Introduction:

Hey all so I just want to say thanks again we are up to 65 views and wow I am stunned I didn't think people would care about this but hey here we are. So here is chapter 3. I hope y'all like it I wanna try to keep the intros short and sweet so whoever does stop to read these stupid things can get right into the chapter. ENJOY!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own pokemon in any way, this is just a fanfiction. Please support the creators by buying and playing Pokemon Platinum Version wherever sold in your respective area.

AND. HERE. WE. GO.

Guide:

Bolded Italics: Speaking to Audience or Out of Time

Regular Italics: Thoughts

COF: Character(s) of Focus

Chapter 3: Leaving Home

COF: Lucas Diamond

3 pm (Sunday Afternoon)

"Chimchar, use Scratch," Lucas commanded.

Chimchar scratched the wild Bidoof for the third time and then raced back to his trainer awaiting the next command. He was weak but determined. Lucas pulled out a Pokeball and tossed it at the wild Bidoof. He watched in anticipation as the Pokeball twitched three times and then stopped signaling that it had been captured. He added the wild Bidoof to his team along with a Starly he captured earlier. They were small but he felt that they could make a great addition.

"HA Gotcha," Lucas shouted happily.

"We're getting better at this buddy," Lucas said as he high-fived Chimchar.

Lucas reached into his backpack and pulled out his newly acquired Pokedex and started to ready the entry. The way it worked was whenever Lucas encountered a pokemon he took a photo of it and a new page was made about the pokemon stating its type and specific information relating to it.

"This thing is insane," Lucas said while reading the page.

"Yo Lucas," Barry said as he ran over to him.

"What's up," Lucas asked as he put the device away.

"So now that we have pokemon I thought it was time for me to tell you something," Barry said as he put his arm around Lucas.

Lucas raised an eyebrow, whenever Barry was going to tell him something it was either extremely stupid or extremely odd, it was a toss-up most times.

"What did you come up with now?" Lucas asked with a raised eyebrow.

"So you know Lake Verity?" Barry said with a grin.

"Yeah what about it?" Lucas asked.

"So apparently there is this legendary pokemon who has been there for centuries and we are gonna catch it," Barry said.

Barry went on about how the pokemon was extremely powerful and that no one has even come close to catching it before. The two walked to the lakefront where Barry pointed to a cave in the middle of the lake.

"You mean to tell me that we with our super under trainer basic pokemon are going to capture a legendary creature that has been roaming the earth for centuries?" Lucas asked.

"Well now that you put it like that…...it sounds even more exciting," Barry said.

As Lucas and Barry walked more into the lakefront they noticed some new faces there, people they had never seen before. Before they were spotted they hid in the thick of some trees and listened to the conversation between what seemed to be a middle-aged man with blue hair and a man in normal clothing smoking.

"This is pretty extreme man, if you think we can pull it off I could probably plan something," The man said.

"This is the beginning of our master plan my friend, together we will bring an end to this emotion dependent world, and the disgusting people who live in it we will create a new world," The blue-haired man said while gazing at the cave in the center of the lake.

"You know you sound like a fortune cookie sometimes," The man said with a chuckle.

Lucas and Barry were confused. New World? Free of Emotion? What was this weird guy going on about? When they spotted the dreaded symbol on the blue-haired man's clothing they figured it all out, they were from Team Galactic.

"Oh hell no," Barry said as he rushed from the trees.

"Barry?!" Lucas said, getting out with him.

"Hey, you guys better get out here if you know what's good for ya," Barry said, clenching a Pokeball.

The two men looked over at the trainers. Barry was glaring right at them. One of the men tossed away his cigarette and reached for one of his pokeballs.

"No no there's no need for that," The man said while pushing the man's hand away from his pokeballs.

"I apologize for our intrusion but there is something very special about this lake that I, Cyrus, wanted to see for myself," Cyrus said as he walked towards the two.

"You guys better get moving we don't like Team Galactic around here," Barry said while gritting his teeth.

"What the hell is so interesting to a group of thugs like you," Lucas questioned.

"That is none of your business," The man said.

"Please step aside and we will leave peacefully," Cyrus said.

Lucas and Barry moved out of the way but kept their eyes on both of the Team Galactic members as they left the lake. Lucas was happy that they didn't fight; he knew first hand that Team Galactic was not afraid to do some pretty horrible things.

"Man they were lucky that we weren't going to battle otherwise we would have destroyed them," Barry said, putting his pokemon away in his bag.

"Mhm yeah," Lucas said, still looking in the direction they left in.

Lucas was lost in his thoughts. Who was this Cyrus guy? Why didn't he try to steal their pokemon? Something seemed very off about his rather polite nature and Lucas didn't like it not one bit. Also, that other guy was odd, he looked like a normal person and not a member of Team Galactic.

"Yo Earth to Lucas," Barry said, shaking Lucas.

"Wha...oh sorry what is it," Lucas snapped back into reality.

"I said I am heading out to go get my first gym badge….haha this is the start of me becoming the best trainer there ever was. Anyway, you need to get better too, maybe eventually you'll catch up to my skill level. That first battle was beginner's luck. But next time I am going to crush you," Barry said with a grin as he started to run off to the nearest gym in Oreburgh City.

Now that Lucas had found an interest in battling he wanted to hone his skills and get better in whatever he could. And it seemed the best way to show your skill advance through the ranks was obtaining gym badges. The only problem is the Oreburgh city was a while away from home and if he left for Oreburgh he might as well join Barry in going on an adventure across the Sinnoh Region. This means he would be far from home even as far as Snowpoint City which alone takes 3 days to get to.

Am I really going to leave my home, I mean Red and Blue did it and even Brendan from Hoenn, and look at them.

Lucas came to a conclusion and decided and he needed to talk to someone before he packed his stuff and left. He walked into his house and played the conversation in his head over and over.

"Mom, I need to talk to you," Lucas said as he sat down on the living room couch.

"Yes, honey?" Johanna asked while coming downstairs.

"Um so I talked to the professor and…..mom I'm going to fill out the Pokedex for him," Lucas said both excitedly and sadly.

"Oh my, what does that mean?" Johanna asked.

"I'll be leaving Twinleaf and travel across the whole region," Lucas said seriously.

"But I thought you didn't want to be a trainer?" Johanna asked.

"I did but then I battled Barry and I got this rush and I love it and I've been doing more and more trainer related things and Mom it's the best I love it the training, the learning, the catching it's all great," Lucas said with a childish smile.

Johanna just smiled and hugged Lucas finally he found something he wanted to pursue. What kind of mother would she be if she didn't support him.

"Well if it's really what you want to do then I support you," Johanna said while hugging Lucas.

"Thanks, mom I'll come to visit I promise and I'll call you often," Lucas hugged back.

And the next day Lucas packed his bag and set off to Oreburgh city. He checked his wallet and there it was his very own trainer card.

Trainer Name: Lucas Diamond

Home: Twinleaf Town, Sinnoh

D.O.B: December 16, 1990

Eye Color: Hazel

Hair Color: Slate Gray

Lucas walked through the grass and reached Sandgem Town. One of Professor Rowan's assistants taught Lucas about PC boxes and Technical Machines and other trainer related things. Dawn was also there as well. She was studying some water pokemon on the beach. She taught him a little about types and how sometimes strategy and planning is the best way to win battles rather than brute strength.

Lucas was amazed it was like a whole new world for him. While buying some medicine for his pokemon Barry's mom stopped Lucas and asked him to give Barry his Parcel at Jubilife city. Common Barry, leaving without taking proper inventory.

"I'll get it to him," Lucas said.

"Thank you, Lucas, you always knew how to keep Barry out of trouble, do me a favor and make sure he doesn't hurt himself," Rita said.

Rita loved her son, but Barry tended to sometimes go into situations without thinking. Lucas agreed especially after the whole Lake Verity situation.

On the way to Jubilife city, he battled some trainers. He was slowly getting better and better and was even shocked when they gave him money for winning.

So this is how trainers make their money.

Eventually, Lucas found himself in the famous Jubilife City. He was amazed by the buildings, he had heard about Jubilife City but he had never seen it for himself. It was unlike anything he could ever imagine. The buildings were huge and he couldn't even see the top. The roads were super smooth and the city had this business feel to it. Jubilife City was always the hub for businesses so it made sense.

"You...Mr," A man in a clown suit said as he ran up to Lucas.

"Yeah?" Lucas asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Have you heard of Poketch?" The Clown asked.

"Yeah, why?" Lucas asked curiously.

"Well then if you can get all three of these coupons then you can get a free Poketch with 4 apps on it," The Clown said excitedly.

"Woah really, okay what do I do?" Lucas said with a smile.

"Okay, so there are three clowns in this city we will all ask you some questions relating to Pokemon if you get them all right you get one coupon, gather all three, and go to the Poketch building and receive your prize." The Clown said while holding the first coupon to show.

"Awesome I'm in," Lucas said.

Lucas saw this as an opportunity to put some of his knowledge and latest experiences to the test.

The questions were all easy. Lucas aced them in a breeze through the real challenge of finding all the clowns. He did find it weird that they were dressed up as clowns but hey it makes them stand out he assumed. He returned to the Poketch building where the CEO of Poketch was there to greet him.

It was a dream come true he had always loved Poketch, their inventions were so cool and something every trainer needed. He planned to get one when he had enough money but hey if he could get it for free then how could he pass that off. His Poketch contained 4 apps. One that displayed time, one that showed his pokemon team, a calculator, and a Memo pad. As a bonus for being a trainer, his Poketch was upgraded to contain a Pedometer, Berry Searcher, and a Dowsing Machine. Lucas thanked the CEO and was on his way.

"Wow, this is awesome, definitely useful for my studies," Lucas said.

Lucas was walking around asking people if they had seen his rather hard to forget best friend and eventually he spotted a man in a brown jacket.

"Um, sir can you help me," Lucas said as he walked up to the stranger.

The man in brown turned around and Lucas saw a badge on his waist. It meant he was an agent of the International Police.

"Oh, you're an officer?" Lucas asked, looking at the badge.

"Agent but I guess you can call me that, the name is Looker," Looker said, extending a hand.

"I'm Lucas and I am looking for my friend. His name is Barry, he has a white and orange striped shirt," Lucas said while shaking his hand.

"Oh I saw him, he went into the trainer school down the road," Looker said as he pointed to the trainer school.

"Thank you and might I ask why are you here?" Lucas asked.

"I'm investigating Team Galactic, the IP thinks they are getting worse and worse so I was sent here to check them out," Looker told him.

And from then Lucas told Looker about the Lake Verity incident and Cyrus. Looker was extremely grateful for this information and told him that if finds anything else he should report to him asap. Lucas agreed and they exchanged numbers for easier contact. From there Looker left Jubilife City and Lucas went straight to the trainer school.

"Grass types are weak against fire types," Barry muttered as he wrote that down.

"Yo moron of course Grass is weak against Fire," Lucas said as he thumped Barry's head.

"Yeah look it might be easy for you to memorize all this stuff Mr. Smartass but the rest of us need to study it. And once I memorize all this stuff it's only going to add to the fact that I am going to destroy everyone and be the best," Barry said as he laughed and got up.

"Psh you got a long way from that and here, as usual, you forgot something, you're so impatient man you gotta remember to take an inventory before you leave," Lucas laughed as he gave Barry his Parcel.

"Oh crap thanks man and since you did this for me I am now in your debt so here," Barry handed Lucas a whole map of the Sinnoh region.

"Gee thanks I could have picked this up at the nearest bus station," Lucas said as he put it in his backpack.

"Now I am not in your debt and since we are in a trainer school," Barry grinned at Lucas and pulled out a Pokeball.

"Heh...alright I'm down," Lucas grinned as well reaching for his Pokeball.

Rival Battle: Lucas Diamond vs Barry Platinum (3 on 2)

"Time for some payback no more going easy on you Lucas. Piplup show Lucas what you got!" Barry shouted as he sent Piplup out.

Alright now for some knowledge, I don't want Chimchar in there because of the typing...I got it.

"Starly come on out!" Lucas shouted as he released Starly from her ball.

Starly came out and stood ready. Lucas had used Starly for a little while on his way here so he was familiar with his attacks and he figured while he did not have a type advantage over the Piplup he knew Starly was faster.

"Piplup, shower Starly with some Bubbles," Barry said confidently.

Piplup tried his best and launched some bubbles at Starly.

"Starly dodge it and hit that Piplup with a Wing Attack," Lucas ordered.

And just like Starly hit Piplup with her wing and sent him flying back to his trainer.

"Come on buddy get up," Barry exclaimed.

"Starly don't let him breathe Tackle," Lucas commanded.

"Wait for it," Barry said to himself.

Lucas noticed Barry not rushing into an attack. What was he planning? As soon as Starly was close enough Barry shouted.

"Piplup, Pound that Starly into the ground," Barry yelled.

It worked, Piplup pounded Starly down before she even had the chance to dodge. It was evident Lucas was not the only one getting better at battling.

"Ha eat that Lucas," Barry said with a confident grin.

Lucas analyzed the situation. It seems the real only thing Starly has over Piplup was speed.

"Alright Starly minor setback but we can do this. Use Quick Attack," Lucas said.

The Starly got up rather quickly and sped right through Piplup with great speed and left Piplup on the ground, he was out of commission.

"Don't sweat it, buddy you did great," Barry said as Piplup returned to his ball.

"Amazing work Starly," Lucas smiled while Starly happily came back to her trainer's side.

"Alright smart guy try this I'll show you a Starly. Starly you're up." Barry exclaimed as he released his own Starly into the battle.

"Wait you had one this whole time?" Lucas questioned.

"Yeah, you're not the only one building a team," Barry said with a grin.

"Now Starly, show this guy how real Starlies battle, use your Wing Attack," Barry commanded.

Barry's Starly flew with such speed Lucas had never seen before and took out his Starly. Lucas was shocked up until this point he thought Starly's speed was unmatched.

"Damn, you did great buddy take a break," Lucas said while returning his Starly to her ball.

I need someone to take that Starly out, now that there isn't a type advantage anymore.

"Chimchar, you're in charge here," Lucas exclaimed as he sent his fire-type starter out into battle.

"Chimchar how the hell does that make sense you going soft on me Lucas," Barry laughed.

Lucas had a plan though and once he has a plan almost nothing can come between it.

"Chimchar uses Leer," Lucas commanded.

Chimchar did as he was told and intimidated Starly, lowering its defense.

"Uhh weirdo, anyway Starly, Wing Attack," Barry ordered.

Barry's Starly attacked Chimchar with the Wing Attack as Lucas kept using Leer for three turns.

"Well Lucas looks like you haven't prepared for me you haven't landed a single scratch on my Starly and your Chimchar looks ready to drop allow me to end this Starly one more Wing Attack," Barry yelled unaware that Lucas still had one more Pokemon but to Lucas, Bidoof wasn't even going to be needed.

"Chimchar, dodge," Lucas commanded.

The Chimchar dodged with incredible speed that shocked Barry.

"Wait what…," Barry looked shocked that Chimchar was fast enough to dodge.

Lucas had been training Chimchar to dodge attacks more quickly after their first fight; he felt that dodging incoming moves were just as important as attacking.

"Chimchar….Ember," Lucas ordered.

At that moment Chimchar launched a small but impactful ember right at Starly, hurting it more than usual due to its at this point horrible defense. Starly was down and Lucas had won. Lucas just grinned at Barry, he won...again.

"Take a rest bud," Barry said as he returned Starly to its ball.

"But how did you?" Barry questioned.

"I used Leer to lower your Starly's defense," Lucas said immediately.

"Yeah I know that but if your Chimchar is fast enough why did you take all those Wing Attacks?" Barry asked confused.

"Easy, letting you hit me gave you more confidence, and as I predicted you got sloppy and rushed to finish the battle instead of thinking about what I had planned. If I dodged every move you would have caught on," Lucas said.

Barry was shocked, how he could think that far ahead.

"Damn it you got me again. Well, good fight dude nice strat," Barry said regrettably.

"Well, now that I know your secret I will crush you next time. Now then I have a gym leader to beat and some training to do race ya to Oreburgh city and if you're late I'm fining you," Barry said laughing and already running.

That was Barry. While he wanted to destroy Lucas and become the best, he was still his best friend, a couple of victories to give Lucas a confidence boost didn't matter to him plus it wasn't going to matter once Barry had become the greatest pokemon trainer ever.

Lucas healed his pokemon and made his way to Oreburgh City. He felt he was ready to take on a gym leader.

Outro:

Okay that was fun to write the longest chapter yet I believe but I do like doing battle scenes but I have some questions for you guys. How are the speeds of the battles: are they too long, too short, just right, how does the format look? Let me know I am still learning. I have been told that grammar needs work so I spent some extra time but feel free to point out things I missed. As always thank you guys so much for reading and coming back. Leave a review telling me what you liked, disliked, and all in between. If you wanna, pm to ask me a question or to tell me that you have seen a literal squirrel write better than me send it my way I will try to get back to you ASAP. Have a good day everyone!

-Shocker

-Question of the Chapter: What did you name your rival in your very first pokemon game?

For me, I kept his name the regular Blue quite boring lol but whatever.