Hey Y'all! It's been awhile eh? Sorry 'bout not writing for awhile but I just couldn't come up with either a good idea or the time to pursue it! T_T Anyways, I hope y'all enjoy this! :)

Once upon a time, there was a peaceful region where these mysterious creatures called Pokémon and humans spent their days together in harmony. People and Pokémon were always seen together: as a family, working together, or on a traditional journey throughout the region when children left their homes to become more independent and have a better understanding of the world and Pokémon. Everyone got along with each other, Pokémon or human. These days were thought to last forever until one eventful October day.

Not very many people know what happened exactly on that day. It started out as a small worry from the Champion's mom, who was expecting a call from her child earlier that day. When her kind neighbors visited her, she told them that the Champion was supposed to call her a few hours earlier and never missed a call so she was concerned something was wrong. She eventually brushed it off as her darling child being busy being a champion and all, and continued waiting for a call.

A day went by, and another, and yet another, all without a call from the Champion. People all over the country had heard about the extreme tardiness of the Champion, and ever more heard of the instability of the mom. She slowly grew more haggard as days went by, and increasingly more frantic. She never once stopped believing that her good child would call her soon, and so she kept waiting by the phone in hopes of hearing it ring with her child's face showing up on the screen. She stopped leaving her house, and her dearest childhood friends started coming over more often, taking care of her and trying to cheer her up. But it was to no avail. The mom started graying speedily and she seemed to be closer to losing her mind each day that passed until she eventually did.

She started going out again. She went to the supermarket and bought food, which she proceeded to cook in a happy haze. Her friends were optimized by her sudden change in attitude that thought that she was a little closer to being okay. It was when they went over to visit her that they realized she was anything but.

Nothing looked out of place. In fact, everything looked like it did before it gained all of the dust and grime from lack of care and attention since the Champion's disappearance. The kitchen smelled of yummy food cooking and the living room was noisy with television, and the mom looked so happy, beaming at her childhood friends.

The mother was ecstatic to have guests, much to the surprise of her friends. She was blabbering what seemed to be total nonsense, but sounded cheery to her dear friends so they didn't fret. Though one did ask what got in such a lovely mood. The mom easily replied,

"Because my child is coming home this afternoon! Why wouldn't I be happy?"

The friends nearly died from shock from hearing that, seeing as it was almost a year since the missed call, but recovered quickly and started exclaiming in joy. They then decided to throw an impromptu surprise party for the late home-coming of the Champion. The entire village got in on it, along with people from the neighboring city, until the house was packed with people eagerly awaiting the Champion.

The clock struck 3 o'clock in the afternoon, which was when the mom said her child was coming home. The mother approached the door and swung it open with a smile as bright as the sun on her face.

"Dear! Welcome home! You'd never believe it but the entire town is here!" She walked into the hall leading into the living room, leaving the front door open.

Everyone in the room instantly shouted surprise upon seeing the mom entered the room only to see he had not entered yet. The crowd waited for a minute, then began to wonder why he didn't follow her in and why she was still smiling widely. When questioned, she responded with a shocked expression, following with,

"How rude! My child has been here ever since I opened the door! How could you guys not notice?" She turned to her right and continued speaking, "Don't worry, dear. They all just decided to pull a prank on you quite suddenly! Quite funny, isn't it?"

The mom continued to have her conversation with seemingly two participants while the crowd in the room grew increasingly more nervous as each moment was filled with the mom's imagined conversation with her child. Her friends realized instead of getting better, their dear sweet childhood friend had finally snapped and since her child wasn't coming back, she made a world inside her head where the Champion returned. Ever since then, people started avoiding her, except her ever-so-faithful friends, in fear of her insanity. Whenever she went out in public with her "child", people never tried to deny that the Champion was there, not wanting to enrage her.

This continued for two weeks after the "home-coming" when the mother caught a sickness and still wasn't feeling well after almost a year of mistreating her body. The mother died and the village had a funeral for the poor dead woman, who never actually got to see her child again. It wasn't until then that the villagers finally decided upon a course of action. After watching the dead mother's pitiful way of life during her last year, they all agreed to find the Champion. They set out their bravest and fittest to go seek information about the missing Champion's whereabouts.

After the story had spread from the little village to the rest of the region, the village received a letter. It spoke of the Champion and of hints left around the region.

The warrior that was spirited away

Is now hidden amongst the hidden acropolis of grey.

Leading to the way,

Are angels of the day.

Of stone, water, and swards,

Of spirit, fire, and the mystique.

The fate of the Champion is clearly dependent on you.

Can you figure out these clues?

Encouraged by the lettered challenge, The people of the village searched diligently. When they slowly began to pass away, they told their children to pass on a story of a well-loved princess, stolen away from the world along with her mother's life. The story was to have everything in it: about the day the phone didn't ring, about the mother going crazy, and about the clue. The toddlers of the village were told the story many times in order for them to remember it and there was an epitaph erected in the town square with the letter's words carved upon it. There was a children's book published with the tale of the missing princess, so even if one forgot the words or forgot to pass it on, there was still a hope of the riddle being solved.

Despite the many efforts to keep the hunt for the Champion alive, the story turned into just a story as the older generations died off. There aren't many who even read legends and fairy tales and there were even less who believed them. It seemed as if all hope for finding the Champion has disappeared and the one that took her had won the game.

No. Just because it's a princess does not mean it's a girl Champion. As for the reason why the Champion is referred to as "she" for a little, it's because she's just been casted as a princess. As for the reason it's a princess instead of something cooler like this dragon of destiny, princesses are know for being saved and captured and stuff like that. Besides, this was thought of when I was thinking a fairy tale adventure-ish type of story.

I hoped y'all enjoyed it and leave a review if you wish! Flamers, if you feel the need, flame to your heart's content! It won't bother me none. ^~^

Oh yeah! The game!