Disclaimer : I do not own or claim to own any ideas created by the Pokemon Company, Nintendo, or any other creators of content in the story.

This story is an adaptation off of the stories and events that are portrayed in the games, not the anime. Death is canon, some things are altered to fit the story, but most of it should line up with Pokemon lore / game events. This particular story takes place about 1 year after the events of Pokemon Platinum, and the protagonist in the game did what occurred in the games, so the Cyrus / Giratina events are canon as well. However, all games released up until this point are also canon. Sun and Moon Pokemon, and all Pokemon in between are present in this version of Sinnoh, and the characters from these games are fair play as well.

Character Roster:

Name: Noelle Atlas

Height: 5"11'

Weight: 174 lbs.

Age: 17 years

Physical Description: Olive skin, red spiky hair, wide blue eyes, button nose, soft medium-thickness lips, fit and chiseled face, strong jawline, prominent collar bones, muscular shoulders, visible chest muscles, slightly bulging biceps, slightly veiny forearms, muscular and toned back, slight 6-pack, average size hands, prominent Adonis belt, muscular and chiseled butt, moderately fit thighs and legs, size 10 feet.

Personality:Quirky, loving, caring, silly, affectionate, passionate, emotional, determined

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Name: Ariya Ember

Height: 5"7'

Weight: 143 lbs.

Age: 16 years

Physical Description: Dark brown skin, straight back-length black hair, clay brown eyes, button nose, soft heavy-thickness lips, soft and feminine face, double ear piercings, slightly protruding collar bones, soft and rounded shoulders, average size chest, skinny arms, soft and toned back, skinny and pierced belly, average size hands, average and rounded butt, moderately fit thighs and legs, size 7 feet.

Personality: Kind, maternal, bold, compassionate, convictional, outright, perfectionist

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Name: Omar Ralis

Height: 6"1'

Weight: 181 lbs.

Age: 19 years

Physical Description: Tan almost brown skin, short mocha faded pomp hair, piercing green eyes, average nose, soft medium-thickness lips, fit and chiseled face, strong cheekbones, prominent collar bones, muscular shoulders, visible chest muscles, bulging biceps, veiny forearms, muscular and toned back, bold 6-pack, large size hands, prominent Adonis belt, muscular and chiseled butt, thick and fit thighs and legs, size 11 feet.

Personality: Ambitious, reserved, powerful, gentle, studied, concentrated, focused

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Name: Valeo Ralis

Height: 6"

Weight: 178 lbs.

Age: 18 years

Physical Description: Tan almost brown skin, short mocha buzz, peering green eyes, average nose, soft medium-thickness lips, fit and chiseled face, bold chin, average collar bones, average shoulders, slightly visible chest muscles, small but apparent biceps, average forearms, average and untoned back, barely visible 6-pack, average size hands, barely visible Adonis belt, average sized and shaped butt, skinny and fit thighs and legs, size 9 feet.

Personality: Jealous, conservative, confused, closed, placid, restrained, composed

Chapter 1:

A New Horizon

Noelle opened his eyes to the bright light glaring in between his drawn blinds. He ran his hands through his spiky, red hair, and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. He heard coughing from the room down below his. He rolled over and sat on the edge of his bed, staring at his floorboards for a few seconds, before standing up and stretching. Noelle sluggishly stumbled over to his blinds and pulled them open to illuminate his room fully. He leaned against his window sill and watched as a pair of spearow played in the bird bath in the lawn below. He threw on a robe, tied it around his waist, put on a pair of munchlax slippers, and began his trek downstairs.

The smell of coffee wafted through the air, as the preset machine brewed a cup ready for whoever wants some. Noelle took out two mugs from the cabinet and closed it back slowly again. He took a container of liquid creamer out from the fridge, put a small amount in one cup, and a little in the other. He then put 1 cube in the first cup and 2 cubes in the latter. He filled both, stirred until the sugar was dissolved, picked them up and began walking to the door located adjacent to the kitchen. He opened the door slowly and peeked his head in the room.

"Good morning, honey," said his mother, her soothing voice warming him.

Noelle walked in and closed to the door behind him. "Good morning Mom," replied Noelle.

Noelle sat in the comfortable armchair that found its place next to his mother's bed. As he held her coffee out to her, she shooed the cup and he found a place in between the strewn medication bottles, both empty and full, and set it down on her nightstand. As Noelle opened his mouth to speak, he heard a thud at the door of the bedroom. He turned to connect with the noise, but the doorknob glowed a faint purple, turned itself and opened. In walked Ralts, carrying a handful of flowers from the garden out back. "Good morning Ralts," softly said mom.

Ralts rested the flowers in between his horns and used his hands to grip the sheets and climb up onto the bed. At only slightly more than a foot tall, this was no easy task. Once up next to Noelle's mother, Ralts positioned himself on her pillow a few inches away from her head and began decorating her hair with the flowers he had brought in from outside. Mom giggled for a second before saying, "Thank you Ralts, these are just beautiful."

Noelle had never seen Ralts do this before. Ralts had been helping him take care of his mother, but he never witnessed an act like this from the small pokémon. "What are you doing silly?" asked Noelle. "How are you feeling today mom?"

"The pain is gone, and I have a clear head. I wonder if this will last for me, or if it just a one-day thing. I feel back to normal."

"That's great mom. I was going to run to the store today, was there anything you wanted besides the usual?"

"Could you please pick me up some black dahlia seeds form the market, I think Ralts is running out of activities in the garden for this growing season."

Noelle nodded his head and stood up from his chair. He walked around to the other side of the bed, placed his hand in between Ralts' head, who gave a short giggle, and leaned down and kissed his mother on the forehead. He turned around and gave one last look at his mother before closing the door gently behind him.

After going back to his room and getting dressed for the day, he emerged from his room with a pair of acid washed jeans, a tri-colored hoodie, and tan boot-like shoes. He grabbed his bag that was hanging on the corner of the door, slung it over his shoulder and clipped the strap in front of his chest. With a bound down the stairs and a quick goodbye to his mother through her door, Noelle was off to the store.

Outside, he slung his leg over his bike that was leaned up against the wall next to the front door. As he closed the gate leading to their house behind him, Noelle turned to the right and began biking down the hill leading to the mart. Noelle and his mother lived in a house on the outskirts of Eterna City. Living there since birth, he had come to know almost all the people who lived in the small settlement. As he moved to his destination, he waved to the numerous neighbors that littered the road leading into the city itself.

Noelle had finally reached the mart and leaned his bike up against the side wall of the mart and made his way to the front entrance. As he walked in, he spotted a girl around his age with bright orange hair, and a small Turtwig at her feet. She had a plethora of vegetables in her arms and turned away from the counter to face the door. "Noelle! I haven't seen you in town for a while, how are you doing?" she exclaimed at the sight of him.

"Hey Gardenia. I'm doing well, I'm just picking some stuff up for mom. She said she was feeling better today so I'm hoping maybe this is the end of whatever is wrong with her."

"I sure hope so. If you ever need me and my Roselia to stop over, we can always try another round of Aromatherapy, it seemed to work all right last time." Gardenia said with a smile.

"I will let you know, if we need that, I am going to buy stuff for dinner tonight, I will probably be in town sometime next week again and let you know what's happening." Noelle responded with a slight grin.

"Sounds good bud, you and your mom are like family," she began putting some stuff on Turtwig's back that she had bought to lighten the load. "If you need anything, you know I am here to help you. See ya later!" Gardenia exclaimed as her an Turtwig exited the mart.

Noelle began browsing for things to buy for the upcoming week. He began to load the basket he had picked up at the entrance, and once he felt he had enough to last him and his mother for the next week, he walked to the checkout and paid for the items.

He situated his groceries on the back of his bike and pointed it in the direction of his house, just as he set his foot on the petal to return, he remembered his mother's request for black dahlia seeds. As he remembered, he began to turn his bike around towards the herb shop in town. He approached the shop in a similar fashion as the mart and walked in to get what he needed. Once inside, he began browsing the seed selection that was in the herb shop. He found ones tagged "black dahlia" and put 4 seeds in a little pouch provided near the selection. He went to the cashier who told him "These were my mother's favorites when I was a little girl." Noelle smiled at the coincidence and thanked her for helping him.

Once outside he slipped the seeds in the bag with the groceries and picked his bike up from the wall of the shop. As we situated himself on his bike, he heard a whirring above head. He glanced upwards and saw what could best be described as a purple ripple running through the sky itself. It seemed that the space in the sky was just quivering ever so slightly, and as Noelle stared up at the phenomenon, he heard a deafening roar and a loud crack, almost like lightning and thunder all at once, as he winced from the sound and covered his ears, everything returned to normal as quickly as it had arrived.

He looked around and people were starting to exit the buildings in town to see what the commotion was all about. As nothing could be seen or heard any longer, the curiosity slowly eroded, and people returned to business as usual. Noelle gave one last glance up at the spot he had seen the disruption and made his way back home for the day.

It was now around noon when Noelle had arrived home. The sun was directly overhead and was shining in through the skylight the house had in the kitchen. Noelle walked into the house, and it was still and silent, like usual. He turned the tv on to see if there was anything on the television about the incident he had witnessed. The first news channel he arrived to, was covering the incident, and the reporters were reporting from Eterna city's statue. As the news reporters described the event, Noelle felt extremely uneasy. He glanced toward his mother's door as he turned the volume of the tv up to hear if there was anything new about what had happened.

As the uneasiness grew a little more intense, Ralts emerged from upstairs, where his dwelling was also located. He stopped halfway down the stairs and looked towards Noelle. He looked like he was reading his emotions, carefully and thoroughly, and Noelle knew that his feelings probably drew Ralts out from a nap. Ralts came all the way down the stairs and approached the couch where Noelle was sitting. Noelle noticed that Ralts wasn't looking at him at all and was looking past him to his mother's door. Noelle reached out for Ralts and paused his hand as he examined Ralts' face.

Fear.

Just as Noelle began to stand up and ask Ralts what was wrong, Ralts overflowed the door to Noelle's mother's room with psychic energy and it swung open, slamming against the wall behind it. "Raaaalts!" Ralts yelled as he ran as fast as his foot and a half tall body would take him. Noelle stood up and followed close behind, with a sense of urgency following from the living room to the next. The coffee Noelle had placed on the nightstand was now spilled onto the floor along with 75% of the contents of his mother's nightstand.

"Mom! What's going on? Are you okay!?" Noelle yelled as he rushed to his mother's bedside.

Noelle's mother was staring up at the ceiling with her eyes bloodshot and bulging. She was unresponsive to him. "Mom! MOM!" Noelle yelled as he began to shake his mother, attempting to awaken her from whatever state she was in.

Ralts was now on the bed on the other side of Noelle's unresponsive mother. He shook her shoulder and tears fell from his eyes hidden behind his hair. "Ral...ts." He weakly said as he shook his caretaker.

Noelle had his mother by the arm and she was completely tensed up. He began to loosen his grip on his arm when he looked over at his little green-haired friend, who had both of his hands placed on her shoulder. He was humming a soft tune and his hands were glowing a rainbow color. Noelle could feel his mother's muscles relax, and her eyes slowly recede to a normal resting state. Ralts had used Heal Pulse on Noelle's mother. She began to make a groaning noise, as she turned her head to her son. She locked eyes with him and spoke softly, "Noelle… I think this might be it. I knew this morning, I just did not want to worry you if it wasn't true."

"Shhh, mom, no don't say that. Everything will be okay. You are going to be okay."

"Honey… I want you to go. Go on the adventure you always wanted to go on but couldn't because of me. I see how you watch the tv and watch the trainers who are on their pokémon journey. Nothing would make me happier than to leave knowing my baby is going to be out doing what he loves. Please…" she choked a little on her words.

"Mom, stop I am not going anywhere. You are going to be fine and I am going to stay here with you until you are better, I don't want to hear that from you, okay?" tears began to swell in Noelle's eyes. He got caught up before he could say something else with a lump in his throat and tears streaming down his face.

Mom weakly turned her head to Ralts and placed her hand to caress his cheek. "My sweet boy. I am so lucky to have had you by my side for this last year. Thank you for helping Noelle take care of me. I want you to take care of him now, okay?"

"Ralts?" he replied with a slight turn of his head. Tears were now streaming out from under Ralts' hair, and it began to get the sheets on the bed wet.

Mom turned back to Noelle and spoke very quietly, "Take him with you Noelle. He is a good boy, and he loves you very much. He can help you…" Mom now had streams of tears running down her face. "Please baby, this is your dream. Live it for me. I held you back for a long time, I do not want to hold you back anymore." Noelle felt his mother place something in his hand that she was holding. "Your father gave this to me on our wedding day. Take this with you. It has not been used. Know that with this, your father and I will be with you always." She smiled one last time and locked eyes with her son. "I love you so much Noelle. I am so proud of you. Now, go out and live your dreams, and make your mommy proud…" Noelle's mother trailed off as her eyes faded into the distance, and the life crept out of them.

Noelle put his head down on his mother's untensed arm. He could hear the faint cries on Ralts on the other side of her body over his own wails. He lifted his head and stood up. "Thank you, mom..." he said as he wiped the tears from his face with the back of his hand.

H e walked outside and dug a hole with his hand in the garden where the sun was shining down directly. He dropped the black dahlia seeds in the hole, and covered it back up with dirt. He looked up at the sun, as it attempted to dry his still flowing tears. The light staring straight into his eyes from above. He looked down at the item he still had in his hand his mother had given him. In his hand was a small purple pokéball. On the very top his mother's and his father's initials were both scratched into the ball, with a small heart surrounding them. "I love you too, Mom."