Phantom Rider: Chapter 1
A/N: I decided to update once a week, so expect a chapter up next week on Friday. The next few chapters might be dull, but it covers the bases on what the plot is for the fanfic. Please review.
Disclaimer: Same as before, I'm too lazy to write the same thing.
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~Phantom Rider's POV~
I ride into the ruins of the place that used to be called Pallet Town.
There was a new town with the same name and all, but these ruins were left for a memorial for the two people who died here.
My parents.
On this date.
I toss out Sue's pokeball, and she immediately starts howling in sadness like she did when she found out that her beloved owners died...
~Flashback~
I walked a long Route 1 Buddy trotting beside me.
I chuckled: "Eager to see your mom again, big guy?" I asked the eager two- year-old puppy.
He barked happily, running ahead looking for anything to chase.
A few minutes later, I heard a roar.
I sprinted the rest of the way, stopping dead in my tracks in horror.
The whole town was on fire.
"All water pokemon, GO!!!" I hollered rapidly letting loose all my water pokemon.
They didn't need any orders; they just started to blast at the fire.
A scream pierced the air, and I saw Buddy latched onto the arm of a man who's trying to escape.
A rocket.
"Charmy and Nicky show that guy why he just made the biggest mistake of his life." I hollered, letting loose my Charizard and Pidgeot.
Charmy roared in anger at the sight of his master's hometown being burned to the ground, instantly taking flight to the culprit.
Nicky stayed long enough for me to write and attach a note to her leg about the happenings to Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy at Viridian before taking flight.
The flames died down, and I immediately released all of my ground and fighting pokemon.
Thank goodness all my pokemon come with me everywhere.
I'm the only trainer anywhere to legally do that.
I dig through the rubble of my house, looking for any signs of life.
I find my parents Arcanine, Sue, at the top almost immediately, and Buddy whimpered and started licking her face at the sight of his mother.
She's covered in burns, and barely breathing.
One handed, I reached and tossed out my poke ball containing Hawk, my Fearow, and in minutes, she's flying to the nearest Pokemon Center with Sue carefully strapped on her back.
I looked at the rubble that used to be my house.
I'm afraid to continue on.
If Sue was like that, what will my parents look like when I finally rescue them?
I'm afraid to know.
I searched through the rubble for what seemed like ages, but only took about a half-hour.
Only to never find my parents...
~End Flashback~
I close my eyes and hang my head in grief. Thanks mainly to the efforts of my water pokemon, and some fast thinking done by me, everyone else was saved.
That was the biggest blow.
Not including the one that the culprit that Buddy did stop, did start the fire and was a member of Team Rocket.
They were after me.
The traitor in the Elite Four knew I was too much of a threat to him, and set out to kill me.
Like he does for all of the trainers with potential.
I clench my hand into a fist, only if Midnight Thunder trusted me during that time, only if I flew instead of walking, I could've saved my only family.
They're going to pay for what they did to me,
and the other trainers that died in their hands.
I promise that.
I slowly get up, noticing the sun setting on the day of the anniversary of my parent's death.
Soon, I'm trotting away on Midnight Thunder from the final resting place of my parents, as I notice a shape flying overhead.
I look up to see a Dragonite, with a figure perched on top.
I automatically reach for an Ultra Ball on my belt, and then relax when I recognize the figure on top.
"Don't scare me like that!" I yell at her angrily, glaring at one of my few allies in this whole ordeal.
Clair glares back at me, her eyes glaring icy daggers "You shouldn't be here, he might chase after you."
I snort, "He doesn't even know who I am, so I don't have to worry." I say, running a hand over my hair.
"He has the best spy network to work with, he even now has a bounty with your I.D. on your head. HE KNOWS." Clair emphasis the last words with a note of caution and worry in her voice.
"You worry too much," I growl, "he couldn't get a hundred feet close to me without Buddy sensing him." Buddy reaches up and nuzzles my hand in thanks for the compliment, and I gently start patting him.
"You could be surrounded with a hundred Rockets right this second, and even you can't fight that much. You shouldn't have come here. Your cockiness will be the end of you." She says, glaring from her perch.
"And your lack of faith in me will be yours!" I retort.
"Everyone's depending on you, especially the Johto leaders, you're our ticket in breaking away from the Elite Four. That's the only reason why we're helping you in the first place." She snarls.
"Don't blame me that the Elite Four invaded and took over Johto without permission, denied all charges, and made it look like you VOLUNTARILY joined the Pokemon League. It was your fault that you underestimated them, and you refused to join any other way." I snap, clenching my hands into fists.
There's silence as we glare at each other in the short amount of space that seems like a football field.
"The Pokemon League we knew was corrupt, way before you were even born, so don't ask why we kept in hiding for all those years." She says.
"It's still corrupt, Clair, and there's nothing that can be done until Team Rocket is disbanded." I say.
"Then stop fighting all these Grunts! Every person you save kills another six people!" Clair yells.
"Do you have any other bright ideas?! I sure don't! I can't go back and fight them that are the rules; only a trainer can fight through once after they won! It also says that even if you quit or get booted, the rule still applies!"
"Forget the rules! Rules are made to be broken! You have a different identity than before! You can re-enter as the Phantom Rider! Nobody will know! Except him, and he can't stop you as long as you're a different person! The only way to kill a three-headed dragon is to cut off its main head!"
The tension between us is so thick it can be cut with a knife; Buddy and Midnight Thunder can feel it too. Growling and dancing uneasily in place, respectively.
"... I will think about it, good luck." I say, turning away.
"Good luck," I barely hear Clair say as I gallop away.
TBC...
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A/N: That basically set the plot up for the story. Next chapter up in a week, please review until then.
A/N: I decided to update once a week, so expect a chapter up next week on Friday. The next few chapters might be dull, but it covers the bases on what the plot is for the fanfic. Please review.
Disclaimer: Same as before, I'm too lazy to write the same thing.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
~Phantom Rider's POV~
I ride into the ruins of the place that used to be called Pallet Town.
There was a new town with the same name and all, but these ruins were left for a memorial for the two people who died here.
My parents.
On this date.
I toss out Sue's pokeball, and she immediately starts howling in sadness like she did when she found out that her beloved owners died...
~Flashback~
I walked a long Route 1 Buddy trotting beside me.
I chuckled: "Eager to see your mom again, big guy?" I asked the eager two- year-old puppy.
He barked happily, running ahead looking for anything to chase.
A few minutes later, I heard a roar.
I sprinted the rest of the way, stopping dead in my tracks in horror.
The whole town was on fire.
"All water pokemon, GO!!!" I hollered rapidly letting loose all my water pokemon.
They didn't need any orders; they just started to blast at the fire.
A scream pierced the air, and I saw Buddy latched onto the arm of a man who's trying to escape.
A rocket.
"Charmy and Nicky show that guy why he just made the biggest mistake of his life." I hollered, letting loose my Charizard and Pidgeot.
Charmy roared in anger at the sight of his master's hometown being burned to the ground, instantly taking flight to the culprit.
Nicky stayed long enough for me to write and attach a note to her leg about the happenings to Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy at Viridian before taking flight.
The flames died down, and I immediately released all of my ground and fighting pokemon.
Thank goodness all my pokemon come with me everywhere.
I'm the only trainer anywhere to legally do that.
I dig through the rubble of my house, looking for any signs of life.
I find my parents Arcanine, Sue, at the top almost immediately, and Buddy whimpered and started licking her face at the sight of his mother.
She's covered in burns, and barely breathing.
One handed, I reached and tossed out my poke ball containing Hawk, my Fearow, and in minutes, she's flying to the nearest Pokemon Center with Sue carefully strapped on her back.
I looked at the rubble that used to be my house.
I'm afraid to continue on.
If Sue was like that, what will my parents look like when I finally rescue them?
I'm afraid to know.
I searched through the rubble for what seemed like ages, but only took about a half-hour.
Only to never find my parents...
~End Flashback~
I close my eyes and hang my head in grief. Thanks mainly to the efforts of my water pokemon, and some fast thinking done by me, everyone else was saved.
That was the biggest blow.
Not including the one that the culprit that Buddy did stop, did start the fire and was a member of Team Rocket.
They were after me.
The traitor in the Elite Four knew I was too much of a threat to him, and set out to kill me.
Like he does for all of the trainers with potential.
I clench my hand into a fist, only if Midnight Thunder trusted me during that time, only if I flew instead of walking, I could've saved my only family.
They're going to pay for what they did to me,
and the other trainers that died in their hands.
I promise that.
I slowly get up, noticing the sun setting on the day of the anniversary of my parent's death.
Soon, I'm trotting away on Midnight Thunder from the final resting place of my parents, as I notice a shape flying overhead.
I look up to see a Dragonite, with a figure perched on top.
I automatically reach for an Ultra Ball on my belt, and then relax when I recognize the figure on top.
"Don't scare me like that!" I yell at her angrily, glaring at one of my few allies in this whole ordeal.
Clair glares back at me, her eyes glaring icy daggers "You shouldn't be here, he might chase after you."
I snort, "He doesn't even know who I am, so I don't have to worry." I say, running a hand over my hair.
"He has the best spy network to work with, he even now has a bounty with your I.D. on your head. HE KNOWS." Clair emphasis the last words with a note of caution and worry in her voice.
"You worry too much," I growl, "he couldn't get a hundred feet close to me without Buddy sensing him." Buddy reaches up and nuzzles my hand in thanks for the compliment, and I gently start patting him.
"You could be surrounded with a hundred Rockets right this second, and even you can't fight that much. You shouldn't have come here. Your cockiness will be the end of you." She says, glaring from her perch.
"And your lack of faith in me will be yours!" I retort.
"Everyone's depending on you, especially the Johto leaders, you're our ticket in breaking away from the Elite Four. That's the only reason why we're helping you in the first place." She snarls.
"Don't blame me that the Elite Four invaded and took over Johto without permission, denied all charges, and made it look like you VOLUNTARILY joined the Pokemon League. It was your fault that you underestimated them, and you refused to join any other way." I snap, clenching my hands into fists.
There's silence as we glare at each other in the short amount of space that seems like a football field.
"The Pokemon League we knew was corrupt, way before you were even born, so don't ask why we kept in hiding for all those years." She says.
"It's still corrupt, Clair, and there's nothing that can be done until Team Rocket is disbanded." I say.
"Then stop fighting all these Grunts! Every person you save kills another six people!" Clair yells.
"Do you have any other bright ideas?! I sure don't! I can't go back and fight them that are the rules; only a trainer can fight through once after they won! It also says that even if you quit or get booted, the rule still applies!"
"Forget the rules! Rules are made to be broken! You have a different identity than before! You can re-enter as the Phantom Rider! Nobody will know! Except him, and he can't stop you as long as you're a different person! The only way to kill a three-headed dragon is to cut off its main head!"
The tension between us is so thick it can be cut with a knife; Buddy and Midnight Thunder can feel it too. Growling and dancing uneasily in place, respectively.
"... I will think about it, good luck." I say, turning away.
"Good luck," I barely hear Clair say as I gallop away.
TBC...
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A/N: That basically set the plot up for the story. Next chapter up in a week, please review until then.