Hi, everyone! This is my first fanfic, so don't expect it to be a masterpiece….. In fact, I thought I would never write one, but reading all these wonderful fanfics made me really want to start writing them because it seems like so much fun! Well, enjoy
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Tales of the Abyss and Pokemon.
Chapter One: What The Hell Happened?
The sounds of battle could be heard by the outskirts of Grand Chokmah. A group of mighty warriors were fighting to the death with a group of monsters. There was the constant clashing of metal, singing, chanting, cries of pain, pretty much everything you'd expect to hear in a battle.
"Raging Blast! Fang Blade Havoc! Slag Assault!" a male voice cried. The owner of the voice had short red hair and emerald eyes that were clouded with determination. Sweat tricked down his face as he gave everything he got to win this battle. He wore rather nice clothes that aristocrats would probably wear, although they were a little dirty and wrinkled. Swinging away with his sword, the boy inflicted the final blows on the last remaining monster and successfully won the battle.
"You did better this time, Luke," said Tear. "Though try not to overexert yourself….. You were trying a little too hard to win."
"Heh, sorry," Luke replied, scratching the back of his head. He turned to the rest of the group. "Well, should we take a break now?"
"Doesn't sound like a bad idea," said Guy, the servant and best friend of Luke. The party of six entered the grand capital of Grand Chokmah, heading towards the inn. But, on the way, they ran into a familiar red-haired man with the same face as Luke.
"Asch…? What're you doing here?" Luke inquired.
"I'm just here. Got a problem with that, replica?" the man spat, hot-headed as usual.
"I guess not…."
"Now, now, no need to get mad over a question," Jade said with an amused tone, the "annoying" Malkuth soldier. He gently pushed his glasses up with a gloved finger.
"Whatever. Shouldn't you be trying to find the Jewel of Lorelei?" said Asch.
"Shouldn't you, as well? I thought you were going to check out the other Sephiroth!" said Anise, the spunky thirteen-year-old girl.
"I already did. Didn't find a thing." The redhead glared at his replica. "It's all your fault! Why the hell didn't you receive the Jewel of Lorelei!?"
"I didn't choose to not receive it! It just…..never came…."
Asch growled. "Worthless replica…"
"Asch! Don't take it out on Luke!" said Natalia, princess of Kimlasca. "It's not his fault. We'll find it if we just keep looking!"
"Incase you haven't noticed, we don't have much time left until Van replicates the world!" Asch yelled. "We have to defeat him now!" His hands balled into fists. After a moment, he drew his sword. "Damn you, replica!!!" He charged at Luke with full speed.
"Stop!" Tear, Guy, Natalia, and Anise yelled simultaneously.
"Oh dear…" Jade muttered, sighing.
Luke quickly drew his sword to block the attack, though having no intention to strike back. Suddenly, as their blades clashed, a blinding light emitted from the two swords and spread throughout the area.
When the party regained consciousness, they rose to their feet and observed the unfamiliar setting. The area was covered with lush trees and plants, and the sound of flowing water could be heard from not too far away. For a moment they thought they were in the Cheagle Woods or Theor Forest, but the strange creatures that scampered by told them that they were definitely nowhere near either location. There were strangely large bees with long, sharp drill-like things, walking spotted mushrooms, cocoons with strange patterns on them, and red caterpillar-like creatures with gentle golden eyes. At first glance they seemed like ordinary monsters, but they didn't try to pick a fight with the group, and they could talk. Well, not really, but noises could be heard like, "Shrooom!" "Wurmple!" that led them to believe the monsters here were much more intelligent than the ones on Auldrant.
"Where are we….?" Luke asked.
"Who knows," Guy replied. "Hopefully we'll be able to find someone and ask them."
"Dammit!" Asch yelled, slamming his fist against a tree, causing small birds to fly away. "At this rate, Van's plan to replicate the world will succeed! All that work for nothing!"
"Boooo. You should've thought before you attacked Luke like that!" Anise said, folding her arms across her chest.
"Indeed," said Jade, agreeing with Anise for once. "But yelling at Asch won't solve anything now. Let's just find a way back to Auldrant."
"Back to Auldrant?" Luke repeated. "You mean…..we're on another planet!?"
"It seems so," Jade replied. "Anyway, let's get going now, shall we?"
"I'm going on my own," Asch said grimly. "I refuse to travel with rejects like you." Not bothering to wait for a complaint from the others, he immediately took off.
"Asch! Wait!" Natalia yelled. But it was too late. Turning to the others, she asked, "….Should we go after him?"
"Nah. The idiot will come running back to us sooner or later," said Anise.
"If he can evenfind us…." Tear said quietly.
Guy sighed. "Let's get going now." This time there were no interruptions, and the party set off in a random direction. As they wandered around, they forced their way through thick bushes, groups of those strange monsters, and constantly argued which way to go when there was a fork in the path.
"Um….what's all that noise?" a brown-haired girl asked her friends. She had pigtails and wore a red bandana with a white ball on it that had a button in the middle. Her outfit was mostly red and had a small item bag wrapped around her waist.
"I guess we're not the only ones here…." said a boy with spiky black hair and wore a cap with a strange green symbol on it. A yellow mouse-like creature was perched on the top of the boy's cap that had pointy ears with black tips, red cheeks, and a zigzaggy tail that had some brown at the bottom.
"Pika!" the creature said, pointing in the direction that the voices were coming from.
"We should go check it out," said a brunette with spiky hair and very narrow eyes. They were so narrow that it seemed like his eyes were closed.
A small boy fixed his glasses and looked in the direction the yellow mouse had indicated. "Ash, May, Brock, let's go!" he yelled, running off.
"Right!" the trio replied, quickly running after the boy.
Well, that's all for this chapter! Was this good for my first fanfic so far? R&R, please! And don't hesitate to give me ideas for future chapters. :D
