Hey there readers well this is chapter 2. Lyra's main pokemon team is somewhat based off of my team in pokemon heartgold. i hope you enjoy this chapter cuz i had fun writing it.

i don't own pokemon ):

Chapter 2: Starting Over

The morning was bright and he could tell it was going to be a nice day. He stretched and looked over at the bed next to his and was surprised to find it empty. He got up and got dressed and went into the center to find his friend. He found her talking on the phone to her mother. Her mother smiled and waved at him when she saw him enter.

"Morning sleepy." Lyra said cheerfully.

"Morning Lyra and Ms. Lyra's mom." he said.

"Morning Ethan." her mom said cheerfully. "Hey Ethan where's your hat?"

"Oh Aipom took it and ran off somewhere. I should probably go look for him." the black haired boy said. "I'll be back it was nice seeing you Lyra's mom."

They watched as the young teenager left the room in a frenzy. Lyra sighed before turning back to her mother.

"So what are you guys going to do now?" she asked. "Are you going to come home?"

"I don't think so mom, at least not for a while. This planet is full of many kinds of pokemon and a lot of them aren't native to the Johto region. So we going to travel around and sooner or later I'm going to find myself. When I do I'm going to serve the champion a big bowl of defeat." she answered happily.

"I thought you might say that. Don't be afraid to try new things. Be careful and have fun. Don't get discouraged if things don't go right, never give up." her mother said. "Oh Professor Elm said that your Azumarill arrived safely yesterday and it will be okay in time."

"Oh that's good. I think it's a good thing that I sent it there. You should have seen it after the battle, I don't think it's ever going to get over it's new found fear." Lyra said feeling guilty over causing her favorite pokemon to have a fear of battle.

"Oh honey don't worry I'll take good care of it. You know honey I can take care if that oh so cute Flaaffy of yours too." her mother said her eyes sparkling with hope. "Please oh pretty please."

"Okay mom." Lyra said reaching for the pokeball of the pink pokemon her mother desired. She pressed the center button and let the pokemon out. "Flaaffy I'm sending you home to my mom. Please be good to her."

"Flaa." the pokemon said in agreement.

She returned it to the pokeball and pit it in the transporter. She couldn't help but feel sad as the ball disappeared. She knew her mother would take care of it but still she couldn't help but be sad as her team of pokemon slowly diminished.

"Alright well I'll go get it and I'll let you talk to the professor." her mother said skipping off to go find the pokeball. She was replaced by the professor.

"Hi professor." Lyra said.

"Hello, Lyra." he said. "So you're planning to travel around Kanto."

"Yup but I don't know where to start." she said.

"I know start with the Oak research lab in Pallet Town. He'll be able to upgrade your pokedex and it's o good place for a fresh start." the good professor suggested.

"Thanks professor." she said and was surprised to see the professor being shoved out of the chair by her mother and her two pokemon. "Uh bye professor."

"You can do it honey we believe in you and we're proud of you. Your father is proud too, just keep going and never give up." she said.

"Thanks mom for the support, you too professor." she said and the professor who was still on the ground gave her a thumbs up. "Well I think it's time to say goodbye."

"Bye honey be careful." her mother said. Her eyes widened as she watched Ethan crash into a person as he chased his Aipom into the room.

"Don't worry Lyra's mom with me around nothing's going to happen to her." Ethan said into the screen. He winced as his new friend landed on his shoulder and put his hat on it's rightful place. "No need to worry."

"I'm the one who gets you out of trouble." Lyra said pushing Ethan out of the way. He moved aside and proceeded to attempt to get Aipom in it's pokeball but it wasn't making it easy for him. "But he's right mom we'll be fine. Will you do him a favor and say hi to his mom for him."

"Sure will bye you two." she said with a sigh as they watched the purple monkey slap the ball away from it's trainer's hand and give him a nice scratch on the face. "Maybe that Aipom doesn't like being inside."

"No it's just giving him a hard time." Lyra said giggling as Ethan joined her with scratches on his face and a triumphant smile on his face. "See it's in the ball now."

"Alright bye."

"Bye!" the two said.

Several Days Later…

"Are you sure that's what you wanted?" Ethan asked as they made their way through Pallet Town. "He was one of your favorite pokemon Ly."

"I know and I loved him but you said when you love someone then you put their wants before yours. That what I did here. Arcanine wanted to be a police pokemon and well I had to let him. I'm pretty sure that Officer Jenny will take good care of him." Lyra said staring at the ground as they walked. Ethan put a comforting hand on her shoulder and she looked up at her friend and the Aipom on his shoulder and gave them a smile. "Besides I'm sure that I'll see him again someday."

"That's the spirit Ly." he said and his eyes widened as they fell upon the famed Oak Research Laboratory. "I never thought I'd be here. Never in my wildest dreams was I meeting Professor Oak at his lab this is an honor." he started up the path excitedly but stopped when he realized he was the only one that had moved. "What's up?"

"Ethan I think that my main team falling apart is a sign that if I want to beat Lance I have to start over from the beginning." she said catching up to him. "Start only with Meganium and leave all my other pokemon with the professor."

"Won't that be hard though raising a brand new team?" Ethan asked making a face as Aipom situated itself on his head.

"I know but I feel that this is the right thing to do." she said. "It's part of the journey isn't it?"

"Yeah I guess you're right." he said making his way to the door. "Come on the professor is just behind this door."

She shook her head at her excited friend but caught up with him and beat him in knocking on the door. He made a face and she stuck her tongue at him. The door was opened by a boy with black hair and a blue aquatic mouse in his arms. Ethan's face fell when it wasn't who he was hoping for.

"Um hi, I'm Lyra and the open mouthed one is my friend Ethan. We're here to see Professor Oak." she said and the boy smiled letting the two trainers in. Lyra closed Ethan's mouth and glared at him. "That was rude."

"Well I was hoping it was the professor not his assistant." he said.

They were led into the living room. "Wait here I'll go let the professors know that you're here. I'm Tracey by the way nice to meet you." He left the room and the two friends looked at each other he had used the plural form of the word. They sat down on the couch and Tracey returned with the professors. "Professors Oak and Rowan this is Lyra and Ethan." he said before running off.

"Ah yes Elm told me that you would be coming." he said. A monkey came running into the room followed by a very angry blue penguin and a green turtle that was indifferent about the situation. They ran around the room before the monkey copied Aipom and perched itself on Lyra's head. "Oh my, oh my seems like Chimchar angered Piplup."

The blue penguin unleashed an attack of bubbles at Lyra and the chimchar on her head. Aipom used it's swift attack to protect the fire type pokemon angering the small pokemon further. "Piplup stop!"

Piplup stopped it's rage at the sound of the older professor's deep almost threatening voice. Tracey burst into the room with the three Kanto starters at his heels. Lyra burst into a fit of giggles and the pokemon on her head joined her. The four other people in the room looked at them like they were crazy.

"I'm sorry." she said through her giggles. She composed herself. "Professor Oak the good professor back home said that you'd be able to upgrade our pokedex."

"Ah yes well why not just hand you guys a new one." Professor Rowan suggested.

"Yes a pokedex from the Sinnoh region would truly help you more." Tracey said. "Am I right professor?"

"Yes you are Tracey." Professor Oak said. He and Professor Rowan took their red devices and disappeared into some other part of the lab.

"Tracey I was wondering if we could see the rest of the lab." Ethan said.

A while later…

"Well here you are." Professor Rowan said handing the two trainers their new pokedex. "The red one is for Ethan and the sky blue one is for Lyra."

They took their pokedex and thanked the professor. Lyra took out the two pokeballs of the pokemon she was going to leave with professor Oak. She looked at them thoughtfully. The professors looked at her curiously as did the chimchar at her feet.

"Professor can you do me the favor of taking care of my Girafarig and my Pidgeot?" she asked. "I want to start over with only Meganium and catch a variety of new pokemon."

"Why of course." Professor Oak said taking the pokeballs as she handed them to him.

"Sometimes a fresh start is a good thing." the Sinnoh professor said. He felt a tugging on his pants and looked down to see the fire type starter pointing at the Johto born girl. He smiled slightly and reached into his coat pocket. "With a new journey come new friends and at the start of your journey you seemed to have found a friend in this little guy."

"Huh?" she and Ethan asked staring at the professor with wide shocked eyes.

"Chimchar has found his partner today." the Kanto professor said. "That happens sometimes, when it does you know that a life long friendship has been born and you must go along with it."

"Here's Chimchar's pokeball." the older of the two professors said handing the young girl the red and white orb. "If you ever find yourself in Sinnoh my lab is in Sandgem Town, feel free to stop by."

"Yes sir." they said.

"Don't forget about us." Tracey said.

"Yeah come by any time you feel like." Professor Oak said.

"Don't worry we will." Lyra said holding Chimchar's pokeball over her heart. They walked to the door. "Bye."

"Bye you two." the three of them said.

They were halfway down the path. "WAIT!" Ethan yelled suddenly causing Lyra, Aipom, and Chimchar to jump.

"What?" she asked but he was already gone. She saw him running back to the three very confused people at the door. She saw him hold up a book and a very humble professor Oak take it. "Of course he wants an autograph." she sighed.

He ran back to her and the two monkey pokemon on her shoulders. He wore an eye to eye smile. Aipom gave him a weird look before jumping back onto his head causing his smile to fade but return quickly.

"They autographed my book." he said cheerfully.

"Happy now?" she asked.

"Yup." he said. "Where to now?"

"Well the first gym is in Pewter City so I guess we should head up there." Lyra answered.

"Alright but we'll have to stop in Viridian City first." he said looking at his pokegear.

"Fine with me. Maybe there will something happening there that can help us move forward on this new adventure of ours. After all every little thing can be a steeping stone that will lead us to that winner's circle." she said with fire in her eyes.

At the Indigo Plateau…

"Welcome back Lance." the poison master said.

"Where have you been Red Head?" the fighting master said.

"At first I went to go see this trainer that had a hard time coming to terms with her loss and then I was called out on duty." Lance answered.

"Ah I see. How's she now?" the only female in the room asked.

"She's determined to come back and beat me though she's taking some time to go find herself. I have a feeling that when she truly finds herself I'll be the defeated one." the young man in the cape answered.

"I can't wait to see that. The dragon master getting dethroned by a girl in overalls and pigtails. "Bruno laughed.

"I don't think it will be as amusing as it was when that girl pummeled your mighty fighting type pokemon." Lance said and Bruno's loud laughter stopped. "Yup what an amazing sight that was but I'm sure you don't need a person from the sidelines to tell you, because you experienced it first hand."

"Never speak of it!" Bruno growled.

"Never speak of how an amazing child defeated the mighty Bruno." Lance laughed.

"Can't take it huh big guy?" the psychic master asked jokingly.

"Be quiet small fry."

The room was filled with laughter. The big man just sat down on the couch and looked angrily at his fellow Elite Four members.

To be continued...

Well this chapter's done and the adventure has officially begun. How will it go for Lyra and Ethan as they make their way to that winner's circle and what will they do to get themselves there keep reading to find out...

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