This is a new fic I'm working on with FrostyShadows. Just to tell you, this is a mutlishipping fic. Enjoy.
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Just the Beginning
Rebellious Hearts
By Hoppip & FrostyShadows
It was a starry night. When people die, they become a star. The brighter ones are the ones who are heroes. The day that just passed was the start of a new legacy. People sacrificed themselves for the peace and safety of the world.
War. That despicable word. Team Rocket. Team Galactic. Power. Pokemon. Deaths. Torture. Destruction. I can name many more. Perhaps I should be more descriptive.
It all started with the power of the universe, locked inside an old, wooden box, which was the target. With that box, one team or another can rule the universe. It has the power to control any pokemon, like mind slaves. It was dirty, covered in dust. For generations, people were trying to get their greasy little hands on that box, but no one succeeded. That is because the power was guarded by the legendaries. They were the rarest pokemon, the guardians of their own kind. They did not want to see pokemon suffering. With the box locked away somewhere in Rayquaza's chamber, no one could get in. No one would get in. That fearsome sky dragon did his job very well, protected the box for hundreds and hundreds of years, until Team Rocket and Team Galactic came. They tracked down Rayquaza's domain, tried to blow it up. Even though the Sky Staircase was strong, it wouldn't hold constant bombings from two terrorist teams, who were also bombing each, biting each others' heads off.
That was when the legendaries had enough. With the power of Mew and Arceus, along with support from all the other legendaries, the pokemon split the power into two, thus making them into very precious stones, a ruby and a sapphire. That was when Rayquaza abandoned his domain, knowing that once the teams could not find what they were looking for, they would leave so Rayquaza can rebuild what was once a haven for all kinds of pokemon.
As Rayquaza thought, the two teams finally broke in but left empty handed, not even with a poor little pokemon to experiment on. The legendaries were relieved, sworn to never let the stones be in the wrong hands. By combining their powers, they sealed the stones away, where no one could find, not even them. They were to be found when a pair of the purest hearts needed them, to do good deed. It was already decided who that will be, it was the beginning of a new prophecy. The prophets were not born at that time yet, but they will be. They won't know who they are supposed to be. It was up to them to find out. They will meet by fate. What might happen to the world is in their hands. And they won't know until a long long time…
Meanwhile as the pokemon sealed away the powers, Team Rocket and Team Galactic were furious. They were determined to dictate the world. Both teams were rivals, right from the start. They both decided to conquer by force, and war. This takes us back to the beginning. After days of impatient planning, both teams acted nice. Traveling around the world, trying to make campaigns. But no one wanted a king. They wanted to be free, even if they were bribed with luxuries. The teams were furious. They knew they were stronger. They knew that they tried to be nice for the citizens' sakes. But all that backfired. They finally decided to fight their way to the throne.
Team Rocket destroyed the houses, where people lived, where people made their livings, where people went for leisure. On bomb after another. One gunshot after another. Innocent people were killed. It was pure destruction.
On the other hand, Team Galactic noticed what Team Rocket was doing. They thought about playing nice. Pretending to protect the people from the terrorism, but they knew it was useless. Why do the people these days have to be so smart? So they stared to begin their own destructions too. Burning down the forests, flooding the deserts, drying lakes and rivers. They did everything to destroy the natural habitats for pokemon and sightseeing. Now, there weren't any live pokemon in sight, or any sights to see. It was horrible. Not long after, the two teams were blasting each others' heads off.
While the pokemon world was falling apart, there were two human best friends in the depths of Hoenn. They hated what was happening to their home. They wanted to put a stop to this. Within a few weeks, they started their planning for all that was happening. They wanted peace for the humans and pokemon. They started an underground campaign, to stop the war. They started to gather people who were willing to join their force. No surprise, many brave people were also sick of TR and TG's doings. Some of the warriors they gathered were victims. Either they watched ones they loved die, or they watched as others suffered from their losses. Old people, young people, men and women all joined the cause. Everyone was determined to regain the freedom that was rightfully theirs.
After the two gathered an army of strong fighters, pokemon, and their supporters, they had already determined the headquarters of the two villain groups. These two were young, they wanted a name for their organization. Out of the blue, they one named his group in battle of Team Rocket Team Ruby. The other, who was going against Team Galactic Team Aqua. There was a significance meaning of the team names. One was a proud fire-ground type trainer and the other was a faithful water master. They were the perfect team, for tag battles and such. They held an undying love that was under their façade of teasing. They never admitted it, until it was too late.
After weeks of planning, their armies charged into the headquarters as the world was on its verge of collapsing. They fought. Every human and pokemon fought. Whether it was the enemies or the pain that struck them. Both good and bad people were killed. It was the time in life where everything was stained with blood and tears. No gory details need to be mentioned. War is something historical, but not a very nice thing to explain.
Months passed. The world was a rampaging mess. But all was done as the good won against the evil. Both Team Rocket and Team Galactic retreat into the shadows of Kanto and Sinnoh respectfully. Team Rocket were planning their revenge, but they won't have enough resources for a comeback in a long time. Team Aqua and Team Magma wouldn't have done it without their faith and determination. The legendaries helped them. Their hearts told them the right things to do. They fought for, and won, a time of blissful peace and prosperity.
With a sigh of relief coming from all over the world, it was over. Soon, everyone was replanting trees, rebuilding houses, planting new seeds. They were starting a new life. They wanted protection, and chose Team Magma and Team Aqua to advise them. Not as dictators, but as leaders that will help them through life. Peace remained and they lived a happy life…
Delia Ketchum closed the history book. She glanced at the young boy beside her on couch, expecting him to fall asleep after listening to something so…well, not for 6-year old boys who is usually distracted really easily. But to her surprise, her son was looking at her with those shining chocolate orbs. After her husband was killed, she had never dared to open the history book again. It was too painful. He had died because of it. He had written the book, but was murdered for it.
"Mommy, if they lived happily ever after, why are they still fighting right now?" Little Ash Ketchum asked his mother, the gleam still in his eyes.
"Don't you worry about that sweetie. It's getting late now, it's time for bed." Delia said softly. Ash immediately jumped off the couch and ran upstairs, brushed his teeth, and jumped into his bed. Delia smiled at his son's innocence. There was so much in this word that he wasn't aware of. And she wished that he would never learn those things,
"Ashy, did you change your underwear?"
"Mommm. Of course I did." Ash grinned cheekily. It was probably the first time that he changed his underwear voluntarily. Usually Delia had to scold him into it. Delia smiled again and tenderly kissed her son on the forehead and turned off the light.
"Goodnight Ash."
"Goodnight mom. I finally joined Team Magma."
Click
Delia closed the door and walked to her room She opened the book again to where she left off. She read it as she wept…
A few years passed. Everything was going well. Both leaders got married to other people even though they still loved each other. They had children of course. It was hard to love someone who then bears their children while loving someone else even more. The kept their distance from each other for years, but it wasn't working out so well for them. They needed each other. But they are married.
One day, they met. It wasn't long until they were all over each other. It was an affair. They didn't want it to happen, but it did. Their wife/husband knew about it. There were pictures to prove it. They were mad, furious, and green with envy. They got together, and decided to kill the leaders, not thinking about the consequences. What was done had to be done, right?
Wrong. After their hands were bloodstained, they realized what they did was not the right thing to do. It was a time of bittersweet. They had children who were old enough to lead. They couldn't face them anymore because they killed their parent. They were meant to be dead.
Once the children heard about their parents' deaths, many things happened. One included the friendship between Team Magma and Team Aqua. There was only hatred left among the two team. Then, dictation started to take over. Citizens were forced to join either one or the other team, to work for them. They had heard of the stones of the universe. And they were to find them. It wasn't long until the citizens on one team started hating the other team. However, they didn't want war, because the painful memories of Team Galactic and Team Rocket were still too fresh. It was an uneasy neutrality, and lasted for centuries.
FOUR YEARS LATER…
"Yes! I finally got in Team Aqua!"
"Psh Misty, what's so good about Team Aqua? They're evil."
"Shuddup Gary. Just because you're my best friend, it doesn't mean that you can insult Team Aqua." Misty Waterflower glared at Gary Oak as she splashed water on him. Then she her hands to both sides of her cheeks, sweetly said "It has always been my dream…"
Gary snorted at her sudden change of mood, which only gave him a well earned punch in the face.
"Hey! What did you do that for? Wait, don't answer that, I already got punched by you 49 times today…" Gary said as he covered his bruise with his left hand, pouting.
"Be a man Oak!" She laughed.
"Well it's not my fault. This is the last time I'll be seeing you in I don't know how many years! I mean, for the past 6 years, I've been visiting you pretty much every week from Pallet, but once you join Team Aqua, I won't be able to see you again." Gary said sadly as he pulled himself out of the Cerulean Gym pool.
"Then why don't you join Team Aqua with me. There will be many water Pokemon?" Misty asked but clasped her hands over her mouth.
Gary was mad. "JOIN TEAM AQUA? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I would never join Team Aqua. Don't you remember how my parents were killed? If it weren't for Team Aqua and Team Magma always fighting each other, they wouldn't have been killed in the shootout! THEY WERE INNOCENT BYSTANDERS!" He was shaking badly, trying to hide his tears from his best friend. But there was just too much pain. He loved his parents. He tried to forget the tragedy. But he couldn't. But then he felt a pair of soft, wet arms around his bare body. He looked behind him and saw Misty hugging him. He calmed down and his cheeks turned beet red.
"Stop it. I'm sorry. It's my fault. I shouldn't have said that. I'm making your life painful aren't I? But Gary, I can't go without you agreeing to it. You're my best friend." Misty said softly, still embracing Gary.
"Jeez Misty, I'll agree. But promise me you won't hook up with any guys there."
Gary could feel Misty smiling on his shoulder.
"Thanks Gary. But you should control your flirting while I'm gone. I mean, who knows what would happen while I'm gone?" She laughed bitterly.
"I'll miss you."
"I'll miss you too."
With that, Misty left her old life behind to join Team Aqua, to become the best, not knowing that a new chapter of her life was just beginning. But she also didn't know that her fate was intertwined with a boy meant to be her enemy but ended up to be something different…
TO BE CONTINUED
There it is. The ratings might go up for this fic because we're planning some violence and other stuff in here. Just to tell you this is a multi-shipping fic. Anyways, please leave a review and give some suggestions.
~Hoppip & FrostyShadows
