That gleaming light from within the void cracked at my sight, Assaulting my mind with a great beast's silhouette phasing through my mind with its ear-splitting roar. Of course, it had been but a dream, but no matter how many times it repeats, I never can see it coming. Only nobody could ever quell these dreams of mine, but It's manageable.

I must have screamed again since my Mom came upstairs and into my room, my dad would have come as well, but he was exploring all of Sinnoh in search of the one known as Cresselia. According to legends, Cresselia's feather could cure even the worst of nightmares. I always told him I was fine, but my dreams have been getting worse. They're happening when I'm awake, and I end up stunned for a few moments with a slight headache. I've been calling them surges myself.

"Are you okay? Did you have another nightmare?"

"I'm okay, I'm sure I'll get home soon with the feather"

"...Platinum, your father is missing" She began to tear up as she covered her mouth, beginning to sob.

"Y-you're kidding...R-right?" I tried to force a smile, it was unstable and began to crumble as I tried to look for some sign of a bad joke.

"I'm sorry, Platinum, Something happened to him when I was calling him last night, he was on a boat and a big storm hit him." I was clenching my shorts, Tears dripping off my face and onto the floor as I just ran. Both out of the house and outside of Twinleaf town, Only one person saw where I went. My neighbor Dawn.

By now, I was by Lake Verity, Sitting in the short grass in my idea of pajamas. Due to my nightmares, I would sweat a lot, this meant I usually wore a grey tank top, biking shorts, and be barefoot. With this, my feet were resting just barely on the water. My knees were up to my chest and my cheeks being shielded from the sun by the knees.

"Platinum? are you okay? I saw you run out of your house barefoot!"

I couldn't pull myself to say anything, I guess she could tell how I felt as she just sat down next to me.

"You know you can tell me anything, We've been friends since kindergarten, I'm here for you"

"He's gone..."

"Oh," She looked down for a moment before changing her tone "I'm sure he's okay! Maybe he just got caught in the middle of a Pokémon battle and his phone broke, He's probably just looking for a phone now!"

I knew she was just trying to help me feel better, I'm glad she did, even if she was lying." But are you okay? It's dangerous to put yourself last all the time."

"I'm fine, Really It's my dad who needs help"

"Don't worry! he's probably resting or looking for a way to contact you"

"I hope so"

"Well...I don't know if this'll make you feel better, but do you remember what today is?"

"Not really, no"

"Seriously? C'mon today's when we get our Pokémon! We're supposed to head to Sandgem town at noon, I was on my way to come to get you earlier"

"I forgot, sorry"

"Hey! What did I say for apologizing for everything!"

"Sorry" I admit, I smiled a bit saying it a second time.

"Oh, you jerk!" She said in a joking manner, playfully pushing me, "You should probably go back home and change"


"Platinum! Thank goodness you're alright! I was so worried about you"

"Sorry, Mom..." She rushed to hug me.

"It's okay, I shouldn't have told you so soon, But I'll keep you updated on anything from dad, Go get ready to get your Pokémon"

"Okay, I will!"

Like a dysfunctional light, I was in and out of my room, Quickly changing, and then on my way to Sandgem town.

"Oh! Platinum you're here! We're just a couple of minutes away from his lab, C'mon let's go get our Pokémon"

She was excited, I could tell from her posture, voice, and expression. Sure she was always the bubbly sort, but she was different here.

"And as long as we stay on the path we shouldn't run into any Pokémon here" I heard a rustle in the grass as a flock of Starly rushed past, blowing off Dawn's hat and revealing her dark blue hair. flapping in the wind.

"Oh hey! You dropped this!" I heard a male teenager with an orange and white striped long-sleeved shirt, medium uncombed blonde hair, and a rushed attitude they looked to be busy doing something.

"Thanks a lot!"

"Oh, You two are from Twinleaf town, aren't you! I've seen you hanging around there! Could you be the ones to receive a partner Pokémon?"

"That's right! Platinum and I are on our way there now!"

"I'm on my way there myself, I just...Uh got lost"

"Excuse me?"

"O-Oh nothing I'm just joking to make sure you know the way"

"You could...Follow the path that way?"

"O-oh I'm glad you know the way! I'll be on my way then! Bye!" Before I could even blink, He was gone.

"It was nice...to meet you...What was that about, He's so impatient"

"But We're close to meet Professor Rowan, We should hurry"

"Oh, you're right! C'mon already!" She gripped my wrist, Leading me to Sandgem town just to see the boy from earlier, He was older than I, By around two to three years. He was with an adult woman wearing a lab coat and held books in her arms.

"Take these to the Library for me, The new trainers will be here soon"

"Alright, be back soon!" He was off in a hurry as Dawn waved, Running to her with me in tow. "Hi, there! We're here to get the Pokémon!"

"Ah, I'm glad you're here! I'm Professor Rowan, Well his daughter anyways. Tell me your names?"

"Shouldn't you already know that?"

"Yes, but you wouldn't believe how many people try to pretend their new trainers"

"Oh okay! Makes sense I'm Dawn!"

"I'm...I'm...I-I'm" I stumbled, Holding my head in pain, Struggling to stand as my vision blacked out, Showing me the beast clashing against some kind of surface before I fell back with a headache.

"Are you alright!? Does your friend normally do this?" I heard their voice but I couldn't see clearly.

"Oh no! It's okay don't freak out, just give him a second"

I shook my head, Clearing my thoughts and revitalizing my vision. I could see the professor in my face as she began feeling my forehead. It startled me as I scooted back out of her reach.

"Don't worry about me, It's just a surge, that's all, I'm Platinum"

"A surge? I've certainly never heard of it before"

"Oh, It's just a thing with Platinum, He regularly has nightmares and visions which causes him to freeze up and stumble. He can explain it better"

"How can I put this...It's sort of a power surge, The power goes out for a moment then goes back on shortly after. I can't see others but I get a nightmare of some kind of Pokémon...Well I'm not sure what it is"

"I see...Have you tried to find the Lunar Wing?"

I nodded"My dad..." I hesitated to speak.

"It's okay, you don't have to talk about it," She said then whispering to her.

"Oh, I see, Well I'm sure he's alright, Now why don't we get you your Pokémon!"

"Come on Platinum, I'm sure you'd love your future partner!"

"Oh, r-right" I shook my head to clear my thoughts.

There were some crashing sounds heard from inside as a group of oddly dressed men and women escaping the building holding Pokéballs and years of research gone within seconds, Throwing down a smoke bomb to cover their tracks. Before the smoke cleared they were gone.

"T-the Pokémon...My research" She fell to her knees on the ground."They're gone, all of it!"

With little hesitation, I followed after them, In desperation to return her research and Pokémon, I jumped onto one of their backs, dispelling their balance and causing the both of us to fall, Notebooks of research and a single Pokéball falling a rolling out of reach.

"Hey! Back off runt! This is for the world. No the universe! I won't let the likes of you ruin it!"

I tried to stand and fight, But the nightmare just came at the worst time as usual as I held my head, Stumbling with my body resisting my will to stand as I fell to my knees, Trying to get myself together. But this one felt longer than usual and I couldn't see until hearing Dawn's voice and the scramble of that strange person.

"Platinum! Are you okay?"

"I-I'm fine...I couldn't stop them, All I could do was get a Pokéball, I looked behind me as the Pokéball laid dormant.

Soon after, Professor Rowan came, stopping to catch her breath "I-It's okay, I saved all of my research onto a flash drive" I could tell she was still upset, So I didn't want to add anything to it. I just handed her the Pokéball.

"They got the other two Pokémon...All that's left is Piplup..."

"We'll get them back...I hope. There are trackers on the pokéall's inside we put on there in case anything happened to them, We'll call the police to see if we can get them back"

I felt a little better, trying to smile, which I was still have trouble to keep out.

"I think I have another Pokémon I can let one of you have, Who would like Piplup?"

"Dawn, You can have it"

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, besides I'm not really into water type Pokémon" That was a lie, but I didn't feel like i really deserved a Pokémon after I failed to stop those weird people before.

"Oh come on, I know you're lying! You love every single kind of Pokémon, Stop blaming yourself! There was nothing you could have done, It wasn't your fault"

"She's right, And the police are already on their way to get the Pokémon back"

"Still."

"Still, nothing! Everything will be okay, so there isn't anything to worry about!"

"Alright, Sorry"

"I keep telling you, don't be sorry for something you didn't do!"

I smiled a bit before saying after"Sorry" She could tell I was joking and started laughing.

"Now!" She lightly punched my elbow.

"Alright then, I'll go see what other Pokémon I have" She walked inside before some stuff fell down inside of the building as she shouted, Being heard from clear outside. "Barry! Stop leaving your Pokémon to roam around fre-Ouch!" There was a thud, As a small, trash-covered Pokémon ran out, half of a sandwich in its mouth before landing in my arms, cuddling itself against my shirt.

"Oh, good. You caught it" She lightly moaned with her holding her lower back. "Ow...I should clean up more often...It looks like some odd form of Burmy or Wormadam, we should clean it up a bit"

After washing it off, and brushing its mint-colored fur until it was clean and fluffy.

Professor Rowan gasped, Lifting it up quickly then being bitten and flinching, Throwing it in the process as it landed back into my arms, Sinking its face into my chest.

"Looks like you got a starter after all, Huh, What is this Pokémon?"

"The mythical Pokémon, Shaymin. Although I have no idea how it got here or why it likes you, but that's what it is. Will you want this to be your Partner Pokémon?"

I nodded

"Good, while you're at it, I'd like to know why it seems to be attracted to you, Can you help me with that?"

"Of course!" I nodded, feeling Shaymin try to pull my hand with its teeth so I would start petting its fur.

"Aww, It's so cute!" Dawn said attempting to pet it as well, Shaymin just growled alerting for Dawn to back away.

"Does that mean Shaymin only likes Platinum? That's quite weird"

"What do you mean?"

"Typically, Shaymin is known as the Gratitude Pokémon, They're known to be quite kind to all"

"Maybe it's attracted to a scent?"

"It's hard to be sure. I'd like you to research this while you have your Pokémon, And of course, you're welcome to go on an adventure, With parental consent of course. I wouldn't want you to do anything crazy!" She gave an embarrassed laugh, Glancing around for an extended amount of time before speaking again"I'll try to get things back to normal around here, Why don't you get your family so you can let them meet your partner! Come by around tomorrow and tell me your answer for having an adventure"


"Welcome home Platinum, Did you get your Partner?"

"Yeah! This is Shaymin!"

"Shaymin? Doesn't look like the typical partner, usually, it's Piplup, Turtwig, or Chimchar. Is it a new species of Pokémon?"

"I was told it's a mythical Pokémon, Although it only seems to like me"

"Oh I don't know about that, C'mere little Shaymin" She put her hand closer to pet it with Shaymin growling and biting her finger.

"Ouch! No kidding about that I suppose, well as long as it likes you"

"I guess, But I want to know...Can I go on an adventure? I want to go find dad!"

"Absolutely not!"

"But-"

"No buts!" She paused, looking away."Listen, Platinum... I want you to, I really do...But please I can't lose you too"

"I'm old enough to go on an adventure! Even if I don't look for dad, I want to explore and go on my way"

"Platinum, Please listen to reason, I don't want you to get hurt"

"You said it was a storm at sea, What are you talking about!?"

"I wanted to wait before you would know the full story, But it's not what happened, Your father was attacked by a group of terrorists that called themself Team Galatic. I don't know where he is"

"What...W-why didn't you tell me?" I exclaimed, Tears quickly forming and collapsing down my cheeks. Shaymin tried to climb onto my shoulder, Licking away some of the tears.

"I couldn't bring myself to do it...It hurt too badly, We won't be able to get the lunar wing yet, please just be paitent, I'm sorry"

I couldn't find anything to say so I just went upstairs and to my room.

"Are you okay?" A small, Female voice spoke softly.

"W-who said that!?"

"It's me, keep your voice down. I'm Shaymin"

"How are you talking?"

"Most mythical Pokémon can speak, however, I only want to speak to you"

"Why me? And why do you only like me?"

"I dunno, You've just got a safe aura"

"My aura?"

"Well, something like that, Either way, I do believe you need the Lunar wing to stop your nightmares, Right?"

"That's right, why?"

"I can help you get it, And those terrorists, They attacked my home to make their base, We have the same enemy!"

"Wait- I can't fight them, I'm not even supposed to leave home yet"

"Well, who's to say you need to listen to your mom"

"No, no no no no nononono!" I quickly shook my head.

"And why not? Is that what you want?"

"I-I...I'm gonna get some sleep, feel free to sleep anywhere"

"I will, Goodnight Platina!"

"I'd prefer if you didn't call me that, It's just Platinum"

"Whatever you say, Platinum!"


I woke up early. Earlier than ever. It was four in the morning with the morning dew dripping from the roof in a rhythmic motion.

"Huh, Platinum? What are you doing"

"It's nothing...Just another nightmare is all"

"You look upset, is it really that bad?"

"It's not just the nightmares, I've sort of gotten used to them"

"Is it because of your father?"

"Yeah...Even though he was always gone looking for the lunar wing, It still hurt to hear that he was gone"

"I know how you feel"

"You do?"

"Many of my kind were either taken captive, fled, or ended up dead...I know it hurts, But if your father was attacked then there's a good chance he's needed for something"

"So he might be alive?"

"There's a solid chance, Let's go find them!"

"I can't! My mom told me not to!"

"If they needed him, Then if you don't hurry you'll end up being too late, who knows what they could do!"

"I-I...Alright. Let's do it" I went to my drawer, pulling out a notebook and pen to write out a letter.

"Mom, I'm sorry but I have to do this, Shaymin was attacked by those terrorists as well and I need to do what I can to stop them. I'll take care of myself and Shaymin so don't worry about that part. I'll come home when I can, And I'll try to keep ourselves out of avoidable danger. I hope you understand- Platinum"

I used some scotch tape and stuck it up to my door before packing what I needed, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, extra clothes, clothesline, and sponges. I also brought some potions and my family's first aid kit for myself and dressed myself to leave home.

"I'm sorry Mom..." I whispered before using a jump rope to climb down from the window to the ground. "C'mon Shaymin! I'll catch you!" Shaymin jumped down, Landing in my arms before climbing up onto my shoulder.

"Okay, Let's get going!"

It was almost pitch black. With the bright moon glistening in the sky. The lampposts glow in the night giving just enough light to see where you were going.

"Are you sure you want this?"

"I'm nervous, but like you said I need to do this"

"Alright, Let's get going"

"Right."


Dawn


I knocked on his door, With Piplup to my side and a bright smile on my face. I wanted to see how raising a Mythical Pokémon is like so I came over again.

"O-oh Dawn...P-Platinum's not here" She had been crying, And from the looks of it for quite some time.

"H-hey what's wrong? Did Platinum go on an adventure already?" She solemnly nodded before inviting me inside.

"Platinum ran away"

"What!? That's nothing like him! He does everything he's supposed to!"

"He wrote this note and left from the window." She handed me the letter as I read it for myself.

"Terrorists!? He told me that he just got lost at sea! And how does he know Shaymin's home was attacked too?"

"I don't know. But he's going to get himself killed!"

"I'll do it. I'll search for him he can't have gone too far!"

"That's awfully kind of you, but I can't ask you to recklessly endanger yourself like that!"

"I won't get into too much trouble! I'll just keep an eye out on my adventure!"

"Thank you...I hope I wasn't too hard on him"

"It's not your fault! You were just looking out for him, if you hadn't told him then he might not act as cautious as he is now"

"I hope you're right, Just please be careful"

"I will! I'll call you about anything I find out Platinum, Just try not to freak out for now"

"Thank you..."

"Why don't you just get some rest for now. I'll take care of everything!" I said with a bright smile and a wave. Leaving to find my way to Sandgem town.


"Oh...Mornin' Are you going to be on your journey as well?"

"As well? Wait! Did Platinum come by here?"

"Yeah, Around like five in the morning...He's definitely an early riser..."

"Which way did he go!?"

"He's on his way to Jubilife city, something about needing to buy camping supplies, Why, are you two competitive or something"

"No, He ran away from home. He's chasing after the ones who attacked his dad"

"What!? Why would he put himself in danger like that!?"

"I don't know, I think he's overstressed because he wrote in his letter that Shaymin talked to him. He might be hallucinating!"

"This isn't good...I should've known from his expression that he wasn't okay. What will you do?"

"I'll chase after him. I have to stop him before he gets himself hurt"

"Okay, Hold on a second you'll need to be prepared. Let me get you some Pokéballs and Potions"

"Alright, Thanks"

She went inside before returning moments later with ten Pokéballs and twelve potions as I opened up my bag and placed them accordingly.

"Good luck, and stay safe if you want to cut him off I recommend cutting through the forest before he can leave the city"

"Thanks, I'll do my best!"