Hey there readers and fellow authors! I'm FallenLightning and this story is a reboot of a story from my old account. I wasn't satisfied with how I progressed with the chapters, so I decided to remake it, on this account. I'm an improving writer and I draw inspiration and ideas from many different sources. This is an SYOC story and the submission form is given at the bottom of this chapter. If you are interested, feel free to submit a character.
Disclaimer: only saying this for the first and last time, I don't own pokemon, only the plot and some of the characters.
First Impressions
The clamor of the unorganized crowd of students reached his ears through the open window. They seemed to be enjoying their time with each other. Howls of laughter and yelling across the campus grounds were the most prominent. He wanted to be out there too, getting a charge out of meeting new people and making new friends.
He sighed.
"Mr. Fenrir, mind that I'm also talking to you," an authoritative voice admonished him.
He stiffened at the tone of the voice and cautiously turned to look at the person. His dark blue gaze was met by a stern hazel, and an amused smile.
"Yes, but like I said, I'm not at fault here Mrs. Autumns."
"That's for me to decide," the woman replied.
She was dressed in a sharp pantsuit and a white blouse, and sat behind a pristine wooden desk loaded with stacks of papers. Picture frames hung off the walls, which were covered in a beautiful wallpaper. He had barely discerned that the principal was present in nearly every picture on the wall.
He turned his gaze to his right, where a tall boy stood. His eyes weren't visible from the side, hidden by black bangs, but since he had seen them before he knew that they were dark green.
He mentally groaned. 'Why me dammit?'
An hour ago
If you are reading this letter then that means you have been accepted, and are headed towards Quake Island, where our school, the Affinitive Academy is present. The academy will be a home to you for the coming three years, where you will learn many things relating to what aspirations you have. Many of the world's gym leaders, researchers, rangers and elite trainers have graduated from the Affinitive Academy. Everything you will need to know about your new school will be explained at the orientation which you will be attending shortly after you reach the campus. We shall meet you soon!
Clara Autumns, (Principal)
Eren sighed in frustration as he put the letter back on his lap. An academy. Of all the places and other schools, his old man sends him to a prestigious one. And his mom even agreed to it.
"Damn you pops," Eren muttered under his breath.
"It's not every day you see a student not excited to attend a prestigious academy."
Eren lazily turned his head to his right to the girl sitting next to him. Her smooth chocolate brown hair, a few shades lighter than his own, flew over her face under the light breeze coming through the open bus window. It was mostly straight but ended in small curves directed inwards, just past her shoulders. Her hair matched her angular face with near perfection, and her dark but enthusiastic green eyes didn't disappoint either. In short, she was very attractive. But Keith wouldn't say that to her face, nope. He didn't want to give his best friend the pleasure of a compliment on her looks.
"I might just be the only student," he said.
Studying wasn't the most appealing thing to him. It was a world of complete boredom, aside from any cool science lab experiments which caused explosions. Now that was cool.
He absentmindedly rapped his knuckles on the window that was rolled down halfway.
"Say, Reyna, what kind of a place is Quake Island anyway?"
Reyna put a finger on her chin.
"As far as I remember reading, it's a pretty big island, big enough to hold the entire campus along with a couple of stadiums and training grounds, a daycare and even some shops. That's all I know, but there's probably a lot more.
Eren whistled. "Damn that's pretty cool honestly."
Hearing the word 'daycare' reminded him of the daycare that Reyna's family ran. Both of them hailed from Kanto, Viridian City. Viridian city was a good place to keep a daycare running. Trainers from the Indigo Plateau as well as beginning and intermediate trainers would have to pass through Viridian at some point in their journey.
Eren had pretty much grown up in the daycare, spending hours each day surrounded by many different pokemon. He played with them, fed them, pit battles between them, and had slept with them on some occasions after a day of intense fun. It was like an everyday routine.
The bus suddenly jerked to a halt and Eren was launched face first into the seat in front of him. "Ow! Shit!" he cursed, a hand on his nose.
Reyna only snickered as she got up and grabbed her backpack. "Looks like we're here," she said, pushing a lock of hair behind her ear. The other students on the bus started to get up and grab their smaller luggage. Everyone had been told that their larger luggage would be directly delivered to their respective dorms where they could pick it up.
The doors opened and one by one the students began to step down. Eren was just about to go behind when he saw a blond haired girl struggling to get her luggage down. She had a small frame, pretty small compared to his 5'10" frame. Some of the students in the back were getting a little impatient, Eren could tell from their annoyed glares.
He stepped forward and pulled her bag down for her. The girl looked up to him with a smile.
"Thanks for that," she said.
Eren smiled back. "Don't mention it."
They moved forward and he jumped down from the bus. He looked around.
"I thought you said we were here Reyna."
Through the plethora of students, Eren could see the school authorities trying to conduct the students into two different sides of the road. Standing apart from the horde of students were a few men in fluorescent jackets with walkie-talkies in their hands, stationed around the periphery of the road, possibly to make sure no one strays from the direction.
"Well we're on the coast of the mainland, we have to cross this water," she made a gesture towards their left," And then we'll reach the island."
Eren hadn't noticed the expanse of water before, and now that he looked over it, he saw that it was considerably large, in fact, he couldn't even see the island.
"Soooo, we're going by boat?" he asked.
Eren and Reyna were ushered forward by some authorities, and they found themselves amidst the students on the right side. The pavement on the right side was further extended and was divided into parts opposite to each other, both with steps leading down.
Reyna decided to answer his question at the moment they headed down the steps on the right.
"There are three ways to get to Quake Island, the ferry, the normal overhead bridge and then the underground tunnel," she pointed to the nearing entrance to something that looked identical to a cave, which had dim lights on its border. It was huge, seemingly twenty feet in height and about seventy feet wide.
"And we're headed through the underground tunnel,"Eren finished as they walked through the entrance. He gazed around in awe. The inside was grand to say the least. It was a complete arc of marble, with golden streaks running all around. Half of the floor was a flat escalator which was again divided in half with the belts moving in two different directions, while the other half was a normal walkway, and they were both separated by metal railings. It was so simple yet so satisfactory.
"This is so pretty," Reyna whispered as she walked beside him, both of them taking the normal walkway instead of the moving one. Eren only nodded. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a few guys ogling at Reyna. He felt a flicker of irritation but then sighed. This was pretty normal. She obviously had looks but Eren was the only one who knew she had brains too.
Reyna had a really brilliant mind and was often praised for it. She was feisty and independent and kind at the same time. And then there was him, like some kind of half-assed sidekick.
It wasn't long before they reached the end of the tunnel, or maybe it didn't feel like a long time because of their brisk pace.
Eren squinted as the sun's rays fell on his eyes. It was only around five in the afternoon but the sunlight was harsh. When his eyes adjusted to the brightness, he was quite amazed by what he saw. The students had seemingly tripled in number, chatting in groups and pairs. He assumed that second and third year students were also mingled within the first years. The next thing that amazed him was the infrastructure. Without a doubt, this was probably just a fraction of it, but nonetheless this was enough to impress him.
Palm trees were lined up next to each other with equal distances between them. They were real, but something told him that it wasn't always tropical weather that passed over the island. Grass was present wherever there was no pavement. In the distance he could see what was most probably the stadium and even further than that, three buildings which were blue, red and green respectively in color.
"Those are the student dorms Aqua, Ignis and Herba. Each dorm has first, second and third years in it. But each room only has students of the same year," Reyna said dryly.
"No co-ed rooms?" Eren asked with a hopeful face. Reyna lightly knocked him on the head.
"No, is that all you think of?"
Eren sulked, and then straightened up. "Of course not, I think about food too. How's the food here?"
"Better than anything you can make," came the reply.
Eren placed a hand over his heart. "Ouch. That hurts."
Reyna stuck her tongue out at him. Suddenly, a voice rang out over the area. "Second and third year students please proceed to your respective dorms, first year students are requested to hear towards the main stadium."
In a matter of moments students were running all around the place. There was a lot of pushing and shoving and Eren was rocked back and forth. Amidst the disorder he was separated from Reyna.
"Eren! Eren!"her calls were lost over the commotion that the students had created.
Eren found himself surrounded by strangers and he had to squeeze through the tiny gaps to get away.
He felt something hit his chest hard and he looked down just in time to see a girl falling. He swiftly reached out and grabbed her arm with his left hand and waist with his right.
"Are you okay? Sorry about that," he said as he brought her back up to an upright position.
The girl blinked as if trying to understand what had just happened. She looked up and smiled, rubbing her head sheepishly with a hand.
"Ah it's my fault I wasn't looking around," she apologized. Eren shook his head.
"Nah it's my fault. You're not hurt are you? And sorry for suddenly grabbing your waist like that."
The girl laughed, her blond chest length hair moving up and down.
"I'm okay thanks to you, if you hadn't grabbed me I'm sure I would've been in the ground, probably run over by these people, so no worries. Now that I remember, this is the second time you've helped me today, so thanks."
Eren slowly realized that she was the same girl whom he had helped on the bus.
He grinned. "Don't mention it."
He quickly inspected her, doing so without making it look like he was checking her out or staring. She was quite fashionable, for a student at least. She wore a light pink pleated skirt and a white blouse. She also wore flats instead of shoes.
The girl dusted herself even though she hadn't fallen, and held out her hand.
"I'm Adelaide Roe. Nice to meet you!"
Eren reached out and shook her hand. "Eren Fenrir, first class helper at your service."
Adelaide laughed.
"Are you a first year too?" he asked.
Adelaide nodded. "I was just headed towards the stadium when this happened." She gestured to the now dwindling number of people around. The first years seemed to be the only ones left.
"If you don't mind, let's go together," Eren suggested.
"Sure!"
The two of them started walking in the direction of the stadium.
Eren decided to make some small talk.
"So how did you end up coming here?" he asked.
"Actually, I was invited here by the academy itself. They offered me a scholarship saying that it was because I was a trainer who had defeated all the gyms in Kalos and even flight the elite four and champion, even though I lost."
Eren's eyes widened. "Wow no kidding? You must be one hell of a trainer then."
'If these people get accepted, it's because they deserve it. Dammit pops you're making me feel inferior here.'
Adelaide gave an embarrassed smile.
"Ahaha thanks. I'm not all that great though."
"Say, did you have some kind of disease or ailment?"
Her head whipped up to look at him, a shocked expression on her face.
"How did you know?" she asked.
"I wouldn't call it a guess or a deduction. I just noticed that you're breathing differently, like with short rapid breaths," He replied.
"Well aren't you Mr. Observant." She grinned. "I was diagnosed four years back with a disease that severely affected my lungs. I was told that the odds of surviving weren't really in my favor. Guess I proved them wrong." She finished with a wink.
Eren was amazed by the way she has stated everything so nonchalantly.
"I don't even know what to say to that, you're really gutsy aren't you. All hail the will of Adelaide Roe." Eren made a bowing gesture with his hands.
Adelaide only giggled.
"You're so sweet, thank you. Did you come here alone?"
Eren froze. Due to everything that just happened, he had forgotten about Reyna.
" Now that you mention it I was with my best friend. I forgot about her for a minute there."
"Yeah she's right here dumbass," Rena said from behind him. She had an annoyed look on her face.
"Uh hey, what's up?" he said nervously.
Reyna flicked his forehead in response. "How nice of you to forget your best friend," she remarked sarcastically.
"Hi there, I'm Adelaide Roe!"
Adelaide introduced herself enthusiastically to Reyna. Reyna shifted her attention to the blond girl. With a smile on her face she returned the greeting.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Reyna Ivy. I hope my friend didn't cause you any trouble."
"Oooh, the demon smiled," Eren whispered quietly.
"I heard that." Reyna kicked him in the shin and he had to bite his lip from swearing out loud.
Adelaide shook her head. "Not at all. In fact, he helped me twice."
"Huh, so you did something good for once in your life," Reyna taunted.
Eren scowled. "I've done a lot of good things for your kind information."
Adelaide laughed. "There's no doubt about it, you guys are definitely best friends. And Reyna I really like your casual dressing sense."
Reyna looked surprised that someone had mentioned her attire being good. After all, she was dressed in some fitting grey sweatpants, white sneakers and a light pink t-shirt.
"That's so nice of you, thanks," Reyna said with a big smile on her face.
"So I assume we've made our first friend already?" Eren said, hands in the pocket of his jeans.
"And I've made my first two friends."
Eren and Adelaide exchanged a high five and both of them chuckled alongside Reyna.
Abruptly, out of nowhere something hit Eren on his shoulder with considerable force and he was thrown to the ground. As fast as he could, he planted his right hand in the ground and rolled over on his right shoulder. Since the fall had been so sudden he couldn't balance the roll and landed on his side. He coughed as dirt was flung onto his face and a rock nicked his cheek.
'What the hell is up with me crashing or something crashing into me today' he thought. He slowly sat up, shaking his head to get rid of the dirt.
"What the hell was that?" he said.
A tall boy stood where he had been standing before and he stared down at Eren through dark green eyes, which were barely visible through his black bangs.
"Ah. Oops." was all he said and he started to jog.
Adelaide, Reyna and Eren only stared as the boy only moved about a meter before turning back and glaring at Eren.
"Battle me."
Eren blinked in confusion. "Huh?" was so he could muster up at the sudden request, or what sounded like an order.
The boy was wearing a hoodie even though there was only a light breeze. He pulled a pokeball from his belt.
"I said, battle me. Or are you too scared?"
Eren stood up. "Nice try, that won't work though. You know we can't exactly battle here right? Not to mention, it didn't look like we can battle at all anywhere besides the grounds. And I don't feel like battling right now, so maybe next time." He dismissed the appeal and walked towards where the girls stood.
Suddenly their eyes widened and they shouted out, "Look out!"
Eren had just barely moved his face an inch,when a jagged bolt of lightning passed by his face and struck the ground to his side. The small area was left sizzling. He involuntarily shuddered.
"What was that for? That could've hurt him!" Reyna yelled at the boy.
Eren looked at the boy. His pokeball was still in his hand, but there was a pokemon crouching in front of him, the source of the attack. It was a quadruped pokemon which was mainly blue in color but had a spiky yellow mane. A manectric.
"Aiz, thunderbolt again," the boy commanded.
Eren jumped aside as another bolt flew by.
"Hey hey buddy, what's your problem?" He growled.
He sidestepped, dodging another bolt.
"Stop it, what are you doing that for!" Adelaide exclaimed.
The boy glared at Adelaide with an irritated look on his face.
"Aiz, thunderbolt on her."
Without any hesitation, the manectric fired the attack towards the girls.
Realizing he had no option, Eren tossed a pokeball from his belt in desperation.
"Quick, Delta! Use rock tomb to deflect it!"
A bipedal pokemon with large wings emerged from the pokeball and darted towards were the girls were. It roared, and chunks of rocks were pulled up from the ground, effectively deflecting the lightning bolt. But the attack was powerful and one of the large rocks was also deflected, and it crashed into a small fountain, fortunately not breaking it, but causing damage nonetheless.
Eren's aerodactyl Delta flapped its wings as it stood protectively in front of Adelaide and Reyna. Eren sighed in relief. Good thing they weren't harmed. He noticed that all the nearby students were gawking at the sight in front of them, whispering amongst themselves.
He glowered at the boy. "The hell? That was uncalled for, it could have hurt them!" he shouted.
The boy seemed unaffected by what he had done.
"Well at least that got you to call out your pokemon. Alright, let's do this." He took a stance.
'This guy has problems'
Eren was about to tell him off again when the crowd parted and a man came running through. He looked much older than anyone present on the scene.
He looked at both pokemon and then their trainers with an astringent look on his face.
"What do you think you're doing," he asked in a low tone.
"Well you see-" Eren started, but was interrupted by the man, most likely an authority on the island or perhaps even a teacher, stuck up a finger to stop him.
"Save your words for later, because I'm taking you both to the principal right now."
"But it's not his fault!" Adelaide said in Eren's defense.
"You stay out of this young lady. I believe what I see, and that's adept right now." He gestured at his back with his thumb.
"Put those pokemon back and follow me, no objections kid," he said, this time to the other boy.
"Tch."
The boy recalled his manectric and Eren reluctantly did so with Delta.
He shot a glance at Reyna which said, 'I'll take care of this, you go on.'
Reyna looked concerned but she nudged Adelaide, who mouthed a 'good luck', and they started walking towards the stadium again.
The man then addressed the other students.
"What are you all looking at? Go, shoo! Head to the stadium."
The students dispersed, whispering and casting glances at the two boys who had caused a scene.
Eren trudged behind the man add they headed to the principal's office, the taller boy following silently.
Eren shook his head and sighed.
'There goes that valuable first impression.'
And that's the first chapter! Not too long I know, but as soon as characters pile up, more things will happen, so be on the lookout.
Here's the character submission form:
Name:
Age: 16-18 (for anything other than a student you can choose whatever age)
Gender:
Birthday:
Region:
Role: (what kind of a role does your character play? Friend, supporter, antagonist, evil, etc.)
Occupation: student, teacher, researcher, etc.
Physical Features: Give me a detailed description of how your character looks, from head to toe. What kind of build do they have? Facial structure? Any marks or scars? Eyes and hair? Don't make them too buff, they're a damn high school student. I need EVERYTHING. The more the better
Clothing: what kind of clothes does your character wear normally? On occasions? Winters? At night? On a trip? To the beach? Etc.
Personality: This is very important. This defines who your character is. Please be more original and put some thought into this. I want unique personalities. Not the common badass or loner, make your own twists. How does your character behave around people they know? New people? What kind of a temperament do they have? Write everything you can about interaction and feelings. What are their relationships with their family and friends? DETAILED description. The more the better.
Relationship: (do you want them to be in a relationship? Yes or no? What do they look for in a crush or someone they love? What is their relation with their family? Do this part carefully, it can affect the story to a certain extent
Backstory/Past: another important part. How did your character end up in the academy? What kind of a childhood did they have? Any traumatic incidents? Fears? DETAILED please
Likes: What do they like?
Dislikes: What things do they dislike?
Skills/Talents: what are they good at?
Hobbies and interests: what do they like to do in their free time? What fascinates them?
Preferred course: Battle, Coordinator, Ranger, Researcher, Breeder
Battle style: a small description works, but remember, make it unique.
POKEMON:
Now this is where there are a lot of problems. There are many common pokemon that are overused. Those are:
Lucario and Rioulu
The entire Ralts line
Eevee and eeveelutions (you can select one, but it's better if you don't)
Starters (keep them to a minimum, one per person)
So I've seen many other writers use this method and I think it's pretty good. So every person get 15 points as of the start. The stage of the pokemon signifes it's points. For example charmander is a stage 1 so it uses up 1 point, whereas charmeleon would use up 2 points. Think rationally and build a nice team. NO legendaries, NO ultra beasts, NO alolan pokemon right now, though I might make them available in the future. One pseudo legendary limited to each person. It's unlikely for a first year to have a pseudo legendary, so make sure to have one if you are a third year student. And don't make your team overpowered. I will instantly decline it.
Pokemon name/species:
Nickname:
Gender:
Ability: no hidden abilites
Personality: don't make this too big
Backstory/past:
Level: for evolution purposes (if you don't want the pokemon to evolve, mention it)
Moves: I'll go with the standard moveset, but include any specific moves you'd like
OTHER: In case I missed anything about the character mention it here.
If your character seems too common I will decline or ask you to change it to satisfactory.
Adelaide Roe belongs to SomeoftheFame while all the other characters belong to me. More characters will be introduced next chapter, so stay tuned. Drop a review if you liked it, no flames, don't need those.