Okay, Author's Note before we begin... I do not OWN Pokemon people. But, the characters are rightfully mine. And, thank you ARCEUS-Master, Delu, and Nevin Slate for all your kind help in getting me started. I really owe a lot to you three.

Prologue:

My name is Liana Ashton. At the age of ten, my parents and I had moved from Viridian Forest to Littleroot Town, due to my father's job of training the new Elite Four member, Sydney Burke. I was rather excited for coming to a new region, for I did not know what Pokemon awaited me in my journey. My parents had promised me that, at age ten, I would be able to start off my journey with a starter Pokemon. But, due to the fact that I had moved, I was going to start off with one of the Hoenn starters, instead. But, then, my hopes were shattered.

After we had moved, I realized that Hoenn was not as "fun" as it was perceived on the brochures, Poke-net, and television. Every day, the news would consist about Team Aqua and Magma reports, and on how new trainers were vanishing daily. Still, these reports did not hinder my views of travelling the world with a trusty team, but my mother was not so thrilled. She had banned me from starting, claiming that I would get kidnapped, or worse, killed. But, everyone knows that Pokemon faints, right?

Still, no matter how much I persisted in my endeavors to make my mother, Jill Anderson, let me go on my journey, she held firm to her word. I knew that she wanted to protect me, but my belief was that she needed to let go. My six year old cousin, Ash Ketchum, would start out in four years, and there was no way I would want to lag behind. The humiliation from him and Gary Oak besting me would be unbearable.

After two years of trying to convince my parents, my father gave in. He realized that I needed time to grow, and managed to convince my mother to let me be. My mother was rather furious, and told me that I did not know what I was getting myself in to, but I was overjoyed. I would finally start off, and be like normal children. My father was happy with the fact that I was happy, but he still looked wary of the idea of sending me off. But, then, my mother warned me about this region… The region of Hoenn was trapped in a Nuzlocke.

I had immediately asked what a Nuzlocke was, but both my parents' solemn expressions told me that I truly did not want to know. They ushered me away, saying that I need to experience it for myself, as it is different for every trainer that starts off. They said that it was unexplainable, that it truly matters on how people view their adventure. Their Pokemon, Jett the Umbreon and Roseanne the Roselia looked at me with the most pitiful looks on their faces. I ignored their glances and proceeded to ask my mother again, and then, she decided to explain.

"Liana, the Nuzlocke occurs when a region has something that needs to be fixed, and a Chosen One is needed to save the region from whatever evil forces threaten it. A Nuzlocke has certain guidelines that every trainer must follow. Jamie, you explain," she motioned to my father, Jamie Ashton. He placed a hand through his jet black hair and looked at me.

"Lia," he called me by my nickname, "A Nuzlocke is… Well, something we would rather not have you enter. It is harsh, cruel, and not meant for a young girl like you."

"But why, Dad?" I asked.

"Lia, honey, we meant to tell you about this when you were older. A Nuzlocke is a Pokemon adventure played by certain rules. One is that you must capture the first Pokemon you see in each cave, city, water route, or patch of grass, regardless of what it is and if you did not want it. If you do not catch it, you must wait for the next Route. Two is that there is no health items allowed. Three is the fact that…" her voice trailed off.

"What is it?" I impatiently asked them.

"Pokemon die in a Nuzlocke… That is the real reason why we did not want you to go on your journey. The experience of losing a Pokemon is like losing an arm or a leg. And, once they are gone, you never get them back," my father explained.

"But, in Kanto, Pokemon would fight until they fainted. Why are the rules so brutal here?" I asked.

"Lia, no one knows what truly occurs in a Nuzlocke. Some say that the legendary Pokemon are forcing the region to pay for the crimes they had committed, while others say that this is the results of humans finally corrupting the world with our ideas. But, no one knows the real truth. Now, do you still want to experience this journey?" my mother asked me, with a serious expression marring her normally soft features. I looked at her, put my hand in a determined fist, and replied, "I am ready for whatever the world can throw at me. I will take on this Nuzlocke challenge, and I will prevail."