Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon
I've been meaning to write this for a while now, it's been sitting in my computer half finished for a while now. I planned to have this chapter introduce every Dex Holder, but I figured that I'd be giving to much away if I did, and I planned to concentrate mainly on the Kanto trio anyway (Though the other Dex holders will still all be major characters). So I cut it down a bit.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE READ THE MANGA TO UNDERSTAND THIS STORY! I'll be covering most things anyway since quite a few events occured differently than in the manga (In order to fit with the story of the Anime). Though I do reccomend you read the Manga anyway, story wise it's better than both the anime and the games/
Essentially this story is my attempt to crossover the manga and the anime, without doubling up on characters and events. Aka making Ash into Red, Gary into Blue e.t.c. I wanted to do it for a while, but I couldn't figure out how to. Then I discovered betrayal fics and decided to use them as a model.
Please keep in mind that by betrayal fic, I don't mean I'm going to be bashing Ash's friends and Pokémon (except perhaps Paul, and then only because he's a Silver wannabe). I mean more like a massive misunderstanding, I'll probably explain most of it next chapter anyway, so I won't go into detail about it now. But essentially the usual stuff happens, except Gary decided to side with Ash, over everyone else. Keep in mind also that everything is not the same in regards to starters, if there's an existing Anime character for each role, than they go that Starter. Best example is Kanto Trio, Gary got Blastoise as his starter (Not Charizard) and Ash got Pikachu, and eventually got Charizard (Not Venusaur), Leaving Green with Venusaur (Not Blastoise)
Dex Masters = Dex Holders. As much as I hate to change the name, considering the fact that pretty much every 10 year old in the Pokémon world is carrying one around it kind of loses it's impact. The difference is that the Dex masters carry a far more advanced version with more functions. There's other things that define the Dex Masters, but I'll explain them more in the coming chapters.
In the AN below the Chapter, I've got notes about Pairings, match-ups for the Tournament and whether or not Blue should be the boy or Girl. So Please read it. And for those of you reading Legendary Journey, I should be finished the next chapter of that soon, I'm having trouble giving some seriousness to the Viridian Forest episodes (Mew knows Fire Blast and Darkrai is impatient)...
On the final note, this story takes place three years after Ash arrived home after losing the Unova League. There'll be a few Flashbacks as to what happened, but the main things you need to know for now are, all of the events in the manga (For example Red becoming Champion, Ruby and Sapphires contest, etc) have already taken place (Though not necessarily in the order of the manga), bar the end of the gsc chapter and after collecting all the gym badges, Sapphire challenged the Elite Four and became Champion of Hoenn.
Inside the Gym of Viridian city, a man stood lost on his memories. The man had spiky brown hair, and wore a pair of brown pants, and a long sleeved black jacket. In front of the man was his desk and on it were a series of pictures, that seemed to have been taken each year, throughout the pictures there were only two constants, the first was clearly a younger version of the man who was looking at them, the other was a person around the same age as the man, always appearing with a cap on, covering spiky black hair and a large smile on his face. In every Picture the two stood together in the centre of the image. Although the people and the Pokémon in image changed with each version, in many there was a man with tanned skin, brown hair and eyes that seemed permanently closed, in others there was a tomboyish girl with orange hair, in one a girl wearing a bandana with brown hair, and a young boy in glasses who could only be her brother, in another a girl with blue hair and a beanie, the second to last had a green haired man in a waiters outfit and a young girl with purple hair. In the man's mind however none of these images were complete, and he turned away from them looking mildly disappointed and disgusted with the people in the photographs.
The last and most recent however, he looked at proudly. In his mind it was the most complete of all the images, though it only had three people in it, and a load of Pokémon. Standing next to the man was the other man who had been with him in the other photos, and in between both of them was a woman, her arms around both of the man's heads with a wide grin on her face. She was wearing a white wide brimmed hat, with a similar design as the other mans, and a teal shirt and red skirt.
Next to the photo's was a research paper, nearly completed, that was the man's other passion besides training and battling Pokémon. A tradition that ran in his family, his grandfather being a famous researcher himself. Not that the man wanted to emulate his grandfather, any aspirations of that had stopped three years ago. After the other man, who had become the champion of Kanto, not that many were aware of the fact, he had offered to the man the position of gym leader of Viridian he had jumped at the chance.
Upon hearing the doors of the gym open, he left the room, sending out his loyal Blastoise to follow him. Entering the arena, he saw a young boy, around twelve years of age stand before him confidently.
"Are you here to battle me?" The man said bluntly, not being one to waste time.
"You're a gym leader aren't you? Why else would I be here?" The young punk sneered, "Let's just get this over with, I've already gotten the other fifteen badges from Johto and Kanto I need to enter this tournament."
"You conquered all the gyms in Johto?" The man said somewhat arrogantly, "Hahaha! Heh! Johto's Gyms are that pathetic?"
Seeing the growing indignation on the boys face, the man decided to wrap it up, "Hey, don't worry about it. I'll know if you are good or not by battling you right now."
Less than five minutes later, the boy was running out of the gym, with tears in his eyes, crying for his mother in defeat.
The man's name?
Blue the Trainer
BOOOOOM!
A powerful explosion rocked the foundations of what was seemingly a normal shop building in the small Johto town of Mahogany. If one were to go down the stairs into the building however, one would find a very different scene. Hidden traps, hi-tech machinery, spy cameras and an army of Team Rocket grunts waiting in the shadows. All things highly typical of a Team Rocket hideout and the Mahogany Town base was normally no exception.
If one were to descend into the base now however they would find a rather different scene, busted lights, claw marks on the walls and hundreds of Rocket Grunts passed out on the ground.
In the centre of the base it was far worse however, the lights had all flickered out, sparks were coming from the walls where the resting machinery had been torn apart and the floor drenched in water. Towards one of the walls of the room a Rocket Grunt, the only one still conscious in the base, was backing away fearfully from a hulking blue crocodile Pokémon, with sharp claws and teeth that was advancing on him menacingly.
"Enough," A stern and angry voice said, as the crocodile backed down. From behind the beast a man with red hair in black clothing walked in, a scowl etched onto his face. Walking over to the grunt, the man lifted him off the ground and glared at the grunt angrily, "Where is he!"
"Y-You're a monster," The Grunt said fearfully.
"I don't care," The man snapped, "Just tell me where your boss is!"
"I-I don't know!" The grunt continued afraid, "O-one of the executives might know, but I have no idea where Giovanni is."
"Don't play dumb with me! I could care less about where Giovanni is!" The man said angrily, "I want to know, where is the Mask of Ice!"
"T-The Mask of Ice," The grunt said fearfully, "I-I don't know who you're talking about."
"I already saw the data," The man said angrily, "I know you work for him!"
Suddenly the Rocket Grunt burst out laughing, "You think you're so terrifying brat! You're nothing compared to what he'll do to me if he finds out I talked!"
Hearing sirens outside, the Grunt smirked even more, "And look the police are here, I wonder what they'll do when the find you in here..."
Scowling the man tossed the grunt to the side, knocking him out as soon as he hit the steel wall. Recalling his Pokémon, the man uttered, "Time to get out of here..."
"FREEZE!" An Officer Jenny yelled out as she walked into the room, finding it empty apart from the Rocket Grunts lying passed out on the floor.
On a hill looking over the building, the man stood speaking into his Pokegear, "He wasn't there..."
A female voice on the other end responded, "I wasn't expecting him to be, did you find out anything about his plans?"
"Nothing new," The man replied distastefully, "But I confirmed something else, he plans to make his move at the Conference. What should we do?"
The voice on the other end was silent for a few moments, "I'll tell him but... I think we're going to have to call in everyone."
"So we're finally going to stop him, after all this time..." The man said smirking.
"You've still got all you're badges right?" The voice on the other end prompted.
"Yeah," The man nodded, "What about the others?"
"You get Johto together," The woman responded, "Kanto's already planning to be there, and I'll pass a message onto Sinnoh and Unova. There'll be a meeting of the champions a fortnight before the Tournament so I'll get him to pass on a message to Hoenn."
"Only a fortnight?" The man said with a frown, "Will that be enough time?"
"There already qualified, that contest they had a few years ago covered that. Besides do you really think that even if they didn't they'd turn away the Master Coordinator, someone who's conquered the Battle Frontier or the Champion of Hoenn?"
"I guess not," The man said smirking.
"Just make sure everything is ready on your end," The woman instructed, "This might be our last chance, we have to stop him now, once and for all."
"I will," The man nodded, "Bye Sis..."
On the other end a woman wearing a white wide brimmed hat, with a pokeball design, along with a teal shirt and red skirt, put the phone away. Standing next to the woman was her starter and most loyal Pokémon, a mighty Venusaur, that she'd borrowed, from Professor Oak's lab a few years prior, and forgotten to return. Not that she really cared that much. Looking down at the set of badges she smiled, "Good thing we won those badges before, right girl?"
The Venusaur sent her a look in response, "Hey there's different types of winning, I just chose to win mine against some stupid trainer instead of challenging all the gyms, besides if you're stupid enough to let your badges get stolen anyway then you don't deserve to enter the conference."
The Venusaur shot her another look, "Well I guess your right about that, it's not like there's anyone good enough to stop me if I tried."
"We've got the badges we need to enter now, and that's the important thing," The woman said, waving off her Pokémon's concerns, "Besides all of my brother's friends are going to be there."
Her grin turned nasty at this point, "And I can't wait to meet them..."
The woman's name?
Green the Evolver
Atop a white mountain, blizzards howling all around him, a man stood to attention, unbothered by his surroundings. The man was dressed in a pair of blue jeans and he wore a red and white sleeveless vest over a pure black tee-shirt. His spiky black hair and his eyes, which held a tinge of red were covered up by a red and white cap, with a half Poke-ball symbol on it.
The man stood silently, seemingly uncaring, in front of five large figures, a sixth figure also stood waiting on the man's shoulder. Some would even refer to the man as cold, perhaps he was sometimes to strangers, but his friends, true friends and most importantly his Pokémon knew that this couldn't be further from the truth. He individual was actually quite lively and kind, he just never spoke much anymore, not since the betrayal. Overnight he had turned from loud and idiotic, self proclaimed Pokémon master of Pallet Town into a quiet, deadly and serious, true Pokémon master, the true champion of Kanto.
Turning around he surveyed his tired Pokémon with a smile. The Six Pokémon that had stood with him through all else, the six that had never turned their backs on him and had always stayed by his side.
Left most stood a massive orange dragon, with a blue chest, unbothered by the blistering cold hail which melted upon approaching it's body. One of the man's most loyal Pokémon, he first obtained it after he found it, half-dead, abandoned by it's original trainer. At one time the two had disagreed, the Pokémon refusing to obey the man's orders, something that had cost him many battles. However after the man had saved the Pokémon's life once more, they had formed an unbreakable bond, and the Pokémon would go on to win many battles in his masters name. When the man had faced the betrayal, the Pokémon had swept in once more, even when faced with pressure from all else that he had carried for he stood firmly by his master, his friends side. And now he stood, the most Powerful of all starter Pokémon alive, a Pokémon that could stare down any opponent in combat no matter the odds, and walk away the victor.
Next to the Dragon stood a large blue turtle, with a brown shell and two cannons mounted on it's shoulders, it too was unbothered by the cold, it's thick shell making it impervious to the elements. Most notably however, a pair of cool looking shades covered it's eyes, seemingly having no purpose whatsoever. The Turtle, like the Dragon, was one of the mans oldest Pokémon. It once lead a gang of it's kind, intent on pulling pranks on and harming humanity for what humans had forced them to endure. This changed when it met the man, when the turtle had been shocked by the humans kindness and love for all Pokémon even those that had harmed him. The Turtle had joined the mans team that day. For a long time the turtle had stayed in his weakest state, and had once left the man to rejoin it's brethren in fighting fires. However once the Turtle had learned what had happened to the man, he left his former comrades to rejoin the man. Like the Dragon he was among the most powerful Pokémon in the world, however his strength was not as great at the member of his species who was the Dragon's rival, the turtle that fell under the command of his masters rival.
The third Pokémon completed the trio started by the former two. It was a large, bulky Green Dinosaur, with a massive tree on it's back. The Dinosaur like the others had once hated nearly all humans, seeking to dedicate it's life to watching over other Pokémon, and protecting them from all who would try to harm them. This changed once it met the man though, whose kindness had earned itself a place in the Dinosaurs heart. The Dinosaur had helped to look out for the man's other Pokémon, and had once stayed behind at a lab to watch out for the others, while his master journeyed to different lands. When the betrayal occurred the Dinosaur was forced to make a choice, between the man it had befriended and the other Pokémon it had befriended and watched over. It wasn't even a choice, the Dinosaur had spent it's life as a protector of the innocent and the man was the most innocent of all. The Dinosaur had earned his place on the man's team, and although he wasn't the strongest of his species, he was close, being second only to the Dinosaur owned by his masters sister.
The Fourth Pokémon standing with the others was another Dinosaur like creature, this one however resembled a creature of the sea more, with a shell on it's back and four large flippers. The majority of it's body was blue while it's underside was a light cream colour. Unlike the other Pokémon, the Sea Creature was not caught by the man near the beginning of his journey, but instead some time into it, in a series of islands removed from the main region. As a child the Sea Creature had been separated from it's parents and the others of it's kind and had been attacked by humans, giving it a great fear of mankind, however the boys kindness had eventually win it's loyalty like it had for so many others. Once that leg of the man's journey was complete, the Sea Creature had been united with it's family, who had over the time developed a hatred of humans and outed the Creature. However the man's kindness had won over even the most hardened of the Creatures, and it had been allowed to rejoin it's herd, which it eventually became head off. Later on, after the betrayal, the two had been reunited at Saffron City, where it had been captured by team Rocket and put into confinement. It had broken out and rejoined it's old master however, and helped him and his friends defeat a flying abomination.
The Fifth Pokémon, the one to the far right, was easily the largest of the man's Pokémon. The Titan had a large, round dark blue, almost black body with a cream coloured chest. It's eyes seemed to be shut at all times. The Titan was a simple Pokémon, it had not joined it's master for any reason other than pure loyalty to the man who had captured and feed it, to the Titan, this was all that was needed and it outweighed all other obligations or loyalties. The Titan was still unusual for it's species however, as it seemed alert despite it's tiredness, ready to stand up and fight at anytime upon it's trainers orders.
The man's final and most loyal Pokémon did not stand with the others, no it was perched upon the mans shoulder instead. Ever since the man and Pokémon first met, neither of the two has ever willingly separated from the other, there closest and oldest friend. This Pokémon was a yellow mouse Pokémon, with thick red dots upon it's cheeks and a lightning bolt tail. It was the man's most loyal, his strongest, his Alpha Pokémon. They had met when the boy was ten, and despite a rocky beginning there was no one else who mattered more to the other than each other. Although the Alpha now had a mate and a child, these Pokémon were off with their own trainers and the Alpha stayed loyally with his master. It was more powerful than any other member of it's species. More powerful then it's evolved form, and had stronger electric power then even Zekrom itself.
Looking upon his Pokémon, the man spoke only two words, softly, but his Pokémon all still heard him, "It's time..."
The man began to walk back into the mountain's caves, silently, while the Pokémon on his shoulder yelled out a loud, "PIKA!" His other Pokémon, yelled out their own cries and roars of acknowledgement as well and began to follow behind him down the mountain.
The man's name?
Red the Fighter.
Hope you enjoyed.
Now I need your help, what kinds of match ups would you like to see during the Tournament, essentially every Rival Ash has faced, along with the Gym Leaders Elite Four E.t.c are going to be participating? I'm also planning to have an accompanying Contest with it, so any match-up's you'd want to see there as well? Keep in mind that strength wise I'm placing the Dex Holders at around low Elite Four to Champion levels, depending on how strong they are (Red is roughly the strongest, Yellow is roughly the weakest)
Dex Master identity list:
Red - Ash Ketchum - The Fighter - Specialty: Pokemon Battles
Blue - Gary Oak - The Trainer - Specialty: Pokemon Battles
Green - Leaf 'Green' Ketchum (Highly prefers to be called Green) - The Evolver - Specialty: Pokemon Battles
Yellow – Amarillo del Bosque Verde - The Healer - Specialty: Pokemon Battles
Gold – Ethan - The Hatcher - Specialty: Pokemon Battles
Silver - Silver - The Exchanger - Specialty: Pokemon Battles
Crystal - Lyra - The Catcher - Specialty: Pokemon Battles
Ruby - Brendan Maple - The Charmer - Specialty: Pokemon Contests
Sapphire - Sapphire Birch - The Conquerer - Specialty: Pokemon Battles
Emerald - Emerald - The Calmer - Specialty: Pokemon Battles
Diamond - Lucas - The Empathizer - Specialty: Pokemon Connoisseur
Pearl - Barry - The Determiner - Specialty: Pokemon Battles
Platinum - Princess Salvia (Platina) - The Understander - Specialty: Pokemon Battles/Contests
Black – Hilbert - The Dreamer - Specialty: Pokemon Battles
White – Hilda - The Dreamer - Specialty: Pokemon Contests
Rakutsu - Nate - The Dreamer - Specialty: Pokemon Battles
Faitsu - Rosa - The Dreamer - Specialty: Pokemon Breeding
To answer some of your questions about why I picked who:
Why isn't May Sapphire? - Mainly because should I make May Sapphire, it would drastically alter the dynamic between Ruby and Sapphire from the manga. The two characters are almost entirely opposite in personality. In my mind, trying to make the two the same, essentially giving Ruby Sapphire's personality to ensure the dynamic is somewhat kept, would be making a mockery out of the RS chapter of the manga, which out of every chapter of the manga, was second only to the GSC chapter for me.
Why isn't Marina Crystal? - Blame Vincent/Jackson for existing, if I used Marina it would ruin some of the Dynamic between the three dex holders. Besides, Marina is seemingly more of a Co-ordinator then a trainer.
Why isn't Jimmy Gold? - Blame Vincent/Jackson
Why isn't Dawn Platinum? - I came very close to picking Dawn to be Platinum, it was only due to an accidental random page search on Bulbapedia that I even discovered Salvia's existence. After that I tried to compare both characters to how Platinum is meant to be and found Salvia fit more. Plus if I used her then I wouldn't have to worry about the issue of both her and Barry (Who I couldn't justify the existence of a double for) having an Empoleon
Finally the Pairing, I'm willing to give everyone a say on what pairing's they'd like to see. Especially in regards to the Dex Masters and Ash's friends. Initially, I was planning to go with the common manga and anime pairings (Favouring Red/Yellow over Ash/Misty), but then I released that by making Ruby May's brother, him being romantically interested in Sapphire, who looks almost exactly the same as her, is a bit creepy. Other than that the rules are:
-No Yaoi, Yuri or harems.
-I decided to make Green Red's biological twin sister in this story. Anyone who's read the manga will know why she never showed up before this point then, so no pairing between those two. Same kind of thing between Green and Silver since they see each other as siblings. I'm probably going to pair Blue and Green together anyway but still.
-Pairings will all be decided upon by next chapter. I've still got a few plot points I'm trying to determine that depend on the pairings, so I want to get it out of the way as quickly as possible.
-This is NOT a vote, I make the final decision on what every pairing in this story will be. Please make your suggestions in a review or a PM, along with why you think that pairing would work (Not needed, but it helps me to make a decision)
-Not really a rule, but I am feeling really tempted to write Red/Sapphire and Silver/Dawn for some reason. So what do you think about those Pairings?
Please Review.