Hello there readers! I'm DarthShedinja1981 and I'm here to present my first story in the making. This is my first attempted story on as well as a tribute to the Pokémon series. It carries elements of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and Pokémon Adventures (aka Pokémon Special) as well as other Pokémon series. I cannot emphasise enough that for now, this is a fanfiction that directly features only OCs and Pokémon characters, but anyone who is familiar with Star Wars or Final Fantasy (specifically the first game) would recognise elements of these series here as there are references to these series as well as others. Reviews that are constructive one way or another are greatly appreciated, as this is only a work in progress and not the final product :-( . I'm sorry if it takes a long time to finish up, but I'm always looking for room to improve and it also helps me to keep up to date with the Pokémon series, especially in light of any possible games that may come out. After all, I'm not looking to finish it as soon as possible but instead finish it well. I also sincerely apologise if my story defies all logic (Pokémon using Z-Moves differently, etc.) for the purpose of storytelling. Enjoy!
Note: Pokémon © Nintendo
Pokégeddon: Light of Hope
Prologue
The Pokémon realm of Ransei had, centuries ago, been at peace. Ransei had been under the watch of heroes, both humans and Pokémon, and for a long time, it had seemed that nothing could wreck the unity created by the values that held both Pokémon and humans together. As Ransei gradually evolved to become the seven regions of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos and Alola, various heroes would emerge from history to save and protect the world that they knew and loved.
Alas, that has all been eons ago. With the ascent of the one known only as the Overlord, a being of unknown species and of power that rivalled even that of Arceus himself, disaster struck. The Overlord commanded hordes of Pokémon that obeyed his every command, and that included creating a humongous space fleet which could annihilate or conquer anything for the Overlord. The flagship was a massive globe-shaped space station called the Armageddon, which could fire a laser beam that could devastate entire metropolises even at minimum power and was said to be powered by the Overlord himself. One such blast struck a fault line in the ocean floor, and as a result of the undersea earthquake that followed, the massive tidal waves that were generated flooded and wiped out entire areas in just one week. The Overlord also waged battle with Arceus and easily defeated his forces in less than a month. This forced Arceus, who barely survived the cataclysmic war, to scatter its Plates far and wide.
Ever since the apocalyptic disaster, the world has been plunged into darkness. Although many Pokémon survived, only a small number of people remained. Brutal wars wreaked death and destruction everywhere, anarchy prevailed among the Pokémon for centuries, and order itself was falling apart. By the time the dust had settled, the entire world had been divided into clans that were ruled by Pokémon, and many Legendary Pokémon, having obtained most of the Plates and mastered the technology that survived the apocalypse, seized the chance to establish dictatorial rule over the clans that covered vast swathes of land, resulting in a great imbalance across the world. Tempests and twisters rage while forests burn to the ground. Entire oceans and mountains freeze over while Kyogre flooded the area between Kanto and Johto save for the Tohjo Falls, the sole link of Johto to its eastern brethen Kanto. The Overlord also obtained one of the plates and used it to further augment his near-invincible army and conquer other similar dimensions using the Ultra Wormholes.
However, all is not lost. An ancient prophecy foretells this to us all: "When darkness seems to prevail, a group of heroes will one day rise forth from the rubble of the realm and restore light to the world. Should they fail, the world will be consumed in eternal anarchy and destruction." Here in the Cave of Enlightenment (what humans used to call Diglett's Tunnel), where we Sages of Enlightenment commune with few others but ourselves and Arceus for most of our lives, we utilise the Azure Flute to seek advice from Arceus, who in the form of a stone statue rests his wounded body and soul at the Hall of Origin. From our last communication with him, we have learnt that this prophecy cannot be truly deciphered for its meaning, and even then we are limited in our power. Our concern is that we do our best to comprehend what this prophecy has in store for us, so that we are able to give aid to these destined heroes all the help that they need to set things right. All we can count on, all the hope for us not to be consumed in eternal destruction...is dependent on the success that these heroes achieve. From the journals of Basalt, first Sage Dugtrio
This is only the beginning, so forgive me for this pretty… "meh" prologue. I will fix any major problems in my story, that much is guaranteed. Please input positive suggestions including better names for this story and thank you for taking the time to read this story! :-D
Signed,
DarthShedinja1981.