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The year is 2424. The world has been at war now for longer than most people can remember. In the year 2366 distrust between humans and Pokemon finally came to a head. The humans, fearful of the power held by the Pokemon, unleashed their machines to try and balance the scales. The machines created by humans proved to be so great of a match against the raw power held by the Pokemon, that in order to survive, the remaining Pokemon were forced to organize into an army and train in their natural strengths. As of the present, humankind has established a stronghold in the Unova region, specifically Castelia City while Pokemon have created their stronghold in the caverns of Mt. Coronet of the Sinnoh region. It is here in the recesses of Mt. Coronet where our story begins and one Pokemon will question everything he has come to know…
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Waking up in an unknown dark abyss, a Meowth asks himself, "Where am I?"
With nothing to be seen in any direction, the Meowth begins to worry and speaks again. "OK, let's start with what I do know. My name is Shoteneko and I am a Scout class soldier for the Pokemon military. The last thing I can remember is being knocked out during the Battle of Slateport but now where am I?"
Suddenly a single word appeared in the blackness commanding Shoteneko to: Run.
"OK, I'm running but the scenery still isn't changing." He said to himself.
As Shoten ran further, the space in front of him began to morph and showed the playground of a school.
"Hey, that's my elementary school!" Shoten exclaimed, still running. "Isn't that me over there?"
Sure enough as soon as he mentioned seeing himself, the scene shifted and began to focus on the young child. He was on the ground crying with a Machop and Timburr sneering just above him.
"Why aren't you fighting back? Is the widdle baby too scared?" The Machop said before launching another Low Kick into the young Shoteneko's stomach, sending him tumbling backwards, books spilling everywhere.
"It's not that I'm scared." Shoten sniffly replied while picking up his books "It's just you're too strong. You do this every day."
"What'cha got there?" Timburr said, snatching a book from Shoten that he had clearly been trying to hide from the bullies.
"Hey, give that back!" Shoten exclaimed
"The Slash, A Legacy of a Hero.You really read this stuff?!" Timburr asked.
"So what if I do?" Shoten said, beginning to show a little backbone.
"This stuff is for little kids." Machop broke in. "There are no such things as heroes in this world."
"You'll regret those words when a real hero shows up!" Shoten cried.
"Hear that everyone?!" Machop proclaimed to the rest of the class, "Shoten here actually believes that a hero is going to swoop in and save him. Let's teach him a lesson."
As the class began to repeatedly strike him, Shoten could only say, "Someday, you'll all see. If heroes don't really exist in this world, then I will create a world in which they can thrive!"
After hearing those words, the scene in front of him slowly faded back to black. Still running, Shoten remarked, "Those guys were jerks but at least they helped me decide what I wanted to do with my life. When am I going to be able to stop running?"
Suddenly, in the matter of an instant, the word Run that had been floating on the horizon morphed into two other words.
"Too Slow?" He read, confused as to their meaning.
As soon as Shoten read the words, a gun appear from nowhere and fired at point blank range.
"Gahh!" Shoten exclaimed, waking up in a hospital bed. "It must have been a dream. Where am I?"
"Welcome back Shoteneko." Replied a Chansey just off to his left. "You're in the medical bay in Mt. Coronet. You were knocked out during the attack on Slateport City and brought here."
"That's right, the attack to cut off the human's supply lines. Did we win? What about the rest of my team? Were they able to make it through the rest of the battle without a scout?" Shoten asked anxiously.
The result of the Battle would have serious implications on the war. If the Pokemon succeeded in taking Slateport, the enemy would have to find another way to ship resources found in Hoenn to Unova to eventually be used in their war machines.
"Unfortunately, the attack was unsuccessful and the rest of the attack force retreated back to Verdanturf. On the bright side, the rest of your team made it through the battle unharmed. Flamerunner was simply forced to megaevolve during the battle and cover both your position as scout and his own as team leader."
In the Pokemon military, Pokemon are broken into squads of three which act under the authority of those above. Each squad needs someone to fill each of the three roles, leader, tank, and scout.
Leaders of each squad are almost always able to megaevolve if the situation calls for it. Due to this many squad leaders are usually able to cover another role in their squad. For example, Shoten's squad leader, Blaziken, codename Flamerunner, is able to megaevolve in order to cover both the scout position and the leader position when needed.
Tanks are the muscle of each squad, able to take a hit and dish out three more. They are the main offensive force of each squad and are usually sent to take care of the most heavily armored parts of the enemy's formation. Druddigon, codename Bruiser, the tank on Shoten's squad often works in tandom with squad leader Flamerunner as both of them boast hefty attack power.
The final position available on a squad is that of a scout. Scouts focus solely on speed. Their job is to simply spy on the enemy, take note on what is seen and then get out as quick as possible. What is seen is then reported to the squad leader who then formulates a strategy to take on the enemy. During intense battles, scouts can also be used as distractions against the enemy in order to clear the way for the bigger guns. Unfortunately, this strategy doesn't come without risks as many scouts are often knocked out of the action, just like Shoten was in Slateport, when it is employed.
Chansey continued "You've been out for a few days but other than that you are perfectly. I suggest you take it easy here in Mt. Coronet for a few days before heading back to the front lines in Verdanturf."
"Ok." Shoten quickly replied. Perhaps while off the front lines I can learn a couple new moves to delay my inevitable return to our makeshift hospital.He thought to himself.
After the great schism between humans and Pokemon, all important literature, such as historical documents, books detailing Pokemon moves and those describing technology were taken to the headquarters of each race. Those which did not find their way to either Castelia, the base of the humans or Mt. Coronet, the Pokemon home base, were either lost or destroyed.
While walking to the library Shoten tried to decide which move he wanted to try and learn. His repertoire consisted of mostly physical attacks such as Slash, Shadow Claw, and Fury Swipes and a couple of speed enhancers such as Agility and Double Team. After careful deliberation, Shoten decided it was time to diversify and try to learn a special attack, hopefully with a little bit of type coverage.
As he walked into the library, Shoten had the fullest intent to learn a new move for battle but was soon drawn to a different book, "The Slash, A Legacy of a Hero" Inside, it detailed the exploits of a great heroic Meowth from the olden times, before the great schism. All of the Slash's moves and exploits were detailed in the book and reading it had been a guilty pleasure of Shoten's since elementary school.
"If I only I could learn these moves." Shoten said to himself dejectedly. "That would be awesome, granted I'd be branded a traitor."
As the Slash had been a hero in the time before the great schism, naturally he saved both Pokemon and humans alike. The leaders of the Pokemon military had long since forbidden the teaching and use of Slash's moves since it was believed that anyone sharing his moveset would also share his love of human life and create an insurrection within the ranks of the military.
"I know it's forbidden but this is my childhood hero we're talking about." Shoten said quietly to himself. "What the heck, I'm gonna do it! I'm going to learn some of the Slash's techniques."
Conscience screaming, Shoten checked the book out from the library and went to his room. Once their he began to read and take notes on three of the Slash's most iconic and versatile attacks: Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse and Thunderbolt.
AN:Hello readers, here is the first actual chapter of plot, giving some background on our hero and the structure of the military he is a part of. Next chapter we will hopefully meet Flamerunner and Bruiser and you see the unique ways in which Shoteneko will be using his new moves. Until next time!
PS:For the purposes of this story, Pokemon will be able to learn as many moves as they would like. Since each Pokemon is now more intelligent, it would only be proper to allow the to learn more than the mandatory 4 moves. These learned moves can also be used in ways other than directly attacking the opponent(this will hopefully be shown in the next chapter).
Update (2/10/15): Hopefully these edits allow the story to be more cohesive and flow better. Enjoy!
Update (5/19/15): Hey everyone, no changed content this time but I did combine Chapters 1 and 2. I think this will increase viewership in the long run. Complete Table of Contents can now be found below.
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Table of Contents
Arc 1
Chapter 1: Setting the scene- Now Updated!
Chapter 2: Return to the battlefield. Meeting the rest of the squad- Now Updated!
Chapter 3: Shoteneko vs. Bruiser- Now Updated!
Chapter 4: Battle for Verdanturf Part 1
Chapter 5: Battle for Verdanturf Part 2
Chapter 6: Recuperation and Investigation
Chapter 7: Battle for Mt. Chimney: A shocking realization
Arc 2
Chapter 8: Resistance in Fallarbor Town!
Chapter 9: Time to take the town;The Birth of a new Movement
Chapter 10: Plans for the future. What drives our heroes?
Chapter 11: Three way struggle for Mt. Chimney. Battle against the Desert Fox.
Chapter 12: Light's plan in action. You must take command!
Chapter 13: A Proposal from the enemy.
Chapter 14: Showdown with Mach! Help from an unlikely source.
Chapter 15: Rematch!
Chapter 16: Meanwhile...
Chapter 17: Too Many Feels!
Chapter 18: Reorganization. An evil plot brewing?
Chapter 19: Seiging the Day... Sort of.
Chapter 20: Breaking through the limits of Despair!
Chapter 21: DRAMAAA!
Chapter 22: Just a little Misdirection
Chapter 23: Tricks for Days!
Chapter 24: Sharing the burden.
Chapter 25: When Light's away, the Children will Play.
Chapter 26: Rescue and Reunion.
Chapter 27: One Man or the World?
Chapter 28: Stepping Down and Sneaking Around.
Chapter 29: New Intellegence. A Surprise Attack.
Chapter 30: Triumphant Return and a Harsh Truth
Chapter 31: Heavy Blow, A Plan Hatches
Chapter 32: Et tu, Silver?
Arc 3
Chapter 33: Breakout. The truth revealed!
Chapter 34: Standoff! A narrow escape!
Chapter 35: Rearm and Retreat.
Chapter 36: The Sadist Psychic
Chapter 37: The Mega Masochist
Chapter 38: The Beginning of the End
Chapter 39: One Final Attack