Pokémon Crystal: An Adaptation
Author's Note: I have decided to write an adaptation of my favorite of the Generation II games, Pokémon Crystal. This is nearly word-for-word an adaptation of the game, but it's been embellished. In addition, this introduction has been added for the sake of elaborating on the events. It's basically what happened with the Brass and Tin Towers. In addition, Gold AND Kris are characters in this story, but Kris is the protagonist in this story. They now have dialogue, and Professor Elm's dialogue at the beginning has been modified to reflect this, just like how other NPCs do. Oh, and in this story, Legendary Pokémon speak via telepathy, and the Suicune in this story happens to be female. In addition, the Pokémon Communication Center and the Celebi event take place. In addition, the introduction expands upon the events three years ago just a tad, having Red show up at Oak's lab.
Disclaimer: Nintendo and Game Freak own Pokémon, not me.
Introduction: The Events in Ecruteak
150 Years Ago
Ecruteak City, the Johto region
It was a relatively calm day. The drought in Azalea Town had just ended about a week ago because of a Slowpoke yawning. It was the talk of the town, having quickly spread across the region. Everyone was indoors – a storm was coming, and nobody wanted to be outside when it happened.
The storm arrived, it began to rain. A bolt of lightning suddenly struck the Brass Tower. Lugia, who happened to be living there, fled in fear.
There happened to be three Pokémon, abandoned by their trainers, trapped inside. A Jolteon, Flareon, and Vaporeon slept within, having been living there for weeks. The tower caught fire, and the three perished.
Ho-Oh flew from its perch atop the Tin Tower. "Lugia! Where are you going?"
"It is dangerous for me to stay, Ho-Oh. There is no place else. I will be in the Whirl Islands. Farewell." The Diving Pokémon flew away, leaving his brother alone.
"These Pokémon didn't deserve to die…they did nothing to warrant this," Ho-Oh commented, flying to the tower. It flapped its wings, causing the three Pokémon's corpses to begin to glow. They came back from the dead, growing larger. Jolteon gained fangs and began to look more and more like a tiger.
"I dub thee Raikou," stated the Rainbow Pokémon. "You will be the personification of thunder. You will race across the land constantly, but when you find a trainer with a heart of gold, that will be the end of your travels. He will be your trainer from that point onward."
Raikou nodded, then burst out of the tower.
He turned to the fully formed and much larger Pokémon that used to be a Flareon. It looked more like a lion now, however. "I dub thee Entei. You will be the personification of volcanoes. You, like Raikou, will race across the land, but unlike him, your trainer will have a silver soul."
Entei nodded, then took off out of the remnants of the tower.
Ho-Oh then turned to the last Pokémon, the Vaporeon, which now had a shining coat of blue. Its hair blew in nonexistent wind. "Now then, I dub thee Suicune. You will speed across the land, like your brethren. You are a living aurora, and your trainer will have a heart as shiny as crystal."
Suicune nodded as she raced out of the tower.
"Now then. I myself must go," said Ho-Oh to no one in particular, before flying off on gold-colored wings.
147 Years Later
Pallet Town, Kanto region
Professor Samuel Oak's Laboratory
The current champion of the Indigo League, Red, rushed into the laboratory.
"…Professor Oak, I finished the Pokédex…"he said, seeming to choose his words very carefully.
"You did?" asked Professor Oak. "Excellent! Except…one problem. Have you found ALL 151?"
"Yes, even Mew." Red handed the Pokédex to Professor Oak. The Professor stared joyfully at the Pokédex. "Incredible! I'd never think I'd see a completed Pokédex in my lifetime! Now for my typical evaluation quote! Your Pokédex is entirely complete! Congratulations!"
Red smiled.
"Hmm…I do one have problem," commented Professor Oak.
"What's that?" asked Red.
"…Erm, you've heard of the Johto region to the west of here, right?"
Red nodded.
"I've heard that there are 100 additional Pokémon that can only be found there. I would like you to investigate, if you have the time, I mean."
"I do. I'm the Champion, and no one wants a rematch."
"Excellent! Please take this with you." Oak handed the Pokédex back, having upgraded it with a new mode – the New Pokédex.
"Thanks, Professor," replied Red, walking out the door.
3 Years Later
An Unknown Location
Several Unown were transmitting a message. An A Unown started off, then an I and H. A shadow moved across a field a good distance away. A Pichu and Wooper got up from their hiding spots, looking around to find the source of the sound. A U and W Unown transmitted a message as well, among others.
Meanwhile, the shadow raced across the field, finally coming into view. It was Suicune, the Aurora Pokémon. An F Unown appeared near it as it leapt upwards. A group of Unown surrounded it as it leapt into the air.
Finally, the Unown spelled out a message: CRYSTAL.
A Dream, Somewhere Else
"Are you a boy? Or are you a girl?" said Professor Oak, clearly unable to distinguish between genders.
"Erm…I'm clearly a girl," replied the girl.
"…..Zzz…Hm? Wha…? You woke me up! Will you check the clock for me? What time is it?"
"Let's see…it's Day 10 o'clock," replied the girl once again.
"What? Day 10 o'clock?"
"Yes."
"How many minutes?"
"…54 minutes."
"Whoa! 54 min.?"
"Yes."
"Day 10:54! I overslept!"
Oak leapt out of his bed in the dream.
"Hello! Sorry to keep you waiting! Welcome to the world of Pokémon! My name is Oak. People call me the Pokémon Professor."
He released a Wooper from a Poké Ball. It happily danced around.
"This world is inhabited by creatures that we call Pokémon."
The Wooper let out a cheerful cry.
"People and Pokémon live together by supporting each other. Some people play with Pokémon, some battle with them."
He put the Wooper back in the Poké Ball.
"But we don't know everything about Pokémon yet. There are still many mysteries to solve. That's why I study Pokémon every day."
He finally spoke directly to the girl. "Now, what did you say your name was?"
"Kris…", replied the girl.
"Kris, are you ready? Your very own Pokémon story is about to unfold. You'll face fun times and tough challenges. A world of dreams and adventures with Pokémon awaits! Let's go! I'll be seeing you later!"
Kris promptly woke up.
Author's Note: Well, that's the introduction written. Oak's speech is literally copied word for word from the game. By the way, in this story, Kris and Gold are both 12. They're siblings. In addition, Kris WILL CATCH 'EM ALL. That means that if there's a version-exclusive Pokémon, I'm putting it in its wild habitat anyway. Cerulean Cave won't be caved in, it'll just be smaller. Meanwhile, Mew will play a role later on, and the Celebi event will be adapated. The legendary birds will appear in their HGSS locations. Until next time, Darth out.