A quick introductory note from the author:
Hey, wazzup? I'm on my way to getting back into writing actual stories. This is…well this is the result of a pokecraze that doesn't seem to be letting up. I've never written a pokefic before, so this may be a little…tumultuous at times. It will be a bit darker than what is expected in Pokemon, a little more realistic (you know besides the…magical monsters who can conjure different elements to use in battle and whatnot). It's really a Rocket fic more than anything.
As this story features my OT as the main character, this would be considered AU. There are elements in the plot that follow some of the anime and games, but mostly, I'm making this up as I go along.
Without further ado, prepare for trouble; this could be a bumpy ride! I sincerely hope you enjoy my brains' vomit.
Embers
Prologue
"Thunderbolt."
Yellow struck the purple dawn, the softly spoken order nearly drowned with the crack of its' effect. As quickly as the lightning struck, it was gone, tiny sparks traveling along the cool mist left in the clearing. The charged air soon fizzled out, leaving only silence.
The squirtle who had received the attack fell to the ground, unconscious from the unimaginable pain the lightning had inflicted.
"Turpin!" cried its' trainer as he hurried toward his fallen comrade. The boy fell to the ground, not daring to touch its body in fear of inflicting more damage. Shock and despair shone through his eyes as he looked up at his adversary. He couldn't stop his young voice from quivering when he asked, "W-what…Who are you?"
His fear seemed to amuse the dark man across the clearing. With a humorless smirk, he turned from the distraught boy and still-steaming squirtle, the red 'R' on his side glaring through the half light of down. He slowly faded into the trees, yet his pokemon, a large, catlike creature, stood glaring at the boy as if daring him to move.
"Ari," came the quiet command through the darkness. She, the pokemon, growled deeply once more before also slipping into the trees behind her master. With one last glint of her yellow eyes, the master and pokemon disappeared.
The boy was left alone in the clearing, fear and awe at the power he had witnessed paralyzing him. As the first rays of sun dared to finally touch the clearing, he ran with his injured squirtle as fast as he could.
As he ran, he swore he would never sneak out at night again, purely out of fear of ever encountering that powerful, dark trainer.
End Prologue
Please review and tell me what you think of it so far! The official chapter one should be up later today.