Pokémon Platinum (Currently being rewritten as Pokémon: Platinum Chapter)

Chapter 2: Sandgem Town

I look at the sky as Barry and I walk to Sandgem. The sun's going down and Barry's seems tired. I yawn, accidentally waking up Piplup. "Pip!"

"Sorry, Piplup."

I look at Barry. "Now seems like a good time to set up camp," I say.

"But we're a third of the way there."

"We've been walking all day. Piplup and I are tired."

Barry yawns. "Alright. I suppose you're right."

He lets out Turtwig and we start to get out our sleeping bags. I see some other trainers nearby with tents up. Some are walking this way. A boy about my age walks up to me. "Hey. Do you want to battle before going to bed?"

"I don't know. I don't have anything to heal Piplup with."

"Wait, you have a Piplup? That's awesome! Where did you catch it?"

I shrug. "That's a question you should ask Professor Rowan. He's the one who gave her to me."

"You've met Rowan?"

"Yeah. About the battle?"

"Oh, okay. I have Potions to heal our pokémon with."

I nod. "Alright."

I look at Piplup. "You want to have a quick battle Piplup?"

Piplup looks up and shakes her head. She yawns and lays back in her sleeping bag. I bought the sleeping bag from someone who was selling them to new trainers. It's extendable for pokémon who evolve into larger forms. "How about in the morning?" I ask the trainer.

"Alright."

Piplup lays down and quickly falls asleep. I lay down and eat a quick snack Mom packed in my bag. There's food for me and food for Piplup, but it'll last us about a week with only one pokémon on my team. I'll worry about it later. I put the wrapper in my backpack and lay down. I look into the night sky and look for constellations. I see one in the shape of a Pikachu. It's the one everyone notices, but I can find a harder one if I try. I find a star cluster and connect it with others to form one of the legendary pokémon of the region. I can't remember it's name, but the legend goes that it was banished from this world by Arceus and was sent to a mirror of this world known as the Distortion World. I lay my head back. I smile as I slowly fall asleep. I dream about what my journey will be like.

I wake up to the sound of a crinkling wrapper. I sit up and wipe the sleep out of my eyes. I look at my backpack and see it rustling. "Piplup? Are you hungry?"

"Pip?" I hear behind me.

Piplup is waking up. I look at my bag and pull the side of it down. I see a Starly holding a chocolate bar in its beak. I growl. "Piplup, use Pound."

Piplup jumps over me and hits the Starly on the head. Starly drops the chocolate and flies up. It looks at Piplup and flies straight at her. "Dodge."

Piplup jumps to the left. Starly lands and runs at Piplup. "Growl."

Piplup says her name loudly and Starly loses its concentration. "Pound."

Piplup hits the Starly causing its movements to slow. Starly seems tired. I sit on the ground. I look at it. "Are you hungry?"

"Starly..." it says, nodding.

I look at Piplup, who goes to get some pokémon food. I look at Starly. "I'm sorry, but I'll get some food for you."

Starly jumps up and hops around excitedly. I hold out my arm and let it roost there. Piplup pushes out a small bowl and I grab the food. I open the box and pour the food in. Starly looks at the food, then at me before starting eat. Piplup also eats. I look at Barry, who is starting to wake up. He stands up and yawns. Turtwig is still sleeping. I stand up and grab some clothes. I walk behind some trees and change. When I walk out, the two pokémon are looking at the bowl with only one piece of food left. Piplup picks it up, but hands it to Starly. I smile and put the bowl away. Starly looks at me and flies onto my shoulder. I look at him. "Starly. Star star."