Diary of Ami Doe Ravodin
Prologue
The eastern sky was just starting to lighten and the pinks and purple of morning were chasing away the inky blackness of night. The Lune Mountains enclosed the valley in their tall majestic peaks. They were the colour crimson as the suns first light stroked their peaks. The valley below was hidden from view because of the mountains and so unknown by most people. As such it was untouched by man and his harshness with nature.
Night's dew was still clinging to the leaves of the trees and the meadow's grasses and when the sun hit them they sparkled like diamonds. It indeed looked like someone had strewn many precious jewels over the valley. Airing Lake at the craters northeast was crystal clear and pure. The Ivory River filled it with the Lune Mountains crisp glacier water. You could see to deep Airing's grey bottom on a clear day.
This valley's name was - although few knew it - Silence Basin. It was called that for no Pokemon or any other animal lived there. The only noise to be heard was the lake washing against its sandy shores and the trees and grasses swaying against each other in the breeze. All Pokemon feared this valley because only six years before a number of them began to disappear mysteriously when they went to Airing Lake for a drink of its cool water. They'd seemingly just fall in never to be seen again. The water was not deep at its edges and took a long time to deepen, so no Pokemon could understand how they were falling in and under its surface.
So they started to fear it and never drank from it. They only drank from the Ivory River. Even though they had stopped drinking from Airing, the Pokemon were still disappearing, so they called a Pokera - a meeting where a representative of each Pokemon comes to discuss a dilemma. The last one had been held over a century before when the Pokemon had first moved here and established territories. Every single one of them agreed that they should leave the valley, as it was no longer safe. So every one of them left the valley for good, never to return. For five years it had remained eerily silent until today.
The reason for all the Pokemon going missing was because the valley was not as devoid of humans as the Pokemon thought. No it had been the home of a science facility for many years. The facility was at the bottom of Airing through a hidden door, obscured by much lake weed. It turned upward after only a few short metres to an air pocket and the docking bay for small advanced submarines. This was a Pokemon Genetic Facility, where they studied Pokemon DNA. It was totally illegal and run by a secret organization called HapCorp. It was they who had been taking Pokemon. They had needed them for study to see if they were "suitable" for genetic research. They were trying to see if it was possible to merge human DNA with Pokemon DNA. They had tried dozens of times taking people who were living on the streets people whom no one would notice if they went missing.
They had killed many trying but finally they had a break through. Or what they would think in their cruelty would call a break through. A human lived and the DNA merged although he was very distorted and looked partially like the Pokemon. They continued to try and perfect it until they had the perfect merger. Eventually they succeeded, the human looked completely normal except for the eyes they could not fix that no matter what they did. He had all of the Pokemon's powers and could use them after he had learned how to control and handle them. The scientists reported their success and the leader of the corporation and he ordered the man's mind wiped and let go. BUT kept under surveillance in case any "accidents" happened. If so the man was to be killed.
Unfortunately there were an accident, and the man - bewildered at what he had just done - was shot and they took him and dumped him in a forest presumed dead. They left him there but he was not killed. Thanks to the Pokemon DNA in him he healed quickly and he moved to the town of Lida and became a Gym Leader. Amazingly the people of HapCorp never found out about him. They seemed to have forgotten about him. Which in a way was true they were now looking for nine healthy young people for the final experiment and to use them for their own purposes . . .
We now move back to the present as a submarine breaks the surface of Airing. So silently that if you had not been looking for it, you would have missed it. It glided to the shore and the top hatch opened up with only the most quiet of squeaks. Eighteen men got out of it. All were dressed in blue clothes, with black shoes, and black cloaks waving behind them in the gentle breeze. When still, the cloaks would hang down to their ankles. The only symbol that marked them part of HapCorp was a pendant that had the initial of their first name on the front and on the inside opened a communicator. The HaPCorp sign was on the back. The men turned and they waited for their leader. He stepped out regally and an aura of power seemed to radiate around him. The men saluted sharply to him he as surveyed the men below him. He smiled in his own crooked way and addressed the men before him.
"Men of HapCorp, you are being sent out to find nine thoroughly healthy young teens of the ages' 13 to 15. Use whatever force is necessary to get them here but DO try not to draw attention to yourself and not severely injure the subject. A light bump over the head should suffice if the Psychic Pokemon you are given cannot render them unconscious." He said looking sternly at each of the men in turn. "Be back here by April 3rd, 2002 with a subject if you know what is good for you."
The man then turned and after reaching into a bag gave them each a Pokeball, containing a Psychic Pokemon to use in the gathering. The men took them saluted again and releasing the Pokemon in twos they teleported away.
"This will be the best group of Pokemon mergers ever IF my men can do what they are told." He grumbled to himself and stepped back into submarine closing the hatch and the sub disappeared under the waves again. The date was March 22nd, 2002.
The country this tale takes place in is called Cardinal and the league associated with it obviously called the Cardinal League. The country has the Lune Mountains running down the east side, north and south, until they turn west and branch off cutting Cardinal in half until they stop near the town of Lida. The north side of Lune is a vast expanse of fields and streams with five of the 15 gyms up there. The south side of Lune is mostly forests and meadows with the great Wellhead River running from the northwest to the southeast. All but three of the gyms are scattered across it. The last three gyms are in the Lune Mountains. The starting town for most trainers is Sunset Villa, located on ocean at the southern most tip of Cardinal. The Silent basin is in the Lune Mountains near Sunset Villa. The 18 men sent out are now in Sunset Villa looking around for the teens they need . . .
The eastern sky was just starting to lighten and the pinks and purple of morning were chasing away the inky blackness of night. The Lune Mountains enclosed the valley in their tall majestic peaks. They were the colour crimson as the suns first light stroked their peaks. The valley below was hidden from view because of the mountains and so unknown by most people. As such it was untouched by man and his harshness with nature.
Night's dew was still clinging to the leaves of the trees and the meadow's grasses and when the sun hit them they sparkled like diamonds. It indeed looked like someone had strewn many precious jewels over the valley. Airing Lake at the craters northeast was crystal clear and pure. The Ivory River filled it with the Lune Mountains crisp glacier water. You could see to deep Airing's grey bottom on a clear day.
This valley's name was - although few knew it - Silence Basin. It was called that for no Pokemon or any other animal lived there. The only noise to be heard was the lake washing against its sandy shores and the trees and grasses swaying against each other in the breeze. All Pokemon feared this valley because only six years before a number of them began to disappear mysteriously when they went to Airing Lake for a drink of its cool water. They'd seemingly just fall in never to be seen again. The water was not deep at its edges and took a long time to deepen, so no Pokemon could understand how they were falling in and under its surface.
So they started to fear it and never drank from it. They only drank from the Ivory River. Even though they had stopped drinking from Airing, the Pokemon were still disappearing, so they called a Pokera - a meeting where a representative of each Pokemon comes to discuss a dilemma. The last one had been held over a century before when the Pokemon had first moved here and established territories. Every single one of them agreed that they should leave the valley, as it was no longer safe. So every one of them left the valley for good, never to return. For five years it had remained eerily silent until today.
The reason for all the Pokemon going missing was because the valley was not as devoid of humans as the Pokemon thought. No it had been the home of a science facility for many years. The facility was at the bottom of Airing through a hidden door, obscured by much lake weed. It turned upward after only a few short metres to an air pocket and the docking bay for small advanced submarines. This was a Pokemon Genetic Facility, where they studied Pokemon DNA. It was totally illegal and run by a secret organization called HapCorp. It was they who had been taking Pokemon. They had needed them for study to see if they were "suitable" for genetic research. They were trying to see if it was possible to merge human DNA with Pokemon DNA. They had tried dozens of times taking people who were living on the streets people whom no one would notice if they went missing.
They had killed many trying but finally they had a break through. Or what they would think in their cruelty would call a break through. A human lived and the DNA merged although he was very distorted and looked partially like the Pokemon. They continued to try and perfect it until they had the perfect merger. Eventually they succeeded, the human looked completely normal except for the eyes they could not fix that no matter what they did. He had all of the Pokemon's powers and could use them after he had learned how to control and handle them. The scientists reported their success and the leader of the corporation and he ordered the man's mind wiped and let go. BUT kept under surveillance in case any "accidents" happened. If so the man was to be killed.
Unfortunately there were an accident, and the man - bewildered at what he had just done - was shot and they took him and dumped him in a forest presumed dead. They left him there but he was not killed. Thanks to the Pokemon DNA in him he healed quickly and he moved to the town of Lida and became a Gym Leader. Amazingly the people of HapCorp never found out about him. They seemed to have forgotten about him. Which in a way was true they were now looking for nine healthy young people for the final experiment and to use them for their own purposes . . .
We now move back to the present as a submarine breaks the surface of Airing. So silently that if you had not been looking for it, you would have missed it. It glided to the shore and the top hatch opened up with only the most quiet of squeaks. Eighteen men got out of it. All were dressed in blue clothes, with black shoes, and black cloaks waving behind them in the gentle breeze. When still, the cloaks would hang down to their ankles. The only symbol that marked them part of HapCorp was a pendant that had the initial of their first name on the front and on the inside opened a communicator. The HaPCorp sign was on the back. The men turned and they waited for their leader. He stepped out regally and an aura of power seemed to radiate around him. The men saluted sharply to him he as surveyed the men below him. He smiled in his own crooked way and addressed the men before him.
"Men of HapCorp, you are being sent out to find nine thoroughly healthy young teens of the ages' 13 to 15. Use whatever force is necessary to get them here but DO try not to draw attention to yourself and not severely injure the subject. A light bump over the head should suffice if the Psychic Pokemon you are given cannot render them unconscious." He said looking sternly at each of the men in turn. "Be back here by April 3rd, 2002 with a subject if you know what is good for you."
The man then turned and after reaching into a bag gave them each a Pokeball, containing a Psychic Pokemon to use in the gathering. The men took them saluted again and releasing the Pokemon in twos they teleported away.
"This will be the best group of Pokemon mergers ever IF my men can do what they are told." He grumbled to himself and stepped back into submarine closing the hatch and the sub disappeared under the waves again. The date was March 22nd, 2002.
The country this tale takes place in is called Cardinal and the league associated with it obviously called the Cardinal League. The country has the Lune Mountains running down the east side, north and south, until they turn west and branch off cutting Cardinal in half until they stop near the town of Lida. The north side of Lune is a vast expanse of fields and streams with five of the 15 gyms up there. The south side of Lune is mostly forests and meadows with the great Wellhead River running from the northwest to the southeast. All but three of the gyms are scattered across it. The last three gyms are in the Lune Mountains. The starting town for most trainers is Sunset Villa, located on ocean at the southern most tip of Cardinal. The Silent basin is in the Lune Mountains near Sunset Villa. The 18 men sent out are now in Sunset Villa looking around for the teens they need . . .