-1Chapter 2: Pokémon: Platinum Adventures!
[Neon's POV]

How marvellous the huge, towering buildings were - only once had we ever come to Jubilife City and in that visit we'd got lost countless times. Tarmac everywhere, cars lining the streets, stalls with people selling potions and berries - we could get so used to this atmosphere. There are trainers everywhere here, not just rookies like us but real hardened trainers; in the centre near the city fountain we could see a Dusknoir battling a Hippowdon, people were crowding to see the battle unfold, there were even people betting on the winner. We could tell that the people and Pokémon of this city were so friendly but all had that competitive streak to be the best.
"C'mon out Luppy!" I shouted, throwing his Pokéball in the air.
"You too Aurora!" shouted Glow, doing the same.
Luppy immediately hid behind me whilst Aurora just stretched then retrieved Luppy from behind my right leg. However after the fun of the first leg of our journey, it seemed they were both a little tired out so we decided to play it safe and head to the Pokémon centre. Inside was only a small queue but Whilst waiting I spotted the Hippowdon, that had battled previously near the fountain with the Dusknoir, lying on its back with a fairly big burn on its stomach groaning whilst being sprayed with burn heal, then in the corner I saw a girl, older than me, feeding what looked like candy to a Budew, it then glowed a radiant silvery-white and evolved into a beautiful Roselia. I mis-took what she was doing at first for feeding normal candy to a Budew but I remembered Barry going on about something called Rare Candy one time and apparently it increases a single Pokémon by one level. We were at the front within a few minutes. Nurse Joy could tell that we were rookie trainers because we only had a single pokémon each.
"Hello trainers, what are your names?" said Nurse Joy in very calm voice.

"Nurse Joy is it, nice to meet you I'm Neon and this is my Piplup - Luppy." I said to Nurse Joy, I'd heard she was very nice!
"And I'm Glow, nice to meet you and this is my Piplup - Aurora." Glow replied.
"I love all your names, now would you like me to heal your Pokémon also now we are recording your visits to Pokémon centres from now on with your Pokétch as a reward program. You do have Pokétches right?" She said once again, in her calm voice. I look at Glow in confusion.
"Um…um…we don't have or know what Pokétches are - could you explain?" replied Glow.
"If you return your Pokémon to there Pokéballs and pass them to me, I'll explain!"
exclaims Nurse Joy. We return both Piplups to their Pokéballs and handed them to Nurse Joy as requested. "Well Pokétches are like watches with lots of different applications on such as a digital clock, a calculator, a step counter and your party monitor - more applications can be added but you will have to find them. It is one of a trainers best friends and is lightweight and easy to use. In order to get one you must locate three clowns around the city and correctly answer their questions in order to gain three coupons. Then come back here and I'll give you yours, I'll set them up for you now and scan them for you. You have gained 50 free points plus five for your visit. Here are your Pokémon back, I'll see you when you've collected all the coupons"
"Thank You, so much Nurse Joy" I said excitedly, I place 500P (Pokédollars) in her already spilling tips jar; Glow does the same.
"Thank You, see you soon!" shouted Nurse Joy whilst waving. We step outside to find it was now dusk.
"She was nice, now lets see if we can find…" Glow is cut off by Ella and Barry.
"Glow…" says Ella spitefully, "Neon! Like so do you have a map or Pokétch yet?" she said kindly.
"No not yet we are off to find the clowns!" I replied. "Do you have any clues to where they are?"
"Well like we accidentally bought an extra Sinnoh map earlier, I will be nice to you and like note the places down where to find the clowns. But hurry up cause the clowns are packing up in 5 minutes." she replied. "Pen please Barry!" she screeches at Barry. She notes down where to find the clowns.
"Thank you so much Ella, I owe you!" I exclaimed. Ella walks over to me and whispers in my ear.
"Oh we can sort that!" she whispered.
"Ok then…um…um…bye…um…then Ella. Barry" I said embarrassed and nodded to Barry who gave me a dirty look.
"Bye honey!" said Ella, Barry said nothing - there was something not quite right about him today. I'm not sure what to say by either of there behaviours. We then ran round the city as fast as we could to collect the coupons from the clowns and returned to the Pokémon centre, collected our Pokétches and left to find a hotel. We found one easily and found that Ella and Barry were next door. We're now really tired after our first day of journeying and settled down after eating (no shoving down) our complementary dinner. During the night I heard a quiet knock at the door, I went to the door and I look down to find a piece of paper with the words 'Meet me now at Route 203.' I was now was over come with confusion and so I get Luppy's Pokéball, Pokétch, room key and a flash then head off to route 203 as requested whilst explaining to a tired Luppy the situation, he is fine to be up at 4:00am anyway and agrees to back me up with some attacks if needs be. We arrive at route 203 to find a hooded figure.
"Good morning, how about an early morning battle says a voice", the hooded figure releases a Turtwig which uses Tackle on Luppy, it does little damage. It is commanded to use Withdraw but Luppy leaps at it and uses pound, which does a good amount of damage; again Luppy uses Peck and then leaps up high, spins and uses bubble to finish the Turtwig off. "Grrr your too good!" says the figure.
"Your no match for me" I said, "Reveal yourself, who are you!" I shouted.
"Fine" says the figure, his tone rises to a familiar tone. He reveals himself to be Barry. "Ok its me Barry, you beat me lucky you! I only did this cause you are trying to steal my sister, she whispered something to you what was it…huh?"
"All she said was I can sort that after I said I owe you!" I said in confusion.
"See you are stealing my sister, you like her don't you huh? Well you could of said before you know it would have been fine but…" he replied angrily.
"Alright I like her so what, I'd never want to steal her from you I promise! You're my friend I wouldn't hurt you!"
"Ok I'm sorry I over-reacted, I believe you, but I'm not going as easy on you next time" he says competitively then runs back to the hotel.
"Well done Luppy, you're a star Pokémon" I said as I kneel down and give Luppy a berry. He jumps up and down then we walk back to the hotel together to get what last rest we can get before we continue our journey. I didn't plan on telling Glow or Ella about our little early morning confrontation.

"Wake-up sleepy head…!" said a voice. "C'mon we've gotta get moving Neon…", I recognised the voice finally - it was Glow.
"Morning, did I oversleep." I said quietly.
"No but you've got an hour to shower, change and eat so get a move on!"
"Oh ok mum!" I said sarcastically; We both giggled. I slumped into the bathroom to see Luppy and Aurora in the shower. "Morning, you two - sleep well?" Both nodded.
"Piplup, lup, lup, lup, lup? (How could you make poor Luppy battle at 4:00 in the morning?)" said Aurora telling me off.
"Sorry Luppy!" I replied.
"Piplup, lup…lup! (Seriously Aurora…its fine!)" chirped Luppy.
"Piplup…lup… (Well…if your sure…)" replied Aurora.
"Alright you two, I know you enjoying the water but I gotta shower now!" I said to the pair of Piplups.
"Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiplup! (Well turn around then!)" yelled Aurora. I could see what they were doing in the mirror, Glow had made them mini-towels out of pieces or spare material from a stall outside; Aurora was wrapping herself and Luppy up.
"Can I look?" I said that though I knew I could.
"Lup! (Yes!)" chirped Luppy.
"N'aww don't you two look cute in them!" I said kindly to the pair of Piplups whom are wearing mini-towels on their heads and waists. They waddle out with Aurora leading.
"Lup, piplup, luuuuuup! (And don't call me cute!)" chirps Aurora, sticking her little head around the doorframe. I ignored that comment because I did think it was cute and I go on to close and lock the bathroom door. After sprucing myself up a bit and brushing my teeth, I packed up, put my backpack, Pokébelt and Pokétch on then headed downstairs to the hotels dining area. I arrived to find the pair of Piplups sharing a chair whilst eating Pokéfood and Glow sitting eating egg on toast. Aurora was glaring at Glow probably because she was eating a Doduo egg. I grabbed a few cereal bars and some oran-juice for breakfast, I wasn't too hungry, then we decided where we were to go today; we were to head to Orebourough in order-to gain the first Sinnoh league badge however we first planned on shopping then training and near the end of the day we were to head into Orebourough and stay with Glow's friend Chez. After breakfast we went outside, stocked up on potions, heals and other such items and headed for the centre of the city. On the way me and Glow got budged deliberately by a gang of older teenagers.
"You'd mess we me would you kids!" shouted the gang leader, another boy and two girls appeared from behind him and challenged us 2 vs. 4 in an unfair match. Then Ella and Barry appeared.
"Lay off you big bullies" yelled both Ella and Barry.

"You challenging us too eh? Fine 4 vs. 4, we win this turf is ours - we kick you outta here; you win we'll leave you alone and leave Jubilife." screamed the gang leader. We all moved towards the fountain and began to battle.
"C'mon out Luppy!"
"Lets get them Aurora!"
"Get 'em Chimez!"
"Lets win this, go Wiggy!" vs. Luxio, Glameow, Stunky and Golbat. Luppy made Glameow faint, Aurora made Stunky faint, Chimez fainted against Luxio, Wiggy made Golbat and Luxio faint.
"Arg, fine your better than us. Could we stay if we make sure battles here are clean and keep gangs like us off these streets?" said the gang leader in a change of heart. I was happy for this to go ahead, just as long as they kept their promises.
"No can't!" said everyone except me.
"Yes, but you must keep that promise. If you don't I will personally kick you all out of here; Officer Jenny will hear about this and keep an eye on you." I said. I truly do believe in them, my Dad told me stories of what he did when he was younger - he did the same as these gang members although he changed and helped Officer Jenny, in this area, clean up the streets back then.
"I understand Neon!" said Glow.

"Thank You Glow!" I replied.
"Thank You…um…Neon - we promise to keep these streets free of gangs and keep battles clean and fair. Please take this for believing in us!" said the gang leader, "Please have a Quick Claw and 2000P each! Thank you and good luck young trainers!" We quickly left a little shocked that all that had happened in the space of 15 minutes.
"Well see you soon Neon and Glow!" said Barry and Ella though Ella was not leading today. That was unusual.

After our battle I informed Nurse Jenny of the gang and we decided it was time to train and then catch some more pokémon. I used the money from the gang to buy some more Pokéballs, I found a Starly and caught it quite quickly - I nicknamed it Flaps! After some battles with three Bidoofs, two Budews and a further two Starlys, my Luppy evolved into Prinplup! Glow's Aurora evolved into Prinplup aswell and she caught a Bidoof, named Bobby, and a Shinx, named Fluxray. It was dark when we finally gave up on training.
"Today's been good hasn't it!" I exclaimed.
"Yup, it has been awesome. We've had a large battle, got some new buddies and trained hard. Sinnoh beware cause Glow and Neon are ready to become champions!"
shouted Glow, some Starlys flew away because it was that loud.
"Hell yeah! Though we should hurry up and head to Orebourough because its getting foggy." I replied. I looked down and saw small shiny puddles, almost like a it had rained shiny golden water drops. I followed the puddles into some tall grass and found a shiny Bidoof curled up crying.
"Oh my gosh, is that a shiny Bidoof?" asked Glow.
"Oh poor things crying and scared! Could you pass us a berry Glow?" I kneeled down next to the sobbing shiny Bidoof. "Whats up little buddy?"
"Bidoof, doof, doof, oof. Bidoof…doof…oof, oof! (My owner, who is a clown, wants to put me in a…in a circus…because I'm a freakshow!)" sobbed the shiny Bidoof.
"N'aww I won't let him take you back if his like that, your not a freakshow…"
"…Doof, Bidoof…oof, oof, oof! (Thank you, I want to come with you if that's ok…I can smell him, the clown, my trainer!)"sobbed the shiny Bidoof. She then hides behind my left leg.
"Its ok Bidoof, take this!" I announced whilst passing her a Oran Berry.
"Neon, theres one of those clowns heading this way…" shouts Glow. The clown comes over to retrieve his shiny Bidoof.
"Oi kid, that's my shiny Bidoof, behind you there - give her back now!"
"Never, I heard what you plan to do to this Bidoof. Your going to have to battle me to get her back." Prinplup vs. Sudowoodo, Sudowoodo jumped about dodging Prinplups bubble attacks, then Prinplup jumped then span and used bubble in order to cover a large area with water. It was a critical hit, Sudowoodo fainted. "Damn you kid, you'll regret messing with me. I'll get you back" growls the angry clown.
"Are you ok Bidoof?" I asked.
"Bidoooooooooooof! (Thank You!)" said a very happy Bidoof. It then jumped up and down, knocked a Pokéball from my belt and it caught itself. Then it came back out.
"Do you think it could get us through the Orebourough Gate cause she glows right so we can see when we go through it?" asked Glow.
"Good idea, maybe!" I kneeled next to my newly caught Shiny Bidoof. "Hey Bidoof, would you mind helping us get through the Orebourough Gate?"
"Doof, Bidoof…ooooooof! (Yes of course…it's the least I could do!)" said the jolly Bidoof, jumping up and down again.
"Thank you Bidoof!" me and Glow said to Bidoof. We all enter the cold, dark cave to find a hiker who gives use both the HM rock break. We then double battle a further two hikers and I get a female Geodude which I named Geodudette. Finally we arrive in Orebourough.
"Hey Glow, wheres Chez live then?" I asked Glow.
"Umm, let me think, first house in town I think she said!" Glow replied.
"Let's go then, have you met her before?"
"No but I have video-called her in Sandgem before, she is from Johto like you but moved here with her parents when she was 11. She has a Chikorita named Cedric and not sure she has anymore Pokémon yet."
"Oh my dad has a Meganium! I love Chikoritas and what a cool name! If I ever go back to Johto I'll get a Chikorita."
"I prefer Cyndaquils to be honest but Chikoritas are cool! Yeah going to Johto would be fun, I hope we can do that some day."
"Glow is that you?" said a loud voice. Glow turns round to find a girl, who is fairly tall, standing down the steps.
"Oh my gosh, Chez - hey, how are you? You have an Eevee? That's cool!"
"It is you, come back to mine, you must be tired. Yeah I just got it from my Grandparents, I've always wanted an Umbreon next to a Chikorita. Called my Eevee, Godferry! Oh hey you must be Neon, nice to meet you! Oh my gosh, you have a shiny Bidoof? Where on earth did you get that." said a very friendly Chez.
"Heya nice to meet you too, you two go on ahead I gotta do some stuff first." I replied. Glow and Chez head off to Chez's house. "By the way, thanks for the help Bidoof, do you mind if I call you Shinez?" I said to Bidoof, giving her another berry.
"Doooooof…Bidoof, doof! (No problem…and yes Shinez suits!)" replied Shinez.
"Well I'm going to the Pokémon centre to video-call my grandparents." I said.
I headed to the Pokémon centre to video chat my grandparents. I typed in their number and my grandmother appeared onscreen.
"Hello darling! Arthur its Nelson - come quick. Where are you? How are you? Wheres your mother? Hows Gloria?"
"Hello Grandma, I prefer Neon not Nelson! I'm on my very own journey. I'm currently in Orebourough to get the first Sinnoh gym badge. I'm travelling with my Glow. I have a Piplup called Luppy, a Starly named Flaps and a Geodude named Geodudette. I'm calling because I've found a shiny Bidoof and I know you know about Shiny Pokémon and you have a Bidoof. Should I give her to you because I know she'll be safer there because her previous owner wants her back, she was being put in a circus as a freak show. And Grandma Gloria prefers to be called Glow."
"Oh ok Nelson…um…Neon. your on your own adventure! Good luck with that I'm sure you'll become as strong as your mother one day. Lovely names and team. Oh that's nice travelling with Gloria…Glow sorry. We'll be happy to take her in, she'll make a good play mate to Biddy the Bidoof. Poor thing will have a lovely home! Well lets start the transfer, I'll give you a Houndour in return. Good luck Darling."
"Thank you Grandma, he'll come in handy! Bye!" I replied "Shinez, your going to a safer place now, ok? I'll see you again one day! No tears huh?". I returned Shinez and placed her in transfer box. "Bye…bye Shinez!" I sobbed.
"You received a Houndour!" said the computer. I took the Houndour and headed home to a quiet home.

"Morning! Sleep well?…Neon get up…c'mon we gotta beat the gym leader today!" said Glow.
"Ok I'm up!" I did the same as yesterday, except I slumped into Chez's bathroom once again I did my daily routine of showering, brushing my teeth then getting my equipment on.
"Morning all!" I said after my shower. All the Pokémon were eating and Glow, Chez and her parents were at the table. "How is everyone!"
"Well I heard your off to Eterna City, my grandma lives there so I wanna come along with you after your gym battles" said Chez enthusiastically.
"Oh I wouldn't mind" I replied.
"Nor do I Neon, but Chez's parents aren't too happy with that because its quite far away and there has been increased sightings of Team Galactic, a criminal organisation who will attack anyone in their way." exclaimed Glow.
"But its good experience for her is it not?" I said.
"Well I suppose it is but I'm worried that she will be hurt." said Chez's father.
"I can promise you that we will deliver Chez to her grandmother safe and sound, she is only a year younger than us and has some good Pokémon to protect her. Please just this once, let her explore Sinnoh, one day she could become an excellent trainer."
I begged, it would be nice to have another companion for a while. It only takes 2 days to get there from here if we get a move on.
"Well I'll think about it!" said Chez's father.
"YAY!" Me, Glow and Chez shouted.
"Well I'm going to get my first gym badge now!"
"Fine Chez, if these two can defeat Roark then you can go, but only if they do!" exclaimed Chez's father. I headed for the door with Luppy by my side.
"Be back soon!" I shouted.
"Good luck Neon!" said Glow and Chez. I ran to the Orebourough gym to find Ella and Barry standing at the door jumping up and down.
"Hey you two, oh you got your first gym badges well done!" I said.
"Neon, how ya doing?" they said at the same time.
"Great thanks, how are you? I gotta get in there and defeat Roark now!" I said excitedly, I ran past them whilst hearing Ella say to Barry:
"God you lost to Neon, you are weak, aren't you? Lets get to Eterna before Glow and Neon!". When I got inside I battled two weak trainers and rushed to Roark.
"Neon is it, I heard you were coming from those two trainers. To be honest they were no fun to battle. So you ready, lets battle!"
"Heya Roark. Yep I'm Neon and I'm going to become the Sinnoh League Champion. Mine will be more fun - so let the best man win!"
"Go Luppy, lets win this!" I shouted.
"Go Geodude!" Roark shouted.
"Luppy use Bubble, lets make that Geodude faint fast!" I shouted. It was a critical hit, Geodude fainted. Then a huge Onix came out.
"Jump on that Onix and spin off its head then use bubble again! I shouted excitedly - the adrenaline was really kicking in. It was another critical hit, Onix fainted. Then a Cranidos came out.
"The same again Luppy!" Luppy jumps.
"Cranidos head butt that Prinplup before it uses Bubble!" It was super effective.
"Luppy are you ok?" I ask.
"Prinpluuuuuuuuuuuup! (REVENGE!)" shouts Luppy. It jumps again.
"Cranidos same again!" shouts Roark. Luppy bounces off the gyms wall and uses bubble. It was a critcal hit once again but Cranidos has a little HP left.
"Cranidos same again! Watch for that Prinplup!" shouts Roark again. Luppy bounces off the wall then the ceiling and spins whilst using bubble. Another critical hit.
"The winner is Neon and his pokemon Prinplup, Luppy!" says the referee.
"Here Neon take these TM76 and the Sinnoh league Coal Badge, well done!"
"Thank you Roark! Awesome match!" I replied.
"Good luck in the rest of Sinnoh - Neon. I hope to battle you again so day!" I walked to the Pokémon centre to heal Prinplup. On the way back I could see Glow going into the gym for her first badge, I knew she'd do well!

She was gone for half an hour but me and Chez knew she'd win. The door knob turned and Glow came in with the coal badge, this meant Chez could come along with us to Eterna City to visit her grandmother and so we could get our second Sinnoh League badge. We all packed up our stuff ready to leave in the morning.

TO BE CONTINUED ~