Pokemon SoulSilver: With a Twist
A Pokemon Fanfiction
by
PimpedOutToast
Chapter 1
Silver
The young man finished dressing himself.
He was sixteen, but only just.
He had black hair, but wore a cap twisted so the bill was facing backward, and a tuft of hair escaped from the hole above the strap on the hat.
He had a red jacket and golden yellow shorts, which were very loose.
He'd only woken up a few minutes ago, but he prided himself on waking up early...
something he hadn't managed today.
He ran down stairs and was stopped by his mother.
"Oh Silver! You're finally awake! Your friend Lyra was just here. She was playing hide-and-seek with her marill."
His name was Silver. The name originated from the brilliant silver feather that his late father had once found and had with him on Silver's date of birth.
His father had always told him that it was special.
Then one day he just...vanished.
Of course it was years later when Silver was older that his body was found.
He was buried with that feather.
His friend, Lyra, on the other hand was always in a good mood, a contrast to Silver's overall serious, somewhat bitter demeanor.
He didn't like making small talk and preferred to keep to himself, but Lyra had been his friend for many years now.
"Oh, I almost forgot!" His mother interrupted his train of thought. "Professor Elm was looking for you! He said he had a favor to ask of you. You know where the lab is, right?"
"Yeah next door. I'll head over now." Silver replied, curious.
What did the professor want him for? He wasn't particularly qualified or gifted in any way or form.
His mother checked to make sure he had all his things, to his dismay. After getting her to calm down he stomped out the door.
He loved his mother to death, but she ground his nerves sometimes with her over-caring nature.
Or maybe he was just a bit cold. He wasn't sure which.
When he left the door, a Marill ran into his legs.
"Marill! Come back!" Lyra ran up and grabbed the blue Pokemon.
"Hi Silver! Professor Elm was looking for you earlier!"
"I know; mom told me."
"Oh! Okay then. Bye!"
The girl ran off with her Pokemon and Silver sighed.
"Bye."
He walked over to the lab and caught a glimpse of black fabric around the corner of the building.
He walked over and a girl with maroon hair about his age was staring intently into the window.
She had a strange black jacket and a lavender skirt. She had on lavender stockings that reached to her lower thighs and knee high boots that were black in color.
Had she not been so suspicious Silver might have deemed her cute by his standards.
Silver approached her, an unamused look on his face.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?"
She looked over to him.
"What're you staring at?"
She turned and shoved him backwards, causing him to stumble before landing on his butt.
"Yeah, well up yours too," he grumbled before heading into the building.
He approached the Professor.
"Hey Professor, what's up?"
"Ah, Silver! I've been waiting for you!"
"So I've heard," he glanced at the window the girl was looking through out of the corner of his eye. "So what do you need me for?"
"Do you know anything about my research?"
"A little bit, why?"
"As you know, Pokemon are carried in pokeballs these days. But before the pokeball was invented, people walked along side Pokemon. Just like your friend Lyra does!"
"Interesting. So how does this involve me?" Silver began unconsciously tapping his foot.
"Well, you see, while pokeballs are great because they allow you to carry many Pokemon, I'm sure walking with Pokemon must have some advantages. It might have something to do with how they grow or evolve. So, I'm going to give you a Pokemon!"
Silver's face lit up in a rare show of enthusiasm. "Really? That's awesome!"
His expression changed back. "What's the catch?"
"You just have to have it walk outside of the pokeball, see if it affects its feelings or relationships with you and other people." Elm nodded to a device on his left. "That device has a few you can choose from."
Then his computer made a noise. "One second."
He checked it and he had an email.
"Ah, well, I have an acquaintance that people call Mr. Pokemon, see. He keeps finding weird things and raving about his discoveries."
"What does this have to do with me?" Silver asked once more.
"I just got an email saying this time it's real. It's probably another Pokemon egg, but we're so busy here...Wait! I know! You can go in our place, right? You can choose one of the Pokemon over there."
"Sounds like a fair trade. I'll do it." Silver answered.
Silver walked over to the device and decided on a Totodile.
He opened the ball and the Pokemon appeared beside him.
Silver seemed to observe and analyze it with his eyes.
It looked up at him and started jumping around.
This thing was hyperactive... and liked to chew on things.
Thankfully its teeth weren't too sharp yet, and the bite it inflicted onto Silver's leg only caused him to scream an obscenity before shaking the Pokemon off.
"Sorry, that one's a bit hyper!" Apologized Elm.
"So I noticed."
"Well, good luck! Mr. Pokemon's house is past the next town over, Cherrygrove. Go north from there. I'm counting on you!"
"I'll do my best. Come on Totodile"
As he walked away, an assistant gave him some potions.
Silver walked out the door with his Pokemon right behind him.
When he left, he ran into Lyra.
"Silver! What Pokemon did you pick?"
"This one, Totodile. Careful, he bites."
"Ohh! It's so cute! When you walk with it it'll become more friendly! Why don't you show you your mom?"
"Okay. One second. I have to check something."
He turned back and checked the window again.
Sure enough, the girl was still there.
He frowned, but went back home to his mother.
"Oh, Silver! That's a cute Pokemon you have!"
"I'll tell you what I told Lyra; it bites."
"Professor Elm gave it to you, right?"
"It's my payment for being his errand boy."
"Oh? What kind of errand?"
"To pick up some egg from a guy named Mr. Pokemon down past Cherrygrove."
"That sounds difficult." her face lit up in realization. "Oh, I almost forgot, your Pokegear came back from the shop! Here you go!"
She handed the device to Silver, who took it and strapped it to his wrist.
"Stay safe, dear!" his mother said as he left.
"I will. Come on you toothy little monster."
As he left town he was approached by Elm.
"Wait!"
"What's up?"
"I almost completely forgot about this... Let me give you my number."
The man told Silver his number.
"I'll call you if anything comes up." Elm said.
"Alright."
Silver continued on, the Totodile giving him a headache by this point.
He pulled out an aspirin and a bottle of water from his backpack and decided it would have to do for now.
He entered the waist high grass and soon came across a Pidgey.
"Alright Totodile, let's see what you can do! Scratch attack!"
The Pokemon did some kind of little dance before scratching its opponent.
The Pidgey replied with a tackle that sent the Totodile stumbling.
"Alright, scratch attack again!"
The two Pokemon traded blows a few times before Totodile won out.
"Not bad for a hyperactive little ankle biter. Good job, Totodile."
The Pokemon danced around again, pleased that it had received praise.
Silver just sighed.
They walked for a bit longer before reaching the gates to Cherrygrove.
As soon as they entered, they were approached by an older man.
"You're a rookie trainer, aren't you? I can tell!"
"Y-yeah... "
"That's fine! Everyone's a rookie at one point! If you'd like, I can teach you a few things. Come along!" The man turned and started to the Pokemon Center.
Silver looked at his Totodile and shrugged his shoulders before continuing behind the man.
"This is a Pokemon Center; they heal your Pokemon in no time at all!"
He continued to a building with a spinning "MART" sign out front.
"This is a Pokemon Mart, they sell items like pokeballs for catching Pokemon, and Potions and other medicinal items for keeping your Pokemon healthy on the go!"
Silver took mental note of these things as they proceeded.
"Route 30 is out this way," explained the man, motioning to the path to the north. "Trainers will be battling their Pokemon there. If you go a little farther, you'll see Mr. Pokemon's house."
They proceeded to a beach.
"This is the sea, as you can see." The man chuckled at his joke, but Silver was unamused.
"Some Pokemon are found only in water."
He continued on to a house.
"This is my house. For keeping up with me, here are some running shoes! They're still warm!"
"Eh..."
"Just kidding! They're brand new!"
Silver cautiously sniffed the shoes before putting them on.
They fit well, so he tossed one of his old shoes to his totodile, who happily gnawed on it.
"..Thanks, Mister...?"
"Ah, call me the Guide Gent!"
"Well, thank you. I need to be off now; I'm on an errand for Professor Elm and I'm in a bit of a hurry."
"Good luck!"
Silver hit the center to heal up his Totodile's minor damage, and then went to the Mart.
They were out of pokeballs, but the clerk said they were expecting a shipment today.
So Silver bought five antidotes and a jar of dry food for his Pokemon and left, heading north again.
The totodile had destroyed the shoe by now.
However, before he could leave town, the Guide Gent appeared.
"I was almost...too late..." He handed Silver a small card. "It's a map card! I wish you luck on your journey!"
"Thanks again then."
The Guide Gent walked off.
Silver installed the card into his Pokegear, allowing a map to be accessed.
After battling several Pidgey ( Silver was growing weary of the Pokemon) and a few Weedle, they reached a house.
Assuming it was Mr. Pokemon's home, they knocked on the door.
"Hello? Are you Mr. Pokmeon?"
"Sorry, I'm not. He's up north some more. However, I have a question for you. Do you have any apricorns?"
"Apriwhats?"
"Apricorns! They grow on trees and can be made into Pokeballs! They're quite useful. Here, take this!"
The man handed him an Apricorn Box, which he stashed in his backpack.
"Thanks I suppose. Now, I really must be going."
"Of course! Goodbye!"
Silver and Totodile continued north.
Finally they reached Mr. Pokemon's house.
Silver knocked on the door and the man in question answered.
"Ah, you must be the one Elm sent! Come in, come in."
Silver entered the house.
Mr. Pokmeon walked over to a glass case and removed an egg with blue and red triangles on it.
He returned to Silver, who had been eying the other man, a man in a white labcoat, warily.
"This is what I want Elm to examine." Mr. Pokmeon said as he handed Silver the egg.
"Okay. I'll get it delivered as fast as I can."
"Excuse me," the other man said, approaching Silver.
"I"m professor Oak from Kanto. I heard you were running an errand for Elm, so I waited here."
Oak got a good look at the Totodile following Silver.
"Oh, what's this? A rare Pokemon?"
"Be careful, he bites," Warned Silver.
"You must be helping Professor Elm's Research, I think I see why he gave you that Pokemon."
"Actually, I'm just a delivery boy."
"Ah. Well you seem reliable. How would you like to help me out?"
"What do you mean?"
Oak withdrew a Pokedex from his jacket.
"This is the latest version of the Pokedex. It automatically records data on Pokemon you've seen or caught. It's a high-tech encyclopedia! I'd like you to have it."
He handed Silver the device, and the young man looked at it, inspecting and learning the device before putting it away.
"Ah, I've stayed too long; I need to get to Goldenrod for my radio show. Silver, I have a feeling this is not the last time we'll meet." Said Oak. "Let's exchange numbers to be on the safe side."
Silver nodded and the two traded numbers.
With that, Oak left in a hurry.
Silver soon followed, but stopped when his Pokegear went off.
"Hello?"
"Hello? Silver? Uh...Uh... OH it's just terrible! It's a disaster!" came Elm's panicked voice from the other end of the line.
"What? What happened!"
"What should I do...? Eh... Uh... Please get back here now!"
The man hung up.
"Wait, professor-! Damn it. Come on, Totodile! Let's hurry!"
The pokmeon nodded and the two sped off.
However, as soon as they exited Cherrygrove east, they ran into the maroon-haired girl from earlier.
"You got a Pokemon at the lab. What a waste."
"Excuse me?" Silver's eyebrow twitched. "Where do you get off insulting someone like that?"
"That pokemon's too good for a wimp like you!"
"Alright, now you're asking for trouble!" Fumed Silver, almost at his breaking point.
Now, anger wasn't something that Silver experienced often. However, when he did, it never ended well.
"Don't you get what I'm saying? Well I, too, have a good Pokemon! I'll show you what I'm saying!"
She drew a pokeball.
"Oh that's it, you are on!" Silver growled. "You're up, Totodile!"
The Pokemon danced out in front of Silver, and the girl sent out... a Chickorita.
"Totodile, Rage!"
The Pokemon glowed red and slammed into the Chickorita.
"Chickorita, Tackle!"
The grass type retaliated.
"Use scratch, Totodile!"
The pokmeon clawed Chickorita.
After a few more trade offs, Totodile won out.
"Do you know who I am?" The girl asked.
"Can't say I care."
"I'm going to be the strongest Pokemon trainer ever!"
She recalled her Pokemon and shoved past Silver.
He saw something fall to the ground and picked it up; her trainer card.
"Soul... what an odd name..."
'As if I'm one to talk.'
She noticed her missing item and spun around, ripping the item from Silver's grasp.
"Give that back! It's my trainer card!"
"Whatever, Soul. Take it."
Her eyes widened. "Crap! You saw my name..."
With that the girl ran off again.
"Wonder why she's all worked up about me learning her name? Oh well. Come on, Totodile, let's go."
The two continued East.
He entered the lab and ran up to the Professor.
"Who are you?" an officer stopped him. "We're investigating the case of the missing Pokemon here...Rule number one! Whoever did it will come back to the site. Oh my...so you must be... the one who did it?"
"Like hell! I just got back from an errand for the Professor! He gave me this Totodile!"
"Tell it to the judge..." the officer got out his handcuffs but stopped when a voice was heard.
"Hold on a sec! He has nothing to do with it!" It was Lyra.
"Hm?"
"I saw it! There was a Red-Haired girl looking in the window!"
"Yeah! I battled her on the way back and she had a Chickorita!"
"Really? She must be the one who did it... do you get a name?"
"Yeah, she dropped her trainer card when she bumped into me. Her name is Soul."
"Soul you say? Are you sure?"
"Yeah! I read it with my own two eyes!"
The officer released Silver, who yanked his arm back with a scowl.
"Thanks for your help with the investigation. My next mission is to find this red-haired individual."
The officer left the building.
"Silver! I"m glad they understood you were innocent! Well, see you later!" Lyra ran off too.
"So am I right in assuming the Chickorita was yours?" Silver asked.
"Y-yes... This is terrible..."
Then, like magic, his mood changed.
"Oh, Silver! What was Mr. Pokemon's big discovery?"
"Uh... Oh yeah! This thing!" He pulled out the Egg.
"Huh? This is an egg isn't it?"
"No, it's a Phanphy." Said Silver sarcastically.
"You know what I mean! This could be something we've never seen before... or just an egg. Well, since he gave it to us, we might as well see what secrets it holds. I'll keep it for a while to find out more about it."
"You do that. I have to go fill this thing apparently." Silver held up the Pokedex.
"What? Professor Oak gave you a pokedex? Th-that's incredible!"
"Really?"
"Yes! He has incredible ability to see skilled trainers! Wow Silver, I knew you were a little different. Things are going to be fun!"
"Wait, what did you say about me?"
"Your Pokemon seems to really likes you.. why don't you take the Pokemon gym challenge? If you manage to defeat all the gym leaders, you'll eventually take on the Pokemon League and the Elite Four. You should start with Violet City's gym."
"Sounds interesting. I'll try it."
Silver and his chew-happy teammate exited the building.
He decided he'd drop by his house and say bye to his mom before he left.
"Hey Mom. I've decided to go take the gym Leader challenge. I'm also doing some research of sorts for a Professor Oak from Kanto. So...I'm gonna be gone awhile." Silver said when he entered the house.
"...So you're going on an adventure? I know what I could do! Every time you win prize money, I can save some! On a long journey, money's important. How about it?"
"That actually sounds like a good idea. Sure, mom. Thanks."
"Be careful, Silver! Now go on!"
"Bye mom."
Silver left the building and headed west again, planning on traveling to Violet City to the north.
Upon leaving town, he saw Lyra.
Her Pokemon alerted her to Silver's presence.
"Oh, there you are! Silver! You can catch wild Pokemon with Pokeballs! Follow me!"
She grabbed his sleeve and dragged him along into some tall grass.
"Watch this! I'll show you how to catch a Pokemon!"
She encountered a Rattata and weakened it before throwing a pokeball and catching it.
"See? Just like that!" Lyra said. "I'll give you these,"
She handed him five pokeballs and ran off.
He decided to try and catch one of those annoying pidgeys; a flying type could come in handy.
After some hunting he managed to catch one.
He proceeded back north and engaged in his first trainer battle.
His Pidgey had leveled up quite a bit during his travel time, so he used it first.
The kid's Rattata was easily defeated.
However, Silver traded numbers with the kid in case he ever wanted a rematch.
Silver decided to trade out the order of his team, and thus which Pokemon would travel by his side.
The pidgey was very calm, particularly compared to his Totodile.
It didn't bite or peck him, which he was thankful for as well.
He soon entered another battle.
One nod was all it took for the Pidgey to understand it was chosen for battle.
His opponent used a pidgey as well, but it was significantly weaker than Silver's.
The Youngster's second Pokemon was a Rattata, which was also KO'd with ease.
After a little more walking, another trainer challenged him. This one had two Caterpie.
Silver's pidgey made short work of the two Pokemon and learned a new move, Gust.
Almost right before he reached the next town, Violet City, he encountered another Bug Catcher, this one used four Caterpie and one Weedle, which Silver's Pidgey handled with ease.
The boy offered to call up Silver if he had any berries to share in the future, so they traded numbers.
As he entered the Gatehouse to the city, he was stopped by Lyra.
"How did you get past me? Here, I have something neat!"
She handed him a small device and he looked it over. "What is it?"
"It's the Vs. Recorder! It can record battles. I have to go now! Bye!"
"Later."
Silver went straight to the Pokemon Center and healed his team.
He then headed north, not to the gym, but the looming tower at the north end of town.
It had piqued his curiosity.
He soon discovered it was a monument to... Bellsprout.
And every trainer inside had at least one of the Pokemon in their party.
When he reached the top and passed the final trainer, he saw the girl from earlier, Soul.
"You've shown us what you've got, and you are indeed good... take this Technical Machine." The Elder handed Soul a CD.
"However, you should care more about your Pokemon. The way you treat your Pokemon can be too harsh. Remember, Pokemon are not tools of war."
Soul turned around and saw Silver.
"Hm! He calls himself the elder, but he was no match for me. Sure enough, those who lecture about how you should be "nice" to Pokemon can't defeat me. All I care about are strong Pokemon that win every time. The rest of them don't mean anything to me."
Silver frowned. "You're a real bitch, you know that?"
"Shut up, wimp! I'm out of here!" She used an escape rope and vanished.
The term "Escape Rope" was slang for the device.
In reality it worked similar to how the PC Transport system worked for pokeballs, except with both living and non-living things.
One placed the "Start" of the "rope" at the entrance to a cave or other structure, and then when you needed to get out, you pressed a button on a small device you kept, and it teleported you out of the building or cavern.
"Wait! Ugh, when I get my hands on that girl I'm going to get that Pokemon back myself!"
He was well aware the police in Johto were rather useless. Apparently the ones in Kanto were just as bad; the news had reported that the organization Team rocket was defeated by a kid named Red.
He continued on to the Elder himself.
"So good of you to come here," The old man started. "This is a place where people and Pokemon test their bonds to build a bright future together. I am the final test. Allow me to check the ties between you and your Pokemon!"
Silver nodded again and the bird on his shoulder flapped down to the ground.
The pidgey cleaned house on its own.
"Hm.. you battle style is quite elegant; you should be able to stand up to Falkner. And you should be able to make good use of this..."
The man handed Silver a CD, the same as the one he handed Soul.
"It is a Technical Machine called Flash. Also, the way you and that Pidgey work together... it is almost as if words are not needed."
"Neither of us like to waste air. We're more about getting things done fast and efficiently. Right?"
The pokmon nodded in agreement.
"I see. That connection is what makes you strong. Do not lose it."
"I won't. Thank you for the TM."
"You earned it, child."
After using an escape rope of his own, the teen went to the Mart, bought some potions, and headed for the gym.
Turns out he wasn't the only one who favored a flying type; this gym's "Theme" was flying types.
However, Falkner's understudies were pushovers for Silver's Pidgey.
When he walked over to the Gym Leader himself, the man gave Silver a talk about Electric types and how he wouldn't admit their hold over flying types.
Falkner's first Pokemon was a Pidgey, which Silver's own easily defeated.
Next up was its evolved form, Pidgeotto.
However, it must have been freshly evolved, as even Silver's Pidgey beat it out, although barely.
"Gah, for pity's sake, my dad's cherished bird Pokemon... But a defeat is a defeat. All right. Take this badge."
Falkner handed Silver his first gym badge.
"This one is the Zephyr badge. With it, stronger Pokemon will obey you, even if you got them in a trade. It also functions as the second part of the HM Rock Smash. Also, take this,"
Falkner handed a CD to Silver.
"Contains Roost; it should suit your feathered friend there well. It heals damage when used. As for your next move, I'd suggest Azalea town."
"Thanks. I'll be headed that way then. But first..."
He took the CD and touched it to his Pidgey.
The Pokemon glowed a light blue and then turned back to normal.
The Pokemon was unphased by the action.
Silver took his leave to the Pokemon Center next before heading south to the next town.
END CHAPTER 1
Okay, okay, so I know I've got three Pokemon fics out right now, but there's good reason to it!
I've gotten reviews in the other ones saying the Player Characters (Laura and Jeff Respectively) don't have much in the way of a personality.
So I gave Silver some backstory, an attitude, and deepened his character some.
Also, this is going to be a SilverxFEM!Soul Fic.
Why?
Because I love Rule 63.
IF someone knows the actual name for this pairing, let me know in a review.
As for his Pidgey? Well I like Pidgey too in game, because it evolves into Pidgeot eventually, and I think Pidgeot is badass!
Also, this isn't aimed at lower audiences, but hey, they can say crap on Cartoon network now during the after school shows, so I say that kids know most of the minor swears by now.
However, this story WILL get into some darker issues, hence the T rating now, and possibly even M.
Most of the Dark stuff is Soulcentric though, and I'm also using the confirmed status as Soul being related to Giovanni.
Don't believe me? Google it.