What's up? Welcome to my first multi-chaptered story! This idea has been floating around for a while, and I'm actually pretty excited about it. The entire plot is based on what happened to the GSC games, but it won't become obvious until near the end.

Gold, Silver, Crystal, Red, Blue, Green and Yellow will all appear. Sorry, no Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Pearl or Platinum, because I haven't read that far yet. :)

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own Pokémon Special. Which is probably a good thing, because it would probably suck if I did.

Chapter One

Gold screamed.

His head pounded, and his body ached all over, and he swore he could taste blood. Explotaro's flame roared as the creature edged carefully toward its master. On his hands and knees, Gold held up a shaky arm.

"N-no, Explo-t-taro. Don't come any… c-close…er…" He collapsed. His breathing was ragged, and he was covered in a cold sweat. His eyes were clamped shut from the pain. He subconsciously curled himself into a tight ball on the floor.

The fire bursting from Explotaro died down. Warily, the Pokémon looked around at each other, then at their shaking master on the ground. Explotaro inched forward and sniffed at Gold, then turned and barked an order at Ataro. The small purple monkey's ears perked, and then he nodded. Determined, he ran from the house into the night. Satisfied, Explotaro curled itself around Gold, with the other Pokémon joining soon after.

Ataro bolted as fast as he could through the forest. His sharpened senses guided him past trees, rocks and sometimes, other Pokémon. He felt exhausted, but he wouldn't stop, couldn't stop. He ran.

Ataro didn't stop until he reached New Bark Town, several towns away from where he'd left Gold. Running on adrenaline, Ataro made it to Professor Elm's lab. Hopping up onto a tree branch, he knocked loudly on a window with its tail.

He continued banging on the glass until Elm himself appeared. He looked pretty awake; must've been up late researching. His eyes widened in recognition. "Ataro?"

Ataro jumped to the windowsill and began gesturing emphatically, speaking a language few humans could understand. Seeing the look of confusion on the professor's face, Ataro tried pointing into the forest, but Elm shook his head.

"I'm sorry, Ataro," he said. "but I don't understand. Whatever it is, I'm sure it can wait until morning. Come on, Ataro, you can stay here tonight."

As Ataro gazed into the darkness sadly, Professor Elm closed and locked the window.

Silver pressed his palms to his temples. Teeth gritted, he stumbled slightly, managing to catch himself before he toppled to the ground. Behind him, his Pokémon watched, confused, as their master staggered around the forest where they were training. Feraligatr inched forward, but Silver held up his hand.

"N-no, Feraligatr. Keep training. I'm fine." The Pokémon didn't look convinced, its normal toothy grin twisted into a disconcerting frown. "Really. All of you, keep training!"

Silver steadied himself against a nearby tree, leaning against it for support. He watched as his Pokémon practiced their attacks, trying to ignore his fading vision. He rubbed his eyes and tried to concentrate. His head hurt like he couldn't believe, and he could feel cold sweat dripping down his neck- and he knew it wasn't just from the warm evening.

His palms felt clammy against his forehead. His chest ached when he tried to take more than a shallow breath. Suddenly overcome with a wave of nausea, he emptied his stomach behind the sturdy tree. Backing away, his vision swayed. He pressed the heels of his hands into his eyes, trying to make it stop. Suddenly his foot backed against a rock, and Silver fell. Everything went dark.

"I don't understand you, Ataro. I'm sorry." Ataro hopped on Professor Elm's desk, chattering loudly, trying to pass on a message the man couldn't understand. In the distance, a phone rang.

Professor Elm sighed. "I'll be right back, Ataro." He shuffled to the back, and Ataro slumped, defeated.

Walking to the phone, Elm sighed again and shook his head. "I wish I knew what Ataro was trying to tell me. It seems important." Shrugging it off, he picked up the phone. Professor Oak's face appeared on the screen.

"Good afternoon!" Oak greeted. He smiled widely.

Elm returned the gesture. "Hello, Professor Oak! How are you?"

"Fine, thank you! I just wanted to let you know that Crystal and I will be coming to New Bark Town tomorrow! We thought we'd stop by for a visit!"

"I'll be looking forward to it!" Suddenly Elm remembered Ataro, and, having an idea, ventured a question. "Hey, Oak? You know that girl… um, Yellow? She can talk to Pokémon, right?"

"Well, she can read their thoughts… Why do you ask?"

"Something seems to be bothering Ataro- that's Gold's Aipom- and I have no idea what he wants. Maybe she can help."

"Well, I'll ask her, then. Anyway, I have to go. See you later!" Elm put the phone down.

"Well, Ataro, I can't help you, but Yellow should be here tomorrow. She'll figure out what's bothering you." Elm walked past the desk, Ataro's sad gaze following him the whole way.

"Okay, Professor, I'm ready!"

Crystal bounded into the room, Mega at her feet, and dropped her bag on the floor.

Professor Oak walked into the room, a grin on his wrinkled face. "We aren't leaving until tomorrow morning, Crystal," he laughed.

"I know, but I'm so excited! I haven't been home in ages!"

The professor laughed. "By the way, before I forget, would you mind if Yellow came with us?"

"Of course not, Professor, but why?"

Oak shrugged. "Elm needs her for something. Something about Ataro."

Crystal's eyes widened. "Ataro? What's wrong with him?"

"Elm didn't say. He just said that something's bothering him."

"I hope he's okay," Crystal said. And Gold, too. Mega nudged her arm comfortingly. She placed her hand on Mega's head and wrapped her arm around his neck. "You too, huh, Mega? I'm sure they're fine." Then again, knowing Gold…

Crystal knocked on the door to the little house by the woods. She stepped back and waited, until she heard footsteps inside. The door swung open to reveal a girl with a straw hat and blonde hair. The girl smiled.

"Hi, Crystal!"

"Hi Yellow! How are you?"

"Great!" From behind the girl a small yellow mouse with a flower near its pointy ear walked forward. Yellow picked her up.

Crystal petted Chuchu short, soft fur. "Hi, Chuchu!" The mouse responded by nuzzling its head into Crystal's hand. Grinning, Crys turned back to Yellow. "Listen, Yellow. Professor Elm said Ataro- you remember Ataro?" At Yellow's nod she continued. "Anyway, he said Ataro has been trying to tell him something pretty important, but he can't figure out what. We were wondering if you'd mind coming with us to see if you can help."

"I'd be happy to!" Yellow's smile grew bigger, if that was possible.

"I figured you would. Be at the lab tomorrow morning around 7, okay? See ya later, Yellow!" Waving as she turned, Crys headed back to the lab.