The Rise of Kyogre and Groudon Chapter 4: "Gathering"

Author's Notes: I'm sorry to single out one person, but someone who has reviewed this story has suggested that Pokemon Emerald does not exist. (I will not name names) I would like to set the record straight and say that Pokemon Emerald is the newest GBA Pokemon Game, and that it does include a story involving both Kyogre and Groudon. It has already come out in Japan, and is due here in the U.S. sometime in April of next year.

I would once again point out that very little of this story is based on the events of Pokemon Emerald. This story will have some common elements with it, but that is because they make almost too much sense when referring to these two creatures. Now, with those things having been said, on with the show! 

-Legend Isles-

"By the power of the Orb, I summon you, the mighty Groudon!" Maxie yelled.

"By the power of the Orb, I summon you, the mighty Kyogre!" Archie yelled at the same time.

Flashes of blinding light surrounded both men and the Pokemon upon the completion of the summoning.

As the light dimmed, some things were apparent. Groudon's crevasses were glowing blue and Kyogre's lines were glowing red. As the light continued to shine, the color of both creatures was returning. Groudon was turning red rapidly and Kyogre was becoming blue at the same pace.

After only a minute, the creatures opened their eyes for the first time in centuries.

"It's alive!" Both Archie and Maxie yelled in jubilation.

That happiness would soon turn into fear as they saw both creatures eying them suspiciously. Suddenly, both creatures charged up what looked like a beam attack in their mouths.

"No, wait! This can't be happening!"

Kyogre and Groudon fired their attacks at the same time.

"Nooooooooooooo!!!" Both men screamed.

As the beams died down, there was nothing left of Maxie except for ashes. As for Archie, he didn't make out so well either. He was now an Aqua Popsicle.

-Half a world away...-

Naval Island, a spire of rock that jutted out from the ocean. (Not to be confused with Navel Island, home of one of the Gyms in the Orange Archipelago.) It was part of a recently discovered (by the outside world) area of the world now known as the Sevii Archipelago. The Sevii Archipelago consists of 9 islands inhabited by people who don't have much contact with the outside world. This is the exact reason why Team Rocket has a base here and several legendary Pokemon have decided to make their homes here.

The two Pokemon that live on Navel Island are the two Birds of Legend, Lugia and Ho-oh. Lugia has made its home on this island for thousands of years. Ho-oh had come recently, within the last 200 years, to live on the island after the incident at what is now known as the Burned Tower in Ecruteak City.

But today, both Pokemon would feel something a bit... strange.

"Grahhhh!" Ho-oh cried.

"Did you feel that too, Ho-oh?" Lugia said telepathically.

"Grah. Grahh!"

"Something's seriously wrong. The energy patterns are much different now than they were a while ago."

"Grahhhhhhh!!!"

Lugia looked a little shaken. "Do you really think so?"

"Grah."

"Then let us depart to the place the humans call Mount Pyre and check on the status of the sacred orbs."

Ho-oh took off from its perch and Lugia emerged from the ocean and began to fly alongside him.

-West Legend Isle-

Groudon began to walk up the stairs of the bottom section of its lair. As it did, small earthquakes shook the cavern. Above it, the members of Team Magma could feel tremors every so often.

"What's that? Why's the floor shaking?"

"Perhaps Maxie finally woke Groudon up."

Suddenly, one of the grunts looked down the stairs and turned pale-faced. "Uhh, uh, uh, look at that!"

The rest of the grunts stationed at the stairs looked down and saw the 20 foot tall Groudon. They all looked in awe at the giant creature now standing before them. However, much like Maxie before them, their surprise would soon turn to fear as Groudon charged up another beam in its mouth.

"No! It can't end this way!" The grunts all said in unison.

As Groudon fired off another Fire Blast attack the grunts could do nothing except stand and await their fate. They couldn't even scream their last breath...

-Eastern Legend Isle-

As the Team Aqua members awaited the return of their leader. What they didn't know is that below them, the newly awakened Kyogre was looking for a way out...

"Hey, you guys, do you feel something?"

"Yeah... like the floor is getting wetter."

The grunts looked down and did see that the water level appeared to be rising. Needless to say, it caused a panic in the Team Aqua members posted at the entrance to the tomb of Kyogre.

"Why's the water coming up?" One grunt yelled as the water level was beginning to come up faster.

"How should I know?" Another screamed as the group swam as quickly as they could, trying to reach higher ground.

Even that didn't help, for soon, water filled the entire cavern as Kyogre's Water Spout attack came to an end.

For both teams, what had seemed to be the highest honor anyone could bestow upon them was now the biggest tragedy in the history of both teams, though they didn't know it yet.

Someone else, however, was becoming painfully aware of it...

-Mt. Pyre-

"What happened to the Blue Orb?" The old woman asked her husband.

"I don't know. Maybe it was taken during our little nap?"

Suddenly, the fog which normally covered Mount Pyre appeared much darker than normal. The elderly couple knew that this was not a good sign.

"Oh, my... I'm afraid the prophecy is coming true, dear."

"Yes. I think so too. That means that the Birds of Legend will be coming here soon..."

But they weren't the only ones to notice the slight change in the fog surrounding Mount Pyre...

-Route 121, North of Mount Pyre-

A young man named Ken Masterson walked along the trail near the Safari Zone, anxiously moving toward earning his seventh Hoenn League Badge, the Mind Badge in Mossdeep City.

"I can't believe that I am only two badges away from the Hoenn League!" Even though he traveled on his own, he still liked to talk to himself.

Ken was a 14-year old trainer who enjoys training his Pokemon more than anything else. With that being said, he didn't mind getting to battle other trainers at times. He wore what was pretty much the standard, a short-sleeved shirt, jeans and a pair of comfortable sneakers.

As he turned the corner to look toward Mount Pyre, he noticed that the mountain looked different than he thought it would.

"Hmmm... the mountain looks darker than I thought it would."

Ken quickly pulled out his Hoenn landmark guide he got in Rustboro City from a stand with them. He looked up Mount Pyre and saw that the mountain is normally covered in a purple fog. Today, though, the mountain's fog was black.

"Something's not quite right here... Maybe I should go check it out."

Ken went to the end of the dock that marked the beginning of Pyre Lake, also known as Route 122.

"Go, Whiscash!" He yelled as he released a Great Ball.

A white light flashed for a moment. When it cleared, a 4-foot tall catfish floated in the water.

"Whiscash, let's go over there. To Mount Pyre."

"Cash."

Ken climbed on and they were on their way...

-Route 123, South of Mount Pyre-

"I love watering my plants!" A young lady said very happily.

Sheila Hardy was a Pokemon Contest Trainer. She wore a dress along with knee-high socks and black shoes. She didn't like being a part of battles where Pokemon were forced to make each other faint. So she decided to become a contest trainer instead.

"I can't wait to finally go to the Lilycove Conference and try to prove that my Delcatty is the best!"

Even though she did not like to battle, she was still willing to battle to help someone out.

As she continued to water, she decided to bring out Delcatty.

"Come on out!"

"Del! Delcatty!" She was quite happy to be let out for awhile. "Delcatty!" She made a motion for Sheila to play with her for a little while.

"I can take a break for a little while, I guess. Let's go play!"

The two of them played for quite a while along the shores of Pyre Lake. About one hour later, they stopped and Sheila noticed something when she looked out onto the lake.

"Wow! I didn't know that Mount Pyre looked like that! The fog around it is weird."

"Del del cat catty."

"Do you think we should go check it out?"

"Del!"

"Okay!" Sheila pulled out another Poke Ball. "Go, Lanturn!"

A few seconds after the ball hit the water, a blue Pokemon with a yellow light on its head appeared.

"Let's go to Mount Pyre!"

-Mount Pyre Cemetery-

A young man name Martin Duncan sat within the facility built into the mountain. No, he wasn't there mourning the loss of a Pokemon friend. He was there meditating with his Pokemon. You see, this trainer believes that the human is just as important and better be ready to do just as much as the Pokemon in order to succeed.

He wore a black short-sleeved gi, black pants and black slippers. Also, he wore black fingerless gloves on his hands.

This meditation would have surely continued all day, were it not for the fact that a change in the energy patterns around the mountain would catch his attention.

His eyes opened, and without saying a word, Martin began to descend the stairs to the bottom level; where he could then proceed to the path leading to the top of the mountain.

-Legend Isles-

A tranquil day was taking place out on the Eastern Ocean of Hoenn. No one would suspect the catastrophe that was about to repeat itself...

Suddenly, the ground began to shake. It was not a great earthquake, so it was not felt as far as either Sootopolis or Mossdeep City. This shaking continued for about 30 seconds. When it subsided, the dome-like formations that made up Legend Isles suddenly exploded!

When the dust cleared, the two mighty creatures were free for the first time in many millennia. They looked like they were going to enjoy their freedom first before going to work, but they both turned and saw each other for the first time in over 5000 years...

All three of these trainers are different, each with their own way of doing things. Little do they know that their fates have been bound together by a duo of Pokemon. The question is why these particular children were chosen to save the world. And more importantly, will they be up to the challenge? Find out the answers to these questions in Chapter 5: "Prophecy".