Pokemon Platinum
Chapter 1: Leaving My Manor
(The characters look like Dawn and Lucas from Diamond and Pearl.)
Yep, I'm starting ANOTHER fanfiction. ;) Couldn't help it!
It has something to do with my Black and White fanfiction, so I can't just NOT write this one... ^.^
Please enjoy...~
Normal POV
The maids rush around the mansion, searching and searching, yet not finding anything.
"She is not anywhere!" The butler yelps, pulling his hair. "Look around the grounds, find her before something terrible happens!" The maids bow and run outside.
Platinum's POV
I sit on the grass; my posture perfect. Gazing out at the sunset, I ponder my decision, hoping that this is the right choice.
"Ms. Platinum!" I hear, and turn my head slightly to see the maids. Standing up, and dust anything that has stuck to my skirt off.
"Yes?" I ask.
"Butler is looking for you." One says, bowing. I nod.
"Thank you very much." I stride back to the manor, accompanied by the escorts. Walking into my house through the mahogany doors, I head down the red velvet carpet, passing portraits and antiques on my way. Pausing at a door, I wait for the maids to open it. Once they do, I walk through and see my uncle.
"Hello." I say, and bow. He nods and motions for me to sit in the seat opposite of him. I do so, and place myself carefully on the soft blue velvet chair, awaiting his reason for calling me.
"You have decided to go on a Pokemon journey, haven't you." He says. I nod.
"Yes, I would like to go and travel the world." He sighs. "I know I can't stop you, but you do know the risks, right?" I incline my head.
"Of course."
My uncle steeples his hands.
"Then tomorrow you must head to the Professor of this region, his name is Rowan." I fold my hands on my lap, nodding. He stands. "When you go, you will choose a Pokemon to travel with. Tomorrow, I will give you the map and you may take your friend Lucario with you." I reach into my pocket and withdraw Luka's Pokeball.
"I understand." He holds his cane tightly while looking at me with aged eyes.
"Are you sure you're prepared to go?" I nod. "Then you must not go as Platinum Berlitz. The Berlitz family has many jealous enemies so it would be dangerous to go out like that..." He sighs. "You'll need to get an alias." I nod.
"You need to be terribly careful in the wide world...like your mother..." He sighs and I look at the floor. Tapping his walking stick on the floor I stand.
"Tomorrow you shall leave as simply a girl named Dawn. You may not wear fancy skirts and petticoats. You shall wear the fashion of the age outside this manor." He says and I nod.
"You are excused." I bow and take my leave. Heading up to my quarters, I enter the spacious room and sit on my four poster bed. A yellow backpack is sitting there along with a one piece miniskirt dress; it is a sleeveless black v-neck with pink on the bottom part of the skirt. I blink at the less than conservative clothes. Looking down, I see two pink boots and long black socks.
I see a white hat with a Pokemon center symbol on it. Two yellow hair pieces sit on top of the hat. A device that looks like a Poketch, one of those things I've seen on TV. But this one looks different...perhaps a new model? Or one that hasn't come out in stores yet? I am not entirely sure.
I know that my uncle said to wear all this and bring nothing of mine, but I will keep my heirloom: a silver bracelet with two purple pearls on it and the Berlitz crest on the silver band. I tuck it into my bag.
Moving everything onto my grand wooden dresser, I lie down, my eyes becoming heavy, and I drift away into the clutches of sleep.
…
The new morning sky greets me as I exit the manor, accompanied by Luka. Behind me, the maids, the butler, and uncle all stand. I fidget in my clothes. I don't understand why girls would wear something like this. I flick my dark blue hair over my shoulder and bow.
"Here is the guide." My uncle says. I nod and take it, looking at the intricate penmanship.
"This is a map of all of Sinnoh, use it for your travels." I fold the map and slip it into my backpack.
"Goodbye." I say, and bow, leaving the Twinleaf Manor for the first time.
…
The sun is high in the sky when I arrive in Sandgem town; I head for the Professor's laboratory.
"I have to take a left...here." I say, looking at the map which is more than hopeless since the writing is so small. I squint.
"This is not going to be of use." I declare, and head for a building that says "PokeMart".
Entering, I hear a ding as the door swings open. I slowly walk inside, and look around at all the shelves.
"Hello! Welcome to Sandgem's PokeMart!" The cashier says. I incline my head to him and search around for a modern map.
"May I help you?" A man in a blue apron asks.
"I'm looking for a modern map." I reply bluntly. He looks at me.
"Modern..?." He asks, trying to see if he heard me right. I nod.
"The map I have is less than good quality, perhaps in the early 1900s it was useful..." I respond. He blinks.
"Ah...alright. Let me find you something." I wait patiently as he walks over to a shelf and pulls out a thin, blue, square box.
"This is the latest Town Map." He says, and I take it. Starting to leave, he stops me.
"Umm, you've got to pay for that." He says. I blink, used to the maids who give me everything.
"Alright, how much?" I ask.
"100 Poke." He says. I raise an eyebrow.
"That is a minimal amount." I say bluntly and hand him the money. He nods, then heads back to the counter. I exit the store with a ding as the door shuts and flip open my town map.
"I'm here..." I look around. "I've just got to go north now..." I touch the map with my finger and trace it over to the lab. I head in the direction the modern map uses and find it to be much easier to manage. Why did my uncle give me that old scroll for if it was dated back in the 1900s?
Seeing a large white-washed building, I walk up to the door and press the doorbell. A young man in a lab coat answers.
"May I help you?" he asks. I nod.
"I am here for my Pokemon." I state.
"Oh, you are the new kid." I wait for him to invite me in. "Please come in. The Professor isn't in, but he will be back soon. I'll make you a cup of tea while you wait. You can sit next to the new Pokemon."
I carefully sit down, setting my backpack down, and wait politely while the lab assistant leaves the room. The three Pokemon stare at me as they eat their food. The Piplup begins looking mischievous and swipes some food from Chimchar. The fire Pokemon gets very angry and shoots an attack at the other. I watch blankly, wondering why they would fall down so far as to use attacks against each other for more food.
I ignore them as they begin to break things, waiting for the assistant to come back; I'm not entirely sure if this is normal, so I should probably just wait. The man comes back with a cup of warm tea and almost drops it.
"Chimchar! Piplup! Cut that out!" He shouts. The Pokemon shoot attacks at him and he ducks. The Piplup jumps at me and cuts me on the wrist, I recoil quickly. The bubbles from beforebounce off the wall and hits the windows opposite instead, breaking through. Glass showers down and I duck. The man flicks his cloak out and snags the shards that would've hit me. He sighs as I look up. The two Pokemon are gone and everything is broken. Worst of all, my bracelet is gone.
"What is going on here?" A gruff voice says. We all look up. An imposing old man looks at us. "Professor!" The assistant squeaks.
"I'm gone for a few days and this is how you take care of the place?" He asks, setting his briefcase down and shrugging off his brown overcoat. He looks down at me over his white mustache.
"You must be the new trainer." I stand, and bow.
"I am-" I pause, remembering to say I am not Platinum. "Dawn." I wait for his response.
"I'm Rowan." He looks at the assistant.
"Someone needs to get that obnoxious Piplup." He says. The assistant nods quickly.
"I'll go right away!" He speeds out of the lab before I know it. Rowan turns to me.
"Since this is your first Pokemon, why don't you just wait while the assistant-" I shake my head.
"No, I'll search as well." I bow to him and quickly run outside. Where could that Piplup have taken my bracelet? I sprint into a forest behind the lab, quickly getting out of breath from too much running. I pause to catch my breath and hold a hand to my chest, gasping heavily. I straighten and listen intently.
"Pip! PIP!" I open my eyes and jog down a heavily trod path. I see the assistant holding the Piplup in his arm.
"Oh, hello Dawn, I caught this one." I ignore him and take the Piplup. Looking over it carefully, I don't see the bracelet. I hand it back, and turn on my heel; I need to find the Chimchar.
"Wait! Where are you going?" The assistant calls after me.
"I'll find the other one." I reply, and head deeper into the forest.
"Chim...CHAR!" I stop, and turn to the left. I gasp when I see a large web with the Chimchar stuck to it. Around it's wrist is my bracelet. I run forward, but hear a loud noise. Jumping back just in time, I see a few purple, poisonous spikes hit the ground. Looking up, I see a nest of Ariados.
"Luka..." I begin, but freeze, my hand hovering over my pocket. My backpack is still in the lab... I look around, calculating how to get to the other side without being hit by attacks. I decide to try zigzagging, and proceed to do so. Th Ariados follow me with Poison stings just inches behind as I get close to the web holding Chimchar. A few Mud Bombs land behind me and almost knock me off my feet.
Running faster on adrenaline, I dash towards Chimchar and crash through the web, breaking through it and hitting the ground hard. Sitting up, I stand and start running. Zing! Snap! Something snags my ankle and I crash to the ground.
"Ah!" I scream, and hit the dirt again, knocking the breath out of me.
"Chim?" I look up.
"Run!" I say worriedly as the Ariados crawl closer.
"Go!" I command. "Why aren't you listening?" I turn, seeing the Ariados start shooting Poison Stings and Mud Shots. Covering up my face with my arms, I await the worse. I hear the sound of impact, but I feel nothing. I peek over my arms and see my Chimchar directly in front of me, taking the attacks full on.
"What are you doing!?" I shout above the noise, confused. The Pokemon takes more and more damage and I start to get worried. Suddenly, Chimchar's eyes glow red and it is engulfed in pure red flames.
"CHAR!" It screams, and blasts a jet of flames at the Ariados. The area is bathed in a red glow as the bug pokemon hit the ground, unconscious. I stare as the Chimchar turns to me and blows a small ember at my ankle, burning away the sticky threads. I stand up, and the Pokemon stops with it's bright fire. Tipping forward, it collapses and I catch it before it can fall; I pull off the bracelet and stick it onto my arm.
Cradling it in my arms, I start running back towards the lab. Swirls of mist suddenly move onto the path and I stop, looking to the right. I head in the direction of the mist and stop at a large lake. The spray of water is spilling out of the lake and I look into the mist. Something moves, and I furrow my brow. A clear-colored figure moves around, it body only visible at the the run that ripples across it. Then there is a soft gong-like noise and the figure disappears along with mist. I pause, wondering who, or what it was.
I then remember Chimchar's condition and rush back to the laboratory. When I arrive, Rowan and the assistant look up.
"Ah, your back...-! What happen?" I hold out the Pokemon.
"We were attacked by Ariados." I state. Rowan hands Chimchar to his assistant.
"Please treat this Pokemon." He says. "Now, we should get you your Pokedex and Pokeballs." I nod and follow behind him as we walk over to a table.
"Here is your own set." He holds out the tray and I take the five Pokeballs and pink Pokedex.
"Thank you very much." I reply.
"Professor!" I hear, and the two of us turn.
"Ah, Lucas. You're here." Rowan says. I blink at the boy as he comes in.
"That is one of my other assistants. He is fifteen, a year older than you. He is very helpful with my research."
"Hello Professor Rowan." The Lucas says, setting his bag down and shoving his hands into his blue coat pockets.
"I got the information you were looking for." He nods at his bag.
"I see." Rowan says.
"Professor!" The assistant calls, walking in with the Chimchar.
"She has made a full recovery."
So Chimchar is a girl... I squint my eyes, thinking deeply.
"Now, Dawn, you can choose what Pokemon you want to start your journey off with." I look between the three, but already certain on who I want.
"Chimchar." I say simply. Rowan nods, picking up a Pokeball and returning the Pokemon to it. Handing it to me, he smiles.
"Here is your first Pokemon to take with you on your journey." I nod in thanks and take it.
"Thank you very much."
He turns to Lucas.
"Now, I will look over the research you've brought me, and you can head onto your next assignment." Lucas nods. "And since you're both going in the same direction, why don't you both head onto Jubilife city?" Lucas and I enchange glances.
"Sure, why not!" Lucas says cheerily, "let's go to Jubilife!" I blink at the new boy and wonder why I have to travel with him. I don't say anything, as to make sure I'm not being rude, and we leave the laboratory, heading to the crossroads.
"Well, I don't know about you, but I'm hungry!" Lucas says, "Why don't we go to the Pokemon Center to eat before heading to Jubilife?" I nod slowly, feeling a bit hungry even though I head a feast of a breakfast as a sending meal.
Stopping in front of me he extends a hand.
"I haven't properly introduced myself. I'm Lucas Diamond. You can call me either name, I like both." I take his hand politely and give it a light shake.
"I'll call you Diamond. It's more elegant." I reply. "And I'm-" I pause. What last name should I use? "Dawn Hikari."
I finish, thinking of the first name that comes to me.
"Great! Nice to meet you Dawn!" He turns around and we start heading toward Sandgem Town. After reaching the Pokemon center, we head over to the counter.
"Hello! I am Nurse Joy, I run this center." A woman with pink hair and a nurse uniform says. I hold out my Pokemon.
"Can you treat them please?" I ask. She takes them.
"Thank you!" She says, and sets them on a machine. Pulling out some money I hand it to her. She blinks.
"No...you don't need to pay, it's free." I blink.
"But town maps cost money... Healing Pokemon doesn't?" I become confused. Lucas pulls me away from the counter.
"You...don't know how things work, do you?" He asks. I nod.
"Not exactly." I reply, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Let's get some food while we wait on you Pokemon and I can explain how everything works. Foods on me." He says, and I follow him. I'm not sure why he's paying for me because I have more than enough money with my Berlitz card which my uncle gave to me which is under incognito. Lucas and I stand in a line for a long time and I begin to get impatient.
"Why can't we just go up there now? Why are we waiting?" I ask.
"Because everyone else is buying food too, so we have to wait our turn." I frown.
"But the line is so long." I say beneath my breath. After reaching the front, Lucas waits for me to order. I stare up at all the numbers on the board. I begin to get worried, not able to understand standard food ordering protocol. I'm used to the maids just bringing me what I feel like eating. Lucas steps in.
"I'd like a number 4 with two sides and she'd like two of the number 6." The woman behind the counter punches something into her screen and nods.
"Your number is 206." We stand to the side.
"Why are we waiting? Is it because I wasn't fast enough?" I ask. Lucas looks at me.
"You must have lived a very sheltered life. And no, the food has to cook, you know..." I nod slowly. Food does have to cook but even though I don't have to wait on my cook at home, I guess people in the world are just slower, that's all. After getting our number called, we carry our food over to some seats.
"Where do you want to sit?" Lucas asks.
"Do they have a mahogany table anywhere?" I reply. He blinks.
"Uhh no, but we have a booth over here."
We set down two small trays on a tiny booth. I fidget in my mini skirt. How can girls manage to wear this type of clothing everyday? And how come everything is so cramped? There is absolutely no space.
"Are you alright?" Lucas asks. I nod, pulling on my skirt and sitting with perfect posture.
"Yes." Lucas eats some french fries and I wonder how people eat such low quality food. Lucas blinks.
"Aren't you going to eat?" I bite my lip.
"I'm not used to food like this."
He smiles. "Just eat!" I chew a piece carefully. Lucas smiles.
"Like it?" I nod slowly.
"It has an interesting taste."
"Try the bean burrito, they're great." Lucas points. I pick it up and try a bit. I'm surprised at the different taste. It's better than I expected. After we finish most of our meal, Lucas begins to explain how the Pokemon Center and PokeMarts work.
I record everything in my memory to make sure I don't make another embarrassing mistake. We get up and deposit our trays on the rack near the trashcan and head over to pick up my Pokemon. After thanking Joy, Lucas and I exit the center and start off down the road to Jubilife city.
"You'll really like it there." Lucas tells me. "It's so large, and the building and multimedia of the town makes it ever more popular for people to go too." I walk beside him listening to his talk of Jubilife, but thinking internally about everything that is different in the whole wide world. The sun begins to set and I look down the road tiredly. I've been walking all day, this is getting old. Lucas points ahead.
"Look! Up ahead is the entrance to Jubilife city!"
He beckons me to follow and makes me run as we sprint towards the metropolis.
Yeah...next chapter will be better. Just setting things up. ^.^
Hope you enjoyed!
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~Misty