Hi, I'm Arcane Rainbows here, writing a fanfic for the first time, based on one of my favourite games- Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. I hope you enjoy it- please read and review!

Disclaimer- I do not own the Pokemon franchise, any pokemon within it, the characters in this story (however I do own the personifications of the characters in this story and any OCs I may create.)

Pokemon: Heroes of Sinnoh

Chapter One- Diamonds and Pearls

One, the king of time- the seconds flow from his breath and the hours are trampled underfoot by his feet.

One, the emperor of space-reality itself springs from his wings and swirls around his shoulders- all planes and dimensions.

One, banished beyond time and space, beyond seconds and volume, beyond years and dimensions, beyond physics, beyond light- it is the strongest of them all, bound in archaic shadow, resting, sleeping, lying in wait. It will spring at the end of existence, when the last moment is wasted in the air, and space itself rolls back to crush its epicentre.

Three, essences of humanity, wisdom to help us, emotions to define us, willpower to drive us. When all else is lost, they will choose the rightful heirs to save this world and all man stands for.

Diamond, engaged in his mythology book, did not notice Pearl until it was too late. Normally he would have been able to hear his best friend on the stairs, but his guard was down and for his laziness was rewarded with a tackle.

'Diamond, Diamond, Diamond! Come on, come on, come on! Let's go, let's go, let's g...'

'WHAT!?' shouted Diamond, who had become bored with Pearl's fast mouth, 'What is it, Pearl?'

'Let's go, Diamond, time to battle- we've completed trainer's school and this is the last opportunity we'll get before our adventures!' Pearl replied enthusiastically. Diamond and Pearl both had recently turned fourteen, and graduated from Jubilife Trainer Academy, with star grades. As such was the tradition, it meant they could go off on their own quests to become Pokemon Masters.

'Fine, Pearl, but be careful, as Forte and I are stronger now- you're going to lose!'

'You say that every time- but who wins? Pearl and Vis, that's who?' It was true that Diamond hadn't beaten Pearl yet, but it had always been very close.

'Well maybe today's my lucky day!' finished Diamond. He grinned, got to his feet, pushed his spiky black hair out of his eyes and grabbed his beret in one motion. The two boys met Diamond's mother, Johanna, on the stairs.

'Going off to the lake?' she inquired.

'Ye-'



'Oh yeah, Diamond and I were going to have a little battle before we leave next week!' Pearl but in.

'OK then, enjoy yourselves,' smiled Johanna, and went upstairs. Diamond sighed and grabbed his blue jacket and white scarf- a red t-shirt and black jeans wasn't cutting it with this cold weather. Pearl swung his scarf around his jersey and opened the door.

'Race you there?'

Diamond looked up and smiled.

'OK!' and before Pearl could react he was off past him.

'Wait for me!' cried Pearl, shutting the door and rushing after.

At the lake, Diamond and Pearl stopped to catch their breath before staring out across the water.

'How many times do you think we've come here?' asked Pearl inquisitively.

'Thousands,' grunted Diamond back, fixated on a slight shimmer in the middle.

'Do you think this is it? The last time?' Pearl looked at Diamond directly now.

'I hope not Pearl, I really do,' sighed Diamond, who took out a pokeball, 'Care for this battle then?'

'You'r e on!' replied Pearl, throwing his ball, 'Go Vis!'

The ball opened and out popped Vis, Pearl's Gible. It chomped at thin air fiercely.

'Fine then. I choose you, Forte!' Diamond sent out Forte, his Riolu, who immediately adopeted a combative stance.

'This is it, Pearl!' Diamond shouted. Pearl nodded, and together the two trainers shouted-

'BEGIN!'

'Forte, use quick attack!' Forte flashed into a blur, striking past Vis and knocking it back. Then it sprung off its legs and back flipped in front of Vis's face- Diamond smiled.

'Force Palm now!'

'Ri!' Forte's hand glowed white and it smashed Vis's head with powerful energy. However Vis shook it off and came back- Pearl shouted a command.

'Vis, get him with Dragonbreath!'

'Gible!' It drew a large breath and released a cloud of power at Forte several times- it dodged the first two, but fell victim to the third and flipped back. A jolt of electricity went down Forte's body, frightening Diamond.



Damn, he's been paralysed thought Diamond. Pearl simply smirked.

'Now Vis, Headbutt!' However Diamond had an idea. As Vis was just about to hit and finish Forte, he shouted out.

'Forte, Reversal!' Forte immediately struck a hand out and threw Vis straight into a tree with one swing. Vis got back up and stared Forte down. The two pokemon were about to charge when-

'STOP!!'

All four looked for the source of the noise. A girl who looked slightly younger than Diamond and Pearl emerged from some bushes. Clad in a big red coat and miniskirt with a blue handbag, and wearing big furry boots, she looked quite the figure.

'Stop fighting, you'll agitate the wild pokemon here!'

'Who are you to talk?' retorted Pearl, 'We were about to finish anyway!'

'My name is Platina- I am personal assistant to Professor Rowan of Sandgem Town. He should be com-'

'Hey, I know that name!!' but in Pearl excitedly.

'You do?' questioned Diamond. He was more well read than Pearl, but didn't remember this Rowan character.

'Yeah, my dad told me about him. He's quite the celebrity in Kanto, but fairly unknown over here, as he's been there for 10 or so years now. I didn't know he returned.' Pearl explained, 'He works with Professor Oak, and is the leading scientist in the world on the subject of evolution.'

Platina seemed impressed. 'I couldn't have put it much better myself. Well actually I could have, but still, that's not bad. Yes Professor Rowan has returned from Kanto a month or two ago, and I'm helping him now that I've graduated.'

'You were at our school?'

'Yeah, which is why I know your names, Diamond and Pearl,' she smiled. Pearl seemed perplexed while Diamond mulled over her image in his head. By this time the two pokemon had gotten bored. Forte stumbled over to Diamond's foot.

'Oh sorry, I forgot,' he pulled out two berries from a bag in his pocket. 'Here's a Cheri and an Oran!'

Forte happily munched on the two berries and immediately its condition improved. Diamond and Pearl looked at each other and nodded.

'Professor Rowan then, is he coming?' Diamond asked, 'I'd like to meet the great man himself.'

Suddenly an old man clad in a grey trenchcoat emerged from the same bushes that Platina had come out of. He had white hair and a matching beard and a chiselled, weathered face, with stormy eyes.

'I'm Professor Rowan,' he introduced himself, 'Someone called?'



TO BE CONTINUED...