The world of pokemon is truly a wonderful place. There are pokemon all around and there are all kinds of pokemon to meet. Trainers battle and live with their pokemon. They all aim to be the best at what they do. One such trainer is named Ichigo Kurosaki with his partner, Absol. Ichigo is from Unova and when his journey there ended, a brand new one opened up for him in Johto. Joining Ichigo are Orihime, Rukia, and Chad.

Ichigo and the others were on a plane heading for the Johto region. Ichigo looked down at a window and could see it just ahead.

"There it is." Ichigo said as all of them tried to get a good look. "We're here in Johto."

"It looks like it could be a lot of fun." Orihime said.

"It just might." Rukia said. All of them were looking forward to whatever it is that they will find down there.

"A whole new journey is waiting for us." Ichigo said.

"Absol…"

It's a whole new world we live in (live in)
Pokémon Johto!
Everybody wants to be a master
Everybody wants to show their skills
Everybody wants to get there faster
Make their way to the top of the hill
Each time you try, gonna get just a little bit better
Each step you climb is one more step up the ladder
It's a whole new world we live in
It's a whole new way to see
It's a whole new place with a brand new attitude
But you still gotta catch 'em all and be the best that you can be
Pokémon Johto!
It's a whole new world we live in (live in)
But you still gotta catch 'em all and be the best that you can be
Pokémon Johto!
Pokémon Johto!

(Ichigo's voice) Johto, All New

The plane they were on was a special one that can land on top of the water. When it landed down, Ichigo and the others got off the plane and they were glad to be here.

"Wow! Johto looks amazing!" Orihime said.

"How can you tell? We just landed." Ichigo said.

"I'm seeing all I need to see. It's all because of the air." Orihime said as she took a deep breath in.

"The air?" Chad questioned.

"Yeah. We flew here by plane. On top of that, the air can touch everything." Orihime said. "By breathing in the air, you can actually see what's here in Johto." Orihime had a strange way of thinking and they didn't really get.

"You guys understand what she is saying?" Ichigo questioned.

"I think she just had a bit too much airplane food." Rukia said. Absol had a look around the docks. Absol stopped when he saw there was a battle going on.

"Now use Water Pulse, Octillery!"

"Counter it with Bullet Seed, Vileplume!" Both of their pokemon attacked each other and Absol enjoys a good battle.

"Soaking it all in, Absol?" Ichigo asked as he came over. "We're going to make all kinds of new friends and rivals here." Absol liked to think so as well.

"By the way, Ichigo, I wanted to ask." Rukia said. "Are you sure it was a good idea to leave all your other pokemon back with your family?"

"Yeah. I wanted a fresh start and that means starting out with Absol." Ichigo said. "Absol and I wanted to do this and we're going to do better here than in Unova, right."

"Absol!"

"That reminds me, I should probably call my family to make sure they know we made it okay." Ichigo said.

"There's a pokemon center off in the distance. We can walk there." Chad said.

"It could also be a good idea to grab some dinner there." Orihime said.

"You can also register for the Johto League." Rukia suggested.

"Good idea, guys." Ichigo said. All of them were ready to go, but that was when trouble started.

"Octillery use Hydro Pump!"

"Dodge it!" Octillery unleashed a powerful blast of water, but Vileplume jumped to the side to avoid the attack. That was a mistake as the attack hit Absol. Absol was knocked right off the pier and fell in the water.

"Absol!" Ichigo called as he ran over and saw Absol above the water.

"Oh man! Sorry about that!" Octillery's trainer called out.

"It's fine! Just be more careful!" Rukia said. Ichigo reached down and helped Absol get back on the land.

"Are you okay?" Ichigo asked. Absol didn't appear to be harmed. Absol shook around to dry himself off. "Hey! Watch it where you're shaking that thing!" Ichigo said as he wanted to avoid getting wet or hit by Absol's horn. Absol stopped shaking, but his fur stood up and was a total mess. Ichigo laughed at his new look. "Oh man. We should make that your new look."

"Absol!" Absol didn't like it at all.

"Sorry." Ichigo said.

"Enough. Let's get to that pokemon center." Rukia said and all of them agreed as they hit the road, but they didn't know that there was already some problems in progress.

…

Ichigo and His Friends

Ichigo and the others headed over for the pokemon center. As they were making their way there, they saw some pokemon around and they were liking what they were seeing so far.

"Wow! Johto looks amazing and look at all the wonderful pokemon!" Orihime said.

"They'll be plenty more for us to see." Rukia said. "Ichigo, maybe you should capture some of these pokemon before we find the first gym."

"Relax. There's plenty of time before that. It's not like I'm going to catch every pokemon I see." Ichigo said.

"Look ahead." Chad said. All of them looked ahead of the road and saw the pokemon center wasn't that much further.

"There it is." Rukia said.

"Race you guys there!" Ichigo said as he ran ahead.

"No fair, Ichigo. You got a head start." Orihime complained as all of them tried to keep up with him. As all of them were racing, Absol was trying to keep up with the rest of them, but it seemed like Absol's vision went blurry for a second. Something came over Absol and stopped until he could see straight again. Ichigo noticed something was wrong and stopped.

"Absol, is something wrong?" Ichigo asked and everyone else stopped. Absol seemed fine and was able to see straight again.

"Is everything okay?" Orihime asked.

"I'm not sure. You okay, Absol?" Ichigo said.

"Absol." Absol appeared fine and went over with the others, but Ichigo still seemed a little concern.

"Don't worry. We can have Nurse Joy take a look at Absol once we reach the center." Rukia said.

"Yeah. That sounds like a good idea." Ichigo said and they kept moving. It didn't take them that much longer for them to make it to the center.

"Hello and welcome to the pokemon center." Nurse Joy said.

"Hi, Nurse Joy." Ichigo said. "Can you help me out with something? I would like to register for the pokemon league if that's possible."

"Of course. Just please follow me." Nurse Joy said and led Ichigo to the back.

"While we're waiting for Ichigo, I need to make plans myself." Orihime said. "I need to get Sylveon and the others ready for Pokemon Talent Star."

"That's right. I'm sure the rules here are the same as they are back in Unova." Rukia said. "You're probably going to need to win four medals so you can enter Ultimate Talent Star."

"You should also consider catching new pokemon and come up with some new routines." Chad said.

"Good point. I can't wait." Orihime said.

"Okay, guys." Ichigo said as he entered the room. "It's done. I'm registered for the pokemon league and it's the same back home. I'm going to need a total of eight gym badges."

"Good, but you should probably call your family first." Rukia said.

"I know." Ichigo said and went over to the phone. Ichigo dialed home and waited for someone to answer. The screen came on and saw it was Yuzu.

"Hello?" Yuzu said.

"Hey, Yuzu." Ichigo said.

"Ichigo! I'm so glad to hear from you." Yuzu said. "So you made it to Johto well with everyone else?"

"Yeah. We're all fine." Ichigo said. "I'm just calling to let you know. How's home? I hope it isn't too crowded since I left all my pokemon with you guys."

"Not at all." Yuzu said. "I'll tell Karin and Dad you called. I'm sure they would like to hear from you." Ichigo thought so, but only because he thought his father would give him a hard time. Suddenly, Ichigo saw his Gallade pass by in the background carrying dishes and wearing an apron.

"Wait a minute. What's Gallade doing?! Why is he wearing an apron?!" Ichigo said. Gallade heard Ichigo and appeared to have gotten nervous. Yuzu got a little nervous herself.

"Uh…got to go. I'll tell Karin and Dad you called." Yuzu said and ended the call.

"Wait. Yuzu!" Ichigo said, but she was already gone. "She better not have any of my pokemon do anything embarrassing. It's going to ruin the rep we built together."

"Oh stop complaining." Rukia said. "You left them there. They'll probably help around the house." Ichigo got that, but he still wasn't going to like it.

"Excuse me." Nurse Joy said as she came over. "If you would all like, I can make sure all of your pokemon are doing well."

"That would be nice. I think something is up with my Absol." Ichigo said. "Absol, are you feeling okay now." Absol appeared fine, but his vision got a little blurry.

"Sure. Just leave them all with me and I can look after all of them." Nurse Joy said.

"Great. We probably have to spend the night here anyway." Rukia said as they handed over all of their pokemon to her and Absol went over her.

…

Later

Ichigo and the others were spending the night in the pokemon center. Everyone was sound asleep. Everyone who was human at least. Absol tried his best to sleep, but something was bothering Absol. Absol fell on the ground and woke up. Something was wrong with Absol as he wasn't thinking clearly and wasn't seeing straight.

"Absol…" Absol was acting like he didn't even know where he was. Absol ran towards a window and smashed through it with him running off.

…

The Next Morning

"Ichigo! Ichigo, wake up!" Nurse Joy called as she banged on the door. She woke Ichigo and the others up with Ichigo answering.

"What's going on?" Ichigo questioned.

"Ichigo, it's your Absol! Your Absol is gone!" Nurse Joy said.

"What?!" Ichigo said. As soon as he was told what happened, Ichigo and the others headed over to the room Absol was sleeping in, they saw the smashed window.

"I woke up and went to check on the pokemon and noticed that your Absol was the one missing." Nurse Joy said.

"Why would Absol just run off like that?" Orihime said.

"Who cares?! We need to get out there and find him!" Ichigo said and they all agreed.

….

The Forest

"Absol! Absol!" Ichigo and the others got their stuff together and got to work on finding Absol. "Absol! Where are you?"

"Calm down, Ichigo. Absol has to be around here somewhere." Rukia said.

"We'll find him." Chad said.

"I know. I know Absol can take care of himself, but I can't help it." Ichigo said. "Absol, where could you be?" All of them looked around and tried to see any sign of Absol. Orihime looked to the side and noticed something white in the bushes. Orihime pushed them out of the way and did it.

"Ichigo! Over here!" Orihime called out. All of them raced over and found Absol asleep.

"Absol!" Ichigo said as he was glad they found him. Ichigo felt around to make sure Absol wasn't hurt and he felt something when he placed his hand against Absol's head.

"Whoa! Absol is burning up!" Ichigo said.

"Absol must have gotten sick. We better hurry back to the pokemon center." Chad said. Ichigo agreed to that and tried to lift Absol, but Absol felt movement and jumped back facing them.

"Absol, it's okay." Ichigo said, but Absol was growling at them.

"Absol!" Absol used Razor Wind at them, but they all ducked out of the way.

"Absol, what are you doing?!" Ichigo said, but Absol just ran off. "Absol! Why did Absol just attacked us?" All of them thought about it and Rukia was able to think of something.

"I think I know. When Absol fell in the water, he must have caught a cold." Rukia said. "Absol must be running a high fever and has become delirious. Poor Absol probably didn't recognize us."

"Absol…." Ichigo said as he was starting to get worried.

Ichigo and the others have just arrived in a new region for a whole new adventure, but it looks like it will have to wait. Absol has become sick. Will they be able to find Absol again? Stay tune to find out.

To Be Continued….