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Pikachu – And don't you forget it!

Me – Well if that wasn't cheesy enough...

Pikachu – Sounds like a good advertisement.

Me – No. I'm not paying extra money to put ads on TV. This is how things are going to be.

Pikette – Oh well, we're a non-profit organization anyway.

Me – Okay, we need to get this story started. So let's begin!

Chapter 1: An Unlikely Hero

On his desk, the clock hit seven and his alarm went off. Turning it off, twelve-year-old Matthew rose out of bed, excited and a smile on his face. "Yes! Today is the day!" he proclaimed. "Today I can finally start catching some new Pokemon!" He then looked over to his companion, who was still sleeping. He then face-faulted onto the ground. "Piplup, you're supposed to get up," he groaned. Sighing, he went to the bathroom to take a shower, hoping Piplup would be up then.

Piplup then opened his eyes slowly. "Pip...?" he said. He looked around and saw that Matt had already gotten up. He smiled, realizing they were supposed to get up at seven, even though Piplup was never a morning person. Yawning slightly, he then got up and stretched, got out of bed and headed downstairs. Feeling rather hungry, he went into the kitchen.

To his delight, he saw that the box of Fig Newtons were still out from yesterday, and boy did he love Newtons, even more than Poffins. He then broke into the box and munched away on the soft cookies.

Once Matt had gotten out of the shower and returned to his room, he saw that Piplup had finally woken up. He then got dressed, putting on some jeans and one of his favorite t-shirts. Feeling rather hungry himself, he decided to go down to the kitchen.

Unfortunately, once he got to the kitchen, he saw Piplup lying on the counter, his eyes glazed, and Matt saw the open box. "Piplup!" he said. "What did I tell you about eating those Fig Newtons?" Sighing, he picked up his little friend while Piplup gave a groan of pain from overeating. "One of these days I need to tell Mom to stop buying those." Getting a piece of fruit, he and Piplup then went out the front door. "Good thing I told Mom we'd be out all day or else she'd flip," Matt then said. Soon, they made their way to the forest area.

Sinnoh was known for it's variety of different Pokemon. Like every other region, it had its own generation of Pokemon, this region having fourth generation. However, it was somewhat common to see unfamiliar Pokemon in a different region, and this time was no different.

Next to a giant oak tree, laid a sleeping Pikachu. It was still early in the morning, and he had no reason to be up right now. However, a leaf fell from the tree and landed on his nose, causing his nose to twitch and he then sneezed, waking him up.

He looked around and saw the sun was still rising, so he knew he still had some time to sleep. He then closed his eyes again, only to open them again as he noticed something, something odd. Looking around, he noticed something was out of place.

"Wait a minute," he said in his native tongue. "Where's Mom and Dad? And my brothers and sisters?" He then went up the tree, and saw that no one was there. He went down and looked around the area, but no one was there. "I don't believe it," he thought. "They did it again." They had left without him once again. He wasn't sure why they always left without him when they traveled. Normally, he would be able to catch up with them, but this time they had left early.

Okay, so maybe he was a little annoying at times, but that didn't mean they had to try to leave each time. "Oh well," he said. "I'll end up finding them again eventually." He then set off, trying to find their scent, to look for his family.

About eight hours passed, and Pikachu found himself walking around Sinnoh, exhausted. "They really had this planned down this time," he thought. Well, he was old enough now to live on his own, that didn't bother him at all. He just wish they didn't keep doing this, but maybe he was just that annoying at times. He then found himself a bench to sit on and took a short rest.

After those same eight hours, Matt found himself dragging his feet. "A whole day gone by and I couldn't catch a single Pokemon," he groaned. "They would all just run away, even attacked."

"Piplup," Piplup said, who was on top of his head.

"Don't say that, Piplup," Matt said. "You're strong enough you can take on any Pokemon. And just imagine once you evolve into an Empoleon." He then realized something. "Surprisingly enough, I haven't seen anyone else from school around here. I would've thought they would be doing the same thing."

He then found himself a bench and sat down. He then noticed there was a Pikachu sitting next to him, showing the same expression he was. "Rough day, huh?" he said to him.

"Pika pika," Pikachu said.

"Yeah, I know what you mean," Matt said. "Me and Piplup here had a rough day trying to catch Pokemon, and came up short. Oh well, we could always try tomorrow."

Piplup's eyes then opened up wide in horror, realizing he would have to get up again. "Piplup," he groaned.

"So, what happened to you?" Matt then asked the Pikachu.

"Pikapi, pikachu pika pika," Pikachu said.

"Family left you, huh?" Matt said. "Don't feel bad, my mom at times says that she'll end up doing the same to me, but I doubt it. She loves me too much." An idea then came to him. "Say, since you're by yourself now, would you like to live with me?"

Pikachu looked to him, smiling. "Pikapi!" he said, nodding.

"Alright!" Matt said. "We'll be best buddies, and train hard each and everyday. See Piplup, now you got yourself a training partner."

"Piplup!" Piplup said happily, smiling at Pikachu.

"Just one thing," Matt said, looking at Pikachu. "You mind if I give you a nickname?"

"Pika," Pikachu said, shaking his head.

"How does the name Raiden sound?" Matt said.

Pikachu put a paw to his chin, thinking about it. A smile crept his face, liking the sound of the name. "Alright, Raiden it is!" Matt said, taking out a Pokeball. "Welcome to the team," he said before Raiden went into the ball. He then looked to Piplup. "Guess today wasn't a complete failure after all."

"Piplup," he agreed, laughing slightly. It was starting to get dark and Matt and Piplup decided to head back home, excited with their new friend.

(A/N: And this is where Raiden comes in. He'll be a fun character for sure. Now, time for credit music. The song I have here is the title theme of the 11th movie, no surprise there, huh? As you can see, this is NOT a sequel to P2 (My abbreviation for my last story) and features new characters, but the same old Pokemon. And no Pikette, I'm afraid you won't be in this one.)

Pokemon 3
Heroes

Pikette – Damn

Me – I already had you in two stories (First Pokemon was a three part story).

Pikette – True, I could use a break.

Pikachu – Chris already told me what's going on here. I won't be in this one either.

Me – Don't worry Pikachu, you'll be in the spotlight again soon. By the way, I do not own Pokemon, but I do own the characters not part of the series or anime. So, I know it wasn't much, but as you can see I was trying to add some humor as there'll be a lot in this hopefully.

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