Chapter one

*DISCLAIMER! I do not own pokemon nor do I own its characters. This is my first story ever and if you like this let me know or I will not be writing a second chapter if no one puts in any comments. This story also has nothing to do with the anime. Ash in my story is a new trainer and his party in the anime doesnt influence who my version of Ash will keep with him*

*television ad* now available at Walmart Pokemon soulsilver and heartgold!

Crystal sits up from her pile of books and stares at the television screen and smiles to herself. She has been counting down the days for the past few weeks to get this game. Pokemon has always been a sort of obsession of hers.

"Hey mom! I'm taking a break from homework to run to the store!"

Not even waiting to hear a reply from her mother, she runs to the door and grabs her keys on the way out. It took her only 15 minutes to get there from speeding and off she went, straight to the electronics. She saw a few nerdy kids from school gawking at the glass, giggling like drunken school girls over a game they couldn't afford.

"Now… where are you..."

She scanned the case up and down until it caught her eye. In the bottom right corner was a limited edition copy of soulsilver. The foil on the packaging glistened in the light, in the display. A wide smile crept up on her face and then she had to think for a moment.

Since when did they come out with a limited edition copy?

She decided to shrug it off. Maybe for once they were able to keep a secret from the public? She walked over to the counter where a greased up teen was standing reading a dirty magazine. She just glared at him until he finally decided to acknowledge her presence. As he lowered his trash, he checked her out a few times and smiled.

"What's happenin babe?"

His sleazy smile made her want to vomit.

"nothing's happening and I'm not your BABE got it?" she barked in his face "Now I'm here for a game so I can get out of here."

"Bitch…" he muttered as he made his way to the display. "Ok crazy. Which one will it be?"

She shot him another dirty look and decided to ignore his nasty remarks. She took him further down and found the LE soulsilver she wanted and pointed. He rang up the game and she payed the 50 bucks for it.

"Talk to ya later babe. I had a lot of fun." And he went back to his porno.

When she finally got back to her house she decided to skip the rest of her homework. It was mainly study guides for her finals on Monday and she didn't have any fears of failing anything. Up the stairs and into her room, she jumped on her bed and grabbed her black DS off the shelf. She ripped through the plastic and looked at the little cartridge. It was a dull gray color and it didn't have a label on it, which was strange for any type of game. Once again she shrugged off that weird feeling and put it in anyways. She skipped the intro video and got straight to the point. But when she tried to skip professor Oaks opening speech it wouldn't let her.

"What the hell? Did I get a defect?"

She looked at her screen and was shocked from what she heard.

"Hello there crystal! We need your help here in Johto and there is no time to explain these matters now."

She dropped the DS on the floor as the two screens started to glow. A strong vortex omitted from the bottom screen and proceeded to suck her in. The room went silent as the DS powered down.

"Ugh…" she stirred a little bit. Crystal went and sat up and found herself in a strange room. She threw on some clothes she found on the edge of the bed and went downstairs.

"Ahh there you are my dear! We've been expecting you." The man was at least in his 50's and wearing a lab coat and had a wide genuine smile on his face. And next to him was another just a little younger than him with the same expression.

Crystal just stared blankly at the pair and couldn't even make out any words.

The other man chuckled. "Come and sit down child! Have some breakfast and we'll explain. First though are introductions. I'm professor Elm and this is my colleague Professor Oak. We study Pokemon"

Crystal couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Are you trying to tell me I'm in Johto?"

She almost choked on the toast she was eating from laughing at the men. Pokemon was a video game! There is no way that this could be real.

"Well now Crystal, this isn't by all means a laughing matter. It may sound crazy to you but..." He had to pause for a moment, unsure of how to explain without confusing her. "Our world parallels yours and it just so happens the only window between us was through your hand held. We found a way to make a special virus to bring you here..." his expression went from happy to serious. It was almost creepy how quickly his face changed.

So… what do you need me for?" she looked at them intently.

Oak has a sad look of concern on his face. "We don't understand how but Giovanni was able to take over the Pokemon League and the gyms. He has his lackeys running them and stealing the pokemon of those who lose. We need you to go help Ash."

Crystal's eye twitches when they say his name. Her friends thought it was weird, but she was a little attracted to the idea of him. She couldn't believe shed be able to work with him. Elm speaks and breaks her train of thought.

"With that being said, what do you say? Will you help us out? And if so we better go get you your first pokemon so we can get you caught up to ash."

A wide smile spreads across her face. "Hell yea I will! When can we start?"

Both professors look at each other and smile and Elm looks at Crystal. "Then let us go downstairs and give you your starter."

As they get up to go to the Lab, there is a loud knocking on the door. "Professor? Let me in! Cyndaquil fainted…" the door opens and a boy maybe a year older than Crystal is in the door way. She can't help but check him out. His hair is a shaggy jet black and goes down to his shoulders and like most boys, he was wearing a t-shirt with some band logo and a pair of dirty, baggy jeans. She couldnt help but look at his eyes though. They had to almost be emerald green. She blushed wildly when she caught her staring. The boy just gives her a curious smile and sticks out his hand. "Hi I'm ash! You must be Crystal. The professors told me a lot about you."

END