Author's Note: Welcome to the second story in the Pokemon NG storyline! Me and my co-author, XashXdawnX, hope that you enjoy the continuing adventures of Adam Ketchum and his friends, especially if you read and enjoyed the first story.

Disclaimer: The following is a non-profit fan-based story. Neither my co-author nor I own Pokemon. All rights are reserved to their own respective owners, which include Nintendo, Game Freak, and Satoshi Tajiri.

My family and I were sailing back home to Kanto. After being on a boat and sailing through the Orange Islands for the past two months, my family had grown a lot closer. Traveling through the Orange Islands was a great experience and we all had a great time. My uncle, Darien (my mom's twin brother), was a lot calmer than before and my cousin, Brittany, was as ecstatic as ever. I hadn't really spent time with either of them after everything that I went through on my Pokemon journey.

My name is Adam Ketchum, son of Ash and Dawn Ketchum. My parents, grandma, uncle, cousin, and I had been traveling together for the past two months through the Orange Islands and I had competed for the gym badges there, following my first Pokemon journey across Kanto and my triumph in the Kanto Pokemon League...but maybe you already know that story.

I was standing out on the deck, everyone else was inside, finishing their packing. I started to remember all of the islands that we had seen. Among them, I had seen the Fire, Ice, and Lightning Islands where Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos live. And while there, I was once again told of the prophecy that my dad fulfilled, but it was a lot different, actually being where it took place.

Looking down at the trophy in my hands, which showed that I had won the Orange Islands Championship over Drake, I remembered the battles that I had faced, and especially the final battle against Drake and his Dragonite.

"I must say, Adam, you are a worthy trainer. You've done well, but it's time for my final Pokemon." Drake said as he removed a Pokeball from the necklace that he wore and tossed it. Dragonite appeared.

As I stared at Dragonite, I knew that I would have to do something similar to what I had done at the Pokemon League, and maybe something similar to what my dad had done when he defeated Drake.

But Dragonite proved to be almost too much for me. All of my Pokemon fainted, except for Pikachu. They had all worked as a team to slowly weaken Dragonite, and it had worked. Dragonite's breathing was labored.

"Pikachu, you ready?" I asked, looking to where he was waiting.

"Pi! Pika!" he cried, running onto the field.

"Use Hyper Beam, Dragonite." Drake commanded.

"Dodge it!" I cried.

The Hyper Beam hit where Pikachu was standing a second ago. Pikachu flipped and landed on Dragonite's head, waiting. Dragonite was unable to move after using Hyper Beam.

"Use Thunderbolt!" I cried.

"Get it off of you!" Drake shouted.

But Dragonite couldn't shake off Pikachu. Pikachu released the attack and once it ended, Pikachu leapt off of its head. Dragonite fell forward and fainted.

I was brought out of my thoughts as I heard footsteps on the deck. Looking over my shoulder, I saw that my family had walked out onto the deck.

Brittany was wearing a black tank top, a lavender skirt, and lavender knee-high boots. My dad was wearing a pair of jeans, a black shirt under a red hoodie (like the hoodie that he wore during his Hoenn journey), black and white sneakers, and his Sinnoh hat was on his head. Darien was wearing jeans, a black and red shirt, and black sneakers.

"When we get back to Kanto, I'm going to catch a ship back to Sinnoh. It's time that I headed home after being away with you guys for so long. Everything here is back to normal now." Grandma Johanna announced. "What will you be doing, Darien?"

"Well, I've been a Pokemon Hunter for so many years and now that it's over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life. I mean, what can someone like me do?" he asked. My uncle used to be a Pokemon Hunter, working for Team Rocket until he saw the error of his ways and helped stop their evil plans.

"Darien, you're a very strong trainer. Why not challenge the gyms in Sinnoh and enter the Pokemon League? With strength like yours, you have a good chance of winning the tournament. If you were to win, you'd have the right to challenge the Elite Four, and if you beat at least two of them, you would be eligible to become one of the Elite Four members if the League were to agree." my dad suggested. "Besides, Sinnoh is looking for a new Elite Four member since they only have three, after Bertha's passing. Who knows, you may even be able to beat Cynthia and become the new regional champion."

"Do you really think so?"

"Of course. I've seen you battle before and I know firsthand how strong the Elite Four are, so I wouldn't have such high expectations if I wasn't one hundred percent confident in your abilities."

Darien looked thoughtful for a few moments and then gave a slight nod of his head. "Would you look after Brittany if I traveled?" he asked, looking at his mom, my grandma.

"I'd be happy to." my grandma replied and Brittany was smiling, happy about the thought of seeing another new place. She hadn't been to Sinnoh and she loved to travel and explore.

"Brittany, you can even stay in my old room at grandma's house." my mom said, already thinking ahead.

"Thank you!" Brittany said. She smiled and hugged my mom happily. Aside from her dad, Brittany was closer to my mom than anyone else.

Darien knelt in front of Brittany. "Even though I'll be gone, I promise to keep in touch with you. I'll call you whenever I get to a Pokemon Center, so you'll know where I am and won't worry." he said to his daughter.

Brittany nodded her head with a small smile, but her eyes showed a hint of sadness. Her father would be away from her again and she wouldn't see him, but she would be able to see him while on the phone with him.

"Could I call you too, Aunt Dawn?" she asked.

"Of course you can. I'm always happy to talk to you." my mom said. My mom was the kindest person that you could ever meet.

A few hours later, the ship docked and we all waited for Grandma to get back with three tickets to Sinnoh. When she walked back over with them, it was time to say goodbye.

After hugs were exchanged and goodbyes were said, my grandma, uncle, and cousin left to get onto the ship that was leaving for Sinnoh. Once they were onboard, we started walking back to Pallet Town.

Soon we were home and once I had unpacked, I walked into the living room where my parents were.

"I'm going to go and see Jason." I said. Jason was the son of Prof. Gary Oak and Leaf Oak. He was my best friend and we had traveled across Kanto together.

I left my house and headed towards the lab. I wanted to tell him about my trip and I hadn't really seen him since our journey had ended. I walked into the lab and after walking around, I found Jason in the library, sitting on the couch with a book open in front of him.

"Hey," I said from the doorway.

He glanced up and saw me. "Hey, welcome back." he said, turning for a second and marking his page before closing the book.

"I'm glad to be back. The Orange Islands were amazing. I even challenged the gyms there." I said.

"Did you win?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

I removed a badge case and showed him the four badges.

"Impressive." he said and then saw me reaching into my bag.

I removed the trophy and his eyes widened.

"You won the Orange Islands Championship?!" he asked, shocked.

"Yep,"

He shook his head in disbelief and said, "First the Kanto League and now the Orange Islands Championship. You're on a roll."

"So what have you been doing while I was away?" I asked.

"I've been helping my dad around the lab and learning more about Pokemon. After you beat me in the Pokemon League finals, I've been studying Pokemon nonstop. The more I know about how Pokemon act and behave, the better I can train them. As you can see." he said, motioning to the book that rested on the desk, which he had been reading.

"With all of that studying, who knows, you may end up being like your dad. He started off wanting to be a Pokemon Master and ended up being a Pokemon Professor. And it's great that you're learning about Pokemon and how to train them."

"Me? A Pokemon Professor? I guess time will tell. So how about we put my studying to the test? How about a battle to see how much we've improved since our journey together?" Jason asked, his eyes showing determination.

"You're on."

Two weeks passed and everything was like it once was, before I had even started my journey. It had been a year since Jason and I first left Pallet Town and started our journey. We had both turned eleven not long ago.

I walked out of my room, dressed in a pair of white jeans, a black shirt with a red jacket with short white sleeves, and black sneakers. I also wore black fingerless gloves and my dad's old Kanto hat.

My mom was cooking breakfast in the kitchen and was wearing a pink shirt, jean shorts, and pink flats.

I sat at the table and was soon eating breakfast with my mom and dad. As I took a sip of my orange juice, I decided to say something. I set my glass on the table, along with my fork.

"I've enjoyed being home with you both, but I want to go on another journey. I want to travel to another region. Jason and I have been talking about it together and we want to leave this morning for Johto." I announced.

My dad laughed. "You're just like me. When I was traveling, I never stayed in Pallet Town for long. When I finished my journey in a region, there was always another region that I would find out about and want to see for all of its new Pokemon and challenges." he said.

My mom and dad then looked at one another and I saw a worried glance pass between the two of them. They knew that Team Rocket was still out there somewhere, but that wouldn't stop them from letting me go...would it?

"You can go. We're glad that you're following your dream." they said.

"Thanks!" I cried.

After going to the lab with my parents, I went to the back field with Jason. Jason was wearing a green shirt with a black jacket over it, black jeans, and sneakers. We were both looking at our Pokemon.

"Since we're going to catch more Pokemon in Johto, some of you will have to stay here." I said.

"We can only have six at a time." Jason added.

I removed Pikachu's Pokeball and attached it to my belt and Pikachu hopped onto my shoulder. I then returned Charmeleon, Wartortle, and Pidgeot.

"Venusaur, Haunter, and Golem, you'll stay here." I said.

Jason removed his Pokeballs and returned Charizard, Machamp, Golduck, and Tangela.

"Haunter and Fearow, you guys stay here." he said.

We walked back into the lab where my mom and dad and Jason's parents were. Leaf was wearing a green tank top with a white knee-length skirt. Gary was wearing a pair of tan pants with a black shirt and a white lab coat.

"Well, we're leaving now." Jason said, hugging his mom. "Love you,"

"I love you too, sweetie. You be careful." she said.

"Love you," Jason said as he pulled away from his dad.

"Love you, too. Be careful." he said.

I hugged my mom. "I love you," I said.

"I love you, too. Try not to be as reckless as your father." she said.

I laughed and said, "I'll try."

I walked over to my dad, who looked at me sadly.

"I wish that I could have been here to see you off when you first began your journey across Kanto, too. I never had a father when I was growing up, and I wanted to be the father to you that I never had, I wanted to be here for all of the big events in your life and I couldn't even see you when you first started your journey..."

I stepped forward and hugged my dad. "I know that you would have been there if you could have, but it was Team Rocket. They captured you. They were the reason why you weren't there. You may not have been there in person, but you were there in my heart and I knew that I would find you and bring you home." I said, trying to make my dad feel better.

He hugged me back. "Please be safe and have fun." he said softly.

With one final goodbye, we left the lab. But as we reached the bottom of the hill, we heard a voice behind us say, "Aren't you guys forgetting someone?"

We turned around and saw...Michelle! A smile spread across my face, as did Jason's and Michelle's, and we ran towards each other, hugging. Michelle was Misty's daughter. Jason and I had met her when we were in Cerulean City to challenge Misty for our badges. She then joined us on our journey at Misty's suggestion. Michelle wanted to become a coordinator and eventually made it into the Grand Festival, losing in the finals. We hadn't seen her since the Pokemon League two months ago. It was longest amount of time that we had been apart since we first started traveling together. The three of us were very close, as close as brothers and sister.

Once we pulled away from one another, I looked at Michelle. She looked a little different from the last time that we saw her. She still wore an ocean blue long sleeve shirt over a white tank top, white short shorts, and white and blue sneakers. Her bracelet containing her Pokeballs was on her wrist and her teardrop necklace with a letter "M" engraved into it was around her neck. But her smooth, fiery orange hair was shorter now. Instead of reaching down to her waist, it was now reaching down her back halfway between her shoulders and waist. Looking closer, I saw that she was also now wearing earrings, blue teardrops were dangling from her ears.

"You look different." I said.

She nodded her head. "I decided to change my look a bit. I cut my hair shorter and got my ears pierced. My blue teardrop earrings are real Cascade badges that my mom made into earrings for me." Michelle explained.

"Well, you look great. I love your new look." I said.

"Yeah, it suits you. It's still your old look, but not as tomboyish as it once was." Jason added.

"Thanks," Michelle said, smiling. "While we were traveling together, I guess I grew up a little and matured. I act a little more like how a girl my age should."

"So why are you here?" I asked, not that I wasn't glad to see her.

"While I was at home, I had a feeling that I can't explain. A feeling like something was going to happen, so I left Cerulean City a few days ago to come see you guys. Looks like I caught you just in time." she explained. "And besides, you didn't think that I would let you boys run off and go on a new adventure without me, did you?"

"We're on our way to Johto." I said.

"I have Charizard, Machamp, Golduck, and Tangela with me." Jason said.

"I have Pikachu, Charmeleon, Wartortle, and Pidgeot with me." I said.

"I'm bringing Jolteon, Arcanine, Togetic, and Haunter with me. Poliwhirl is staying at the gym with my mom. She's looking after Poliwhirl for me."

"And Michelle, we wouldn't have left without you." I said.

"Yes we would." Jason joked, smirking at her.

"No, I wouldn't have let you. As you can see."

She stepped in between me and Jason and slung her arms over our shoulders.

"So, off to Johto?" she asked.

"Off to Johto." Jason and I said, putting our arms around her shoulders.

We started walking west from the lab, heading to Johto.

What new Pokemon awaited us there? The challenges and contests? The rivals that we would face? What would happen on our journey this time? But whatever was waiting there for us, we knew that we'd face it together and we knew that together, we could overcome anything!

Author's Note: Adam, Jason, and Michelle have begun a new journey in a new region. What will they face? Who will they meet? What challenges, dangers, and Pokemon await them in Johto?

Find out as the new adventure begins in the next chapter of Pokemon NG!