The rise of a champion
Prologue:
"Damn… my head hurts really bad… Wait, where am I? What is this place?"
I woke up lying on the floor of a white room. There were no furniture, windows or pictures anywhere. Trying to hold myself from panicking, I thought through the last things that happened to me before appearing here.
"The last thing that happened… Right! It was in the Pokémon World Championship Finals. It was me and the Korean kid that got through… Damn, I can't even remember who was winning… During the match up there was a flash and BAM… now I'm here…"
As I was still trying to recollect my memories, one of the walls in the room started change. Suddenly, a whirlpool-shaped portal appeared on it, from which person came out.
"Hey there boy, are you feeling better?"
"…"
"Oh, you're not a talkative one. That's fine. I mean, I did just teleport you from your world to mine. It must be quite a shock to you."
"…Who are you and what do you want from me?"
"Hmm… who am I… It's hard to say. Some people call me God, some Arceus, friends just call be AC. As for what exactly do I want from you… you'll get to know all about that in the future."
My mind went blank as soon as I heard its name.
"Are you joking?"
"What do you mean?"
"Is your name really Arcues?"
"Yes, and has been for many moons."
"Like the "Creator of all Pokémon" Arceus?"
"Oh wow, didn't know I would be meeting a fan. I don't take autographs, sorry."
"…Shouldn't you be more like, I don't know, a Pokémon?"
"This is just my "human-shell", if that's easier to understand. Oh well, never mind that, you'll be going on a journey soon. So, you probably should mentally prepare yourself for that."
I was a bit confused when Arceus said that, but then I realized what was about to happen. I'M GOING ON A POKEMON ADVENTURE!
"So, are you excited?"
"I'll be lying if I say that I'm not. But where exactly am I going?"
"You'll be starting your journey in the region of Kanto, or to be more precise- Pallet Town. I will disguise you as being an exchange student. When you are there, you must find Prof. Oak. He is in cahoots with me, so you're good. He'll help you get your starter as well."
"The great Professor Oak will be there! I'll get to meet him!"
My mind was going crazy at that point. If there was a contract presented in front of me, I probably would've already signed it.
"When do I start?"
"Patience, my friend. I will open the gateway shortly. I was expecting more emotions and questions, to be honest with you. Why are you so calm?"
"Hard to say… I guess I have nothing to lose."
The truth is, even on Earth I was a loner and had nothing to lose. There, I was pursuing my dream of working for Nintendo and also spending most of my time on my hobby of Pokémon VGC battles. My family thought of it as a joke so after a heated fight they cut all ties with me. I left them, started working in a local internet-café and participated and won many regional and national Pokémon VGC competitions. Eventually I climbed up the ranks and reached the world stage. So yeah, this is the story of my life. But presented with the chance to live in the world of your favourite video game, everything that I might've left behind is worthless.
"Nothing to lose… you must've had a rough time in your world. Oh well, as I like to say, "new world, new me!".
"….."
"…...Step aside, I'll open the portal."
As he said that he placed his hand onto the nearest wall. The whirlpool appeared once again.
"The gateway is here. I'm ready to go when you are."
Standing in front of the entrance my hands began to shake. Although I was a bit scared, my mind was filled with excitement and resolve. I stepped forward and went through the portal. Suddenly, everything turned bright and I appeared on a route right in front of a small village.