Disclaimer. I do not own either the Pokemon series or anything correlated with Pokemon Rejuvenation. They are all owned by their respective owners.

A young boy slowly regained consciousness after what seemed like forever in a dirty pier. Dark greyish water splashed the harbor rather violently. The boy looked no more than fifteen years old. His whole body felt groggy, all of his clothes were dripping wet, and he barely had the strength to lift his arms, let alone standing up. His lungs were burning as he coughs trying to catch his breath. He opened his eyes to see that everything was fuzzy around him. He had no real idea or awareness of his surroundings. It took a minute for everything to come back to him. The first thing that he sees in front of him is a Talonflame, monitoring him as a mother would do with their chicks.

"Talonflame, did you find anything?" A woman with long red hair and red dress was slowly driving a yacht. She parked her vehicle inside the warehouse and rushes outside to check up on the boy. "Oh, dear."

She kneels down, realizing that in fact the boy's eyes are indeed open and is moving even the slightest signaling that he was alive. This was a massive relief to the lady. The boy takes his time to recover slowly. He slowly rises to his feet, though they were quite shaky. He looks at his hands, slowly clenching it as a way to readjust himself.

"Are you okay? You were on that ship, weren't you?" The lady asks with concern. The boy slowly nods. "This maybe be a lot to ask… But would you mind if you could tell me what happened?"

The boy tries to move his mouth but an aching feeling came from his neck and his mouth felt almost completely dry. The lady notices as she hands the boy a water bottle. He gratefully takes it and drinks multiple gulps before wiping his mouth.

"I'll try and explain everything…"

A young girl no older than seven woke up in her room. She had blond and wore a black and white outfit. She lets out a massive yawn. "Morning already? Time to get up."

The girl jumps out of bed and heads downstairs to a massive mansion, filled with bookcases, plants, and paintings. She runs into the living room that connected to a kitchen as she jumps in joy and full of energy.

"Mommy, I'm up! I'm up!" The girl's calls alerted a long hair woman who was currently working in the kitchen. She peeks around the corner with a lovely smile to see her daughter.

"Ah, good morning Maria! Did you sleep well?" The girl nods. "I'm preparing breakfast right now. Do you mind fetching your father? He's working in his study. Don't take too long. I don't want his food to get cold."

"You can count on me, Mommy!" The little girl named Maria gave a brave stance like she was given an important mission in life. She walks off with Maria's mother smiling even more at her daughter's purity.

Maria enters into her father's office where her father was working on a desk completely unorganized with papers and books all over the place. Maria's father looks over with a smile. "Ah, Marian-... Maria. How are you doing?"

Maria was confused at the name from the beginning but it's been something that she's used to at this point. So she just shrugs it off. "Mom said breakfast is ready so get your butt out of this room and have good food!"

Maria's father simply chuckles as he's getting scolded by his daughter. "I do love your mother's cooking. All right, I'll be out in a few moments. Go tell your mother that, y' hear?"

"Hear!" Maria storms out of the room and rushes over to the kitchen as fast as she possibly could. "Dad said that he'll be right out!"

"Did he now? Well, there's no use in rushing him, I guess." Maria's mother lets out a soft sigh before looking at Maria. "Go upstairs and freshen up. I'll have your breakfast ready by then."

"Okay, and then we get to play outside afterward, right?"

"Of course! Now go on, Maria. I'll be waiting for you down here."

"I'm going right now!" Maria heads into her room to change when suddenly a hazy feeling comes over her. She had no idea what it was. She turns around in utter confusion. "What was that…?"

Glass crashing could be heard from the downstairs that scared Maria back a bit. She turns around towards the sound before slowly making her way down the stairs. "Mom? … Mommy?"

Maria reaches down the stairs and into the living room. She calls out for her mom again to no avail before finally reaching a figure in a black suit of armor with red horns and cape. "Who… are you?"

The figure doesn't respond to Maria, only as if they are in their own state of mind. "How many times?"

"Wh-what…?" Maria felt uneasy from the figure already but this felt terrifying to her.

"How many times are you going to make this little girl suffer?" The figure looks over at Maria, clenching their fist tightly in slight frustration. "How many times are you willing to put her through this chaos?!"

"I.. I'm… I don't know what you're talking about…" Maria takes a step back as the figure finally looks straight at Maria. Their face was covered with a mask.

"I'm not talking to you." The figure's words held a harsh tone, even though she was talking to a child.

Maria didn't seem aware as she had a somewhat sense of relief. "Oh… Well, do… you know where my parents are?"

The figure was silent, almost pondering the thought before finally responding. "They're downstairs."

"Oh…! Okay, well… I'm going to go to them now." Maria starts to run to the downstairs when the figure calls out to her.

"Maria…"

Maria slowly turns around. "Yes…?"

"No matter what happens. Don't you dare lose hope. Don't lose who you are and don't you dare forget what's about to happen. You understand? "

"Y-Yes, I understand!" Maria said almost completely on instinct from fear.

"Good. Go to them now. They're waiting."

"O-Okay." Maria rushes over to the room and heads downstairs as fast as she possibly could. She heads into one of the downstairs rooms where she saw a scene that no child should ever see. She sees her mother, covered in blood laying on an altar. Her father was also there yet he gave the corpse, a blank stare.

Maria immediately rushes over to the altar, with tears in her eyes. Though her father blocked Maria from coming closer. "Mommy! What are you doing to mommy?! Mommy wake up! Mommy wake up! Daddy get out of the way! Get out! Why won't you say anything to me?! Why?!"

Maria's frantic words came into deaf ears. Suddenly a voice comes from nowhere. "Marianette, your father wishes to see you now."

"What… are you talking about?" Maria turns around to try and find the source of the voice.

"Marianette, your father wishes to see you now." The voice repeated as a tingling sensation came throughout Maria's body.

"What are you doing?!" Maria's voice was in complete shock and fear of the multiples of events that are taking place.

A blinding light knocks out Maria. Eventually, after what seemed like forever, Maria heard someone calling her. "Marianette! Marianette!"

Maria jolts awake from looking at a mirror. She looks around to see a dungeonesque room. There were two dolls near her, a Zorua and a Pangoro. Prominent figures in a child's storybook that is quite popular. Maria then turns around to see a woman in a maid outfit walking closer to her.

"Now, for the fifth time, Marianette. Your father is waiting for you in the East Wing. You're making him wait longer than he has time for. So get to it." The maid says rather harshly to Maria… or otherwise known as Marianette.

"Wh-What? What am I doing here again?" Marianette looked confused. Her head was thumping in pain from everything.

"Marianette, I won't say it again. Just hurry along then." The maid was getting rather irritated of Marianette's backtalk.

"My name isn't Marianette… It's Maria!" Marianette tried to stand her ground but the maid just simply walks off. The everlasting eerie feeling crawled through Marianette as she walked through the long dungeon halls. There were maids everywhere, as she made her way to the East Wing.

There was a maid sitting on the altar almost exactly the same as the one where Marianette saw her mother's corpse on. It looked as if a ritual was taking place as maids surrounded the altar and a man in a black and grey suit stood behind the altar.

Marianette saw the man before gritting her teeth. "Where's my mommy?!"

The man simply looks over at Marianette with a blank stare. "Mommy is sleeping with our lord now, Marianette."

"Stop calling me Marianette! It's Maria!" Marianette shouts in frustration.

"What is with this disrespect? Your name is no longer Maria. Now, as I was initially planning to do-"

The maid on the altar cuts him off. She puts both her hands together and brings it close to her heart. She closes her eyes as tears fall down on her cheeks. "No need for explanation, sir. Demonstration may be the key to this girl's mind."

The man grunts before simply nodding. "Very well! Arceus! Capremdum Garuganisu oru'ma'! A'd seberus L'orufogeo!"

The world shook violently. The maid puts her arms in the air as she disappears into thin air, leaving Marianette speechless.

"She's gone now, Marianette. She is with the lord now. She won't need to suffer the calamity that soon befalls this earth." The man says before raising his hand towards her. "Marianette, it's your turn now."

Marianette takes a step back. "No, you can't make me do it…"

"Maids, bring Marianette to the altar." The man commanded as two maids easily complied. Marianette tries to squirm to no avail. The maids had grips that felt like steel.

"Let go of me!" The maids chained Marianette to the altar where she squirmed around even more before finally look at the man. "You said the same to my mommy! She's gone because of you!"

The man raises his hand to command Marianette to be quiet. "Enough, Marianette. Go with dignity."

"I don't want this! Just let me go!" Tears started to fall from Marianette's eyes. She was trembling at the man who started the ritual as he has done before so many times. "I hate you! I hate you! Someone, please don't let him do this to me! Someone, please help me! Anyone! Mommy!"

Marianette's voice almost became quiet instantly. "...Please…"

The boy opens his eyes as he shoots up from his bed covered in sweat. He takes deep breaths before drinking an entire cup of water. His head was in agony. The boy knew that this wasn't the first time he has had this nightmare. But whenever his mind came to try and think about it, his head felt in extreme agony.

There was a knock at the door. The boy looks up to see a young woman with a white dress, hat, and pink hair. "Matthew? Are you awake?"

"Y-Yeah." The boy named Matthew says rather quickly. He was still in the process of recovering from the dream. "I'm awake Mom.

"Are you alright? You looked quite stressed. Is something wrong?" She asked sitting at the foot of the bed. She had a look of concern. "Is it because we're moving? I know it's been stressful but-"

"No no. It's not about moving…" Matthew takes a deep breath before looking at his mom. "It's just that. I've been having these weird dreams lately. Like, I've been having them constantly but whenever I try to think or remember it, my brain just starts to throb."

Matthew's mom takes a moment to think about it as a Sylveon enters the room with a few items in a pouch around her neck. She jumps onto the bed and hands Matthew's mom a few things which also included her trainer card. Matthew's mom on the card read Nancy.

"Thank you Sylveon." Nancy takes the pouch from Sylveon from her before pocketing it before forwarding her attention to Matthew. "I don't know how to help. Though I can tell you something. If it's something that has been troubling you for a long time then perhaps it's something important. Perhaps some sort of sign."

"Yeah. In any case. I shouldn't let it bother me." Matthew takes the blanket off before standing up. "For now, let's go have breakfast. I'm starving."

"More like lunch. It's 1 pm sweetie." Nancy shows on her phone. Matthew chuckles as he scratches the back of his head. "In any case. I'll be in my room waiting for you. Don't be too long."

"Alright, Mom!" Nancy returns Sylveon back into her Pokeball before walking out of the room. Matthew gets ready, freshening up. He changes out of his pajamas and into brown pants, a grey shirt under a small black jacket and grey shoes. Matthew then looked at the nightstand to see silver headphones sitting by itself. He walks over to it and picks it up with one hand and simply stares at it. He takes a sigh before wrapping headphones around his neck. He looks over at a small device. He puts it in his pocket before putting on his black and green bag and exits his room before knocking on the door next to his.

Nancy exits the room as the two of them walk upstairs and enters a cafe. There the sweet serenade of music was playing. A young woman with dark green hair was playing on a piano while a Jigglypuff was dancing on said piano.

The cruise was on a five-day trip from the Sinnoh Region to a new land that Matthew has never heard of before, the Aevium Region. The boat was to arrive on that day, in the late afternoon. He had no idea what Pokemon lived in that region, or what to expect. But he couldn't help but keep his excitement. He was finally allowed to have a Pokemon on his own.

Normally, people can have a Pokemon whenever they wanted, with the typical age being 10. However, Matthew had to wait until he was 16 years old before he finally could get a Pokemon. The idea lingered on his mind as he was supposed to start the registration process in the afternoon for trainer cards in the Aevium League.

After a quick meal, the two made their way back downstairs where a small line was forming full of kids to young adults, trying to get a trainer card.

"Jeez. If I knew that the line was going to be this long, I should've woke up earlier." Matthew chuckles while scratching the back of his head.

"Well. We can't change it now. Just live and learn." Nancy says as her usual words of wisdom. "I have something to do so I'm going to leave you for a bit. Why don't you wait in line and try to make some friends? Who knows. They might be your long term rivals."

"Yeah… Sure." Matthew almost lost all of his enthusiasm from that last statement as Nancy walked back upstairs. He walks into the line, seeing all the trainers standing before him. It looked like they all were already friends with each other so Matthew didn't even bother. He takes out the small device in his hands and plugs it to his headphones before turning it on.

It's a device where you could run simulations for Pokemon battling. The device itself looked a little worn but Matthew didn't mind. He just went through the challenge courses where he's given scenarios that make him have the disadvantages. Type matchups, field effects, weather. They all were against him, but it's something that he's done many times before.

It served as a distraction for Matthew. The simulator also had a protagonist who attracted Matthew so much. He was a performer, who would supposedly bring smiles to everyone's faces with his Pokemon battles and charisma. After a few minutes, Matthew notices a kid no older than twelve was looking over at him play. The boy stared at the device that was in Matthew's hand.

Matthew simply smiles as he unplugs the device from his headphones and hands it to the boy. 'I don't really need it anymore… I'm going to be a real Pokemon Trainer soon enough.'

The boy was extremely entranced into the game with his parents who were watching thanking Matthew for his kindness to their son. He chuckles as he scratches his head before realizing that a monitor was open and immediately runs over for it. He was too caught that he already noticed that majority of the people have already gone. He starts up the monitor before inputting a few details as it lights up. It starts a video call where Matthew could see a lady in there.

"Scuse me? Can you hear me through that thing?" The camera focuses on the lady until she's fully visible. Matthew could see a dark-skinned woman wearing a black and white shirt with black hair that had red tips. "Ah… that's better! Hello, it's nice to meet you! My name is Amanda. I'm what you could call a scout. It's my job to guide newcomers like you into the world of Pokemon. Before we begin, do you have anything that you need clear up?"

Matthew looks around the monitor not sure if he could talk before seeing a microphone as he leans towards it. "No. There's nothing."

"Fantastic! Now we should talk about the expectations and requirements of the league." Amanda says which came off as off to Matthew. "There are 18 Gym Leaders for you to defeat. Alongside the Elite Eight. You heard that right, eight!"

"Wait… That's double the number of Elite members and even more than double the Gym Leader amount!" Amanda simply chuckles at the outburst.

"We get that reaction a lot. People who take on the Aevium League usually aren't prepared." Amanda looks through a list before nodding her head. "Speaking of which. Pokemon in Aevium act a little differently from other regions. They won't obey you if they don't deem you worthy."

"And how do I prove my worth?" Matthew asks.

"Just simply get gym badges. You don't have to worry too much about it. A study has shown that all Pokemon follow a strict guideline. It'll be written on your Trainer Card." Matthew looked relieved by it as Amanda realizes. "Ah. About that. Why don't we set that up right now? Before we go through anything, I don't want to offend you. But what do you identify as?"

"As a gender. The typical boy." Matthew states blatantly.

"Ok then." Amanda fumbles through a few pictures as her eyes shift through all of them. "Um. Do you mind if you can help me? There were so many registrations that I can't find you. Do you see yourself in this stack?"

Amanda shows a handful of pictures as Matthew looked through the pictures. It took a bit before finally finding one. "Ah. There. The one with the headphones."

"Headphones… Ah. Got it. You're wearing them now too. Should've caught on. Not a bad photo of you. Ah. Your name on the back. Matthew. Alrighty then. I'll input everything into the computer."

"Thank you for all of your help!" Matthew says with a smile.

"No problem. I'll see you once you get to East Gearen City then! I'll be waiting for you at the East Gearen Laboratory. Don't forget! It should be straight after immigration. Safe travels!" The call ends as the monitor turns off with the machine shouting.

"REGISTRATION COMPLETE."

"Are you done with your registration? Please come here so that I can print out your Trainer Card." Matthew looks at the machine before seeing a lady at the counter looking over. He walks over to the counter as the lady goes through a few details. "Here you are, Matthew. Your Trainer Card is ready! However, it's not verified yet. You do that once we land."

"Alright. Thanks." Matthew looks at the trainer card and raises it up. A surge of excitement goes through him yet something lingered in him. He could hardly keep it as he inserts the card into his wallet before pocketing it. Seeing that he had nothing to do, he left the registration office. He looks over to see Nancy wandering around aimlessly waiting for Matthew to leave the registration office.

"Hm, I wonder if Matthew is finished with their registration yet?" Nancy looks over to see her son walking over. "Ah, there you are, Matthew! Did everything go smoothly?"

"It went as smooth as butter!" Matthew gives his mom a thumbs up which pleases her.

"Well since we're done. How about we hang out a bit before the buffet? It started earlier than we thought. I'm glad that we ate pretty light." Nancy says with a soft expression as the two walk up the stairs to see two doors. "You see these doors? When the ship is close to docking at Gearen City, a fest will be held behind them. Though we still have quite some time before we get to that point. What to do… Ah! Why don't you go visit my friend Augustus? I was chatting with him for a little bit while you were in line for registration. He's the Captain of this ship. Though he was quite busy until today. Back then he was a powerful trainer but he's retired now. He could give you some tips about Aevium."

"Yeah…" Matthew's excitement suddenly seems to have been drained. He didn't know how to express it.

Nancy grabs Matthew's arms as she looks up to him as a mean to motivate him. "... I know it's been hard. But we shouldn't get depressed. Here we get to have a fresh start. I want you to have fun, okay? Explore and meet new people!"

"Y-Yeah. Alright. I'll cheer up. Don't worry about it, Mom." Matthew shakes his head to force a smile. Nancy smiles as she lets go of Matthew's hand.

"Now. I have to go do a few things. So why don't you go meet Augustus by yourself? His quarters should be on the very top floor. I won't be too long. I'll see you soon, okay?" Matthew nods as Nancy waves before walking down the steps.

Matthew slowly walks up the stairs to the second floor as he hears slow piano music once again. He walks over to see the lady playing on a different piano than before. He sits down and closes his eyes and just simply listens to the music. The uneasiness that he felt from before slowly disappeared before standing up. He says a quick thank you to the piano lady who smiles that he enjoyed the music.

Matthew makes his way to the top where he sees two doors before knocking on one of them. A voice came from the other side, asking for him to come in.

"Ah, you must be Matthew, correct?" Augustus says looking over at Matthew. He looked old yet tough with his white beard and sailor outfit. "My name is Augustus. Augustus Briney. I am the captain of the S.S. Oceana. Please take a seat."

"Thank you." Matthew sits on a chair across from Augustus's desk as he sees Augustus pouring tea for himself and Matthew.

"How are you enjoying your voyage to the Aevium Region? Not boring I hope?" Augustus jokes.

"No. Not at all. It's rather been a pleasant experience, to say the least. No mishaps whatsoever." Matthew takes a sip of the tea. It tasted slightly bitter but nothing that couldn't be handled.

"Well, I'm glad that you're enjoying your trip. There's a lot to do in Aevium, so I don't think you'll ever get bored." Augustus says with a hearty laugh. "I also heard from your mother that you've registered as an official Pokemon Trainer? Quite older than most kids these days."

"Yeah. I kinda wanted to be a kid with a Pokemon but Mom said that I should mature before I should really take care of one. And she was right. I think it was the right call."

"She was always a smart one… But. Do you know what it means to be a Pokemon trainer?" Matthew was confused at what Augustus meant but he let him continue. Unlike before, Augustus now has a more serious expression on his face. "Because of the size of Aevium, there are more than your ordinary amount of Gym Leaders and Elite members. Though that comes with a much more strategic way of thinking. You have to think properly. So you being older was definitely a good choice. Young ones don't typically last that well here."

Augustus returns to his more pleasant side as he stands up and makes his way over to Matthew.

"Now, that was such a long and boring lesson, wasn't it?" Matthew stands up and shakes his head. Augustus chuckles as he pats Matthew's back. "You're an admirable young lad. Full of respect for others. How about we head on downstairs and start this banquet? I'm sure all the guests on the ship are just dying of anticipation to see what we have in store."

"Alright. It was a pleasure to meet you." Matthew shakes Augustus's hand. Augustus is the first to exit as Matthew follows after him.

(Meanwhile)

A young woman with black hair, white shirt and suspenders were looking outside her window with her shiny Gothitelle. There's a knock at the door.

"Crescent…? It's me…" A voice comes from the entrance as Cresent recognizes it instantly.

"Come in." The door opens up revealing Nancy entering the room with a look of affirmation on her face.

Wassup! This is NexusMHX here with a chapter of Pokemon Rejuvenation: *insert a good name that I will come up with eventually. Let me say something. I played Pokemon Rejuvenation for a gosh darn long time. Ever since playing this game on like Version 8, I fell in love with the game. Pokemon Rejuvenation has done something that the original Pokemon games have never done for me. There haven't been a lot of situations if any that I got bored. I was completely entranced in the whole story.

And no. Just cause I like Rejuvenation and Reborn doesn't mean I'm edgy. Pokemon Rejuvenation ain't edgy. Though Reborn is a different subject lol. However, I wanted to give my own spark when it comes to everything. Plus Pokemon Rejuvenation needs more attention and love.

So unlike my other fanfictions, this is something that I'm doing purely for the love for this game. I just hope that you all will enjoy this ride. Plus I kinda wanted Matthew to be based on a certain character otherwise known as Yuya Sakaki. Except less of an idiot.

Plus, I hope that you guys will give me tips and such. I want to improve as a writer and I know that I'm nowhere near where I should be so I want to improve my writing even more for my own benefit and for those that are going to read it.

One final thing. I already have a pairing for this fanfiction. Matthew x Aelita let's go. Nim would also be a good candidate but who knows what's happening in the story with her. Erin is a good choice as well, especially with all the development and backstory that came in Version 11, though it would feel rushed. And finally Melia. Well. Melia x Venam is OTP.

I hoped that you all enjoyed this episode of Pokemon Rejuvenation: *still coming up with good name lawl*. If you did enjoy, please leave a follow/favorite/comment for more content. This is NexusMHX signing off! Stay Classy!