Wow...Allow me to say that I'm surprised that this is my NINTH story on this site...I am just amazed on how many ideas I had zipping around in my head. Now, this one is taking a bit of a different approach, starting in the early 1800s. This will be explained in time, so don't flame me for it. This also takes place in New York City's past as well, so I'm kinda winging it in terms of the terrain not affected by the city and the buildings appearances back then. Again, don't hate me if I get something wrong...

Lets go!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any major company brands. I only own the story and my OC's.

V is for Victory

Prologue

Third Person POV:

New York, July 1, 1812

The sun was just rising over the horizon as the town started to wake. People started leaving their homes heading for work, children running down the sidewalks, heading for school. One of them, a young boy in his post-childhood, was at the rear of a group of students. He was wearing a tan undershirt with a brown vest, along with brown and tan striped pants. A black hat with orange goggles covered his slightly messy brown hair. Even though he was last in the group, he still has a form of joyful aura around him.

A young girl was running down the sidewalk, trying to catch up to the kid. She had blond, shoulder-length hair that was braided into pigtails. She was wearing the average middle class clothing; white dress with matching shoes, a blue bonnet covering her head except the pigtails, and, due to her being short-sighted, wears glasses as well. She also had a bracelet that her mother gave her during her early school days.

The girl was able to catch up, breathing a little heavy from the running. She was able to speak between breaths. "Hey...Lucas," the girl said. "Glad I was...able to...catch up with you..." she said, still breathing hard.

The boy, Lucas, had a smile on his face, then responded "Yeah, good to see you too Julie."

The girl, Julie, was able to catch her breath, then let a smile show on her face. She then started walking besides Lucas. Both of them are really good friends. Each of them always support each other when playing games with other kids. Lucas, however, is the one that wins all the time when playing games. He really can't explain it, but he always feels that no matter on how bad he does, he always pulls out on top. Julie isn't bothered when she loses to Lucas, though sometime he lets her win.

After a few minutes of walking and chatting about stuff in daily life, both kids arrived at the towns school. It was a little larger than other schools, with around five rooms able to hold around seventy students total. The bell on top has yet to ring, meaning they were on time. They both have the same classroom together, so they never have to worry about each other. They both took a seat next to the other, always staying close. Lucas was one who was always wanting to learn something new, for he always listened to the teacher, even when most students were staring off in a different direction or sleeping.

-6 hours later-

The school bell rang, signaling the end of the school day. The mob of students swarmed out of the building, all eager to go home. Lucas and Julie left the building as well, but turned the other direction the crowd was going. During class, Lucas told Julie of a small cave he found when he ran from home once.

His mother is a form of over-zealous kind of person for Christianity, preaching day, midday, and night. Lucas may be one for learning new things, but sometimes he wishes his mother would be a little easy on him during preaching. She would end up beating him most of the time if he ends up messing up during preachings, due to him(from her perspective)'insulting the lord'.

Lucas' father, on the other hand, is much more forgiving and kinder. He would normally treat Lucas' wounds from the beatings he would receive. He would often go and get Lucas some toys for him to play with. He would also take him to work sometimes, which would be the towns post-office.

However, both parents were unaware of Lucas' hiding spot for when he runs. Only he and Julie know where it is and she swore to never tell anyone else about it. The cave in question is north of city hall, at least half a mile. Both Julie and Lucas wandered through the woods, Julie holding Lucas' hand tightly, Lucas looking for his spot.

"Lucas?" Julie asked, slightly scared. "Are you sure that its out here?"

"Yes, I'm sure that its out here.," Lucas responded. "Don't worry, I know where I'm going."

"But what if something bad happens?"

"Nothing will happen, I promise. Wait, there it is!" Lucas exclaimed, tugging Julies hand. A few yards away was a small cliff. At the base of it is the cave Lucas pointed out, with the evening light shining in it.

Lucas brought Julie through, entering the cave with the light illuminating the inside. There were natural crystals in the cave, reflecting the light at just the right angle, showing the natural beauty of the place. Both kids were awe-struck at the sight, taking in all that there is of the place. They both continued talking about stuff in daily life. However, there was one thing that caught their attention; a glimmer of light further down the tunnel, past all the crystals. Lucas, being the curious one, decided to see what it was, much to Julies dismay.

"Lucas, where are you going?" Julie questioned.

"I think there's something further down here." answered Lucas. "Beside, I'm not going to do anything bad, just curious."

Lucas ventured further down the tunnel, with less light coming through. He kept walking, slowing down so that he doesn't trip over anything. After walking for a minute, he was able to find the source; some kind stone wall, with a crystal shining at the top. Lucas stared at the crystal embedded at the top in awe. Julie arrived shortly after and stared at the crystal as well. After staring for around twenty or so seconds, Lucas noticed something on the wall. He walked closer to inspect what it was, causing Julie to snap out of her trance.

"Lucas, what are you doing?" she asked.

"I think there is something on this wall." Lucas answered.

He got close enough to see what he spotted on the wall. He could barely make it out, but it was some form of creature, with two spikes forming what looks like a V on top of its head. The rest he couldn't make out. He reached out to touch the figure, to try and find out what the rest of the symbol is. However, upon touching said symbol, the crystal above shone a bright amber color, nearly blinding both kids. Lucas felt something pulling him through the wall. He struggled with all his might to resist the unknown force, but ended up slipping, pulling him through the wall.

After the light faded, only Julie was shown standing at the wall, hands still shielding her eyes. After a few seconds, she brought her hands down, only for her to find that shes alone.

"Lucas? Lucas?" she asked, growing terrified. "Lucas, where are you? LUCAS?"

-0-

Meanwhile, on the other side of the wall, Lucas lied face-down, on the ground in a much different room. Despite there being no visible way out, there was a hole in the wall that allowed air to come in, along with a small orb of light on the ceiling, casting a soft glow through the room. He started to pick himself up, groaning slightly as he went. After getting to his full height, he gasped and quickly looked around. Instead of seeing Julie next to him, he was alone in the room. taking in the surroundings.

The room was around the same size as an average bedroom, with a surprisingly high ceiling. At the other end of the room was a tan toy-box, with some dolls on top. To the right of it was a slightly taller dresser, with some empty picture frames on it. Across it was a bed that could fit a grown adult comfortably. In the center of the room was a checkered tan and red rug, with a few wooden cubes lying around. Lucas walked around the room, going to the toy-box first. He picked up one of the dolls, in which its head looked like the symbol he touched.

The V was actually the ears, orange in color, cream colored on the outer edge inside the ears, and black in the center. Two big, blue eyes covered most of its face. Both of its hands have only three fingers, while the feet only have two. A pair of what look like wings are on the dolls lower back. All but the hands and feet were cream colored, the rest orange.

Despite the fact that he was trapped in the room, he somehow wasn't panicking. It was like as though something was watching over him, but he couldn't put his finger on it. When he put the doll back on the toy-box, he suddenly felt tired. Seeing the bed to his right– which had a matching pattern as the rug – he walked towards it. He sat down on the bed, noticing on how comfortable it was. He then took off his hat, along with his shoes, and sat them to the side. Afterward, he put his head down on the pillow and almost immediately fell asleep.

-0-

Meanwhile, outside of the room, Julie ran back into town to get help to save Lucas. She was able to memorize the way back when first brought there, and as such, ran as fast as her legs could carry her. She arrived at the towns sheriffs office. She was about to be taken home until she mentioned what happened to Lucas. She brought a few officers to where the cave was but, to her horror, the entrance was collapsed. Julie broke down at that point and tried to dig her way through the rubble, but was ultimately brought back home, tears streaming down her face.

-0-

Lucas slept soundly on the bed, completely unaware of the events happening outside. The orb of light dimmed shortly after he fell asleep, giving enough light for one to see enough in this room. However, despite the calm and quiet scene, something was moving in the room. The view shifts to the toy-box, where one of the dolls, the pointy-eared one, was moving slightly. It turned its blue eyes to the sleeping boy, and blinked, cream colored eyelids sliding on its eyes. The doll then lifted itself up, although uneasily, onto its small feet. It walked to the edge of the toy-box, still looking at the boy. The doll then made itself hover slowly over to the bed, being careful not to lose focus and fall.

It was able to land safely and softly on the bed. After the landing, it looked at the boy with a sad expression, one that would say an apology. It then looked up, breathed out a small sigh, then sucked in some air and softly blew amber-colored flames. The flames didn't go out immediately after, instead hovering as a sphere above the boy. There was no heat emanating from the fireball, but the doll gave one last look of sadness to the sleeping boy, then leaped into the fireball.

Almost immediately the doll was burned to ashes, but the fireball remained. The fireball then started to flatten to where it would cover the whole boy. After getting to the desired size, they fell onto the bed, covering the boy. However, the fire didn't harm the boy or scorch the bed he slept on. Instead, the fire started to glow different colors on parts of his body; orange on the hands and feet, as well as forming a V shape at the top of his head.

The boys pinky-and-ring-fingers, along with his middle-and-index-fingers were fusing together, until there were only three fingers per hand. His feet followed suit, but his middle-ring-and-pinky toes, along with the index and thumb toes fusing until there were only two per feet. His pants turned to ashes, revealing cream colored fur underneath. His shirt followed suit with the same results as well. His hair started to turn to ash as well, but his ears melted into his head. It started to mold itself into the shape the flames were like, the points his new ears, forming the same V shape as the doll.

He then started to shrink, his arms and legs growing shorter and bulbous, his eyes growing larger, until his body was the same shape as the doll. He rolled over in his sleep, as a pair of wing-like tails popped out of his lower back. The flames died down, and in it's place was not a boy, but a creature. A small slip of paper was floating down after the fire, looping occasionally, until it landed on its body. In small handwriting, a single word could be made out of the charred paper: Victini.

And thus, the two hundred year slumber begins for young Lucas.

-0-

1813: Everyday after Lucas was sealed in the room, Julie would come to the site of the caves entrance, praying that she would see Lucas again someday.

1814: The war with the British results in the Capitol Building being set ablaze.

1822: Julie marries at the age of 18, though deep inside she still hopes to see Lucas again.

1825: Erie Canal completed. Major achievement which made New York and New York City ascend commercially.

1830: "Underground Railroad" established.

1837: Depression begins with "Panic of 1837".

1846: War with Mexico.

1850: Compromise of 1850 admits California as a free state, but with the Fugitive Slave Law enacted.

1859: Oregon admitted as state.

1860: July 14: Julie dies at the age of 56 due to sickness.

Nov. 6: Lincoln elected president.

1861: First shot of the Civil War fired, sparking war between the Union and Slave states.

1864: April 9: General Lee Surrenders.

April 14: Lincoln is shot, dies the next day.

May: Remaining Confederate armies surrender. End of the Civil War.

1870: 15th amendment ratified, giving black, but not women, the right to vote.

1889: Washington admitted as state.

1903: Wright Brothers first flight.

1914: WWI begins in Europe.

1917: U.S. Enters WWI

1918: WWI ends.

1929: Stock markets crash, Great Depression begins.

1939: WWII starts in Europe.

1941: December: Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. U.S. Declares war on Japan.

1945: End of WWII.

1949: NATO established.

1963: Kennedy assassinated.

1973: End of Vietnam War.

July 1, 2012: End of two-hundred year slumber.

-0-

I know that this last stretch was an infodump, but I wanted to show all the important events that happened while Lucas slept. The poll on my profile will determine on how the next chapter will play out in terms of characters.