Amourshipping - Love Over the Horizon!

Chapter 4: An Alolan Debut!

"We're here!" Serena announced to her Pokémon. Serena stepped through the gates of the Pokémon school and looked around. The yard was very empty since it was a weekend, but there were a few kids practicing their battles outside. Serena walked into the building and spotted a group of girls sitting in a corridor and reading books or drawing pictures of their Pokémon. The halls were getting cramped, so she put most of her Pokémon into their balls. The ones she kept out were Fletchling and Pikipek.

Serena kept wandering the halls until she found a door labeled "principal's office". Serena knocked twice and patiently waited. After a couple moments, a man opened the door for Serena. He had white hair, tanned skin, and was wearing a green flowered shirt.

"Ah? Professor Oak!?" Serena asked, shocked. She remembered the Kantoan professor from when Ash called home one time, but he was in Kanto!

"Oh, no no!" the man laughed as if this was a regular thing. "You see, I am Principal Oak of the Pokémon School! Professor Oak is my cousin!"

"That explains it," Serena thought aloud.

"Ah, you're here already?" a voice asked behind him. Principal Oak stepped to the side and another man appeared. He seemed to be younger, maybe in his mid-twenties. He had a hat, tanned skin, and an unbuttoned T-shirt.

"Alola, Professor Kukui!" Serena greeted, remembering the professor from when he invited her to the Alola region. She also remembered how people say "hi" here.

"Alola, Serena! Please, come on in!" Serena followed the two as they sat down at a table. Serena took her seat on the opposite end.

"We're so glad you were able to come here," Kukui said cheerfully.

"It's no problem! I'm just thankful you offered to pay for my ticket and everything, otherwise, I'd be in a pickle."

"It's the least we could do after asking you over here," he explained. "I'm sure my students would love to see you perform!"

Principal Oak nodded and chimed in. "Yes, we saw you on TV! The amazing thing is you and your Pokémon work together, not LUDI-SOLO! You seem to be a real MAKCHAMP! And, you have a lot of SPIRITTOMB! Your performances are MAGIKARP!"

"Erm, what's going on?" Serena scratched her head and a sweatdrop appeared on her forehead. The principal kept making confusing imitations of different Pokémon as he spoke.

"Oh, don't mind him," Professor Kukui started. "He likes to make jokes with Pokémon names when he talks."

"Oh, erm, thanks? Heh." Serena cleared her throat and tried to get back on topic. "So, you want me to perform for your class?"

"Yep! I really want them to see for themselves the heights a Pokémon and its trainer can reach!" The professor reached into his coat pocket and gave Serena a key card. "Give that to Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center when you're ready. She'll give you a room you can stay in for now since your performance is tomorrow."

"Thanks!"

"You prepared for tomorrow?" he asked.

"Yep! I've been so psyched to get to the Alola region!" Serena got up and bid farewell before heading out the door and through the corridor. She walked all the way back to the Pokémon Center so she could settle in her room. On the way, the same Garchomp they saw earlier flew overhead. Serena waved to whoever was riding it, but they didn't seem to notice her and kept flying in the direction of the school.

"I wonder if I'll ride one of those someday," she wondered. She opened the door and was greeted by Nurse Joy.

"Oh, Alola," she said and waved.