The Journey Begins

Some of the fictional heroes make a decision to leave home and start their heroic journeys. They leave home for several reasons (i.e: pursuing their dreams)

Examples

 * Rodney Copperbottom decided to leave his hometown of Rivet town and go to Robot City and get a new job at Bigweld Industries.
 * Buddy Hobbs leaves his adoptive hometown of Santa's Workshop to find his real father in New York City and teach him and the citizens the true meaning of Christmas.
 * Moana leaves her home island (after her grandma dies) and sets off to find Maui and tell him to restore the Heart of Tifiti.
 * Kermit the Frog leaves his beloved swamp home and heads for Hollywood, California and become famous.
 * The Autobots led by Optimus Prime left their home planet of Cybertron and search for anything that can restore their homeworld while their enemies, The Decepticons are pursuing them.
 * Maggie, Grace and Mrs. Calloway leave their farm home and find and capture Alemeda Slim.
 * Rob Rabbit leaves his hometown of Rabbit town and seeks adventures to get a job.
 * Luke Skywalker leaves his Lars Homestead (after his aunt and uncle were killed by Stormtroopers) and seeks out to become a Jedi like his father, Anakin Skywalker.
 * Anakin Skywalker leaves his hometown of Mos Espa (after he was freed from Mr. Watto by Qui-Gon Jinn) to become a Jedi.
 * Judy Hopes leaves her hometown and gets a job as a Zootopia Police officer of the ZPD.
 * Clark Kent (Superman) leaves his adoptive farm home and seeks out who he really is.
 * Jim Hawkins and Dr. Delbert Doppler leaves their home planet of Montresser on a treasure hunt on Treasure Planet.
 * Hercules leaves his adoptive farm home and seeks adventure to become a true hero on Earth.
 * WALL-E leaves the abandoned Earth to go with EVE (which she retrieves the plant) to the Axiom starliner.
 * Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) leaves her home city of Argo to Earth to recover the power source that can save her hometown.
 * Tillie leaves the train yard to collect the birthday train over the mountain.
 * Little Nicky leaves his home realm of Hell (ordered from his father) to bring his big evil brothers home from NYC.
 * Ali leaves her home to Los Angeles to get a job in the nightclub.
 * Shrek leaves his swamp along with Donkey to find Lord Farquaad to give him back his home which is infested by Fairy tale characters. And in the second movie, He and his wife Fiona leaves for Far Far Away to meet Fiona's parents, King Harold and Queen Lillian.
 * Fa Mulan leaves her Fa family home and saves her country of China in her father's place.
 * Ash Ketchum left his hometown of Pallet to become a Pokemon master.
 * Twilight Sparkle and Spike the Dragon left their hometown of Canterlot (when ordered by her mentor, Princess Celestia) to Ponyville and make some new friends.
 * Blinky Bill leaves his hometown Greenpatch to find his father Bill Koala at the Sea of White Dragons.

Quotes
"(Rodney arrives at the train station) (Ticket Receptionist: Rount trip or one way?) One way. (Rodney's parents arrive and his mother sighs with relief) (Lydia Copperbottom: There you are! I told you I'd find him! It's a mother's instinct.) (Herb Copperbottom: "Instinct"? He left us a note! "I'm leaving. I'll be at the train station.") (Lydia Copperbottom: Never mind. Pick up that suitcase. You're coming home right now.) No, Mom. I have to do this. I'm going to Robot City tonight. I'm gonna get a job and I'm gonna help Dad pay back Mr. Gunk. (Lydia Copperbottom: (to Herb) Talk to him!) (Herb Copperbottom: Uh... Ro--) (Lydia Copperbottom: Robot City?! You're just a kid!) I'm never gonna be someone here. I wanna be an inventor. I wanna meet Bigweld. I wanna BE somebody! (Lydia Copperbottom: You are somebody. Somebody who's not getting on that train!) Yes, I am. (Lydia Copperbottom: (to Herb) Talk to him!) (Herb walks over to the ticket booth.) (Herb Copperbottom: One ticket for Robot City.) (Lydia Copperbottom: Where are you going?) (Herb Copperbottom: Not me. Him.) (Rodney gapes in surprise at his father's approval.) (Lydia Copperbottom: But...) (Herb Copperbottom: Rodney, did you know that when I was your age, I wanted to be a musician? I played pretty well, too, but... but my dad was worried that I wouldn't be able to make a living, so I got refitted to be a dishwasher. Now, I'm not complaining, but I've always said to myself, if I could do it over it again, I would follow my dream. You've got greatness in you, Rodney. Never doubt it. You go to Robot City. You go meet Bigweld, and you show him your big ideas. And Rodney, never, never give up.) (Bots start to board the train. Lydia sighs and sadly walks over to Rodney and hands her son his suitcase. Rodney embraces his mother as she cries on her shoulder.) (Conductor: (sobbing) All aboard!) Ahem. Mom. (Herb gently pulls his wife out of the hug. They watch their son board the train. As the train slowly begins to depart, Rodney leans out of the door and bids his parents farewell.) I won't let you down, Dad. I'll make you proud!) (Rodney closes the train door just as train leaves the station.) (Herb Copperbottom: I know you will.) (Rodney's parents watch as their train with their son inside fades from view.)"

- Rodney Copperbottom says goodbye to his parents as he takes the train from Rivet Town to Robot City to meet Bigweld.

"(Jebediah: I just couldn't do it Tillie.) If you can't, and Pete and Farnsworth won't, will then there's nobody to take em! (Chip: There's you!) Yeah, *"stands up"* There's me! (Chip: SHHHHH) (Tillie falls back on the tracks, which makes Tower almost wake up.) (Chip: Rock a bye Tower, in the train yard.) (Tillie takes off to collect the birthday train.)"

- Tillie leaves the train yard to collect the birthday train over the mountain.

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