Hey Guys Happy (belated) New Year. Got a new idea for a new story, will be mainly writing this one since I kinda ran outta juice for Sinnoh Adventures. Hope you enjoy this one!

Some of you have pointed out that half of the first Chapter is in bold, I tried to change it but it doesn't show so if it stays like this I'm sorry about this.

Hope you guys enjoy the Chapter! AzAlexZ Out!

I DO NOT OWN POKEMON!

Chapter 1: I Choose You!

Pocket monsters, also called Pokemon, they are incredible creatures that live in this world. How many species are there currently? 100? 300? 500? 800? No one knows the exact number. In a land where pokemon and humans live together, many things happen. Pokemon ventures in the ocean, on the ground, in the air. With as many pokemon, as many dreams are waiting to be achieved; with as many pokemon, more and more mysteries are waiting to be discovered, and with as many pokemon, more and more new adventures and friendships begin.

This is the story of a young boy and girl who started their journeys in the beautiful Hoenn region...

"I hope that we're almost at Littleroot Town, Pichu, I can't wait to begin my pokemon journey here!" A 12 year old boy said to his pokemon as they sit in the back of a truck.

It's been 10 days since this young boy has left his home region of Kanto and travelled to the Hoenn region. Here he will embark on his very first journey and become a pokemon trainer.

"Ash, honey, come on out!" A voice called from the front of the truck, "We've arrived at Littleroot."

"Finally! Come on, Pichu, let's go." The boy called, "we're coming Mom!"

After the boy ran outside, he looked at the huge house in front of them and took in a huge breath.

"Wow, fresh air never felt so good. Especially when you have been in the back of a truck for hours and hours!" he exclaimed.

"Yeah, sorry about that Ash, now come on and help me unpack everything!" Delia said, pushing Ash into the house.

For the next 3 hours, they unpacked everything and the house was crisp and clear.

"Mom, I have to go to Professor Birch's (for future reference, I will be shortening Professor to Prof) Lab now, I was told to go meet him there at 3 pm, and it is 2:45, if I don't go now, I will be late." Ash said, "I'm going on a journey through the Hoenn region!"

"Well, I knew this day would come about us pretty soon, my boy's all grown up now!" Delia smiled at Ash, "Here, honey, I packed your bag which has everything you will need to start your journey, with items from pokemon food, potions to guide books. Oh, and the newest addition of the pokemon TechNav (a combination of the Pokemon Navigator and the Pokewatch)."

"Geez, Thanks mom." Ash said, taking the bag. "You take care of yourself mom, I'm gonna miss you so much!" Ash hugged Delia and was trying hard to hold back tears, "These few years have not been easy on the both of us and you are the best mom anyone could ever ask for."

"Aww, and you are the best son anyone could ever ask for!" Delia replied with a huge smile, "and you too Pichu, take good care of him for me, will ya?"

Pichu chu Pichu

"That's my boys, now go, before you are late!" Delia pushed Ash out of the door.

"See ya Mom! I'll say hi to the professors for ya! Love ya tons Mom!" Ash and Pichu waved and shouted as they ran towards Prof Birch's Lab.

"Yes please do that! Be safe and I love you too!" Delia waved back as Ash slowly disappeared in her view. When Ash finally disappeared from her view, Delia shed a few tears.

My boy's finally grown up now.

Ash approached the door of the Prof Birch's lab. He took in a deep breath and knocked on the door.

"Hello! Is anyone there?"

He received no answer.

After a few seconds he knocked again, and still he got no reply.

"Hmm, I wonder if he is outside doing field research?"

"HELP, SOMEBODY! HELP US!" a voice called out from somewhere outside the Lab.

"Someone is in trouble, let's go check it out, Pichu." Ash ran towards the source of the voice.

When he ran there he found a pack of Taillow attacking 2 people.

"Pichu, let's help them! Use Thundershock to drive those Taillow away from those 2 people, but try not to hurt them, just scare them away!" Ash ordered.

Pichu let out a weak electric bolt that impacted the ground near the Taillow, it startled the Taillow pack and they decided against continuing the attack and flew off away.

"Are you 2 alright?" Ash asked, running towards them.

"Yes, we are, we were just going to talk about giving this girl her first pokemon when those Taillow attacked us." The elder man said.

"Thank you for saving us, I was so scared. My name is Dawn Berlitz." The girl replied.

"Oh, no problem, I'm Ash by the way, Ash Ketchum. I am looking for Prof Birch to get my first pokemon from the Hoenn region." Ash introduced himself.

"Oh well then, in that case, you saved the right man, my lad." The man laughed, "I am Prof Birch, and Miss Berlitz here is from the Sinnoh region." Prof Birch exclaimed.

"Berlitz? Sinnoh region? Dawn, forgive me for asking but, are you in any way related to the famous Pokemon Coordinator Johanna Berlitz?" Ash asked.

"Wow, keen senses Ash. You know your stuff apparently, I am her daughter." Dawn laughed, "You catch on pretty quickly. Where are you from?"

"I am from Pallet town of the Kanto region, I moved here just today with my mother Delia Ketchum and I'm ready to embark on my very first pokemon journey." Ash said excitedly.

"That's great Ash, then let's go pick up our pokemon!" Dawn smiled.

"So, have you decided on which pokemon you're going to pick for your journey Dawn?" Prof Birch asked.

"It took a while for me to decide, but I am going to pick the water-type pokemon, Mudkip, she's so cute." Dawn replied.

"Wow, that is indeed a great choice." Prof Birch said, "Mudkip can grow to be very strong pokemon."

"What about you Ash?" Dawn asked him.

"In that case, I'll pick Treecko." Ash said, "I've always wanted to own a Sceptile after watching the Hoenn conference champion use it." Ash said.

"Well, then, I guess you have both made your choices then." Prof Birch smiled, "oh, and uh, 2 more parting gifts for the both of you." Prof Birch said, as his assistant gave him 2 sets of items, "these are items that you will need in your adventure: a Pokedex, and some pokeballs to capture new pokemon with."

"Thank you Prof Birch!" Ash and Dawn replied simultaneously.

Ash took his pokedex, opened it and began to scan his pokemon.

Pichu, the mouse pokemon. Pichu charges itself with electricity more easily on days with thunderclouds or when the air is very dry. You can hear the crackling of static electricity coming off this Pokémon. This one is a Male.

Treecko, the Wood Gecko Pokémon. Numerous tiny spikes cover the bottoms of Treecko's feet, allowing it to walk on ceilings and walls.This one is a Male.

"Hey Ash, are you done checking your pokemon?" Dawn asked.

"Yep, I just got done, they have some pretty cool moves." Ash replied. "Hey, you know I was wondering if you wanted to join with me on a journey? Since we know each other already, it might be nice to have a partner for the trip." He asked.

Dawn gave a wide smile, "Of course, are you kidding? I would love to travel with my hero!" Dawn replied enthusiastically, jumping up and down with excitement.

"Oh, stop it Dawn, honestly, that was nothing." Ash laughed, rubbing the back of his head, "Well, Prof Birch it's been a pleasure! I hope we get to see you soon!" Ash and Dawn waved.

"Be safe children! Have a great journey and don't be afraid to get yourself into all sorts of adventures!" Prof Birch waved back.

Dawn and Ash ran outside and starting walking towards route 101, they met many pokemon on their way there.

"So, Ash, I have been wondering, when and where did you get your Pichu?" Dawn asked.

"Oh, him?" Ash said, looking at Pichu, "I found him in my backyard when I was 8 years old, and he was hurt really badly. So I took him in and got him all healed up. He has never left my side since that moment, we are like best friends now." Ash replied.

"Does he have a pokeball ?" Dawn asked.

"Yes, but he prefers to stay outside of it due to a hate of being inside pokeballs." Ash replied.

"Well, he sure is a special one." Dawn smirked.

"Okay, that's enough about me," Ash laughed, "I have some more questions for you too, why did you decide to come to the Hoenn region to start your journey?" he asked.

"Same as you, I wanted to try a different region then the one that I was born in." Dawn replied, "seems like a good place to get my legacy going, if you catch my drift."

"I like your confidence, Dawn, it'll do you wonders." Ash exclaimed.

"Always been the best part of me." Dawn bragged.

"Okay, Miss loves-to-brag." Ash laughed, to which Dawn responded with a glare.

Ash took out his TechNav and looked the map of the Hoenn region, "well, we should be pretty close to Oldale town now, wait I see a building." He said.

"Wow, finally, that was pretty fast to be completely honest. We need to go to the nearest pokemon center to get ourselves registered for the pokemon league." Dawn said.

"Huh, you're not doing contests?" Ash asked.

"No, don't really want to," Dawn replied, "Did you assume I wanted to just because my mother was a Famous Coordinator?" Dawn asked.

"I guess you could say so." Ash replied awkwardly.

"Well I don't blame ya, everyone asks that, I just get used to it." Dawn smiled.

"Okay then, let's go to the Pokemon center then." Ash said.

"Wow, this building sure is big!" Ash exclaimed.

"You can admire it later!" Dawn pulled him towards the counter. "We need to get ourselves registered for the pokemon league here."

"Fair enough Dawn." Ash looked around, "I'll go to counter B, you go to counter A, let's get ourselves registered." Ash suggested.

"Sure thing Ash." Dawn replied, walking towards counter A as Ash walks to Counter B.

(With Ash)

"Hello, Nurse Joy, I would like to register for the Hoenn league." Ash said.

"Sure, please place your Pokedex on the machine to get you and your Pokemon's information scanned and stored." Nurse Joy instructed.

Ash placed her Pokedex on the machine, it beeped and began to store his information.

Ash Ketchum, Male, Born in Pallet Town. Age: 12

Pokemon: Pichu and Treecko.

(With Dawn)

"Hello, Nurse Joy, I would like to register for the Hoenn league." Dawn said.

"Sure, please place your Pokedex on the machine to get you and your Pokemon's information scanned and stored." Nurse Joy instructed.

Dawn placed her Pokedex on the machine, it beeped and began to store her information.

Dawn Berlitz, Female, Born in Twinleaf town, Age: 12

Pokemon: Mudkip.

"Awesome, you are registered for the Hoenn League." Both Nurse Joy's said to Ash and Dawn.

"You know, Dawn I heard that the pokemon center's in Hoenn have started to employ the tradition of battle clubs like in the Unova region." Ash said, "while there isn't one in Oldale town, there are battle fields for training, you wanna go check those out?" he asked.

"Sure, I don't see why not?" Dawn replied.

Ash and Dawn walked towards the battle field and found that all of them were crowded. They approached one of the fields as the battle that was taking place was coming to a close. The battle featured a Marill battling a Meowth.

"Marill, let's use Water gun!" One of the trainers shouted.

"Meowth, dodge it and finish this with Thunderbolt." the other trainer shouted. (Can you guess who this is?)

The Meowth dodged the water gun attack charged up an attack, he then fired the attack into the Marill, knocking it out.

"No, Marill, are you okay?" the trainer shouted.

"Looks like I win this one. Anyone else wanna come battle me?" the victorious trainer challenged.

Ash walked forward, responding to the trainer, "I will battle you, you seem like a strong opponent."

The trainer recalled Meowth, "fine by me, what's your name, buddy?"

"My name is Ash Ketchum from Pallet town of the Kanto region." Ash replied, "and may I ask, what is your name?"

"My name is Tyson. I am from Mauville City of the Hoenn region and I have come to challenge the Hoenn league. I hope we can have a good battle." The trainer responded.

"You bet. Release our pokemon on the count of three?" Ash asked.

"Okay, that's fine by me!" Tyson agreed.

"You go Ash!" Dawn cheered.

"Thanks Dawn, now on the count of 3!" Ash started.

"1, 2, 3!"

"Makuhita, come on out!" Tyson shouted, released his pokemon.

"Treecko, I choose you!" Ash cried, releasing his pokemon.

Ash's pokemon:

Pichu (Male): Thundershock, Quick Attack, Thunder wave, Iron Tail.

Treecko (Male): Leech Seed, Quick Attack, Energy Ball, Pound.

Dawn's pokemon:

Mudkip (Female): Water Pulse, Growl, Mud Slap, Tackle.

First Chapter of a New story in a new year. I have decided to start a new story featuring the Hoenn region as a starting region for Ash and Dawn! Hope you will enjoy it!