Of Ice and Fire
Chapter 1:
Master of Ice, Queen of the Cold
4 days before the events of the Phoenix Temple
July 10
Cationic Village, Unova
7:34 pm
It was a cold, winter day, but oddly, it was suppose to be seventy degrees today. Well, that's because there is a special Ice Type Pokémon whose presence can be cold. Not cold as in she's mean and harmful. Cold as in, icy cold, but I'm not going into introductions with our main character yet, but let's focus on the setting.
Cationic Village. The one town in Unova where only Pokémon are the residents of the town (Funny thing is that there are no humans existing in this world). Each Pokémon has a happy living style, job, or daily routine in this town. The village does has it's history for its….strange cold weather. This town, along with anything that surrounds it, can have its snowy weather all the time. Even when it's really hot, this cold weather prevents the heat from getting to the village, which is very impressive. Normally, the snow would melt in heated conditions, but it doesn't. It just ignores the heat completely.
You are probably wondering why this such thing happens. Could it be a paranormal phenomena? A curse to the village? If you think that, you're wrong. The interesting snowy weather is caused by a special Pokémon with fantastic ice powers. This town inhabits a special Ice Type Pokémon who is immune to any Fire Type move, and only Steel Type Pokémon are able to break the ice this Pokémon creates. Interesting enough, she can also freeze Fire Type Pokémon solid. And normally, Fire Types would just melt their way through the ice, but nope. They're encased in ice by this Ice Type Pokémon with ease. What is this Pokémon you ask? Allow me to show you.
In the village, there were a few children Pokémon playing in the snow. They were either doing snowball fights, making snow angels, or building Pokémon with the snow. The parents of these children were having fun themselves with a frozen pond, ice skating.
"Look out below!" A Pikachu shouts as he slides off the roof like a slide and jumps off an icy ramp. A Sneasel, Corphish, and Chespin watched in shock as they went after him.
"Larry! Are you nuts?!" Sneasel asked while chasing after him.
"Don't worry Jessie! I'll be fine!" Larry shouts as he noticed that he was heading to a frozen pond. "Uh oh!"
"LARRY!" Jessie jumps up, but fails to grab Larry. Larry closed his eyes, not wanting to see himself get hurt, until a ice slide was formed and Larry landed on the slide and slides down. He slips on the ice after he stood up, but gets up again and regains balance.
"Larry? How many times have I told you not to do these stunts anymore?" Larry looks up to see who asked the question.
Jessie, Corphish and Chespin arrived at where Larry was and widen their eyes.
In front of Larry was a Glaceon, but the Glaceon was a little thinner than a normal Glaceon. In fact, her body was sleek and smooth. Her flesh ribbons were 2 inches longer than normal and her eyes were dazzling. And finally, her presence made cold air in the surrounding area.
"Uh oh…" Jessie, the Corphish and Chespin backs away from the Glaceon.
"The I-I-I-I-I-Ice Queen, F-F-F-F-Freezicore," Larry stutters.
Freezicore. The Glaceon with the very ice powers described not too long ago. She is well known for being an Ice Queen, but in reality, she's not really a queen. It's just a nice nickname the town folks gave her for her impressive ice powers.
"Larry? How many times have I told you not to do any of those dangerous stunts this week?" Freezicore asked the Pikachu.
"I'm sorry, your majesty! I just wanted to have fun!" Larry shouts nervously.
Freezicore sighs and gives Larry a smile. "Larry, this is the third time I have to save you from your ridiculous stunts. Just because there is snow all over the village doesn't mean it's safe. You could have gotten seriously hurt if you're not careful," Freezicore scolded.
Larry looks down, "I'm sorry, your majesty."
Freezicore looks over to Jessie, Corphish and Chespin. "As for the rest of you, be careful as well. Unlike Larry's stunts, you could also end up seriously hurt from even not doing risky things. Now I expect all of you to be careful next time, unless you want to stay at home after being grounded by your parents."
"No no no no," The three Pokémon stuttered nervously.
"Good. Glad you got the message. Go ahead and have fun in the snow," Freezicore smiled as she started walking off.
"Phew. I thought she would be mad," Corphish admits.
"Me too. At least she's reasonable, right Monica?" Jessie asked the Chespin known as Monica.
"Of course. Now…" Monica reaches down to the snow and throws some at the three friends. "SNOWBALL FIGHT!"
Freezicore looked over to see the four Pokémon having fun with their snowball fight as she giggles and walks off towards the hill.
At the top of the hill, which had a great view of Cationic Village, there was a small house made of solid concrete as Freezicore opens the door and walks inside. While the whole cabin was made of stone, the inside was mostly covered in ice and had normal furniture. There was a table fit for at least four Pokémon to sit in, with additional chairs, and a chandelier made of ice that sparkled with the light.
There was also a front room, that has a comfy couch along with a playpen and book shelves with books, of course, on it. There was also a TV in the room, hanging on the wall.
The next room is one of the two bedrooms. This was Freezicore's room, which is covered in ice. There was a nice queen size bed with icy blue bedsheets (see what I did there?), a nice picture of herself battling a Magmortar hanging on the wall, and the whole room itself was sparkling.
Finally, the second bedroom. This bedroom wasn't covered in ice. Instead, it was a normal room with book shelves focusing on magic, a nice bed also with ice blue bedsheets, but there was also another bed on the other side of the room. Only, this one was smaller, and almost resembles a crib. The difference is that there wasn't the bars surrounding the bed, as the smaller bed had floral bedsheets.
"Hm? My children still aren't home yet?" Freezicore questions, tilting her head in confusion, until an Eevee runs passed and startled her a little.
"Mom! Mom! Guess what? I pelted my big sis with so many snowballs today!" The Eevee shouts excitedly, running around the house. The Eevee obviously was male.
This is Freezicore's son, Orinesh. He's a bit of an energetic little boy. A bit too energetic. He really looks up to his mother and wants to be like her. Powerful, agile, immune to fire, all of that. Not only that, but he gets really excited about talking about his mother to his friends that it makes it sound like he's bragging. But aside from his personality, he's just an adorable little Eevee.
"Orinesh? You and Aurora didn't do another snowball fight, did you?" Freezicore asked, giggling a bit.
"You bet! And it was so much fun!" Orinesh shouts excitedly, bouncing around in joy.
Freezicore giggled again as an anime sweat drop appeared on the side of her head. "Okay Orinesh. I think you're getting all excited again. Also, where is Aurora anyway?"
"Over here," Freezicore turns around to see another Glaceon coming inside the house, except this Glaceon is different from Freezicore.
The Glaceon was more shorter than Freezicore by 3 feet. Her flesh ribbons were at normal length to a regular Glaceon, and her ears were 3 inches longer than normal. Other than that, she looked pretty normal for a Glaceon, except the most noticeable object on the Glaceon was an eye patch over her left eye. This is Freezicore's daughter, Aurora.
"Ah, Aurora? We were just talking about you," Freezicore smiles at her daughter.
"I know. I could hear Orinesh shouting while I was climbing up here," Aurora replied bitterly.
"Pfft! You just can't handle the fact that I easily beaten you in snowball fights," Orinesh boasts.
"At least I'm not that excited over something," Aurora rolled her eyes(?) and giggled a bit.
"Well I'm glad you both are here. You best be at a good behavior level next week because Ivory's coming back from her vacation," Freezicore announced.
"After 2 months of being at….wherever she was at, she's coming back to Cationic Village?" Aurora asked.
"Of course. Now I know you two are on each other's nerves a lot, but can you try to be nice to one another?" Freezicore asked.
"Hey, Aurora never gets on my nerves. It's mostly me that gets on her nerves," Orinesh chuckles and runs around the house.
"You can say that again," Aurora groans in annoyance as she goes to one of the bedrooms and closed the door.
"HEY! We share that room you know?!" Orinesh shouts, jumps to turn the knob and runs inside the room.
Freezicore just rolled her eyes and walks outside. She was standing on the snowy hillside, watching all of the town folks of Cationic Village play in the snow and smiled at the sight. Everyone was having fun or relaxing in the snow, but mostly having fun.
So you guys are wondering how I'm the reason why I caused a snowy ice land in Cationic Village. Well it's pretty cool to be honest, and no. I wasn't trying to make a pun. I'm actually serious. As you lovely viewers are aware, my name is Freezicore. I'm a Glaceon with the power to make the weather cold, as well freeze anything solid. And yeah, the author is correct about me able to freeze Fire Types solid. Now before I can go into how I was able to make Cationic Village into an ice world, let me give you some background.
Around two hundred years ago, I was pretty much a traveler Glaceon. And when I arrived at Cationic Village for the first time….it wasn't that great. It was pretty much an unfriendly town, filled with Fire Type Pokémon who are both unfriendly and ruthless to town folks and outsiders of the village. And something about those Fire Types can tick me off when they act ruthless. I know what I had to do, so I fought the Fire Type Pokémon, froze them and kicked them out of town. From there, the village folks were happy that the Fire Types were gone, and they thanked me for this. Although, I did want to continue my travels, but I decided to stay at the village and bring them the happiness they need. By making the town full of snow, and they honestly love it. Okay, at first they hated it, but after some considerations, they got used to it and have fun, and then they start to love it. Since then, the town has been the same for two hundred years, and yeah, I lived for that long. Actually longer than two hundred years. Heh, try four hundred years. Yeah, that's how old I am. Unbelieveable right? Well it's true.
Aside from that, my ice powers are pretty something. Now there are some Fire Type Pokémon that live in the village, but they don't pose a threat to the village, or me. So they can stay for as long as they like. But for those Fire Types that actually do pose a threat, they'll have to deal with me first. Anyway, let me get to my two children. Hehe, the cute little Eevee is my son, Orinesh. He's a bit energetic for his age, and he's only six years old. Not only that, but he can be a handful to take care of. And the Glaceon with the eye patch is my daughter, Aurora. She was my first child and a very smart girl. She has the same ice powers as I do, but she uses them for only battle or magic. She can heal even the worst of injuries with a magic mist. Like let's say you're worn out from a battle, and you can barely even stand because you used all your strength in battle. Well, Aurora can use her magic healing mist to recover all of your strength and make you feel much more better, which is really useful. And Ivory? Well I'll talk about her some other time. Now let's get back from my thoughts and into reality.
Freezicore smiled at how the town folks were having fun in the snow, but then something caught her eye. Entering the town were two Fire Types, one fully evolved Pokémon and one pre-evolved. One was a Typhlosion that was wearing a blue bandana and has a bag strapped around its waist, while the other was a Vulpix wearing a cute cowboy hat. Freezicore grew suspicious on the two Fire Type Pokémon as she walks down the hill.
The town folks saw the two Fire Types entering the town as the Vulpix approached a Serperior, "Hello there. My friend and I are wondering if you have a place to stay at. We're really tired from our long travels."
"Tired? Hmm….well, we certainly do have a place for you to settle in at," the Serperior notified.
"Oh that would be splendid. But might I ask, why is the weather in this town so cold?" The Typhlosion asked, "I mean, it doesn't bother me very much, but I'm curious. There is snow everywhere."
"Well, the reason why is because we have a Glaceon resident here who can make this type of weather happen, no matter if the weather is hot outside. She has these incredible ice powers that allows her to make all of this happen. And from my experiences, the kids really do enjoy playing in the snow," the Serperior explained.
"Interesting. Very interesting. And who might be the name of this Glaceon?" The Typhlosion asked curiously.
"Oh, well her name is-"
"Freezicore." The Typhlosion and Vulpix looks over to see Freezicore walking towards them. The Vulpix smiled and runs to Freezicore.
"Hi there! It's nice to meet you!" Vulpix shouts giddily. Freezicore was taken aback from the loud shouting, but she recomposed herself and smiled at the Vulpix.
"Pardon my friend here. Her enthusiasm is contagious. Allow me to introduce ourselves, miss Freezicore." The Typhlosion bows to Freezicore and cleared his throat, "My name is Clarence and this is my friend, Emelia. We came from Éclater City."
"Éclater City? That place is full of Fire Type Pokémon. How could we know that you two aren't part of the Infernos?" Freezicore asked, looking at the two Fire Types with suspicion.
"Oh no no no," Clarence shakes his head, "We are not associated with the Infernos. I promise. We have nothing to do with them."
"Yeah. We don't have anything to do with them. We both are just friendly Fire Type Pokémon," Emelia said, slightly shaking.
"Well that's good. This town used to be infested with the Infernos before I came and kicked them out. Although, we do have a few Fire Types living here, but they're all friendly. So you both are welcomed to stay here," Freezicore smiled.
"Thank you very much," Clarence bows.
"Follow me. I'll take you to the Cationic Inn. You both can stay there for the night," Freezicore told the two Fire Types.
"Ooh! Can we Clarence? Can we stay?" Emelia asked.
"Alright Emelia. We can stay," Clarence answered.
"Heh, follow me then. I'm sure you'll have a pleasant time here," Freezicore then starts leading the two Fire Types to the Cationic Inn as both Fire Types followed.
Freezicore and the two Fire Types soon arrived at the inn as Clarence looks around the inn. "Very nice. I love the detail."
The detail was very nice indeed. The lobby was large with walls painted with a bright yellow color, with icy decorations and a main desk in the far end of the room. There was an icy chandelier hanging on the ceiling with candle sticks lit up with gems hanging on the side, and a icy blue colored carpet in the very center of the lobby, with some decorated icicles on the floor sewed on the rug. And finally, there was a coffee table with a coffee machine plugged into the wall, with two chairs and plastic cups stacked on the table.
"Isn't it neat? Some of the icy decors were made by me. I got to say that it is great," Freezicore said.
"I see. Very unique," Clarence nods while Emelia runs to the main desk and rings the bell.
"Hello? Anyone here? We like to stay here for the night," Emelia called out, waiting for an answer. Then an Infernape came from under the desk with a smile, slightly startling Emelia.
"Hello there. Welcome to the Cationic Inn. Sorry, I dropped my pencil under the desk and went to pick it up. My name is John and I'm the doorman of the inn," John introduced.
"Oh that's okay. Um, we'd like to stay here for the night," Emelia said, returning a smile.
"For how long will you be staying?" John asked, writing down what Emelia told him on a sketchpad.
"Um…."
"Two weeks minimum. We will be here for some time," Clarence answered for Emelia.
"Ahh okay then. Very well. I'll make an acception," John then writes down the reservation, "alright then. That will be a mere one hundred and forty-five dollars please."
"Gladly," Clarence takes out the exact amount of money and hands it to John. John takes the money and gives Clarence the keys with a keychain labeled 54.
"Room 54. Got it!" Emelia shouts excitedly.
"Alright. Thank you very much. Come on Emelia," Clarence then starts going upstairs. Emelia was going to follow, until she turns around to face Freezicore, "thanks for bringing us here."
Freezicore smiled and nods, "You're welcome. If you two need anything, I'll be either around town or up on the hill."
"Got it. Have a nice day," Emelia said and runs up the stairs.
"Hehe, what a nice Vulpix," Freezicore giggles and exits the inn.
Inside Room 54, Emelia was jumping on the bed while Clarence was drinking a cup of tea on a chair next to a coffee table. The room consist of a light blue colored walls, with two twin size beds that has velvet red bedsheets, and a TV that shows a few channels Emelia likes to watch.
Clarence was in deep thought about Freezicore. Something about her led him with wonder. Emelia was pretty curious about what Clarence was thinking as she smirks and shoots out a Flame Burst from her mouth at Clarence, startling him.
"Emelia!" He shouts angrily, which the said Vulpix giggles in amusement.
"Yes?" Emelia asked, giggling. Clarence just rolled his eyes and looks at Emelia with annoyance.
"I don't have the time for your childish games," Clarence told the Vulpix.
"Really huh? Then tell me what's on your mind," Emelia lays down and smiles.
Clarence just groans in annoyance and looks at Emelia. "Alright, I'll tell you."
"Great!" She shouts excitedly as she jumps on the bed.
"You are aware of the Frostbites, correct?" Clarence asked, in which Emelia stopped her excited behavior and frowns.
"Why are you thinking about the Frostbites in a time like this?" Emelia asked, lowering her head and said, "We are on the run from the Infernos, and the Infernos' enemies are the Frostbites."
"Yes, I know Emelia, but that Glaceon…" Clarence frowns as well as he takes a sip of his tea, "I'm thinking that she's part of the Frostbites."
"How can you tell?" Emelia asked as she jumps off the bed and walks towards Clarence.
"Think about it. She gave us a suspicious look and asked if we're part of the Infernos when we first met her. And don't forget about her interesting ice powers the Serperior told us about, as well as how she is responsible for creating this cold weather in this town. To me, it looks like she's part of the Frostbites," Clarence explained to Emelia, who slowly nods in response.
"I get it. Freezicore is part of the Frostbites, but you saw her, didn't you? She was really nice to us, and she even told us that some Fire Type Pokémon live in this town. Like John the Infernape for example. He lives in this town and he's a Fire Type," Emelia pointed out.
"Yes I know. But still, it still leaves me wondering about Freezicore," Clarence placed his tea cup on the coffee table.
"Should we tell her that we're on the run from the Infernos?" Emelia asked.
"No. This has nothing to do with her. If she's involved, then the other Frostbites will get involved as well and it can lead to complications between the two groups. And if that happens, there will be undying consequences," Clarence explained in a serious tone, which made Emelia shiver in terror.
"Please don't remind me," Emelia runs under the bed and hides there.
"Emelia? Please come out of there. There is nothing you should be afraid of," Clarence told the Vulpix, who then slowly crawled out from under the bed.
"But the Infernos are after us. She'll be involved regardless," Emelia said.
"Argh, you're right. Sooner or later, they'll come here. Damnit!" Clarence shouts in frustration.
"Look, why don't we get some sleep?" Clarence asked as he gets up.
"Okay I guess. But Freezicore should know at least," Emelia then jumps into bed. Clarence nods and crawls into the other bed across Emelia's bed.
"Hey Clarence?"
"Yes?" Clarence answered.
"You think some day, the Infernos and Frostbites will get along?" Emelia asked.
"As far as I'm concerned, it could be possible," Clarence answered.
"I hope it is. That way Fire and Ice Type Pokémon can get along with each other," Emelia said.
"I agree with you. It's better that way," Clarence nods.
"Well, goodnight Clarence."
"Goodnight Emelia."