Hello everyone, I'm going to make my take into writing a Pokémon fanfiction series. The main characters will be Ash and Serena which will follow a little like the anime, but there will be many things different.

One, I will not be doing the Orange Islands as it seems like a pointless filler, but I will introduce Ash's Lapras and Snorlax into this series somehow. The Battle Frontier will still occur in this series.

Two, Ash and Serena will have no traveling companions as they will be both going by themselves for the entire adventure, but they will have some people tag along occasionally. This means Brock and Misty will only appear in this series as gym leaders, but I will think of a way for them to appear in the future

Three, Ash will not get a Pikachu as a starter, but the yellow mouse will be traveling alongside with Ash. They will just meet a little later, but not in Pallet Town. So, who will Ash's starter Pokémon be? There is a good idea who it might be.

Fourth, Serena will not do Pokémon Performances, and if she does, it will likely happen in Kalos. However, there is a good idea of what she is going to be doing on her adventures with Ash. You might already know what it's going to be.

Finally, if you don't happen to like what I write, then you don't have to read it. Everyone will have their different opinions, but you can mention if I have any grammar or spelling errors, I just don't want anyone leaving nasty reviews.

One more thing, Ash and Serena will not have any powers in this series. No aura, no psychic powers.

Okay, with that being said let's get started. Oh yeah and more thing…I DO NOT OWN POKEMON!

Pallet Town, the town where shades of people's Pokémon journeys await. Living in Pallet Town was none other than a family that have thrived many great Pokémon trainers called the Ketchums. The Ketchum family had many amazing Pokémon trainers from past generations, and one of them was Red. Red was the reigning champion of the Kanto Region for many years defeating some of the greatest trainers out there.

Red Ketchum had one great rival during his time, and that was Blue Oak, the son of the famous Pokémon professor Samuel Oak. Red and Blue have been intense in their rivalries since the day Red got Charmander and Blue got Squirtle. Blue always liked to mock Red around for lagging, but in the end, it was the Pokémon League that mattered as Red topped Blue on the big stage.

Red eventually married his longtime girlfriend Delia, and the two had a beautiful baby boy named Ash Ketchum. Delia has been a loving mother for all of Ash's childhood, and his father did everything he could to step in to be a great dad. Then one day when Ash was six, Red had to leave Pallet Town which left Ash heartbroken. Delia understood what Red was doing, but Ash never knew why he left.

The title of Kanto Region Champion was then passed on over to Blue Oak after Red departed the Kanto Region. Blue got married and had a pair of twins named Gary and Daisy Oak. His wife passed away when the kids turned five, so when Blue needed to start doing his duties with the Pokémon League, the kids would be left with his father Samuel Oak.

Red and Blue both had another well-known friend named Rose Green who was a nifty Pokémon trainer, but not at the level Red and Blue were at. Rose was married to Daniel, a long-time friend she met in Celadon City, and they had a beautiful daughter named Leaf. Leaf always admired the adventure she had along with Red and Blue, and wished to have that excitement.

Ash, Gary, Daisy, and Leaf have become great friends with Ash and Gary dreaming of being Pokémon Masters, and Daisy and Leaf wanting to complete the Pokedex. Ash was reckless at times, but he always had a good heart caring about others, Gary has a big ego where he is always arrogant, Daisy has been an observant girl who always keeps knowledge in for Pokémon and what his brother could be up to, and Leaf has been a bubbly energetic girl who always loved to play.

The four were looking forward to the upcoming summer camp that always been run by Gary's grandpa Professor Oak. It was a good chance for them to learn about Pokémon, and the environment they could be traveling in, if they ever became Pokémon trainers.

Pallet Town-Ketchum Household

Inside the Ketchum residence were Ash and Delia. Ash Ketchum was the boy with spiky raven hair, and chocolate brown eyes while his mother Delia had auburn brown hair in a ponytail and chocolate brown eyes.

"I can't wait for summer camp where I get to meet all the Pokémon," Ash said to his mom.

"I know you can't dear," Delia said, "You're so into Pokémon like your father was."

"Hey mom, I don't want to hear anything about dad," Ash sadly said, "I still wonder why he left us?"

"Ash, that's something we don't want to talk about," Delia said comforting his son, "But one day you will get a good understanding."

Ash has been down about his dad since he left, but all he could do for the time being was move forward. Delia was looking out the window and saw a moving truck in front of the house across the street. The house was vacant for some time, but Delia was so happy someone was finally moving in. Nothing brings a smile to people's face than new neighbors.

"I see our new neighbors are here," Delia said as she saw two women and a girl come out of the truck, "Amazing, it's a same sex couple."

One of the women had brown hair and a yellow pin into her hair wearing a black tee and baggy green pants, the other was a woman with short raven hair put into a ponytail wearing a white T-shirt with a green blazer, and a blue skirt. They had a little girl with them who was around the same age as Ash. She had honey-blonde hair and wore a pink dress.

"Ash, I'm going to meet our new neighbors," Delia told Ash, "They even have a girl who's around the same age as you."

Ash was just sitting there looking at his food while Delia went across the street to meet the new neighbors.

Pallet Town-New Neighbors House

Knock knock

The brown-haired woman opened the door to see that their new neighbor Delia was standing there ready to greet them.

"I take it you are our new neighbors," the woman said.

"Pleased to meet you, my name is Delia Ketchum and I live across from you," Delia told the woman.

"It's so nice to meet you, my name is Grace Gabena," Grace said as the raven-haired woman came by her side, "And right here is my partner Jade Gabena, we moved from the Kalos Region."

"Hello there," Jade replied, "Would you like to come in?"

"I would be delighted," Delia replied.

Delia entered the Gabena residence and could clearly tell that there were plenty of boxes laying around so there was still some unpacking that needed to be done. As Delia was looking around, she could see plenty of trophies in one box.

"Wow, you ladies have so many trophies," Delia said in amazement.

"That's right, we were both Rhyhorn Racers back in our days," Grace said looking at the trophies, "Me and Jade were pretty much the biggest rivals in our days in the sport."

It made Delia chuckle a bit because the fact Grace and Jade were big rivals in Rhyhorn Racing, along with the fact they have won so many trophies, made her remember the days of her husband and Blue when they were competing against each other as Pokémon trainers.

"Wow, it reminds me of my husband when he was a great Pokémon trainer," Delia said admiring the trophies, "My husband, Red, and his old friend, Blue, were great Pokémon trainers who won many Pokémon League competitions back in their day."

"Wait, was your husband. Red Ketchum?" Jade questioned.

"Yes," Delia answered.

"Everyone heard about him," Jade said, "He managed to win every Pokémon League in every region in the world."

"Not only did he beat all the Pokémon Leagues, he even beat all the Elite Fours and Champions," Delia explained, "He even conquered the Battle Frontier."

"Wow, the Battle Frontier is possibly considered the toughest battle facility in the world," Grace said in astonishment, "Your husband actually beat the Battle Frontier?"

"He sure did," Delia answered.

Then Delia noticed the honey-blonde girl walking around quietly. When she saw Delia, she looked nervous, and just ran off to hide somewhere.

"Was that your daughter?" Delia asked.

"Yes, her name is Serena," Grace answered, "I'm her biological mother, and you won't believe who the donor was for me and Jade."

"It was Augustine Sycamore, the brilliant professor of the Kalos Region," Jade replied.

"Is he famous like in Kalos like how Professor Oak is in Kanto?" Delia asked.

"He is, he even is studies Mega Evolution," Jade answered.

"Well, I can learn more about him later, but I noticed that your daughter was pretty scared," Delia said.

"Yeah, well you see she has been pretty much of a social outcast," Grace explained, "She really didn't have any friends back in Vanillie Town."

"She was really shy," Jade stated.

It just brought tears to Delia's eyes to hear that Serena has no friends. Ash on the other hand has good friendships with Gary, Daisy, and Leaf. Ash wasn't sure on Gary, he was more of a frenemy. Then Delia thought of a good idea for her to try and help Serena out.

"Hey, Professor Oak will be having his annual Pokémon summer camp in a few weeks. Why don't you let Serena take part in the camp?" Delia suggested.

"Where is this summer camp going to be," Grace asked.

"It will be in a wooded area near Pallet Town," Delia answered, "I'm going to be sending my son there, and if she's lucky, she might actually get to meet him."

Grace and Jade were thinking about it. This was a good opportunity for Serena to get out and make some friends. There had to be plenty of kids around her age wanting to at least give her a chance to be her friend.

"Grace, I think it's a great idea," Jade responded, "It might actually help Serena in making friends with not just the kids, but with Pokémon as well, you know if she wants to become a Rhyhorn Racer one day."

"Jade, I think that's a wonderful idea," Grace replied.

"Great, I'm so happy for you two," Delia said smiling, "I'm sure your daughter will have a great time."

The lesbian couple couldn't believe it, but they believe Delia could be right. Serena was showing no social improvements back in Kalos, so maybe it might help her in Professor Oak's Summer Camp.

Pallet Town-Summer Camp

A beautiful summer day came in the forest as the kids were gathering around for Professor Oak's summer camp. Ash wearing a yellow shirt, blue shorts, and red sneakers, was all hyped up to know a whole lot about Pokémon, and so were Gary, Daisy and Leaf. Meanwhile on the other end of things, Serena arrived at the summer camp wearing a pink sundress and a straw hat.

A man with light brown hair wearing a blue polo shirt, khaki shorts, and white sneakers was ready to run his annual summer camp. That man was Professor Oak, and he had a special guest with him. It was a man with stylish wavy raven hair and blue eyes, and he was dressed in an orange polo shirt, khaki pants, a green jacket, and a blue hat.

"Ah, Professor Augustine Sycamore," Oak responded greeting the Kalos professor.

"Samuel Oak, it's an honor to meet you here," Sycamore replied.

"Why thank you Augustine," Oak said as he noticed two Pokémon Eggs, "I see you brought some Pokémon eggs."

Professor Sycamore had two Pokémon Eggs in his possession. One egg was light blue with a few white marks, and another egg was orange with a red bubbly top and white on the bottom.

"Yes, these are Pokémon Eggs from the Kalos Region," Sycamore stated.

"I'm sure the kids would love to see those Pokémon eggs," Oak said.

"I'm sure they would too Samuel," Sycamore replied, "Especially after what these eggs have been through."

"I know what you mean," Oak sternly said.

With that, Professor Oak and Professor Sycamore met with the kids to get ready for their camp activities. Ash was all ready for some action, and so were Gary, Daisy, and Leaf. Serena on the other hand didn't feel like she wanted to do anything except be alone.

"Alright kids, I hope you're ready for today's activity, but first let me introduce you to someone special. He came all the way from the Kalos Region, please give a warm welcome to Professor Sycamore," Oak announced as all of the kids gave a round of applause to the professor.

"Hello children, and future Pokémon trainers, after today's activity, I'm going to show you something amazing," Sycamore told the kids.

All the kids were excited, especially for Ash as he was a big Pokémon lover. They were probably going to expect Pokémon the Kalos Region to be presented, but they had to wait until after the activity.

"Okay Professor Sycamore, thank you very much," Oak said, "Now for today's activity, were going to have a scavenger hunt. Now your objective is to find a certain Pokémon and bring it back here. The first two to bring their respective Pokémon back here wins."

All the kids were going to take part in a scavenger hunt by finding certain Pokémon and bringing them back. The kids were given a photo consisting of the Pokémon they had to look for. Ash was given his photo, and the Pokémon on the picture was a blue tadpole with a clockwise swirl on its stomach. The Pokémon Ash had to look for was a Poliwag. Serena got a photo of the Pokémon she had to look for, and it was a picture of a green worm with big black eyes. The Pokémon Serena had to look for was a Caterpie. The kids were ready, but Serena didn't seem to care.

"Okay kids, on your mark, get set, GO!" Oak announced as the kids started to look for their Pokémon.

As all the kids were running around looking for their respective Pokémon, Serena on the other hand didn't feel like she wanted to be part of the hunt. She just ended up wondering around the woods not knowing what to do. Despite this being the first time seeing the girl in person, Augustine had a feeling he knew who that girl was.

"I think I know who that girl is," Sycamore said.

"You do," Oak replied.

"Yes, remember when I told you I donated my sperm for a same sex couple to have a child," Sycamore explained.

"Yeah, I do, I heard we have a same sex married couple living here in Pallet Town with a daughter that was fathered by you," Oak explained, "Are you thinking that the girl is your biological daughter?"

"I think it is," Sycamore answered, "I heard they named her Serena, I want to know if that's her."

"I see what you mean," Oak replied.

Ash was running through the forest trying to find a Poliwag. He wanted to do anything to get his hands on a Poliwag and beat Gary.

"Here Poliwag, come out come out wherever you are," Ash said trying to call out Poliwag.

Then Ash spots a Poliwag just standing there. He had a chance to get his hands on the Tadpole Pokémon, so Ash snuck from behind to grab it, but it hopped away.

"Come back here," Ash called out to the Poliwag.

Serena was running through the woods as she seems to be lost. Serena couldn't find anyone who was part of camp. She was all alone, scared, and afraid.

"Where did everybody go," Serena cried, "Mommy, mommy!"

Serena then heard rustling in the bushes, and a Poliwag jumped out which startled her. She fell to the ground and hurt her knee, and she began to cry. Then Ash came out of the bushes trying to look for that Poliwag as it was the photo that was given to him.

"Here Poliwag," Ash called out.

Then Ash saw Serena laying on the ground with a hurt knee. Ash went up to Serena to check on her.

"Are you okay?" Ash asked.

"I hurt my knee," Serena replied.

Ash looked at Serena's knee, and he could tell that it was a small bruise. Ash pulled out a blue handkerchief.

"Here, this should help," Ash said tying the handkerchief on Serena's knee, "Pain, pain, go away. Now stand up."

"I can't," Serena solemnly said.

"Well you have to try, never give up until the end," Ash told Serena.

Serena heard Ash's words of encouragement and decided to try and stand up. Serena got up on her feet, and she was able to stand.

"See, you stood up," Ash said until Serena fell into Ash's shoulder.

Serena couldn't help herself but get a warm feeling around Ash. Serena never opened to anyone since she pretty much did not speak to anyone.

"How do you feel?" Ash asked.

"I feel a bit wobbly," Serena answered.

"Hey, lets get you back to camp so the nurse can look at your knee," Ash suggested.

Ash was able to help Serena up and began to walk her back to the campsite. The two decided to have a nice conversation.

"So, do you live around here?" Ash asked.

"Yeah, me and my moms moved to Pallet Town a couple of days ago," Serena answered.

"Moms?" Ash questioned, "You have two moms?"

"Yeah," Serena responded, "Is something wrong with that."

"No, there isn't anything wrong with having two moms or two dads," Ash told Serena, "As long as they stay around to love you, then they're great parents. Lots of people have families that are different."

"Really, what's your family like?" Serena asked.

"Well, we're pretty much a normal family, just except the fact that my dad was once the champion of the Kanto Region," Ash said until he felt a bit gloomy, "Then he left us, and the Kanto Region Champion became his friend Blue."

"Why did you dad leave?" Serena asked.

"I don't know, but no one wants to talk about it," Ash answered.

Then, turning away from the sadness, Ash and Serena ended up seeing a Caterpie. Despite Serena being scared, she did remember the photo of the Pokémon she needed to try and bring back.

"Hey, I think I saw that Pokémon on my picture," Serena said pointing to the Caterpie.

"Of course, that's the Pokémon you probably had to bring back to camp," Ash said, "Go ahead and get it. Remember, never give up until the end!"

Remembering those words that Ash told her, Serena found the strength to walk on her own and approach Caterpie. Serena seemed afraid of the worm Pokémon, but as she got closer, she felt much more comfortable. Serena was able to pick up Caterpie, and walk right back to Ash, and she didn't feel anymore pain in her leg.

"I got it, I got Caterpie!" Serena cheered.

"That's great," Ash said pumping his fists.

Luck was on Serena's side, and little did Ash know, luck was on his side too. Jumping out of the bushes was the same Poliwag that startled Serena.

"Get back here," Ash yelled out to the Poliwag.

Ash ran as fast as he could to catch Poliwag, and this time the Tadpole Pokémon wasn't so nimble. Ash was able to grab Poliwag and walk back to Serena.

"You got Poliwag!" Serena cheered.

"I sure did," Ash said with a cheesy smile, "Now let's head back to camp."

Ash was happy that Serena's knee was feeling much better as she was able to toughen up and walk on her own. Ash happily carried Poliwag while Serena carried Caterpie back to the campsite where they met with Professor Oak and Professor Sycamore.

"Ah, you two came back with Pokémon," Oak said, "Let's see if you got the Pokémon that matches your picture."

Professor Oak took the Pokémon and their pictures and smiled to the fact that the two Pokémon Ash and Serena have brought back matched the pictures.

"Ah, it seems you two managed to bring back the correct corresponding Pokémon first," Oak said, "Congratulations, you two win the scavenger hunt!"

"Yay!" Ash and Serena cheered.

"I'll let everyone know," Sycamore said.

All the kids gathered around after Ash and Serena won the scavenger hunt. Gary was absolutely humiliated that Ash ended up beating him when he always wanted to beat him at everything. Daisy and Leaf were impressed that Ash won, and that he got a new friend. Gary, Daisy, and Leaf never seen the girl before, but noticed that she seemed a teeny bit clingy around Ash.

"Congratulations Ash and Serena, you won the scavenger hunt," Oak said, "And now Professor Sycamore will give you a reward."

Professor Sycamore walked up to Ash and Serena carrying the two Pokémon eggs in a basket.

"Ash and Serena, you get a chance to hold actual Pokémon eggs which holds special Pokémon that can only be found in the Kalos Region," Sycamore said setting the basket down.

Ash picked up the blue Pokémon egg while Serena picked up the orange Pokémon egg. The two were happy of holding Pokémon eggs.

"So, these are Pokémon eggs," Ash asked.

"That's right," Sycamore answered.

"What Pokémon are in there?" Serena asked.

Right after Serena asked her question, the two eggs started to glow. Professor Oak and Professor Sycamore were amazed that they were hatching, while the other kids were amazed as well. When Gary saw that the eggs were hatching, he had to feel completely jealous.

"Lucky Ash," he muttered.

The eggs finally stopped glowing, and two new Pokémon came into the world. The Pokémon that came out of Ash's egg was a light blue frog with yellow eyes, and the Pokémon that came out of Serena's egg was a little orange and red fox.

"Wow, I don't believe it," Ash said in amazement, "We actually got to see Pokémon hatch."

The moment the blue frog saw Ash's face, the light blue frog Pokémon smiled at the little boy. As for Serena, the baby orange fox gave a happy hello to Serena, and she couldn't help but smile.

"Hello there, welcome to the world. My name is Ash," Ash said to the blue frog.

"Hi there," Serena happily said to the orange fox.

"Professor Sycamore, do you happen to know what these Pokémon are," Oak announced to the kids.

"Yes, I do, the blue frog that Ash is holding is called Froakie, and the orange fox Serena has in her hands is called Fennekin," Sycamore explained to the kids, "Froakie is the water-type starter for the Kalos Region while Fennekin is the fire-type starter for the Kalos Region."

"Kalos Region starters?" Ash questioned.

"Yes, if you started your Pokémon journey in the Kalos Region, these would be the two Pokémon you would begin with," Sycamore explained.

Ash was amazed at how cool Froakie looked and would love to have a Pokémon like him. Serena just loved how cute Fennekin was and how she could have a Pokémon like that one day. Both kids and the Pokémon were happy.

"Hey, why don't we get a picture to commemorate this joyous occasion," Oak said taking out his camera, "Say cheese!"

"Cheese!" Ash and Serena said while Froakie and Fennekin all gave out smiles too as Oak took the picture.

"Beautiful, I'll give you kids a copy to remember this moment," Oak said turning to Professor Sycamore, "And I'll give you one too."

"I'd be delighted, nothing has to impress me more than the kids looks on their faces when they see Pokémon being born," Sycamore happily explained.

Ash has always been a Pokémon lover and meeting all those Pokémon was a huge treat including watching a Froakie hatch. Maybe that meeting Serena was going to lead to good things that were going to come in his life.

For Serena, that meeting with Ash in the forest may be the best thing to happen in her young life. She got to make her first friend, she toughened up through a hurt knee, she won a scavenger hunt, and got to watch Pokémon come into the world with her own eyes up close.

Ash and Serena were able to play with Froakie and Fennekin for a little bit before it was time for those two Pokémon to go back home with Professor Sycamore. There was one thing that no one seemed to notice, and that was the fact that Froakie loved to play with Fennekin. She was the first Pokémon that Froakie has ever met in his short life, and Fennekin seemed to like him too, plus it eased…the hidden pain they went through as eggs.

"I'm glad you got to meet those kids," Sycamore said to Froakie and Fennekin, "I'll make sure you get all the love you can get."

This concludes the first chapter of the series. This will help us introduce the characters and the Pokémon. I decided to take a risk of making Serena's parents a lesbian couple, we know Grace the Rhyhorn Racer, and Jade is an OC I came up with on my own. I thought Professor Sycamore being Serena's biological father would make the best sense. Let me know what you all think of it.

Now, as for the hidden pain Froakie and Fennekin went through as eggs, that will be explained in the next chapter as it involves an OC villain I came up with. The next chapter will include Ash and Serena getting their first Pokémon to start their journeys.

Chapter 2: The Journey Begins