Wow! Fifteen reviews on the first chapter? I didn't think this was so popular! ^.^ Sadly, for every good thing, there is a bad one. I am grounded till March first... and I can either update at school or in secret... Ugh...
In response to the frequently asked question: YES, THIS IS KALOSSHIPPING.
And also, some character may not make sense if you had not read The Beginning with Leaf Green. I suggest reading it beforehand if you have not, and if you don't but have questions, PM me.
Amy47101 does not own pokémon.
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The Adventure Saga
The Reality of Serenity
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"Welcome home, Serena! How was meeting the neighbors?" her mother asked as Serena walked into her home.
"Great, actually. Shauna is kinda hyperactive, and Tierno is just a gentle giant. Trevor is really shy, but I think we'll be good friends."
"And what about that boy that lives next door?"
"Who, Calem? He's nice." Serena said, pulling out the letter from Prof. Sycamore. "Anyways, this is from the professor." her mother took the envelope, glancing at the back.
"What lovely handwriting... Perhaps a love letter?" she mused to herself, promptly tearing it open and reading the contents.
"Mom, technically, you're still married." Serena pointed out while her mothers eyes scanned the page.
"And for all I care, He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Mentioned can get impaled by Rhyhorns horn." Grace said, her eyes never leaving the paper and voice still somehow still keeping the cheerful airiness. Serena shuddered at this, but it wasn't like she could blame her mother for how she felt. After all, her father- "A journey, huh? Well, of course!" her mother said, cutting off Serena's thoughts. "I'm guessing you chose Fennekin, right? You've always wanted to start off with a fire-type, in every region."
"You guessed correctly!" Serena laughed, tossing her pokéball in the air and allowing the small fox out. Her mother looked it over and grinned.
"How cute! It suites you!" her mom chuckled, shaking her head and placing the letter aside. "My, we haven't even finished unpacked and already so much is happening! Well, let's get you ready for your journey, Serena!" her mother took her pink purse and disappeared up the stairs and into her room, whereas Fennekin decided to curl into a ball and sleep. Serena figured all the battling must have tired her out.
Soon, her mother came back downstairs, Serena's pink bag looking slightly bulkier.
"Here you go, Serena!" she said, passing the bag back to her. "What an unexpected turn of events! You made friends! You got a pokémon! And now you get to take a lap around Kalos! It's almost like the final burst of speed in a Rhyhorn race! Now don't forget this," she passed her Halo Caster to her. "You know how to use your Map on this, right?" Serena raised an eyebrow. "All you is select the app..." her mom did this, and a holographic projection of the Kalos map appeared above the caster. "And viola! Easy as pie." she passed the Halo Caster back to her daughter, and smiled. " I don't know what, exactly, Prof. Sycamore expects you to do on your journey, but traveling is really nice. Now go get 'em, sport!"
"Thanks mom! I promise to call!" Serena said, returning Fennekin and walking out the front door. As she did, Rhyhorn, who had been asleep earlier, let out a low growl, and stomped up to her, rubbing his head happily against Serena's side.
"Ha ha ha!" her mother laughed as she came out, Serena trying to get the pokémon to back off. "What a card! Seems even Rhyhorn wants to see you off! Well, he's known you since you were just a child, after all!" she paused, calling Rhyhorn to come next to her. "Good luck, Serena! Go for broke! And don't worry, you'll have your pokémon by your side!" Serena let out a laugh, waving over her shoulder to her mother and Rhyhorn.
"Thanks again, Mom!"
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"This. Seriously. SUCKS!" Serena shouted towards the sky angrily, stomping through Santalune Forest. "Not only did I loose Calem, but also Shauna! Like, what the heck, Fennekin?" Serena did not like forests, in which she decided to openly state to her trusty starter, who listened patiently, though somewhat absentmindedly.
It all seemed to go by so fast. Serena first followed Calem into the forest, who told her that getting through was fairly simple, if one stayed on the path. Serena followed these directions obediently, until she ran into Shauna, who claimed that she felt 'something exciting would happen' of she stuck around with Serena. Not that the girl minded; she wanted to make good friends this time around!
So she and Shauna stuck together, only to be separated when Shauna saw a wild Pikachu, squealed, and ran after it. Serena, of course, followed after the excitable girl. Off the path, and into the towering, twisting trees of the Santalune Forest.
"At least on the bright side..." Serena continued. "We captured a pokémon." Fennekin barked her name proudly, knowing that Serena was referring to the Budew that was resting in the second pokéball on her belt. Fennekin let out a low whine, and Serena smiled down at her. "Wanna rest?" Fennekin nodded, and Serena took out her pokéball. "Thanks for keeping me company, Fennekin. I'm sure I'll be fine on my own." Fennekin barked thankfully while Serena recalled the fire type.
Clipping the pokéball back to her belt, Serena turned in a random direction, wishing that Calem had given her advice on what to do when she did go off the path. She glanced at the Halo Caster on her bag, and smirked. She'll call someone! Flipping through the numbers, she facepalmed. She forgot to get their numbers...
"Well, that's down and out..." Serena groaned, clipping the halo caster back to her bag. She glanced around the ground of the forest floor, searching for a trace of a human footprint to lead her out, when she saw something that seemed strangely out of place. She glanced around, and crept closer towards the hollow at the bottom of the tree. Brushing some leaves aside, she found a bright orange egg, speckled with some gray spots. She grinned at her luck. A pokémon egg!
She heard angry squawking, and looked up, seeing a pair of Fletchling twittering angrily above her. She looked down at the egg in her hand, and then back up at the two angry birds. Slowly, she pulled out the dex, reading the description of the pokémon. It said they were friendly...
"Oh, crap..." she said, setting the egg back down, covering it with leaves once more. "Um, sorry! All's good, right?" Serena glanced back at the parents of the egg, who were still glaring angrily at her. Serena reached over, and stupidly patted the egg with her fingers, before getting up and backing away. This angered the parents even more, and suddenly, they let out an angry screeches, loud enough to be heard across the forest. Serena stumbled back, watching as chaos erupted around her.
Possibly every Fletchling in the forest responded to their angered calls, and when Serena looked back at the two who's egg she disturbed, she suddenly knew why. The male of the couple was a shiny, giving it an added respect among the flock.
Somewhere in the back of her mind, her brain was screaming to run, to shout, to grab a pokéball and fight, anything, but she couldn't. It was like her brain was working, but the nerves connected to her arms and legs were cut. She was rooted in place, unable to move.
"Wha-What the heck?!" she thought, mouth agape, but silently cursing. Even in her thoughts, she stutters over words. "Wh-Why can't I move?! Is this... Is this and attack?" She went through a mental check of every move that could possibly be learned by a flying-type. Even though Fletching was a relatively new encounter for her... there was no way the species could know a move that would freeze her in place like this! Was it... was she the cause of her sudden immobility?
With a squawk of anger, the birds dive bombed towards her.
Squeezing her eye shut, still unable to get over whatever mental block was going through her body, even though she wasn't exactly sure what this mental block was. She was gonna die. She pissed off the flocks leader, messed with his egg. She was bird food, both literally and figuratively.
"Seré! Oh, Arceus, Froakie, use Bubble!"
"C-Calem?" Serena managed out as the colorful bubbles came flying towards the fire-flying duel type. Said black-haired boy ran up to her, a mix of worry and anger in his eyes.
"What's wrong with you?! Why aren't you running?! Do you even know anything about Fletchling?" Serena, filled with sudden rage, squared her shoulders and turned towards the boy.
"For your information, I couldn't move, and, again, FYI, I just moved here!" Serena shot back icily. "And my dex said they were friendly!" Calem groaned, and brought out his pokédex.
"Fletchling, the Tiny Robin Pokémon," the dex said in it's electronic voice. "These friendly pokémon send signals to each other with beautiful chirps and tail feather movements. Despite this, they are merciless to anyone who enters their territory." Calem stared sternly as Serena opened and closed her mouth like a magikarp.
"B-But my dex said-!"
"Did you even read the whole description?" Calem asked, a hint of smugness in his voice. Serena scowled.
"I pissed them off, okay? I stopped at the word 'friendly'." she glanced back up at the bids, now distracted by Froakie and his onslaught of Bubble attacks. "And now isn't the time for this!"
"Correct." Calem smirked. "What pokémon do you have on you?"
"A Budew and Fennekin." Serena answered. Calem raised an eyebrow.
"Guess I'm behind a bit, huh, neighbor?" Calem smirked his eyes landing on the shiny male, who was relentless in battle. Raising his hand, he pointed. "Froakie, we're catching that one!" Froakie looked back for a moment, and nodded, launching another fatal Bubble attack at the pokémon. Calem then grabbed a pokéball from his bag, and took aim, tossing the device and accurately hitting the bird in the side. The shiny got sucked inside, and the ball fell to the ground with a thud. It shook, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth...
Then, with a 'ding!' the capture was successful.
"Alright!" Calem exclaimed, running forward and scooping the pokéball up. "I caught a Fletchling, and a shiny one at that!" his arrogant smirk fell at Serena's look of horror. "What?"
"Y-Y-You idiot!" Serena exclaimed. "Do you realize what you've just done?!"
"I... caught a Fletchling?" Calem asked, slightly confused as to her fear.
"What kind of Fletchling?"
"A shiny...?"
"And shines are?" she demanded, trying to get the excited teen to connect the dots.
"Rare... oh shit." Calem said, his face visibly paling. "I caught their leader, didn't I?"
"And I think that his mate is out for revenge..." Serena said, watching as the female slammed into Froakie and began attacking relentlessly.
"Froakie, return!" Calem exclaimed, watching him faint and knowing that the female Fletchling would no doubt try to kill the frog if Calem kept him out. The bird turned her eyes towards the two trainers, and suddenly began glowing. As the light dispersed, a Fletchinger glared at us. The newly evolved pokémon looked over her shoulder, squawking orders. "Seems they have a new leader..." Calem said, turning back to an open mouthed Serena.
"C-Calem..." Serena stuttered out. "I-I-I can't m-move."
"What?"
"I can't move!" Serena yelled frantically, surprising herself as every word came out without a stutter. Calem widened his eyes.
"Are you scared of birds...?" he mused to himself, Serena just barely catching the comment, watching as the flock turned towards them, and like a bunch of fighter pilots, sped towards them.
"Chuchu, Thunder!"
"What-?" Calem said, though cut off a an older blond woman, maybe nineteen or twenty, jogged towards them, wearing light jeans, a tan top with fringe going around the top hem, and brown lace-up boots. Around her waist and tied off to the side was a forest green scarf, acting as a belt. Hanging from her shoulder was a forest green bag, matching her belt and eyes. Her long blond hair was braided thickly over her shoulder, a forest green headband on her head, though not pulling her thick, windswept bangs off her forehead.
"Get down!" she ordered, her Raichu beside her beginning to crackle with electricity. Calem followed orders, pulling a still frozen Serena down with him. Waiting until the pained cries of flying types and crackling of electricity stopped overhead. A few moments of silence. "Are you two alright?" slowly, the beginning trainers looked up at the woman again, who was kneeling next to them, a kind smile on her features, but worry filling her eyes. "Hurt?"
"Nah, we're fine." Calem answered for them. She cocked her head.
"Your pokémon?"
"Ah, Froakie fainted, but I'll be fine. Serena?"
"My Budew is pretty weak, I haven't healed her up at the pokémon center yet. Her injuries have nothing to do with the attack just now." Serena said. The woman sighed in relief.
"Thank goodness. Those Fletchling can be merciless."
"Am I the only one who didn't know that?!" exclaimed Serena, over her frozen state-slash-possible-fear of the birds. The woman chuckled.
"I haven't introduced myself yet, have I?" she closed her eyes and smiled. "My name is Dayna Yellow."
Serena and Calem instantly recognized the name of Dayna, recalling the faint heroics of the girl when they were younger, ten for Serena and eleven for Calem. In fact, they were surprised they hadn't recognized the woman sooner, considering that the famous woman was known for her natural medical miracles, and was very-well one of the most well known trainers in the world, besides the Johto Tower Tycoon, Fire Red, the Viridian Gym Leader, Gary Oak, and the champion of Kanto herself, Leaf Green.
"You two look surprised." Dayna noticed, smiling, and pushing herself up, offering a hand to help. Serena accepted this, whereas Calem pushed himself up. "Guess we aren't as famous here in Kalos, huh?"
"Maybe it's because you're not recognizable." Serena said. "I didn't know you were... you until you introduced yourself." Dayna smiled, turning towards Chuchu the Raichu. "Can you lead us out for us?" Chuchu nodded happily, sniffed the air, and bolted ahead.
"Probably because it's been a good four years since the press managed to get pictures of us. I mean, in Johto, we went through an onslaught with the paparazzi, so our search was kinda futile..."
"Search?" Calem asked, glancing at her while following the Raichu. Dayna's right hand flew to her mouth, her cheeks a slight red, as if she exposed a secret.
"Ah, I've said to much." she smiled, lowering her hand, and then changing the subject. "You are?"
"I'm Serena, and this is Calem." Serena said, nodding towards the teen next to her. Dayna smiled.
"Very nice names." she nodded. "Trainers?"
"Yep." Calem answered. "Both me and Seré." Dayna stopped for a moment.
"Seré?" she asked quizzically, glancing at Serena.
"It's a nickname." Serena said with a roll of her eyes. "Just a silly nickname."
"Silly?! Why I'm insulted!" Calem said, his hand flying dramatically to his heart. "I came up with that nickname, I'll have you know!" Dayna glanced between them, and smiled.
"So it was just a coincidence." she mumbled, before laughing. "A crazy coincidence, hm?"
"Uh... I guess?" Serena said unsurely. What was so coincidental about the nickname Shauna insisted she had? Dayna waved her hand in a dismissive manner as they came upon the exit of the forest. Shauna ran up behind them, followed by Trevor and Tierno.
"Hey! You guys reached here first!" Shauna exclaimed, her eyes moving to Dayna. "Who's this?"
"Dayna Yellow." Dayna responded, hand outstretched, awaiting a handshake.
"OHMAGAWD!" Shauna exclaimed, absolutely starstruck until her eyes landed on Raichu. "RAICHU! She's adorable!"
"Pleasure to meet you, Yellow-san." Trevor said politely, taking Dayna's as of now ignored hand and shaking it. "My name is Trevor, and that," he nodded towards Shauna, who was giving Chuchu a hug. "Is Shauna."
"It's just Dayna. No need for formalities!" Dayna smiled, turning her head towards Tierno. "You are?"
"Tierno." Tierno said, perhaps even more starstruck than Shauna, though wasn't getting over it quite as fast as Shauna. Quickly, he turned towards, Serena and Calem, as if trying to distract himself from the well-known trainer in front of him. "I found some great pokémon for my dance team!"
"Oh? Well that's great!" Serena replied. Trevor let out an exasperated sigh at his best friends.
"Tierno... don't you ever think about something other than how pokémon move?" Trevor asked. "You should focus on the task at hand! Like finding pokémon to complete the pokédex!"
"Aw, but that's no fun!" Tierno whined. Dayna chuckled at this.
"You," she nodded towards Trevor. "Remind me of someone I know. Bent on completing the pokédex, super serious..." she smiled and shook her head. "But that's another story for another time." She paused. "You're Prof. Sycamores pupils, aren't you?"
"Yes." Trevor nodded proudly. Dayna smiled, and reached into her bag.
"Then perhaps I can trust one of you," she pulled out a cream colored, red and blue speckled egg in a glass, cylinder case. "With this?" she tilted her head to the side and smiled. "As much as I love baby pokémon, I can't raise one at the moment. I have a more important matters at hand."
"I've never seen an egg like that before..." Shauna said, staring in awe.
"Well, it certainly isn't an egg from Kalos." she said. "I actually got it from the boyfriend of the person who you reminded me of, Trevor. But like I said before, another story for another time." a pause. "Any takers?" There was a silence.
"I... Don't think I can raise an egg right now." Tierno said glumly. "I mean, it'd be great and all... but what if I hurt it while it while I practiced my dancing?"
"Same here." Trevor said. "It may fill up pokédex pages, but I really am not interested in anything like that." he looked down. "Sorry."
"I was never good with kids." Calem said immediately. "Serena?" Serena actually wanted to say yes, but looked at Shauna, and saw her glancing excitedly at the egg. The brunette really wanted to raise an egg, she could tell... and Serena didn't want to deny her that.
"At the time, I'm unable." Serena smiled. "But I think Shauna could do it."
"Wha-What?!" exclaimed Trevor as Shauna's face lit up. The ginger turned towards her. "Shauna, are you sure? Taking care of an egg requires extreme responsibility, and then raising the baby pokémon takes even more..."
"I can do it, Trevor." Shauna said determinedly. Trevor's mouth hung agape, then he shook his head.
"You didn't use that ridiculous nickname." he said. "You're serious about this, huh?"
"Yup!" Shauna said, hands outstretched, awaiting the egg case. Dayna passed it over with a small smile.
"Take good care of it for me. Now," Dayna looked up at the sky. "I've got to go. I need to meet up with my boyfriend at Prof. Sycamores."
"Fire is here too?!" exclaimed Shauna, keeping a firm grip on her egg. Dayna nodded.
"We're heading towards Prof. Sycamores as well." Tierno said. Dayna smiled.
"Then perhaps we'll cross paths again." She turned towards Tierno. "I hope your dance team works out. I expect a grand performance!" then she looked at Serena and Calem. "Good luck with being trainers!" then to Trevor. "Have fun completing the pokédex, and," she looked at Shauna. "I believe you'll do egg-stremely well with the egg." she giggled at the pun.
"That," Calem sweatdropped. "Was a horrible pun."
"I know." Dayna laughed. "But I could resist!" she turned, waving over her shoulder. "See you soon, I hope!" then she walked away.
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WOW. I am HORRID at puns. You can hate me all you one, but that one was courtesy of TheJWittz! Ah, what a wonderful youtube channel.
Anyways, hope you enjoyed!
Amy47101 signing off! ^.^