Prologue
Early September, during the year of 2016, Japanese intellectuals developed a formula that would "safely increase the growth hormones in animals to replace food chemicals and steroids". This would allow humans to grow healthier through their lives and allow them to become immune to some terminal illnesses and other non-terminal. With permission from government officials from every country on every continent Japan sprayed the formula into the atmosphere. It was a colorless gas that would be absorbed into the clouds and even rain down to ensure it works.
Humans were advised to wear gas masks while they were outside. Side effects would be mutation of the flesh, gas entering the body causing gastro or lung poisoning, infection in pours, or even death. This was said to be false by the media but there was in fact a scare when a group of teenagers went out without their masks and collapsed half way to their friend's house.
After about a month of this chemical being in the atmosphere it finally began to clear up. Eventually, the chemical was completely gone and people celebrated. Times were difficult and now the people would finally get to see how this chemical affected their lives. Oh… Boy did things change…
Animal sightings became scarce for a brief period. Hunters couldn't kill anything because they never saw anything. Finally, a hunter from New York shot a buck! He was shocked to see that plants were growing on its antlers and was even more shocked to see that the antlers were now made of wood! President Cedric Juniper discussed the issue and decided that Japan had intentionally tried to mutate the world's animals. Most people saw this as a terrorist attack and saw Japan as the newest enemy.
When a Japanese extremist attacked the Capital building in Mid October, President Juniper made the decision that in order to protect our nation… We would go to war again. Troops were sent to Japan for a surprise attack but were surprised themselves to find a new enemy from Japan. Monsters…? No… Mutation had hit Japan as well causing animals and plants to mutate and grow larger. They developed a more intelligent mind and became aggressive towards humans.
Animal and man warfare began in just about every country. November came around and Juniper had to leave office, however… The United States never got the chance to vote for a new president. Any kind of large gathering would be interrupted by the animals. With a collapsing government, the people feared the future for them would be the end of days… However, members of society came up claiming they have been able to control some of these animals.
The main leaders are: Lord Sakaki of the Kanto and Chubu Regions in Japan, Lords Matsubusu and Aogiri raced against one another for the Kyushu Region in Japan, Lord Akagi of the Hokkaido Region in Japan, and a man who called himself "Ghetsis" in the United States. These seemingly "respectable men of power" were truly the equivalent to Mafia Bosses. They captured these animals and tortured them into doing what they want them to do.
An anonymous person called out to the world for approximately 30 seconds through the Radio, Television, Phones, and anything that ran on a satellite signal. This person had to say this: "Attention, youth of the world. I am urging you all to see through the masks of these liars in the government and to aid me in the right goal. The youth is the future of this world and we need you to save it. Assist your fellow man and the animals they call monsters. Together we can defeat the corruption! Good luck…"
The youth decided that this was their time to shine. Everyone from the young age of 12 to 30 joined in to help fight the government. They would capture and tame these animals and use their new powers to their advantage. This is our story… How the youth would save the world…
Chapter 1
United Region of Unova – Cantra Section (Northern Mississippi) - December 13th, 2016
A child runs down the street with an animal he had been feeding and befriended it. The small animal is what we called a Lillipup. It was basically a normal Yorkshire Terrier but with some minor differences. It has tan fur and a red nose and was very playful. These two seemed happy together and were minding their own business but not everyone has good intensions when they befriend one of these animals.
The child wasn't looking as to where he was going and bumped into a high school student. This teenager seemed like he came from a rough background as he appeared to be a bully or a sports jock. He was well built and much larger than the child. With a single swipe the teenager picked up the Lillipup by the skin on the back of its neck and the child demanded he let the animal go.
"Alright… You told me to let it go", the teenager said with an evil look as an animal of his own appeared out of his shadow. We called this one a Gengar and were very well known to be the reason for mischief and even crimes here recently. The Gengar had its mouth open as if it was waiting for the teenager to drop the poor dog in. The bully released the Lillipup and it began to fall to the Gengar's mouth. Tears began to pour down the child's face as he assumed that his new friend would be eaten for sure.
Within the blink of an eye the dog was gone and the Gengar and the boy were confused. They looked around and then they looked behind them to see a wolf like animal standing on its hind legs holding the Lillipup. The wolf was blue, black, and blonde in color and turned around to look at the two with red eyes.
"Lucas, heel boy", a man's voice called out. The wolf would then disappear and reappear next to a large male with a fedora on. This man was in his early 20's and was on the heavier set side but not obese, "What do you think you are doing with this poor child's Lillipup?" he asked.
"I was gonna feed my Gengar… is that so wrong mister?" the teen said smarting off to the man.
"When you're feeding your Gengar another person's friend, yes", he said taking the Lillipup from his Lucario. He walked back over to the child and dropped down to one knee and handed the dog back to the child, "Take your Lillipup and run. I'll take care of this bully". The child nodded and ran away from the scene; probably going home.
The Gengar would launch out of the shadow to chase the kid but would be stopped by another creature. The Gengar's eyes opened up wide to see what we call a Gallade standing in front of it with a single hand out, "Alexander… Psychic", the man said not moving. The eyes of the humanoid creature lit up light blue and a light blue border surrounded the Gengar. Forcing its hand out the Gengar would fly back towards the bully and knocked them both to the ground.
The bully hit down hard and even slid back some. Gengar is known for not only having ghost-like abilities but also being poisonous, meaning the Psychic attack would cause the toxins in Gengar's body to react and cause serious internal injuries to it. "Now… get the hell away from here. If I see you picking on children again I won't have mercy on you the next time", the man said standing with his two Pokémon; Alexander and Lucas. The teenager picked up his Gengar and turned tail and ran.
Lucas and Alexander would then look at their master. The man took out a mechanical ball and pointed it at his Gallade, "Return, Alexander". A red beam shoots out from a spot on the ball and begins to pull the humanoid animal inside. Once this is finished, he puts the ball back in his pocket and looks over to Lucas, "Lucas… Why do children now-a-day's think it's alright to do whatever they want with the animals now?"
Lucas looked back with its eyes glowing and replied telepathically, "Because they don't understand how precious we really are and can be to them, Logan".
"I agree", Logan said. The two began to walk through the rest of the neighborhood scouting for anything suspicious.
Lucas looked back up to Logan and his eyes began to glow, "When are we going to go see how Jerri is holding up?"
"After this… After we get Jerri to come with us we'll go see about Arren", Logan said still scouting out for anything.
"Very well", Lucas said telepathically. The two eventually finish their rounds picking up some Trubbish and dealing with some punks who were using Smeargle for graffiti. They walk to a trailer out further past the neighborhood and knocked on the door. After waiting a few seconds, Logan knocked again and waited. "I think she's still asleep", Lucas said trying to sense the aura in the trailer.
Logan sighed in aggravation, "Ellen Jerrika! Wake up!" With a loud thud and an "ow" Logan looked down and slowly did a facepalm. The door swung open revealing a bigger girl, about like Logan, with medium length auburn hair and pale skin.
"Oh my goodness! It's hideous… I mean… hey Ellen", Lucas said jokingly as he caught Logan's sense of humor over their time together. With a stern punch Ellen hit Lucas in the snout and looked back at Logan.
"What do you want, sir?" she asked.
"We need to talk about something", Logan said taking a step into her trailer. Lucas tried to follow but Ellen slammed the door in his face. Canine whining could be heard from outside the door. Logan took off his jacket and threw it over a table and looked over to Ellen who was in a Pink Floyd t-shirt and pajama bottoms, "I plan on gathering a group together and going to New York and then Japan. There are 2 other trainers who will come with us and I need you to come too".
"What the hell dude… You come all this way to tell me something I was already planning… Saxon and I were already talking about this", Ellen said as her Banette walked out of the bathroom. The ghostly puppet creature would walk over to her and hop in her lap and sit gazing into Logan's soul with his beady red eyes.
"Of course…" Logan said looking at Saxon and then back to her, "So you're in?"
"Duh! Didn't I just say that?" Ellen said.
"Ellen… Have you had your Snickers yet?" Logan asked picking up his jacket.
"Don't even start with me this morning", she snapped giving him a death glare, "You know what? Here… Go wait outside with your sorry excuse for a wolf, Lucas, while I get dressed".
"Fine, I will!" Logan said jokingly opening the door and slamming it behind him.
"Well that went well", Lucas said sarcastically.
"Yeah… She was already planning on going", Logan said to Lucas. They waited a while waiting on Ellen to get dressed. It was about mid-day and if they wanted to get to New York that day they had to get going before too late. What was only minutes seemed like hours to the two standing outside and they started playing ridiculous games like Rock, Paper, Scissors, and The Question Game.
Ellen finally walked out wearing an AC/DC t-shirt, jeans, and an oddly colored scarf, "You look like crap", Logan commented.
"What are you? Fashion Police? Let's get going!" Ellen said as Saxon jumped onto her shoulder. Rolling his eyes, Logan followed her as they walked to Arren's place.
"I hope she's awake", Logan said as her house came within view.
"Probably not", Ellen said. They finally make it to her door and Ellen rings the door bell. A minute goes by and just before Ellen could ring it again, the door opens to a redheaded girl with fair skin and a towel on.
"Oh hey, I was just getting out of the shower. Come on in", Arren said motioning for them to come in. After we walk in and shut the door, Arren takes off her towel and begins to dry herself off, "So what brings you two by so early?" Arren was the type of person who would walk around the house naked while her friends are over because she's not the kind of person to hide things. Also she always thought it would be funny to see how Logan would react considering he has had a crush on her since the 7th grade. Ellen simply tried not to look.
Remaining as calm as possible, Logan said, "We are trying to gather up the group to go to New York later".
"What for?" Arren asked as she began to dry off her hair.
"We are going to go meet with the Leaders from the Manhattan Area", Ellen said crossing her arms.
"Ok. Cool… I'll be right back", Arren said taking the towel and wrapping it around her waist as she walked down the hallway.
Logan looked back over to Ellen and she was giving him a disappointed look, "I shame you…" she said shaking her head and looking out towards a nearby window.
"Oh please… Your just jealous cause you don't look as hot as her", Logan replied.
"Whatever", Ellen said pushing her glasses up the bridge of her nose.
Arren walked back out with her underwear on and had a shirt and jeans on one arm and her shoes and socks in the other. She puts her stuff down and grabs her pants and begins to pull them up, "So when are we leaving, guys?"
"We've got one more person to get and then we are gonna grab something to eat and then leave for New York", Logan explained the plan.
"Sounds good", Arren said zipping her pants up. She reaches over for her shirt and gets it ready to put on over her head.
"So who is the fourth person we are taking?" Ellen asked.
"Nicholas Davis; He's my half brother", Logan said looking over to Ellen.
"WHY!?" Ellen yelled. She always though Nick was annoying and said 'he needs to go away' all the time.
"Because he's a good asset to this team", Logan said trying to convince Ellen to calm down.
"Ellen honey… You need to calm down… I like his brother", Arren said straightening her shirt out at the bottom and then sitting down to put her socks on.
"Whatever", Ellen said standing up, "When you two are done checking each other out we can head out". Ellen stormed out of the house shutting the door behind her.
Logan sighs, "Why did you do that?"
"Do what?" Arren giggled.
"Sit there and dry off and get dressed right there in front of me", Logan said, "There is a time and place for all that". Logan stands up and walked toward her, "So save all that for another time". Logan kissed her hand and stood up.
"Alright, just hold up and I'll be right with you", Arren said pulling on her shoes. Logan walked toward the door and waited for Arren. Once Arren had her shoes on she walked over to a belt that had her "PokeBalls" on it and wrapped it around her waist, "Ok… Let's go". Logan opened the door and the two begin to walk out.
They were shocked to see a massive spider pulling Ellen using a web, "Ellen!" The two of them reached for their PokeBalls and summoned out their monsters.
"Wilburn, Flame Charge!" Logan said as an orange boar with a blaming beard appeared from out of the ball.
"Rapidash, Flamethrower!" Arren said as a white unicorn with a flaming mane dashed out from out of the ball. The boar dashed off towards the spider at blinding speeds completely engulfed in fire. The spider would attempt to stop the flaming pig with an Electroweb attack but the flames burned them before they could do anything. Acting as fast as it could it released Ellen and jumped up dodging the Flame Charge only to be disappointed. Rapidash used Wilburn as a ramp and breathed its Flamethrower attack at the spider for a direct hit.
Such an attack that strong and that close, the spider would not survive. It's body shriveled up into a shell of its former figure, "Galvantula… Why would a Galvantula be out in a neighborhood during broad daylight?" Logan asked.
"Hungry?" Arren asked looking at it and petting her Rapidash. Ellen stood up pulling the web off of her and checking for any other spiders on her.
"That was kinda scary… I was just standing outside and then something grabbed me from behind and pulled me back. I thought I was a goner until you two finally walked out", Ellen said holding her chest.
"You're welcome", Logan said pulling Wilburn back into his ball. Arren did the same with her Rapidash and the three begin to head towards Nick's place. Shadows of people and other animals come up around the burning Galvantula corpse and appear as if they are pounding their fists into their hands.
The trio walked by an old shop that was owned by an elderly man who lived a couple blocks away. They knew the elderly man from their past as he used to be their teacher in Middle School. "Hey, Mr. Crawford!" Ellen said as they walked by. The man waved them by as they passed by and then he continued cleaning his shelves.
They walked in around the corner to Nick's house. They walked up to the door and before they could knock, Nick was heading out the door, "Whoa! What are y'all doing here?" Nick was a slim guy with medium length dirty blonde hair. He was wearing a black t-shirt and skinny jeans showing his rebellious side. Nick was only about 19 years old so he was fresh out of school and wanted to explore the world.
"We came to talk to you about coming with us to New York", Logan said.
"Ooh… I don't know… I already made plans to go to New Jersey", Nick said scratching his head.
"Really now… What's in Jersey that you can't find in New York?" Logan asked curiously.
"Plenty of things…" Nick started to say.
"I bet Skyla is one of those things too, isn't she?" Logan said elbowing Nick in the stomach lightly. With a laugh and a light punch to Logan's chest Nick nodded.
"You got me figured out, bro", Nick said.
"Yep… That's what I'm here for… So you in?" Logan asked throwing an arm over Nick's shoulder.
"Yeah. I'm packed and ready", Nick said looking at the others.
"Alright then… Let's get going then" Ellen said before hearing a crashing sound come from the shop around the corner.
"What was that?" Arren asked.
"I think Mr. Crawford is being mugged", Logan said reaching for his PokeBalls. The four run around the block and open the back door to Mr. Crawford's shop. They walk in to see 4 other kids, probably about 17 or 18, with animals of their own except for one. The only girl in the group stood out front and watched for anyone. Logan looked up and checked their animals. "Alright… They have a Scrafty… Garbador… and a Krookodile", Logan said going back down, "Arren… Sneak out the back and get Hydreigon to catch the girl guarding up front. Once we have her silent, Nick, you get Blastoise ready for gun fight. Once Blastoise is in position, Ellen and I will get Alexander and Tyrone ready to pounce the Garbador and Krookodile. If the Scrafty tries to attack then I've got a backup plan", Logan explained.
Arren snuck out the back quietly releasing her dragon, Hydreigon. Once all the guys on the inside are turned around Hydreigon grabs the girl's shirt from behind and pulls her over to the side and puts a foot on her chest so she doesn't say anything. Nick walked around seeing Hydreigon holding the girl down and motions for Blastoise to follow him. They position themselves and wait for Logan and Ellen to make their move.
Ellen and her Scrafty, Tyrone walked around to the left side of the building and Logan and Alexander to the right side. Logan counts to three and Alexander jumps in silently and swiftly and uses a psychic attack on Garbador lifting the mutant pile of garbage up into the air. Tyrone jumped in a little clumsier but managed to make it to the Krookodile. Using Brick Break on Krookodile's head, the giant Crocodile animal collapsed onto the ground unconscious. The trainers turn around to see their plan was ruined. One of the members of the group decided to take this up a notch.
"You wanna play games, huh?" he asked. He pulls out a glock and points it at Mr. Crawford's head. "You killed my friend, Galvantula… Why don't I kill your friend here?"
"Plan B!" Logan yelled seeing the gun. Suddenly the room began to move and shift like in an illusion. The boy looked at his gun as it appeared to be doing the same. He began to shake in confusion and then Saxon and Nick's Beheeyem appear behind him. The guy tried to shoot the gun but couldn't because Beheeyem was using Psychic and was keeping the trigger from pulling. With a slick smile, Saxon began charging electricity and then released it on the guy with the gun.
He dropped the gun and fell to the ground convulsing in a electricity caused shakes. As the enemy Scrafty tried to escape, Nick's Blastoise used Hydro Cannon and forced the slippery lizard into the side of the building knocking it unconscious. Logan and the others fell to their knees in relief. Ellen gets up and runs to help Mr. Crawford up. In great appreciation for what they did, he gave them all a backpack full of materials they would need on their trip to Manhattan.
After helping to clean the store, lunch, and final goodbyes the four began toward the Unova of the Manhattan region.