Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of their characters. I do however claim ownership of my variations of the characters Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Gold, Silver,and the "Pokemon god" as well as the storyline.
(A/N): Sorry for the relatively long wait, but the lack of reviews kinda slowed me down. But don't worry, I'm not abandoning this in the least. Please R&R. Enjoy
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"Slow down," Blue pleaded as Red sprinted ahead. "C'mon Red, wait up!" When they had heard explosions coming from the town ahead of them Red had immediately picked up his pace in hopes that the mysterious attacker (Deoxys) was the cause.
"I don't have that option," Red panted back as he continued to widen the gap between them. It had been an entire month since Red and Blue had set out to find their attacker, and while they had been able to follow the destruction left in his wake, they were unable to even catch another glimpse of him. Red was growing desperate.
Red burst from the forest into the main town square just in time to see the end of a vicious Pokemon battle. The powerful bear-like Ursaring had a bloody and beaten Scyther in its jaws. The much larger Ursaring was shaking its head violently as the Scyther wailed in pain. Finally the Ursaring released its opponent and threw it to the ground. Its trainer rushed to its side.
"Do you understand now?" a voice snarled from behind the Ursaring. A sixteen year-old boy with long, red hair stepped out from behind it. "Do you understand what happens when you refuse to obey the Master?" His Ursaring added a roar of its own as it advanced on the fallen Pokemon and its trainer.
"Silver?" Red whispered. He had met Silver some years ago and they had traveled together with their friends for quite a while. Silver had always been somewhat rude and had a superior attitude, but Red would never have suspected that the boy was capable of something as horrible as the sight before him.
Silver's Ursaring continued its advance on the Scyther and its trainer, when suddenly a fiery form burst from behind one of the storage sheds and slammed into the Ursaring. The great bear tumbled back as the Typhlosion that attacked it prepared to attack again.
"Gold!" Silver roared out in anger. Red immediately recognized Gold as another one of his traveling companions from years past. Gold was a dark-haired young man just one year younger than Red himself and the two had formed a strong friendship.
Silver's Ursaring rose to its feet and snarled at its smaller opponent, but Gold's Typhlosion refused to back down and the wolverine-like Pokemon roared back in defiance.
"How do you allow yourself to do this?" Gold demanded. "When does your conscience decide to shut itself off and let you maim and kill Pokemon and their trainers?"
"This man refused to obey the will of the Master!" Silver shouted back while pointing to the young man and his Scyther. "For this he must be punished."
"Listen to yourself," Gold demanded. "You sound like a raving lunatic. And while we're talking about raving lunatics, that Master of yours is a nutcase!"
Silver seethed with rage and ordered his Ursaring to attack. But Red had already seen and heard enough. He grabbed a Pokeball and released his Snorlax, which charged forward and tackled the much lighter Ursaring, throwing it to the ground.
"That's quite enough, Silver," Red declared as he stepped out of the underbrush. "Why don't you leave these people alone and find someone else to bother?" Red hissed.
"I see that the odds are against me," Silver sneered. He recalled his Ursaring and sent out his Murkrow. The black bird cawed once before Silver jumped on its back. "We'll meet again, Gold, Red," he snarled and then took off on the back of his Pokemon.
Red and Gold stood by each other as they watched Silver fly away. "What was that all about?" Red asked. "I thought the two of you had moved past your differences."
"We did," Gold said, still not taking his eyes off the sky. "But ever since Silver joined that cult things have changed. And now, now he spends most of his time beating up on other trainers."
"What a lowlife," Blue said as she ran up to them, still panting. "What kind of cult did that moron join?"
Gold looked at Blue and Red as if they had three heads. "You're kidding, right?" He asked incredulously. "It's that cult led by the guy claiming to be the god of all Pokemon." But Red and Blue continued to stare at Gold questioningly. "You really don't know about it? Have you been living under a rock for the past month? Hell, Silver isn't the only one of our group to join it."
"What are you saying?" Red asked.
"I'm saying that our 'good friends', Green and Yellow are part of that lunatic cult, too," Gold said in exasperation. "Man, where have you guys been for the past month?"
"We've been hunting down this…Pokemon, I guess," Red answered. "Though I'm not sure what it really was."
"Hell of a time to try and catch a rare Pokemon," Gold muttered. "This cult has the entire Pokemon League up in arms."
"I'm not looking to catch this thing," Red said with determination. At Gold's questioning look he continued, "It killed Poliwrath," he spat.
"Oh, man," Gold whispered. "I'm so sorry."
"There was no way you could have known," Red sighed. "But about this cult, why is it so powerful?"
"You're really clueless, aren't you?" Gold asked. "Sorry, I just can't believe that you haven't heard about this."
"So stop fooling around and spill the beans," Blue hissed, starting to get upset. She crossed her arms and waited for Gold's explanation with a slight narrowing of her eyes.
"As impatient as ever I see," Gold muttered. "This cult is run by a man who is claiming to be a Pokemon god," he said.
"We know that part," Blue interrupted.
"Man, you are really impatient!" Gold exclaimed. "Listen good, 'hot pants', while I'm telling the story you can keep your mouth shut or find someone else to tell you, alright?" Blue merely huffed in frustration. "Good. Now listen quick. This cult is huge, and I'm talking huge. It goes deeper than just one region and its more than just a few lousy trainers. This cult has six Gym Leaders from various gyms around Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn." Red and Blue gasped. "But that's not all. It's also got half of Hoenn's Elite Four and the current Hoenn Champion, Wallace."
"This is serious stuff," Red said thoughtfully.
"What makes it worse is that the cult leader is preaching the 'take over the world' thing," Gold said. "We know that the Pokemon League has some inside people, and they've reported that this guy is almost ready to wage open war on the entire world."
"Are you serious?" Blue exclaimed. "He would need an entire army for that to be done."
"He's got an army," Gold stated. "He has thousands of followers, all the resources of Team Rocket, and three ultra-powerful Pokemon on his side."
"What kind of Pokemon?" Red demanded, immediately thinking of the strange attacker.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you," Gold said with a shake of his head. "He has control over the Trinity: Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza."
"Shut the hell up," Red said, almost panicking. "There's no way."
"Believe it," Gold said. "But listen, if the two of you would be willing to help me out, I'd really appreciate it," Gold offered. "I've been outnumbered lately, and there's been a few times where I've had to fight Green on my own."
"How'd you fare?" Red asked.
"Not good," Gold answered. "Green's Pokemon are still as powerful as I remember. But you've always been his better, or at least his equal, haven't you?"
"We were pretty evenly matched last time," Red stated. He closed his eyes, wondering what he should do. The events of Poliwrath's death played over and over in his mind. But so did the things he saw Silver do that day. "I'll help you," he declared.
"Red," Blue said gently. "What about-?"
"This first," Red stated firmly. "Face it, Blue. We haven't had any leads on that thing since we left Pallet. And Gold's case seems to affect the immediate future a great deal. We'll stop this cult first, then I'll avenge Poliwrath," Red declared. Gold and Blue nodded and the trio set off to meet with the leaders of the Pokemon League…