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Haephestus for Avin, Silent Sigh for Akito, Dragoness for Kanzellia,
WarSerebii for Isaac, and Kerrigan, Darksortie (my brother) for Selene
Gladius and Medigo, Sergeant Pepper for Jean-Paul Harrison, Chronic Seifer
for Ryan, Astrala for Sakara Ookido, Kissdarkness for Destiny, Dave and
Meka, JP for Illusia, Blackwolf Vengence for Galador, Tempral Bouncer for
Jev Tempesta, Draco the Spirit Dragon for Draco, Phoenix Feather for Aryce
May, Sora May, and Julian May, Lie Minamino for Lie Minorix and Hieica for
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A/N: sorry for the delay, but I had a pressing English paper due, plus I am starting two other fan fictions. But enough about me... enjoy the story.
To the reviewers:
Dragoness: I saw what you are talking about. But for me long is Good! You get more plot in that way. The last part with the changelings was like that for me... It just went on for a while. As for the errors, maybe I need to start sending these back to my beta tester, TB?
Draco the spirit dragon: Don't worry about the Tri-stars, they have a lot to do in the story and will be around for a while.
Silent Sigh: Thanks for all the support! I'm glad you like my story so far, and I hope this part is as good as the last!
Perspective two Chapter three: Over the hill and into the woods
He waited on the path, for he knew who was approaching. He opened his eyes for he knew he was entering into his sight. And as he did, he saw the one he was looking for round the bend. He smiled, and then readied the pokéball in his hand. For he knew he would soon need it...
The young girl strolled cheerfully through the Ilex forest. Gloria Witch was in a very good mood. She was on her way to her next badge, her first pokémon was getting better, and there was the promise of an adventure.
"Hey you guys, hurry up!" She exclaimed. Jean-Paul and Isaac were taking their time. Meanwhile, Penguin was soaring overhead and Nina was behind Gloria, but in front of Jean-Paul and her trainer.
"Hey, if we go too fast we'll miss traces of the ghost," Isaac said.
"He's right, we have all the time in the world," Jean-Paul said.
"That's where you're wrong!" a familiar voice shouted out. Gloria gasped as her rival Artemis Gladius leapt out on to the path.
"How did you get here?" Gloria asked. "I though I left you in Kanto."
"My brother followed you to Goldenrod City. He said that he wanted one last decisive battle with you," a second voice said. Out of the same bushes walked Artemis's sister Selene. The white haired girl was carrying her dunsparce, as usual.
"Look Artemis, I'm not in the mood," Gloria said as Isaac, Nina, Jean- Paul and Penguin stopped next to her.
"It doesn't matter. By article one, section twelve, all trainers must except any challenge given by a fellow trainer, unless there is a danger to society and/or the trainer and/or a pokémon's long-term health. I know society won't care if we battle on this path, and you surely must have at least one pokémon in battling condition," The sixteen-year old said.
"Excuse me, but aren't you a bit old to be her rival?" Isaac asked.
"I got off to a late start, but that doesn't mean I'm a bad trainer," Artemis responded. Now are you going to fight?" he asked Gloria.
"I won't fight. Trader got hurt, and I refuse to accept you challenge on those grounds," she said shrugging.
"Brother lay off," Selene interjected before her brother could speak. "If she doesn't want to battle, please don't push her."
"Your slowbro is injured? Well that's unfortunate, but you have four others," Artemis said to his rival ignoring his sibling.
"But she has a psychic connection to that one and it will affect her performance. Not only that, but you're being mean. Come on, please be nice!" She exclaimed. Her brother was going to retort, but he noticed Gloria had followed Jean-Paul and the others, who walked around the arguing pair.
"Hey come back here!" he yelled chasing them. Selene sighed, then pursued. A short time passed, the trainer in white and his sister were still following the group. Artemis wasn't going to give up unless he got his battle. So in this manner time passed until Isaac called a halt that afternoon. The group was on a hill just above a lake.
"I think we should stop and camp here. Night comes quickly in this place and we wouldn't want to get lost," Isaac said. Since no one disagreed, they all started to form a camp. In short order, Isaac, Gloria, Jean-Paul and Artemis had put up four small tents. The latter's tent was a two person one. Selene and her pokémon had left to find some kindling to light a campfire. Jean-Paul had set up a small pit to house the fire, and with a little help from his taros Bill, several logs to act as seats. Isaac and Nina left to find some water, and both Artemis and Gloria left in separate directions to do their nightly training.
Gloria found a small wooded knoll, where she released Trader. The psychic trainer gave her pokémon the medicine Nurse Joy gave her. She knelt and held both the water/psychic types front paws.
"I'm sorry. If I were a better trainer, you wouldn't have been hurt. I shouldn't have fought with Maestro. Can you forgive me?" Gloria whispered tearfully. The dopey pokémon stared vacantly for a few moments, the slowly put her forehead on to hers.
"Slowbro," the pokémon murmured. Gloria smiled, wiped some tears out of her eyes and nodded.
"Your right, what's to forgive? We tried our best. The only think we can do is get stronger. And that will take time," Gloria said sitting next to her pokémon. The darkly dressed trainer leaned gently on her pokémon's good shoulder, as Trader mirrored her. They both gazed out over the forest as the sunset.
Artemis's training was a little more dynamic then just clearing his mind of all worries. The teen was going through a complex martial art drill. Each move was made with fluid grace. His heracross was mirroring him. After a series of kicks the trainer in white stopped and addressed his sparing partner and best friend.
"Do you really think her first pokémon was that badly hurt? And if so, who did it to them?" Artemis asked.
The bug/fighting type thought for a moment, and then responded. "Cross. Heracross," he said shrugging.
"Maybe I should go easy on her, until her pokémon gets better. But after that, I'm coming at her full force!" Artemis shouted. He smiled then went into a flying kick. His first pokémon shook his head, but smiled at his trainer's combative spirit.
While her brother and his rival prepared themselves for the future, Selene wandered through the woods, singing softly. Her dunsparce followed looking around curiously.
"You know Sweet Potato, I think this is the perfect time to end this feud between our families. Now that Gloria and my brother are in the same place without fighting, I can get them to talk to each other," the pacifist said picking up yet another twig.
*I really think that it will take more then just talking to get those two to work together. They have opposite personalities, * the dunsparce said.
"The outgoing mind, and the introverted body. Gloria Witch, from a family of strong psychics, and Artemis Gladius, from a clan of powerful martial artists. The two of them argue about everything. But I think I can get them to agree on something," The girl said. Suddenly, her pokémon tensed up.
*Someone is here, * the normal type said staring into some bushes. A pair of disembodied scarlet eyes glared out of the gloomy twilight. The girl gasped as something leapt out of the bushes.
Back at camp, Artemis, Isaac, and Nina returned. Isaac was currying a pail full of water. Nina was next to him carrying five canteens by their straps.
"Has anyone seen my sister?" Artemis asked arriving slightly after the mysterious trainer and his ninetales.
"I haven't seen her. She and Gloria are still out there," Jean-Paul said while tuning his guitar. "Penguin, have you spotted them?"
"Pidge," the normal/flying type cooed from his perch on a log next to Jean-Paul.
"Nope, he hasn't. Its sill early, so don't worry," the musical trainer said. Before the blonde trainer could respond, Gloria, Sweet Potato, and Selene entered the campsite. But they weren't alone. Ryan walked in behind them.
"Miss me?" he said to Jean-Paul who was surprised to see him.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"That's a good question, one I need to answer. Because it affects everyone who fought Maestro," Ryan said, placing his duffel bag down. "I'll explain as soon as I get settled down here. A short time passed, and the six humans and three pokémon sat down around a medium sized campfire. Over the fire a large pot of soup was slowly coming to boil.
"So how did you get here? I thought you were headed north?" Jean-Paul asked.
"I was, but I met someone along the way..." Ryan began.
Earlier that morning...
Ryan was walking out of Goldenrod city deep in thought. He was holding the pokéball with his injured blastoise in it. (I can't believe that manic almost beat me with one pokémon. How could I lose so badly? And how could I let Raynor get injured like that? I've never seen a trainer fight in battle like that.) The sixteen-year old trainer was quite disturbed, to say the least. His chain of thought was broken when he noticed someone on the path ahead of him.
It was a young man in his twenties. He had curly black hair that was cut short, violet eyes and had a pale complexion. He was wearing a white blazer, brown slacks, and black dress shoes. He was about six feet tall, and he was spinning a pokéball on the index finger of his right hand.
"Hello young man. How are you doing this fine morning?" He asked as caught the pokéball in his palm.
"Oh just fine," Ryan answered stopping in front of him. The two regarded in other in silence for a moment, then the man in the blazer stepped aside.
"I see you're on a journey. I hope you find what you're looking for," he said. Ryan passed him then stopped. He looked at the pokéball in his hand, and then turned around.
"Hey, would you be interested in a battle?" he asked.
"Certainly young man. I would love to see what kind of pokémon trainer you are," the man said. Ryan put the pokéball containing his blastoise away, and pulled out another one.
"Go Chronos!" Ryan shouted, throwing out his electabuzz.
"Burkki, you're up!" the man said, releasing an umbreon.
"Chronos, quick attack!" Ryan ordered trying to get an early advantage. The powerful electric type moved forward in a blur, but the dark eevee in front of him seemed unfazed by the oncoming attack. Just before the two hit, the eevee dodged. It moved so fast that it vanished. Chronos stopped in surprise, but as he did he was blindside by the umbreon who blasted into him in a quick attack of his own. The electric type was sent flying. Before he hit the ground a massive shadow ball hit him blowing him even further back. The electabuzz was unconscious before he hit the ground.
(Two moves and its over! Who is this guy?) Ryan thought in shock.
"Not bad. Your electric type is strong and fast, and you are an experienced trainer. But you haven't truly connected with him yet. Until you become one with your pokémon, you cannot defeat Maestro or the evil she represents. Ryan, go with the others until you do. Otherwise, you'll stand no chance when she comes back for you," the man said as Burkki sat in front of him.
"Alright, who are you and how do you know that?" Ryan asked worried.
"I'll tell you more if you faint my Burkki here," the man said calmly.
"Alright, then that's what will happen, go Silones!" Ryan said replacing his downed pokémon with a nidoking. The powerful pokémon roared to the heavens.
"You think you can train yourself to beat her, but how can you when you don't understand her. Maestro is correct in saying that trainers have forgotten what a pokémon battle truly means," he said. Burkki surged forward in another quick attack so fast that he vanished. Silones was hit so hard in the chest that he slid back leaving twin furrows in the ground. The poison/ground type shook off the hit however, and attacked.
"You are one of the few who have had a taste of what it was like in the old days. Now only the pokémon take the risk, now only the pokémon actually fight; now the only thing a trainer can lose is his pride. In the old days the trainer risked death fighting along with his pokémon. They fought as one, for to fail would be the lost of everything," the man said as his dark typed dodged the double kick attack. The umbreon countered with shadow ball. The nidoking caught the ghost attack, but like the quick attack it pushed him backward. Black lightning shot off from the pulsing twilight colored sphere. The ground/poison type threw it into the air where it exploded.
"Hey, that attack could have hurt us as well!" Ryan shouted after seeing the massive explosion. But the other just kept talking, unconcerned.
"But she was wrong in one way. Not all battles were to the death, although death could result from any battle. For to unlock a pokémon's true power is to take a risk," he said. "The stones and the artifacts are just artificial ways to get to the power. A true Spirit can wield it with out them," the man said. Silones attacked with dynamic punch, and like before the umbreon dodged. But this time the attack was a feint, and the nidoking fired off a quick thunderbolt. Both Ryan and his pokémon smirked thinking that that must have hit the speedy dark type. There was no way to dodge that one, or so they thought. But they both were shocked to see a burn mark on the ground next to the dark pokémon when the smoke cleared.
"When you stood against Maestro, Quietus recognized you. In order for you to live, in order for the white to win, you must become a Spirit. Let me show you the sword of our souls, the like of which you must use! Darkness Eternal!" The black-haired trainer exclaimed. An aura of darkness rose around the umbreon. Brukki howled as a maelstrom of darkness swirled away from him. Ryan and Silones were shocked by the powerful attack. As the storm of crimson and ebony consumed them they heard the mystery trainer's voice.
"Stand with her, until you too can wield the sword... She will show you how. We need the warriors of old..." Ryan heard before he blacked out.
The present.
"And the next thing I remember is Selene standing over me as I woke up. Oddly enough that guy healed all of my pokémon, including Raynor," Ryan said. "So do you have any comments?"
" This could be bad... we narrowly got away from Maestro, and now we have another powerful enemy," Jean-Paul said.
"No, we don't. I know the person you met," Gloria said gazing intensely into the fire.
"Then who was it?" Ryan asked seriously.
"My older brother, the Pokémon Grand Master, League Champion, and the strongest trainer in the world, Johnson Witch. That umbreon you fought is his weakest pokémon. I'm impressed you lasted more then a minute, because for the last year my brother hasn't lost a single pokémon in battle," Gloria said.
"Whoa! Is he that good?" Selene asked petting sweet potato. The girl had never met Gloria's brother as he had left on his journey before she met his family.
"Yes. He has only one recorded lost, to the former grand master. That was also the second battle in his whole career he had a pokémon faint," Isaac said. "Some say he is the perfect trainer. I wonder why you didn't recognize him?"
"I've been to both the Indigo and Johto tournaments, but I haven't seen him. He keeps to himself. In fact, I am one of the few people to see what pokémon he has," Ryan said shaking his head.
"So you must be ready to challenge the elite four for mastership?" Artemis asked looking at Ryan.
Ryan nodded, and then asked, "Gloria, do you know how your brother healed Raynor? He was badly shocked that last battle."
"My brother's psychic talents are different from mine. I'm more of an active psychic, while he's a more passive one. One of his talents is healing. He can heal anyone, pokémon or human. It's one of the reasons he is such a strong trainer," she said quietly.
"And that's why I have to beat you. I think I can get some insight on your brother by watching you style," Artemis stated.
Gloria shook her head and said, "You may get experience fighting a psychic by facing me, but my brother's style is different. I'm not sure even I can beat him, and I know him and his pokémon almost as well as he does."
"Well, do you know what he was talking about? What Spirit, Quietus and the sword of the soul are?" Ryan asked.
"I...I'm not sure," Gloria responded, troubled. "That's why I want to get to Indigo Plateau. I need to talk to him. But on a different note... how did Selene find you? When she fetched me you were with her."
"An umbreon led me to him," Selene said. "He was very nice, but he startled me and Sweet Potato here as first."
"Brother... what are you doing? This is odd even for you..." Gloria whispered to herself. Only Isaac heard her as the others were speculating about the umbreon.
Elsewhere plans were being made. Johnson sat on the roof of the Goldenrod department store and looked south toward Ilex Forest. As he sat, someone walked up behind him.
"So it begins again," the person said over Johnson's shoulder. The master trainer nodded. "And I suppose you want me to go into the forest and help?"
"Yes. If you do you could possibly help someone close to you, but there is great risk as well," he responded.
"Why don't you go? She's your sister after all," the other asked.
"Destiny. She has to come to terms with her power without my help," he said looking down. "Besides she would throttle me for even suggesting that she has a greater purpose," he said smiling.
"She doesn't believe in fate?" the other asked. Johnson laughed and shook his head.
"She hates the though of it even existing. Still that isn't important. You need to get going before the black suits show up.
"Team Rocket. Even now they still cause problems," the other said looking away with a growl. "But what will you..."
But Johnson was gone. Only a note remained, pinned to the concrete with a steel feather. The other picked it up a read it.
"Don't forget to find Chaos first..." It read. The figure shook his head and laughed.
Forbidden attacks and Artifacts to date:
Attack: Darkness Eternal Type: (Dark) At: 135 Ar: 100% A maelstrom of darkness is sent to ingest a target or targets. Damage is done in the black/red darkness. Has a ten percent chance of fainting a target instantly.
Character Bios:
Given to me by: Sergeant Pepper Name: Jean-Paul Harrison Age: 19 Gender: male Species: human Affiliation: Trainer Physical description: He has brown hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a backwards hat (he always wears it!), and wears t-shirts or basketball jerseys with basketball shorts and sneakers. He is six feet in height and over his right shoulder he has a pole with a cloth bag tied to it. This is where he keeps his traveling supplies. He also has a guitar strapped to his back.
Mental description: A typical 19-year-old, but really a kid at heart. He sometimes offers sage advice, but can also be a goof. He is also a decent guitar player.
He is very sarcastic and can be cynical. He also loves to joke around, but really cares for those around him and those he trusts. He doesn't trust people easily but once he does, he is a very loyal friend.
One of his main flaws is he can jump into things without thinking things through all the way. He can also become over emotional at times, when faced with certain situations.
History: Basically a loner, he is not sure where he is from. He believes he is from Kanto, but cannot remember his past to clearly. He enjoys traveling around the island and interacting with his and other pokémon. He is currently traveling with Gloria to find the ghost of Ilex Forest.
Special powers: He has good physical combat skills. He has some mild psychic powers. Mostly mental domination but he shows some signs of telekinesis. He is also very quick on his feet and is a fast runner.
Pokémon (up to 12): Charizard (Level 67, male) Nickname- Paul Pidgeot (Level 70, male) Nickname-John Pidgey, never goes in pokéball sits on shoulder (level 21, male) Nickname- Penguin Tauros (Level 71, male) Nickname-Bill Onix (Level 46, female) Nickname-Chloe
Name: Aya Age: 16 Gender: F Species: Pokémon Physical description: An aipom that is smaller then normal. She has a streak of black hair on the top of her head.
Mental description: She is very cheerful and optimistic. She is also very kind and doesn't like fighting. But for some reason she has no memory of her past... at least yet.
History: She is a wild pokémon. What she was before is undetermined, but she has had some training somewhere, as she knows moves she can't naturally learn. She isn't one to stay anywhere long. She is rated level 39 (But this is undetermined as she has forgotten her past...) Special powers: She's a pokémon.
Given to me by: WarSerebii Name: Kerrigan Age: 30 Gender: F Species: Pokémon Affiliation: Wild Physical description: She looks like a regular Nidoqueen. Mental description: She's brave, loyal, and as stubborn as a mule. And she is a good friend.
History: She lives south of route 22. She has met Kanzellia before and has gone on an adventure in search of a moonstone with her. She has also traveled and fought many times. She has avoided being captured by trainers, but does not hate them. She knows a lot about the world of pokémon, and has many wild contacts around Kanto/Johto. She is now looking for a new challenge and just might find one... She is now ranked at level 80. Special powers: pokémon powers
Given to me by: Dragoness Name: Kanzellia Age: 19 (that's a little younger in dragon years than human) Gender: Female Species: Pokémon Affiliation: Wild w/ scattered & some trainer sympathies
Physical description: She is blue with a white underside. She has a single horn on her head. She has small curly wings on the sides of her head with a blue orbs on her neck and tail.
Mental description: She would much rather keep to herself, but if it comes to it, she'll give aid when asked. She finds humans to be funny little creatures and has had some contact with them. As for the changelings, she knows limited information about them, hearing stories from relatives and friends. She's never met any, but if she does, she'll hear them out and help if she can.
History: She swims the seas. She was born around the Orange Archipelago but has traveled farther north, beyond Kanto and Johto, and to the Whirl Islands as a rite of passage not long after evolving. She still considers the orange islands her home and stays there now. Since she lives in the ocean, she knows very little about life on land, but has gone there a few times. She has strong family ties and a large family, but they don't usually travel together, with the occasional exception of her immediate family (mom - dragonite, dad - dragonite, little sister - dratini) She is ranked at level 41.
Special powers: Known moves: Dragon Rage, Slam, Thunder Wave, Agility, Surf, Wrap, Twister, Leer, fly. Also has the potential to learn new moves.
A/N: sorry for the delay, but I had a pressing English paper due, plus I am starting two other fan fictions. But enough about me... enjoy the story.
To the reviewers:
Dragoness: I saw what you are talking about. But for me long is Good! You get more plot in that way. The last part with the changelings was like that for me... It just went on for a while. As for the errors, maybe I need to start sending these back to my beta tester, TB?
Draco the spirit dragon: Don't worry about the Tri-stars, they have a lot to do in the story and will be around for a while.
Silent Sigh: Thanks for all the support! I'm glad you like my story so far, and I hope this part is as good as the last!
Perspective two Chapter three: Over the hill and into the woods
He waited on the path, for he knew who was approaching. He opened his eyes for he knew he was entering into his sight. And as he did, he saw the one he was looking for round the bend. He smiled, and then readied the pokéball in his hand. For he knew he would soon need it...
The young girl strolled cheerfully through the Ilex forest. Gloria Witch was in a very good mood. She was on her way to her next badge, her first pokémon was getting better, and there was the promise of an adventure.
"Hey you guys, hurry up!" She exclaimed. Jean-Paul and Isaac were taking their time. Meanwhile, Penguin was soaring overhead and Nina was behind Gloria, but in front of Jean-Paul and her trainer.
"Hey, if we go too fast we'll miss traces of the ghost," Isaac said.
"He's right, we have all the time in the world," Jean-Paul said.
"That's where you're wrong!" a familiar voice shouted out. Gloria gasped as her rival Artemis Gladius leapt out on to the path.
"How did you get here?" Gloria asked. "I though I left you in Kanto."
"My brother followed you to Goldenrod City. He said that he wanted one last decisive battle with you," a second voice said. Out of the same bushes walked Artemis's sister Selene. The white haired girl was carrying her dunsparce, as usual.
"Look Artemis, I'm not in the mood," Gloria said as Isaac, Nina, Jean- Paul and Penguin stopped next to her.
"It doesn't matter. By article one, section twelve, all trainers must except any challenge given by a fellow trainer, unless there is a danger to society and/or the trainer and/or a pokémon's long-term health. I know society won't care if we battle on this path, and you surely must have at least one pokémon in battling condition," The sixteen-year old said.
"Excuse me, but aren't you a bit old to be her rival?" Isaac asked.
"I got off to a late start, but that doesn't mean I'm a bad trainer," Artemis responded. Now are you going to fight?" he asked Gloria.
"I won't fight. Trader got hurt, and I refuse to accept you challenge on those grounds," she said shrugging.
"Brother lay off," Selene interjected before her brother could speak. "If she doesn't want to battle, please don't push her."
"Your slowbro is injured? Well that's unfortunate, but you have four others," Artemis said to his rival ignoring his sibling.
"But she has a psychic connection to that one and it will affect her performance. Not only that, but you're being mean. Come on, please be nice!" She exclaimed. Her brother was going to retort, but he noticed Gloria had followed Jean-Paul and the others, who walked around the arguing pair.
"Hey come back here!" he yelled chasing them. Selene sighed, then pursued. A short time passed, the trainer in white and his sister were still following the group. Artemis wasn't going to give up unless he got his battle. So in this manner time passed until Isaac called a halt that afternoon. The group was on a hill just above a lake.
"I think we should stop and camp here. Night comes quickly in this place and we wouldn't want to get lost," Isaac said. Since no one disagreed, they all started to form a camp. In short order, Isaac, Gloria, Jean-Paul and Artemis had put up four small tents. The latter's tent was a two person one. Selene and her pokémon had left to find some kindling to light a campfire. Jean-Paul had set up a small pit to house the fire, and with a little help from his taros Bill, several logs to act as seats. Isaac and Nina left to find some water, and both Artemis and Gloria left in separate directions to do their nightly training.
Gloria found a small wooded knoll, where she released Trader. The psychic trainer gave her pokémon the medicine Nurse Joy gave her. She knelt and held both the water/psychic types front paws.
"I'm sorry. If I were a better trainer, you wouldn't have been hurt. I shouldn't have fought with Maestro. Can you forgive me?" Gloria whispered tearfully. The dopey pokémon stared vacantly for a few moments, the slowly put her forehead on to hers.
"Slowbro," the pokémon murmured. Gloria smiled, wiped some tears out of her eyes and nodded.
"Your right, what's to forgive? We tried our best. The only think we can do is get stronger. And that will take time," Gloria said sitting next to her pokémon. The darkly dressed trainer leaned gently on her pokémon's good shoulder, as Trader mirrored her. They both gazed out over the forest as the sunset.
Artemis's training was a little more dynamic then just clearing his mind of all worries. The teen was going through a complex martial art drill. Each move was made with fluid grace. His heracross was mirroring him. After a series of kicks the trainer in white stopped and addressed his sparing partner and best friend.
"Do you really think her first pokémon was that badly hurt? And if so, who did it to them?" Artemis asked.
The bug/fighting type thought for a moment, and then responded. "Cross. Heracross," he said shrugging.
"Maybe I should go easy on her, until her pokémon gets better. But after that, I'm coming at her full force!" Artemis shouted. He smiled then went into a flying kick. His first pokémon shook his head, but smiled at his trainer's combative spirit.
While her brother and his rival prepared themselves for the future, Selene wandered through the woods, singing softly. Her dunsparce followed looking around curiously.
"You know Sweet Potato, I think this is the perfect time to end this feud between our families. Now that Gloria and my brother are in the same place without fighting, I can get them to talk to each other," the pacifist said picking up yet another twig.
*I really think that it will take more then just talking to get those two to work together. They have opposite personalities, * the dunsparce said.
"The outgoing mind, and the introverted body. Gloria Witch, from a family of strong psychics, and Artemis Gladius, from a clan of powerful martial artists. The two of them argue about everything. But I think I can get them to agree on something," The girl said. Suddenly, her pokémon tensed up.
*Someone is here, * the normal type said staring into some bushes. A pair of disembodied scarlet eyes glared out of the gloomy twilight. The girl gasped as something leapt out of the bushes.
Back at camp, Artemis, Isaac, and Nina returned. Isaac was currying a pail full of water. Nina was next to him carrying five canteens by their straps.
"Has anyone seen my sister?" Artemis asked arriving slightly after the mysterious trainer and his ninetales.
"I haven't seen her. She and Gloria are still out there," Jean-Paul said while tuning his guitar. "Penguin, have you spotted them?"
"Pidge," the normal/flying type cooed from his perch on a log next to Jean-Paul.
"Nope, he hasn't. Its sill early, so don't worry," the musical trainer said. Before the blonde trainer could respond, Gloria, Sweet Potato, and Selene entered the campsite. But they weren't alone. Ryan walked in behind them.
"Miss me?" he said to Jean-Paul who was surprised to see him.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"That's a good question, one I need to answer. Because it affects everyone who fought Maestro," Ryan said, placing his duffel bag down. "I'll explain as soon as I get settled down here. A short time passed, and the six humans and three pokémon sat down around a medium sized campfire. Over the fire a large pot of soup was slowly coming to boil.
"So how did you get here? I thought you were headed north?" Jean-Paul asked.
"I was, but I met someone along the way..." Ryan began.
Earlier that morning...
Ryan was walking out of Goldenrod city deep in thought. He was holding the pokéball with his injured blastoise in it. (I can't believe that manic almost beat me with one pokémon. How could I lose so badly? And how could I let Raynor get injured like that? I've never seen a trainer fight in battle like that.) The sixteen-year old trainer was quite disturbed, to say the least. His chain of thought was broken when he noticed someone on the path ahead of him.
It was a young man in his twenties. He had curly black hair that was cut short, violet eyes and had a pale complexion. He was wearing a white blazer, brown slacks, and black dress shoes. He was about six feet tall, and he was spinning a pokéball on the index finger of his right hand.
"Hello young man. How are you doing this fine morning?" He asked as caught the pokéball in his palm.
"Oh just fine," Ryan answered stopping in front of him. The two regarded in other in silence for a moment, then the man in the blazer stepped aside.
"I see you're on a journey. I hope you find what you're looking for," he said. Ryan passed him then stopped. He looked at the pokéball in his hand, and then turned around.
"Hey, would you be interested in a battle?" he asked.
"Certainly young man. I would love to see what kind of pokémon trainer you are," the man said. Ryan put the pokéball containing his blastoise away, and pulled out another one.
"Go Chronos!" Ryan shouted, throwing out his electabuzz.
"Burkki, you're up!" the man said, releasing an umbreon.
"Chronos, quick attack!" Ryan ordered trying to get an early advantage. The powerful electric type moved forward in a blur, but the dark eevee in front of him seemed unfazed by the oncoming attack. Just before the two hit, the eevee dodged. It moved so fast that it vanished. Chronos stopped in surprise, but as he did he was blindside by the umbreon who blasted into him in a quick attack of his own. The electric type was sent flying. Before he hit the ground a massive shadow ball hit him blowing him even further back. The electabuzz was unconscious before he hit the ground.
(Two moves and its over! Who is this guy?) Ryan thought in shock.
"Not bad. Your electric type is strong and fast, and you are an experienced trainer. But you haven't truly connected with him yet. Until you become one with your pokémon, you cannot defeat Maestro or the evil she represents. Ryan, go with the others until you do. Otherwise, you'll stand no chance when she comes back for you," the man said as Burkki sat in front of him.
"Alright, who are you and how do you know that?" Ryan asked worried.
"I'll tell you more if you faint my Burkki here," the man said calmly.
"Alright, then that's what will happen, go Silones!" Ryan said replacing his downed pokémon with a nidoking. The powerful pokémon roared to the heavens.
"You think you can train yourself to beat her, but how can you when you don't understand her. Maestro is correct in saying that trainers have forgotten what a pokémon battle truly means," he said. Burkki surged forward in another quick attack so fast that he vanished. Silones was hit so hard in the chest that he slid back leaving twin furrows in the ground. The poison/ground type shook off the hit however, and attacked.
"You are one of the few who have had a taste of what it was like in the old days. Now only the pokémon take the risk, now only the pokémon actually fight; now the only thing a trainer can lose is his pride. In the old days the trainer risked death fighting along with his pokémon. They fought as one, for to fail would be the lost of everything," the man said as his dark typed dodged the double kick attack. The umbreon countered with shadow ball. The nidoking caught the ghost attack, but like the quick attack it pushed him backward. Black lightning shot off from the pulsing twilight colored sphere. The ground/poison type threw it into the air where it exploded.
"Hey, that attack could have hurt us as well!" Ryan shouted after seeing the massive explosion. But the other just kept talking, unconcerned.
"But she was wrong in one way. Not all battles were to the death, although death could result from any battle. For to unlock a pokémon's true power is to take a risk," he said. "The stones and the artifacts are just artificial ways to get to the power. A true Spirit can wield it with out them," the man said. Silones attacked with dynamic punch, and like before the umbreon dodged. But this time the attack was a feint, and the nidoking fired off a quick thunderbolt. Both Ryan and his pokémon smirked thinking that that must have hit the speedy dark type. There was no way to dodge that one, or so they thought. But they both were shocked to see a burn mark on the ground next to the dark pokémon when the smoke cleared.
"When you stood against Maestro, Quietus recognized you. In order for you to live, in order for the white to win, you must become a Spirit. Let me show you the sword of our souls, the like of which you must use! Darkness Eternal!" The black-haired trainer exclaimed. An aura of darkness rose around the umbreon. Brukki howled as a maelstrom of darkness swirled away from him. Ryan and Silones were shocked by the powerful attack. As the storm of crimson and ebony consumed them they heard the mystery trainer's voice.
"Stand with her, until you too can wield the sword... She will show you how. We need the warriors of old..." Ryan heard before he blacked out.
The present.
"And the next thing I remember is Selene standing over me as I woke up. Oddly enough that guy healed all of my pokémon, including Raynor," Ryan said. "So do you have any comments?"
" This could be bad... we narrowly got away from Maestro, and now we have another powerful enemy," Jean-Paul said.
"No, we don't. I know the person you met," Gloria said gazing intensely into the fire.
"Then who was it?" Ryan asked seriously.
"My older brother, the Pokémon Grand Master, League Champion, and the strongest trainer in the world, Johnson Witch. That umbreon you fought is his weakest pokémon. I'm impressed you lasted more then a minute, because for the last year my brother hasn't lost a single pokémon in battle," Gloria said.
"Whoa! Is he that good?" Selene asked petting sweet potato. The girl had never met Gloria's brother as he had left on his journey before she met his family.
"Yes. He has only one recorded lost, to the former grand master. That was also the second battle in his whole career he had a pokémon faint," Isaac said. "Some say he is the perfect trainer. I wonder why you didn't recognize him?"
"I've been to both the Indigo and Johto tournaments, but I haven't seen him. He keeps to himself. In fact, I am one of the few people to see what pokémon he has," Ryan said shaking his head.
"So you must be ready to challenge the elite four for mastership?" Artemis asked looking at Ryan.
Ryan nodded, and then asked, "Gloria, do you know how your brother healed Raynor? He was badly shocked that last battle."
"My brother's psychic talents are different from mine. I'm more of an active psychic, while he's a more passive one. One of his talents is healing. He can heal anyone, pokémon or human. It's one of the reasons he is such a strong trainer," she said quietly.
"And that's why I have to beat you. I think I can get some insight on your brother by watching you style," Artemis stated.
Gloria shook her head and said, "You may get experience fighting a psychic by facing me, but my brother's style is different. I'm not sure even I can beat him, and I know him and his pokémon almost as well as he does."
"Well, do you know what he was talking about? What Spirit, Quietus and the sword of the soul are?" Ryan asked.
"I...I'm not sure," Gloria responded, troubled. "That's why I want to get to Indigo Plateau. I need to talk to him. But on a different note... how did Selene find you? When she fetched me you were with her."
"An umbreon led me to him," Selene said. "He was very nice, but he startled me and Sweet Potato here as first."
"Brother... what are you doing? This is odd even for you..." Gloria whispered to herself. Only Isaac heard her as the others were speculating about the umbreon.
Elsewhere plans were being made. Johnson sat on the roof of the Goldenrod department store and looked south toward Ilex Forest. As he sat, someone walked up behind him.
"So it begins again," the person said over Johnson's shoulder. The master trainer nodded. "And I suppose you want me to go into the forest and help?"
"Yes. If you do you could possibly help someone close to you, but there is great risk as well," he responded.
"Why don't you go? She's your sister after all," the other asked.
"Destiny. She has to come to terms with her power without my help," he said looking down. "Besides she would throttle me for even suggesting that she has a greater purpose," he said smiling.
"She doesn't believe in fate?" the other asked. Johnson laughed and shook his head.
"She hates the though of it even existing. Still that isn't important. You need to get going before the black suits show up.
"Team Rocket. Even now they still cause problems," the other said looking away with a growl. "But what will you..."
But Johnson was gone. Only a note remained, pinned to the concrete with a steel feather. The other picked it up a read it.
"Don't forget to find Chaos first..." It read. The figure shook his head and laughed.
Forbidden attacks and Artifacts to date:
Attack: Darkness Eternal Type: (Dark) At: 135 Ar: 100% A maelstrom of darkness is sent to ingest a target or targets. Damage is done in the black/red darkness. Has a ten percent chance of fainting a target instantly.
Character Bios:
Given to me by: Sergeant Pepper Name: Jean-Paul Harrison Age: 19 Gender: male Species: human Affiliation: Trainer Physical description: He has brown hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a backwards hat (he always wears it!), and wears t-shirts or basketball jerseys with basketball shorts and sneakers. He is six feet in height and over his right shoulder he has a pole with a cloth bag tied to it. This is where he keeps his traveling supplies. He also has a guitar strapped to his back.
Mental description: A typical 19-year-old, but really a kid at heart. He sometimes offers sage advice, but can also be a goof. He is also a decent guitar player.
He is very sarcastic and can be cynical. He also loves to joke around, but really cares for those around him and those he trusts. He doesn't trust people easily but once he does, he is a very loyal friend.
One of his main flaws is he can jump into things without thinking things through all the way. He can also become over emotional at times, when faced with certain situations.
History: Basically a loner, he is not sure where he is from. He believes he is from Kanto, but cannot remember his past to clearly. He enjoys traveling around the island and interacting with his and other pokémon. He is currently traveling with Gloria to find the ghost of Ilex Forest.
Special powers: He has good physical combat skills. He has some mild psychic powers. Mostly mental domination but he shows some signs of telekinesis. He is also very quick on his feet and is a fast runner.
Pokémon (up to 12): Charizard (Level 67, male) Nickname- Paul Pidgeot (Level 70, male) Nickname-John Pidgey, never goes in pokéball sits on shoulder (level 21, male) Nickname- Penguin Tauros (Level 71, male) Nickname-Bill Onix (Level 46, female) Nickname-Chloe
Name: Aya Age: 16 Gender: F Species: Pokémon Physical description: An aipom that is smaller then normal. She has a streak of black hair on the top of her head.
Mental description: She is very cheerful and optimistic. She is also very kind and doesn't like fighting. But for some reason she has no memory of her past... at least yet.
History: She is a wild pokémon. What she was before is undetermined, but she has had some training somewhere, as she knows moves she can't naturally learn. She isn't one to stay anywhere long. She is rated level 39 (But this is undetermined as she has forgotten her past...) Special powers: She's a pokémon.
Given to me by: WarSerebii Name: Kerrigan Age: 30 Gender: F Species: Pokémon Affiliation: Wild Physical description: She looks like a regular Nidoqueen. Mental description: She's brave, loyal, and as stubborn as a mule. And she is a good friend.
History: She lives south of route 22. She has met Kanzellia before and has gone on an adventure in search of a moonstone with her. She has also traveled and fought many times. She has avoided being captured by trainers, but does not hate them. She knows a lot about the world of pokémon, and has many wild contacts around Kanto/Johto. She is now looking for a new challenge and just might find one... She is now ranked at level 80. Special powers: pokémon powers
Given to me by: Dragoness Name: Kanzellia Age: 19 (that's a little younger in dragon years than human) Gender: Female Species: Pokémon Affiliation: Wild w/ scattered & some trainer sympathies
Physical description: She is blue with a white underside. She has a single horn on her head. She has small curly wings on the sides of her head with a blue orbs on her neck and tail.
Mental description: She would much rather keep to herself, but if it comes to it, she'll give aid when asked. She finds humans to be funny little creatures and has had some contact with them. As for the changelings, she knows limited information about them, hearing stories from relatives and friends. She's never met any, but if she does, she'll hear them out and help if she can.
History: She swims the seas. She was born around the Orange Archipelago but has traveled farther north, beyond Kanto and Johto, and to the Whirl Islands as a rite of passage not long after evolving. She still considers the orange islands her home and stays there now. Since she lives in the ocean, she knows very little about life on land, but has gone there a few times. She has strong family ties and a large family, but they don't usually travel together, with the occasional exception of her immediate family (mom - dragonite, dad - dragonite, little sister - dratini) She is ranked at level 41.
Special powers: Known moves: Dragon Rage, Slam, Thunder Wave, Agility, Surf, Wrap, Twister, Leer, fly. Also has the potential to learn new moves.
