Sinnoh Adventures
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or places or other things in this story… whoever made Pokémon does. If only I did actually own Pokémon…like that'll ever happen. By the way, this is based on the game and anime.
Chapter One
Dawn sat up in her bed and yawned, before finally glancing at the clock. "8:30. I'd better get up." As the blue-haired girl got out of bed and got dressed in her usual long red coat with a scarf and a white hat with the Poké ball insignia, a boy with blond hair suddenly dashed into her room and barged her over.
"Oww!" Dawn complained as she sat up, rubbing her head. Her hat had flown off, and was sitting neatly on her bed. She retrieved it, before turning to her childhood friend. "Barry, why are you here at 8:30?"
Barry looked at her like she was insane. "Why am I here? The question is why are you not outside? Dawn, today is the day that we get our starter Pokémon!"
Dawn gasped. How could she have forgotten? Quickly scrambling for her desk drawer, she yanked out a white postcard giving the directions to Sandgem Town, where Professor Rowan's lab was. Today was the day that she was to get her first Pokémon and start on her Pokémon journey.
"Sorry, Barry, I totally forgot! You go get ready, and I'll be there soon!"
Barry nodded and said, "Alright, but if you're not at my house in 10 minutes, I'm fining you all of your money!"
Dawn rolled her eyes. Barry streamed out of Dawn's room, as Johanna, Dawn's mother, looked in. "What was that whirlwind?"
Dawn laughed and ran downstairs, where her mother had already prepared breakfast for her. Sitting down, she tried to gobble down the meal quickly. Johanna grinned.
"So," said Johanna, "what Pokémon do you think you'll pick?"
"I hink I migh choo Piplu," replied Dawn, her mouth full. Johanna glared at her daughter.
"Dawn, what have I said about talking with your mouth full?"
Dawn gulped down the remnants of her breakfast and grinned apologetically. "Sorry."
"Sorry is right," said Johanna. "Anyways, what did you say?"
"I said that I think I might choose Piplup."
"Ah, the Water-type, correct?"
Dawn nodded and grabbed her bag. "See you later, Mom, gotta go, Barry's gonna fine me if I'm late!"
"Come back soon! And Barry never actually fines people, you know that!" replied Johanna.
"It's best to be safe!"
Dawn grabbed her pink bike and pedaled to Barry's house, where he was waiting. The two trundled down the path to Sandgem Town on their bikes as Johanna watched them go. That certainly brought back memories of when she was a Coordinator when she was younger!
"You were late! Give me all of your money!"
Dawn simply pedaled faster.
"Hey! Don't just ignore me! Listen, I'm going to be the best Pokémon trainer ever! I'll beat the Elite Four and the Champion! I'll be the best in the world! So you'd better start listening to me!"
Dawn rolled her eyes. "Barry, I wouldn't really care if you become the best Pokémon trainer in the universe, because I want to be Top Coordinator, not Champion of the Elite Four."
Barry gaped. "What? You're going to go for Contests instead of Gym Badges?"
Dawn shrugged. "Who knows? I might end up doing both."
The two continued their conversation as they rode into Sandgem Town. Dawn pulled out her postcard with a map and the three starter Pokémon of Sinnoh.
"Alright, we'll turn left here, and then right there, go straight, follow that road, turn right again, and we should get to Professor Rowan's lab in no time!"
After thirty minutes of confused and frustrated biking all over the town, the two, exhausted after speeding around the city trying to find the Professor's lab, sighed.
"Nice directions, Dawn." said Barry, who was pushing his bike instead of riding it.
"Hey, we would have gotten there if you didn't say turn left when we had to turn right!" retorted Dawn, who was also pushing her bike.
The two continued to bicker until they suddenly bumped into a man with white hair and a mustache. The man turned around at the sudden impact, glaring at the two.
"Really, you must watch where you are going! Do you not have eyes?" he said, infuriated.
"Oh, sorry sir." Dawn quickly said, refusing to let Barry speak (knowing that he would probably just get them into more trouble).
"And who would you two be, anyways?" the man asked, calmer. He saw the postcards in their hands. "Ah, you must be the two new trainers, Dawn and Barry. Good, we were wondering where you were. You're both twenty minutes late. In fact, I had just come out to search for you. Come with me, and I'll take you to my lab."
Barry gaped. "Wait, your lab? Are you Professor Rowan?"
"Yes, I am. Now, come. You wouldn't want to miss out on getting your starter Pokémon, now would you?"
The two immediately fell into step behind the Professor. At the lab, scientists waited respectfully as the trio entered. Professor Rowan led Barry and Dawn to a table with three Pokémon on it, as a boy with navy blue hair and a beret, who looked to be the same age as Dawn and Barry, ran to meet the Professor.
"Professor, are these the two new trainers?" the boy asked.
"Yes, and I'll leave it up to you to direct them. I will be back shortly."
"Yes, Professor."
The boy bowed slightly as the Professor left. Dawn immediately got the sense that this boy was rather polite. She stifled a small giggle. Well, she had to admit that he was kind of cute, with that messy navy blue hair and that red beret. She noted that it also had the Poké ball insignia on the side of it, like her own hat. As she looked at him fully, she saw that he wore a red long-sleeved shirt with a blue coat over it, a white scarf, identical to the one she was wearing, and black pants.
The boy bowed slightly to the pair. "Hello, my name is Lucas. I'm the Professor's assistant."
Dawn bowed back. "My name is Dawn, and this is my friend Barry," she said, introducing the two of them.
Lucas nodded. "It's nice to meet you. Now, I'll explain about the starter Pokémon we have here," he said, gesturing towards the table where the three were placed on. Currently, they were all eating from a bowl of Pokémon food.
Lucas pointed at the three Pokémon in turn and said their names. "This is Chimchar, this is Piplup, and this is Turtwig. Chimchar is a Fire-type, Piplup is a Water-type, and Turtwig is a Grass-type. You can choose whichever one you like."
Dawn immediately felt attached to the small blue penguin-like Pokémon called Piplup. "I'll choose Piplup as my partner," she said. Upon hearing this, the Pokémon in question stopped eating and strutted in what little space it had.
Barry immediately chose the fire monkey, Chimchar. Lucas smiled at them both.
"If you two could wait a while, the Professor will be back with some supplies."
Dawn nodded, but Barry said, "Ah, who needs supplies? See you, Dawn! I'm heading for Jubilife City first! You snooze you lose!"
And with that, Barry rushed out of the lab just as the Professor came back.
"Ah, I see that you have chosen Piplup, Dawn. And where did the other one go?" Professor Rowan asked after glancing around the lab to check for Barry.
"Sorry, Professor. Barry left just before you came back," said Dawn.
The Professor chuckled. "Well, that's a shame. Dawn, I've got a Pokédex and five Poké Balls for you. Also, here is your sixth Poké Ball, which is Piplup's." Professor Rowan handed a pink Pokédex and the six Poké Balls over to Dawn, who took them and simply said, "Wow!"
Lucas smiled once again, and was about to leave, when the Professor called him back.
"Yes, Professor?"
"Lucas, Dawn, since you both are Pokémon trainers, I expect you to catch and see as many Pokémon as you can, and then bring me data for my research."
Dawn turned to Lucas. "Wait, you're a Pokémon trainer too? What's your starter Pokémon?"
Lucas took a Poké Ball from his belt and tossed it after maximizing it. A Turtwig popped out in a flash of white light.
"Oh, Dawn, you can check any Pokémon's data on your Pokédex. Simply point your Pokédex at a Pokémon, or search up a Pokémon's name to find data. Try it with Piplup and Turtwig," the Professor said.
Dawn nodded, and opened her Pokédex. She pointed it at Turtwig, and it said, in a mechanical voice, the data listed for Turtwig.
Turtwig, the Tiny Leaf Pokémon:
The shell on its back is made of soil. On a very healthy Turtwig, the shell should feel moist.
Dawn exclaimed, "Awesome!" before pointing it at Piplup.
Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon:
A poor walker, it often falls down. However, its strong pride makes it puff up its chest without a care.
Dawn folded the Pokédex, and called Piplup back into his Poké Ball, as Lucas did the same with Turtwig. Professor Rowan then spoke again.
"Since you two are both going to help me, and travel around the Sinnoh region, which can be difficult, why don't you travel together? It's best if you have a travel partner with you, just for safety reasons."
Dawn glanced at Lucas. "It's fine with me, if Lucas is okay with it. Oh, and my mom has to agree too."
The Professor nodded in approval. "Alright, you two had best be off. You should go back home first though, Dawn. Spend the night at your house and set off tomorrow. First place after that to get to would be Jubilife City, of course, and then Oreburgh City, where a Pokémon Gym is located."
Dawn suddenly piped up, "Professor, um, I'm actually going to be competing in Contests, not Gym Battles."
The Professor looked surprised. "Oh, really? Oh, but of course, I forgot that your mother is Johanna, the famous Coordinator. Alright, I believe there will be a contest soon in Oreburgh City, so you two can both still go."
Dawn nodded. "Thank you for giving me Piplup, Professor. I'll be heading back home now."
The Professor nodded. "Alright. I suggest that you two meet at 9:00 to start the trek to Jubilife City. You both have bikes, so it shouldn't take too long to get there."
Dawn nodded again. "Alright, good-bye, Professor! See ya, Lucas!"
And with that, she exited the lab. Grabbing her bike, she pedaled back to Twinleaf Town, where her mother was waiting with Glameow.
"Hello, Dawn. What starter did you choose?"
"I chose Piplup!"
Johanna nodded. "I suppose you'll be leaving tomorrow then?"
Dawn nodded. "I'm going to be traveling with Lucas."
Johanna looked at her, frowning. Dawn explained. "Lucas is Professor Rowan's assistant. The Professor suggested that we travel together, so we will. Are you okay with it?"
Johanna nodded. "Alright, time for you to get ready for tomorrow. Pack everything yet?"
Dawn sighed. "Mom, I packed everything four days ago."
Johanna smiled. "Good, then you had better get to sleep, or you'll be late tomorrow!"
Dawn was already up the stairs. "Good night, Mom!"
"Good night, sweetie." Johanna looked at Glameow. "Think she'll be okay?" Glameow purred gently in response. Johanna sighed. "I suppose so."
Meanwhile, Dawn was in bed staring at the ceiling. I can't believe it! I'm starting my Pokémon journey tomorrow morning! And with those last thoughts, she fell asleep.