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To whomever may be reading this:

I will be using this thread as my adventure journal, but not in the regular way. I will be writing as if I am my avatar, Princess Rosalina, and she is going on a Pokemon adventure. It's somewhat like a fanfiction, however I will be mixing in my own thoughts and experiences into my avatar's journey.

I had thought about posting this in the fanfiction area, however due to the Out-of-Character-ness that Rosalina will portray and the slightly personal nature of the story itself, I decided that it would better suit here.
(However I'm still not completely sure)

Now that you have understood this, I hope that you will enjoy our tale.

May the stars shine down on you

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The Adventure Begins

My name is Rosalina. Today is my 10th birthday. I got this journal, which I'm writing in, as a birthday gift from my mother. Today, I finally got my very first Pokemon. I'm going to be the greatest Pokemon trainer ever. And like every Pokemon trainer, I will be recording the events of my day every night in my journal.

On a child's 10th birthday, they are given their very own Pokemon, to be their friend and companion throughout their lives. Even though, I am the Daughter of Queen Toadstool, and a revered member of the royal family (yes even a my young age); Today even I, Princess Rosalina, had to venture to Professor Toad's Laboratory, to receive my very own Pokemon.

For once in my life, instead of the guards, my mother accompanied me out of the castle and to the Lab. Mother is a Champion Trainer, Member of the Elite Four, and so is always very busy and not around much. So my father takes care of the state of the Kingdom, as well as takes care of me and my little brother, Rojoso. It meant so much to me, That mother had come all the way back to the Mushroom Kingdom to be with me on this special day. I was in such bliss that I absolutely did not expect what happened next.

When we entered the lab, there was a grim look on Professor Toad's face. He immediately replaced it with a smile and bowed low to my mother and I, however his eyes still held a look of shame mixed with barely concealed fear. When he straightened up, he asked us to follow him to the back of the lab, where I assumed he kept the pokeballs with the starter Pokemon in them. However, he just led us to a room with an empty table in it.

He sighed heavily before addressing my mother, "M'lady, I offer my sincerest apologies for, I do not have any more starter Pokemon at the moment..." He bowed his head down in shame.
I looked up at my mother, and saw rage flash through her eyes, but she maintained her composure after all, she was the Queen.

"So what now, Professor?" Mother demanded. "It is the Princess' 10th birthday and she simply must receive her Pokemon. You of all people know that if the Pokemon is not received on the 10th birthday, the bond between the Trainer and the Pokemon will be fragile, and easily broken.

Here I gasped. This was not something that I had known about.

The Professor replied, "The only thing I can do is give the Princess a starter egg, which she could hatch herself. However she can still choose which egg she would like..." The professor reached into a drawer behind him and pulled out a box with 3 white eggs in it, One with red spots, one with blue spots and one with green spots, and placed it on the table.

I looked up at my mother and she nodded ever so slightly. So I stepped up and looked over the eggs and finally picked the one I was most drawn to. The one with the green spots. A grass type. So I picked it up and thanked the professor,and then my mother whisked me away from the lab, back to the castle.

Once we reached home, mother asked me to wait in my room. She bustled about upstairs in her study for a few moments, before barging back into my room, dressed in her full poke-trainer gear in her royal purple color. She tossed me a bag to keep my egg in.

"Oh Rosa," She said, "I'm so sorry you couldn't get your starter, but don't you worry. We're going to go catch you your very own starter. We will not have you miss out on a strong bond with your Pokemon. Well, Come on Rosalina, get up! Let's go!"

Mother flew out the door, her long skirt fluttering behind her, and with a smile I followed her out, not to the Royal Gardens where I thought she would be taking me but instead off to Route 1, where the Mushroom Kingdom finally ended and the rest of the world began.

Together, we ventured into the tall grass, stumbling on top of countless different Pokemon, however finding none worthy of being my starter, in my mothers opinion. I found them all simply fascinating and had to restrain myself from begging mother to catch them on many occasions.

The sun had begun to set, and we had still not found a suitable Pokemon. I was tiring and I'm sure my mother noticed for she started to run just a tad bit faster. Suddenly we heard a loud crash in the distance.

Mother grabbed my hand and we ran to investigate, straying off the path and into the forest. We ran through the trees and bushes until we reached a clearing and we both froze. The scene in front of us took my breath away.

Littered on the ground were small crystals, glowing in different colors, their beauty illuminated by the setting sun. They were all surrounding a tiny crater in the ground.
I took a deep breath and slowly crept forward, lifting my skirt so it wouldn't snag on the crystals. Mother caught hold of my arm, attempting to pull me back, but I shook her off and knelt at the side of the crater. I looked down only to see a yellow, star shaped creature, lying still. As I looked it over I saw a cut on its body from which a white colored substance was oozing out.

"MOTHER!" I exclaimed loudly. "Mother hurry! It's a Pokemon. It's been hurt!"

Mother rushed over beside me, but frowned when she saw the creature. "That is not a Pokemon that I have ever seen."

I stared at her surprised. She was the best trainer in the world and had seen every Pokemon in existence. How could she not know about this one? Either way, I pushed the thought aside and focused at the situation at hand.

"Mother, we must take it back to the castle to be healed!" But she was frozen in place, her calculating eyes flying over the creature, trying to make sense of the scene in front of her.
I placed my small hand on her shoulder. "Mother, it's getting dark. We must go."

Mother shook her head before standing up. She reached for a blanket from her bag, explaining that it would be to dangerous to carry the creature all the way back, without covering. However she stopped halfway through her sentence,

"-But Rosa, your starter! We still have not caught it... oh what are we to do!"
"Mother, allow me to catch this Pokemon as my starter."
"Rosa, this is not even a Pokemon. You cannot catch it."
"Mother how do you know. It could be a new species!"
"But what if it's not! Rosa, you may not even be able to catch it with a pokeball!"
"What's the harm in trying!" I yelled.

Mother fell silent and I knew I had got her.
"Mother, I must do this. I feel I have to. Please, give me a pokeball..."
Mother reluctantly reached into her bag and placed one into my outstretched hand.

I threw the ball, and we both watched with baited-breath as the ball shook, once, twice, three times and clicked. The creature was caught.

With pokeball in hand, mother and I rushed back to the castle and that's where I'm writing this now. Sitting beside my darling Pokemon, who was recovering from the procedure. The Poke-doctors were only able to save him during surgery but I think he's thankful. He is male from what the doctors have determined, and it's true that no one has ever seen this type of Pokemon before... Mother says I have discovered the new species, and so I may name it. I want to name my Pokemon Luma. Why? Well he opened his eyes a few minutes ago, and snuggled into my hand, his skin giving off a luminescent glow. He seemed happy.

I think I'll name the species Luma as well. Lumas. It has a nice ring to it. The Poke-doctors say my Luma will be all better by tomorrow. I guess then we can get into training and adventuring together, so we can hatch my starter egg.

Oh and I almost forgot, when Luma woke for the first time, and saw me waiting beside his bed, I heard a voice in my head. I'm sure it was Luma's. He said

May the stars shine down on you

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