Diamond's POV
"One more time, Dia!" Pearl was shouting. Chewing on a piece of dried fruit, I ignored him. Taking no notice, my best friend started again. I knew Platinum was looking in a very amused fashion at us.
" So…Speaking of Pokémon!" He crossed his arms on his chest.
"Speaking of Pokémon…" I repeated.
"Chansey are usually the best Pokémon to help with healing." Pearl said.
"You don't say." I said nonchalantly.
"For example, one of Chansey's moves, Softboiled, can restore the health of other Pokémon by splitting their own health when outside of a battle. Inside of a battle, it restores up to fifty percent of Chansey's health. There are also a lot of other moves that brings back energy."
"Yeah. If I brought a MILK DRINK and a SOFTBOILED egg with me, I'd be full of energy all the-" I was cut off as Pearl, with exaggerated movements, pretended to whack me on the side of my head. I widened my eyes to the size of oranges.
"YOU IDIOT! WHY IS FOOD SO IMPORTANT TO YOU?!" He yelled. I grinned as I heard Platinum giggled. Pearl immediately ran up to her.
"AHA! You laughed, didn't you?!" He demanded. Platinum continued sipping her tea in our fancy room (she owned the hotel, obviously…).
"I didn-Yes, I did. Those days are over." She smiled radiantly. I found myself drawn to that smile. It was a beautiful thing, just like Platinum was-
"Dia? DIA!? You spaced out again!" Pearl shouted. I rubbed the back of my head sheepishly.
"Haha, sorry." I replied. "It was just…just…" I trailed off.
"Food again?" Pearl sighed. "I guess it is almost six-" On cue, my stomach growled, and he sighed again. I mentally laughed in relief. Today, I didn't have to lie…about my crush.
After eating in another five-star diner, ("I own this restaurant." Platinum said) we headed toward a battlefield in Sunyshore, where we were staying. Platinum had decided that a little training would not hurt, and as she brought out a Pokéball, Pearl took his place as judge and I stood facing her on the other side. Platinum and I threw our balls at the same time, and they opened to reveal…
"Lopunny!" The rabbit-like Pokémon cried out.
"Don…" A small, but sturdy, Shieldon came out of Dia's ball.
"Ready?" Pearl asked. Platinum nodded, and I did the same. "Begin!"
"Lopunny! Use Focus Blast!" Her Pokémon nodded and began charging a white energy-like ball.
"Don, use Metal Burst!" I commanded, and my Shieldon caught the powerful beam, hurling it back at Platinum's Lopunny. I noticed that the beam was traveling a lot faster, then I realized that Don had pushed forward while it was still trapped in his reflective attack. I shot him a look of approval. However, Platinum wasn't done yet.
"Lopunny, use Jump Kick to avoid your Focus Blast!" Clever, I thought. As Lopunny launched itself up by a short distance, the Focus Blast shot straight underneath Lopunny and traveled a few more yards of beach sand before disappearing into the ocean. Snapping back to the battle, I yelled,
"Don, catch it! Use Iron Head!" Don's body was enveloped in white light, and his short, powerful legs propelled him off the ground to meet Lopunny's feet head on. The end result was an ear-cracking, loud, and smoky BOOM!
Pearl's POV
The whole battle had been quite exciting. It seemed almost as if my two friends knew what attack they were going to use, by the way they countered. I could tell, of course…but anyways, the smoke was clearing. Squinting my eyes, I tried to see the outcome of the match.
"And the winner is…BOTH OF YOU!" I screamed. Lopunny and Don were in a double knockout stage. Dia ran over to Don and picked him up. He then looked back to check on Platinum, who had returned Lopunny to her Pokéball. Platinum and Dia both called,
"Come on! We're going to the Pokémon Center." Then they both stared at each other and blushed, looking away. I raised an eyebrow, observing that Dia had pulled his cap over his head. If Dia had a crush on Platinum, I'd be sure to help him.
"Hey, Dia. Out of Dreamland. I need to talk to you for a sec." My best friend tore his eyes off of Platinum reading a huge thousand-page book that I never read, not that I wanted to. I led him into the privacy room (Platinum's hotels had everything) and locked the door.
"What?" He asked suspiciously. I decided to spill my beans.
"IfyouhaveacrushonPlatinumtalktomepleaseokay?" I burst out, my tongue flying. Dia stared at me in confusion.
"What?" He repeated. I slowed down.
"If you have a crush on Platinum, tell me, all right?" I said slowly.
"WHAAAT!?" Dia jumped up in surprise after the third repeat of 'what'. "Who said I had a crush on Platinum?"
"It's obvious! You've been lost in space daydreaming about her for the past few months, hello-o-o! Just a few minutes ago you were watching Platinum read a thousand-page book!" Dia finally let his shoulders droop.
"You're right. I do have a crush on Platinum. I never say anything because I'm scared…"
"…that she might reject you?" I questioned. Dia shook his head.
"That's one reason. The other is that I don't want you to be sad." Now I was running in circles. What the heck?!
"What are you talking about?" I asked. He replied,
"I thought you liked Platinum too! Last week you hugged her!" My brain settled in the right place.
"No, I just think of her as a best friend, maybe even a sister. I'd be happy if you married her." Dia's eyes bulged in indignation.
"MARRYING! WHY ARE YOU THINKING THIS FAR AHEAD?!" I laughed.
"Chill out, I'm just messing with you. Besides, you should use the time we have to think it over. Now…in the meantime, why don't we practice our routine?"
Platinum's POV
I heard the yelling that came from Diamond and Pearl's shared room, but I decided that it was just Pearl practicing his 'you're an idiot' speeches. As they came back down looking quite contented, I closed the book that I had just finished for light reading. It wasn't the best book, but I finished it in twenty minutes all the same. As Pearl began talking, I realized they were performing their routine again.
"Speaking of Pokémon…" Diamond echoed Pearl.
"Pokémon have many types, don't they?" Pearl asked.
"They do?" Diamond answered, adopting his dopey manner.
"Yes! For example, there is the Water-Type, Fire-Type, and Grass-type for starter Pokémon. There were two more types that were introduced in Johto, the Steel and Dark-types. There's a few more, right, Dia?"
"I think…there were…umm…twelve more types…They were Flying, Poison, Rock, Rock Candy, Ice Cream, Ground Beef, Dragon Tail…"
"DIA! IS ALL YOU THINK ABOUT FOOD, YOU FOOL!?" Pearl slapped Diamond hard with air, his hand traveling less than an inch in front of his cheek. Diamond held a hand to his face, pretending that it had hurt.
"At least the food doesn't fly yet." Now, I couldn't control myself, and I let out a real laugh as Pearl stared at me.
"Are you all right?"
"Yes, I'm fine." I sat up again in my ladylike fashion. "Please ignore me."
As soon as they did, I took out a newspaper and began reading.
Gym Leader Hayato Falkner was found to have disappeared in the morning of April 6th. Investigators are currently searching for clues in his house that could have led to his disappearance, but they have discovered nothing. If he does not return soon, he may be removed from his post as Gym Leader. The same has happened with the retired Sinnoh League champion, Ray, who had traveled up Mt. Silver and did not return. That may just be the cause of the mountain, but we will continue the search for both of them.
I threw away the newspaper and searched wildly for the book I had been reading earlier. There was a connection!
Aha! I thought triumphantly. Pearl and Diamond looked at me weirdly.
"Are you sure you're ok?" They asked. Not bothering to reply, I flipped through the pages in a wild but gentle manner before it fell softly to a picture of Jirachi. I skipped to the last few sentences.
The Legendary Pokémon Jirachi has the power to grant any wish. There have been several recorded instances in which it has saved worlds by creating black holes that have taken in humans of considerable noteworthiness. Nothing further is known about Jirachi's powers.
"Diamond! Pearl! Look at this." I shoved the book in their faces. "The last three sentences." They read it, but remained unperturbed.
"What's that got to do with us?" I picked up the fallen newspaper and held it up.
"See now?" I asked. As they read the article, their faces grew whiter and whiter. My eyes caught a tiny black hole forming against the bookcase. It grew rapidly, expanding to a yard wide within half a second. I didn't even have enough time to warn my friends before our feet lifted off the ground, suction force pulling us to the hole. I managed to drop a quickly scrawled note that I had created when I realized that we could've been victims on the ground, and my being vanished. The paper fluttering lazily to the floor was the last clue that anyone had ever been here.
A/N Sorry for the slow update…I've recently become hooked on Metal Fight Beyblade :D Anyways, please review!