Heart's Soul
Hey, look, I was gone.
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Basically, everyone can read it, and I will post new chapters in both the front post and in the post where it's revealed. Just to save time for new readers and for old readers (Xanthine, for example)
Announcements:
February 12th - The first book is complete!
February 12th - New characters revealed in Chapter 7! They are Arlan, Erif and Exis.
February 14th - Announcing 2 new characters! Astinus and Haruko!
February 20th - Book 2 announced!
The Eternal Warrior I- Neo's Story
Chapter 1- A new team
Chapter 2: Ectureak City is past us!
Chapter 3: The Rocket Hunt!
Chapter 4: Cianwood Mountain! 1
Chapter 5: Cianwood Mountain! 2
Chapter 6: Why has this happened to me?
Chapter 7: Neo and the Distortion World!
Chapter 8: The reunion of the Warriors!
Announcements:
February 12th - The first book is complete!
February 12th - New characters revealed in Chapter 7! They are Arlan, Erif and Exis.
February 14th - Announcing 2 new characters! Astinus and Haruko!
February 20th - Book 2 announced!
The Eternal Warrior I- Neo's Story
Chapter 1- A new team
Spoiler:
It was yet another rainy day in Ectureak City as I got off the bus. The trees were without a single leaf as I looked toward the Burned Tower. There was not a single piece of life, so I decided to get to my home where an unexpected visitor was waiting in my room. I looked at her and she looked up at me. I knew that face immediately.
"Neo, why have we not met?" Sarina asked me. "Neo, it was 3 years. Why so long?"
It was Sarina, a 13-year old Pokemon trainer, with an affectionate look on her face with her long, stormy hair. Her eyes were of a snooping child and of a girl who has lost the person she treasured most. Her expression was filled with eccentric life, which was the opposite of mine. Oddly enough, she was incredibly timid. She continued to stare at me. I can't believe that I met her, but I couldn't lie at all, but I lost my opinions on returning back to Johto to get the rest of the badges and be able to move when she asked me that matter.
"We each had a good cause Sarina-kun." I had to say. As long as she doesn't know that I met up with Red during my whereabouts, it was fine. But, that wasn't just the case; there was more to that story. Yet, she knew that I was hiding something. Her look was startling with a hand going for a PokeBall attached to her waist. I knew I was trapped, but she can't know that I would've left to Kanto with Red and "missed" the ferry.
"Neo, I know you are hiding something from me. What is that secret?" she asked.
"I'm not done my travels..."
"It was 3 years! How can that be possible?" Sarina shouted at me. I didn't lie, but I felt like I'd die. My throat began to choke and burn up.
"Sarina-kun, calm down. I left for a long journey across Johto, but..."
I felt like I was tortured. It could not have been more throbbing. Luckily, I can say about going to Hoenn from a mission given to me by Oak, but as long as Red isn't in the story, it should be fine.
"I was side-tracked and took the wrong ferry to Hoenn. I wanted to jump off when I found out that I took the wrong ferry, but I was already in Hoenn at that time." I continued with eternal pain.
After that explanation, I felt like a dagger was being stabbed through me. I said the truth by mixing up the story a bit. I could not make Sarina angry as we have not met for 3 years but we were childhood friends. She looked me straight into the eye and said that she could not care, just as long as I'm here. She ran over to my side and hugeed me firmly and I felt immortal pain. My burns on my body were being hurt terribly and it was impossible to do anything about it. I saw that her eyes began being filled with tears.
"Neo, don't leave me... ever again." she told me as I noticed that she started crying, so I hugged her back to comfort her. My burns from Hoenn began burning me from the inside, but I was able to ignore it. I looked at my left arm where I put my 2 Gym Badges and remembered that I was a long way from being done.
"So my dream will come true..." she continued - "I want to travel with you."
After that, I noticed that it could not be possible. I was going to meet Red again in this region that I was sure and then I felt amazingly lightheaded.
"Not again..." - I thought to myself. And then, I saw an abnormal universe. There was a violet sky with cobalt land. Trees were appearing and shortly vanishing, and at the edge of the everlasting universe, I see Sarina looking down and crying. I could not say what happened to her, but I know that she was sore all over and weeping at the edge of a cliff. The universe slowly came back to normal and I saw her still hugging me.
Immediately, I remembered what she wanted. How can she, a tender 13-year old girl risk her life by climbing mountains, swimming through lakes, and running away from Beedrill? I was a 14-year old gentleman with diminutive hair and scars covering my expression. My eyes were like the ending of the world and there was not a single portion of hope in them. I saw everything distorted and my body was hacked dreadfully. It was not a great pair, but as being a gentleman, I knew that she couldn't be refused and will find out everything eventually.
I looked around my room while still hugging her compassionate body and I saw that my dreary room had some sunlight inside it, meaning there was hope left in the world. I released her and she looked up at me and repeated her question. I replied that it would be fine as long as she will learn to stop being hesitant and learn how to go through impossible terrains. She agreed as long as I'm with her. I looked out my window and remembered my 3 years of adventuring. I remembered my misery and I went outside to get some more fresh air. While I was leaving, I noticed a commercial on television.
"Crazy Wario's Microgame Emporium!" - It blasted - "We have over a thousand stupid mini-games!" - I had to be amused at that commercial. Wario was an immense guy with a dim-witted appearance on his face, with some idiotic writings on the left which explained that the games were appalling, expensive, and that they are ripping you off - "You can squish the lady, avoid my foot, play with knives, SWEET RAVE PARTY!!! If it's not made by Wario, it's not made good. Well, I don't ****ing know, but come on down here anyway!" After that commercial ended, I left with Sahara and Miniryu to start a new expedition. Though, once we went outside, we noticed that it was sinister outside, so we decided to make our voyage during a new dawn.
"Neo, why have we not met?" Sarina asked me. "Neo, it was 3 years. Why so long?"
It was Sarina, a 13-year old Pokemon trainer, with an affectionate look on her face with her long, stormy hair. Her eyes were of a snooping child and of a girl who has lost the person she treasured most. Her expression was filled with eccentric life, which was the opposite of mine. Oddly enough, she was incredibly timid. She continued to stare at me. I can't believe that I met her, but I couldn't lie at all, but I lost my opinions on returning back to Johto to get the rest of the badges and be able to move when she asked me that matter.
"We each had a good cause Sarina-kun." I had to say. As long as she doesn't know that I met up with Red during my whereabouts, it was fine. But, that wasn't just the case; there was more to that story. Yet, she knew that I was hiding something. Her look was startling with a hand going for a PokeBall attached to her waist. I knew I was trapped, but she can't know that I would've left to Kanto with Red and "missed" the ferry.
"Neo, I know you are hiding something from me. What is that secret?" she asked.
"I'm not done my travels..."
"It was 3 years! How can that be possible?" Sarina shouted at me. I didn't lie, but I felt like I'd die. My throat began to choke and burn up.
"Sarina-kun, calm down. I left for a long journey across Johto, but..."
I felt like I was tortured. It could not have been more throbbing. Luckily, I can say about going to Hoenn from a mission given to me by Oak, but as long as Red isn't in the story, it should be fine.
"I was side-tracked and took the wrong ferry to Hoenn. I wanted to jump off when I found out that I took the wrong ferry, but I was already in Hoenn at that time." I continued with eternal pain.
After that explanation, I felt like a dagger was being stabbed through me. I said the truth by mixing up the story a bit. I could not make Sarina angry as we have not met for 3 years but we were childhood friends. She looked me straight into the eye and said that she could not care, just as long as I'm here. She ran over to my side and hugeed me firmly and I felt immortal pain. My burns on my body were being hurt terribly and it was impossible to do anything about it. I saw that her eyes began being filled with tears.
"Neo, don't leave me... ever again." she told me as I noticed that she started crying, so I hugged her back to comfort her. My burns from Hoenn began burning me from the inside, but I was able to ignore it. I looked at my left arm where I put my 2 Gym Badges and remembered that I was a long way from being done.
"So my dream will come true..." she continued - "I want to travel with you."
After that, I noticed that it could not be possible. I was going to meet Red again in this region that I was sure and then I felt amazingly lightheaded.
"Not again..." - I thought to myself. And then, I saw an abnormal universe. There was a violet sky with cobalt land. Trees were appearing and shortly vanishing, and at the edge of the everlasting universe, I see Sarina looking down and crying. I could not say what happened to her, but I know that she was sore all over and weeping at the edge of a cliff. The universe slowly came back to normal and I saw her still hugging me.
Immediately, I remembered what she wanted. How can she, a tender 13-year old girl risk her life by climbing mountains, swimming through lakes, and running away from Beedrill? I was a 14-year old gentleman with diminutive hair and scars covering my expression. My eyes were like the ending of the world and there was not a single portion of hope in them. I saw everything distorted and my body was hacked dreadfully. It was not a great pair, but as being a gentleman, I knew that she couldn't be refused and will find out everything eventually.
I looked around my room while still hugging her compassionate body and I saw that my dreary room had some sunlight inside it, meaning there was hope left in the world. I released her and she looked up at me and repeated her question. I replied that it would be fine as long as she will learn to stop being hesitant and learn how to go through impossible terrains. She agreed as long as I'm with her. I looked out my window and remembered my 3 years of adventuring. I remembered my misery and I went outside to get some more fresh air. While I was leaving, I noticed a commercial on television.
"Crazy Wario's Microgame Emporium!" - It blasted - "We have over a thousand stupid mini-games!" - I had to be amused at that commercial. Wario was an immense guy with a dim-witted appearance on his face, with some idiotic writings on the left which explained that the games were appalling, expensive, and that they are ripping you off - "You can squish the lady, avoid my foot, play with knives, SWEET RAVE PARTY!!! If it's not made by Wario, it's not made good. Well, I don't ****ing know, but come on down here anyway!" After that commercial ended, I left with Sahara and Miniryu to start a new expedition. Though, once we went outside, we noticed that it was sinister outside, so we decided to make our voyage during a new dawn.
Chapter 2: Ectureak City is past us!
Spoiler:
Neo has trained with his Dratini named Miniryu and Pikachu named Pika the entire night before him and Sarina left Ectureak City to continue with Neo's quest and for Sarina to be happy. Once dawn rose, Neo was packed with all the needed essentials, but he knew that he'd come back soon, so he didn't pack a lot.
At that time, Sarina just got up and once she went to her window, she noticed Neo waiting outside for her in his clothes. She opened the window and told him to wait a while, but he was welcome to enter as her parents were fine with her journey. Neo entered and noticed that Sarina was taking a wash.
"The things that I do for Sarina… She, undoubtedly, is spoiled." Neo thinks to himself. He goes over to the stove and look around for some ingredients to make breakfast for both of them, as he never ate. He looks up and hears the water stopping. Neo looks down as Sarina runs past. She tells him to wait for just a minute as he turns off the stove and puts the food on the table. He notices that Sarina is going downstairs with a luggage bag.
"Sarina, let me check that bag." he exclaimed. Sarina looks at him suspiciously and opens up her bag. Neo looks inside and goes to his bag. He pulls out another backpack from his one and gives it to Sarina.
"What's with that bag?"
"Yours is… what's the word… it's a synonym to poor… inadequate."
"But how? I packed all I need!" Sarina exclaimed. As Neo sighed, he continued.
"You did not, Sarina. You packed 5 kilograms of clothing while we're only going away for about a week. That is weak. While I was training with my pokemon, I noticed that you might do this. I packed for you as well." – Neo finished. Sarina looked at the bag I held in my hand at looked at her carrier. She closed it, pulled it back up and came down, took the bag that I put on the floor and noticed the food.
Once she sat down, she noticed the food and the fact that I was done and already cleaning the plate. She looked down and back at me. Neo told her to take her time and in about 10 minutes she was done. I cleaned up after Sarina and got her to get up. She looked at him and smiled happily. After that talk, they set off.
Sarina could not simply catch up to Neo, but as they passed the Kimono girls, he noticed that Sarina was lagging after him. He waited a bit for her, and then took off again. The city's lights have turned off, meaning that it was morning. As Neo and Sarina passed the cherry blossom tree that people planted, they noticed the dipping petals. Those petals fell down so effortlessly, that they felt like an astonishing dream was coming towards them. Neo looked at Sarina's twinkling eyes and told her that they need to go off. She simply nodded.
Once they reached the gate, Neo said that there is now way back, but that they can't waste time. Sarina looked at him with puppy eyes and Neo just turned. Sarina noticed a negligible blush on his face as he left off. She took off with him and off they went into the daylight that sparkled like a horde of Vulbeat and Illumise.
As soon as they left, a trainer leaped out of nowhere, forcing Neo's reflexes to punch him. As soon as Neo found out it was a girl, his fist froze in mid-air. He pulled it down and glanced a bit.
"Hey, how about a battle?" she asked. Neo quickly took out a PokeBall and out came his Miniryu, looking like it was going for a fight that will never end. He told her if a 2-on-2 battle would be okay as she just smiled and winked at him. Her expression was of a bratty child who wanted everything her way. However, she looked dull, making Neo quickly think that he has a chance to win against such a trainer. She threw out a PokeBall and a Pidgey came out. It did not look like much of a threat compared to Miniryu.
Miniryu attacked rapidly, and used his tail to slash at the Pidgey. The Pidgey launched itself up and came swiftly down with an Aerial Ace. Miniryu was attacked with a hit that made Pidgey look like a falling star. Neo got a bit angry and shouted at Miniryu to continue attacking with all its might. Miniryu hacked quickly with its tail to create a twister the size of a Wailord. The Pidgey was damaged severely and it fainted upon contact. The twister had a powerful wind and could not be stopped easily as Sarina was nearly blown away, but Neo held on to her. The unknown trainer was swept away, but that would not stop her.
Her next pokemon was a Pichu, a tiny electric pokemon. Neo glared at it and the Pichu was cowering in fear. It looked like a pokemon that is seeing his mother's bloody death with a person aiming the item that destroyed his mother's life at the pokemon itself.
"Miniryu, attack it with a Twister!!" Neo commanded. The Miniryu attacked the Pichu with another twister that blew the Pichu away. It felt as a whirlwind hurried at you and destroying everything in sight. The attack was astonishing, proving to Sarina that she chose the precise guy to take a trip with.
The Pichu was hurt and was frightened so badly by Neo's defiant stare that it ran back to its trainer and leaped inside its PokeBall. Neo looked at the unknown trainer and pulled Miniryu back to his PokeBall. The unknown trainer looked at the PokeBall and took a few steps back.
"How is this possible? I bought these pokemon from some guy and they lost??" she shouted. Sarina looked at her apprehensively, but Neo didn't even include a glance.
"I know why that happened. There is a massive outbreak in crimes lately over Johto and Kanto. The normal protagonists won't even get here, so I guess I'll give these guys a beating." Neo looked at Sarina while talking to the mysterious trainer "I think they are Team Rocket or something like that. They rip you off. I should know. Well, time to go get them. Where did you get your pokemon from?"
"Past the Milk Guy, close to Olivine City."
"Good, because that place is part of my trip. It may hold us down, Sarina, but it's nothing." Neo looked at Sarina and left with her, off to get to Cianwood City, but first, get some Rockets.
At that time, Sarina just got up and once she went to her window, she noticed Neo waiting outside for her in his clothes. She opened the window and told him to wait a while, but he was welcome to enter as her parents were fine with her journey. Neo entered and noticed that Sarina was taking a wash.
"The things that I do for Sarina… She, undoubtedly, is spoiled." Neo thinks to himself. He goes over to the stove and look around for some ingredients to make breakfast for both of them, as he never ate. He looks up and hears the water stopping. Neo looks down as Sarina runs past. She tells him to wait for just a minute as he turns off the stove and puts the food on the table. He notices that Sarina is going downstairs with a luggage bag.
"Sarina, let me check that bag." he exclaimed. Sarina looks at him suspiciously and opens up her bag. Neo looks inside and goes to his bag. He pulls out another backpack from his one and gives it to Sarina.
"What's with that bag?"
"Yours is… what's the word… it's a synonym to poor… inadequate."
"But how? I packed all I need!" Sarina exclaimed. As Neo sighed, he continued.
"You did not, Sarina. You packed 5 kilograms of clothing while we're only going away for about a week. That is weak. While I was training with my pokemon, I noticed that you might do this. I packed for you as well." – Neo finished. Sarina looked at the bag I held in my hand at looked at her carrier. She closed it, pulled it back up and came down, took the bag that I put on the floor and noticed the food.
Once she sat down, she noticed the food and the fact that I was done and already cleaning the plate. She looked down and back at me. Neo told her to take her time and in about 10 minutes she was done. I cleaned up after Sarina and got her to get up. She looked at him and smiled happily. After that talk, they set off.
Sarina could not simply catch up to Neo, but as they passed the Kimono girls, he noticed that Sarina was lagging after him. He waited a bit for her, and then took off again. The city's lights have turned off, meaning that it was morning. As Neo and Sarina passed the cherry blossom tree that people planted, they noticed the dipping petals. Those petals fell down so effortlessly, that they felt like an astonishing dream was coming towards them. Neo looked at Sarina's twinkling eyes and told her that they need to go off. She simply nodded.
Once they reached the gate, Neo said that there is now way back, but that they can't waste time. Sarina looked at him with puppy eyes and Neo just turned. Sarina noticed a negligible blush on his face as he left off. She took off with him and off they went into the daylight that sparkled like a horde of Vulbeat and Illumise.
As soon as they left, a trainer leaped out of nowhere, forcing Neo's reflexes to punch him. As soon as Neo found out it was a girl, his fist froze in mid-air. He pulled it down and glanced a bit.
"Hey, how about a battle?" she asked. Neo quickly took out a PokeBall and out came his Miniryu, looking like it was going for a fight that will never end. He told her if a 2-on-2 battle would be okay as she just smiled and winked at him. Her expression was of a bratty child who wanted everything her way. However, she looked dull, making Neo quickly think that he has a chance to win against such a trainer. She threw out a PokeBall and a Pidgey came out. It did not look like much of a threat compared to Miniryu.
Miniryu attacked rapidly, and used his tail to slash at the Pidgey. The Pidgey launched itself up and came swiftly down with an Aerial Ace. Miniryu was attacked with a hit that made Pidgey look like a falling star. Neo got a bit angry and shouted at Miniryu to continue attacking with all its might. Miniryu hacked quickly with its tail to create a twister the size of a Wailord. The Pidgey was damaged severely and it fainted upon contact. The twister had a powerful wind and could not be stopped easily as Sarina was nearly blown away, but Neo held on to her. The unknown trainer was swept away, but that would not stop her.
Her next pokemon was a Pichu, a tiny electric pokemon. Neo glared at it and the Pichu was cowering in fear. It looked like a pokemon that is seeing his mother's bloody death with a person aiming the item that destroyed his mother's life at the pokemon itself.
"Miniryu, attack it with a Twister!!" Neo commanded. The Miniryu attacked the Pichu with another twister that blew the Pichu away. It felt as a whirlwind hurried at you and destroying everything in sight. The attack was astonishing, proving to Sarina that she chose the precise guy to take a trip with.
The Pichu was hurt and was frightened so badly by Neo's defiant stare that it ran back to its trainer and leaped inside its PokeBall. Neo looked at the unknown trainer and pulled Miniryu back to his PokeBall. The unknown trainer looked at the PokeBall and took a few steps back.
"How is this possible? I bought these pokemon from some guy and they lost??" she shouted. Sarina looked at her apprehensively, but Neo didn't even include a glance.
"I know why that happened. There is a massive outbreak in crimes lately over Johto and Kanto. The normal protagonists won't even get here, so I guess I'll give these guys a beating." Neo looked at Sarina while talking to the mysterious trainer "I think they are Team Rocket or something like that. They rip you off. I should know. Well, time to go get them. Where did you get your pokemon from?"
"Past the Milk Guy, close to Olivine City."
"Good, because that place is part of my trip. It may hold us down, Sarina, but it's nothing." Neo looked at Sarina and left with her, off to get to Cianwood City, but first, get some Rockets.
Chapter 3: The Rocket Hunt!
Spoiler:
"This is such a pain!" one of the two people dressed in black with a giant R on his chest shouted.
"Stop whining and help me catch all these weak pokemon so we can get an easy buck off!" the other guy punched the first one. He was throwing PokeBalls at random pokemon and capturing them and putting in a bag. They didn't look like much of sociable people, and each had a tan pack where they positioned the PokeBalls in. Neo looked at Sarina and told her to stay there while he would go and get the PokeBalls and release the pokemon that were caught and then sold to trainers for a reasonable price, meaning 200,000 PokeDollars for each pokemon.
And then… another trainer showed up and called out his Feraligatr. His hair was red, clothes black, and he looked like a person with undying coldness to everyone, apart from a particular someone. His eyes were somewhat gold, and his fists clenched.
"Feraligatr! Use Surf!" he exclaimed. The Feraligatr used a humongous tidal wave that knocked the unknown people down "Listen, Team Rocket, get away from here and never come back! Or, I will unleash a triple attack that will destroy buildings!" he glared at them and they were going to run off, but one of them threw out a PokeBall holding a Zubat. Neo jumped out and got Pika out.
"Pika, use your Volt Tackle!" Neo exclaimed. The Pikachu was charging up electricity so much that it was giving off incredible sparks. The unknown trainer with red hair stepped away with his Feraligatr and looked closely at Pikachu. Neo's looks were patient and as soon as he told Pika to attack, the Pikachu launched off its spot and ran towards the Zubat with thunderbolts launching from its body. The Zubat was striked just like a car driving over an ant and was knocked out in one shot.
"You! What are you doing here!?" the trainer was enraged at Neo's commands to use Pika to get rid of Zubat.
"Making your job easier, you idiot! Understand?"
"My name is Silver and I never need help!!" Silver was shouting at Neo. The two Rockets ran off after the Zubat was knocked out and left the sacks on the ground. Neo got over to one of the sacks and unrestricted every pokemon, except a Pidgeotto that he found interesting.
"Pidgeonno, come on out!" Neo exclaimed and his Pidgeotto came out. Neo took out his PokeDex and checked out Pidgeonno's stats. It was at a light level and has Twister, Quick Attack, WhirlWind, and Persuit. The Pidgeotto looked like it was trained severely and had a reasonable amount of stats to it. "Return!"
"Let's have a battle- you and me!" Silver exclaimed. Neo looked at him suspiciously and nodded. They decided on a 3-on-3 battle with no substitutions. Silver used his Feraligatr first and Neo used his Miniryu.
"Use Dragon Rage!" Neo commanded, but Silver's Feraligatr attacked harshly with Surf and before Miniryu attacked, a humongous tidal wave blew Miniryu away. The wave made Neo fly a bit back and Sarina saw Neo hold in the attack. Miniryu came back into his PokeBall and Pika came out next.
The Pikachu was charging up a Volt Tackle, but the Feraligatr used a Bite attack ahead of the Pikachu. The Ferligatr was paralyzed and Pika had the chance to attack. The Pika charged up a Volt Tackle and was getting electricity launched off onto the battlefield. The Pikachu was attacking with a prevailing electrical blast and hit the Feraligatr so badly that it felt like a knife towering through the air and soaring through you. The Feraligatr was forced to faint, but Pika couldn't hold on so long.
Silver returned his Feraligatr and sent out a Gyarados. The Gyarados was no other, as it came out and sparkled like the stars were sparkling constantly as its red scales reflected the sun's rays. Neo looked at it and sent out his Pidgeonno after returning his trusty Pika. The Gyarados emitted a powerful beam of water that shone as it damaged Pidgeonno and launched it towards a tree. The Pidgeonno was unable to move as its body struck the tree and it fell, knocked out in one shot.
Neo looked at it with all his might and threw Pika's PokeBall. Pika came out, but fully recharged and ready to damage Gyarados. It began charging up electricity as it started to whiz around Gyarados. Gyarados was frustrated by attacking Pika, but it was too rapid and dodged all its shots. Once Pika became a golden oval around Gyarados thousands of electrical bolts were whooshing around Gyarados. Silver looked at it and told Gyarados to use Hyper Beam on the oval. Gyarados launched a powerful orange beam that was aimed at Pika, and started to defend itself against the barrier. Pika was toppled in a few seconds with Gyarados's might but as Pika was knocked out, Gyarados was shocked severely by the barrier. It flew up, paralyzed and fell onto the ground with power unimaginable.
Silver returned Gyarados and left the battlefield as Neo returned Pika. Sarina came out of the bush just as Silver left and looked at Neo with tears.
"I thought you would… win…" she cried.
"Yes, that's exactly what I might have thought, Sarina-kun."
"But, then, why did you lose?" Sarina asked.
"I knew that there was a massive difference in power, but I saw a huge difference in trust as well. I thought that Silver's pokemon would not trust him enough to fight, but I was mistaken. We are leaving in the other path, Sarnia, where we originally went, but the Rockets halted us. We will travel to Olivine, where we will board a ferry to Cianwood City and then back to Olivine. We will, however, need to travel by foot back, because the ferry will leave in a few hours after we are there."
"Why do we have to?"
"To save time. Our journey was for a week and today is the second day already, Sarina." Neo continued. "The next ferry will be 3 days after we got there, so I can't afford to waste time. I heard that if you get the badge there, you get the HM Fly, so that's that. I will try to make Pidgeonno become a Pidgeot, where I will call it Pidgeott ever since."
Neo looked at Sarina with his hopeless eyes and then looked at the place where his Pika's attack was ready to defeat Gyarados. He sighed and left to Olivine City when the sun was gone and the moon was pointing at the heroes who were leaving to Olivine City.
"Stop whining and help me catch all these weak pokemon so we can get an easy buck off!" the other guy punched the first one. He was throwing PokeBalls at random pokemon and capturing them and putting in a bag. They didn't look like much of sociable people, and each had a tan pack where they positioned the PokeBalls in. Neo looked at Sarina and told her to stay there while he would go and get the PokeBalls and release the pokemon that were caught and then sold to trainers for a reasonable price, meaning 200,000 PokeDollars for each pokemon.
And then… another trainer showed up and called out his Feraligatr. His hair was red, clothes black, and he looked like a person with undying coldness to everyone, apart from a particular someone. His eyes were somewhat gold, and his fists clenched.
"Feraligatr! Use Surf!" he exclaimed. The Feraligatr used a humongous tidal wave that knocked the unknown people down "Listen, Team Rocket, get away from here and never come back! Or, I will unleash a triple attack that will destroy buildings!" he glared at them and they were going to run off, but one of them threw out a PokeBall holding a Zubat. Neo jumped out and got Pika out.
"Pika, use your Volt Tackle!" Neo exclaimed. The Pikachu was charging up electricity so much that it was giving off incredible sparks. The unknown trainer with red hair stepped away with his Feraligatr and looked closely at Pikachu. Neo's looks were patient and as soon as he told Pika to attack, the Pikachu launched off its spot and ran towards the Zubat with thunderbolts launching from its body. The Zubat was striked just like a car driving over an ant and was knocked out in one shot.
"You! What are you doing here!?" the trainer was enraged at Neo's commands to use Pika to get rid of Zubat.
"Making your job easier, you idiot! Understand?"
"My name is Silver and I never need help!!" Silver was shouting at Neo. The two Rockets ran off after the Zubat was knocked out and left the sacks on the ground. Neo got over to one of the sacks and unrestricted every pokemon, except a Pidgeotto that he found interesting.
"Pidgeonno, come on out!" Neo exclaimed and his Pidgeotto came out. Neo took out his PokeDex and checked out Pidgeonno's stats. It was at a light level and has Twister, Quick Attack, WhirlWind, and Persuit. The Pidgeotto looked like it was trained severely and had a reasonable amount of stats to it. "Return!"
"Let's have a battle- you and me!" Silver exclaimed. Neo looked at him suspiciously and nodded. They decided on a 3-on-3 battle with no substitutions. Silver used his Feraligatr first and Neo used his Miniryu.
"Use Dragon Rage!" Neo commanded, but Silver's Feraligatr attacked harshly with Surf and before Miniryu attacked, a humongous tidal wave blew Miniryu away. The wave made Neo fly a bit back and Sarina saw Neo hold in the attack. Miniryu came back into his PokeBall and Pika came out next.
The Pikachu was charging up a Volt Tackle, but the Feraligatr used a Bite attack ahead of the Pikachu. The Ferligatr was paralyzed and Pika had the chance to attack. The Pika charged up a Volt Tackle and was getting electricity launched off onto the battlefield. The Pikachu was attacking with a prevailing electrical blast and hit the Feraligatr so badly that it felt like a knife towering through the air and soaring through you. The Feraligatr was forced to faint, but Pika couldn't hold on so long.
Silver returned his Feraligatr and sent out a Gyarados. The Gyarados was no other, as it came out and sparkled like the stars were sparkling constantly as its red scales reflected the sun's rays. Neo looked at it and sent out his Pidgeonno after returning his trusty Pika. The Gyarados emitted a powerful beam of water that shone as it damaged Pidgeonno and launched it towards a tree. The Pidgeonno was unable to move as its body struck the tree and it fell, knocked out in one shot.
Neo looked at it with all his might and threw Pika's PokeBall. Pika came out, but fully recharged and ready to damage Gyarados. It began charging up electricity as it started to whiz around Gyarados. Gyarados was frustrated by attacking Pika, but it was too rapid and dodged all its shots. Once Pika became a golden oval around Gyarados thousands of electrical bolts were whooshing around Gyarados. Silver looked at it and told Gyarados to use Hyper Beam on the oval. Gyarados launched a powerful orange beam that was aimed at Pika, and started to defend itself against the barrier. Pika was toppled in a few seconds with Gyarados's might but as Pika was knocked out, Gyarados was shocked severely by the barrier. It flew up, paralyzed and fell onto the ground with power unimaginable.
Silver returned Gyarados and left the battlefield as Neo returned Pika. Sarina came out of the bush just as Silver left and looked at Neo with tears.
"I thought you would… win…" she cried.
"Yes, that's exactly what I might have thought, Sarina-kun."
"But, then, why did you lose?" Sarina asked.
"I knew that there was a massive difference in power, but I saw a huge difference in trust as well. I thought that Silver's pokemon would not trust him enough to fight, but I was mistaken. We are leaving in the other path, Sarnia, where we originally went, but the Rockets halted us. We will travel to Olivine, where we will board a ferry to Cianwood City and then back to Olivine. We will, however, need to travel by foot back, because the ferry will leave in a few hours after we are there."
"Why do we have to?"
"To save time. Our journey was for a week and today is the second day already, Sarina." Neo continued. "The next ferry will be 3 days after we got there, so I can't afford to waste time. I heard that if you get the badge there, you get the HM Fly, so that's that. I will try to make Pidgeonno become a Pidgeot, where I will call it Pidgeott ever since."
Neo looked at Sarina with his hopeless eyes and then looked at the place where his Pika's attack was ready to defeat Gyarados. He sighed and left to Olivine City when the sun was gone and the moon was pointing at the heroes who were leaving to Olivine City.
Chapter 4: Cianwood Mountain! 1
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The moon was shining bright as our heroes went to Olivine City. Sarina was exhausted as she told Neo to wait and rest until crack of dawn comes. Neo looked at her with implausible amazement.
"No. We can not stop now, the ferry leaves today. We have no time for rest. Once we get to Cianwood City, then we can rest."
"I just can't Neo." Sarina sat on the ground "It's just too much to travel during the night as well. I just have to rest!"
"We have no time, Sarina!"
Unfortunately, Sarina was fast asleep, so Neo swore under his breath and lifted Sarina off the ground.
"If she can't travel anymore, we might have to rest. But, then we'd miss the ferry. I can go for a few more hours, but…" Neo thought. He lifted her up with his hands and then left off to Olivine City.
---Much Later---
"Where am I?" Sarina asked. She noticed that she was inside a tent and outside, there were many Rock-type Pokémon in the rocky outfields. As her face looked towards the left side of her tent, she saw another tent. Sarina sneaked towards in and she saw Neo resting inside. He looked like he was knocked out cold and beaten in his sleep, although there are no marks on him. As she looked through the tent, she saw his belt and Pokémon. She noticed that his PokeTCH said that it was past noon.
Sarina left his tent and noticed that the ground ends in a short distance. She ran to it and called out her Cutesy. Her Eevee came out and came to Sarina. Cutesy looked at Sarina who held her up as they both looked at the vast amount of space that was going down below their feet. There were serrated rocks and at the bottom was a harbor with only a few boats, but no ferry.
"You know, Cutesy, I've been thinking… Neo goes through things like this and rarely takes a second to look at all of this. I like that in him, the ability to go through anything without looking around. But, I can never catch up to him when we're travelling. So, what if we start our own journey?" Sarina looked at Cutesy with her familiar cute face, and then took out a heart-shaped rock and continued on "I always want Neo with me, but as I said, we can never catch up to him. Sure, he's a good bodyguard and I can back him up if needed… although… we're much weaker than him, and I want to know the history of this rock."
Cutesy looked up to Sarina and cuddled in her arms, even though they were still standing beside a cliff edge. Sarina returned Cutesy into her PokeBall and then went back to wait for Neo. She decided that Neo is her best friend and that she'll never leave him, not even if she gets captured. As soon as Neo woke up and cleared his eyes, they went past the mountain and found a small city at the back of it.
The city wasn't so great in size, nor was there a lot of people, but if Neo's PokeTCH said that it's a city, then it's a city. As they looked down and went towards it, Neo said that it is Cianwood City, where he hopes to evolve Pidgeonno and Fly to Ectureak City. As soon as they entered, they noticed that the massive city was without any people around. Neo found that a city with numerous buildings from side to side with sturdy walls that was empty was peculiar.
When Sarina and Neo went by, they noticed that a few buildings were boarded down and closed shut. Neo looked towards the news stand in the city and… there was nobody there. Sarina looked around the news stand and took a paper to read it. The paper was old and somewhat legible to read, but Neo noticed that she was holding the damaged newspaper and wanted to know what was written there. Sarina could not read it as it was illegible and Neo asked if he could have a try.
Neo took the crumpled, old paper from her hands and noticed that part of it faded away into the yellow paper. There were symbols that were not English, and not in Unown ruins. As Neo looked closer, he noticed that it was a paper written using Greek letters.
"As the new Gym Leader of this town arrived, some people noticed a change in the city. Why? The city became boarded shut to avoid Chuck's fury. Chuck is the new Gym Leader that uses incredibly powerful Fighting-type Pokémon to scare the citizens to obey his commands. As the city is locking up every single building possible, this paper is going to be closed until Chuck is defeated." Neo read it out loud "Many trainers have challenged Chuck, even 3-on-1, but they all failed significantly and have been defeated without Chuck trying. Only a few residents decide to live in the city, even though the Pokémon Center is now, officially, closed, meaning that if a trainer chooses to battle Chuck, it will be impossible for them to re-battle him again without the use of GameShark."
"So… we only have 1 chance to battle the Gym Leader?" Sarina asked with her cute face. As Neo looked at her and nodded they came towards the Gym. The windows were broken with shards of glass poking out, the door was barely holding up and the Gym looked like it was about to collapse at any second.
As soon as Neo and Sarina went towards the door, 3 pokemon jumped out at them. One was a Hitmonlee, the kicking master, with kicks that break walls, the other a Hitmonchan, with punches that can make holes in clear steel, and the other was a Hitmontop, with continuous punches and kicks that can continue for hours.
"No. We can not stop now, the ferry leaves today. We have no time for rest. Once we get to Cianwood City, then we can rest."
"I just can't Neo." Sarina sat on the ground "It's just too much to travel during the night as well. I just have to rest!"
"We have no time, Sarina!"
Unfortunately, Sarina was fast asleep, so Neo swore under his breath and lifted Sarina off the ground.
"If she can't travel anymore, we might have to rest. But, then we'd miss the ferry. I can go for a few more hours, but…" Neo thought. He lifted her up with his hands and then left off to Olivine City.
---Much Later---
"Where am I?" Sarina asked. She noticed that she was inside a tent and outside, there were many Rock-type Pokémon in the rocky outfields. As her face looked towards the left side of her tent, she saw another tent. Sarina sneaked towards in and she saw Neo resting inside. He looked like he was knocked out cold and beaten in his sleep, although there are no marks on him. As she looked through the tent, she saw his belt and Pokémon. She noticed that his PokeTCH said that it was past noon.
Sarina left his tent and noticed that the ground ends in a short distance. She ran to it and called out her Cutesy. Her Eevee came out and came to Sarina. Cutesy looked at Sarina who held her up as they both looked at the vast amount of space that was going down below their feet. There were serrated rocks and at the bottom was a harbor with only a few boats, but no ferry.
"You know, Cutesy, I've been thinking… Neo goes through things like this and rarely takes a second to look at all of this. I like that in him, the ability to go through anything without looking around. But, I can never catch up to him when we're travelling. So, what if we start our own journey?" Sarina looked at Cutesy with her familiar cute face, and then took out a heart-shaped rock and continued on "I always want Neo with me, but as I said, we can never catch up to him. Sure, he's a good bodyguard and I can back him up if needed… although… we're much weaker than him, and I want to know the history of this rock."
Cutesy looked up to Sarina and cuddled in her arms, even though they were still standing beside a cliff edge. Sarina returned Cutesy into her PokeBall and then went back to wait for Neo. She decided that Neo is her best friend and that she'll never leave him, not even if she gets captured. As soon as Neo woke up and cleared his eyes, they went past the mountain and found a small city at the back of it.
The city wasn't so great in size, nor was there a lot of people, but if Neo's PokeTCH said that it's a city, then it's a city. As they looked down and went towards it, Neo said that it is Cianwood City, where he hopes to evolve Pidgeonno and Fly to Ectureak City. As soon as they entered, they noticed that the massive city was without any people around. Neo found that a city with numerous buildings from side to side with sturdy walls that was empty was peculiar.
When Sarina and Neo went by, they noticed that a few buildings were boarded down and closed shut. Neo looked towards the news stand in the city and… there was nobody there. Sarina looked around the news stand and took a paper to read it. The paper was old and somewhat legible to read, but Neo noticed that she was holding the damaged newspaper and wanted to know what was written there. Sarina could not read it as it was illegible and Neo asked if he could have a try.
Neo took the crumpled, old paper from her hands and noticed that part of it faded away into the yellow paper. There were symbols that were not English, and not in Unown ruins. As Neo looked closer, he noticed that it was a paper written using Greek letters.
"As the new Gym Leader of this town arrived, some people noticed a change in the city. Why? The city became boarded shut to avoid Chuck's fury. Chuck is the new Gym Leader that uses incredibly powerful Fighting-type Pokémon to scare the citizens to obey his commands. As the city is locking up every single building possible, this paper is going to be closed until Chuck is defeated." Neo read it out loud "Many trainers have challenged Chuck, even 3-on-1, but they all failed significantly and have been defeated without Chuck trying. Only a few residents decide to live in the city, even though the Pokémon Center is now, officially, closed, meaning that if a trainer chooses to battle Chuck, it will be impossible for them to re-battle him again without the use of GameShark."
"So… we only have 1 chance to battle the Gym Leader?" Sarina asked with her cute face. As Neo looked at her and nodded they came towards the Gym. The windows were broken with shards of glass poking out, the door was barely holding up and the Gym looked like it was about to collapse at any second.
As soon as Neo and Sarina went towards the door, 3 pokemon jumped out at them. One was a Hitmonlee, the kicking master, with kicks that break walls, the other a Hitmonchan, with punches that can make holes in clear steel, and the other was a Hitmontop, with continuous punches and kicks that can continue for hours.
Chapter 5: Cianwood Mountain! 2
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"Neo! What are they!?" Sarina shrieked. She hid behind Neo as he got out Pidgeonno.
"They are the three fighters. One is Hitmonchan, watch out for fists, one is Hitmonlee, watch out for legs, and one is Hitmontop, doesn't matter, both are powerful." Pidgeonno quickly used a Twister onto Hitmonlee, with it being tangled up in the fierce winds, making it impossible to hit Pidgeonno. Pidgeonno quickly responded with a Persuit attack, and even though it was weaker against Hitmonlee, it was able to push it back to one of the Gym's walls. The wall crumbled, however it still stood with the Hitmonlee immobile. As Hitmonlee fell down from the wall, it just lay there, like its head was damaged with a brick.
Neo looked at the Hitmonchan, which started releasing continuous punches without breaking a sweat. "Hitmonchan must be able to continuously attack. Not good…" Neo thought to himself as Pidgeonno used WhirlWind on Hitmonchan, blowing it away in one swish. The Hitmonchan was gone from Cianwood in a few seconds as Neo noticed Pidgeonno start shining a silver colour. Pidgeonno started to become mush taller, the hair on its head were turning long, and its feathers started to increase in size rapidly. As Pidgeonno evolved, the claws on its feet were sharp like axe blades and it let out a guttural roar. It became a Pidgeot!
"Neo… what happened to Pidgeonno?" Sarina asked with a curious face.
"It's no longer Pidgeonno… it's Pidgeott!" Neo exclaimed "Pidgeonno has evolved into a Pidgeot, meaning that it's much more powerful than before. And by what my PokeDex says, it learned Wing Attack and lost Persuit. Not sure if it'll help against Hitmontop, but still…"
Hitmontop looked at Pidgeott and started spinning rapidly on its head. Like a top, xe took out his hands and feet and used them as a protective barrier. Xe moved down and started moving rapidly towards Pidgeott, like a twister without any time to stop at all!
"Pidgeott! Use your Wing Attack!!" Neo shouted with all his might. Pidgeott might not have been long on Neo's team but it responded with a fast and furious attack, only to be countered by Hitmontop's spins. Pidgeott was hurt continuously and fell over. Pidgeott lost to Hitmontop who was still spinning rapidly. Hitmontop stopped after attacking it and started to wobble around. Neo thought of the perfect chance to use Pika in this and sent him out. As Hitmontop still was lightheaded, Pika used a Surf attack and blew Hitmontop away. Hitmontop lay on the ground, fainted.
"These pokemon are weak… The Gym Leader must have trained them into using offense as defense, which will make them unable to hold on a counterattack. Oddly enough, the Gym Leader must use this style when doing it." Neo looked at the three pokemon as Sarina asked "Um… Neo? Where is the Gym Leader?"
As Neo looked down onto Hitmontop's chest, he noticed a badge set onto it. He took the badge which looked like a dark blue fist. Neo then went to the door and gave it a tug. The door didn't budge in the slightest. Neo looked down to his newly obtained badge and pulled sturdily again. The door still refused to open, so Neo left it be. He looked down to the badge and then put it into his case.
"By the looks of this badge, it looks like the Gym Leader is gone. I guess the lack of people here must have some reason to do with this…" Neo looked towards the dock, which was still visible from the city "However, there must be a reason for all these ferries coming to Cianwood City. There must be some civilization."
A kid suddenly crept up to Neo and Sarina and sneezed by accident. Neo quickly turned around with his hand onto his PokeBall, but stopped in a matter of seconds as he saw that the kid was harmless.
"Um… Did you lose against the three fighters?" he asked quietly. His hair was brown and filled with dirt, and his expression of a snooping child was quite filled with annoyance. As Neo looked at him with his cold, bitter eyes, the child repeated his question.
"No, the pokemon were defeated. They are incredibly powerful… however they were trained incorrectly. That is their weakness. They shall never bother you again, even though we can call them wild pokemon. I will go back to capture Hitmontop, and train it properly." Neo showed the badge to the child who ran off shouting happily that the pokemon will never terrorize us again. As Neo went and threw a PokeBall at Hitmontop, who just went with the team, Sarina ran to Neo and threw a PokeBall at Hitmonlee. The Hitmonlee was captured by the PokeBall as it was immobilized and Neo just smiled at Sarina. As Neo took out Pidgeott, he and Sarina climbed onto it to fly back to Ectureak City.
The view was astounding with the air pounding into your face. As Neo looked left towards the sunset, he felt the tug of Sarina's hands. He was hugged tightly by her as they flew into the sunset with an astounding view at the bottom. As they looked back at the small speck that was Cianwood City the two realized that it was already nighttime before they landed into Ectureak City as each of them went their separate paths for the night.
"They are the three fighters. One is Hitmonchan, watch out for fists, one is Hitmonlee, watch out for legs, and one is Hitmontop, doesn't matter, both are powerful." Pidgeonno quickly used a Twister onto Hitmonlee, with it being tangled up in the fierce winds, making it impossible to hit Pidgeonno. Pidgeonno quickly responded with a Persuit attack, and even though it was weaker against Hitmonlee, it was able to push it back to one of the Gym's walls. The wall crumbled, however it still stood with the Hitmonlee immobile. As Hitmonlee fell down from the wall, it just lay there, like its head was damaged with a brick.
Neo looked at the Hitmonchan, which started releasing continuous punches without breaking a sweat. "Hitmonchan must be able to continuously attack. Not good…" Neo thought to himself as Pidgeonno used WhirlWind on Hitmonchan, blowing it away in one swish. The Hitmonchan was gone from Cianwood in a few seconds as Neo noticed Pidgeonno start shining a silver colour. Pidgeonno started to become mush taller, the hair on its head were turning long, and its feathers started to increase in size rapidly. As Pidgeonno evolved, the claws on its feet were sharp like axe blades and it let out a guttural roar. It became a Pidgeot!
"Neo… what happened to Pidgeonno?" Sarina asked with a curious face.
"It's no longer Pidgeonno… it's Pidgeott!" Neo exclaimed "Pidgeonno has evolved into a Pidgeot, meaning that it's much more powerful than before. And by what my PokeDex says, it learned Wing Attack and lost Persuit. Not sure if it'll help against Hitmontop, but still…"
Hitmontop looked at Pidgeott and started spinning rapidly on its head. Like a top, xe took out his hands and feet and used them as a protective barrier. Xe moved down and started moving rapidly towards Pidgeott, like a twister without any time to stop at all!
"Pidgeott! Use your Wing Attack!!" Neo shouted with all his might. Pidgeott might not have been long on Neo's team but it responded with a fast and furious attack, only to be countered by Hitmontop's spins. Pidgeott was hurt continuously and fell over. Pidgeott lost to Hitmontop who was still spinning rapidly. Hitmontop stopped after attacking it and started to wobble around. Neo thought of the perfect chance to use Pika in this and sent him out. As Hitmontop still was lightheaded, Pika used a Surf attack and blew Hitmontop away. Hitmontop lay on the ground, fainted.
"These pokemon are weak… The Gym Leader must have trained them into using offense as defense, which will make them unable to hold on a counterattack. Oddly enough, the Gym Leader must use this style when doing it." Neo looked at the three pokemon as Sarina asked "Um… Neo? Where is the Gym Leader?"
As Neo looked down onto Hitmontop's chest, he noticed a badge set onto it. He took the badge which looked like a dark blue fist. Neo then went to the door and gave it a tug. The door didn't budge in the slightest. Neo looked down to his newly obtained badge and pulled sturdily again. The door still refused to open, so Neo left it be. He looked down to the badge and then put it into his case.
"By the looks of this badge, it looks like the Gym Leader is gone. I guess the lack of people here must have some reason to do with this…" Neo looked towards the dock, which was still visible from the city "However, there must be a reason for all these ferries coming to Cianwood City. There must be some civilization."
A kid suddenly crept up to Neo and Sarina and sneezed by accident. Neo quickly turned around with his hand onto his PokeBall, but stopped in a matter of seconds as he saw that the kid was harmless.
"Um… Did you lose against the three fighters?" he asked quietly. His hair was brown and filled with dirt, and his expression of a snooping child was quite filled with annoyance. As Neo looked at him with his cold, bitter eyes, the child repeated his question.
"No, the pokemon were defeated. They are incredibly powerful… however they were trained incorrectly. That is their weakness. They shall never bother you again, even though we can call them wild pokemon. I will go back to capture Hitmontop, and train it properly." Neo showed the badge to the child who ran off shouting happily that the pokemon will never terrorize us again. As Neo went and threw a PokeBall at Hitmontop, who just went with the team, Sarina ran to Neo and threw a PokeBall at Hitmonlee. The Hitmonlee was captured by the PokeBall as it was immobilized and Neo just smiled at Sarina. As Neo took out Pidgeott, he and Sarina climbed onto it to fly back to Ectureak City.
The view was astounding with the air pounding into your face. As Neo looked left towards the sunset, he felt the tug of Sarina's hands. He was hugged tightly by her as they flew into the sunset with an astounding view at the bottom. As they looked back at the small speck that was Cianwood City the two realized that it was already nighttime before they landed into Ectureak City as each of them went their separate paths for the night.
Chapter 6: Why has this happened to me?
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"Chert…" Neo thought to himself in another language. He was standing under a dead tree as rainclouds gathered. He blindly ignored it and took out a light blue shard from his bag. As he looked into it with his merciless eyes, he clasped it harshly and put it back into his bag. As he ripped off some bark from the wood and got his pocketknife, he started carving on it.
Sarina quickly got up as she knew that she was late and ran outside. She looked around to see that Neo wasn't there, but on her mailbox, there was something there. Sarina ran towards it and took the piece of wood. The words weren't exactly what you'd like to call clear, but were incredibly legible.
"Sarina, I noticed that you have not done your part. I waited by that tree before dawn came up and, seeing that you never came, left to finish my quest. Someday, when I want you to go and find out more about me, I will send a pokemon to go and get you, preferably Pidgeott. I hope that you don't take this personally, as I was running late." Neo's note read. On the bottom, he carved his name in Greek letters and Sarina knew that she was too late. She could not catch up to Neo no matter how hard she tried. As she went back home in sadness, she knew that Neo will come back… eventually…
---A few months later---
Sarina went outside for yet another lonely day. The cold air was filled with specks of snow as the wind went into Sarina's face. She already turned 14 as she waited for Neo to come back. The snow was clear in front of Neo's house and she knew that he might not come back as the coldness started to make her feel a bit sick.
Meanwhile, Neo was working at climbing Mt. Silver at the time. He found his way to a secret ocean and decided to rest there for the day. As he looked into the gloomy waters underneath him, a few Murkrow passed him. Neo felt something was stirring up on top of Mt. Silver… something that prickled him from the inside, just like an earthquake was crippling a city entirely. As Neo waited for Sarina to come as he sent his Pidgeott a few days ago, he began to worry about his friends and teammates that were somewhere far away and had no idea what was he up to.
Neo shook his head and with a swift jump, he was back to climbing the mountain. The mountain's wall was rugged and filled with rocks which were hard to grasp onto. As snow fell down onto the ground gently, Neo kept on climbing Mt. Silver, even though it was hard enough to do so. Neo knew that he couldn't stand the pain that his stomach was giving him, but it felt like a powerful aura was at the top, someone he knew from a while ago.
---Back at Ecruteak---
A Pidgeot was flying over Ecruteak City as Sarina was leaving back home. It gently landed in front of Sarina with a note attached to its powerful neck. Sarina took the note, which was wet and partially illegible, and seemed like it was drawn crudely on some kind of wood. As Sarina read it, she quickly ran back inside and got her bag.
As soon as she ran back outside to the snow that started falling faster and stronger, Sarina jumped onto the pokemon's back. Neo has sent the message for her to come as he will be able to climb the rocky walls that stood in his path. Sarina held on tightly to the Pidgeot, which was Neo's, as they flied quickly towards Mt. Silver's peak, where Neo should be standing there. As Sarina saw a tiny speck waving close to the top of the mountain range, she braced for a harsh landing that never came.
As Pidgeott started spinning, Sarina fell down from its back as her life flashed in front of her eyes. Neo jumped out to catch her and just a short distance away from a long way down he got her with his muscular arms. She smiled as he put her back down. Neo turned around and looked back down, just to see Silver a short distance away. As Neo jumped on Pidgeott's back and took Sarina with him, he flew to the top of the mountain.
"Neo… it's me…" Sarina said quietly.
"And? I know that, Sarina, however, as I carved on the wood a long time ago, I would eventually come and get you. As we both know, I had a reason for Pidgeott to come, just so we can climb Mt. Silver. There is something stirring there, and I know it!" Neo exclaimed as Pidgeott raced towards the peak. He looked back at Silver who was still wasting his time climbing the mountain.
Once the two landed, Neo saw a huge purple portal. He returned Pidgeott once Sarina looked at the broken rocks that Mt. Silver had. Neo looked around as well, seeing that there weren't any battle marks and looked again at the portal. He got Sarina to come to him with a rock and they threw it inside. The rock disappeared, and with a nod, Neo took Sarina's arm and jumped in with her.
They were in a purple cylinder as Neo's sensation stopped, and immediately thought "I know this place!"
Sarina quickly got up as she knew that she was late and ran outside. She looked around to see that Neo wasn't there, but on her mailbox, there was something there. Sarina ran towards it and took the piece of wood. The words weren't exactly what you'd like to call clear, but were incredibly legible.
"Sarina, I noticed that you have not done your part. I waited by that tree before dawn came up and, seeing that you never came, left to finish my quest. Someday, when I want you to go and find out more about me, I will send a pokemon to go and get you, preferably Pidgeott. I hope that you don't take this personally, as I was running late." Neo's note read. On the bottom, he carved his name in Greek letters and Sarina knew that she was too late. She could not catch up to Neo no matter how hard she tried. As she went back home in sadness, she knew that Neo will come back… eventually…
---A few months later---
Sarina went outside for yet another lonely day. The cold air was filled with specks of snow as the wind went into Sarina's face. She already turned 14 as she waited for Neo to come back. The snow was clear in front of Neo's house and she knew that he might not come back as the coldness started to make her feel a bit sick.
Meanwhile, Neo was working at climbing Mt. Silver at the time. He found his way to a secret ocean and decided to rest there for the day. As he looked into the gloomy waters underneath him, a few Murkrow passed him. Neo felt something was stirring up on top of Mt. Silver… something that prickled him from the inside, just like an earthquake was crippling a city entirely. As Neo waited for Sarina to come as he sent his Pidgeott a few days ago, he began to worry about his friends and teammates that were somewhere far away and had no idea what was he up to.
Neo shook his head and with a swift jump, he was back to climbing the mountain. The mountain's wall was rugged and filled with rocks which were hard to grasp onto. As snow fell down onto the ground gently, Neo kept on climbing Mt. Silver, even though it was hard enough to do so. Neo knew that he couldn't stand the pain that his stomach was giving him, but it felt like a powerful aura was at the top, someone he knew from a while ago.
---Back at Ecruteak---
A Pidgeot was flying over Ecruteak City as Sarina was leaving back home. It gently landed in front of Sarina with a note attached to its powerful neck. Sarina took the note, which was wet and partially illegible, and seemed like it was drawn crudely on some kind of wood. As Sarina read it, she quickly ran back inside and got her bag.
As soon as she ran back outside to the snow that started falling faster and stronger, Sarina jumped onto the pokemon's back. Neo has sent the message for her to come as he will be able to climb the rocky walls that stood in his path. Sarina held on tightly to the Pidgeot, which was Neo's, as they flied quickly towards Mt. Silver's peak, where Neo should be standing there. As Sarina saw a tiny speck waving close to the top of the mountain range, she braced for a harsh landing that never came.
As Pidgeott started spinning, Sarina fell down from its back as her life flashed in front of her eyes. Neo jumped out to catch her and just a short distance away from a long way down he got her with his muscular arms. She smiled as he put her back down. Neo turned around and looked back down, just to see Silver a short distance away. As Neo jumped on Pidgeott's back and took Sarina with him, he flew to the top of the mountain.
"Neo… it's me…" Sarina said quietly.
"And? I know that, Sarina, however, as I carved on the wood a long time ago, I would eventually come and get you. As we both know, I had a reason for Pidgeott to come, just so we can climb Mt. Silver. There is something stirring there, and I know it!" Neo exclaimed as Pidgeott raced towards the peak. He looked back at Silver who was still wasting his time climbing the mountain.
Once the two landed, Neo saw a huge purple portal. He returned Pidgeott once Sarina looked at the broken rocks that Mt. Silver had. Neo looked around as well, seeing that there weren't any battle marks and looked again at the portal. He got Sarina to come to him with a rock and they threw it inside. The rock disappeared, and with a nod, Neo took Sarina's arm and jumped in with her.
They were in a purple cylinder as Neo's sensation stopped, and immediately thought "I know this place!"
Chapter 7: Neo and the Distortion World!
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"What… is this place?" Sarina asked Neo while cowering in fear. There were walls with ground on them, trees appearing and disappearing, holes through the ground, and a purple background everywhere. A bit farther off, there was a large amount of calm water that was up vertically, but never fell down to the ground below. As Neo found a rock and threw it at a piece of ground, a tree blasted up and fell back down. Neo carefully took a few steps, looked around and turned back at Sarina.
"There is nothing to be afraid of, Sarina; however we might want to be a bit more careful. This is the Distortion World, where the laws of physics cannot apply correctly." Neo explained.
"How did this world came to be?"
"That, I cannot explain. Other than us, there is only 1 other life form, and it may be anywhere at this moment. This world is dangerous as we can get lost easily and there are holes through the ground. As you can see, we are no longer in Johto, but instead the Distortion World." Neo continued. As he showed the universe to Sarina, they went towards a wall. There were trees on it and Neo jumped up. He landed onto the wall and pulled Sarina to him. As a dark silhouette passed the two by, Neo jumped and got a PokeBall out.
Neo pulled it back immediately as he knelt down as the shape disappeared. Sarina quickly ran to Neo, while he scuffled over to a tree. The tree did not disappear, and Neo held onto a branch. He pulled the branch down and ripped it off the tree. He took a leaf and squeezed some dew out of it. He drank the dew and quickly stood up. The leaf flew swiftly towards Sarina and as she caught it, she felt its rough texture past its nice blue covers. She threw the leaf away and Neo was already gone by the time the leaf landed quietly.
In the Distortion World, Neo was walking quietly away from Sarina and threw a piece of paper down with some writing on it. From the bottom, 2 red eyes appeared and nodded.
"Neo!" Sarina shouted and ran towards him "Why are we here, anyway?"
Neo took a piece of paper and wrote something on it. Sarina was wondering what he was writing, but before she could jump Neo, he already threw the sheet down. Sarina wanted to jump down after it, but Neo grabbed her by the collar and pulled her back. There was no reason to chase after it, as it was gone already. Neo jumped from one wall to another continuously until he reached a water bank. Even though they were at a vertical slope, the water was calm and not rushing to get to the ground. Neo took a bit of water and let go of it, yet the water never moved. It just stood there suspiciously.
Neo looked towards several pieces of land and ran towards it. Sarina ran closely after him and saw the floating water. Neo jumped from the land and landed on a tiny piece of land slightly farther. Sarina ran after him and tripped on an appearing tree and disappeared. Neo rapidly jumped down and flew after her. As he grabbed her by the arms, he braced for the impact, but stopped in midair and fell down a small amount to another wall. Neo let go of Sarina, just to see something shine in the distance. He ran towards it and almost fell into the murky depth below.
"Crud, this place is impossible to navigate. I know I left a map around here somewhere… yet where?" Neo thought to himself. He knew that the depths were crossable, but it wouldn't be easy. He looked at the shining light and mumbled something. Sarina ran to him as pieces of land were starting to crumble together from the depths of nothing. She saw him going across the land while still mumbling something in a language that was not understandable.
"Etorni warinu uniskenn Arlan… Etorni warinu unihossut Erif… Etorni warinu univortt Exis…" Neo continued to mumble as he passed across with Sarina running after him. Neo went to another piece of land and as soon as Sarina finished following him, Neo stopped and the land faded off into the sinister world that they entered. Neo looked down and saw a hole at the bottom where the refreshing light appeared. Neo looked up and saw a figure fly over the pair. Sarina hugged Neo as he looked around.
"Sarina… I will return once more… Behind you will appear a new portal… You must take it…" Neo told Sarina "Also, this will not be the last time we shall meet together. I know that you, your Eevee, Ponyta, and Hitmonlee shall become powerful, that much I know. However, all stories must come to an end… and this one shall, if you haven't known…" Neo finished.
"Can you repeat that in English?"
"I was speaking English, Sarina!"
"No, you were mumbling something when we were going across the gloomy depths... What was that?"
"No! She is figuring out my past! There must be something to hide it… but she may figure out everything as soon as I leave her… Oddly enough, I must tell her all, yet I cannot leave my past. Then be it, I will tell her everything when everything is at stake…" Neo thought. Neo started moving backwards and said one last thing "Sarina… remember me as I was… You will know everything sooner or later… So, you will know it all…"
Neo jumped down and fell into the portal at the bottom. A portal soon formed behind Sarina and she followed Neo's command. She went into the portal, crying, which left that story… and began a new dimension…
Some stories have a happy end, some not. All have a beginning, middle, and end, but this story will not finish yet. It might eventually, but not yet.
"There is nothing to be afraid of, Sarina; however we might want to be a bit more careful. This is the Distortion World, where the laws of physics cannot apply correctly." Neo explained.
"How did this world came to be?"
"That, I cannot explain. Other than us, there is only 1 other life form, and it may be anywhere at this moment. This world is dangerous as we can get lost easily and there are holes through the ground. As you can see, we are no longer in Johto, but instead the Distortion World." Neo continued. As he showed the universe to Sarina, they went towards a wall. There were trees on it and Neo jumped up. He landed onto the wall and pulled Sarina to him. As a dark silhouette passed the two by, Neo jumped and got a PokeBall out.
Neo pulled it back immediately as he knelt down as the shape disappeared. Sarina quickly ran to Neo, while he scuffled over to a tree. The tree did not disappear, and Neo held onto a branch. He pulled the branch down and ripped it off the tree. He took a leaf and squeezed some dew out of it. He drank the dew and quickly stood up. The leaf flew swiftly towards Sarina and as she caught it, she felt its rough texture past its nice blue covers. She threw the leaf away and Neo was already gone by the time the leaf landed quietly.
In the Distortion World, Neo was walking quietly away from Sarina and threw a piece of paper down with some writing on it. From the bottom, 2 red eyes appeared and nodded.
"Neo!" Sarina shouted and ran towards him "Why are we here, anyway?"
Neo took a piece of paper and wrote something on it. Sarina was wondering what he was writing, but before she could jump Neo, he already threw the sheet down. Sarina wanted to jump down after it, but Neo grabbed her by the collar and pulled her back. There was no reason to chase after it, as it was gone already. Neo jumped from one wall to another continuously until he reached a water bank. Even though they were at a vertical slope, the water was calm and not rushing to get to the ground. Neo took a bit of water and let go of it, yet the water never moved. It just stood there suspiciously.
Neo looked towards several pieces of land and ran towards it. Sarina ran closely after him and saw the floating water. Neo jumped from the land and landed on a tiny piece of land slightly farther. Sarina ran after him and tripped on an appearing tree and disappeared. Neo rapidly jumped down and flew after her. As he grabbed her by the arms, he braced for the impact, but stopped in midair and fell down a small amount to another wall. Neo let go of Sarina, just to see something shine in the distance. He ran towards it and almost fell into the murky depth below.
"Crud, this place is impossible to navigate. I know I left a map around here somewhere… yet where?" Neo thought to himself. He knew that the depths were crossable, but it wouldn't be easy. He looked at the shining light and mumbled something. Sarina ran to him as pieces of land were starting to crumble together from the depths of nothing. She saw him going across the land while still mumbling something in a language that was not understandable.
"Etorni warinu uniskenn Arlan… Etorni warinu unihossut Erif… Etorni warinu univortt Exis…" Neo continued to mumble as he passed across with Sarina running after him. Neo went to another piece of land and as soon as Sarina finished following him, Neo stopped and the land faded off into the sinister world that they entered. Neo looked down and saw a hole at the bottom where the refreshing light appeared. Neo looked up and saw a figure fly over the pair. Sarina hugged Neo as he looked around.
"Sarina… I will return once more… Behind you will appear a new portal… You must take it…" Neo told Sarina "Also, this will not be the last time we shall meet together. I know that you, your Eevee, Ponyta, and Hitmonlee shall become powerful, that much I know. However, all stories must come to an end… and this one shall, if you haven't known…" Neo finished.
"Can you repeat that in English?"
"I was speaking English, Sarina!"
"No, you were mumbling something when we were going across the gloomy depths... What was that?"
"No! She is figuring out my past! There must be something to hide it… but she may figure out everything as soon as I leave her… Oddly enough, I must tell her all, yet I cannot leave my past. Then be it, I will tell her everything when everything is at stake…" Neo thought. Neo started moving backwards and said one last thing "Sarina… remember me as I was… You will know everything sooner or later… So, you will know it all…"
Neo jumped down and fell into the portal at the bottom. A portal soon formed behind Sarina and she followed Neo's command. She went into the portal, crying, which left that story… and began a new dimension…
Some stories have a happy end, some not. All have a beginning, middle, and end, but this story will not finish yet. It might eventually, but not yet.
Chapter 8: The reunion of the Warriors!
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As Neo fell through the dark portal that was waiting for him, he began to fell nauseous again. His head swirled with unsure thoughts as he continued going through the eternally long portal. His stomach was aching until he fell onto the ground where there were 4 other people.
"Neo, are you all right?" one of the people asked Neo as he got up and shook the dirt off his shirt.
"My days were better, Erif." Neo looked at the people. There was Erif, a boy the same age as Neo, but slightly shorter than him. His red hair stood still as his burns on his arm were glowing. He turned around and went to a stone as Neo saw a rip in his red jacket. Another person standing around the stone was Astinus, an older boy with wet, yet short hair, who seemed as he was always swimming. His blue eyes were a lot like he was expecting something as I looked towards Arlan, another member. This time, his hair was waving continuously, even though there was not a single gust of wind. His emerald green shirt bared some red marks on it as he continued to glaze up at the sky. The last of the four standing around the stone was Exis, a man around the age of forty, whose eyes were bloodshot, and his hands trembling. It was noticeable that he was getting old because of his white hair, yet he was intelligent and seen a lot of danger.
"Yes… It was nice of you to arrive, Neo Kitai…" Exis got up as he shook Neo's hand. Neo just nodded in return as he looked up towards the glowing sun. It hurt his eyes badly and he turned away from the blinding, golden ball of gas.
"Where's Haruko? Isn't she here yet?" Neo asked his comrades.
"Haruko was informed of everything and she is travelling by her Lapras here." Astinus explained.
"Hey, what happened to your team? I saw the water symbol shine." Neo wondered.
"I was ambushed by an army of some men in black with a big R on the top."
"What!? You were attacked?" Exis jumped in surprise and Neo calmed him down and told him that it wasn't anything big. He knew that the crystal shards were safe as Neo took out the fifth of them.
Neo went towards the rock stone and placed a shiny rock into a hollow spot inside the large boulder. There was 1 hollow spot left; the rest filled with stones exactly the same as Neo's. After a few seconds, all of the stones inside the hollow spots glowed and quieted down.
Neo turned around and saw a batch of clouds gather at the end of the horizon. Shortly after, a blue outline appeared with something on its back. The blue shape came closer and so did the dark clouds behind it. The water started to freeze as the figure came near towards the boulder. On top of it was a girl about the same age as Neo with long and light blue hair that moved slowly with the wind. Her clothes were white as snow as her pokemon carried her sturdily towards the land where the other warriors were.
"Haruko. Very nice to meet you." Erif announced. Haruko was the person riding the pokemon, which was a Lapras and as soon as she set land she returned it into its PokeBall. She mumbled something in Japanese and went towards the boulder.
"So… I am guessing that you have the crystal shard?" Neo asked Haruko politely.
"Yes. I have shard that we got 4 year ago." Haruko replied in fluent English.
"Please, dear Haruko, insert the shard into the last hollow spot." Exis told her as Astinus stared at Haruko, just to be punched by Arlan into the face.
"All right, what was that for?" Astinus shouted. Arlan sighed and whispered something that Neo could not understand "So… that's it? How would you know that?"
"Astinus, I know you long enough to figure that out. It was lucky that we met each other on top of Sky Pillar. Plus, where did you find Haruko?"
Neo went up towards Astinus and Arlan and answered- "Well, the only place where Haruko normally hangs around is the Snowpoint Temple. I can't add anything else about it."
As Astinus and Arlan nodded, Haruko's stone was already inside the hollow spot, glowing. The land started to shake as all six warriors ran around the stone and placed their hands together over the stone. The stone glowed brightly and was blinding Erif, but that never stopped them.
"I have the power to restore… the gap through-out our life. We have been chosen… by this rock… to be as we are one… However, the six of us… must also do something… in order to protect the shards that hide within…" Everyone recited, with Erif starting something else "I am the being of Draughts and I protect the heat… The crystal shard that hides with me shall never see defeat…"
"I hide in Ice, all day long and the shard shall be with me… No matter how cold it gets, I cannot ever be beat!" Haruko continued.
Astinus raised his head and continued to recite "If I'm under the Sea, the shard that I possess must not be with me!"
Neo looked at him suspiciously as Arlan recited "In the Sky, we all see our days, yet the shard that hides within must be possessed!"
Neo sighed and continued the speech "I hide in the darkness within, yet the shard, in darkness, is in…"
Exis looked around and smiled "I shock the lights above and below, the shard will never miss the show!"
As everyone nodded and closed their eyes, each of their arms that they used to narrate the speech shot up into the sky and everyone shouted "We call upon you! The being of one, the universal being! The only pokemon that existed before us all! Arceus! We call upon you!!!"
"Neo, are you all right?" one of the people asked Neo as he got up and shook the dirt off his shirt.
"My days were better, Erif." Neo looked at the people. There was Erif, a boy the same age as Neo, but slightly shorter than him. His red hair stood still as his burns on his arm were glowing. He turned around and went to a stone as Neo saw a rip in his red jacket. Another person standing around the stone was Astinus, an older boy with wet, yet short hair, who seemed as he was always swimming. His blue eyes were a lot like he was expecting something as I looked towards Arlan, another member. This time, his hair was waving continuously, even though there was not a single gust of wind. His emerald green shirt bared some red marks on it as he continued to glaze up at the sky. The last of the four standing around the stone was Exis, a man around the age of forty, whose eyes were bloodshot, and his hands trembling. It was noticeable that he was getting old because of his white hair, yet he was intelligent and seen a lot of danger.
"Yes… It was nice of you to arrive, Neo Kitai…" Exis got up as he shook Neo's hand. Neo just nodded in return as he looked up towards the glowing sun. It hurt his eyes badly and he turned away from the blinding, golden ball of gas.
"Where's Haruko? Isn't she here yet?" Neo asked his comrades.
"Haruko was informed of everything and she is travelling by her Lapras here." Astinus explained.
"Hey, what happened to your team? I saw the water symbol shine." Neo wondered.
"I was ambushed by an army of some men in black with a big R on the top."
"What!? You were attacked?" Exis jumped in surprise and Neo calmed him down and told him that it wasn't anything big. He knew that the crystal shards were safe as Neo took out the fifth of them.
Neo went towards the rock stone and placed a shiny rock into a hollow spot inside the large boulder. There was 1 hollow spot left; the rest filled with stones exactly the same as Neo's. After a few seconds, all of the stones inside the hollow spots glowed and quieted down.
Neo turned around and saw a batch of clouds gather at the end of the horizon. Shortly after, a blue outline appeared with something on its back. The blue shape came closer and so did the dark clouds behind it. The water started to freeze as the figure came near towards the boulder. On top of it was a girl about the same age as Neo with long and light blue hair that moved slowly with the wind. Her clothes were white as snow as her pokemon carried her sturdily towards the land where the other warriors were.
"Haruko. Very nice to meet you." Erif announced. Haruko was the person riding the pokemon, which was a Lapras and as soon as she set land she returned it into its PokeBall. She mumbled something in Japanese and went towards the boulder.
"So… I am guessing that you have the crystal shard?" Neo asked Haruko politely.
"Yes. I have shard that we got 4 year ago." Haruko replied in fluent English.
"Please, dear Haruko, insert the shard into the last hollow spot." Exis told her as Astinus stared at Haruko, just to be punched by Arlan into the face.
"All right, what was that for?" Astinus shouted. Arlan sighed and whispered something that Neo could not understand "So… that's it? How would you know that?"
"Astinus, I know you long enough to figure that out. It was lucky that we met each other on top of Sky Pillar. Plus, where did you find Haruko?"
Neo went up towards Astinus and Arlan and answered- "Well, the only place where Haruko normally hangs around is the Snowpoint Temple. I can't add anything else about it."
As Astinus and Arlan nodded, Haruko's stone was already inside the hollow spot, glowing. The land started to shake as all six warriors ran around the stone and placed their hands together over the stone. The stone glowed brightly and was blinding Erif, but that never stopped them.
"I have the power to restore… the gap through-out our life. We have been chosen… by this rock… to be as we are one… However, the six of us… must also do something… in order to protect the shards that hide within…" Everyone recited, with Erif starting something else "I am the being of Draughts and I protect the heat… The crystal shard that hides with me shall never see defeat…"
"I hide in Ice, all day long and the shard shall be with me… No matter how cold it gets, I cannot ever be beat!" Haruko continued.
Astinus raised his head and continued to recite "If I'm under the Sea, the shard that I possess must not be with me!"
Neo looked at him suspiciously as Arlan recited "In the Sky, we all see our days, yet the shard that hides within must be possessed!"
Neo sighed and continued the speech "I hide in the darkness within, yet the shard, in darkness, is in…"
Exis looked around and smiled "I shock the lights above and below, the shard will never miss the show!"
As everyone nodded and closed their eyes, each of their arms that they used to narrate the speech shot up into the sky and everyone shouted "We call upon you! The being of one, the universal being! The only pokemon that existed before us all! Arceus! We call upon you!!!"
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