Winter break everyone! I hope you all have plans for this end of the year and I wish everyone a happy Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or whatever you guys celebrate this time of year. I want to also say happy New Years but I think I may have the next chapter ready by then. But just in case… Happy New Years as well readers!
As news, for those who read my other story ,The Sword Hand, will be closed with one more chapter that I am also done with. So anyone who was reading it I hope you look forward to it.
Now thats all for now so…. Info time!
Kanto-Sinnoh: Japan
Unova: New York
Kalos: Paris
Alola: Hawaii
Will have a language barrier here.
And depending on the person that I'm 3poving, the languages will be set up as-
Japanese-actually language (will have errors)
English- backwards/mirrored
French-actually language (help from Liyada)
Alola-actually language (will have errors)
Ages:
Carl-34
Sham-31
Karen-28
Will-25
Red-21
Blue-22
Green-21
Yellow-20
Gold-19
Crystal-19
Silver-19
Ruby-17
Sapphire-17
Emerald-16
Diamond-15
Pearl-15
Platinum-15
Black-15
White-15
Whi-two-13
Lack-two-13
X-11
Y-11
Sun-10
Moon-10
Disclaimer: Do not own Pokemon Adventures
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August 10 - Alola
Looking at the Pokemon that bowed its head to her she stepped up and placed a gentle hand over the top of his head.
She breath in.
She concentrated, feeling the power of the Viridian Forest warm her body. It started at her chest, a small flicker before it slowly flowed to her sides, then her arm, and finally to the tips of her fingers.
The familiar feeling of warmth grew stronger and stronger, so much so that her fingers started to glow a gentle light over the Pokemon.
Yet she still hesitated.
'Do you want me to look?' Yellow transfer her thoughts to the samurai Pokemon. Even with him exposing his head to her she still felt the need to ask once more. She did not want to cross a line that she shouldn't have crossed.
In response, the Pokemon hummed.
So with no more hesitation she closed her own eyes and dived.
Her powers can't really be described so easily.. Once when Blue asked how she could read other Pokemon minds she said it was sort of like swimming in their memories. As confusing as the explanation was it was the best she could give to her best friend. It truly felt like she was surrounded by the Pokemons own memories. She could feel their thoughts, feelings and small details they always seem to think at the moment of the memory.
When she first tried to use her powers it was by accident. She was barely at the age of 4 when she meet one of the wild Pokemon in the woods. She was a handful back then and would always run to the forest as it felt like a second home to her, especially when everyone around her told her that "They were sorry for you lost" when mama and papa left and never came back. She didn't understand that they were dead but the only thing she understood was that mama and papa were not coming back. Home was no longer home to her anymore.
She sat on a small clearing, picking and looking through the flowers near the Elder Tree. The Elder Tree was one of her favorite places to be, as it was said to be the oldest tree in the forest. (After she heard that she made it her mission to always fine and slightly heal the oldest tree in every forest she comes, a sign of respect.) She just found a bright sunflower near the back when she heard rustling from a bush next to her.
While she did not understand the concept that some Pokemon might try to harm you in the wild area she was still just a child that was scared of the unknown.
So the child stiffen, hands held on the stem of the sunflower plant as the noise grew louder and louder.
Then it stopped.
Any other person with no Pokemon to protect themselves might have been relieved and walk away as fast as they can before whatever wild Pokemon that almost came towards them come back.
But Yellow was simple a child who didn't know any better.
So with all the excitement and curiosity of a child of four, she drew closer to the bush that made the rustling sound.
When nothing happened, she let her right hand reach out to the bush to see whatever might have been hiding behind the leafy greens.
What she did not expect was a happy Dratini placing its head right into the palm of her outstretched hand and rub.
She was startled, no scared but surprised.
But at the same time the Dratini touched her was the same time she felt it. Life. Birth. The power of the Viridian Forest.
It felt warm and cold at the same time. Like something was pulling her so hard that she was scared that her arm might be pulled off but there was someone there holding and hugging her from behind whispering sweet nothings. Like ...like…
And then the spell in which she was trapped in snapped and she yelped as she fell back. Her yelp also seemed to scare the Dratini as it ran back to the safety of the bushes with a cry.
She didn't understand what happened or what she did, but she grabbed her sunflower and ran home.
It wasn't until days later during dinner with her uncle did she blabbed about what happened in the forest did she understand what had happened. Her Uncle looked at her with a blank expression and made her wonder what she wrong before he got up from his seat and swinging her around laughing.
And like any other child she laughed alongside him.
The news spread round to the whole town that Yellow had the power of the forest. Days on end people will come to her home and say how wonderful it was to have such power and then how great for them to have her after the last one.
As a child she never understood what it all means or why this was happening.
But as an adult she knew far too well what it all meant.
She listened to her surroundings and reached out her hand. She could feel the sensation of cold water and the warmth of the sun on her back as she swam in the river bed. Then the scratches from the battle with the Plazme member that they had to catch, must catch before they get away. Then she felt the familiar movement of her shell being polished on the slab that Lack gave her.
She felt his memories, swapping and experiencing them as she tried to find the one that had a girl in a mask with a coat and her overly cheerful voice…
"Come on already!"
'There it was.'
Careful to stop herself from going any deeper in, she let herself float. Gently and slowly her body started to feel light, so light. The feel of the ground on her feet and the taste of a Chesto berry in her mouth.
She opened her eyes.
She was back at the battlefield again, but this time she was at the sidelines and not up in the air. She could feel her body, staggered with drowsiness coming back to life. Inevitabley she shook her head, needing to shake off the sleep in her eyes.
"Feeling awake now?"
'Yes,' the thought came across her mind. Looking up she saw the same Junior that helped catch the masked girl in the first place. Lack-two.
As soon as she made eye contact she almost froze.
His eyes were staring at her. His red eyes gleaming under the shadows of his version, hard and dead. Not cold, not disgusted or even horrible. Just a hard dead start that she could not break even if she tried.
But for some reason, they seemed warm.
The corner of his eyes were soft, not sharp like he would when it came to catching crimiles. His lips were a deeper frown than before, controlled by the worry he had for her with a shine in his eyes she didn't know was there.
'I worried him,' she felt come up bitterly. 'I should have been more careful next time. I should have seen this coming.'
She did not know what she did but Lack nodded at her before looking at something behind her.
She felt her head turned around.
And she saw all of her friends sleeping like limp bodies.
For a moment, fear shot through her before her was calm once again. From the sight of their chest rising up and the sound of someone snoring made it obvious that they were just asleep and not dead.
Not dead or gone.
Not gone or taken.
Not taken like… like….
"Try and catch me Slowbro~!"
Again her head turned without her control to the sight of the battle field.
On the field she could see herself flying about with Kitty holding her from behind. Silver was in the middle of doing a dive to the ground, coming in to swop down at a high speed. Black was at the sidelines of the great chase, jogging to catch up but staying a distance away as he scanned the area. Blue was running, hot on the girls tail as she all but ran with an outstretched hand.
But as much as she could see the details of the chasers, her attention was quickly stolen by the target of the whole chase.
And there was the girl. The girl in the mask with her dress and her coat over her shoulders. The girl that backed them and who caught them all by surprise. The girl who-!
Then the wind blew.
And instinctively she sniffed the air.
She could smell the area around her, the salt in the air and the freshness of the water with the sweet scent of coconuts and Hibiske flowers hit her like a wave that came crashing towards the shore. It was something she had gotten use to ever since she had stepped out of her Pokeball. It was almost impossible not to sniff it all up with scents strong like this ones.
Yet there was also a faint smell that she felt was far stronger than the beach side, despite how faint it truly was.
It was small but there, a hint of berries and revival herbs. A scent of burnt wood and spring water. A scent of pine needles and peaches. A scent of sunset.
'Why,' another though transmitted. 'What- who is she…'
She felt… guilt? Guilt and fear and sadness and anger and hopelessness. It felt strange to feel such emotions, when this body, this Pokemon seemed to hold itself in a high and confident air around it.
But then the most unexpected thing happened. Something that was not possible from all the times she had ever been able to go deep into the minds of Pokemon.
She felt her body being pulled to another memory.
"Laaa la la~"
Rustling
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
Boom
"Gen!"
"Oshawott!"
"Fung!"
"No!"
"Please stop!"
"I don't want to go!"
"Let me go!"
"Please!"
"Please!
"Foongy!"
"Foooooooonnnnnnnnggggyyy!!!"
To much, it was too much too much!
She felt like all of the air in her lungs was gone and her eyes burned. There was someone, no, something is there.
Screams.
Falling.
Running.
Failing.
Run faster.
Faster!
Faster!
Then she opened her eyes again.
She was back to reality.
But she doesn't know if she wants to any more.
If the Pokmeon in front her faced such a cruel reality.
'I failed,' was the one thought she heard before being pulled back. 'I failed.'
She failed.
He failed.
They failed.
"Yellow?"
Right… she was back at Alola (not Unova) and was standing in the battlefield (not in the White Forest) and was safe with her friends (who were not fainted in pain).
Planting a smile on her face she turned around to see Crystal to try and reassure the Johto native. "I'm fine," she manage to say. "Just tired from using my powers to much."
She didn't look overly convinced at first but when she heard her say she was tired a look of understanding flash across the girl.
"Oh I'm sorry Yellow," the look of guilt on the girl made Yellow feel guilty. "Why don't you go inside and rest, you can tell us about what you found out from the Samurott when you feel better."
In a normal circumstance she would have politely refused the girl, saying that it was not necessary for her to stop the whole mission simply because she was exhausted.
But the idea of a nap sounded too good for her to past up after the dive she just had. With a thank you she walked back to the building to get some shut eye.
Maybe then she won't be thinking about horrible memories that she witnessed.
Maybe.
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August 11 - Alola
Lack saw the attack and dodge it before the Dark Pulse could cut him or his Gliscor in mid jump. Now dangling from on of the tree branches that jungle provided him. His Gliscor was still in the air, not skillfully dodging and blocking the onslaught of Dark Pulses that came from within the shadows of the jungle.
He narrowed his eyes at this, with so many spots completely in shade and shadows would make it difficult to give a solid hit on the Gengar. Not only could it attack anywhere but the advantage of how fast it was able to move from all of the dark corners. It would be impossible to hit the Shadow Pokemon from within its given territory. The only way they would be able to hit it was to expose him to the daylight.
That itself will be proven difficult.
He heard his Pokemon's cry before he felt it. Quickly he let go of the branch he had grabbed a hold on before and let him self drop to the jungle floor. Thankfully he wasn't falling for to long before his Gliscor swooped down to catch him.
And just in time as the spot that he had just occupied mere moments ago had been attacked by the Gengar who used Shadow Punch. The Gengar grunted before melting into the dark once again.
Just barely missing the missing the Blaze Kick that aimed its way.
"Damn…," Sapphire growled, her fanged bare for all to see. "We'll get 'em next time."
Sapphire, Lack noticed, was particularly ready to land an attack on anything it seems. Attacking and running up to anything that many have moved. And it was foolish. To attack so recklessly and rash was nothing but a fool's wish. Not only will she waste so much energy for both her Pokemon and herself , she will also gain them less into a disadvantage.
Seeing as he was close to another branch strong enough to carry his weight, he jumped. Landing perfectly in a crouch, his eyes darted to the other opponent.
Both the Accelgor and Red's Pikachu were having a battle of speed. The Accelgor jumping and running about, attacking with Acid Spray when ever he saw a yellow dart in front of it. Pikachu was by no means a slouch, not only was it using its natural speed but the boast of the Quick Attack used made them equal in speed.
He thought of sending Gliscor to attack with Acrobatics but quickly scrapped the idea. He would only interfere with the battle, might causing a default hit on his own allies. No, it was best for him to focus on the more adaptable target.
His sharp red his gleamed, searching at every corner, every shadow that could possibly be mov-
'There!'
"Night Slash!"
No hesitation, his Gliscor dived. It wasn't until it was near the moving spot of darkness did he raised his arms and swiped at the air in front of him.
The darkness dodged, swiftly moving around the dark purple slashing chasing him, twisting and turning around leaves and bushes.
The shadow laughed, happy to being able to fight some highly attention seeker trainers and confidence that he was able to make them run for so long.
Then a Blase Burn hit him directly.
The shadow growled and shook off the flames trailing it back. Annoyance was deeply engraved in the face of the Gengar as he materialised back to his original form.
Seeing her opportunity, Sapphire patted Toro again. Toro nod, shouting out in a run before her leg begin to glow, drawing back before sending the powerful kick.
Gengar jumped, inches away from being hit by the Sky Uppercut. But not one second after his jump a slash of the night cut though his back and sending him to the base of a tree.
Gengar frowned, how dare they mess his fun and chance of defeating them in order for him to get his fame. The trainers do nothing but add extra weight to their Pokemon and the Pokemon themselves are blinding chasing him. He was far better than them, X is far better than them.
Another Blast Burn went for the kill but Gengar turned into a shadow again, leaving the bark of the wood black with ash. The Blaziken barely landed on the ground when a Shadow Punch pushed through her shadow and struck her on the chin.
Startled more than in pain, she stumbles back arms up to protect herself but was proved fruitless when it wasn't a physical attack that aimed her way.
Instead bright balls of yellow light surrounded her. The Blaziken didn't have time to jump before the many balls of light went in for the kill.
Instantly her mind was warped and wrapped, confused filled her mind as she saw the world in black and white, no shapes but blobs of color.
Then another Shadow Punch knocked her to the ground.
The Blaziken grunted, this time out of pain from the attack that somehow seemed to be much stronger. She tried to get up but the effects of Confuse Ray still lingered in her vision.
Meanwhile, Gengar was surprisingly not celebrating, and instead was focusing on Lack and his Gliscor, forgetting about the fire type and its trainer behind it.
Gliscor dived the same time the Gengar charged. Crossing his arms to make an x instead of pulling back one arm, Gliscor's arms glowed before the formation of an x hovered over then speeding towards his opponent. Gengar dodged before delivering another Shadow Punch with his left hand at the flying scorpion Pokemon. Gliscor dodged but was not quick when another Shadow Punch came from the right hand. He cried out, falling down a couple of feet before looking up.
Big mistake.
A fury of Dark Pulses came raining down at him. He dodged, left and right but there was only so much space to dodge through. He tried to attack and deflect the attack with his own Night Slash but he was running out of power fast, which was a problem when the number of Dark Pulses were not letting up.
Lack tried to think, what could he do, what could be done in order to stop the onslaught of Attacks at his wake.
Then he remembered.
Gengar grind, seeing how close victory was a sure for him. Seeing that he was successful, the loyal Pokemon turned towards it trainer.
X looked back at him, mask on and cloth of blacj covering him. X did not move for a moment, as if to watch the scene once more before tapping at his ear.
Gengar frown, mumbling its name in defeat.
He slowly lessen the number of Dark Pulses he aimed the flying ground type at.
Then a Sky Uppercut hit him at his side and made him fly deep into the jungle.
Lack watched the Pokemon, slightly impressed but the power in the Blaziken's kick and caution for his own shadow to suddenly spring up and attack him.
At the same time he heard a small victorious cry from the Pikachu and no sign of the Accelgor anywhere.
He too must have been sent away.
But for how long?
So he waited, body tense and stance correct.
And waited.
And waited.
But nothing.
"Aren't 'ey coming back," Sapphire growled lowly, dangers and jumpy.
"I think they might have fainted," Red said, letting his Pikachu climb up his shoulders. "I'll go take a look, you two wait here."
Both trainers saw the Champion run deep in the jungle for a few seconds before Sapphire ran after him muttering about 'unfinished business'.
And there was Lack, confused.
It didn't make sense to him. Why would they let themselves get hit. They were perfectly fine before and were even near to defeating their Pokemon, forcing them to each call in a second Pokemon if needed to. So why…
Then a thought struck him.
He only needed to look up to confirm his suspicion.
The targets were gone.
They lost them.
They lost.
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I hate fighting scene, I'm not very good at them, though I hope to improve on that. Sorry for that…Anyways from this chapter you can see that in both Alola groups tha Yellow found a hidden secret in are Arresters partner Pokemon while the team looking for Whi had a battle in the jungle but lost both Whi and X. They failed them and lost them. What is worse?
Anyways if any of you want to know what will happen to a pacific group to have more screen time tell me in the review and I'll see what I can do to give their side of the story more time.
The groups are-
Red, Lack, Sapphire: Alola Investigators
Yellow, Emerald, Sun, Crystal: Alola Back-up
Black, Green, Silver: Cavern Report
Blue, Dia, Moon: Sinnoh's Sighting
Gold, Y, White, Pearl: Gym Break-in
Ruby: ?
Whi: ?
X: ?
Platinum: ?
Anyways I hope you enjoy this chapter and see ya next time everyone!