The Rise of Kyogre and Groudon Chapter 1: "Beginning"
Author's Note: The reason you see "The Saga of Kyogre and Groudon" on the story title and "The Rise of Kyogre and Groudon" on the chapter itself is because the story is divided into three parts. The first one happens to be called the Rise. The other two will become evident as time passes.
Oh, of course, here's the standard legal disclaimer... I don't own Pokemon, because if I did, I would making this story become a reality, and I would be rich. Pokemon belongs to Nintendo, The Pokemon Company and Gamefreak.
And another thing, the idea of this story was conceived long before Pokemon Emerald was announced. And while I am glad we will finally get to see reality about what happens between these two creatures, this story is an interpretation on the unknown of what would happen if these two creatures were awakened simultaneously.
One more thing... Thanks to my editor, Patrick O'Shea, without whom, none of this would be possible. (Seriously, thanks Pat!)
Okay, now that the formalities are out of the way, let's get on with the story, okay?
The world of Pokemon has been largely explored and cities have popped up in each of the four known regions. (Show satellite maps) Hoenn, Johto, Orre and Kanto make up this world, at least as far as we know. The Pokemon of this world mostly live in peace with the humans, and they are as varied as the environments in which they live. From the great (Show picture of Wailord) to the small (Show picture of Azurill), the mighty (Show pictures of Dragonite, Arcanine and Milotic) to the weak (Show pictures of Magikarp, Sunkern and Hoppip) each Pokemon has its own purpose, its own destiny just waiting to be fulfilled. But, perhaps, some destinies are better left unfulfilled, and some Pokemon are better left buried within the depths of the Poke-World...
-Mt. Pyre-
"Ahhahahahahahahahaha!"
"I don't know why you're so happy, Boss."
"Ahem. Sorry about that. It's just that after all these years of searching, we're within a few steps from finally making our dream come true!"
"Whatever you say, Boss."
As the red-attired group approached the summit of Mount Pyre, a feeling of anticipation filled their leader, Maxie.
However, the trip to the top of the mountain was not without its bumps...
"Who are those people?" Maxie asked with a hint of disgust as he looked at the elderly people up ahead of them.
"Beats me, Boss," replied the grunt.
"No matter! No one will stop the noble cause of Team Magma!"
As they got closer, it became evident that these were no ordinary humans.
"Hey! Why did we stop?!" Maxie screamed as they appeared to halt about 5 feet in front of the old people.
As the grunt looked down, he made a discovery.
"Boss, our feet are still moving."
Maxie looked down and exclaimed, "But that's not possible!"
The old man replied, "Anything's possible, young man."
"Huh? Are you doing this, old man?"
"Not just me, my wife is also doing this."
"But... why are you doing this? All we want to do is help humans and Pokemon alike."
"You are getting yourself into a dangerous situation. What you want to do might put everyone in serious jeopardy!"
"I don't care! I want to help everyone, even if it puts my life at risk!"
The elderly people sighed, and stopped trying to hold Maxie and his group back. Of course, since they were still trying to going forward at the time, every last Team Magma member fell flat on their face. When they got up, no one looked very happy.
"What did you do that for?!" A livid Maxie asked.
The old woman replied calmly, "All we did was lift the barrier."
"At least you could have warned us, you... what did you say?"
"Since your desire to wake the creature is so strong, any amount of our power could not hold you back. So instead, we will tell you what you are getting yourself into."
"How do you know what I'm getting myself into?!"
"The power given to our family by the ancient guardians, Lugia and Ho-oh, allows us to read people's minds as well as hold them back."
"It's almost like you're psychics."
"You could say that. Anyway, let us discuss what you are getting yourself into."
Flashback
The old woman speaks. "Eons ago, when ancient Pokemon like Aerodactyl still wandered the earth, two forces brought forth the most fearsome creatures ever to live. They are known as Kyogre and Groudon."
Suddenly, the two creatures appeared before Team Magma. Groudon is a 20-foot tall red creature on two legs with brown markings all over its body. It also has brown eyes and white spikes on its legs. Kyogre is a deep blue whale-like creature with red markings on its back. It also has red eyes and its flippers are divided into 3 white parts at its ends.
"These creatures were blessed with the power to control land and sea. Groudon controlled the land and Kyogre could control the sea. They were meant to bring forth change on the planet, but did it a little too well..."
The two creatures begin to attack each other with fearsome moves. Many moves hit the opposing Pokemon; however, neither seems to ever get tired.
"You see, these two Pokemon have a natural hatred for each other. They would use their land and sea-based techniques in order to attack one another. This would not be so bad, were it not for the fact that it seemed that no matter how many times the two creatures received damage, they never grew tired at all. It's almost as if their will to out-survive the other caused them to take extraordinary amounts of damage."
"Wow... I never realized that these creatures were so powerful." Maxie said in awe.
"Yes. Now let's continue. The war between them impacted the whole world, eventually creating the continents and islands that exist to this day. It wasn't until Lugia and Ho-oh took a couple of orbs from the primitive humans that they were able to seal away the beasts. That is all we know."
End Flashback
"... I had no idea." Maxie said.
"We have given you all of the things you need to know in order to make a decision about whether to take the orb or not. What is your decision?" The old people said in tandem.
"To be perfectly honest, I just thought of something."
"What's that?"
"This war you speak of would only begin again if both creatures were resurrected, correct?"
"That is true."
"However, if only one creature is revived, then there is no chance of war between them again, true?"
"What? Yes, I suppose..."
"Then it's settled! We're taking the orb and reviving Groudon!"
The elderly people sighed again.
"Very well..."
The people reached to a pillar behind them and grabbed a red orb that appeared to be made of glass.
"Take this Red Orb. There's nothing we can do to stop you because of our age. So we will give you the Red Orb and pray to the guardians that nothing bad happens."
"I thank you. Team Magma, let's move out!"
The red-clad Team Magma departed down Mount Pyre. As they did, the old people realized for the first time just how much guarding the Red Orb from Maxie had taken out of them.
"Come, Beatrice, let us go to sleep for awhile."
"Indeed, Calvin."
The old people left the Blue Orb unguarded and went to a cabin which was made invisible by the Pokemon of Mount Pyre. This measure was meant to protect the human guardians when they needed to sleep.
Several Pokemon from the top of the mountain took over guard duties. A Shuppet, a Duskull and a Chimecho, who is made invisible by the two ghost-type Pokemon, now guard the Orb.
-Further down Mt. Pyre-
As Maxie and his group traveled down the mountain, Maxie was quite pleased with the concept of finally making their dreams come true. However, a familiar set of people approached them as they made their way down.
"YOU!" The head of each team yelled at the same time.
Both Maxie and the head of the other team looked like they were ready to send their grunts into battle. The closest grunt whispered something in Maxie's ear. Suddenly, he looked calmer and more confident.
"Normally, I would have my team wipe the floor with your team."
"What did you say?! I, Archie, will not stand to have Team Aqua insulted like this!"
"Too bad! We have something that will help Team Magma accomplish our goals!"
"How did that happen?"
"I'd tell you, but we're in a hurry. Go Claydol!"
Maxie threw a Poke Ball and in a blinding flash, a 6-foot tall brown creature floated before Team Aqua.
"Claydol, use Teleport!"
Instantly, a ball of light enveloped Team Magma. As the light disappeared along with the group, Archie could hear a message from Maxie.
"See you around, losers! Hahahahahahahahahaha!"
Team Magma was gone. Archie was, to say the least, not thrilled with what just happened...
"Dang it!!! They've already got what they want from here! We'll never wake Kyogre now!"
A grunt was quick to try and calm their leader.
"Sir, how do you know that what we want and what they want are the same thing?"
"Huh?"
"I mean, maybe we are looking for something different at the top of the mountain."
"Hmmm..."
Archie went into thought for several minutes before responding.
"Maybe you're right. We don't know that they took both the Red and Blue Orbs. Alright men, let's march!"
Team Aqua continued their trek toward the misty top of Mount Pyre. It continued for an hour or so, until...
"There it is!" Archie was quite pleased to finally see the pillar with the Blue Orb atop it.
"After all this time, we are a couple of steps away from having the key to our dreams!"
As they tried to approach, someone faded into sight, or rather, three someones.
"What the...? Who are they?"
The grunt replied, "I think they're Pokemon, sir."
"I can see that! But why are they standing in the way? Are they trying to guard the Orb from us?"
"Dusssskull."
"Did that thing just say yes?"
"I would say so, Sir."
"Then don't just stand there! Let's battle them!"
"Go!" Archie and two grunts sent out their Pokemon at the same time.
In a few moments, a shark-like creature named Carvanha, a larger form of Duskull named Dusclops, and a four-legged creature named Absol were out, ready to face the guardians.
"Get them now!"
The Dark and Ghost-type Pokemon were able to easily dispatch the Pokemon guardians. When they were gone, the Blue Orb was ripe and ready for the taking. Archie approached the pillar and took the spherical Orb.
"At long last, the orb is mine! All that's left to do is find and wake Kyogre before those Team Magma goons do the same with Groudon!"
"But... didn't they get a pretty good head start, Sir?"
"Not really. We have a psychic-type too, remember?" Archie nudged the grunt in order to get across his point.
"Oh yeah. Go Kirlia!"
A white and green Pokemon floated before the team.
"Use Teleport!"
In much the same way that Claydol teleported Team Magma, a ball of light surrounded Team Aqua. They disappeared off the mountain, to appear again inside their base.
Now that both Teams have their respective Orbs, what can they do with them? Can they find the legendary beasts? What will happen when they reawaken? Find out the answers to some of these questions in Chapter 2: "Search".
