Pokemon: Enigma's Journey
By K-OSS
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Pokemon or any associated locations, creatures or characters. They belong to Nintendo, and god bless them in a world over run with the tyranny of Playstation.
Chapter I: The Cogs Begin to Turn
It was a cool evening in the Northern Johto Mountains as the rain began to fall. The drops of rain fell softly across the dirt path leading up the mountains as a pair of hiking boots trudged through the developing mud. The boots belonged to one Gary Oak, world champion pokemon trainer and Grand Master of the tri-league championships. He had not been prepared for rain we he started the journey up the long and winding mountain path. His destination was simple. The encampment site of a man who has become a living legend holding a record of over six hundred wins and no loses. This man's true identity has been lost among the years, but the citizens of Johto know him simply as Enigma.
After three days of travel, Gary had reached his destination. Much to his surprise it was a very nice camp. A makeshift cabin, a hammock, some generators, and swarms of pokemon lounging around.
"Hello? Is anyone here?," Gary called. Then with a crack of thunder echoing across the sky, a figure stepped out of the cabin. He was a tall man who appeared to be in his mid-twenties, the dark color of his un-kept hair matched that of his gruff beard. He was dressed in shorts and a leather vest. Gary looked at him curiously, "Are you the man they call Enigma? Trainer number…" Gary checked a notepad he constantly kept with him, "652834, registered under the Johto League for Tri-League competition?"
"I am." Said Enigma is lighthearted tone, "and you must be Grand Master Oak. I was wondering when you'd be coming to challenge me." He stepped out of his doorway down into the mud, his bare feet sinking in to the earth. "I don't like to waste people's time. So let's begin shall we?"
"In the rain?" queried Gary.
"Surely a well establish Grand Champion is trained to battle to any environmental condition. The rules are simple. One pokemon each, No forfeiting, and no returning your pokemon to the ball under it is unconscious, and if I could make a request I would love to challenge that world famous charizard of yours." Enigma smiled.
"Sounds fare." Gary agreed as he pulled a pokeball from his bag and released his charizard, "As you probably already know, Professor Oak himself declared it the strongest domestic charizard in the world." The charizard let out a roar in approval of the brag.
Enigma smiled, "Yes, I did know that. So you'll understand if I want to challenge it with my charizard," Enigma let out a loud whistle and almost immediately a large charizard flew in from the stormy skies. Unlike Gary's charizard, this one was covered in scars from previous battles and it was also slightly larger in size. "Are you ready Mr. Oak?" Gary nodded and Enigma grinned, "Begin!"
"Charizard! Use your fla-" but before Gary could finish his command, Enigma's charizard has it's jaws around Gary's charizard's neck. "What the?" Enigma nodded in approval and with a simple twist of the neck Enigma's charizard broke Gary's charizard's neck leaving it to fall lifeless in the mud. Gary face has frozen in shock, no words could convey the horror of what he had just seen. Without saying a word Gary raised the pokeball to retrieve his slain ally, but the standing charizrd knocked the ball from Gary's hand. Gary looked up at Enigma adding confusion to his melting pot of emotions. Enigma smiled, "Normally a trainer would claim a small monetary fee after each victory, but instead of taking your money, we are taking your charizard. It should prove useful in our stew this evening." Gary raised his finger as to strike him with a verbal sword to right the wrongs he had just been forced to endure. Enigma shook his head, "Just go mister grand champion. Just go." Gary turned and begin to walk away, the look of horror on his face only enriched by gloomy surroundings of storm and thunder as he walked down the pathway back to civilization.
A/N: This series has actually been planned out over three years and the plotline planned start to finish. So for those who doubt my ability to finish a series. I am working on dissappointing you. :-)