I don't own Pokémon. Wish I did
Another Fan fiction has arrived and ready to be released. Welcome to Pokémon Rifts.
Chapter 1: The Task
"Brock, what are you doing here?" Ash asked as he reached the split that he had last seen Brock when they separated down their own paths after the Sinnoh journey. But that was a long time ago.
"Ash Ketchum, it has been a long time hasn't. You're what seventeen now?" The black haired twenty two year old male asked at the end of the cross way.
"Yup," Ash answered his old friend sheepishly. "I heard that you managed to complete your training and now a world known doctor."
Brock nodded. "I also heard that you have made an impression on pretty much every region along with Pikachu. At this rate you may have to go into outer space in order to find a challenge with your winning streak at the many different championships."
"There is still one more region to go to before I can call myself a Pokémon master." Ash answered as Pikachu cheered on his shoulder. "Pika, pika!"
Brock walked up to the future Pokémon master. "Stop growing, you're almost taller than me now.
"Where did that come from?"
"I'm just pointing out how much physically you have changed, you still like wearing a pair of jeans, a simple shirt and that hat, I see."
"That hat has made me tons of friends, thank you." Ash answered crossing his arms and Brock started to chuckle.
"GARUUL!"
"What was that?" Ash asked in a panic. Nothing usually lived around this area big enough to make such a distress and loud sound.
"I don't know, but as a doctor that was not a good sound." Brock commented and pointed towards Pallet Town. "I sounded like it was coming from that way."
The two boys ran towards the cry and found themselves in the forest that came before the cliff to the town below. As they quietly snooped around they noticed a bunch of people like six or seven in a group heading into teleportation circle that should a laboratory on the other side. The cries of the creature could be heard from inside. The goons were all male and wore black cargo pants held up by a silver belt and were tucked into military boots and tight gray tank tops. They had high collared, black long sleeved jackets that attached to the goons middle finger and went to their belt before it jutted out.
Without having to look at each other Ash and Brock followed the goons just as the portal started to close. They landed inside of the facility and were unnoticed by the goons that seemed to be completely alone other than the howling creature in a protection bubble. Quietly and quickly the two friends moved to hide in behind some crates that we located behind and beside the group and lead along the large hall. They managed to get around the military goons and looked at what the howling creature was taking the breath out of both of them.
"That's Palkia, but what is it doing here; how did these guys managed to catch it like this?" Ash asked and another howl of pain ripped the Pokémon trainer's heart. "We have to get it out of there."
"Ash I know, but we can't just waltz right up there. Let's wait and watch to see if there is a leader or something to these guys." Brock replied simply, but had a hard edge to his answer.
There was a loud clicking sound in between the cries and screeches. The clicks sounded like someone was walking down the hall in heals and along with a group of men behind it. There was also a second of very expensive shoes and the voice of a male speaking, but it echoed off the objects so none of it could be heard straight. When the sounds came into the clearing there was a female and her men trailing behind about ten of them walking beside a man.
The female made Ash and Brock gasp at the look of an old enemy that was original thought to be dead by many. Pokémon Hunter J was wearing her typical purple/black trench coat and red suit underneath with boots. She didn't have a pair of visors over her grey eyes that matched her grey-blue hair and looked quite impressed with the haul of the day.
The man beside her was just as stunning and impressed. He had purple hair outlined in yellow. He eye color seemed kaleidoscope as it seemed to change from blue to green to silver. He wore a pair of skin tight, black almost school uniform style pants with black shoes that looked a mixture between dress shoes and steel-toed combat boots. He had a jacket similar to the military goons except his coat went to the floor still jutted out at the belt. His top was a simple black tank top tucked into his pants with a white belt running from the top of his right shoulder under his coat the opposite side at his waist still under his jacket.
"Hunter J is alive, and they seemed to have help capture Palkia, now this is starting to make a lot of sense. That is how they captured the Space legendary." Ash commented as he saw a ladder attached to the crate.
He started to climb up it with Brock close behind. They wanted to get the best over sight and what the group below was saying before they jumped out just to get themselves killed. They kept low and silently moved in a lying down position to the opposite side of the crate.
"Well I must say, this would be the first time I lend out any new toys that I create and I have to admit this catch is very impressive, Mr. Asaph."
"Please call me Bradley. Asaph means collector, but I personally don't like being thought as a collector, but a conqueror of worlds for we are partners now and not one of your call offs."
"That's true, and with Palkia we can officially move to the next step towards the final plan." J grinned with greed. "Also with our new tech. we can ensure that the task that Palkia must complete is to be completed."
"So that means your department managed to update with our ability to control the movements of anyone or anything once under the influence." Bradley suggested.
"It wasn't too difficult, but we needed to test it out first on some unlucky bystanders, which was a success."
"Excellent." Bradley shouted into the room. "Let's start it up."
Hunter J grabbed her visors from one of her goons then placed it on held up her left arm with the capturing device at the legendary creature. She pressed a button that blinked red three times the finally green like racing lights. A red light shot from the device exited the cannon and dead center of Palkia.
Palkia surrounded inbounded in the same color of red as it struggled against the strange light. Its cries of pain grew louder and the sight of it struggling almost came unbearable to watch let alone hear. Ash turned his head away from the creature being tortured. There was a final call into the hall and then complete silence. He turned back to the scene. The protection bubble that was around Palkia started to disperse while the Pokémon was completely limp in the air. Slowly it lowered to touch the floor and was still. The Pokémon's jewel was no longer its pink color, but crimson red. Its original white started to change to a pink color and its purple lines became and even darker pink.
"Why did it change color? I get the color of the jewel for it is being controlled by the Red Chain, but what is with the pink?" Hunter J asked in confusion.
"It became what you call a shiny Palkia. In its battle of resistance it must have activated an unknown side effect." Bradley answered as one of goons from the patrol walked up to the man. He handed him what looked like a black intercom ear piece, in which attached it to his ear. "This little device would be the Pokétranslator, the final product of the experiment and the only one. It can translate any Pokémon language into the language of the wearer instantaneously."
"That's impressive Bradley. Are you testing it out for the first time now?"
The man nodded. "Team Colossus, has many scientists and inventors. It also has many followers that have helped collect the pieces from many different origins."
"And I'm guessing today's piece that is required is not in this dimension then?" J questioned.
"Yes and the final one with the most powerful signature."
"How do you know what pieces you need and where they are?"
"A Dimensional Scientist that literally plays with the dimensions and walks about them and has created a device that locates the power we need whether it is from objects, Pokémon or people."
"And why couldn't he help you with getting your 'final' piece? How could you tell if its signature is more powerful than all the other signatures?" The Pokétranslator spoke into the room.
"Ah the mighty has spoken." Bradley mocked the creature that slightly growled. "Now, now don't be like that you have to obey us, but you do have a point on why she couldn't complete the task herself. The dimension is parallel to ours meaning it has a small opportunity to enter it. The next time that it could be opened by her technology is every five millennium which we just missed by a day. Not only is the door way closed but to leap from one dimension to another would take a century for it is the farthest away from our own dimension."
"So that is why you have taken me away from my peaceful home."
"You call that depleting place a home. Trust me Spacial Pokémon, you might as well look for some friends and get a new home." J told the creature in a cold voice.
"But first, we need you to get someone for us." Bradley added and a 3D hologram appeared in front of the Pokémon and the two leaders.
The hologram showed a girl getting out of a school van with another girl also getting off behind her. The first girl was white skinned and burgundy hair with magenta colored eyes. She looked about seventeen and wore baggy beige uniform pants with a pair of white skate shoes and a green uniform t-shirt with a white long sleeve shirt underneath. The other girl behind had blond hair and gray-blue eyes. She looked about sixteen and wore a kilt with black boots and a white uniform t-shirt. The first girl watched the bus leave then started to walk down the drive with the other girl, but pause took look at the camera like she could sense an audience watching. The video paused on the girl's face.
"This is the person we need. Her name is Temperance Verity and as you can tell she knew that there was something watching her which shows her sensitivity to the area around her."
"Why do you need her?"
"We are creating a kingdom that unites all the dimensions so there can be completely peace. There would be no other negative waves interacting with the other dimensions creating the havoc that responds. Each dimension has a different version of our own so if we control all of them then there wouldn't be any reason for each of the worlds to suffer." Bradley answered like it was just plain logic.
A growl of disgust came from both throats of the boys on the crate.
"I don't know about you, but I'm ready to step in. Are you with me?" Ash asked and Brock nodded.
The two boys rose from their positions without being noticed by the group below. There wasn't a ladder on the other side of the twenty foot tall crate, but Ash didn't care. With all the training and the situations he had been put through during his journey, he managed to rack up all the skills needed and always continued to update them. One of them was the free running skill to drop from high places to the ground without injury. He grabbed the edge of the crate and jumped off making his feet land on the side creating a noise that could easily be heard throughout the hall. He pushed off the side and created a back flip to land neatly on the ground pretty much in front of the giant Pokémon. Brock joined him in a less dramatic way by sliding down the ladder like ranger does in quick escapes.
"This party is over; I suggest you stop this before someone gets hurt." Ash told the leaders with a hint of anger in his voice.
"Ash Ketchum," Pokémon Hunter J responded slyly and coldly. "It has been awhile hasn't it? Maybe this time you will die when I kill you this time."
"You can try, but so far only a chandelier along with a white blood cell and me has managed to kill me." He said equally as ruthless and grinned. "I've lost count now, but they were all pretty much for the same reason to keep the world and Pokémon safe from people like you."
Bradley stood silently and allowed the air to tense up enough to catch the teenager off his guard. He watched the two bicker back and forth then he found an opportunity. "Ash, Brock, have fun against Palkia. Palkia give them a taste of your power will you with Aura Sphere."
Palkia tried to resist, but it went through with its attack. A large ball of crimson tainted magenta started to form in between its hands and shot at light speed hitting its friends with deadly accuracy. There was a yell from the two males as they we pushed through the crate that they were on and smashed through the equipment inside and out the other only to be stopped by the wall of the hall. The crate fell on top of itself and crashed down to the earth covering Ash, Brock and Pikachu in debris. Ash tried to get up, but was pinned down by a large piece of machinery that seemed to threaten him to break a rib or two if he moved. Lucky for him Pikachu managed to protect himself with a corner of the crate that fell before the rest of the equipment.
"That hurt." Brock replied somewhere behind him telling Ash that he was alive and probably in a better position compare to himself. All he could do was grunt without moving his torso.
There were the clicking sounds of Bradley as he walked over to the mess. "Team, please help our guests to their final destination."
"Yes, Sir!" The goons said at once and headed to the mess.
Ash felt the machinery come off his body and took his chance to strike. He swung his leg around hitting two of the guys who get the machinery off of him.
"Pikachu use Thunder Bolt!" He ordered Pikachu as he started to get up.
"Piikkaachhuu-" Pikachu screamed.
Ash waited for the sparks of electricity, but all he got was a cry from Pikachu as he was knocked against a wall. "PIKACHU- Arg!"
"Shut up Mr. Ketchum." Bradley said too calmly as he kicked Ash in the chest making him hit the cement wall behind him making dazed.
The goons picked up the two boys and the mouse Pokémon and dragged/walked them in front of their bosses who were back to being offside a bit instead of being in front of Palkia.
"Palkia use Spacial Rend and collect the girl." Bradley told the creature.
Weary Palkia moved against its will and attacked the space about twenty feet from them and in front of Palkia. A circle of light appeared and a road was shown with someone turning around on their bike.
"Throw them in." J ordered.
The goons slowly move the teenagers as the struggled against them. Just as they were about to be thrown in there was a battle cry from Palkia. Palkia rose into a levitating mode and somewhat body checked the leaders. Hunter J and Bradley crashed to the floor and Palkia rushed towards the portal. It entered the portal knocking the two teenagers inside with it.
Bradley and J rose from the ground steadily.
"What the hell was that about?" She asked as she watched the portal close and the visual came on for them to watch and control all the movements of the legendary.
"Palkia took the Pokétranslator that was the objective, but that doesn't matter now." Bradley answered as a remote control resembling an X-box 720 controller. "Palkia cannot go against our orders and buttons that we push here. This is all one big video game and I will win."
Riding down the boring dirt road, Temperance had her music blasting in her ears. She turned around on the road just as the song ended and a new one began.
There was a man back in 95
Whose heart ran out of summers, but before he died
I asked him "Wait, what was the sense in life?"
Come over me, come over me?
He said, "Son why you got to sing that tune?
Catch a Dylan song or some eclipse of the moon?
Let an angel swing make you swoon
Then you will see, you will see."
Then he said, "Here's a riddle for you
Find the answer: There's a reason for the world
You and I."
Picked my-
"Ah, Pikachu!" Temperance shouted, as a Pokémon landed on her lap, interrupting her singing when the headphones were knocked out of her ears. She braked extremely hard and skidded to a stop.
"What the hell has the world come to?" The confused girl asked picking up the injured Pokémon and she got off the bike.
In responds the Pikachu cried and pointed behind her.
"Guuyah!" Something howled making her jump two feet off the ground. She turned around just to jump to the right, away from the bike and the Dragonbreath. A Palkia floated above the ground and seemed to have a crimson aura sounding it.
"Pal- Palkia! What are you – this is impossible!" She exclaimed in shock as she held on to Pikachu keeping it safe from harm.
The bike was no longer in the position to be ridden and the place she had been was scorched to a crisp. She struggled to get a sense of reality, but it seemed to fail for she couldn't wake up from this strange dream. The Palkia cried and sounded almost like it was trying to speak human, but couldn't. The legendary charged forward and swiped at her with a Dragon Claw attack. Temperance was hit quite a distance before she hit the ground making rocks and gravel poked and scraped her as she skidded to a halt. Thankfully she slid on her back and side so the Pikachu was safe from injury. Temperance rose quickly as another Dragonbreath was aimed at her.
'Okay, I've had just about enough of this assault.' She thought to herself and yelled. "PALKIA, THAT'S ENOUGH!"
The spacial Pokémon stopped for a moment, making Temperance notice the inner struggle in the Pokémon's jewel. The Pokémon howled making her wince as she also noticed the pain the creature was in. It shook its head and its jewels started to glow.
"PIKA!" The Pokémon cried in her arms.
"I hope that mean 'Oh shit, look out!' cause that is what I translated that into." Temperance replied to Pikachu knowing full well what this attack consisted of.
She waited for the last moment before she jumped into the dried up ditch on the side of the road. The attack Spacial Rend hit her last location leaving the air in sparks. The Pokémon started to charge, but everything stopped as a church bell struck. She looked at the location which was in her pocket with the headphones out of the slot hanging outside her jeans. Another bell came out of her iPod followed by another. The Palkia freaked and swung its tail making her land back on the road on her chest and Pikachu landing of top of her. Who knew that such a little thing could be dead wait on someone's back. The Palkia rushed forward and overhead as the music continued to play. She placed her arms under her chin not wanting to move only to get scared over a little black ear piece that fell right in front of her. The Pokémon got off her back and she rose to a one knee knelling position. Temperance picked up the yellow creature and then the little mechanical item.
"Hey, are you alright?" Someone called from behind her.
She turned around and almost had a heart attack; the Palkia that flew away was a miniature matter in her brain. In front of her two people that she grew up with in the television came running towards her. Pikachu nudge her getting her out of the trance. There was a teenager with a red hat covering his messy black hair. He had brown eyes and little z's underneath them. He wore a simple black t-shirt and a pair of fingerless gloves. He had a pair of blue baggy jeans and a pair of black skate shoes. He was about six inches taller than her so around five eleven and had a good muscular built like he exercised every day from a young age. The other was about twenty and had brown hair. He wore a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled to his elbows and had a pair of black dress pants that seemed a little too long as they over lapped and bagged at his black dress shoes. He stood about six feet tall and seemed to be just as well built as his friend.
"Uh, yeah I think so." She answered trying to keep any shakiness out of her voice and body.
"Pikachu, are you okay?" The teenager asked in worry as the two of them stopped in front of her.
Temperance noticed that both boys were just as injured if not more than Pikachu. They were bruised and battered. The brown hair one didn't look as badly injured as the teenager for he had some blood trickling down the left side of his face. The teenager took a staggered step towards her. The Pikachu jumped from her arms and landed in the boy's.
"Pikachu." The Pokémon said softly as the bells continued to ring and a little voice that said, Of course.
She looked at the source and noticed the ear piece spoke. Another cry broke through the sky and up above Palkia was out of range of the music, but not out of range of the machine.
It's a Pokétranslator there is only one for now, so keep it and as a payment break me from my chains.
The four watched the legendary open a portal in the sky so high that the Pokémon itself looked only about the size of a hand in the sky. It went through and the portal closed in the setting sun.