Disclaimer: my name isn't Satoshi Tajiri. I do not own Pokemon except for the ones and zeros on my new cartridge.
Sacred Heart of Gold
Prologue
"Ok, let me think about this," I said, shutting my door to not hear the sound of my mother's television. "So, I died, and Arceus brought me back to life. What did he mean by 'many worlds', though? I wish I had some answers..."
"You want answers, do you?" I backed up, looking around my room in surprise. "You won't see me in your room, Shoresu."
"Arceus?" I said hesitantly, wondering how he was speaking to me without being anywhere near.
"That's right. I have chosen you to be an... avatar of sorts."
"Uh, no disrespect intended, but how would I do anything? I'm just a lucky kid, I have failed so many..."
"This is true." I hung my head, hearing Arceus pretty much say 'yep, you fucked up big time.' "However, you were also cheated out of life. It will not happen again, for I will be watching this time. And if Lance does try it again, I WILL intervene."
"You mean, I get to have a real journey, without people trying to kill me and my pokemon?"
"Unfortunately, I cannot cure your nuzlocke-"
"ARE YOU FUCKING-"
"BE MINDFUL TO WHOM YOU SPEAK, I HAVE GONE OUT OF MY WAY TO HELP YOU, NOW LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY"
"A-apologies, Arceus."
"It is alright, but please moderate your outbursts. As I was saying, I cannot cure your nuzlocke, nor can I bring back the pokemon that you had at that time."
"Bring back? You mean?"
"No, they weren't dead. It was worse. Being released from their pokeballs following your death, Lance caught them with his dark pokeballs. He commanded them to eat your carcass, and they obeyed, being forced by his devious change to the system of the pokeballs."
"But why would someone do that? Make a pokeball that forces a pokemon to do whatever it's told? Most pokemon listen to their trainers commands, as long as they aren't told to attack a human directly."
"Lance wishes to start a war. He wants to destroy any who could oppose him. Imagine if the rockets had those pokeballs."
"Dear god, you're right. What can I do, it's not like I could stop Lance without any help."
"You will have some help. I have pulled a certain consciousness back in time to help you."
"Who did you bring back?"
"Lyra. And the Kimono Girls aren't going to be answering questions this time around."
"Why not?"
"Because the questions were being answered by me through them. As my avatar, you can ask questions to me, though you will have to learn how to contact me."
"What exactly do you mean?"
"Well, you can ask the Kimono Girls how, after you receive all the badges."
"Alright. Are there any perks to being your avatar?"
"Yes, but you'll discover them later, I'm sure they'll be useful to you. You will also receive my weakness."
"Your weakness?"
"Yes. On that I will explain later. For now you need to PREPARE WELL for your journey. I will see about having a way to speak to you."
"Alright, I'll get ready, then." Receiving no response, I went downstairs and saw Lyra. "Lyra, can we talk later? I want to get certain things out of the way."
"I guess we can, but after you are done running errands for Elm, we are talking, whether you like it or not."
"Very well, I'll see you later, then."
Rules for This Nuzlocke:
Nickname every Pokemon I receive
First pokemon in a route/city is the one I am allowed to catch
When Pokemon faint, they die
Arceus' Blessing: Pokemon freely given to me don't count as a catch
Arceus' Curse: I must keep my starter on my team, if it dies, I lose the run.
A/N: well, this was my backup plan in case I lost my first nuzlocke, but when I moved, my DS went missing, and all my games as well, I'm pretty pissed at that. Note to any flamers: flames will be used to light my cigarettes with.