Hello! This is my first fan fiction based on the Pokemon anime. I hope you guys like it!

Chapter 1: New Region, New Friends

"Dad! How much longer?" a brown haired five year old boy asked for perhaps the millionth time within that hour. His dad let out a long sigh clearly getting annoyed by the boy's behavior.

"Brendan would you stop asking already. I'm sure we will be there in five minutes, "the father answered towards his son.

The boy raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms,"dad you said that five minutes ago".

His mother meanwhile had entered the room from another room after hearing the discussion between the two males. "Brendan sweetie please, I'm sure we will be there in no time just be patient," sitting down on the long couch in the room. The boy looked at her mother with a quizzical look before slumping back on his chair clearly sulking that the ship ride to their new home was taking much longer to arrive at their destination than planned.

The father, otherwise known as Professor Birch, slumped his shoulders relieved that his son was no longer asking him how much longer it would take to arrive. He however still didn't believe that he was named Hoenn's new regional professor. He had, after all always applied to be Johto's Regional Professor due to his hometown being Olivine City. He was, however slightly disappointed when his good friend Professor Elm was named the new Johto Professor. Birch had indeed congratulated Elm on his success, but he couldn't help but feel a bit hurt that he didn't get the position.

When the position for Hoenn's regional professor opened up, Birch was quick to submit all necessary materials to gain the position. It was no surprise when the Hoenn League had approved him for the position. The only downside that he could think of the whole endeavor was the fact that he had to move his family from their hometown of Olivine City to Littleroot Town. His wife, Lisa Birch, was more than ecstatic about the prospect of moving to a new home. His son, Brendan Birch, was also ecstatic about moving to a new region.

For the past couple of weeks, Birch had been learning as well as teaching his son about the Hoenn region. He had discussed how the climate in Hoenn was different than the one in Johto. He explained how this difference in climate influenced the appearance of many pokemon that were unique to only Hoenn and weren't found anywhere else. He had also explained to his son what his duties as a new professor would be. These included guiding new trainers, collecting data on the local pokemon, gathering data for the Pokedex while also sharing data with other researches around the world such as Professor Oak and Professor Rowan.

All of his thoughts came to an abrupt halt when the ship's loudspeaker spoke. "Passengers, we will like to inform you that the ship will be arriving in Rustboro City in approximately five minutes".

Brendan had jumped from his seat exclaiming, "Mom! Dad! We are almost there". Lisa merely laughed at her son's endless pool of energy.

"Oh Brendan don't forget that we will also be going to Petalburg City. We have good friends there from Johto and they have a daughter around your age," Lisa said also standing up to follow her child as he was running around in circles inside the room.

"Don't worry mom, I'm sure the two of us will be great friends," Brendan said he was being chased around in circles by his mother. Birch laughed also standing up and followed to join in the circle chasing behind his wife.

"May Maple it is ten in the morning! Get up already!" a woman known as Caroline Maple exclaimed up the stairs. When the only response she got from her daughter was a snore she continued."Oh well, guess you don't want breakfast then".

At that comment she heard a thump followed by loud footsteps heading towards the girl's bedroom door. The door quickly swung open revealing a five year old girl with messy brown bed hair while wearing pink clad pajama pants and a Jigglypuff t-shirt. She quickly ran down the stairs almost falling down if it wasn't for her mother catching her.

"Mom where's breakfast?" she asked, clearly not phased by the fact that she almost fell down the stairs just seconds ago.

"Why is it always the same thing with you May? You never wake up until I mention breakfast." Her mother teased the young girl.

"But mom," the girl pouted. "It's Saturday morning why can't I just sleep in?"

"Normally I would let you sleep in, but today we are meeting with some good friends of your dad. I heard that they have a son about your age so maybe you can be friends with him," patting the young girl on the head.

The young brunette crossed her arms and sassily added, "I don't want to be friends with no stinking boy".

Her mother slightly chuckled motioning for the girl to follow her in into the dining room for breakfast. She had made sure to make extras today since she knew her daughter had a large appetite. She also had to make sure that she made a large lunch for not only her family but for the family that would be visiting later today. She had heard from Lisa Birch that their son had the appetite of a Snorlax coming out of hibernation. The sounds of loud munching stopped her train of thought before playfully scolding her daughter. "May how many times do I have to tell you to chew with your mouth closed! Geez you won't get any boys to fall for you if they see eating like that".

"Mom!" she fired back through a mouthful of food and a blushing face. Her mother started laughing loudly at her daughter's reaction, pleased that her joke got the result she wanted.

"I see you two are up bright and early today." a tall man with black hair said entering the dining room. " I was at least expecting May to sleep in today," he teased.

"Daddy!" May exclaimed as she ran towards her father, quickly enveloped into a tight hug.

"It's been a while hasn't it baby girl" he teased again looking at his daughter in her arms.

"Daddy I told you not to call me that anymore. I'm not a baby anymore!" she pouted.

"Sorry it's just that that name fits you well" he laughed slightly at his remark.

"Norman I thought you were meeting us at Petalburg today instead of coming down here. Isn't the gym open today?" Caroline asked as she was laying plate on the table for her husband.

"I decided to take the day off today and spend the time with my friends and family. There was also a change of plans. The Birches should be arriving in Littleroot soon, the moving trucks are already outside their home placing their things inside". Both women nodded although May was still stuffing her face with her breakfast.

"May sweetie, make sure you put on some nice clothes, you want to make a good impression, especially with that boy" her mother teased yet again causing May to go slightly red again. The redness however disappeared as her father grabbed her and threw her in the air for a short moment before catching her.

"Again, again!" the young brunette exclaimed having enjoyed the experience. Norman let out a soft laugh before throwing her in the air again and catching her.

A Jeep was speeding through the dirt road at a speed that should not be possible, but somehow it was doing it. "Edward I swear one of these days you are gonna get us killed," Lisa said hanging on to the handles by her door so she didn't jump out of her seat when the jeep bounced up. Brendan meanwhile was in the back bouncing up and down as the jeep was.

Birch decided to mess with his wife more. He stepped on the gas further causing the jeep to increase its speed. She let out a loud shout, afraid that perhaps they would hit a tree, or some sort of building, or maybe even someone.

"We will get to Petalburg and Littleroot faster if we go at this speed. Besides Brendan back there looks like he's having a blast. Isn't that right Brendan?"

"Yeah Dad it's like we are on a trampoline," bouncing up and down on the backseat.

"Brendan when you grow up I'll make sure that your father doesn't teach you how to drive. I don't want you driving like this hooligan," Lisa said sounding exasperated.

"Ok mom," the boy answered back before the jeep bounced up again earning a loud "Whee" from the young boy while the mother looked like she was about to throw up all over the windshield.

"Relax honey we will be there in no time" Birch said after his laughing fit had settled down.

"For both of our sakes I hope you're right. Seriously, who taught you how to drive?"

After the road settled down, Birch began driving slightly slower, although to others it would seem like he was driving as if he needed to use the restroom and was rushing home. "Brendan you did change into your nice clothes right?" Lisa asked looking at the backseat at her amused son.

"Yeah mom, I made sure to change them at the hotel," he answered looking down at the clothes he had on. He currently had on khaki shorts, along with a white polo and black tennis shoes.

"Aww you're so cute when you wear those. I bet May will fall for you when you two meet".

Brendan's face became red before turning away so he was facing away from his mother. "Mom can you please not say stuff like that".

Lisa let out a loud laugh before it was cut off by a loud shout as the car jumped again. This time it was Brendan's turn to laugh out loud. "That's what you get mom for teasing me," he managed to get out through bouts of laughter.

Lisa merely sighed in resignation knowing that she had lost that battle. But she hadn't lost the war.

"There you go May. Don't you just look adorable in that dress?" Caroline said as she finished helping May put on her simple blue dress that matched the color of her eyes.

"I guess. I still don't get why I have to look good for those people, especially that boy," she answered back as she was fidgeting with her hair.

Her mother simply let out a soft laugh before replying with "You'll know when you're older". The smirk present on her mother's face was something that scared the young girl.

"They should be arriving soon so let's make sure we greet them properly," Norman said as he entered the room. Caroline was still laughing slightly but managed to get in a nod. May meanwhile wasn't feeling up to meeting anyone today.

They heard the doorbell ring from downstairs. Caroline had calmed her laughing fit before plastering on her usual cheery smile. Norman too was slightly fidgeting with the hem of his red jacket. He let out a soft sigh moving down the stairs of their house along with Caroline and May. "Make sure you're nice May," Caroline teased.

On the other side of the door, the Birches were also in a similar position. Birch was standing to the left while Lisa stood to the right, Brendan was placed in front of them. "Make sure you're nice Brendan," Lisa teased which only earned her a slight thumbs up from her son.

The door opened revealing the form of a mother, father and daughter before them.

Birch was the first to react exclaiming "Norman it's been so long since we've last seen each other," moving in to hug his friend. Lisa and Caroline were also in a similar position as the two went in to introduce themselves. Brendan and May, however were staring at each other. Each trapped in the eyes of the other. Brendan was staring into May's gray blue eyes while May was staring into Brendan's gray eyes.

Aww man this girl is pretty cute, Brendan thought to himself a blush slowly growing on his face.

This… this boy... He's cute May thought to herself a similar blush growing on her face.

Lisa and Caroline were the first to notice their kid's reactions as smirks grew on their faces. Lisa leaned in close to Caroline's ear whispering, "a thousand Pokedollars they will be dating before they turn eighteen".

"Make it five thousand," Caroline answered back her own smirk growing wider. The two mothers laughed out loud for a second before they introduced themselves to the other's husband.

"So… umm… I'm Brendan Birch...nice to meet you," his left hand scratching the back of his head while holding out his right arm for May to shake.

"May… Maple… nice to meet you too" her left hand fidgeting with her brown hair while holding out her right hand to shake with Brendan's. She took his hand and they lightly shook. This earned a toothy grin from Brendan and May felt her heart flutter. She felt the blush growing on her face and she looked away from him in an effort to hide her blush.

After introductions were out of the way, Caroline motioned for the Birches to follow inside to eat lunch. The loud grumble from both May and Brendan caused the two to laugh loudly. Maybe they would get along better than they had originally thought.

Caroline was right in preparing extras as the two children had devoured the food she placed on the table at a faster rate than she was able to replace it with. The fathers laughed along with the mothers.

Birch leaned in to Norman whispering to his ear, "Looks like they are made for each other".

Norman nodded before a smirk came on his face, "ten thousand pokedollars they will be dating before they turn sixteen".

Birch also had a smirk on his face, "you're on Norman".

"So Brendan what do you want to be when you grow up?" Norman asked as Brendan was still stuffing his face.

"Oh I want to to be the regions champion," he spoke through a mouth full of food.

"Brendan! How many times have a told you not to speak with food in your mouth?" Lisa playfully scolded.

"Sorry mom," he young boy laughed scratching the back of his head in embarrassment. May was surprised that there was someone that could match her in her eating habits and that they too also got the same scolding that she was so used to getting.

"It's great to have big dreams Brendan, if that's the case then I'll be waiting for your challenge when you become a trainer." Norman spoke with a large smile on his face.

"How about you May?" Birch asked motioning for May.

"Oh I don't know. I think I just want to go shopping," she flatly said.

"Well, just know that if you ever decide to become a trainer I'd be more than willing to give you your first pokemon".

"Dad when do I get my first pokemon?" the young boy asked jumping on his father's lap looking into his eyes.

"Soon Brendan, soon. Just wait for us to get settled in first," he spoke before he grabbed his son and began tickling him earning loud laughs along with "Dad stop, stop" from the boy.

The two families spent time together for the next couple of hours mentioning how the climate in Hoenn was different from Johto and how it would take some adjustment to get used to. They had occasionally watched the programs on the television.

Brendan had invited May to play outside, but she had refused saying that she didn't want to get her pretty blue dress dirty. Brendan pouted for a couple minutes upset that he couldn't play outside with his new friend. May later invited Brendan to play tea party with her, but this time it was her turn to pout as Brendan had refused to play with her. He said it was his way of getting her back for earlier. Other than that the two children seemed to along just fine.

"I bet I can eat more than you," Brendan said cockily standing up to look May in the eye. May herself wasn't about to let this challenge slip by.

"Boy you wish you could eat more, there's no one else that can eat more than me," she fired back.

"Caroline looks like we are gonna have to cook for an eating contest," Lisa joked to the mother.

A smirk grew on Caroline's face before she said "I bet I can cook faster than you Lisa".

"Is that a challenge Caroline?" she fired back which caused the two women to crack up loudly.

After several minutes of laughter, Birch stood up motioning for his family that it was time to go. "Well it's been great seeing you again Norman as well as Caroline and May, but I'm afraid that it's time for us to go".

"You're right Edward, we still need to unpack everything, the movers should be done delivering everything by now," Lisa said also standing up and walking towards Brendan who was still playing with May.

"But mom, can't we stay longer, I really like playing with May," the young boy pouted, not wanting to leave his new friend.

"Yeah mommy can't they stay longer?" May too asked her mother not wanting to be separated so soon.

"Brendan sweetie, you can come back tomorrow, we are right next door so you can visit anytime".

"If you say so mom," he said standing up heading to stand by his mom and dad that were ready to leave by the door. He waved at the Maple family. "I'll see you tomorrow May, make sure you stop by my place," he called out as the family was leaving the Maple residence headed towards their own house that isn't too far away.

"I will," she called back, her own hand raised above her head waving back at the family.

"So Brendan looks like you and May are getting along quite well. Maybe I should start planning the wedding," Lisa teased her son which caused him to go bright red. He opened his mouth trying to find the perfect comeback but he couldn't think of anything. He simply resorted to looking down in an effort to hide his embarrassed face.

"Mom… I'm too young for that, and so is May." He managed to lamely get out while still avoiding his mother's face. Lisa let out a loud chortle amused at her son's embarrassment.

Back at the Maple residence Caroline and May were having a similar conversation. "So May, you want to pick out your wedding dress?" a smirk plastered on the mother's face as she looked at her daughter's red face.

"Mom no! What are you even saying. I don't love Brendan!" her voice maybe a bit too high to be convincing. Caroline's smirk widened causing May to go a brighter shade of red. She started laughing uncontrollably at her daughter's reaction. May felt like she was about to die from embarrassment, she hoped that Brendan never heard of the conversation she and her mother just had.

Brendan plopped down on his large Snorlax bean bag while grabbing one of the books his dad had given him to learn more about Pokemon. Much to his and his parent's surprise the movers were not only able to move their stuff but unpacked it as well. That did save his parents and himself the hassle of unpacking and cleaning.

"Maybe Hoenn will have a lot more to bring than Johto" he quietly said to himself before he began reading "Fantastic Pokemon and Where to Find Them".

So that's the first chapter. Thanks for everyone who has read and give me some feedback. I"ll get the next chapter up as soon as possible.