Here is the 1st chapter of The Search! Hope you enjoy!
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"Why do you stay with them when you know it's evil?"…
Those words. The words rang in the boy's mind. Ever since meeting with that the damn Professor, he had been feeling conflicted on his actions.
All his life, ever since the age of 5 was for the organization. All he did was spy, steal and destroy anything that he was ordered to without failure and he was good at that. So good that he was given the codename that showed he is the best.
Eins or Number 1.
But now everything was about to change. His whole meaning of life has shattered. He had always thought he will stay on the dark side. That he would never be able to leave but now, he found a reason to leave.
"Your parents are still alive"
These 5 words rang repeatedly in his mind. Parents? He had thought he lost them. Abandoned by them. Forgotten by them. But now he knew how they looked like. He knew they were alive. Well at least that was what he was told but it didn't matter since he was given hope.
He shoved his hand in his back pocket and pulled out a photo. He was given this by that damn Professor as 'proof' for their existence but honestly he didn't know if he trusted it. It looked real and there were no signs of hampering or tinkering but why couldn't he believe it?
He stared at it, further examining the contents. The photo had a man and a woman; the man had dirty blonde hair that was spiked at the back with orange eyes with a white line running over his nose. He was wearing a long dark blue trench coat that seemed to bring out his physique with a black pants, black shoes and finally unique looking goggles on his head. The woman had orange hair in form of high twintails with large deep blue eyes. She wore a purple crop top with light blue jacket over it that had pink linings in them. She also had a white miniskirt with black socks and pink boots. Around her neck was a black choker with a gold crescent moon attached to it. The two of them were holding hands with the woman affectionately leaning towards the man while the man stood unfazed.
Normally he would dismiss this and just rip it apart but something about it was compelling. It was too similar. The two of them were too similar to him.
The boy's hair was a mix of their hairs combined, coming out as dirty auburn blonde. His eyes were like the woman's, deep blue like the ocean depths. His sleek body was that of the mans.
Feeling a slight annoyance, he shoved the photo back into his back pocket. Whatever the case was, he knew he had to find these two and ask. He wanted to know who they are, what they are to him and why he looks so damn similar to the two of them.
To that he needed to escape. And that was exactly what he was going to do.
His legs stopped in front of a large steel door. It was metallic silver in color with a yellow lining on the edges. He glanced over at keypad as he punched some numbers before the pad beeped before a green light shined. The door opened as he walked through it with his eye narrowed at the darkness.
As he walked in, the lamps fluttered as it came to life, brightening the room and easing his eyes. He looked around as his face distorted with disgust.
Cages. And not just one or two. Dozens. Dozens of cages lined the sides of this room like a dungeon of despair. He heard growls and scared cries resonating from the inside. He took a step closer as he stared inside it before dodging a claw that narrowly slashed at his face.
He sighed as he quickened his pace before plunging deeper and deeper into the room. Inside these cages were Pokémon, almost a hundred of them trapped in here with their freedom's crushed by the organization. Some of them were going to be mind controlled and given to trainers on the black market or given to members of the organization for their use and some were going to be used as test subjects.
For what purpose? He didn't know. He didn't really care why they were doing what they did but just did whatever he was ordered to do. He was more of the act now; ask questions later type of guy. Of course knowing that he would be escaping, it might have been better to ask why they were doing this.
He sighed slightly before coming to a turn at the other end of the long room. He glanced from the cover of the cage, hoping that no one would be there but was annoyed to find one man wearing white full body suit sleeping on duty near a large control panel. Luckily it seemed like he was deep sleep, as he had not yet woken up from the brightness of the room. He silently creeped towards him and once he was in striking range, he increased his pace and quickly snapped his neck around as the man fell down, lifeless. The boy dragged and threw the the body out of the way before standing in front of the control panel.
He quickly pressed the power button before grabbing a small pad like device from his left pocket as he plugged the wires into the sockets on the left side. He quietly tapped at it with his right hand as it beeped and loading screen appeared. He placed the device on top of the control panel and waited patiently in silence.
Suddenly a loud explosion boomed while the building shook from the explosion. He clicked his tongue in annoyance as he pulled out a different device from his right pocket. It had numerous switches on it with a green light shining on each one except for one of them which had a red light.
Tch… So the one in the surveillance room exploded… the boy thought to himself as the alarms blared while the light changed colors from red to white. He could hear footsteps and cries ringing out in all directions as they were trying to find whoever did this. Knowing that he needed more time and decided to mess around, he flipped two more switches as the light went from green to red before two explosions rang out.
That should do it… the boy finished when he looked up at the screen as it rang quietly, signifying its completion of its work. The boy smirked and yanked the wires out of the panel and shoved the pad like device into his left pocket as he pressed a button that he was waiting for. The button to release all those who were trapped.
Once the button was pressed, the locks to the cages began to shut down as the door swung open. The Pokémons looked in confusion and wonder at the sight but before they could make a move, the door suddenly opened as several grunts rushed into the room.
"What the hell is going!? Who opened the cages!?" one grunt shouted out in annoyance when suddenly a kick slammed into his head, knocking him down. The other members looked up to find the boy standing in front of him with his eyes focused.
"You! You dare betray us, Eins!?" another shouted as the boy, Eins smirked quietly to himself before pressing flipping another switch as the wall behind him exploded with dust and debris flying into all corners of the room. The grunts covered their eyes from the sudden explosion, giving enough time for Eins to make his move.
He dashed forward and elbowed one grunt before roundhouse kicking another. The Pokémons looked in wonder at the boy who was trying to help them escape. Eins looked up from his attacks pointing at the blown up wall.
"Go! Now!" Eins bellowed as he proceeded slammed his palm into a grunt's chin, the neck snapping and the grunt falling lifeless. The Pokémons finally getting the message bolted out of their cages and made their way towards freedom. Eins smiled at the dozens of them running before jumping back quickly as a thunder shock made its way towards him.
He looked up to find several gray, spherical metal-bodied Pokémons with horseshoe magnets on each side with one screw on top of its head and two on the sides; its large single eye watching him. He clicked his tongue as he recognized them as Magnemite, the magnet Pokémon.
Their bodies sparked before sending forth thunder shocks towards Eins. He dodged them easily as he glanced behind him to find most of them have escaped out from the premises. Taking the hint to escape, he pressed a button above the device before flinging it at the grunts and bolting towards the hole in the wall.
"-! Shit! Everyone get-"
Before a grunt could finish his sentence, the device exploded as small bits of metal shrapnel clanked the metal cages while others entered the bodies of the grunts as some fell down lifeless or in pain.
Eins dodged more thunder shocks until he caught sight of a small, four-legged brown furred creature lying on the ground in pain. It had a bushy tail with tips of it and the large furry collar is cream-colored. Eins recognized it as an Eevee, the same Eevee that was being tortured several days prior. It seemed that the injury had not fully healed. He jumped out of another Thunder Shock before dashing for the Eevee and picking it up gently as the Eevee flinched from his touch. He looked up fearfully but saw the determined look of its savior as Eins was dashing for the exit.
Suddenly jumping to his side as he saw a much stronger thunder shock smash into the ground. Eins stopped in his tracks and looked up to find a spiky yellow haired man looking at Eins in annoyance. Next to him were several Magnemite's along with a humanoid creature covered in yellow fur with black stripes around his body; one of them shaped like a lightning bolt on his chest. It had a long tail, two sharp fangs and a pair of antennae with bulbous ends.
"You dare to betray us, Eins?"
"Acht…"
"Hm… It seems it was a good idea not to let you keep the Pokémon you used in the last mission. Electabuzz… Thunder Shock!" the man, Acht points his finger forward at Eins as the Pokémon, Electabuzz began to spark and was about to fire of some thunder when suddenly a sharp pain hit his side. Acht looked behind to find a rhinoceros-like creature smash into his Electabuzz. Its body was covered in gray rocky plates as it moved on all fours with a spiked ridge on its back and a short horn on the tip of its head.
He gritted his teeth and tried to order the Magnemite's to attack when he noticed fire smashing into them as they began to faint, being as they are weak against fire. He looked back to find a four legged, canine Pokémon with short, black fur and red underbelly and muzzle. Its ears and tail are both short and pointed with two fangs protruding from its upper jaw. It also had white bands around its ankles, and rib-like ridges on its back. A stylized skull on its forehead completed its appearance. It growled before shooting more fire at the Magnemite's that dodge some while trying to hit him with thunder shock.
Eins realizes the Pokémon were a Rhyhorn and Houndour, some of the captured Pokémon that he freed minutes before. Eins silently thanked them before dashing forward.
Acht turned around seconds too late as a powerful kick hit him in the side causing him to stagger and crash into wooden crates. Eins used this opportunity to run out of the building when suddenly a raptor like avian Pokémon landed in front of him. It was covered with brown feathers and had a cream-colored face and underside. It has a crest of pinkish-red feathers on its head and black angular markings behind its eyes. The plumage of its tail has alternating red and yellow feathers with ragged tips. Its beak and legs are pink and it has powerful, sharp talons.
The Pokémon, a Pidgeotto, beckoned Eins to get on his back as Eins nodded his head in compliance before jumping on with Eevee in hand. He tapped the back of the bird as it began to flap its wings. He turned down to Rhyhorn and Houndour.
"Get out of here you two!"
The two of them looked up and nodded their heads as Rhyhorn lifted Electabuzz and threw him onto the ground while Houndour continued to spit fire out of his mouth before the two of them dashed for the trees surrounding the facility. Eins pulled out another switched he had hid in his back pocket before clicking it again as Pidgeotto increased his speed, to get as far from the area as possible. The facility exploded once more into flames as he turned back to the front, not looking back at the site of where he once stayed.
Some time later…
The winds swayed causing the trees to rustle as the winds from the seas hit into the coast. The sunlight was diming as the sun began to set.
"Ah... So refreshing…"
Sitting and leaning against a tree sat a boy with dirty auburn blonde hair. He wore a simple white t-shirt with a dark blue jacket above it with long black pants. It's been some time since Eins, now using his real name; Reigan left the Organization or otherwise known as Neo Cipher on that explosive day. It was big on the news back home in Orre. So big that he decided to leave because he knew he would be hunted if he stayed and also thanks to finding out that the Neo Cipher had several bases in the other regions. Thus he has begun his life as an avenger and someone who will destroy his enemies.
Reigan suddenly felt something snuggling closer into him as he looked down to find green haired, white haired Pokémon, Ralts hugging him tightly like a baby sticking close to its mother. He chuckled quietly as touched the flat red horns. He found her injured and sick in the wild weeks before and had done his best to get her back to full health. He planed to release her back into the wild but she had gotten affectionate for him and has decided to stick with him thus joining his party.
He pets her head as he glanced up to his side to find a Jolteon sleeping soundly nearby. The Eevee he had saved had also join his party and thanks to chance encounter with a thunder stone, caused him to evolve into a Jolteon. Its yellow fur signifying his affinity to electricity as he moved slightly sleepily. Reigan leaned forward and petted his head gently as he purred in delight.
Suddenly he heard the flapping of wings from the distances as he looked up to see the Pidgeotto who had also joined him land in front of him. The violent gusts of wind caused the two sleeping Pokémon to wake up from their slumber. Ralts sleepily rubbed her eyes while Jolteon just glanced up with one eye.
"Found it Pidgeotto?" Reigan asked as Pidgeotto nodded his head and pointed in the direction of the forest using one of the wings
Petalburg Woods. A vast forest located on the west side of the Hoenn region. It was a thick, dark forest with lots of bug type Pokémon living inside the forest. And inside this deep forest was apparently a base of the Neo Cipher.
Reigan whistled in surprise as he pushed himself up from the trees. Ralts squirmed in her sleep as Reigan held her with his right hand to make sure she wouldn't fall off.
"Well… It seemed like the source was reliable… Wake up you two, we have work to do." Reigan said as Jolteon jumped to his feet, shaking his body to wake up while Ralts looked up with worry. Reigan smiled and petted her one last time before pulling out her Poké ball as a red light sucked her back inside. He looked back at Jolteon who nodded its head as Reigan pulled out his Poké ball, which sucked him back into it.
Exhaling slowly, Reigan made his way towards Pidgeotto and jumped on his back as he patted its back, signaling him to take flight. Reigan smirked quietly to himself as he soared the skies.
"Let's hope we can find more about their activities in Hoenn" Reigan muttered out as Pidgeotto increased its speed, dashing towards the location of the base he had found.
And there you have it! First chapter introduces Reigan and his several Pokémons: Ralts, Jolteon and Pidgeotto. We are also introduced to Acht, one of the villains and agents of Neo Cipher. (Just to clarify Eins means 1 and Acht means 8 in German). I forgot to clarify in the Character Bio that the move sets of the Pokémons will be Generation VI so keep that in mind.
Now for some answers to reviews:
Withdranwnmadness000: Thanks for your input! Well... he might get a starter. Not sure yet. Taking Pokémons from Neo Cipher? You will see in later chapters ;)
Ryuuto Tiamat Raizel, Supreme Evil King: Thanks for your input! :)
Here is list of Pokémon Reigan currently has:
On hand:
-Jolteon (Male) Level: ? Moves: ?
-Ralts (Female) Level: ? Moves: ?
-Pidgeotto (Male) Level: ? Moves: Fly,
Pokémon Storage System:
As time goes on, this will increase in both the Character Bio and in the AN. Now I am still looking for who should be love interests so keep sending them in. So far the preferences are:
Kotone(Lyra): 0
Haruka(May): 1
Hikari(Dawn): 0
Mei(Rosa): 0
Serena: 0
Sana(Shauna): 0
Mana(Jovi): 0
Mikan(Jasmine): 1
Ibuki(Clair): 1
Asuna(Flannery): 1
Nagi(Winona): 0
Kamitsure(Elesa): 1
Corni(Korrina): 2
Mache(Valerie): 0
I will keep that going until I fully decided. On the 5th chapter, I will remove any characters that still have 0 votes. Also do you want Haruka (who comes out soon) to be a beginner (like a trainer starting on her journey) or she already has some experience? Answer this is in the reviews.
Anyway hope you guys enjoyed this first chapter. I will be writing the Kantai Collection or Kancolle story next so stay tuned for that. See you guys later! :)