Gotta long chapter here. But here it is. New region, new pokemon, new heroes. Sorry if this seems a bit dry or their discriptions, if there is one, seems a bit vauge. This is just the first draft. I hope to make this into a fan comic with one of my friends. I'll also have a myspace account set up, hopefully, for each of the characters and have thier pokedexes on there. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter One: The Threat
I sit on a chair in a white room, my hands folded on a table laid out in front of me. A bright light shines in my eyes. A woman dressed in a blue officer's uniform sits on the other side. Her hair is blue as well, but not as dark as her uniform. She sighs heavily and sinks into her seat slightly. I don't know how long I've been in hear. There's no clocks and any time telling device I had on me was confiscated before I came in here.
"So you didn't get a good look at the people who did this to your home town?" she asked.
"No ma'am. All I remember is that they were dressed the same," I said.
"And you didn't overhear anything spoken among themselves?"
"Only something about Kronos. But I don't know how helpful that would be. What is Kronos anyways?"
"In ancient times Ceereg was polytheists, meaning we worshipped many gods, not just one. Well in the first generation of gods, Kronos was the king."
"So these people are just a bunch of religious nut bags who worship the gods of old?"
"I don't know. Can you tell me again what happened?"
This time I sighed. I had told the story so many times already. I was growing tired of telling it. Yet maybe this time I may remember something and it could be helpful. I rummage through my memories on how the day had started.
"Ok… It all started like this…
"I was sitting on a bench in the park waiting for my friends Deo and Eris to show up. We were all the outcasts of our town because we didn't have nor wanted pokemon and we all had our reasons. I for one just didn't care about pokemon, Deo has too much of a life in Nemea to just up and leave, and Eris was a special case. Eris had a traumatic pokemon related experience when she was a kid and had been scared of them since. It was pretty much a normal day in Nemea.
"When Deo and Eris showed up we just hung out and talked about what ever popped into our heads. It was around noon when it happened. An explosion went off in the center of town. The park isn't to far from town square and the vibrations of the blast shook the three of us off the bench.
"People were running, screaming for their lives. I had never seen these people with such fear in their eyes before. I wanted to see what was going on. I was always a curious person and was warned that it would get me into trouble. I just never believed them. I quickly stood up and ran towards the square.
"'Ajax! Get back here!' I heard Eris cry out.
"'That's right! Don't be stupid!' Deo added in.
"'I won't be long! I just wana see what's going on!' I should have listened to them and ran with the other townsfolk. But I didn't. I just had to look at what was going on.
"In the town square stood six people. Three of them I recognized right away as Jason, Perseus, and Theseus. They were a few of the strongest trainers in the town and were looked up to as heroes. The other three I didn't know. They were all dressed in black with red designs on their clothes. They had a black trench coat with a red K on the center. Each had a pokemon out.
"Jason had his Tauroi out. I remember how its bronze hide gleamed in the sunlight. Perseus had out his Gorgonis. I never did like it; it was just too freaky to me. And Theseus had out his Minotaur. I had always loved Minotaurs so I was not likely to move any time soon. The three men in black had out a Lamiai, Repiv, and Vodara.
"I stayed in the shadows as the heroes fought the invaders. At first it seemed as if they were going to win. Not much could stand up against Gorgonis's stone gaze or Tauroi's strength. But somehow the invaders bounced back and started on the offensive. It didn't take long for the heroes pokemon to faint. Soon they were down to nothing.
"I remember that the villains in black didn't return their pokemon. They just approached Jason, Perseus, and Theseus. From where I was I couldn't tell but it looked as if one pulled something out from their coat. I now know it was a sword. That's when I heard it. Something about 'Lord Kronos' and then… and then…" I went quiet. The memories of what happened were still fresh and hurt. The images still burned bright in my eyes and sent shivers down my spin.
"And then the man in the center killed Perseus. He then moved quickly and killed Jason and Theseus as well. I jumped and tripped over something. What ever happened I caused a racket and the three men noticed me. I then ran. Ran back towards Deo and Eris and the other villagers. But they followed. They knew I had seen the murders and they wanted to silence me too.
"I ran into Deo during my escape. Literally ran into him. 'What are you doing here, we need to run now!' I yelled as I helped Deo up.
"'I came to make sure you didn't get into trouble," Deo said.
"'Poison Fang!' We heard in the distance. The Repiv appeared out of no where and went to attack us.
"'To late! Run now!' I yelled and ran, Deo not far behind. The Repiv barely missed us. We would be dead too if I had hesitated just a second more. 'Please tell me you know of a place to hide?' I asked.
"'Eris is waiting for us in the normal hiding spot in the woods.' Deo answered.
'Thank god,' I muttered under my breath. Deo and I did what we'd normally do if we were being chased by town goers and we split up. I ducked into the woods while Deo took a longer route, having a higher endurance then I do. It didn't take long for me to loose the men in the labyrinth of the woods and then find our hideout; an abandoned Orius den. It had been our hide away since we were kids and we still went there to get away from everyone. Now it was our haven.
"I walked in on Eris with her hand on her heart, obviously scared I could have been one of the villains. Now came the hard part, waiting. We sat in the den for what seemed like years as we waited for Deo to return. Soon we could hear footsteps. My heart beat quickened. Adrenalin filled my veins. If it was Deo all would be safe, but what if it wasn't. What if it was one of the men? I would have to protect Eris above all else, that much I did no.
"But then a familiar voice called down to us and we calmed down. Deo was safe and we would be too. Deo crawled through the doorway into the main part of the den and we were relieved. He then collapsed, gasping for air. It was obvious it had taken awhile for Deo to loose the men. I wanted to ask him if it was safe outside but I knew better then to talk at the moment.
"The time dragged on again. I don't know how long we were in the den until we heard their voice. 'Come out come out kids,' the voice carried on the wind." I paused again. Trying to remember what happened. "It gets kinda fuzzy now. I don't remember anyone coming in… but at the same time I was knocked out so someone must have come in."
"Are you sure you can't remember anything else. Try to think, Ajax. There must be something you're forgetting. A height, skin tone, hell, even a scar would be something," the officer said.
I closed my eyes tightly and ran over the events again in my mind. Deo collapsing on the ground, the voice that was carried on by the wind, then I remembered.
"Two of them were men, the last was a woman. The one in the front wore black glasses and his hair was green and was cut short. He had a scar running from his forehead down to his chin and overlapped his left eye. I guess that could be why he wore the glasses. The other man's had electric blue eyes and a crocked nose. His hair was also blue. He was also a bit on the slim size, or at least he appeared slim compared to the lead guy. And the woman had long red hair. By her looks it seemed she should have been a model instead of a villain. She also had… well her chest was… um… it was larger then… They were big. Very big." My face seemed to be glowing with embarrassment now. Of all the things to remember of one of the people it was her bust size.
"Good. Can you remember anything else?"
"yes… It's starting to be clearer to me now. I remember the Repiv, it was the woman's pokemon, it tore the den apart. Eris was scared stiff, I had to drag her out of there so she'd be safe. Deo was had enough time to rest to help me with Eris. We headed back into the woods. We were cut off by the woman riding her Repiv. The lead man came up behind us and placed his hand on my shoulder and squeezed." I touched my left shoulder where the man's hand had been, it was still sore.
"The man then turned me around and took hold of my shirt and lifted me up and slammed me against a tree. 'Tell us where Ionl is and your lives shall be spared,' he said. His voice was strong and demanding. 'I don't know where Ionl is. He's just a myth anyways,' I said back. The second man, the one with blue hair, walked up and drew his sword. I remember shacking violently because there was still blood on it from when they killed the heroes. He was about to strike me down when a loud roar filled the forest.
"The green haired man then dropped me and looked around. I remembered my vision blurred around that time. I guess I was about to feint from being scared from the sword. I don't know if what I saw was for real or not… But Ionl came to save us. He came from where ever he was and saved Deo, Eris, and me."
"Thank you, Ajax. You were very helpful today. It seems we have a new criminal organization to be on the look out for," The officer said.
"It was nothing, officer…" I trialed.
"Jenny. And you'll probably be seeing a lot of me lately," She said.
"What do you mean? Do you think I'm a troublemaker or something?"
"No. It's just my sisters and I got transferred to the Ceereg region and we all look the same."
"Oh… well that's strange."
"Never thought about it that way. Can you find your way out?"
"Yeah. Bye," I said and waved as I headed out of the integration room. Officer Jenny waved back and left through a different door. It felt good to finally be out of the police station and back on familiar ground, even if I was now in Lerna instead of Nemea. I found Eris and Deo waiting for me outside.
"It's about time they let you out of there." Eris said, her arms crossed.
"Sorry. I had trouble remembering what happened."
"Was it because you fainted like a scared little baby.? Wah wah!" Eris mocked, rubbing her eyes as if she was really crying. I only laughed, not letting her get to me.
"So was it real? Did Ionl really save us?" I asked. Eris stopped mocking and held her right arm with her left. Deo was quiet too.
"Yeah. He came down from where ever he was and stopped those guys. We owe our lives to him," Deo said.
"We have to find some way to repay him," Eris said.
"We can pick up where he left off. We can finally become trainers and help stop this team from doing what ever it is they want to do," I suggested.
Deo nodded his approval. Eris was quiet. I would understand if she didn't want to join us, being afraid of pokemon and all.
"I… I… I'm in," She finally said.
"Come on, we can check in on Professor Olive. He's the one we should visit to get our pokemon," I said.
"Lead the way!" Eris said, smiling again. I grinned. And we headed toward the pokemon research facility of Lerna City, also known as Professor Olive's lab.