LE CID: POKÉMON STYLE
CHAPTER 1: A GET-TOGETHER OF MEETINGS AND SURPRISES
Twinleaf Town, Sinnoh Region.
At Hikari's House
"WE ALL LIVE IN A POKÉMON WORLD! POKÉMON!
I WANNA BE THE GREATEST MASTER OF THEM ALL (THE GRATEST MASTER!)
"WE ALL LIVE IN A POKÉMON WORLD! POKÉMON!
PUT MYSELF TO THE TEST AND BE BETTER THAN ALL THE REST!
And that was the beat of that music that was giving the tune of the party that was going on at the house where lived the well-known Sinnoh Pokémon Coordinator Hikari Toyoguchi, AKA Dawn, known for having been the Sinnoh Companion of the famed Pokémon Trainer Satoshi Ketchum, AKA Ash Ketchum, during his journeys through that region. He was in fact, was visiting the place of his former companion after returning from the Unova Region with his two Unova Companions, Iris Kyu, AKA Iris, and Dento Miyano, AKA Cilan. To commemorate the return of her friend, the young Sinnoh Coordinator decided then to host a very special get-together reuniting all of Satoshi's former journey companions and old friends, along with a number of acquaintances, at her house.
It is not hard to imagine the surprise of the young, but experienced trainer, when he came to his friend's house and found himself greeted by several old friends of his, namely Takeshi Ueda, AKA Brock, his longest-tenured former companion, his friend Kasumi Lizuka, AKA Misty, who was with him through Kanto and Johto, his Orange Islands companion Kenji Sketchit, AKA Tracey Sketchit, and his Hoenn companions, the siblings Haruka Suzuki and Masato Suzuki, AKA May and Max.
With them also came Satoshi's Mother, Hanako Ketchum, AKA Delia Ketchum, along with Haruka and Masato's Parents Senri and Mitsuko Suzuki, AKA Norman and Caroline, and Takeshi's Parents Muno and Mizuho Ueda, AKA Flint and Lola. There was also Hikari's Mother Ayako Toyoguchi, AKA Johanna, who was diligently and cheerfully serving her daughter helping her daughter in serving the get-together's guests.
Among the said guests, there were several rivals of Satoshi and his friends' rivals, which were also attending the confraternization on a friendly basis: Satoshi's rivals Shigeru Okido, AKA Gary Oak, who was attending with his Grandfather, the famed Professor Yukinari Okido, AKA Professor Samuel Oak; Hiroshi Takayama, AKA Ritchie, the baseball-loving Nanako Kumagaya, AKA Casey; Satoshi's Sinnoh rival Shinji Jindai, AKA Paul, who was attending with his brother Reiji Jindai, AKA Reggie; The somewhat flamboyant Jun Kurotsugu, AKA Barry, and one of Satoshi's Unova rivals, Nakamura Kaji, AKA Virgil.
There were also rivals of Satoshi's friends too: Haruka's rivals Shu Mitsuki, AKA Drew, and Saori Tanaka, AKA Solidad, and Hikari's rivals: Her childhood friend Kengo Mita, AKA Kenny, and Nozomi Hayamisu, AKA Zoey.
Everyone was having fun, and celebrating the adventures of the boy from Pallet Town that journeyed throughout five regions, Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova, and the Orange Archipelago, along with a foray into the Kanto Battle Frontier. In fact, it can be said that the young trainer was exceptionally happy in reencountering his old friends and a bunch of his rivals, and wasted no time in celebrating the accomplishments made on his journeys. Despite having gotten only the Top 8 in the Vertress Conference of Unova, he did not see himself as a loser, but as an experienced and determinate trainer aiming to improve more than ever his relationship with his Pokémon, and by extension with his friends, which he did not get tired of thanking them more than enough for the deserved support given to him during all that time, and the constantly renewed bonds of friendship that united them.
As a matter of fact, the young trainer was now advancing into a more strong and serious relation with one of his friends, namely the young Hoenn Pokémon Coordinator who accompanied him in his Hoenn League and Kanto Battle Frontier Challenges, and that had obtained her life-long dream of becoming a Top Pokémon Coordinator after winning the Ribbon Cup at the Johto Grand Festival: The Princess of Hoenn, Haruka Suzuki, AKA May. And he surely wasted no time in declaring his love to his young companion, completing the scene with a beautiful and impassionate kiss on her lips.
EVERYONE: Congratulations! Congratulations for the newest couple in town!
HARUKA: Please, guys! You're making me blush!
HIKARI: Come on, Haruka-Chan, you deserve it! Satoshi-Kun and you are made for each other! Don't be afraid of sharing your feelings with us!
MASATO: Hey, Missy, you are forgetting that we are talking about my sister! And you must be very careful when talking about such things with her!
HIKARI: Please, Masato-Kun! Aren't you happy for your sister! She finally has got a boyfriend!
MASATO: Oh, yes, but about dad accepting that, I have my doubts!
SENRI (Entering): But of course I will accept! If Satoshi-Kun makes my daughter happy, I have no objection to it! Not at all!
HIKARI: See! That was exactly what I was talking about! Congratulations, Haruka-Chan!
SHINJI (Leaning on a wall opposite to the others): Such a weird girl!
HIKARI: I heard it, Shinji-Kun! I heard it!
SHINJI: Gee, Hikari, why are you so implicant! I just made a comment and nothing else!
HIKARI (Embracing Shinji): Well, for your information, I am in love with you, got it!
SHINJI: Oh, man, how do I get myself into these messes! OK, OK, I give up! I love you too!
The two of them kiss each other in front of everyone. While facing each other, Satoshi and Haruka smile, and share a kiss, much to Masato's embarrassment. Meanwhile, Haruka's rivals, Shu and Saori, watch, he with with a little bit of envy.
SHU: Why didn't I declare myself to her! Man, I am so stupid!
SAORI (Looking at her fellow Pokémon Coordinator with a look of disapproval): Come on, Shu! She loves Satoshi-Kun more than you!
Meanwhile, the others were chatting. Iris and Dento, the Unova companions of Satoshi, and his Unova rival, Nakamura, were talking to Satoshi's rivals about his Unova journey. Shigeru seems a bit ironic about it
SHIGERU: So, Satoshi-Kun has been dumped into fountains several times by a girl who apparently had no sense of direction? Man, that really takes the cake!
IRIS: Well, he didn't mind it at all! Such a kid!
DENTO: Well, despite the eagerness, Satoshi-Kun made incredible progresses during this journey! The taste of his battling skills improved quite a lot since his first Gym Battle to the last!
IRIS: Please, Dento-Kun! I can't stand any more of your Connoisseur speech into our conversations!
DENTO: Well, Iris-Chan, you have to learn the craft of artistic speech even before the board puts you into C-Class! If you're not satisfied with it, there's nothing I can do about it!
SHIGERU (sighing): Man, it's hopeless!
Back at the living room, Satoshi and his friends are watching some videos of Haruka's performances at the Johto Grand Festival at Nozomi's PC. Satoshi looks amazed to see how much his now girlfriend had improved her skills as a Pokémon Coordinator.
SATOSHI: Haruka-Chan, it's totally amazing! You really did an awesome job on that Grand Festival, you know!
HARUKA: Thanks a lot, Satoshi-Kun! I've practiced a lot since the last time we saw each other, and I've been always thinking of you when performing! And look! I still have this (Reaches into her waist pack and takes out a half of an old contest ribbon) I never have parted with it!
SATOSHI: AWESOME! I still have my part too! (Reaches into his backpack and takes out the other part of the same ribbon)
The two then join their parts of the ribbon, and share a passionate kiss, to the chuckles of their friends. Then Jun, another of Satoshi's rivals, breaks in.
JUN: SATOSHI-KUN, I'LL FINE YOU!
SATOSHI: Gee, Jun-Kun! Could you be less boisterous for a change! You ruined our moment here!
JUN: Please, tell me how you were able to win that girl's heart! I've done so much to find myself a girl and I didn't have any luck!
HARUKA: Well, one good piece of advice is trying to be more calm and less nervous! Girls don't like that attitude you know!
JUN (Sulking into a corner): Dear God, I'm doomed!
HIKARI: Well, guys! It's surprise time! (Screaming in the direction of the kitchen) Mom! Are you ready with the cake!
AYAKO (From the kitchen): Coming right now dear!
Then, Hikari's mother Ayako, along with Satoshi's mother Hanako, appeared with a large and delicious fudge chocolate cake decorated with small marzipan dolls of Satoshi, Kasumi, Haruka, Masato, Hikari, iris, Dento and Takeshi surrounding it, and the words SATOSHI-KUN, OUR HERO! THANKS FOR YOUR AMAZING WORK! The young boy was now emotional.
SATOSHI: Oh, guys! Thank you so much! Sincerely, I could not have gone so far if it wasn't for you guys' awesome support!
KASUMI, HARUKA AND HIKARI (Embracing their friend): Say what! You're awesome just the way you are! No one will ever be like you, buddy!
And they started to eat the cake. Suddenly, their celebration was rudely interrupted by a thunderous noise of something breaking into the wall of Hikari's house: and after that, three people who our friends despised the most appeared in front of them: Musashi, kojiro and Nyarth, AKA the Team Rocket Trio.
SATOSHI (disgusted): OH, NO! Not you guys again!
MUSASHI: What a question, twerpish indeed!
KOJIRO: We'll answer these questions when we feel the need!
MUSASHI: Bringing the blinding white light of evil into the future!
KOJIRO: Thrusting the hammer of justice down onto the black darkness of the universe!
NYARTH: Carving our names in the Rock of Eternity!
MUSASHI: The fiery destroyer, Musashi!
KOJIRO: And with thunderous emotion, I am Kojiro!
NYARTH: Wisest of the wise, Nyarth!
ALL THREE: And now gather, under the name of Team Rocket!
HARUKA: You guys have such a nerve! Hou can you deviants interrupt our get-together! We're celebrating a special occasion!
MUSASHI: Oh, really! And so do we! (Grabs a mechanical arm and uses it to snatch Pikachu from Satoshi's shoulder)
PIKACHU: Pika! PIKA! PIKA PI! (What! Help me, Satoshi-Kun!)
SATOSHI: PIKACHU!
HARUKA: HEY, YOU DEVIANTS, PUT MY GUY'S BUDDY DOWN RIGHT NOW!
KOJIRO: Sorry, but we're not doing it! We're running away, twerps! Bye Bye!
NYARTH: Nyarth! That's right! (They fly off in their balloon)
Satoshi and his friends, along with their parents, relatives and acquaintances, now very upset and indignant, start running after the trio of Pokémon poachers, who, as usual, have Pikachu stored into an electric-proof cage.
SATOSHI (Releasing his Unfezant): Unfezant, I choose you! Go after these thiefs!
The Unovian Flying-Type starts chasing the balloon down, and eventually punctures it, causing it to fall down. Then our friends arrive at the place where the balloon fell down, and fight with Team Rocket to free Pikachu, until Haruka's Skitty manages to break it with Double Slap. Satoshi retrieves his partner, and says:
SATOSHI: PIKACHU! THUNDERBOLT, NOW!
However, something that our friends were not expecting happened suddenly. What? The following: Nyarth had found in a warehouse near the crashing site a long-forgotten project of their boss Giovanni: A Time Machine. Giovanni had projected that machine to explore the possibility of traveling back and forth in time with the objective of poaching Pokémon from other epochs, but for some reason, the project did not go ahead, and the Team Rocket Boss abandoned the machine in that warehouse. And Musashi, Kojiro and Nyarth had found it. Nyarth then hatched a somewhat insane plan: Sending our friends back in time to get rid of them, except Pikachu, permanently, so they would have Pikachu in their hands definitely.
And he did: He went to the machine's control panel, and frantically tampered with the commands. Then he activated the machine in the moment Satoshi had ordered his Pikachu to blast Team rocket off again!
But as we know, something had to go wrong with these three guys, and as usual, it happened: Nyarth forgot that his partners also were in the direction of the vortex of the Time Machine when it was activated, and when our heroes found themselves sucked by the machine, the Team Rocket Trio was also sucked in as well!
SATOSHI: AAAH! WHAT'S GOING ON!
TAKESHI: I DON'T KNOW! THE ONLY THING I CAN SEE IS THAT CRAZY VORTEX!
HARUKA: AAAH! SOMEBODY HELP US!
But as evidenced, the Team Rocket Trio was also sucked as well:
MUSASHI, KOJIRO AND MEOWTH: AAAAAH! LOOKS LIKE TEAM ROCKET HAS MESSED UP AGAIN!
And everything from now on went black.
AFTERNOTE: Well, folks, here's the first chapter! I hope you guys like it as much as I enjoyed writing it! Want to know where will our heroes wake up! No need to worry! Stay Tuned!