Braden's gauntlets glowed red as he stared into the portal. "And you say this will definitely take me to whatever world you specify?" he asked.

"Yes." Michael rubbed his hands together and nodded. "You will be instantly transported. I have attempted it myself. A specific set of dimensional coordinates is required, but you have given me those already. There's one problem. The portal only works one way. But, here." He handed Braden a large machine that looked similar to a Metang, but without arms.

"When you are done... wherever you are, input your coordinates here and you will be transported home." Michael then handed Braden a small earpiece. "This will let you contact me during your sojourn. Use it well."

"Alright! Well, next stop, Johto!" Despite having created his mighty Beldo Gauntlets, which could emulate almost any Pokemon attack, Braden lived in a world in which Pokemon weren't… well, around, and thus, his invention was made useless. But all this would change when he stepped through the portal and into Johto.

Speaking of which… Braden walked up to the portal. "Coordinates ready?" he asked, glancing back at Michael.

"Ready!" Michael gave Braden a thumbs up, then looked down at a computer screen.

Braden stepped forward. "Alright… here goes nothing…" He stepped into the portal.

The last words he heard were, "No, Braden, wait! I switched around the-"

BOOM!

Darkness.