Author's Notes: This is a story that heavily focusses on the continuation of the events that took place In Pokemon Black 2 & White 2. There a lot of differences here and there, and I'll also have to warn about the presence of all the newly added features in the game series - like Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, and Ultra Beasts - and of course, the Fairy type, as well as any other changes which came after Gen V. While it may not exactly be as entertaining as it was in the game, I'll try to make the events interesting enough to read.
It's not exactly a well-thought out story, but I intend to make it more of a mysterious turn from the ordinary nature of the story. Any new names and/or characters are created solely by imagination, and none of them are plagiarised from any other sources, except of course, the characters(and the game) which rightfully belongs to Nintendo and Game Freak.
There are, of course, some other changes. For example, pokemon will be able to talk with their trainers. Although it may sound absurd to some, I think it can help in the development of pokemon themselves, as characters of the story. Also, not everyone can talk with all pokemon. Once a trainer catches a pokemon, it will not be able to comprehend the language of their trainers, and vice-versa(at the very least, not as fluidly as they are able to, in the game). But as the trainer and pokemon practice and train together, and as 'happiness' (or in case of real logic, the bond between them) increases, they come to better understand each other. In short, immediately trying to talk with or understand newly captured pokemon, is a difficult thing to do. I'll gradually try to improve all the dialogues, thoughts, and all that.
Back to the story:
The story is set at least an year and a half past the events of Pokemon Black 2 & White 2. Or an approximate two years past. Either ways, the important thing, is that some time has passed since the disbanding of Team Plasma. Instead of Nate and Rosa, who were the protagonists of Black 2 & White 2, Hilbert himself, along with Cheren, Bianca, N, and the other Gym leaders, were responsible for the defeat of Ghetsis. By putting it that way, there won't be any interference by Nate or Rosa. So long story short, they don't exist. It's also not finalised, as to whether Hilda will be present in the story or not.
But since she can't be taken suddenly(as a character of this story) during the course of this story, we're assuming that she's got a job in another region. For a change, Hilda will be from Aspertia City, instead of the original Nuvema Town, and she had joined hands with Hilbert, Cheren, Bianca, N, as well as the Gym Leader, during the events of Black 2 & White 2. After the disbanding of Team Plasma, she bid farewell to her friends, and left for another region. Of course, I can't confirm a role for her in the story, but now that she's put on the back-burner...
Other than that, I'll make sure to list any other changes that take place in the story. Also, please note that anything which sounds new to the game, is just and addition that's made for... well, just for fun. For example, Castelia University may not be present in the game - rather, it's just an invention of the mind. I know there isn't any need to tell all this, but there may be many new additions(i.e., creative imagination) to the story, like the one mentioned just now. Just a warning. Also, I know this is a very short chapter. And to add to it, the first half contains huge amounts of text stacked together. I'll try to change all of that by the time I upload the coming chapters. Do write and criticise about anything. My apologies for the rather boring introduction. Also, one more thing to bear in mind: "Italics inside quotations, like this sentence, represent the thoughts of a particular character."
The workers were busy doing their work, as it was difficult to plough away heavy snow - not to mention ice - from the pavements and houses of Opelucid city. It would have been much more easier if it was real ice, but this was not. It was the ice and snow that was cast down upon the city, by none other than Unova's highly revered, yet feared pokemon. Kyurem had not done the action wilfully, rather, it was forced to do so by the bidding of Team Plasma. With the help of technology and scientists, who engineered everything from ships to handy gadgets that baffled the scientists of Castelia University itself, Team Plasma was at the crux of it all.
But not for long. With the working together of many courageous trainers, Unova lost all possibilities of reeling under the whip of the infamous Team Plasma. These trainers had prevented a possible catastrophe, and they became famous almost imminently. But was everything actually resolved? No one could tell for sure, but the atmosphere proved to answer in the affirmative.
"We look neither at the past, nor at the future for the development of our land. If we only look at the present, can we move on and develop," - these were the words of the 'former' champion Alder, who decided to use his experience to train and tutor the trainers of tomorrow. Whether or not he had something more in mind, say, training an army of trainers, no one knew.
The trainers who stopped the catastrophe, and the trainers who would have caused the catastrophe, were very well known to many – especially since the champion himself had honoured the 'courageous' trainers for their actions. He had honoured them so much, that he himself lost the title of the champion, to one of these trainers – Hilbert, to be specific.
There was, of course, a battle between them. Alder was not defeated for the first time. Another trainer, N, had defeated him before Hilbert. But N was defeated by Hilbert, and in a show of power, the latter defeated his own mentor, who was none other than Alder himself. This made Hilbert the ultimate champion, leaving his friends quite open-mouthed. What happened after this, was the more important turn of events. However, as time passed, Team Plasma had risen to power yet again, and this time, it was much more hard to maintain the 'status quo' of the usual tranquil nature which Unova originally possessed. This was partly due to the strange turn of events which took place during Hilbert's 'term' as a champion, and partly due to undercover activities which took place in Unova's underworld – which was of course, something which was entirely new to Unova, taking into account the strict patrols and law enforcement which were the usual signs of any well kept area in Unova.
Ghetsis, who was the disgraced leader of Team Plasma, had came back with more threatening plans – this time, to bring Unova under his own feet. But this attempt was not that much a powerful one, unless he had gotten his own band of sages under his command. With N leaving the Team, Ghetsis only had a handful of loyal people in the Plasma Frigate. But these people sufficed in causing all the unwanted trouble to the new champion, who had barely become accustomed to the ways and manners of the highest position for a pokemon trainer. Of the loyal Seven Sages, one of them, by the name of Zinzolin had attempted to hunt down the DNA Splicers, which Ghetsis in turn needed. All these attempts were successful despite the best efforts of the Gym Leaders and the Champion. However, Ghetsis' plans did not reap what it had sown. Hilbert, along with his heroic team of six pokemon – and his other friends – managed to stop Ghetsis from establishing his tyranny over the region.
Team Plasma disbanded after a humiliating defeat, which left Ghetsis completely and utterly wordless. He had become so much angry, that he did not listen to what his own son tried to tell him. But the sad ending of Ghetsis' reign over Team Plasma, was contrasted by a man named Colress, who became quite happy with the results which he managed to scavenge from amidst the war between the Unova Pokemon League members, and Team Plasma. Being a purely rational scientist, Colress decided to disband Team Plasma once and for all. He thanked Hilbert, and his friends – Cheren, Bianca, and of course, N, for all the necessary answers which he had discovered. It was this moment, which brought hope to everyone in Unova – to rebuild life once again, and not to fear the threat of Team Plasma – or any other criminal organization - in the region. Ghetsis' other ideas and plans for Team Plasma, were lost, and no-one knew for sure as to what he was trying to do.
Hilbert gained fame once again, and this time, it was shared with his friends. He retained the title of the champion, albeit with hesitation, as he 'did not feel obliged'. Cheren, who had achieved his dream of completing the pokedex for Prof. Juniper, had attained the rank of a Gym Leader, and he was further pursuing it to be a stronger leader. Bianca, who had remained quite indecisive till the end of her first journeys with Hilbert and Cheren, was indeed pursuing her role as an assistant, but time and again proved to her that she didn't like the job as much as she enjoyed roaming around the whole region with her pokemon, like she used to do before. Nevertheless, she continued the job in hopes of a promotion, and to one day maybe even become a researcher herself.
N, who had already spent some years in solitude and soul-searching, decided to isolate himself from the daily woes and troubles of a pokemon trainer's life, and he once again preferred the calm life of a saint, disappearing into the woods with what could be called his own band of pokemon. It was unknown as to what exactly he told Reshiram, but N wanted the pokemon to leave him now, as he had learnt what he had been intending to learn, and had known what he wanted to know. Alder, the former champion, knew that the four trainers would move their separate ways now, as the very troubles of Unova had been dealt with, and the menace of Team Plasma had been eliminated. But one question remained: What of all the 'orphaned' pokemon?
Hilbert, who had been using his same old team of six pokemon had refused to change even one of them during the course of his adventure throughout Unova. After the disbanding of Team Plasma, many of the ex-grunts didn't know what exactly to do with their pokemon. The kind-hearted ones tried to set up camps, in order to make sure that they were returned to their original owners. But not every grunt displayed an affectionate reaction to their stolen pokemon. Many were stranded alongside the way, although Colress tried to convince many to keep their pokemon, and to try and achieve their highest potential with them. Obviously, all of this fell on deaf ears, as the majority of the grunts escaped with the pokemon to unknown places. This led to the true disintegration of the criminal organization.
The Plasma Frigate wasn't forgotten. Although many claimed to had seen it around Route 17-18, the media couldn't catch a clear glimpse of it anywhere, and it was mostly disposed of as rumours or hoaxes, aimed at fooling the public. Almost none of the Seven Sages were ever heard of again, except for those who rebelled against Ghetsis. Still, what was most interesting, was that the International Police, known otherwise as 'The Interpol', had started appearing all over Unova, seemingly intrigued by the eerie calm of the region. What the matter was, no one knew for sure, but the changing events called forth more promising trainers, who were more excited and enthusiastic as ever, in becoming the champion of the region – or just being good pokemon trainers.
While all the other regions had their own troubles, it seemed like Unova was in peace. But seasoned trainers sensed a 'calm before the storm' situation. There were multiple mysterious incidents happening all across the regions, and the people of Unova considered themselves lucky that they were in safe hands, at least for the time being. But all the feelings of safety and comfort were starting to fade away now, as Interpol started to place restrictions on particular places, trying to hide something obvious. Of course, they would hide things only if they expected the public to panic. But journalists could not exactly decipher as to what they were alleged to 'hide'.
The Gym Leaders and the Elite Four tightened their grip on their pokeballs, and they wanted to hold a conference now. It was time to call the champion back – whether he wanted to be the champion or not, he was the one whom everyone counted on the for the past 4 years or so. The time required his presence more than ever, as a region without an active champion, was a region that was bound to fall to the fear of insecurity. Desperate times called for desperate measures, and they all agreed that it was time to call back the person who had succeeded Alder as the next champion. The Elite Four gathered together, and sent for one of the close friends of the champion. Of course, there were only a few people who had close contacts with the champion, so as to call him back from whatever 'hiatus' he had fallen into.
The mist was so dense even at noon, that no trainer could see more than a few metres ahead of them. Perhaps some pokemon could see through them, but it was quite common in the Nature Sanctuary. Amidst the serenity, there was the sound of the waterfall, as well as rustling grass, which made it impossible for anyone to hear what kind of pokemon lurked in between the forests. Rain was starting to pour, and the mist started to grow even more dense. From the middle of the forests, one could hear the cries of many pokemon calling out to each other, as the winds and the rain threatened to turn into a heavy thunderstorm.
Out of the middle of nowhere, piercing the sounds of the wind and the rain, comes the ringing sound of an X-transceiver. It continued to ring for a moment, as if no-one had a chance to attend to it. Then suddenly, it got picked up, and with a small pause, someone started speaking.
"Who is this?! I- I-...I cannot hear you! Can you speak louder? I don- don – I- I don't understand what you're trying to speak… call again, OK?! OK?" said Hilbert's voice. He was partly shocked, and partly blinded from what was happening. He couldn't comprehend what exactly was happening. He looked around, and then looked at his X-transceiver again. It was blank now, with raindrops falling on the screen, and sliding off the edge. No calls, no voice, nothing.
"Who was it who just called? Was it Cheren? I'm sure I heard his voice back there…," Hilbert thought, as he wiped the water off of the screen, and closed the device. He placed it inside his backpack, and readjusted his cap. What had happened? Why was he stranded out here in the middle of the forest? He could not hear any sound now, except for the heavy rain and the thunder – as well as the swaying branches of the trees. He reached for his pokeballs, and was shocked to feel almost all of them to be empty. Only one of them contained a pokemon within it. He examined each of them in his hand, as if trying to see some inscription written on top of them. He frowned at the air, and looked around again, panic starting to strike him now.
To his relief, the X-transceiver started to ring again, and he almost instantly reached for it inside his bag. He thought he saw someone – no, rather something move from behind where he was standing. Without pausing to think, he pulled out his X-transceiver, and pressed some buttons.
"-eeyy! Ey! Herbet! Can you listen to me? Am I clea? er'er tryin to trek ou! WA-IT!" Hilbert definitely heard the voice this time, and identified it as that of Cheren's. He tried to hold the device over his head, so as to get better signal. But it went blank suddenly, and the call got cancelled.
"Hey Cheren, you can speak now... I can hear you," he tried hopefully, but the call had already ended. That was the last of it. He couldn't waste any more time. Maybe this was a ream, after all. He looked around once more, before calling out the only pokemon in his hands.
"Artin, help me out here!" Hilbert shouted, as a burst of light produced a well trained Sawk in front of him. It looked around, and spotted Hilbert. Artin was one of Hilbert's six pokemon, but what was confusing the pokemon, was where they were. He looked at Hilbert questioningly.
"Where are we, Hill? Of all the places, you call me up in the middle of a forest?" Artin enquired, as he kept guard on either of his sides. Before Hilbert could even open his mouth, there was a loud bang, and both Hilbert and Artin flew into the air, and fell with a wet thud, onto the forest floor. Dirt and leaves stuck to Hilbert's clothes, as he got up, feeling utterly perplexed at what was happening. Pokemon's cries could be heard, and he could make out some figures running around, amidst the mist and wind. The thundering sound of many hooves and heavy footsteps meant that he could barely communicate with Artin, the Sawk.
"Something's wrong ere, Ill! You need to get out of this place! Come on, listen... to me!" Artin shouted across to his trainer, as he felt a strong grip on his elbow.
"We need to find the others! All five of my pokeballs are empty! Something's happened to them… we can't just leave!" Hilbert shouted back, as the sounds of other pokemon started to quieten down again. A strong wind forced some branches to sway dangerously, as Hilbert led the way to what he hoped might be the exit out of the Nature Sanctuary. But was there really an exit, if he couldn't even remember whether there was an entry?
"Listen… Artin, I don't remember much! What exactly happened?" Hilbert said, as he shouted the words over the back of his shoulder. He could feel the Saw following him, as leaves and dried branches crumbled beneath their feet. Just as they had barely made a few footsteps, there was a strange, extended sound of what could represent a large door being opened – of a cranky door-hinge.
"MOOVEE!" Artin's grip pulled Hilbert out of the way, and he was dragged along the forest floor, with his legs struggling to support his body. He tried to get up, but Artin threw him a few feet further, as he fell with a heavy thud. He had barely recovered his senses, when the ground shook very heavily, as if a Tyranitar had caused an earthquake. Hilbert fell to the floor again, and he could hear the sound of cracking branches, and he was shocked to see a large tree falling, coming down to where he was lying. His feet danced on the floor, and he got up quickly. He ran sideways as fast as possible, and looked towards his sides, possibly for any signs of Artin.
"HEY! LOOK HERE!" Artin shouted from behind him, as he turned and started to follow the voice. His mind was not working properly – it was beyond being overloaded. He didn't know a single thing that was happening, or why he was in the Nature Sanctuary. But he knew that his life was in danger, so he decided to find Artin, and get to a safe spot.
"Ok, I need to calm down, and try to find a good way out of this place. I'll deal with the other problems after I save my life… and Artin's," he thought inside his head, as he ran to the distant bluish silhouette. He froze in shock, when the silhouette just jumped into the air, and climbed up a nearby tree. This definitely wasn't Sawk. But then who was that?
"HILL! You need to get out of this place. I can't see where you are! Y- You're b- being…. HUNTED!" Artin's voice was serious this time, as Hilbert knew this was no normal incident. Then, as if to make things worse, he could hear the creaking sounds of large trees falling down. He immediately pulled out his pokeball, and tried to return Artin back inside his own one. But nothing happened.
"The X-transceiver's not working, the pokeballs aren't working, five of my pokemon are missing, and… what more could I ask for?" Hilbert thought in his mind, as he tried to grope with his hands out in his front. The mist was not going, despite the heavy winds.
"ARTIN! I need you to use Close Combat on anything or anyone who you think, is trying to attack you!" he tried his best to shout his command over the heavy sounds of the heavy rain.
"Some p- pokemon!" Artin shouted back. Hilbert could note the panic in Sawk's voice. But thankfully, he could hear that Artin was much nearer to him now. He just needed to be careful of falling trees. Hilbert looked up just in time, to see a bright light amidst the canopy, becoming more brighter and brighter. It looked like some pokemon was charging an attack. "Flash Cannon?" Hilbert thought.
"Watch out! Something's trying to attack you-," Just then, a strong blast of light came down, and send pieces of earth flying, as both Hilbert and Artin took damage. A series of strong bursts and flashes, and Hilbert felt like someone was heating him up in a microwave oven. He tried to make out his attacker, but all he could see was a mix of extremely bright light, followed by head-splitting shakes, and a heavy landing on the forest floor, this time ensuring broken bones. He could barely open his eyes, before he heard the terrible sound of Artin – screaming more louder than ever before. He could not lift up his head, as he felt like he was paralysed. He had never felt like this before. He could only feel pain. Trees were being felled like as if a Bibarel-squad had been assigned to cut them down. He felt a sharp pain near the back of his neck, as he tried to get up. He collapsed onto the ground, just as he started to hear some familiar sounds from somewhere not so far away. Hilbert tried to open his eyes with all his strength, but he felt like he was too tired. Everything started to appear dim, as he struggled to breathe. There was a loud bang, following which, he felt his consciousness drain from his body.
Author's Notes: It's not much of a long chapter, see? Ask any questions, and I'll answer them to the best of my knowledge.
So, Hilbert is the protagonist, and it's sort of a mess he is in right now. The starting might be abrupt, but I think that was how I wanted it to start. First of all, are there any vague references? I've decided to continue the rest in the second chapter, where there will be more... interesting things to read. Make sure to write a review, and do comment on anything that you think, is going the wrong way.
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