Chapter One:

The Awaited Games

Kanzo Yasuda was at the front of the longest line he'd ever seen. There were about five hundred people in the line, all waiting for something that the video game store got in that day.

Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl.

Kanzo's hands were shaking with delight. He would be the first in the city to get the game that he had awaited for several months.

"How much longer, Ka-Chan?"

Kanzo turned around to see his friend, Yuri Nokugawa. She was about five foot eight, the same height as Kanzo. Her hair was dyed red, and she wore no make-up. She had her hand on her hip, and she wore a smile.

"Not much longer, Yuri-Chan." he replied, grinning. "Only about ten minutes left until the store opens!"

As he said, the store opened ten minutes later. Kanzo and Yuri rushed in, going straight towards the section for Nintendo DS games.

"Sweet!" said Kanzo, picking up a copy of Pokemon Diamond.

"Yeah!" agreed Yuri, who had gotten a copy of Pokemon Pearl. "This is great!"

They walked out of there a few minutes later, games in hand. They departed to Kanzo's house.

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As they sat in Kanzo's room, they both waited excitedly as they rushed through what Professor Rowan said at the beginning.

"I'm so excited!" said Kanzo. He was grinning, pressing the buttons. "What did you start off with, Yuri?"

"Chimchar, of course." responded his friend. "And you?"

"Turtwig. What else?"

They both continued playing for a bit, going through the first part of the adventure with ease. Quickly, they made it to Sandgem Town. As they did all of the necessary things, Kanzo noticed something.

"Hey, Yuri...have you seen any wild Pokemon yet?"

"Not yet, why? Wait...you haven't either?"

Kanzo scratched the top of his head, but didn't have much time to think about it.

"Kanzo! Yuri! It's time for lunch! Be sure to wash your hands!"

"Geez! Lunch already?" Kanzo looked at his watch. "Oh, it's nearly twelve. I guess we better listen to my mom."

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Kanzo and Yuri sat with Kanzo's mother, all eating in silence.

Kanzo's father had died when he was ten years old. At the same time, his grandfather had disappeared. Both were working on a piece of the Pokemon games, which Kanzo loved so much. So he promised himself that he'd never get tired of them, no matter what.

Yuri had lived two blocks away from him for as long as he could remember. Even now, four years after Kanzo's family was reduced in number, Yuri came over nearly every day. She and Kanzo had a lot in common, after all.

As they finished their meals, they washed the dishes and walked calmly back upstairs. Right before Kanzo entered, he had a very bad feeling...

As if...

He would never leave the room for a very long time...if ever...

Shaking it off as nothing, He entered his room...

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"Sir." said a voice.

A shadowed man in a giant red chair made a motion to show that he was listening. A scrawny-looking man in a red outfit saluted. "Sir, we did as you asked. One hundred copies of the doctored game were delivered to the specified shop. The first one hundred buyers will be able to get them."

"Excellent." said the shadowed man. "You did a good job. Take the rest of the week off. I will call you when I need you again."

"Yes, sir! Thank you, sir!"

The man left, leaving the shadowed man all alone.

"This is good." he said to no one but himself. "Very good. Everything is going according to plan."

He folded his hands together, and sat back in his chair. "The one hundred fans will soon find themselves in an event like none have ever seen! I can't help but wonder. Will they be afraid? Will they be excited? Will they be unable to believe it?"

He laughed, a short laugh. "We'll all find out soon. In three minutes, we'll find out..."

He laughed again. "Ha ha ha!"

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In the three minutes the shadowed man predicted, Kanzo and Yuri were still playing Diamond and Pearl. They were unsuspecting...

There was no way they could have known...

If that did, though, would they have put down the games?

No. They probably...would have continued to play...

Both of their games went out. Before they could cry out objections, both went back on. They were confused, but they didn't have much time to be.

Both game systems seemed to get larger for Kanzo and Yuri.

"What the hell?!" screamed Kanzo. He looked over at Yuri. She seemed scared...

He held out his hand. "Yuri! Grab my hand!"

She grabbed his hand, but they were separated as they were sucked into the portals...

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Kanzo awoke only moments later, to the feeling that something was kicking his face. He opened his eyes, confused at what he saw.

It looked like a cat or dog, but it was clear that it wasn't. The front half of it's body was blue, with yellow band-shaped spots on its front legs. It also had yellow in it's ears, and it's eyes were yellow. The back half of it's body was black, though with a yellow-tipped tail.

A surge of recognition flowed through Kanzo. He looked in his hand.

A red-and-white ball was in it.

He stood up quickly, looking down at the creature. He bit his lip to keep himself from screaming, but it didn't work.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

What was in front of him was a Shinx, the Pokemon he was working on catching in Pokemon Diamond. Behind him was a turtle-like creature with a leave growing out of it's head.

His starting Pokemon, Turtwig.

"WHERE THE HELL AM I?!"

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Next Time:

Shinx and Turtwig

Kanzo, finding himself somehow stuck in the world of Pokemon Diamond, still doesn't know what's going on. After accidently catching Shinx with the Pokeball in his hand, his Turtwig is kidnaped! Though he still doesn't know what's going on, he knows that Turtwig is in trouble, and needs his help!

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Author's Note: Cool, I finally got started on it.

I wanted to work on Legendary Shadows: Zokkou, but I also wanted to get started on this. I eventually chose this.

I'm going to get another story started today, I think. Maybe.

Please R&R, and sorry if I moved the story a bit too fast!

-Salazare