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

Chapter 3: The Quest Begins

We all walk out of the woods and run into the professor's lab. As we run, the professor turns around, shocked that we're back. "I thought you would all be on your way to Jubilife City."

Dawn looks at the professor. "We need to talk."

"What is it?"

I look around. "In private," I say.

Rowan seems confused, but leads us into the back room. "What is it?"

I open my mouth when Barry spills everything. "Mesprit, Azelf, and Uxie came to us and told us we needed to save the world."

The professor sighs and turns around. "You pulled my aside for a little prank."

I look at Dawn and Barry and lift up Uxie's pokéball. We all nod and throw the pokéballs into the air. Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf appear and look at the professor. Rowan turns around and jumps back as the three legendary pokémon stare at him. "What? How?"

I show him the pictures I took on my Pokédex and explain what the lake trio told us. He nods. "This is definitely a problem that must be dealt with immediately."

"It's not as simple as that," Uxie says. "They also need to grow as trainers to be able to fight them, let alone save the world."

"I agree entirely, Uxie."

Rowan turns around. "I need you all to challenge the gyms in order to grow enough to fight Team Galactic."

He turns back to the pokémon. "How will we recognize them?"

They send an image of a man in a silver space suit and has blue hair in a bowl cut. They also send an image of a yellow G. "That is what their grunts look like and the last image was a photo of their logo."

"We also have one last image," Azelf says.

I see an image of a man with blue hair in front of Giratina, Dialga, and Palkia in an area with floating islands and a black and red void surrounding everything. The lake trio are in chains. "This is the end of the world," Uxie says.

My heart rate accelerates so much, I'm surprised I'm not passing out. I'm terrified. "Do not worry. This is what we are working to avoid," Mesprit says.

Dawn is shivering. She puts her arms around me in fear. "It's alright, Dawn."

Rowan looks at all of us. "It's probably time for you three to get to the gyms. You need to train fast. I'm sorry this had to happen, but Team Galactic will not wait for you to stop them. I doubt they know you exist, so get to Oreburgh City as fast as you can."

"It does not have to be that fast," Uxie says.

"What?" Professor Rowan asks.

"The world ends in three years."

"They still have to hurry. The gyms are very far apart from each other. For most trainers, it takes three or four years just to collect the badges. It is practically impossible to collect all of the badges in so little time."

Rowan looks at us. "Do you remember the reason why you're collecting badges?"

"To strengthen our pokémon."

"If the powers of the Legendary Pokémon are not enough to stop Team Galactic, the Legendaries will need your help."

I nod along with Dawn and Barry. I look at Dawn. "Let's go."

I look at Uxie. "Uxie, return."

Uxie returns to her pokéball. Dawn and Barry return Azelf and Mesprit. We all leave the lab and start off down the road to Jubilife City. Barry runs ahead. "I bet I can get all eight badges first before the end."