This is so I can write down the basic structure of this re-write without answering the same questions I answered before.
1. This follows the game, manga, and anime. Including Generations. Obviously, things will be tweaked.
2. People will actually be hurt in this story. If you're attacked by a Dragonite, then you will probably die. Attacked by a scyther? Then have fun in the hospital.
3. I am not giving a major plot point away because some people are impatient. An example of this was a comment from an impatient viewer about Blaze's father and backstory. Ordering me to tell an important plot point because you are impatient isn't going to make me tell you, it'll just piss me off.
4. This is male an N x OC story (possible N x OC x Touya.) If that makes you uncomfortable, then don't read it.
5. Whether you like the story or not, I am completing it. Hateful or rude reviews will not be tolerated; however, I am always up to talk about your opinions. If you have a question or whatever, just PM me or put it in the reviews.
6. I am homeless at the moment. Even though this is a re-write, I won't be able to upload or get right on a question very often. (This situation should be cleared up soon.)
7. I have made changes to the plot of this story. A lot of you complained that the Morty and Falkner stuff was too confusing. I was only so far in the story, so I didn't get to expand on the topic. After some thought, I decided to take that stuff out entirely. This will explain why Blaze appears different, acts different, and has different pokemon.
8. There will be romance later on in the story. I don't think I'll have to change the rating because of it, maybe for the last chapter? I mean, sex is certainly implied later on in the story, but I'm not planning to go into detail about it.
I do not own Pokemon! I only own my OCs!
I gazed into the distance, watching pokemon hop over the waves. I sighed, leaning into the black and blue cat beside me. "Hey Flash?" I asked. He sighed and turned to me. "Where were we going again?" The large, cat growled and sent me a terrifying glare. I pouted. "No need to snap, it's just a question..."
We had gotten on this boat awhile ago, but I don't remember where we were going. I don't have the best memory in the world, and that makes Flash very mad. It makes me wonder why Flash doesn't take charge. "I'm serious though, where are we going?"
"Blaze, you will remember in time. I cannot always give you the answers," he replied. I crossed my arms.
"But you always get so angry, why don't-"
"I already said no." Flash stood up and stretched with a yawn. "You weren't always like this, Blaze. Sometimes I wonder if it is all an act," he grumbled. He turned, licking my face repeatedly. "Besides, I won't always be here guide you." I sighed.
"That isn't true Flash!" I leaned back on the bench with a groan. "You always take things like this too far. Why can't you let the past go? Why can't you go back to being fun!" Flash glared harshly at me, his tail swiftly lashing behind him.
"Hey! Blaze!" I turned to the familiar voice, seeing Ash and two weird looking people running behind him. He stopped, taking a few breaths, and greeted me excitedly. "Wow Blaze, it's been a while!"
I tilted my head. "Has it really?" I mumbled.
"What are you guys doing in Unova? I... I thought you went to look for your dad?" Ash asked.
"Oh... I have no clue?" I muttered, sending Flash a dirty look. Ash smiled at me, while the other two gave me uncertain glances. Flash rolled his eyes and lied back down. "Anyways, who are your...comrades?"
"Well, this is Cilan," he said, pointing to the green-haired man. "And this is Iris," now pointing to the purple haired girl. "And Axew."
"Hello!" the little pokemon greeted. It went quiet for a few moments before Ash broke the silence.
"And this is...Blaze and his brother Flash. We met back when I was traveling through Sinnoh." I gave a small wave in the introduction.
"Hey, what's that pokemon sitting next to you?" Iris asked. She got close to Flash's face. "I've never seen one before!" Flash snarled at her, causing her to fly back.
"You've never seen a Luxray before? Everyone from Sinnoh knows what a Luxray is. They're some of the most powerful pokemon," I explained. Flash growled at me, so I sent him a confused look. "What?"
"You are being rude," he growled. He nudged me towards the annoying girl. "You should apologize." I rolled my eyes. What's with him? What about when he snarled at her? I didn't see him apologize!
"Hey, Blaze!" I turned to Ash with a sigh. "I have to get ready for the Aspertia Gym, let's battle! I want to see how strong you've gotten." He put both fists in front of his chest and looked at me with a huge smile. His eyes were sparkling, I mean they were literally sparkling. Yep, same old Ash.
"Only a little kid would get so worked up over just talking about a battle," Iris scoffed. "That's Ash alright," she shrugged. And Flash calls me rude.
"I seem to recall you getting quite excited over a battle," Cilan said. I watched as Iris began to argue with Cilan. If anything, she's the little kid.
"I guess it couldn't hurt." I glanced at Flash, who nodded with assurance. "I'll have you know that Paul has trained us exceedingly well." I stood up and stretched. Ash looked shocked before sending Pikachu an excited look. We actually haven't battled in a long time. However, I noticed a man walking towards us.
He was extremely tall and had long, green, hair tied in a ponytail. He wore a black and white hat and a long-sleeved, white, sweater. He had a necklace and three odd bracelets on his left hand. He was smiling, but it wasn't friendly. Instantly, I spun Ash around so he could see. "There is a man coming towards us." He gave me an odd look, it was as if he didn't care. "Ash, there is a stranger walking towards us. Make him go away." Ash ignored me and let Pikachu walk right up to him.
"Who are you?" Pikachu asked. The man crouched down in front of Pikachu. Swiftly, he raised his head and began to pet him.
"You're a cute one," he stated. Pikachu leaned into his touch like it was the greatest thing he's ever felt. The man looked at Pikachu as if they were the only two here.
"Sure is," Ash stated. I narrowed my eyes at him. "So... Why were you staring at us earlier?" The man looked up, giving us an annoyed glare. Ash being Ash doesn't know what annoying means.
"Wait! He was staring at you?" Look, I'm an idiot, but I'm not that stupid. This guy is creeping on a ten-year-old kid, I'm pretty sure anyone would be suspicious. Flash growled and took a step in front of me.
"It's alright Luxray," he stated. He looked back down at Pikachu. "I heard a friend's voice is all."
"Heard a friend?" Ash asked. The man's smile grew wider.
"I refer to all pokemon as friends." I stared at him. Obviously, who wouldn't? ...That's not true and I know it.
"Me too!" Ash exclaimed. Pikachu turned away from the man and jumped onto Ash's shoulder. "I think of Pikachu as my number one friend." I nodded along.
"I consider Flash nothing but my brother," I added. The man looked shocked for a moment, then sent me an approving look.
"I like that." He paused, looking conflicted for a moment, but then decided to speak. "I just heard Pikachu's inner voice saying how much he cares about you." I tilted my head.
"Inner voice?" Iris muttered.
"Wait! So you can understand what pokemon are saying?" Ash asked. The man nodded. "Wow, that's so cool!" Ash grabbed me and pulled me forwards. "Blaze can do that too, talk to pokemon." I closed my eyes tightly and froze. Ash! How could you do this to me? He knows I don't like people knowing about that!
"Is that true?" The man spoke. The man stood up and took a step towards me. Flash leaped forwards, claws extended with sparks flying off his fur.
"Yeah it is, and if you want to live then I expect you to take a step back!" He snarled. The man's eyes widened and took a hesitant step back.
"I don't mean any harm Luxray," he assured. He turned to me giving me a confused look. "There's nothing to be ashamed about. It's such a beautiful thing." I shook my head, grabbing Flash's main and taking a few steps back.
"No! You don't understand!" I shouted. Everyone looked on in shock while Flashed snarled at the man. "It's a curse!" I grabbed my other pokeballs preparing for a fight. "You can't tell anyone, not a soul!" I glared at Ash, who winced and averted his eyes.
"I'm sure it isn't like that," the man said. I spun around and glared at him with pure hatred.
"People tend to think I'm crazy and I'de like to keep it like that!" I trembled with both fear and anger while the others looked on in shock. "You can't tell anyone! Ash is lucky he got away with it now, he will not make the same mistake twice!" I pleaded.
"W-we won't say anything Blaze. You have my word." I glanced at Cilan who seemed to be the only one willing to speak. I backed away glaring at them in disbelief. Cilan turned to the man and smiled. "Let me introduce myself, I'm Cilan." Changing the subject won't make me forget!
"I'm Iris and this...Axew." She glanced uncertainly at me before turning towards the man.
"I'm Ash, and this is my buddy Pikachu!" They turned to me waiting for my introduction. I shifted uncomfortably before extending a shaky hand towards the man.
"I'm...Blaze." I grabbed Flash nervously with my other hand. The man gently grasped my hand as if not to scare me, then swiftly let it go. "You've already met Flash..." Flash growled darkly at the man. This is as good as it's gonna get.
"I'm N. I'm always happy to meet new friends." N? I couldn't help but feel like I know him from somewhere, but I couldn't think of it. That's not what was really bother me though; it was the way he said, friends. It was like the way he smiled at us before, he sounded possessive or evil. It just left me uneasy.
"So are you coming?" Ash asked.
"What? Go where?" Ash laughed a little too loudly for my taste.
"We're going to stop at the cafe, do you want to come?" I don't have any money... "It's on me."
"...Well, I can't pass up free food."
I had got into a fight with the captain of the ship. Apparently, Flash was too big to be in the cafe, which I thought was completely ridiculous. So I told him that he was fine the way he was. ...Which got us threatened to be kicked off the boat. Yeah, apparently they can do that. So I told the captain to fuck off, and that Flash had every right to be out of his pokeball. Obviously, this pissed off the captain, so he grabbed my shoulder and pushed me out. ...Well, Flash didn't take well to this...not at all. And... Let's just say we didn't have trouble after that.
"How may I help you?" I pulled up a chair and sat in between N and Ash.
"Yeah, can I have coffee? But make sure it's black and boiling hot." I turned to Flash. "Is there anything you want?"
"Nothing," he meowed. He lied down and started to groom himself.
"That will be all." I turned to the others who were giving me amused looks. "What?"
"You just missed Ash's story about meeting Zekrom," Iris scoffed.
'So," I shrugged. "I've dealt with enough legendary pokemon for my liking." I fiddled with the menu trying to avoid bad memories.
"What d-"
"So Blaze," Ash interrupted ignoring N's harsh glare. "You never told us why you're in Unova."
"Oh yeah! You said something about looking for your father!" Iris exclaimed. I glared at Ash with narrowed eyes. What did he tell them?
"No, Ash said that." Calm down, Blaze. They're just dumb kids, they don't know any better. "We left Sinnoh to get away; it all became too much." I glanced at Flash, afraid I had said too much. Flash didn't do anything though, he just sat glaring at N. "I mean, it was also boring. Paul left to be a frontier thingy, and all of you left. We could have stayed with Reggie but so close to the galactic building? No. I couldn't do it."
"Your coffee." I took the steaming cup from the waiter and set in on the table.
"What about your father?" she pressed.
"That's none of your concern." She puffed out her face like some spoiled brat. "Besides, I'm sure Ash will tell you. You know, since he can't keep his mouth shut," I sneered. He flinched and averted his eyes.
"Look Blaze-"
"Enough about me!" I turned towards N. "Where are you headed, not gonna spy on more kids I hope?"
"I already told you," he said. Well... How much of the story did I miss?
"I wasn't listening. Give it to me in a nutshell." He sighed irritably.
"Sure, I want to meet Reshiram." I lifted the cup to my lips and paused.
"Want my opinion?" I took a sip and continued, not giving him a chance to answer. "Don't do it. Something bad happens whenever someone decided to fuck with legendaries." He looked furious at my words, but he kept his mouth shut.
"Well, I want to know why pokemon are in this world. Why are they here, and what impact we have on each other." I looked distastefully at my cup. This is by far the worst coffee I've had. "I want to find out if people and pokemon are really meant to be with each other." He looked out the window and turned his gaze towards the orange sky.
"Of course they are!" Ash exclaimed. N turned, glaring at Ash through the corner of his eye. "We help each other out in battles, and a whole bunch of stuff." N grimaced at the mention of battles. "I mean, look at Blaze and Flash."
"Don't bring it up!" I hissed.
"Alright... But you get my point." N turned, grabbing his hat from the chair and placed in on his head.
"No... No, I just can't accept that answer." Without another word, N stormed out of the cafe.
"Blaze." I turned to Flash who had a look of complete seriousness on his face. "Come with me. I don't trust anyone here." He stood up and headed for the door not waiting for my answer.