Author's Note

Hey guys!

Sorry it took so long to update this story.

I'm gonna be honest, I haven't watched Pokemon in years so I'm re-learning most things such as element types and battle moves.

My Co-Writer HarryBuilder deserves some credit, too. He's helped with this story.

I'd also like to thank Amarvax for giving me many good ideas for the story.

-PrinceOfDarkness

A Warm Welcome.

Sunset awoke, blinking as she looked around and found herself on a plane. She looked through the oval window on her right as she stared at the ground beneath her.

Lush, green forests and grass blanketed the land. People and their pokemon ran and trained together. Both pokemon and people living in harmony with one another.

"I'm so excited! We'll be on the ground soon. We're starting a brand new adventure!" A voice cried out on Sunset's left.

She looked over and noticed a boy with lightning bolt markings under his eyes, a red cap with a half-white and half-red circle. He wore a blue and white T-Shirt, grey pants and red sneakers.

"Pika-Chu!" The small yellow mouse-like creature agreed, smiling and nodding with him. She was mesmerised by the adorable animal. It would've given Fluttershy a run for her money. Her smile soon faded to a frown as she was caught staring at the animal by the boy.

"Is something wrong?" He asked, a look of concern plastered on his face. She didn't realise she'd gone into thought whilst staring at the yellow mammal.

"Wha-Oh! Sorry, I didn't mean to stare. Just...bad memories is all." Sunset said, waving off the concern. She then realized she forgot to ask his name. "I'm Sunset Shimmer by the way. What's your name?" She asked. The boy grinned at her, pikachu leaning on his shoulder to look at her.

"I'm Ash, from Pallet Town in the Kanto Region. I'm a pokemon trainer. This is my buddy Pikachu. What region are you from?" Ash asked her, creating friendly conversation.

"It's a long story." Sunset replied, leaving it at that. Soon, the plane landed as it came to a halt.

Ash walked down the stairs of the folding door in the plane. Sunset followed behind him.

"Hello Kalos region! Ash from Pallet Town is finally here!" Ash yelled, gaining looks from people. Sunset couldn't help but internally facepalm.

"So, this is the Kalos region." Sunset said, looking around as she breathed in the fresh air. Admittedly, it felt good to be away from her ex-friends. This could be a second chance in another world where no one knew her or of her past.

"As soon as I walk down these steps, I'll finally be here." Ash stated, looking around. He was excited to be in the region and couldn't wait to try and catch some of the pokemon in the region.

Suddenly, a Spritzee flew past Ash, catching him off guard as he tumbled down the plane's stairs, landing face-down with Pikachu on top of him.

Sunset chuckled, and walked down as she walked in front of Ash before turning around to help him up. She extended her hand as he took it, pulling himself up.

"Thanks." Ash said, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. With that said, the both of them walked through the airport.

Eventually, the two of them were in Lumiose City. They kept walking until they found a gym. They entered the giant building, coming to a halt in front of a screen. The rectangular object activated as a pink background with orange shaded within the pink surrounding a half-white and half-red ball.

"Hello, new trainer," The screen spoke, what are your names?" Ash was so excited and wanted to battle the leader of the gym already.

I'm Ash Ketchum, and I'm here to battle!" The boy pumped a fist into the air as Pikachu copied his trainer's movements.

"I'm Sunset Shimmer." The fiery-haired girl introduced herself as Ash mentally prepared himself for battle. The screen looked to Sunset and Ash, scanning them.

"How many badges do you have?" The screen asked with a slight amount of curiosity behind it. The question caught Ash off-guard as his face fell. He'd just arrived to the island and forgot that he'd require four badges from four different gym leaders in order to do a battle.

"Erm, none." Ash stated, nervously scratching the back of his head. Sunset was even more confused. Why would a badge be needed for a battle?

"Wait, none?" The small screen asked, zooming in on Ash's face as he started to nervously sweat. A trap door opened up underneath him and Sunset as they fell through it. The both of them slid down a tube as they started to fall to the ground at rapid speed.

Not far from the both of them was a blond-haired boy with a backpack and glasses who saw the both of them fall from the building. Without thinking, he ran over to them, readying himself to save the two trainers falling.

The jumpsuit wearing boy took off his backpack and pushed a gold button on it, turning the backpack into an air-filled bag as both Ash and Sunset landed safely on the airbag.

"Don't worry! I've got Pikachu!" A high-pitched voice called behind him. A small blonde-haired girl, wearing a brown dress was running in different directions. She didn't know what side the Pikachu would fall.

The girl caught Pikachu in her arms as the electric type mouse looked over at his trainer in concern. Both Ash and Sunset climbed off the air-filled bag.

"Are you alright?" The blond-haired boy asked in concern as Ash smiled and shook his hand.

"I'm fine." Ash said, not in any pain or discomfort from falling. He looked around for Pikachu as he spotted her in the small girl's arms.

"You're so cute!" The girl cooed, unaware that Pikachu had a trick up his sleeve. The electric mouse shocked the small girl, leaving her hair frazzled and clothes ruined.

"Bonnie, that wasn't very nice! Apologize to the Pikachu. I know you wanted to hold him, but did you know if that was what Pikachu wanted?" The boy asked as the blonde-haired girl's expression morphed from anger to realization.

"Oh, sorry Pikachu." The girl solemnly stated as Pikachu nodded and waved her off, showing he wasn't mad at her.

"I'm Clemont, and this is my little sister, Bonnie." Clemont said, introducing himself as he pointed at Bonnie behind him.

"I'm Ash from Pallet Town in the Kanto region." Ash introduced, smiling at meeting Clemont and Bonnie. Sunset looked at the both of them and smiled.

"I'm Sunset Shimmer, and new to being a pokemon trainer. My story is a long one." Sunset introduced. She felt something vibrate in her bag as she opened it, revealing a Pokedex as she held it. She aimed it at Pikachu as it scanned the electric mouse.

"Pikachu, the electric mouse pokemon, and the evolved form of Pichu. It has sacs on it's cheek enabling it to generate large amounts of electricity." The pokedex said, the voice a gentle feminine one.

Sunset grinned at how amazing Pikachu was. She walked over to the yellow pokemon to observe it.

"Hey Pikachu, is it alright if I scratch behind your ears?" Sunset asked the yellow mouse, recieving a nod from it as she rubbed the mouse pokemon behind the ears. Pikachu cooed with pleasure at the sensation of having it's ear's rubbed. Eventually, Sunset stopped rubbing and pulled her hand away.

"Hey Ash, do you mind if Clemont and Bonnie come with us?" Sunset asked, turning to look at the boy as he smiled and nodded. Bonnie shrieked as she hugged Ash and the fiery redhead. Clemont grinned, welcoming the company.

The four of them walked through Lumiose city as they conversed with one another, learning things about each other's pasts. Though Sunset had made sure to stay silent on hers. She wanted to wait until the right time. The four of them found themselves at a campsite.

They set up their tents and brought out their sleeping bags. Sunset bought herself a red tent with an orange sleeping bag. The bacon-haired girl leaned back on her sleeping back, looking up at the ceiling of her tent.

She grabbed her journal from her bag and grabbed a pen, wanting to write to Twilight about her day. She opened the book, flipping the pages until she reached the one she'd previously written on.

She looked over to the next page and clicked her pen.

Dear Princess Twilight.

I'm in a whole new world, literally. Yesterday I was approached by some shiny and powerful stallion called Arceus. Apparently, he's the god of this world and created every creature here.

Oh, about that! The creatures of this world are called Pokemon and are really powerful. I met a boy called Ash and his electric mouse called Pikachu.

We're travelling together. Also, we made two new friends called Clemont and Bonnie. I guess it's worth a shot giving friendship another chance like Arceus said I should. It's late, and I'm gonna go to sleep.

Your student:
Sunset Shimmer.

With her letter to Twilight written, she closed her journal and fell asleep, dreaming of what the next day would bring.