Sounds of battle echoed throughout the cave. A warrior was commanding her growlithe. She was just one of the warriors in the cave. Their warlord had sent four of them in to train and prepare for the next battle against the next warlord.
Things were relatively peaceful, but warlords still liked to have the mock battles between them to stay strong, as well as something exciting to do.
Fire Fang, thought the girl. The growlithe's mouth generated fire and he bit the zubat, making it faint. The rest of the warriors defeated the other pokemon, and the girl sat down on the ground. Another warrior walked over to her with his emolga.
"Kaia, are you ok?" he asked.
The girl sighed. "Yes, Takashi, I'm fine. Just a little bored, I guess."
Takashi laughed. "You should just be happy that we aren't at war right now and they just want to have these battles."
Kaia sighed again. "I suppose you are correct."
Etain interrupted by jumping on Kaia's lap and licking her face, causing her to laugh. She pet his head.
"Etain calm down! Etain! Hahaha stop that tickles!"
Takashi laughed as well. He pet Etain's head once the growlithe had calmed down.
"He is your Perfect Link, is he not?"
Kaia nodded. "Yes. He has been with me for a long time. We actually had to travel to Ignis."
Takashi held a hand out to Kaia. She took it, and Takashi pulled her up. He closed his eyes and smiled, saying to her, "You know, you could always talk to that crazy warlord father of yours and make this easier for all of us."
Kaia sighed. "My father is a stubborn man, Takashi. I do not know how he will react."
Takashi winked. "But the worst he can say is no, correct?"
"Correct..."
They left with the other two warriors and returned to the castle. Seeing how late it was, Kaia decided to talk to her father in the morning.
The next morning, Etain woke Kaia up by licking her face. He could not wait for her to wake up on her own. She had to talk her her father, Warlord of Aurora!
Kaia got up from the bed and dressed in her warrior attire. It was a short black dress with black leggings that went to her mid thigh. The dress had gold trimmings, and above it all, she wore a ruby colored long sleeved kimono that was a little longer than her dress. The jacket also had a gold trimming on it. With this, she wore black knee high boots that also had gold trimming. To finish the look, she put on her glasses so she could see where she was going.
Kaia left her room and walked down the hall to get to her father. She opened the doors to the entrance of the courtyard. She knew this was her father's favorite spot. The warrior stomped up to her father.
Her father, like Kaia had brown hair, brown eyes, and wore glasses as well. He was a strong but kind man, and an exceptional ruler.
Kaia's father turned to look at her. His eyes lit up and he got up to walk toward her.
"What is wrong? Why have you come to see me with that expression in your face?"
"Father — Warlord — I am tired of doing all this training when there is nothing but peace in Ransei."
The expression on Aurora's Warlord changed. He had an extremely serious expression on his face. Kaia crossed her arms, and Etain barked.
"Is there something you are not telling all of us?"
The Warlord nodded. He took a breath in, and then started to speak. "Arceus came to see me. I was told that there will soon be wars all over Ransei, and there will be no way to stop it. I have already seen signs of this when I meet with the other Warlords. They are all becoming more violent and challenge each other much more frequently."
Kaia was shocked. "So why have you not said anything?! I think your warriors would want to know about this!"
Her father shook his head. "If I do that, there will but much panic and suffering. Besides, it is a future prediction. That may change."
Kaia slowly nodded. Her father was a responsible man. If this was what he said, there must be a perfectly acceptable reason behind it. He would never put his kingdom in jeopardy.
Kaia stroked Etain's head. After a few moments, she nodded.
"Okay. I trust you. After all, you are our most righteous, noble, and kind ruler."
Kaia's father pulled her into a hug.
"Arceus awaits. You know where."
"But Father. I-I do not—"
"Just go. I believe in you."
Kaia left the palace and looked at Etain. The growlithe looked up and licked her hand. Kaia took a few steps, and then plopped down on the ground.
"What does he mean I know where?! I do not know where!"
She turned to look st the castle and yelled, "I do not know where! Father why are you so difficult!?"
After her outburst, Kaia got back up and immediately felt a presence. She started to see a golden light. It looked like Etain could see it as well. She started walking through the crowds in the main square, following the faint golden light.
At one point, it was like Etain was leading her. They kept walking until they reached a cave. Takashi, who had called out to her, was ignored.
At the cave, warrior and linked pokemon sensed the presence get stronger. The faint golden light was even brighter. Kaia took a few steps into the cave, and the presence got even stronger. It felt like the gravity was being intensified.
Kaia looked at Etain. He looked a little uneasy
A little further. Then we can go back. Okay?
Etain nodded, and the duo traveled further.
They were deep in the cave, but nothing was there. Kaia crossed her arms. "I guess Arceus is not here."
Everything in the cave started shaking. Kaia grabbed a wall, and Etain was in between her legs. Kaia turned to the entrance, only to find out that it had disappeared! Kaia tried inching her way down the cave, but one big shake was enough to make her stop. She crouched down and hugged Etain.
"Okay, this was a bad idea..."
Etain started licking Kaia's face. That always seemed to calm her down. Kaia took a deep breath in.
"Do not worry," she said, "I will not let anything happen to you."
Etain looked at Kaia in surprise. Usually, in situations like these, she did not talk to him using her regular voice. She would use the ability that all Warriors had — she would communicate wordlessly with her pokemon.
Kaia started petting Etain more. "I know I do not normally speak to you like this, but it feels right at this moment."
A part of the ceiling above them started shaking and threatened to fall on top of them, which would indeed crush the warrior and her growlithe.
Kaia looked up and then back at Etain. As the ceiling started to come loose and fall, she covered Etain with her body and shielded him. The rocks started hitting her, but she did not feel pain. Perhaps it was the adrenaline she was feeling. She had to protect Etain no matter what.
Soon, the rubble had buried a majority of Kaia and growlithe. Kaia was laying on top of her precious pokemon partner with her face exposed. Etain was knocked out, and Kaia was on the verge of unconsciousness.
She saw the golden light again, and the presence was the strongest it had ever been. Kaia looked in front of her, and saw the feet of a pokemon. She knew which pokemon it was, or, she had a strong feeling.
She slowly looked up. "A-Arceus?"
The pokemon nodded and Kaia's eyes felt extremely heavy. They were threatening to close at any moment.
Rest now.
With those words, Kaia's eyes closed, never to see Ransei again.
Kaia was laying next to her growlithe in front of a big building. Many pokemon lived in this building. The sign next to the building indicated that this was the Pokemon Lab.
Etain woke up before Kaia and kept licking her face until she woke up. Kaia started laughing.
"Ah Etain! Stop! Stop! Hahaha!"
The growlithe stopped licking Kaia's face, and she sat up. She looked at her surroundings, and she did not recognize where she was. This small town had only three houses, and the one big building she was sitting in front of.
Kaia quickly remembered what had happened before she closed her eyes and stood up quickly.
"Arceus! Where is he? Where did he go?"
Kaia looked at herself. She was completely fine, but the same could not be said for her clothes. They were tattered and had rips, most likely because of the cave-in. The rocks that piled in top of her must have done this.
I cannot go around looking like this... thought Kaia, I need to find some clothes.
Kaia looked behind her and decided to knock on the door. Maybe there was someone in there that could tell her where she was, and more importantly, get her some more clothes.
A woman in a lab coat and light brown hair in a bun answered the door.
"Hello, how may I help you?"
"Hello," said Kaia with Etain at her side, "I was wondering if you could help me? I do not know where I am, and I believe I am in need of an extra pair of clothes."
The woman looked down at Kaia and Etain and immediately let them in. "Of course of course. Just follow me."
Kaia followed the woman to an extra room. Inside, there was a bed, a bathroom, and a closet. Kaia faltered for a moment. She did not even know this woman's name!
"May I know your name?"
"Hm? Oh, yes, of course. I am Professor Juniper, a Pokemon Professor."
Kaia put her hand out. "Nice to meet you. My name is Kaia Iltiné."
Professor Juniper shook Kaia's hand.
"So, Kaia, where are you from? We're in Nuvema Town of the Unova region."
"The Unova region?"
"Correct. So where did you say you were from? I haven't seen clothes quite like yours before. Are you from Johto? The clothes would make sense for that, but your accent isn't Johtoan."
"No, I am not from Johto, nor have I heard of that place. I come from Ransei."
The pokemon professor looked troubled. Ransei? She swore she had heard that name before. But she could not remember exactly where.
"From Ransei?"
"Yes. Why are you so confused?"
"N-never mind," said the professor as she pulled out some extra trainer clothes for the seventeen-year-old girl. "You're a pokemon trainer, right? That's usually who comes to visit. Or, do you want to become a pokemon trainer. But, by the looks of you, you should already be one. Ah, nevertheless, it's never too late to start!"
Kaia just looked at Professor Juniper in confusion. She had never even heard of a pokemon trainer, much less know what it is or want to be one. And what was that about it never being too late to start.
Professor Juniper handed Kaia the extra clothes saying, "I can register you as a pokemon trainer if you aren't one already. Just follow me. Then you can change into those clothes."
Kaia nodded and followed the professor into another room. In the room, there were many books and round red and white spheres. There was a table in the middle with three of these spheres. It was like those three in particular were the most important.
Professor Juniper walked over to a computer.
"I'll just put in all of the data here. Your name is Kaia Iltiné, right?"
Kaia nodded.
"Alright, I'll just enter that...huh?"
Professor Juniper looked at the screen in shock. Kaia's name was not showing up at all. There was no data on her at all. Not even from other regions! She looked at the screen a bit longer, and then decided to say that Kaia was from Unova. The rest of the information needed was entered, and then Professor Juniper handed Kaia her trainer card.
"And now for you starter. I mean, you already have your growlithe there, but all trainers get a starter pokemon when they begin their journey." she picked up the three spheres, "So come on out!"
Before Kaia stood three pokemon. First was a green snake that stood on two legs and looked like it had vines for arms, a red pig that was on all fours smiling happily, and finally a blue and white otter that had a shell on its belly.
"In order, they are Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott. Go ahead and pick one."
Kaia and Etain looked at the three pokemon. Kaia was looking at them, trying to decide if she should try and form a link with one of them. She already knew she was in a pace far from Ransei, so she did not even know if pokemon here could link with people. By looking at all the spheres, they probably could not. The snivy looked like it would be hard to get along with, mostly because of the look it was giving everyone and everything around it. The tepig looked mild mannered, but Etain was a fire type, and it would not be a good idea to have two of those. That left...oshawott. At the moment, it was spinning around and trying to impress them, but then he fell on his butt, causing the snivy to laugh at him. Tears filled the oshawott's eyes as it looked down. Kaia and Etain looked at each other and smiled.
"I choose oshawott."
The oshawott's eyes lit up, and it got up from the ground. He ran toward Kaia and latched onto her leg. Professor Juniper smiled.
"Would you like to nickname your pokemon?"
Kaia nodded and looked at the oshawott. After a while, she came up with a name.
"Nereus. It means water."
The oshawott jumped around, accepting his new name.
Professor Juniper handed Kaia one of the red and white spheres. Kaia looked at it in confusion.
"It's a pokeball," said Professor Juniper, "These are used to catch pokemon. This one is Nereus's pokeball."
The professor then got five more. She handed them to Kaia.
"These are five more. Why don't you go ahead and catch that growlithe you have with you?"
Kaia nodded. She grabbed a pokeball and held it in front of Etain.
"Well Etain?"
Though I think you have to go in here for a moment.
Etain looked uncertain, but he pushed the button in the middle anyway. The pokeball opened, and he was sucked in. It shook in her hand three times, and then clicked. Kaia immediately let Etain out of the pokeball, and she felt their link increase.
Etain jumoed up and put his paws on Kaia's leg. She then crouched down and started petting him.
Professor Juniper cleared her throat, and Kaia got up. The professor was holding a digital device. It was black with a red pokeball on the bottom half, and it looked like it was able to scan something.
"This is a PokeDex. It can register the pokemon you have with you, which gives you detailed information on them. When you battle a new pokemon, you can scan it to see what its name is. The PokeDex I'm giving you is a newer version we based off of the RotomDex in Alola. Although it can't house a pokemon, we gave it an AI, so you can ask it a question, and it will answer. It doesn't have the capacity to speak, so the answer will be on the screen. Got that?"
Kaia slowly nodded and took the PokeDex from the professor. Etain and Nereus looked up at their new trainer. She looked very confused. Professor Juniper giggled.
"You're actually the first person we're giving this to in Unova. Other regions are trying the same thing, so you're not the only one. So why don't you go and change into those extra clothes. I managed to find some colors similar to the ones you're wearing right now."
Kaia nodded and walked to the bathroom to change. She changed into a black shirt under a red jacket with a gold pokeball on the shoulders, and gold trimmings. She also changed into dark brown cargo pants, and even darker brown hiking boots. She had a belt which she also put on. It looked like it could hold the pokeballs.
Along with the clothes, Professor Juniper included a trainer bag. The bag was a black messenger bag with golden outlines as well as a gold pokeball insignia on the flap. Kaia put the strap on her left shoulder, and the bag was on her right hip.
While Kaia was changing, she found a dagger hidden in her kimono. There was a message written on it. It read Abandon fear and you will prevail.
Use it wisely.
Kaia looked around, but she could not find the source of the voice. It sounded like Arceus, but she was not sure.
Kaia decided to put the dagger on her belt. It wasn't that big anyway.
She walked out of the bathroom, and Professor Juniper handed her everything. Kaia put the PokeDex and empty pokeballs in her bag, then she put Etain's and Nereus's pokeballs on her belt.
The pokemon professor nodded and smiled.
"Now you look like a real pokemon trainer! Now go out there and have fun on your journey!"
Kaia was pushed out the door along with Etain and Nereus. Kaia looked back at the closed door.
"But, what exactly am I supposed to do?"
And welcome to the end of the first chapter of Inseparable! This is my first fanfic on this account, and I will do my best to update as soon as a can.
There may or may not be potty mouths from some characters, possibly from Kaia as well. There will also be some violence, because when there are creatures that can seriously injure you in the wild, if you venture too far they will try to kill you, or crazy people will use them and try to kill you. Obviously, this started in the world of Pokemon Conquest, and then moved to the main pokemon games.
Now, Kaia and her growlithe, Etain, can communicate wordlessly, because that is the ability of Warriors in Conquest. It kind of bothered me in the game where they would only speak to their pokemon when in the beginning, it said that they could communicate without words. So, I decided to do a combination of both. There will be some points where Kaia communicates with no words, and other times when she will shout out commands to Etain.
So, yes, that is basically what I wanted to say at the end of this first chapter. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of Inseparable!