Summary: As Dawn, a newly proclaimed Pokemon trainer, sets off on a journey from Twinleaf town, mysterious things happen. The guardian of Dawn's local lake (Lake Verity) has requested that she find it and its brethren. Normally, this is somewhat of an honor, but when the reason for the summoning is the guardian's danger, it puts a damper on things. Join Dawn and her friends, Barry and Lucas, as they travel through the Sinnoh region and fulfill their destinies.

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Dawn turned her new trainer card around in her hands, lost in thought. She was sitting in her room, getting ready for a picnic at Lake Verity with her friend, Barry. They had both passed the trainer exam, and could legally own a Pokemon of their own, among other things. They also no longer had to commute to Sandgem Town's trainer school every day.

"Dawn! Are you ready for our picnic yet?" Barry yelled upstairs to Dawn's room.

"Not yet, just wait a minute!" she replied. Dawn tried to get ready as quickly as she could, because she didn't want to keep her friend waiting any longer. She changed out of her school uniform and brushed her black hair, then prepared to return downstairs. She had changed into a white t-shirt and jeans, with a red trench coat over it. She also wore pink Ugg boots, a white hat, and scarf.

Barry was waiting, fidgeting with his bag, and sitting with Dawn's mother in their front room. There was already a picnic basket waiting on the table, filled with chips, sandwiches, and a few other snacks.

Dawn came up behind Barry, stole his signature beanie, then grabbed the picnic basket. Barry let out a yelp of protest, then took the beanie back. This was a regular routine between the two long time friends, and Dawn's mother sighed knowingly each time she saw it play out.

Barry was a very impatient boy, as Dawn knew all too well. He had dirty blonde, curly hair that he covered up with his favorite beanie, worn partially because of the cool fall weather. It was worn mainly because it was a gift from his father, earned from his first Pokemon battle. Barry was not the kind of person that Dawn would normally become friends with. He was more of a class clown, always getting into trouble with everyone. Dawn usually followed the school's rules. One of the few times she had broken them, she had punched an older boy in the gut. The older boy was about to hurt Barry, because of one of his silly pranks. That's when they had become such loyal friends.

"Why don't you two get going before it gets dark," Dawn's mother suggested.

"Alright," Dawn said, "You ready, Barry?"

"Argh… I've been ready since we got out of school." Barry replied with an exasperated sigh. Barry walked out of Dawn's house, and just as Dawn was about to leave too, her mother grabbed her attention.

"Oh, and one last thing," Dawn's mother whispered, just loud enough for Dawn to hear, with a teasing grin, "Have a nice date!" At this, Dawn immediately reddened. This was not a date, as far as Dawn knew, and she was mortified that her mother thought it was. She quickly looked out the door to see if Barry had heard. He had not, but Dawn was still upset. She sighed lightheartedly, said a quick goodbye, and ran to catch up with Barry.

"So… what are we going to do now that we have trainer cards?" Dawn asked, now walking to the lake with Barry, "Anyone over the age of 16 with a trainer card can legally go on an adventure, you know."

"Yeah. I was thinking about taking the league challenge. I know I'd get to be the champion," Barry said with his usual confidence.

"That's what I thought you'd say," Dawn said with a laugh, "I don't know what I want to do. I might attempt the league challenge with you. I might even stay here for a while," she shrugged her shoulders, "I dunno."

They made small talk for the rest of the walk to the lake. The lake was located in a clearing in the woods near Twinleaf Town. It was a short walk from the Town, which was why so many small children went to play there. It was so close to town, that if you yelled in the clearing, the townspeople would be able to hear. When the pair reached the lakeside, they chose a spot to sit, laid out a blanket, and sat down, watching the Magikarp and Psyduck splashing in the lake. Right when the pair got to the lake, however, Dawn began to feel dizzy. She shrugged it off as nothing, and the feeling soon went away.

The two friends talked about plans for the future as they ate, but Dawn was no closer to a decision about the league challenge. Just as it was getting dark, Dawn and Barry decided to go back to the town. When they finished cleaning up the picnic, Dawn felt the dizzy sensation again. As before, she shrugged it off as her blood rushing to her head or something, and went on with cleaning up. Just as Dawn was leaving the clearing, though, she began to feel dizzy again, now even more so than before.

"Woah," she said, swaying precariously. Barry ran over to her, wondering what was going on.

"You okay?!" He asked, his worry for her evident in his voice. He had finally reached her, and tried to support her, but to no avail.

A weak, "Yeah…" was all Dawn could muster.

"Arceus!" Barry exclaimed, "What's going on?!" Good way to treat someone in my condition, Dawn thought, whatever my condition is.

Dawn shook her head, feeling weaker by the minute. She sunk to the ground, and watched as her surroundings blurred before her eyes. What was in those sandwiches? She thought. Suddenly, she wasn't in the familiar lakeside anymore. She could only see black, though she still felt like she had her other senses. Her mind raced; what was going on?

"Hello? Is anybody here?" Dawn yelled. Her only reply was the echo of her own voice.

After a little bit, a figure approached. As it got closer, Dawn thought she could make out some features. It looked like a Pokemon, its body silvery gray and its head pink in coloring. It floated in the air, though it had no wings. Its four pink ears (at least, Dawn thought they were ears), came off of its head in all four directions, like hair. Its face was blank. On the Pokemon's forehead was a red gem, and there were matching gems on its two tails. The gems were flickering ominously, though, which made Dawn nervous.

The Pokemon came towards her, and she could sense something about it. The feeling was fairly familiar, though Dawn was sure that she'd never seen anything like it. All of the sudden, Dawn could hear something. A sentence, reverberating around inside her head.

"Come… My brethren and I… trapped. You are… chosen one."