There wasn't much time to hide before another earthquake shook the area. "Take cover!" a male shouted as he jumped behind a rock; his Riolu diving beside him. He held onto the rock with one arm and Riolu with the other. When the tremors subsided, he got shakily to his feet. "Is everyone okay?" he asked, looking around.
"I'm fine," his female partner Grace coughed, as she brushed bits of rock and dust out of her long, blonde hair and off of her white robes which were embellished with pink and purple flower petals. Beside her, a Togetic floated up from behind her rock, looking slightly dizzy. "Lilac looks a little shaken up, though."
"Quit wasting time here and go in for the kill." A male dressed in black leather pants and a leather jacket glared at him from behind another rock. "Little bro, you're the only one a non-supportive role for this mission. You need to focus" His Honchkrow was flying above the area, cawing. "Straight ahead," he translated.
"Fine! I'm going Dante," he grumbled, running towards where the earthquakes were coming from.
"Careful Aleck!" Grace shouted after him, pulling out her staff and casting a few healing and reflective spells on him. "We'll head towards the town and set up barriers there." Aleck nodded as he continued his way forward. He dodged a few oncoming spikes that shot up from the ground and stood fast as another earthquake shook the area. There was a rumbling sound as a boulder fell of one of the ledges that towered over him. He pulled out his standard sword and split it as it fell on him. Riolu looked amazed, applauding.
"Alright, it's up ahead! Are you ready?" Riolu nodded and ran beside him. As they neared the area that the earthquakes were originating from, Aleck could see a Regigigas dragging a mountain by pulling ropes that were tied around said mountain. Each step sent out shock waves that shook the area. His mission and that of his party members was to stop the Regigigas from moving these mountains since a small town laid in its path.
Riolu looked up at Regigigas and watched as it took another step forward and the area was rocked by the shockwaves."Rio!" Riolu shouted, turning around and running as fast as he could. Several boulders nearly fell on Riolu, which caused him to jump and cry out, running the other way towards Regigigas.
"Riolu! Come back, it's okay!" Aleck ran after his Pokémon. The second he did, Regigigas turned to see where the noise had come from. It spotted Aleck and prepared a focus punch. He looked up just in time to see Regigigas' fist slamming into him. The force sent him flying into the rock wall behind him. Aleck tried to stand, but his HP had fallen too low. Aleck's vision blurred as he watched Regigigas prepare to focus punch him once more.
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Pokémon World Online: Rebirth
Chapter 1: New Usernames
First off, if you haven't read the first one, while not absolutely necessary, I would highly recommend it. It can be found on my profile.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon or any other thing that shows up in here, but I do own the idea for PWO. That's right, I'm back in action! Why? Because I missed having something to write. I love writing PWO, so here we go. This new one is based on an idea I've been toying with to explore what would happen should Twilmer and Trellaine get PWO up and running again. You could see it as a diverged storyline, one way PWO is brought back and the other, PWO is closed down for good. There are new characters, but the old ones aren't forgotten. I also wanted to explore normal gamers for once and not ones caught up in epic plot. Of course that won't last, but we'll see where this goes!
ONWARD!
Also, no worries, our old favorite characters aren't forgotten.
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"You are such an idiot!" Aleck heard a voice growl as he pulled off his virtual reality helmet.
"Hey, it's not my fault, Tanner. My Riolu ran off before I could sneak up and do anything." Aleck glared at his older brother as he pulled off his helmet.
"That's no excuse! If you were having problems with your Pokémon, you shouldn't have taken on such a large scale mission. That's just common--" Tanner was interrupted as his cell phone rang. "Hello? Don't worry; I'm already lecturing him about what happened. What? I know he's just a beginner, but--" He paused and sighed. "Fine. Later." He closed his phone and turned to Aleck. "That was Sarah. She told me I need to be easy on you. Look, I know you haven't been playing long, but you need to not agree to do missions you know you're not high enough to handle."
"What do you mean? I was fine, but that focus punch caught me off guard and knocked me out!"
"One focus punch. Aleck, usually it takes much more than a focus punch to knock out someone who is able to do the mission."
"If you knew I wasn't able to do the mission, then why'd you take me?"
"Because you told me you could do it and I've been trying to take your word instead of always instantly discrediting you. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going back online." Tanner put his helmet back on without a word and logged back on. Aleck sighed and got up. He quietly closed the door to the computer room behind him as he made his way to the fridge.
"He thinks he knows me so well. Whatever," Aleck grumbled to himself as he poured a glass of milk. He had pulled out some cookies for his snack when there was a loud knock on the door. Grumbling, Aleck walked over to answer it.
"Aleck! I'm glad you're home! We need to talk about our English II assignment now," a redheaded female shouted as soon as he opened the door.
"Ophelia! Hi! I forgot you were coming over today," Aleck stepped back to let her in grudgingly. He had been paired with the smartest girl in his English II class for their final assignment. Normally this would have been a good thing, but Ophelia had a way of making him feel lower than dirt whenever she discovered he hadn't been doing any work. She also never stopped talking.
"You were probably too busy playing that stupid video game of yours. What does everyone find so great about it?" Ophelia asked as Tanner threw the computer door open.
"I'm heading over to Sarah's. Dad's not going to be back tonight, so don't go out and get yourself hurt. I'll be back sometime late." He then spotted the cookies and grabbed the box. "Thanks for the snack," he waved as he stomped out the door.
"Hey, I was going to eat those!" Aleck shouted at the closed door. The gears in his head turned as he realized that Tanner's computer was available and he loved procrastination. "Would you like to find out what is so great about this game?"
Ophelia considered for a moment. "I suppose I should give it a try. It might be good research."
"Sweet! Follow me!" Aleck bounded down the hall; Ophelia reluctantly at his heels.
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"Trellaine, for the last time, NO FUNNY CODING!" Twilmer shouted into the intercom. She sighed as she readjusted her long, white hair into its normal ponytail.
"Oh come on, everyone loves a Tropius that grows oranges instead of bananas." Trellaine's jolly voice chuckled.
Twilmer put a hand to her forehead and groaned. "Fine, you can have ONE! ONLY ONE! It can be a quest or something, Hacker."
Trellaine tsk-tsked. "You can't call me hacker anymore my dear Pichu; all this coding is mine and it is official."
Twilmer groaned. "Please don't call me Pichu. I really don't want to remember that." She absentmindedly fiddled with a pendent she wore around her neck. It, of course, did nothing. "Besides ruining herds of wild Pokémon, how're the plans for the expansion coming?"
"Top shape! I'm really enjoying giving things my own personal creepy touch. Gengar approves of this, of course." Twilmer heard a Gengar laugh over the intercom. She couldn't help but smile. "Guy should be there tomorrow to discuss more of the plans. I have a little Easter egg in the coding for him, so if he appears to be in a bad mood, blame it on me. So long!" The intercom fell quiet.
Twilmer stood up and looked out the window of her virtual office. Outside, Fearow glided on a gentle breeze and a Charizard used flamethrower on a gamer that was riding on a Salamence. A very familiar gamer. Twilmer waved to Drix and he nodded at her before commanding his Salamence to unleash a hyper beam. She turned back to the inside of her office where a Weavile was snacking on a tray of oran berries. "Has it really only been two years, Victoria?" The Weavile looked at her briefly before turning to her plate of berries. This was, of course, not the same partner she had had back before the "great crash" as gamers called it now, but Trellaine had made nearly identical data so that she was very similar, except this Victoria didn't walk with a limp if her pendent was removed and this Victoria had never fought alongside her as she faced challenges that would decide the fate of two worlds.
In a way, it was an empty reminder of the friend she would never be able to see again and in another, it was knowledge that somewhere out there, Victoria did the things a real Weavile would do. She ate fish and jumped through the mountains on a chilly night and--perhaps--she had found a mate. Speaking of such, her own other half had probably finished dinner by now. "Hold down the fort for me while I'm gone!" Twilmer waved to Victoria. She nodded and waited until Twilmer finished logging off before jumping into her huge office chair with the plate of berries. She propped her feet up on the desk and enjoyed her meal in comfort.
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"So what do I do first?" Ophelia asked as she watched the PWO opening video.
"It'll ask you to choose a username and then it'll ask you to choose a class. There's swordsman which uses swords to attack foes, grace master which is a class all about agility, tamer where you tame Pokémon and help others find Pokémon partners, herbalist which uses plants and herbs to make healing and status-afflicting powders, thief, which is Tanner's class, and they are good at finding items and use mostly short-ranged weapons and items they find, magician which uses magic, and defenders which are built like tanks and are good at surviving most attacks that come their way. I'm a swordsman myself. After you do those two, you choose your appearance and then I'll meet you in the starter area on my character." Aleck explained, grabbing his own virtual reality helmet.
"That's a lot to consider. I guess I just go with what sounds right, then."
"Do you need any help doing that?"
"Nope." Ophelia plopped the helmet on her head. "I'm good at figuring things out as I go." With that she started typing away furiously. At what, Aleck didn't know nor really care. He had a few things to attend to before he helped a newbie out. He put his on helmet on and logged on.
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"Riolu?" Aleck looked around. He had logged on in the field where he had accepted the quest from earlier. His partner was not at his side like he usually was when he logged on. "Where are you?" Aleck finally spotted his partner sitting behind a tree stump. "There you are! What are you doing back here?"
"Rio," Riolu looked down at the ground, his ears drooped.
"Hey, is this about earlier? Look, don't worry, it was my fault. I knew that the mission was too big to take on, but I wanted to show off or something." Aleck sat down beside Riolu. He looked up and tilted his head to the side. "Hey, we have to go head out to the starter area to meet a friend. Think you're up for it?" Riolu smiled and nodded, though he still seemed hesitant. Aleck didn't notice as he set off, Riolu loping along beside him. "Luckily, I have a wish stone my brother gave me. I can use it to instantly teleport to the main cities I've been to before." Aleck took the stone out of his inventory and chose the starting city.
They quickly teleported to the city. Aleck held his breath as he carefully made his way to the fields outside. The city was infamous for lagging and so he made sure not to move fast. The fields outside the city were large and covered in various flowers that starting herbalists could use to make the basic powders and potions. Aleck always found the fields peaceful and nostalgic. Many adventures started in these fields. "I suppose we have time to train before--" He was cut off as a loud pop signaled the appearance of a newly created character.
Aleck turned and saw a broad woman with armor on, minus the helmet. Her violet hair was tied back in an elegant bun and red horn-rimmed glasses adorned her face. She held a small shield in front of her and raised an eyebrow at him. "Are you serious? Your name on here is Aleck? And you have the same gangly limbs and messy blond as you do in real life. You look a little spiffy in that outfit, but really? No creativity at all." She sighed, shrugging as she shook her head at him.
Aleck looked down at his outfit. He wore a blue school uniform suit, which he only had on because he was saving his money for something awesome. He supposed it did look nice on him and it complemented Riolu's colors quite nicely. He was even wearing a yellow scarf. "Wait," he snapped out of admiring himself, "Ophelia?"
"That's Joan to you now. Joan_of_Arc to be exact. Now I think it's time you showed me how this game worked." She grinned at him, enjoying his look of shock. He hadn't been expecting her to go all out with the customization. He hadn't because he hadn't thought he'd stick with the game. Obviously, Ophelia went all out when she created a character.
Oh well, made for a better day than working on an English presentation. "Defender, right? I'll show you the ropes!" With that, the two held up their weapons and made their way through the field to a more appropriate training area, Riolu tagging along behind them.
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End Part 1
So, what'd you think? Sequels can be hard to pull off, so your input is absolutely necessary. I hope you enjoy the new characters and aren't disappointed that our old favorites won't always be in the spot light.
