Yo, RadicAngel here! Stupid Microsoft word wouldn't work so I had to use Notepad D: Sorry So, all you (un)lucky readers get to read my first fanfic! Since this is, as I have said before, my first story, I'm going to need some *constructive* criticism. YA HEAR ME!? CONSTRUCTIVE! Anyway... I've talked for too long. Step into the world of Pokémon, and let your journey begin! Oh, and I don't own Pokémon.

(UPDATE - 6/24: changed player character, now Piplup. I thought Pikachu was too overused...sorry T-T dont kill meeeee...)

Prologue

Imagine. A world flooded with tears, a world split by war. A world where one fears to go to sleep at night for fear of being erased or never being able to wake up again, a world where legends and myths are the lifeline of the old and dying and the hopes, dreams, and fantasies of the young and living of this generation. Imagine. Now, imagine one that can put a halt to these horrors, who will calm these fears, who will settle these wars.

It is you.

You...can you hear me?

Wha-? Who are you? What's going on!?

Relax. There is nothing wrong...or at least not right now...

What? And what does this have to do with me?

You have been chosen to save a world in dire need of saving, a world only inhabited by Pokémon. But, first I must ask you a series of questions to determine who you are in this world.

Excuse me, come again? A world filled only with...Pokémon? Me? Save them? You're joking, right?

No, as a matter of fact, I am not. Now, let us decide who you are in this strange, mystical world of Pokémon!

(You got the strange part right...)

Do you enjoy your life?

Well, yeah. It's the only one I'll have, so I generally enjoy it. But it sometimes gets a bit achromatic sometimes... But that's okay. It happens to most everyone.

Have you ever looked at your reflection in a mirror and thought, "What a cool person"?

Sometimes. I tell that to my friends, but I'm usually only joking. Not everyone likes me in my school.

Once you've decided something, do you see it through to the end?

Most of the time. I want to, but sometimes I'm sidetracked. But usually, I find a way around them or past them and I do.

Do you think it's important to always aim to be the best?

No, but my parents seem to think so. I try to live up to their expectations, but I always end up falling short somehow...

How would you define love?

Ah, depending on my mood, I might either say "Fool's play for people who want their hearts broken and their lives wasted" or "A God-given gift sent down for all people of any kind to enjoy that we should all respect." But for now I think I'll go with a third: "A confusing emotion which leaves you feeling as if you are on a roller-coaster that you can't get off of when reacted to."

Lastly, are you male or female?

Female, duh.

Hmm... I see. Your aura is a radiant white, blazing like the stars above. You, to me, and by what you have told me... you are a Piplup.

(Blazing white aura...? Piplup...?)

Now, choose your partner.

...

I see. Now, take a deep breath and prepare yourself, for you now will enter and, aided by the partner you chose, will save this world of Pokémon. I will erase your memory of this and all prior events to remove all hindrances from your path. Now go! And fulfill your destiny as the Hero of Origin!

That is the last thing...no, voice I hear before iI hear the wind whistling past my ears as I fall. I land with a gentle thump and I'm gone. Out like a light. I have passed out.

I, RadicAngel, am proud to present to you Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates of Origin.