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EB678: Alright. Here's the remastered version of the story formerly known as Six: Trial By Legend and now simply called Trial By Legend. Some stuff has changed, other details have been preserved.
To: legendresearcher
From: pokemonpoet
Re: Six Students
Professor Rowan-
Hope all is well on your end. Remember those six students I told you about a while ago, the ones I selected after Team Rocket collapsed? They've completed their five years of researcher training and are ready to finally begin journeying.
We've been having a few problems here. Elm has written me successively about an unnatural decline of wild pokemon in Johto. In Kanto, on the other hand, we've been facing sudden, unnatural migrations of pokemon, which puzzle me extensively.
On a lighter note, the new Viridian City gym leader is coping nicely. She seems happy with her position as the strongest before the Elites, and fits in well with the rest of the Gym Leaders.
Again, hope all is well in Sinnoh.
- Samuel Oak
Trial by Legend
Chapter One: Let It Begin
"TAKE IT BACK, IDIOT!"
Inside Professor Oak's lab, a rather unusual battle was beginning to unfold. The shouter, a girl of about fifteen with black-and- red streaked hair, was being restrained by a boy and a girl of about the same age. The boy wore an orange sport jacket and jeans, and was struggling to hang on to the punk girl's arm. Spiky black hair framed his face, with a few streaks of orange scattered through it. The second girl wore a yellow top with white capris, glasses precariously perched on her nose, and short brown hair pinned down with a white hat. She held a heavy hardcover book in one hand. The other hand was employed in keeping the other girl from killing the blonde boy in front of her.
The boy had navy blue bangs, a stark contrast to his blond hair, a blue tshirt proclaiming the number "1" and jeans being his attire. He smirked. Damn, it's fun watching her explode.
"Come on, Ryu!" A brunette boy pulled himself between the two parties, his short ponytail waving. "Can you just stop ragging her for one second of the day?"
"....I agree." An unnoticed blonde hopped off her chair in the back of the room. She wore a violet shirt and white shorts. "Hikaru is correct, Ryu. If you stop annoying Reln, she'll stop trying to kill you at every opportunity."
"We all know it'd be HILLARIOUS to watch you getting your butt kicked by her." The boy in the orange jacket tightened his grip on Reln's black jacketed arm. "But, unfortunately, we're not allowed to let that happen. Just listen to Hikaru and Viola and leave her alone already."
Reln struggled. "Not...planning...on..killing..him..yet... Going..to...maim..him..first.."
Ryu laughed, still smirking.
"Ow!" Reln, still struggling to escape, had managed punch Nick in the eye. "Hit her with your book, Mari!"
"Not going to happen, stupid one. I don't want to hurt the book, you know." Mari said, still doggedly clinging to Reln's arm with one hand.
"Yes, Mari and her precious books..." Nick said teasingly. Mari looked as though she knew who she would like to hit with her book, but thought better of it, and worked on restraining Reln instead.
"Think it's safe to turn her loose? When should we?" Mari asked, as Reln appeared to have calmed down a bit, though she still struggled to escape.
The doorknob rattled, signifying the Professor's approach. Nick gulped. "Now might be a good time."
They "turned Reln loose" and all six students rushed to their seats (Nick tripped over a desk, but recovered quickly).
Professor Oak entered, walking to the front of the room. He set six pokeballs and pokedexes on the table facing the group of students. "As you all know, today is the day of your graduation from my Pokemon researcher training. All of you are now qualified to become researchers yourself, if that is your wish. And these are my gift to you." He gestured to the six pokeballs. "Thanks to a good friend of mine from the Johto region, I have here not only the three Kanto regional starters, but the Johto starters as well."
The six students buzzed with excitement. Reln straightened, in her seat, all thoughts of destroying Ryu forgotten, or at the very least shoved to the back of her mind. Johto starters, ay? This makes things more interesting... I supposed that the professor would simply bring two of each of the Kanto starters.
"I know that some of you have your own pokemon as gifts from your parents, however, I think you deserve these, after seeing how you treat the pokemon I have brought in during these last five years. Consider them a graduation present. So that no hard feelings occur, I am allowing you to choose in alphabetical order." Nick groaned. Damn, I'm going to be last.....again. Professor Oak continued. "Don't worry, all six of the pokemon on this table become very powerful."
"Akagi, Reln!" Reln stood, straightening her black jean jacket. She stalked up to the table and examined the six pokemon closely. Her hand wavered slightly over each pokeball. I want one that feels right to me... She lifted the second from last pokeball from the table, taking with it one of the pokedexes, a red one. Reln turned and walked to the back of the room.
"Blume, Viola!" The blonde neatly got out of her chair. Viola immediately selected the first pokeball from the table, as well as a violet pokedex.
"Jackson, Ryu!" Ryu, the boy who had teased Reln before, stood with an air of superiority, and walked to the table. He, too, examined the last four pokeballs before choosing the remaining fire starter and a blue pokedex.
"Leyden, Hikaru!" The ponytailed boy from before leapt out of his seat, grinning. When he reached the three last pokemon, he hesitated for a moment. Big sis is right, this is the best day of my life. He looked at the remaining three pokemon, finally picking the Chikorita, which provoked a laugh from Ryu, who was busy scanning his Charmander with his pokedex. Hikaru ignored Ryu, selecting the emerald pokedex and heading to the back of the room.
"Roxas, Mari!" The last girl, Mari stood excitedly. From the back of the room,Viola flashed an encouraging smile at her. She neared the table and admired both of the last two starters, both of which were water types. She smiled, and selected the pokeball on the right and a yellow pokedex.
"And last but not least,. Taurus, Nicholas!" Nick almost ran to the front of the room. Please don't be girly, please don't be girly... Nick skidded to a stop in front of the table. When he saw the last pokemon he visibly relaxed. The last pokedex, an orange model, still lay on the table, and he picked it up with a flourish.
Professor Oak turned to his desk, lifting a small package. "One of my colleagues sent these for you." He opened the box, revealing six new Poketches. "These all have the newest apps, including a special email/IM app." He looked at all six teens seriously. "You see, Kanto has been facing a sudden influx of pokemon, many of which are no longer in their natural habitats."
"You mean, this could lead to more extinct pokemon species, like Aerodactl?" Mari asked.
"That's one of the possible consequences, yes." the professor replied. "If you six see anything out of the ordinary, I want you to contact me as soon as possible."
All six nodded. They all knew what could happen because of extensive migrations. After all, most of their studying had been about the cause and effect of it. Each one took one of the brightly colored poketches and put it on.
"Anyone up for a battle, then?"
The other five turned to Hikaru. They had just left the lab, new pokemon in hand.
"Still....How are we going to make it fair? We can't have grass against water, fire against grass. Wouldn't be really even." Mari said.
"We could have fire versus fire and the like." The group turned to look at Reln, who had spoken.
The others, still a little unnerved by Reln speaking to them, agreed.
"That means.....first Viola versus Hikaru, then Mari versus me, and.....Reln versus Ryu." Nick commented after working it out.
"It's settled, then" said Viola.
And the others agreed.
To: pokemonpoet
From: legendresearcher
Re: Six Students
Oak-
Hopefully you received my package for the graduates.
I regret to inform you that unfortunately Sinnoh is facing some problems of its own. Some blue-haired people with bowl cuts who call themselves Team Galactic have been turning up here, stealing pokemon, taking over businesses and the like. Nothing the regions haven't seen in the past, but still worrisome to myself and my colleagues.
On the brighter side, I'm glad that your new Gym Leader is coping well. You mentioned that she uses the Ground type in one of our earlier correspondences, did you not?
My regards to you and your graduates.
-Rowan
EB678: And that finishes the first chapter of Six: Trial By Legend's rewrite. My style has evolved over the months, and I thought it well to rewrite all of the current chapters so that my writing remains consistent. Hopefully you enjoyed this as much as you enjoyed the original.
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