Pokemon Blackthorns Legacy

My name is Damien Blackthorn, Son of the Kanto and Johto league champion Lance blackthorn and heir to the blackthorn clan. But this is not my first life I was once known as Blake Cruz and I wasn't even of the Pokemon world…

How did I get there then? Well that's interesting story. To put it bluntly I was murdered by my own brother who quite literally stabbed me in the back! As I lay dying I could remember seeing creatures that should only have existed in video games, creatures called Pokemon and next thing I knew I was waking up as a newborn cradled in my fathers arms…

My mother believe it or not was someone you wouldn't expect, Sabrina Natsume former saffron city gym leader now Elite four and loving wife to Lance!

My childhood in this world was quite unreal what with having Dragon types around and I had the aptitude for them (not that it surprised given I was Lance's son!) and when asked what dragon type I wanted for my Blackthorn clan initiation trial I had immediately responded with Dratini to which my father got tears In his eyes due to the fact that was what he chose.

Lance utterly refused to give me any egg other than one from his own Dragonite which had a male Milotic as a mate and the first thing I learned is Dratini eggs hatch insanely fast, exactly one week after the egg was laid it began glowing with cracks expanding and after a few seconds a light purple head with onyx eyes poked out and stared straight at me…

The little Dratini who would become my partner launched itself at me cooing…

My father chuckled and said "Well kiddo you know what you gotta do now right?"

"I have to nickname her right father?" I asked.

"Thats right, every blackthorn since we can remember has nicknamed their first partner and traditionally its the only one nicknamed." Lance said beaming.

"Well given that shes a light violet I'm thinking of calling her Amethyst." I said.

At the mention the little Dratini cooed at me..

"Well I guess that's decided though her color is peculiar even a shiny Dratini is pink not purple and the only one I have heard of having an alternate color like this is in the legend of the Onyx Dragonite." Lance pondered.

I knew what he was talking about of course, every clan member was told that story from birth because it was how the blackthorn clan came to be.

According to the legend the originator of the Blackthorn Akihito Blackthorn had a Dragonite the color of volcanic ash, nobody not even the most brilliant researchers of that time could discern just what gave it that particular pigment but what WAS known was the Dragonite's strength was on par with the lord of the distortion world Giratina himself who was Lord Arceus third child."

Akihito established the clan and its rituals but then thirty years after the clan was established he and his Dragonite vanished without a trace, that was six hundred years ago."

"You think Amethyst could have the strength of Akihito's Dragonite dad?" I asked.

"To be honest kiddo and I am not trying to offend Amethyst because I know thats a death wish but probably not, we don't know what made Akihito's Dragonite so strong but one things for damn sure no Dragonite is weak, all of them can at least go toe to toe with a couple legendaries." Lance affirmed.

"Has yours?" I asked.

"Oh yeah.. you don't know this Damien but Venus over here wasn't always a massive powerhouse, the reason she got this strong is because during my journey we came across the lair of a Zapdos and when it attacked me, Venus pride as a dragon wouldnt let her back down." My father began.

"Was she fully evolved" I asked.

"Not at that point but when Zapdos fired a hyper beam at me Venus ended evolving out of pure desperation to protect me and man I wish you could have seen the fight she gave that Zapdos!" He replied.

My mother Sabrina walked up and smacked the back of my fathers head saying "Sweetheart let the boy bond with his partner. It will only be three short years before Damien turns fifteen and then he'll be leaving for his journey."

Lance chuckled saying "I suppose you're right Sabrina Dear I just got carried away, Damien I'll leave you alone to get acquainted with Amethyst."

It was little over a year later that I accidentally ran into the protectors of the blackthorn clan the eon duo Latios and Latias and one member of the duo specifically Latios took a liking to me and you should have seen my fathers shock at seeing Latios with Amethyst and I!

The remaining two years passed far too quickly and it was time for me to begin my journey…

"Amethyst has grown quickly for a dragon kiddo though I expect thats due to Latios influence, shes stronger then my Dratini was when I started!" Lance commented.

As if saying his name summoned him the air rippled as Latios appeared from thin air…

I walked up to the blue eon and rubbed his head.. "Hey pal!"

Tios! The eon pointed his head towards one of the Pokeballs at my belt..

"Latios you cant come with me you're a blackthorn protector." I said.

My father got a pained look on his face and he said "Kid I may be able to convince the clan master to let you take Latios, contrary to researchers belief The eon duo arent legendaries they are just extremely rare and powerful. True legendaries can only breed every few centuries but the eons don't have that limitation they can breed like any other Pokemon but only with their own species!"

"I would be grateful if you could father but I doubt it, arent there only these two eons here?" I asked.

"No Damien we have one more breeding pair so I can go call the clan master if you want to wait an hour or so." Lance informed me.

"I am in no rush dad, do what you have to." I said.

To my surprise my dad was back within a half hour and to my complete disbelief the clan master had agreed to let Latios come with me!

"When I said Latios wanted to go with you Damien Clan master Thorn was reluctant but even he agreed that we couldn't exactly stop Latios because he could just follow you if he was truly set on it and so given that fact we decided to retire this Latios and Latias pair to let you take them." My dad said.

"Wait, the pair?" I asked.

"Of course, you didn't think you could take one and not the other did you?" My dad asked.

"No of course not!" I said quickly."

"Good answer, cause separating Latios and his mate could have meant your death!" My dad said grimly."

My father handed me two Pokeballs and said "These are their Pokeballs they were registered to the clan master but he switched them to you."

"Tell him thanks for me please dad.." I said.

"He also told me to tell you when you get to the league to give your opponents no mercy and use your full power!" Lance said.

"I will." I promised.

"Damien one last thing before you head to New bark town I have something for you." My father reached into his pocket and pulled out a pendant carved in the shape of the Blackthorn clan symbol and in the middle of it was…

"A keystone?!" I gasped.

"Dont get me wrong kiddo, the keystones useless without a megastone and I am not just gonna hand you one of those!" Lance said.

"I can probably find a Megastone myself Dad but this is AWESOME!" I stated.

"I'm glad you like it Damien, now go on just remember to stay in touch!" Lance said.

I slipped the pendant around my neck and said "I will Dad, I'll call when I reach violet city!"

With That I flew off to continue the blackthorn legacy…