Author's Note: I know that you described your character as kind, but I did this intentionally. After all, don't the people you play against always seem to be meaner than they really are, especially the first time you meet them?

Chapter 11- Loss and Glitter

The tiny dragon twirled, running in a close circle around the steel Preevolution. The winds ripped and tore at the Restil, yet amazingly the Pokemon gave no response. Ashton grinned.

"Your attack does nothing!"

Diane's eyes widened. "Why not!"

She turned back towards the steel legendary. Something about it was strange. Its eyes were glowing oddly. Ashton's grin widened.

"Restil's special Ability is Prism Armor! It is immune to one attack per battle, and I chose Twister! Now! Restil! Use Metal Needle!"

Diane's heart sank as Ryu fainted under the barrage of steel spikes. The store-clerk raised an arm.

"AND THE WINNER IS ASHTON!"

-Later-

Diane sat in her room, feeling down from her first major loss. Sure, she had won the second place prize, a strange item called a Wind Stone, yet it did nothing to raise her spirits.

She looked up at the sound of someone knocking on her door.

Her mother poked her head in. "Hey. What's wrong?"

Diane shook her head. "I just lost the tournament, that's all."

"Cheer up! There'll be plenty more! You can't expect to win every tournament to play in!"

Diane nodded. "That's true."

She got up off the bed and retrieved her Capture Disk from her desk. "I'm going to prepare for my next battle!"

Her mother smiled. "That's the spirit. If you want, you can come down to the dining room for some cookies. They're peanut butter!"

Diane shook her head, grinning. "Nah, thank you though." Her mother smiled once more before leaving, shutting the door behind her. Diane turned on the Capture Disk, plugging Ryu's Pokeball into it. A new message appeared.

-A NEW ITEM HAS BEEN DISCOVERED! RECEIVED GOOD ROD!-

A fishing rod appeared over the capture disk, spinning in place until Diane grabbed it, finding it solid. The Capture Disk beeped and a new message appeared.

-A NEW ITEM HAS BEEN DISCOVERED! RECEIVED BAG!-

A girl's Item Bag, from Emerald version, appeared, just as the rod did. There was a whirring sound and a small item pooped out of the side of the disk. The little screen emptied, then yet another message pooped up.

-This is an Item Generator. It can be used to project and store items found on your Pokemon Adventure!-

Diane pocketed the little object, smiling. "That's useful! I bet it's only good for Key Items or something." She reset the Capture Disk to the area selection screen. The choice, Pond, was flashing.

-Area 3: Pond has been activated!-

Curious, Diane selected the area and activated the Disk. Luckily, she's been sitting on the bed, because the floor around it had turned into water, her bed becoming the shore. Ryu, who'd been watching curiously, looked down into the water, puzzled by its reflection. Diane grinned, taking the Good Rod and casting it out into the water. The bobber floated for a few moments before being dragged under.

Diane reeled in frantically, the Pokemon at the end of the line pulling back hard. Suddenly the Pokemon leapt, revealing itself as a Magicarp.

As the useless fish Pokemon flopped about on the 'shore', Diane was left staring. Its scales, which should have been a bright red, were goldish. A real live shiny Pokemon!

"Oh my god!"

Reaching into her pocket, Diane retrieved an Ultraball. Without hesitating, she tossed it at the Magicarp and the splashing Pokemon was sucked in, the ball plopping onto the shore. It shook once, twice, and chimed. Diane, amazed, simply sat there, staring at it. Slowly, a loopy grin stretched across her face.

"YES! I CAUGHT A SHINY POKEMON!"

-Nickname?-
-y/n-

Diane carefully typed in the first name that popped into her head. Ryu sniffed at the still Ultraball.

-Koi-

The fifth member of her team had arrived.