Author's Notes:
First of all, a friendly hello and welcome to everyone that has found my story. This is my very first fanfiction and probably the longest story that I'll ever write in my entire life. My plan for the future of this story is to update it roughly every week or two. I will try my best to pump out new chapters as soon as I can but that all depends on how busy I get with real life things. I'm honestly really excited to write the remainder of this story as the plot I have set up looks to be really juicy and emotionally heart tugging at the same time. With the intro out of the way, please enjoy my story :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon, but Nintendo, Gamefreak and Creatures do.
Additional Information Before Reading:
-There is no humanization of Pokémon in this story.
-This is not a lemon fanfic and doesn't contain any sexual content of any kind, although this is subject to change later down the line.
-Arceus is basically equivalent to the human God and Pokémon look up to him as such.
Chapter 1(Part 1): The End of Man
Earth...a place where people and Pokémon of all types, shapes and sizes, lived in peace and harmony with one another for a multitude of generations. Humans, which saw Pokémon as a great asset to everyday life, continued to love and care for all types of Pokémon all over the world. Humans loved Pokémon so much so that all of the countries of the world banned together and created a treaty that called for world peace and equality amongst humans and Pokemon alike. This treaty was named the T.O.E.W.P. or the Treaty Of Everlasting World Peace which was signed by all major governing officials from every country in the world on the year 2150.
The treaty worked just as planned and continued to work for 50 whole years, but good things never last forever. A bunch of rumors would start to spread about a group of large countries violating the treaty which eventually led to a national investigation. All major leaders of the countries in question were thoroughly interrogated and an extensive search took place within each of the countries governments. It was unfortunately discovered that the governments within these countries were funding and even running gruesome and deadly Pokemon fights for the past ten years which resulted in the death of thousands of Pokémon each year. Some places in those countries even killing Pokémon and serving them as food for humans to eat as a delicacy.
The ruling forces over those countries were ordered to step down from power as they had broken the Treaty Of Everlasting World Peace. The country's leaders refused and stated that if any other country set foot on their border or fired any type of aerial missile towards their country, they world declare war on the entire world. Not only declaring war on humans but Pokémon alike as videos of mass Pokémon killings taking place in those countries started to surface all over the internet which pressured the 'good' government leaders to take action against the corrupt countries. On January 27, 2204 the USA and its allies dropped three helix bombs on three separate extremely populated cities in the defying countries which killed a little over 100 million people.
Now these new helix bombs were capable of hundreds of square miles of destruction which was 100 times more powerful than the now dwarfed hydrogen bomb. World War 4 had just begun as the betraying countries retaliated by dropping two dozen helix bombs on all of the other opposing countries with a body count too high to even comprehend. This barrage back and forth would continue for two months until a helix bomb would hit the dead center of Alaska which would, in turn, released a disease never before seen by humans. The disease, having no cure and ignoring all types of air filters including high grade gas masks, would enter the lungs and start caking up the inner lining of the lungs which in turn prevented oxygen from cycling through the body. Unconsciousness would occur after 5 minutes of exposure and death after 10. It took the sickness only 3 days to permeate the entire planet which wiped any survivors of the nuclear fallout clean off the face of the earth leaving the human species to go completely extinct.
Chapter 1(Part 2): The Second Rise of Pokemon
The aftermath of the fallout was worse than any Pokémon could've ever imagined. It is estimated that 75% of all Pokémon on earth were killed by either the Helix bombs or the radiation they left behind. Even though the disease that ended the human species had no effect on any Pokémon, nothing could help the completely decimated ecosystems. Most of the earth's natural landscapes were destroyed, leaving them stripped, barren wastelands. The effects of global warming, which was previously reversed by humans, began to return with the dying trees fueling the greenhouse effect as ocean and surface temperatures began to rise which made Pokémon life in general ten times harder than it was before. Food soon became a rarity for many Pokémon which led cannibalism amongst families to grow very popular.
Five years passed with the population only going in reverse, declining to a measly 10% due to radiation poisoning, cannibalism, starvation, and global warming. It looked as though the Pokémon species as a whole would suffer the same fate as the human species, but an extremely powerful Pokémon saw to it that that wouldn't happen. This Pokémon's name was Arceus, as it was believed to be the creator of the known universe and to have also shaped the world as we know it today. Using his infinite powers, Arceus reversed the effects of global warming, dissipated the remaining radiation from the Helix bombs, and sent down 3 wise, legendary Pokémon to govern 3 tribes. The Green Tribe, led by a grass type named Celibi, would settle in central North America, the Blue Tribe, led by a water type named Keldeo, would settle in Central Europe and the Red Tribe, led by a fire type named Entei, would settle in Southern Russia.
As soon as most of the scattered remaining Pokémon gathered at one of the 3 tribes, a large census took place. It was then discovered that Fairy type Pokémon had gone completely extinct while dark, dragon and ice types were very close to succumbing to the same fate. In order to preserve and facilitate a steady growth within the remaining Pokémon population, the 3 leaders decided that homes, farms, schools and hospitals be built at the center of each of the tribes. Along with building a small town, all Pokémon had to learn to read and write in English in order to make long-distance communication between the tribes as easy as possible. As the population grew around the world, the towns soon turned into cities, and the cities into states and the states into unique Pokémon countries. Trade, migration and means of mass travel soon became a thing which led to a wide diversity of Pokémon in most parts of the world, especially in the eastern part of North America, which is where torchic's story was just beginning.
Post Author's Notes:
I hope you all enjoyed what is basically the prologue of the story. Chapter 2 is available to read so feel free to check it out if you get the chance. Also, please keep an eye on or take a look at my profile as I post frequent updates on the status and release date of future chapters. Thanks for reading fellow fanfic nerds and I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your day :)
Updated 6-8-19: Fixed errors in grammar and altered some wording. Also performed some modernization and customization ;)