KKD: After the longest time, we finally get back to our original region of Pokemon.
Pikatwig: In our defense, we kinda had other things, and then I lost a laptop… so we took a break from this. But we're back, and our hero is now going to pick a Kalos starter, and make his team five members.
KKD: Yea. And I'm curious to see which Kalos starter he'll get after our long break.
Pikatwig: Roll the disclaimers aibou.
KKD: Got it right here. *Throws Disclaimers at the screen*
DISCLAIMERS: We own this region, the teams involved, the original Pokemon that'll be revealed in the story, for once, most of everything except for a few select characters, plot points, and the Pokemon franchise in general; it belongs to Nintendo, Game Freak, and the Pokemon Company.
Sailing on my sea! Yeah! Never say die! Gotta go! Go! *Focus in on Ian, Christina, Mike, Roll and their starter Pokemon, smirking at each other and preparing to dash off towards the horizon.*
Asu eno chizu o hirogete (Open up that map to tomorrow...) *Ian and his friends check out their region map to figure out which way to go.*
Michinaru minato e Go Along, Along! (...and then head to that uncharted harbor! Go along, along!) *They then take off on the seas with the help of some of the local Pokemon.*
Get on the Deck! Get on the Deck! *Each one then goes off in a different direction, while Ian continues forward.*
Sonote de kaji o tore (And grab the helm with your own two hands) *The camera then focuses on Ian as he stares off into the distance*
Get on the Deck! Get on the Deck! *We then see the leaders of the local crime teams stare Ian and his friends down.*
Yoake no umi e to fune wo dase! (And right at dawn, set sail towards the sea!) *The stare-off lasts a little while before Ian smirks, ready to take on any challenge.*
Seiippai hareruuya! (With all your might, hallelujah!) *Ian then tosses out a PokeBall and catches a wild Pokemon.*
Ima da, ho wo age, nakama to tomo ni (Now, it's time to raise the sails together with all your friends) *He cheers alongside his Budouri, Berry, at the successful capture.*
Kaisei no sora no shita (Underneath the fair-weathered skies…) *We then get a quick glimpse at silhouettes of the gym leaders of the region.*
Yume to yuu na no daikoukai e! (...head towards the grand voyage we call "our dreams!") *Ian lands on one island and smirks as he and Berry prepare to move.*
Koerarenai mono wo nai, kaze wa ayatsuri (There's nothing that can't be surpassed. Control the winds...) *Then, he's joined by Roll and her Eevee before they dash off, quickly seeing Professor Spruce studying the local Pokemon.*
Doko made demo jiyuu ni yukeru (...and freely go as far as you want to go.) *They just shrug and continue on their way.*
Leap on! Leap on! Sora wo miro! Umi no miro! (Leap on! Leap on! Look at the sky! Look at the sea!) *Up ahead, they see Mike and Christina, but they both look odd somehow.*
Somatta isshoku no ao (Wao Wao!) (Both dyed a single shade of blue! (lue lue!)) *They get into a Pokemon battle as we take a quick glimpse of more local Pokemon.*
Shiranai mono to ka motto shiritai kara, go, go, shukkou! (Ya wanna know more of what ya don't know, so go, go, set off!) *Ian then witnesses the quartet of Pokemon known as the Compass Quartet rise up before seeing a Pokemon known as the Sealkeeper.*
Nenryou tanku mantan, mawasu igunisshon! (Fuel tank's full, ignition's spinnin'!) *Next, he, Berry, Roll, and Eevee follow Sealkeeper to Amber Mountain.*
Kaji to konbineeshon, nami to sesshon! (Do a helm combination, have a wave session!) *They arrive, Sealkeeper executes a strange move, causing a sudden burst of light and darkness to emerge. Making Roll's necklace glow.*
Agero tenshon! Kaizu hirogete adobenchaa! (Raise the tension! Unfold the map leading to adventure!) *They look and soon see the local legendaries, Ryollo and Darknight staring at them.*
Denjaa kugurinukete ooshan raina! (And we'll escape through the danger on our ocean liner!) *Suddenly, the two legendaries and our heroes look up and witness a strange portal opening, revealing the third major legendary: Soundos.*
Kaisei no sora no shita, (Underneath the fair-weathered skies...) *Soundos just lands and roars to the heavens.*
Yume to yuu na no daikoukai e! (...head towards that grand voyage we call "our dreams!") *Ian and Roll just smirk and join Ryollo, Darknight, and Sealkeeper in battling Soundos before a flash of light occurs.*
Koerarenai mono wa nai, kaze wa ayatsuri (There's nothing that can't be surpassed. Control the winds...) *Ian is then seen staring off to towards the island where the Elite four wait, and behind him is his team of Pokemon in Silhouette form.*
Doko made demo jiyuu ni yukeru (...and freely go as far as you want to go.) *The waves then begin to kick up behind Ian and he thrusts his fist into the air, and the story title appears behind him.*
"I'll pick… Froakie!" Ian picked, pointing at Froakie's PokeBall. Looker gave a small smile, and then handed it to him.
"Take good care of him," Looker told Ian, the new trainer looked at the sphere, holding the Pokemon. Looker then took his leave, and the trainer could see the next town dead ahead.
"Well, there's Gold Town," Ian pointed out to Berry.
As he walked towards the town, Ian noticed someone in particular. This was a young woman wearing golden yellow denim shorts and a red top over her fair skin, showing off her blue eyes, along with her red sunglasses and hair ribbon in her golden blonde hair styled in a ponytail.
"The beauty of the sun is in the air… what if it just stayed there," she muttered, but the traveling trainer heard her speak.
"Huh?" Ian gawked, turning towards the woman in question.
"Oh… hi cute guy," she waved.
"...Uh… hi? ...I couldn't help but overhear you talking as I was headed towards Gold Town."
"Oh, am I in your way? Sorry. Oh, I'm Hikari."
"I'm Ian." he responded, as he walked into the town.
"...I get the feeling we'll be meeting again… Ian," Hikari figured when Ian was out of earshot.
"Budouri!" Berry gawked in amazement.
"You said it, Berry. This place looks amazing," Ian added as they saw the town, which had a pool near the center, a Pokemon Center near the upper-right, a few houses around the upper-left corner, and a gym adjacent to the pool, "This looks like a very nice town."
"Bu…" Berry nodded, they looked around a bit, and noticed quite a few Water-type Pokemon in the area.
"Water gym… so you, Tune and Flashlight are my key." Ian noted. "We'll smear that Gym!"
"Bu!" Berry agreed, as they looked to the Pokemon Center, and walked over to it.
Ian had the local Nurse heal up his team before checking his Pokedex, finding the image of the Bubble Frog, and checking the data on it.
Froakie, the Bubble Frog Pokemon. It secretes flexible bubbles from its chest and back. The bubbles reduce the damage it would otherwise take when attacked.
"He looks pretty tough…" Ian smiled, as he took his Pokeballs back, and rotated his new Pokemon to the front so it could walk with him. "Hi there little guy."
"Froakie!" the little frog responded in a higher pitched voice than Ian thought, the frog obviously having been offended.
"Oh… wait… your a girl… whoops," he chuckled nervously, Froakie just nodding in response. "How about I call you… Bubbles?"
The little Bubble Frog just smiled before hopping onto Ian's shoulder, hugging him.
"Welcome aboard to the team Bubbles," Ian smiled, giving the small Pokemon a sort of high-five.
Pikatwig: Yea… Bubbles.
KKD: Man, I almost forgot how short we made these chapters compared to other stories we write.
Pikatwig: This is like a semi-walkthrough of sorts, if this was a real game. So Ian picked Froakie.
KKD: Yep, I can see that. Not to mention it was a girl, very rare you see that happen with starters.
Pikatwig: Yea. Fun fact, Bubbles was going to be the name of my Froakie in X version if it was a girl, but it was a boy, and I went with Hydro.
KKD: Fair enough. So, uh… despite it being so short, do you have any favorite moments?
Pikatwig: Froakie informed her trainer of her actual gender.
KKD: Yea, that was pretty funny, I like that too. But… looking back… does Hikari seem familiar yet opposite of someone we saw before?
Pikatwig: Maybe… Just Live More.
KKD: Jaa ne!