p class="MsoNoSpacing"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Chapter 1 – Kanto, Johto and Alola/span/strong/p
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p class="MsoNoSpacing"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Writers note:/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"First: my grammar isn't flawless, sorry for that. I'm partially doing this to improve my English, I'm Dutch and this is the first time that I write an English story. But you probably don't care./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"The story is sort of a mix between Hetalia and Pokémon. You don't need to know Hetalia to understand the story, I just got the idea from it. In the story Pokémon regions are represented by humans in the Pokémon world. It is important to know some stuff about Pokémon./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Tips are always welcome. /span/p
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p class="MsoNoSpacing"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Chapter 1/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"You could hear the explosions on the other side of the town. On the battlefield stood two Pokémon. On one side, there was a Venusaur, on the other side a Blastoise. Though he had a type disadvantage the Blastoise didn't look worried at all. Neither did his trainer, a black-haired young man, who yelled with a voice loud and clear: 'Blastoise, Hydro Pump!'/span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"His Pokémon obeyed his command and aimed the cannons on his back towards the foe. Two strong beams of water were shot to the Venusaur, who took the attack like it was nothing. The trainer on the other side laughed. 'Hydro Pump on a grass type Pokémon? Venusaur, I think we won this battle already!'/span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"In a different situation, the trainer of the Blastoise would have reacted angry, but he stayed calm. It was a battle, and most emotions are not important in a battle. Anger will only distract. Instead, he began to smile./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"The other trainer saw the smile even though it was partially covered by the white collar of a shirt. 'Let's wipe that grin off of his face, Venusaur,' he said. 'Use Vine Whip!'/span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"The big ''seed Pokémon'' began the attack. His two vines appeared which he launched towards the Blastoise, to fast to avoid. The vines looked like two green snakes when they wrapped themselves around their target, lifting it into the air to throw itspan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanheads-first to the ground./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'Blastoise, now! Earthquake!' The ''shellfish Pokémon'' turned in mid air with his feet down. The ground trembled when the 188.5 pounds tortoise landed with high speed on the dust of the field. On top of that, it immediately used Earthquake, which shook the battlefield and everything else in town./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Venusaur took the attack again, but this time it hurt badly. When the attack was over the grass Pokémon looked back at his trainer, who gave the command for the next move: 'Sunny Day!'/span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"The Pokémon turned his head up into the sky and called to the sun. The sun started to shine brighter. Blastoise felt that is Water type moves won't be as effective anymore./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'Vine Whip!' shouted the trainer of the Venusaur, and his Pokémon attacked again./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'Ice Beam!' Blastoise took aim and shot the icy attack. The vines and ice met. For a moment it was unsure what would be stronger: The Ice Beam with a type advantage, or the Vine Whip powered by a Sunny Day? But then, the vines began to freeze./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Both Venusaur and his trainer watched as the Ice started to spread form the vines to the Pokémon. Within seconds, Venusaur was completely frozen./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'Hey, Blastoise. Let's break him free with Hydro Pump!' Said the trainer of the Blastoise. The Pokémon aimed his cannons on his foe once again and shot his two powerful water beams. The ice shattered and the Venusaur in it fell to the ground, fainted./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"His trainer ran to him. 'Venusaur, are you okay?' The Pokémon opened his eyes and looked at his worried trainer, trying to reassure him that he will be fine./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Unlike before, the trainer on the other side became an outburst of emotions. 'Woooohooo! Yeah!' he shouted happily while he ran to his Pokémon, who greeted him the same way. It was strange to know that he was so calm just a few moments ago. 'We did it again, Blastoise!' He smiled./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Venusaur's trainer watched his former enemy and saw the white ''96'' on his red body warmer. He started to wonder. 'It was a great fight, but I didn't quite hear your name when we started.'/span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Blastoise's trainer was surprised by this question. 'That is because I didn't tell you.' He walked to the other trainer, smiled and shook his hand: 'Nice to meet you. I'm Kanto.'/span/p
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p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Normally forests are noisy, everything makes a sound. The Pokémon that talk to each other, the leaves that rustle in the wind and the brooks that flow through it. The sounds of life./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"But this part of the forest was different, everything was quiet, not even the wind was blowing against the trees. It was cold and he shivered, and Johto knew that this time he went further than ever into the forest. When he walked deeper into the forest, he saw a big lake in the middle. Pichu came out of his hoodie and sat on the shoulder of his trainer. Together they stared at the strange waters./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"The water was dark and didn't flow. There weren't any clouds blocking the sky but the sun wasn't shining as strong as it should. It made the surroundings seem darker./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Johto liked the quiet nature of this part of the forest. He was used to a lot of noise, since he lived with his older brother, Kanto. They really looked alike when from the outside and you could see that they were brothers, but their personalities were totally different. Kanto was louder, extravert and confident. Johto, on the other hand, was quiet, introvert and more modest. Kanto has adapted to the cultures of other regions, while Johto held on to his past and, in your worlds view, a more Japanese culture./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"But this forest wasn't just quiet, it felt dark and full of death. Pichu knew that too and crawled nervously back into the hoodie of his trainer. 'I know Pichu, something is wrong with the water,' Johto said, trying to calm his best friend. He kneeled and his fingers reached for the surface of the water to investigate it, when he noticed an increase of light. He looked up and on the other side of the lake a Pokémon had appeared./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"The sun began to shine as the Pokémon stepped on the water. The water under its feet became clearer as the Pokémon jumped over the lake./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Johto rose and looked as the Pokémon came towards him. Seconds later, they looked each other in the eyes. 'Konnichiwa, Suicune,' Johto said, interrupting the silence. 'Long time no see, friend.' Pichu appeared once again and greeted the legendary Pokémon./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Johto and Suicune stared at each other. Minutes later, the Pokémon disappeared. 'I got the message,' Johto said. He turned his head to Pichu. 'I'm sorry, but we need to visit some family.'/span/p
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p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'Alola, Kahuna!' The voice of a small girl called. She came hopping from the route to where the Kahuna stood. The Kahuna was old, but not that old. Though he was a grandfather and had grey hair, he was a wrestler and a fierce trainer who specialised in Fighting-types. 'Ah, Alola,' Kahuna Hala said./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'So you have a problem with an aggressive Fearow?' Asked the little girl. Her skin was brown, just like her hair./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'Yes, and I'm afraid that my fighting types are no match for it. Every time people try to cross the bridge to the Ruins of Conflict, they get attacked,' Hala explained./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'That Fearow will be gone in no time! Let's go, Raichu!' From behind the girl a Raichu appeared. Not a Kantonian Raichu, but an Alolan Raichu. As the girl stepped on the bridge her Raichu followed, gliding in the air and using her tail as a surfboard./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"A Pokémon screamed and from the bushes on the other side a big bird Pokémon appeared: Fearow. It flew into the air and towards the couple on the bridge. Its beak started to glow as he prepared to attack with Drill Peck./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"All the girl did was smile. 'You know the drill, Raichu,' she said, as she raised her arms in the air and crossed her forearms in front of her face, her hands in fists. On her right arm there was a black Z-ring with an Aloraichunium Z. The Z-crystal started to shine. Raichu flew off of the bridge and faced the Fearow with no fear./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Raichu's trainer let her arms down and then pointed her arms and fists to her Pokémon. She turned the upper half of her body to the right her arms now on shoulder height. She rotated her upper body back and to the left, bended her knees like she just took a big step. Her arms came together and formed a lightning bolt. She held that pose for a few moments./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Raichu surrounded herself with Z-power and unleashed a full-force Z-move. 'Stoked Sparksurfer!' the girl yelled enthusiastically and she pointed at the Fearow. The energy was replaced by electricity and Raichu began to surf through the air towards her target./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"The Fearow didn't see the danger until it hit him, and its Flying type was certainly no match for the Electric type Z-move. The Pokémon fell out of the air but recovered in time to fly back into the sky again before it hit the water. It quickly flew away./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"The girl came off of the bridge and greeted Hala like nothing happened. Raichu was right behind her, only a little exhausted from using the Z-move. 'He won't be coming back anytime soon!'/span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'Thank you, Alola and Raichu,' Hala said./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'You're welcome,' Alola answered. 'But we need to go now, I kind of promised Raichu a malasada...'/span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Hala laughed. 'That's alright, until we meet again!' Alola and Raichu waved him goodbye./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"An hour later the two were walking through the biggest city of the region: Hau'oli City. They went into a malasada shop and ordered two malasadas. They listened to people in the background that were talking to each other. 'I've heard that the Pokémon League on Mount Lanikala will be finished soon!' someone said. 'I will definitely challenge it!'/span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Alola smiled. Soon she would have a league too, just like her brothers and sisters, and Unova. She could show them that she had strong trainers in her region too./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Raichu finished her malasada and half of Alola's, since Alola didn't eat that much. 'How does all of that fit in your belly?' Alola asked, but Raichu ignored her because the last bit of food was more interesting./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"They left the shop and began wandering the streets of the city. 'So, what should we do now,' Alola asked her best friend. Raichu flew into the air and started to imitate surfing. 'But we already went surfing yesterday!' Alola laughed. Raichu made a sad face, so Alola tried to comfort him. 'If we surf every day, it won't be special anymore. We don't eat malasada everyday because otherwise it won't taste as good the next time you eat it. C'mon, we should know, we experienced it!'/span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"That moment, the sky opened up. A hole was there and it looked like someone sliced it open with a knife. On the other side seemed to be nothing./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"All Alola and Raichu did was stare, just like everyone else around them. They stared while a flying ship came through the hole. On the sides of the ship there was a logo, a black and white shield with a blue P in the middle. They were still trying to figure out what is was exactly. People started freaking out an fleeing when the underside of the ship opened up and revealed something that looked like a canon. And it started to shoot ice./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Real ice came from it, like it was the strongest Ice Beam you've ever seen. The beam was light blue, almost white, and seemed to emit light. It froze everything in its path./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Alola reacted quickly and pushed her Pokémon into a narrow alley to escape the Ice Beam. Raichu freaked out and her trainer tried to calm her. 'Raichu, stay calm! Maybe they are friendly?' Her Pokémon pointed at the UFO and looked at her as if she was telling him that Magikarp are the strongest Pokémon around. 'Okay, maybe they are not friendly, but freaking out isn't an option!'/span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"A strange sound made both of them look at the flying ship. Something opened up and people with Pokémon came out of it. Alola saw a Watchog and Krokorok, an Amoonguss and Zweilous, and more Pokémon. 'All Pokémon from Unova...' Alola noticed. She realized what the logo's on the sides of the ship looked like, the logo of Team Plasma! But what were they doing here?/span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"A grunt with a Liepard noticed her and nudged one of the other grunts to get their attention. Soon, they all knew that she was there. A group of four came towards her. 'Surrender now!' One of them called. Alola looked at her Pokémon, not knowing what to do. 'There is no way we can do that!' She tried to think of something. Thunderbolt would hit only one at a time, and because she used Stoked Sparksurfer earlier Raichu would be too tired to do it again. Disarming Voice or Psychic might work. 'Liepard, use Shadow Ball!' one of the grunts called, most likely the one that spotted her. The ball of dark energy nearly hit her and exploded somewhere to her left./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"A voice called once more. 'Surrender now!' Alola didn't react, still not really knowing what to /span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"do. If she attacked them, more would come. And of course you had that Ice Beam. Without its Z-move, Alola was afraid that Raichu just wasn't strong enough./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'Enough of this! Liepard, use Shadow Ball again!' The purple panther-like Pokémon created the ball of dark energy to shoot it again, this time it wouldn't miss./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'Blastoise! Hydro Pump!' Alola knew that voice!/span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"She could hear the sound of two cannons being fired, only they fired two strong water beams towards the grunts./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked back, right into the eyes of Johto. 'Big brother!' she said relieved. Pichu was on his shoulder and greeted Alola happily. 'What is happening?' Alola asked. 'There is no time to explain, we've got to go.' It was hard to hear his voice with the sounds of a battle in the background, because Johto never spoke really loud./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"'Are we going already or are we going to wait till they catch us?' Kanto yelled, he had been commanding Blastoise the whole time trying to keep the grunts away. Johto nodded and the three of them fled from Team Plasma. Blastoise fired one more Hydro Pump and then followed his trainer./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"The ship was freezing more parts of Melemele Island. Alola looked back, worried. What was going to happen now? Kahuna Hala couldn't stop them alone, and Tapu Koko wouldn't hold out against that many Pokémon at once for long./span/p
p class="MsoNoSpacing"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"She decided to put her feelings aside and focussed on getting away from Hau'oli City, or what has become a battlefield. All she did was trying to keep up with her two brothers./span/p