A/N: Having double Rangers fics seems to be the in-thing right now, plus I wanted to put Lectos (if you don't know about Lectos, I suggest you check out the topic on the Poké Rangers Online forum, there's a link on my profile) in something, so meh. However, this will count towards the episode count on site, so I'll have to make it count as a proper chapter, meaning it'll be a full-length prologue. I might also take a little while to create a theme song for this, so bare with me…I normally have more time… So…enjoy…
Disclaimer: Must I-? Seriously, we all know what I'm going to say, something I've said a thousand times before...
Chapter 1; Darkness Descends
Millennia ago…
The tiny little scraps, and the debating were over; the battle between Lugia and Ho-oh had finally erupted into a full-scale war. Their armies, having already attempted and succeeded in devastating the other side's half of the region, were massing at the heart of the region, where Premelite City could be seen to the north, and Nestbourne Town to the south. Lugia's soldiers came running from Ho-oh's west, having destroyed much of its natural beauty, and killing many humans, whilst Ho-oh's hordes came flocking from, having wiped out much of, Lugia's east.
Many different kinds of pokémon from all across the region had arrived to fight the war; among the most prominent soldiers were Solrock and Espeon for Ho-oh, Lunatone and Umbreon for Lugia, and of course, the three generals for each side, Suicune, Raikou and Entei for Ho-oh, Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos for Lugia.
At the heart of the Lectos region, nature already fought an epic battle, as the darkness of eternal night that blanketed the east struggled for dominance with the constant rays of sunlight signalling day from the west. The two blended far from seamlessly, in what can only be described as a truly horrific display of what can happen when anyone tries to tamper with the natural order of the world.
'So, after years of negotiations, years of treaties and ceasefires, trying to find a way in which we could peacefully coexist, it has finally come to war,' Ho-oh sighed mentally, transmitting it via a telepathic link to Lugia, who was hovering in the air about 50 feet away from the Rainbow Pokémon.
'Yes…it is a shame…all those pokémon that will die unnecessarily… You know, sometimes I think we're getting old for all this…' Lugia sighed back.
'Haha! Is that a surrender I here? Waving the white flag before we've even begun, Lugia?' Ho-oh chortled.
'Ha! In your dreams, Ho-oh. Well, what say you; shall we declare attack?' Lugia asked.
'Very well. I almost hate to say it, but – see you in hell,' Ho-oh said.
'As you wish; I'll catch you up,' Lugia concluded, before calling out for all to hear; 'ATTACK!'
'SHOW NO MERCY!' Ho-oh added, and both armies rushed at each other, and the war begun, with the first attack being launched by a Roserade in Lugia's army, a Magical Leaf aimed at a Nosepass on Ho-oh's side.
And so the great battle raged for hours upon hours; perhaps days, though with the sky in such an awful state, only becoming worse and worse with the death of each pokémon, it was impossible to tell if days were passing, and indeed, that combined with the many attacks being launched even made it hard to be sure what season it was, so years could even have passed, without a single fighter having known.
Eventually, with the sacrifice of a Golem killing off a Pinsir, both armies had completely fallen, except for the two leaders, and there three generals. All eight combatants were excruciatingly weary.
'Why did we even involve any other pokémon, Ho-oh? We both knew it would come down to this; a one-on-one fight between the two of us,' Lugia sighed to his opponent.
'You're right, just like you were right about the unnecessary deaths. What have we done?' Ho-oh asked mournfully.
'I suggest that our generals leave, to prevent them from dying when they needn't,' Lugia thought.
'Yes. And should we both die in this fight, Lectos will need them,' Ho-oh replied.
'My legendary birds/beasts, I order you to retreat! Do not argue with me; Ho-oh/Lugia and I have agreed, and it is for the best! We shall send you away now, so that you need not die! Now go!' both titans commanded telepathically, and without further question, they all bounded or flew away, to rest in their halves of the region.
'Good luck, my adversary. AEROBLAST/SACRED FIRE!'
Meanwhile, thousands of miles below the surface of the Earth…
'This war has raged long enough. Nobody else should have to die because of it. I should have interfered sooner…but I will end it now!' one shadowy pokémon thought to itself, and even as it looked up, the rock that made up the surface of the Earth above her head began to crack, as she began her ascent.
Back above the surface…
Before the two could truly charge their attacks, the Earth began quaking, so strongly that they could even feel it in the air.
'What in the name of Nebula is happening!?' Ho-oh cried in both their heads.
'Enough is enough!' a third, new voice rang in their heads. They watched in horror as the ground beneath splintered apart, slowly revealing a bottomless black cavern. The two airborne creatures found themselves strangely repelled by the darkness. Even as a black pokémon rose from its depths, the cracking of the Earth didn't halt, it merely stretched on, as far as the eye could see, from one end of the region to another.
'Who are you?' Lugia asked.
'I am known as Darkrai,' she declared, as she rose to their level, and they continued to be forced back.
'Well I can't say that I have ever heard of you, now what do you want?' Ho-oh asked.
'For too long has this battle raged, and too many lives have been lost. I am ending this war, now! This crevasse shall divide the region of Lectos in two, separating the two of you. So long as the two sides never meet, but at the northern and southern ends, then my curse shall prevent either of you from crossing it, or ever meeting again!' Darkrai declared.
'Why don't you stay out of this!? This dispute has nothing to do with you, and we even sent home the rest of our soldiers to prevent further bloodshed!' Lugia cried angrily.
'That is not important. What is important to me is the protection of this world. Now go! Lest you wish for me to make sure that no living creature sees either of you again!' Darkrai called, as the crevasse widened so far that Lugia and Ho-oh were finding it hard to see each other.
'Mark my words, Darkrai; both Lugia and I shall have our revenge for your interference! And Lugia; you and I shall meet, and battle again! Until that day!' Ho-oh called, flying off to rest, and Lugia silently did the same.
His job done, Darkrai slowly descended back into the abyss, until the Earth would need him again.
Present day (millennia later)…
Since the terrible war between night and day, the region of Lectos had recovered. Both the human and pokémon population was plentiful again, and nature had regained her beauty. Over time many legends had sprung up regarding the crevasse that divided the region, though all of them revolved around Ho-oh, Lugia, and Darkrai.
Ho-oh had returned to his shrine on the edge of Pylar City, and Lugia to his near Noirville City. Over the years both had plotted and schemed ways through which they could cross Darkrai's crevasse, never succeeding. With the years of isolation and failure, their anger, thirst for blood, and indeed insanity had built-up considerably. Whereas before the two had respected each other, and fought with honour, and dignity, they now wanted nothing more than for their rival to be reduced to mere atoms.
Naturally, their schemes for crossing the crevasse had been affected by time, changing with the ages, and indeed they were influenced by humans. In the modern day, both of them developed the same idea; use a team of Poké Rangers to cross for them, and destroy each other. They no longer cared about involving other innocent creatures – they only cared about victory.
Whereas all their previous ideas had failed, this time, they were to succeed.
A/N: Hey presto. Not exactly full length, but compared to your average prologue, I reckon that's pretty decent. So yes, there will be two teams of competing Rangers, bet you guys weren't expecting that! Both sides will think they're the good…so, each will be made up of three Rangers, which means I've got right from the off! So, here's the basic form of what I'd like:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Ranger colour: (Ho-oh's: Red, White, Bronze; Lugia's: Amethyst, Blue, Yellow)
Appearance (including attire):
Personality:
Pokémon:
Other: (i.e., back story, relatives, etc)
Mind you, all that said, there's one thing that if it's part of your character will prevent them from being used at all; any relation (even just having met) any main character from any other Rangers fic. As in I don't want to Danny Dragonfly's long lost sister, or a cousin of Anthony Madigan, or Eddie Barinholtz's childhood best friend (well for a start that was Sabrina), ok? And since we're so early in now, I might as well have a quiz in case I can get a storyline, perhaps one to go with a new Ranger; spot the reference to Poké Rangers Johto. See ya!