Disclaimer: Idea is mine, Pokémon is not.

Author's Note: So, I did a few comics over on my deviantART account with a similar idea, and I wanted to see how well it would translate into a fanfic. This is pretty much for the sake of fun; don't take them as too critical, since I love Platinum. They won't necessarily be in any particular order, though this first one is right at the beginning of the game. I am using myself in place of Dawn, though it's mainly for some fourth-wall humor and for the sake of poking a bit of fun at myself later.

That Wasn't In Diamond and Pearl…

"That's right from Professor Rowan—"

"Wasn't this about the red Gyarados last time?"

Orangen quirked an eyebrow as she turned off the TV in her room. Sighing, she heard someone pounding up the stairs, figuring it was Barry — and she was right. The blonde boy appeared in her room moments later, out of breath.

"Hey, Orangen! You saw that interview, right? Let's go ask Professor Rowan for some Pokémon!"

"Aren't we supposed to go to Lake Verity and steal them out of his briefcase?" Orangen replied flatly.

"…Huh?"

Orangen shook her head as Barry gave her a confused look.

"Never mind; let's just go."

"All right, let's just run really quickly and we won't have to worry about wild Pokémon!"

Orangen rolled her eyes as Barry darted towards the grass on Route 201. Before she could say anything, Professor Rowan conveniently showed up, walking from the lake with Lucas in tow.

"Don't you two know how unsafe that is?" Rowan reprimanded.

"He's the one running into the grass here," Orangen said defensively. "It wasn't my idea."

"Whatever. Hey, Lucas, what do you think about giving some Pokémon to these two wacky kids for no reason whatsoever?"

"I don't know, sir…" Lucas frowned.

"I told you, Barry's the wacky one here—"

"Okay, here you go."

Rowan interrupted Orangen, opening his briefcase and offering up three Pokéballs. Barry grinned as he ran forward to grab one, while Orangen just sighed.

"You changed your mind awfully quickly, there… But hey, if you really think this is a good idea, I'll take Chimchar."

"Hey, Orangen! Let's battle before we go home!"

"Let's not. Our first battle is supposed to be on Route 203."

Barry folded his arms. "I have no idea what you're talking about, but I bet you're just mad because my Piplup can totally own your Chimchar!"

"Fine, let's just get this over with…"

"Let's go to Lake Verity!"

"It's about time. We only did this right away before."

Barry didn't seem to hear Orangen as he grabbed her by the arm and dragged her along behind him. He stopped abruptly when they reached the lake, wearing another confused expression as he saw the man standing by the shore.

"Who's that?"

Orangen felt a headache coming on as she easily recognized Cyrus. Changing how they obtained their Pokémon was forgivable, and adding an immediate rival battle was at least understandable… But introducing the leader of the villainous organization within the first twenty minutes of the game?

"GAME FREAK!"

A startled flock of Starly flew out of a nearby tree as Orangen put her head in her hands and yelled in frustration.