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Chapter 1:
A New Life
Meet Enrai Sougai, a young female trainer of the Sinnoh Region. She was born and raised in Jubilife City, and at the age of ten, started her Pokemon Journey. Her first Pokemon was a very small male Pichu, who she named Hunter. Interestingly enough, Hunter knew Volt Tackle, unlike other Pichu. This was because he was the result of a recent breeding season. Throughout their journey together, Enrai showed signs of being a better trainer than a coordinator, which isn't uncommon. She caught many Pokemon, won many battles, and eventually earned her eighth badge. She even put together a powerful team in order to take on the Pokemon League and eventually begin catching Legendary Pokemon. And over time, Hunter became a Raichu with great pride in his trainer.
Besides Hunter, her team also contains a female Charizard named Rizardon, a male Swampert named Rugaji, a baby female Leafeon named Leafia, a male Dragonite named Kairyu, and a shiny-colored baby-less Kangaskhan named Garura. Hunter, at some point, had the top part of his left ear bitten off by a wild Pokemon. Both Enrai and Hunter still have no idea what Pokemon took part of his ear. Rizardon is missing her top right fang, and has been missing since she was a Charmander; she was also received in a trade for Enrai's Nincada. Rugaji was found as a wild Mudkip within the Great Marsh of Pastoria City. He was abandoned by his parents and found himself in a strange environment. Leafia was the result (as an Eevee) between Enrai's female Umbreon and male Jolteon. She gets very jealous if another Pokemon (caught by Enrai or not) is receiving attention. Kairyu is the loner of the team which is unusual for a Dragonite. He refuses to share his story with Enrai. And lastly, Garura is baby-less because the egg she laid never hatched, and as a result, the baby inside died. She blamed it on her now ex-mate and was found by Enrai by pure chance.
Enrai cares deeply for her Pokemon, and Garura became motherly to Enrai and even Leafia, in order to fill the hole in her heart. She refuses to mate in fear the next egg won't hatch. There was a case back in Kanto about a Kangaskhan missing her baby, but thanks to Ash and co., it was resolved. Throughout Enrai's journey, she has matured herself, competing very little in contests. She is now 15, and is about to take on Sinnoh's Pokemon League. That is, till she runs into a very vicious abandoned Hitmonlee.
Enrai was taking a break somewhere near Sendoff Spring, letting her Pokemon play and relax. She believed having Pokemon that were completely relaxed before battle helped to clear their minds as well as her. This has come true many times before, usually the day before she challenges a gym leader. Sendoff Spring is a nice location, considering a nice mist appeared in the morning. As Leafia was fooling around with a wild Chingling, the Pokemon senses something and runs off. Leafia looks on confused, till a foot appears before her face. Looking up, she finds it's a Hitmonlee, howls, and dashes into Enrai's backpack.
Her other Pokemon quickly gather around her, all seeing the Hitmonlee. It was darker colored, looked very beat up, and was very angry at something. Enrai cautiously stands up and looks into Hitmonlee's eyes from a distance. She could see that it was recently abandoned, and was looking for fights.
"Hitmonlee, listen, I can tell your angry, but you should move on, and find another trainer." Enrai reasons.
"[I WANT TO FIGHT!]" Hitmonlee shouts, scaring Rizardon.
"[You can't fight in your condition, just leave us alone!]" Hunter shouts.
"[Then, I'll FORCE YOU TO!]" Hitmonlee shouts, running up to Hunter.
Hunter prepares himself. Hitmonlee starts to spin around, his right foot extended. Hunter uses Thunderbolt, zapping Hitmonlee. Hitmonlee falls to the ground, and gets right back up despite the pain. It lunges forward and tries Mega Kick. Hunter uses the same attack and both Pokemon collide, bouncing off each other.
"Hitmonlee, please, stop this!" Enrai begs.
"[This is pointless.]" Rizardon growls.
Hunter blocks Hitmonlee's next attack, and quickly uses Magnet Rise that it learned through a Move Tutor to dodge a Low Kick attack. Hunter uses Slam on Hitmonlee, and then uses Thunderbolt. Hunter jumps off with sparks flying from his cheeks. Hitmonlee struggles to get up, and manages too. Then, it sets its eyes on Enrai. It kicks Hunter aside, and dashes towards Enrai, bypassing her other Pokemon. It uses Hi Jump Kick, and lands a hit in her chest, its claws easily piercing through her ribs. Her team is left in shock as Garura cries out.
Enrai falls on her back, bleeding very heavily, coughing and hacking. Hitmonlee quickly strikes again at blinding speed using a Jump Kick again at her chest, this time puncturing her right lung. As she is impaled, she coughs up more blood. Hunter recovers in time to see the brutal blow. Hitmonlee does a back flip and lands a few feet away. Leafia peeks from the bag and sees her trainer on the ground, blood everywhere. Rizardon and Kairyuu have had enough, and strike Hitmonlee nonstop with flying-type attacks. Out of the two, Rizardon was the only one that knew Fly, and she wasted no time in using it. Within seconds, Hitmonlee was down for the count; it wasn't going to recover anytime soon.
The two make their way towards their lifeless trainer. Her lungs were starting to fill with blood, despite the right being punctured. Leafia slowly makes her way towards Enrai. Garura nudges Enrai lightly to get her to move; it wasn't working. Her team looks at one another not knowing what to do.
"[She needs a hospital.]" Garura says.
"[We're too far away.]" Kairyu says.
"[Unless Rizardon flies really fast.]" Rugaji says.
"[Who's gonna hold Enrai?]" Rizardon asks.
"[I'll hold her!]" Leafia says.
"[You're too small for the job.]" Garura says.
"[What do we do?]" Hunter cries.
Just then, two pairs of rainbow-colored streams appear from a small point in the sky. That point quickly grows into a portal, and out from it comes the Alpha Pokemon himself, Arceus. He sees the Pokemon and Enrai on the ground, and lands next to them. He sees Hitmonlee who still hasn't gotten up.
"What has happened here?" he asks.
"[Hitmonlee attacked our trainer and she's bleeding and we don't want her to die!]" Hunter quickly says out of panic.
"A Pokemon attacked a human? Hmm, she isn't looking very good." Arceus says.
"[Please Arceus, help my Enrai.]" Garura begs.
"I-I'm not sure…maybe, maybe there is a way I can help." Arceus says, his mind racing.
Out from his abdomen emerges the 16 Life Plates. Back in Machina Town, he merged the plates with the elements of ground, grass, water, electricity, and dragon, in order to create the Jewel of Life. But now, he was hoping sacrificing one of his Life Plates would save Enrai. He takes the Life Plate holding the element of fire and merges it with Enrai's body. Amazingly, it is absorbed into her body. Arceus recalls the remaining 15 Life Plates back into his body, and watches as the Fire Life Plate, revives Enrai back to normal. Arceus is completely blown away as Enrai sits up, good as new.
Enrai looks at Garura and says, "Garura, remember that unhatched egg? Well, your unborn says hi."
"[ENRAI!]" Garura cries as she hugs Enrai.
Her team rejoices happy to see she's going to be okay. Arceus still finds himself dumbfounded. How could a human body accept one of his Life Plates? He starts thinking maybe they hold a hidden property he doesn't know about.
"Arceus." Enrai calls.
"Uh, yes?" he responds.
"Thank you, Arceus, for saving me. I owe you." Enrai says.
"You don't need to thank me, young trainer. Would you mind telling me how you ended up like that?" Arceus asks.
Enrai explains that Hitmonlee appeared before her and her team already in bad shape. It was abandoned and was looking for a fight, and Hunter started to defend everyone. She mentioned how determined and mad Hitmonlee was, and it nearly killed her. What she didn't remember after that, Rizardon told her and Arceus that she and Kairyu finished off Hitmonlee. Arceus is amazed that a Pokemon wanted to kill a human out of anger. But then again, he was the same way when he thought Damos tricked him, and kept his Jewel of Life, till he learned it wasn't Damos's idea. Then, in order to keep Enrai safe, alongside keeping himself in check, Arceus comes up with an idea.
"Enrai, who don't I accompany you on your journey. With my Life Plate in you, your team is going to need some help." Arceus explains.
"Not to mention what organizations will want me. Okay Arceus, it's a deal." Enrai accepts.
Later that day, Enrai doesn't catch Arceus for his own good. Just letting him follow is bad enough. She went on to challenge the Pokemon League just north of Sunnyshore City, and one by one knocks out the Elite Four, leaving Cynthia to be challenged. Her Pokemon suffered minor damage. Arceus stayed a good distance away so he wouldn't get injured. He was intrigued by Enrai's battle style; she mixed her attacks with contest style moves that somehow outdid her opponent. For example, if Rizardon used Fire Spin, she wouldn't just use it. She would spin counterclockwise in the eye, and ram into her opponent while getting it trapped in her attack. And soon, Enrai was up against Cynthia.
"Enrai, I'm glad you finally came after all this time." Cynthia greets.
"It's been about a year since I last saw you. But I'm finally ready to defeat you and claim my title as Sinnoh Champion!" Enrai says pumped.
"I just have one question."
"Which is?"
"Why do you have Arceus in your party?"
"He's not a part of my party. He's a part of me."
"Huh?"
"Battle me and I'll explain everything!"
"Someone's hyper."
As Cynthia sends out her Spiritomb, Enrai sends out Rugaji. As Spiritomb is about to use Dark Pulse, she's caught off-guard by Rugaji's Blizzard attack. As Spiritomb is blinded by the attack, she tries to keep an eye on Rugaji, who has suddenly disappeared. All of a sudden, a giant wave melts the snow, and Rugaji is on top. He was using Surf. Spiritomb counters with Protect, so Rugaji's attack missed. He lands back on his own side.
"That was pretty sneaky, Enrai." Cynthia says.
"One of the many reasons why I didn't appear for a year. You see, back at Sendoff Spring, an abandonded Hitmonlee appears, scaring Leafia. Rugaji, use Earthquake!" Enrai begins.
Rugaji stomps the ground Sumo style, causing small fissures to appear beneath Spiritomb, who is being bashed senseless. Spiritomb comes back with Swagger, which raises Rugaji's attack, but leaves him confused.
"God I hate that move. Anyway, Hitmonlee was looking for a fight, and Hunter defends everybody. Snap out of it and use Foresight!" Enrai goes on.
Rugaji stumbles over a few times, but starts to scan the area, relocating Spiritomb. Now normal and fighting-type attacks can be used.
"Sounds like it was one unforgiving Hitmonlee. Use Psychic, Spiritomb!" Cynthia says.
Spiritomb's eyes glow and Rugaji is gripped by the ghost. Soon Spiritomb makes Rugaji hit the ceiling then the floor, and repeats the process twice. When Rugaji stood up, he snapped out of confusion. He then uses Hammer Arm, and Spiritomb faints. One down, five to go. Cynthia recalls Spiritomb as Enrai recalls Rugaji.
"Wow, I beat your first Pokemon." Enrai says.
"Yeah, but you'll never beat Garchomp. You saw her power before, but now she's even stronger." Cynthia says.
"Hm, you girls are having fun, huh?" Arceus asks.
As Enrai carries on with her story in between attacks, both sides defeat each other's Pokemon till they're down to one each. Cynthia with her now semi-worn out Garchomp, and Enrai with her still tough Kairyu. Cynthia is amazed that Arceus sacrificed a plate to save a human, despite what happened in Machina Town.
"Okay Garchomp, use Dragon Rush and we've got this!" Cynthia commands.
"Use Dragon Claw, Kairyu!" Enrai commands.
Both dragons go at each other. Soon they become locked in each other's attacks, neither giving an inch. They swipe at each other as if in a wrestling match. Soon, both fly back and look like no damage has been done, even though both are breathing heavily. They stare down at each other for minutes. Soon, Garchomp falls to Kairyu, making Enrai the Sinnoh Champion.
"…That was epic…" Arceus says a bit awestruck.
"Way to go, Kairyu! Poffins for everyone!" Enrai cheers.
"Well done, Enrai. Come, let's record you and your team into the Hall of Fame. Care to join, Arceus?" Cynthia says recalling Garchomp.
"I'd be happy to." Arceus says.
Items on Hand:
Hyper Potion x30
Full Restore x50
Revive x50
Full Heal x30
PokeBall x10
GreatBall x10
UltraBall x10
TimerBall x10
LuxuryBall x10
Key Items:
PokeDex
Poffin Case
Seal Case
Super Rod
Good Rod
Old Rod