"Always Never The Same"
It was night. Throughout the world, all was quiet, save the screeches of Zubats as they flew through the trees, devouring sleeping Butterfrees and Venomoths as their evening meal. Out to sea, a lone Lapras sang a low, mournful song beneath the moon's milky light.
Trainers, after battling long and hard throughout the days, had hours ago gone to bed, eager to battle again at morning light. Dreams full of pokemon ran through their head, of becoming Pokemon Masters and defeating Satoshi, the greatest trainer in the world. It was the same for all.. all but one.
Deep within the forest of Viridian, where no human's feet had tread, a light was glowing in a large clearing. At the north edge, near a small brook, there was a large structure, much like a gym. It appeared to be entirely made of black glass, and its faceted sides reflected the light of the stars above. Inside, it was like an ordinary pokemon gym... And here, within this unknown gym, lived someone unlike no other.
The Pikachu lay dozing in a wing backed armchair in front of a blazing fire. She was dreaming, yes, nothing different from what an ordinary Pikachu would dream. She dreamt of winning, yes, and becoming stronger, yes, but her dream was also filled with Cats, Tall, white cats, always calling out "Pikachu! Thunder!". It was, of course, the same as any other Pikachu's dream. After all, Pikachus dream of battling... and with battling comes trainers.
"Ah, Nefer..."
The Pikachu's eyes snapped open, chocolate brown irises glancing around with a light of curiosity. "Pika!" she said in protest as strong hands lifted her from her comfortable position and set her down on the arm of the chair. The Pikachu looked up at her master and smiled brightly, showing that she wasn't bothered by the disturbance. "Pi pikachu!"
Her master nodded, azure eyes smiling. "Yes, Nefer... I have been talking with Freezzee. We will go tomorrow."
"Chuu," the Pikachu murmured as she jumped into her master's lap. "Pika pika."
"Hmm," the master whispered, thinking as she stroked her loyal Pikachu's fur. "Yes, yes... it will be regular routine. This new Master, this Great One everyone speaks of.. he is no greater than the rest. I have beaten all the leaders of the Gyms. I have beaten the Elite Four, the originals, not the soft ones of today. The Great One is no greater than all the others before him. I will show him what training Pokemon is all about."
"Pika," Nefer said in agreement, smiling with pleasure as her trainer's long, delicate fingers stroked her silk-like fur.
"Tomorrow, Freezzee will Fly us to the Plateau. Tomorrow, we will beat the great Satoshi." The trainer's face lit up with a thin smile, her whiskers trembling with excitement. "Tomorrow in the first day of the rest of our lives."
Nefer looked at her Master, a questioning expression passing her face. "Pikachu?" she asked, tail twitching.
Her trainer looked down at her, smiling. "Do you really think I'd do that? Of course I won't leave you behind. Volta is powerful, yes, but she can't hold a candle to you, my petite souris."
Nefer smiled, snuggling into her Master's long white fur. "Pika," she mumbled affectionately. "Pika pi pikachu."
As the night wore on and the fire burned low, both trainer and pokemon fell asleep, confident dreams of beating the world's greatest trainer running through their minds.
Author's notes: Well, what do you think? I'll probably have part two up soon.