Figured since I already had this on two other forums, a third wouldn't hurt, as I am looking to see what I have to improve on.
Prologue
An Excerpt from the story of the Original One:
“When did those two start warring, the Original One created a third entity. When this one was born, other dimensions were born. Seeing the other two beings warring, this third being took the two to separate dimensions where they could do no further harm. When did this one start to destroy the other two’s creations, the Original One sent him to another dimension where he could do no further harm.”
Above a large swirling vortex, two beings floated. One was a white horse with several yellow rings protruding from its body. Upon these rings sat small emeralds. Its feet were tipped with golden hooves. Its underbelly was gray like its face. Its green eyes seemed out of place on its face. The other had a large, centipede-like gray body with six short legs. Its large black wings had several blood red crystals growing out of it. On its body sat black and red stripes, and gold rings that started and ended on the red stripes.
“This is your world now, Giratina. You may do what you wish to it, but you may never destroy any other dimensions. If you do, you will find yourself in my wrath. Do you understand my orders?” commanded the white Horse. It stood glaring at Giratina with slivered for eyes.
"I fully understand, lord Arceus. You have my word that I shall protect all worlds from any who choose to do them harm,” replied Giratina softly. It bowed to its creator, and awaited his reply.
“Excellent. I feel that you shall do your self-appointed duty well. Perhaps, you shall even surprise me by your actions? Regardless, I shall hold you to this Giratina. If your brothers should ever be released into another dimension, you must stop their warring before it ever begins. I bid you farewell my son. May you find yourself safety in the eons that will pass as you remain in this place,” bellowed Arceus. Without moving, it disappeared into the darkness to continue its work.
“Now, to start my work on my world,” spoke Giratina to itself softly. As it worked, many millenniums passed. To it, years passed like seconds in its world. Much to its dismay, Giratina found itself unable to create life for its world.
“Why Arceus?! Why won’t you allow me to make life in my world?! Surely you know what it is like to be alone? Before you created Dialga and Palkia, you were the only one who existed. After sending me to this world, you were again the only one in your universe.”
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Giratina, you brought this upon yourself. When you attempted to destroy what your brothers had created, you showed me what would happen if you were given life to take care of. My son, you should have guessed I would not give you the power to create life. There is only one with that power. Your brother, whom I created after sending you to this place,” came the solemn reply, shaking the world around Giratina. Giratina, angry with Arceus, then went on creating its world.
Chapter 1: The Start of a Journey
On a cold January evening, in the snow-stricken town of Twinleaf, two young children, a boy and a girl were watching a special Broadcast of the championship match of the Sinnoh Pokémon League.
On screen, a large brown mammoth-like Pokémon stood glaring across the field. It had two long tusks protruding out of its face. On its white face sat two large black eyes surrounded by long blue mask-like fur. Surrounding this was white fur that gleamed in the sunlight. On the other side of the field was a large dark blue skunk-like Pokémon. Its long flowing tail covered its entire back and the top of its head. Its underbelly was a light tan, as was the underside of its tail. Its face looked menacing as it glared at its opponent.
“Mamoswine, Avalanche, let’s go!” shouted the trainer near the mammoth. At the order, Mamoswine started to generate a large quantity of snow on its back. Glaring at the skunk, it shot the snow it gathered towards it. Skillfully, the skunk attempted to get out of the way.
“Skuntank, Flamethrower, quick!” shouted its trainer, eyes widened at the large amount of snow flying towards his Pokémon. Skuntank then turned around and let loose a stream of fire from its rear end. The snow instantly melted and the fire kept going towards Mamoswine.
“Mamoswine! Get out of the way!” screamed the mammoth’s trainer, but was too late. Mamoswine’s bulky body kept it from moving fast, and it was hit by a large amount of red hot flames. Just by looking at it, both trainers could imagine what it may have felt. After the flames died out, scorch marks could be seen all across its body. Mamoswine attempted to get up, but no avail. It collapsed right then and there, much to its trainer’s dismay. The Television then cut to commercials. The boy turned to his sister.
“Hopefully soon, I shall become a trainer. I hope that the next person who becomes Champion of the Pokémon League is me! I, Lucas, shall become the greatest Pokémon trainer EVER!” said the young boy to himself. Lucas wore a dark red long-sleeve shirt and long black jeans. His black hair was covered by a burgundy hat with a Pokéball symbol on the side.
“Yeah, and I’ll be the worst coordinator ever,” mocked his sister, “But seriously, I know people will know the name Dawn and associate it with the greatest coordinator.” Dawn had on a bright pink shirt and a very short mini-skirt. Her long, dark blue hair was partially kept up in two pink hair pins with the rest hanging down. Covering part of this was a snow white hat with a pink Pokéball symbol on the front.
As the two were talking, a loud noise radiated from the door. Startled, the two crept slowly towards the door and opened it slightly. On the doorstep sat a young, spiky blonde-haired boy.
“Man, Zach. That gets funnier every time you do it! Seriously, do you ever look where you’re going, dude?” cheerfully asked Lucas.
And that’s a lot. Lucas helped his friend up from the snow covered porch. He then turned away to keep from laughing. Zach’s normally orange and white long-sleeved shirt and long black pants were covered in snow. Shaking himself off, Zach went inside the house, closing the door behind him.
“Okay, now to get to why I came over. Did you two hear that Professor Rowan is coming into Twinleaf tomorrow?” asked Zach, still hurting from running into the door.
“No, neither of us did. Where did you hear this?” inquired Dawn curiously. Before continuing, the trio went and sat down at the Kitchen table.
“Well, baby, I have my sources,” replied Zach coolly with a smug look on his face.
“WHAT DID YOU SAY?!” yelled Dawn with a large glare as she bashed the table. Zach slumped in his chair, terrified.
“Um...nothing, Dawn. Ehehehe,” replied Zach with a look that said “I’m about to wet my pants” on his face.
“That’s what I thought. Now, get on with it,” replied Dawn with a sigh.
“Um. Right. So, as I was saying, I was just out for a stroll and came across a poster saying that Professor Rowan was going to be at the library to give a lecture. He is willing to, also, give beginning trainers their first Pokémon, but only if are ten years old. But, it’s only for a short period in the morning. As your birthday was yesterday and mine last week, we can get our First Pokémon,” informed Zach, still with a terrified look on his face.
“Great. What time are we able to get them?” inquired Lucas, now quite attentive as to what Zach had just informed them.
“Only from about 8 to 9:30. We may want to get there first, so we can start our journeys early. Hey, Dawn, wanna come with me on my journey, baby?” replied Zach with a smile. He looked at Dawn and noticed that she was almost red with rage. Lucas had to turn away because he knew what was coming. Dawn, in that instant, proceeded to sock Zach in the gut. He fell out of his chair, with the wind knocked out of him, and close to tears. He laid there for several seconds shocked that Dawn had, in a single blow, nearly knocked him out.
“Zach, I know you have a crush on my sister, but you really need keep it a little more secret. Next thing you know, you’ll be telling everybody on the street that,” said Lucas, close to busting out in laughter at Zach’s expression. Dawn, on the other hand, was trying to forget that Zach said what he did.
“You know, it’s getting late. I should get going before my mom gets mad at me. I’ll see you bright and early tomorrow; try not to over sleep Lucas. See ya later guys,” said Zach, hoping not to get hit again. He got up slowly and started towards the door, “Oh yeah, one more thing, start thinking about the Pokémon you want to start out with. I already have one in mind.” As he said this, Zach slammed right into the door again. Lucas fell out of his chair laughing, while Dawn just sighed. Zach, after opening the door, ran outside. Lucas then had to get up and close the door behind his friend. Dawn then got up and started toward the couch. She turned on the TV and started watching it.
“I guess this conversation is over,” muttered Lucas. He then went upstairs to his room and started watching his TV. He was just into his show when he heard a car pull up. Lucas knew his dad was just coming home from work. He was too excited about tomorrow to even go and see his father. He looked at the clock by his bed and saw it was only shortly after 8. As he couldn’t wait all that much longer, he decided that he would watch some more TV and then turn in for the night.
Early the next morning, Dawn was already awake and was waiting for her brother to creep out of bed. When she couldn’t wait any longer, she crept up to her brother’s room and kicked the mattress. Lucas, shocked, jolted out of bed.
“What the heck?! Oh. Dawn. Hi. Are we leaving soon for the library?” asked Lucas, with his heart beating fast.
“We can’t go yet, but that’s only because Zach isn’t here yet. Plus, it’s only seven thirty. We have a bit time before we have to get there,” replied Dawn, smiling at her brother’s reaction.
“Oh, that’s a good reason. Well, can I get ready without you being in the same room?” retorted Lucas. At her twin brother’s request, she left the room.
About twenty minutes later, Lucas came sauntering down the stairs. Zach was already there, and Dawn had her bright red coat and snow white coat on.
“’Bout time you got here. Are we good to go?” asked Zach. Lucas then proceeded to put on his dark blue coat and white scarf.
“Well, let’s go get us our first Pokémon!” exclaimed Lucas, leading the way to the library. While it normally takes about five minutes to trek from their house to the library, they took it slow so they wouldn’t have to wait that long for it to open. By the time they got there, it was shortly after 8. Oddly, nobody was there yet. They peered inside and saw the lights were on and the employees were at the main desk. They could not see anyone else though.
“Well, if you three are going to go inside, it’s best to use the door,” said a voice from behind them. The trio, nearly having heart-attacks, slowly turned to see a middle-aged man standing behind them. The man had a white moustache that connected with his sideburns. His white shirt and red tie were covered by a blue vest. While not completely, a black jacket covered all of this, and drooped down to cover part of his Khaki pants. The man had a large tan briefcase in his hand. He smiled at the startled expressions of the children in front of him, “Are you here for my lecture, to choose your first Pokémon, or to check out a book?”
“Wait, you’re Professor Rowan? You’re…uh…taller than I have seen you on TV. Ehehe,” said Lucas, barely mustering the words.
“Yes I am. Are you just going to stand there staring all day or are you going to let me through?” replied Rowan. The three, embarrassed, stepped out of his way. After he went inside, the three looked at each other with looks of “That was…odd” on their faces. Lucas, Dawn, and Zach slowly followed Rowan inside, and after a few minutes, found him in a section of the library that had many books on Pokémon care.
“Judging by the way you appear, I would say that you aren’t here for my lecture. Instead, you are here for your first Pokémon,” said Rowan. The trio, surprised by that Rowan had guessed the reason as to why they came right off the bat, slowly nodded their heads, “So, have you thought about which one you want of Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup?”
“I decided when I first heard you were coming to town. I’ve always wanted to have a Piplup as my first Pokémon,” eagerly replied Zach.
“Very well then. Before I give your friend his first Pokémon, which ones do you two want?”
“Hm. I’m thinking Chimchar,” said Lucas, though a little unsure.
“That would leave Turtwig for me,” replied Dawn, a little relieved that she wouldn’t get a fire type.
“Very well then, here is Turtwig’s Pokéball, here is Chimchar’s, and here is Piplup’s. I will say this; all three are excellent for Gym Battles and Pokémon Contests. Best of luck on all your journeys,” replied Rowan, smiling at the amazement of the new trainers. Saying farewell, all three left the library.
“Well, I’m off to get myself Gym Badges. I hope that I’ll see you guys again throughout my journey,” said Zach. Waving good-bye to his friends, he took off running.
“Well, where should we head first?” curiously asked Lucas.
“Unlike you, I actually brought a map with me before we left. According to this, the closest town to Twinleaf would be Sandgem. Plus, it’s where Professor Rowan lives, so we can visit him,” replied Dawn.
“Well then, let’s go! C’mon out Chimchar!” yelled Lucas as he threw his Pokéball. After a bright flash, a small monkey appeared. It was quite petite, and had a small tuff of hair on its head. Its tail was only a fireball that glowed red hot compared to the snowy surroundings.
<Hiya!> Shouted the small monkey.
“Let’s go, Turtwig!” exclaimed Dawn. From her Pokéball, a small turtle appeared. It had small twig protruding from its head, with two leaves growing out of it. Its head looked as though it was able to bite the roof off a house. Its back was covered by a brown and black shell.
<Oh. My trainer is a girl like me.> muttered Turtwig lazily.
“C’mon, let’s go to Sandgem town!” shouted Lucas excitedly. He then started sprinting towards the gate of Twinleaf.
“Hey! Wait up!” yelled Dawn as she took off running after him. The two Pokémon took off running behind her, trying to catch up to their new trainers.
<This is going to get annoying!> shouted Chimchar to the turtle running with him.
<Tell me about it!> replied Turtwig. She, losing sight of their trainers, sped up to catch them. Chimchar, not wanting to be outdone, started racing her to their trainers.