Artemis: HELLO EVERYBODY!!! WHOO! My first pokemon story and Mewtwo is in it! Heck yes! Why? 'Cause Mewtwo rocks hard! In the words of the OC staring in this fic...TIME TO HEAD OUT!!

Sky: HEY!! That's my line!!

Artemis: I said "in the words of" that means I'm quoting you!!

Sky: Still!!

Ledyba: While those two are arguing…Artemis only owns Alex and her grandparents. So be nice to her and be polite or else she'll flip! Enjoy the story!

Deep in the Jhoto Region there's a wide spreading ranch with an even bigger variety of pokemon. In the middle of this ranch is a small, simple house not too big, not too small, but cozy. The home consisted of a living room, a neat little kitchen that connected to the dining room, a hallway with three rooms and bathroom, and a porch. There, a teenage girl was lounging on the railing with her back propped up against the white wood panels that were glommed onto the frame on the home. She was playing a tune on the harmonica and her oval shaped glasses that normally rested on her nose were slowly sliding even with the slightest movement of her head. She caught the specs as they finally fell from her nose and almost to the ground and she tucked them in the front pocket of her denim vest that covered a light yellow tank top that showed her stomach slightly. She kept on playing until an elderly woman opened the window next to her.

"Sky, sweetie, have you seen you grandfather anywhere?" She asked the thirteen-year-old with her gray hair that was pulled into a messy bun waved slightly in the light breeze. Sky shook her head causing her short white hair with very few light blue highlights to shake. Sky also had two long sections grown down to her upper thighs wrapped in purple cloth. If not for that, her choice of wardrobe, and her chest someone would mistake her for a boy.

"Oh, and keep an eye out for your Hophip, the poor thing's probably half way Kanto with the wind today." The woman joked. Sky chuckled; Hophip was always getting herself into trouble with all the winds around here.

"Don't worry, Grandma, she'll be just fine. I told Ledyba to watch after her." Sky responded.

She had only a few pokemon; her Arcanine is the one who has been with her since she was a little girl. Then there was Hophip, she was a pokemon that Sky had raised since the little creature was an egg, the same with Ledyba and they're the youngest. And then there was Dragonair; again she's like Sky's guardian much like Arcanine. Sky didn't like to play favorites, but she trusted Arcanine more than any one of her pokemon. This was because he was there as a little Growlithe when her biological parents abandoned Sky. But, Sky loved her pokemon all the same and nothing changed that.

Right, you might be wondering WHY Sky was abandoned. She has a special "gift"…all right it's a BIG miracle. Sky can understand pokemon, but she can't speak any pokemon language she wants…but it was a good thing that pokemon understand humans. Sky's parents were scared of her and they thought that she could set an army on them. They were wrong three ways. 1) Yeah, like an eight-year-old can convince an army of pokemon on her parents, 2) She didn't even know she could because her parents forbid her to have any contact with pokemon, trainers, breeders, even Nurse Joy, and 3) WHY AND HOW THE HECK WOULD A KID DO THAT?!?! Sky thought about these reasons by the time she was ten and was happy to call the elderly couple who took her in her family.

Sky spent a little while longer playing her harmonica, but got bored and put her glasses back on to go search for Hophip and Ledyba. After a while she found them with Ledyba tying Hophip's leaves to a tree branch in hopes that would keep her from bobbing away. Sky raised an eyebrow as she watched Ledyba tether Hophip to the tree and smiling in accomplishment as he finished with his task. As he turned to go on with his own business he caught Sky standing under the tree with a mothering look on her face.

"Oh…. uh…. Hi, Sky!" He stammered while waving three of his hands greeting his friends.

" Ledyba…you know better than that." Sky stated. Ledyba was a little imp at times, but was a great friend overall. She nimbly climbed up the tree and began undoing the knot that bound Hophip to the ground. As soon as Sky was through, Hophip attempted to charge Ledyba. She was sweet as a Luvberry, but had a quick temper.

"Ledyba! You jerk! Why did you do that?!" Hophip screeched as she struggled to get out of Sky's arms that were restraining her. Ledyba decided to taunt Hophip by making faces at her and flying around. But, during the entire racket a ferocious roar overcame it all.

"ENOUGH!" A commanding voice ordered. It was so loud; it shocked Sky out of the tree and she was sent crashing down to the ground. She closed her pale blue eyes for the impact of the hard ground, but instead she landed on something soft and she opened up her eyes to see that Arcanine had rushed to catch her from probably breaking an arm.

"Thanks pal. If you weren't here, I would've broken an arm!" She said, obviously relieved.

"Yeah, but if he weren't here you wouldn't have fallen in the first place." Ledyba said while buzzing down and landing on Sky's shoulder.

"You two were so loud it was hard to take the nap I needed." Arcanine snorted. Sky smiled at how he was still like a kid even though he was far from it.

After Sky finished checking up on all the pokemon (such as making sure the water pokemon's lake was clean, letting the Tauros out, feeding the bug pokemon, and so on an so forth) she ran to the house to get ready.

Today was the day that Sky was about to head out on her own to start her own journey. Most trainers left when they turned ten, but because of her grandparents, Sky decided to wait until she was thirteen. She would have waited longer, but her grandparents insisted in thirteen for they wanted her to have as much independence as she wanted. She recalled Arcanine, Ledyba, and Hophip into their pokeballs and finished packing. Dragonair was nowhere to be seen, she was probably enjoying the ranch before the big trip.

Sky didn't like the fact that she had to confine her pokemon into their balls, but that was the only way she could get on her train without worrying about leaving anyone behind. As a rancher, she strictly believed that pokemon should roam free and get some fresh air.

Sky grabbed her favorite hat and looked in the mirror to see how she looked with it on. The tan western-style hat with the feather on the side went perfectly with her mostly blue attire. The exception was her light brown shorts, brown hiking boots, black fingerless gloves, and belt, which held her pokeballs.

After making sure she had everything, Sky bolted out of her room, slid downstairs on the railing, and stumbled onto the porch where both of her grandparents were waiting.

"Sky, we would like to wish you good luck on your journey and that we are always there for you." Her grandfather said, his white hair was covered in a white western-style hat and he had a grass in his mouth (which is how Sky got into that habit herself, it was a great substitute for gum).

Sky's grandmother had a beautiful brown leather-like carrier bag. There were blue beads forming flowers and green ones making vines decorating the flap of the pouch that had strings of the same material dangling off of it and the bottom of the bag. Sky looked at it in awe and then looked at her grandmother.

" It's a tradition in my family to give a parting gift to the youngest member of the family before they go on their journey. This bag was mine as it was my mother's, and now I pass it on to you. Sky, there are many interesting places in the pokemon world, and it's important to keep a little something for everywhere you go. Therefore you can bring the entire world in a single bag." She said with a smile and a tear in her aged yet inspiring eyes.

Sky took the bag from the outstretched arms of her grandmother put it over her head and onto her shoulder. It was comfortable and snug and she transferred all her stuff from her old bag to her new one. They surprisingly didn't take up as much space as she thought and everything was lightweight so she wouldn't have any problems.

"Thank you so much! I'll miss you two every day!" Sky said while a single tear slid down her cheek and she gave her grandparents a final hug before shoving off. The two gave her some last minute advice such as, "remember to wash up when you get the chance" or "be sure to write or call", and "take care of your burn and don't be too reckless". When she was ten, Alex was trying to break a wild Rapidash but tripped and the rearing pokemon stomped on her side and left a nasty burn. The Rapidash that they named Wildfire was very sorry about it and apologized every day for it.

Just then, Dragonair appeared overhead and landed gracefully in front of the porch. "Sky! Your train is about to leave! We have to leave now!" She said franticly. Sky gapped and hopped in Dragonair's back and they took off while Sky was waving good-bye until the little home was out of sight.

After a few minutes, the two landed and Sky called Dragonair back into her pokeball regretfully. The train was beginning to chug off and Sky had to race in order to catch it. She was about to run out of platform so she made a giant leap for it. Thankfully, she wrapped her fingers around the bar at the very end at the train and hoisted herself on. After catching her breath she opened the door and stepped inside glancing around. The train was quaint and simple. The seats were enough for two people each; every pair was facing each other. Sky plopped down in one seat that was right next to the window as she watched the world pass her by. Every tree seemed like a green and brown blur and the sky and sun above stayed the same.

The hypnotic motion of the train was lulling Sky to sleep and she soon was curled up and snoozing deeply. While in her slumber, she dreamed of traveling the world with no limitations and no chains to keep her back. It was a simple dream, but Sky was forced awake when the train slowed to a stop and she groggily woke up and checked out of the window to make sure she didn't miss her stop. Fortunately, this was her stop and she gathered up her stuff and stepped off the train.

Sky soon found a Pokemon Center and called up her grandparents so she could let them know that she made it fine. They were glad to hear from her and were relieved to know that she was okay. After the call she headed out to Purity Canyon where she hopefully would find some pokemon to study. Right now, she wanted to look at the pokemon in the region and see if their habitats are affecting their health. The best place to start was Mount Queyna, she'd heard rumors that it has the best water in Jhoto. Therefore, the pokemon must be extremely healthy and happy.

Sky was a traveler deep down and didn't think that she'd ever settle down once she really gets started on her journey. In about half a day, Sky was almost to the great canyon. She ran to the top of the hill and saw a group at he bottom so she went to investigate. It was raining hard by now and it just made Sky all the more glad she was wearing a hat.

As she ran down the hill she saw the group head inside so she burst into a sprint. But as we all know, mud is slippery and if you don't pay attention you will slip and that is just what happened to Sky. She tumbled and stumbled down the hill until she made a crash landing at the base and was now soaking wet and she landed on her back so her burn was stinging like crazy. She finally got up and ran over to the cottage close by. She rammed on the door and began to wring out her hat.

There were footsteps and a woman with teal colored hair in a low ponytail and round glasses answer the door. Inside were three kids, a Togepi and a Pikachu.

"Hello, can I help you?" The woman asked. Sky finished fixing her hat and left it hanging down on her back.

" Hi, I'm Sky Avalon, can I stay here until the next bus comes?" Sky introduced and asked. The woman at the door nodded and let Sky come in.

Now she could get a better look at the kids, one was shorter and wore a hat over black hair and he had tan skin along with a Pikachu on his shoulder, there was also a girl with red hair holding a Togepi, and finally there was a tall boy with tan skin, brown hair and he had hearts in his eyes.

"Wait, you don't mean Sky Avalon, heir to Avalon Ranch do you?" The woman asked.

"Guilty… I was hoping you wouldn't know." Sky said nervously. She hated it when people knew about her right off the bat.

The boy with the Pikachu was about to shake Sky's hand, but the taller boy had beat him and was close to Sky and holding both of her hands.

"Hello, beautiful my name's Brock. I want to be the worlds greatest pokemon breeder, and with you being a rancher maybe we can get alone so you can give me a few pointers." He said trying to act smooth. Before another word left his mouth, Sky had flipped him over and against the door.

Everyone just stood there in shock seeing as a teenager had just karate flipped someone bigger and heavier that she into a wood door that surprisingly didn't break down.

" Pal, you try that one more time and it'll hurt a LOT more." Sky threatened with her fist in the air. The boy nodded shakily and crawled back over to his friends.

"Uh…sorry 'bout him. I'm Misty by the way." The girl, Misty, said. She seemed very impressed by Sky's little display.

" I'm Ash, and this is my pal, Pikachu!" The other boy added.

"Hello!" Pikachu said, but Sky ignored him not wanting to expose her secret. Sky was later introduced to Luna who was preparing some warm cocoa. When she was done, she simply leaned against the door and started to play her harmonica.

"The company that runs the buses built this lodge about ten years ago. People who miss the bus stay here until the next one comes around in a month." Luna said. Ash looked like he was about to flip so Sky decided to speak up so he wouldn't blow a fuse

" That's fine by me, I wanted to stay her a while anyways to learn about the pokemon and the habitat here." She explained coolly.

"We can't stay here a whole month!" Ash complained.

"Well, you could take a boat down Purity River and get across the valley that way." Luna suggested.

"Oh, I'd love to take a boat ride, Luna! My family runs a Water Pokemon Gym and I just love the water!" Misty squealed in delight.

The weather finally settled down and Luna took everybody outside to taste the water. She pushed a button on a machine and they all watched as a bucket full of amazingly clear water was hoisted up. Luna filled a cup with the crystal like water and insisted that Brock drink some first. Brock took a sip and he started acting like a seriously lovesick fool.

"This water is absolutely delicious!" he said, "This is the most devastatingly delicious drink I've ever encountered!" his eyes were flowing with tears that must have been with happiness as he leaped into the air.

" Hey! Let me try some!" Misty said in excitement as she sipped from the metal cup, "It makes me feel refreshingly alive and tingly!" she said as her eyes sparkled and she leapt into the air. She looked perfectly at bliss. Ash was stuck in between them looking more confused than ever.

" I guess it's good, but how good can water be?" He asked utterly puzzled. Sky felt the same way, but she didn't say anything. Normally she was very talkative and was a smart-mouth, but remained quiet around others..

"Here, try it." Misty said handing the cup to Ash. He took a sip and looked all happy and refreshed, but that lasted for about a second and he returned too normal.

"If you ask me, it tastes like something's been swimming around in it…" He stated. Misty and Brock got in his face and questioned his taste, but Sky was paying no attention. She was leaning on the railing and her face was resting on her hand.

Then someone shook her shoulder and she jolted around to see Misty looking at her with the cup in her hand.

" Well, Sky? You're the only one who hasn't drank the water and Ash probably doesn't want to be alone." She said with a smile.

" No thanks, I heard how much Togepi and Pikachu loved it, I don't need anymore convincing." It took a few seconds for Sky to realize what she just said and covered her mouth. Shit! Way to go, Avalon! You just blew it, big time! She said in her head.

The others just stared at her with both awe and confusion.

" You knew what they were saying?" Brock asked. Sky decided that it was better if she didn't keep her gift a secret so she told them her story.

She told them about how her parents didn't want her and were afraid of her. She also told about how she was burned in an accident and that she was traveling just for the heck of it. The others were both glad that Sky was telling them about her past, but also felt bad for her at the same time for all the hardships she's been through.

"Well, now that we have that cleared up, let's get going on that river ride, shall we?" Sky concluded and the others were more than glad to agree.

"I can hardly wait to travel down a river that's this pure and clean." She declared. "Come on, you guys, let's go!" She pumped her fist into the air with confidence.

Artemis: DONE!! Whew! That took me THREE DAYS to finish!

Ledyba: That's no surprise, you've had school all week.

Artemis: SHADDUP! Anywho, thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it! You know, technically I've been working on this since last year, I just finished with Sky's personality and looks and kinda forgot to type this up!! Oops….

PEACE OUT DUDES!! R&R!