Here we are with chapter 3! I was thinking of combining this chapter with the next one, but decided it would be better if they were separate. This chapter starts off several hours before Elsa arrives, and you catch on pretty fast to the backstory (hopefully).
Edit- 3/some date/17: Basic editing.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or Frozen. If I did, Ash would have won the Hoenn League and Elsa would have controlled her powers sooner.
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It was a beautiful day today. The sky was cloudless and radiated a brilliant pure light blue with streaks of gold and pink, a pleasant contrast to the grey fog that covered Celestic Town in the early morning. The fog usually rolls in from Route 210 from the East at night, and sometimes it stays for the entire day in the town. But today was different as the sun had burned the fog away by mid morning, leaving behind dewdrops that glistened in the morning sun. The sun had risen over the smaller mountains to the East and was lighting up Celestic Town.
It was still early morning, meaning not too many people were up in this small town. Some were still sleeping, some were enjoying breakfast and a cup of coffee. A few early morning people were out jogging or walking with their Pokémon, taking advantage of the cool morning breeze.
Outside one particular house, there was one person that wasn't doing any of these things. Standing on a wooden porch was a young woman with really long blond hair that covered one of her silvery-grey eyes, and a pair of hair decorations on both sides of her head. She had on a pair of quilted black and grey pajama pants on and a black tank top shirt. From looking at her, one could obviously deduce that she was not an early riser, considering the cup of coffee that she had in her hand and her vacant stare at the town.
However that was not the case with this woman. It was true she was not an early riser, but being back in Celestic town always had an affect on her. Something about the air here made her restless and eager to do things. While others that visit might have the opposite thing to say, that the town was old and sleepy, this woman disagreed.
Today was no exception. In fact, today the woman was even more restless than normal. She had woken up at an abnormal hour for her and had spent most of the morning on the porch looking out onto the world. She was up early enough to catch the last glimpse of the fog as it rolled away and disappeared. A few people who walked past the house waved good morning, which the woman returned. The few who knew her found it slightly odd that she was up, but paid it no mind.
There was a reason for her early bird mentality this morning, two actually. The main reason is a much longer explanation, a culmination of years of travel and journeys. The second one is much simpler.
She just wanted to be outside this morning.
And it was a beautiful morning too, not one to stay inside and miss. So there the woman was, defying the image placed on her, enjoying to morning for no other reason than she wanted to.
She raised her cup and took another sip of Coffee, frowning slightly after swallowing. It was getting cold, and that meant either she was distracted, or she didn't want it as much. It was after all, her third cup of coffee that morning.
As the woman debated going back inside and reheating it, the door behind her opened and an older lady stepped out. "That's your third cup this morning dear. Obviously you need something stronger." She said. The woman looked to be around her sixties, with short, grey-blond hair and grey eyes as well. She had a light purple dress on with a white coat over it.
The first woman smiled and said, "There's no need, I'm wide awake as it is right now. I couldn't sleep as well as I normally would."
The older lady chuckled and said, "Yes, I heard you tossing around on your bed at odd hours. If I didn't know better, I would have thought you had a boyfriend up there with you."
The blond blushed a deep crimson and quickly stammered, "It- it was nothing like that Grandmother. I was excited for today, that's all."
"Umm-hmm." The older woman muttered, still teasing her granddaughter. "Sure it was." She was rewarded with another blush, and this time she couldn't help but laugh.
"You're terrible Grandmother." The woman said, embarrassed.
"I know I am." She said in-between laughs. "You're nineteen years old, so whatever you do isn't my business. Besides, you've been to other regions before on your own."
The blonde's face returned to its normal soft pink. "Yes, it's been a while since I've been back here. And I'm finally going to challenge the gyms here, where it all began for me."
The woman's Grandmother came up beside her and shared the morning sun together. "You certainly spent a lot of time here in Sinnoh. I think it's only natural that you've come back to complete your goals in this region."
The woman smiled, "That would be nice, and it has a certain poetic feel to it. But am I up for it?" She asked herself in doubt.
Her grandmother frowned and said, "Don't you dare think that Cynthia. I know you are one of the best Pokémon trainers out there. How many competitions have you placed in?" She asked.
Cynthia smiled, knowing where her Grandmother was going with this. "Two; one in the top 16 and the other in the top 4."
Her grandmother nodded, "Now that is a big jump, so do you think someone who can place that high up on only her second try would do so poorly here?"
Cynthia shook her head, "No, and this time I'm aiming for something greater. I know I will get there, but I get nervous every time I'm about to go off somewhere for something new."
"Everybody does, it's natural. But don't let that cloud the fact that you are an incredible trainer and will probably stomp through the Sinnoh League without a sweat."
Cynthia laughed, "I wouldn't go that far, but you're right, I shouldn't be worried. After all, I have my Pokémon with me." They both fell silent as they watched the day get lighter as the sun rose higher in the sky. It was quiet in the town as there weren't many cars or people, and only the faint echoes of Pokémon cries were heard. Cynthia broke the silence," I guess I better go get dressed. Today's the start of a big journey."
"You better wake up your sister. She, unlike you, stays asleep longer here. She probably doesn't want to miss out on you leaving."
"I'll do that." Cynthia said, then drained the last of her coffee, shuttering slightly. "Coffee was cold anyway." She said with a smile, then turned and went back inside the house.
Cynthia put the cup in the sink and then headed upstairs to her room. She passed by her sister Emily's room, but decided to get dressed first before interrupting her sister's sleep.
Inside her room, the walls were a lightly shaded color of blue that matched Cynthia's hair perfectly. On several shelves there were metals and plaques from previous journeys that Cynthia went on. One of them said, "Kanto's Top 16 Contender," while another said, "Hoenn's Top 4 Semi-Finalist". These were the awards that Cynthia was the most proud of, having done so well in her first try, and getting into the top four in her second. In the Hoenn Competition, her Gabite managed to get her place in the top four, but was overcome in the end by a Salamence after an intense battle. Even though she lost, she was extremely proud, and her team had only gotten stronger since then.
Crossing through her room into her bathroom, she took off her sleepwear and took a shower. After drying her hair, which took a while, she came out and put on some new clothes. She put on a pair of black pants, and a long-sleeved black shirt that had fuzzy black cuffs to them. She put on her shoes and headed over to her sister's room.
Cynthia knocked on the door. "Emily? Are you awake yet?" There was silence on the other side of the door. Cynthia expected as much and opened the door anyway. She immediately noticed the bunch of blonde-brown hair on the pillow and moved over to it. "Emily? Emily." Cynthia asked again, getting silence once more.
Alright, I asked three times, that's all she gets. Cynthia reached to her side and pulled out a Poké-Ball, opening it. The glow faded into a white, ovoid body that had triangular wings. It was levitating off the ground slightly and you could see that on its underside there were red and blue triangular markings. Its head had three spikes on it, a red tipped one on the right, a white one in the middle, and a blue tipped one on the left.
"Togekiss!" The Pokémon said as it formed and stretched out a bit. The male Pokémon then looked quizzically around, wondering why it was inside a house. Cynthia smirked at it and said, "My sister doesn't want to wake up, so let's fix that, shall we?" Togekiss gave a giggle at that. "Okay, use a low powered Water Pulse to wake Emily up." Togekiss complied and formed a small blue ball of water in front of it, then lobbed it at the back of Emily's head.
The ball burst and splashed a bunch of water onto Emily's head, which woke her up, sputtering in confusion. "Huh? What? Wha-?" She exclaimed as she shot up from her bed, a dazed look on her face.
The sound of laughter made her focus and she saw her older sister with her Togekiss holding their stomachs in laughter. "Oh, very funny sis." She said, then huddled back under her blanket in protest. However, it lost its impact as the blankets were soaked and cold. Sighing, Emily rolled out of the bed and landed on her two feet. "Why?" She asked, a plain, simple, question.
"Well, I asked you three times nicely, but you didn't wake up, so I decided to have some fun waking you up." Cynthia said mischievously.
Emily rolled her eyes and immediately started stripping out of her sopping pajamas. "Hmpf. Well at least this way I won't have to take a shower." She said, trying to look on the bright side.
Cynthia giggled again. "Come on, breakfast is on the table and Grandmother needs to get to the Research Center sometime today before I head off."
Emily's eyes widened in remembrance, then realization. "Ohh, so that's why you woke me up in such an undignified manner."
"Well that is one reason."
Emily threw her wet pillow at Cynthia. "Oh, get out of here. I'll be down in a minute."
Cynthia recalled Togekiss and left with a smirk on her face.
After they had breakfast, Cynthia, Emily and their Grandmother Professor Carolina got up and took a walk to the Celestic Town Historical Research Center. Cynthia grabbed her light-blue backpack that she used to carry all her travel items, ranging from the big things, like a tent and sleeping bag, to extra snacks. She knew what to take with her; after all, traveling through two regions helped her with item carrying. Cynthia took it with her as she was planning on leaving right after she and her sister accompanied their Grandmother to work.
Cynthia and Emily's grandmother, Professor Carolina, is the head of the Research Center and constantly spends most of her time, both at the Center and at home, reading and translating old myths and legends of the world. Specifically the ones about Dialga and Palkia, the Legendary Dragon-type Pokémon and supposed rulers of Time and Space respectively. It makes sense though because the Lustrous Orb that is thought to be directly connected to Palkia is kept in the Research Center.
In the few months that Cynthia was at her Grandmother's home, she had also picked up on the research of old myths as well, and is one of her major passions in life, second only to Pokémon training. And since she traveled so much she got to visit many places that held interest to her myths. Emily was a little jealous of her older sister, but she also helped out in her own way. As it was, she was probably going to be the next one to become the head of the Center.
And speaking of the Center, the group had arrived there. The Center was a two story tall building that had two wings on either side, making the building look like a 'U'. It is a part time museum as well as a research lab. Travelers from all over Sinnoh come here to visit and look at the various exhibits. There were also tours given to a few special guests of the Celestic ruins, located just behind the Center. But because of the sensitive nature of the ruins, very few aside from the research team are allowed there, and even those are few in number.
"Well, thank you for the company." Carolina said.
Emily and Cynthia smiled, "It's always a pleasure to be home." Cynthia said.
"It's always nice to have you back." Carolina said. Cynthia put down her pack and gave her Grandmother a hug.
"I'll come back when I've become Champion, I promise you."
Carolina laughed, "Oh, I have no doubt that you will become Champion, Cynthia. After all, not to many young men can stand up to your looks."
Cynthia's face turned Vulpix red. "Grandmother, don't start again." She said, half whining.
"Somebody has to." The older woman said.
Emily had a grin the size of Mt. Coronet and Cynthia gave he a warning look. "What?" Emily said, trying to act innocent.
"Grandmother doesn't need your help." Cynthia said.
"I didn't say anything!" Emily said, pretending to be offended.
"Sure you didn't." Cynthia said, then smiled, "I'll miss you too, sis."
Emily's smile turned genuine, "Make it up to me by kicking the Elite Four in the tushies."
Cynthia laughed, "I still have to get through the Gyms first before then."
Emily made a dismissive motion with her hand. "Psht, they don't stand a chance, don't worry about it."
"They always surprise me every time."
"But you still beat them, don't you?" Emily asked.
Cynthia smiled, "That I do." The two hugged and then Cynthia pulled her backpack on. "I'll expect to see you two when I become Champion."
Carolina smiled, "We'll be there. Now get on out there, those gyms won't wait forever!"
Cynthia started walking away, waving behind her in farewell, and walked out onto Route 211.
Well, let's get going. Cynthia thought. She tugged on her backpack straps to make sure they were tight, then set off on the dirt path. Route 211 lay directly between Celestic Town and the Mt. Coronet range. As such, it consisted mainly of foothills and forests before gradually turning into more barren, mountain areas higher up. The actual route was a valley with a dirt path going through the middle of it. There was a road for cars and other vehicles, but that wound over the mountain higher up from the valley. Cynthia was taking what has been called the 'trainer's route' meaning that Pokémon are more likely to be there than next to man-made roads.
However, Cynthia was not going for that goal. She was not going to catch each and every new Pokémon she saw, like she had done in her youth when she was working on the Pokédex for Professor Rowan. She had stopped that and instead focused on finding strong or unique Pokémon that would make a good addition to her team. Right then she had five Pokémon on her team: Roselia, Togekiss, Milotic, Gabite, and Gastrodon. A balanced team by most standards, and these were the ones that she trained with the most.
I'm fairly confidant that I will win the Sinnoh League, Cynthia thought as she passed a grove of trees, but I shouldn't get too overconfident. Gym battles are still though and will test me as a trainer, even though I've beaten two Leagues already. So I best be prepared for the unexpected.
Little did she know that even her own words of warning would be inadequate to describe her situation in a couple of hours.
As Cynthia walked, she made mental notes as to where she wanted to go for her gym battles and planed the route she wanted to take through Sinnoh. Let's see, if I continue on from Route 211, I'll pass through Mt. Coronet and end up on the west side of 211. Eterna City will be at the end and has the first gym there. I can't remember what type it is, so I'll need to prepare for anything. From there I'll travel south along Route 206 using the biking road into Oreburgh City, which is either a Rock or Steel gym. I'll swing around west to Canalave City and win the gym there, then double back and go to Hearthome City. After then, I'll need to decide if I want to travel North or South first. I might revisit Professor Rowan for old time's sake in Sandgem Town sometime.
I wonder how he's been doing after all this time, Cynthia mused. I haven't really called him or sent him any new Pokémon in a while, she thought slightly guilty. He's probably sent at least a dozen new trainers out on their journeys since I was there. Probably more. She smiled at the memory of going into his lab for the first time. I was slightly different since I already had a Gibble and didn't ask for a starter Pokémon. All I did was register and get my Pokédex. I remember I was like most other rookie trainers I met, young, eager, and wanting to catch them all. I also went after strong Pokémon right from the start. Unfortunately that didn't go so well for me, she thought with some remorse.
But the important thing is I learned and got better. Sinnoh I knew I would get back to eventually, so I took off traveling the world. I started my Gym career in Kanto and eventually earned the eight badges there, then got in the top 16 of the Kanto Championships. Then I traveled to Hoenn and did the same thing there, but got in the top 4 this time. I also met Feebas there and it later evolved into Milotic. That was one of the best moments I remember.
So now I'm back in Sinnoh, and this time, I plan to win it all. And with that thought in her mind, Cynthia increased her pace with renewed determination, determined to make it to the tunnel through Mt. Coronet before sundown.
She had been traveling for a good four hours and it was close to 2:00 in the afternoon. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and there were no clouds to speak of in the gorgeous sky. Cynthia had stopped to take a late lunch break and was sitting on the edge of a line of trees peacefully eating an apple she got from her pack. She was gazing up at the sky, letting her mind wander until she decided to get going again. But until then, she was on break.
Hmmm… If I only I could carry some ice cream with me, this would be a great spot for a picnic, she thought. She sighed, breathing in the fresh air and closed her eyes, letting her other senses reach out. She felt the grass beneath her hands, the smell of the fresh air, the slightly sour taste of the apple in her mouth, the rustling in the bushes to her left…
Her eyes opened in surprise. Rustling? She looked over and her eyes widened even more. A light brown-grey Pokémon was there with pointy ears. Cynthia was in shock. An Eevee? And not just any Eevee, a shiny Eevee!
A wild Eevee in itself is pretty rare in the Pokémon world, but a shiny Pokémon is even rarer. A shiny Pokémon is a Pokémon that has a color pattern that is different from normal. A normal Eevee in this case would be brown and have a cream colored collar, but this one was a brown-grey color with a silver collar. In the wild, shiny Pokémon can almost be related to Legendary Pokémon in their rareness. So to see a shiny Eevee is a once in a lifetime opportunity, perhaps two lifetimes.
I don't believe this; I haven't even been on the road for a full day and this happens? Cynthia quickly recovered and narrowed her eyes; I'm not going to let this opportunity get away from me. She slowly stood up as not to frighten the Eevee, who didn't notice the blonde woman as it was focusing on eating something on the ground.
Just as Cynthia was about to call out her Gastrodon, there was a loud, unnatural roar that came from somewhere in the forest. A blast of wind soon followed the sound and Cynthia covered her face to prevent dirt from getting in it. The Eevee gave a startled "Eee!" and also crouched down, preparing for the worst.
The roaring sound, which Cynthia attributed to more man-made sounds than a Pokémon cry, continued on for a few more seconds, then abruptly died down. There was silence through the valley, and Cynthia shivered slightly at an abrupt temperature change. The Eevee stood there for a moment, quizzically cocking its head, then made up its mind about something and raced off into the forest.
"No nononono!" Cynthia said, groaning at loosing this opportunity. She stood there for a moment then decided to chance after it, knowing full well that it was faster than she was.
She ran through the forest, not caring about the ruckus she was making focusing on not loosing the Eevee. But with all the thick foliage around, Cynthia quickly lost sight of the Pokémon itself and instead looked for rustling in the bushes. Eevee seemed to be following a somewhat straight path through the forest that Cynthia was grateful for, as it made following it slightly easier. Even with this knowledge, she still fell behind it relatively fast.
Cynthia ran for about a minute before she came to a clearing and saw the Eevee with another woman. This woman was sitting in the clearing and had a deep purple skirt on with a dark green top on that was lined with gold and blue crystals. Her hair was a gorgeous platinum blonde in a long braid that came over her shoulder. The woman's eyes were an icy blue.
As Cynthia took in the woman, she saw her pet the Eevee. Is this Eevee hers? Cynthia wondered. If it is, then she's extremely lucky.
But the next bit came as a surprise to all. The Eevee suddenly started glowing with an ethereal light, and Cynthia's eyes widened as the woman backed up in surprise. The glow faded after a moment and Cynthia was once again thrown for a loop as she saw the result. Huh? A Glaceon? What? How did it evolve? The only way I know it can evolve is if it's next to an Icy Rock or has lived in snowy areas for long enough, so how?
The Glaceon gave a cry of "Glaceon!" and the other woman was still looking at it in shock. The Glaceon went on however, giving off a stream of exclamations, "Glay-glay eon Glaceon glay!"
The woman's jaw dropped. "Did you just talk?" Cynthia heard the woman say. Wait, what? She heard it talk?
The Glaceon turned to the woman with a puzzled look on its face. "Glay?"
The woman repeated, "Did you just talk?"
Glaceon went "Glay glay Glaceon?"
The woman's eyes widened and she leaned back a bit. "Oh my God, you did. You just talked!"
Cynthia was confused. How can that woman understand that Glaceon? It's just talking like a normal Pokémon does. A sudden thought came to Cynthia, Can this woman understand Pokémon?
The Glaceon seemed as puzzled as Cynthia was. "Glaceon?" It asked. Cynthia didn't understand but whatever it said, the woman just nodded and the Glaceon became ecstatic at the woman's reaction. "Glaceon glay! Glay-eon! Glay! Glaceon glay glay eon glay! Glay glay eon glay Glaceon glay glay?
The woman blinked a few times in confusion before saying, "Wait, what? A Pokémon? What's that? Is that what you are?"
Cynthia took new interest in this. Why is she asking what a Pokémon is?
The Glaceon also seemed interested in this. "Glay eon glay Glaceon?" The woman shook her head once more, adding onto Cynthia's confusion. "Glaceon glay glay eon glay eon?"
Cynthia had enough. She really wanted to know what was going on, and since she only understood half of the conversation, she felt it best to make her presence known to both of them, especially the human one. She cleared her throat and saw both sets of blue eyes fall upon her. Cynthia almost flinched when those woman's icy blue eyes looked at her. Cynthia stepped forward a bit and said, "Uh, hello. Pardon me, but who are you?"
The woman seemed to realize that she was still sitting in the grass and stood up, brushing off her skirt. "I should ask you the same thing." She said, and Cynthia could almost feel the temperature drop from those words.
Oh boy, I think I just came off as rude and demanding, Cynthia realized and tried to correct that before things got worse. "Oh, pardon me, that was extremely rude of me. I apologize. I should introduce myself first. My name is Cynthia Shirona." She paused, and then asked, "What's your name?"
The woman contemplated for a moment before saying in a slightly less cold voice, "Elsa."
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So bunch of things we found out. Cynthia is just about to set out on her Sinnoh journey and hasn't become the champion yet. that raises the question "Just how far back has Elsa gone?" Heh-heh, sorry but you won't find out for a while, no spoilers.
Just some facts: 1. The odds of finding a shiny pokémon in the wild are 1:8192, so basically, good luck with that.
2. Eevee is only found in the wild in three games, Gen 4 games in the Trophy Garden on certain days, White/Black2 in one small patch of grass in Castelia City, and Route 10 in X and Y. The rest of them you get once from an in-game NCP. It is extremely hard to find.
Alright, I'mma gonna' get started with Chapter 4: It's a whole new world Elsa
As always R.R.F.F (Reviews make me happy...)
-OrangeGalen