Aaron walked with his Sandslash by his side. Aaron was eleven years old brown haired and yellow eyed. His hair always stuck up in weird places, and Aaron never bothered to comb it because he liked it that way. Aaron came from Verdanturf Town in the Hoenn region and was very eager and excited when he started his journey with a Sandshrew by his side. Aaron challenged gym after gym collecting badges as he prepared to challenge the Pokémon League.
Aaron was always happy when he travelled, especially with his partner. Aaron was currently walking on the edge of Mossdeep City looking at his newest gym badge; he now had seven badges and was one away from challenging the Pokémon League. "Sandslash, were almost ready to get our next badge. Let's go!" Aaron said excitedly as he started running to the docks ready to catch a helicopter to Sootopolis City. Just then, a portal opened up near Aaron and acted like a vacuum as it started sucking the surroundings in to it. Aaron tried running, but the force was too strong as he felt himself and his Sandslash get sucked in to the portal.
Aaron landed on a hard surface and sat up rubbing his head while his Sandslash fell in to his lap. "Ugh, where are we?" Aaron asked looking around while his Sandslash just shrugged its shoulders. Aaron looked around and was standing on a rocky ledge with several boulders and several crystal formations of varying colors growing out of the side. "Anyone here?" Aaron asked loudly. Just then a swarm of bat-like creatures attacked with an unusual purple lighting. Aaron shielded himself over his Sandslash; Aaron scooped him up and jumped from the ledge as he landed on another one. He ducked in to a cave and watched as the bat-creatures flew by in an angry swarm. "No way those were Pokémon." Aaron said breathing a sigh of relief. "We're not safe out there. Let's look around this cave and see if we can find something to help us escape this place." Aaron said as his Sandslah nodded his head and they began walking through the cave. Aaron illuminated their path with a flashlight that was constantly shaking from Aaron's fear as he walked with his partner always checking to make sure that he was still there. They could hear cries and shrieks in the distance only causing Aaron to close his eyes wincing from the painful cries. He continued moving through the cave, but Aaron tripped over something, and looked over to see a white crystal growing out of the ground. It wasn't like the other crystals which all grew in clusters; this one was a lone, perfectly shaped crystal with a large point on the end that almost looked as though it had been carved on the bottom. Aaron put it in his pocket thinking that it might be important or valuable.
Aaron made it to a clearing in the cave where his flashlight suddenly died covering them in a veil of darkness. Aaron kept hitting it hoping that it would turn on, but it didn't, then a series of blue flamed torches suddenly illuminated the room that they were in. Aaron saw a large stone tablet nearby with something carved in to it; he ran over to it, but jumped back a little when he saw a skull sitting next to it. Aaron regained his composure as he began reading the tablet.
This realm is the culmination of the worlds belonging to Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, and yet this realm is on its own dimensional plane. This world is everything and nothing at the same time. Time seems to have come to a stop, nothing is how it should be, almost enough to drive one mad. I never seem to grow hungry or thirsty, and my appearance has remained constant, but I still feel the need to sleep. If you are reading this, I have probably died as I have been pursued by several creatures unknown to earth. I found myself in this realm as I followed Dialga and Palkia's constant struggles. My readings pointed to dimensional rifts being created by their fighting, and I found one, but before I could get an accurate reading, I was sucked in. I saw many unusual artifacts, ruins, and items from different times and dimensions. I thought to explore them and hopefully find an escape to this maddening world, but fear gripped me as the creatures and people of this plane began hunting me.
I took refuge in this cavern hoping to escape them, but that didn't last long as they grew closer to me. As it turned out, I was not alone in these caverns. I came across another human. He saved me from some creatures ready to attack us. He called forth his Arcanine from sort of red crystal spike. He told me that he discovered a pristine crystal of utmost perfection, and his Pokémon reacted with it as it was absorbed in to the crystal like magic. He called it a capture crystal. It seems that they are scattered about this plane as I have found a few and stored my Pokémon in them when my pokeballs seemed to become distorted by this world's energy.
Aaron immediately looked at his pokeballs and saw how the metal seemed to be warped and cracks formed in them. "Sandslash, I guess that weird crystal is going to have some use." Aaron said as he pulled the white crystal from his pocket and touched it to his Sandslash's head. It was absorbed in to the crystal and Aaron watched as the crystal turned to a golden brown color matching the hide of his Sandslash. Aaron called it from the crystal and continued reading the carving.
Using the crystals, we seemed able to draw out part of our Pokémon's power without calling them out. The one with the red crystal seemed to be able to shoot a stream of fire for short periods of time. He protected me until a tragic event unfolded. We were fighting off a swarm of disgruntled Pokémon who fell in to the realm, but sadly the other was defeated while I barely escaped with my life. When the life left his body, his crystals also vanished, and I assume the same will happen to me when I perish. He saved my life, and I am eternally grateful to his heroism.
By the time you read to this part, this cave has most likely shifted positions like all things of this dimension which rarely appear in the same place twice. I watched the cavern move and noticed purple lightning striking the ground. The blasts of energy seem to come from a larger vortex located at the center of this plane. The energy is like no other. It seems to create chaos and stabilize this world at the same time. Truly a remarkable sight.
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Sadly I am not alone once more. I have seen several people wandering this dimension, but I fear communicating with them as this place has made me paranoid as I should be. I have seen several people embrace the chaos in this place as they capture lost Pokémon in the crystals and battle others taking their life away. I fear they may come for me next as I see several camps grow closer to my cave. I caught a glimpse of one of their camps. I watched as they used weapons with the capture crystals embedded in to them. I observed the process of how these weapons were made, and saw the crystals show some sort of desire to merge with the object as they change shape attempting to fit in with the object. Like the Arcanine trainer, the weapons seem to be able to draw a portion of the Pokémon's power out. This knowledge would be useful to me if I could actually get my hands on a weapon.
This is my last entry as I fear my time is running short. I hear footsteps approaching in the cavern. My life will most likely end here. This is my history in the realm that I have dubbed The Lost Plane. Hopefully you escape this world and use my knowledge to avoid suffering the same fate as me.
Aaron leaned on the wall and slid down it and thought about everything that he just read. "I might never make it out of here. No one is going to come look for me. I'm most likely going to die here, and no one will care." Aaron said as he started crying. Aaron's Sandslash tried to comfort him, but it was no use. That was not the worst of their problems as they heard footsteps and voices. "Sandslash, dig us a tunnel." Aaron said as the Pokémon quickly got to work as he and Aaron jumped down the hole and covered it with a rock. Aaron's eyes peeked out from under the rock as he watched two people enter the cavern.
"Are you sure you saw someone enter the cave?" Aaron heard a strong man holding a large axe ask to a small teen holding a sword.
"I know that I did." He said nervously.
"Well they're not here, and you've wasted my time." The man said as he swung the axe chopping the boy clean in half. Aaron was about to scream from watching the violent act, but he restrained himself not wanting to give away his hiding place and suffer the same fate as the boy whose blood now stained the floor. The man picked up the sword and walked off not even wincing at the gore; he actually seemed to be smiling as he walked away.
"That was too close." Aaron said as he and his Sandslash crawled out from the hole. "We're going to get out of here. I promise." Aaron said wiping a tear from his eye and hugging his Sandslash who hugged him back. "We'll rest here, but we have to find a way out." Aaron said resting his head on a rock as a pillow while his Sandslash huddled closely to Aaron.
After he woke up, Aaron spent what felt like hours searching for a portal that would take him home. He moved from rock formation to rock formation trying to find a sign of finding a way out. "We're never going to get out of here." Aaron said sitting on the edge of a cliff burying his face in to his hands. "Makes my gym badges seem worthless." Aaron sighed as he looked at the badge case with only one empty slot remaining.
Aaron looked at the badges again and scowled. "My ties to my old life and childhood are holding me back. If I'm going to get out of here, I need to grow up and leave the past behind." Aaron said as he put the badges away and stood up; he saw an old castle floating on an island in the distance. "Maybe that place will have something that I can use." Aaron said as he began jumping from ledge to ledge with his Sandslash following him with the same look of determination.
Aaron saw the large vortex mentioned in the carving and saw it give off violent bursts of energy as he got closer to the castle. Aaron was jumping from ledge to ledge while his Sandslash followed behind him. Out of the corner of his eye, Aaron could see a bolt of purple lightning travelling towards his Sandslash. Instinctively, Aaron jumped from the ledge he was on to shield his partner from the attack; he would risk his own life to protect his Sandslash. He hugged his Sandslash tightly while they were both hit by the purple lightning. They screamed in agony as the energy coursed through their bodies. When the energy dissipated, Aaron looked at his partner to see that his hide was now white, and his spines were now purple. Aaron then saw his own reflection in some crystals and saw that his once brown hair was now white and his eyes were purple.
"What was that?" Aaron asked his partner as he kept trying to understand their new appearances. "It kind of feels like the energy of this place is coursing through my body." Aaron said as his eyes glowed briefly causing him to wince as he saw a purple lightning bolt. Aaron's Sandslash nodded its head feeling the same thing. Aaron pulled the crystal from his pocket and saw that it was now purple; he put it back in his pocket. Aaron continued jumping up the ledges once more as he approached the castle; along the way he collected a few more capture crystals that he found. The door was unlocked, and Aaron and his Sandslash walked inside.
They started exploring the castle; they climbed several stairs where they found themselves at the top of one of the towers. It appeared to be a wizard's tower. Aaron started poking around the room looking at all of the unusual items and books. "Spell books, these might come in handy." Aaron said as he began thumbing through one of the books. The pages were blank, but when Aaron looked at them again he saw text written in perfect English. Aaron put the book as well as several others in his bag. Sitting in the corner Aaron saw a staff with a white handle and four triangular, arched prongs that looked like they held an orb of some sort at one point. Aaron picked up the staff and pulled the crystal from his pocket. Like the carving said, the crystal seemed to react with the staff as it placed itself in the middle of the prongs. Aaron grabbed a few more books and relics and packed them in to his bag before walking out of the room with the staff in his hand.
They left the castle and saw another medieval building nearby; it turned out to be a tailor's shop. "If I'm ditching the past, then I might as well change my outfit." Aaron said looking around the shop. He selected a snow white cloak that was clasped together by a small purple gem that was surrounded by gold; he pulled the hood up covering the top half of his face. Underneath, he wore a pair of black pants, a white t-shirt, and a pair of black boots. Aaron looked at his backpack and saw how it stuck out with his new appearance. He picked up a brown leather shoulder bag and transferred his stuff in to it. Aaron then picked up a pair of white gloves with a purple trim and put them over his hands.
Aaron admired his new outfit in a partially cracked mirror in the room. He was interrupted by the cries of a Pokémon. Aaron recalled his Sandslash to the staff and followed the Pokémon cries readying his staff for an attack if the Pokémon turned out to be hostile. Aaron was now standing in the back room of the tailor's shop where he saw a Xatu sitting on a perch. It cowered shadowing its face with its wings. Aaron put his staff down and walked over to the Pokémon slowly pulling his hood down; he stroked its head. "I'm not going to hurt you." Aaron said smiling at it as the Xatu lifted his head from its wings. It nuzzled Aaron's hand as he comforted it. "I'm trying to find a way out. Do you want to come with us?" Aaron asked calling his Sandslash from the staff. The Xatu nodded his head as Aaron held out a capture crystal; the crystal turned green when the Xatu was caught. Aaron held the crystal up to his left glove and watched as it embedded itself on the back hand of the glove. He recalled his Sandslash and left the tailor's shop. He used the Xatu's power as he created small gusts of wind to propel himself upwards.
Aaron saw several people attacking a blue figure that was fighting them off. Aaron called out his Sandslash. "Let's go save that guy." Aaron said as he and his Sandslash ran at the group. "Sandslash, fury swipes these guys to pieces!" Aaron shouted as his Sandlash crossed its claws which seemed to glow with a purple tinge as it slashed the attackers. One of them hit it with a club causing it to cringe in pain, and Aaron to do the same as he felt the pain as well. Aaron's Sandslash then did something unusual as it unleashed a wave of the purple lightning which knocked all of the attackers back and caused them to run out of fear. "I think that lightning did something to us. It gave you a new attack, and it seems to make us share pain like were linked." Aaron said looking at his partner. Aaron saw one of the guys running back at them while he had a purple glow in his eye causing him to wince. "Sandslash, void lightning!" Aaron shouted as his Pokémon shot a blast of purple lightning from its claws at the attacker who collapsed on to his back. "Let's go save that guy." Aaron said recalling his Sandslash realizing that the void somehow told him the name of the attack.
Aaron ran to a large boulder and saw the blue figure hiding behind it; it was a Lucario. "It's okay. They're gone now." Aaron told it. "You can come with me if you want." Aaron said holding up a capture crystal. The Lucario nodded her head as Aaron touched it with the crystal which was now a blue color as he embedded it on the back hand of his right glove. Aaron started moving again, and like the carving said, he eventually found himself moving in circles until he found himself in the cave again. Aaron sat in front of the carved tablet and thought about everything that happened. "These badges are worthless." Aaron said removing them from his bag and burying them near the skull of the perished traveler. "These are my tribute to you, wise traveler." Aaron sighed as he sat down on the floor of the cave.
The inside of his bag started glowing. Aaron opened it and pulled out the glowing object which was his spell book. Aaron began thumbing through the pages thinking that there might be something inside that would help him escape.
To travel between dimensions simply draw this ritual and concentrate deeply on your destination as you focus your energies.
Drawn below was a ritual circle that had several rune symbols drawn in to it. Aaron began dragging the tip of his staff across the ground as he drew the circle following the design precisely. Aaron was about to start the ritual, but the text in the book changed.
Not only shall you travel through space, but also time. Your energy shall be exhausted as you travel.
Aaron memorized the spell and closed the book concentrating on his destination. He started reciting the spell while the ritual circle started glowing.
To travel between worlds across time and space, I shatter the barriers and create a rift in time and space to build a bridge linking the worlds together.
The circle turned purple as a portal opened up in front of Aaron; he jumped through it and found himself standing where he was when he was originally sucked in to the portal. He fell on to his knee breathing heavily from using up most of his energy. He stood back up and clutched the staff tightly for support. He saw the helicopter in the distance and sighed knowing that part of his life was over. He pulled the hood of his cloak up and started walking away.
Throughout the city people were staring at Aaron. "Hey buddy the renaissance festival isn't until next month.", "Go back to Nerdia dork.", and "Hey look, it's an albino red riding hood." were only a few of the slurs directed at Aaron while several people took pictures of him. He ignored them, but he stopped in the street when his eyes glowed briefly and he saw the same purple lightning; he felt like it was telling him to go somewhere as he looked at his glove holding his Xatu and used its power to teleport to the location. He was in the Petalburg Woods; he saw something weird as a portal opened up next to him. Aaron's bag started glowing as he pulled out something resembling a magnifying glass. Aaron focused it on the portal and watched as it emitted a light closing it. "I guess I can sense where these portals open. It's like I'm tied to the Lost Plane." Aaron thought to himself as he teleported out of the forest.
Aaron walked north of Rustboro City and found a cave that he decided to make his home. He called out his Pokémon who helped him gather materials and renovate the cave so that it would be more hospitable. Aaron had a bed made of straw, and furniture that his Sandslash had carved from several trees that his Lucario cut down. Aaron worked with all of his Pokémon as they made a rock wall that had a hidden switch opening the door to the cavern that was now their home. Aaron smiled when the job was completed and looked at his team hugging all of them.
"This is our home now. We all share a bond. We suffered together in that void, and now it will be our job to protect anyone from suffering the same fate as us and to prevent any evil from escaping it. Hands in." Aaron said as he put his hand out and each Pokémon put a hand on it. "We are the guardians of the Lost Plane!" Aaron shouted as his Pokémon followed suit by letting out a loud battle cry.