A/N: Okay, so I'm probably going to put one out every day until it's finished, but that might be a while. Also, my school starts Jan. 13 AND I have to move, so don't expect a lot after that.
Now On To:
The Diamond:Figure of Fire
"Ember, come on! Let's go!"
"I'm going Nikki!" I swear, that guy's always on a sugar rush or something. I finished brushing my blue-ish hair into the bandanna on my head, grabbed my bag, and hurried down the stairs. "Bye Mom, see you later."
"Remember, Ash and his friends are coming. Be home soon."
"Okay, Mom. Bye." I hurried out the door.
"Let's go!" Nikki's skinny figure loomed closer in the growing darkness of the afternoon. His blonde hair was blinding as the sun hit it.
"Okay, Nikki, take a deep breath." He did. "I can't run at your pace, and even then I've got no idea where my running shoes are. So you'll have to walk at my pace." He rolled his eyes and we set off to Lake Verity.
Nikki likes to think that there is some type of 'Mirage Pokemon' living in the lake, and that he's going to catch it somehow. I don't want to discourage him, but how's he going to catch it with no Pokeball? He's never even been to Sandgem Town.
"So who's Ash?" Nikki asked out of nowhere. I was glad I was in front… That way, Nikki can't see me blushing.
"Family friend," I mumbled, wishing I had my running shoes on. "He wants to explore Sinnoh, so his mom's gonna stay at my house."
"And his friends?"
"Going with him." I sighed. I absolutely hated Misty, one of the Kanto gym leaders who decided to go with Ash on his journeys.
"Their names?"
"Brock and Misty." My voice broke around her name.
"You don't like her." Wasn't that obvious?
"No."
"Why?" We got to the lake. Finally, I thought.
As we got close we noticed a white haired man standing at the waters edge. Next to him stood a boy about our age.
"What the…?"
The two people started to talk but I didn't understand what they were talking about. Something about no difference in the lake. Then something about being gone for a while and some type of research. I caught the boy's name, which was Lucas, and he called the man Professor. They left abruptly.
"Hey, Ember, let's go check that out!" I looked where he was looking. There was a briefcase in the grass.
"My mom says not to go into tall grass."
"Aw, you're no fun. Just don't worry about it. We'll be in and out in two seconds." He led me toward the grass and the briefcase. "Did they forget it?"
All of a sudden, two Starlys flew straight at us.
"Whoa!" Nikki yelled. The briefcase popped open. Three Pokeball's were in it. "I bet you there are pokemon in them. Come on, Ember, choose one!" I immediately grabbed the one on my left. I opened it, fumbling a bit. A little Turtwig came out. I looked over at Nikki. He was telling his Chimchar to use Tackle. I did the same.
After two uses of the move, the Starly fainted.
"Yeah! Your Turtwig rocked! But my Chimchar is better!" I rolled my eyes, letting the pokemon back into it's pokeball. "But… They weren't ours… Do you think they'll be mad?"
"You're understating again, Nikki. They'll most likely be pissed." Then Lucas came back.
"What!? You used these pokemon!? Oh, no… I'll take the briefcase." Then he hurriedly left.
"Or not," I said, staring after him.
A/N: Ash doesn't come in in this one, sorry. I'm sure he comes in near the middle of next chapter. R&R!