Annabelle van Daruk

Annabelle Van Daruk is the main protagonist of the OC series Pokemon Altered
== Personality ==
Annabelle Van Daruk is a girl from Cherrygrove City in the Johto Region. Originally she was from Viridian City in the Kanto region though after the death of her parents, her Aunt Mirabelle became her guardian and she was sent to Johto. She is an extremely kind and pretty girl who is always willing to help others. She decided to be a Pokemon trainer as it was her cousin, Luke who helped inspire her to become one and it was also hearing the stories of her mother's Pokemon Journey. She enjoys traveling in every region alongside her family and friends and of course with her partner Murkrow alongside her.
Being a kind person Annabelle always treats her Pokemon with proper care, encouragement, and kindness. She often has to give Pokemon that have hatched from eggs more attention which has caused a few conflicts but Annabelle always tries to ensure her Pokemon don't feel left out. 
One key thing about Annabelle is that she despises bullies which is most likely brought upon her childhood days as after watching Lilly being bullied while living in Kanto she was determined to protect her. In Johto, Annabelle received her fair share of bullying after her Ex-best friend Chloe began bullying her after the end of their friendship which in turn upset her leaving her feeling betrayed. Since then Annabelle knows just how bad bullying can be and wants to ensure none of her friends and family have to deal with it. Even if children bully other kids she often will not hesitate to chew out the bully kids.
Annabelle also despises Pokemon Trainers who abandon their Pokemon as several of her team members were abandoned by their trainer for being weak including Blastoice and Blaziken. She hates when Pokemon are not being treated with love and care. Other people she dislikes are spoiled brats as she had to put up with several during the course of her journey and can stand their often stubborn, spoiled and snobby attitudes.
During the first half of her journey she was forced to deal with previous trauma with the death of her parents though Luke was always there for her. Unfortunately being stranded on Team Rocket's secret Island base led to more trauma due to being placed under hypnosis and the revelation of her parents' killer. Though she eventually got over it by the time she went to Hoenn. The last of her trauma being her fear of the Hydriegon line which was somewhat resolved during her time in Unova and fully resolved after catching a Deino in the Isle of Armor.
== History ==
Annabelle Van Daruk was born in Viridian City in the Kanto Region to her Mother, Athena Van Daruk a popular film actor and Pokemon trainer and her father, Roy Van Daruk a motivational speaker and Pokemon trainer in his youth. The rest of her family at the time included her aunt, Mirabelle Lawrence her mothers sister, an Uncle named Rex, her Aunt Olivia, Uncle Kai, Uncle Rex, Grandma Hera, Grandpa Zeus, and last but not least are her cousins Luke and Molly.
Growing up young Annabelle loved Pokemon especially her mother's Growlithe, Inferno and main partner Pokemon Lumi the Umbreon. She also befriended another girl named Lilly after she and Inferno saved her from a group of bullies. Lilly and Annabelle became best friends and always would have playdates with each other. When Annabelle was 5 years old her mother gave her the skull necklace she always wore ever since her mother, Hera gave her it when she was 5. One day Athena received word that her brother, Hades who she hadn't heard from since his falling out with his father, Zeus wanted to speak with her regarding info on their old goal of meeting the legendary Pokemon Raikou. Athena and Roy planned to meet with Hades at the location, and Island far off the mainland of Kanto while Annabelle stayed at Lilly's house but after some begging from Annabelle and Inferno they took Anna along with them.
Upon arrival the family was ambushed by the criminal organization Team Rocket and while Athena began to fight them off with help from Inferno (Lumi wasn't feeling well and way staying with her mother). Unfortunately as more grunts kept coming and Roy was injured Athena told Inferno to take Annabelle to safety while lying to Annabelle they would be okay. After getting Annabelle to safety inferno had to lead pursuing grunts away from Annabelle much to little Annabelle's sadness. The worst was yet to come as she watched her parents argue with the one leading the grunts which seemingly her parents knew and after what seemed to be an argument the stranger unleashed a monstrous Pokemon with three heads which proceeded to kill her parents as Annabelle watched in horror. Just then one of the grunts came from behind and while Annabelle was initially fearful until the man revealed himself as Reginald, an undercover agent of the International Police who was sent to investigate Team Rocket's operations on the island. Reginald managed to get Annabelle off the island thanks to one of his allies who brought her to the police station in Vermillion City.
After much discussion Annabelle was sent to live with her Aunt Mirabelle (Athena's sister) and her family in Johto. Annabelle was also enrolled in therapy to deal with her trauma she faced on the island which took several months. She often was plagued by nightmares of the incident and the monster Pokemon that took her parents she also struggled a bit to get used to her new life of luxury in her Aunt's Mansion. Though with help from her Aunt Mirabelle, Uncle Rex, and most importantly her cousin Luke she eventually began to feel better. Luke and Annabelle made an agreement that one day they would become Pokemon Trainers when they were old enough. Shortly after the cousins turned 6, Luke's father was reportedly killed in a plane crash which caused some grieving from the family though Annabelle always gave them hope. 
One day when Annabelle was playing outside with Luke sick she was tackled by an injured Murkrow who had been pursued by a Pokemon Hunter. Annabelle felt horrible for him and planned to take him to her aunt's Butler, Arthur who was experienced in caring for injured Pokemon but unfortunately the hunter Claw, caught up along with his Scizor demanding for her to hand the bird over. Fortunately, Aunt Mirabelle's Butterfree had watched the ordeal and alerted Mirabelle who ordered Arthur to call the police as she went to save Annabelle. Mirabelle arrived just in time and thanks to her partner Mismagius she was able to repelled Claw's Scizor and saved Annabelle and Murkrow with Claw fleeing in his airship when the Police showed up. Ultimately through some convincing (Cute Eyes) Murkrow was allowed to stay with the Family with Mirabelle taking care of him until Annabelle was old enough to be a trainer.
Annabelle befriended another girl named Chloe Markson who's family was a friend of Mirabelle's and the two would often play together often watched by the Markson's Maid, Brianna. However, around the time both girls were 8 when Chloe's father began to focus more on his business Chloe began to vent her frustrations on Annabelle which caused some problems between the two. Ultimately one day Chloe threw her friendship bracelet Annabelle made into a nearby river after her frustration boiled over leading to the end of her friendship. Annabelle was upset though Luke helped comfort her. Around this time Annabelle and Luke were enrolled in the Pokemon School where Chloe began to tease/belittle Annabelle much to her frustration (As Annabelle despises bullies) though she met a new friend in the form of Rebecca Ellison one of the smart students of their class.
Pokemon Altered: The Original Series
On Annabelle and Luke's 10th birthday the two cousins went to Professor Elm's lab to begin the first steps of their journey. Annabelle wasn't in a rush as she already had her partner Pokemon, Murkrow but she knew Luke still had to get his. They were the first of the new trainers to arrive with the others being Chloe and Rebecca. Chloe of course began insulting Annabelle only to be stopped by Luke. After Luke chose his partner Totodile they went back to their mansion home to say their goodbyes to Mirabelle. Aunt Mirabelle encouraged Annabelle to be a good trainer and keep an eye on Luke. 
== Gallery ==
File:The Faithful Meeting.jpg|Annabelle meets Murkrow for the first time
File:Annabelle's Past.jpg|Young Annabelle witnesses her parents death
File:Annabelle Pokemon Gen 5.jpg|Annabelle's Pokemon after Unova
File:Journeys reunion.jpg|Annabelle's Pokemon after the Island of Armor
File:Annabelle's Pokemon Training.jpg|Annabelle's Paldea team Training