This fanfiction is somethin I've had in the back of my mind for a few years. I'll do my best to ad at least something new, each week, to the story, and improve as I type/write it out.
As new member here, I have no knowledge of any past Fan Fictions in this forum; so if this story sounds similar to one before, let me know, and I'll stop my work. I don't want to make a story that's probably been done already, and take someone else's credit.
With that being said, I hope you all enjoy :)
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The problem nowadays, is that I've told the story of everyone else—but I've kept out the one story that is probably the most important. I've had some involvement myself in this one—but I haven't told this story, because I couldn't do so, years ago. There was a lot of emotion between the regions, lot anger, and a lot of politics. Had I told this story, I would have revealed the truth. And if I told the truth, years ago, it would bring back the problem that everyone found himself or herself in the first place. It would have been worse than any of the past conflicts any of the regions had.
Now? There's peace again. The tension is finally down. Who led the regions, the different Elite Four and Gym Leaders, have stepped down, or finally had a change of heart. What I'm telling you now, is the truth. This is history.
The Rose Conference. It was similar to the World Tournament, but much more competitive. The reason it was brought up, because the Big Five regions at the time—Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova—had their champions replaced by challengers. Each region had a new champion within the span of two to three years. Because of this, none of the regions could determine which trainer was the strongest, from where.
Johto used to share the Indigo Conference with Kanto, until the Elite Four brought up a new League located north of Mount Silver, but still south of the Sinjoh Ruins. This would create a rivalry with Johto and Kanto, on who's Elite Four were stronger, and which champion was the better. Hoenn and Sinnoh, on the other hand, have usually been in the mix; but these new champions showed a lot more determination and teamwork, than the previous Kanto and Johto champions—who were much better than Hoenn's and Sinnoh's. Unova's champion, surprisingly, defeated the previous champion, in an upset. Its champion even boasted of being better than Kanto's champion; and in fact suggested that there should be a gathering, to determine which region held the stronger trainer.
And after a lot of discussion, it was settled that the conference would take place in Sinnoh. If it were in Kanto, many of the Johto fans would claim that Kanto would've had the home advantage. Sinnoh was seen to be the most neutral out of the five—although they nearly decided on Hoenn.
The Rose Conference took place at Sinnoh's Battle Frontier, since the Frontier was large enough, and had multiple arenas for the occasion. Many fans from all five regions—even Kalos (whom weren't recognized as one of the larger regions at the time)—arrived to watch the conference. Even the competitive tension between Johto and Kanto had less tension, because it was gathering of all five. Something like this hasn't happened since the World Tournament in Unova.
The way the tournament was designed was a series of multiple battles between each of the five champions. Each fought each other with one Pokémon, and faced the champions one on one. Each champion was then ranked into a bracket; but since there were 5, only four names could be on the bracket. The top-two ranked champions sat out the first round, while the bottom three competed against each other then for the #3 and #4 spot in the bracket.
Kanto and Sinnoh took the #1 and #2 ranks respectively, and Hoenn was knocked out in the second round, in a very close match against the Johto champion. The final four were in order: Kanto, Sinnoh, Johto, and Unova.
Then, came the third round of the Conference. I at the time was Sinnoh's champion. In a best of 5 matches, I ended up losing to Johto's champion, although the fourth match was very close. My involvement comes later in the story, since I left the conference stadium, to get some rest and relax. There was enough time to do so, because the Kanto and Unova matchup was becoming more intense, and was even lasting for hours with each match.
The evening started, and was the final match between Kanto and Unova. The two trainers, Moby and Ayli, were nearly evenly matched. I thought the outcome would not have mattered, since both trainers were equally good, and worthy. The outcome of the match would never be known, since it could not be finished, due to the sudden event…
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Characters: The Character ID's are currently attachments, but I'll edit them into the character descriptions once I'm able to.
Moby:
Nikolai:
Ayli:
Tom:
The Blue Bull:
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I'll start working on Episode 1 on Friday, once I get done with studies for the week. This currently preparations, and presentation :)
What do you guys think so far?
As new member here, I have no knowledge of any past Fan Fictions in this forum; so if this story sounds similar to one before, let me know, and I'll stop my work. I don't want to make a story that's probably been done already, and take someone else's credit.
With that being said, I hope you all enjoy :)
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The Trail of Roses
There's a lot of different stories I've heard from countless people—trainers, nurses, fans, even coordinators—that I've ended up telling to people, just like you. I could tell you about what happened to so-and-so that evening: Where they were when it happened, whom they lost that night, and what happened to them afterwards, and beyond.
The problem nowadays, is that I've told the story of everyone else—but I've kept out the one story that is probably the most important. I've had some involvement myself in this one—but I haven't told this story, because I couldn't do so, years ago. There was a lot of emotion between the regions, lot anger, and a lot of politics. Had I told this story, I would have revealed the truth. And if I told the truth, years ago, it would bring back the problem that everyone found himself or herself in the first place. It would have been worse than any of the past conflicts any of the regions had.
Now? There's peace again. The tension is finally down. Who led the regions, the different Elite Four and Gym Leaders, have stepped down, or finally had a change of heart. What I'm telling you now, is the truth. This is history.
~Episode 1 - The Spark at Dusk ~
I'll start off with what led up to the first evening, and happened that same night.
The Rose Conference. It was similar to the World Tournament, but much more competitive. The reason it was brought up, because the Big Five regions at the time—Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova—had their champions replaced by challengers. Each region had a new champion within the span of two to three years. Because of this, none of the regions could determine which trainer was the strongest, from where.
Johto used to share the Indigo Conference with Kanto, until the Elite Four brought up a new League located north of Mount Silver, but still south of the Sinjoh Ruins. This would create a rivalry with Johto and Kanto, on who's Elite Four were stronger, and which champion was the better. Hoenn and Sinnoh, on the other hand, have usually been in the mix; but these new champions showed a lot more determination and teamwork, than the previous Kanto and Johto champions—who were much better than Hoenn's and Sinnoh's. Unova's champion, surprisingly, defeated the previous champion, in an upset. Its champion even boasted of being better than Kanto's champion; and in fact suggested that there should be a gathering, to determine which region held the stronger trainer.
And after a lot of discussion, it was settled that the conference would take place in Sinnoh. If it were in Kanto, many of the Johto fans would claim that Kanto would've had the home advantage. Sinnoh was seen to be the most neutral out of the five—although they nearly decided on Hoenn.
The Rose Conference took place at Sinnoh's Battle Frontier, since the Frontier was large enough, and had multiple arenas for the occasion. Many fans from all five regions—even Kalos (whom weren't recognized as one of the larger regions at the time)—arrived to watch the conference. Even the competitive tension between Johto and Kanto had less tension, because it was gathering of all five. Something like this hasn't happened since the World Tournament in Unova.
The way the tournament was designed was a series of multiple battles between each of the five champions. Each fought each other with one Pokémon, and faced the champions one on one. Each champion was then ranked into a bracket; but since there were 5, only four names could be on the bracket. The top-two ranked champions sat out the first round, while the bottom three competed against each other then for the #3 and #4 spot in the bracket.
Kanto and Sinnoh took the #1 and #2 ranks respectively, and Hoenn was knocked out in the second round, in a very close match against the Johto champion. The final four were in order: Kanto, Sinnoh, Johto, and Unova.
Then, came the third round of the Conference. I at the time was Sinnoh's champion. In a best of 5 matches, I ended up losing to Johto's champion, although the fourth match was very close. My involvement comes later in the story, since I left the conference stadium, to get some rest and relax. There was enough time to do so, because the Kanto and Unova matchup was becoming more intense, and was even lasting for hours with each match.
The evening started, and was the final match between Kanto and Unova. The two trainers, Moby and Ayli, were nearly evenly matched. I thought the outcome would not have mattered, since both trainers were equally good, and worthy. The outcome of the match would never be known, since it could not be finished, due to the sudden event…
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Characters: The Character ID's are currently attachments, but I'll edit them into the character descriptions once I'm able to.
Moby:
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Kanto's Champion. He is prideful and boastful, often relying on himself for any task. He often gloats about his victories, especially when it involves trainers from the Johto region. He has a Blastoise, as well as his favorite Pokémon, Magmar.
Nikolai:
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Johto's Champion. He is regionalist (or Nationalist) for Johto, and wants to bring his region glory by defeating Moby. He is competitive, but doesn't pride himself in the same way that Moby does; He considers himself a leader, often feeling that his actions are going to be responsible for Johto's status among the other regions. His favorite Pokémon are Houndoom and Mamoswine; and refuses to use any Kanto Pokémon.
Ayli:
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Unova's Champion. She wants to prove herself as a true Champion by winning the tournament, and bringing Unova glory. She considers herself independent from others, and keeps her personal life a secret, while she represents the trainer and champion the public of Unova wanted. She's not one for international travel; even though she was the one who thought of the idea of gathering the Champions from other regions, and start the Rose conference. Her most loyal Pokémon is her Golurk.
Tom:
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Hoenn's Champion, and the protagonist for Part 1. He shows more humble and reserved character, but is the Champion with the least experience, only being a trainer for 17 months. He often makes mistakes, and struggles to overcome them. He is known for having a nearly all-Hoenn team.
The Blue Bull:
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Sinnoh's champion, and the narrator (for the introductions). Trademark Pokémon is a Tauros. The Blue Bull is a young and mature trainer with sandy/brownish hair and grey eyes. Wears a denim buttoned-down shirt, shorts, and boat shoes. The Blue Bull is more of a supporting character, and is not seen as a main character currently.
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I'll start working on Episode 1 on Friday, once I get done with studies for the week. This currently preparations, and presentation :)
What do you guys think so far?