~Pokemon~

Chapter 1: Do wishes always come true?

(Introduction)

At least once in our lifetime, we have wished to live in the world of pokemon. You want to fly at high speeds on the back of a Pidgeot, or surf the glistening blue seas with Lapras. You want to battle trainers with the pokemon you gave all the love and care for, or maybe even watch the hatching of these magnificent creatures. Just like the games or show, you could have all your adventures with your partner pokemon. Whether it be an electric yellow rodent or a tusked dragon, we want to have those adventures together. You would cross paths with the best friends and rivals that were destined to meet you and tell each other 'I'll see you again.' But reality could never be stricter. Not 1 of the 719 pokemon exist on planet earth, just our imagination tries to make them real. At younger than 10 years old, we are forced to go to a building full of other kids. We are marked based on how lazy we are, grades never have anything to do with how smart you are. But the point is, we all want a world where you can travel the world at the age of 10, meet awesome friends and foes, capture creatures big and small in spheres, and battle the strongest trainers.

This story is about a girl just like us, she wants to live in the pokemon world. Her name is Dusk. At Dusk's age, (High school, Grade11) being into pokemon is like a crime. Everyone teases her and mocks her for being a child. But just like us, she learned many things from pokemon. 'No matter how far you are from your friends, they will always be in your heart' or 'No matter who you are, you belong on the earth somewhere'. Dusk was never sure about the Genesect movie. She didn't belong on planet earth, she belonged to the pokemon world and she knew it. Unlike us, Dusk's wish is granted. She one day discovers that the pokemon world IS in fact real.

"Dusk! It's time to get up for school!" Her father called. Dusk groaned in response. She hated school with the burning passion of a Charizard. Dusk untangled herself from her white blankets that wrapped around the young girl. Dusk stared up at the blue ceiling of her room, which was covered with a map of the Hoenn region. It was her favorite of them all. When Dusk heard about Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, she almost screamed at the top of her lungs with pure happiness.

"Dusk, you have 30 minutes to get ready, I suggest you get down here and eat your breakfast before you leave." Her father called once again.

Dusk sighed and went through her morning routine. Dusk rolled off her bed and stood in front of her long mirror. Her long, messy, dark purple hair hung carelessly down to her hips. Her sapphire blue eyes had dark circles beneath them, due to playing her pokemon X version late last night. Dusk's pale skin complimented her eyes, which was one feature she always got told. Her white, frilly night gown had some dog hair near her chest. She remembered falling asleep with Gorwlithe last night. She had named the golden retriever after her favorite pokemon when she was younger. Since then, he seemed to be as heavy as its evolved form, Arcanine.

Once Dusk was changed into her favorite outfit, she ran down the stairs that led to the kitchen that held the pleasant aroma of pancakes. She could feel the tail on her black sweater hit her lower torso and her ears flop down and bump the back side of her head. It was an Umbreon sweater that she purchased on eBay. Umbreon had been her favorite pokemon for years now.

"She rises from the dead." Her father Tony stated with a half-smile to his daughter. He was sitting at the table with the newspaper doing the Jumble puzzle. Dusk was always confused when people said she looked like her father. He had slightly tanned skin, short black hair, and seaweed green eyes. Tony even agreed that he shared no similarities with Dusk.

"So, are you going to try harder in your classes like you promised your teachers?" Tony started the conversation as usual. It was hard to talk to Dusk because she had her nose in her Ds, Gameboy or whatever they called those gadgets. Dusk looked up from eating her pancake like a savage Munchlax.

"Ya ya, I will." She mumbled, taking another big bite out of her breakfast.

Tony sighed. It was always the same with his daughter. Everything he asked her when it came to chores or school was always replied with an 'I will' which never happened. "I am serious this time Dusk, you are almost failing all of your classes." Tony grabbed the midterm reports from a few months ago, which showed school grades below 70. Tony found the teacher's comments about his daughter out loud so maybe Dusk would get the message. "Dusk is a quiet student who seems to avoid the other students. She doesn't hand in assignments on time and never uses her class time wisely. According to her test marks, she never studies. I believe Dusk can achieve a higher grade if she does her homework and tries harder." Tony finished. He looked at his daughter who stared back at him as if she didn't care at all. "Should I even read the other comments?" He asked. Dusk replied by looking down at her almost gone breakfast and taking another bite. Tony sighed once more, he was on the verge of giving up, but he couldn't stand and watch his daughter fail.

"Dusk, I know you're much smarter than this, you should get your act together and get extra help from your teachers on what you missed." Her father said. Dusk finished off her pancakes and placed the metal fork gently on her plate before looking at her father. "Dad, school doesn't grade you on your smarts, it grades you on how much you actually care about school. And as you can tell, I don't care at all." She stated. "Which has to change. You want to be successful in life don't you?" Tony asked his daughter. She stared at him, knowing she didn't have an answer to give him. The only thing she knew was pokemon. But she couldn't be a pokemon trainer when she grew up.

"You have 15 minutes, you should get going Dusk." Tony sighed. He grabbed both of their plates to clean up for later. Dusk grabbed her pokemon backpack and opened the door.

"Dusk, I'm serious about this. If you fail these classes, there will be punishment." Tony told her before she couldn't handle him anymore. Dusk slammed the door and began her short walk.

All he wants is for me to pass to make him look good. Just because he was a perfect student, doesn't mean I have to be. I'm different, and if he can't handle it, then I'm running away. Dusk didn't realize how lost in her thoughts she was. The next step she took, a fast movement snapped her back, and there was a brown flash. After Dusk finally caught a good view of what it was, she realized it was just a small bird. I almost thought I saw a Pidgey.

"Well, if it isn't Fowler who loves her pathetic pokemon." Dusk recognized the snobby, annoying voice right away. It was Lyra Davenport, she was the girl who always teased Dusk for liking pokemon. Dusk always tried to ignore her, but even the smallest insult could hurt Dusk, even though she would never show it.

Lyra giggled. "Wearing this old rag again huh?" The nasty girl asked, pulling on the tail part of Dusk's Umbreon sweater. Dusk picked up her walking pace so she could ignore her, but Lyra ran right in front of her. Lyra's dark brown eyes seemed to look right through Dusk's soul.

"You're going to have to grow up someday Dusk Fowler, you can't play games your whole life and expect to make it big." Lyra sneered.

"Please leave me alone." Dusk simply replied before brushing past Lyra. Making sure that Dusk gave her a deadly glare. It seemed to work like in the pokemon games, because Lyra stood there in shock. Lyra almost couldn't believe the look in Dusk's eyes. She thought for a minute that Dusk would start something.

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Dusk sighed in relief as she listened to her favorite sound of the day, the last school bell. Dusk and her classmates flooded out of the hot, stuffy room. She ran to her locker quickly and grabbed everything she needed. As she was walking down the hall, she saw a dark purple shine emitting from the corner of the hall. Dusk cautiously walked towards the glimmer, making sure it wasn't another prank by Lyra. Thankfully, it wasn't. Dusk peeked around the corner to see a small purple crystal like figure.

"What the heck is this?" Dusk asked herself aloud. She didn't know what to do. Would something happen if she touched it? Dusk grazed her fingers along the small object, it was cold and smooth. Dusk grasped the crystal like figure and examined it more carefully. There was a medium sized crack on the backside. Dusk almost couldn't believe she noticed the crack, seeing as how the object was smaller than a segment of her finger. Dusk shoved the object in her pocket of her jeans and walked out of the dreadful school. Something she didn't know, is it would be the last time she ever entered that building.

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Dusk yawned and closed her 3DS after she seen 'saving complete'. She connected the grey charger to the back where it slid in perfectly. Dusk looked at her digital alarm clock. 2:48AM. Dusk sat at the desk in her room and sighed, staring at the 3DS.

"Why can't it be real?" Dusk asked herself. Dusk grabbed her backpack and stood up, walking towards her closet door.

"I wish I could live in the pokemon world." She calmly stated. When the last word came out of her mouth, her pocket started to glow a light purple. Dusk dug down and clawed at the crystal she found earlier and stared at it in amazement. The glow made her heart flutter with excitement, it was a warm and comforting feeling that made Dusk happy, happier than she had ever been.

"I will happily grant your wish." A petit, cute voice said. Dusk almost dropped the crystal, she could have sworn she heard the voice come from inside. The next thing Dusk knew, her whole room was a white void of light. She suddenly felt very tired. Dusk's legs seemed to weigh her down, her head was spinning. Dusk blacked out.

Short preview of the next chapter:

Dusk looked above her, seeing the black wings of a small bird that she recognized right away. Taillow? Does this mean I..?

Author's Note: This is my first pokemon story, which I hope you enjoy. If you have suggestions or caught any spelling mistakes, please review so I can correct these things A.S.A.P