'You got a clear sight on 'em?'

'Yeah, yeah. They're right over at Terminal D and-'

'Anything out of the ordinary?'

A lanky figure with blonde hair pinched the bridge of his nose.

'Easy, turbo. They just got off the flight. Be quiet and wait like a good boy.' The blonde-haired man winced away from the crackle in his ear piece.

'You watch your tongue! If we miss a single step of their movements, the entire plan could be in jeopardy! And guess who's fault it'd be?'

The blonde-haired man adjusted his coat and plopped onto a nearby couch. He reached into a satchel and removed a sketchpad and pencil.

'Yeah, yeah. I get it.' He started to carve delicate lines into the paper. 'I'm on it.' He swore he could see the smirk on the other end of the line.

'Good. Remember, you are on trial here. And if you cannot live up to our expectations...' There was a crackly laugh. '...you know what'll happen.'

There was a small beep as the call was cut. The blonde-haired man cracked his neck and flew into a flurry of wrist movements. The rough outline of a face was beginning to emerge on the ghost-white paper: a certain, raven-haired male.

'Alright. Clothes?'

'Check.'

'Carry-bags?'

'Check.'

'Tents?'

'Check.'

'Pokeballs?'

Grunting and groaning, Ash heaved a bulging, burlap bag onto a table in one of the many "conveniently" located airport-cafes. 'Check. And why didn't we just buy these when we got here?'

Anabel looked up from her C-Gear: a very powerful upgrade to the Pokenav. 'Do you understand the economic inflation in the different regions?' She was met with a blank stare. She sighed. 'Trust me. It was cheaper this way.'

'Okay.'

'All the other essentials?'

'Check.'

Anabel touched the power-down button on her C-Gear and squished it into her pant's pocket. 'Alright, that's everything. What do we do first?'

Ash glanced around at the pile of luggage that seemed to be growing around him. 'I say we drop this off at the Pokemon Center and negotiate how long we'll be staying.'

Anabel cocked an eyebrow. 'Wow. That...actually makes sense. I was expecting you to rush off and see the sights before even considering something so...'

'Organised?'

Anabel shrugged. 'Well, yes.'

It was Ash's turn to shrug as he stood and started to pick up his backpack. 'What can I say? You've been rubbing off on me.'

The lilac-haired girl blushed, stood and kissed him on the cheek. 'Cute. You know,' she slung her backpack around her shoulders, 'you've been rubbing off on me, too.'

Ash finished picking up their bags and turned his head to the side. 'How so?'

Like she was in the scramble for the last piece of pizza at the dinner table, Anabel's arm soared towards the glorious slice and grasped hold.

The 'glorious slice' being Ash's crotch.

In a flash, Anabel was already half-way out of the airport terminal, leaving a dumbfounded, raven-haired boy in the dust.

'Oh. It is on!'

He gave chase.

After many gropings, knocked over plants, scattered Pokeballs, frightened onlookers and scared Pokemon, the couple decided it was high time to sign into the PokeCenter, much to the appreciation of the locals of Aspertia City. After settling into their room, the pair decided it was time to plan their journey.

'Its been a while since I've started a journey completely new,' said Ash, leaning against the wall.

Anabel nodded while taking a seat on the double-bed. 'Agreed. Its been longer for me.' She scratched her head. 'And we're in a completely different region too. Not to mention, we don't even know what Pokemon we'll be encountering.'

I was Ash's turn to scratch his head. 'Yeah. A lot can change in three years, heck, I didn't even know Aspertia City existed until I booked the tickets.'

Anabel flopped back onto the bed. 'Well, you picked a good city, Ash. Aspertia has the first gym this time around, not Striaton.' She rolled onto her belly and sighed. 'Not that we can challenge it yet, anyway.'

Ash leaned off the wall. 'How come?'

Anabel lifted her head slightly and laughed. 'Trust you to forget. Remember the pact we made before we arrived at the airport?'

Ash turned his head sideways in thought. There was good ten seconds before any sound was heard. It came from Anabel...

…who was smacking her head into the mattress.

'You'd think I'd expect this by now,' she muffled to no-one in particular. Quickly, she leapt off the bed and grabbed the raven-haired boy's head (who was still trying to work out what Anabel was talking about.)

'Ash,' she said, thrusting his head towards the burlap bag that was sprawled on the carpet with its contents spillt onto the floor, 'that is full of empty Pokeballs. Note that,' she thrust his head towards her waist, 'I have no Pokemon on me. And,' she pulled his head down towards his waist, 'neither do you.' She let go of his head, causing him to flop onto the floor, brain falling out of his skull.

'Make more sense?' she said, flopping back onto the bed with a sigh. Apparently, it did. As a groan that resembled a sudden realisation was being emitted for Ash's head. It was either that, or a groan that resembled sudden nauseousness. In any case, Anabel got her point across.

'So you're saying that we are starting completely new?' moaned Ash, eventually.

Anabel whooped. 'You got it!'

'Why?'

The lilac-eyed girl cocked her head to the side. 'Um...because it was your idea?'

'Right.' Ash got to his feet. 'So, before we challenge gym, we have to get our first Pokemon in Unova?'

Anabel nodded enthusiastically while grasping a couple of Pokeballs out of the bag. 'Yes.'

Ash felt a sudden pang of guilt.

Pikachu...

His girlfriend stopped half-way out the door. 'What's the matter?' Ash swiped a couple of Pokeballs and put on a cheesy smile.

'Nothing. Let's go.' He strode out the door. Anabel stood there briefly as she looked around the room and then after her boyfriend.

She shrugged, and closed the door behind her.

Okay, small filler chapter here, guys. Apologies, but fear not! From now on, I will be doing weekly updates (or two in a week, depending on how I feel.) The last month or two was dedicated to planning out the story (not to mention playing through Black/White 2{in which this story is loosely based in}, getting a new computer, finishing off exams and whatnot.)

Now I come to you guys. As stated in the chapter, the pair will starting again. Meaning, I need TEAMS! This is where you guys come in. If you're interested in this story, then please, throw some suggestions for Pokemon in. Ill be very grateful :)

The only rules are: Ash will have an all-type team and Anabel will have a mono-type team (this what Im going with, however, I am open to changing it.)

As always, R&R, and any Crtiticism is welcome.