This is ny THIRD try for this story, so please be nice! Here we go!

Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon, or the characters from it! I only own the OC's, or the people you've never really heard of!

"Okay class, we have a special guest coming in today!" The teacher announced loudly, in attempt to get the class's attention. The teacher had a long, pink skirt that matched her hair color, and a yellow jacket on. She was a Joy. There were paper airplanes flying across the room, but at the mention of a guest, everything came to a stand-still.

"Who?" one girl asked curiously, while the rest waited for an answer. The class was made up of nine-year old kids, all learning about the Pokémon world before their journey's beginning (that's tomorrow). Today is the class's graduation. The teacher visibly relaxed at the class's silence. She took a breath, and continued.

"A champion!" She exclaimed excitedly. The class looked surprised and cheered for a second before asking new, more eager questions.

"What region is the champion a champion in?" One asked.

"Is it Sinnoh?" Another fired, in attempt to get the previous question answered.

"No, it's-" The teacher began, but was quickly interrupted.

"I bet it's the Kanto region! Just think the champion of our own region here!" A little boy exclaimed with excitement.

"No, it's-"And yet again, the teacher was interrupted, this time, by a young girl.

"I know its johto! It has to be!" She exclaimed.

"No, no. It's-"for the third time, the teacher was interrupted.

"Then who is it?" The class asked in sync.

"Aww, I bet it's not a champion of a region, I bet it's something like a contest champion." A group of boys said.

"And what's wrong with Contests?" A group of girls countered.

"Class, settle down, settle down. It is a champion of a region ," She paused for the gasps of excitement.

"And it's the Hoenn region!" She finished excitedly. Everyone grew silent. No one knew anything about the Hoenn champion, because the old champion, Wallace, was recently defeated. No one knew who it was, because the elite four didn't let the new champion out of the building. The only thing people know is that there's a new champion.

"How do you know who the new champion is?" A child asked suspiciously.

"I know because, well keep this a secret, but I used to work for the elite four, and they sent the new champion to me!" She explained.

"Wow, you must've been pretty high in the ranks to have them trust you like that!" An eager little girl exclaimed.

"Yes, I was, but they were also complaining about how she would always complain about not being able to leave the building. They also told me I would know her." The teacher explained again.

"Wow, cool!" Most kids exclaimed with excitement.

"Wait a minute…the new champion is a girl?" A boy asked with slight disgust.

"Yes, she is! Do you have a problem with that?" A girl with a fiery temper asked. Just then, two men dressed in black walked in.

"Ms. Joy?" One asked.

"Yes?" Ms. Joy asked and answered.

"We're here to transport the champion." The other said calmly. All around them, the kids started cheering.

"Settle down children! Thank you." She replied to the men after scolding the children. The two men walked out and everyone grew deathly still. The door closed behind them and in walked a young girl, which looked around ten. She had a black and orange Hoenn bandana, with black overall and the Hoenn symbol was orange. She had chocolate brown eyes, with spiky bangs covering them slightly. Her hair was black, and in two pony tails going straight down, until they reached just above her waist. She was a little tan too. Her shirt was black, had a collar, and was short sleeved, with an orange half circle at her neck, facing up, and two orange rectangles starting from under her chest, and ending at her waist. She had black, finger-less gloves on with a patch of orange on the back of each palm. She was wearing an orange back-pack, and at her waist, there was a black belt with six poke balls on them, one regular, two great balls, two ultra balls, and one a master ball. She wore orange shorts that went down to her knees, with black rectangles starting at her waist and going down to about six inches from the end. She wore black and orange striped socks that went half-way up her claves. She also wore orange and black Nikes. She walked to an empty desk and put her hand in her hands and stared at Ms. Joy with an emotionless face. The whole class was still as still and quiet as ever, waiting for her next move. After a minute, a big smile spread across her face.

"Joy, is that you?" She asked, slightly shocked.

"Marina! Wow! It really is you! Wait- You're champion now?" Joy asked excited and shocked.

"Yup, just won my title." Marina responded, got up, and hugged Ms. Joy.

"You're the new champion?" The class asked in disbelief.

"Why, yes. Yes I am." Marina said and leaned on a desk.

*MARINA'S POV*

"But you're just a kid, like a ten-year-old!" A boy exclaimed.

"Yes, and I'm twelve thank you very much." I answered. Geez, tough crowd. AND IT'S MY FIRST! This is gonna be a hard business.

"Well, no offense, but it looks like Halloween threw-up all over you." A girl laughed. REALLY tough crowd. Why am I not surprised? Everyone says that… right before I yell at them. I'll try to be nice since they're children… I guess.

"Well, I like these colors, and the outfit." I responded nicely. Drake told me to be nice so people will like me, but if one more person takes a crack at my outfit, Things are going to go bad.

"Marina, was it?...how do we know you're the new champion?" A boy asked. I could tell he was shy, he almost stuttered.

"I'm glad you asked! What's your name kid?" I asked the shy boy.

"M-my names K-kaleb." He answered quietly. He stuttered this time. I walked up to him and crouched to his level, since he was sitting in his desk, looking down, and I was standing. Kaleb had short black hair with short spiky bangs, unlike mine, which were longer. His eyes were an icy blue. He had a short sleeved (Shorter than mine) shirt that was a light blue and it had a darker blue lining around his neck and at the end of his sleeves. He also had black shorts that were the same length as mine, light blue socks that went half-way up his calves, and black converse. His skin was pale, but not that pale, and he had light blue bands around his wrists. Kaleb has the same problem as me. You know the, look younger than you are problem. He looked seven, but since he's graduating, he must be nine, turning ten.

"Listen, Kaleb , No need to be shy! It's alright! Just be yourself!" I encouraged. Kaleb looked like he's the only shy one here; the other kids seem sort of vicious.

"R-really?" He asked quietly, looking at me.

"Yeah, no need to be afraid!" I continued.

"I'll t-try." He answered after a second.

"Good! Oh, and I want you to stay a little after class ends, I need to talk to you about something! Kk, Kaleb?" I asked. Okay, you must be thinking 'Kk? What's that?' Well, it's my way of saying okay at times. And what do I have in store for little Kaleb? You'll see. I'm determined to get him started!

"Umm, okay." He said a little less shyly than before. Eh, it's some progress, plus, we just met. I'll take it! I let another smile spread across my face, and at that site, he smiled a little too. I stood back up and walked to the front of the class. Well, I kind of … hopped and skipped. Hey, it makes me happy when I help people, even when it's a little bit! The kids just stared at me weird. I got to the front again and leaned on the same desk I did before I met Kaleb.

"Any other questions?" I asked.

"But, Miss Marina, you didn't answer mine…" Kaleb said, a little sadly.

"Kaleb, no Miss, it makes me feel old, which we all know I'm NOT." I started. The class laughed and Kaleb brightened up again.

"And I will answer your question, just, not now. I'm waiting for my 'baby sitters' to come back so they can explain." I explained, making air quotes around the baby sitters, which made kids giggle. My smile widened.

"Alright, whose next?" I asked eagerly. Questions were shot at me from everywhere. I'm getting better at this!

"One at a time children!" Joy reminded. Hands shot up. I picked on a girl with short red hair that was in two pig-tails.

"What's your last name?" She asked. My smile dropped a little as I looked down at the floor sadly. I saw Joy tense a little.

"I don't know." I responded quietly.

"How do you not know your last name?" She asked again sadly, I guess my mood's contagious.

"A year ago," I began, "I woke up in a hospital and couldn't remember a thing, well except for the concept of Pokémon, like I could remember how to catch them and care for them and all. They said I was in a coma for three years. They had no records of me, or knew who my parents were. It was in Hoenn. They sent me to Professor Birch; I call him PB, who hooked me up with my first Pokémon, which was a Mudkip by the way. I named him Swamp. Anyway, I set out after that and in a year, I became champ. Of course, some weird things happened in my journey, but overall, it was nice, and I have a family. I traveled with your teacher here," I gestured towards Joy, "And she was a big help. She's like my sister! And, thanks Joy." I said the last part to joy. "The only thing they knew about me is what my name was and how old I was, plus my birthday." I added.

"Wow, our teacher traveled with the champion?" The kids whispered amongst themselves. Joy and I giggled quietly while the kids chattered excitedly. The chattering stopped after a while and more hands went up. I called on a boy with short, black hair.

"What Pokémon do you have? Can we see them?" He asked excitedly.

"Well, I have Swamp, Ninnie (Nine-y), Manny, Bannettie (Ban- net-y), Absul, and RayRay. As for seeing them, not now, maybe later when we're outside. You know, so we don't break anything while we're here…" I trailed off. The class nodded, realizing I nicknamed all my Pokémon. Another hand went up.

"Have you been to the battle frontier?" A little blonde haired girl asked.

"Yup... Wanna see the symbols?" I asked.

"Yeah!" The class cheered. I took off my back-pack and got out my symbol picture thing-y. I passed it around so they could see it.

"Wow! Which one was the hardest?" a little boy asked.

"Definitely Brandon. Do you know he has a Regirock, Regice, and Registeel?" I asked and complained.

"Wow!" Some kids chorused, while others were looking at the symbols. This gave me a hint to let me pass around my badges too. So I got them out.

"Now, you probably know about badges, so here's the Hoenn example. You know the all eight badges for either the elite four or the champion ship?" I said while giving my badge case to a little black haired girl. Her eyes widened in delight as I gave it to her.

"Wow! Cool!" She exclaimed as she looked at them.

"Any other questions?" I asked.

"Yeah, can you tell us a story about a weird experience?" A boy, that looked kind of big, asked.

"Sure! Ummmmmm, OH! Do you guys know about the disaster in Hoenn?"

"Yeah. The fight between Groudon and Kyogre, but then Rayquaza came down and stopped them." Kaleb explained, and was about to continue, when that boy from before interrupted him.

"While the fight was going on, the whole region was in chaos!" He said smugly. I slightly frowned at that, but I continued, determined to cheer up Kaleb again.

"Well, first, it's not very polite to interrupt someone. And secondly, who do you think started that?" I asked sheepishly while using my hand to rub the back of my neck. I do that when I'm embarrassed. Most kids gasped, while others giggled. The other boy, the one who interrupted Kaleb, was glaring at me, but I ignored it.

"NO, not me, you mean kids!" Pausing for laughter, "it was team magma and team aqua. But guess who got Rayquaza to go over there?" I asked sheepishly again. The class waited.

"Okay, you can gasp now, it was me." I said while I had an anime sweat drop. THEN, everyone gasped.

"You know, you guys are getting better at this." I informed them. More questions were going to be asked, but then the bell rang, and Joy called the kids.

"Recess time, we'll continue in fifteen minutes. Now run along!" She said to the kids, who ran outside. I got my badges and symbols in my back-pack and sat down. Joy sat in the chair next to me.

"So, how's teaching?" I asked.

"It's nice! The kids are usually calm and eager, so it's fairly easy!" Joy exclaimed.

"Well, even if they weren't, I'm sure you could handle them!" I laughed. She joined in too. We sat in a comfortable silence, until I broke it with a question.

"Hey joy? What's the deal with Kaleb?" She got a little sad. He peaked my interest…if you can say that. HEY, I'm curious! Bite me!

"I don't know Marina. I try helping him, but every time he comes in asking for help, his father comes in and takes him away… I don't know what to do, but I guess he's glad about leaving tomorrow. He seems happier now. I'm almost sure he gets bullied by the other kids, though." She explained.

"Ah, well, I'll fix that!" I said determined.

"So you are." Joy stated.

"Yup." This is probably killing you right now; you have no idea what we're talking about. Sorry, back to the present.

"Well, good luck! It'll be good for him." She said happily.

"I hope so… Hey joy, I'm gonna go outside and show the kids my team, Kk?"

"Ha-ha, No."

"Oh, come on!"

"Fine, as long as you don't show them RayRay. They'll get heart attacks!" She said jokingly.

"Fine, fine. You coming?"

"Can't. Gotta fix some graduation papers. You go on ahead!"

"Kk thanks Joy!" I said, walking out the door. I stepped outside the classroom, but then walked in again.

"How are they all graduating tomorrow anyway? They're all supposed to turn ten. It's on their B-day they start!" I asked.

"Well, they all were born the same day. They're from all over Kanto. We have many classes, but before graduation year, they get split up, so it's easier this way." Joy explained.

"That's kind of weird, but whatever. See ya Joy!" I said and ran out the door. Recess is almost over and I told those kids I was gonna show them some Pokémon! I walked outside and saw the kids playing, except for Kaleb, who was sitting alone, looking sad. I decided to sneak over there and talk to him some more, without the other kids noticing. I managed and sat down next to him quietly.

"Hey." I greeted quietly.

"Hey." He said a little sad.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"The other kids said I couldn't talk to you, only if you talked to me." He said on the verge of tears.

"Well, you don't have to listen to them, you know." I said looking at him sideways.

"Yes I do." He said dejectedly.

"Why?"

"Because they said they'll beat me up." I gasped. They ARE mean kids, I knew it all along! I told you! Go up to the story-slash-weird experience! They accused me of starting that mess! Okay, so I was acting and implying that I did it, but come on! Have some faith!

"But, you won't have to listen to them anymore, starting tomorrow!" I said, trying to cheer him up.

"Yeah but, you won't be there…" He whispered. I was deeply saddened now. I'm probably one of the one people that talk to him. That's depressing.

"How can you be so sure?" I asked while smirking.

"Because the League kept you locked up for no long, one little visit is enough, right?" He asked slowly. He's smart, I'll give him that.

"Well, I let you in on a little secret." I whispered. He perked up and listened closely.

"The league is planning on letting me go explore. Plus, no one will know who I am, so I'll be safe!"

"Really?" He asked. I nodded. Then he grew quiet.

"You know…" I started, "I could stay until tomorrow, and wait for you. How does that sound?" I asked. He brightened immediately and turned to me with a big smile on his face.

"You'd do that? For me?" he asked shocked. He looks like someone I know….

"Why not, you're my new friend, and that's what friends do. We are friends, right?" I asked him.

"Friends? Yeah, I guess we are. But…I've never really had a friend before…" AWWWWW. That makes me so sad! Emotional moment! (Like on scrubs! That show is funny and emotional! I LOVE IT!)

"Right, so that's what I'll do! Consider me a friend Buck-o!" I exclaimed. He looked at me funny, I'm guessing about the nickname.

"Yeah, I know, I'm working on it!" I sighed. He laughed a little.

"Now come on, time to go show everyone some Pokémon!" I exclaimed. He followed me, and stayed close behind. I stopped.

"Oh and Kaleb?" He looked up at me. "Since we're friends, you have nothing to worry about. I'll protect you from anything, and you can count on it!" I told him. He smiled and I think he started tearing up, so I squat down a little to hug him, which he slowly returned.

"Now don't tell me you haven't been hugged before." I warned jokingly.

"Actually… yeah, I have. It was from my mom before she…passed." He said sadly. Oh no! I'm making this day worse and worse for him! (I wish that emotional music from scrubs would come on, you know, the one that goes nananana-na-na-na-naaaa nananana-na-na-na-naaa) I hugged him tighter, wanting to make all his sadness disappear. I'm starting to grow fond of this little guy. I took his hand and started leading him towards the other kids.

"I'm sorry Kaleb, I didn't know. I shouldn't have brought it up!" I apologized as we walked over to the rest of the kids.

"It's okay, no hard feelings" He said sadly. Then he started to tense as he saw some of the kids glaring at him. I squeezed his hand, and he looked up at me scared. I smiled back down at him, hoping to get him some courage and comfort. He nodded and looked straight ahead. I smiled as the other, nicer kids came running up to us, and the not-so-nice kids started to walk towards us slowly.

"Are you going to show us your Pokémon now?" The blonde haired girl asked. I nodded, and they started cheering.

"Now, everyone stand back." I warned. The kids took two giant steps back, but Kaleb stayed at my side, because I was still holding his hand. I could feel him being glared at, so I distracted him.

"Hey Kaleb?" I whispered.

"Yeah?" He asked, still looking at those mean, glaring kids. Threatening him, seriously?

"I have one Pokémon that I'll show to only you tomorrow, Kk?" I asked.

"Really? Thanks Marina! You're the best!" He exclaimed quietly, to keep it a secret. I smiled and got my other five Pokémon out.

"Okay everyone! First is Swamp!" I explained, throwing swamps poke ball to release him. Out came a big Swampert, like, bigger than normal swampert. The class started cheering. Then I showed them Ninnie, which was a Ninetails, Manny, which was a Manectric, Bannettie, which was a banette, and then I showed them Absul, which is and absol. I showed them a couple standard moves, like slash, surf, flamethrower, thunderbolt, and metronome. Okay, I guess they're not so normal. Anyway, when I finished the last move, Joy called us back in, and while the kids were going in, I introduced Kaleb to my team. At first, he was REALLY shy, but everyone was gentle with him, and he made friends with them. We walked inside and Kaleb took his seat while I went to the front again.

"Q's?"

"Yeah, if you didn't have any records, how do you know your name and age?" The black haired boy asked. Joy interrupted.

"Sorry class, but graduation is starting, so that means, the school days almost up! We'll let your Parents in now!" But before that, my baby sitters came in and told me to go to a back room. I said I was fine, and that I looked like I would belong in this class, which they agreed, so they let me stay, but before they left, I told them to show the class their elite four badges. Proof. Anyway, the parents came in and sat at the desks with me while the kids went to the back and changed into graduation clothes. Some parents looked at me weird, but I ignored it. Well actually, I turned to them and smiled BIG. Then Graduation started when Joy stood at the front of the class where a pedestal was placed.

"Now, I will call each student up to get their diplomas' of pass, the paper they will need to start their journey! Now, after I hand them the diploma, the parents of the student will come, get their child, and take them back to the crowd. So, let's begin!" Joy cheered. The parents cheered as well.

"First is Kyda Shina!" Joy exclaimed. The boy that was being meanest to Kaleb, Interruption, glares, and threats, walked on stage. He had Blue hair that was short and walked on stage, took his diploma, and walked off with the person I believe was his mother. After that, I didn't pay attention, until Kaleb was called up. This kid means a lot to me now. I don't really know why… With all that he's been through, I just want to be there and help him. I feel that I should be protective of him.

"Kaleb Shinji!" Joy called. That name sounds familiar. Anyway, he came up, shook her hand, took a diploma, and looked around. It was very quiet, parents waiting for Kaleb's father to come up. Kaleb looked around scared, and then sighed in relief when he didn't see what he was looking for. But then, he grew sad as no one went to pick him up. His father didn't even care enough to show up? That's mean! I think he started tearing up again, so with that, I rushed to the front, ignoring all the surprised looks, and took the now-crying Kaleb from his spot, back to mine. When I was back in my seat, I put Kaleb on my lap and hugged him, whispering that everything was alright. I felt like a sister, and OLD. He calmed down after a moment, and Joy continued with the graduation. Kaleb finally calmed down completely and watched silently as they finished. Joy started speaking again.

"Now, will everyone come to the front with their child for a group picture?" She asked and everyone started gathering up at the front. I looked down at Kaleb, which he was already looking at me.

"Marina, could I ask you to do me a huge favor?" He asked quietly.

"Sure! What is it Kaleb?" I asked.

"Could you… be my sister in the picture?" He asked slowly. I smiled at him, that's all he wanted? Sure! Why not! His mother is gone and his father didn't care to show-up. But maybe he couldn't make it either…hmmm.

"Sure Kaleb! You can ask me anything, remember that!" I exclaimed as I took his hand and led him to the front. We stood to the side, where he smiled brightly and I smiled just as bright. Each Parent gets a copy of this, so I'll ask Kaleb if he wants to give it to his dad later. The parents stared leaving, and Joy, Kaleb, and I waited for the room to fill out. Then I turned to Kaleb.

"So, about this question I've been wanting to ask you…." I trailed off.

"Yeah, what is it?" He asked curiously.

"Well, I was wondering if you were ready to leave tomorrow all by yourself." I stated. He grew dull at this news.

"I don't really think I am…" He whispered.

"Well, then there's my next question." I said. He turned to me curiously.

"Do you want to…come with me maybe?" I asked slowly. His face grew from curious, to surprised, to fear, and finally to happiness. What was the fear part about?

"Really? You'd let me come with you?" he asked. I nodded.

"Then I'd be happy to go with you! Thank you very much Marina!"

"No problem. Oh, one question though." I stated.

"Yeah?"

"Why were you scared?" It came out more like a statement. His face grew grim.

"I wasn't scared."

"Yes, you were." I pressed.

"Was not!" He argued back.

"Kaleb, if there's one thing I learned from traveling with her," Joy added in, "It's never to argue with her. She's the stubbornness person I know." Joy sighed.

"You know that from experience, Right Joy?" I asked slyly. She growled and Kaleb laughed a little.

"Well then, we better get going…" I said to Kaleb.

"To where?" he asked.

"To your house! You need to pack, and I need to talk to your father if he's around." I explained. At the mention of his father, Kaleb visibly tensed.

"Why do you need to talk to him?" He asked cautiously.

"Well, I need to get his permission so that you can travel with me." I made up. Truth be told, I wanted to know what his father was like. You don't need your parents' permission after your ten. It's a law! I think.

"O-okay…" He trailed off and got up. I nodded and started following him, until I turned around, ran back to Joy, and tackled her in a hug.

"I'm gonna miss you Joy!" I exclaimed.

"Me too!" She exclaimed as she hugged back.

"Take care of him, okay?" She asked.

"Sure thing...and I'll be careful too…" I admitted lamely.

"Good! Now run along! Visit soon!" Joy said and led me to the door.

"I will!" I yelled and caught up with Kaleb.

This was the beginning of a whole new adventure.

How did you like the first chapter? I know it's kinda long, but I have this story written out pretty far into the plot. Please review! And Marina will give you a cookie!

Marina: WHAT?

Marina, you will give cookies out to to people that review, and that's final.

Marina: Fine *Sniff* Those were my only cookies though..

*Sigh* I'll give some more to you later...

Marina: YAY! Review please!