Chapter 1: The Pokémon Arrive
Aster Phoenix was lying on his bed, bored out of his mind. He had barely any duels in the past three days, so it felt like he was going insane. It also didn't help that Syrus started acting off nowadays. Recently, the younger Truesdale had become more quiet after the strange dimensional shift that Sartorius had done before Jaden defeated him. While it had only lasted for a few minutes, Syrus seemed like he had been gone for much longer.
With a sigh Aster turned towards his window, and noticed that the sky didn't look right; There were huge storm clouds covering the moon and stars. But the clouds gave off an unsettling vibe, like they held a dark secret.
"What's with those clouds?" Aster asked no one in particular.
Without warning, everything went pitch-black. The young Pro-Duelist quickly leaped to his feet to find a light-switch, but froze when he heard the wingbeats of...something flying over his head. Aster jumped with a yelp at the noise, then the lights returned as quickly as they went out.
"What in the-" he started as he turned, but froze and dared not make another sound when he saw something sitting patiently on his bed. It was a large purple bat with bright yellow eyes and very big ears that resembled speakers.
The bat tilted its head at Aster. "Noi?" it squeaked cutely.
The Pro-Duelist was speechless.
Noibat: The Sound Wave Pokémon. It flies around in search of fruit to eat. It uses ultrasonic waves to detect which fruits are ripe. (Pokémon Ultra Moon)
Jaden and Hassleberry were shocked to say the least at what was in front of them, barely able to keep their mouths closed. The creature that was staring at Jaden was an orange chick with no wings and a small beak, along with lighter orange neck-fluff and head-crest. The second creature seemed to be a small royal blue baby T-Rex with silver markings and spikes.
Hassleberry and Jaden turned towards each other at the same time, both having a look of pure shock on their faces.
Hassleberry broke the silence first. "Well Sarge, this is certainly interesting."
Jaden nodded and Hassleberry added. "You think these are some of the 'Pokémon' that Private always mumbles about in his sleep?"
"They must be," the Slifer Duelist told his friend. "We're gonna have to ask Sy in the morning."
Just then, the two looked over to see the baby T-Rex biting the chick's head. The said creature letting out a cry of pain.
"Hey!" Hassleberry snapped at the T-Rex, who jumped at the voice. "That wasn't nice! We don't go biting other Pokémon all willy-nilly! Apologize to the poor thing right now!"
"Ty," the T-Rex whimpered, releasing the chick. Then it bowed and grunted. "Runt, Tyrunt."
"Torchic, tor!" the chick chirped happily, seeming to forgive the dino Pokémon.
"Hassleberry." Jaden said slowly, looking at his Ra Yellow friend.
"Yeah Sarge?" said Duelist asked.
"Make sure I'm up early for this."
"Will do!" Hassleberry saluted.
Tyrunt: The Royal Heir Pokémon. Its large jaw has incredible destructive power. Some theories suggest that its restored form is different from its form of long ago. (Pokémon Ultra Sun)
Torchic: The Chick Pokémon. Torchic has a place in its body where it keeps its flame. Give it a hug - it will be glowing with warmth. This Pokémon is covered all over by a fluffy coat of down. (Pokémon Alpha Sapphire)
Zane stood stone still as he looked out into the ocean, barely even blinking. He had been like that for a few hours now, just standing at the lighthouse, his mind mainly blank. Zane had never left the island after he defeated his little brother, though now he wondered why he didn't leave; there was nothing to do, no one would Duel him. Plus, rumor has it that Syrus had been acting very off lately, and that worried the black-clad Duelist greatly - not that he would show it.
"Nido." growled a strange voice Zane had never heard before.
Zane quickly turned to see a rather large purple dinosaur-like creature with a long tail and a very sharp horn on its head.
Nidoking: The Drill Pokémon. Nidoking's thick tail packs enormously destructive power. With one swing, it can topple a metal transmission tower. Once this Pokémon goes on a rampage, there is no stopping it. (Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire)
"King, Nidoking." the dinosaur growled again, looking as though it wanted to ram into Zane.
Said Duelist instinctively took a few steps back, as he didn't know what the thing was or what it wanted. Zane did know one thing though: He did not want to end up on the end of that horn, no matter what.
"What are you?" Zane asked, sounding on-edge.
"Nidoking!" The dinosaur roared as it charged at the black-clad Duelist.
Zane was about to try and leap out of the way of the beast, but something rather fast ran past the dinosaur and in front of Zane. Suddenly, Zane was encased a crystal blue transparent sphere, which caused the creature to bounce off of it. When the shield dissipated, Zane saw what had protected him: It was a decent sized foxlike creature with dark grey fur, piercing yellow eyes, and cyan rings on its body.
"Umbreon!" the fox snarled at the dinosaur, its rings beginning to glow slightly.
The dinosaur was about to charge forward again, but froze and fell forward when it was hit in the back by a multicolored beam. When the beast fell, Zane looked behind it to see a rather small lilac cat with large ears, a forked tail, and a small ruby on its forehead.
"Espy!" the cat called, running over to Zane, looking happy.
"Umbry!" the fox cheered, rubbing itself against Zane's leg.
"Huh," Zane said pensively, then bent down and stroked the two creatures. "You two sure saved me back there, I think I'll have you stick around with me for a while."
The two beasts cried out in happiness and tackled Zane, causing him to fall flat on his rump.
Umbreon: The Moonlight Pokémon, and one of the evolved forms of Eevee. When darkness falls, the rings on the body begin to glow, striking fear in the hearts of anyone nearby. (Pokémon SoulSilver)
Espeon: The Sun Pokémon, and one of the evolved forms of Eevee. Espeon is extremely loyal to any Trainer it considers worthy. It is said that this Pokémon developed its precognitive powers to protect its Trainer from harm. (Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire)
Syrus was gently woken up by something poking his nose, making him sneeze. Groaning, he opened his silver eyes, only to be met face-to-face with Angel, his Sylveon. Shooting up into a sitting position, Syrus could only stare in disbelief at his very first Pokémon, not able to comprehend the information in front of him.
"A...Angel?" he asked quietly, afraid he would disturb something if he spoke louder.
"Sylveon!" the Fairy-type Eeveelution sang happily, nodding.
Almost immediately, Syrus threw himself forward and wrapped his arms around Angel, tears of pure happiness flowing down his face. Angel responded by wrapping her ribbons around Syrus, as if to hug him back.
"Haha, glad to see you two are happily together again," a very familiar voice spoke up, sound both amused and happy. "But it would be nice if you acknowledged old friends as well."
Syrus instantly looked at his doorway to see a girl with long black hair, green eyes, and wearing a simple red t-shirt and blue jeans standing there while holding a yellow backpack.
"Sammy!" he exclaimed, jumping out of bed and hugging her as well. "It's so good to see you too!"
Sammy laughed, then reached into the backpack, then pulled out a black PokéBall with some gold and red on it and handed it to Sy. "Likewise," she said. "But I think there's one more friend that really wants to see you again."
Syrus nodded, took the ball, and threw it up in the air saying. "Anubis, come on out!"
Immediately, the ball opened and a white light poured out of it. Then, the light materialized into a bipedal blue jackal with red eyes and spikes on its chest and paws/hands, it also wore a black scarf with a strange gemstone in the center of it. When the creature saw Syrus, it let out a cry of joy and leaped at Syrus in a hug.
"Master, it's so good to see you again!" the creature exclaimed through telepathy.
Syrus laughed a little. "Same here Anubis," he replied. "Same here."
Lucario: The Aura Pokémon, and the evolved form of Riolu. They can detect the species of a living being - and its emotions - from over half a mile away. They control auras and hunt their prey in packs. (Pokémon Moon)
Yes, some of the characters have shiny Pokémon, but I don't really care. In case you guys need it, here's a recap of the characters teams so far. (Jaden: Torchic. Hassleberry: shiny Tyrunt. Aster: Noibat. Zane: Espeon & shiny Umbreon. Syrus: Sylveon, Lucario, and Reshiram) The other characters will get their first Pokémon in the next chapter, plus we'll see more of Syrus' team[as this story is mainly focused on him].
Anyway, hope you all enjoyed this, see you in Chapter 2. Bye!