Disclaimer (for the full story): I do not own any characters, story plots, scenes, any lines I may take from the game and stuff. It's not mine. Any of it.
This fanfiction is my written version of Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs. I might be doing a few of these written versions of things- games, anime… etc. I decided to do these because I was looking for fanfictions that were written versions of games and stuff and while I did find a few, I really wanted to do my own version for the games (or whatever I decide to do a fanfic for) that I like.
So that this story makes sense, a few adjustments will be made such as not including save machines, making up what the main character says, explaining things like the Capture Styler and the Ranger Union and such. For the Voice Navigation on the Capture Styler I will be taking the lines from the game. If I can't find a way to adapt a line such as 'Skydiving… with no parachute!' then I'll just use that from the game, but as the above disclaimer says, those aren't mine.
So, without further ado, my written version of Pokémon Ranger Guardian Signs.
Prologue
Our story begins in the sky above the peaceful region of Oblivia. The sky was a calming blue, the kind you get on those carefree summer days in, well, summer. It was tranquil and quiet, save for the calls of bird Pokémon.
Suddenly, a desperate cry punctured the stillness. A large, red winged Pokémon was flying as fast as it could possibly have flown. The winged creature cried out again, in fear perhaps, or determination- for it was being chased. The two people chasing it were flying on hovering machines, the rounded base of which they stood on and the handle like that of a bike. A small, cylindrical tube protruded outward at the bottom of the handle's support, which was a long, thin metal bar. The people wore identical green outfits.
The Pokémon swerved unexpectedly as several green lights shot at it from behind, fired from the tube on the hovering machines.
"Alright!" An excited male voice shouted. "We got you now, Latias!"
The female on the other machine grinned. "Just let us capture you! It won't hurt, I promise!" The woman snickered, along with her partner.
"You can't get away!" the man taunted.
As the distance between both parties closed, another, higher pitched Pokémon cry sounded from behind. It was that of a Staraptor. The Staraptor was being flown by none other than our heroine. She was dressed in red and yellow, in the easily recognisable uniform of a Pokémon Ranger. Her eyes were protected from the stinging wind by red goggles, a yellow scarf flying out behind her.
The two that were chasing Latias had turned at the sound of the Staraptor's screech, now staring at the girl before them.
"That uniform…" the man said.
"…she's a Pokémon Ranger." His partner stated for him.
"Well then. We know what to do." The two gave identical smirks and tapped something into a screen on the hover machine handles.
The voice navigation system on the Ranger's Capture Styler piped up in its robotic voice, "Your adversaries are using Pokémon to attack. Please capture the Pokémon to calm it down."
For those that do not know, a Capture Styler is an extremely advanced piece of equipment that every Pokémon Ranger uses. It is strapped to the arm of the Ranger and has several uses. To capture a Pokémon with it, a button must be pressed to start 'Capture Mode' where the Styler shoots energy, controlled by the Ranger, at a Pokémon- such energy will convey feelings of friendship to the Pokémon. The Ranger draws loops around the Pokémon they wish to capture with the energy. Any attacks from the Pokémon will be absorbed by the Styler. A Styler has a set amount of energy points, a different kind of energy from the one it fires. These points will decrease as the Styler takes damage. Several different things in 'Capture Mode' can be updated, such as the length of the lines that can be 'drawn' with energy, or the power of capture energy, amongst several other functions.
The other utilities a Capture Styler has are things like the ability to communicate with other Rangers, a map, a Pokémon browser listing the Pokémon caught by the Ranger (much like a Pokédex) and other extremely useful uses.
But back to the story. The attackers finished typing on the screens swiftly, still with the arrogant smirks in place. Almost a second later, a small bird Pokémon flew towards the Pokémon Ranger, but the girl only had time to be mildly surprised as the bird Pokémon, a Pidgey, attacked.
The capture was quick and simple, the Ranger completing the task with ease. The two adults looked affronted.
"Agh!" the woman cried. "How could you do that so easily?"
"Never mind that, Latias got away!" said the other, anger in his eyes.
"Damn it! You'll pay for that, Ranger!" The last word was spat with pure spite. "Say hello to the Plasma Cannon!" she was, of course, referring to the tube that shot out the green balls of light.
The deadly light shot towards the Pokémon Ranger who managed to dodge it as easily as Latias had, only a short gasp escaping from her lips to announce her surprise.
"What?!" the woman gaped at the girl, her face showing plain shock at the Ranger's easy evasion of the shots. She gave an animalistic growl of anger. "Alright, no more messing around. Time for the double attack!"
The Ranger frowned. The duo before her prepared to fire.
The Voice nav. on the Styler spoke again, "Picking up strong energy reactions. Guide Staraptor to dodge the attacks." And that's what our Ranger did. Bursts of light were all the girl could acknowledge, but somehow, she managed to dodge all of the incoming projectiles within seconds of them occupying the space she had just left.
"Oh, great!" cried the male attacker as he tried to fire another shot, but failed. "The battery's dead!"
The female grunted as her Plasma Cannon failed her as well. "Mine, too. All that random firing was a waste. Good going, idiot." She added, blaming her companion.
"But it was your suggestion!" The whiny voice he used was ignored.
"Looks like… we'll just have to attack without the Cannons." That irritating grin was back. "Ramming time!"
The Ranger resisted the urge to roll her eyes at the childish adults, who she knew she could dodge.
"Hold that thought!" A new voice cried. The girl looked to her right, where another Ranger shot through the clouds. Ben, her partner. Finally. Where had he been? That was a question to be answered later, though. Now was hardly the time.
"Two on one is hardly fair." Ben said. He shot his friend a smile before turning back to face the attackers, who were arguing with each other.
"There's more than one! Our Cannons are down! Let's get outta here already!"
"Oh, please. They're just children. It won't take much to overpower them… but, I see your point. There isn't much point staying here, anyway."
Yet another new voice called out. "Wait! There's no need to retreat!"
A man clad in red appeared, riding on his own red version of the hovercraft, which had a substantially bigger Plasma Cannon attached. His hair was blonde, but dyed a fierce red at the ends.
"Leader! They're Rangers!" both the original foes exclaimed at the same time.
"You think I don't have eyes?" he hissed, glaring. "Flying rangers, though. Hm. That's certainly a first. But this is a joke. Two children playing hero in their silly Ranger outfits easily outsmarting you two? Honestly."
"Children?!" Ben shouted over the wind, annoyed. "But like you said, it's a joke that we can defeat your little team! Actually, I only arrived about a minute ago, so it's even better. Outsmarted by one Ranger, not two." The girl beside him motioned for him to calm down, which he did, stopping his outburst.
The leader narrowed his eyes. "Alright, boy. Do you know what you get for being so rude? I have just the thing for a tough little Ranger like you. Skydiving… with no parachute!" As soon as the last word was said, a whirring noise could be heard from the Plasma Cannon at the man's feet.
And in one second, several things happened. Ben screamed, dropping any attempts at bravery. His partner launched herself towards the green light that was far bigger, brighter and far more lethal than any others shot previously. And the man in red laughed.
The girl Ranger cried out as the shots hit her, but the sound was lost to the world as everything faded to black.
I know that in the game there are a few things after that, but this seemed like a good place to end the prologue. If I get a positive response to this, then I will start writing chapter one. And if I don't really get any responses, I will start writing chapter one anyway. Yeah, I don't really know how it's going to work (It's my first fanfic, don't kill me for my ignorance, I'm begging you!), but I'll wait and see what happens while I work out the website. :D Also, I hope my explanations of things made sense, but if they didn't, let me know. Another thing- I know this is short, but it's only the prologue, chapters will be longer.
Reviews are much appreciated, because as you can kind of tell, I'd love to know how I'm doing, so review away! Until next time!
Uploaded on: Thursday 30th October 2014
Re-uploaded: Friday 28th November 2014 – I just added the feelings of friendship thing to the Capture Styler description. :)
As of 17:29 and however long this takes to take effect on 21/02/15, I'm changing the title of this story to 'Signs of a Guardian'.