A/N: Hi everyone, I've broken past my writers block again, and I feel pretty confident in this chapter. Last chapter was really painful to write, because I just didn't know what to do with anything or anyone, I'm also revising an earlier statement; this fic will take place during Platinum. The reason for this change is because I recently started playing it again, and I saw that Prof. Rowan returns from Kanto just before the beginning of the game; this let me fit in his visit into Kanto in this fic into the Platinum Storyline, and since Gen IV happens at the same time as Gen II, I'll include mentions of that. That's enough for this Author's Note, let's get on with the story!

A Friendly Rival

"Wow..." I gasped as Professor Rowan handed me a red brick-like object, "... a real Pokedex!" I looked on in wonder as I pointed it at Chim.

"Chimchar, the Chimp Pokemon. Chimchar agilely scale sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains; its flame is fueled by gas made in its belly, and only goes out when it sleeps. No amount of rain or water is able to put out it's flame once it is started." A mechanical voice sounded from the device.

"You'll find this Pokedex will help you identify the pokemon you encounter on your journey." Professor Oak explained. "Although, this is the Sinnoh Pokedex, filled with the information of the pokemon commonly found in Sinnoh; but you're journey begins in Kanto, so a large number of pokemon here won't have very much data. You should still be able to identify them with it though."

"I'm currently working on the software to make the Pokedex able to interface with other versions." Rowan apoligised. "In the meantime, if you find a pokemon you don't know much about, you can call either Professor Oak or myself."

"Alright, then I'll be on my way." I said as I turned around to rush out of the lab, but I stopped at the entrance and turned around, running back to the two professors. "Actually, I almost forgot this guy and his Pokeball." I said, pointing to Chim.

"Ehrm, yes, well, okay then." Rowan seemed to have been thrown for a loop by my behaviour, "I might as well give you five Pokeballs to help you get started." He handed me six small balls, painted half red, and half white.

"Yeah!"

I was running towards route 1 to try and catch a pokemon, when I heard someone behind me scream, "Wait up Rick!" I stopped and turned around to see a girl about my age running towards me, she was wearing a white turtle(*Hint, Hint*)neck sweater, and black denim jeans. She also had short indigo hair tied into a braid thrown over the left side of her shoulder. "You know you aren't supposed to travel without either a Pokemon or a car, and I know for a fact that you aren't sixteen yet." She started scolding me the minute she slid to be in front of me.

"But Mags, I do have a Pokemon with me this time." I replied earnestly.

The girl's name was Maggie, her father named her after a Mismagius that had saved his live from a pack of wild Carvanha. When her father had just started his journey, he came across an injured Mismagius, and helped to heal her. Later, he fell into a river, and the Mismagius, seeing this and remembering his kindness, scared the Carvanha away. Her father then gave the Mismagius his lucky red bandana, and tied it around her arm so she would remember that acts of kindness always come back around. To remember the Pokemon who had saved his life, he swore that if he had a daughter, he would name her Maggie.

"That trick isn't going to work on me twice y'know." Maggie scolded me. "You know the saying: 'Fool me once, Shame on you...'"

"'Fool me twice, shame on me.'" I finished. "I know, but I seriously have a pokemon, Professor Rowan gave it to me."

"Professor Rowan lives in the Sinnoh region nitwit." Maggie flicked my forehead.

"I'll show you it then, it's the fire starter from the Sinnoh region." I said as I reached into my pocket for Chim's pokeball.

"Yeah, if you send out a Chimchar, I'll go ask Professor Rowan for a pokemon." She said, folding her arms.

"Okay, I'll hold you to that." I said as I grinned, I felt a familiar warmth as I touched one of the pokeballs and brought it out. "Go, Chim!"

The pokeball flew into the air, and released a surge of energy, which quickly formed into the now familiar shape of Chim, "Chimchar Chim!"

"Crap." That was the only thing Maggie could say after five minutes of silence. "Why did I have to open my stupid mouth?" It was well known (in Pallet town) that Maggie loved every pokemon, but for some reason would scream at anyone who even suggested that she should become a pokemon trainer.

"Well, let's go to Professor Oaks lab~" I said happily as I grabbed her hand and dragged her along.

"I hate myself..."

"Wait, you're saying you want to become a trainer?!" Oak exclaimed after I told him the reason for Maggie to be there. "I thought that I would be already six feet under before you decided to do that."

"Why is that, Sammuel?" Rowan asked.

"This girl has physically assaulted multiple people who even suggested that she should become a trainer." Oak explained.

"It was Tai, wasn't it." I turned to Maggie.

"It was Tai." She confirmed. She sighed. "I hate to do this, but I told Rick that if he sent out a Chimchar, than I would become a pokemon trainer. Give me a grass." She held out her hand.

"Alright, so you want Bulbasaur?" Oak asked.

"NO! I want a friggin' Turtwig!" She shouted.

"Alright, have these pokeballs and a pokedex and DON'T HURT ME!" Rowan quickly handed her the items she needed before running away.

A/N: Yeah, that just happened. I hope you guys liked this chapter. Fun Fact: I wrote this chapter using the Jakks Pacific Sinnoh Pokedex, and the original idea for this chapter was me trying to teach Chim ember, when suddenly a Magikarp jumped out of the water and used Surf. Then I changed to finding a Pawniard, then the chapter happened like this.