FROM AURA TO SHADOWS

So yeah, here's the first chapter.

Windy Rain, basically bad, but it depends on your perspective.

Anyway, to heck with all of that...for now

Chapter I

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It was the sun that woke him.

Beating down fiercely on his face, the sun forced the boy to sit up, which he did not want to do. He was content with what he was doing; sleeping.

Yet the sun was relentless, and he stood slowly. That was when shock struck him. Suddenly, he realized that he didn't know where he was. What had he been doing? And then he realized there was a blankness in his mind, an empty drawer where his memories should have been,

"Oh my God," he whispered, losing his balance. He fell to his knees, struck silent by the shock of what had happened.

Many people believe that you feel normal after you have amnesia, but this is not the case. You feel like your missing something at the very core of your being, and it haunts you. For many it is too much to bear.

"Can I help you?" a gentle voice said. He turned to see a girl smiling at him, possibly two or three years older then him. He stared at her uncertainly, and the girl laughed. "It's all right," she reassured him. "I won't hurt you. My name's May. What's yours?"

She helped him struggle to his feet once more. "Um..." his voice trailed off. "I can't really remember."

May's eyes widened sympathetically. "Amnesia, huh?" When he nodded, she smiled. "Don't worry," she told the dark brown haired boy. "I'll take you to Professor Birch; he'll know what to do."

She led him through a small town, chuckling softly as he gaped at their surroundings. "Where are we?" he asked.

"In a town called Littleroot," May explained. "It's where I live. At least, in between contests."

"Contests?"

"Pokemon Contests," she replied to the confused boy. He frowned; he felt like he knew the term from somewhere. Suddenly, they stood in front of a larger building. "This is it!" May told him.

The Professor greeted them warmly, and May explained the situation. Birch frowned. "I'm sorry..." his voice trailed off. "Excuse me, I don't even know your name. What is it?"

A single word floated in the boy's mind. A name?"

"He doesn't rememb-" May started, but the boy cut her off.

"It's Nanook," he said, now sure of the fact. Birch smiled a little at that.

"Very well," he said. "As I was saying, I'm sorry I can't bring back your memory. Nor do I know anything about you." He saw Nanook sigh a little, and plunged ahead. "However, I think I might know what might help." Muttering to himself, the researcher walked over to a set of drawers and retrieved three PokeBalls. "Going on a journey will strengthen your resolve as a trainer and a friend," he told the boy. "Perhaps that could strengthen your mind and heart so that you would begin to remember."

Nanook seized the opportunity gladly. "Great!" he replied enthusiastically. Birch threw out the PokeBalls, revealing a Treeko, Torchic, and Mudkip, the traditional starters of the Hoenn region. After inspecting each with his new PokeDex, Nanook retrieved Mudkip's PokeBall. The Professor smiled down at him.

"A good choice, if I don't say so myself," he mused.

"Mudkip, return!" Nanook said, and Mudkip dissolved into a hazy cloud of red light, sucked into the PokeBall in the form of a beam.

The Professor handed him a set of five PokeBalls. May stepped forward. "Nanook, I'll come with you as far as Oldale Town," she told the brown eyed boy. Nanook nodded, and rushed out of the lab, eager to start on his journey. May turned to Birch.

"You know who he reminds me of?" she asked him.

Birch smiled and nodded. "Ash."

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The short route that led to Oldale town was uneventful, and the companions found themselves sitting bored in Oldale's Pokemon Center. Rain poured down outside, causing a deafening patter to drum on the building's roof.

Suddenly, the door flew open and a boy that seemed around Nanook's age burst in. He began walking up the stairs, presumably to his room, when Nurse Joy called to him, noticing the PokeBalls on his belt.

"Don't you want me to heal your Pokemon?" she asked, puzzled.

The boy had deep brown hair that was almost black, contrary to his ice blue eyes. "I'll take care of them myself, thanks."

Nanook was instantly on his feet. "Who do you think you are?" he demanded. "Don't you care about your Pokemon? Nurse Joy is an expert."

The boy looked calmly at Nanook. "Someone has a lot of guts," he remarked, causing Nanook to smolder angrily. He turned to him. "Very well," he said. "If you know so much about Pokemon, then let's have you prove it."

Nanook frowned. "What do you mean?"

"A battle, of course," the boy scoffed. "We can use the indoor stadium."

WIth that, he strode off down the hallway that lead to the stadium, shooting back over his shoulder, "I'm Attica, by the way."

"Nanook," the brown eyed boy spat.

In the stadium...

Nanook was pretty confident; May had helped him to learn to battle, even though her own Pokemon were far superior to his Mudkip. He had no doubt that Attica would leave this room defeated.

"The battle will be one-on-one and will end when either sides Pokemon are unable to battle!" May announced from the referee's platform. Nanook grinned.

"Mudkip, it's up to you!" he shouted, throwing his only Pokemon. Mudkip landed neatly on the dirt floor.

"Mudkip!" he announced, excited to be in a battle.

"A starter," Attica noted. "Very well," he said calmly. "I will battle with my first Pokemon as well!" He punctuated the last word by sending a PokeBall flying. It burst open in a flash of white light and a Pokemon Nanook had never seen before stepped onto the field.

"Glaceon, let's do this!" Attica said, obviously confident in his and his Pokemon's ability.

"Mudkip, finish them quickly. Tackle, let's go!" Nanook ordered.

"Kipkipkipkipkip!" Mudkip grunted, running full speed at the unmoving Glaceon.

At the last moment, Attica barked, "Protect!"

Mudkip collided headlong with the green energy shield and fell back dazed.

"Time to wrap this up!" Attica said. "Icy Wind!" Glaceon opened her mouth and hail flew out, propelled by a fierce gust of wind. The attack smashed into Mudkip, leaving the water-type knocked out.

Attica glanced from the Pokemon to its trainer before finally saying in that same, infuriatingly calm tone, "It wasn't the Pokemon that was the reason you lost." With that, he turned and walked away, leaving Nanook staring numbly at his hurt friend.

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Hopefully it was pretty good. Yeah I know the names are kind of weird, but it'll be explained later.

Please review, and there's more to come!