Author's Note

Pokemon taught me many life lessons. One being that you learn to get up from failing over and over again like Ash and Pikachu did.

You learn as a beginner. Not everything comes instantly. It takes time, like it did for Ash to become a trainer.

Pokemon taught me to never give up. Ash never gave up on his pokemon and always found a way through his friends helping him.

Losing a battle is better than winning. It helps to show you where you went wrong and need to improve. Like how Ash lost many battles and won others. He learned through making mistakes in training and battling other pokemon.

Pokemon taught me to always keep training no matter how hard things may get or how bad I might feel about losing. Training and winning flows perfectly. Sometimes, training and failing is required in order to learn where you went wrong.

I just wanna say thanks to Harrybuilder and Amarvax for helping me write and get ideas for doing this story.

The Journey Begins.

Anon-A-Miss. A name that was known throughout CHS. It'd caused countless friendships and romantic relationships to fall apart simply by uploading someone's secret.

The scapegoat? A girl called Sunset Shimmer. Ex-unicorn, former student and daughter of Princess Celestia. She wasn't Anon-A-Miss like everyone believed her to be.

After the Fall Formal, she'd changed and become a better person. At the Battle Of The Bands event, she'd saved not only her school, but also the entire world from The Dazzlings.

The account had taken it's toll on young Sunset Shimmer. Her friends had denounced and rebuked her, believing her to be the one behind the account. When in truth, it was not.

After Anon-A-Miss robbed Sunset of everything she had in this world, Sunset lost her faith in friendship and was about to take her life. She wouldn't be missed.

But before she could, the former unicorn was intervened and saved by a being called The Alpha Pokémon, sent to her by her mother, Princess Celestia.

Sunset ran as far as she could from CHS. Everything she held dear was gone. The school had turned on her, the teachers were horrible to her and her friends betrayed and denounced her as their friend.

She ran until she found a bridge. She planned to jump off and let herself sink. Nobody would miss her. She was hated. After all she'd done to earn the forgiveness of the students. She'd saved the school from sirens and made up for her past misdeeds. And this is the thanks she'd gotten for it?

It wasn't fair! She was innocent and hadn't done anything wrong! Barely able to hold it together, she clenched her fists as she sobbed. She wanted everything to return to the way it was before, where she had her friends with her.

In the span of mere days, everything good she'd done had come crashing down on her. What had she done to deserve being made into the school's number one enemy?

She decided she'd leave a note behind for Princess Twilight.

She grabbed her journal and a pen from her bag. She opened the book and started to write.

Dear Princess Twilight:
I'm sick of this! I tried to convince them and they didn't believe me! After all I've done to make amends! Hell, I've even saved this world from the sirens!

Tell Mom Princess Celestia that I'm sorry for failing and hurting her. All I wanted was for her to spend time with me and love me. All I ever really wanted was her love. She was my mom and I loved her. I still do.

Thanks for being my friend, my family, like a sister and my mentor.

Your failed former student:
Sunset Shimmer.

With that, she cried, leaving tear stains on the paper. The marks caused the paper to become soggy with her salty tears of sorrow and anguish.

"Twilight, Mom", Sunset croaked, "I'm sorry." With that, she climbed the rectangular rail of the bridge and climbed onto it. She took one last look around, double checking to make sure no one would see her about to take her own life. She wouldn't be missed by her friends or by the students and teachers of the school.

She was about to jump when she heard a soft, gentle voice flow into her ears and mind. The voice stopped her, causing her to climb down from the gate and stand on the bridge.

"Halt, young one!" The voice commanded. Sunset looked to the sky as she saw what looked like a white horse with gold ovals connected to a pair of golden rings placed on his front legs. The being walked down from the sky as it landed in front of her.

Sunset could sense the raw power coming from the being. The mere presence overwhelming her magic. Luckily, she managed to hold it back and keep it under control. She didn't want to pony up in public.

"Do not take your life! I have seen how you have been framed. I can see this person who was framed you for crimes you didn’t commit and has deceived your friends into abandoning you. I would advise for you to not lose faith in friendship so soon."

Sunset felt a calm, loving feeling emanating from the being. It soothed her as she became more relaxed ever so slightly.

"Why not?" She cried, "My friends abandoned me, the only ones who have been like family to me in this world!" Sunset yelled, sobbing as she looked down, not wanting pity from the brightly glowing horse.

"I was sent here to find and help you, Sunset Shimmer. I'm a friend of your mother, Princess Celestia. I know about your past and I know you truly have changed. You are not evil, dear one. I am Arceus, the alpha Pokémon." Arceus explained, holding his gaze with Sunset.

"What's a Pokémon?" Sunset asked. Arceus expected it. Only Celestia and Luna knew of the world He'd created. They knew of Pokémon and what they were.

"Pokémon are powerful creatures with many abilities that can be taught to them by their trainers. Pokémon have the ability to evolve. You will learn more about them in due time, child." Arceus spoke softly. His tone soft and loving. He'd been watching over Sunset as she grew up, but never intervened. He knew what would happen being a god. Omniscience was one of His abilities.

"What did you mean advising me to 'not lose faith in friendship so soon' Arceus?" Sunset asked, air quoting what he said with confusion.

"You will know very soon, child. For now, you need to trust me." Arceus said, leaving no room for discussion.

Without a word, the alpha pokémon then transported her to a new world where she would meet the two who would help her remember how truly beautiful friendship is.

And in turn, forge a beautiful friendship that would never die.

A boy with an electric mouse and a fiery-haired girl.