Johto Saga
Chapter 1: Whispers of Shadows
High above the skies of Johto, a shadowy figure heads for the summit of Mount Silver. "Looks like that presence from Kanto finally met their demise, but maybe there is something left there that I could make use of." The figure reaches the mountains summit and inspects the area, eventually spotting something that catches its eye. Lifting up the object it sees with its psychic energy, it inspects the crystal like jewel. "Hmmm, this could be very useful in my conquest over that foolish Rainbow Pokemon, but I will wait for the right time." The shadowy figure flies away, back into Johto, smiling as he plots his schemes.
Cynder looks around the small town, seeing a few humans as well as some Pokemon. "This place seems nice." Draco looks around as well, "Yeah, seems quite a bit different from Kanto though." A nearby human in a lab coat hears the groups discussion and turns to face them. When he spots the group, he is impressed at what he sees. "Hmmm...how interesting. I was told that there was an interesting group of Pokemon coming from Kanto soon, but I never thought that they would be this interesting." Cynder looks over at this human with a questioning look on her face, "Ummm...excuse me?" The human straightens up, surprised at this strange dragon types ability to speak his language. "Oh, sorry. I didn't mean anything by my words. My name is Professor Elm. I am the Pokemon professor for the Johto region. I was told by my colleague in Kanto, Professor Oak, that a strange group were on their way here from Kanto to train with the legends that reside here." Charonus looks up at Professor Elm. "Huh, he told you that?" Professor Elm looks at Charonus, wondering what the little Charmander has said. "Our friend was asking if Professor Oak told you of why we are on our journey." Bowser says. Professor Elm nods, "Yes, he has been studying the information on your Charmander friend extensively, and has come to the conclusion that interactions with more of the worlds legends will help him out." Draco nods, "That is why we are helping him out as well." Professor Elm nods, "Then I wish you well on your journeys. You should go see Ecruteak City first as that is where the Sacred Beast trio dwells to test man and Pokemon alike." Cynder nods, "Then that will be our first stop within Johto, thank you Porfessor." The group turns to leave and Professor Elm waves goodbye to them.
As they leave the small town, Cynder looks in her bag and spots a map of Johto inside. She begins to study it carefully, "Looks like we can head up Route 29, pass through a place called Cherrygrove, and make our way up Route 30 to reach Ecruteak City." Charonus stares off into the distance, wondering what the legends of this region even look like. He begins thinking to himself. "Will they be birds like in Kanto, or something different. I can't wait to meet them." Bowser looks back at the little Charmander that is perched on his shell. "Hey, you ok there little buddy?" Charonus snaps out of his wondering, "Huh? Oh! Yeah, I'm fine, just wondering what these legends in Johto would look like." Draco looks back at the pair, "Yeah, you and me both Charonus. It will be interesting to see what training in Johto will be like."
As the group continues to converse amongst themselves, a dark figure watches them from the underbrush of the route, "I wonder if this group would be able to help me." The figure continues to watch them as they traverse the route, heading into Cherrygrove City. The group passes through the city, seeing the same interactions that they saw in New Bark Town between the humans and Pokemon that reside there. "It sure is nice to see humans and Pokemon getting along so well here, a lot better than our experiences with Team Rocket in Kanto." Draco remarks. "Thats for sure, I will never forgive them for what they tried to do near Pallet Town." Bowser says with a hint of anger in his voice. "I'm with you on that, I can't stand them hurting others...it just burns me up inside." Charonus says as his tail flame flares up a little. "Let's just hope that we never have to see that group ever again..." Cynder responds to Charonus' and Bowser's remarks. Heading through Cherrygrove towards Route 30.
As the group exits the north end of town, they bump into a red haired human who is talking to himself about something. "What a foolish old man, why should I care about his quest to obtain that Pokemon...I have told him time and again that I never want to be a part of his group of clowns and that I want nothing to do with him. It's his fault anyway that he got his legs torched...and now he has the gall to try and hunt down this shadow legend that he's heard about here after his failure in Kanto. I hope the shadows consume his mind completely..." The red haired human walks past the group, only looking up for a mere moment, but locking eyes with Charonus. Charonus shudders a bit, feeling like he's seen a familiar presence. The group continues walking and eventually finds a spot to camp for the night.
"Did you guys see that red haired human as we exited Cherrygrove?" Charonus asks the group. "He gave me chills..." Draco looks up, "Huh, he just seemed like a brooding human, nothing to worry about to me." Cynder remarks, "I wonder what could of been on his mind though..." Charonus tries to put it out of his mind as they gather around the campfire for their dinner. The group converses the rest of the night about their next objectives, and what training will be in store for the young Charmander. The group eventually turns in for the night, lulled to sleep by the sounds of night time Pokemon. As Charonus sleeps, he enters his dreamscape and sees his inner Charizard self shaken and quite disturbed. "Huh? What is wrong?" Charonus asks. "That human that you locked eyes with...he gives off the same vibes that the man in Kanto gave us. The one that seemed to control those other humans of Team Rocket..." Charonus lowers his head some, "Yeah...I know what you mean, but he didn't try to do anything to us luckily." Charonus and the group continue to sleep as an owl like Pokemon creeps into their camp. It begins to whisper into their minds. "Violet thunder strikes within reach, what will it have to teach. Tread lightly within the land and learn from the frosted sand. Nearby where dragons dwell, a battle with fire will instruct you well. Beware the one of dark silvered wings, lest ye be put under its control. Free the one of light silver, and let balance regain its flow." This chant goes on and on through the minds of the group as they sleep up until day dawns and they wake.
Draco looks at the group as he wakes up, "Did any of you have any strange dreams last night?" Bowser looks over, "Was it like somebody chanting something?" Cynder looks over at Bowser and Draco, "Yeah...but what does it mean 'The one of dark silver wings', and who is this other one 'Of light silver'?" Charonus just shrugs, unable to come up with a response. The group coverses on this, trying to figure out what these whispers were all about as they have breakfast. "I still don't understand the bit about these silvered things, but what about the thunder, frost and fire?" Draco questions. "The chanting said that all three would teach somehow...could it be the next test for our Charmander friend?" Cynder responds. "Quite a cryptic way to tell us info...I don't like it." Bowser huffs. "Anyway, I think we should pack up camp and head out. There is a lot of road to travel to reach Ecruteak." The group nods and readies themselves to head out, unbeknownst to them that a dark figure continues still to watch them, waiting for the moment to make its presence known.