never exist.