I represents Incredible.

The modern times are invading Johto. This chapter is featuring one of the strongest Champions so far. Lance fans - this one's for you!


A small creak could be heard as the door opened. The room was completely dark apart from the moonlight that shone through the window at the right side. No sounds could be heard either – at least for human beings. A small 'click' could be heard as the light switch was turned on. 'Great. I can't wait to take a look at this' thought the male as he entered the room. The light revealed a nicely sized bedroom that looked quite normal. The walls were painted in a slate gray colour while the floor had cherry wood flooring. Or so it appeared to be – it was actually laminate. It featured a bed at the left side of the door that had dark seafoam green bedsheets on it. At the opposite side stood a large wooden desk with a comfortable black chair in front of it. A small chest of drawers was partially hidden underneath the desk. On the desk itself was a laptop, a few photos, some letters that had not been opened plus a stationary organizer. A large book shelf was right behind the door. But in the center of the room stood a large cardboard box that had the label 'fragile' plastered all over it. It had apparently been sent from the Unova region by boat. Lance smiled as he entered his bedroom.

'Let's see what you got for me Drayden' thought the guy after he had found a pair of scissors that stood in the stationary organizer. The older man was a gym leader that had been communicating with him for some time after they had attended a dragon trainer event that the Johto dragon clan had hosted. He was apparently the mayor of Opelucid city in addition of being a gym leader. This was something the redhead found very impressive since running a gym was a full time job on its own. Those located in cities that were easy to travel to were particularly busy. But the Unova trainer said that he shared his responsibilities with another trainer called Iris, which lightened the load. Needless to say, the duo had agreed to keep in touch so they could help each other out. Both regions were quite far apart from another for starters. Another important aspect was the legends connected to the Pokémon types they specialized in. The latter was the very reason why the older male had sent the package that was now about to be opened.

'Hm. This seems quite interesting' thought Lance when he saw a rather new-looking booklet laying at the top. On the cover was a painting of some sort with three Pokémon who were named Reshiram, Zekrom and Kyurem. 'The myths behind the chaos! How the Tao trio came to life' said the title of the booklet. 'No way – is this really the backstory of these three Pokémon? There must have been done tons of research behind this!' realized the redhead as he looked at the index. He decided to read the chapter that was labeled 'The history of the Tao trio: How it all began'. The chapter had several pictures that were taken of old cave paintings plus more intricate reconstructions made by a computer program. But the text however had information from interviews plus statistics that were quite detailed compared to some of the other work he had read. 'Holy…this is just amazing. They must have had a very skilled team to do this research. The data here seems quite plausible while the research is quite thorough. I had no idea that the history behind legendary Pokémon in Unova was so rich. I better sign up for the next conference there so I can check out some of the sites mentioned here' decided the male as he turned to the next page.

His curiosity had been put ablaze; legends about dragon Pokémon was something that he had been interested in from a very early age. The history about the two brothers captivated him from the very beginning. It seemed like quite a plausible story since Unova was a more diverse region than Kanto or Johto. He did however find the part about the Pokémon splitting into two a bit hard to believe however. It just did not seem that realistic. The champion decided to put the box in the trash when he noticed there was another item inside it. He raised an eyebrow in wonder as he picked up a rather small rectangular cardboard box that laid in the corner of the larger box. The box did not weigh a lot and it had not been labeled as fragile. But the container did however have an earthy smell that he could not recognize. The guy carefully opened up the lid that was located at the right end of the box. Inside were five berries that were laid in individual plastic containers. 'Hm. I haven't seen those in Kanto or Johto. Perhaps these are some kind of super berries that can only be found in Unova' mused Lance. He then saw the small note that had been taped on the cardboard box. The redhead removed the note and unfolded it. 'These are Yache berries. They are able to weaken an enemy's super effective ice type attack. I think that may come in handy if you're up against a tough opponent. After all, ice is a killer for dragons. Make sure to plant the berries in rich soil and water them every day. Using fertilizer can make more berries as long as you up the dosage of water' read the text written on the note. A grin formed at his face when he read the description.

'I better go and plant these berries. Can't believe how lucky I am to have such great allies at my side. But I better find something that I can send to Drayden…something that's not very common in Unova' thought the male. He started to think about the Pokémon team that his fellow gym leader had. The man had mentioned that he had a Druddigon as well as a Haxorus. Both of them were pure dragon type Pokémon who probably had a move set to match. 'Maybe I should give him a TM containing some sort of dragon type move. GOT IT!'. His eyes fell upon a box that stood at the top of his bookshelf labelled 'TM'. Lance removed a TM containing the move dragon breath from the box and started to write his thank you note to Drayden. Having friends in other corners of the world with interests similar to your own was truly one of the most amazing things in the world.


I thought it would be interesting if Drayden got in touch with Lance in some way. They're both high-level dragon trainers who have a number of responsibilities outside their gym leader/champion duties. Please let me know what you think in a review!