HOME | DD

Description
Tea's Sinnoh Story
A Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Story

Jubilife City

The buildings, the lights, the sounds and sights of Jubilife. Chai had her paws over her ears at the hustle and bustle surrounding us. Chamomile had proven himself a little too eager to seek out trouble so he was on a timeout in his Pokeball for the moment.

Pausing by a placard, the icon for a training school caught my attention. My feet carried me in the direction of the building. Waves of nostalgia washed over me as I could hear the sounds of children and Pokémon playing in the yard. Snowpoint's Pokémon at the school had always been Ice types. I had some fond memories of my nursery school Swinub and Sneasel.

Pushing open the doors into the lobby, I peered down the hallway of classrooms. A bulletin board with many colorful announcements caught my attention and I found myself reading over the school events.

"It was nice seeing you again, professor!"

"Lup! Pilup!"

Familiar pair of figures walked down the hallway. Coffee was waving to someone in a classroom, Espresso toddling around his feet. A second aviary Pokémon of gray and white plumage was perched on his shoulder. Flicking open my Pokedex I learned it was a Starly. At the sound of the electronic voice, Coffee's gaze was drawn to Chai and me.

"Tea!" He waved and jogged down the hallway. The Starly on his shoulder trilled and fanned out tiny wings. "What brings you to my old school?"

"Just passing through the city," I said. "Congratulations on your new Pokémon. Looks like we all have two now."

"This is my Starly, Solo," Coffee introduced us. "She's been helping Espresso get more confident in his battling skills."

Chai climbed down from my shoulder and began conversing with Espresso in that special language shared between Pokémon.

"Is your team ready for the first gym?"

"Well…" I laughed nervously. "I guess I don't actually know what kind of Pokémon we'll be facing."

"Rock types," Coffee said. "So Pokémon like Solo and Chai are at a disadvantage."

"Chamomile is too…" I thought of my snappy little Shinx. "Maybe we need to find a new friend to help us out?"

"Espresso still doesn't like to battle," Coffee said. "And I don't want Solo to get hurt. That's partially why I came here. I needed some inspiration."

"Oh?"

"When I was little, my class visited the Oreburgh mines," he said. "I wanted to check in with my teacher and luckily he was still here for the day and able to connect me with one of the researchers who work in the mines. When I arrive in Oreburgh, I'm finally going to realize a childhood dream digging up my own fossil to be revived into a Pokémon."

"Wow!" I clapped my hands together, inadvertently causing Espresso and Chai to jump. "That sounds like fun."

"Really?" He looked surprised. "Maybe we could meet up in the mines and search for fossils together?"

"Sure," I smiled. "I'll meet you there."

"Okay," He reached down and scooped up Espresso. "I've always heard each trainer has to travel at their own pace. I'm not looking forward to bumping into my brother along the way, but maybe you and I could make a habit of crossing paths?"

I stammered something that hopefully sounded affirmative, my face burning several shades of red as Coffee tapped the brim of my hat and headed out into the city streets.

Route 204/ Ravaged Path

"Isn't he my rival?" I asked for what felt like the millionth time.

"Chim!" Chai yanked my ponytail, trying to get me to focus on Chamomile who kept disappearing into the grass of Route 204 just north of the city.

"He asked me to find him in Oreburgh," I said. "He wants us to look for fossils together. Why are his eyes so blue, Chai?"

With a squeak, she turned my head towards a nearby cave mouth. Chamomile's star shaped tail was disappearing into the darkness.

"Chamomile?" I called. His snarl urged me further into the Ravaged Path. Chai whimpered nervously on my shoulder and I reached up my hand to pat her.

When we finally spotted Chamomile, he was batting at a large rock. Oblivious to the worry he'd caused, he turned with a smile. Then he was back to smacking the rock with his paw and jumping on and off it.

"I don't think the rock is going to fight back," I laughed. "C'mon, this path is a dead end."

The 'rock' decided to sprout forearms and hurl Chamomile against the cave wall. With a cry, I hurried over to my little Shinx. He rolled onto his paws and snarled.

"A Geodude," I consulted my Pokedex. "Chamomile you're at a type disadvantage."

"Shi! Shinx!" Chamomile yelled at the Geodude. Clearly, this was personal.

"Electric moves do no good," I said. "So Tackle!"

The Geodude hefted a rock and aimed for Chamomile. At my command, he dodged the rocks and landed another powerful strike that hurled his opponent into the wall with a deafening thud.

Geodude flopped to the ground. I could see the scuffs and scratches covering his arms. Chamomile turned to me, waiting for my final command. Chai tugged my ponytail, reminding me to finish things. Before I could question it, I grabbed an empty Pokeball and tossed it at the Geodude. He was absorbed in a glow of red light before the ball fell to the ground. It shook wildly and then the light went out.

Flopping on his tail, Chamomile let out a noise of anger. He wouldn't meet my eyes as I walked over to scoop up the ball. Honestly, I was as confused as he was. Tapping the button, I let out the Geodude.

"Geodude!" Noticing the Pokeball in my hand, he punched at the wall.

"Don't be upset," I sat beside him and began spraying him with a healing Potion. "My name is Tea. And this is Chai and Chamomile. I'd like you to join our team."

The Geodude folded his arms and turned to face the wall. Nose in the air, Chamomile mimicked the movement as he turned in the opposite direction.

"That's not the right attitude you two," I said. "We're a team now."

The Geodude turned and pushed the button on his Pokeball. A beam of light flashed as he recalled himself.

"Nice to meet you too," I looked at the ball in my hand. "I'm going to call you Earl Grey. I guess we'll train later."

Padding over, Chamomile looked accusingly up at me. When I scooped him into my arms, he gnawed on my wrist with his sharp little baby teeth.

"Oh stop," I tapped his nose. "You're the one who ran off in the first place. You picked a fight with him, there must have been something strong that you admired."

He seemed to consider my question before stomping towards the cave mouth. Pulling out his Pokeball, I recalled him before he could get too far out of my sight.

"Did I do the right thing, Chai?"

She shrugged. Neither of us seemed sure why I'd decided to throw that Pokeball, but Earl Grey was on our team now. Hopefully, we could become friends.

Description
Tea's Sinnoh Story
A Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Story

Jubilife City

The buildings, the lights, the sounds and sights of Jubilife. Chai had her paws over her ears at the hustle and bustle surrounding us. Chamomile had proven himself a little too eager to seek out trouble so he was on a timeout in his Pokeball for the moment.

Pausing by a placard, the icon for a training school caught my attention. My feet carried me in the direction of the building. Waves of nostalgia washed over me as I could hear the sounds of children and Pokémon playing in the yard. Snowpoint's Pokémon at the school had always been Ice types. I had some fond memories of my nursery school Swinub and Sneasel.

Pushing open the doors into the lobby, I peered down the hallway of classrooms. A bulletin board with many colorful announcements caught my attention and I found myself reading over the school events.

"It was nice seeing you again, professor!"

"Lup! Pilup!"

Familiar pair of figures walked down the hallway. Coffee was waving to someone in a classroom, Espresso toddling around his feet. A second aviary Pokémon of gray and white plumage was perched on his shoulder. Flicking open my Pokedex I learned it was a Starly. At the sound of the electronic voice, Coffee's gaze was drawn to Chai and me.

"Tea!" He waved and jogged down the hallway. The Starly on his shoulder trilled and fanned out tiny wings. "What brings you to my old school?"

"Just passing through the city," I said. "Congratulations on your new Pokémon. Looks like we all have two now."

"This is my Starly, Solo," Coffee introduced us. "She's been helping Espresso get more confident in his battling skills."

Chai climbed down from my shoulder and began conversing with Espresso in that special language shared between Pokémon.

"Is your team ready for the first gym?"

"Well…" I laughed nervously. "I guess I don't actually know what kind of Pokémon we'll be facing."

"Rock types," Coffee said. "So Pokémon like Solo and Chai are at a disadvantage."

"Chamomile is too…" I thought of my snappy little Shinx. "Maybe we need to find a new friend to help us out?"

"Espresso still doesn't like to battle," Coffee said. "And I don't want Solo to get hurt. That's partially why I came here. I needed some inspiration."

"Oh?"

"When I was little, my class visited the Oreburgh mines," he said. "I wanted to check in with my teacher and luckily he was still here for the day and able to connect me with one of the researchers who work in the mines. When I arrive in Oreburgh, I'm finally going to realize a childhood dream digging up my own fossil to be revived into a Pokémon."

"Wow!" I clapped my hands together, inadvertently causing Espresso and Chai to jump. "That sounds like fun."

"Really?" He looked surprised. "Maybe we could meet up in the mines and search for fossils together?"

"Sure," I smiled. "I'll meet you there."

"Okay," He reached down and scooped up Espresso. "I've always heard each trainer has to travel at their own pace. I'm not looking forward to bumping into my brother along the way, but maybe you and I could make a habit of crossing paths?"

I stammered something that hopefully sounded affirmative, my face burning several shades of red as Coffee tapped the brim of my hat and headed out into the city streets.

Route 204/ Ravaged Path

"Isn't he my rival?" I asked for what felt like the millionth time.

"Chim!" Chai yanked my ponytail, trying to get me to focus on Chamomile who kept disappearing into the grass of Route 204 just north of the city.

"He asked me to find him in Oreburgh," I said. "He wants us to look for fossils together. Why are his eyes so blue, Chai?"

With a squeak, she turned my head towards a nearby cave mouth. Chamomile's star shaped tail was disappearing into the darkness.

"Chamomile?" I called. His snarl urged me further into the Ravaged Path. Chai whimpered nervously on my shoulder and I reached up my hand to pat her.

When we finally spotted Chamomile, he was batting at a large rock. Oblivious to the worry he'd caused, he turned with a smile. Then he was back to smacking the rock with his paw and jumping on and off it.

"I don't think the rock is going to fight back," I laughed. "C'mon, this path is a dead end."

The 'rock' decided to sprout forearms and hurl Chamomile against the cave wall. With a cry, I hurried over to my little Shinx. He rolled onto his paws and snarled.

"A Geodude," I consulted my Pokedex. "Chamomile you're at a type disadvantage."

"Shi! Shinx!" Chamomile yelled at the Geodude. Clearly, this was personal.

"Electric moves do no good," I said. "So Tackle!"

The Geodude hefted a rock and aimed for Chamomile. At my command, he dodged the rocks and landed another powerful strike that hurled his opponent into the wall with a deafening thud.

Geodude flopped to the ground. I could see the scuffs and scratches covering his arms. Chamomile turned to me, waiting for my final command. Chai tugged my ponytail, reminding me to finish things. Before I could question it, I grabbed an empty Pokeball and tossed it at the Geodude. He was absorbed in a glow of red light before the ball fell to the ground. It shook wildly and then the light went out.

Flopping on his tail, Chamomile let out a noise of anger. He wouldn't meet my eyes as I walked over to scoop up the ball. Honestly, I was as confused as he was. Tapping the button, I let out the Geodude.

"Geodude!" Noticing the Pokeball in my hand, he punched at the wall.

"Don't be upset," I sat beside him and began spraying him with a healing Potion. "My name is Tea. And this is Chai and Chamomile. I'd like you to join our team."

The Geodude folded his arms and turned to face the wall. Nose in the air, Chamomile mimicked the movement as he turned in the opposite direction.

"That's not the right attitude you two," I said. "We're a team now."

The Geodude turned and pushed the button on his Pokeball. A beam of light flashed as he recalled himself.

"Nice to meet you too," I looked at the ball in my hand. "I'm going to call you Earl Grey. I guess we'll train later."

Padding over, Chamomile looked accusingly up at me. When I scooped him into my arms, he gnawed on my wrist with his sharp little baby teeth.

"Oh stop," I tapped his nose. "You're the one who ran off in the first place. You picked a fight with him, there must have been something strong that you admired."

He seemed to consider my question before stomping towards the cave mouth. Pulling out his Pokeball, I recalled him before he could get too far out of my sight.

"Did I do the right thing, Chai?"

She shrugged. Neither of us seemed sure why I'd decided to throw that Pokeball, but Earl Grey was on our team now. Hopefully, we could become friends.