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"Game Start."

As long as you could remember... you had always loved Pokemon.

So when you turned ten years old it was easy for you to get your license and start training. For a few years, you stayed determined and kept fighting to win and prove yourself to be a capable trainer... but every time you reached near the end, you failed to get high enough in the championship. Someone was always stronger, or smarter than you. It didn't upset you because you respected everyone who fought hard to make their dreams come true! Something in your gut every time you failed it made you feel like something was amiss.

Like, this just wasn't what you cut out for!

It didn't click until just recently when you bombed out in the top sixteen of the Kanto League.

When everything felt like it wasn't worth it anymore... and you were on the edge of your ropes, unsure of what you should do next: go home, or keep trying to win? It was overwhelming to just think about, but it was something that you had to do. You headed out into the city and just started wondering, looking, searching for something that would make the uneasy question go away. Thinking long and hard, you found yourself standing in the middle of town, in front of the theater with a small crowd rushing inside to get a better look at what was happening on the screens, or on stage.

"Huh? What's that?" Suddenly, those thoughts that were bothering you were shoved to the side and you found yourself walking forward to find out what was going on. Girls and boys, women and men, children, and others alike, all sorts of people packed the stadium to watch a performance. You didn't know how to think.

You just went with it.

It wasn't like anything you had seen before. They called it a Showcase, and that's all you needed to know. It was so different than battling in a gym and proving your wit and tact with fighting alone. You witnessed the contestants not battling, but showing off their care for their Pokemon and having fun with them in trials that involved showing ingenuity and quick thinking. They displayed moves as something more than just attacks to cause damage, they showed the beauty and wonder that came from having fun and creating something from what most assumed could just be destruction.

You had assumed no different when you were young. You just assumed you could be a trainer. As for much of your childhood, you spent your time battling in the esteemed Pokemon League, but after countless attempts in Kanto, Hoenn, and Johto, your motivation had seemingly dropped. What used to spark excitement and overwhelming feelings, now just left you feeling like you were drained.

It turned out that you could be more than just that.

Seeing people doing something different for the time gave you hope that you could find a new dream to complete... a dream that might fit better with your heart.

The lights of the stage...

The intricate display of Pokemon beauty...

The happiness that it seemed to bring to everyone's face!

Everything all changed when you happened to encounter that Pokemon Showcase. You made up your mind that afternoon about your life. You were going to start out anew, and take your first steps in a new region on your journey to become a master class performer. Nobody was going to stop you from trying to do it, either.

You could not and would not stop this new dream.

This was going to be your next journey.

Seeing everyone smile and have fun breathed a new experience into you, and you decided that it was never too late to and find a new adventure. That was it. This was what you had been looking for all along. This would be your new passion and you were going to see it through to the very end if you had your way about it. Your Pokemon were just as enthralled with the scenario was you were; Your precious and trusted teammates seemed to understand that you had something different in mind for the first time. Things were going to different but in a very good way. Starting something new was going to change everything and it was possible that it might mend that uneasy feeling in your guts.

With your mind finally made up, you gathered all the necessary papers and booked yourself a flight to a new region.

"Make sure to call often," your mother said as you walked out the front door.

You turned and offered her a smile, "Don't I always make sure to do that, Mom? I'll call you as soon I arrive!"

"We'll see about that. Last time you promised me that, I was waiting for a week because you got so distracted. You're going to traveling all the way to Sinnoh of all places, that's the farthest you've ever been from home!" Mom said, shaking her head with an exasperated sigh. "At least make sure to eat your meals and go to bed at a decent time every night."

Your cheeks turned red in embarrassment. It wasn't your fault, exactly, you had gotten caught up in the sights and sounds of a new town. Your mind had a way of carrying you to different places. It wasn't a bad thing! It just made you a little scatterbrained.

"I promise! Don't worry about a thing. I haven't gotten myself caught up in anything dangerous before. I promise you'll hear from me soon! Just don't wait up for me! You know I won't stop once I get started," You said. Bidding your Mom a farewell, you gathered your Pokeballs, your bags, hat, and set out to start something new. The breezy weather greeted you once you left your home, and you took one final look at the town before you began walking to your next destination.

It all started here.

The entire flight, you were on the edge of your seat thinking of how many new and exciting you would be able to do once you arrived. You were feeling all kinds of things at that moment. You were happy, you were excited, you were anxious, and you were hopeful. There were always so many feelings to be had when you arrived in some place new. You could remember those moments when you first stepped into a new region and that sensation always stuck with you no matter what you did.

Staring out of the window, you could see the Earth below changing and shifting as you traveled. Places that you had visited and places that you hadn't yet visited. Fields of flowers, cities, towns, lakes, forests, all sorts of things that stuck out to you. It was lovely to witness. If you hadn't been on a plane, then you might've wanted to walk the entire distance to your destination despite the fact there was an ocean separating you from it. The call for adventure, and the chance to try something new... it called you strongly.

But... there was still that feeling that you couldn't shrug off... that trying something new might not work out either.

"I hope... I'm doing the right thing." You murmured.

The Pokeball attached to your necklace suddenly popped out and out sprang your partner, Eevee. He was staring up at you with a look on his face that told you he knew that you were anxious. Your partner had been pretty good about picking these things up as long as you had known him to be your Pokemon, and you knew there was no telling him to return to his Pokeball at that point. Instead, you let out a little sigh and shook your head at his mischevious nature.

"Eevee Eeee!" he barked at you, nuzzling his head into your head as you pet him.

Laughing a little, you smiled. "I know. I know. I'm worried about nothing, Eevee. This is going to be fun... and that's what matters, right? We're going to try something different and who cares if we failed at first, huh? As long as we're having fun with what we're doing it shouldn't matter. Thanks, buddy. Why don't you stay out your Pokeball so we can see Sinnoh together?"

You and Eevee stuck close together as the world beneath you changed and become brand new... and before either of you knew it, you had arrived at your destination. The plane landed and everyone started to gather their things. You did the same and headed towards the doorway. Exiting the plane, you got your first look at the area and grinned widely. There were so many sprawling green fields to look at and so many buildings with new people to meet in the close distance. You knew at that moment that this was going to be what you made to be; As long as you believed that this was going to be fun then it would be fun.

Sharing a look with your partner, you could only say what you felt, burning with enthusiasm, "Look out, Sinnoh, here we come!" you said, "Eevee and I are going to be the next big thing!"

Little did you know... this new adventure was going to be a lot more than you had expected.

AUTHOR'S NOTE.

This is a Reader Insert story with the inevitable pairing of Saeran x Reader, and I've been wanting to do this for such a long time. While I'm working on my other MM fic, I sometimes get writers' block and I don't know what should happen next... this story is going to be the one that I turn to get a breather from, and have fun along the way. There will be elements taken from the game, so there might be things that akin to spoilers but aren't exactly spoilers, just keep that in mind as you read on.