Alright, first (Official) Pokemon story.
enjoy!
When Blue managed to open his eyes through a pounding headache it was night. He could see the stars above and through the corner of his blurred vision, a fire burning.
"..So Mt. Silver, eh?" He faintly heard someone say, 'Ash' his mind supplied, because Red wouldn't say something as meaningless as that.
Red must have done something or signaled something because the next thing Ash said was "Oh! I've been there before. They host the annual Silver Conference cup- It's a big deal. It should be coming up soon, I wasn't actually fallowing it because we're on this trip…" Ash wavered off while Blue groaned audibly, rolling over and one hand going towards the lump just under his hairline.
"Whoa, slow there." Ash stated, helping Blue sit upright and lean against something large- a Pokémon.
"Three things." Blue grunted, and Ash blinked, waiting while Red casted his crimson eyes.
"First, what time is it?" Blue grunted and Ash looked at his Pikachu who brought over Blue's Pokedex which had a built in timer on the Pokegear function.
1:24 AM
"Great, I've been out for five hours. Okay, second, which trainer's Onix hit me?" Blue grunted, and Red cracked a small smile, shaking his head in amusement while he leaned against his Snorlax, which helped create the Pokémon barrier around the group.
"Lastly, what am I leaning against?" Blue asked, casting a look at the small tree growing on the back of a…something.
"That's Torterra." Ash smiled, said Pokémon turning its head and offering a small (What Blue could call it) smile before calling out friendly "Tort-Torterra."
"Uh huh, nice to meet you." Blue stated, shifting slightly away from the land-Blastoise and looking at the rest of the group.
Red's Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, and Snorlax were all out, the fire he saw was actually Charizard's tail working as the campfire. Ash's Torterra was out, as well as Blue's own Arcanine and his own Gyra.
"What…What's going on here?" Blue asked, slightly confused as to why all of his Pokémon (the larger ones) were out.
"Well…After the Rocket's ship crashed-"
"Wait, It crashed? As in slam-into-the-earth crash?" Blue stated in shock and Ash rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
"Well…you see-"
"Red, what did you do?" Blue asked in shock while Red's eyes widened as if he was saying 'Me? Why do you think I did it?'
"I know you Red. You'd have done it if you found something. What is it?" Blue sighed while Red threw him his Pokegear, already a map drawn up pointing to a city that Blue certainly had not seen before.
"…Where is that?" Blue blinked, looking at the small town.
"That's Silver Town at the base of Mt. Silver. It holds the Silver Conference, which determines who the Johto League Champion is once you beat the current Champion. I think the current Champion is Lance, but this year they're having not only the Champion battle, but whoever beats that also gets to challenge Cynthia, who's the Elite Four Champion." Ash explained while Blue casted a look to Red.
"That's their plan? They're going to attack a championship Pokémon match?" Blue asked and Red narrowed his eyes, nodding to Ash.
"Well…It's a global thing. People from all over the world get together to see it, it's nationally broadcasted to every region. Normally, whoever even gets high enough becomes well-known. The Silver Conference has the best Pokémon trainers in the world."
"And that's why they'd attack it. To get rid of anybody who'd get in their path- Oh no. They'll fight and defeat anyone who wins." Blue casted a look to Ash who scowled, "Then we need to stop them."
"The Champion won't listen to you Ash, no offense." Blue hastily added while Ash frowned, "Well, I've met Lance a few times before, and I met Cynthia too. My rival challenged her to a battle-"
"Look, the only chance we have is if we actually know whoever is in the finals, and then they won't get injured from Team Rocket. There, we can defeat them and expose Giovanni. But who could get that far? I could try, but if Lance is as good as is back in our world…I don't know." Blue sighed.
Ash opened his mouth to respond but before he could, he heard a low amused chuckle, loud enough for Blue to hear and a smile to fall on his face.
"…Really? You'd do that?" Blue asked looking at Red hopefully while the trainer nodded, causing Blue to grin.
"Great, now we just need to get Red to register-"
"Wait, what is going on?" Ash asked, now confused while Blue smiled.
"Simple, Red's going to compete, and trust me, he'll win." Blue nodded while Red rose, looking up at his Pokémon which gave a smirk of their own, showing their readiness to battle.
"O-Okay. But I want to compete too!" Ash firmly stated and Blue blinked, looking at Red who shrugged. "Okay, sure, knock yourself out, but first you have to show us how to register."
"You can do it online, but we've got to tell the others!" Ash stated, eyes widening in realization and Blue gave a nod.
"Sure, we've got a plan and if anything, the whole Lake of Rage thing should be over by now. We'll call them and register tomorrow."
"Night." Ash smiled, leaning back and lowering his hat brim, his Pikachu jumping up and curling at his side, Blue sighing and curling up against the fluff of Arcanine's tail.
Red smiled to his Pokémon, this time leaning against his Venusaur with a slight wince, hand flying towards his leg as he gave it a stern look, carefully observing Blue and Ash before hiding the hastily made bandage around his thigh. He sighed, leaning against his Venusaur as slowly shutting his eyes.
That night, the three and Pokémon actually slept.
x-(X)-x
"Here, you just fill out these forms." Ash stated, turning the computer screen towards Blue as he looked at the screen, frowning at the information box.
"Ash, what do we do for the 'hometown' thing?" Blue sighed and Ash blinked before giving a shrug.
"Well…you could always write down Oak, I'm sure that the Professor wouldn't mind, and I'm sure that you could just make one up and put down Pallet Town for hometown, since that's technically true." Ash shrugged while Blue rolled his eyes, but obliged.
Name: Blue Oak.
Age: 19
Hometown: Pallet Town, Kanto
Years traveling: 8
Pokémon Registered ( Pokémon list can change once at tournament)
1. Jolteon2. Arcanine3. Alakazam4. Blastoise5. Pidgeot6. Gyarados"Okay, it's filled out, you're up Red. Where did Ash go?" Blue asked, looking at Red who gave a slight incline to where the TV phones were.
Blue looked over, seeing Ash talking to a large group of people clumped together, Blue was just able to pick out individual faces of May, Misty, and Max before they shifted again and the individuals vanished.
Red looked over with little curiosity while he shook his head and pulled up a new form to complete.
Name: Red
Age: 19
Hometown: Pallet Town
Years Traveling: 8
Pokémon Registered ( Pokémon list can change once at tournament)
1. Pikachu2. Espeon3. Snorlax4. Blastoise5. Venusaur6. CharizardHe scowled as the form originally rejected it, it took him submitting it twice more before another box opened, asking if his name was simply Red.
It took another few minutes before the form accepted it, him having to state very boldly that Yes his name was a colour, and yes he had no last name.
As he finished he looked up, very aware that nothing else was required for the computer as he logged off, standing up and walking over towards the video just as Ash finished telling them the plans.
"So you broke into a Team Rocket base and got away without a single injury?" Dawn asked in surprise, giving a small gasp as Red walked into the view.
"Yeah, only because of Ash was I unhurt, and then this idiot charges in on his Charizard." Blue smirked, rolling his eyes and pointing to Red who gave a slight nod and a tip of his hat.
"Oh! We found out that Team Rocket was sending signals in a radio station to force Magikarp to evolve." Dawn spoke, causing Red to lift an eyebrow in surprise, sharing a look with Blue.
"Oh, we also met someone familiar." May smiled stepping aside while a very recognizable face walked into view.
Red's eyes widened in surprise while Blue took a step back in surprise. Ash had a grin while the man gave a small wave.
"Hello again, Ash." Lance smiled, running a free hand through his spiky carmine hair.
"Lance, what are you doing there?" Ash asked in surprise while Lance gave a small smile.
"Looked like Team Rocket was trying to make Pokémon evolve again. This was where I caught Gyarados the first time, he was rather happy to avenge his fallen brethren." Lance smiled while Lance's attention shifted towards the two behind Ash.
"You two…" Lance stated in surprise, eyes drifting from Red to Ash and back again repeatedly.
"It's a long story." Blue added with a slight wince which Lance gave a nod to.
"I heard from Ash you're all going to compete in the Silver Conference. I'll cheer for you." Lance smiled and Blue gave a small laugh, leaning against Ash's chair while Red gave a tip of his hat, already walking away.
"Oh, if anything, I'll even bet you that Red will fight you Lance. He's…good, he's really good." Blue admitted and Lance gave a small smile, as if used to hearing it.
"I look forward to watching you in battle then, Red."
Red paused, turning and giving a jerk of a nod before walking out of sight.
"Sorry about that, he doesn't talk much." Blue sympathized while Lance gave a small laugh.
"Well, we'll hear his voice once he's on the battle field." He smiled and Blue gave a small snort, causing Lance to look up, slightly interested.
"sorry, let me rephrase that. He doesn't speak, ever. As in, it's really creepy when you fight him and he doesn't say anything." Blue smiled, giving a small shake of his head while Ash looked at Blue interested.
"you know, I've never actually seen Red in an actual battle." He spoke, slightly curious as Lance just chuckled slightly.
"Well, I'll be traveling to Silver city tomorrow, the Conference starts in only five days." He smiled before moving out of the camera view, leaving Ash to talk to the rest of his friends.
Red was outside, standing on the small railing separating the entryway of the poke center and a few small steps.
"It'll be nice to actually have a challenge. It's been ages since a decent trainer came through my gym." Blue grinned, and Red said nothing, slowly, the grin slipped from Blue's face.
"…Are you ever going to tell me about what happened up there?" Blue asked quietly, and Red said nothing, looking out over the slight hill and the darkness where the two knew the ocean was.
"Look, you were only up there a few months when this…this kid came through my gym. He was…oddly enough, like you. He had these Pokémon from Johto, I hadn't ever seen them before." Blue sighed, and Red said nothing ,his hands tightening on the railing.
"Anyways, this kid comes in, all happy and bubbly. Then we battle and he…" Blue gave a small snort of laughter, "He smoked me. Not only that but a while later he went and took on the Elite Four- he didn't have as easy of a time like you did. He actually apparently almost lost his battle against Lance. He was the champion since everyone thought you died and well…that was it." Blue sighed, and Red once again said nothing, ignoring Blue as the other male turned to look at him intently, "but that's not the end of it, isn't it?"
Red ignored him.
"My Granddad told me that…that kid wanted access to Mt. Silver, you know after you 'died' on it, only trainers that had sixteen badges were allowed up there? The kid went up there Red, the 'Champion' went up Mt. Silver to look for you. What happened up there? Because I'm as sure as Arceus that he didn't just march on down with the way his Typhlosion was looking."
Blue looked pointedly at Red, and yet the other made no movement to respond.
"Do you need a refresher? In his team, he had a Typhlosion, a Feraligatr, a Meganium, a Togetic, a Scizor and a Pichu. His name was –"
"Gold." Red spoke, breaking the silence with his surprisingly deep and quiet voice, causing Blue to look at him and finally a small smile overcame his face.
"So you did meet him. I wondered. I only managed to beat his Feraligatr, Meganium, Scizor, and Togetic. I lost to that dang Pichu. It had this…ability, It absorbed Jolt's Thunder and…well, attacked." Blue gave a sigh and he froze as he realized just how tensed Red grew at his words.
"You…you didn't know that, did you? You set your Pikachu on it, and you didn't know that little Pichu could absorb electricity- Arceus." Blue ran his hand through his hair in shock letting out a low breath.
"I-what did you lose Red? How close of a battle was it? Was that his last Pokémon?" Blue asked, now curious while Red bowed his head, eyes slipping closed.
"Oh- Arceus, it was his last Pokémon, wasn't it. It was your Pikachu vs. his Pichu and-"
"I lost." Red spoke only that, turning and walking inside, leaving a completely stunned Blue outside, frozen by the comment.
Red…lost, Red lost for the first time in his life!
All due to luck.
x-(X)-x
"…Did you and Blue have a fight?" Ash asked Red, having noticed the tensed silence between the two.
Red gave a slow shake of his head, not looking down as Charizard flew at a calm speed, the three having nearly four days to fly to Silver City, only a three day flight by plane, but at the speed Charizard and Pidgeot moved and the different path, they could make it in two.
"Pika chu chu?" Pikachu asked Red, the elder looking down briefly at the small Pokémon before gently stroking It between the ears and looking out over the land as they flew.
It was obvious to Blue that Red was still upset about admitting his lost to Gold, his only loss, and logically, Blue found that Red had a good reason to be upset.
They flew, completely ignoring the option of landing and instead when Ash and Pikachu grew hungry, Charizard spun, dropping the two off of Pidgeot where Blue apologized on Red's behavior and handed over a large amount of food he managed to sneak away.
"What's with him?" Ash asked, looking at Red who had his hat low over his eyes, blocking the sight and letting the large beast shadow him, causing him to look honestly, frightening.
"I may have accidently brought up memories that…unsettled him." Blue sighed, the two flying beasts swerving as they managed to pass the bike route.
"What? What upset him?" Ash asked, blinking largely and causing Blue to look at him with an apologetic smile.
"Well…As long as Red's been around for, he's bound to get more rivals then just me, right?" Blue asked, Ash nodding quickly as his mind thought to his most recent purple haired rival.
"Well…I just reminded him of one of his rivals. They didn't depart on friendly terms." Blue spoke with a sigh, allowing Pikachu to look at Ash with a look of being genially upset.
"Pika Pi? Pika pi chu Pika chu chu." Pikachu spoke, waving its little paws towards Red on Charizard while Ash gave a small smile, pulling out a Pokeball and opening it, sending out Staraptor which wasted no time in letting Pikachu jump upon its back and fly up towards the Charizard, which looked a little startled if anything.
"Pika chu chu!" Pikachu shouted, giving a wave in which Red only glanced at in surprise before smiling slightly and pulling out a Pokeball of his own.
Soon another Pikachu sat upon Charizard's head, squealing happily as it bounded out, landing on Staraptor's back as the two Pikachu's spiraled out in the air.
Red gave a smile, watching his Pokémon fly through the air with ease and thoroughly enjoys itself.
"I really hope you two don't have to battle." Blue spoke, causing Ash to jerk out of his thoughts.
"It's just that he'll honestly destroy you. He's good Ash, and I mean that he's the best Pokémon trainer I've ever seen. I think that he can fight that Cynthia girl and he'll win." Blue gave Ash a pointed look and stated rather pointedly, "I'm not lying either."
Ash gave a dry swallow and a small bitter smile as he gave a slight nod.
"…We're pulling up towards Viridian City." Blue spoke after flying through the night, the two creatures drawing tired (well, Pidgeot).
"Pika" Pikachu groaned in exhaustion while Red casted a look over before shaking his head, pointing his finger towards a large intimidating mountain looming over them all, causing Ash to look at it in surprise.
"You want to get to Silver city today?" Ash shouted over the wind and Red nodded, causing the Pidgeot to sigh but continue flapping.
The moment the two Pokémon managed to land on the edge of the city, claws landing and locking on the railing that protruded from the walled city.
"Well, look at that, we flew halfway across Kanto in one day." Blue stated in disbelief, the Pidgeot panting and fluttering down to the ground and the two dismounted, recalling the poor Pokémon.
Charizard was also recalled as Red walked, shifting his hips at the awkwardness after riding the dragon for hours on end.
"Arcanine." Blue sighed, summoning the perky dog while looked around interestedly and almost impressed that they had traveled so far once it saw Mt. Silver looking high above.
"Come on." Blue sighed, Ash climbing on awkwardly while Red looked at Arcanine which looked at them.
"…Arc." Arcanine nodded, ducking slightly and letting a slight smile flicker across Red's face as he mounted behind Ash, who felt very odd being pressed between the two, although it wasn't too close it was unbearable.
"Registration should be over there by the poke center." Ash pointed, the dog walking in that direction as the other competitors looked up, eyeing Arcanine with interested looks.
Arcanine took little time to part the crowd and easily move toward registration where a rather interested girl was eyeing up Red rather eagerly.
"I got this." Blue nodded, sliding down and moving toward the girl who looked back at her papers quickly.
"Hello, I'm here to sign in. I'm Blue Oak and that's Ash Ketchum, and my friend, Red." Blue smiled and the girl gave one back, sorting through papers before pulling the three aside.
"Here, all you need to do if you change your Pokémon lineup is go to the Pokémon center and use the machine there and insert your Pokeballs. It'll automatically update your Pokémon as those present. I'll need signatures here from all of you." The girl nodded, Ash and Red sliding down to sign, Ash noticing how Red didn't sign his name at once but instead watched Blue and Ash's own before writing quickly and quietly.
Ash looked over curiously, wondering why it took Red so long to write his name before he saw the rather…mediocre handwriting, worse than Ash's by far.
'He's been on a mountain for years, he probably forgot how to write.' Ash's mind supplied and he quietly mounted Arcanine again.
"You have rooms 22 and 23 and 25. Enjoy!" The girl called again, Red giving a nod before pressuring the dog to turn and start walking, causing Arcanine to give a growl of annoyance.
"Hey, none of that." Blue scolded gently, patting his obedient Pokémon as it walked towards the designated sleeping rooms.
"Okay, so Blue, you're next to me in 22 and 23. Red, you're a little ways down in 25." Ash responded, handing out the keys Blue had grabbed before and passing them between the group, finding that the buildings were nice and open, allowing trainers to walk around with moderately sized Pokémon.
"Look over there Pikachu, looks pretty nice, huh?" Ash smiled, pointing to a small part where several trainers were running with smaller Pokémon such as Turtwigs and even a Petilil.
"Pika!" Pikachu squealed, the group dismounting from Arcanine as Red walked further down the hall, hands in his pocket as his Pikachu sat on his shoulder, looking around as he slipped into his room quietly.
Ash instead of dwelling on the quiet movement of Red he moved into his own room.
It was large, much larger than the rooms the last time he was here. It held a small TV as well as a kitchen area and a large bedroom, fit with several small poke-beds for smaller Pokémon such as Buizel and Gible.
"This is great Pikachu!" Ash smiled, still feeling sore from the long ride.
"Pika Pi!" Pikachu shouted, standing on a window ledge while Ash raced over, overlooking a larger park where Pokémon of all types ran around and played, trainers converging below and even a few small practices or Pokémon scrimmages were taking place.
He leaned out of the window giving a slight laugh as he saw a girl with a Clefairy playing with another boy trainer's Pidgeotto.
"…You know, I've never actually been to one of these." Blue casually stated, causing both Ash and Pikachu to jump in surprise and spring around.
"Left your door open." Blue nodded towards the open door with a smirk while Ash gave a weak smile.
"So, I have no idea where Red ran off to, knowing him, it was probably some practice or scoping out any decent trainers. No clue, want to explore around? I've got nothing better to do." Blue shrugged, and Ash smiled, before giving a large nod.
"Jolt!" Jolteon cried with a happy flourish, stretching out as it looking at Pikachu curiously before looking around in excitement.
"I was thinking, I saw a restaurant around the corner, I think it's free for competitors." Blue grinned and Ash echoed one back the two making quick haste of leaving the rooms, walking across the street and looking at the variety of Pokémon, more often than not, Blue casually asking what a Pokémon was or flicking out his Pokedex at opposing Pokémon from Sinnoh, Unova, or Hoenn. He was rather upset when the Pokémon he found were only within the level region of the '40's' and according to Blue, it was rather upsetting.
"So, what exactly is a good level?" Ash asked out of curiosity after the two had attacked the buffet. (Blue was amazed by all the food Ash could eat).
"Well, that depends. Apparently 100 is the highest level there is but the highest recorded level Is actually Lance's in our world. His Dragonite is Level 72, but I heard rumors that the new Champion had a Pokémon level 78." He smiled and Ash looked at him in surprise.
"But I thought that your Arcanine was level 68?" Ash spoke and Blue nodded.
"True, but in my universe the strongest was 72. That's not that big of a difference, not to mention Lance's other Pokémon were in the 60's, and my Blastoise was level 70." Blue shrugged while Ash looked at him wide eyed.
"Wow- what level is Pikachu?" Ash asked eagerly while Blue hesitantly looked at the excited electric type.
"Ash, I don't want to tell you. Either I do and you get over confident and lose a match, or you get upset and lose a match. I'll find out, and tell you only when the competition is over, okay?" Blue spoke slowly, Ash and Pikachu looking confused but agreeing.
A slight chirp and Blue looked over the information quickly.
Pikachu
Abilities: Static. Hidden Abilities: Pure Power
Blue lifted an eyebrow looking at the Pikachu- Pure Power? 'Incredible, such power for such a small creature.'
Level 75
Blue almost choked when he saw the level.
'It's obvious it doesn't know its power, or it would be much more effective.'
"So?" Ash asked with a small grin, causing Blue to look at Pikachu, who was enjoying a bottle of ketchup.
Blue shook his head, "I'll tell you after."
They left the restaurant, looking up into the sky to hear a roar and an unexpected flash of fire. It dove, landing in front of them with startling accuracy and they stumbled back to see Red smirking, at them, his Pikachu on his shoulder.
"What the- you were flying?" Blue asked in shock while Red just shrugged, something white falling from his shoulders.
"Is that snow?" Ash asked in confusion while Blue looked at Red dryly.
"Really? You went to the peak of Mt. Silver?" Blue sighed and Red shrugged, his Charizard turning with a snort, lifting up suddenly and causing Red's coat to flutter open.
"Pika Pi!" Pikachu pointed, just in time for Ash to see the six Pokeballs on Red's belt, as well as…another?
"Hey Blue, I thought Red only had six Pokémon." Ash blinked and Blue looked at him confused.
"He does." Blue confirmed, but Ash looked more puzzled by that.
"Are you sure? Because I could have sworn I just saw a purple Pokeball with something on it-" Ash paused, seeing Blue's frozen face.
"What?"
"Did you say…a purple Pokeball?"
"Uh," Ash blinked in confusion, "Yeah?"
"Ash. Tell me this, did it have a letter 'M' on it?"
"Uh, I think so." Ash blinked, looking at Pikachu who gave a nod.
Blue swallowed, running a hand through his hair, muttering "Oh Arceus, the idiot."
"What?" Ash blinked and Blue turned to look at him very seriously.
"Ash, listen to me. After Red beat me, but before he went on Mt. Silver, Red caught a Pokémon that he shouldn't have caught. Okay? He never uses it, because it's very powerful. As for how it's here, I don't know. But whatever you do, if you see him pull out that Pokeball in battle and he's going to use it- forfeit. Don't fight him, it's not worth it."
Ash looked stumped, "You want me to just give up?"
"Ash, you don't stand a chance against it." Blue warned, turning and walking off, leaving Ash and Pikachu standing on the sidewalk, very confused.
x-(X)-x
The moment Red closed the door to his room he winced, leaning heavily on the wall and taking the weight off of his single injured leg.
"Pikachu chu?" Red's Pikachu asked, twitching its ears as it heard Red's slight hiss of pain as his hand brushed over the bandage on his leg.
Ash looked up at his long time friend, giving a slight shake of his head to show his friend that he was okay.
Red moved, walking towards the window with a slight wince, looking out at Mt. Silver sitting high above Silver City almost peacefully. It was…intimidating, but so familiar it ached.
"Pikachu chu? Pika pika." Pikachu agreed lowly, looking at the mountain as it too seemed to remember the years the two spent up at the summit.
Red gave a slightly wistful look, and shook his head slightly, frowning as a cloud passed the sun, showing a dark grey halo of what Red used to call his home.
"…Pika?" Pikachu asked, also wishing to visit the peak once more.
Red felt a smile drag across his face as he gently pet his Pokémon, hand feeling for Charizard's Pokeball as he gently opened the window, summoning the dangerous creature as Charizard circled once above the tree tops, gaining a few trainers from other regions to point and flip out Pokémon recognition devices.
Charizard gave a low grumble, waiting patiently as Red moved, jumping gracefully out of the window to sit on Charizard's shoulders, wincing in pain as his leg flared up in pain from the brutal landing.
He heard Charizard snort in concern, glancing at him before Red shook his head, signaling that he was okay while the smaller Pokémon assured it quietly.
Red jerked his head towards the large Mountain above, the Pokémon jolting off in a quick speed, zooming up high among the clouds.
Red let a smile part on his face, his coat billowing open revealing his black undershirt and his thin concerning body.
His hat did little to keep the black wispy strands of hair from blowing in the air. Red did little to concern himself at the lethal height, even letting go of Charizard's neck and lifting his hands in the air, feeling the crisp air blow between his fingers as he smiled, crimson eyes crinkling in enjoyment.
Charizard roared, releasing a ring of fire in which the three blew through, the crisp air turning comfortably warm as they passed through with no problem.
They flew, flapping low enough for their fingers to part through the white clouds, the icy air feeling cool and just as he remembered as they down, snow flurries biting the air around them.
They swirled, flying where the air grew too thin for other Pokémon to fly on, only the largest of Pokémon being able to support themselves with the lack of support. Charizard glided, having found the true hint as for how to fly in the high altitude, spiraling around the summit while Red held no difficulty breathing, he having grown long since used to it.
They landed, Charizard digging his claws further into the ice, no snow was patted down from years of hard training, or no icy crack had been exposed from the rock.
It was as if none had ever reached the summit.
Red slipped off, the snow reaching mid-calf and the coldness soothing his burning thigh as he took a few steps through the white powder, Pikachu looking around curiously before jumping down on a recognizable gray rock.
"Pikachu chu?" Pikachu asked curiously, Charizard giving a snort and a look of surprise before acceptance as he was recalled, Espeon soon taking his place with a brief shiver.
"Espeon?" Espeon questioned, looking at Red who squatting slightly, offering a kind smile as he gently ran his cold fingers through her short fur, the creature letting a soft purr of happiness.
He closed his eyes, one hand still resting on her head as she immediately understood what he was silently asking her.
Her eyes opened, and they glowed with energy as they scanned the world around them, seeking any trainers that dared stumble upon his home, and she gave a short shake of her head at the lacking of any trainers within miles.
He smiled, patting her one last time as he recalled her and sat next to his beloved Pikachu, gently running his fingers through its fur, silently tracing scars from various battles.
"We meet again."
Red turned, hand flickering to his hip as he saw the portal once more, eyes widening as he honestly did not expect to see the legendary Pokémon again, for as long as he lived.
(He briefly speculated that he'd be trapped in this universe, it didn't matter to him anyways).
Red's lips twitched slightly towards a frown before he gave a slight bow of his head, acknowledging the large white Pokémon who held a large protruding runic belt that nearly touched the ground as it stood.
"I have been told by Dialga, the keeper of Time of the universe you are from, that you hold orbs, these…capture devices, with creatures of legend. I am sure you have noticed that our occurrences are much scarcer in the land you are from?"
Red gave a slight nod, mind slightly foggy at the idea of Dialga- a Pokémon he had only heard from in rumors in his travels.
"In this world, these evils are abundant. To save us and our power, I created replicas, children of the higher power, to populate this planet and hide our true beings from sight. All legendary's ever caught are but a fake-"
Red bowed his head with a slight smile, he had known it. It was nearly impossible for one to catch a legendary, not to mention this 'Tobias' Ash had spoken of, who claimed a Latios and a Darkrai for his own.
"That is, except for yours."
Red looked up in slight shock, eyes narrowing as a dark look overcame his face.
"I released them." He spoke, voice low and cautious as the godly creature stood before him.
"Correct. However, once bonded, we are truly never free. They feel no anger at their capture, they feel…honored, and respect you enough. You are the only mortal who has gained respect from the gods, Red. In your universe, there are only one god and legendary, and you hold three of the elemental birds, as well as my child I did not sire."
Red's head snapped up in shock. How did Arceus know of it-
"You caught the…creation to save it from harm. It seeks revenge. I am sure you know of whom I speak? It wishes to reunite, but only to be used in the direst of situations."
A small light flashed and nestled calmly in the snow was a purple Pokeball with a bright golden 'M' printed upon the top, almost mocking him with its innocent look.
"Take it. We will meet again, Red. You are the Chosen One of your universe, and you walk with the Chosen One of our own. You two are a pair in which we cannot help but watch."
Arceus turned with no more to say, taking two steps before floating away, vanishing into a portal in the air, leaving behind the purple Master Ball.
Red swallowed, trying to refresh his dry mouth as he walked forward, picking up the legendary Pokeball- not wanting to face what was inside.
'I promised never to use you. I promised never to force yourself to battle against another Pokémon as long as I held you in my hand. Why are you here? Why did you come back?' He thought with a sigh, moving Pikachu's Pokeball to the inside of his jacket and clipping the purple ball on his waste, Pikachu jumping onto his shoulder in silence, he too, having realized the burden of the purple Pokeball.
Charizard roared once more as Red moved, having realized not long onto the flight that somehow during Arceus' visit his thigh had healed itself marvelously. It had probably been nothing for the great Pokémon to knit together skin on a moment's whim.
Red gave a sigh, shaking his head as he looked to the right towards the forest outlining Silver City, frowning as he saw a large bolt of electricity arch into the air and vanish.
He gently shifted, moving Charizard towards the electricity, actually interested as the only bolt of power that was as similar was from his own Pikachu, or another similar highly leveled Pokémon and honestly…Red hadn't seen a halfway decent one in his time here.
"Electivire- again!" He heard a slightly frustrated but cool voice shout, Charizard now zooming over the clearing, causing the said Electivire to look up in surprise, the Torterra and the Magmortar looking up in surprise as Red managed to have a good look at the decent trainer, purple hair and dark clothing as it looked up with a slight frown, as if eying up Red himself.
"You! Get out of here!" The trainer shouted angrily, causing Charizard to circle around once more, just to spite the trainer.
"Electrivire- thunderbolt!"
Charizard roared angrily, spinning in a sudden roll to avoid the arching rays of power, Red, leaned back, his obedient creature landing just a few meters away from the trainer who glared at Red, who said nothing, his hat still covering his eyes.
"Ash?" He heard the trainer mutter under his breath while his Torterra roared loudly, stamping the ground threateningly while Red finally looked up, his crimson eyes looking eerily disturbing (As he had been told by Blue) while he stared at the trainer who swallowed.
Red knew that his…aura, was taking effect. He had been told multiple times by Blue that when he gave him that stare that it felt as if you were challenging a legendary itself. He had been first told that only by the Silph Co. then again at the Champion's Stadium.
Blue mentioned it less and less, but he still noticed just how fearful trainers felt.
"…You're not Ash." The trainer spoke, speaking up while his Pokémon (The three Red could see) gathered behind him.
"Pika." Pikachu growled, the trainer's eyes widening as it saw the Pikachu.
"…My name is Paul." The trainer nodded, and Red gave a small smile and a tip of his hat, moving to mount more firmly on Charizard once his natural curiosity had run out.
"…I take it you're taking part in the Silver Conference?" Paul asked, and Red gave a jerk of a nod, Paul giving a small smirk, "I look forward to our battle then, stranger."
"Pika!" Pikachu shouted back, the Electivire spitting something angrily as Charizard took to the air with remarkable speed, causing Paul's eyebrows to shoot up.
Red ignored him, the sun was setting and already he knew who an opponent would be.
Pokémon: Torterra
Abilities: Overgrow, Hidden Abilities: Shell Armor
Level: 70
A small smile grew on Red's face as they flew, the sky dark as they just happened to spot Ash and Blue walking below.
"Pikapi! Pikachu chu pi- Pikapi!" His Pikachu grinned, pointing at Ash and Blue, Charizard diving and landing in front of them with a small smirk.
It was only later when Red was in his own private room, looking at his leg in closer detail when he saw the thin scar from the broken glass.
It was also then, when he realized that he'd have to register Mewtwo for his final battle just in case Team Rocket did show up.
'Well, Cynthia's going to be in for a surprise.'
Alright! Now we're going to get some real battling in!
Of course, I already know the lineup and who'se going to win...so...
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~Oceanbreeze7
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