Pokémon: Radiant Ruby and Shining Sapphire

Chapter 1

A Strange New Friend

It had been 28 hours of non-stop moving for Ruby. Literally he was moving to the region of Hoenn from Johto. Hoenn is much different from Johto, it has unpredictable weather conditions and ever changing terrain. Ruby was in a moving truck for 4 hours taking a nap, only to be interrupted by a sudden stop.

Ruby Plake was a young 13 year-old boy with brown silky hair. He also always wears a cap with white fur on it. His eyes are a dark brown and his pupils were always dilated a little more than others.

The truck had stopped in the town of Little Root.

Ruby got out of the truck and looked around. The first thing he noticed was the sun beating down on yellow green grass. He also was shocked to notice that there seemed to be moisture in the air in excess amounts. The conditions seemed to battle for dominance over the landscape.

Then a woman's voice called out, "RUBY!"

"What mom?" Ruby asked in reply.

Ruby's mother, Cylesta, was a rather short brown haired women that had the most radiant red eyes. Most people red eyes would be creepy on but it worked on her because they were sweet and not menacing.

"Come on inside please." she answered.

Ruby walked inside his two story house that was crowded with Machokes, strong built Pokémon from Kanto who were helping them move furniture into the house.

Ruby had always been a loner, never asking for friends to hang out with him or things like most kids do. Although he only had a couple friends in Johto, the only way his parents got him to move was if he got the full upstairs for himself.

When he and his mom walked up to the top floor, Ruby saw his paradise; a queen sized bed, his own computer, his own TV, a work place, and (his favorite) the N64 council hooked up to the TV.

His mom saw he enjoyed it and smiled. All she said is, "Remember to set your clock, then come down for lunch at noon." Then she turned and went downstairs.

Ruby, following advice set his clock to 10:47. He had an hour to do whatever the hell he wanted to. In this time he played Pokemon Stadium 2, which will always remind him of his own region. He also logged on to his computer and set up his account, username: Radiant Ruby.

Then noon came along and Ruby went downstairs to eat. Upon him coming down he saw a tall girl, his age though, with short dirty blonde hair and a cute blue bandanna on her head. She had light green eyes and a wide smile as well.

Cylesta saw Ruby's confused look and introduced the girl to him, "This is Sapphire, your new neighbor. I have no doubt the two of you'll become great friends." She said this with a smirk at the end.

Then Sapphire spoke with an energetic tone, even for a 13 year-old, "Hello, you must be Ruby," she walked up to him and extended her hand, "it's nice to meet you." She said with a half quirky smile on her face.

Ruby reluctantly reached out and shook her hand. He then asked, "Let's not get off on the wrong foot so don't take this the wrong way but, what are you doing in our house?"

She quickly answered sarcastically "Checking to see if there was any cute boy moving in."

Ruby blushed but was completely taken by surprise when she added, "but no I was shot down, you're easily only a 4 of 10."

Ruby replied "Damn that's harsh, I am at least a 6.5!"

This actually got her to laugh. It was an amazing laughter, created by someone who obviously loved life. She then said, "Fine, I'll at least give you that." as she winked at him.

Ruby had never really been good around girls, he just broke down whenever one talked to him. He spent three years of his life chasing after a girl who he never spoke a word too. Somehow though, Sapphire seemed different, she didn't act like a girl, she acted like a very joyful person. Ruby could already tell that she would be someone that he could be himself around.

Then another shocking piece of information leaked from her mouth, "BTWs, I am the daughter of the Pokemon Professor of this region, Yvon Birch"

This hit Ruby like a brick, filled with dynamite, that had the radioactivity of Mewtwo's Psychocut. He had dreamed of becoming a great Pokemon trainer like his father since he could remember, and this finally gave him the chance he needed. He asked instantly, "When can I meet him?!"

Sapphire smiled at the boy's enthusiasm, but then shrugged and said, "I honestly don't know, he's out doing research for the rest of the day."

Ruby, excited then asked, "Could you please E-mail me when he gets back?"

"Don't see why not, what is your account?" She said while still smirking.

He told her, "Radiant Ruby."

Sapphire then acquired a shocked look on her face. She staggered for a while and then she said, "Mine is Shining Sapphire. Just a question of my own, where did you get that name?"

Ruby explained how he heard of a mythic stone found in the Hoenn region. It had a red glow and it seemed that there was a living fire in it. It was called the Radiant Ruby. It also had the supposed ability to call upon a legendary beast of the earth.

Sapphire exclaimed, "You know that's kind of where I got mine." She went on describing her story. The Shining Sapphire was a beautiful blue stone that looked as if it was rounded in deep sea. It was said to call a legendary god of the waters.

It was Ruby's turn to be shocked. "The two stories are very similar, how can that be?" He asked.

Sapphire responded, "Both stories are of rival entities. One of the water, and one of the earth. 1700 years ago, they battled on a devastated wasteland and created the planet the way it is now after a great extinction 3000 years ago. The battle would probably still be ensuing if it weren't for a third being. It is known as The Lord of the Sky. It halted the encounters of the two and used it's power to put them to sleep. It however used its power completely to do this so it has also been regaining energy since. Some people believe that it was also put to sleep from exhaustion. The stones are the only way for these beings to be awoken. Granted no one knows where any of these monsters are, so having the stone is worthless, not to mention the fact that most people believe that these legends are just that, legends."

Ruby thought to himself of the sheer power these creatures must have had to form the world through conflict. He gave a small chuckle and said, "Yeah, it's kinda hard to believe that just two creatures created the world as it is now. And one strong enough to stop both? I mean like…"

Before the conversation could continue a man's yell came from out the door. Both Ruby and Sapphire ran out the door to see what was up. They didn't see anything in the small town but then the yell came again from the trail just out of town. They ran to the edge of town where a little girl stood looking very concerned.

"Do you know what is happening?" Sapphire asked.

The girl stood there almost seemingly in shock then she managed to get out, "There was a man walking in tall grass and a dog came out of nowhere and bit his leg and he yelled."

Ruby ran straight onto the trail and instructed Sapphire to stay and comfort the girl. In the tall grass directly to the left there was a struggling man with a lab coat.

He saw Ruby and he yelled to him, "Hurry and grab the picnic basket and remember grass, fire, then water!"

Ruby found the picnic basket and opened it to see three spheres, red on top and white on bottom with button release in the middle, Pokéballs and a glove magnet. Subconsciously Ruby remembered grass, fire, and water so he picked the middle one. He attached the magnet in his glove and threw out the ball. The ball opened and a red beam came from it which formed into a small orange baby chicken like creature.

Ruby just yelled, "Use tackle on the dog!"

The chick without hesitation, ran up and bashed the dog off the professor. The dog regained its balance and ran towards the chick.

Ruby reacted yelling, "Dodge then use tackle again!"

The bird did as told and jumped over the dog and landed on it and slammed its head again into the dog's ribs. It yelped in pain, shock off the chick and staggered into the tall grass.

The chick seemed content and looked at the ball in Ruby's hand. Ruby noticed the chicks action and reopened the ball and the red beam took the little orange bird back into it.

Then he quickly ran to check on the scientist. He saw blood but not much, he'd recover in no time.

The professor then said, "It's fine, just slight puncture. I'll be alright in good time." He motioned for Ruby to help him to his feet. When he was upt he said, "You must be my new neighbor, I'm Professor Yvon Birch. What is your name?"

Ruby was stunned for a second then told him, "I'm Ruby Plake, nice to meet you professor."

Then Birch brushed off, wrapped his wound with a bandage he had on him, and said, "How 'bout we go to the lab in town? I got something I'd like to talk to you about. I also need to find my daughter and have the same conversation with her."

Ruby gave a small laugh and said, "Don't worry about that sir, we've met. She's right inside of the town."

The Professor scratched the back of his head and sighed, "Damn it, she's really gona let me have it if she already knows what happened."

They walked back in town to a very pissed Sapphire. She had her arms crossed and staring directly at the professor. She just shook her head and started softly, "What in the HELL were you doing?!"

Birch just grabbed the picnic basket and said, "Getting your 13 year birthday present."

Sapphire's face lit up with excitement, and Ruby could've sworn that she let out an adorable little squeal.