Hi people, I'm not sure if this story's really gonna go anywhere. I'm just putting it out there to gauge y'all's reactions and depending on the feedback I get, I'll decide where this story's gonna be heading. This is just a rough draft and I'll probably reconstruct it later on if I can think of how to improve it but please enjoy it, otherwise.
I don't own Pokemon or any reference or props from Sonic the Hedgehog.
The servers are the seven Chaos,
Chaos is power,
Power enriched by the heart,
The controller is the one who unifies the chaos.
It was a beautiful day in the Kanto region. And in the far corner of this beautiful land was a small community in the mountains. Pallet town was a peaceful place with several wooden houses lining a dirt road.
One of these houses currently had a Pokemon called Mr. Mime sweeping the front porch with a small broom. The house belonged to a woman named Delia Ketchum. She was a kind woman in her early thirties with light brown hair and brown eyes. Currently, she was tending to her garden with a two year-old red-haired girl playing with a Pichu in her frontyard.
"It's such a beautiful day, isn't it Ashley?" She asked the toddler who only giggled in reply as her little Pichu licked her cheek.
"If only your brother could be here to enjoy it with us." She thought morosely.
(Elsewhere)
A fourteen year-old young woman was currently fishing in one of the many lakes in the miles of forests surrounding Pallet town.
She had the slender body of a swimmer with a slightly pale complexion. Her hair was a fiery orange and was held up in a pony-tail on the right side of her head. She had blue eyes that matched the color of the waters she loved so much. She wore a yellow halter top that showed her toned midriff and a pair of low-cut denim shorts that were held up by red suspenders.
The girl happily hummed a tune as she waited for the line to wiggle. It suddenly twitched and she reflexively grabbed the pole and yanked on it. What she pulled out, she didnt' expect.
It was a cable.
It looked like a power cable and her suspicion was aroused further by the sound of a muffled hissing and clank.
She looked through the water and saw an opening at the bottom of the lake, big enough for a group of people to get in. Curiosity got the best of her and she decided to investigate.
She removed her shoes and socks and dove into the water. She swam through the opening and found an underwater tunnel. Realizing that she wouldn't be able to swim through this fast enough to get to the other side in one breath, she reached for the back of her belt and pulled out a small half-red, half-white sphere with a silver button. She pressed the button and the sphere expanded to the size of a baseball. It opened and released a mass of white energy that took the shape of a five-pointed star. The light popped out of existence to reveal an orange star with a ruby in its center and a gold ring on one of its limbs.
"Hyah!" It exclaimed.
The red-head grabbed ahold of the Pokemon and pointed to the end of the tunnel. The Pokemon swam at speeds that normal humans would have trouble swimming through and exited out of the water into what looked like a hangar.
The girl gasped once she breached the water's surface and looked at her Pokemon. "Thanks Staryu. Return." She held up the sphere and the silver button blasted a red beam of energy that turned the pokemon to energy and returned it into the ball.
She took a look around and realized that she was in an old military installation. What she didn't understand was the giant red 'R' on the walls and on various boxes.
"Is this an abandoned facility for some shadowy organization or something?" She thought. She walked through the musky hallways and eventually found a large safe. She took notice of the markings on the hallway and the destroyed computers and equipment, there were scorch marks on the wall, floor, and ceiling. Some human and Pokemon skeletons littered the hallway and they wore black uniforms with the 'R' on their chests and each had a rusted and smashed assault rifle. She had seen enough crime shows to tell that these men and Pokemon were running from someone.
"Or something." She thought with a gulp.
She opened the safe and was surprised by more skeletons and the object in the middle of the room. It seemed like a cage that was powered by seven jewels circling it, each was a different color; red, purple, green, yellow, white, blue, and light blue. The cage was glowing purple and seemed large enough to hold something about her size.
But it wasn't a thing.
Inside was a boy hanging in the cage like he was crucified. He looked about thirteen with raven-colored hair with crimson red highlights, slicked back so that it looked like he had six foot-long quills at the back of his head.
He wore a pair of black denim pants held up by a black rope-like belt and black fingerless gloves with a red metal plate on the back of the wrist and gold studded knuckles and had a gold ring around the wrists. His shoes were strange, as they seemed like they were mechanical but they were mostly black and white with a bit of red and the same gold rings on his ankles as the ones on his wrists.
He wore no shirt and his ripped physique caused her to blush. Add the fact that he had a large black tattoo on his torso and trailing up his left arm and he was downright hot.
(The tattoo is the symbol on the cover of Shadow The Hedgehog, the game.)
What took her attention off of him was the smaller cage in front of his. Inside was a black Pikachu with red stripes and two gold rings on its tail..
"That's unusual." She thought.
She looked around and saw that a skeleton was positioned near a console. She moved the skeleton and looked at what was on the screen.
Subject: Shadow The Chaos
Age: 7
Former name: Unknown
Bio: 'The Ultimate Lifeform' was meant to be Team Rockets greatest creation. His skills in combat, piloting, and weapon handling were top-notch and his abilities were unsurpassable by any Pokemon. His use of the Chaos Emeralds granted him 'Chaos Control' and enabled him the ability to manipulate the time-space continuum. Tests were demanded to figure out how this ability would best serve us. He was given his first egg some time ago and it hatched into a Pichu. After constant exposure to Shadow, the Pichu exhibited signs of the ability to induce Chaos control. Upon evolving into a Pikachu, it too was changed and its traditional attacks were empowered beyond our expectations.
However, further experimentation was halted due to Shadow's insubordination. He refused to follow orders to hunt down and capture the legendary pokemon. He spoke of beginning his own journey and seeing the world to become a Pokemon Master. He and his Pikachu were neutralised and contained at the cost of many of our men and Pokemon. Further sentencing by the boss will be determined at a later date. Shadow has been contained by using the Chaos Emeralds to power a quantum energy cage, disrupting his Chaos Control.
"The poor boy. He's been asleep for five years." She whispered. She skimmed through the files and found a page titled 'Chaos Emeralds'
Dimensional disruption due to tremendous energy output in another dimension caused a hole to be torn into the space-time continuum. Seven 'Chaos Emeralds' emerged from the rip and scattered across the globe. One of our grunts happened upon one of the emeralds by coincidence and brought it in to be examined. Analysis shows that a single emerald generated unbelievable amounts of energy. We hastily began to gather the remaining six and disposed of anyone that stood in our path.
The emeralds were a magnificent power source, but were otherwise useless in other areas. The emeralds were given to the Kanto branch and an unforseen event occured. The emeralds were being transported by one of our couriers and he was caught in a crossfire between two battlers. One of the emeralds was lost and was found by a toddler. Upon contact, the emerald displayed a reaction and the boy underwent a metamorphasis. The boy fell unconcious upon its completion and was taken by the courier to HQ. The boy was then referred to as 'Shadow The Chaos'.
"They kidnapped him but he didn't become their weapon so they tossed him aside." She muttered. The girl looked around to find the control console for the cage.
She was unaware that there was a pair of glowing red eyes watching her.
(In Pallet Town)
The peace of the town was abruptly shattered by an explosion in the outskirts. The people rushed towards the site in earnest to find out what had happened.
(Abandoned Team Rocket Research facility)
The girl had felt a tremor pass through the walls and decided to pick up the pace to find a way to release Shadow and his Pikachu from their containment. She was stopped by a large clank followed by a deep robotic voice
"Intruder alert! Intruder alert!" The lights shot on and Misty saw something that made her blood freeze. A silver humanoid machine with a mounted gatling gun as its right arm stood in front of her. She couldn't help but notice that it heavily resembled a silver Shadow. Its shining eyes zeroed in on her with cold murderous intent. "State your name and purpose, intruder." It commanded.
"I-I'm Misty. I just got curious and wandered in here." She shouted. She backed up until she felt her back press against the cage. One of the chaos emeralds was pressing against her back. Thinking quickly, she yanked the red emerald from the machine and chucked it at the robot's head. She took the moment to run for cover.
The emerald clanked harmlessly off the robot's face. It began firing its rounds and they all barely missed the red-head.
Neither noticed the two pairs of crimson red eyes opening and glaring at the android.
Misty was busy ducking under the hail of bullets until she heard a loud shattering noise followed by a "PIKA-CHUUUUUUUUUUU!".
The room was filled with a blinding red light for a moment and when Misty opened her eyes, she saw the black Pikachu standing there with red electricity sparkling around its gold cheeks. The android was embedded into the wall. Standing behind Pikachu was Shadow himself, tightening his gloves. Just then, Misty noticed that the belt wasn't a belt. It was a slender, whip-like tail that flicked around behind him.
"Who are you?" He asked her.
"M-M-Misty o-of the Cerulean city gym." She stuttered.
His eyebrow quirked before he glanced at the android's quivering body.
"Shadow Android, eh? Figures that he's the one to make sure I stay asleep. Chaos, you know what to do." He said before turning to her and smiling, showing off his longer-than-normal fangs. The Pikachu leapt over to her and stood between her and the android.
"Stay here. I'll get us out of here in a few." He said.
The android stood and faced his biological double. "Subject: Shadow has awakened. Primary function; neutralize and re-capture. Commencing now." It announced before holding up its gun-arm at Shadow.
"Behold the Ultimate power!" Shadow shouted before throwing his arm up and bringing it down. A black energybolt with a red and gold outline launched from his fingertips mid-swing and it instantly severed the android's head from its neck.
"No matter how powerful you are, a fake is still a fake." He said as the light of the robot's eyes faded. The alarms suddenly began blaring with the rooms filling with red lights.
"What's happening?" Misty shouted over the noise.
Shadow responded by holding out his arms and closing his eyes.
Misty watched as the seven emeralds glowed their respective colors and levitated in circles around Shadow until they became pure energy and were absorbed into his body.
He calmly walked over to the destroyed android and took some kind of chip out of its head and putting it into his back pocket before going to her and gently grabbed her hand with his left. His Pikachu hopped up onto his shoulder with a squeak.
"Take a breath and relax." He told her. She nodded shakily in reply.
"CHAOS CONTROL!" He shouted.
Misty's world was filled with a golden light for an instant before it was turned to black.
(Meanwhile)
"What did you say?" Professor Oak shouted to the townsman.
"There's a small army of Pokemon poachers on the outskirts of town and they've started ransacking the houses and forests for Pokemon and anything of value." He spoke in a panic.
"Oh no." He whispered.
The door was suddenly kicked open and three men with guerilla gear and assault rifles gathered in and threw them outside into a crowd of scared people.
The crowd was silenced by a gunshot into the sky.
"Gather the women into the trucks. Put the children into another one and kill the men." The supposed leader shouted, his Nidoking roared out orders to the other Pokemon, Gravellers, Tauros, and Golems. He was a tall man with dark skin and he was littered with scars. His black eyes glanced around until he found a woman that caught his eye. She was a brunette with a toddler in her arms.
"I think I'll keep her." He thought sadistically. "Bring her to me, Nidoking." He ordered.
The poison-type began walking her way and Delia took notice of this. She closed her eyes and hugged her crying daughter closer with the little Pichu whimpering between them.
Right as the monster was about to grab her arm, there was a bright flash of gold and a yowl of pain.
"Pi?" Delia heard after she felt something small on her head. She opened her eyes and saw an adorable black Pikachu jump off her head and onto her daughter's lap. The mouse pokemon introduced itself to their Pichu.
"Hi, Mom." A deep voice said. She felt like her heart stopped after hearing that phrase. Slowly, Delia looked up and saw a black-red haired boy looking down at her with emotional crimson eyes. He was carrying a sleeping red-haired girl in his arms. She looked behind him to see the Nidoking on the ground in front of his stunned master.
"It can't be. Can it?" "Ash?" She hesitantly asked.
"Not anymore." He answered before laying Misty down beside his mother.
"Who the hell is this brat!" The lead poacher shouted.
He looked at his mother and new little sister. "She awoke me, take care of her."
Shadow stood up and turned to glare at the man with a conceited smirk on his face to show off his fangs. "I was once known as Ash Ketchum of Pallet town. Now I am Shadow, Shadow the Chaos. The Ultimate Life-form!" He declared with golden energy flaring around him.
The leader looked at the aura nervously until his sights landed on the black Pikachu. "That Pikachu might fetch a hell of a price on the market. Just gotta deal with this freak of nature first." "Everyone, use your Pokemon's hyperbeams and shoot him." He shouted. The golems began charging orange energy between their maws and the men took aim with their guns.
Ash merely continued smirking. "Chaos..."
"Fire!" The leader shouted. The hyperbeams and bullets flew at the black-garbed boy.
"...Boost!" He shouted before the blasts impacted.
The hyperbeams and gunshots continued for several seconds, filling the area around Shadow with smoke.
The attacks stopped and the leader smiled. "This is what happens to those who get in our way." He shouted after he turned to regard the townspeople.
"What happens? You giving me a headache or destroying the ground?" Shadow's voice yelled from the smoke. The smoke violently flew away from him and his family to reveal Shadow with his left arm outstretched, seeming like he fanned the smoke away with a simple wave. The thing that stunned the poachers was that his scratchless body was covered in a red aura, which bathed the area in a red light.
"Cover the children's eyes and ears. They're too innocent to be exposed to this." Shadow announced. He dropped his left hand and slouched over. His hands began to twitch and his gloves began moving. The leather started to spread along his hand until it covered his fingers. The fabric was followed by the golden studs on his knuckles until they were thin lines running onto his fingertips. The gold then shot up from his fingers until they were vicious inch-long claws."The power of Chaos will decide your fates." He shouted after flexing his claws.
The men and Pokemon were shaking now.
"CHAOS PUNISHMENT!" Shadow screamed before disappearing in a flash of light.
The area was filled with screams of pain and the sounds of a beating. Shadow reappeared directly in front of his victims and dealt a kick, a punch, or a slice with his claws. It ended with the poachers and their Pokemon all piled up in the center of the town, bruised, cut, and utterly beaten.
All except for the leader.
The man was currently shaking like a leaf in a storm.
"P-Please! I'll never poach again." The man pleaded.
Shadow laughed at the man's cowardice. "Who said that I'm pissed off about that? Truth is that was my mother you were about to rape." He announced before teleporting directly in front of him.
The leader's pupils shrank to tiny dots in his eyes after hearing that.
"You died the second you looked at her." Shadow whispered. The front of the man's shirt was grabbed and he was thrown straight up into the air like a tennis ball.
"Ash? What are you doing and how are you doing it?" Professor Oak asked seriously.
Shadow's reply was a smirk. "CHAOS-" He shouted and warped away.
The poacher was currently several hundred feet in the air when Shadow appeared in front of him and grasped his neck.
"-BLAST!" He shouted before the Poacher's vision was filled with red and he knew no more.
(On the ground)
The people of Pallet town were treated to the sight of a giant orb of crimson energy in the sky. It was approximately 20 diameters in radius and was gone after a few seconds.
There was a flash of light and Shadow stood before the pile of Pokemon and poachers, minus the Chaos Boost. He threw the white Chaos Emerald over them and yelled "Chaos Control" when it was directly over them. The pile vanished in a gold flash and the emerald shot back into his palm.
"They're in a random city. Officer Jenny'll take care of 'em." He announced.
Shadow suddenly felt two arms wrap around his back and he was pulled to the ground. He turned to see his mother shaking with silent sobs wracking her frame.
"My baby, y-you're home." She cried.
Shadow looked embarassed but returned her embrace. "I'm sorry, mom. I'm so sorry." He whispered before his world went black and his hands returned to normal.
Delia began to panic when her son fell limp into her arms until Prof. Oak came over to them. "It's okay, Delia. He's just exhausted." He said.
They were brought out of their moment by a joyous squeal. They turned around to see Ashley being tackled playfully by the black Pikachu and her Pichu.
(The Next day)
Misty slowly awoke due to the sunlight shining in her eyes from the bedroom window.
"Wait, bedroom?" She shot up to find that she was in a room with pink and red designs on the wall.
"Hi!" A little voice squeaked from the door. Misty looked at it to see nobody. Then she looked down to see a little girl with reddish-brown hair and bright brown eyes looking at her cheerfully with Chaos and Pichu at her sides.
"I'm Athley. Whath your name?" She asked with her adorable lisp.
Misty smiled at her. "Hi Ashley. I'm Misty and I'm from Cerulean City." She answered.
"Awe you bwack guy's fwiend?" Ashley asked innocently.
Misty assumed she was talking about Shadow. "I'm not sure, Ashley. I just met him last night."
"Mama thaid you woke him up fwom a weally long nap. Ith the bwack man like a thuper hewo?"
This was going to be a long morning for the water trainer. But it was a morning that she didn't mind in the slightest.
(With Shadow)
The Ultimate Lifeform shot up from his fluffy confines and hastily took in his surroundings. After a moment, he realized that he was in his mother's bedroom.
"Good morning." He heard from the door. He looked up to see his mother holding a tray with breakfast and a glass of milk.
Shadow stared at his mother for a moment until she broke the silence.
"Ash, what did you do to your hair?" She asked as she combed her fingers through his dark locks.
Shadow's face blanched. "I'm gone for ten years and that's what we're gonna talk about, mom? Seriously?" He asked. He looked at her face and frowned when he noticed the tears in her eyes. He felt her touch his cheek tenderly and she gently pulled his head to lay on her chest where she began to sob.
"I thought I'd never see you again." She weeped.
Shadow sighed before wrapping his arms around his mother. "It's gonna be okay, mom. Everything will be fine." He whispered soothingly.
Mother and Son stayed in the room for the rest of the morning and most of the afternoon, re-bonding.
(That evening Prof. Oak's Lab)
"This is absolutely astounding!" Prof. Oak exclaimed at the readings on his computer screen. Shadow was currently laying on a slab with wires suctioned to his skin and one tied to his tongue, much to Chaos' amusement and the black mouse made sure everyone was aware of his amusement by tugging on it to make his master protest with his tongue lagging out. His mother, sister, and Misty were currently sitting on a bench to oversee the tests. Actually, Delia and Misty were watching while Ashley was playing with the starter Pokemon Prof. Oak had around.
"According to these readings, you possess abilities similar to psychic trainers, yet your level's on a completely different scale. These gems you call 'Chaos Emeralds' possess the same kind of energy except it's more raw and unrefined." Prof. Oak announced.
Shadow looked at him with a quirked eyebrow before spitting out the wire. "You shot who?" He asked with a chuckle.
Prof. Oak blanched at him. "Basically, the power is there but you're needed if the power is to be put to any real use. I'm also interested in this black Pikachu of yours." He said while looking over the aformentioned Pokemon.
"I've nicknamed him Chaos and he's taken a liking to it." Shadow informed him.
"What I'm interested in is that he apparently has his own chaos powers."
"Yeah, that's what happens when a Pokemon that I've formed a bond with is exposed to my presence for too long. Chaos' evolution only amplified his control over the energy." Shadow explained.
"Shadow, did you give him the chip you took from Shadow Android's head?" Misty asked.
"Shadow Android?" Oak asked. Shadow palmed his forehead. He forgot about the memory chip he swiped from the guard's CPU.
Shadow reached into his back pocket and handed the professor the chip and explained the story as he scanned the contents of the chip. "Yeah, Team Rocket attempted to duplicate my powers to their own agents only for them to mutate into uncontrollable monsters, which I had to destroy. So they tried to duplicate it through machinery and they semi-succeeded. Shadow Android is my mechanical doppelganger and the sad thing is that each one thinks it's the real thing and the others are fakes." He said with a chuckle.
Oak looked at the screen with a nervous expression. "I don't think this is a laughing matter, Ash. This level of technology is several years, if not decades ahead of modern technology. If they've created enough of these, then the world is in trouble." He said worriedly.
Shadow's chuckling brought him out of his reverie. "The thing is, they can't make anymore unless they have the original and the Chaos Emeralds." He announced with the emeralds appearing around him.
"Pwetty!" Ashley squealed when they appeared. The Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle stopped playing to gawk at the emeralds as well.
Time seemed to stop for Shadow when she squealed about the emeralds. He was still coming to grips about his mother having another child after him. He didn't even get to ask his mom where her father was. But the point was that he was a big brother now, whether he liked it or not.
"You wanna hold one?" He asked the girl gently. She nodded eagerly.
He grabbed the light-blue emerald and held it out for her. The toddler waddled her way to him and gently put her little hands on the gem. Shadow let go and let her look at the jewel with the wonder only a two year-old could have.
Delia looked at the interaction with a smile on her face.
"Um, Shadow?" Misty asked.
He quirked a brow at her to say that she had his attention.
"Do you think you could take me back to where I found you? I left my bike and bag near there." She asked.
"Yeah, just let me get back home and find a shirt or something, The looks that the women here are giving me are making me nervous." He said as he began tugging the suction cups off and removing the needles from his arms.
"Actually, I have something for you, Ash." Delia stated before heading into a closet and grabbing something from it. She pulled out a wool-line denim jacket with wool extending out of the wrists like tufts of fur.
She held it out to him and he gently took it from her and slipped it on. His body glowed gold the second it was on and everyone was blinded for a moment. The light faded away to reveal that he had changed the blue on the jacket to black. The back had the same symbol that was tattooed on his chest and it was also on the shoulders in blood red.
"Nice." Shadow commented as he stretched his arms to get a feel for his new attire.
Delia turned to Misty. "Misty, could you take Ashley outside for a moment? I need to talk to Ash for a bit."
Misty nodded and picked up the toddler who was still entranced with the Chaos Emerald in her hands.
After everyone left, Delia looked at the confused Shadow. "You're leaving, aren't you?" It was a statement, not a question.
Shadow looked guiltily at the floor. "I'm sorry, Mom. Team Rocket's still out there and I'm the only one who can stop them." He said.
Delia reached over and placed her hands on his shoulders. "I know that there's nothing I can say that will stop you. But I just wanted to hold onto you for a little while longer." She began tearing up.
Shadow smiled. "Just pretend that I'm on my Pokemon journey. Which I am going to do on this little expedition." He said with a casual shrug. He hugged his mom and they both disappeared in a flash of gold.
They reappeared outside and Shadow looked around for Misty. He found her with Ashley at the small creek where Misty was showing the toddler her water Pokemon. She had a Staryu and a Goldeen out at the moment.
Delia approached them and took Ashley aside for a moment and Shadow took the time to speak with Misty.
"Misty... Thank you." He said.
"For what?" She asked.
"You awoke me and brought me back to my family. I had hoped my father might've returned but a little sister's a beautiful thing to come home to." He said while gazing at his little sister.
"Do you have the same father?"
Shadow sighed, "I don't know yet. Say, do you prefer to Chaos Control or can we go another way?" He asked in an attempt to change the subject.
Misty looked confused. "What other way do you travel?" She asked cautiously.
Shadow merely smiled at her.
(Two hours Later)
"Alright, Ash. You're in the system as a fully registered trainer. Your Pikachu is documented as your starter Pokemon. Here is your Pokedex, which will tell you all the informatin you need about any Pokemon you come across." Oak explained as he reached for the pokeballs.
Shadow stopped him. "Don't worry about the Pokeballs, Professor. The Chaos Emeralds can serve that purpose just fine." He said. Before the good professor could ask anything further, Shadow bent down to regard his new family member before he left. Chaos had already said his farewells to Pichu and was now on Shadow's shoulder.
Shadow hugged his little sister goodbye. "Bye-bye, big bwadder." She squeaked.
"Bye, booger. I'll call you when I can." He hugged his mother and sister one last time.
When he pulled away, he sprinted over to Misty, who waited near the entrance of the Viridian Forest.
"So how do we get to my stuff?" She asked.
Shadow merely smirked and, before she could blink, picked her up bridal style. "Like this." He said coyly.
Misty suddenly felt like they were being lifted into the air. She looked down and saw that Shadow's shoes were propelling air out of the holes on the soles.
"You don't get motion-sickness do ya'?" He asked.
She shakily shook her head no.
"Heh! All Hail Shadow!" He declared before he launched through the woods in a black blur.
There's Chapter 1, amigos. Let me know if you enjoyed it and feel free to give off some constructive critisizm. Any questions? Send 'em in a review or message.