3,032DarkFoxKit: Hey readers! The cover page isn't official, but I'm using it for now. This was made by Fanfictionranger, so shout out to you for making this! Also… Mew… what are you doing to Fyre?
Mew: Isn't it obvious?
*Donfyre was stuck inside a pink bubble with a red collar around his neck.*
DarkFoxKit: Um… making him a… bubble pet?
Mew: Oooh, now there's an idea. :3
Donfyre: *is banging on the inside of the bubble while shouting* GET ME OUT OF HERE! DX And quit giving her ideas, Fox!
Mew: Aww, don't blame Kit here for the ideas. *floats closer to Fyre's bubble* After all, they're my ideas too. :3 *she pops the bubble Fyre was in, making him land on the pink carpet.* Now then, would you be a good little Wooper and play with me?
Donfyre: *I looked at her with a frown* And if I say no again?
Mew: :3 Would you like a demonstration~?
*Fyre felt his collar tingling his body. He couldn't move. Mew picked him up.*
Mew: Now you're my little plushy~ But that's just
one of the many features I have in your new collar. :3
DarkFoxKit: MEW! Change him back, and we have to get this chapter out!
Mew: *pouts* Fiiiiiiine, this was just a demonstration anyways. *She changed Fyre back to a living Wooper* So will you play with me~?
Donfyre: Ack! *he immediately rushed over to Fox and hid behind her, away from Mew* N-no! Your "playtime" might be even worse than whatever you have stored in this collar!
DarkFoxKit: H-hey! Why are you hiding behind me? I can't protect you from her!
Mew: Then I'll just have to make both of you play with me~ :3 *her paws began to glow with pink psychic energy*
DarkFoxKit: *Pales* Fyre… RUN.
Donfyre: *was already waaaay ahead of her* Rampant Mew on the looooose! DX
Mew: YOU CAN'T ESCAPE FROM ME PET!
*a huge pink flash was the last thing seen before the camera burnt to a crisp*
Chapter 2: Let the Games Begin
Ash gave a silent gasp as his heart gave a hard pound in his chest. "... I think… I recognize this Psychic power… haven't we met before…?"
The Pokemon didn't respond, apparently not hearing Ash as he continued. "I am Mewtwo, and I am the owner of this island. I assume most of you know of the main reason why you are here… to engage in a tournament of the finest Kanto Pokemon Trainers. However… there is another reason, as well- one that has been kept out of most humans' knowledge."
The people were looking at each other, not sure what to make of this. It was clear most of them were against the idea that a Pokemon of all things was their supposed host for this tournament, but they didn't argue out of fear. Ash blinked… 'Mewtwo' sounded familiar somehow.
The catlike Pokemon continued, his voice echoing over the Great Hall. "For now, though, that is a matter to be saved for the end of this tournament." He raised an arm, and dark spheres suddenly emerged from the walls, flying above the Trainers and dropping what looked like tiny badges at their feet. "This challenge shall go as follows… Each of you shall receive a single badge at the start of this challenge. Afterwards, you must all attempt to gain five badges by wagering said badges against another Trainer in a Pokemon battle. If you lose all of your badges…" He chuckled cruelly for a moment, his voice promising danger. "Well… you will be booted from the tournament and will be forced to remain here until a champion is decided. You have 48 hours, if you do not gain the give badge requirement then you will be disqualified and booted off the island. Do any of you have any questions?"
Someone then spoke up from the crowd, asking, "Do you… expect us to stay on this island for days? How would we eat or sleep here? Do we have to get our own food and water!?"
Another person spoke up, "And what if we don't challenge someone for a while? What would happen then? Is there a time limit?"
"And what if we just used our Pokemon to get off the island prematurely?" Another asked.
"I'm glad you asked…" The Pokemon chuckled sinisterly, a holographic map appearing next to the woman. "Anyone who needs to eat or sleep will be able to do so within one of the many houses on this island. While there, they may also heal their Pokemon with state-of-the-art machines, and may not be challenged for a Pokemon battle at that particular time. If you do not challenge someone within six hours, unless you are sleeping or have already acquired five badges, then your invitation shall act as an alarm, notifying you about your situation and allowing you to request a battle from someone."
"If you ignore it for an hour afterwards…" Mewtwo smirked, crossing his arms. "You shall be disqualified immediately. Finally, if you attempt to leave before the tournament is over… I have a little surprise for those who do- and I hope you enjoy sleeping with the Magikarp…"
Everyone began murmuring to each other, having doubts about this, but many of them appeared to be excited by this development. Tough Pokemon Trainers are always looking for a challenge, and this is definitely one of them.
Ash looked over at Andy and said, "Um… what do you think we'd get if we win? Mewtwo didn't say…"
"He also didn't say why he was doing this. I mean, he's a Pokemon, right? If he was a hybrid I doubt he'd show himself like this, so why is he doing this?" Storm wondered.
Andreas didn't give an answer.
"Well I'm not sticking around here all day," Celeste said. "Perhaps we should go our separate ways once we leave this castle, because every Trainer will be an enemy as soon as the game starts. I want to be prepared."
Celeste started walking out the door, "Don, I trust you'll be able to make it far."
"O-oh, yes, ma'am!" Don saluted.
"Dustin, keep an eye on Matt and make sure he doesn't cause more problems," Celeste said.
"Ugh- does it really have to be me of all people…?" Dustin groaned to himself, but he reluctantly nodded, sighing. "Alright, I guess I will… But you keep yourself safe too, alright Celeste? I'd feel better if at least one other person was with you at all times…"
"I'll be traveling around the houses, so if you feel you must absolutely stick with me, you can find me there," Celeste said.
Ash frowned as he looked down at the table, all the Trainers will be enemies on this island? Does that include Andreas too?
"Should we go our separate ways…?" Ash asked Andy.
Andy shrugged. "I guess. Might make it easier for us to get the badges we need."
"Are you sure about this, Ash?" Storm asked.
"Yeah, Andy needs to take his own path too," Ash said. "I'm sure we'll be fine… I hope."
"You HOPE? Great, for all we know this island is full of hybrids that want your head on a silver platter," The Pikachu grumbled.
"Not helping, Storm," Ash grumbled back. "Look, it's too late to turn back now, we might as well go see what's on this island."
About an hour later, all the Trainers were outside of the castle and were now exploring New Island. There were different terrains in different areas of the island. There were places that were rocky and bare, then there were places with a lush green forest, then there was the beach that lead into the ocean, and a suburbs of houses. It was clear this island was set up purposely for advantages and disadvantages for specific types of Pokemon.
Ash, with Storm on his shoulder, was looking around the place themselves.
"I guess we should just go to a grassy terrain, it's the most level playing field out of the terrains," Ash said.
"Yeah, plenty of room for me to run there," Storm agreed.
"Is that… is that a wild Pikachu on your shoulder?" A voice spoke up from behind Ash.
"Huh? No, it's my Pikachu, why would I have a wild one on my shoulder?" Ash asked, turning around.
There was a short boy with a sneering-like face, and purple hair. The boy gave a sneer-like grin and said, "Because what self respecting Trainer would have their Pokemon hanging around them outside of their Pokeball like that? And why isn't it a Raichu, yet? Could you not find a Thunder Stone or something?"
Ash frowned, "Look, what I do with my Pikachu is none of your business. What do you want?"
"Actually I was just scouring for Trainers for my first win," The boy said. "And you look like an easy victory for my second badge."
Storm glared as his cheeks sparked with electricity. "Let me at him, Ash, I'll zap him into next week!"
"And you're judging that I'm easy because I have a Pikachu on my shoulder." Ash frowned. "Do you know how arrogant you sound right now?"
"Well, arrogance is only called that by those who don't realize it's just confidence!" The boy smirked, crossing his arms. "What's wrong? Too scared that you're gonna lose? I'm not surprised since you can't even control a weak little Pikachu."
"Well I don't control my Pokemon. I battle alongside them," Ash said. "So do you want to battle with me if you're so confident you'll win?"
"Oh yeah!" The boy sneered at Ash, taking out a teal Poke Ball with a net pattern on it and adjusting a Beautifly net he was holding onto his other shoulder. "The name's Cobalt- and you'd better be prepared to lose, you weakling!"
"Wait, is he seriously some kind of Bug type collector?" Storm said. "This Bug type collector is making fun of US for being weak? Now that's just adding salt to the wound!"
Ash would retort to that, that Bug types are not to be underestimated, but he didn't want to look crazy to someone else, especially to this jerk.
"Alright, fine, I accept your challenge. My name is Ash Ketchum," Ash said. "And I won't let you insult me and my Pokemon!"
"Heh- we'll see about that, ya wimp! We'll have a three on three, since I don't feel like going all out with six." Cobalt smirked, tossing out his Net Ball and releasing a Pinsir. "First up is Pinsir- take him down in one shot!"
Ash took out his Safari Ball and threw it into the air, releasing a Dratini. "Let's show this guy what we're made of, Aliana!"
Aliana gave a glare at the Pinsir, and the Pinsir glared right back, twitching the claws on its head.
"We'll start things off since you have a Dratini," Cobalt said, not even letting Ash reply before he shouted, "Use Swords Dance!"
The Pinsir clacked its claws together on the command, and they shined brightly, suddenly looking twice as sharp.
"Aliana, use Twister!" Ash called.
The Dratini took a deep breath before blowing out winds onto the ground that formed into a tornado that picked up the Pinsir and threw it into a nearby rock.
"Get up, you little…!" Cobalt gritted his teeth, and when the Pinsir had managed to get up with a small dent on its back, he shouted, "Take this stupid dragon down with a good Guillotine!"
"Oh no you don't, Aliana get out of the way!" Ash yelled.
Aliana gave a yelp as she slithered out of the death claws' way, and kept moving while the Pinsir chased after her.
"Aliana, jump, get behind the Pinsir and use Thunder Wave!" Ash called.
The Dratini used her tail to jump and backflip behind the charging Pinsir, and as soon as she landed she let out a small jolt of electricity that made the Pinsir's body go numb.
"Wha- how does your Dratini know Thunder Wave!?" Cobalt was clearly annoyed by this, gnashing his teeth together and shouting loudly, "Use Vice Grip, you big stag beetle!"
Pinsir, despite being paralyzed, managed to fight through it and grabbed Aliana with its claws. Aliana gave a scream of pain while Pinsir began crushing her body.
"Aliana!" Ash yelled in concern. "Try to get it off with Twister!"
Aliana gritted her teeth, trying to bare the pain, before she sucked in a breath and blew on top of the Pinsir. The tornado immediately formed, blowing both the Pinsir and Aliana in different directions.
"Now finish it off with Dragon Rage!" Ash said.
Aliana lifted her head and shot out a dragon-like energy at the Pinsir while it was still trying to recover from the Twister.
"Get out of the way, you stupid little-" Cobalt wasn't able to finish before the energy hit Pinsir, frying the poor Bug type a little. "No! Ugh!" He growled, clenching his fist angrily. "Use X-Scissor! Try and squash this pest!"
The Pinsir struggled to get up, its claws glowing from the attack, before it cringed and fell back down, not moving.
"It's over, Cobalt, your Pinsir's down," Ash said.
"That's… I… ugh!" The purple-haired Trainer growled in irritation, returning his Pinsir and pulling out another Net Ball. "Fine! Go, Venomoth!"
"Think you can still keep going, Aliana?" Ash asked the Dratini.
"Yeah, I'm good to go!" Aliana answered back.
"Okay, let's start thing off with another Thunder Wave!" Ash said.
Aliana fired a jolt of electricity towards the Venomoth.
Cobalt was smirking, though, as he called out, "Use Quiver Dance and dodge!"
Venomoth's body moved around, dodging the Thunder Wave as well as raising its special attack.
Ash was rather surprised that Venomoth knew Quiver Dance, this would be trouble. "Use Twister!"
The Dratini blew at the Venomoth, creating a tornado in its wake.
"Heh- use Psychic, and push that stupid dragon in front of its own attack!" Cobalt demanded, crossing his arms and looking a lot calmer now.
Venomoth's eyes glowed an eerie blue light, and Aliana's body glowed with the same blue light. She gasped when her body was forced in front of the Venomoth right between it and her own Twister attack.
"Aliana!" Ash yelled in concern.
The Twister hit Aliana, sucking her into its vortex before throwing her into a rock. She hissed and fell to the ground in pain.
Being hit by her own Dragon type attack… that's gotta be painful… Ash thought to himself, looking at the weakened Dratini in concern.
Aliana was hurt, but still wasn't out yet, as she gave a glare at the Venomoth.
"Alright Aliana, that's enough for now, you take a rest," Ash said as he held out her Safari Ball. The Safari Ball shot out a red beam at the Dratini and returned her into the ball.
"What's wrong?" Cobalt taunted, smirking cockily. "Suddenly your weak widdle Pokemon can't take what it can dish out? Ha ha!"
"Careful, the 'weak widdle' Pokemon you're teasing did manage to take out your Pinsir after all," Ash glared in annoyance.
"Who are you using next, Ash? Scorch?" Storm asked.
Ash thought about it. Scorch would definitely be ideal since she's a Fire type and Bug types were weak to fire, however Venomoth were known to use spore attacks as well, which would put him and Scorch in a major disadvantage.
"I have an idea… it may seem pretty stupid, but…" Ash took out a pink Heal Ball before tossing it into the air. "I'm counting on you, Konoha!"
The Heal Ball released an Ivysaur. Konoha glared at the Venomoth and stood his ground.
"Ha! You really are an idiot!" Cobalt grinned, looking at his Venomoth. "Use Psychic again- slam that walking flower into the ground!"
"Use Sleep Powder!" Ash said. "Cover the entire field with it!"
Konoha's flower spread out blue spores all over the battlefield, covering everything around himself and the Venomoth. The spores were so thick that Venomoth couldn't see where the Ivysaur was to pinpoint its Psychic attack. The Sleep Powder was making the Venomoth very sleepy. Because Konoha was part Grass type, he was in no danger of falling asleep despite being covered by the Sleep Powder.
"Wha- hey! That's cheating!" Cobalt scowled, crossing his arms. "You can't do that! Your Pokemon just got put to sleep too!"
"You think so, huh?" Ash smirked.
When the spores were cleared out and the battlefield was clear again, only Venomoth was asleep, while Konoha stood strong.
"Didn't you know?" Ash said. "Grass types are immune to spores. Now, Konoha plant a Leech Seed on that Venomoth while it's sleeping."
"With pleasure," The Ivysaur said as a small seed came out of its flower bud and threw it on the Venomoth's head.
The seed sprouted vines that covered the Venomoth's body and started sapping away its health.
"Wha- ugh!" Cobalt groaned, looking as if he was considering tossing his Beautifly net on the ground. "Get up, you stupid flying insect! You're gonna get knocked out! GET UP!"
"Now use Take Down while it's still sleeping!" Ash said.
Konoha charged and tackled down the Venomoth, and repeated this action while Leech Seed continued to sap away its health. It didn't take long before the Venomoth's eyes were in circles, it was no longer just sleeping, it was now knocked out cold.
"Looks like I win again," Ash said. "Guess it's your last Pokemon now."
"I can't believe this! Y-you… you…!" Cobalt was seething by now, the purple-haired Trainer pulling out a final Net Ball and releasing it. He didn't even bother to return his Venonat first, calling out, "Scyther, use Air Slash!"
The Scyther didn't hesitate to flutter it's wings and let loose a cut through the air at the Ivysaur. Konoha let out a gasp as he was hit, but he managed to stand his ground. If nothing else, the Ivysaur was definitely determined.
"Well that was a hasty attack," Ash said. "Shouldn't you return your Venomoth first?"
"Tch…" Cobalt growled angrily at the Trainer across from him, reluctantly doing as he said and returning his Venonat.
"Konoha, use Razor Leaf!"
Konoha twirled the leaves under his flower bud and created sharp leaves coming at the Scyther. The barrage of leaves left slight cuts on the Bug/Flying type, barely doing any damage at all.
"Use Air Slash again!" Cobalt demanded, clearly not willing to deal with the Ivysaur any longer.
The Scyther was having trouble moving its wings due to the leaves covering them.
"Quick, wrap that Scyther up with Vine Whip!" Ash said.
Konoha shot out his vines at the Scyther while it was trying to get rid of the leaves so it can use it's attack, but it was soon wrapped up with strong vines. Without needing an order from Ash, the Ivysaur proceed to lift the Scyther up and smash it into a nearby tree, but was still holding it with its vines.
"COME ON!" Cobalt did actually toss his net on the ground this time, glaring daggers at Ash. "You didn't even give a command to your Ivysaur that time- that was definitely cheating!"
"I didn't need to," Ash said. "Konoha just knew what to do without any input from me."
"THAT IS SO CHEATING!" Cobalt cried out, clenching his fists in fury. "Scyther, use Slash and get those stupid vines OFF of you!"
"Leech Seed!"
Scyther struggled to move its blades while Konoha shot out a small seed at it. The seed landed on the Scyther's head before its blade managed to cut Konoha's vines. Konoha let out a painful yell before bringing his vines back to himself.
"Finally!" The Trainer growled to himself, crossing his arms. "Uh… use Razor Wind!"
"You taught your Scyther Razor Wind?" Ash almost looked deadpanned there. "You do know that's actually a Normal type move, right?"
"SHUT UP!" Cobalt shouted, his face bright red from shouting by now. "I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING!"
Scyther spun around, trying to building the wind for its next attack. The Leech Seed was already sapping away its strength.
"Use Sleep Powder!" Ash said.
While Scyther was still building up the wind, Konoha spread out the blue spores at the Bug/Flying type.
"OH COME ON! HE'S JUST ABOUT TO ATTACK!" Cobalt wailed, but it was no use, as his Scyther had already fallen fast asleep. "You- you jerk!"
"Me? All I've done was battle like how you wanted me to," Ash said. "Now Konoha, finish it with Take Down!"
The Ivysaur charged at the sleeping Scyther and tackled it to the ground. The Scyther was already knocked out.
Ash was about to say something when loud cheering was heard around him. Ash was surprised to see people had gathered and watched their battle, he hadn't even noticed them.
"Wow Ash, you just gave entertainment to these people," Storm chuckled.
"I can't believe he had a Grass type take on two Bug types," a voice said from the crowd. "And it worked, too!"
Ash gave a sheepish chuckle before he approached Konoha, "You did well out there, Konoha."
"I promised myself I'd get stronger for you, and I'm glad I was able to," Konoha smiled as Ash petted him.
Ash looked up at the Bug catcher. "Okay, I won the challenge. So it's time to hand over the badge."
"I- but…" Cobalt stuttered for a few minutes before he finally shouted loudly, "How are you so strong!? It isn't fair! I should've at least been able to take down a stupid Ivysaur!" He kicked his unconscious Scyther, clearly miffed.
"Hey! That's Pokemon abuse!" Someone shouted in anger.
"If you're going to hurt your own Pokemon for losing, then you're not fit to be a Trainer," Ash growled. "Hand over the badge, now, and get off this island."
"This guy is a jerk. And to think I could've had a Trainer like that," Konoha said in disgust.
"I know, right?" Storm agreed.
"I- but…" Cobalt paled, looking at the crowd of Trainers who were all looking angrily at him before he shakily took off the badge and quickly tossed it at his opponent. "H-here! Y-you take the stupid thing! I-it's not like I wanted to win or anything!" With that, he returned his Scyther and ran off, going as fast as he could to avoid the glares.
Ash picked up the golden shelled badge with an eye in the center, "Good riddance. I just hope there aren't as many jerks like him here."
"So what are we going to do now, Ash?" Konoha asked.
"I have two badges so far, just three more to go," Ash said. "And I'll be able to enter the real tournament."
Someone from the crowd approached Ash, before they said, "Hey Ash, congratulations on your first win here."
"Huh?" Ash turned to the person and gasped, "B-Brock!?"
"Long time no see, Ash!" Indeed, it was the Pokemon Breeder himself, as he gave Ash a smile. "Glad to see you made it here!"
The-Jade-Knight of Kozar: Glad you're enjoying it!
Satoshi-Greninja: No, he won't.
Soulless Suicune: I kind of do since it's been a thing since the first book. It would be really weird if I stopped doing that now.
InfernalFox: Yup!
delta4phoenix: Yeah, I just hope Celeste doesn't seem like a Mary Sue. I'm afraid I didn't understand those references you've made, but I think I get the gist of it.
DuskJ032: I don't make plans on how long the arcs are. It changes depending on where the story goes.
Boggie445: Well it's been updated. XP
Fire and Ice Master 123: Pokemon Chronicles? No. I haven't seen a lot of episodes to get a good plot grasp on it. And yes, there will be children of the Legendary Pokemon in the Alola region, but not in this book. The 7th generation won't come into play until the sequel. Most of this story has already been written with only knowledge up to the 6th generation.
PsychicEevee0103: Well it's not a movie per say, the basic plot is based off the movie though. But yeah, Ash turning to stone is definitely going to be a major plot point in the series.
ultima-owner: Thanks.
penguinfan28: I hope I don't disappoint then.
Joltik12: Yup.
KaliAnn: Yeah, the Children are a bit high strung. Lance just kinda came in at the last minute. Mewtwo won't know who Ash is for the majority of it, or he doesn't care.
thor94: It hasn't been that long. In fact I predicted the book wouldn't have been published for another several months, so it came out much sooner than anticipated. Yeah, all the hybrids are here because this is the stage set for the war. Yes, Ash obtained the invitation for his skills, Mewtwo doesn't know about Ash or his link to Mew. Yes he and Ash spoke before, but Mewtwo doesn't know the boy on a personal level.
xAmethystFox: You smelled the story? ^^' And it was fun making the 3rd arc, though stress is kind of a given.
XYZ: You and everyone else. ^^'
AShinyBlueMew: Well I hope this story lives up to expectations. XD
Pokefan: Don is Donfyre. If you're asking what Child is he, well I guess you'll find out later.
Mitchkey: Um... you're not a zombie, are you? ^^'
Guest: The whole Ash turning to stone is a major plot point in the story. I guess we won't know for sure until we see what happens.
Pegasister60: Yes, Ash will be turned to stone here, it's a major plot point in the story. Better stay clear of Mew's wrath for the time being. Thank you for your loyalty!
Arathix2002: Something special about 22? XD Aww, it hasn't been THAT long, has it? Donfyre appreciates it, even though Mew has him in her clutches right now. I should go help him when I'm done here. ^^'
Thechaosmaster: Um, hi? You can talk to me via PM (Private Message) you know. This is a place where you leave your thoughts about the story rather than directly talking to me. Anyways, I've read your story and left a review. It's not my cup of tea, I personally don't really care for shipping and romance all that much, but it has potential. I thank you for reading my story.
lovecartoonsandanime: Yup, though the two don't really know each other personally.
Rosegfx: Jirachi can't wish on themselves. And even if they could, they can't grant any wish that exceeds their power, which means they can't stop themselves for sleeping for a thousand years. There might be some exceptions, like the Jirachi you use in your own Party or the Mystery Dungeon games. But anime canon wise, not so much.
OMg: Yup, everyone does.
RowanEx: Um... hi... Papyrus? Yeah, I don't think I have everyone, but the ones that I need are here.