Pokeology Book Two: Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Ghosts of the Past Part 1
[Recommended Background Music: Main Title-Young Peter by James Horner]
[Start of Dream]
Bellwood, 15 years ago was very different…than today.
A normal coastal American town…
Its currently nighttime, the sun has just set.
We then see a backyard with a young five year old boy with a red cape on wrapped around his neck, arms spread out like an airplane as he pretended to save a miniature Bellwood made of toilet paper rolls and tissue boxes from an alien invasion.
" I'm a superhero!" the young Ben Tennyson shouted with glee as he then stopped, a voice catching his interest.
"Tennyson…" the voice sounded masculian coming from the bushes in the furthest part of the backyard.
"Hello?" Ben asked, stepping slowly towards the source of the voice.
"Closer…" The voice said again. Two red eyes then gleamed from the darkness, frightening him as he letted out a piercing scream for his mother.
"Ben!" Sandra shouted as she saw the eyes and her son scream in fear as she picked him up and hurried inside the house, the shadowy figure leaping at them from the bushes, its form canine-like. She slammed the door on it, hearing it yelp in pain as she opened the basement door, still holding Ben close to her.
"Sandra!" Carl Tennyson shouted with worry as he rushed down stairs, carrying a bazooka weapon his grandfather hid in the attic.
"Its back…" Sandra said, shaken as Ben saw the creature again, growling at them as Ben's father fired the bazooka, the blast shattering the front bay window and striking the creature.
The creature howled in anger as it blew fire from its snout before retreating down the darkened street.
"We need to call Grandpa Max…" Carl said to his wife.
[End of Dream]
[Current day, Vice Versa. Early morning.]
Ben woke with a jolt as he sat up, shivering as if a cold breeze blew past. That particular night terror always gave him the creeps. Those gleaming red eyes stairing at him from the darkness…. He wasn't wearing his black shirt, but he was wearing a pair of green and black sleeping shorts, legs hanging over the side as he noticed how much he was sweating.
" What was that…" Ben mumbled to himself, trying to figure out what kind of creature was about to kill him in his nightmare.
He then looked over at Julie, smiling a little to see that she was fast asleep, with little Ship curled up at the foot of her cot. Ben then stood up as he glanced outside the small port-hole styled window. The first few rays of morning light were just begin to grace the land.
He then remembered what day it was he grabbed his towel that was resting on a small trunk near his bed and headed towards the bath-house to freshen up, along with his black shirt and blue jeans.
Today is when I get to meet Queen Samantha in the Royal Chu Castle. Field mentioned to me that she has met Arceus long ago in the past. I hope she could shed some light on who he was. Ben pondered as he entered the bath house.
[Later that morning. T-Force base Mess Hall]
" Has anyone seen Ben? He wasn't in our quarters this morning when I woke up." Julie said with a worried tone as she finished up her breakfast which consisted of oatmeal.
" I saw him head towards the bath house this morning. He could probably be training with Cody." Field said with a shrug.
Gwen Tennyson and Noah were currently at a different table, discussing Pokemon culture and history. Gwen was really interested by the culture of the Pokemon, a mixture of British royalty with American democracy thrown in. At the lower levels of Government, the Pokemon vote but the higher levels of government are filled by royality or nobility.
[ Recommened Background Music: Playing Basketball by James Horner]
Outside, Ben and Cody were training. Cody had set up a small soccer field, and knowing this was Ben's favorite sport, he thought it was perfect to train Ben on outmaneuvering enemy attack and increasing his speed a bit.
"High Jump Kick!" Ben shouted as he charged at the soccer ball, his speed picking up as he aimed his right foot to kick the ball, power and energy flowing as he slammed his foot and the ball suddenly slipped from under him as Cody kicked the ball from under him. " Ow!" Ben growled as he fell, taking some damage from the move since he missed, falling face flat as he heard Kevin burst into laughter from the sidelines.
"Oh yeah, Ben, make sure you don't get tackled by other opponents in case it's a triple battle." Cody said as he bounced the ball on his left knee, grinning a bit.
"What do you-? AH!" Ben yelped as Gust landed on him, knocking him over, the Starraptor grinning a bit as he and Cody began laughing. Ben stuck his tongue out as he pulled himself together and brushed off some dirt from his green jacket after pushing the Starraptor off of him.
" Alright you three, fun time is over. Go inside and clean yourselves up. I don't think you would want to present yourselves to Queen Samantha looking like you had just faced off a pack of Hounddooms. " Nala addressed the small group of young adults.
Ben nodded to the Luxuary as he headed inside to get ready for the moment that took a full two weeks for Field to arrange.