Prologue: Discovery
Johto used to be a lowly populated region. There wasn't much to make a profit from there, expect artifacts from the multiple, ancients sites, the vast woodlands that you make an easy profit off all the wood, I've heard the farmland is nice, and also some of the rare Pokemon you might come upon. Other than that, a lot of people never settled there. It was mostly made up of people who had been there since their great ancestral settled there years and years ago.
Many people were scared off due to the ravage Pokemon there. Others were scared of the violent Natives, who had some of the meanest, strongest men and Pokemon. There were a few other settlements, such as Violet City, which had the famous Bellspourt tower and Olivine City, which is now one of the biggest ports in the world. So, Johto wasn't that great of a place to settle...
Well, before the Johto Gold Rush, of course...
The sun was setting into a windy night that fateful day. The sun began to sleep in the corner, making the sky explode with a variety of beautiful colors. The ocean rolled lazily onto the shore, causing the white, soft sand to become darkened. Not far from the shore was a vast forest for miles on end; this forest was named the Ilex Forest. The forest was large and dark; filled with monstrous, strong Pokemon. To go in there would be a like an outlaw walking in front of his wanted sign...
A single man walked onto the sandy path. That man was a tall, lanky figure with a ruffed up pair of jeans. He wore a simple white button up with a brown leather vest. His chin was covered in multiple stubs. He gazed at the path ahead with pale gray eyes that were darkened out by the black, cowboy hat he wore. The man was followed by his partner and best friend; Will the Charizard. He was gigantic Charizard, probably making it up to seven feet. He was old too, a battle scar across his face and right wing to prove it. He lazily flapped his wing, nervously peaking at the water.
However, he knew that if a Water-type were to attack them, he'd be safe. His master owned a Zebstrike that could easily handle the strongest of any Gyrados. He shook the thought off, then went back to flying calmly. They finally came to a stop. They stopped at an random, open prairie. It was vast, you couldn't even see the end from where he was standing! The long prairie grass of the field rushed curiously along with the tickling breeze as the sunlight stained the grass orange. Will slowly made his way to landing next to his master, awed by the large flied.
"What do ya think, ol' buddy?" The traveler asked his Charizard. He wagged his thick tail, almost making the flame at the end of it catch onto some grass. His master suddenly mounted onto his back. "Will, fly over this prairie. We need to see if we can find anything interesting." The large, dark orange dragon retorted with a earthshaking roar. His wings flapped as the duo flew up. He started to glide through the breeze, searching the prairie for something interesting.
"A place this large is bound to have sumthin' good..." The traveler pondered aloud. His eyes caught innocent, wandering Sentret, peaking their bodies up as he flew by. Pidgeies and Hoothoots chirped curiously as they flew nearby, growing fear of the large Pokemon the man rode. Pale eyes met an oddly shaped ditched... It seemed unnatural in the prairie. "Whoa, buddy. Slow down. We oughta check this out." The traveler commanded. The Charizard nodded, flying down and landing near the ditch. The traveler took a great look at the narrow, long, rod-shaped ditch.
The ditch grew deeper with each foot, oddly. However, that wasn't the thing that was odd... His eyes caught a luster. Then another. Then yet another. He twisted his head and eyebrows, wondering what was in there. "Buddy, I think something's in there that might land us some money..." He started to walk into the narrow ditch. He bent down once he saw another luster near his black leather boot. He started to dust away (with a certain carefulness) the dust covering the luster.
What he picked out of the dirt was nothing but pure gold.
His pale eyes widened. He started to dust the area around it. It seemed to be all one, huge chunk of gold. He stared back at Will. "Will, use a gust to sweep the dirt away from here." He commanded his Charizard. "Charrr!" It deeply, yet happily, roared. He flew slightly up and began to flap his massive wings. His master clung onto his hat as the gust picked up around him. Dust flew all around, making a little fly into their eyes. The dust covered the air around them for awhile.
The traveler took his hat off, swinging at the dusty air and coughing. He rubbed his eyes, trying to remove the dirt that stung him. It finally cleared up. He looked to see that, with the dust removed, the ground seemed to be completely made of gold. "Thank the Lord..." Was all he could muse before digging into the gold.
On March 21st, 1812, a man named Ruth A. Baker was exploring the land of Johto, in search of riches and a place to settle. It was along an abandoned coastline near the Ilex Forest. Ruth explored along with his faithful, dark scaled Charizard, Will. As the duo explored this vast prairie, they came across a narrow ditch. They explored deeper in the ditch to find that it had a ground made of purely gold! After taking a large amount, Will and Ruth flew back to his homeland; Vermillion City, Kanto.
He told the many unemployed people that he promised them wealth and a new place to live. Ruth sold the gold to have money to make a settlement in the abandoned prairie. Due to the rod-like shape of the ditch and the fact it was completely covered in gold, he named to new settlement "Goldenrod Town". Five months later, the town had an estimated population of three-thousand. On April 4th, 1814, the town became an official city of Johto, renaming it Goldenrod City.
However, in 1816, the city became cursed. After the opening of a casino and multiple bars, the place became filled with crooks ad bandits. They sought after the mansion owning Ruth A. Baker and his multimillion dollar business of gold mining. Despite being chased away, many came back in desperate search of money and power. Many want the title of taking over Goldenrod or maybe even Johto itself. Even during the high crime rate, the gold rush still generates money in 1822. However, they need an end to the everlasting crime... Who will rise up?
*~BEGIN ANNOYING AUTHOR'S NOTE~*
No OCs were mentioned in the prologue! This is like a background, so I imagine everyone is like "Ooooh! I get it now!" currently. I hoped you enjoyed this. I promised that chapter one will be wayyyyy longer. I'm aiming for 7,000-10,000 words per chapter, meaning the story will be updated every 2-4 1/2 weeks... Or I could go for 3,000-5,500 per chapter and update it every 1-2 1/2 weeks? I don't really know which sounds better. But yeah. :D
OCS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED AS OF DECEMBER 9th! Um, I'm raising the limit to three. I'm in need of villains. I kinda want the villains to outnumber the heroes. If you're totally new to this story, go back to the OC Forms (which is the first chapter of this story!) :D Yupp. Thanks for reading!
Your personal favorite, Flare~
