-Kanto, Route 1-

Ash was a 16-year-old boy, with black spiky hair, a lightly tanned complexion, with lightning bolt birthmarks underneath his eyes. He was also wearing a blue hoodie with the sleeves a darker shade, with gold trim along the hem and a light blue Pokeball motif along the pockets.

He was also wearing a baseball cap with a black and green Pokéball motif, light blue jeans, blue trainers and black fingerless gloves. Perched on top of his right shoulder was his partner, Pikachu, was a yellow mouse that measures slightly over a foot in height, with a foot long lightning bolt tail, brown striping along his back, red circles that signified his electric cheek pouches, and his ears tipped in black. Ash was heading towards Viridian City to stock up on items from the Pokemart.

"Hey, are you Ash Ketchum, 'the Hero of Kanto'?"

Ash turned around to see a younger trainer walking towards him.

"Yeah, that's me, the one and only." Said Ash.

"Do you have time for a quick battle? The names Jake by the way." Inquired the trainer. Ash nodded towards Jake as both trainers each pulled out a Pokeball.

"Go Houndoom!" Yelled Jake. A canine-like Pokémon, with black fur and, have a brown underbelly and muzzle. On its back are rib-like structures, appearing like an exoskeleton, that lead up to its neck. In between the two ends of the bone on its neck is a small skull emblem. Instead of having visible ears near the top of its head, Houndoom has curved horns. It has a long, skinny tail which ends in an arrow point.

"Let's go Charizard!" A dragon-like Pokemon appeared it had two large, orange wings and a long neck. It's orange all over except for its cream-colored belly. It has long claws on both its hands and feet.

-A Few Minutes Later-

The battle was one-sided due to Charizard being able to fly and dodge all his attacks. Jake was getting desperate for the win, he had heard that Ash was the best trainer around but didn't think it would be so one-sided. Jake then decided to the strongest move that Houndoom had, Hyper Beam.

"Houndoom use Hyper Beam!" Screamed the Jake. Houndoom opened his mouth, charged a beam of orange light and fired at Charizard.

"Charizard watch out!" Yelled Ash. Charizard did a nose dive to avoid the attack.

"Hit him with a Flamethrower!" Charizard cocked his head back and blew a stream of pure red, hot fire right at Houndoom. The attack flew at Houndoom at an insane speed leaving no room for Houndoom to dodge. Houndoom was then hit by the beam causing an explosion after the dust settled it revealed an unconscious Houndoom.

"It looks like Houndoom is unable to continue so this is my win." Proclaimed Ash with a slight smirk on his face, Charizard then roared triumphantly. The Jake just sighed and put his pokemon back in its Pokeball. He then walked towards Ash to congratulate him.

"Congrats, you really are the best trainer around," Jake stated while reaching his hand out to shake Ash's hand.

"Thanks, you put up a good battle. I hope we can battle some other day," said Ash.

"Ashy Boy!" Ash flinched at the horrid nickname given to him by his rival/best friend Gary Oak. Ash turned around to see Gary running towards him. Gary was a 16-year-old boy, with spiky auburn hair and auburn eyes. Gary a long-sleeved purple shirt, a black necklace with a gold bead, dark blue pants, and brown boots.

"What do you want?" Said Ash with clear irritation in his voice.

"Well that isn't a nice way to greet your best friend," Gary said this with a slight pout as a way to mock Ash's insult.

"Anyways, why did you come?"

"Gramps wants you back at Pallet Town he said it was extremely important." Ash then gave Gary a nod before climbing on Charizard and flying towards Oak's lab.

"Hey what about me, I didn't bring my Pidgeot with me!" Screamed Gary but to no avail, as Ash had already taken off. "Bastard." Gary then pulled out a Pokeball that contained a large, bulky canine Pokémon. The majority of Arcanine's body is covered with bright orange fur with jagged black stripes. Its most of its head, face, legs, and its chest, are covered in light cream colored fluffy tufts of fur. It has a long puffy cream-colored tail.

"To the lab quick." Arcanine nodded as Gary jumped on his back.

-Five minutes later-

Ash arrived at Pallet Town, it was a quiet, little town, whose biggest attraction was Professor Oak's lab. Ash then climbed off of Charizard.

"Thanks for all your help today buddy," Ash said as he put Charizard back in his Pokeball. Ash then opened the lab doors. He was greeted by a Professor Oak who was trying his best not to be swallowed by Muk. Ash and Pikachu sweat-dropped at the sight. Due to Oak being occupied he hadn't noticed that Ash had arrived. Ash grew tired of watching Oak try to pry Muk off of himself so he loudly cleared his throat to get his attention.

"Oh! Ash, my boy you've finally arrived."

"Yeah, I was on my way to Viridian City to buy supplies when Gary caught up with me and said you had important news."

"Yes, I do but I think we should wait till Gary gets here since it involves you both." Said Oak while still being enveloped by Muk.

"Do you need help?" Ask Ash.

"Would Ya?" Oak said as he smiled weakly.

-Meanwhile In Sinnoh-

We see a 15-year-old girl running through the hallways of a school. She is a tall, slender young lady. She has long, wavy, creamy blonde hair and small gray eyes. She was wearing a dark, black tank top, with white short sleeves while having a Pokeball in the chest area. On the bottom half of her attire, she wore black lycra leggings and ice blue shoes. The girl's name is Cynthia.

"Oh no, I'm going to miss it!" She proclaimed as she picked up her running speed. As she reached the back entrance of the school she pushed them open only to have her view blocked by a huge crowd. The crowd turned towards her. The crowd slit apart to let her pass.

"It's the Queen."

"She's so perfect."

"Ugh, why does she get all the attention just cause she's the champion?"

"She's not even that pretty."

Cynthia sighed, she didn't like the fact that she got used to these kinds of comments or that the other students gave her special treatment. It has almost been a year since she became the Sinnoh champion and ever since then the others gave her the nickname of 'The Queen of Sinnoh', due to her battle prowess, her beauty, and kind heart. She walked through the crowd until she was able to see the school battlefield. She looked onwards towards the two trainers that were battling.

On the left side of the was Paul. Paul was a 15-year-old boy with mid-length purple hair and was wearing a purple jacket with navy blue sleeves, dark purple pants, and navy sneakers. Fighting alongside Paul was his trusty Electivire, though it was not looking too good for them as said pokemon was badly beaten and bruised.

On the right side was Korrina, who was also fifteen. Korrina is tall and slender with very long blonde hair tied in a big, high fluffy ponytail that emerges from the back of her helmet. She has gray eyes and a fair complexion. Korrina wears a typical skater attire, consisting of a short white and red sleeveless dress over black cycling shorts and a white and red helmet on her head. In her left hand, she holds the mega-glove. Her pokemon of choice was her favorite, Lucario, who looked to have only sustained only minor damages.

It was fairly obvious who would come out on top of this battle as only one pokemon had truly taken damage.

"Lucario use Aura Sphere!" Commanded Korrina. Lucario then proceeded to launch a blue sphere of energy towards its opponent.

"Electivire look out!" Paul demanded as the attack got closer to his pokemon. Electivire used its arms to form an x-shape to block the attack but was still blown away.

"Come, get up!" Screamed Paul in a voice that completely lacked compassion. Though badly damaged Electivire got back to its feet. Paul sighed in relief, only to have a look of horror flash across his face as he heard Korrina command Lucario to use Bone Rush. Paul was only able to gaze upon Lucario as it formed a blue bone staff out of thin air and then charge towards his pokemon. As Lucario connected the attack Electivire howled in pain before falling to the ground.

"Electivire is unable to battle, the winner of the battle is Korrina and her Lucario!" Stated the referee.

"Yes!" Yelled Korrina triumphantly, while jumping up and down. Seeing this Cynthia made her smile as the crowd dispersed she approached her best friend. Korrina proceeded to take out a Pokeball and call back Lucario.

"Great battle Paul!" Said Korrina as she outstretched her hand for a handshake. Only to have Paul scoff and walk away this caused her to puff up her cheeks in annoyance.

"Hey, Korrina that was an excellent performance." Greeted Cynthia. Korrina turned to see her old friend they greeted each other with a hug.

"It sure was and I couldn't have done it without my trusty Lucario," Korrina said as they broke the hug.

"It's been awhile since I've last seen you. How is the gym back in Kalos?" Cynthia asked.

"The gym's doing great, still attracting trainers from all over the place. My grandfather has temporarily taken over the gym in order for me to come to school here." Said Korrina.

"It's good to see you are back and don't forget that if you need any help come to ask me. I would stick around but Professor Rowan, he told me he had an important task for me and the only reason I'm not there is that I heard you were battling." Cynthia explained as she turned to walk away.

"That's okay, we can catch up another time." Suggested Korrina. Cynthia responded with a thumbs up before heading to Rowan's office.

-Back At The Lab-

"Thanks, my boy," Oak said as they got Muk off him.

"No problem." As the professor was cleaning himself Ash was able to see what the professor was wearing his usual light maroon shirt underneath his lab coat. He was also wearing a brown belt supporting his beige pants along with matching brown loafers.

Ash and Oak then turn around as the doors burst open. They revealed Gary, who was not too pleased about being left behind. He was about to yell at Ash about leaving behind but was stopped when Oak cleared his throat.

"You boys may be wondering why I called you here."

"Yeah, Gramps what's the very important news about?" Ask Gary. Ash nodded also wanting to know what was going on.

"Your parents and I have decided that you should both go to school...starting next week...in Sinnoh," Oak said with hesitation in his voice. Both boys paled at this revelation since neither boys have gone to school since they were little kids. Ash completely stood still causing Pikachu to nudge him in concern.

"NOOO!" Bellowed Gary as he ran out the doors. Pikachu sweat-dropped at this, Oak facepalmed at his grandson's reaction, and Ash was still frozen in his spot. The doors flew open again as Daisy, Gary's sister was dragging him back.

"Calm down Gary, this is a good thing, the school you two are going to attend is one of the top schools in the world, you should be grateful for this opportunity."

"But Gramps school is so boring."Whined Gary as Ash finally awoke from his trance.

"He is right Professor, I also don't see the point in attending a school when I plan on becoming a pokemon master?"

"This is no mere school this will also help battle experience, the even have battlefields at school for battles." Said Oak

"I don't care, I still won't go." Declared Gary.

"If he's not going I'm not going." Stated Ash. The professor sighed.

"If you don't go to school, your parents and I have agreed to take back your trainer licenses!" Declared Oak with a serious expression. Both boys looked at each other in horror before they both quickly kneeled down apologizing and agreeing to go to school.

"Alright then, pack your bags and be ready, even though you don't start until next week you leave for Sinnoh tomorrow. Be here at before noon so I can give you your boat tickets. My good friend, Professor Rowan will be at the port to pick you up and take you to his lab, where you will be staying at."

-On Their Way Back Home-

Both boys had the heads hanging. They still couldn't believe that they had to go to school after all this time of being free from such a nightmarish place.

"Hey, Ash."

"What?"

"This is going to suck." Ash nodded before shuddering at the thought of having to do homework and go to class. They soon reached their houses, they both went straight to their rooms trying to figure out what to take to Sinnoh.

-With Cynthia-

She arrived at Rowan's office and proceeded to knock.

"Come in." Cynthia then entered the office.

"Hello, Professor." She said, still wondering what was the reason she was called. " So what did you call me here for?" Ask Cynthia.

"We have two new students that will be attending this school starting next week and I want you to show them around." Said Rowan.

"May I ask why must I give them their own tour?" She was curious since not a lot of students got their own tour of the campus, most campus tours were done with a giant group of new students.

"These two boys are extremely talented trainers, both are ex-Kanto champions, Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak, as you now Ash was responsible for taking down the famous crime syndicate, Team Rocket." Cynthia's eyes widen as she heard this.

"Wait the Ash Ketchum is going to start attending this school?" Cynthia's chest filling with excitement.

"Yes, and as you know due to his heroics he was given the title of 'The Hero of Kanto." Explained Rowan. Cynthia just nodded, still not believing that one of her personal idols was coming to her school.

"So that is why they will get their own tour. They will also be staying with me so stop by the lab to give them a tour of the campus." Cynthia nodded.

"When will they arrive?" Asked Cynthia.

"They should arrive the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll stop by the lab to start the tour." With that said, Cynthia bowed and exited the room. She then started walking home, she was excitingly planning out what they would visit during the tour.

-In Ash's Room-

Ash threw himself on his bed, exhausted from the events that happen that day. Ash had been to other regions such as Hoenn and Johto but back then he wasn't held back by a school. He would've been excited but the thought of having to go to school regularly made his stomach churn. He still didn't understand why after all these years they needed to start school now.

"No reason to stress over it, huh buddy." Said Ash to Pikachu, Pikachu nodded and curled up next to him. Ash slowly drifted off to sleep.