Author's Note:
Sorry this is short, but its how I wanted to start off this series. It is my first one so I really don't know how it will go. I plan on two uploads a week for a while. I have a set plan for the series but I'd love to hear your ideas. If I like it I might try and add it into this. Thank you so much for your support.
-Blackmon220
Chapter -0-
Echo
"Echo! Let's get a move on huh? We're burning daylight!"
"You can't even see the sun in here", Echo mumbled to herself.
Iron Island is a desolate place. The only life found here are the Pokemon that live in the mine. There is a little life outside the mine however. Echo lives on the edge of the island in a small shack her parents owned. At least, they used to. Echos parents died when she was younger. No one really new why. Some illness. Echo didn't care. They were gone, she was alone. That's all that mattered. Being 15, Echo could work in the mine. The money she saved was to help her move far away from the dreadfully lonely place she lived in.
She was currently helping a Machop push their mine cart to the refinery. She wore the standard yellow hard hat with a light attached. To keep dust out of her face she wore goggles and a black bandanna. The helmet covered her red hair which was in a bun. She was small for her age. When working she was often mistaken for a little boy. She wore overalls with a yellow jacket for her job. Her body has yet to establish feminine features. She didn't mind though. Not like she had anyone to impress. With the goggles on most couldn't see her blue eyes. They are the same as her late fathers.
"IN POSITION", Echo yelled to Dan, her supervisor.
"Alright, dump 'er in."
Echo and the Machop lifted the end of the cart so the iron would fall onto a conveyor belt. After they set the cart down the Machop wandered over to Dan.
"Good. Your done for the day Echo. Head up to the mouth for your paycheck. I'll see you in two days." Dan grumbled. It seemed he was in a foul mood.
Echo just nodded and started up the shaft. Since the mine was so far down there was a few lifts that would take her to the surface. After taking the first lift, she heard voices. Trainers usually don't travel this far into the mine. The pokemon around here where peaceful and never challenge trainers. Echo notice a group of zubats hanging from the roof of the cave. They rustled and move in a weird way, like they were nervous. Echo felt cold. Something was off.
After some initial thought, Echo decided to seek out the noise. Walking as carefully as she could she turned a corner only to see a man and a women in strange outfits. They were trainers by appearance, since they had pokeballs on their belts. Echo quickly hid behind a boulder. Echo hated meeting people and decided to stick to her gut feeling. She probably didn't want to meet these people either, so she went to head on her way. Then she felt a cry. It wasn't audible. She just felt it. And it felt like a call for help. Echo turned back in time to see the mysterious trainers throw something blue next to the boulder she was hiding behind.
"Stupid pokemon", said the mystery man.
"Looks like we'll just have to take the stone", the other mysterious person said. The voice revealed it was a girl.
"Ya..." the man said. "Go, Stunky!"
The Pokemon appeared from the pokeball. It looked read for battle. Echo was confused, the poor Pokemon already looked badly hurt. She looked the blue Pokemon. It was a Riolu. Echo knew a few lived around the island. It wasn't exactly blue anymore since it was covered in dust and blood. It was still breathing, yet each breath was incredibly weak. The Riolu was clearly beaten. These trainers couldn't really plan on attacking it again?
"Stunky, use flamethrower!"