Okay! Time to get on with Chapter 1! It begins with a Jump Cut to the next day, where Dipper, Mabel, and Soos arrive in Twinleaf Town. Also, a few other characters from Gravity Falls might appear as rivals or traveling partners. Can you guess who? Anyway, at the end of each chapter, I will post the current teams of the protagonists as well as their badge count. The teams will update soon, as I want to have at least one of the 3 to catch a Pokemon by Chapter 2 or 3.
But enough of my rambling, on with the show!
Chapter 1: Twinleaf & Sandgem, Even A Battle!
It was the next day as the plane carrying our heroes was to land soon at the airport in Twinleaf Town. Twinleaf Town was considered a starting point for most trainers in the Sinnoh Region, which is why an airport was built so trainers from around the world could come to start their journeys there. It was a fairly warm area, considering Sinnoh is the coldest region in Japan.
The plane landed at around 12 noon, and Dipper, Mabel, and Soos stepped off and exited the airport into Twinleaf. It was not a bustling city, rather a quaint little town with a population of about 50 to 60 people. As soon as they stepped off, Mabel gawked.
"Oh my gosh! It's so pretty here!" She said, and her and Turtwig ran to play in the flowers nearby. "They match my sweater!" Mabel pointed to her sweater, which had a bright red flower and a bright yellow flower on it.
"Mabel, we're supposed to go meet Professor Rowan, remember? He's all the way in Sandgem Town, and I don't know how far that is from here." Dipper said.
"Maybe Piplup can find the way!" Soos said, bringing Piplup out of its Pokeball.
"I don't know, Soos. I think Piplup doesn't have good navigational skills. We'd need a flying Pokemon to scout the skies to look for it." Dipper said to Soos.
"Maybe we should ask around!" Mabel ran back over to Dipper, Turtwig in her arms.
"Yeah, that would be a good idea." Soos said.
"Okay then, we'll split up, ask around, and meet back at the airport in 10 minutes." Dipper said.
The 3 split up and ran to every corner of Twinleaf Town asking around. Most people said to go North into Route 201, then head East to get there, but others said to go South and go West. 10 minutes had passed and they all met back at the airport.
"People told me to go South and then go West, but that just brings us back to the airport." Dipper said.
"I was told the same thing." Mabel said.
"I was told to go North into Route 201 then head East!" Soos said to them.
"Then that's what we'll do." Dipper said.
The 3 headed North into Route 201. It was a lush, grassy area. There were multiple grassy patches were Pokemon frolocked, and there was a split path.
"This sign says that West leads to the Verity Lake Front, and East is to Sandgem Town." Dipper said.
"Oh! I wanna go to the Lake Front! Maybe Piplup can swim in the lake!" Soos said.
"Then we'll split up again." Dipper said. "Soos, you go to the Lake Front. Mabel and I will explore here on Route 201!"
Soos ran toward the Verity Lake Front, Piplup happily trailing behind him. Mabel and Dipper walked through the grassy patches, examining the many Pokemon. One Pokemon that looked like a Beaver with a small lions mane, a Bidoof, had taken a liking to Mabel, and it happily followed her around.
"Hey Dipper! This Pokemon likes me!" Mabel shouted. Dipper quickly turned.
"Shh!" Dipper turned back. Mabel walked over.
"What is it?" She whispered. Dipper pointed to a flock of bird Pokemon.
The Pokemon were little black and white birds with small tufts on their heads and white circles on their bellies. This Pokemon was known as Starly. However, one of them stood out, and was the one Dipper was staring at.
The Starly he was spying on was not black and white, but brown and tan, and it seemed like it was "shining" in a way. It stood in the middle of the flock, picking at seeds in the ground.
"I don't have any Pokeballs." Dipper said. "But I want to catch that one. Let's watch it to make sure we don't lose track of it."
Meanwhile at Verity Lake…
Soos entered the Verity Lake itself through a grove of trees. Piplup had already begun swimming in the water, happily paddling around. While Piplup swam around, Soos began picking little blue berries from a nearby tree.
"These will be great to feed to Piplup! Maybe Dipper and Mabel could give these to their Pokemon!" Soos said to himself. As he turned, however, he saw he wasn't alone. Further down the lake shore stood a man with blue spiky hair in a grey coat and black pants. Soos overheard the man talking to himself.
"Time and space… this universe…" the man said. "It could change… it could change for the better, but only with your help, legendary Pokemon of the lake." The man turned to leave but stopped when he saw Soos. "Excuse me," he said, and left Verity Lake.
"Huh, wonder what that guys deal is." Soos said, before returning to Piplup.
Now at Route 201...
It was early evening. Dipper had recorded the Pokemon he saw in a note book, and drew a quick and colored sketch. Mabel was still watching the Pokemon, as it had not left, but most of the Starly had flown away.
"Maybe I can show this to Professor Rowan, then I can get Pokeballs to catch it." Dipper said.
"Dipper, this Pokemon might fly away by the time you get Pokeballs." Mabel said.
"What if I asked it to follow us, like that Pokemon following you?" Dipper pointed to the Bidoof that sat next to Mabel. "Then I can capture it later."
"Maybe. Give it a try." Mabel said. Dipper walked closer to the Starly, which stopped to look at him. It didn't move, and Dipper got closer.
"Hey little guy." Dipper said. "I think you're a cool Pokemon, and I was wondering if you'd like to join my team?"
The Starly stared in confusion, before turning and flying away. Dipper sighed.
"Well, it was worth a shot. Now it's gone." Dipper said to Mabel, frowning.
"I'm sorry Dipper. Maybe you'll see another different colored Pokemon! I mean come on, they can't be that rare, can they?" Mabel said, trying to cheer him up. "How about a Pokemon battle?"
"Mabel, we don't know the moves of our Pokemon, how can we possibly have one?" Dipper asked.
"Maybe the move names are simple, like Scratch or Tackle." Mabel suggested. "Or maybe something like Growl or Roar."
"Okay then, let's give it a try!" Dipper said. He took out his Pokeball and threw it, revealing Chimchar. The two took opposite positions on the road.
"Chimchar! Scracth attack!" Dipper commanded. Chimchar ran over to Turtwig and scratch it with its claws, forcing Turtwing to jump back.
"Turtwig! Get revenge with a Tackle attack!" Mabel commanded. Turtwig dashed over toward Chimchar and rammed into it, sending it flying into the ground.
The battle roared on for some time until Mabel said a certain command.
"Come on Turtwig, keep your guard up!" It was at that point that a small blue sphere surrounded Turtwig before disappearing. Turtwig glowed bright red and felt stronger and bulkier.
"What kind of move was that?" Mabel asked.
"I don't know. Maybe not all moves are offensive. Maybe the moves are Offensive and Defensive. Looks like that move raised Turtwigs defense." Dipper replied.
The battle consisted of many Scratch attacks, Tackle attacks, and the rare Withdraw attack (the one that raised Turtwigs defense), but the ending victor was Dipper, whos Chimchar had defeated Turtwig.
"Aw rats, I lost. Good battle Dipper." Mabel said, petting her Turtwig before returning it to its Pokeball.
"Same to you. That was pretty fun." Dipper said, smiling. He returned Chimchar into its Pokeball.
As he did so, Soos ran back over to them.
"Hey guys!" Soos said.
"Hey Soos! Where have you been!" Mabel asked.
"The Verity Lake! It's really big! I even picked these for you!" Soos handed each of them a berry.
"Also, I met this guy there, a really weird guy. He had blue spiky hair, and he kept talking about the universe or something like that. I don't know, but he mentioned something about a legendary Pokemon at the lake."
"A legendary Pokemon?" Dipper asked.
"Yeah, weird huh? Anyway, you dudes see someone like him pass through here?" Soos asked.
"No, we didn't see anyone pass through here." Mabel said.
"The maybe… he is a GHOST!" Soos said.
Their was a moment of silence before they all burst out laughing.
"Hey Mabel," Soos said. "Whose that with you?"
"Oh, this little guy? I don't know what Pokemon he is, but he seems to really like me!" Mabel pet the Bidoof happily.
"Meanwhile, I saw this weird bird Pokemon." Dipper said.
"Like that one?" Soos pointed to a Starly nearby, a normal colored one.
"Yeah, but it was a different color. It was brown instead of black and white, and it was in a flock of the black and white ones." Dipper showed the picture he sketched.
"Huh. Who knows, maybe you'll see it again." Soos said. "The mysterious case of the Colored Pokemon."
The three of them and Bidoof walked into Sandgem Town around late evening. It was a little bigger than Twinleaf, featuring many homes and a beach south of it. It had a population of about 80 to 95 people, and featured the laboratory of Professor Rowan, a Pokemon Center, a white building with a red roof, and a Poke Mart, a white building with a blue roof. The three walked up too the laboratory.
"Okay little guy, you wait outside, okay? I'll be back." Mabel hugged the Bidoof, who obeyed and sat outside the door.
"Let's meet Professor Rowan, and hopefully start our journey officially." Dipper said. He put his hand on the doorknob and turned, opening the door.
-(End Of Chapter)-
Well, it seems they are about to meet Rowan for the first time! Next chapter will contain Pokemon capturing, and I hope you like what I did with that whole Shiny Pokemon thing. That Shiny Starly MIGHT be of importance… but not now.
Stay Tuned!
~087-B