Author's Note: My first Pokemon fanfic on This is following the RPG story of Pokemon Colosseum, which is one of my favourite games at the moment. I'm looking forward to its sequel, Pokemon XD: Gale of Colosseum. If you want to get more info on XD, visit POKÉMON COLOSSEUM

Prologue

(Brock's/Mewtwo's POV)

Everyone has dream that fills their heart, a journey they must take, a destiny to fulfil. As close to your imagination, exists a magical place, where wondrous creatures with incredible powers help make dreams come true. It's the world of Pokemon! Humans keep Pokemon as pets and train them to become powerful fighters. Together, they take part in contests of skill and endurance to become great Pokemon Trainers. Those trainers, one day, become Pokemon Masters. That is a goal that burns brightly for many.

The Pokemon World is full of many different Pokemon. There have been 397 species discovered and they all live into different continents that are scattered about this planet. In the west in Kanto, where most Pokemon Trainers begin their adventures. In the west is Johto, the land of legends and myths. To the south of Johto is the island continent of Hoenn, and the Orange Islands are placed south of Kanto, possibly home to the legendary Lugia.

But off beyond the thriving forests and lakes of Johto, lies the desert land of Orre. Once an amazing place full of life, Orre is now a wasteland with a series of towns scattered about. Most wild Pokemon have been either killed or captured by trainers, and it is survival of the fittest. The land of Orre is also famous for the number of battle arenas, called "colosseums", where tough Pokemon Trainers put their Pokemon's skills to the limit.

But a dark shadow has been cast over Orre, as two evil organisation, Team Snagem and Team Cipher, are stealing Pokemon from other trainers and closing the doors to their hearts, turning them into things known as Shadow Pokemon. Team Cipher has agents and spies practically everywhere in Orre, and even in Johto and Kanto.

But out of the darkness, two heroes will arise. One with a taste for adventure and danger, the other an innocent bystander with an odd ability, about to be sucked into a vortex and of mayhem. Fate will soon bring these two together as evil makes its face. The fate of Orre and the world rest on the shoulders of a boy and girl, who will change the future of the world.

Chapter 1: Fall of Team Snagem

Elso Canyon, the rocky barrier that blocked Orre from joining with Johto. A Skarmory, a metallic bird with steel wings soared swiftly across the desert towards the canyon. Life had been tough on the Steel-type Pokemon. There had not been much prey for him to feast on, since most of the life in Orre had faded. He had thought of travelling to the forest in the northern-east of Orre, put it would take a good three or four days before he'd reach there, so he didn't bother. Settling on a cliff on one of the high walls of the canyon, the Skarmory noticed an old but large building hidden in the canyon. This was no ordinary building; this was the headquarters of Team Snagem.

Team Snagem was one of the evil groups of ruffians that were causing trouble around Orre. They stole Pokemon from trainers and used them as their own. The members of Team Snagem wore red and black clothes and had to shave their hair off for some reason.

As the Skarmory watched the base, there was a sudden explosion from a wall that caused the bird to fly into the air in surprise. Smoke rose from the base.

Within the base, the members of Team Snagem had just sitting down for a meeting, when the explosion caught them by surprise. The thieves tumbled over eachother as the building shook from the huge bang. The team leader, Gonzap, stood up angrily. He was a tall muscle-bounded man with incredibly long eyebrows, which were as long as his moustache. He was bald.

"Wes…" he whispered angrily and burst out of the room, followed by his underlings.

…

Outside, a mysterious figure entered what appeared to be some sort of laboratory. It was actually a boy of about 16-18 years old. He had sandy-coloured hair, wore a blue trench coat and black clothes underneath. A pair of silver shades covered his eyes. He approached an odd black and red device that look like it attached to the left arm. He placed his gloved hand on it and smirked. Lifting his shades, he revealed his golden-coloured eyes. He then attacked the device to his arm and placed a black box on the floor which appeared to be ticking.

Gonzap and his men thundered down the stairs and halls of the base. The boy, who was named Wes, heard them on the floor above and made a dash for it. Running from the building he ran towards an odd red and black motorbike, which Wes called a Spider Bike. Beside Wes ran a black cat creature with glowing red eyes and yellow rings on his ears, tail and legs. This was Wes' Umbreon. Waiting for them in the Spider Bike was Espeon, a purple cat Pokemon with ruby eyes and a red jewel crested in her forehead. Wes and Umbreon hopped on the Spider Bike, just as Gonzap and his men charged out into the canyon like a stampede of Tauros.

"Wes, you're not going anywhere!" roared Gonzap.

"Ha, what are you going to do, Gonzap?" asked Wes. "Chase me on a tricycle?"

And with that, Wes revved up the Spider Bike and sped away into the desert. The Skarmory squawked and flew after Wes, interested in this sandy-haired boy.

Gonzap growled, his face turning as red as a Slugma's body. Just then another explosion ripped through the base, causing flames to fly out of nearly every window and door in the base. Team Snagem's base was history . Gonzap watched the Spider Bike carrying Wes and his Pokemon away, as his men dashed inside the base to try and find anything that they might need.

"I'll get you for this Wes. Mark my words! We'll meet again!" called Gonzap to the fleeing betrayer.

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In another part of Orre, a young sixteen year old girl named Rui was making her way to Agate Village. She was taking a shortcut via Pyrite Town, an honourable town overrun with thugs. As she crossed the town, she happened to notice a Pokemon battle occurring. It was between a man with green hair wearing goggles, against as young kid. The kid appeared to be winning as the man with goggles only had a Lotad on the field, while the kid had a Taillow and a Sentret out on the field.

"Taillow, you Peck Attack!" cried the boy and his Taillow dived at the man's Lotad and sent it flying into unconsciousness with a swift stab from its beak.

"Hehehehe, nice try kid. But now I'm about to unleash my Super Pokemon!" laughed the man as he returned his Lotad and brought out a new Pokeball.

"What?" cried the boy in surprise.

"Come on out, Makuhita!" cried the man and threw his ball. It burst open and out came a small yellow Pokemon, resembling a sumo wrestler.

Rui suddenly let out a shriek. This Makuhita was different from others she had seen. This one had an odd black aura surrounding it.

The man had noticed Rui's cry and instantly realised that she knew something was wrong his Pokemon. He quickly withdrew his Pokemon and left the boy and his Pokemon stunned. He ran at Rui, who tried to flee, but collided with a man with orange spiky hair.

"Trudly, she knows that Makuhita is a Shadow Pokemon!" cried the man.

The man named Trudly seized Rui and grinned as he and the other man grabbed her. She screamed for help but her world went dark…

To be continued…