A/N: Welcome all to my new story. The story build itself has been in the works for almost a full year now, full of rough drafts and character developments. Of course, it's fanfiction, so they're aren't very many OCs to develop, but what few there are, I felt should have some kind of personality, rather than just being a generic, always agreeing character. I decided to write this fic because I have always loved both Pokémon and the Legend of Zelda, and felt that I had finally found a semi-decent way to combine them. I've read quite a few Pokémon-Legend of Zelda crossovers, but I always thought I could make one too, maybe one better than the rest. Today is May 2nd, 2014, and I have just began chapter one of this book. Yes, like my other fics, I plan at least 20 chapters for it, maybe longer, as I hope to find a way to combine the Game and Anime Pokémon universes. I've been told that they're two separate things, but I may be completely wrong. I'm using my tablet to type this don on Microsoft Word, so I apologize if not all of the characters that I type here aren't the characters that my fans see. Heh, I figured I should get all the apologies out of the way, as I have no- and I mean NO excuse for them. I want to apologize for this long hiatus between these stories, and there will be long pauses between chapters for this story as well. But, I hope to make up for said pauses with longer chapters. I also apologize for the problems with cannon in this story, as I do not intend to strictly follow it. This story will take place while Ash is in the Kanto region, but Red will also be mentioned. Now, I hope someone can explain the Game-Anime Pokémon universe thing to me, but for now, I have no way to know for sure what is going on with that business. I know that in the games, Team Rocket was disbanded, but in the Anime, they're still around, nabbing Pokémon for some unknown (as far as I can tell) reason. Also, another non-cannon appearance will be the newest Eeveelution, Sylveon. I think that all of the Eeveelutions exist, just haven't been discovered in certain games/points in the Anime. Finally, I would like to thank all of my readers for putting up with my crap and remaining loyal to my stories. So, without further ado, I present: The Hero of Pokémon.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, or their affiliated characters. I'm just putting them together for the amusement of my reader, and both series belong to Nintendo.
Chapter 1:
Kanto Region's New Hero
Pallet Town!
The town where so many great names come from, a place where Champions are born. A peaceful, quiet city that draws visitors from all over the Kanto Region. Of course, Pallet wasn't the biggest town, or the most populated. Nor was it filled with tourist attractions, but draws its visitations from its beauty and tranquility. The town had an odd 30-some citizens, each one unique in their own ways, but each alike in at least one. They all shared a love for the Pokémon that they lived with, working together as a single unit every day.
In fact, the whole town surrounded Pokémon. People used Tauros to plow fields, or Miltank to harvest milk from. Everyone knew how to handle Pokémon and, unsurprisingly, everyone had at least one Poké-Partner to keep them company.
The town was also home to the greatest mind in the Kanto region, the esteemed Pokémon Professor Oak. Professor Oak was to on to create the Pokédex, the only known tool that can identify all kinds of Pokémon. The esteemed Professor also on his own Pokémon Ranch, where he and his assistants raise the Pokémon that Oak's "field trainers" send in.
"Field Trainer" was a term used for Oak's helpers that go out into the world, catching Pokémon and sending them to Oak to be studied in detail. Oak currently had around seven or eight field trainers, but almost all of them were recent additions to the Pokémon Professor's scientific team. The other two had been sent out into the world almost a full year ago, their mission to help Professor Oak study Pokémon.
Of course, not every day was prosperous with field trainer, and sometimes yielded a large amassment of the same Pokémon, which would then form herds. The most common Pokémon to slip into a group were Tauros, a two-tailed bull Pokémon. Tauros, however, grew very bold in herds, and tended to be easily sent into frenzies. On a normal day, a frenzy would be handled by the Professor's assistants, but today wasn't a normal day. The town was preparing to see off its newest set of trainers, who would receive a Pokémon of their own from Professor Oak and be sent into the world to make their own path.
The whole town was arranged at the town's entrance to Route 1, three figures standing ahead of the rest, smiling and waving to the small mob of people cheering them on. Two boys and a girl, all of them within fifteen years of age, all carrying bags packed by their families. They all wore light clothing and friendly smiles, their eyes full of determination, pride, courage, and even some anxiety.
Suddenly, the ground shook and the crowd quieted down. Heads moved from side to side, multiple sets of eyes scanning for the interruption. One man began yelling and pointing, causing everyone to follow his finger to the rapidly approaching herd of Tauros. There were at least twenty of the Pokémon in all, each one in a heated rage.
The crowd broke into chaos, parents grabbing their children and running to the cover of their houses. Within moments, the crowd had dispersed to only three; the new trainers. Each trainer reached for their respective Poké Ball and tossed it. All three balls burst open, releasing a glowing white stream of energy.
The glowing streams of energy began to take shape before dispersing to reveal three young Pokémon. The three Pokémon readied themselves for whatever danger that caused their trainers to call them out of their Poké Balls. Upon viewing the stampeding herd, however, the Pokémon faltered. Each one stared at the approaching stampede in horror, but stood firm to protect their trainers.
Each trainer called out to their Pokémon, breaking the little creatures of their trance and encouraging them to move forward to face the threat head-on. Each readied an attack, charging forward and releasing it. The stampeding Tauros were hit by vines, burned, and pelted by speeding bubbles, but this did little to slow them down. The front most Tauros in the group lowered their heads, knocking the small Pokémon into the air.
The trainers panicked as they watched their partners fly high into the air. They quickly returned their friends to their Poké Balls and frantically looked for another way to stop the incoming Pokémon hoard. Finding nothing, they looked back to the hoard and took in involuntary step backwards. The herd of Tauros was almost upon them and they were sitting ducks.
Suddenly, a green blur rushed forth and dashed into the horde of Pokémon. A set of angered roars erupted from the herd of Tauros, then the Pokémon began to slow. After a few more feet, the last Tauros fell to the ground.
Standing in front of the defeated horde, was a small boy, around the age of fourteen that was sheathing a sword. The boy let go of the sheath that sat upon his back and turned to the children. He smiled lightly and nodded to the Tauros.
Realizing what had happened, the three trainers shot up to tend to the Tauros' injuries. They were shocked as they searched each individual Pokémon, but found no wounds, only minor bumps and a few seared hairs.
The trainers turned to say something to the boy who had just saved them, but found nothing where he once stood. The searched for a few moments, but found nothing; he had disappeared without a trace.
Slowly, people filtered out of their houses ad began congratulating the trainers for their success. The trainers, however, just brushed the crowed moments off with dazed replies. The ceremony finished and the trainers went on their way, the memory of the strange boy in green still fresh in their minds.
Close to nightfall, the trainers stopped to make camp. They moved off into the forest, where people on the road wouldn't notice them, but close enough to the road that wild Pokémon wouldn't come out of the woods and attack them.
They sat in silence for a few minutes before one of the trainers spoke.
"So, did anyone get a good look at him?" she said.
The two boys looked at her for a few moments, then broke off into their own thoughts, attempting to remember any key features that could be used to describe the boy.
"Well," one of them started, "he wore green- a lot of green."
"Yeah!" the other boy piped up, "Almost his whole outfit was green. I think he even had a green hat!"
The girl was the next to say something, "Did anyone else notice his ears?"
Both boys looked at her in confusion, so she continued.
"They were long and pointed, like an elf's."
The smaller of the two boys continued, "I … think I remember. But the first thing I noticed was that his shirt was, like, really long. I mean, it was almost long enough to reach his knees."
The other boy raised an eyebrow at his friend, "That's a weird thing to notice."
The younger of the two turned a glare to the older, who just shrugged it off and laid on his back.
The silence continued for a long while, each of the trainers lost in their own thoughts. The rest of the night remained silent, as each child retired to their tents, having fed themselves and their Pokémon. Each trainer's thoughts remained on the strange boy in green, and his identity.
A/N: Well, that's the chapter. I really enjoyed writing chapter 1, so expect this to be a big focus of mine for a while. In fact, I plan to upload this and then begin on chapter two. Also, the story will begin following Link in the next couple chapters, but I felt he should be introduced in a mysterious way. I also realized I haven't mentioned the names of the three trainers that the story is currently following, and I may not, as they will most likely not reappear in the story. Finally, the chapters will get longer, but I felt like the place I chose to stop fit. Anyway, rate the story and review. Feel free to give some constructive criticism, but hate will not be accepted. If you decide to post a review of nothing but hate, it will be removed. Anyhow, I hoped you all enjoyed this chapter. Expect more soon.
-GamerTacticsInc.