A/N: This is the first in the Pokemon series I will be writing, based off my Platinum game. I will accept all types of reviews, except flames. Thank you.

The story is not the beginning of my character's journey. The amount of time this story takes will be marked in days. Each chapter will be one day, approximately. And my character is not the female player in the game. She's only based off her, in history, family, and friends, and the Pokemon.

The only Pokemon that will be able to speak to her is her Lucario, Riu. All the others mentioned can only speak to other Pokemon, not humans.

Thoughts and telepathy are in italics.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon. Never did, never will.

Day 1

Sandgem Beach, Sinnoh

5: 15 PM

Sandgem Beach was unusually loud. There was an almost 13-year-old girl with lengthy greenish-blue hair in a purple sweater, black pants, and purple flip flops shouting orders to her Pokemon, of which were currently in a double battle. A male Luxray named Spyro and a male Lucario named Riu were currently glaring at their opponents, a female Empoleon named Paris and a male Staraptor named Steiner.

"Okay, I want you guys to attack without me assisting you. Got that?" the trainer commanded.

Master, I feel that this method of training us for the Elite Four is rather unnecessary. We should be fighting other trainers, and not our own comrades. Wouldn't you agree? The Lucario, Riu, asked mentally.

Riu, in order to prepare ourselves for the Elites, not to mention the Champion, we have to practice all types of strategies. And for the last time, my name is Luna, not Master. Luna sighed as she thought this.

Of course…Luna. I apologize. Riu said, mentally kicking himself for upsetting his trainer and for calling out.

"Now let's get this started. Commence battle!" Luna grabbed a beach chair, opened it up, and sat down, watching the scene in front of her with a fruity drink.

Nearby, three other Pokemon where also watching the battle, all with amused interest. A male Togekiss named Theodore, a female Kricketune named Krystal, and a female Bibarel named Bertha were chatting amiably amongst themselves.

"Hey Theo, do you think that Luna's pushing us too hard?" Krystal asked as she grabbed a stick and tossed it to Bertha.

"No, why would you think that?" Theo replied, forgetting that Krys was the stubborn, blunt one.

"Look at them, you twit. Spy and Riu are waterlogged 'cause of Paris's Surf. And I don't think that Stein could do another Brave Bird or Close Combat. Seriously Theo, how exactly do you stay in the air that long?'

"Happiness. If the people and Pokemon around me are happy, I stay in the air. If not, well, I land on the ground with a thud," Theo said simply.

"How come you're still floating if I'm not happy?' Bertha asked, tossing the stick into the ocean the same time Theo fell down.

"Ow! What did you that for?" Theo yelled as he hit the ground, hard. Krys, instead of helping him up, walked up to Bertha.

"So…why aren't you happy?" Instead of waiting for an answer, she continued, "It's a beautiful day, Berth. The sun is setting in the west slowly…you could always do that hobby you always speak about. Was it writing? Or drawing?…"

"It was painting! And yes I'm not happy. I'm really not in the mood to talk about it." Just as Bertha was about to walk away from her friend, Riu walked up to them both, with him holding a paw to his forehead, groaning.

"Fortunately, I'm not battling tomorrow. You are. And with a side note, it's Krys and Theo vs. Bertha. Good day to you all." Riu walked away, and Bertha noticed the slight limp in his movement.

Darn…, Bertha thought sadly as Luna called to them and returned them all to their Pokeballs.

Still Day 1

Snowpoint City, Sinnoh

10: 30 PM

Why Luna had picked this place is beyond me, Bertha thought as she lay on a mat like the rest of Luna's team at the city's Pokemon Center. Luna, on the other hand, was attempting to put together two chairs as a makeshift bed, since all the mats were occupied by her City as its namesake, did indeed have snow. In fact, tons.

It was also quiet. There were no Kricketots or Kricketunes, if you ignored Krys, who was asleep in her Pokeball due to some flimsy excuse. It's too cold. And I'm a bug Pokemon. We despise the cold, Bertha mimicked in her head as she tried to sleep.

It's no use. Did Arceus decide to turn the cold up a notch the moment we got here? As the Beaver Pokemon got up, she eyed the others sleeping (or attempting to). Spyro was curled up in a ball, meowing softly, but it was audible enough to be heard. Riu, on the other hand, was in a stretching position, his legs in front of him, paws folded across his chest, and his head down. Paris was lying like a Vigoroth on her mat, claw propped up to hold up her head. Luckily, she was asleep. Usually Paris did that "bodyguard who sleeps standing to protect his/her charges" thing, and she never went to sleep. Maybe she did, but no one was awake to find out.

The others, Steiner, Theo, and Krys were all in their Pokeballs. Bertha was grateful for that, since they were practically the "eyes and ears" of Luna. That was part of the problem, she thought bitterly. Everyone had some sort of role in the group. Paris was Luna's first Pokemon, and therefore the second-in-charge. Plus, she was the defense system and protected all her teammates from harm.

Steiner. His name was strange, and Luna claimed to have gotten it from a video game [1]. He was the cool, silent one. He never did anything except glare at people and Pokemon, although he once explained that he was studying potential battlers, their weaknesses, their strengths.

Krystal, the unpredictable one. Stubborn, loud, and never quiet, she was truly the entertainment for the group. She may not be the fastest, like a certain Lucario and Staraptor, but those pincers of hers were forces to be reckoned with. By now, Bertha was already outside, simply walking around Snowpoint. Everyone was asleep, except the Guardian of the Temple, who was working the night shift.

Spyro was the mediator, the peacemaker. He was always working to put out fights between Riu and Steiner, Paris and Krystal. But he barely spoke to me. Was it because I'm the weakest and he was the strongest?

Theodore was received by Cynthia almost 3 years ago, in Eterna City. Luna was very patient, running around, waiting for the egg to hatch. When Theo finally hatched out of that egg on Route 204, she totally gave up her time to help him catch up to the rest of the team. When he touched the Shiny Stone she found, he evolved into what he is today, a Togekiss. And an optimistic one, at that.

Riu, the youngest of the team, and all around international suck-up. Seriously, in the beginning, when he was a Riolu, it was cute. But now as a Lucario, it occasionally got annoying. Good thing he lessened it up a bit when Krystal and Paris actually got the nerve to say it to his face. Now he has sarcasm problems.

And last but least, me. I was Luna's first caught, but that didn't matter, no one ever recognized it. Even Luna, who rarely used me for gym battles and against Nicholas, her impatient rival/friend. I was just used for methods of transportation.

I never felt this way before. It was only 4 months ago when it happened. Lucian of the Elite Four crushed us in the most humiliating defeat ever. Bertha was at the dock, looking at pieces of crushed snow in the water. Memories of the battle were already so imbued in her mind, it didn't take her that long to remember.

Flashback

"Lucian's Alakazam is unable to battle. Luna's Kricketune wins the round!," the referee announced.

With one more Pokemon left, Lucian got out a Pokeball, wiped some dust off it with his sleeve, and threw it with a simple battle cry, "Finish this off Gallade!"

A Gallade came out and it sneered at Krys, as if she were just good for trash. Krys just sneered back, and began to get in a Tauros-like position, ready to ram her enemy, hard.

"Are you both ready to begin?," the ref asked. When the two made swift nods of their heads, he continued, "Lucian, since you lost the last round, you may attack first."

Luna gulped. This wouldn't be good, she thought. I'll just have Krystal dodge whatever move he throws at her, she decided.

"Gallade, use Stone Edge!," Lucian cried out, the same time Luna yelled, "Krys, dodge it now!"

But the Gallade was too quick. Before Krys was even able to move, dozens of stones surrounded her, blocking her way of escape. With one last helpless plea to her trainer, the stones shot up, continuously hitting her. She had fainted before she hit the ground.

"Luna's Kricketune is unable to battle. Lucian's Gallade wins the round!," the ref said as Luna recalled her Pokemon.

"No…Krys is my only bug type. Who to send out next? Oh!," Luna muttered. She snatched a Pokeball from her waist pouch and threw it.

"Go Spyro!," she shouted, and her Luxray came out, roaring like a lion.

"Okay, Spyro, use Bite. Dodge that Gallade if he comes at you unexpectedly," she commanded.

Spyro charged at his opponent and as he got closer, opened his mouth. Lucian, seeing this, muttered to his Gallade, "Steady, steady…okay! Now attack with Drain Punch!," just as Spyro was about to attack.

Wham! That punch sent Spyro back really far, almost enough to hit the oncoming wall. But Spyro knew better. He shifted his weight forward and was able to avoid any serious damage and ran back into the field.

"Darn, I thought that would work. Now then, use Thunder!," Luna said. But since Thunder had a 70% chance of hitting, it missed. Lucian smiled at her blunder.

"Now Gallade, finish her Luxray off with Psycho Cut!," he commanded. The Gallade, eager to finish off his opponent, quickly did as he said, though Luna noticed that he put more effort than usual. Spyro hit the ground the moment the attack had finished.

"Luna's Luxray is unable to battle. Lucian's Gallade wins the round, again!" the ref called out for about the 6th time. Luna, tired off hearing him say this, gave him a look. The ref then backed away from his podium, walked up to the bleachers, and sat down. Riu, unable to fight due to the 6-Pokemon-only rule, decided to take his place instead.

Eyeing both trainers, Riu spoke to Luna mentally and said, Master, you must send out a new Pokemon. You have four left. Make your choice, please.

Sighing, she grabbed another Pokeball, threw it with a battle cry, "Let's show 'em the power of water!"

Paris emerged and eyed the Gallade haughtily. Luna had no need to tell her what to do, she just simply got into full battle mode. Water began to appear clumps, forming what became a huge wave. With Paris on top of the mass of water, it moved swiftly and hit the Gallade. All surrounding objects, including the people in the room, were drenched.

Lucian saw the now waterlogged Luna, her hair and clothes spewing water from the edges, and called out to her, "Do you need a towel?"

"No…" I'm won't show him any signs of weakness. Even if I'm co-oo-ld! She shivered and began to shake abruptly. I hate the cold.

"Are you sure?" he asked again. She's so obstinate if she thinks she'll survive the battle without a bought of pneumonia.

"I'm fine, okay. Could we just finish the battle?," she said through clenched teeth. I'm in my happy place, my happy place…

Luckily, the receptionist at the front desk heard of the battle, and arrived with several towels, so he didn't have to question her further.

After wiping themselves dry, the battle was finally able to continue. Lucian knew it was his turn, so he told his Gallade simply, "Use Close Combat."

Gallade showed no mercy, attacking Paris punch after punch. Seeing as how Steel types where vulnerable to Fighting types, Paris was done for. She gave one final cry as she collapsed onto the ground, exhausted.

The rest of the battle was a blur to Luna. Steiner and Theodore stood no chance against the Blade Pokemon, though Stein was able to put in a few Flying type moves before fainting.

By now, Luna had only one Pokemon left, her Bibarel. With a pained sigh, she took out her final Pokeball and threw it with all her might. "Bertha, let's end this now!"

When the Beaver Pokemon emerged, she eyed the situation. To her front was a handsome young man with pale purple hair, a crimson tuxedo, and glasses to match his hair colour. To her back was a teenaged girl, now pale and shivering. A referee was sitting on the bleachers, and a Lucario was standing on a podium. Bertha saw how tired she looked, still shivering though slightly from Paris's Surf. I'll win this for her, she decided.

"Bertha, get up close and use Rock Smash," Luna said quietly. But Bertha did something else, although she did get close to the Gallade, she used Waterfall instead. Gallade ended up unharmed, he had simply moved to the side to avoid the attack. Lucian, on the other hand, was once again drenched from head to toe in water.

"What just happened? Bertha, why didn't you listen to my order? You ended up getting poor Lucian wet, again…" Luna had stopped mid-speech and her Pokemon once again disobeying orders. She had begun to use Rock Climb on the Gallade. "Bertha! Stop that this instant! As your trainer, I command you to stop! Bertha!"

Bertha knew that Luna was speaking to her. But for some reason, she couldn't stop. That Gallade will pay for hurting my friends cruelly.

But they didn't know the Gallade could also hit back without his trainer's consent. With a blink of an eye, the Gallade dodged the Rock Climb by flipping. He charged at a Bertha with a Leaf Blade. Bertha barely had time to react, but when she did, the attack was done. Pain was inflicting her body. But before she could faint, she ran up to the Gallade and bit him with a Hyper Fang. You'll pay, next time, was her final thought.

Luna collapsed to the ground on her knees. "I can't believe it. I actually lost. To Lucian. I promised long ago that I would never lose to anyone, especially him." Tears began to form in her eyes.

The ref saw that the battle was not finished, yet. The Gallade was staggering around due to his injury. He finally stopped at the feet of Lucian, who was drying himself, again. With a look of guilt, the Gallade toppled over backwards. Seeing that display, the ref got up to the podium, but not before Riu stepped down first, and announced, "Both trainers' Pokemon have fainted. However, since Lucian's Gallade had survived longer, he therefore is our winner. May both trainers come to the center to shake hands."

Luna had not moved from the ground, still weeping. Her hair was messed up and covered her face, her eyes and nose red. Why didn't you listen? Why? I don't understand.

The Psychic Elitist was walking towards her, thinking of the best possible way to congratulate her for her almost-win. But as he got closer, he saw the sight in front of him and chose to help her up instead. "Do you need any help?" he asked her.

Never show any sign of weakness. I couldn't take it if he told me I was not meant to be a trainer. So instead, the now disheveled teenager got up herself, though unable to balance fully. Lucian reached out to grab her before she fell again, but the girl ducked before he could. "I'm fine. I'm fine," she assured him.

Grabbing her bag of items, she turned around and ran to the exit, avoiding the idea of waving back to him and thanking him for the battle. I will get stronger.

End Flashback

There were sounds of footsteps moving closer to the dock. Bertha looked up, her neck hurting from all the craning and her head from all the thoughts. She saw two muscled men conversing to each other and holding flashlights. "I heard something here." One man said. "Yeah, but who would be up at this time? It's probably just a Pokemon or something." The other replied.

A light flashed in her direction. "Hey, look. It's a Bibarel. I haven't seen one this civil. Let's try to catch it!" The men lunged at her, but Bertha jumped out of their way and ran out of Snowpoint.

The men followed, but a few seconds later, the Beaver Pokemon was nowhere to be found. "Maybe it was a shiny. I heard they scare easily."

"Well, then, you scared it!"

"Nu-uh. You did!"

"No you!"

"You!" The men continued arguing as they walked back to the city. Once it was safe to get out behind the tree, she muttered under her breath, "Idiots."

Footnote: [1]-the game is Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos

A/N: If you find anything wrong with this, grammatical-wise and characterization-wise, don't hesitate to inform me. First story, you see, and I want to know how the readers feel.

Thank you for taking your time to read this. A new chapter will come up in a week or so.