Prologue
A New Threat
In this story the world is inhabited by creatures called Pokémon. They're creatures which are living next to human beings. Many different species are populating all kind of areas in this world where they feel home. Some swim in the sea, others live in forests or dwell in caves and even some choose to live close to humans within the cities. Sometimes a friendly connection between humans and Pokémon will form and those Pokémon leave their natural habitat to live along humans. They become friends and help each other with overcoming difficulties in life. Some even use their Pokémon for battling, in friendly ways. Competing against each other to become stronger, both psychically and mentally. They call themselves Pokémon trainers. Some of them travel around the world collecting badges at Gyms. Each Gym offers a challenge to overcome and defeating the strongest trainer, the Gymleader, in a battle awards with a badge. Eight badges grand permission to enter the Pokémon League. The greatest trainers gather there to battle for the title of Pokémon Master.
But like our own known world this world also has a difference between good and evil. Unfortunately there are people who use Pokémon for there own bad desires. The Kanto Region used to be terrorized by an evil organization called Team Rocket. They were stealing or capturing rare and strong Pokémon to sell them for a lot of money and they even were funding and conducting cruel experimental research on Pokémon. But a few years ago they were defeated by the current Kanto Pokémon Master named Red. After a fierce battle at Silph Co. in Saffron City with their Leader Giovanni Team Rocket disbanded and they haven't been heard from again.
Unfortunately peace never lasts. Filling up the void Team Rocket left behind a new organization was growing in the shadows. Their intentions seemed not to be the same as Team Rocket and they didn't operate in the same way, but they left just as much damage behind, threatening peaceful lives of humans and Pokémon. In secret Red was appointed with the task to investigate this unknown organization. Although it took a few weeks of thorough research Red found their headquarters and decided to confront them.
PKMN Master Red
Location: Unknown
Becoming a Pokémon Master is not the most difficult task in the world, it's the responsibilities that come with it. After the disbanding of Team Rocket, the Kanto Region had known peace again for a few years. Now things seemed to have changed again. For weeks Red had been searching for any clues leading to this unknown organization. Their goals are still unknown, as is their leader and it almost looked like they didn't exist at all. But finally Red found a trail leading to this building. He decided to investigate there, by himself. A choice which would proof a fatal error.
"Welcome Red," someone spoke with a heavy voice through a microphone. Red startled. After he had entered the dark room, the door behind him had closed automatically and he was left in a pitch-black darkness. There was no telling if he was the only one in the room, or if it was crowded with other members of the organization or even Pokémon.
"Yes, I knowyou'rehere. But no needtoworry. Youwon'tleavethisplacealive."
"Who are you?" Red replied.
"What does it matter, you will be dead before you even realize it."
Suddenly the lights in the room were turned on and Red was staring right at a gigantic purple Pokémon. With his many battle experience he recognized it immediately as a Nidoking and his brain started analyzing it right away. The typing of a Nidoking was both Poison and Ground, so he knew right away with which of his own Pokémon he had to counter it with.
"Kill him with your Horn Drill!" the voice shouted through the empty hall.
The Nidoking came charging at Red pointing the horn on top of it's head towards him. His body was huge, almost three times as tall as Red was.
"Go Blastoise! Use Hydro Pump!"
The instant the giant Sea Turtle Pokémon emerged from his Pokéball it released two powerful water beams from the cannons on its back. It hit the Nidoking in its chest and the Poison Pokémon was sent flying backwards.
"If you want to defeat me, you need to get me with something better than this!" Red shouted.
Then suddenly the hall turned pitch black again. Red sighed. This organization didn't seem very professional organized.
"Pikachu, come out of your Pokéball and use your Flash Attack to light up the room again."
"Pika!" The room was lit up again.
Suddenly he saw a new Pokémon in front of him. This one Red had never seen before. He got his Pokédex and pointed it in the direction of the strange creature.
"Pokémon unknown," the voice of the Pokédex replied.
"What?"
No one from that day on heard anything from Red again. And the mystery of the shadow organization was still a mystery. The disappearance was kept a secret from the public, to avoid any panic, because the world's strongest Pokémon Trainer was defeated by an unknown person.
This would only be the beginning of the greatest threat the Kanto Region would ever face. Without the protection of the Pokémon Master the region became much more dangerous to travel.
Meanwhile a young boy was about to start an adventure of his own. He had no idea what impact he would have on the future of Kanto.