Life in Orre, Past or Present
Author's Note: Hi again, people! I'm back with the greatest story in my Purifiers saga, meaning that this story will be the longest and most suspenseful story of the entire Purifiers saga! And don't worry about the reviews; I have enabled anonymous reviews so for those who like this story and are anonymous, please drop in a review right below.
Just a little note before I start with the chapter: I do not really know the storyline of Pokémon Colosseum but I've played XD Gale of Darkness 3 times and I'm almost done with the 4th time, so I know that XD is the sequel to Colosseum, so please. If any of you spot a mistake in chapters about Colosseum storyline, please notify me immediately and I'll make changes to it. Thanks.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything here at all, aside from Purifiers, Pure Powers, Pokémon nicknames, stuff like that. Generally, I do not own much at all. I do, however, own Tora's past. Based on Pokémon Gamecube games. I only have a copy of XD, not Colosseum. I'm still looking for it. I guess it's all sold out… Additionally, I've changed the Shadow Pokémon to other kinds of Pokémon but a few still remain, e.g. in XD, there's a Shadow Butterfree, right? I changed it to a Shadow Beautifly. You know, stuff like that…
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Chapter 1 – Start of the Adventure (Past)
10 years ago…
"OK, Lunarina, you and I will try to take that Snag Machine. Solarito, stay here and wait for us, OK?" a young Tora motioned to his Pokémon, an Espeon and an Umbreon.
"Sure, Tora," Solarito, a fine Espeon, replied quietly. Tora and Lunarina, a dazzling Umbreon, tip-toed over to the Team Snagem hideout. It was really messed up, but they were used to it. At that point of time, Team Snagem was feared by fully-grown hamsters and their leader was Gonzap, a giant hamster whose whiskers are like Boss's, except even wilder, as in, they are pointing upright. Gonzap also has a small beard and squinty eyes. No one dared to stand up to him ever, that is, till Tora came along…
Tora was a member of Team Snagem. After his encounter with Mew, he went to Orre with her but she remained in her Ball at all times. Tora got lost easily in Orre as he was too unfamiliar to his surroundings. They seemed alien to him but he got found by Gonzap himself. Tora joined up with Team Snagem as he had no alternative way to survive by himself in Orre. Slowly, but truly, Tora became the best Snagger in the team. Once pure and kind, Tora turned over to the evil side without noticing. He was only kind to Pokémon and wondered what happened to the Pokémon he had Snagged. He has never known what became of them as they were all handed over to Gonzap and he never saw them again.
Lunarina is a beautiful female Umbreon. Her ears are folded to the sides and her yellow rings are as shiny as gold. Lunarina was found as an Eevee while Tora was going out with Team Snagem one fateful day. Lunarina already had fine fur then and it is no surprise that her glossy black fur gives out a little sparkle when she evolved into an Umbreon. Her tail is always tilted down like her ears and her bright red eyes can give you an impression that she is very well-trained. Just looking at her fur can express how nicely-groomed she is, save for some mud and dirt on her paws and forehead.
Solarito is an intelligent-looking male Espeon. His ears are upright and his forked tail curves a little to the right. Unlike a normal Espeon, Solarito's purple fur is a little puffy and he has bangs combed down to cover a bit of his eyes, which is a very nice touch. Solarito was also found as en Eevee with his older sister Lunarina. Just like Lunarina, Solarito can give you an impression that he was also very well-trained and he also has some mud and dirt on his body but the jewel on his forehead is intact.
Anyway, back on the subject, Tora and Lunarina went into a dusty room sneakily. After some looking around, Lunarina spotted something on a random table. Using her tail to sweep away all the dust on that particular table, Lunarina picked it up with her dusty tail and handed it over to Tora. Tora took it from her, inspected it and smiled at Lunarina. He patted her on her forehead.
"Ah, yes, this is the one. Great job, Lunarina. Now, I have to put the Snag Machine on," Tora whispered while he put the Snag Machine on his left arm. It fitted him perfectly and when the cost was clear, Tora and Lunarina tried to escape. Seeing that there was a cracked wall in front of them, they looked at each other with grins on their faces. Shortly after, there was a huge explosion. The cracked wall now had a giant hole there and Tora and Lunarina were seen running out of it. They dashed towards their scooter where Solarito was waiting for them patiently.
"Nice Secret Power, Lunarina," Tora commented while he got on his scooter.
"Thanks," Lunarina responded. Lunarina and Solarito hopped onto Tora's shoulders and Tora started up his scooter. Not wanting to wait for the engines to be warmed up and ready, Tora drove away in his scooter. They ran off scot-free and passed by a flying Skarmory who seemed to be guarding the hideout just now. Tora, Lunarina and Solarito recognized it immediately.
"Yo, Skarmory!" Solarito shouted to get the Skarmory's attention. "Tell that so-called great leader of yours that we quit Team Snagem!" The Skarmory glared at them as they continued with their escape.
"Grr… That incorrigible bunch! I knew Gonzap shouldn't have taken them in! I'd better tell him, even if he doesn't understand Pokémon speech!" Skarmory flew over to Gonzap's room, ready to signal to him what Tora and his Pokémon had done to the hideout and the Snag Machine.
Outskirt Stand
Meanwhile, Tora and his Pokémon were laughing happily about getting away with their 'crime'. They had reached this lonely gas station named Outskirt Stand and went inside a part of a train of some sort. Outskirt Stand was located somewhere far away from the urban life and Tora had intended to take a break before moving on to the city. Tora and his Pokémon took a seat and the waiter took their orders. They waited patiently for their food to arrive.
"OK, while waiting for the food to come, let's check out this sweet snagging device!" Tora told his Pokémon. "I can't wait to Snag a Pokémon and keep it as my own, for a change, rather than Snagging other Trainers' Pokémon and giving them to Gonzap. Since I'm out of Team Snagem, why can't I have my own freedom to Snag any Pokémon I want? Don't you agree?"
"Uh-huh!" Lunarina agreed as she smiled. Tora looked around the restaurant, hoping to find a decent Pokémon to Snag. However, his cheerful smile turned upside-down as quickly as lightning after finding out that there didn't seem to be any Pokémon to Snag. Lunarina and Solarito tried to comfort Tora but Tora sighed sadly. Their food came very soon after that and while they ate quietly, the news broadcast caught their attention.
"We bring you a breaking newsflash! The much feared Team Snagem has been found to have its hideout totally destroyed! None of our reporters has found any remaining Team Snagem members. This may be the last chance we are ever seeing Team Snagem but don't let your guard down, hamsters of Orre! Report to us immediately if you have seen any Team Snagem members as we have found out that the Snag Machine is missing. We fear that one particular hamster brave enough to infiltrate Team Snagem's hideout has stolen the Snag Machine to catch Trainers' Pokémon. Please contact us immediately if you have spotted the Snag Machine!" the newscaster broadcasted. Then, the screen went blank.
Tora, Lunarina and Solarito looked at each other and gave each other a smug smirk. Even though Tora didn't say anything about the matter, Lunarina and Solarito knew that Tora was very proud of the damage they had caused. After paying for the food, Tora returned Lunarina and Solarito to their PokéBalls and started to take off on his scooter when he was stopped by a hamster who had pink fur and wearing a striped leather coat.
"Hey, hey, wait! You seem like a decent Trainer! How would you like to battle me?" the hamster asked.
"A battle?" Then, Tora thought to himself, 'Hm… Maybe he's got some decent Pokémon with him… Ha! Such a foolish Trainer!' "All right, I'm in!"
"Yiiaoohzza! Many thanks! Let's battle right now!"
Battle Mode
"Ow! Ow! I'm feeling all fired up! I cannot wait to battle now!" – Willie
Rider Willie would like to batlle!
Willie sent out Zigzagoon and Zigzagoon!
Tora sent out Lunarina and Solarito!
Lunarina's Moveset Lv. 32 (Girl)
Bite
Secret Power
Thief
Snatch
Solarito's Moveset Lv. 30 (Boy)
Confusion
Quick Attack
Return
Tail Whip
(Both) Zigzagoon's Moveset Lv. 12 (Boy)
Tackle
Headbutt
Growl
Tail Whip
"Lunarina, Bite attack! Solarito, Confusion!" – Tora
Lunarina used Bite on a Zigzagoon who fainted afterwards and Solarito used Confusion on the other Zigzagoon, knocking that one out as well.
Tora defeated Rider Willie!
"Aw, man! That's too quick a defeat!" – Willie
Tora got $240 for winning!
Battle Mode off
While Willie continued whining about his loss, Tora decided to let Lunarina and Solarito stay outside of their PokéBalls till they reach the next town. They got on their scooter and Tora started it up, this time, waiting for the engines to get warmed up before going off.
'Pathetic… Not even a passable Pokémon for me to Snag,' Tora thought. Gripping onto the scooter handles tightly, Tora took one last glance at Outskirt Stand and the whining Willie before speeding off in the west of the desert.
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A/N: OMG, this chapter was shorter than I had expected…
A few things to point out here: One, this story will leave readers like you in double the suspense. Why? It's because one chapter is about the past and the next chapter will be in the preset, for example, this chapter. This chapter has the word 'past' in brackets, no? The next chapter will have the same chapter name as this one, except that 'past' in brackets will be replaced by the word 'present' in brackets as well. I am doing this to leave readers in suspense, even though this story isn't even in the Suspense genre. The 'past' chapters will be in the Colosseum storyline and the 'present' chapters will be in XD Gale of Darkness storyline.
Two, I know that it isn't possible to get female starters in Colosseum but I love female Umbreons a lot so I changed the Umbreon's gender to female. Yay for female Umbreons!
Three, this story will be freakishly long, meaning that it'll take up most of my time during the weekends. Updates will take a longer time as well due to last-minute planning and checking up on Colosseum. I also refer to guides from IGN and GameFAQs but I am not really sure whether that is sufficient for me… I guess I'll need to check my Pokémon homepage…
I so need to go complete XD so that I can replay it… I also need to catch the season finale of Loonatics Unleashed later on. It will only air today here in Singapore. Sad, isn't it? I dread the wait for season two… I WANNA WATCH FAMILY BUSINESS!!!
… Forget I said that…
At least there's a video clip of that episode somewhere. I watched it.