RE:Lodestar - or 'In a world familiar to my childhood, The REforged Lodestar shall wage war upon the Emperor' (Pokemon Zirca 2036, Kent!SI)
EDIT: This Zirca one was a Patron Suggestion.
Getting hit by a drunk driver can be quite… unpleasant.
The feeling of your body getting slammed and slightly crushed by the momentum carried by the car, the feeling of lightness and then pain that came as you're done rolling on the cold and unforgiving asphalt, and then the pure silence of the man leaving rather than checking on you because the crime was too big to try and 'be a good person about it'.
Suddenly and absurdly, that's how my life came to an end…
And yet not.
I was unconscious for God knows how long, my eyes forced shut, my body aching terribly- but then something happened. Voices, panic, dread, and then medics carrying me to an ambulance and taking me to the hospital. I couldn't move- I was stuck in my own mind but I could 'feel' things happening around.
People visited my hospital room. People that were not doctors as I could tell some emotionally-packed screeches here and there, but nothing I could properly understand.
I was alone in the dark for a long time. Then, painfully so, I mustered the strength to open my eyes. I was in a hospital bed, the room was sterilized and clean, but I also realized I wasn't alone.
A small yellow-colored shape was resting on my chest, snoring softly. At first I thought it was a child, but the size of the entity was too small and too brightly-yellow to be a normal kid. No, it was something else- it had a tail to begin with. A mostly straight yellow tail with its end curving twice outwardly, almost like a heart.
…
My sight finally focused properly and the shape confirmed a growing suspicion of mine over what it could be and… I will be honest, I was shocked. It was a Pikachu. 'My' Pikachu, my mind decided to correct as I was assaulted by memories that weren't clearly mine.
All of those were flashes from a fight.
My Charizard against an Articuno. The battle was intense as the opponent was an 'entertainer'. Snarky, vicious but overall a powerful trainer. I remember struggling but not faltering when… when something rushed towards me- towards us. My team was out as I got hit, none… none making it due to the brutality of that stampede.
Except the Pikachu, my Starter, as I rolled over her protectively.
The pain… it was the same as getting hit by that car at full speed. It was an horrible experience and trauma. And that's when I realized that I had died- and this body's previous owner, which I now inhabited, was also very dead.
I was short- no, I was a kid. How old am I right now? This- this was escalating fast as my mind was hurting and so was part of my body. I slowly regained composure. It was a labor, but I managed to force myself back on track.
I had reincarnated somehow- kinda. I had self-inserted into the body of someone young and familiar. I think this Pikachu was familiar, same for some of the things my mind remembered through muscle memory.
And then, a thought confirmed my assumptions for good. I thought of a smiling young woman- the last gym leader of the Region, and her smiling and her unique dark hair with that natural strand of white hair. Green eyes, so hurt and yet so strong.
Big Sis Yorra.
And then clarity hit me like… well, a pack of Mamoswine. I was in the Zirca 2036 AU, around 'Year Zero', and I wasn't meant to be alive.
I was the kid that died in the canon comic- Kent. I was Kent. The one that got close to dethrone the champion through the regular system but then should have been killed by the Champion's Yandere bitch.
I stirred a bit more, anger settling in my mind for a moment before I saw the Pikachu tensing and shrugging awake. Soon her beady eyes were open and aimed at me. There was silence and then, out of instinct, I called for her.
"Lux."
The small Pokemon was stiff, eyes wide open as she stared at me as if I was a ghost or something.
"P-Pika?"
"G-Good morning?"
"Pika~!"
Getting headbutted and nuzzled aggressively by the very happy Lux confirmed that I was indeed alive, well and recovering. I could feel my legs and arms- so, any damage I got from this, it shouldn't be too radical on my body.
The real issue was now 'surviving' beyond this as I may have been visited by that scary bitch while I was in the hospital.
But first… "Lux?"
The Pikachu hummed. "Pika?"
"C-Can you please call a nurse? I am kind of- thirsty."
I was already feeling tired from doing almost nothing. I guess I have been in a coma for a while as I couldn't see any bandages on my body as all wounds had healed up properly. The tiny Pikachu nodded and then left through the half-open door.
Shortly after, a nurse and a doctor came back with Lux. The doctor asked me a few questions to check my current mental health and recollection of events prior to the coma, while the nurse gave me a cup with some water in it.
After going through that tiresome effort of answering the question, the doctor took a moment to gauge the situation and, ultimately, decided to give me a harsh truth.
"Son, I know this may sound a bit harsh but… you have been in a coma for three months now."
…
"...That's bad."
"There's also your team. It's… Only your Pikachu survived."
I lowered my head, trying to act to the 'pain of loss'. I mean, I was just inserted into this situation and I had no connection with those Pokemon. So, I could be sad about it, but not grieving outright. Good thing was that my body was actually experiencing the pain a bit.
After talking some more, the doctor and nurse left. I was told that I would remain in the hospital for a week at the very least. They were going to check on me, make sure that I didn't experience any damage in my body or if my limbs were too strained to properly walk or move. I could barely move those so I could see how moving right may not be an option.
Three months of inaction can be quite bad after all-
Just not as bad when I got notified that the Champion was intending to visit to extend his condolences to me.
AN
First chapter! And next one will be a game of wits between a Sociopath and a Gamer. Vitriol crystalized within some witty words and… chats about 'game stats' over the battles.
