I don't really like naming chapters, so none of my chapters will have names. I don't own pokemon or the song Pokemon Johto Movie Version. Oh, and btw, there's a song-fic style opening, kinda like the movies, no 'sound' besides the song.
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'''# - pondering/ranting (not really relevant to the story)
Chapter 1
"Bye Mom, Dad, Max!" A girl with light brown hair and bright blue eyes waved from the boat. On the dock stood a large group of people, either watching the boat leave or saying farewell to their friends and family on the boat. Six of the figures were waving at the girl: a tall man with black hair, a woman with light brown hair in two pigtails and a young boy with long black hair and glasses, along with three pokemon.
"See ya, sis!" The boy, Max, called, his new Treecko waving beside him.
"Take care of yourself! Good luck!" The man, Norman, called. Behind him stood a proud Vigoroth.
"Don't forget to call!" Yelled the woman, Caroline, a Beautifly perched atop her head.
"I won't! See ya!" Turning around, the girl, May, looked ahead of her.
(intro music to Pokemon Johto Movie Version starts playing)
"Johto, here I come."
Everybody wants to be a master
Everybody wants to show their skills
Everybody wants to get there faster
Make their way to the top of the hill
May released her pokemon. Eevee ran around her in circles, and then jumped on her shoulders. Blaziken stood coolly to the side, folding his arms and watching Eevee with amusement. Squirtle happily danced around, falling over a couple times. May's other pokemon were either with her mom, or Professor Oak in Kanto, or Professor Birch in Hoenn.
Each time, you try
Gonna get just a little bit better
Each step, you climb
Is one more step up the ladder
May turned around and saw Drew smirking at her. He closed his eyes and flipped his hair. May pouted.
It's a whole new world we live in
It's a whole new way to see
It's a whole new place
With a brand new attitude
But you still gotta catch'em all
And be the best that you can be
Drew smirked again and said something, making May's face bright red with anger. May yelled at him, creating a larger smirk on Drew's face. Drew flicked his hair again.
(Do-do-do-do)
Pokemon Johto
(Do-do-do-do)
Both May and Drew turned sideways to see a newcomer. A girl a little older than May, with curled red hair falling just past her shoulder. Her bright green eyes shone as she held up a red and white pokeball, enlarging it with one finger. She was wearing an electric blue t-shirt that barely hugged her curves, with a loose light blue sleeveless jacket over it that fell to just below her waist. A dark navy blue pair of cargo-capris clung to her legs, while on her feet were simple blue and white running shoes. On her hands were a pair of light blue fingerless gloves with dark blue cuffs, a silver bow-and-arrow symbol in the center of each glove and her t-shirt. Nothing held back her hair from falling around her shoulders. '4
Everybody wants to make a statement
Everybody needs to carve their mark
To stand alone in the victory circle
Stake their claim when the music starts
May's eyes lit up, and she pointed in front of her, signaling Eevee to take her position. The other girl threw her pokeball in the air, releasing an Umbreon. The two girls faced off. (This is where we'd see close ups of the trainers and pokemon.)
Give it all, you got
You can be the very best ever
Take your best shot
What you learn will come together
The girl pointed, saying something to her Umbreon. Umbreon opened its mouth, releasing a powerful shadow ball attack on Eevee. May shouted something and Eevee jumped to the side, using a quick attack.
It's a whole new world we live in
It's a whole new way to see
It's a whole new place
With a brand new attitude
But you still gotta catch'em all
And be the best that you can be
Eevee used a bite attack on Umbreon, before leaping back to her side of the field. May's opponent shouted something, and Umbreon's tail began to glow silver. May told Eevee an attack, and her tail glowed silver as well.
(Do-do-do-do)
Pokemon Johto
(Do-do-do-do)
Umbreon and Eevee ran towards each other, gaining speed in the short distance, before simultaneously jumping off the ground and twisting their bodies around. Their iron tail attacks meet, bouncing off each other, before meeting again.
(Do-do-do-do)
Pokemon Johto
(Do-do-do-do)
The two eeveelutions landed on the ground, Umbreon immediately releasing a hyper beam. Eevee braced herself, unable to dodge in time. Luckily for her, the attack wasn't at full power and didn't affect her as much as it could have. Eevee sent a shadow ball towards Umbreon.
(Whole new world
Whole new way
Whole new place)
Umbreon dodged the shadow ball and sent a dark pulse attack towards Eevee. The black aura engulfed the little evolution pokemon, and she started struggling inside of it.
(Whole new world
Whole new way
Whole new place)
The girl said something to Umbreon, whose rings began to glow, healing it with a midnight attack. After a few moments, the attack broke, as Umbreon was done healing.
It's a whole new world we live in
It's a whole new way to see
It's a whole new place
With a brand new attitude
But you still gotta catch'em all
May watched the aura worriedly, calling out for her Eevee. The aura broke, revealing a cowering Eevee. May started calling Eevee, encouraging it, while Umbreon prepared another hyper beam attack.
It's a whole new world we live in
It's a whole new way to see
It's a whole new place
With a brand new attitude
But you still gotta catch'em all
May called commands to Eevee, who shakily stood up. Eevee used a quick attack to get closer to Umbreon, before it had the chance to use its hyper beam attack. Eevee flawlessly ended its quick attack, releasing a swift attack on Umbreon, who couldn't dodge due to the close proximity.
It's a whole new world we live in
It's a whole new way to see
It's a whole new place
With a brand new attitude
But you still gotta catch'em all
And be the best that you can be
Umbreon flew backwards, its eyes closed. Eevee followed immediately with a quick attack. Eevee and May watched it for a moment, before realizing that Umbreon had fainted, making Eevee the winner.
(music fades away)
May was jumping happily, giggling. Eevee ran over to May, and May caught him as he flew through the air, before twirling around and falling on her butt. The other trainer came up to May and laughed.
"My name's Cattie. '1 Your Eevee put up a great battle against my Umbreon."
"Thanks. I'm May, by the way." May stood up and shook Cattie's hand. Cattie looked May over, and she smiled in recognition.
"Oh, I remember you now. You beat that Drew guy in the Kanto grand festival."
May smiled, glancing over her shoulder at Drew, who was leaning against a wall, looking sideways over the railing of the ship, watching the water pokemon jumping out of the water. Beside him stood Roselia, watching the others on the ship. She turned back to Cattie.
"Yup! But it was only because of the time limit."
"That's the whole point of contest battles! To beat your opponent by keeping more points before time runs out."
"Yeah, that's true." May didn't want to talk about her win against Drew, so she changed the subject. "So, are you a coordinator then?"
Cattie nodded. "Yeah, for now anyways. I kind of switch every now and then between being a trainer and being a coordinator, you know, getting badges versus getting ribbons." She laughed. "Maybe that's why I haven't won any ribbon cups or leagues yet."
May giggled. "That's cool. I've never heard of anyone switching between them. I remember that guy, Juan, was a gym leader and a coordinator, and he won a ribbon cup."'2
Cattie rolled her eyes playfully and smiled at May. "Yeah, that's my dad for ya."
"Your dad?!"
"What? You dad's a gym leader too, or so I've heard. Norman, right? Uses only normal-types?"
May nodded slowly. "Yeah, true. It's just, well, you don't look anything like Juan."
"That's because I was adopted at birth. Then Mom died when I was little, so Dad raised me alone."
"Oh, I'm sorry." May said apologetically.
Cattie waved a hand in front of her, as if brushing it off. "Don't be, you didn't know, and it was a long time ago anyways." She glanced at her tired Umbreon, asleep in her arms. "Well, I guess I'd better get Gwen to the center, see ya around May."'3 Cattie walked off, heading inside the ship to find a Nurse Joy.
May looked around, setting down Eevee. She remembered Drew was nearby, and started walking towards him, before being grabbed by her shoulders from behind. Harley's head of purple hair appeared next to her, his chin resting on her shoulder.
"Hey, hun! I can't believe we're going to Johto together. We can do all sorts of fun things, like battle and shop together…Oh, I know, why don't you travel with me?! I promise I won't pull anything, Officer Jenny sent me into professional therapy after the last Grand Festival, and it's been going really well!"
May sweatdropped, wriggling out of Harley's grasp. She turned around and started waving her hands in front of her, as though she was denying something.
"Um, that's…nice… Harley. Uh, I'll think about it, okay?"
"Sure thing, hun! Later!" Harley dashed off
May watched the man run off, turning around the corner and almost crashing into a waiter. When he was out of sight, she sighed. She looked at Eevee, sitting next to her, and said, "Eevee, don't let Harley get near me, alright?" Eevee nodded and went to play with the other pokemon. May smiled, and then walked over to the railing to watch the water pokemon pass the ship.
She sighed, a sad smile on her face as she watched a Mantine jump out of the water. Manaphy, I hope you're ok. May wondered how Manaphy was doing, being Prince of the Sea. As hard as she tried not to, she always missed Manaphy. '''1 A tear rolled down her cheek and she quickly wiped her eyes, forcing a determined smile onto her face.
"I know you're ok." She whispered, half to herself, and half to the sea. I wonder if I'll ever see you again. May didn't want to think about Manaphy anymore, so she turned around to find her room, coming face to face with Drew. She jumped, almost falling backwards over the railing. After flailing around for a moment, trying to catch her balance, she scowled.
"DREW! Don't sneak up on me like that!"
Drew smirked. "May, May, May. You should pay more attention to your surroundings."
Suddenly, he shoved a rose in her face. A faint line of pink was visible on Drew's face, but he was able to disguise it as coming from the sunset.
"This is for your Eevee, for winning the match earlier."
May blushed, turning her head to hide it. She avoided the rose. "Why don't you go give it to her then, she's over there." May indicated with her hand where her pokemon were playing.
Drew flushed slightly. This was not part of the plan. He flicked his hair, smirking. "I'm already over here, so you can just give it to her later. See ya later, May." He tossed her the rose, which she caught out of reflex, and walked off with Roselia at his side. May watched until he disappeared around the corner.
As soon as Drew turned the corner to the rooms, he leant against the wall. "That was not supposed to happen." Roselia giggled at him.
Drew glared at her. "Shut up, Roselia." He sighed, closing his eyes for a moment. Standing up straight, he put his hands in his pockets. "Well, I guess we should find our room now." Roselia hummed happily beside him, trying not to laugh at her master's failed attempts with May.
May looked at the sea one last time, and then returned her pokemon, except Blaziken. "Let's go find our room." Blaziken nodded, and they headed off in the same direction as Drew.
"209, 210, 211, 212…213, here we are." May put her cardkey in the slot and the door opened, revealing a single bed with a nightstand, and a small closet. There was also a tiny bathroom, with only a toilet, sink, and shower, near the door. Over one side of the bed was a small port window, overlooking the starboard side of the ship. May sighed. At least I can walk around. She returned Blaziken and went to the closet, where her bag had been placed. Pulling out her pajamas, she went in the bathroom and took a shower. Exiting the bathroom, she placed her day clothes carefully on the nightstand, made sure the door was locked, and fell onto her bed, exhausted.
Notes:
'1 Cattie is based off Cattie-Brie from the Legend of Drizzt series by RA Salvatore. However, her hair in the Pokemon World really is a shade of bright red. Imagine fire, alternating streaks of multiple shades of bright red, dark red, and bright orange.
I didn't realize when I was writing this, but in the series, Cattie-Brie is adopted and raised by Bruenor, a dwarf, just as Cattie was adopted and raised by Juan.
'2 Ash hasn't met Nando yet, and so hasn't told May about him. I read somewhere that Juan won a ribbon cup before meeting Ash and friends, correct me if I'm wrong.
'3 Her Umbreon is named after Gwenhyvar, a large black panther from the Drizzt series. All of her pokemon will have nicknames from the Drizzt series. Since there aren't really any black cat-type pokemon and I didn't want to make Gwen a shiny pokemon, Umbreon was the closet pokemon I thought of.
'4 In the series, Cattie-Brie is known for her archery skills using a magical bow-and-quiver, called Taulmaril.
'''1 I'm guessing Phione was created after the 9th movie? Otherwise the egg would've hatched a Phione, the baby stage for Manaphy, right? Ah well, if that is true (that it should have been a Phione instead) then I suppose the creators/writers are allowed to mess up once in awhile, we all do.
A/N: Like the story name? Anyone too OOC? Good battle/opening? Etc.etc. Advance critique encouraged!
Oh, and for those who have never heard of him, RA Salvatore is a fantasy/adventure writer. The Legend of Drizzt series follows an outcast dark elf, Drizzt Do'Urden. It's an excellent series for anyone interested in fantasy, unless you don't like really really long series of books (20+ and growing). (A character based on Drizzt will appear later in the story as well. I will probably use others as well. Cattie-Brie, Drizzt, and Gwenhyvar are my three favorite characters so far in the series.)
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