THE
POKéMON
WARS
The Pokégods want their gems returned
and the Prince and his troops are the only
ones who can do it.
Episode IV
The Evolution Stones
Jay Barial
The Evolution Gems
When the Pokégods, both Indigo and Jolt Pokégods, created Pokémon they had made special stones yielding the powers of the Pokégods. These special stones gave certain Pokémon the ability to evolve into another form, more power. These special stones, also known as evolution stones, were the Fire Stone, the Water Stone, the Thunder Stone, the Leaf Stone, the Solar Stone, and the cursed Stunt Stone.
Chapter One: Chara's Trial
Prince Pikachu and Raichuna, followed by the Charizard, the Venusuar, and the Blastoise that had accompanied him, walked back into the village that the prince had currently living in. Prince Pikachu and the others accompanying him had recently traveled to the Evolution Cavern to talk to the Indigo Pokégods for their help and the Celestial Sky to talk with the Jolt Pokégods too. The Indigo Pokégods easily accepted Prince Pikachu's deal, but the Jolt Pokégods want the prince to go on a mission to recover their stolen stones from a new enemy.
When the Prince entered the village, it seemed completely empty.
"Where is everyone," murmured Raichuna.
They headed towards the tree where thee cocoon Pokémon were resting. Prince Pikachu searched for a while to find his friend Meta, who would probably know what was going on.
"Meta, where is everyone?" asked the prince.
"The main hall," answered Meta. "They're all there for Chara's 'trial.'"
"Chara's what!" cried the prince. "What happened?"
"It all started when Chara's group didn't return from their mission," said Meta. "They sent her to prison. There, they inspected the bodies and found claw marks from Chara. Chara said that she had brought the bodies to a place to hide, but the Pidgeot who brought her in didn't believe her. Now Chara's going to be killed, or have a 'trail' as the Pidgeot said, if she floats she did it and if she doesn't float then she's innocent."
"Either way she dies," murmured Raichuna. "We have to get to the main hall at once!"
* * * *
"May the Pokégods look down upon these damned Pokémon, and give her hope and light as she proceeds until the afterlife," said the Pidgeot, the same Pidgeot leader that had escorted Chara, Squirt, Bulbie, and Pidge all back their village.
Chara the Charmeleon was trapped in a small tube on the stage of the main hall, and around here were Wartortle ready to fire their water guns through the top of the tub to put her flame out.
"And may Alakazam look upon Chara as a good soldier, but one who just needs a little more guidance in light," said the Pidgeot. "And may she find a place with all of our other fallen soldiers." The Pidgeot fluttered up into the air above the crowd of Pokémon. "And with great hope that the Indigo Pokégods think of these as a sacrifice to the greatest good. Wartortle, begin firing!"
The five Wartortle nodded and began firing their water gun attack.
"Any interruption from the crowd will result to their deaths too." Pidgeot turned towards Squirt, Bulbie, and Pidge. "Any attacks from Chara will result in one of the Venusuar's deadly toxic attacks."
Suddenly, water was surrounding Chara quickly. She did her best to keep her flame out of the water, but it wouldn't be long before the water would fill up the tube, holding her lifeless body.
* * * *
Prince Pikachu, Raichuna, Venusuar, Blastoise, and Charizard all rushed over to the main hall, but it ended up being blocked by three Pidgeot guards.
"We are sorry our prince," said the guards, "but you are not allowed in here for the trial."
"Out of my way!" ordered Prince Pikachu.
"Your judgment would complicate the trial," said the guards.
"Thunder!" The Pikachu charged up with electricity and shocked the three guards getting them out of their way. "Let's go!"
Chapter Two: Pawns
As the prince emerged into the hall, there were loud cries of horror and confusion. The Pikachu looked upwards towards a small tube that was filled with water. Inside of it was a Charmeleon curled up in a small ball that had some sort of light screen bubble protecting it.
"What is the meaning of this!" shouted the prince. "We should not have an execution, and especially without a real trial! And why wasn't I informed."
"The friend of our enemy is also our enemy," growled the Pidgeot.
"What enemy?" asked Prince Pikachu.
"The Jolt!" Suddenly, the Pidgeot collapsed onto the ground and ghost like spirits, who were probably posing it, left his body. The same thing happened to the guards that were outside. The ghost spirits formed together and above the crowd of Pokémon appeared the Pokégod Gengar.
"You," hissed the prince. "What are you doing here! Aren't you supposed to be in your icy den- helping us!"
"Puh," snorted Gengar. "I don't always side with my fellow Pokégods, especially not Alakazam." Gengar turned towards Chara who was incased in the light screen bubble. "Show yourself Alakazam!"
The bubble around Chara began to expand and suddenly broke through the glass. The bubble disappeared and let Chara lay in a small puddle of water. Next to Gengar appeared the giant Alakazam.
"Everyone, get out now!" ordered the prince.
"Leaving so soon?" Gengar shot a shadow ball towards the entrance and it hit the ground creating and explosion of dust. When it cleared, a dark screen (similar to Alakazam's light screen) was blocking the exit. "As you petty Pokémon fight a war of your own, you're also in a second war!"
"What are you talking about!" shouted a voice from the crowd, a Bulbasaur's voice, possibly Bulbie's.
"As you fight a war of your own, the Pokégods aiding you are playing a game of chess," said Gengar, "and you all are the pawns."
Alakazam hovered in front of Gengar and shot a psybeam at the ghost Pokémon, while Gengar shot a nightshade blast and the two attacks created a giant explosion, but surprisingly it didn't harm any of the other Pokémon in the room.
"Gengar," said Alakazam, "we are here to protect them against the enemy that could destroy us all! An enemy that could go from destroying them to destroying us! They seem to be the only once who can stop these Meowth from bringing death to this world the Pokégods created."
"Shouldn't we at least be honest," growled Gengar. "We're doing this to stay alive! And now that you've sided with the Jolt Pokégods, when know you'll accept any help. Even from the powerful enemies."
"The Jolt Pokégods are powerful, but we only accept help from them because-" started the prince.
"Not them you idiot!" shouted Gengar. "The voices you think are helping you. Those little things that don't seem to fit until something clicks! They are the enemy!"
Alakazam closed his eyes and froze Gengar in the air with the Pokégod's disable attack. "You are the fool Gengar. Helping those who are fighting against us!"
That phrase stuck in Prince Pikachu's head for a moment. "Gengar's helping the empires," murmured the Pikachu.
Gengar broke free of the disable attack and turned towards Alakazam. "This battle shall happen another place, another time." Gengar closed it's eyes and teleported away.
Alakazam nodded and teleported away.
Chapter Three: In Search of the Stones . . .
After arresting the Pidgeot (not giving a "trial") for letting Gengar's spirits poses their bodies, and healing Chara at the nearby Chansey Center, Prince Pikachu gave an announcement what he would be doing for the search of the stones, then rounded up his friends.
Chara, Bulbie, Squirt, Pidge, and Meta had been said to come to the main hall for a mission of some sort.
On the stage (or platform) on the main hall stood Prince Pikachu and his bodyguard, Raichuna.
"My friends, I have called you here today because we have a small problem," said the prince. "In order to get the Jolt Pokégods' protection who must first do something for them."
"And that would be what?" asked Meta.
"We must find the legendary evolution stones," said Prince Pikachu.
The group gasped.
"You mean the stones that can help a Pokémon evolve further until stronger Pokémon that have special powers given to them by the Pokégods?" asked Bulbie. She glanced at Raichuna. "Like that Thunder Stone can evolve a Pikachu into a Raichu like your village did with Raichuna?"
"I was evolved, as were the other Raichu of the village, to protect the royal family," said Raichuna.
"So where are we going to have to go in order to find the stones?" asked Squirt.
"In order to look for the stones, the Thunder Stone, Water Stone, Leaf Stone, Fire Stone, Solar Stone, and the cursed Stunt Stone, we must go to Alakazam temple," said Prince Pikachu. "He'll know where we can start looking for them. Then, when have the locations, we must split up into single groups to find the location of the stones."
"But there's seven of us and six stones," noted Meta.
"Meta, due to your current state you can't accompany us," said Prince Pikachu. "But if anything happens here at the village, you must inform me right away."
Meta nodded. "All right."
"Our Pidgeot will bring us to the temple," said the prince, as the sound of wings settled down outside of the main hall. "Pidge and Chara, bring Meta back to her tree while the rest of us get ready to go."
"Right," said the others.
* * * *
Chara, Bulbie, Squirt, Pidge, and Raichuna all waited outside of Alakazam's temple because the Abra priest wouldn't allow them to come in, only Prince Pikachu.
Prince Pikachu gave a short little pray and before the prince appeared the Pokégod of Light, Alakazam.
"Alakazam, I pray before you to ask for your help in search of the stones," said Prince Pikachu. "Even though this is helping your rival Pokégods, it'll help our defenses against the Pokénib and Pokénite Empires."
Alakazam hovered above his altar. "The stones have been dispatched in various places in our half of the world. The Thunder Stone has been hidden in the Voltorb Plant, while the Leaf Stone has been hidden in the Razor Grass Planes, and the Water Stone is hidden in the center of the Crystal Ocean, meanwhile Fire Stone is hidden in the eternal flames of Moltres in the Moltres Mountain, while the Solar Stone is hidden in 'the eye of the sun' near the borderline of our continents, and the Stunt Stone is hidden in the Pokénib Empire's hideout."
"Thank you Alakazam." Prince Pikachu gave a bow. "This will surely help our village and our pursuit against the empire." He turned around and headed out of the temple, escorted out by the Abra priests.
Chapter Four: Welcome to Ivory Village . . .
While Chara went after the Fire Stone, Squirt went after the Water Stone, Bulbie went after the Leaf Stone, Pidge went after the Solar Stone, and Raichuna went after the Thunder Stone, Prince Pikachu headed towards the Pokénib Empire's hideout. This was the location of the Stunt Stone.
Emperor Meowtho had placed the Pokénib Empire at the Ivory Village, which the Meowth had taken over.
As Prince Pikachu slipped into the village, heading towards the path that led upward to the Pokénib Empire's hideout (which was an underground castle), he noticed several Hypno were pushing a group of small Kabuto towards a camp.
"Hurry up," growled the Hypno, pushing the group. "Or you'll be facing my psychic attack."
One clumsy Kabuto stumbled and fell over a rock, and ended upside down on its shell. The little Kabuto waved its little legs in the air, completely helpless.
"Get up now," growled the Hypno.
"I can't," replied the small voice of the Kabuto.
"I said," growled the Hypno, who was already beginning to glow, "get up now!" Hypno used its psychic powers to lift and hurl the Kabuto towards a hut.
"No!" The Pikachu leaped out from behind the hut he was sneaking behind. Prince Pikachu grabbed the incoming Kabuto, saving it from being crushed.
"Aw, the prince," said the Hypno. "I am Warrior Hypno, leader of Emperor Meowtho's psychic Pokémon, and I also communicate to the Indigo and Jolt Pokégods."
"Well," said Prince Pikachu, getting up and letting the Kabuto hurry off to his friends, "they must be real pleased by the fact that you're trying to destroy them. I mean, what smart Pokégods we have. They help the wrong people, and end up dead themselves."
"Big take for such a small Pikachu," sneered Hypno. "Psywave!"
"Reflect!" Prince Pikachu held out his hands and created a reflective wall and the psywaves bounced off of it and headed back towards Hypno.
Caught off guard, Hypno was hit by the psywaves and was sent flying into a hut which collapsed.
Prince Pikachu turned towards the Kabuto. "Can you possibly head to the nearby lake and head someplace save."
"Why?" asked the little Kabuto the prince had saved.
"Well, I'm on a mission," said Prince Pikachu. "It involves the Jolt Pokégods and getting into the Pokénib's hideout. But I can't worry about they Ivory Village yet. I'll come back."
"Should we get the other Pokémon out of the area?" asked the Kabuto.
Prince Pikachu shook his head. "That's a job for me. I'll come back once I've got the Stunt Stone." Prince Pikachu turned towards the path. "I will come back and rescue this village, I promise."
* * * *
Once Prince Pikachu reached the top of path, there was nothing but a giant mountain.
"Great," mumbled Prince Pikachu. "If there's this big giant underground castle, then where is it?" Then the prince felt the mountain begin to rumble, and the Pikachu hopped onto the small ledge.
Suddenly, the side of the mountain opened up and three Hypno walked out of it.
Before the door closed, Prince Pikachu leaped into the entrance as it shut tightly behind him.
The "mountain" had ended up being the giant castle, which was being hidden as a mountain.
Chapter Five: Into the Base . . .
As Prince Pikachu was about to continue towards the door, he was suddenly frozen in place. Then, the Pikachu's surrounding shimmered and shifted. Prince Pikachu was no longer in the base but in the Celestial Realm.
Prince Pikachu was floating in the air, while the giant King of the Pokégods stood in front of the Pikachu. "Um, hi Slowking. I was just about to get the Stunt Stone."
"Were you?" A small cloud floated next to Slowking and an image of Prince Pikachu heading into the base. Not too long afterwards, the Prince was taken down by a powerful fire blast attack. "You will not make it into the base without my help?"
"And what can you do?" asked Prince Pikachu.
"You forget," said Slowking, "I'm the king." The giant Slowpoke closed its eyes and a strange blue aurora covered the Pikachu. "By the power of Ditto's mysterious transformation, all who see this Pikachu will see . . . Hypno!"
Prince Pikachu began to glow and an image of a Hypno surrounded the Pikachu.
"To all who see you, you're a Hypno," said Slowking. "But you've your touched, your true identity shall be revealed . . ."
* * * *
Prince Pikachu ended up back at the entrance of the Pokénib base. He slowly walked towards the door and stopped one of the guards. "Um, excuse me, what am I?"
"You're the evolved form a Drowzee," answered the Hypno guards. "Why?"
The Pikachu smirked. "Nothing." Prince Pikachu continued onward and headed towards the main computer. It was crowded, so he could accidentally bump into someone, luckily the Pikachu's agility skills were able to dodge incoming Hypno that filled the base.
As Prince Pikachu continued walking down towards the central computer that would have some information about the location of the stone, there was an announcement over the PA.
"This is commander Koffing," growled the voice over the PA. "There is still something jamming the hyper beam blaster that the Gyarados Scientists created for us. Once the thing is no longer jamming the hyper beam blaster, we shall unleash the blaster onto the village."
The Pikachu froze. "Wha?"
"Whoever gets whatever it is out of the blaster will be promoted," announced Commander Koffing.
There was a suddenly rush and stampede of Hypno heading towards whatever room the hyper beam blaster was in. But suddenly, one passing Hypno bumped into Prince Pikachu and his hologram image disappeared.
"Pi ka CHU!" Prince Pikachu suddenly sparked up with electricity and released its deadly thunder attack and shocked nearby Hypno.
"It's the Pikachu," growled a Hypno. "Get it!"
Prince Pikachu shook its head and held out his hand. "Light screen now!" An invisible wall appeared in front of the electric mouse blocking the incoming Hypno. The Pikachu turned around and created a light screen behind him, blocking the other group of incoming Hypno.
"Now . . . would be a great time . . . for some godly help!" shouted Prince Pikachu, but there wasn't a reply. The mouse sighed. "Oh well, time to do things to old fashion way." He glanced upwards where a ventilation system was. Prince Pikachu jumped from the side of the two light screens upward and grabbed the opening of the ventilation system. Then the Pikachu hopped into it, getting ready to try to find the Stunt Stone.
Chapter Six: The Chose
Prince Pikachu frowned. "Now that I'm up here, which way do I go?"
"Cha!" A small voice and a yellowish light began glowing up ahead.
"Follow the light," murmured Prince Pikachu, crawling towards that part of the ventilation system. As the Pikachu continued moving, so did the yellow light, but Prince Pikachu just couldn't figure out what it was, because it wasn't any of the Pokégods. The light had finally dived down an entrance, which was probably the room with the hyper beam blaster in it.
Prince Pikachu hopped down and there was a giant Gyarados-shaped machine that was poking out from the "mountain". Prince Pikachu squinted and saw the Ivory Village up ahead.
"First thing's first," said Prince Pikachu. He headed towards the door of the room to block it off with a light screen which was charged up with electricity (a little trick his father had taught him) but a screen was already up. "What's going on here?"
"Cha!" The same mysterious voice came from the tip of the hyper beam blaster.
Prince Pikachu turned around. A small trail of yellowish dust was floating away into the sky. The Pikachu sighed. "No time to deal with that."
Prince Pikachu hopped up onto the machine and crawled down it towards the tip of it where the hyper beam would be shot out onto the town. Prince Pikachu peeked into the place where the hyper beam would be shot and there was the strange glowing stone blocking it. "The Stun Stone is blocking the path of the hyper beam. And if I get the stone for the Jolt Pokégods, then the hyper beam will be unleashed onto the Ivory Village."
Prince Pikachu closed his eyes and began murmuring something. "Alakazam, hear my now in my cry. I need your help, to save others and you. Destroy the hyper beam blaster as I remove the stone!"
But nothing happened.
"Okay, so you lead me here and you do nothing!" growled the Pikachu. The mouse sighed. "Fine. I call to the king of the Pokégods, Slowking, to protect those in need once again, to destroy the hyper beam blaster!"
There was a voice in Prince Pikachu's head. "Do not destroy the hyper beam blast. It could result to something fatal."
"Let me guess, it could destroy the Stunt Stone," murmured Prince Pikachu.
"Exactly," said Slowking.
"But if I release the Stunt Stone, then the hyper beam will be released," said Prince Pikachu.
"Some things just have to happen the way they do," said Slowking. "But, I'll use my light screen to protect the village."
Prince Pikachu smiled. "Thanks." Prince Pikachu leaped into the hole that would shoot the beam and grabbed the Stunt Stone. Prince Pikachu quickly leaped back onto top of the hyper beam blast.
The hyper beam blaster shot the beam of energy down towards the protected town, except . . .
There was a cry of terror from the village below and various creatures began trying to fly away on their Aerodactyl. The hyper beam crashed into the town and created a giant energy explosion destroying the village.
"NO!" cried Prince Pikachu.
Chapter Seven: The Secret Rebellion
"NO!" Prince Pikachu began glowing a bright yellow, and began super charging with electric. "CHU!" Prince Pikachu unleashed a deadly thunder attack, destroying the hyper beam blaster. "Take your stupid stone!" Prince Pikachu hurled the Stunt Stone up towards the sky. Suddenly, the stone began glowing and created a strange rip in space. It was sucked into the hole along with Prince Pikachu.
* * * *
"Welcome back, Pikachu." Prince Pikachu's eyes slowly opened and the giant Jolt Pokégods stood over the Prince. The Slowking was the one talking to him.
Next to the Prince were Bulbie, Chara, Squirt, Pidge, and Raichuna. They didn't too angry or in too bad a shape as the Pikachu was.
"What happened?" asked Raichuna, rushing to his prince's aid.
"The Pokégods let the Pokénib destroy a village!" growled Prince Pikachu, who was already charging up with electric. "THUNDER!" Prince Pikachu released its powerful thunder attack upon Slowking, but the attack didn't harm the king at all.
"They aren't all dead," said Slowking. "Actually, a number of Kabuto and Omanyte escaped on Aerodactyl, so you shouldn't be too worried."
"You lied to us!" growled Prince Pikachu.
"Sometimes lies must come as they do," said Haganeru and Hassamu, the two steel Pokégods. "The future will be altered without it."
"Maybe it would have been for the better," growled Prince Pikachu. "What do you want of us now."
The six stones hovered above the Jolt Pokégods.
"Because as I recall, you should be protecting us from your enemy Empires," said Prince Pikachu.
"A new enemy has arisen," said the hypnotic Pokégod.
"And?" asked Bulbie.
"You must destroy them," growled Kingudora.
Prince Pikachu frowned. "Who are they? And what have they done to deserve such a punishment."
"It's the Mew," answered Kingudora.
Bulbie, Chara, and Squirt all began laughing. "You . . . expect us . . . to defeat the Mew! The legendary god-like creatures!"
"Are these the enemies that hid the stones?" asked Raichuna.
"No," answered Slowking.
"It seems you have a lot enemies," said Prince Pikachu. "You can make us get rid of them all."
"But this concerns all of us," said Nyurantano. "They have formed a secret rebellion against us and are attempting to destroy us."
"So?" asked the Pikachu.
"They're creating a deadly weapon," said Nyurantano. "If they can destroy us, then they can easily destroy you."
Prince Pikachu sighed. "Fine, we're on it."
To be continued in The Secret Rebellion . . .