Chapter 1

FUTURE

The dust settled on the ancient, abandoned stadium. Lines of spectator chairs, which once bustled with excitement, sat empty, as a thick layer of dust gathered on each and every one. Down in the centre of the stadium stood two men, guided by the moonlight as they battled their two creatures against each other. One was purple, sporting a large horn which dripped with a thick purple poison, and the other was large and green, with various spikes, some sharp, some blunt, lining it's body.

The man behind the purple monster was the first to make an order, yelling "Megahorn, Nidoking!" Surely enough, the purple creature, Nidoking, lunged forward, pointing it's weapon squarely towards its opponent, which simple jumped out of the way. After this, both monsters returned to their original positions.

His foe, who wore a red cap and jacket, retaliated with "Dark Pulse!"

The green monster curled up slightly, and then it quickly outstretched, pulsing a dark energy ring from the diamond in its abdomen. The Nidoking was hit backwards, but it stood strong.

"Nidoking, focus your energy!"

The Nidoking began to brace itself, preparing itself for a stronger attack in its next round.

It was now the other man's turn to make an order. "Alright, Tyranitar, ready your final attack..."

The other man flinched, "you don't mean-"

"Hyperbeam!" they both yelled simultaneously. The green creature, Tyranitar, opened its mouth as an energy ball began to form between its teeth.

The opposing man began to get angry, "stop! Hyperbeam could easily demolish this ancient stadium, and then they will hear us!"

The other man grinned, someone maniacally.

The other man took out a small sphere and pressed a button, letting out a red light which engulfed Nidoking, making it vanish seemingly into thin air. He then ran off through a nearby exit. The other man stood as he watched his Tyranitar store power.

"I guess this is goodbye, old friend."

The fully-charged beam blasted through the air in a dazzling show of colours, blasting away the dust and debris that stood in its way. Eventually it hit a cold, rusted, metal wall, which merely shattered when hit with the force of the beam. The structure above it began to crumble. Chairs, pillars, spotlights, all crashed to the ground. Soon enough, the entire stadium was falling apart, creating a dust cloud that obscured everything in sight, leaving only the sound of one of the spheres engulfing the Tyranitar.

Above the destruction flew several advanced helicopters, all emblazoned with a large red "R". A group descended via a rope into the remains of the stadium, each taking up a position before cautiously walking forward through the 'fog'.

They came across the shadow of the man. They raised their weapons.

"Don't point those things at me," The man said, with a voice filled with hatred for the guns the men held tightly.

"Surrender, and we will not shoot!" One of the armed men yelled.

"Fine, fine, whatever. All hail Rocket!" The man sarcastically replied, as he went down onto his knees and put his hands above his head.

Some of the men ran behind him and cuffed him, whilst their leader pressed his finger into his ear to activate miniscule radio.

"We've got another. Should we bring him in?"

After a brief pause, he nodded, and gestured to his squad to bring the man to the helicopter that was now waiting on the quiet street, which looked picturesque, like a winter wonderland, but in truth it was only caked in the dust from the debris. The armed men pulled various spheres off the man's belt, and pushed him onto the helicopter violently. Facing him was the man with the Nidoking, who had been spotted fleeing the stadium. He glared at the other man with anger, but it was no use, the other man kept grinning to himself.

The leader turned to the helicopter pilot in the cockpit, "the orders are to take this one to the HQ in Saffron,"

The pilot nodded, and the propellers started, blowing away the snow-like dust, revealing all of the lamp posts, posters and even trash cans emblazoned with the bold, red "R".

The journey took around half an hour, until the helicopter began to descend onto the top of the largest skyscraper in the city. It was a bustling metropolis, with bright lights and fast cars lining every street, but all of the people were merely specks from such a high position.


Waiting for the helicopter was a man in a black suit, which was also emblazoned with the familiar "R" logo, except the one on his breast was coloured gold. He was Gino, the richest, most powerful man in Kanto, being the leader of "Rocket", the ruling Government of the region.

The cap-wearing man was brought off the helicopter to face Gino.

"We finally got you, 'Red'. You are still using that name, correct?" Gino asked with great curiosity.

"It's only taken you, what, 10 years?" He grinned, "You couldn't even catch me when I was a kid, Mr. President,"

The man went by the codename 'Red' and he alone travelled Kanto in attempts to bring back the creatures banished from the region 50 years ago... Pokémon.