Welcome everyone to the first chapter of Adventures in Kalos!

I will try to make this different from the anime for the most part, but it'll follow it loosely for the first part. Once again I'm sorry, but that's how it is.

Disclaimer: I am not the owner of Pokemon, so don't sue me...please

"Attention passengers, we are approaching our destination. Please fasten all seatbelts for the final descent into Lumiose City"

The announcement over the plane's intercom was enough to rouse Ash from his sleep. He took off his cap and ran his hand through his unkempt, jet-black hair. He looked down to see his lifelong partner and best friend resting on his lap. The electric mouse opened its eyes and looked up at its friend, before cooing, "Pikachu". Ash smiled at the mouse and asked, "Well Pikachu, are you ready for another journey to begin here in the Kalos region?" Ash received an affirmative nod from Pikachu before gently itching under its chin, Pikachu's favorite spot. The duo looked to the young woman seated next to them, Alexa. She was a native of the Kalos region and a skilled reporter as well, and she gave the Helioptile wrapped around her neck a small pat on the head before saying to Ash, "We've almost finished our journey together Ash, but I can expect a great chapter in your life is about to begin."

Ash looked at Alexa and said, "It sure is, another new region and a new league for me to face, I'm really excited for what's about to come." He looked out of the window and out to the world as the sun lethargically made its way up over the East and shed light on the land below. Ash looked out at the beauty and said, to nobody in particular, "It's time for me to go out there and come one step closer to achieving my dream."

Meanwhile, in the small Kalosian town of Vaniville, there was one person still dreaming. Serena Gabena grasped a hold of her pillow, hugging it close to her body as she slept. Her long, golden hair was strewn across her back, covering her body in a blanket of honey locks. She rolled over and pulled her sheets up over her head. A small red and grey bird, came into her room through the slightly cracked doorway, and landed on her sleeping head. It looked down and gave a hard peck on the top of Serena's head. Her shill screams could be heard downstairs by her mother, Grace, who was busy in the kitchen, whipping up a small breakfast for her daughter, "I told her that I would send Fletchling up there if she didn't get up to practice racing with Rhyhorn. I guess sometimes she just never learns."

Serena looked up angrily at Fletchling before yelling, "Why do you always have to wake me up like that, can't you just give me a light tap or something?!" She received an inquisitive glance from the Fletchling before it flew back and landed on the table a few feet away from Serena. Serena got up slowly and lunged at the bird, missing it entirely and falling face first onto the tabletop. She could hear Grace call from downstairs, "What's all the commotion? Stop trying to strangle Fletchling and get ready for Rhyhorn race practice. I even made you breakfast."

"Okay, I'm coming."

She looked at the Fletchling and threatened while rubbing her nose, "Don't think that I'm done with you though."

Ash stepped out of the plane and down the steps that protruded from the aircraft. He took a deep breath as Pikachu climbed up onto his shoulder. "You smell that buddy? That's the smell of victory!"

"Actually Ash, that's the smell of jet fuel, but I can see where you're mistaken."

Ash looked back to see Alexa coming down from the plane. He looked at her and asked, "So Alexa, where are you headed to from here?"

"I'm actually headed to Santalune City to visit my sister, Viola. I'll probably be seeing you there soon, considering she is the gym leader there."

"That will be my next stop! I'm first gonna look around a bit here in Lumiose City, just to see if I can find any great things for Pikachu and I to do for our first day here in Kalos."

"Well if you need some suggestions I have a couple that might interest you. Professor Sycamore has his research lab here in town, you could go and talk to him. There's also a gym in the Prism tower. I've never been there, but I've heard the gym leader is a strong, electric type trainer."

"You had me sold at Pokémon gym! So, I guess this is where we go our separate ways?"

"For now at least. I'll see you in Santalune City."

They and their Pokémon exchanged a friendly handshake and walked off in different directions. Ash was a little sad to see Alexa leave, it seems that after 7 years on the road he still couldn't really take a goodbye, but at least he had Pikachu with him. Ash looked at Pikachu and said, "Well buddy, are you ready to challenge our first gym leader in Kalos?" The Pokémon looked at him and replied in affirmation. Ash shouted, "Well then, let's get a move on!" as he ran on towards Prism Tower.

Serena was now clad in a pink riding jumpsuit and her long golden hair was tied back so as not to get into her face while she was riding Rhyhorn. She quickly finished the breakfast that her mother had made and stepped out the back door. Her mother was waiting by a clearing with her Rhyhorn all saddled and ready for a day of grueling, riding practice. "Took you long enough Serena, now come on and get onto Rhyhorn, we've got some work to do to make you a strong Rhyhorn racer." Serena looked at her mother and gave a strong sigh. Yeah, because I really want to be a Rhyhorn racer like you Mom, she thought. Serena stepped over to Rhyhorn and patted it on its horn. "Alright, Rhyhorn, are you ready?" she asked, all she received was a single gruff grunt from the Rhyhorn. "Okay… I'll take that as a yes." Her mother's Rhyhorn was not exactly the type that allowed anyone but Grace to ride it, but after Grace gave up professional racing to become a coach, Grace decided that Serena could learn to ride the best of the best.

Serena stepped up and mounted the Spikes Pokémon. As she took the reins she felt a sharp tug from Rhyhorn, and she knew she was in trouble. "Oh boy, Rhyhorn please don't do this again!" The Rhyhorn began to buck and jump in an attempt to get Serena off of its back. Grace looked on and shouted with vigor, "Don't worry Serena! You have to show your power, you have to be strong in your conviction. Look forward with your mouth closed! Be one with Rhyhorn!" As she said this, Rhyhorn managed to buck off Serena, sending her face forward into the dirt. Grace gave a slight sigh before saying, "Or not…" Serena crawled forward in front of her mother and said softly, "Mom… I really hate this."

Ash rounded the corner, thinking about battle strategies he could use against the gym leader, and what Pokémon they would use. As he was thinking, he nearly ran into a blond, teenaged boy in a blue electrical jumpsuit and glasses and a young, blonde girl walking together along the street. "Oops I'm sorry, I must have been too busy thinking about my strategy for my upcoming gym battle." Ash said to the two of them. The boy spoke first, "Heh, it's quite alright, but I don't think you'll have to worry about the gym battle anytime soon."

"Why is that?"

"Well you see, the gym is kinda closed right now due to construction. I'm sorry about that."

"Dang, I was looking forward to challenging the gym leader. Oh well, I guess I could find something else to do here in the meantime."

"Hey, I know, my sister Bonnie and I could show you around town! I'm Clemont by the way!"

Ash looked at Clemont, "You really mean that? I'd really like it if you would! My name is Ash Ketchum!" Neither of the two young men had been paying attention to Clemont's younger sister, as Bonnie was staring intently at Pikachu. She yelled ecstatically to Ash, "I've never seen a Pikachu before Ash, can I please hug it?"

"Um sure, if that's alright with Pikachu."

"Yay!"

Bonnie grabbed Pikachu and gave it a tight squeeze, which prompted an unexpected electric shock from Pikachu. "Whoops, I think you hugged Pikachu a little too tight." Ash said to the little girl as she released Pikachu. "Yeah, but it's so cute, I just love cute Pokémon. Do you have any other Pokémon with you Ash?"

"Not with me, I usually go to a new region with just Pikachu. It's mostly to make a ton of new friends on our journey."

"Aww. Well at least I got to see Pikachu!"

Clemont looked at Ash and said, "Bonnie and I were going to talk to Professor Sycamore real quick, would you like to join us?"

"Sure, I actually wanted to go to his research lab, I'm always interested in the research these Pokémon professors are doing."

Bonnie grabbed Ash's hand and said with a huge smile, "Then let's go! I heard the professor has all sorts of awesome Pokémon living at the lab! I just can't wait to be a trainer so I can have a Pokémon of my own!" Ash just gave a smile to Bonnie as the three humans and Pikachu began to make their way to the laboratory.

The Pokémon lab was a very large building with a giant glass dome on one side. Its position in the city meant that the Pokémon that lived there did not have a wide-open area to play, so that glass dome acted as a small preserve, to allow them to get sunshine and play during the day. Ash opened the huge doors into a foyer filled with bookshelves overflowing with research papers and books. "Hello? Is anyone there?" Ash yelled out into the empty room. A taller man with flowing dark brown hair poked his head out from the second floor and said, "Welcome to the Lumiose Pokémon Lab! I'm Professor Sycamore. I've met Bonnie and Clemont, but I've never seen you before. Are you new to Lumiose?"

"I am, my name is Ash Ketchum. I actually am originally from Pallet Town in Kanto, but I'm here to take part in the Kalos League."

"Well let me welcome you to Kalos. Since you're from Pallet, I'm sure you've heard of Professor Oak."

"Yeah, he was actually the one to give me this little guy right here as my first Pokémon."

"Well aren't you lucky. Not many get to meet the great Samuel Oak."

Professor Sycamore walked down the stairs and shook Ash's hand. He then turned to Clemont and asked, "So, what brings you here Clemont. I heard about the shutdown of the gym, hopefully the construction will end sooner rather than later."

"That's actually why I'm here, I would like you to take care of my Heliolisk and Magneton. It's hard when they don't have the gym to live in, I don't have enough room at home to let them stretch their legs, or magnets as it may be."

"Well I will take them for you, they will be great here."

"Thanks very much Professor."

Ash looked at Clemont and said, "So you're the gym leader of this city, Clemont."

"Indeed I am, though I would much rather spend my time working on my inventions, I love to make machines that help Pokémon and people alike."

"So what are you gonna do until the gym is fixed?"

"Well, it only should be a couple days, it'll give me a good amount of time to work on my projects at home."

Clemont then turned to Sycamore and handed him two Poké balls. Ash looked at Sycamore and asked, "If you don't mind me asking Professor, what do you research here?" Sycamore looked at Ash and said, "C'mon, I'll show you."

They walked along the hallway until they reached a room with a group of lab workers putting sensors onto a large blue, dragon-like Pokémon, a Garchomp. This Garchomp was a bit smaller than the one Cynthia had, but by no stretch of the imagination was any Garchomp a pushover in strength and speed. The Garchomp turned to see the incoming visitors and gave a wide smile and motioned the group to join it. Sycamore turned around to Ash, Clemont, and Bonnie and said, "Here is the heart of my work, I study Pokémon Mega Evolution."

Ash was the first to speak up, "Mega Evolution, what is that?" Sycamore walked up to the Garchomp and patted its head while saying, "Well we have received information that many Pokémon have the ability to evolve past their final evolutionary stage through their bond with a human partner, though this evolution is a momentary thing and the Pokémon reverts back to their old state after they are done being used."

"Wow, that sounds so amazing! How does it work?"

"Well, we are almost certain that it requires a strong bond between a certain Pokémon and his partner, as well as two stones, one 'Key Stone' held by the human and one evolution stone held by the Pokémon. We have had reports of only a few, fully-evolved Pokémon being able to do this, namely Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, Lucario, Absol, Gardevoir, Abomasnow, and of course Garchomp amongst many others."

"Wow, so my Charizard might be able to Mega Evolve."

"With the right stones, yes."

Ash slowly stepped up to Garchomp "So, you and the Professor have known each other for a while now."

"Gar."

"You're so strong, but you don't look like you would hurt a fly."

As Ash slowly pets Garchomp, he thinks about the Pokémon that he would be able to Mega Evolve that lived back at Professor Oak's ranch. It was at that moment when he got an idea. "Hey, Professor, do you have a phone I could use, I need to speak to Professor Oak."

"Yeah, sure. The phone is down the hall on the right."

"Thanks! I won't be long!"

Sycamore looked at Clemont and Bonnie as Ash ran down the hallway, "Well, until then would you guys like to go to the preserve? We have some new Pokémon living there." Bonnie was the first to speak up, "Really? I would love to see them Professor! Can we go Clemont?" Clemont sheepishly grinned as Bonnie tugged on his blue jumpsuit, "Sure, I would like to see the Pokémon that will be playing with my Heliolisk and Magneton while the gym is under construction."

Bonnie tugged Clemont slowly along to the glass preservation in the lab. Inside of the glass dome was a large clear pond, surrounded by small trees and playground equipment. Dozens of Pokémon were playing or lounging around everywhere in the preserve. Bonnie watched as a small group of Pichu ran around her legs while a Raichu, their mother, gave chase. "Wow, a Raichu and its family! That's so cool!" Bonnie began to chase around the family of electric mouse Pokémon. Sycamore took out Clemont's Poké balls and released the two Pokémon in a stream of white light. Clemont looked at the two electric types before him and said, "You two are gonna live here for a little bit, so get yourself acquainted with all of the others!" The two Pokémon nodded in response and ran off to find some new friends in the preserve. "They'll be fine here Clemont, they can stay as long as they like!"

"Thanks Professor, this really means a lot to me."

As they stood there, admiring all of the different types of Pokémon living together, Ash ran into the preserve and said, "Okay I'm back!" Bonnie ran up to the young man, covered with Pichu hanging on her neck and shoulders, and said, "What did you talk to Professor Oak about, Ash?" He gave a smirk and stated, "Let me show you!" He pulled out a Poké ball and released a small, blue dragon Pokémon, his Gible that he caught in Sinnoh. "Wow, I didn't know that you had a Gible, Ash! It's so cute." Bonnie rushed up to the small Land Shark Pokémon, which gave her a curious glance before launching itself up and latching onto her head. Bonnie shrieked and ran around with the dragon/ground type still gripping its jaws on her head. "It seems Gible likes you, Bonnie! It's always got a weird way of showing its affection." Ash said while he tried to stifle a laugh. Bonnie managed to pull off the Gible before saying, "I guess love can hurt!" and gave it a tight hug, "You're so cute, Gible!"

Ash turned to Sycamore and Clemont and said, "Yeah, when I heard about Mega Evolution I wanted to see if I could do it myself. Gible and I are close, but we can and will get closer, and when it feels ready enough to evolve, then we can see about finding those stones." Sycamore looked at Ash and said, "Well, I guess you're helping me on my research then. Speaking of research, I should get back to Garchomp, would you like to join me for my next experiment?"

"We sure would, Professor! Clemont, Bonnie c'mon."

Clemont looked at Ash and said, "We'll be there in a sec, Bonnie seems to be having too much fun with those Pichu." Ash looked down at Gible and said, "Alright Gible, let's go see what you and I can learn about Mega Evolution." The Pokémon jumped onto Ash's head, jaws first, before being sucked back into the Poké ball as Ash, Pikachu, and Sycamore left the preserve to work on the Professor's research. They reached the lab to see that the lab staff was larger than it had been before. There were 3 newcomers, one taller male, a woman, and a short, stout man. Sycamore spoke to one of the assistants, "Who are these three? I've never seen them before."

"They said that they are some Mega Evolution researchers from Kanto, they came earlier than we anticipated."

"Well this is quite a bit unexpected, I didn't think the researchers from Saffron to be here for another week. Well, they do have good timing, let's get this experiment started."

The researchers brought out two stones, one was larger and blue with red streaks, and the other was a smaller, rainbow-colored one. Both had identical helix patterns within the stone themselves. Ash looked at the two stones and said, "Professor, are these what I think they are?"

"Yes, this is a Key Stone and Garchomp's evolution stone, a Garchompite."

"Wow, how did you get these?"

"I have friends in places. Where I got them is not the point, what matters is what happens here and now. This is a real big step for my research."

Sycamore gave the larger blue stone to Garchomp and took the smaller one in his own hand. He looked at Garchomp and said, "Are you ready, my friend? Today is a great day for science, and the future of humans and Pokémon alike."

Sycamore raised the Key Stone up high and shouted out, "Garchomp, it's time to Mega Evolve!"

A bright white light began to envelop Garchomp, the stone in its hand vanished. The Pokémon grew taller, its back fin grew more pronounced as did its claws. It's jaw grew more pronounced, and it opened its mouth as the light burst, leaving a larger, stronger Garchomp than any Ash had ever seen. The Pokémon roared mightily, as it stepped forward and looked at Ash and Sycamore. The three researchers from Kanto smirked, as the woman in the three said, "Now our plan has begun." They threw off their lab coats to reveal an outfit with a large red "R" on the front. The smaller of the three revealed itself to be a cream colored cat with a golden, oval-shaped coin on its forehead. Ash saw the three and yelled out with a snarl, "Team Rocket! How did I know that you would follow me to the Kalos Region?"

"Well, you should always be prepared for trouble."

"Make that double."

"To protect the world from devastation."

"To unite all peoples within our nation."

"To denounce the evils of truth and love."

"To extend our reach to the stars above."

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now, or prepare to fight."

"Meowth, that's right."

James took off the wig to reveal his blue hair said, "Relax, we're not here for Pikachu at the moment, we're here for this Garchomp." He threw a small device that wrapped itself around the Garchomp's neck. The device tightened on Garchomp's neck and started to electrocute the Pokemon. Jesse spoke up, "This mind control device will allow us to use Garchomp as our own, and then all will fear Team Rocket." However, Meowth looked at the Garchomp, who was getting angered by the collar rather than being controlled by it. "Um… Jesse? James? I think that the collar isn't working, and that Garchomp looks to be rather angry at the moment."

Just as Meowth spoke, the Garchomp launched a massive beam of energy from its mouth at the three Rocket members. The blast was enough to launch the trio through the roof and far away from the Pokémon lab with their final cry of "Team Rocket's blasting off again!"

Clemont and Bonnie ran into the lab right as the Rockets "left". "What happened?!" Clemont shouted. Sycamore looked at him and said, "Three thieves were planning to steal Garchomp from us, but they underestimated the power of a Mega Garchomp." They all smiled at the Garchomp, but the look they received was not so compassionate. The Garchomp stared angrily at the group and roared. Sycamore shouted, "No! Garchomp is in serious pain from the collar, and it can't control itself! Everyone get down!" Garchomp roared again and shot another beam of energy that destroyed all of the lab equipment and opened a large hole in the wall, leading outside to the street. Garchomp used this opportunity to charge through the hole and fly out into the waning day. Ash ran after it and yelled, "We have to stop it, Garchomp is in way too much pain to know what its doing!" Bonnie ran after Ash and said, "C'mon Clemont, we have to help Ash!" Clemont slowly ran after them "I'm coming, but don't wait up on me!"

Garchomp used the wind currents in the city to fly towards Prism tower. It lost all control of its own body as pain surged through it. It fired another Hyper Beam at the ground, and wrecked the streets below it. The wind began to blow harder, and Garchomp couldn't maintain control and crashed into Prism Tower. The sun was beginning to set on the western horizon, and the lights in the city slowly flickered on. A single helicopter loomed above Prism tower, with a small camera crew filming the rampage of the Mega Evolved Garchomp.

Serena was busy dusting herself off from today's practice. Her mother made her work with Rhyhorn all day, and she was covered with bruises and scrapes from the countless times that she had been bucked off. She was busy nursing her wounds with a wet cloth as her mother called from downstairs, "Serena come down here, you have to see what's happening in Lumiose City!" Serena walked downstairs and said, "Well, you have to see what happened to my face. I look like a Skitty's scratch post right now!" Her mother slowly looked away, slightly embarrassed. She regained her composure before saying, "Look though, a weird looking Garchomp has gone on a rampage in Lumiose City. It's stopped moving at the mid section of Prism Tower."

"Wow, I hope everyone is alright. Someone has to stop that Garchomp."

"I have to stop that Garchomp!" Ash cried as he reached Prism Tower. He saw Garchomp about halfway up the tower launching Hyper Beams around the city. Ash looked around to find a way that he could get up to stop it. Pikachu pointed towards the scaffolding that wrapped around the first ten floors of the tower. "Great thinking Pikachu, we can climb up that scaffold, but how will we get higher than that?" Pikachu looked around and saw an external ladder that scaled most of the building. "That's the way, let's go Pikachu!"

They were a couple floors up the scaffolding when Clemont and Bonnie reached the tower. "Look Clemont, Ash is climbing up the tower to go save Garchomp, I can't believe how brave he is when it comes to helping a Pokémon!"

Clemont watched as Ash scaled the walls of Prism Tower. He sure did have a lot to learn from this trainer who would risk life and limb to help someone in need. Clemont would show that he was no different, that he could be just as brave. He spoke up,"I have to get up there Bonnie! Ash needs my help!"

"What? Then I'm going with you!"

"Bonnie, I can't let you do that."

"I'm not gonna let you stop me, we're both friends with Ash here!"

Clemont gave a slight nod, and they began to climb up after Ash and Pikachu, who were already at the top of the scaffolding. As Ash began to climb up the exterior ladder, Garchomp fired a Hyper Beam that hit the planks below him. The framework began to crumble and break as it dislodged from the tower. Clemont and Bonnie saw this happen and Clemont yelled, "Bonnie, we have to get down now, the platform is coming down!" They rushed back down as fast as they could while the floor creaked and groaned. It slowly began to tip over, snapping wooden planks and bending metal, Clemont and Bonnie were out of time to escape the falling scaffolding as they reached the ground. Clemont decided that now was as good a time as any to try out his new Pokémon. He took out a Poké Ball and released a small brown colored rabbit-like Pokémon, a Bunnelby "Bunnelby we need your help, use Dig and make a hole deep enough to protect Bonnie and I!" The digging Pokémon quickly finished its duty, and Clemont and Bonnie stepped into the hole. "Wait Clemont, what if something comes down right on top of us!"

"I've got a plan, I'll use my Aipom arm to cover us with a plank! We'll be safe Bonnie, I promise!"

Clemont extended a long, mechanical arm from his backpack and grabbed one of the larger wooden boards off of the scaffolding, he set it on top of the hole they were in and held it in place with his Aipom arm. The scaffold reached a tipping point, pulling bits of concrete from Prism tower down with it. It fell with a giant crash on the street, cracking asphalt and uprooting the trees around it. Ash looked down at the destruction that Garchomp's Hyper Beam created, "I hope that Clemont and Bonnie are safe. Let's stop Garchomp, Pikachu, before it hurts somebody."

Garchomp saw the trainer reach its perch, it shot a Hyper Beam at the young man but missed due to sheer exhaustion. Garchomp doubled over and let out a pained roar before being launched upward by another gust of wind. It reached the top of Prism tower and landed on its knees, clawing at the collar in an attempt to stop the excruciating pain. Ash looked up at the Garchomp and back at Pikachu, "C'mon buddy, we have to go to the top of Prism Tower!"

Serena watched as the Garchomp flew up to the top of Prism tower, she couldn't tear her eyes away from the television. She saw as a young man clad in blue and his Pikachu climbed after the Pokémon, her mother also saw the teen and asked, "I wonder who that is, could that be Garchomp's trainer?" Serena looked at the trainer and thought, that guy looks so familiar, where have I seen him before? She stared intently at the screen, watching the trainer climb the ladder up to the top of the tower. "I hope he doesn't get himself hurt, but I want to see him help that Garchomp."

Ash once again reached Garchomp, but this time it couldn't go any higher. The Garchomp was on its knees, attempting to stand up again. Ash could see that the collar was taking its toll on the Pokémon, who was slowly wavering in and out of consciousness. Ash looked to Pikachu, "We need to hit that collar, give it your strongest Iron Tail." Garchomp looked up as Pikachu ran towards it, the mouse Pokémon's tail glowing with a white light. Garchomp once again fired a Hyper Beam in an attempt to stop the Pokémon's advance, but Pikachu was able to dodge the attack. The mouse jumped up and struggled to slam its tail down onto the collar, but Garchomp stood up and gave Pikachu a headbutt, which launched it higher up into the air. Pikachu came back down again and connected the attack with Garchomp's collar. The collar was sliced in two, and fell off of Garchomp's neck. The Pokémon reverted back to its original form, and slowly stepped backward, teetering off of the edge of the tower. Ash could see that the Pokémon was about to fall off and ran to help, shouting, "Garchomp, please stay awake! You'll fall!" The Garchomp closed its eyes and fell backward off of the tower. Ash and Pikachu jumped after the unconscious Pokémon.

Serena watched in utter horror as the three fell from the tower. Their fall seemed like it was happening in slow motion, and tears began to form in her eye. Her mother sat next to her with her hands covering her face, it seems like she wasn't able to watch this man plummet to his death. Serena looked down, she couldn't watch what would happen next.

Ash grabbed Garchomp as they fell and yelled, "Please Garchomp wake up, we need you to wake up!" He looked at Pikachu and shouted, "Quick buddy, use your strongest thunderbolt to wake Garchomp up! It needs to wake up or we'll all die!" Pikachu gathered electricity and launched the attack at the Garchomp. The attack also hit Ash, but it was a small price to pay if they didn't wake up the Pokémon. Garchomp slowly opened its eyes and looked at Ash, the attack was not able to affect it, considering it's secondary typing in ground, but it was enough to jolt it awake. Garchomp summoned all of the strength that it had to open up its arms and catch the draft, enough to slow their descent. It then tried to turn over so that it would take the brunt of the crash and spare Ash and Pikachu, it was the least it could do to protect the ones that saved it. They landed on the ground in a plume of dust and asphalt. Ash looked up to see that he and Pikachu were alright, but when he looked down at Garchomp, he saw the pain that it was in. "Garchomp, are you alright?" The Pokémon looked up and gave an affirmative sigh before laying his head down on the ground. The impact was not enough to hurt Garchomp, and it was satisfied that it was able to protect Ash and Pikachu. Professor Sycamore ran up to the three and said, "I'm so happy that you're alright, how's Garchomp?"

"Garchomp is fine now, he saved us all."

"No Ash, you saved Garchomp! If it wasn't for you it would have killed itself up on that tower. I have to thank you. Right now we need to get Garchomp a bed at the Pokémon Center."

Serena looked up at the television to see that the trainer and the two Pokémon were alive, "Oh boy, what a relief that was. Mom, today has been way too intense for me!" She saw the camera give a close up of the trainer's smiling face. "Wait a minute, that can't be him can it?" she looked at the young trainer's face, one that she hadn't seen in a long time. She knew what she had to do, it had been 6 years since she was able to become a trainer, but she had put it off to live at home with her mother. Now though, Serena knew that she was going to get a Pokémon and meet the boy that she knew from her childhood.

It was the next morning, Ash had yet to really see the damage that Garchomp had done, but in the light of day he could see that the lab had been demolished by Garchomp's attacks. He looked over to his friends sitting at a table and enjoying breakfast. Clemont and Bonnie were thankfully alright after the scaffolding crashed. Ash was amazed that Clemont thought of such a clever way to keep him and Bonnie safe. Ash looked at the young inventor and asked, "Hey Clemont, what are you planning on doing now that the gym's construction has received a 'minor' delay?"

"Well Ash, you see Bonnie and I were actually wondering if we could travel with you? You have shown how much you truly care about Pokémon, and we could learn a lot from each other on the journey."

"It would be an honor Clemont. Besides, traveling is always more fun with friends!"

Bonnie rushed up to Ash and grabbed his hand, "Yay! Ash if you catch any cute Pokémon can you let me take care of them?"

"Sure Bonnie, would you like to start with Pikachu? He loves it when you pet his tail."

"I would love to Ash! Thank you so much!"

Bonnie took Pikachu and started to brush its tail vigorously. "Oh man, Pikachu. You're fur is all covered in dirt and grime. I'm gonna make sure that you look perfect once I'm done with you, Pikachu."

Pikachu looked at Ash in a way that said "You've betrayed me" before Ash said one last thing to Bonnie, "Oh, and Pikachu loves ketchup, you wouldn't mind treating it for me would you?" The Pokémon looked back at Ash, forgiving him for his misdemeanor over the promise of that sweet, red sauce. It smiled at its trainer and took the intense brushing that it was being given.

Professor Sycamore came into the room and said to Ash, "I just want to thank you again for all of what you've done. As a sincere token of my appreciation I would like you to take this Pokédex and one of the Kalos starters, here take a look." 3 small Pokémon came out from around the corner to come into Ash's view. "This one…" Sycamore pointed to a small green Pokémon that looked like a chipmunk, "… is Chespin, the Spiky Nut Pokémon, it's the grass type starter."

"This one…" Sycamore gestures to a blue, frog-like Pokémon "… is Froakie, the Bubble Frog Pokémon and water type starter of Kalos."

"And last but not least is this one…" Sycamore points to a yellow and red fox Pokémon "… Fennekin, the Fox Pokémon, and rounding out the trio at the fire type starter."

Sycamore once again looked at Ash and said, "So which Pokémon will you choose?"

Ash looked at all three of his choices, thinking for a long while as to which partner he would choose. "I've finally decided on… Froakie." Ash extended his hand out to the Pokémon, who jumped up on Ash's arm and onto his shoulder.

"Good choice Ash, and here is your Pokédex." Sycamore said as he handed Ash the handheld device. "Good luck on your journey, all of you. Come back anytime!"

Ash, Clemont, and Bonnie all grabbed their things and left the Pokémon lab together on their way to Santalune City.

Serena was busy picking out the clothes that she would wear on her trip to Lumiose, she had decided on a gray, sleeveless blouse with a white collar and her favorite red skirt, but she wanted to pick the right hat to truly complete the outfit. Her mother came in to see Serena contemplating between two hats, a red beret or a pink felt hat with a black bow. "Serena, just wear the beret, I think it looks great on you."

"Thanks for helping me decide on wearing the pink one, Mom."

Grace mumbled incoherently before saying, "Where are you going anyway, dressed like this?"

"To Lumiose City of course, I want to get my very first Pokémon!"

"Hmm… Is this about that boy last night on the television, I could see your demeanor change after seeing him."

Serena blushed, Leave it to my Mom to call me out on a boy, "No, it's just that I'm 16 now, and I want to explore the Kalos region as a Pokémon trainer" And get away from practicing Rhyhorn racing.

"Alright, but please be careful out there, and try not to get caught up with boys, the last thing I would want is to have you come home with a boyfriend in tow."

"Mom!"

"I'm just stating, that's it. Do you have everything you need for the journey?"

Serena looked into her pink backpack and said, "Yep, everything is here." She went up to her mother and gave Grace a big hug before rushing out the door and towards Lumiose City. I'm so excited to see what is about to happen on my journey, and to finally get to see HIM again.

Well, how was the first chapter? Yes it is a lot like the anime I know, but don't worry it will be different-ish from here (the anime has some good ideas). Thanks for reading and leave a review, comment, or question if you have any!