Ch. 1: In the City Of Steam
Outside a large city filled with tall metal buildings with long chimney's spewing out large puffs of steam and snow constantly falling from the sky; a girl with orange hair styled into buns, in a green outfit with a skirt, with a large blue backpack walks up to the edge seemingly in a trance.
"Huh?" The girl says as she looks around her surroundings before noticing the city in front of her.
"Oh, Tres Magnifique!" She yells out excitedly at the sight of the city, before pulling out a camera from her bag, and taking pictures.
"I've been taken to another marvelous place." She says rushing into the city.
As she runs inside the city she passes a short boy in thick glasses, with purple hair, in a white shirt and grey pants edges around corners sneaking around, before a small Elgyem floats from behind him and turns the corner unconcerned.
"Albert what are you doing?" The boy yells at the Elgyem as he follows it.
"You know were being followed, we have to be careful." The boy yells before a small Klefki charges in front and pokes around at a small key on the ground.
"Kairi not you too." The boy says dejected at the sight.
As he sits around a boy black haired boy in a red hoodie and pants rushes down the street alongside a Combusken chasing a shadowy figure jumping from the sides of the buildings down the street.
"Stop you thief!" The boy yells out as he follows the figure is Combusken crying out as alongside him.
Looking up the pair see the figure is a Frogadier who then turns around and sticks its tongue out at the boy as he follows behind it.
"Just you wait I'll get you." The boy says angry at the Pokémon.
Meanwhile in a back alley a girl in a dark blue jacket and pants with white stripes, a long white scarf, a dark blue beret, long blue hair, and a white sling bag is pushed back into a corner alongside a Clefairy with a group of men in various leather outfits walk up to her.
"Come with us girly." The large man says as an Arbok slithers behind him before crying out to threaten the girl.
"It's quite a shame; I'm pretty sure you're going to be quite a beauty when you get older." A skinnier man says walking up to her with a Weezing floating around him, while staring at her chest. "Especially in certain areas." He says practically drooling.
Seeing him the larger one punched him in the head. "You idiot stop acting like such a perv." The larger one says yelling at him.
"Oh shut up Ceaser." The smaller one says yelling at him.
As the duo yell at each other the Frogadier charges by the group jumping out of the alley.
"Get back her you." The boy from earlier says trying to jump over the wall and falling on his face.
"Are you okay?" The girl says concerned about the boy.
"Are you ignoring us?" The duo say angry that the girl's stopped paying attention to them as their Pokémon charge in to attack the girl.
As they do Combusken also comes jumping over the wall attacking the pair of attacking Pokémon.
"I don't know what's going on, but we won't let an opportunity to battle go." The boy says as he gets off the ground. "Now Axel Flame Charge" The boy yells out as Combusken starts stomping the ground before catching fire and charging at the duo of Pokémon knocking them out.
"Okay then, come on." The boy says as he grabs the girls hand and the duo rush out of the alley with their Pokémon in tow.
After the dup escape the alley they catch their breath on the main road.
"Um, thank you." The girl says nervously to the boy.
"It's no problem." The boy says looking around before noticing the Frogadier yet again taunting him. "There you are you thief." The boy says as he rushes towards the Frogadier yet again, leaving the girl in his dust.
Meanwhile in another part of the city a girl with short blond hair in a long sleeved black shirt and gloves and a skirt stands around in an alley looking at a nearby building trying to stay out of sight.
"Okay, at least three guards that change shift every two hours." She says looking at the guards standing outside the building alongside their Pokémon.
As she looks at them the Frogadier jumps past her with the boy from earlier following in purist.
"Get back here you!" He yells out alongside his Combusken gaining the attention of the guards.
Before they see him the girl grabs him and pulls him into the alley with her.
"What are you doing?" She asks the boy angered by his interference.
"I was chasing that Pokémon thief." The boy says answering her question.
"A Pokémon thief?" She says curiously.
"Yeah, he stole something of mine so I'm trying to catch that thing and get payback." The boy says excitedly.
"Well if you just keep running around after him, you'll never get him." The girl says explaining things to the boy.
"If he keeps running around here, he might blow my cover." She says to herself unnoticed by him.
"Okay I'll help you catch your thief and then you'll go on from here." She says ordering him around.
A while later the boy yet again chases the Frogadier trying to catch it, luring it into an alley.
"Go Fasha!" The girl proclaims throwing a Poke'ball up at the Frogadier when a Monferno pops out and punches the Frogadier bringing it to the ground.
"This is your thief?" The girl asks confused.
"Yeah this is the Pokémon that stole me and Axel's lunch." The boy says seriously pointing at the Frogadier.
"But I thought you said someone stole your Pokémon?" The girl asks confused.
"No I said it was a Pokémon thief." The boy says explaining things to the girl.
"Well what are you going to do with it now catch it?" The girl asks him curiously.
"Catch it?" The boy asks not knowing what the girl's talking about.
"What the?" The girl says not believing what he's asking. "Even the most basic child knows what it means to catch a Pokémon." The girl exclaims as the boy looks at her blankly.
"Do you even have Poke'balls?" The girl asks holding up the Poke'ball she threw earlier.
"That thing?" The boy asks confused by the ball. "What is that thing, and how'd you get that Pokémon in it?" The boy asks confused by the ball still.
The girl looks disbelievingly at the boy before scratching her head. "Aw geez, where you come from some backwater hole in the tunnels or something." She says annoyed by the boy's obliviousness.
"I can't say, I've been sworn to secrecy." The boy says seriously crossing his arms with his Combusken mimicking his actions.
"Okay listen here." The girl says as she starts explaining things. "Listen here this is called a Poke'ball." The girl says handing the boy a few Poke'balls. "You use these to catch wild Pokémon and make them your allies." The girl says explaining things.
As she finishes explaining things the Frogadier gets up and attempts to attack the pair with a stream of water.
"That Pokémon's still standing, it must be tough." The girl says looking at the Frogadier.
"You said these Poke'ball things will help me make friends with that Pokémon." The boy says as he walks up to the Frogadier. "Because if we can befriend it I'd love to befriend a strong Pokémon like him." The boy says as Combusken steps in front of him and takes an offensive pose.
"Okay now Axel, Night Slash!" The boy proclaims as the Combusken charges at the Frogadier and slashes at it knocking it back.
The Frogadier get's its bearing and then start's jumping around before charging at Combusken.
"Now Axel Flame Charge." The boy proclaims as Combusken stomps around and catches fire and charges at the Frogadier causing a lot of damage.
"What the Frogadier's a water type; it shouldn't have been hurt so bad by a fire type attack, unless." The girl says thinking about the battle.
"Hey, kid." The girl yells out to the boy.
"My names Jaden, and don't distract me." The boy proclaims trying to pay attention to the battle.
"Well Jaden, that Pokémon, it has Protean for its ability, so pay attention to its attacks and you can get an advantage on it." The girl says explaining things to Jaden.
"I already knew that." He says confusing the girl. "When it used that attack earlier, its aura changed into something like a flying types." The boy says explaining things.
"It's aura?" She asks confused by his statement.
"Yeah, looking at a Pokémon's aura, you can tell quite a lot, what type it is, its gender, the type of moves it has and its abilities." The boy says explaining things. "And using that, I can direct this battle the way I want it." The boy says focusing on the battle.
Frogadier then focuses a ball of dark energy in its hands before unleashing it at Combusken.
"Now Axel, Brick Break." The boy yells out as Combusken dodges the attack and charges at Frogadier before karate chopping it.
"Throw the Poke'ball now." The girl yells out directing Jaden.
Jaden throws the Poke'ball at the Frogadier, before it makes contact and the ball opens catching the Frogadier inside.
"Was that it?" Jaden asks the girl as he approaches the Poke'ball and picks it up.
"Yes that Pokémon's yours now." She explains to him, before he starts getting happy at the thought.
"Yes." The boy proclaims happily holding the ball in the air. "Look Axel, we made a new friend." The boy says showing the Poke'ball to the Combusken.
"Does that Combusken have a Poke'ball?" The girl asks curiously, causing the boy to look back at her. "If it doesn't you might want to put it in one before someone tries to steal it from you, by catching it." The girl explains to him.
A while later the Jaden starts walking down the road looking at the Poke'ball with the newly obtained Frogadier.
"Were lucky we met the girl, I don't even want to imagine someone taking you away Axel." Jaden says to the Combusken.
"And now we've got a new friend." Jaden says looking at the Poke'ball. "Now how do we get him out of it?" Jaden says examining the Poke'ball before accidently pressing the center button, opening it and causing Frogadier to jump out.
"So, then now were friends, so let's get along." Jaden says holding his hand out to the Frogadier before it tries jumping away.
"Wait get back here, were friends now stop." Jaden says chasing after the Frogadier.
Suddenly Frogadier jumps into a flying object.
"Are you okay?" Jaden asks the Frogadier after it falls to the ground.
"Is that your Pokémon?" A man on a motorcycle in a coat with a bandage on his nose with a Magneton floating around him.
"It looks like you don't have control it, if it's yours put it back in its Poke'ball before it causes any trouble." The man says as the flying object flies down revealing it's a Skarmory.
Frogadier gets angry at the Skarmory and starts yelling at the Skarmory, who simply ignores it.
"It looks like your Pokémon's quite the hot head." The man says as he gets off his bike and looks in Jaden's eyes.
"You've got a fire in your eyes to." The man says to Jaden before getting back on his bike.
"The names Claus this town's Gym Leader, if your Frogadier ever wants to go up against my Skarmory, come to my gym at the back end of town tomorrow, till then." Claus says as he starts to drive off on his bike his Pokémon following behind.
"A Gym Leader?" Jaden asks confused by his statement. "I don't know what that is, but I can't turn down an offer to battle." Jaden says looking determined as Frogadier and Combusken stand by his side.
Meanwhile at the back end of town the girl from earlier in another alley continues watching the building from before.
"You know Celes if you wanted a factory tour I could've given you one." Claus says walking up to the girl.
"Big Brother, I was hoping I wouldn't run into you." Celes says looking nervously at Claus.
"Master's worried about you, and now that I've found you I'll drag you back home." Claus proclaims as his Magneton descends and charges at Celes.
Seeing this Celes throws out her Poke'ball and an Electabuzz comes out and punches the Magneton away.
"You'll have to try something better than that to beat me brother, you've never beaten me before, but I still can't risk you catching me now." Celes says bragging before trying to run away.
"Celes, I'll chase you down." Claus says hopping back on his bike chasing after her before she runs down an alley to small for the bike. "Celes." Claus says as she runs out of sight.