Legend's Journey
Chapter One
By Arizima
AN: Well, not a lot to say. This could be considered a sequel to Labto Journeys, except that it happens about twenty or so years after. An Original Trainer fic.
Key:
"Normal Speech"
" Singing"
Voice from a Pokédex, TV screen, Announcer, etc.
Translated Pokémon Speech
It was a normal day in Mineral Town. No new trainers were expected to leave today, no big holidays were nearby (as it was June; the nearest holiday was Independence Day in early August). But in the sky above Professor Ashley Holly's lab, a purple speck flew. The purple speck was actually a Pokémon; a Legendary one. Okay, so it actually wasn't Legendary; it was the offspring of two legendaries. It resembled a lavender juvenile lioness, almost as big as an Arcanine, with violet wings and a feminine-looking mane which was dark blue-violet. At the end of her tail was a tuft of fur the same color as her mane, which hid a scorpion-like stinger.
The Pokémon smiled to herself when she saw the roof of Professor Holly's lab, and began to descend. Unfortunately, she had been flying since sunrise (it was almost noon), and her wings were tired. This subconscious effect caused her front to fall faster than her hindquarters, so she went almost straight down…. And then her hindquarters scooted forward a little more, which caused her to start becoming upside down.
"Wuh-oh! Bad bad bad!!!!" the Pokémon cried as she flapped her wings. Unfortunately, since she was upside down, the same effect that happened with her feathers right-side-up happened the other way around, causing her to just fall faster. The Pokémon looked down at the earth, to the site where she would certainly crash-land. " Rose bushes! NOT good!!!!" And then, the crash.
Meanwhile, Professor Holly, a brown-haired woman perhaps in her late forties, but pretty all the same, had been enjoying a cup of tea while typing up data on the computer when she heard the crash.
" Hmmm, I wonder what that is. I hope Prospero Junior's not gotten into my rose bushes again," she said calmly as she minimized the window and headed outside.
Professor Holly opened the front door, and to her surprise, it was not a Golbat as she had suspected. Instead, a teenager could be seen struggling to free herself from the bushes. She was almost free, except that the long, lavender cloak she was wearing was stuck well in the thorns.
" Oh, here, dear, let me get that for you," she said gently, bending the branches back and releasing the girl's cloak. The girl regained her composure and began to pick a few rose petals out of her hair. While she was doing so, Professor Holly had a good chance to look at her. She seemed to be about fourteen, with dark blue-violet hair a bit past her elbows. Her eyes were somewhat cold-looking and gray; she was wearing a sky blue sweatshirt, jeans, tennis shoes, and of course, her cloak. The teenager finally removed the last rose petal from a tangle (caused by rose thorns), and turned to look the professor in the eye.
" Hello, I'm Venora Gryphon. You're Professor Holly, correct? I believe my parents made an arrangement with you earlier for a starting Pokémon…?"
" Venora, eh? You wouldn't happen to be the daughter of Delmyr and Naraxi? The Light and Dark guardians?" The girl sputtered.
" How did- why do—How did you know that!?" Professor Holly smiled.
" No one knows, trust me, Venora, except for your family, Rachel, Adam, Christopher, and I. Rachel and her friends told me about the whole thing a few years back." Venora nodded sullenly. " Now tell me, why would a future Legendary Pokémon want to be a Pokémon Trainer?" Venora sighed.
" It's kind of hard to explain. I think it has to do something with the fact that I was born in human form and not physically a Pokémon." Professor Holly nodded.
" Well, come on, then. I've got your things all prepared." Professor Holly stepped back to let Venora inside, then guided her to a small room. There weren't many things in it, except for bookshelves, a computer and desk, and in the center, a round pedestal-like table divided into thirds. One third was green, one red, and another blue. In the center of each was a depression. Professor Holly reached into a bookshelf and got a blue Pokédex and six Pokéballs. Five of the Pokéballs had clear buttons, but one had a swirl of purple and bright yellow on the button. She handed Venora all seven items.
" This is your Pokédex. I'm sure a girl such as yourself already knows all about Pokémon, but it serves as your identification and stores your license. This is your starter Pokémon--- decided by that personality test you took, though it might not be that accurate on a Legendary. And these are five empty Pokéballs." Venora nodded politely at each one. She put the Pokédex and five empty Pokéballs into pockets on the inside of her cloak, but fingered the first one.
" Hmmm, Poison and Electric…. It's either a Sparkboa or Sparkasp. Fascinating. A Poison type for a Poison type," she smiled.
" Do you want the "you're going out on a whole new journey" speech, or would you like me to skip it?"
" With all due respect, Professor, I'd appreciate it if you would skip it." Professor Holly smiled back at the girl.
" Well, that's everything you need to know, then. Hey…. Something just occurred to me, Venora. I don't mean to offend you, but a Pokémon training Pokémon…. Isn't that a bit like slavery?" Venora smiled.
" Not at all. The difference between a Legendary Pokémon and a common Pokémon is like the difference between a human and a chimpanzee. So similar it's scary, yes, but still not in the same area of definition. Additionally, when one has the ability to become a human, the line between Pokémon and human blurs. And lastly, I'm sure you've heard of the Triple Theory?"
" Er…. No."
" It's a theory that Legendary Pokémon have triple-helix DNA, which gives them extremely long life spans, almost immortal, you could say… and it also gives them immense power and a special trait. You know, Suicune can purify water, Celebi can travel through time, and my breed can turn into humans. It sounds like a perfectly coherent theory to me." Professor Holly laughed. " What is it? What's so funny?"
" Oh, nothing, just odd that a teenager can walk in here, perfectly respectful, and then teach me something new."
" Doesn't it happen all the time?" Professor Holly cracked up again, and put a hand on Venora's shoulder.
" You've got the wisdom of the Legendaries in you, girl!" Venora was slightly confused by this statement.
" Thank you…. I guess?"
" Well, what are we hanging around here for? You need to get out on your journey!" With that, she started pushing Venora towards the door until she was outside. She smiled and waved from the doorway. " Good luck!" Then, she closed the door.
" Thanks, see you—" Venora sighed when she heard the click of the door. " Never mind." She turned around, and looked out at the road that stretched in front of her. It was noon now…. If she went by foot, she would reach Feldspar around midnight. It would be much easier to fly, of course…. Venora pondered over her options. " No, I'm going by foot, that's what I promised myself when I left Biotite. No exploiting Legendary status today, no ma'am!" With that, she settled her cloak more firmly about her shoulders, put her Pokémon in the nearest inside pocket of the cloak, and stepped forward.
Soon, things were going along smoothly, and for some reason, it reminded Venora of a song in a book she had once read, written by a human. She began to hum it, then whistle, and then finally broke into song.
" The road goes ever on and on…."
AN: And that, my friends, is the first chapter! *wipes forehead* Oh yeah, Disclaimer time….
Disclaimer: Pokémon and all related indicia belongs to its respective owners. The song " The Road Goes Ever On and On" belongs to JRR Tolkien (even though he's dead. *wails*). And thus, the conclusion of my Disclaimer.
Claimer: Anything that the dudes and dudets above didn't make, I did. ^_^
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