Pokémon Sinnoh Journey VOL. 1

Author's Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon.

Chapter 1: Mess To a Start!

One day, in Twinleaf Town of the Sinnoh region, there was a house where a boy and his mother lived in.

In the house of the upper floor, a ten-year old boy was fast asleep on his bed in his room, seemingly unaware of the morning sun shining through his window and into his room. This boy had black spiky hair that seemed messy, but to him, it wasn't.

He had a scar over his right eye, which came from an unknown time. The boy seemed to be sleeping peacefully until he heard his alarm clock buzzing. Turning to where it was, the boy turned to his Shinx figure alarm clock before he managed to reach out and touch the snooze button.

Slowly getting up, the boy yawned as he stretched his arms up high as he looked out the window. He opened his cool, blue eyes as his mouth formed a smile... A smile of little excitement and determination.

Today was the day that he was able to choose his very first Starter Pokémon, which would allow him to begin his journey as a Pokémon Trainer in the Sinnoh region. Yesterday was his tenth birthday, which allowed him to get his Trainer's License.

It was also on that same day when he received a letter from the Pokémon Researcher, Professor Rowan, the Professor who gives out beginning Trainers their very first starting Pokémon. One of the three Pokémon that was given would be the beginning Trainer's partner.

Despite of his calm expression, the young boy was truly excited to start his day as a Trainer and to accomplish his dream... Two dreams, that is.

As the boy was getting out of his bed and preparing to change and wash up, he heard knocking on the door as he recognized someone calling to him, which was his mother. "Hikaru? Are you up yet, honey? You know what day it is today, right?" The mother called out to her son.

The boy, who was named Hikaru smiled to his mother calling to him as he went to his closet to take out the traveling clothes for his journey. "I'll be right there, Mom! I just need to change and get ready!" Hikaru called out as he took out his clothes before heading into the bathroom in his room.

Splashing his face with water from the bathroom sink, the young boy looked up at his face in the mirror as he gave a cool smile. "Today is the day, huh... Pokémon and Sinnoh... It all starts here for me today." Hikaru said to himself before he continued washing himself up.

[Opening]: (Pokémon DP: Together Opening (English Subbed)

(Ash and Pikachu are watching the sunrise, seeing a new dawn appearing)

With your Last Resort, a Steadfast heart
Let's go cross the tall Mt. Coronet

(Japanese opening title appears)

Who will we get? Where will we meet them?

(Ash, Hikaru, Dawn, Brock, Pikachu, and Chimchar watch the bird Pokémon fly as they watch from a tall tree)

I'm excited, as if it's a Secret Base

(A group of Cherrims, a Budew, Pachirisu, Burmy, and a Kricketot dance with happy faces)

A new town

(A Glameow leaps in the alley as the group sees the Glameow)

We'll proceed there

(Ash, Hikaru, Dawn, Brock, Pikachu, and Chimchar all cross the Bidoof's dam)

During shining times

(The group walks in a cave, meeting a Drapion in front of them!)

(Ash's Pokémon; Pikachu, Aipom, Starly, and Turtwig appears with their trainer)

(Hikaru's Pokémon; Chimchar, Shinx, and Eevee appears with their trainer)

(Dawn's Pokémon; Piplup and Buneary appears with their trainer)

(Brock's Pokémon; Bonsly appears with his trainer)

Yay yay yay yeah!

(The Contest staff, Nurse Joy, Officer Jenny, Hinata, Johanna, Prof. Rowan, Delia, Tracey, Prof. Oak, and Mr. Mime following each other image at a time)

Battles are never Sweet

(Paul and a boy appears in the background)

Spicy? Bitter? Dry? Sour, right?

(Ash and Hikaru order their Pokémon to attack)

(Ash's Starly uses Aerial Ace, Turtwig uses Razor Leaf, Pikachu uses Volt Tackle, Aipom uses Swift)

(Hikaru's Shinx uses Spark, Eevee uses Iron Tail, Chimchar uses Flame Wheel)

(Paul and the boy face Ash and Hikaru with all of their Pokémon)

We are alive, so feel

(Dawn calls out Piplup and Buneary like in a Contest performance)

Together

(Zoey, Dawn, and a girl appears together)

Yay yay yay yeah!

(Team Rocket smiles as Seviper, Mime Jr., and Carnivine appears along)

Blast away with Aqua Jet

(The group were riding on speedboats as a Buizel, Manaphy, and Mantyke appears)

And Defog away our clouded spirits

(Palkia roars as Lucario turn behind him)

Rock Climb- look, if we can climb over

(Dialga roars along with the blizzard hitting him)

Good good smile!

(The group sits on or leans their back on a giant Pokéball)

(Brock and Dawn smiles at the viewers)

Everyone good good smile!

(Ash, Pikachu, Hikaru, and Chimchar smiles at the viewers)

[Opening ends]

"Honey? Are you all ready?" Hikaru's mother, Hinata Platinum called out as she knocked on the door again. At hearing his mother again, the Twinleaf boy walked to the door and opened it, allowing his mother to see what he had changed into for his journey today.

The Twinleaf boy had worn a black sleeveless shirt, with a gray vest on top of it. He even wore dark-blue jeans, making him look all prepared for the start of his journey.

"Morning, Mom. I told you I'd be there, didn't I?" Hikaru said with a smile, causing Hinata to smile sweetly to see her son greeting her like he always did in the morning. Unlike other boys that would be annoyed and grumpy for the early awakening, Hikaru would always be calm.

"Good morning, Hikaru... I see that you're already ready to head out." Hinata said softly as her son nodded slowly, before making a determined fist. "Yeah... Deep down, I'm excited. And that's because today is the day that I get to start my journey in the Sinnoh region." Hikaru explained.

Hinata nodded to him in understanding, until she felt someone brushing through her leg and going to her son as she looked down to see it was her partner, Espeon, who was nuzzling Hikaru's left leg with her cheek affectionately as Hikaru stroked Espeon softly.

"Good morning, Espeon. I hope you slept well, too." Hikaru said as Espeon gave a small cry of affirmation, as if she was responding to her Trainer's son's question. Standing back up, the Twinleaf boy slowly passed his mother while heading down the stairs.

At seeing her son leave his room, Hinata sighed before she smiled again. She watched Espeon follow him as she was reminded of someone. "That boy... he's so energetic, yet calm at the same time. He reminds me so much of his father when we first met each other..." Hinata thought.

Remembering the unforgettable memory in her mind, she began to think about it more before she giggled, as she realized that her growing boy needed a healthy breakfast to begin his journey in the first place.

At the dining table, Hikaru was being served breakfast by Hinata as the son and mother began to feast on their breakfast meal. While they were eating, Hinata reminded the Twinleaf boy of what he needed in order to receive his starter Pokémon.

"Hikaru, do you still have that postcard you've received from Professor Rowan? You know that you'll need it to meet your starter Pokémon and your Pokédex." Hinata asked as the Twinleaf boy gave his mother a sheepish smile before he took the postcard from one of his vest's pocket.

"Of course I have it, Mom... You know I never forget important things, such as our family tradition and a Pokémon event..." Hikaru said knowingly as the mother smiled, as she knew what her son meant.

"I know... I just wanted to see if you were really prepared like you always are... You know what I'm talking about, right?" Hinata asked as Hikaru smiled. He was the type of person that would forget things easily when he was young, but that all changed as he grew older.

And with the way he is right now, the Twinleaf boy wasn't the type of person that would forget things easily anymore. "I know what you mean, Mom..." Hikaru said as the mother and son chuckled together before the mother raised another question for her son to answer.

"So, have you decided on who's going to become your partner?" Hinata asked as the Twinleaf boy gave a sheepish smile before he shook his head as he looked at the three starter Pokémon pictures that were on the postcard.

The first was a Grass Type named Turtwig, who was also known as the Tiny Leaf Pokémon.

The second was a Fire Type name Chimchar, who was also known as the Chimp Pokémon.

And last but not least, was a Water Type named Piplup, who was also known as the Penguin Pokémon.

"Not yet... It's just, well... All three of them looks good and nice to have as a partner. I'm sure other Trainers would think the same thing if they were having troinle to decide which of the three to pick." Hikaru explained as Hinata nodded in understanding.

"I see... Well, by the time you get to the Pokémon Research Lab, I'm sure that you'll reach your decision." Hinata said as her son nodded back. "I hope so too, Mom..." Hikaru said as he looked out at the window.

After breakfast...

Hinata walked out at the front porch, taking in the fresh air that seemed perfect for the journey to begin. "Mm... The bright sun, fresh air, and a peaceful atmosphere... A perfect day to begin a Pokémon journey." Hinata said as she noticed her son walking out as well.

"You're right about the fresh air and the bright sun, Mom... But I think you could be wrong with the peaceful atmosphere part." Hikaru said as he wore his black Trainer Bag, with all the necessary things he needed for his journey.

"And why's that, honey?" Hinata asked as the Twinleaf boy turned to his mother with a sheepish look on his face.

"It's just a feeling, but... I feel like something crazy is going to happen today, causing the peaceful time to break because of that craziness." Hikaru explained as Hinata blinked, before she smiled. With that said, the mother and son headed down to head for someone else's house.

The Twinleaf boy took his blue bike with him, in case if he wanted to make the trips on his journey short. Espeon joined the two as the mother and son walked together to someone else's house, as Hikaru wasn't traveling alone.

He had a childhood friend he promised to travel with when they were young. And that friend was a girl named Dawn, who was the same age as the Twinleaf boy.

Meanwhile...

The blue-haired girl, who was Dawn was dressing up in her traveling clothes while smoothing her long hair when her mother, Johanna knocked on the door, wondering if her daughter was awake and ready to go or not.

"Dawn? Are you up?" Johanna called to her daughter. At hearing her mother call to her, the daughter responded to her with cheery tone and attitude. "I am so up!" Dawn answered while smoothing her hair. It was that answer that allowed Johanna to open the door.

"Morning, dear!" Johanna replied while walking in her daughter's room.

"Good morning, Mom!" Dawn cheerfully replied.

"I had a feeling you would wake up early today." Johanna said as she noticed her daughter dressed already for the early travel. "Mom... I'm ten years old!" Dawn said playfully until she noticed Glameow, Johanna's partner Pokémon coming into her room as well.

This caused Dawn to smile before she greeted her mother's partner. "Morning, Glameow!" Dawn said cheerfully. She earned a meow from the Normal Type before it hopped onto her bed for another nap. While it was doing so, the mother and daughter headed down for some breakfast.

"I hope you finished packing." Johanna said hopefully as she gave her daughter a warm drink. She served Dawn her morning meal as the Twinleaf girl nodded confidently to respond. "Mm-hm! Did it all yesterday!" Dawn explained, accepting the drink.

"And just in case if you forgot, did you pack the postcard from Prof. Rowan? You won't be able to get your Pokémon without it, or your Pokédex!" Johanna said in reminder, causing her daughter to smile at Johanna's reminder.

She took out the same letter from Prof. Rowan, the same one that Hikaru received, only for it to be addressed to her, too.

"I know, Mom... See? I'd never forget this!" Dawn said reassuringly as she showed her mother the postcard. Like Hikaru's, it had the directions for the Sandgem Town Research Lab, and the pictures of the three starter Pokémon: Turtwig, Piplup, and Chimchar.

"Good! So, have you decided which of those three Pokémon you're going to pick?" Johanna asked. The similar question to when Hinata gave to Hikaru made the Twinleaf girl smile sheepishly as she looked back at her postcard.

"Not yet. They're all so cute! The thing is, I'm sure that any of them would make an awesome partner!" Dawn answered, sighing, imagining what it would be like to be with one of them.

She looked at the fireplace, where all of her mother's achievements were held when Johanna became a Top Coordinator. "I've gotta be smart, though! I wanna be a Top Coordinator like you, Mom!" Dawn said, declaring her dream out loud.

Johanna then smiled, making her recommendation to her daughter. "Then, first off, you have to become a great Pokémon Trainer, and a breeder, too! Please remember, dear... All winning Coordinators started out as Pokémon Trainers!" Johanna reminded.

"You're right, Mom! That's just what I'll do!" Dawn assured. At saying that, she first thought of what it would be like to be partners with Chimchar. At imagining herself being in a Pokémon Contest, she began to daydream as she made a spin and a pose.

"There! What did you think of that, Mom?" Dawn asked excitedly. The sudden stunt her daughter had pulled off caused Johanna to sweat drop as she smiled nervously with the "performance" Dawn gave off. "Top Coordinators need to eat breakfast, too!" Johanna reminded.

Then, Dawn thought of what it would be Piplup in a Contest. Another imagination came to her mind, forcing Johanna to watch as she sighed, before she made a nervous smile for the second stunt her daughter had pulled with her imagination.

"Can't this wait after we eat?" Johanna asked, trying to get her daughter to finish breakfast. But the Twinleaf girl was already onto her third imagination, where she would be partners with Turtwig, the Grass Type Pokémon!

That made her determination grow even more as she spun around, thinking that she was winning in a Contest already! This time, Johanna managed to snap her out of her daydreaming by reminding on how limited her time is for today.

"I think you keep messing around... You won't have time to get any Pokémon!" Johanna reminded, sighing. That made Dawn finally agree as she finally got back to breakfast. "Ah ha ha... You're right. Sorry, Mom." Dawn said as she began to finish off her breakfast.

After their morning meal, while Dawn was getting her bag out for her travels, Johanna went out to check the weather conditions, which was pretty peaceful, just as when Hinata has checked it. "What a day... Perfect for starting out on a journey!" Johanna commented happily.

"That's what I was thinking too, Johanna." Hinata said, catching Johanna's attention as she turned to see her old friend and her son walking towards her house as the mother of Dawn smiled to see Hinata coming to her as she greeted her old friend.

"Hinata! I'm glad that you came! And Hikaru, it's nice to see you." Johanna said happily as Hikaru smiled, before nodding back to his childhood friend's mother. "It's nice to see you too, Miss Johanna." Hikaru said politely, earning a nod back from Johanna before she called to her daughter.

"So, Dawn. Are you ready? Hikaru and his mother are here!" Johanna called out, causing the Twinleaf girl to hurry along. "Oh! I'll be right there!" Dawn answered out loud. At saying that, she came out with a large pink suitcase, much to Johanna's surprise.

Hikaru and Hinata both saw this as well, causing them to be a little surprised as well. "Oh? What's all that?" Johanna asked. "It's just all my stuff! It's not like I packed things I don't need!" Dawn explained.

The Twinleaf boy sweat dropped to see that his childhood friend seemed to have overpacked herself with the things she really didn't need to become a Pokémon Trainer. "You've really outdone it this time, Dawn..." Hikaru said as he gained a confused look from the Twinleaf girl as a result.

Like with Hikaru, Johanna grew doubtful of this as she opened her daughter's suitcase. It was filled with a lot of clothes, along with a few jewelry and other things girls would like to use while traveling. "It's all clothes...?" Johanna asked as Dawn smiled at that.

"That and some jewelry! And face stuff!" Dawn explained as Johanna took out a black small dress as she raised another question to her daughter. "Do you know what your journey is for?" Johanna asked, puzzled with the things she was trying to bring and use.

This, Dawn knew... or not.

"To become a Pokémon Trainer! Right?" Dawn answered. Hikaru raised an eyebrow at hearing her say that. "So, she know the answer, but she doesn't know what kind of journey it'll be, especially if you try to carry a bit luggage around..." Hikaru thought sheepishly.

"Exactly. Which means this is plenty." Johanna stated, taking out a small, yellow bag. That, Dawn complained about as she noticed on how small and light it looked.

"Aw... That's it?" Dawn asked with a pout on her face. "If you want to become a top trainer, and a smart traveler, then trust me! I doubt that Hinata would've packed Hikaru the same way as you did just now." Johanna explained, handing the bag to Dawn.

Dawn blinked, before she turned to see Hikaru smiling lightly at her, as she also noticed to see her childhood friend carrying a Trainer's Bag, which seemed to be around her size. Seeing Hikaru nod to her caused the Twinleaf girl to nod back hesitantly before she turned to her mother.

"Okay, Mom..." Dawn agreed, taking the bag.

As Dawn walked to the porch with both Hikaru and Hinata waiting for her, Johanna tok out something from her pocket as she handed it to her daughter. "One more thing!" Johanna reminded as she took out an old Contest Ribbon. Dawn blinked in surprise of seeing the ribbon.

"Huh? Mom, what's this?" Dawn asked.

"That's the first championship ribbon I ever won in a Contest. I always carried it around as a good luck charm. Now if you will, I'd like you to carry it, too!" Johanna explained. This made the daughter happy as she looked up at her mother.

"Really?" Dawn asked. "As long you don't lose it!" Johanna answered, smiling at her daughter.

"Wow... Thanks, Mom! Well... See you soon! Come on, Hikaru!" Dawn called as she ran down to use her bike for the travels. Hikaru started to follow before he gave one last turn to his mother as Hinata smiled softly at his son.

"The next time we see each other, Mom... I'll be more grown up than I used to be. Would that make you happy?" Hikaru asked as Hinata nodded in understanding.

"Of course that would make me happy... But no matter how far you go or how big you become, you'll always be my sweet little boy, Hikaru..." Hinata said, causing the Twinleaf boy to blush a little before he scratched his cheek, embarrassed for what she just said.

"Come on, Mom..." Hikaru said as he felt his mother giving him a small kiss on the forehead as Johanna watched with a soft expression. By the time the mother and son had finished bonding together, the Twinleaf boy ran to his blue bike to join up with his childhood friend.

As the two got on and began to move out, Johanna called to them as she and Hinata were ready to see them leave. "Prof. Rowan's lab is just outside of Sandgem Town! Do you two know how to get there?" Johanna asked as her daughter turned to her mother with a smile.

"Don't worry about us!" Dawn said as both she and Hikaru took out their postcards for their mothers to see. "See? We both got this map right here!" Dawn reassured as the Twinleaf boy showed his postcard as well.

"Okay! Off we go! Try to keep up, Hikaru!" Dawn giggled, as she began to pedal ahead, forcing the Twinlead boy to follow as he began to pedal to follow his childhood friend. As the two rode their bikes together to head for Sandgem Town, both Hinata and Johanna watched their kids leave.

"Now, do your best and take care of yourself!" Johanna called.

"Stay safe! Okay, honey?" Hinata called alongside as the new Twinleaf trainers turned back to reassure their mothers that they'll be fine. "No need to worry, Mom!" Dawn called. But just before Hikaru could say his words to Hinata, Dawn's bike hit a pebble, causing her to wobble!

This caused both Hinata and Johanna to gasp in shock while Hikaru used his eyes to quickly see it happening!

"Dawn, no!" Johanna gasped. But before things could get any worse for the Twinleaf girl, Hikaru pedaled slower and got next to Dawn, before he helped her to move by giving her a gentle push, while putting himself at risk in the process!

"Eek! Ah... Thanks, Hikaru..." Dawn said thankfully as Hikaru nodded to her with a small smile. "Try to be more careful next time." Hikaru said, causing Dawn to nod back in understanding. By the time Dawn recovered from her near fall, the two continued their ride down.

Johanna sighed in relief, feeling doubt for her daughter's safety as Hinata smiled sheepishly to see her son saving his childhood friend. "Every time my daughter tells me not to worry, that's when's I worry the most..." Johanna said as Hinata smiled in understanding.

"I don't think you'll need to worry much, Johanna... After all, your daughter isn't the only one traveling, remember? My son will be there to keep her safe... like he always had when they were young." Hinata said in reminder, causing Johanna to smile back.

"I guess you're right..." Johanna agreed as the mothers looked back to see their children disappearing out of their view.

Glameow purred a little, seeing her trainer's daughter leave the town, while Espeon watched Hikaru leave with a sigh.

Meanwhile, with the two Twinleaf trainers out of their hometown, both Hikaru and Dawn were riding their way down to Sandgem Town. It didn't take them that long to get to the town as they were already close by, thanks to the bikes they were riding on.

As the two arrived at the town, Dawn looked around to see where they were as she knew what the town's name was. "This has got to be Sandgem Town! Don't you think so, Hikaru?" Dawn asked as the Twinleaf boy nodded to her question.

"You're right... This is the town, alright." Hikaru said as the two kept riding on. But while they were riding, Dawn suddenly stopped in front of the building, catching the Twinleaf boy by surprise as he turned to see his childhood friend getting off of her bike to head inside!

"Dawn? Where are you going?" Hikaru asked as he turned back to see Dawn heading in. "Where do you think I'm going, silly? This has got to be Professor Rowan's research lab!" Dawn said as she began to open the door, much to the Twinleaf boy's dismay.

"Wait! But, that's not the..." Hikaru started to say, until he ran up to her, only to hear her calling out to the people inside the building. "Hey, I'm here! For my Pokémon!" Dawn cried out as Hikaru sweat dropped, realizing the mistake Dawn had made as the owner of the building just chuckled.

"You came to the right place, kids! Hey, the two of you are eating here too, right?" The restaurant owner asked.

Before Dawn could try to explain, Hikaru got her out of the way before apologizing to the restaurant owner for the mistake his childhood friend had made. Soon, they were back on the road, with the Twinleaf girl being embarrassed for the mistake she had made.

"Oh man... Me and my great directions!" Dawn groaned as she began to pedal faster, leaving Hikaru behind as the Twinleaf boy widened his eyes, before he watched her speed ahead. "She's going to get nowhere if she keeps that up..." Hikaru thought before he sighed.

He stopped at the center of the town, while Dawn kept speeding her way to different directions to see where the Research Lab was. Before Hikaru could try to stop her, the Twinleaf girl would get even more depressed with the places she went where she thought was the Lab.

"Not there!"

"Wrong way!"

"I want my Mom!"

By the time she made her fifth mistake, the Twinleaf boy stopped her in her tracks, which is when he began to take the lead for both himself and Dawn. "Are you sure this is the right way, Hikaru? Maybe the map is upside down...?" Dawn asked as Hikaru shook his head.

"It's not upside down, Dawn... Remember, your mom said that the Research Lab is on the edge of Sandgem Town, so that's where we're going." Hikaru said as he carefully inspected the map before looking around his surroundings to see where he was going.

But before the two could continue on, both of them bumped into someone, causing the two Trainers to jump back in surprise as Hikaru was the first to apologize for the rude bump he did just now. "Ah! I'm sorry!" Hikaru could only say as the man turned to the two.

He seemed to be an elder, but a serious man as he noticed the two postcards Hikaru and Dawn had.

"Hello. You two are looking lost." The elder replied sternly, catching both Hikaru and Dawn by surprise as the Twinleaf girl asked. "Are you talking to us, sir?" Dawn asked. The elder raised an eyebrow before he confirmed it by speaking again.

"Right. There's no one else here besides the two of you, and you both seem very lost." The elder said, catching the two Twinleaf trainers off guard as Dawn tried to reassure to the man that they were alright.

"Y-Yeah. But, I'll be fine!" Dawn assured.

"Perhaps... But neither of you look fine right now..." The elder said as Hikaru sighed, before he scratched the back of his head. "I guess we aren't... because of a certain someone jumping into conclusions onto where the Research Lab was..." Hikaru said sheepishly.

At that, Dawn blushed a little in embarrassment as the elder gave a small chuckle at that.

"Well then... You two must be the new Trainers since the two of you each have a postcard. Why don't the two of you come with me to my Lab and get your Starter Pokémon." The elder said, catching Hikaru by surprise, before Dawn reacted the same way as he did.

"Wait, did you say, lab!?" Dawn asked in surprise. The Twinleaf boy immediately recognized the elder now as he raised another question. "Does this mean that you're Professor...?" Hikaru started to say, earning a nod from the Sinnoh Professor.

"Indeed. You both may be lost, but you can still hear. I'm Prof. Rowan." The Sinnoh Professor replied, walking off. At their questions confirmed, both Twinleaf trainers stared at each other before they looked back to the Sinnoh Professor, who noticed them not following him.

"You both want to get your Pokémon, now don't you?" Rowan asked. At the question, it snapped the two out as they quickly made their answers together. "Of course we do!" The two cried out as they followed the Sinnoh Professor to his research lab.

What the three of them didn't know, was that trouble was about to occur at the lab.

Meanwhile, at the research lab, the three starter Pokémon were having their breakfast from the Pokémon food. "And to think we were worried that they weren't going to like it! Now I guess we're going to have to worry if we've got enough of this stuff on hand, right?" the first assistant asked.

Chimchar was eating fast as it can so it could get ready for its new trainer!

Piplup was also eating fast, but slower than Chimchar.

For Turtwig, the Grass Type was eating slower than the other two, as it seemed to gen in no hurry to finish his meal.

"Well, I guess they are hungry as they are cute!" The second assistant chuckled. Just as they were enjoying on seeing the three eat together, the two other assistants arrived with two Flying Type Pokémon: Starly, and Staraptor.

"What are you doing with those two?" the first asked. The third assistant smiled as he explained.

"I thought that it might be a good time to examine them before Professor Rowan comes back!" the third one answered. The first assistant chuckled, understanding the reason as he agreed for the examination to happen.

"Good idea... I'm a big fan of Starly! Starly was the very first Pokémon I caught on my journey!" The first assistant explained as the second assistant smiled at that.

"Yeah? Mine was a Bidoof!" The second assistant bragged as this caught the first assistant's attention.

"Bidoof, huh? My sister's Pokémon was a Bidoof!" The first assistant chuckled.

While the two assistants turned their backs on the starters, Chimchar used this chance to swipe the rest of Piplup's Pokémon food, leaving the Warer Type shocked and upset!

The Penguin Pokemon turned to the Fire Type angrily as it complained to Chimchar that the food it just ate was his own food! But, the Fire Type only made fun of the Water Type by sticking his tongue out, while revealing his fire tail at the Water Type.

This raised Piplup's anger as hot tears welled up in Piplup's eyes. Severely upset for his food being stolen, the little Water Type began to attack Chimchar with Bubblebeam! Chimchar dodged out of the way, hopping onto several machines to evade the attack!

This caught everyone's attention as the four assistants turned to see Piplup's and Chimchar fighting, with the Penguin Pokémon throwing a tantrum. The first assistant tried to calm Piplup down by grabbing onto the Water Type.

"Piplup, cut it out! Stop acting like a spoiled child! Ahh!" the first assistant shouted out, but gasped as Piplup kept attacking with Bubblebeam. Chimchar managed to dodge every one of them, by letting the machines and other areas take the hit!

But as the tantrum attack went on, Chimchar flipped in the air and landed to where Starly and Staraptor was! As the Chimp Pokémon jumped away, Piplup again attacked with Bubblebeam angrily, ignoring the fact that both Starly and Staraptor were there!

That made the two Flying Types mad as they flew into the air, creating a double Whirlwind attack! The Whirlwind began to damage the lab a little as the assistants tried to stop the rampage from going on. "Chimchar and Piplup! Stop it this instant! Staraptor, calm down!" the first assistant pleaded.

However, the angry Predator Pokémon ignored the assistant and kept using Whirlwind, smashing the supplies, and the windows! "Staraptor! What's the Whirlwind for!?" The assistant snapped as the wind continued on until the damage was done!

Starly, Staraptor, Chimchar, AND Piplup escaped through the hole, leaving the lab as a mess! At seeing the four escape, the first assistant began to panic for the trouble that's happened so far.

"Just perfect! Professor Rowan's away, and a new trainer is coming... now this!? We've got work to do!" the first assistant shouted out. "Right!" the other three assistants agreed.

They began running for the exit, which opened, revealing Hikaru, Dawn, and Prof. Rowan! Immediately, the first two assistants panicked to see their boss returning with the two new Trainers. "HE'S BACK!" the two of them cried out in shock.

"Yes. This is my laboratory, isn't it?" Rowan asked sternly, While narrowing his eyes.

"Professor, of course it is!" all the assistants yelled together. While they did that, both Hikaru and Dawn all looked to see the huge mess that was left in the Lab! "Oh dear..." Dawn gasped, staring at the huge mess.

"What happened here? It's a like a giant Whirlwind tore this place apart..." Hikaru asked, with his eyes wide. The two new trainers walked around, seeing the mess that the lab was in now as the assistants tried to explain to their Professor about what had happened.

To be continued...

Hikaru's Team:

None

Next Chapters:

Chapter 2: The Chase in Lake Verity!

Chapter 3: The Pikachu Separation!

Chapter 4: The Search In Different Paths!

Chapter 5: The Reunion of Ash and Pikachu

Chapter 6: Ash VS Paul! A New Rivalry!

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Dawn: No way... What in the world happened here!? Did something big happen!?

Yuzo: I'm so sorry, Professor. Both Chimchar and Piplup got out, also including Starly and Staraptor as well!

Prof. Rowan: Well then... If that's the case, then we must the search the two of them immediately.

Hikaru: Professor Rowan, if it would be alright, I would like to go after the two.

Dawn: I'll go, too! They are supposed to be our first Pokémon, and they could be in danger right now!

Prof. Rowan: In that case, then I'll leave the two of you to retrieve our friends back...

Events that occurred:

- Hikaru and Dawn meets Prof. Rowan to start their journey

- Chimchar and Piplup escapes Prof. Rowan's Lab