Disclaimer: I do not own pokémon, any of its canon characters, locations, plots, etc. However, I do own Jack Newsoia and the general story-lines in both "Grand Campaign" and "A New World". This is my second fan-fiction in total.
Last time, from "The Grand Campaign"
Essentially, Jack Newsoia, Cynthia, Gary (known apparently as mother-f'ing) Oak, and Alder were sent by Uxie and Celebi to pursue our hero's (Jack) father, who used the power of Jirachi to go back into time and change history. Unfortunately, the only reason they were picked is because they were 'available', as they would not exist in the altered time-line for whatever reason.
As a consequence of this misfortune, there is a chance and, if you really read into the epilogue of 'Grand Campaign' and earlier parts of this prologue, you can begin to understand that these champions and son-of-a-time traveler may not have arrived in their 'New world' completely as themselves. They originally retained no memory of what exactly happened in their past life, but the plan is for Uxie to restore their memory once they eventually find each other, then try to intervene and stop Kevin Newsoia (Jack's father) from altering history to fit his vision, completing the wish and making it entirely non-reversible. Of course, it can be reversed with another wish, or, at least in theory, if the original wish caster is killed before things become literally set in stone.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed 'The Grand Campaign', the first fan-fiction I wrote and its sequel, 'A New World'!
Prologue
A breath of fresh air, the refreshing, crisp tang of the salty air is so reassuring right now. Sprinting along the ever expanding coastline, it is so easy to forget that rather than taking a leisurely run, I am actually running for my life; and for the life of two comrades.
The three of us were not meant to be at trio; that was supposed to be my sister's position. I was merely designated as a lucky offspring, a 'backup' in case Suicune ever was captured. Huh, who would have thought that my former species would have mistaken me for the legendary leopard of Johto...
Come to think of it, my entire region geography is off.
Entei has stopped, meaning I should probably stop too. All three of us, Entei, Raikou, and myself are panting, nearly out of breathe.
What was going on? Uxie specifically said that I had nothing to worry about as long as my aura wasn't read by someone from the original time-line. Unlike Cynthia and Alder, who got to stay entirely human, I could at least blend in.
Unfortunately, Gary was last seen as a charizard. That bastard got the lucky form; I'm stuck as a Suicune, and apparently in these times, I'm not so precious or worth preserving.
It isn't just the 'bad' guys who are after the trio; it is regular people too, looking to make a profit, a meal, or even a companion out of us.
"Where are we Suicune?" Raikou asks, "are we near any fresh sources of water?" Oh yeah, that nifty ability that seems to only work when I don't try to make it work. "Nothing is tingling besides my legs if that is what you mean," I reply upon finally catching my breath, "although, can't you taste the desert air?"
"Your sister would have noticed that far earlier," Entei snarled, "you know, why did we have to get stuck with the younger one huh?" "Fuck off; I'm trying the best I can!" I defensively shout, "I am not asking for encouragement, but the very least you can do is get off my back!"
"Oh, so now I'm on your back now am I?!" Entei snarls, rearing around to face me, "if you really want to know what that feels like, then all you have to do is ask!"
As a water type, I would have gladly taken on Entei; someone needed to take him down a notch, and if Ho-Oh wasn't going to do it, then I certainly would volunteer.
However, for his sake, Raikou stepped between us, emitting dangerous sparks of electricity. "Listen to you two!" Raikou scolds, "for once can the two of you get along? Entei, Suicune is trying, he isn't nearly as experienced as his sister at this!"
Entei snorts and turns his head, I'm assuming finally admitting that he is over-reacting. However, just as a smug look comes to my face, Raikou turns on me. "And you!" Raikou growls, "Were it not for you interacting with that Cynthia, we would not be in this mess!"
"Don't go blaming this whole thing on me!" I counter, "it isn't exactly my fault that we are being chased by humans!"
"Can it both of you!" Entei shouts, startling both of us, "we do not have time to argue! Had Suicune not interacted with her there is no way we would have known that Kevin was behind that entire poke-napping scheme!"
There was no need to get smug; that was not going to get me anywhere, and a fight with Raikou was a fight I already knew was worth avoiding. "Yeah, that bastard... I swear, it is like he can see the future or something!" Raikou hisses in annoyance, turning his rear to me, "You would swear he is part Xatu!"
Well, Kevin was pretty special, but he is not half Xatu, that was for sure, and until Uxie could find a way to turn a pokémon back into a human without killing said pokémon, I couldn't start admitting that he was technically my father and both of us, including Cynthia, Alder, and Gary, were actually from about eighty years in the future.
Celebi had made it sound like we were going back to the dark ages or something, but if all we were doing was going back eighty years, it could have allowed us to see what our present time was like if Kevin was unstopped; but Celebi insisted that it could not be risked.
Well, there is no arguing with someone who can travel through time all willy nilly. Suddenly, a certain amount of excitement and joy began filling me, enticing me to continue forward in some direction that seemed completely strange. That ability was finally coming in handy again!
"Follow me!" I gleefully announce as I dash ahead of Raikou and Entei, "I know where fresh water is!" They do not bother saying anything about it and merely follow me, not even mumbling, probably because they are worried that that would disrupt my mojo or something.
I was not one to argue; the second we were out of danger I will contact Suicune and tell her to take her rightful place; I was sick of these two, particularly Entei, and as Raikou once put it, it was harder for three males to get along than it was for two males and a female.
Not that they had to stay said genders since they were legitly a part of the beast trio, but the last thing I wanted to do was to get summoned so Arceus can recognize my aura as the guy who tried to catch its Ho-Oh, assuming Arceus even remembers everything and such.
But I guess I have more than enough time to reflect on how I got here; as interesting as the ability is, I have the urge to run as far as I can; in my book, that means that this may be a long run. I guess I'm fine with that, since I do need to piece together my next plan of action.
Might as well head on back to some of my earliest moments in my new life in an unfamiliar world.
As I'm sure a smart person, you would understand by now that I was not reborn as a human. Whether that is lucky me or unlucky me is to be determined, but apparently the worst thing imaginable happened to me; I was born into one of the legendary species.
Now don't get me wrong, I love the legendries enough to try to catch them all (note I only managed to catch a latios, which turned out to be that jirachi spirit Dad had been looking for) but the last thing I wanted to be was one of them! As an Orre resident all my life, it would have been natural for me to be able to just accept an entei, but no, they had to put me as a suicune!
Of course, I couldn't remember a thing except how warm and cozy I felt when I fell asleep that very first day, so I guess it all worked out well enough...
Alright, since you have hung in there this long, I'm going to note that I actually wrote the epilogue inside of here! When I realized how much of a huge spoiler, I had to cut that juicy part out and fathom something else to fill the space. Chapter 1 will be both longer and more rewarding than the prologue, so make sure you at the very least hang in there! I didn't get many reviews with Grand Campaign, so I figured I will go ahead and ask for reviews right here in the prologue rather than wait till I'm halfway done to start requesting.
I changed up the prologue after I took into consideration "text blocks" as pointed out by a reviewer. No point in getting reviews I guess if I do not heed advice within them.