A/N: I really love AU's. Like, really. You don't understand. By the way, I have an OC here, so just bear with her.
In the great country of Kharryl, there were five kingdoms that coexisted with each other. The kingdom of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova. Each kingdom was ruled by one individual who possessed great power.
Kanto was governed by a stately emperor named Green. He possessed great cunning of mind, and was highly adept at making strategies; in Johto, the one in power was a mysterious person called Lance. He only ever showed up when someone contended with him for the right to the throne, or when the kingdom was in great danger. Hoenn was ruled by two kings. One was Steven, who was the true ruler, and the other was Wallace, who ran most of the business in the kingdom. In Sinnoh, their queen was Cynthia. She was very kind and considerate, masking her somewhat sadistic personality, and her love of battling. And last, in Unova, the ruler was Alder, but there were rumors that his heir would be the one called Iris, trained by Drayden to be the most powerful she could be.
Each year, each kingdom would hold their own tournament, something each one called the, "Pokémon League Tournament." In the event, people, even commoners, would contend against the reigning "Champion" in a battle with the beasts they had tamed, called "Pokémon," and see who was the better fighter, strategist, and thinker. Year after year the respective rulers won again and again; even Green, who at the time was only a child. It seemed that there would be no one who could best any of them.
In the center of Kharryl, there was a cave about which little was known. Those who knew it, however, reverently called it the Cave of Prophecies, for it was here that one's fate could be revealed. Despite that, no one in their sane minds would ever venture even within fifteen feet of it; it was protected by curses and enchantments unknown by mere mortal men.
However, one day, a young girl went near the cave's opening. Her name was Aegina, and though only a child then, she was enamored with dark magic and could call upon and use them well. Once near the cave, she spoke an incantation, which was actually the lyrics to a famous melody, one that mothers would sing to soothe babies.
Come now, sleep tight,
Nothing will harm you,
The sky filled with stars bright,
Is always above you,
Come now, let go,
Of your darkest memories,
For wherever, you go,
You'll be right there with me.
The melody caused a rumbling in the cave. A wave of shadow blasted out of its mouth, instantly withering all the grass and plants within its vicinity, but Aegina was unfazed. The song had summoned the cause of the cave's curse; a wondrous Pokémon, far beyond the comprehension of mortals. Once outside, Aegina charmed it, and with the use of her magic, absorbed the power and the Pokémon itself within her. Then she went inside the cave, never to be seen again.
A week after this had happened, some giggling teenagers had happened to pass by the cave. They had been catching Pokémon in the area, and were curious about what Pokémon could be living in that huge cave. Peering inside, having one of their Pokémon use Flash, the stepped hesitantly in and looked around. They almost instantly spotted a new light, something far brighter than anything could ever produce. This light hypnotized them and lured them in. Like the little girl, they were never seen again.
Their disappearances raised many questions. What had taken them? Why had it taken them? So many times, officials approached the cave to investigate, yet like the teens, they too disappeared, always because of the bright light within it. And, like Aegina and the others, they were never seen again.
This pressing situation went on until it was finally brought to the rulers of the kingdoms. They held a council, and the decision was released to the public. The cave was to be sealed off, until someone knowledgable enough could at least explain the phenomenon. No one was to be allowed to venture near it, or undo the seal. Now, all of the rulers were learned in the magic arts. Combining their individual powers, and with the help of a certain Pokémon, they sealed off the cave and put an impenetrable wall around it.
They declared that the person capable of beating at least one of the rulers would be the person they would allow into the cave and try to finish the problem. The Pokémon that had aided in the sealing of the cave was to be kept secret, until one worthy of taming and using it would appear. This person would be the Champion of Kharryl, and he would deliver the country from its dilemna. The rulers, however, said nothing about the possibility that there would be more than one person who would fill all these qualifications.
They should have, however.
A/N: Okay, that was just the prologue. Read on.