This is a story featuring the dexholders of Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn. While the dexholders of Sinnoh would be fun to write, I feel there would be way too many people to write about… for now, anyways.

Blue is the girl. (Stupid Japanese/American nameswap!)

Shippings: Special, Frantic, Mangaquest.

I don't feel that there is much evidence to support either Oldrivalshipping or Chosenshipping (I might make fun of this fact).

This story happens near the start of Platinum Chapter because I cannot find anything after about halfway through it online.

I do not own any aspect of Pokémon.

If I owned Pokémon games, I would connect all regions into one game.

If I owned Pokémon Special, Red would finally get a clue.

If I owned Pokémon anime, Ash Ketchum would get crushed by a Snorlax.

And his Unova friends would laugh.

Chapter 1: The Carnival

Blue was excited. This was probably the greatest idea ever. Professor Oak had made her promise not to do anything bad after Red became champion, of course, but is putting people in relationships bad?

Blue didn't think so.

So, she called everyone she knew together. It wasn't that hard, as everyone met yearly for the Pokédex Holders' reunion. One by one, her friends arrived, and took seats around her.

"So, pesky woman, what's this all about?" Green asked.

Silver glared at him.

"Heehee… Well, Green, I asked everyone to come here because I just happen to have tickets to the nearby carnival, and I thought that it would be fun if everyone were to go!"

Green looked around the room. Gold seemed idle, almost bored. Silver was nodding, causing Green to wonder when Silver ever disagreed with Blue. Red was sitting close to Yellow, who was blushing and glancing at him. Ruby and Sapphire weren't paying much attention, and were glaring at each other. Emerald was sitting quietly in a corner of the room. The only one who seemed as suspicious as Green was to Blue's plan was Crystal.

Red, however, was enthusiastic.

"I think that's a great idea! Let's go!"

Blue smiled and said, "I knew I could count on you all! Come on, we're going!"

Green groaned.

Emerald smiled when he saw the rides and tents in the background. At first he didn't think that Blue was telling the truth, and that she was probably doing something sneaky. However, seeing the Carnival in front of him, all his worries slipped away… until Blue spoke up.

"Alright, then, it wouldn't be fun if we all stayed together. We would all just get in each other's way! I took the liberty of writing up some groups. Okay, here we go."

"Red is with Yellow."

Yellow shyly glanced at Red, and Red smiled back.

"Gold is with Crystal."

Crystal snapped to attention immediately in shock, while Gold put on a smirk.

"Ruby, with Sapph."

The duo looked murderous, and yet for some reason they nodded.

"Emerald, Silver, and Green will be with me."

Emerald relaxed- he didn't have to be with wild girl and prissy boy. Silver nodded agreeably, though his face was serious. Green, however, wasn't having any of it.

"Tell me, Blue, just why is it that every other group has two people in them, and ours has-"

"Well, Greenie, shall we go to the haunted house? It will be so much fun!"

"Noisy woman."

Sapphire was a little upset. She knew what Blue was doing, and while she liked the idea of it, she just couldn't stand the reality of actually going on a "date" with Ruby. She liked Ruby well enough, but she just couldn't forgive the bonehead for actually forgetting her first confession on Mirage Island.

There it was again, that painful memory. It was only painful because she alone had it, but it was still painful nonetheless.

"Hey Sapph, how about we go on that ride, there?"

Sapphire looked at the ride Ruby was pointing at. It was… well, pretty big, but she could do him one better. She grabbed his hand and pulled him through the crowd.

"No, Ruby. First, we're doing that one," she said.

The one she had chosen was the biggest, scariest ride in all of Kanto. Its name: The Screaming Rayquaza.

Ruby did a double take. "WHAAAAAAAAT? You want me to go on that… thing?"

The Screaming Rayquaza was huge. It went up over four hundred feet, and then dropped down. That wasn't the worst part, though. After it hit rock bottom, it spun in a loop, then went down more, spun in a corkscrew, and then went down even further, but completely upside-down. After that, it spun into the usual roller coaster twists and turns, turning back right-side-up in the process.

Sapphire was amused. "Well, you rode with your dad on the real Rayquaza, so how much harder could this be?"

She dragged him into the line, and Ruby could not decide which was scarier: the girl, or the ride.

Emerald laughed. This was hilarious! For the first time ever, he wished that he could be with those two to laugh at Ruby with Sapphire.

Green sighed. This is exactly what he knew would happen. Blue had dragged their group of four over to the giant coaster to spy on Ruby and Sapphire. Green didn't understand it. In the Sevii Islands, Blue had actually been calm and serious. He had rather liked it. But now, her behavior was reverting to what it had been in their earlier journeys. He thought his grandfather had talked to her about being bad, but apparently it hadn't really reached her.

Blue smiled and nibbled on cotton candy. The look on Ruby's face was priceless. Having those two together was extremely entertaining. Turning to her group, she laughed.

"Well, this is fun. We'll just sit here awhile longer." She looked at the four, and chirped happily.

"You know? I find that this is a good day. I mean, I've got my boys, I've got food, and I've got entertainment. What else could a girl need?"

Green spluttered. "Your boys?"

Silver looked perplexed and answered her rhetorical question. "I really don't know."

Emerald was too caught up in watching his Hoenn friends and didn't notice Blue's comment.

Ruby was being dragged on the ground. "Please, Sapph, anything but this ride!"

Sapphire stopped, and slowly smiled. "Anything?"

Ruby gulped. "Yes."

Sapphire looked at him and felt very triumphant. "Alright Ruby, answer two questions, and answer them correctly, and we'll ride that wimpy ride you pointed at earlier."

Ruby nodded. Anything to avoid this rollercoaster of doom.

"Okay then, first: Do you really remember our time together when we were leaving Mirage Island? Were you lying to me when you said you forgot?"

Ruby wondered if he could lie and get away with it. Looking at Sapphire's face, he realized that she would hurt him way worse than the rollercoaster would if he did.

"Uh… well… I…"

"RUBY! Do you remember, yes, or no!"

"Yes, Sapph. I remember everything."

Sapphire was in shock. One year of grief and anger, all because of a lie. Five words had rocked her world. She didn't expect it, but he did remember, after all. However, he owed her one more answer, and she was going to get it, whether or not the passerby were staring at them.

"Ah… Ruby? Well… ah… do you love me?" She blushed a very deep crimson.

Ruby looked at her. For an entire year, he had pretended to forget, simply because he didn't understand and couldn't deal with a change in their relationship. However, he knew he couldn't lie to her now.

"Yes, Sapph. I love you. Oomph!"

She tackled him, pushed him against a wall and kissed him, and the others in line stepped around the new couple.

Blue did a fist pump.

"Yes! I'm a genius! I knew this would happen!"

Green rolled his eyes and sighed. He really didn't care who got together with who.

Silver didn't care either, but if it made Blue happy, he supposed it was a good thing.

Emerald, on the other hand, was thoroughly disgusted.

"This isn't fun! I wanted to see Ruby's face on those rollercoaster snapshot things!"

Blue looked at him oddly. She needed to pair this naysayer with someone, too, but he was eleven, and obviously very short, despite all of the things he did to make it seem otherwise. He was the height of a five-year-old, and she didn't know how to match-make a midget.

"Oh, Emerald. Lighten up, buddy! We're not staying here any longer. We're going to spy on someone else, now!" Blue snapped a picture of Ruby and Sapphire kissing.

"Annoying woman."

Blue was surprised. This was the first time Green had called her pesky, noisy, and annoying all in one day.

Gold was an idiotic, egotistical flirt.

At least, that was Crystal's professional opinion.

The jerk had hit on every pretty woman with no apparent boyfriend. He had done everything from pick-up lines to pretending he had dropped a coin between their legs. Sure, he was handsome. Sure, he was smart. Sure, he was very friendly. But he didn't have to flaunt it with every girl from here to Timbuktu.

So, as his caretaker, she took upon herself to beat the crap out of him whenever he did.

Gold was nervous. It was his natural instinct as the Pokémon 'breeder' to do… well… whatever increased the chances of, well, breeding.

Crys didn't seem to understand that, though. Whenever his instincts took over, she hurt him. At least she didn't use her legs. Kicking pokéballs for years had made her legs as strong as a Hitmonlee's.

He caught himself staring at her legs. Oh crap. At least Crystal didn't seem to be paying any attention. She was looking at something that was incredibly odd to see in most carnivals: a Game Corner.

Seeing it, Gold broke into a grin. He grabbed Crys' hand, despite her protests, and pulled her into the Game Corner.

Crys wasn't happy. "What? What?"

Gold looked at her and asked, "You've never been to a Game Corner?"

Crys shook her head. "I don't gamble."

Gold smiled. "Well, Game Corners are awesome, and you don't need to gamble, and besides, my favorite game is here."

Crys looked where he was gesturing. It was a billiards table.

"Are you insane? This is a carnival. You could go to Goldenrod or Celadon for Game Corners, and yet, for some reason you drag me here now!"

Gold grinned. "Oh, cheer up, Super Serious Gal!"

Crys grew even more irritated at the use of the stupid nickname Gold had given her. Then she sighed.

"Alright, show me how to play this."

Gold seemed shocked. "You don't know how to play?"

Crystal folded her arms across her chest. "Are you going to teach me, or no?"

Gold sighed. He had wanted to play his favorite game with her, the one that his famous billiards cue was from, and she didn't even know how to play.

Blue giggled as she watched Gold and Crystal. They were funnier than Ruby and Sapph! Gold would flirt with some lady, and Crys would squash him like a bug. She really couldn't blame Crys, though, as Blue had been on the receiving end of Gold's groping several years before.

Then again, if Gold and Crys didn't get together, then she would have to interfere.

Green was in a better mood watching Gold and Crys than he was watching Ruby and Sapph, probably because he felt a sense of justice at seeing someone who deserved it get whomped.

Silver seemed agitated. The red-haired boy didn't quite understand why they had to spy on the pervert and the girl who kept him on a leash.

Emerald cheered Crys on, silently.

"Hmm… this isn't going well. I hope that they do something before I'm forced to," Blue murmured, smiling.

Crys almost screamed.

"This… is… annoying!"

"Hey, calm down, Super Serious Gal!"

She would not calm down. Gold had it easy. He could pocket any ball he wanted, and he made it look simple. Crys, on the other hand, almost always missed the place she wanted the ball to go, and the cue ball often went down those stupid holes.

She was almost to the point where she was going to break her cue stick in half.

"Crystal. Crys. Calm down."

Crystal's fury abruptly ended. Gold never called her by her real name.

Gold smiled lightly. "That's better. Okay Crys, let me help you out."

He went over to where she was standing and moved behind her. Putting her hands in his, he moved her into position. Crystal was too surprised to be indignant, and blushed slightly as she felt his arms against hers, and his chest against her back.

Whoa, he's muscular. She thought.

Gold, seemingly unconcerned with her red face, helped her to make an excellent shot. She felt hot, and stuttered.

"Eh… Uh… Th-thanks, Gold."

He flashed her his 'nice' smile, still holding her in his arms.

"You're welcome, Crys."

"YESSSSSSS! That's two for two!" Blue cheered.

Green face palmed. He wished that he could just pull out his Charizard and fly away, but Blue would find him, and she would make him pay.

Silver was shocked. He could not believe that Crystal had just… accepted Gold, all of a sudden. Gold was a notorious flirt, a cheater, a liar, and much more, but for some reason, Crystal seemed to have forgotten all that.

Emerald was disgusted, again. Crystal, a girl he had respected for her strength and independence, had apparently lost it to love.

Blue snapped a second picture.

"Can we go now?" Silver asked.

"Yes, Please." Green agreed with Silver for once.

"Absolutely, Blue!" Emerald put out.

"Hmmph, boys. I thought you were having fun. We have one more couple to check on, you know!"

Red and Yellow had gone through the carnival, trying out whatever they thought would be fun.

Yellow was happy. She had spent all this time with her favorite person, Red. It made her ecstatic that Blue was nice enough to pair her up with the champion, and it was even better that Red wanted to be with her, even if he only agreed with Blue so that he didn't get punished.

Red was enjoying himself, too. He enjoyed Yellow's company immensely, although he thought that maybe she was spending too much time in the sun. Her face was all red. Seeing a game, he quickly ran towards it, and Yellow followed along.

"Test your strength! If you can hit the bell at the top, you'll win a prize!" The girl who ran the game looked at Red.

"Ch-champion Red?" Of course she recognized him. Whispers had followed Red and Yellow up and down the carnival. Red didn't seem to notice, so Yellow had done her best to ignore them.

"H-hey… Y-you w-want to test your s-strength? Y-you l-look like y-you have b-big m-muscles…" The girl stuttered through her little speech, and blushed deeply.

Yellow's eyes narrowed. For some reason, the girl's words had struck a chord in her. A bad chord. She pushed the feeling down, but for some reason it popped back up.

Red didn't seem to notice either the girl's or Yellow's distress.

"Sure, I'll try it!"

Getting a hold on the hammer that was decorated like a Golem, Red lifted it quickly above his head.

Yellow was amazed. She knew Red was strong, he had to be in order to be as powerful as he was in battle, but she would've been hardly able to lift the heavy hammer, much less move it over her head.

Red aimed, waited a moment, and then brought the mallet down with full force. The little piece of metal went up and struck the Pikachu-shaped bell, which buzzed out, "Pika!"

The girl who ran the game seemed impressed and bashful at the same time.

"Uh… P-pick any p-prize y-you want!" She gestured to a couple of cute dolls.

Red considered, and picked a Butterfree doll.

When Red and Yellow walked out, Red handed the doll to Yellow.

"Ehhhhh?" She blushed.

Red didn't seem to notice, and said, "Here, Yellow, I wanted to get you something special."

"Um… why a Butterfree?"

Red seemed embarrassed. "Because it's pretty…"

Yellow heard him whisper something after he said that, but couldn't make out what it was.

"Well, thank you, Red!"

Then she noticed the Ferris wheel.

"Hey Red, can we go on that?"

"Sure, Yellow. Anything you want."

Blue thought that this was better than the other couples. Red and Yellow were so romantic, but Red was completely oblivious. Blue wondered what Red had said after giving Yellow the Butterfree, but she thought it didn't matter. Yellow was moving Red towards the Ferris wheel, now, and that was where something would happen. Blue smiled. Alright, Yellow!

Green was more than a little irked. He had not thought that the carnival idea was a good one from the beginning, and spying on his friends and juniors with Blue had convinced him that his first impression was the right one.

Silver was mildly curious about how the situation would play out, although he wouldn't admit it to anyone, not even himself. Yellow was an interesting person, and Red was a champion.

Emerald had lost interest in the whole spying business and had fallen asleep.

Then Blue got an idea. It was so simple, and yet, she was sure it would work.

"Hey, Greenie, do you think I can borrow your Scizor for a second?"

Red and Yellow were looking out the window as the car they were in went up and up. They were smiling, and Red pointed out many of the places that they had been. As the car reached the highest point, the Ferris wheel stopped turning. Yellow gave him a look of worry, and Red looked down at the control booth.

"Huh? The controller's been slashed to pieces."

Green was very angry. He had passed irritation when he saw his Pokémon's handiwork.

"YOU HAD SCIZOR USE METAL CLAW ON THE FERRIS WHEEL'S CONTROLS?"

Blue smiled and said sweetly, "I don't have any Pokémon that can cut apart metal, and certainly not quickly like yours."

Green was muttering angrily and pacing back and forth now.

Silver looked quizzically at Blue and asked, "Um… Blue, what was the point of that?"

"Red and Yellow are trapped in a car at the very top. That should give them enough room for things to happen."

Yellow made a decision. She was scared, but she would tell him now, while they were alone. After all, when would she get another chance? Red was hardly ever truly alone with her.

"Um… R-Red?"

"Yeah, Yellow?"

"I want to t-tell you s-something…" Great, her voice was quivering. That's all she needed right now, was to be shy.

"What is it, Yellow?"

Yellow blushed deeply and said, "Red, I love you. I have always loved you since the moment I met you, when you saved me from that Dratini all those years ago. I… I wanted to tell you sooner… b-but…"

Red was shocked. This girl, this beautiful blonde girl, loved him! His mind turned to all those instances when she had acted oddly, from nearly fainting when he had said, 'why don't we all just live together?' to the strange way she reacted whenever Misty called him, to the constant red face. It all suddenly made sense. Then it clicked. He had been acting oddly, too! Whenever he saw her, he devoted most of his time and energy to her, and though he had told himself before that it was because she was his friend, he had done more for her then anyone else! He also thought about the strange way he had acted when he gave her the Butterfree. He had been about to say, 'Because it's pretty… like you.'

So he looked at Yellow, looked her right in the eye, and said, "I love you too."

Yellow was way more than ecstatic, now. Now she was out-and-out blissful. Red had confessed to her, just as she confessed to him! The scenarios that she feared most faded from her mind.

Red was moving closer, closer…

Their lips touched. And she was lost in his kiss.

Green was still muttering and pacing, when Blue let out a scream, nearly startling him out of his skin.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yesssssssssss! Way to go, Yellow!"

She had seen their kiss through her camera's binocular lens and had snapped a final picture before the couple in the car dropped out of sight.

Emerald woke up to her yells.

"Hmm? Are we done? Can we go on rides and stuff now?" the short boy asked.

Silver was surprised by Blue's loud voice, but quickly regained composure.

"Yeah, Blue. We're at a carnival. Why don't we go play some games or something."

"Okay, Silv! I'm all done, now! So what do you want to do, now?"

Green, Silver, and Emerald answered with three different answers.

"Go home."

"Roller Coaster."

"I want ice cream!"

Blue looked at the three boys. "Fufufu… how about we go to the haunted house, like I planned?"

Green sighed. This was going to be a long day. "Pesky woman."

Silver glared at him. He thought Blue's idea was a good one. "Okay."

Emerald said, "Alright, but let's get ice cream first!"

At the end of the day, the dexholders all met up together at the exit.

"So how was your day?" Blue asked, smiling cheerfully.

Ruby and Sapphire looked at each other, and looked back at Blue.

"We rode on some rides," Ruby offered.

Gold spoke out, all smiles. "I had a good day, how about you, Super Serious gal?"

Red, Yellow, Ruby, and Sapphire all flinched, expecting Crystal to mop the floor with Gold for the use of the nickname.

To their surprise, she said, blushing, "I had a good day too, Gold."

Blue looked at Red and Yellow. "And you two?"

Red and Yellow didn't say a thing, and when the others looked at them, everyone noticed that they were holding hands.

Blue smirked and said, "Oh."

Red and Yellow blushed furiously.

They were walking towards Blue's house, when Gold frowned and looked at his Pokégear. "What the heck?"

Everyone looked at him, hoping that he would elaborate.

"I have over two hundred messages from Professor Oak. I turned off my Pokégear while I was in the carnival so that I wouldn't get bothered."

Green frowned. "It's not like grandpa to do something like that. I wonder what's wrong. Gold, may I see that?"

"Sure, Green."

Green took the Pokégear and dialed Professor Oak's number.

The Professor picked up the phone almost immediately.

"Hey gramps, what's up?"

"GREEN! Where in the world have you kids been? I've been trying to get a hold of any and all of you for four hours!"

"Whoa, slow down. What is going on?"

Green listened, and then turned grimly towards the other Pokédex Holders.

"We need to get to my grandfather's lab right away," Green said grimly.

Whoa, that was long. Ah well, it was worth it!

Next chapter is when the story gets exciting.

Let me know what you thought of it.