I'm starting a new Pokémon/YGO GX fic, cuz my last one sucked. Kay, here I go! Also, this is slightly AU, so Seika acts totally different. Mwahahaha…
And by the way, this is using manga characters, but sometimes follows the anime plot. English names used, because that's easier for me to use. If you don't know any of these creatures, go to Serebii dot net. It's the best online pokédex EVERRR!! Go to the D/P pokédex.
A brunette boy well known to viewers entered the stadium with his best friend, Syrus. Those two were inseparable. Somehow, Jaden had gotten there on time. Good thing Syrus knows how to wake him up.
As they were about to sit down, Jaden's name was called over the intercom. Syrus wished him good luck, and he rushed to the field. There, he was being stared down by a tall, feminine guy with a purple scowl on his face.
"Well, Jaden Yuki," he said, "Prepare to battle. Since this is a match to get into Duel Academy, we will only use one pokémon, instead of all of them."
"Got it, teach," Jaden replied, pulling out a Pokéball. He threw it, and out popped a Torchic. The Torchic squeaked from the joy of battle.
"Go, Golem," the man said calmly. All he did was press the button on the ball, and a Golem appeared, its bulky form towering over poor Torchic. Torchic, however, did not seem phased.
"Torchic, ember!" Jaden cried.
"Tor…CHIIC!" Torchic obeyed. It shot little balls of fire from its beak, which hit Golem straight on. Golem did not flinch.
"Rock Tomb." That was all the man had to say. Golem picked up rocks and carefully aimed them at Torchic. Torchic was soon encased.
"Shit…" Jaden muttered. He was at a major type disadvantage, not to mention the level and HP difference. He watched hopelessly has his Torchic got the snot beaten out of it by Golem's rock throws, body slams, and rollouts. Just as he was about to give up, a voice whispered in his ear, You still have a chance.
Torchic struggled to keep standing. Right then, its ability kicked in, boosting its fire moves.
"He has no chance," a guy in a yellow jacket commented to Syrus. This was Bastion, sorted into Raikou Yellow. Syrus turned to him.
"That's where you're wrong, Bastion," Syrus denied. "If I know Jaden at all, I know he has the determination to win!"
"Sometimes, the numbers out-rule the determination," Bastion said. Syrus gave up on trying to convince Bastion and turned back towards the match.
"Torchic, use sunny day!" Jaden called. Torchic pointed its beak up towards the sky, and blazing sunlight filled the field. "Now, use flamethrower!" Golem was shot at with a line of fire. Golem was too slow to dodge, and got hit head on. After a few seconds of this, for some reason, there was an explosion. When the smoke cleared, the teacher was surprised to find that his Golem had fainted. For the first time, his real nature shone.
"WHAT!! How is this possible!" The teacher pranced around in a small circle in panic and confusion. Bewildered, Jaden silently left the stadium to cheers, carrying a wiped out Torchic.
Meanwhile, up on the railings, stood three people – Chazz, Alexis, and Seika.
"That kids really amazing," Alexis gasped, cuddling her Buneary in amazement. Chazz said nothing. He just stroked his Jolteon that was balancing on the railing. Each student was required to have a "partner pokémon," a pokémon that was out of its Pokéball except while fainted or injured. Seika held her Nidoran (female) close.
"Wouldn't you like to battle him," she said, apparently to no one. All three of them wanted to challenge that little guy who beat Crowler, the teacher.
Jaden met up with Syrus later, when they were boarding the helicopter that was to take them to Duel Academy Island. They were both in Entei Red. Syrus's Poochyena greeted Jaden's Torchic with a friendly growl.
"Glad to see you made it, buddy!" Jaden laughed. Syrus grinned.
"Yeah, I wasn't sure I would."
"Of course you would! Why wouldn't you?" Syrus didn't answer. He didn't have to, for all students were called to board the aircraft. On the copter, they found an array of trainers and pokémon scattered around. Someone had a Grimer, and its stink could be smelled slightly.
Jaden felt a small pokémon jump on top of his head.
"No, Rattata!" a girl scolded behind him. He felt the weight leave, and he turned around. He found a blonde girl a little taller than him holding the Rattata like a baby. She fed it a Poffin to keep it quiet. She had large blue eyes, and her blonde hair was in a short, low ponytail, with long bangs framing her face.
"Hey," Jaden greeted.
"Hi, sorry about that, Rattata got excited with all the new people," she apologized. "I'm Nova."
"I'm Jaden"
"I-I'm Syrus."
"Hey, while were speaking to each other," Nova started, "have you seen a girl about your height with tealish-blue hair and dark brown eyes running around with a Vulpix? I can't find her anywhere."
"No, can't say that I have," Jaden admitted.
"Eh, that's okay, she does this all the time," Nova uttered dryly. She tilted her head in all directions before her eyes lit up. "Ah, there's Faye." A girl was standing up and waving frantically to Nova. Hanging on the seat in front of her was a Vulpix with five tails.
Jaden followed Nova and he and Syrus sat across the isle from the two. "This is Faye," Nova introduced. Faye grinned and waved at the boys. Syrus waved awkwardly back from the window seat.
"Can I see your Vulpix?" Jaden asked eagerly, getting down to the pokémon's height.
"Uh… I wouldn't do that…" Faye warned, but it was too late. Jaden pulled away with a black face. But he was laughing.
"That Vulpix is strong! Maybe we can battle once we get on the island!" Jaden suggested. Faye's eyes sparkled in daydream.
"I'd love that!" Faye suddenly took out a sketch pad and started scribbling in it. That was the end of that conversation.
Chazz sat at the back, scowling away any possible seat mates. If that didn't work, Jolteon hissed. Chazz wasn't in a good mood that day. However, that didn't affect one Growlithe and its hyper owner.
The boy was a red-head, with stocky spikes sticking out in every which way. His eyes were bright green, and lit up when he smiled.
"I'm Ivan, may I sit here?" It would be rude to out right say no, so Chazz was forced to let him. Jolteon leapt onto Chazz's lap to avoid Growlithe. "Did you know I'm named after my Grandfather? Yeah, he's a great guy. My last name's Drumble. My dad's a music teacher at a camp and college. He teaches about soundscapes and drones. Isn't that cool?"
"…" Chazz drew Jolteon closer to his body. Ivan noted Chazz's discomfort with annoyance, but finally left the poor boy alone to his thoughts. Instead, he turned to the guy across the isle. He had warm brown skin and fine black hair. Bangs protruded over the top of a red band on the forehead, and narrow reddish-brown eyes looked back at Ivan. He was carrying an Aron.
"'Sup?" Ivan said cheerfully. The boy kept a stoic face.
"My name is Neo." He had an African accent.
"I'm Ivan, pleased to meet you!" Neo just nodded. The rest of the trip was spent in silence.
Bastion looked desperately for a seat, his Sneasle riding on his shoulder. The only empty seat he found eventually was next to a girl. She had black hair tied into a high bun with short bangs striking across her forehead. She had wide forest green eyes and apples in her cheeks. She was holding a light blue female Gible. He could tell it was female from the fin on her head.
"Good evening, mind if I sit here?" Bastion asked gracefully. The girl looked startled but nodded anyway. Bastion took his seat and whipped out his laptop. That caught the girl's attention.
"You write?" she wondered.
"Huh? Oh, no, I research."
"I write."
"Oh do you? That's interesting. I'm Bastion by the way."
"I'm Koko, spelled K-O-K-O"
"Like double knock out," Bastion joked. She giggled.
"No, like, Native American Blackfoot name meaning night." Slowly, but surely, she got more chatty. "I don't know why my parents named me that instead of something normal like Layla."
"I like it," Bastion commented. She blushed.
"You're the first person I met who does."
"Do you have any other pokémon?" Bastion asked.
"Yeah, I have… a Zubat… an Absol… a Stunky… and other than this Gible, a Skorupi. I'm trying to train most of them."
"Ah."
"Excuse me passengers, please buckle your seat belts at this time, as we will be taking off shortly." There was a mad scramble after the pilot had stopped. People were calling for their pokémon that had run off to explore the helicopter. Alexis and Seika each took out a book and read for the rest of the ride, their pokémon sleeping in their laps. Jaden's Torchic and Faye's Vulpix finally got on friendly terms. Nova managed to keep a conversation going that included Faye. Chazz fell asleep eventually, and Ivan and Neo talked… well, mainly Ivan. Bastion and Koko spoke to each other randomly, whether it was on a fantastic piece of info he found or a funny part in a book Koko was reading. The person with a Grimer had sprayed it with Febreeze.
End of Chapter one. Sorry about not posting DMA (Duel Monster Academy), I've been working on it, honest! The dance is hard to do without making it boring. v.v grrrr…. Also, please be nice when reviewing this. I tried hard to make it interesting, but pokémon battles aren't necessarily my thing. It will get interesting when they reach the island.
OCs (in order of introduction) – Nova, Faye, Ivan, Neo, Koko.
I REALLY suggest going to serebii dot net for the pokemon. I'm not going to describe all of them, if any.