I love to write on this piece! Don't worry if you read my other works. I'll update on them soon. Those pieces have such detailed plots and so much planning that goes into them, they're actually really difficult to write ESPECIALLY Vigilant. That's why I love to write on this piece. It's easy to write and super fun. Plus, I adore Pokemon!

To answer a few reviews:

~i wrote this song for you: I thought there had been a Gilbert at some point in the show, but I looked it up on Serebii. There has been no Gilbert. I'm surprised there hasn't even been a Matt or Matthew in the show yet.

~RickaZcurser: First, I really don't like any of the Generation V Pokemon. They are really dumb. Gear? GEAR! Come on. That just means that the Pokemon creators are running out of ideas. So I'm only going through generation IV and Sinnoh. Second, I'm staying away from the stereotype of what the Hetalia characters would normally have. So, Matt will not have a Bidoof or any bears. I chose their Pokemon based on their jobs. All of Sadiq's Pokémon aids him, Gilbert's are powerhouses, Matthew's are cute or match his personality (except one of them). Only Francis, as you will see in this chapter, will have Pokemon that are stereotypical to him

~ThisIsMyCliche: I will never get tired of reviews! Bring them on!

These next few chapters are character developing chapters. Very low plot. Just a heads up.

On to the story!

EDIT: Since a lot of Pokemon are introduced in this chapter, I have all of their teams in picture form on my personal journal at

http: / likliklovestas .livejournal .com/ 23124 .html Connect the spaces and scroll down to the bottom of the entry.

Gilbert shifted his backpack on his shoulders. They had been out of the forest for a few days and continued on the route leading to Canalave City. The open plains were mild. It would be winter soon, so the sun wasn't bearing down on the travelers. Though, Gilbert wasn't feeling too great. Ever since they met the coordinator, Matthew, Gil hadn't been able to say the right things. Either he was coming on too strong or saying things that made him seem like a total jackass. The last few days, the two of them barely talked. It wasn't the same for the others. Matt and Sadiq seemed to have hit it off really well. They constantly chatted about different techniques to keep Pokemon looking beautiful, what foods to eat to make them shine, best ways to wash them. Stupid coordinators and their girly nature. For once, Gilbert felt too manly for being as gay as he was. He groaned, "How much longer, Matt?"

"It's just over that hill!" Matthew pointed excitedly, a little bounce in his step. "They live a few miles from Canalave, but you can get there in a few minutes by car. I can already smell the sea air."

"Is that what that smell is?" Gilbert crinkled his nose. Matt frowned.

"You are insufferable," Sadiq rolled his eyes. "That's sulfur in the ground from all of the salt deposits."

"Smells like a fart."

"Hitmonchan," the Pokemon nodded in agreement.

Matt slid his hands in his hoodie pockets appearing a little put off. He couldn't help that his hometown smelled like farts.

Noticing this, Hitmonchan tapped Gilbert's arm and pointed. The trainer quickly added, "I'm sure I'll get used to it! It's gonna be like a rose!"

Matt pursed his lips and walked ahead of the group.

"Chaaaaan…"

"I know," Gilbert ran a hand through his hair. "Smooth, right? Damn…"

"Okay, what's going on here?" Sadiq muttered to Gil, motioning between the trainer and Matt.

"Nothing, nothing at all." Gilbert tugged at his white hair in stress, watching Matt ahead of them. "I'm just really bad at life."

"Monchan."

"I'm so glad you agree with my misery…"

Sadiq watched his traveling companions a few more moments before a small, coy smile crossed his lips. He didn't say anything, but the last few days suddenly made sense.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake. It started slowly, but grew until it was trembling so hard it threatened to throw them off their feet.

"An earthquake!" Sadiq stumbled, snagging Gilbert for support.

"No. Look!" Matthew pointed. Coming over the hill, a long snake like Pokemon barreled towards them. Its metal coat glimmered in the sun, and the spikes on its head looked dangerous.

Sadiq, Gilbert, and Hitmonchan screamed, "Ahhhhh! A Steelix!"

It roared at them, but wore a huge smile on his face.

Matthew waved to it and ran ahead, "You came to greet us!"

"Greet us?" Gilbert glanced to his Pokemon, but Hitmonchan looked much more relaxed. He could understand what the Steelix said to them.

"Weird." Alfred held a hand over his eyes to shield the sun. "It's not like Steelix to run off like that. I wonder what spooked him."

He stood in the opening of a white picket fence that surrounded several acres of land his parents owned. The three story house rose up proud behind him. His step father's flower garden flourished around the house. Down in the valley, a lake shimmered. The river passed through the lake and traveled down to the sea by Canalave City. In the wide open field between the house and lake was a patch of farm land. Each row was a different vegetable, five in all. Everything on this huge plot of land stood as a testament to the life that their family had created twelve years ago.

Coming up the hill from the vegetable garden, Arthur Kirkland dropped a basket full of tomatoes besides the front door. Behind him, his Espeon and Umbreon worked together to pull a basket with plump pumpkins. Arthur's Ninetales trotted up with a smaller basket full of tools. Down in the valley, his Empoleon watered the garden. Arthur helped his Eeveelutions with the pumpkins before stretching, "Good work today everyone. I really appreciated all the help!" He called back down the hill, "Empoleon! Don't be too long! Francis has already started dinner!" The large penguin waved, confirming he had heard his trainer. Seeing his son by the fence, Arthur asked, "Alfred? Is something the matter?"

Alfred walked back up the drive way pausing to pat Ninetales on the head, "Steelix just ran off. Up and gone like that."

"Oh, that's what I felt? I thought the earth was ripping in half."

"It's not that bad, Dad. Steelix is learning to not drag his weight around as he slithers." Alfred picked up a tomato, shining it on his shirt. "He's still getting used to his evolution. He's heavy now."

"He wasn't heavy as a giant rock snake?" Arthur snatched the tomato back, laying it in the basket.

"He's heavier and very self conscious about it," Alfred crossed his arms and smiled to his father. "Though, I'm finally getting him ready to use at work." He knelt down, resting a hand on the ground, and glanced up to Arthur's Pokemon. "Please don't talk about this to the other Pokemon. You don't want to see a Steelix cry. It's rough to watch. Especially you, Espeon. You're a bit of a gossip."

"Espeon!" she protested, bristling up. Umbreon nuzzled her side trying to calm her down.

Alfred pulled his hand back from the ground and stood up, "He's on his way back. He'll be over the hill any minute now. What! Dad, what's that look for?"

"Don't call my Pokemon gossips. Have you seen your Pokemon? They goof around like you, sleep in, and only work out if they have to." Arthur scowled at his son.

"Hey, hey…" Alfred poked Arthur's chest. "No! We are on a workout regimen."

"So you bench press the enchiladas before you eat them?" Arthur and his Pokemon snickered.

"Haha…" Alfred rolled his eyes. He spotted Arthur's Empoleon coming up to the house. Rushing up to him, Al grabbed the oversized penguin. "Is your son lazy!"

"Poleon?"

"Yes, your son. My Empoleon."

The penguin thought it over for a moment before nodding. His son was just as lazy as Arthur's son. Arthur laughed at the scowl that crossed Alfred's face.

Turning away, Alfred crossed his arms, "You guys suck!" He noticed his Steelix's head rise up over the hill. Trotting back down to the fence opening, he held up his arms and called up the hill, "What was that? Where did you go, you big lug?" Then Alfred saw him. Matthew with two other people and a Hitmonchan peaked over the hill. His brother pointed to the house, spotted his step father and step brother, and ran down the hill. "Dad!" Alfred turned back to Arthur. "Matt's home!"

"Hi! Hi there!" Matthew waved.

Alfred ran out to his brother, and they met about halfway down the hill. After a brief hug, Matthew hurried up the driveway and hugged Arthur close.

"Matthew! What a lovely surprise!" Arthur beamed at the young man. "If we would have known you were coming in, we would have gone shopping for more food."

"I wanted to surprise you guys," Matthew squatted down, petting all of Arthur's Pokemon. "Hey guys! I missed all of you too."

"Francis!" Arthur called into the house. "Matthew is home!"

A few moments later, a well dressed blond man threw open the front door. Just behind him, his Roserade peaked out the door. Francis broke into a huge loving grin and threw out his arms, "My son! My little boy!"

"Papa!" Matthew squealed, getting smothered in kisses. Roserade rushed out too and hugged Matt from behind. "Papa, I missed you so much! I know it's only been a few weeks, but I want to eat your cooking."

Francis cupped his son's cheek, "Well you got here just in time. I started cooking a few minutes ago. And who are these strapping young men?"

Gilbert, Hitmonchan, and Sadiq followed the Steelix through the entrance of the fence. Matt hurried back to the group and motioned to them, "Guys, these are my traveling companions. They saved me from a swarm of Ledyba."

Sadiq stepped up and waved, "Hello, my name is Sadiq Adnan. I'm a Pokemon Breeder."

"I'm Gilbert Weilschmidt, and I'm a trainer. This is my partner, Hitmonchan."

"Hitmonchan!"

Alfred gawked at Gilbert before snatching up his hand, "You are the Gilbert Weilschmidt! Like from Saffron City?"

Matthew cocked his head, "Are you famous or something?"

Gilbert smirked, "Yeah that's me. Nice to meet you."

Sadiq laughed realizing the situation, "I didn't think that you were that Gilbert."

"Are you famous?" Matthew asked Gilbert again with an irritated tone.

Puffing out their chest, Gilbert and Hitmonchan held their heads high, "Well, I placed top sixteen in Kanto's Indigo Plateau Conference, top eight in Johto's Silver Conference, and top four in Hoenn's Ever Grande Conference."

Matthew blushed a little. This guy was really good. Matt kept it to himself, but he had thought Gilbert looked familiar. Matt had watched the tournaments the last two years.

Gilbert continued while literally putting his foot down to push his point, "And I'm here now for the Sinnoh League. I will become the new Champion here."

"Easy now," Alfred held up a hand before patting his Steelix's side, "The gym leaders in Sinnoh are tough."

"Oh, I know they are," Gilbert nodded, "I respect them a lot. I look forward to meeting my first gym leader in Canalave."

"Canalave?" Alfred perked up with a little smirk. Matthew opened his mouth, but Alfred hushed him. "Good luck with that."

Arthur stepped forward and shook Gilbert, Sadiq, and Hitmonchan's hands, "We haven't introduced ourselves. I'm Arthur."

"I'm Alfred."

"And I'm Francis," he wrapped his arm around his husband, "I'm Arthur's partner."

"That's cool," Gilbert shrugged while Sadiq nodded in agreement.

Matthew motioned to the land around them, "You guys can let your Pokemon roam around if you want. We have plenty of space!"

"Alright!" Gilbert snatched his Pokeballs' off his belt and tossed them into the air, "Everyone, come on out!" Bursting from their homes, Jolteon and Haunter appeared and greeted Sadiq. Turning back to Matthew, Jolteon nuzzled the young man's leg. An Altaria materialized from the Pokeball's light and hovered around Gilbert while a Buizel and an Ivysaur stretched out. "This is my team. Guys, this is Matthew and Sadiq, our traveling companions, and this is Matt's family." His Pokemon all called out their hellos.

"I only have four, but it's my turn!" Sadiq sent out his Pokeballs. A Milotic appeared and slithered behind Sadiq to nuzzle her master. A Chimecho materialized and dropped its tail into Kirlia's face. The psychic Pokemon batted it away as a Ponyta trotted in circles around his trainer, happy to stretch his legs. "These are my friends and my helpers. They're all here to aid my work."

"That's so cool guys!" Matthew giggled as Chimecho and Haunter whirled around him. Wow, Gilbert felt his cheeks get hot watching the coordinator. He has such a great smile.

"My, you have some good looking Pokemon," Francis whistled admiring the group. "Gilbert, yours are all so strong. The Canalave gym leader is going to have his hands full."

Alfred squatted down to pet Buizel's head, "He will have it rough, but I think it will be a good fight. I might have to come watch the battle." He chuckled to himself.

"It's a he?" Gilbert and his team suddenly looked really pumped up. "Not that girl trainers aren't tough, but I just love squaring off against male gym leaders. It's like I have more to prove."

"Matthew," Arthur spoke up, "Have you gotten any new Pokemon recently?"

"Um, yeah. I have two. I hope to use them in an upcoming contest." Matthew tossed his team in the air. His Spoink and Mawile ran to greet the family. A third Pokemon appeared and wrapped tightly around Francis, Arthur, and Alfred.

"Whoa, Gyarados!" Alfred pushed at the water Pokémon's head as it nuzzled them. "We're happy to see you, but we can't breathe!"

Gilbert and Sadiq turned to gawk at Matt, and Gil asked, "You have a Gyarados?"

"Yeah, I raised him from a Magikarp," Matt blushed a little at the attention. "I found him in the lake out back and would feed him every day. He was my first Pokemon." Gyarados nuzzled Matthew affectionately practically purring.

Sadiq laughed watching the scene, "I've seen a lot of things in my life, but I've never seen a Gyarados act like a kitten."

"You know," Alfred motioned from Steelix to Gyarados. "They call Matt and me the serpent brothers."

"Al, they don't call us that."

A grey blur rushed away, leapt up the side of the house, and settled on the roof to glare down to everyone.

"Absol!" Matthew trotted up to the base of the house. "You don't have to be shy. I would love for you to meet everyone."

Absol narrowed his eyes and hopped across the roof to the other side where no one could see him. Matthew just sighed in defeat.

"I can't believe you!" Arthur snatched his step-son's arm and pulled him back over to the group of human. "Matthew, Absols are very dangerous. They bring bad luck and misfortune to their trainers."

"I don't believe that," Matthew pulled away. He glanced back up to the house hoping to see his Pokemon there. The dark-type still hid from sight. "He has been good to me these last few weeks. I found him injured in the mountains and took care of him. Afterward, he followed me for a few days before allowing me to catch him. I didn't even have to fight him."

Shaking his head, Francis didn't look convinced, "Just be careful."

Suddenly, Jolteon barked startled by something. Shinx wagged her tail, beaming up to him. Matthew laughed and picked her up, "And I got this little cutie from a trainer. Her Luxray had a litter so I paid for her. I figured my Shinx could help me in contests. What do you think, Arthur?"

"She is adorable, but very young. You need to start teaching her basics now," Arthur tilted Shinx's head up. "She has great eyes, nice and bright. I think you have a contender here."

"Do you hear that, Shinx? You, Spoink, and Mawile are going to help me get a third ribbon!" Matthew danced around with his Pokemon, except one.

Matt's Mawile shuffled up to Alfred, tugging at his shirt. Frowning, Matthew hurried to her, "Mawile, leave Al alone."

"Naw, it's okay," Alfred took out one of his Pokeball's. "She just wants to see her brother." Releasing his Pokemon, Alfred's Mawile blinked before seeing his sister. The two steel types hugged and nuzzled each other.

Matthew turned to Gyarados and pointed to the lake, "Hey, why don't you take Buizel and Milotic down to the lake for a swim. We'll bring you down dinner. The rest of you can fly and run and roam and do anything as long as you're within the fence that goes around the property. Have fun!" The Pokemon all cheered and dashed away except a few. Shinx stayed in Matthew's arms, happy to be with her trainer. Sadiq's Chimecho floated to the open kitchen window and hung there. She wafted in the wind while singing to herself. Of course, Hitmonchan stay at Gilbert's side.

Francis led the way back up to the house and smiled to Sadiq and Gilbert, "Please feel free to stay the night. We have plenty of room in the house and barn for everyone. Any friends of my little Matthew are welcomed. Dinner will be ready soon."

"Thank you sir," Sadiq stepped inside the house, followed by Gilbert.

Please Read and Review. Bear with the character development chapters. The plot will pick back up.