A/N: My god, I'm so excited for this! Anyway, here's the first chapter!
September 8, Monday 8:02 – Viktree Academy, Front Hall
Wave after wave, students of all shapes and sizes flooded inside the academy. Freshman newbies gawked at the high ceilings and richly decorated hall. Despite looking old on the outside, the facility was very bright and cheerful on the inside. Rich, Ransei rugs carpeted the marble floor, paintings of older Headmasters hung neatly up on the wall. Golden chandeliers hung brightly above the students' heads. By the time they reached the first intersection, the students were greeted by a teacher.
She was tall with eagle-like purple eyes and a young face. Her smooth, black hair was tied in a tight ponytail, and she wore a violet cloak. She simply raised her hand to signal the students to quiet down. The chatter was reduced to quiet whispering.
"Who's she?"
"I don't know!"
"It's Professor Ceska! Oh man, last year, she had me sit in the corner because I was talking! Can you believe that?"
"She's the Head of the Nightmare house, right?"
"Yeah, probably because she knows how to deal with them."
The professor tightened her lips and coughed. The whispers were gone, and they were replaced by heavy silence.
"Good morning, students. Please place your bags in the pile according to your house. After placing them, go past these doors and sit down, again, accordingly to your house," she said formally, pronouncing each word strong and clear so that even the kids in the back could hear. The Professor proceeded by opening the tall doors behind her, showing a grand room with five long tables. Each table was solid wood, the sides intricately carved with their house name.
At the far left corner was the Center house, with the Nature house on its right. The Focus house was to the right of the Nature house, and the Earth house was on the other side of the Focus. Finally, to the far right corner was the Nightmare house. All five table were placed vertically, except a sixth table that was at the totally end. The ceiling was painted a light blue with clouds, but there were no chandeliers or lights. Illumise and Volbeat illuminated the room, and the walls were painted a plain but classic ivory.
A black-haired with some dark blue streaks boy yawned at the sight; it was the same ever since freshman year. He placed his suitcases in the nature pile before sauntering inside the hall. His hands were shoved in his pockets, his red, blue and green-striped tie swaying as he walked. Dark blue eyes were locked onto his table, where he promptly sat down before giving a quick stretch.
"Hey, Leo! It's been a while, huh?" a voice said next to him. The boy looked over to his right, where a fifteen-year-old sat down next to him. His hair was a dirty blond and bright hazel-orange eyes. He held kind smile, and his new nature badge shone brightly in the light. He wore the usual Nature uniform: white button-up shirt with that hideous red, blue, and green tie with long black pants.
"Jaden, right? I remember your sister from last year," Leo answered, a bit confused. The freshman was acting like they've been friends ever since preschool.
"Well, of course! Don't you remember from the tournament? You know, the Flairstite Tourney?" Jaden asked, and Leo could faintly remember the brunette at the tournament. All he knew was that he lost in the semi-finals, but Jaden lost during the very beginning.
"Yeah," he said before yawning again. Eight o'clock is way too early for someone like him to be up. . .
As the two talked for a while, more people were starting to come in. The tables were becoming full, and soon the teachers began to take their spots as well. Soon, the room was noisy and bustling. Suddenly, the bug-type pokémon's light dimmed, and they created a spotlight for one of the teachers, who was certainly the Headmaster.
The talking ceased and all eyes were on the teacher. She was a short, wrinkly old woman with a pure white hair tied in a bun. Her eyes were squeezed shut, and she used a wobbly wooden cane as she stood up on the table so everyone could see her. She wore a simple lavender yukata, and a Chatot was perched on top of her head.
"Good morning, children!" the Chatot squawked loudly, mimicking his partner's whispering words. "Welcome to Viktree Academy! I am Headmaster Kohana, and the one speaking to you is my partner, Mimic the Chatot! Here, you learn many skills not only through classes, but experiences as well! Some of you may be confused what the Viktree Academy is."
The woman coughed for a moment, and then continued speaking for Chatot to copy.
"This academy is located in the middle of the Takro region. This area is widely inhabited with pokémon, and you can catch almost every pokémon here, besides legendaries, of course. There are many pokeschools are in the Takro region, but Viktree Academy is one of the greatest schools to be enrolled in. Here, we let students work as a team to accomplish certain duties. Every month, each house has the chance to gain what is called 'victory points.' You can gain such points by either winning a 'war' or winning a battle against someone from a different house. A 'war' is a tournament-styled battling competition with two houses participating. Each house is to send six people in the tournament. Winning War gains you 20 points, and both houses are done battling for the whole month. Losing a war means you lose 10 points.
A normal battle is pretty self-explanatory. In one month, houses can have up to six regular pokémon battles, regardless of which house you may battle. You cannot have a War and a Battle in the same month. Winning battles earn you 3 points, and losing a battle loses you 1 point.
There are five types of battles you can do for a war or a regular battle: Single, Double, Triple, Rotation, or Contest Battle. The one who declares the war/battle chooses which type of battle.
Not only do battles give you points, but your test scores, too.
B+ and up gives you 2 points
C – B gives you 1 point
Anything lower than a passing grade gives you 0 points."
The woman coughed again, and took a small sip of water from the table before clearing her throat.
"Anyway, the house with the most victory points will be given a trophy and a high-class trip to Everlast Island, a secret place that is said to have legendary pokémon living there. What you do there is up to you."
There was a murmur of excited whispers waving through the room.
"Ohmygoodness,that'ssoexcitingwhatdoyouthink,CamilleI'! 'tyouthink? !" a hyper-active Nature sophomore cried, gripping a silver-haired girl by the shoulder. The short-haired blond squealed, her curls bouncing as she did so.
"Charming," the other girl mumbled, mentally noting to get a pair of earplugs.
"I hope you will all enjoy another fantastic year at this school. Feel free to look around the school and check out classrooms. I recommend that you get a go to your dorm first. Lunch will be served at 12:30, so you are all dismissed! House Leaders, show the Freshmen to their dorm. Till then!"
The headmaster gently hopped off the table, and the Illumise and Volbeat shone the light as usual. Children flooded out of the room as usual.
"Single file, please!" the Nature Leader cried. Jaden shuffled into this line, listening intently to the nerdy senior. "Viktree Academy has six towers, or dorms. The building is shaped like a pentagon, so each point is the tower. Except the sixth, which is in the middle of the building. The Nature Dorm is on the southwest side, so we get to see the sunset pretty well. Not that the sunset is important."
The line of freshmen walked up huge, wide, spiral staircase. "Also, you must never, ever lose your badge. You badge is what allows you to go in the Nature dorm," the senior explained.
"What if you don't have your badge?" piqued someone.
"Then you won't be allowed in your dorm. A Haunter guards each dorm, and will put you to sleep if you're an imposter. Just because you have a uniform doesn't mean they'll let you in. You have six sets of your uniform, so it can easily be stolen. You only have one badge."
Jaden thought for a moment, fingering his badge with a soft expression on his face. Back in Honibrow Town, his room was a complete mess. He never thought about being tidy or having things in a certain spot. In fact, he was extremely messy. Possibly because he had always claimed his mind works five times faster than his body, and he can't keep up with it. Losing this badge. . . He gulped at the thought.
"So? You fall asleep. Big Whoop," a snotty freshman snorted, and the senior's eye twitched.
"If you are irresponsible, then you will lose victory points for our house. You want to see a legendary pokémon, right?"
The kid was silent from there on out.
"Who won last year?" Jaden asked, and the tall boy mumbled, "Nightmare, as usual."
"Well, that sucks," he said bluntly. "Hope we win."
"Yeah, sure. . ."
(Page Break)
September 8, Monday 10:38 – Viktree Academy, Northwest Battle Grounds
"Man, this isn't working," sighed a blonde girl, shaking her head as she attempted to hit the dummies using rotation battle rules. "Single battles, double battles, and triple battles I can handle, but rotation. . ." She shook her head again. "Toxi, call off Choo and Nox. . . this isn't working."
In front of her, a Toxicroak nodded, and then poked a small Cubchoo. He sniffled, looking up at the poison-type with sad eyes. A Hoothoot flew over to the girl, perching itself on her shoulder. The girl leaned against the tree, watching her Toxicroak carry the sobbing Cubchoo. Don't be alarmed, though. The Cubchoo is known for its overdramatic personality.
'Training for Rotation Battles is pointless. . .' the girl thought. 'The whole point is that you have to anticipate the enemy's move.'
Stalking the girl behind one of the academy walls, a boy watched her every move, writing it down in a notebook.
"So, Elizabeth Valtode, sophomore, is weak in rotation battles… Kukukuku, interesting indeed. . ."
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