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I've been reading Pokémon fanctions for write a while now and I just thought it was my turn to give back to the community. Just some background info - the protagonist is an OC but 99% of the other characters in the story are from the canon, and I will be bringing characters together from different games/regions! Hopefully you guys will have just as much fun reading this as I had writing this so without further ado – happy reading!
Arc 1: The Beginning | Chapter 1: Pokémon Hunter J
The harsh icy winds whipped at his face and bare forearms, as he squinted through the impeding hailstorm trying to see where that sound had come from. Even though the thick snowfall that was fogging his vision, he heard the deafening noise of the explosion as clearly as if he was there, within the blast radius; though his keen sense of hearing did him no good when challenged with the thick veil of ice that surrounded him. Perhaps choosing the peak of Mount Silver as his home wasn't the best of his ideas.
He'd become used to living on the mountain that divided the Johto and Kanto regions, though he'd always preferred to stay indoors when a hailstorm was raging; it was a novice mistake to venture out during such trying weather, even for experienced trainers. But he knew he had to; he'd heard the explosion from within his walls; and for all he knew, someone might've gotten badly hurt – he couldn't leave them out to face the elements, even if it was a slight possibility.
Luckily, he was just returning home when he heard the blast which meant that he was still wearing clothing that was decently suited for the weather. Black cargo pants, filled mostly with emergency supplies for himself and his Pokémon, along with durable hiking boots kept his legs and feet well protected. His upper body, however, was feeling a lot more of the storm; all he had on was a white shirt and a grey jacket embroidered with the Pokémon League symbol that did nothing when it came to blocking the cold winds of the mountain.
Looking over to his side, he was surprised to see his Espeon strutting through the snow covered ground as there was no snowstorm around; her thick coat of fur and was coming in handy. She looked over to her snow-clad trainer before pointing with her tail to a nearby grove of pine trees, signaling where the explosion had taken place; evidently, the falling snow had little impact on her eyes and ears as well. Grey nodded towards her before starting to take long strides towards the patch of trees. He saw Espeon tense up as they approached the forested area; he'd come to know that that meant danger was nearby. He grunted and continued to walk, albeit a bit more hesitantly, towards the pines.
When he looked cautiously into the clearing in the centre of the grove of trees; he saw several things at once, none of which he had anticipated. A middle-aged lady with short lilac-colored hair was riding atop a Salamence which was rearing its head, preparing to fire an attack he'd seen many times on his journey as a Pokémon trainer – it was a Hyper Beam and a pretty powerful one if size was anything to judge by. But what really caught his attention was what the blue dragon Pokémon was aiming at.
Slumped in front of a pine tree was what he could only describe as a large white cat-like Pokémon with a purple-colored stomach and tail; it was unlike anything he had seen before. And by the looks of it, it had taken some major damage as its entire body was covered with cuts and bruises. He assumed that it'd already taken another one of Salamence's Hyper Beams which was probably where the explosion he'd heard had come from. Its deep purple eyes were determinedly staring at the woman who was smirking; a woman he now identified as the Pokémon Hunter J – a villainous individual who made money from stealing and selling Pokémon on the black market. She had been eluding capture from the authorities for years and was hated by any half-decent Pokémon trainer in the entire world. And by the looks of it, the rumors about her being merciless were true as well – judging by the look in her eyes, she intended to completely destroy the near-defenseless feline-like Pokémon.
But there was no way in hell that he was going to let her do that. "Espeon, jump in front of that Pokémon, then use Psychic on Salamence!" The Sun Pokémon jumped, arcing through the air and landed nimbly in front of the injured Pokémon, taking up a defensive stance. The jewel atop her head began to glow a bright blue as she focused her psychic energy onto her new foe, which also began to glow the same bright blue. Then, with a cry, she telekinetically forced the airborne dragon back onto the ground, making it smash into the icy mountainside. It groaned with pain, unable to get back up; it had only taken a single attack to bring down the large dragon type.
J, seeing what was about to happen the moment Espeon came into her field of vision, wisely jumped off of Salamence before the Psychic attack connected and was now standing in front of her fallen Pokémon, eying her new adversary. She stared into his hate-filled dark brown eyes before narrowing her own in realization; she'd seen him somewhere before. But that didn't matter to her right now; for all she knew, he was just a random punk who'd unwisely decided to get in her way. Anyways, that was a powerful Espeon he had; it'd definitely get a nice sum of cash.
"Salamence! Get up and use flamethrower on that little piece of shit!" she shouted at her Pokémon. The large dragon unsteadily got up and opened it large maw in a growl before letting loose a fiery stream of flames towards Espeon.
"Espeon, stand your ground! We can't let her attack hit that Pokémon; repel that Flamethrower with Signal Beam," he said quickly. Espeon, gave a short nod of understanding before shooting a stream of green-yellow energy from the orb on her head.
He and J watched as the two attacks collided in the middle of their makeshift battlefield and created an explosion so huge that the two trainers had to shield their faces from the heat that was being emitted by the collision. As the smoke cleared, it was clear who had won the little standoff; even though the attacks were evenly matched, Salamence, who had taken previous damage from Espeon's Psychic attack, was panting in exhaustion releasing streams of smoke from his snout.
J was no fool; Salamence was her only way off of this mountain and risking it further in battle would be idiotic. "Hmph! You're lucky that you surprised us otherwise that Espeon of yours and Mewtwo would both be in my possession! Come Salamence, let's get out of here; we already got what we needed."
He watched as she picked up a large pink-colored plate that had fallen on the ground, before re-mounting her dragon, forcing it up from the ground, in complete ignorance of its tired and beaten state. He grimaced as Salamence flinched at its trainer's orders and got up unsteadily before flapping its massive wings and taking off into the storm. J looked back at him, committing that face into memory; she'd teach that little brat a lesson in time.
Only when he was sure that the two had truly left, he rushed over to the Pokémon he'd just saved. He looked at the human-like Pokémon for a moment, staring into deep purple eyes which were still filled with defiance. Espeon turned her head to the side in curiosity, sharing the wonderment of trainer; just what was that … thing? They both jumped as it … or rather, Mewtwo, as J called it … started to speak to them" "Who are you?" it asked in a surprisingly deep voice that sounded in their heads; it was obviously a Psychic-type.
Espeon jumped back, her fur standing on end, taking up a defensive stance, feeling threatened. "It's alright Espeon; he's not going to hurt us," he said reassuringly to his Pokémon before turning to Mewtwo, "The name's Grey. And don't worry, you're safe now."
Grey was surprised when Mewtwo's eyes suddenly closed; the Pokémon had just lost consciousness. "What in the world are you …?" he muttered in wonder before hoisting the large Pokémon up on his back and starting the walk back home. Espeon stood there, regarding its trainer's actions for a moment before running back to his side, which was quickly disappearing back into the snowstorm.
And that concludes chapter one! Please remember to review, as I'd love to hear what you guys think about this chapter! And if you really enjoyed reading, be sure to favorite and follow to know when a new chapter is published (talking about new chapters, I'll most probably have the next one up in a couple of days, so stay tuned!). And thanks once again for taking the time to read (and hopefully review)!