Chapter 1: bat of Oldale
Her name was Scylla.
She had lived in the Hoenn region for about half a week... at least that is what she remembers. She was an amnesiac, only remembering being found in the Petalburg forest by a person named Brandon. He found her passed out in the tattered remains of a lab coat, while she was bare underneath. Like a true gentleman she was woken up and taken to his house where his mother gave her some clothes to wear. When questioned by the police and her saviors she told them all the same thing; that she only remembered her name, nothing more.
Scylla sighed as she turned from the window and went down the stairs. Brendon was helping his mother cook breakfast. Scylla was practically drooling from the mouthwatering smells that came from the pans on the stove. She sat down at their table and only began to eat when the other two were ready to eat.
"Brendon, are you exited that you begin your journey today?" His mother asked.
"Yep. I got my potions, my map, my shoes, extra clothes and food. I already know which starter I'm gonna pick." He answered as he stuffed his pancake in his mouth.
He was quite eager to get started.
When he was done he said "Hey Scylla. Have you regained your memories at all?"
"No" Scylla said.
Then there was a knock on the door. "Come in." Said Brendon's mom.
The door opened to reveal another girl. "Hey, how is it going? May said as she walked to the table.
"Good" Brendon said as he finished washing his dish and trying put it on the drying rack "aren't you going on your journey today too?"
"Yep, and I got an idea of who I'm gonna pick as my first pokemon." she said.
Brendon's mother looked at the clock "it is time for you to go, and be safe my son." We will mom!"
Scylla walked the trail that lead to Oldale town. It was a small town that was only about a mile and a half away from Littleroot. She came here to see if Brendon would make it this far, he as one of those people that could get lost easily. She loved the breeze that came from the sea that snaked its way inland.
She was was getting bored from the standing and walking she was doing and sat on a log. Then she heard a squeak. Surprised she slowly peeked in the apparent hollow log. Without warning a Noibat flew into her face sending them both toppling into the grass. The Noibat was dazed giving the opportunity for Scylla to grab it. It struggled and struggled but couldn't get out of her grip which left Scylla puzzled, it was a pokemon, it had more power than she did.
So why couldn't it break free.
She decided to talk to it. "Um... hey there." The Noibat was huffing and was shaking in her hands.
"Please don't be afraid of me. I'm a friend."
The Noibat began to cry.
"No, don't cry... stop crying please. Stop it!"
It didn't listen.
Scylla looked around the area for something to keep it quiet. Then she spotted a Oran berry bush. She remembered that the species of pokemon love fruit.
She walked to the berry bush with the Noibat in both of her hands. She stopped in front of the bush and said "go on, eat."
It looked at the berry that was in front of its face, then back at Scylla, then back at the fruit and began eating. Scylla let the pokemon down and fed it more berries. She then got a good look at it. Its fur was covered in dirt and mud, it was scrawny and had part of one of its ears torn off.
"Jeez what happened to you?" She said in shock.
The Noibat finished its berries and fluttered to her lap and began to sleep. She stroked it while it slept saying "your safe now."
"That Noibat is mine!" Said an oddly dressed man. The Noibat squeaked and flew behind Scylla's head, not daring to peek.
He pointed at the pokemon "that little shit is mine! Give it back!"
The comment on the Noibat infuriated Scylla "Don't call him that you sick person! Why would you do this to your own pokemon? What did it do to deserve this?"
"It was weak, stupid in battles. It lost against a Magikarp! It deserves to be beaten until it gets its act together and wins." He held out his hand "now give it here."
The Noibat looked at Scylla, who saw the fear in its eyes. This pokemon was terrified of its trainer. This only strengthen Scylla's choice
"No, you can go and jump off a bridge for all I care. You are just a heartless monster."
The man pulled out a knife "one more chance." He said.
Scylla knew he wasn't bluffing. Still she clung to her decision and silently hoped Brendon or some other trainer was nearby.
"No, and that is final." "Big mistake" the man said and tackled her. He wrestled with her for a little and brought his knife down on her hand pinning it to the ground. As Scylla screamed in agony, the man punched her in the face. She grabbed a rock with her free hand and smacked the man with it in the face, leaving him dazed. The Noibat mustered its courage and released its dragonbreath attack on the man. The dragon-fire hit the man and sent him into a tree, stuck in an awkward position due to the paralysis the attack inflicted on him.
Scylla shrieked as she pulled out the knife from her hand. She was bleeding badly and limped to the pokemon center, with the Noibat screeching at her for encouragement.
"There you go. Good as new" the nurse said as she finished applying the substance to Scylla's hand. The substance closed most of the wound, the rest was covered in bandages, making her hand look like it belongs in a fighting dojo.
"What about the Noibat?" Scylla asked as the nurse filled out the report. "He is resting, he will be ready to go in half an hour." She handed Scylla a lollipop and walked out of the room."
"What am I? Five?" Scylla said, but put the sucker in her mouth anyway.
Brendon, and May walked into the room. "Hey you feeling better?" May asked. "Yeah, although my hand stings like a Beedrill stung it." Scylla said as she shook her hand to ward off the pain.
Brendon cracked a smile "well Scylla, I say you got guts."
Then the nurse came back with the Noibat "here you go. This one wants to be with you." The Noibat squeaked with delight and made a nest in Scylla's lime-green hair.
Brendon and May tried not to laugh.
Scylla (though mildly annoyed) asked the nurse "what do you mean it wants to be with me?" "Well, you see, the original owner is arrested and will be put away for a long time. Because of this, the law decrees that if someone should defend a pokemon against an abusive owner and the owner is found guilty, the one defending the pokemon are entitled to keep the abused pokemon." The nurse said matter-of-factly.
The Noibat found its way into Brendon's berry pouch and was starting to munch on them. "Hey! Stop eating my berries!" Now it was Scylla's turn to laugh.
May snapped her fingers and said "Hey! Since Noibat is all healed, lets have a battle. I already beat Brendon today-"
"Hey!"
"- and I'm looking for my next victory."
Scylla looked at the Noibat "you up for it?"
Noibat answered by eating one of May 's berries.
"Ready? GO!" Brendon shouted
"Alright Blaze, use ember!" The Torchic fired glowing embers at Noibat who tried to avoid them, but was hit by one. Scylla saw the resolve in the eyes of the Noibat and commanded him to use dragonbreath. The Noibat sent stream after stream of purple dragon-fire at her foe. The Torchic took one such stream to her face and flopped on the ground. As it struggled to get up Scylla said "Noibat! Use supersonic!" Noibat sent out sound waves from its ears while May attempted to counter with an ember attack. The sound waves overpowered the flaming bits and missed as Torchic sidestepped the attack. Torchic sent more embers that struck Noibat all over. But Noibat was still in the air... and looked pissed
"Wha-" May said
Scylla said "Noibat, Use Outrage!"
Dragon flame engulfed the tiny bat pokemon and it's eyes glowed red as it launched itself with fury that all dragon-type pokemon are known for. It delivered blow after blow to the bewildered Torchic who tried to scratch back, but was brutally beaten down into the ground by the tiny bat. When it was over, the flames died around the bat pokemon and was confused beyond belief, to the point where it would of hurt itself if Scylla didn't catch him. Torchic, on the other hand, was sitting in its own pocket-sized crater, passed out.
"The winner is Scylla and Noibat." Brendon announced.
May picked up her Torchic and cradled it "that was a brutal attack. Jeez Scylla, was that necessary?"
Scylla herself was now confused "but wasn't I supposed to try to win?"
"Well I guess... wait, how come Torchic's ember attack barely scratched your Noibat?"
Brendon spoke "It was Noibat's typing. It is a dragon/flying type. Fire is weak to dragons, as well as grass, water, and electricity."
"Well" May began "Torchic and I will train harder and challenge you again!" Scylla smiled at the comment.
Brendon then said "alright it is getting dark out so we should sleep. I'll ask if we can spend the night at the pokemon center"
May went with him with Scylla staying outside, telling Brendon she will catch up.
Scylla pondered about the battle. She had no idea about the Noibat's moves. She never asked him about it, or even what the moves do. And how did the Noibat even know dragonbreath and outrage? Only breeding would allow him to know such moves.
"That Noibat is awesome!"
Scylla turned to see a girl her age wearing a tattered cape with a strange charm coiled around her right leg.
"Who are you?" Scylla asked.
The girl smiled "my name is Zinnia of the Draconid. A fellow trainer like you. I watched your battle and I have to say I'm impressed. I have never seen a Noibat that powerful. Its parents must be powerful pokemon for it to know outrage. I should know, dragon-type training is in my blood."
Scylla said "really? Then could you help me train my friend here."
Zinnia thought for a bit, then brought out a pokeball and threw it in the air. It a flash of light, a Noivern appeared and descended. It landed next to Zinnia "Noibat evolve into Noiverns. Dragons are the hardest to train and the hardest to raise. The Noibat family enforce this belief. I will offer the same training I did with my Noivern, to teach you. But to train with me you must do as I say, no questions asked. Don't worry, I won't do anything crazy."
"Then when do we start?" Scylla asked
"As soon as we can. You must tell your companions in the morning though. We make our way to a forgotten temple. There we will gain a map to a location I really want to see, and is only known by the world's top dragon trainers. If we can get there before others do, that would be great. By then your training will be complete... I have a feeling this is going to be fun. You must be ready for tomorrow." She smiled and then said "this is going to be fun."