This chapter comes from my incredible Beta, Zarrelion who was gracious enough to contribute.
August 17.
The day that all Humans have etched into their collective consciousness. It was a day of pure terror and destruction that belied its innocuous name: the Undampening.
That was day that the Rainbow Guardian, Ho-Oh turned his back on Humanity and declared war on them. It was a grudge that had festered for 758 years.
That day started off with explosions, fires and deaths as the pokémon struggled to contain their now lethal power. But things quickly got worse as wild pokémon — once annoying at most — now turned their attention to Humans.
The savagery of the attack quickly caught the Humans off-guard. People died by the millions; cities were reduced to ruins as hostile pokémon laid waste to every Human structure they saw. But it was not the end, Lugia and a group of Legendaries have sided with the Humans to stop Ho-Oh's hateful crusade.
At first, they held their ground, managing to contain Ho-Oh's groups to Kanto. Daily raids by pokémon trainers and allied wild pokémon had managed to nibble away at his forces and infrastructure.
And then, Ho-Oh made a pact with Uxie. Soon, the tenuous foothold the Legendary-Humanity Coalition had in Kanto collapsed. The army of cloned pokémon and brainwashed Humans quickly swallowed New Bark Town. In mere weeks, Johto had fallen.
Sinnoh was next. Not even the total destruction of Sunyshore City by overloading the Sunyshore Tower was able to stave off Ho-Oh's relentless march.
And now, with the last remnants of Humanity and the few remaining Legendaries holed up in Evergrande City's Hall of Fame, Ho-Oh's victory was at hand.
The Pokémon Master looked in the mirror. His face was haggard and caked with sweat and dirt. About the only thing that still marked him as a Pokémon Master was the Pokémon League hat he wore. Despite it being crusted over with dirt, the iconic red and white cap still carried an air of defiance. He held a poké ball in his hand. Flanking him was Lugia, Cynthia, Steven, Alder, Latias, Mesprit and the champions of the other leagues along with the remaining Legendaries.
The door shuddered before a wave of psychic force reduced the reinforced door to a pile of splinters. Striding in through the wreckage was Ho-Oh. Despite the palpable aura of fear that radiated through the room, everyone couldn't help but notice how regal Ho-Oh appeared. Not a single shimmering feather was out of place. The expression on his face was practically beatific as he looked down at the group.
"So this is the group that dared to defy me." He looked at Lugia and the gathered Legendaries. "A pity that you couldn't see the light and understand that I was making a utopia where all pokémon could live free. Free from the accursed influence of Humanity."
Mesprit looked at Ho-Oh. "Ho-Oh, how could you do this? Humans have revered you as the 'Rainbow Guardian' for centuries! Why…why would do such a cruel thing!?" The sprite quivered for a moment before muffled sobs could be heard.
Ho-Oh chuckled. "If they had not started enslaving pokémon, I wouldn't have had to take such a drastic course of action. I regret the loss of life, but sometimes peace has its price."
Lugia glared at Ho-Oh. The sheer emptiness of his words felt more like a mockery than a true apology. "Peace!?" he spat. "You dare speak of peace when you've slaughtered billions, enslaved whole cities and condemned an entire species to damnation for the acts of a few!?"
The Pokémon Master strode forward with his poké ball in hand. "Enough! I challenge you for the fate of Humanity!"
The gathered Legendaries and champions gasped at the man's bold — if suicidal, action. They expected a river of shimmering pink-fire to reduce him to wisps of vapor. To their surprise, Ho-Oh stood still and clicked his beak together in what could be described as a smirk.
The Rainbow Guardian chuckled. "I could use some amusement…Very well. I accept!"
The Pokémon Master turned his cap backward. All the champions gasped; they had seen that action when they battled him seeming eternities ago. It was a sign that the impending battle was one for the ages.
Uxie turned the ruined hall of fame into an ad hoc arena. He floated to the side of the arena and spoke in a cruel parody of an official league referee.
"This gym battle is between Champion Ho-Oh and Challenger Asswipe for the fate of Humanity. All contestants will use six pokémon and only the challenger will be allowed to make substitutions. Beee…ggggggggn—gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn –gn"
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Altomare_Sweetie: Are you fucking kidding me!?
Altomare_Sweetie added Allbrainz, RainbowPrince, Beast_Of_The_Sea, GarchompLuvr, ChosenOne
GarchompLuvr: We won! In your face!
Allbrainz: Incorrect. Failure of program does not constitute win.
Beast_Of_The Sea: He's right, you know.
RainbowPrince: Arceus-damnit, Uxie! Whose side are you on!?
Allbrainz: On no one's side. Just stating facts.
RainbowPrince: Seriously though, the graphics are amazing! I mean, the settings are practically photorealistic and the portrait of me…fabulous!
Allbrainz: Aside. Player of Human Leader showed considerable immaturity. Refrain from said shenanigans in next game.
Altomare_Sweetie: That means you Cynthia! For fuck's sake! Grow up!
GarchompLuvr: Can't any of you take a joke?
Chosen_One: This match was pathetically easy. I mean, within the first hour we were able to take Johto!
GarchompLuvr: I'm not sure where I went wrong!
Altomare_Sweetie: What went wrong is that you suck!
Beast_Of_The_Sea: Easy, Latias. Cynthia's new at this game. Though I have to admit, when you placed her in command of the pokémon trainer and allied pokémon units, she was able to pull off some astounding victories. But really, using only pokémon trainers and pokémon even after you start seeing cloned forces?
Allbrainz: Viable tactic in early game. Wasteful tactic in late-game.
Altomare_Sweetie: Uxie's right. As the game progress, you need to pour research into military units. Especially when the cloned forces and brainwashed troops start appearing.
RainbowPrince: And I had just finished the Arceus missile research too!
Chosen_One: And that's it was so easy to get Hoenn. No defenses except pokémon trainers.
Allbrainz: Poured all resources into research. Ill advised course of action. Suggest focusing on defense and units early on.
Altomare_Sweetie: So…same time, same day next week?
Allbrainz: Acceptable. Propose different teams. And choose different server. Too much lag. Increase chance of errors.
Beast_Of_The_Sea: Can't. Shamouti Island festival is next week.
RainbowPrince: How about Silver?"
Beast_Of_The_Sea: He's a bit too young for this game.
Chosen_One: …
GarchompLuvr: …
Altomare_Sweetie: I'll see if Brock or Banette wants to play.
Allbrainz: Subtract voice chat if Brock or Banette are added to equation.
RainbowPrince: No Banette! Last time I played with him, he was constantly calling me a "cocksmoker" and telling me to suck his dick.
GarchompLuvr: And no Brock! He's always asking to see pictures of my tits.
Chosen_One: Why would anyone want to see those? And what's a "cocksmoker"?
Altomare_Sweetie: …
RainbowPrince: …
Beast_Of_The_Sea: …
GarchompLuvr: …
Allbrainz: Change of subject. Determine time of rematch?
Beast_Of_The_Sea: I'll be out next week.
RainbowPrince: Cool. I'll see if Suicune, Entei or Raikou want to play. Anyways I'm out.
RainbowPrince left
Allbrainz left
Altomare_Sweetie left
Beast_Of_The_Sea left
GarchompLuvr left
Chosen_One left
Dark_Sun has entered chat
Black_Yin: All right! Let's get this match going! Hey, where is everyone? Aw shit! Don't tell me I'm too late! Damn me, being in Unova…
Black_Yin left
Author's notes:
I re-imagined Poké Wars as something of a Command and Conquer styleRTS with some RPG elements (the pokémon battles).
It should be pretty obvious who's who in the chat.