Prologue
A/N: This story is a remake of my old one, because reasons. Please read and review.
Allons-y
Laverre City. Also called The City of Otherworldly Dreams, Laverre City easily lived up to it's name. The city resembled a fairy tale setting, with tall trees full of auburn leaves that blocked the sun and wooden houses that gave if a pleasantly rustic vibe.
In the center of town, a gigantic tree towers over the city. At it's base is The Laverre Gym, one of the eight Gyms that it is required to beat in order to gain access to the Pokemon League, a Tournament where People and Pokemon compete to be the best in the region.
In this Gym is Valerie Maché, a willowy brunette that favors the colors pink and purple and is never seen without her favorite bow, which was designed to give the illusion that she had fairy wings sprouting from her ears. Hailing from Johto, Valerie came to Kalos to compete in the Pokemon League tournament after losing the one in her home region. She quickly fell in love with the region and set up a Gym there, a Gym that soon became one of the most popular Gyms in Kalos.
Then, seven years ago, Valerie chose a set apprentices. These children started to work at her Gym, fighting trainers who wish to obtain the Fairy Badge. They have one goal: to one day make their master proud by becoming masters themselves.
This is their story.
Six Years Ago
"In other news, the The Alliance Games start today." The newscaster said.
"Dino, move!" Allison pulled her friend from in front of the tv so he fell to the ground beside her.
"Aspiring trainers will team up in this new championship league-"
"Championship League?" Christopher asked, looking up at Valerie. Christopher had always been an inquisitive boy, more so when it came to Pokemon.
"Competitions that you must beat in order to be recognized as a champion of your home region." she tousled Christopher's hair. The boy blushed and ducked his head. "There was only one, a long time ago, and that was the Pokemon League with the gyms like ours. Later on, Contests, The Frontier, Pokeathlon, and Tripokalon were added."
"I read about those!" Christopher exclaimed. He had read about a lot of things. "The contests are in Sinnoh and Hoenn and Kanto and Johto, the -" Christopher stopped. He remembered Madame Dupont, his caretaker, and what she said: that if he wanted to make friends, not to talk so much. No one liked facts and books the way he did.
He had know Allison and Dino for a while, but now that they all were Gym Trainers, they saw him as a close friend. He didn't want to lose that.
"Why'd you stop?" Allison asked. She too was a curious child. As was Dino. The difference was that Dino would be content to wait for an answer, Allison would demand one while Topher would think of an answer himself. "Where are the other ones?"
"I forget." Christopher mumbled.
"So the Alliance League is being added to the League roster." Valerie mused. "Hmm."
"How do'ya go in the Alliance League?" Dino asked.
Valerie laughed. Christopher really loved her laugh. It was like bells. "Do you mean what are the rules? You form groups of three or two and you fight other Teams. When you win, you get a medal. Ten Medals means you get to go and fight in a tournament similar to the Pokemon League Conferences."
"So you fight a champion? Champions?" Allison asked. She was practically bouncing in her seat on the floor. As was Dino. "Who are they?"
Valerie's eyes twinkled. "If I told you, where would the fun in that be? Let it be a surprise. I didn't know who the pokemon League champion was until I fought her."
"You fought the champion, Lady Valerie?" Dino asked in awe. His eyes were bigger than a Snorlax's lunch.
Valerie giggled. Topher loved that too. "So many questions! Yes and no. I fought her, but it was grossly one sided. I went up against her in the second round of the Kalos Conference. I lost. I'm not especially strong; I didn't even make it to to the Conference in my home region."
Allison stood up and balled her fist like their was someone to fight. "Not true! I bet you're the strongest gym leader there is."
"-and the nicest." Dino interjected, as he was wont to do. "And the prettiest. And -"
"Stop!" Valerie cried. "You're making me blush, little sprite.."
"We'll do more than that!" Allison declared. "We'll make you proud! We'll beat the all those Leagues and become more than a Champion! We'll be a..." she paused
"Master?" Christopher suggested.
"That sounds cool!" Allison nodded approvingly. "We'll be Pokemon Masters!"
Dino jumped up too, the pulled a reluctant Christopher up with him. "We swear it!"
"As nice as that is," Valerie said. "I'm eighteen. That's very old. By the time you finish all the leagues, I'll be dust."
Dino rubbed his chin. "True. Then we'll pick one."
Allison nodded. "Let's do the new one. We'll get to do it together and become three champions!"
"Oh my." Valerie said, covering her mouth in shock. "So many."
Dino nodded. "Yes ma'am." He grabbed Christopher's hand.
"H-huh?!" Topher sputtered. He immeadiately tried to pull away.
"No, Topher! Grab Allison's hand." Dino instructed.
Christopher looked at him. "Topher?"
"Christopher is too long to say." Dino explained. "Now grab her hand and do what I do."
He nervously complied with Dino's command, and the three of them bowed. Dino whispered something in Topher's ear, who whispered it to Allison.
"We solemnly swear that we will win the Alliance League and defeat the Alliance Champion!" they yelled together.
And so an adventure was born.
Chapter 1
Today
Topher didn't understand why, but he loved being with Allison and Dino.
"Gah, are we almost there?" Allison moaned. Loli stirred in her arms and adjusted herself. The small Gothita had been asleep for most of the trip.
"My feet are killing me."
"Not fast enough." Topher muttered.
Allison smacked him and Dino, who was yards ahead of them, laughed.
"Ow. jerk. It's not my fault you're wearing pumps on a twelve mile hike. How is that even possible?"
Allison smiled."Heroic resolve," She said smugly. "And magic." Was this why? Because he liked trading insults with the two?
It's not that Topher didn't want to be their friends. He loved them with everything he had, and had known them since they were little. But as they left Laverre, the one riddle Topher that would always plague him came back. Why did they care about him? How does caring about one another work?
Topher opened his mouth to respond, but was promptly silenced by a loud voice screaming. " Chaaarge!"
Topher and Allison knew Dino well enough to know to move when he came barreling into them on the back of his Numel. Mello skidded to a halt, launching Dino into the air.
Topher and Allison yelled Dino's name as he flew. They rushed to his side. He was laying awkwardly in the grass, his rear sticking up. Topher smiled. He looked like a Scatterbug. Maybe this is why. He liked their spontaneity, an area he lacked in.
"You guys are good," Dino said. He didn't seem to be in a daze at all- on the contrary, the boy seemed excited. "Nice reaction time." Mello, Dino's partner (a Numel), trotted up to him and laid his head on Dino's shoulder.
"What do you think you're doing?" Allison demanded. She helped him up- a generous way of saying Allison yanked a perfectly willing Dino to his feet- then hit him on the back of his head. Mello made a noise of protest."Nume!"
"Okay, first off, ow." Dino rubbed the spot, messing up his Cherubi red hair. Topher had an odd urge to fix it. But that was pointless- Dino's hair was always unkempt. "And second: I'm training you guys."
Topher raised an eyebrow at him."Training us?" he picked up his Bergmite , which made a sound of annoyance. Topher studied it for injuries. None. It looked the same as always: small, with a head that appeared to be made of ice, a white bottom and legs of the same color. His head came to a jagged point just below Topher's shoulder. He had one horn sticking out of his back and one on his forehead, above his violet-rimmed yellow eyes. His eyes were connected by what appeared to be a crack in his ice, but was actually his mouth. "What are you babbling on about now?"
"We have to be quick and our reflexes need to be sharp!" Dino cried, waving his arms. Topher moved so he didn't get hit."We can't screw around! This our chance at the big leagues! At fame! Pokemon Mastery!"
"Keep screaming." Allison said threateningly. "And you won't make it to Lumoise, let alone become a Pokemon master." Topher's Bergmite hmm-ed in agreement. He had been napping like Loli, and was jolted awake by the commotion.
Loli, however, was still asleep. How, Topher had no clue.
"Lumoise is close." Topher said. "The idiot's right. We need to train."
Allison groaned once again. "But I'm tired." Topher shook his head, but didn't let her comment worry him. He knew how to handle Allison. " How about a competition?"
That got their attention. Topher shifted uncomfortably. "We all catch one Pokemon. We need more anyway. Then we meet at the city gates and have a battle. Winner gets to..." Topher thought about it. A devious grin spread across his face.
"That's an evil look." Dino said.
"I love it." Allison said. "What are the stakes?"
Maybe the answer was simple. His friends made fun things like catching Pokemon even more fun.
"Winner gets to be team Leader."
Three things that Gale desired more than anything: Competent co-workers, The complete Happiny Daze series box set, and Jeans that not only gave others the illusion that she had a butt, but also hugged that nonexistent butt things that were hard to find: Competent co-workers, The complete Happiny Daze series box set, and Jeans that not only gave others the illusion that she had a butt, but also hugged that nonexistent butt perfectly.
"Joseph is where!?" Gale asked angrily. She wished she were not Head Priest, because she really wanted to flip a desk but had to stay civilized due to her position.
"In custody. And he told the girl, who in turn told the police, that he was a Bishop in the Hallowed church." Arthur told Gale. The teen ran his fingers through his dark-grey hair, making it even messier. "I knew sending him was a bad idea."
Andreas glared at him. The two were polar opposites in looks and personality- Andreas was pale and stocky with vibrant copper colored hair, while Arthur was dark skinned and lanky with grey, colorless hair. Arthur was calm and careless, while Andreas was uptight and careful. "And yet, you said nothing. I knew he was an incompetent fool and actually argued against sending him. What were you doing?"
Arthur put his arm around Andreas lazily. "Wishing that you would stop scowling so I could kiss you."
Andreas blushed and pushed Arthur to the ground. Gale wondered why. Arthur flirted with everyone. Andreas should be used to it by now. "I am so not interested."
Arthur wiggled his eyebrows. "That's what makes it fun." Gale once again considered flipping the desk. She was the boss - didn't that earn her the right to be uncivilized every once in a while? "Will you two please act like professionals?"
Arthur got back in his seat, but sat in it sideways so his elbow was hanging off and his foot was close to Andreas' face. "Sorry sexy. I'm not that good of an actor."
Gale narrowed her eyes at her subordinate. "That narrows the jobs available when I fire you."
Andreas smiled gloatingly and Arthur winced. "Wow, attacks fired, point taken."
Gale sighed. "Okay, so Joseph is grossly incompetent. How do you two think we should proceed? Leave him or free him?"
"Leave him." Andreas said automatically. "Not only has he failed his mission, he's implicated the Church and brought suspicion down on us. Let him rot."
Arthur nodded. "Seconded. Joseph deserves to be punished."
"But only I get to punish Joey." Gale looked at the doorway and internally cursed. Gale had been hoping that she wouldn't show up.
Masa approached Gale's desk with a small smile. Today she had decided to wear a small white dress with a girlish yellow sash around her waist and yellow bow in her cornsilk blond hair. This made the sixteen year old look even more like a little girl than usual.
"Joey is my Bishop. Isn't it my job to decide his punishment?" Masa smiled toothily, exposing the alternating blue and gold bands of her braces. Gale could tell that Masa was already dreaming up all the ways she could punish "Joey".
"I say we give him another chance. If he can purify ten trainers within this next week, we let off the hook. But if he fails to by a margin of even one trainer, I gut him with a hook." She giggled at her pun.
If Gale were a merciful woman, she would of told the girl no. She would of let Masa know that screw ups of this magnitude were up to the Head Priest, not a Bishop. She would of ordered the three to leave Joseph in jail.
If Gale were a merciful woman, she would of felt sorry for Joseph when she told Masa to do as she pleased.
But even if Gale was patient, she was not merciful.
Topher smirked. "Bergmite, Icy Wind!"
Bermite shot a flurry of wind and snow at Skorupi, which darted away into a bush.
"Sharpen, then Take Down on that bush!"
Topher yelled. Bergmite started to glow, then the ridges on his body became sharper. It then used the added attack from Sharpen to use Take Down on the bush. But Bergmite's own lack of confidence combined with Skorupi's speed made it difficult to land a hit.
It scuttled away, screaming in fear as it did so.
"I'm not going to hurt you." Topher said, realizing it thought he was actually trying to hurt it. "It's just a battle." he commanded Bergmite to stand down.
Topher reached into his pack and pulled out a treat. Skorupi saw it and slowly approached.
"Is that better?" Topher asked it. It made a sound of pleasure as it ate the cookie.
That was easy. Topher thought as he watched the now content Pokemon. He brought out his Pokedex and scanned Skorupi.
"Skorupi, the Poison Tail Pokemon." It said. "Skorupi burrows under the sand to lie in wait for prey. Its tail claws can inject its prey with a savage Poison. Female. Level 25. Moves Known: Poison Tail, Bug Bite, Poison Sting, and Acupressure. Ability: Sniper."
Topher handed it another cookie. "So..." Topher said awkwardly. Communicating, whether it be to people or Pokemon, wasn't his strong suit. "You wanna come with me? I mean, you don't have to- not unless you want to. But you probably don't- do you?"
Skorupi clicked it's pincers together in rapid succession. It appeared to smile.
"Wait- really?" Topher asked. Skorupi nodded.
Topher got up and fished a Pokeball from his belt. He held it out to Skorupi hesitantly.
Skorupi pressed the button with the tip of it's tail without waiting for Topher. The ball opened and a red beam emerged from it and hit the Poison Tail Pokemon. It disappeared and the ball shut.
It shook thrice before giving a satisfying click.
"Berg!" Bergmite said happily.
Topher got up. "C'mon. We have to meet up with the others."
The two of them took off, and Topher couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Mello grinned at Dino. "Ready, partner?" Dino asked.
Mello the Numel nodded, and they both took a step closer to their prey.
The Poliwhirl, which was steadily getting more pissed, launched a Water Pulse at them.
"Earth Power!" Dino commanded. A column of lava erupted from the earth in front of Mello and vaporize the ball of water before it hit Mello.
"Whirl!" Poliwhirl yelled. It jumped into the air and brought it's fist down on Numel's head.
Numel cried out and Poliwhirl jumped back, before shooting a column of high-speed bubbles at Mello.
"Amnesia!" Dino yelled. A red aura surrounded Numel, raising his special defense and mitigating some of the damage.
"Take Down!" Dino shouted. Numel shot forward and rammed into Poliwhirl.
Poliwhirl caught Numel with both arms and held him. The two physically strong Pokemon began to play a game of reverse tug-of-war. They pushed each other, each hoping to knock the other down.
"C'mon Mello!" Dino yelled encouragingly.
But Poliwhirl clearly had the upper hand. It Mello began to slide backward.
"Mello..." Dino muttered. He couldn't hold on forever. Poliwhirl would soon overwhelm him.
"Wait. Overwhelm. That's it!" Dino cried. "Mello, close range Lava Plume!"
Mello shot a ball of fire right in Poliwhirl's face. It was forced to let go and thrown backward.
"Take Down before it can get up!" Dino commanded. Mello rushed forward and slammed into Poliwhirl. Poliwhirl cried out.
Dino saw his chance. He launched a Pokeball at Poliwhirl.
It shook once... Twice... Then click. Dino ran over to the ball.
He swooped it up. "We caught him! Mello, we did it!"
"Numel!" Numel yelled. Dino hugged him tightly.
So, this is the first chapter of my fanfic. Remember, every review goes to a good cause: my dwindling ego.
SPOILER ALERT!
A/N: this page will be updated constantly as the story goes on, so people who are caught up can keep up with the Pokemon's stats. Preemptive SPOILER ALERT!
Topher's Pokemon:
Bergmite- Level 35. Knows Icy Wind, Ice Ball, Take Down, and Brine. Ability: Sturdy
Carbinks- Level 31. Knows Smack Down, Reflect, Harden, and Stealth Rock. Ability: Clear Body.
Skorupi- Level 29. Knows Poison Fang, Acupressure, Pursuit, and Bug Bite. Ability: Battle Armor
Barbaracle- Level 40. Knows Razor Shell, Surf, Stone Edge, and Water Gun. Ability: Tough Claws
Allison's Pokemon:
Gothita (Loli)- Level 37. Knows Feint Attack, Fake Tears, Psyshock, and Shock Wave. Ability: Competitive.
Kirlia(Warren)- Level 42. Knows Telekinesis , Psychic , Draining Kiss, Zen Headbutt. Ability:Synchronize
Gastly (Whisper)- Level 26. Knows Curse, Spite, Night Shade, and Clear Smog. Ability: Levitate
Cloyster (Shelly)- Level 22. Knows Clamp, Bubblebeam, Iron Defense, and Aurora beam. Ability: Shell Armour.
Slowpoke (Dude)- Level 30. Knows Water Pulse, Disable, Confusion, and Hypnosis. Ability: Oblivious
Dino's Pokemon:
Numel(Mello)-level 38. Knows Lava Plume, Earth Power, Amnesia, and Focus Energy. Ability: Own Tempo
Cottonee (Fleecy)- Level 35. Knows Cotton Spore, Giga Drain, Fairy Wind, Growth. Ability: Prankster
Poliwrath (Wrath)- Level 31. Knows Bubble Beam, Hypnosis, Body Slam, Water Sport. Ability: Damp