The legend

Chapter one:

Note: The base idea for this fic has been lying around in word for…over a year. Now I'm re-writing the first chapter…thing. If It's any good (I get reviews. cough cough) then I'll write more, otherwise, well…

Also, this first bit takes place in our world-Pokemon is a video game, T.V. show, etc. Or is it…?

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, end of story.

Kari glared at the racks of clothing around her as she ran her fingers through her tomboyishly short brown hair. Why, why had they had to go shopping in the clothes section, before buying the newest pokemon game? WHY? She did not want to buy clothes. She hated clothes. No, she hated trying them on. They were a pain in the butt and a waste of time. Jeans, a T-shirt(Preferably of a dark color) and a jean jacket were just fine with her! Just find some that fit, and GO already! Moms could be dreadfully annoying at times. Especially at times like this.

It was another half-hour before Kari and her mother finally arrived in the electronics department. The girl quickly found the game she wanted, decided on sapphire, and got the newest game boy SP to go along with it-in a nice blue color. Also grabbing a manual, she checked out and then headed out the door, happily flipping through the manual and reading the back of the game box.

Kari flopped on her bed, allowing the manual to land on it with a "Plunk" as she switched her SP to be in both hands. In the most predictable fashion, she was soon prompted to choose a Pokemon. Hands down, she chose Torchic.

"Fire type, a bird, its cute, and its fully-evolved form rocks! Who else would I choose?" She questioned herself as she pressed the "A" button-then watched in horror as her screen blanked out. The power was still on, bright green, so what was the problem? "Stupid buggy games! Stupid buggy gameboys!" She shook it, glaring, then finally relaxed as text appeared on the screen. "Good its n-What the heck…" The text was anything but ordinary. Nor was the sound coming out of the speakers, voicing the words.

"Greetings young Kari-"

"It knows my name! That wasn't the trainer name I put in!"

"-Before you can continue, you must make a choice." The voice sounded young and child-like.

"Okay, is it just me, or have these things gotten even more high-tech?" Kari mused, raising an eyebrow.

"A choice that will determine a great change in your life."

"What is this thing, a fortune teller?" She glared at it. "I'm here to play a Pokemon game-not yours!"

If the game could hear her, it was ignoring her. "To continue, you will be faced with certain peril, and danger. Not everything is at it appears young Kari, much is changing…our world is changing, as is yours."

"Whatever. Can I play now?" She muttered, still thoroughly miffed.

"Do you say yes or no to this challenge?" The voice questioned. "Say yes, and take it head on. Only do so if you refuse to doubt yourself, or your choice. But say no, and forever not know what you fully do not understand. Will you take the test? This challenge? This trial?"

A small "Yes or No" Box appeared on the screen, and she gave a shrug, pressing the "A" button on "Yes."

"Can I play now?"

Apparently, so.

The screen suddenly glowed brightly, by no power of the backlight. She gave a screech, dropping it in surprise, rubbing her eyes. "Hey!" A beam of light shot out from the screen of the SP, hitting the ground in front of her bed. Moments later, a beam shot up from the ground itself, the one from the gameboy disappearing. The beam from the ground widened slowly into what appeared to be the shape of an arched doorway. Kari gaped at it. "Um…I don't think that was supposed to happen!" She made a sudden movement to back away, but immediately felt a pull pulling her in the opposite direction, and towards the door. "Ack! No!" She gave another yell, grabbing onto the blankets on her bed, but felt the pull strengthen as the same voice echoed through the room.

"Please, you agreed, you must come!" The pull strengthened, and she quickly found herself holding onto the edge of the bed desperately holding on. The strange pull gave one last wrench and her grip slipped, sending her flying into the blinding light as all went black.

Light streamed onto Kari's face, temporarily blinding her. More light? When would it go away! Wait, that wasn't nearly as bad as the other light…She finally opened her eyes, though still squinting. The light was sunlight, filtering through the thick trees. "How'd I get here?" She muttered sitting up and rubbing her eyes.

"Tor? Torchic?" A small Torchic was calmly sitting next to her, head tilted slightly sideways, beady black eyes focused on her. It dug at the ground slightly with its yellow and clawed feet, giving the small tufts of yellow fur on the sides of its red body an occasional twitch.

"Yes, I think I'm-What the bloody hell?" Kari was now fully awake. She was sitting in a forest. Next to a Torchic. And she understood what it had just said to her, fully and completely.

"Chi?" It's confused tone would have told anyone that it didn't understand her confusion.

"I understand you…" She muttered, rubbing her head. "Wait, that should be the least of my worries, why are you even here? Where am I?" The Torchic answered her again, still sounding confused as to why she was asking such "Obvious questions" As it-he actually-put it. The small bird was quickly proving it had an attitude.

"I'm one of the three Pokemon the Professor has for starter trainers, and this is Hoenn!" He chirped.

"Very helpful…." She muttered. "Are you supposed to be out here?"

"No." Was his simple answer.

Kari rolled her eyes. "Okay…I really gotta figure out how I got here…"

"Well, considering you're a human, you must've walked, especially considering your lack of wings!" The Torchic chirped at her-Kari had a feeling it was being annoying on purpose. On the other hand, she had to like the small birds sense of humor.

"Very funny." She replied, giving the Pokemon a look. "I…Oh, you wouldn't believe me if I told you." She sighed, then looked down, noticing the presence of a poke'dex lying next to her. She furrowed her brow. "Where'd that come from?" She picked it up, pressing a button to open it. Immediately the screen light up, and a very un poke'dexy voice came from it-the same voice that had come from her gameboy!

"I suppose you would like a better explanation as to what is going on."

"Uh, DUH!" She snapped, glaring at the small red object. She was getting more and more annoyed.

"You have now arrived in the world of Pokemon, you must find yourself a starting Pokemon, and then begin a journey most unlike others."

"Very helpful."

"I cannot tell you much at this time, but I strongly believe you can help us…please, find me and I can tell you more, it is of utmost importance that you go immediately to the first gym, and act as you were a normal trainer for your own safety. However, your true first destination lies not far from that area, in-" The voice suddenly cut off as the screen, which had simply been light up white, started fizzling and crackling like a T.V. on the wrong channel.

"What the bloody hell?" Kari muttered, frowning. "That really didn't help, not at all." She glanced down at the Torchic. "Did you get any of that?"

"More than you obviously."

"Oh? Do tell." Kari gave the small bird a searching look.

The creature grinned at her, if that is at all possible, and gave a hop. "Follow me first!"

"What? Wait!" Kari got up as the Torchic raced off through the trees. Kari raced after him, quickly starting to pant heavily. "Wait up-" She stopped talking as the tree's broke, and she entered the edge of a small town.

"Oldale town!" The Torchic chirped before racing off again, this time towards a small crowd of people.

"Wait up already!" Kari raced after the bird again, stopping as she neared the crowd. "Now what?" She muttered, then heard the chicken-like Pokemon chirping at her to hurry up again. "Right, whatever. Why am I listening to something shorter than my knee's anyway?" She growled, pushing farther into the crowd. She spotted a young boy, his stark white hair sticking up from his black headband. He moved a hand to straighten the backpack on his back, turning his head as he scanned the croud. Torchic ran forwarded, bumping into his leg, then dodged to the side as the boy looked down.

"There you are Torchic! My fathers been looking all over for you!" He grinned, quickly bending down to pick up the Pokemon. The Torchic gave a screech of surprise, and immediately started struggling to get out of the boy's grasp, all the while squealing at Kari,

"Help! Get me away from him! I don't wanna go off with some snotty newbie trainer! Heeelllpppp!"

"Ah, there's the little scallywag!" A man walked out of the doorway of the building the crowd was in front of, smiling broadly. The man looked to be in his early 40's, head still thick with brown hair, a small beard running down his face. "Good job Brendan, you found him!"

"Not really dad-he sorta walked into me."

"Well, he's been found. Ah! Are you hair to get your first pokemon?" The man turned towards Kari, who had moved closer to the building, and them.

"Wha-Um, yes!" She spoke quickly, surprised the man was talking to her.

"I'm the professor here, Professor Birch! If you come right over here, I can show you the choices!"

Kari nodded mutely as she walked towards him, watching as the professor pulled out two small Poke'balls, watching as they grew in the palms of his hands, then threw them onto the ground. Out of one, a small, green, lizard like pokemon stood, its leafy green tail waving slightly in the small breeze as it flexed its three-fingered hands. Out of the other a petite, blue colored creature landed on the ground, the large, lighter blue, fin on its head twitching slightly as it wiggled its fin-like tail.

"The blue one is a Mudkip, and the green one is a Treecko! Which one do you want?"

Kari frowned. "What about that one, the Torchic?" She pointed at the small bird, whom was still struggling in Brendan's arms.

"Oh, that Torchic is a bit…hard to handle, I wouldn't suggest you take that one!" The professor shook his head as he spoke. "I would much rather give him to my son, I think he can handle the little guy!"

"But I want him!" Kari frowned at him. "I think I can handle him fine!"

"I don't know, he ignores every order you give him in battle-"

"Only because your all incompetent!" Interrupted the Torchic.

"-And he seems to have a severe attitude problem, I would much rather suggest you take one of these two."

"Don't give her those idiots!" The Torchic squealed, struggling even harder in Brendan's arms.

"Ya, I planned to give this guy a go myself!" Brendan added.

"But…I really think I can handle him!" Kari pushed eagerly.

"Dad, you said I could have him!" Brendan frowned also.

"Oh dear…well…I guess the only fair way to do this, is to have both of you try using the Torchic in a battle, whoever the Torchic listens to best, gets him!"

"Sounds good to me!" Kari grinned broadly. "And fair!"

"Ya, that's fair." Brendan nodded.

"All right then, come with me and we'll hunt up some pokemon!"

Several minutes later, the threesome found themselves outside of the town, and in the grassy route to the north. It wasn't long before a Zigzagzoon popped up, and Brendan tried his luck.

"Alright Torchic, c'omon!" He motioned for the small chicken to approach the rodent-like pokemon.

Torchic gave Brendan a "If I must look." And hoped up to the brown-and-what spiky furred Pokemon.

"Alright, give it a scratch attack!"

Torchic growled at the weasel pokemon instead, then winced as the pokemon tackled it, though not to badly.

"Ugh! Ember then!"

The Torchic scratched at the Zigzagzoon.

"Growl!"

It used Ember-and knocked out the other pokemon.

"Well, that was…interesting…" Birch stated, blinking. "Alright Kari, your turn! I'll give the Torchic a potion and it will be ready to go as soon as we find another Pokemon!"

Kari nodded and watched as the professor administered the small spray-vial to the Torchic. She turned, then marched into the grass, determined to find another Pokemon. Within moments, a Wingull sprung up from the grass, giving her a look of pure hate-and sleepiness. The bird Pokemon must've been disturbed from its sleep! Kari gasped and quickly jumped back as Torchic came running towards her chirping at the Wingull angrily.

"Well, the battles starting Kari, do something!" Birch yelled at her from about 5 feet away, watching as the Birds blue-stripped wings struck Torchic.

Kari was in a slight state of panic-battles on a gameboy were one thing, but the real thing was a heck of a lot more nerve racking! "Uh-Torchic, scratch!" It was the first thing that came to mind, and it was the only move Torchic currently had that would have any effect on the Wingull. The small creature didn't hesitate for a moment and quickly launched to scratch at the bird, landing a direct hit.

"She just got lucky…" Brendan muttered.

"Just keep scratching at it, you've almost got it!" Kari egged the Torchic on, before adding, "Watch your left!"

Torchic jumped to the side as Wingull came at him from his left, scratching him as he went by, sending it to the ground for the knockout. It had been a simple and quick battle-but it was Kari's first, and she felt an odd sense of pride. She'd just fought in a real, true Pokemon battle, and had won! Okay, so it was against a measly Wingull, but so what? A battle was a battle!

"Well, I think that quite settles it. Brendan, you'll have to pick one of the other Pokemon, the Torchic goes to Kari!"