Hello my readers! Sorry if chapter 1 was a little short, but I was kinda rushing since it was Christmas Eve. Anyways, the story must go on! Lots of Barry focus coming up and you may recognize some scenes from the Pokemon Adventures manga (though they'll be slightly tweaked to fit my story). Read on my readers if you dare...
Chapter 2
"Do you always have to be so happy all the time", Paul asked, glancing back at his new travelling partner. "Well, yeah! I mean, how you not be happy about entering the Sinnoh Battle Frontier?" Ash stared back. Shaking his head, Paul sighed and chased after Ash, who had decided that he was too excited to simply walk over to the Frontier. Taking notice of the forest starting to lessen, Ash poured on more speed.
"Ash wait", Paul called. However, it wasn't necessary, because Ash was frozen in place staring up at the Battle Frontier. Walls rivaling the height of the trees surrounded the area containing the frontier. Above the walls, just barely visible, were the facilities, the stone and metal glinting in the sun. The entrance itself was somewhat grand, an arched tunnel with two waterfalls on either side.
It was alll perfect except for one thing... "IT'S CLOSED!" 'PIKA!' Ash and Pikachu cried, taking in the locked set of glass doors, and the notice. " Well of course it's closed", a know-it-all voice said. "The Frontier Brains are away at the moment. I saw them leave." Walking out from the shadow of a nearby tree, was none other than the Conway. The midnight green haired trainer, with black glasses framing his sharp eyes. "Aren't you that trainer that lost to Ash in the Sinnoh league?" Paul asked. "Conway's the name, and winning's my game", he confirmed. "But you lost", Paul deadpanned. "Yes, yes, I am aware of that, thank you very much. So are you guys here to challenge the Sinnoh Frontier too?" "Yeah, and we're gonna win!" Ash shouted with confidence. "The probability is unlikely", Conway contradicted. "I am aware from your profile that you've beat the Hoenn Frontier. However, seeing how long it took you to finally beat Brandon, I'll put it like this. The easiest Frontier Brain is twice as hard to beat as him."
"How do you know that anyways?" Paul glared, apparently annoyed the other trainer. "Easy. Their trainer stats are much higher than those of the Hoenn Frontier. Adding to that, no one hardly ever beats them. Anyways, I'll see you two in the Battle Frontier soon", Conway smirked, fading back into the shadows. Taking a look at his now travelling partner's downcast face, Paul awkwardly broke the silence. "Listen, don't listen to what he says. Just keep believing in yourself, and everthing will-"
"UGHHH! I cannot believe that they just left me here! All locked up here, bored to tears", a boy's voice whined from the other side of the wall. Agreeing with a quick look, the two trainers, released their Pokemon, and forced open the doors. Following the voice into the Frontier, they arrived in a garden-like area, complete with benches and small buildings surronding. Lying on a bench was a boy, decked in an orange and white shirt, green scarf, grey jeans, and brown boots underneath his jeans. Recognizing him, Ash couldn't help but gasp, "Barry?" Startled, said trainer fell off the bench, then scrambled to feet, staring in shock at his rivals. "Um, I guess a 'hey' wouldn't do much now, would it?"
After overcoming their shock, the three trainers were seated on the benches all silently daring each other to speak first. Ash, finally gave a sigh. "So Barry, if the Frontier is closed, then what are you doing in here?" Having anticipated the question, Barry looked cautiously over his companions. Apparently having reached a decision, he sat forward, beginning his story. "Well you see, it happened about four days ago..."
(What Happened)
Barry stood on the shore of Lake Valor, alongside his Empoleon, Luxray, and Staraptor, staring off into the distance at a certain island. Then pushing a fallen tree into the lake, they climbed on, Empoleon propelling them forward with a Hydro Pump. As they neared the island, Barry turned to his electric type. "Luxray, when you first land on the island, I have something to ask of you. I would like you to use your X-ray vision to look at-" He was suddenly cut off as somthing grabbed his ankle and yanked him into the water.
"Gaha...! Wh-what is this!? Something is pulling me down!" True to his shouting, he was yanked under, only to come face to face with the Jet Pokemon, Octillery. Instinctively taking in it's position/form, he forced himself back up to warn his Pokemon, "Incoming Octazooka! Everyone take cover! Proving Barry's skill to be accurate, an Octazooka shot out of the water, thrusting them back. Struggling to remain afloat, Barry and his Pokemon gasped in air,as the the current carried them forwards. As Barry struggled to remain afloat, a cold voice suddenly cut through the air, freezing them in their tracks. "Hmm. You can tell which move a Pokemon is using just by looking at it's posture?" Looking up, Barry found a man in a hovering contraption with blue hair, and a gray and white space-like outfit with a yellow 'G' emblazoned on the chest. "It's been so long since I've done actual field work, and yet I've already seen something interesting." Swallowing, Barry spoke, "You are..."
"Saturn. One of the commanders chosen by Sir Cyrus himself. But the fact of the matter is, there's less time before the detonation than you expected!" Satified by Barry's horrified expression, Saturn continued. "Hehehe, even if I let you go like this, the bomb will still evaporate all of the water in this lake. That's fine by me, but... I want to ask you something first." A robotic arm suddenly extended from the contraption and grabbed Barry by the shirt, hauling him up, face to face with Saturn behind the glass screen. "Why did you go straight for this island? And how did you acquire that ability? TELL ME!" Saturn nearly screamed, Barry's Pokemon clawing at the contraption in an attempt to free their trainer. "WHAT DO YOU KNOW!? COME ON! WHAT'S ON THAT ISLAND!? HOW CAN HAVE THAT ABILITY! TELL ME!" Glancing over at the countdown clock displayed on the glass, Saturn gave a cruel smile "Oh. Well, look at the time! Grunts!" He called to the awaiting squad on the island. "Go to your positions! After the explosion, capture the 'willpower' Pokemon immediately!" And not a second later, the lake exploded.
As the steam from the lake cleared, Saturn swung around the contraption, flinging off Barry's Pokemon. "After seeing our power, you must be dying to speak, right? Answer my questions! Answer them!" Giving a sigh of defeat, Barry began, "Why did I go straight to this island in the center? Alright, it's because I've been here before and entered the cave. There was a light, and in the light was a pool of water that filled the floor of the cave...and in the pond's reflection...I saw Azelf. So I wanted to come here and check one more time with Luxray's X-ray vision." Satisfyed with his answer, Saturn nodded for him to continue. "How did I get that ability? Well, I guess that I was just born with it. So is that all?" Grinning in satisfaction and zooming towards the island, Saturn called down to his squad. "Did you hear that grunts!? Azelf really is in this cave! Now that the lake is exposed, it should not be sleeping! It should show up any minute now! Assume 'formation'." Reaching the cave, they both stared at the ripples in the cave's pond, Saturn whispering, "It's here..." Just as the willpower Pokemon rose from the water.
Panicking at the sight of them, Azelf released a powerful blast light, just as Saturn turned on the light filter. As the light cleared, Saturn stared foward at the spot where the Pokemon had been, seeing...Nothing. "Gone! It was just in my grasp!" He growled, then looking over to where Barry had been being held captive, he gritted his teeth. "Hm! That kid as well!" While Saturn was raging, Barry was slipping away, following Azelf with every intention to protect it from Team Galactic. Emerging from the cave, Barry engaged in battle against Team Galactic, both sides fighting for Azelf, though not both sides for it's wellbeing. Through the fight, a Machoke somehow grabbed ahold of Azelf, but was soon being relentlessly battered by Empoleon's steel wing. "Empoleon, no matter how many times, until it let's go of Azelf, don't stop!" Barry encouraged. Above the battle, Saturn sat in his contraption, observing the fight. "His Pokemon are getting tired. They'll all tire themselves out, but..Let's not waste time. Octillery, Gunk Shot!" Barry just had enough time to turn around, just in time to see the powerful attack come towards him.
Crasher Wake, the gym leader of the Pastoria City gym, arrived on the scene just in time to see a battered boy being lifted by a hovering contraption, ready to be taken away. Realeasing his Floatzel, it wasted no time in seeing the situation and using a Water Gun towards the recognized Team Galactic. As the boy fell from the contraption, Crasher Wake lunged forward to catch him, Floatzel standing protectively in front of them. "You may have him now, but we will be back for him", the seeming-to-be leader glared, retreating into a hovercraft, that took off almost immediately. Looking over at the groaning, beat up boy, he couldn't help thinking 'Getting beat up like this...he must have fought alone, huh. I remember when he came to the gym battle, my only impression was that he's an impatient guy...but he shows some promise.'
It was a few hours later that Barry awoke in a bed screaming from a nightmare. Glancing around, he immediately located his Pokemon, clipping the Pokeballs back onto his belt. Only then, did he sit back and allow the memories of the battle to return to him. Exiting the room, he found himself walking into a gym battlefield, where Crasher Wake stood mopping the floor. "Yo! You finally woke up!? Sorry I came kinda late, but at least I've got some Pokemon refilling up the lake with Raindance. So do you want me to call someone or something?" Crashes Wake said. "Um, yeah. Do you think that you can get ahold of Tower Tycoon Palmer?"
Meanwhile, Saturn was reporting back to Cyrus at headquarters. "Sir, we have successfully captured the lake guardian, Azelf, from Lake Valor. And I know that with our organization reforming, we're not supposed to draw too much attention to ourselves, but a boy tried to interfere with our plan." "And why would this concern Sir Cyrus?" Mars asked glowering. "Because, I discovered that this boy has the ability to predict a Pokemon's next move based on it's posture." Saturn reported, glowering back. "Hmm. That could be useful to us, and play a vital role in our grand plan," Cyrus mused. "He has also somehow appeared to have connected himself to Azelf", Saturn continued. "Interesting. Very interesting indeed..."
(End)
"So... why are you telling us all this?" Ash asked, his eyes wide. Taking a deep breath, Barry closed his eyes then looked up at Ash and Paul. "Because, you see... the thing is, that this didn't happen here." Frowning in confusion Paul bluntly asked, "What do you mean by that?" Giving his two fellow trainers a mischievous smile, he said "Well you see, the thing is, that my name's not actually Barry...It's Pearl." His grin only grew at the widened eyes of the other boys. "In my original dimension, pokedex holders are rare, so there are ony a few of us. I'm a junior, along with Dia and Missy of course. Anyways, the three of us were trying to hold off Team Galactic until our seniors showed up." Taking note of Ash and Paul's confused expressions, he added "Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Silver, Gold, Crystal, Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald. They're our seniors because they've had pokedexs longer than us, and plus they're older. So moving on from that, in the midst of our battle, Dialga and Palkia pop out, and with all of the confusion, I got sucked into one of Palkia's portals. So here I am!" Finally recovering from his shock, Paul stood up. " So where exactly are you going with this?" He asked uncertainly.
"The point is, that Team Galactic and my seniors have located me. And they're both coming here."
Ta da! There you go my readers! I have honestly written this chapter at least three times. So there is going to be a lot of collision between the anime and the Pokemon adventures manga! So, please let me know what you think and if you have any ideas for the story! Review!