Serena Lunaris hurriedly gathers up her stuff for her journey, grabs an apple and was out the door. She wasn't the only starting out trainer late that day and she winces as she collides with Ash Ketchem, - Thanks for the collision, Ash-

- Sorry, Serena. - Ash signs as he helps her up.

- Let's go, Ash. -

The ten year olds take off like shots, it was a very well-known fact that Ash and Serena were the fastest runners in Pallet Town, they both reach Professor Samuel Oak's lab at the same time and the professor sighs as he looks at them, " I am very sorry to say this, Ash, Serena, but I have no more Pokémon left. "

" Not even one? " Ash asks.

" Well, I do have a Pikachu. " Professor Oak admits.

- You take it, Ash. Professor Oak has to have breeder friends from all over. He could get a Pokémon sent here for me. –

" I'll take the Pikachu. Serena will take something else. "

" What Pokémon would you like, Serena? "

- Ask him if it would be too much trouble to get me a Shinx. -

" Serena wants to know if it would be too much trouble for you to get her a Shinx. " Ash says.

Professor Oak groans at this, " Of course she would want a Pokémon from the Sinnoh region. I'll make some calls, Serena wait at Ash's house, I'll call when your Shinx gets here, do you have a gender preference? "

- Male.-

" Serena says she wants a male Shinx. " Ash translates for her.

" Got it. Go on you two. "

Serena follows Ash to his place and looks at the Pikachu that was being highly stubborn. She kneels down to look at Pikachu and without any hesitation on her part pets him. The electric mouse's eyes widen at the emotional message she was conveying through her aura, telling him that Ash had been there for her before and since her father tried to kill her. Pikachu jumps up on Ash's shoulder just then and Ash blinks, " Serena, what did you do? "

- Told Pikachu a few things. -

Ash had forgotten that Serena was an aura adept and could communicate with her Pokémon that way, actually all Pokémon that way. Ash winces at the look in Serena's eyes, only thinking about her good for nothing father could do this to Serena, - Hey, come on, mom will have lunch ready by now and I need to change out of my pajamas.-

Serena smirks, - Seems I need to teach you how to get ready on the fly, Ash. It wouldn't be a problem at all.-

- Shut up, Serena.- Ash retorts.

Pikachu was looking back and forth between them, " Pika, pi( Why aren't you talking)? "

Serena blinks at this, - Ash, want to explain to Pikachu why I don't talk anymore?-

" Pikachu, Serena told you about her father, right? "

Pikachu nods at this, " Well, after her father nearly killed her Serena just stopped talking, the doctors said it was from the trauma. She has an aunt in Hoenn that pays for her home and everything else, she made my mom her legal guardian, so Serena and I talk through sign language now, and I'm the only one who can talk to her like that too. "

Pikachu's ears fall at this, an aura user traumatized that badly. If her father wasn't dead he would be when the Pokémon in the world got wind of this. Especially the psychic types and the Riolus and Lucarios out in the world. Serena eats quietly while Ash changes and grabs the bag his mother had prepared for him. Pikachu looks at the girl, " Pika pika chu( Why so withdrawn)? "

Serena conveys her message with her aura and Ash looks at them both, - Hey, Serena, what Pokémon do you want to catch first?-

Serena blinks as she thinks about this, - Pidgey, I'd like to have a flying type.-

- Any others that'd you like to get before we get to Viridian City or Pewter City?- Ash asks her.

Serena looks contemplative at this, - I suppose I'd like to have a Caterpie of each gender so I can breed them later if they'd want to.-

Ash looks at her and is about to respond when his mother answers the phone that was ringing, " Ash, Serena, that was Professor Oak, Serena's Shinx has arrived. "

" Thanks, mom. " Ash says and they head out, Delia wanted to see her son off, and she had come to see Serena as a daughter.

Serena smiles when she sees her Shinx and kneels down to pet him, " Serena, your Shinx is a year old. "

Serena nods, and with her aura conveys the name of her Shinx to him. Shinx puffs up at his new name, especially after Serena gave him her reasons, she had named him Jove. Ash had seen his friend briefly glow a light silver blue and he taps her on the shoulder, - What has your Shinx so puffed up and proud?-

- I told him his name and my reasons behind his name. I named him Jove.-

Ash knew her reasons behind that name. She had told him a while ago about her previous life and he wasn't too thrilled with the idea that her mother had tried to marry her off to someone that Serena hated, not to mention her former mother's treatment of Serena. He'd been shocked when Arceus had appeared before him and Serena and promised the girl that she would not have to leave this dimension, apparently the first Cosmos in her original dimension had agreed to take her place and keep the Sailor Scouts in line, so Serena could stay here.

Of course, he and Serena would be shown what was going on and if need be they could intervene. Ash shook those thoughts off and the pair head out. Serena using her subspace pocket to store her pokédex and her backpack. She had promised him that when she was a little older she would give him one of his own. For now, and only in case of emergency, he could access hers. Once on the road to Viridian City Serena, whose Shinx was just as fussy about being in his pokéball as Pikachu was, spies a Pidgey and grins. Shinx immediately hits the small bird Pokémon with Discharge. Serena tosses a pokéball and catches the Pidgey.

She scans her pokéball with her pokédex, after hearing the usual information, " This Pidgey is female and currently knows the moves sand attack, gust, whirlwind, and wing attack. This Pidgey also has the ability Keen Eye. "

Serena smiles at this happily and lets her new Pidgey out, - Ash, tell her that her new name is Gusty.-

" Hey girl, Serena wants you to know that your name is Gusty. "

The newly dubbed Gusty caws at her name and nods her head in approval. She looks at her trainer though, wondering why her trainer hadn't told her herself. Ash sighs, " After her father tried to kill her Serena hasn't spoken a word since, the trauma was too much. She's an aura adept though. "

" Gey, gey, Pidgey( When I get my talons on that pitiful human I will kill him). "

Serena blinks at this and Ash looks at her, - What did she say?-

- She said that if she ever got her hands on my father she would kill him.-

Ash grins at this, - Pokémon are highly protective of aura users, Serena.-

They walk on and Ash inadvertently kicks a rock that hits a Spearow on the head. Serena recalls both of her Pokémon as she follows Ash as he runs for his life, Pikachu had tried to fight them off but he got surrounded and mauled before he could fire off a Thundershock attack. Ash picked Pikachu up on the run without breaking stride as he and Serena raced off. One thing was sure, they would definitely be having an interesting adventure. They reach a cliff with a waterfall and Serena curses when Ash knocks them all over. Serena couldn't swim, and she was too far away from Ash.

Luckily for her a rare Pokémon in the Kanto region swims by, a Corphish, a Hoenn native, and gets her to shore in time to see Pikachu take out the Spearow flock. Corphish looks at her in worry, she hadn't moved much since she had gotten out of the water. Her green eyes slit open then and she rolls over to cough up the water that had gotten in her lungs. The Corphish scuttles over when she's done, " Phish, phish cor cor Corphish( Are you all right, young one)? "

Serena looks at Corphish and shakes her head, she felt really weak and sends out an aura pulse to Ash. At the moment Ash could only sense aura and not respond in kind. Corphish looks up at the sound of the brush rustling and blinks at the human boy, " Serena, I am so sorry. I forgot you couldn't swim. "

Ash holds Pikachu in one arm as he helps Serena up. Corphish touches an empty pokéball first, he liked the girl. Ash blinks but just heads for Viridian City and the Pokémon Center. Once in their room for the night Serena, being fed chicken broth by Ash, has released Jove again and her new acquisition. She holds her pokédex up and blinks when there is no data on the Pokémon in front of her. Ash sighs and finishes feeding her the broth, - I'll call Professor Oak in the morning and show him your new friend, all right?-

Serena nods and somehow manages to stumble off to the bathroom on her own and barely makes it back into the room, Ash manages to just catch her, " You nearly drowned didn't you? "

Not your fault, Ash.

Ash blinks, she didn't often talk to him through her aura, but she must have wanted to convey that to him. Ash gets her back over to her bed and gets himself ready for the night. Serena tugs him into her bed before he can protest and Ash sighs before settling down, letting Serena nuzzle into him. Ash knew that whenever she felt vulnerable she showed up at his place, and they normally ended up sleeping on the floor in the living room.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or Sailor Moon.

Author's Note: Well, there's chapter one done.