"Green, they're here!" I grab Yellow's hand, and shout: "SVARTUR!" Aero flies from the portal created, and grabs my shoulders. Green calls his Pokémon as well, dragging Blue onto Charizard's back. The two reptilian Pokémon take to the skies above the castle.
"We know! Oak warned us this would happen. A noble has been ransacking villages and conquering them under his banner. Giovanni Roquette and his army have been growing stronger over the past couple weeks. They are ruthless in their conquest, and have even been using Pokémon to accomplish their goals. Golem soldiers, Rhyhorn mounts, all sorts of horrible acts that have pitted us against them. And the worst part is, we have to kill those poor, mistreated Pokémon who are forced to commit these acts." For once, Green's face is full of emotion: rage. It is obvious how much he hates what he is talking about. Blue has a look of horror on her face. Green continues:
"Even in times of war, Pokémon have so far been kept separate, only as friends and partners, not actual warriors. Pokémon battles are also quite distinct from real warfare. This is an unspoken rule among the six kingdoms around the world: Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos. Even though we are far removed from each other, this rule has remained. Giovanni has twisted this rule out of selfishness and a lust for power. We have to stop him, but right now, there is nothing we can do. The castle is under attack, and we cannot defend it. We have to reach our allies in Johto and convince them to help us. Otherwise, life as we know it is over." Green shut his mouth abruptly, and, for a while, the only sound was the flapping of the wings of Aero and Charizard.
"And Oak thought all of this was coming?" Yellow had finally spoken up, but her voice began to rise, "And he told my father nothing? He is the king of this land, he should have been informed, not a pair of sixteen year olds!"
"Your father was told, but we couldn't rally our troops across the whole kingdom with enough speed to prevent this crisis. We have lost contact with Lord Brock and Lady Misty, and have even heard rumors that Lord Koga and Lady Sabrina have joined Giovanni in his quest for power. As such, we need to get word to the nearby kingdom, not only to give us aid, but to prevent calamity from striking them."
"And we're supposed to go with you? We don't know where our Pokémon are, our home is gone, and…This is just too much to process at once." Yellow is obviously afraid, but…not necessarily for herself. It seems as if she is more afraid for the Pokémon and the people in her kingdom. The more I think about it, the more she seems like she could be royalty. All of a sudden, Pika sticks his head out from my bag, and Chu does the same thing from Yellow's. The two Pikachus send sparks to each other through their cheeks, and then hide again.
"So, Red…How did you s-summon Aero like that? What was that word you said?" Yellow asks me, nearly having to shout from the intense wind; Aero is picking up speed. I start to explain about the Sinjoh ruins, but I am interrupted by Blue's sudden shout of "SILVER!" She starts pounding on Charizard's shoulder, forcing the Pokémon to land. Without a choice, I steer Aero to the ground after her. On the crest of a hill, a red-headed boy is surrounded by a large group of Pokémon. Blue has already jumped off of Charizard and is racing toward the group. Blue runs toward a Snubbull, a Nidoqueen, a Clefable, a Jigglypuff, and the Blastoise from earlier. A Ditto also appears from her hat to greet the Pokémon. Simultaneously, Yellow and Chu run toward what must be the rest of their team, a Butterfree, a Golem, an Omastar, a Raticate, and a Dodrio. Green is also on his way towards the group, but he brushes past the Pokémon to tackle the red-headed boy to the ground. Blue notices and screams "Stop!" All heads turn to her, even Yellow, who hadn't seemed to have noticed the boy yet.
"Who is this young man, Blue? And why did he have our Pokémon?" Yellow asks, the confusion evident on her face.
"Silver is…well, he's a friend who's been living in the castle for a few months. After you left, Green, someone…kidnapped me and Silver, but we managed to break out and, once I got back to the castle, Silver came with me, but he had to stay hidden, so we've been taking scraps from the kitchens and he's been living in the catacombs with his Pokémon. I was planning on introducing you today at the picnic, but…he didn't show up. It's a good thing he didn't, though, because otherwise our friends wouldn't have gotten out of the castle," Blue bursts out all at once, turning to each of us in turn. Suddenly, Silver speaks up for the first time, gesturing to Green, who is still pinning him down,
"Your Pokémon are only safe because of me, so the least you could do is get this idiot off of me, Blue!" Green slowly stepped away, glaring at Silver. "Thanks," Silver mutters.
"I think some introductions are in order, right Blue?" I say, nudging her.'
"Oh, right! Silver, this is Red, Green, and Yellow. Everyone, this is Silver," she says, gesturing to each of us. "Red and Green were telling us why the castle was under attack, and what the next course of action is. Apparently, we're supposed to go to Johto and tell the king to bring help."
"That's right. And Silver is not coming." Green mutters. "Here. Grandpa gave me these before we were dragged off on this adventure. They're supposed to record our studies for him, and maybe even help us." Green hands Blue, Yellow, and me a tablet of metal with an indent in it from the bag Oak had given him earlier.
"According to this, you put your right thumb on the indent to register yourself. It should only react to you from then on," Green continues. Yellow, Green, Blue and I do so, and each square glows before it shrinks down small enough to fit in the palm of a hand.
"Now you're supposed to say a…"command word" and the tablet should react. The command word is "Dex"." Each of us say the word, and the tablet grows again, and begins to beep. Suddenly, an image of a Pokémon appears on each. For Yellow and me, a Pikachu fills the surface of the tablet, while a Jigglypuff appears on Blue's and a Charizard on Green's, which, oddly enough, are the Pokémon closest to each of us. Suddenly, writing starts to appear on the tablets, describing each Pokémon's characteristics.
"Your grandpa sure is weird. But if this is what I think it is, it'll be incredibly useful!" Blue laughs, shaking her head. Green starts muttering to himself,
"The complexity of this is incredible. I had no idea Grandpa could use skills like this. A combination of light for the machinery, dark to transport the knowledge, and…" He drops the note to study his device further, and I notice more writing on it as it falls.
"Hold on, Green, there's more to the note. 'Once you've read this, the kingdom will probably have been attacked. As I told you before, our allies in Johto should help. These Dexes should help. Impressive name, I know. I've given more to a contact of mine in Johto. I hope to see you all again someday.' That's it. We know what we have to do. Go to Johto, get help from whoever else holds these "Dexes" and remove Giovanni," Somehow, I feel confident.
"Oak left us with a job, and together, we "Dexholders" can do it. Green and I can teach you what we learnt from the ruins. So let's go!"
"Hold on a second. I hate to rain on your parade, but what about me? You can't just leave me here, but I'm not a Dexholder like you are," Silver growls.
"You may not be one now, but apparently there are more Dexes in Johto. Come with us, Silver! It'll be just like old times," Blue smiles at the boy, and he agrees, sighing.