Pokémon: The Final Hour
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon.
Chapter 1: The Saviors
A long time ago,
In a land far away,
There lived a young man whose destiny was to save the entire world from Armageddon…
It was a sunny day in Petalburg Village as May walked through the marketplace doing her usual job selling flowers. She also took the time to gaze around at the fabulous products the merchants brought to the village. Sometimes, she wished she could travel and live a life of adventure and fortune. However, she knew she had to stay home in her village to help support her family. Her brother Max went to Saffron City nearly a year ago to study the art of magic. May sighed as she continued to stroll around. She started to look up at the sky because it was no longer sunny. The bright, beautiful sunlight was coming to a close, as the clouds started moving in. The sky was getting more cloudy and dark.
I better get back home.
Outside near the perimeter of the small village, a hoard of men in red hooded uniforms watched. They watched atop a high cliff with their eyes trailing the people of the village. The leader of the group had a cape attached to his hood. He was standing nearest to the edge of the cliff with his arms crossed in a serious matter.
"So when do we advance, Admin Tabitha?" asked one of the men.
"In a minute," replied Tabitha.
He smirked as he started studying the buildings and entrances of the village. He was planning an attack, after all. His hood shadowed his evil eyes of dark intentions as he turned to face his crew. They all eagerly awaited their Admin's order.
"Move out now, Team Magma!" ordered Tabitha.
The grunts nodded and headed out toward the village with their Pokémon, each in their own style. Some of them leaped down the cliff with the help of their Pokémon while others flew on their flying Pokémon or rode on their Mightyenas.
May continued to walk home. She was only a minute away from it. Suddenly, the first scream of the attack was heard. After that, an explosion occurred in the building near her as she fell on the ground. People started panicking and running for their lives in the village. The village was under attack! May quickly got up and examined the scene around her. A few dead bodies lay around on the cold ground staring into nothingness. May screamed and ran to her house. On her way home, most of the buildings were lit on fire. The fire would soon expand to destroy the entire village. As soon as May opened the door to her home, her parents stood there facing a Team Magma Grunt. He held a broadsword towards May's father, Norman at neck point. The Magma Grunt shifted his sight towards her.
"DAD!" screamed May in fear.
When the Grunt looked towards May, Norman made a move and punched the Grunt in his head causing him to fall backwards and dropping the sword. Norman swiftly picked up the broadsword and stabbed the Grunt through his stomach. Blood gushed everywhere as the Grunt made an shocking expression on his face. He groaned and slowly his life started to fade away. The blood ran along the tiles of the floor and started to reach May's feet. She was too busy crying to notice the blood at her feet.
"May!" yelled her father. "You have to get out of here! NOW!"
May felt a presence behind her and started to turn around. A Magma Grunt with an axe held his weapon high and was about to strike her. She screamed as the Magma Grunt dropped dead before her eyes. May inspected closer as she saw a dagger pierced into the back of his neck. Blood started to ooze out of the body as May ran back into the house. Someone had killed the Grunt. She saw her savior, the man who killed the Grunt, step into the walkway of the door.
"You people have to escape this village," said the young man.
May started to observe her savior more in detail. He was a young man, probably about the age of nineteen. He wore a blue short-sleeved hooded jacket with a black shirt under. He sported blue jeans and a red cap on his head. Under his hat was where his jet-black hair shone with their rigid edges and spikes. In his right hand, he was wielding a large straight sword. Standing right beside his leg was his companion Pokémon, a Pikachu. The stranger pulled his dagger out of the dead Grunt's neck and cleaned it off with a cloth. He motioned for May & her parents to follow him and he ran off. They decided to follow him.
In another area of the village, Claire stood on a high hill aiming her bow and arrow at some Magma Grunts. She had a very clear view and killed several of them by piercing their head or neck. Being Ash's younger adopted sister, she was trained in archery ever since she was young. At the age of 16, Claire was quite a skilled beauty. Her blonde hair was tied into a spiky ponytail while she left her messy and spiky bangs to cover her eyes. Claire wore a blue short-sleeved hooded sweatshirt with a long-sleeve white shirt underneath. She also wore jeans similar to her brother, Ash, but in a girl trend. A Plusle stood next to her and watched as her trainer shot down Magma Grunts one by one. Claire moved to another high point near the border of the village and looked around. She spotted her older brother, Ash, running down one of the clear roads of the village with his sword unsheathed. With her Plusle following her, she climbed onto a building rooftop and took aim at a group of Magma Grunts running towards her brother.
Ash ran forward and stopped before two Magma Grunts. They were grinning at him, probably suspecting he would be killed so easily. Oh, how wrong they were. The Grunt with the chain dashed forward and lashed his chain whip at Ash. Ash blocked with his sword as the chain swung around and gripped tightly to the blade. The other Grunt had an axe and leapt forward to strike Ash. Ash moved forward and ducked under the attack and gave a hard kick to the Grunt still holding the chain. With another quick movement, he swung his sword around the Grunt binding him with his own chain whip. Pikachu then shocked the chain whip conducting the Grunt thus electrocuting him massively. Ash pulled with his sword and swung the Grunt still attached to the sword from the chain into a nearby building wall. The Grunt crashed through and fell unconscious. The Magma Grunt with the axe dove towards Ash again attempting to assault Ash madly. The young swordsman side rolled from the attack and blocked any other incoming attacks. Pikachu then ran towards the Grunt and impacted his head onto the Grunt's stomach. The Magma Grunt stumbled and fell backward. He quickly got up and ran towards Ash again. The two weapons clashed together as their faces glared at each other from a few inches away.
May & her parents watched this amazing battle hoping that the swordsman (Ash) would win for their survival. Ash grinned as the Magma Grunt was struck in the back of the head by an arrow. Claire gave Ash a peace sign and a wink to say she was the one who shot the arrow. Ash gave a thumb up to his adopted sister and dashed off towards the exit of the village. A huge building crashed upon the exit and started to blaze as the fire spread even more. It was blocking their only escape. The enormous fire blocking their path crackled as Ash reached for a Pokéball from his belt.
"Squirtle!" said Ash. "Help me out! Water Gun the fire!"
"Squirtle, Squirt!" replied the Pokémon.
Squirtle started blasting the large fire with his immense water gun. The fire started to die out and Ash made a gesture for the survivors to follow him. In a state of desperation, they followed him out of the village. Claire caught up with her brother and ran beside him. They didn't stop running until they were almost a mile away from the scene. By that time, it started to rain heavily. The rain would eventually put out the fire of the village. However, once the fire would be out, there would be nothing there except ashes. May and her parents had a look of fear and deep sadness in their eyes. Ash watched from afar as the family started to sob from their unfortunate event. Claire walked up to May and started to pat her on the back to comfort her from the bad situation. Ash turned around and started to walk towards May. He stood before her eye to eye with a serious look.
"Come with me," he said, "if you want to live."
End of Chapter 1.