Chapter 1: The boy of the Forest

A sunbeam lit up the cavern, making Ethan wake scared. Not was normal the others letting them sleep after the sunrise. He looked to the back of the cave, where two Growlithes were still sleeping.

Bob, Pit, he counted, a little nervous where's Lil?

He let out the cave and searched for the others. No sign of the Arcanines and the adult Growlithes or Lil.

They are two Arcanines, five adult Growlithes and the four pups, but Ethan was a little different from his brothers.

The forest was silently and Ethan was starting to get worried. He was backing to the cave when hear a familiar howl, a warning of danger.

Ethan asked himself if he should search for Lil or back to the cavern. The pups normality stayed hiding when in danger, but Ethan no, principality if the danger was human.

Trainers don't were dangerous, mostly were only beginners, crossing the forest, but recently much Pokémon hunters appeared there and they were really dangerous, but Ethan don't had fear.

He decided back and protect Bob and Pit, but when arrive, found a man in front of the cave. He was tall and musculous, wearing a withe T-shirt with a big red R, jeans, black boots and dark glasses, had dark brown hair and blue eyes. Ethan let out a howl of warning for the puppies into the cave and ran. Not before hear a man say:

"There's a boy here."

"There's a boy here!" Johnny repeated in the communicator.

"A trainer?" Asked his partner.

"I don't know. He let out a howl like a Growlithe and ran when saw me."

"Forget the boy and bring the Growlithes."

"But if he call the police?"

"When he gets there, we'll be away longer. But is better you hurry up."

"OK, Jess!"

Ethan was hiding in some bushes near where Jess was and heard what the woman said. She was wearing the same uniform of her partner, had pink long hair and black eyes.

A little time after this, Johnny arrive with the two Growlithes in cages. Ethan stepped back, deeply in the bushes, but stepped in something that let out a painful howl. It was Lil.

"There's someone here!" Jess warned her partner.

Ethan not waited to be caught. He jumped out of the bushes, carrying the hurt Growlithe and ran into the forest.

A jet of fire almost hit him. The boy looked back and saw a Infernape running in his direction, but he didn't see where he was going and collided with a tree. The blade of a Scyther dug up inches of his ear. Still dizzy, Ethan ran, but was tipped by a Tackle of the Infernape. He did up before be hit by an Icebeam of a Sneasel.

The boy and the Growlithe got to a fence and Ethan jumped skillfully. Alarms sounded and the pursuers gave up, still the boy kept running until his legs couldn't hold him up anymore and he fell.

The last thing that he see was his brother's look.

Jenna arrived in Professor Oak's lab still early and was surprised to see her best friend, Vivian waiting here.

"Vivi! What are you doing here?"

"I came to get my Pokémon. And you?"

"I too. I don't know what made my mother change her mind, but she changed and here I am."

"It is nice!"

"What are you waiting?"

"I was trying decide if was too early."

"Never is too early." Jenna knocked the door and didn't take so long for Professor Oak came to meet them.

"Vivian! You arrive early. And brought Jenna with you! It is good, there's someone here that want see you."

"Who?" Jenna asked confuse. She hadn't any friends besides Vivian.

"Your grandfather. He came to talk to me about some researches he was doing, and was waiting for you. Come with me girls!"

Jenna's grandfather was from Lunya and he almost never came to Kanto. What was happening?

The girls followed Professor Oak into the lab, where Professor Everton was waiting.

"Jen! How long!" He quickly ran to huge his granddaughter.

"Very much. What are you doing here?" Jenna was happy to see him, but couldn't push away her curiosity.

"Is your birthday. I came bring a gift for you."

He pulled a pokeball from his pocket and handed it to Jenna.

"It is for me?"

"Yes. Ever are your, but your mother returned me when she came to here. She didn't want to, but I think that's time for you have it back.

Jenna released a Chikorita out of the pokeball. The Pokémon have a pink collar with a leaf pendant.

"And I?" Vivian asked impatient.

"You know what Pokémon you want?" Professor Oak asked her.

"Yes. I want Squirtle. I love water Pokémons.

"Very well." He handed the pokeball for the girl, together with a pokedex.

"But, where my Pokémon come?" Jenna couldn't help but asked.

"Is a long history. I..." Her grandfather began to explain.

"Excuse-me Professor!" Interrupted the voice of a boy. "I came for my Pokémon."

He looked older than the girls. Had green hair and golden eyes.

"Yes. Right. I..."

"I'll take the Charmander." He interrupted again. Looked like he was in a hurry.

"Someone woke up in a bad mood. "Vivian teased.

"No. But I don't have time to lost with talk. Principally with people like you." He was leaving, but as he passed by Jenna he said "See you later baby. And for you know, my name is Tory." And with that he finally got out, letting back a shocked Jenna and an angry Vivian.

"Arrogant boy!" The last one muttered. "He likes you." She said for a blushed Jenna.

"So, someone was saying something..." Jenna asked to her grandfather.

"Of course! I was counting..."

But he was interrupted once again, this time by alarms. They ran out for figure out what was happening. Jenna was the first to see.

"There's a boy there!" She yelled to the others.

A boy and a Growlithe, faint and hurt, laying down on the grass.

The boy seemed to be around the same age of Jenna and had the same silver hair. Was barefoot and wore clots too little for him.

"Who's he?" Vivian asked to Professor Oak.

"I don't know. I never saw him. But they need a doctor. We will not know anything until they wake up."

When Ethan woke up it was dark. Already accustomed to low light, he noticed he was in a kind of room. He didn't know how he had gotten there, or where was there.

He opened the window and watched the stars. It was about ten o'clock, or he thought. The stars there seemed a bit different from the forest.

Walked out the door and into a corridor. He needed to find Lil and a way out. He didn't took so much steeps before he began to hear voices.

"Why must we wait?" Asked a girl.

"I don't know." Said another. "It sounds strange, but it's like I already know him."

"And he looks so much like you!"

Ethan silently across the hall. But he probably wasn't quiet enough, as soon as he heard a voice at his back.

"Where are you going?"

He turned and saw a man standing there, behind him two girls, probably the owners of the voices he heard before.

"I just ..." He stepped back, ready to run.

"No need to fear." Spoke a girl who looked a lot like him. "We're friends."

"What is your name?" Asked the other.

"Ethan."

"I'm Vivian, this is my friend Jenna and he is Professor Oak. What about that Growlithe?"

"He's my brother. Where is he?"

"Your brother!" They all exclaimed, surprised.

"I lived with Growlithes Arcanines and until those people arrive and took everyone away. I managed to save Lil and escape."

"Growlithes and Arcanines don't usually form a single group!" Professor Oak spoke.

"I don't know." Ethan said. "Where is Lil? And I could have something to eat?"

"Of course!" Said the Professor. "Lil's asleep, tomorrow you can see him. As for the food... could prepare a snack for us Jenna?"

"Yes sir."

"So, Ethan, why did you live in the forest?" Vivian asked curious.

"I lived at the orphanage since childhood. I don't know how I got there. My only friend was named Kelly, we both dreamed of become Pokémon trainers. But she left when I was five years old, a week after I ran. I spent a few days lost, until ending up in a forest and being attacked by a Scyther. One of Arcanines saved me and I was living with them after it."

"These people... should be Team Rocket. The group had been detroied years ago, but seems like they're back."

"Mom is afraid of them." Jenna spoke, coming back with the snacks.

"You are Pokémon trainers?" Ethan asked the girls.

"Not yet, but I will be. Vivian prefers to be a coordinator. We were leaving when whe found you."

"Sorry for delay you."

"Don't worry." Jenna said. "It was great to meet you. But we're leaving tomorrow morning."

"Can we go with you?" The boy asked. "That's what I wanted most when I was little. And I know a lot about Pokémon. No more than Professor Oak of course. We have no home or family. Can we go?"

"Of course!" Jenna said.

"I don't think it's a good idea." Vivian said.

"But of course it is. He can help us a lot. He can go."

"But..."

"Why you don't let to decide it tomorrow.? Now bed. You will have a long day tomorrow."

Everyone woke up early with a knock on the door. Why someone would be there so early?

Professor Oak opened the door and found a boy with black hair and honey-colored eyes.

"Luke! What are you doing here so early?"

"I came to get my things. Forgot here yesterday."

"Of course! Come in."

"Breakfast is ready!" Jenna called.

Professor Oak looked at Luke.

"Come have breakfast with us while you're here?"

"I don't think it's a good idea. I'm kind of in a hurry." But the smell was so good that Luke couldn't resist. "Well, I think it will not hurt." He walked to the kitchen and was surprised to find the other children there.

"Are you Pokémon trainers?" He asked for the children.

"Ethan and I are." Jenna said. "Vivian's coordinator. And this is the Lil. What is your name?"

"Luke."

"Will you come with us Luke?"

"Another no!" Vivian complained.

"Go with you? I'd love to. But it will not be difficult, trainers and coordinators traveling together?"

"Not really. It seems that the girls have already made plans and everything will be OK." Ethan said.

"So all right."

The four most discussed and some plans were soon ready to leave, towards a great new adventure.