As the daughter of Alder, the Unova president, Mia is sent away to an all-boy's boarding school which her father thinks will ensure her safety in a world where Team Plasma is gaining strength. After a car crash that claims her father's life, Mia meets Squad A, the most elite squad at the Pokemon Elite Boarding School. With the help of Trip, Drew, Paul, Gary and Ash, she makes it safely to the school, where she slips into the life of a new student. After a disasaterous first defense class, Trip offers to train her, to make her stronger. Slowly, their bond grows to something more, which is tested when Squad A comes back from a mission injured and destroyed, while an unknown force from the inside also threatens Mia's life. Will their love survive? Will Mia learn to be strong? What signifigance does her mother's bow hold? And can Team Plasma be defeated once and for all? The entire Pokemon world is Wartorn, and Mia might just be their last hope.
A/N: Hey guys, Vvolley here! This is a new story, yay! I'm going to be publishing this first chapter now, and perhaps updating the second chapter next week sometime.
I'm still in vacation in Australia and I'm currently typing this up and watching Brazil vs. Netherlands for the third-place match. I'm not going to start ranting about Netherlands vs. Argentina because it's going to go on for a long time. So anyways, here's the first chapter of Wartorn.
Read and Review! I don't own Pokemon, just Mia and my ideas.
~Vvolley
Mia's POV
The hills outside Lacunosa Town flashed by, a continuous sea of white. I sighed and rested my head against the window of my father's 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air as it sped down Route 13, headed for Undella Town. I was supposed to board a ship that would sail to Hoenn, where the Pokémon Elite Boarding School is. Team Plasma was gaining more and more power, and my father as the president of Unova was worried that they would use me to get to him, so he wanted me out of Unova and to safety as soon as possible.
I glanced over at him. He was staring back at me, his eyes tired but serious. His bright flaming hair was tamed in an low ponytail, and his black suit was immaculate. I glanced down at my outfit. Considering it was winter here in Unova, I was wearing a dark grey sweater dress over black wool leggings and my black combat boots. A black fur-lined coat was over my dress, and I had a black wool hat, black gloves and a black scarf. I know it's a lot of black but black is the best at absorbing heat in winter.
"Sweetheart, are you nervous? I hate to put you into this place, but it's for your own safety," my father said, breaking the silence. I smiled weakly back. "I'm not thrilled that I had such short notice, but I would rather be safe then dead somewhere," I admitted truthfully. "That's my girl, and I'm sure an all-boy's school won't be so bad." I glared at him. "You throw a teenage girl with a bunch of teenage boys, and you think nothing's going to happen?" My father smiled sheepishly, "Yeah? I mean these boys are the best of the best, from the best families so they should have manners and know how to act around a girl. And don't worry, I've hired several bodyguards to protect you."
"But what if guys try to flirt with me? What I'm supposed to do then?" I huffed exasperated. I had absolutely no experience with guys, and I'm not sure that's good when a girl is going to an all-boy's school. My father laughed. "Sweetie, just do what your mom did when I tried to flirt with her. Just diss them off." I smirked. I was good at dissing people, so this should be easy. "Thanks dad."
"Oh and Mia? Remember that once you get to the school, you'll be a student there for as long as you need, so most likely you will be put into one of the squads. I think you will have to prove your worth in front of the teachers AND the students, it's normally a public thing." I gulped. Prove my worth? First of all, I absolutely suck at hand-to-hand combat, and the only weapon I can use is a bow. I am dreadful when it comes to flying hovercrafts, and don't even get me started on sword-fights. Ugh.
My father sensed my discomfort, and patted me on the back. "Don't worry, I've already informed the school of your "weaknesses" and they have arranged for tutors to teach you the skills necessary for mastery. And I think those tutors are the A Squad boys, the highest squad and the most talented at Pokémon Elite. So you will be very talented once training is over." I tried to feel reassured at his words but still felt nervous about everything. "And all your things are already at the school," he added. I only had a small pouch of money, and my bow and arrows in a wooden box in my lap. I refused to let the box go first because it was my mom's bow, and the only thing I had to remember her.
Suddenly, the car hit something in the middle of the road, and went flying into the ditch at the side of the road. I grabbed the box and shielded it with my body as I was slammed into the floor of the car. I groaned as pain shot through my body. I tried to get up, but something heavy was on my back. Dread filled my stomach as I met the lifeless gaze of my father. I swallowed a scream as I fumbled with the car door, trying to get it to open. It suddenly opened from the outside, and I was sent flying out into the snow. The sudden cold numbed my pained body as I struggled to sit up while still clutching the box.
A pair of boots came into my line of sight and I swallowed nervously and my gaze followed the boots up to rest on a crest located just over the heart. It was two lions facing it other over a bunch of leaves? I slowly backed away but was stopped in my path by another pair of boots. I mentally groaned. I was trapped and I had nowhere to go. Suddenly, the boots behind me started to chuckle.
Drew's POV
A sudden boom woke us from our stupor on the hill. We were on a mission for Pokémon Elite to retrieve a girl. More specifically, the president of Unova's daughter. We were supposed to be in Undella Town by now, but Ash had insisted that we stop in Lacunosa Town for a snack. So thanks to him, we were late. "What was that?" Gary asked, his hand automatically going for the sword around his waist. I frowned. "I'm not sure, but it can't be good." I silently motioned for the guys to close in carefully as we all crept silently towards the sound of the explosion.
At the end of the trees, we were shocked and alarmed to find that a car had flipped over and landed in a ditch. There were flames everywhere, and from what I could see, no survivors. I sighed. More lives lost, there was too much bloodshed already. As we got closer and closer to the car, I noticed that there was a symbol on the door. I stopped dead in my tracks. That was the president's car, which meant- Trip put a hand on my shoulder. "I'm sorry, I guess we just have to tell Headmaster Steven that we failed." I shrugged his hand off and walked cautiously towards the car. I glanced into the driver's seat and saw a body, badly burned. Then I placed one hand on the rear door handle and pulled. a body came flying out of the car and landed in the snow a couple of yards away.
The body groaned and attempted to sit up while clutching a heavy-looking wooden box. I slowly neared the body, unsure of who it was. My boots crunched under the gravel, and the body suddenly stiffened and brown eyes met mine. She then proceeded to back away but was met with Trip's boots, who was standing behind her. Trip started chuckling. "So you're a girl? Could have fooled me." A fist suddenly was thrown up to meet Trip's privates, and he fell over in agony. The girl stood up and glared down at Trip writhing on the ground. "Of course I'm a girl, are you blind?" Her voice was soft and melodic, but she was angry.
Mia's POV
I fumed. How dare he insult my gender! I was so tempted to pull his blonde hair out, but a hand on my shoulder stopped me. I looked up to meet the green eyes, who gently pulled me away from the miserable wretch of a guy, and made sure I didn't go back for a second time. "Are you Mia?" he asked me. I froze. Who were these people? And how did they know my name? I decided it would be right to say yes, and then run if they tried to hurt me. "Ye-yes," I stammered. The green eyed guy sighed in relief? and smiled at me. "My name is Andrew Lundberg, and I am the captain of Squad A at the Pokémon Elite Boarding School. We were sent to make sure you arrived safely in Undella Town and were to guard your trip to Hoenn." I was shocked. "So did you have any connection with this accident?" I asked him, still confused. Drew shook his head. "No, we were just above that hill right there when we heard the boom. We would have already been in Undella Town by now, but Ash wanted to get lunch in Lacunosa Town." He pointed at a raven-haired guy who waved back.
I turned towards Ash. "So I have you to thank for saving me, I don't know how I would have survived on my own." I admitted. Drew chuckled. "It's okay, but we should get you to Undella Town as fast as possible. Most likely this bomb was planted by Team Plasma." I nodded my head. "But what about my father?" I pointed at the car. "What? Your father was in the car with you?" I blinked back tears as I nodded my head again. Drew swore. "Now this complicates things, I'll send a e-message to Undella Town and the Pokémon Elite Boarding School telling them." As soon as he was done, he signaled for me to follow him and the others up the snowy hill. I glanced back at the car, at my father, at my old life, and grabbed my box from the snow and ran after Squad A.
As we were walking back to what Drew told me was their camp, he introduced me to the members in the squad. "Well, I'm Drew Lundberg and I'm the leader of this Squad. I specialize in bow and arrow fighting. The blonde idiot who you've already met is Trip Miller, and the brunet is Gary Oak. They both are sword fighters. Paul Ballentine is the purple haired guy who also uses grenades and camoflauge, and Ash Ketchum is a specialist in hand-to-hand combat. Well, acutually we all can fight with swords and bows and hand-to-hand combat, but we all have our strengths in one of them." I nodded. These guys really sounded strong, hopefully they would protect me good.
We kept on walking for at least a good hour, before I started to feel tired. The wooden box was heavy, and I kept on moving it back and forth in my arms. Trip caught sight of this and asked, "What's in the box?" I clutched it posseively to my chest. "It's was my mom's bow and her arrows," I informed Trip. "Can you use a bow and arrow?" I smiled sheepishly. "Uh, well you see, um, like," I stammered. Drew turned around. "Are you saying you can't fight?" I recoiled from the accusatory tone in his voice. "No, I can fight with a bow quite well, but I absolutely suck at hand-to-hand combat and sword fighting." Paul snorted. "Yeah, we kinda got that from your father's letter." I glared at him.
Trip smiled. Gosh that was a cute smile. "Don't worry, we'll teach you everything you need to know about battle," I squealed and hugged him. Realizing what I had done, I slowly let go and backed away, hiding behind Drew. Drew smirked. "I guess someone has a crush," he teased. I responded by kicking him in the butt so he landed face-forward in the snow. "How about I crush you?" I retorted. "Ladies, ladies, no need to fight over me. I understand I am very good looking, but there will be enough to go around." I gagged. "Ew, you pervert," Drew scoffed. "May is so much prettier than you,"
My ears perked up. "Wait, Drew you like someone?" He turned red and started blushing. Gary cut in. "Drew here has feelings for May Liddison, but he doesn't know if she returns his feelings or not." I smiled knowingly. "Well, I'm sure I can help you, I can talk to May," Drew shook his head. "May's really naïve and innocent, so that's not really a good idea. I frowned in disappointment. "Well, I"m sure we'll figure out something," I patted him on the head reassuringly. He smiled back.
"Hey, guys, you might want to come look at this," Ash yelled from up ahead. Drew exchanged glances with the others guys and he pulled me with him as we all ran for where Ash was. Right below us was Undella Town, and it was in flames.
A/N: So yeah! That's what the first chapter is like. Read and review and tell me if you like it :)
Just to make things clear, Mia is NOT interested in Drew. She looks up to him because she feels he's the one with the most experience and is the most protective of her as the leader. So there will be Contestshipping in here :)
~Vvolley
