Before we start this I just wanted to say that I do not own Pokemon, Pokemon is owned by Nintendo, and if you hate this story for not having some of your favorite Pokemon so please don't throw hate comments.

In this time we are in the world of Pokemon, all people around the world start their journey around their region when they become ten years old. But as for one particular boy he, had a little mishap before his start. Ash Ketch'em is a boy that lives in a small town known as Pallet, was ready to start his Pokemon Journey then accidently woke up late and got to Professor Oak's in his pajamas.

"Before you choose I just want to…" Prof. Oak was going to say something but got cut off by Ash.

"Don't worry I know I'm only ten but I will be able to handle myself. I choose, Squirtle!" Ash gasped once he found that the Pokeball was empty.

"That was already taken, look before you…" But he never finished because Ash rushed to the next ball and picked it up.

"If I can't start with Squirtle, then I choose Bulbasaur!" Ash then fell over to find that one empty as well, Oak sighed then tried to talk to Ash.

"Ash I'm sorry so was that one, please just…" Ash then went to the last ball and picked it up.

"Please tell me that Charmander is at least…" Ash didn't finish his jaw dropped wide open as he saw that the last ball was empty. Oak sighed and put his hand to his face.

"Ash I'm trying to tell you that, there is no more Pokemon I have left. The early bird gets the worm, or in this case the Pokemon." Oak told Ash and knew he'd be disappointed.

"Does that mean I'll have to wait another year to get a Pokemon?" Ash questioned the Professor with an upset look.

"Well, there is one more but, um I don't know yet about." After he told Ash that he wondered what other Pokemon he would have for him.

"Well Professor if it really is the last Pokemon here, then I'll take what can get, please let me have it." Ash didn't care what it was as long as he can start his journey, he would take anything. Oak bent down and pressed a button on the container, opening a little hatch that brought up a plan Pokeball. Oak picked up the ball and said to Ash.

"Ash before I give you this I just want to warn you, this Pokemon is not common in Kanto, it's known as an out of Region Pokemon." Oak told Ash about and then Ash began to wonder what it might be like, then he shook his head.

"I will take what I can get, please I'm begging you." With that Oak nodded 'yes' but before Ash's hand touched the ball it burst open and a light formed in Ash's arms a little blue Pokemon with a yellow ring around it's neck. It then looked up at Ash with a smile.

"Rio!" The Pokemon Shouted.

"It's name is Riolu." Oak told Ash.

"Ah, it's so cute. Hi Riolu!" Ash then began to hug Riolu as he hugged back with his tail wagging in happiness.

"Riolu is the friendliest Pokemon that I have, whenever it sees someone coming to my lab it would run to my backdoor. Here are your Pokeballs." Oak said while handing the new Pokemon Trainer 10 Pokeballs.

"Thanks Prof, me and Riolu are gonna be best friends and I'm going to become a Pokemon Master." Riolu cried out yes in his native language.

"Ash wait." Oak stopped Ash just as he was heading for the door. "I have something else to give you. This here Pokedex is modified, so it not only has knowledge of the Pokemon in Kanto, but also in Sinnoh, which is where Riolu is from." Oak told Ash as he gave him a Pokedex, Ash took the Pokedex and then it automatically started.

"SCANNING FOR POKEMON. RIOLU THE EMANATION POKEMON, IT USES THE SHAPES OF AURAS WHICH CHANGE ACCORDING TO EMOTION TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS." The device read out.

"I wish you the best of luck on your journey." Oak said.

"Thanks Professor Oak. You ready Riolu?" Ash asked Riolu.

"Rio, Riolu!" Riolu shouted out with glee.

Outside were the rest of the town's folk, Ash's Mother; Delia, and Ash's little brother Red waiting to see the last Pokemon Trainer that was leaving on a journey.

"Mom? Red?" Ash said out loud as he saw his Mother holding his four-year-old brother.

"Oh Ash I'm so proud of you, it's like it was only yesterday when you and Red were swimming in the bathtub and look at you now." His mother said with a happy and yet sad tone. "You're finally going to live your dream and start your Pokemon Journey, but we're going to miss you so much, oh my little boy." His mother said lowering her head. "I've packed your bag full of clothes food and drinks, for your journey, I just want to warn you that there have been some trainers run into lots of wild Pokemon and sometimes…"

"Mom don't worry. Don't you know I'm a big kid now? Pokemon Trainers can take care of themselves." Ash told his mother.

"I understand, hm… Is that your Pokemon?" Delia questioned Ash, she was a little confused because it wasn't one of the starters that are normally given to trainers.

"Riolu." Riolu said to Delia.

"Yep that's my Pokemon alright." Ash said as Riolu gave him a smile. "With Riolu at my side we'll get all the Pokemon in the World."

"I thought all Pokemon stayed inside their Pokeballs." After Delia said that Ash then realized that Riolu was supposed to be In it's Pokeball.

"Oh right, alright Riolu return." But as soon as Ash dropped the ball Riolu jumped, grabbed it, then threw it back like he was playing catch. The next three times Ash tried Riolu would do the same thing because he thought him and Ash were having fun.

"Aw look you two are playing catch, you're friends already." Delia said happy for her son.

"Uh, yeah. Riolu and I are real pals right buddy?" But before Riolu could respond his mother said something.

"But, it doesn't look like a Pokemon I've seen before." Delia was even more confused than normally, but she was right.

After Ash explained that Riolu is an out of Region Pokemon, Ash then set out for his Pokemon Journey in the Route 1, the road to Viridian City, Riolu following skipping Cheerfully.

"Alright alright slow down buddy." Ash said as he was also happy to be on their journey. "But still, Riolu you have to be inside of your Pokeball, it even says so in the Pokedex." Ash then took out his Pokedex.

"WHILE BEING TRAINED ALL POKEMON MUST STAY INSIDE THEIR POKEBALLS, HOWEVER THERE ARE MANY ACCEPTIONS, SOME POKEMON HATE BEING IN THEIR POKEBALLS." Ash figured out why Riolu wouldn't go in it's ball.

"I guess that makes sense." Ash and Riolu then heard a rustle in the grass then a Pokemon came out in the open. "A Pidgey."

"SCANNING POKEMON. PIDGEY IS A FLYING POKEMON, AMOUNG ALL THE FLYING POKEMON IT IS THE GENTLIST AND EASIEST TO CAPTURE, A PERFECT TARGET FOR THE BEGGING POKEMON TRAINER TO TEST HIS SKILLS." Ash then wondered what to do, he didn't know Riolu's attacks so he scanned his Pokemon. "RIOLU'S ATTACKS ARE QUICK ATTACK AND LEER."

"Okay then, Riolu go and get that Pidgey!" Ash shouted in an exited tone. "Riolu use Quick Attack!"

"RIOOOOOOLU!" Riolu bassed the Pidgey with it's head, but after the first attack Pidgey then got up and flew away.

"Hey wait!" Ash threw the Pokeball hoping he could still catch it, but it missed and he was too late. "Aw man." He said in an upset tone.

"Rio, Rio Riolu" Riolu said also in an upset tone as he felt like he failed his trainer.

"It's not your fault Riolu, you couldn't have known that the Pidgey was going to flee." Ash said smiling at his partner trying to cheer him up, but Riolu still had a sad face. Poor little guy

Ash stared over at a flock of them and then said "We can't fight a flock of them if we do then you're outnumbered." But he saw another Pidgey in the distance. "Riolu go get that one."

"Rio. RIOLUUU!" He it the Pidgey and knocked it over but then he spotted that is wasn't a Pidgey, and Riolu was scared because he knew what it was with that angry face on him.

"I wonder who that is." Ash brought out his Pokedex to find out what Pokemon it was.

"SCANNING POKEMON. UNLIKE PIDGEY, SPEAROW HAVE TERRIBLE ATTITUDES. IT IS VERY WILD AND WILL SOMETIMES ATTACK OTHER POKEMON AND HUMANS." After this Ash was now scared of what's going to happen next. Spearow charge at both trainer and Pokemon. "WILD POKEMON ARE ALSO KNOWN TO BE JEALOUS OF POKEMON THAT HAVE A TRAINER." Riolu quickly acted and used quick attack only to anger the Spearow even more.

"SPEAAAAARROWWWW!" Spearow called out the rest of it's flock and Ash and Riolu decided to make a run for their lives.

"Riolu don't worry, I try to protect… OW!" Ash almost fell over and stumbled to stay on his feet.

Riolu saw this then stopped to get him only to find that he got caught in the Spearow flock and they all pecked at him unfairly outnumbering this little Riolu.

"HEY leave Riolu alone!" Ash got Riolu out and continued to run with an injured Riolu in his arms. Ash found a waterfall, there was no other way to go but jump down the waterfall.

Ash landed in the water and was getting pulled every second, he saw a blue dragon in the water and tried to swim away. Ash felt himself losing more, and more air, but he found a fishing hook. With no other options he grabbed a hold of the hook, then began being pulled.

He was pulled out of the water with Riolu still in his arms. "Oh it's not a Pokemon, it's just a kid." An orange haired girl with a ponytail said, then she noticed the Pokemon in Ash's arms. "Oh my gosh a Pokemon, are you okay?" she asked in a worried tone.

"Yeah me and Riolu are fine we just…" Ash didn't finish because the girl cut him off.

"NOT YOU! I was talking about the Pokemon! You..!" But then both her and Ash heard the Spearow flock. Ash yelled in a panic to the girl.

"Oh no, they're back! Quick where's the closes Pokemon Center!?" The girl pointed her finger over by the city and was about say something but was also cut off. "Thanks sorry but I need to take this!" Ash ran over to her bike then put Riolu in the basket and rode off.

"Hey get back here, you little..!" Ash didn't have time to hear as Riolu was more important.

Ash sped through the forest at full speed, worried about his little friend. "Hang in there Riolu, I'll help you just stay with me buddy." Ash hit a rock and went flying face forward in the ground. "Riolu… Riolu please I know you don't like being in your ball but, please go inside it's the only way to protect you… please…" Ash said in a more worried tone then he normaly does. Ash was so worried for his friend that he would ask him to do what he hated to protect him. Ash placed Riolu's ball infront of him as Riolu slowly began to open his eyes, he saw his trainer looking at the Spearows. "Riolu please… Spearows do you know who I am, I'm Ash from the town of Pallet! My Destiny is to be a Pokemon Master, and I will succeed! I don't care if you're Pokemon, I will catch all of you if I have to!" Ash stared back at his friend with tears growing in his eyes. "You can attack me, you can strike me down but I will never give up on my Pokemon, no matter what! I have a Dream and you can't destroy it!"

"Rio…lu." Ash closed his eyes tightly with tears still forming.

"SO COME AND GET ME SPEAROWS!" Ash shouted as loud as he could as the Spearows all charged at him. Lightning was about to strike and Riolu jump on and off of Ash's shoulder holding a blue orb in his hands.

"Rio…LUUUUUUUUU!" Riolu fired the ball at his opponents, as the lightning hit it causing an explosion.

After the explosion Ash woke up slowly, as he felt a sharp pain in his head. Once his eyes were fully open he saw his little friend Riolu, Riolu was lying next to Ash also in pain.

"R…Rio…lu… thank… you." Ash was struggling to get up when he saw a Silver and Gold Pokemon flying side to side, the Pokedex automatically tried to scan the Pokemon.

"NO DATA FOUND, THERE ARE STILL SOME POKEMON OUT THERE TO EXPLORE." Ash continued to walk to Viridian City, holding Riolu in his arms. Riolu looked up and licked Ash on the chin, Ash was happy that his partner was still hanging in there. Ash kept walking and to the city and didn't stop no mater what.

Find out what happens next on Ash's new journey.