Hello Everybody. I have decided to continue this story. Looking back at it, I realized the writing was pretty suckish, and I have tried to improve it and make it longer. Expect a better plot, more action, and somewhat of a love story. Rate and Review!
I will be accepting OC's. Please list the character's name, relations to main characters, whether it is a good guy or bad guy, personality and Pokemon. Please, only six Pokemon, no less, no more.
This is a lame introductory chapter. For more action, read the next chapter.
The silent, omnipresent breeze slipped through three chatting figures strolling along the road. It was about sunset, just after the Ever Grande Conference. Ash managed to pull up the upper hand against Paul, and secure himself a victory in the top five.
"Are we there yet? I'm getting kind of hungry," Ash grumbled, his back sloping from fatigue. his Pikachu had to sit on his back, as Ash was basically dragging himself across the road.
"No. The refreshments are still a block down the road," Brock replied, gazing into his map. "We turn left now."
The trio suddenly increased the speed of their gait, as the proximity of the Closing Ceremonies gave them renewed strength. It wasn't long until they were there when they departed ways. Brock went off running after cute girls. Ash immediately ran to the food while Dawn approached the Pokemon Shows that were run by famous professionals such as the Shadow Creatures. There were Pokemon and humans, with the humans performing superhuman feats while the Pokemon shot powerful attacks at the humans, who daintily dodged them.
"Please be quiet," a man with a microphone shouted out after the Closing Ceremonies, "May I see the Top 5 from the Ever Grande Conference?"
Ash walked over to the man. "What's up?" Ash asked, summing up the thoughts of the others.
"You guys are all invited to the Griseous Region! The Top 5 of each League is invited to go to the Griseous Region, the hardest region of all. Here take a brochure," the man said, handing out papers to all five contestants. "If you do not want to go, we will hand the opportunity to someone else. Of course, if you get all eight badges in the Griseous Region and arise in the top 15, you will be famous for life and receive a total of 1,000,000 dollars. Of course third place gets 10 million, second place gets 100 million, and the winner gets a billion. And the top 15 get to reside in the luxurious resorts of the Griseous Region, which enables your children to have a free try at the Griseous Region."
Ash glanced at the brochure. He could see graceful palm trees, beautiful glaciers, and rough deserts. He saw luxurious houses of the previous champions of the Griseous Region. The place was a dream come true.
"This is so awesome!" the winner of the Ever Grande Conference shouted before running off.
"So you guys want to do it?" the man asked.
"Yes," all the trainers replied in unison.
"Here, take these." The man handed the trainers hotel passes and boat tickets. "And if you see the guy that ran off, tell him to pick up his stuff."
Ash, dumbstruck, walked back to Dawn.
"What happened?" Dawn asked.
"I got invited to the Griseous Region. See the brochure?" Ash shouted, full of fervor and energy.
"Now that I think about it, I got one too," Dawn said, as she pulled out a packet of papers from her backpack.
"Then why are you not excited?" Ash questioned.
"Well, some guy called me and Zoey up because we were the top two in the Grand Festival, and he just handed us some papers. I was so excited about being runner up I forgot about it," Dawn casually replied.
"Well are you going?"
Dawn took one look at the brochure and eagerly nodded her head.
"Want to go together?"
"Sure, why not?"
"What about Brock?"
"I think he has to go back to his gym. His dad said that Brock has an urgent message and an important visitor," Dawn replied.
"That settles it! We're going together!" Ash happily shouted before charging back to the food court.
It wasn't long before it was time to go to the Griseous Region. Ash and Dawn approached the port where the boat was docked. The boat, named Giratina, was huge, probably the size of the Empire State Building lying on its side. It took a few hours to walk from the platform to the boat, as the boat was anchored right in the middle of the ocean. Dawn got tired, but the excitement of watching water Pokemon swim in the ocean expunged all thoughts of resting. Before they knew it, the duo arrived on the boat.
Ash and Dawn immediately decided to settle down on beach chairs. The sun was providing them with energy for the rest of their journey. They were soothed from all troubles, for now…
"Gliscor, use X-Scissor!" a voice interrupted all serenity and peace in Ash's mind. A Gliscor flew above Ash and dived down. Gliscor moved his glowing claws above his chest as Ash flinched, clutching Pikachu and shielding it with his body.
"Bibarel, shield them with Waterfall!" A color-eccentric Bibarel leaped off its feet, blasting towards Gliscor with water shielding its body. Bibarel made successful contact with Gliscor, causing a blast of water to knock Gliscor out. The trainer of the Gliscor immediately recalled it before running off in shame. Ash glanced towards his savior. The trainer wore a dark red shirt, covered by a night-black jacket. His jeans were dark black as were his shoes.
"Thanks for saving me. What's your name?" Ash asked.
"My name is Criss. I'm the owner of this ship," Criss said. "Say, do you need some help with your journey? You guys look pretty weak."
"That would be nice…" Dawn said.
"Great! I'll help you. I can tell you are total rookies. Your Pikachu is not evolved, so it's probably weak," Criss said.
"Wrong. My Pikachu is my strongest Pokemon!"Ash rebuked.
"Then the rest of your Pokemon are weak," Criss petulantly said.
"Want to battle?"
"Let's have a quick one on one." Criss led Ash and Dawn to the battle room, the biggest battlefield that has ever caught Ash's eye.
"Go Pikachu!" Pikachu hopped off of Ash's shoulder.
"Bibarel, show them why evolution is important!" Bibarel crawled its way onto the battlefield. "Just one quick tip, in a battlefield of long length, it is better to use faster Pokemon. Right now, Pikachu has the advantage."
"Pikachu, get ready to hit and run! Use your iron tail," Ash commanded. Pikachu ran the length of 100 meters with its tail glowing a bright white.
"Bibarel, dodge and use curse." Pikachu slammed its tail over Bibarels' head but by then the Bibarel dodged to the right with its speed. Bibarel then glowed red with renewed strength.
"Curse only boosts stats a little bit," Dawn said (learning a lot from Brock), "Quickly counterattack before Bibarel can use curse again."
"Got it Dawn. Thanks! Okay, Pikachu, quickly use Quick Attack. Bibarel doesn't have huge defenses."
"Bibarel, absorb the hit, and counterattack with your own Quick Attack!" Pikachu ran from the right, left, and center as Bibarel sat there, unmoving. Pikachu tackled Bibarel, but instead of knocking Bibarel over, Pikachu bounced off. With Pikachu on the ground, Bibarel quickly tackled Pikachu, knocking it into the wall, forming many crevices and cracks.
"Pikachu!" Ash cried, as he ran over to grab his Pikachu.
"Take Pikachu here," Criss said. Ash obediently laid Pikachu at Criss' feet. Criss pulled a Pokeball from his belt and threw it at the ground. In a burst of light, Blissey emerged. "Blissey, use Soft Boiled on Pikachu." Blissey cracked an egg over Pikachu, healing it from damages during the battle.
"How did you do that?" Ash asked.
"It's simple."
"What's simple?"
"It's Bibarel's ability. It made Curse two times stronger. Although its Speed dropped much, it's defense increased enough to block your Pikachu's Quick Attack. But I do have to admit, your Pikachu is pretty tough. I only won because you underestimated me."
Ash nodded, pretending to understand. "I would like to know more about the Griseous Region," Ash interrupted Criss, attempting to change the subject.
Criss nodded and replied, "The Griseous Region is named after the orb that keeps Giratina in his original form. The dome is purplish like the orb. Inside the orb is another 'dimension' where there are computer controlled climates. That way the weather is random and you won't see a purple dome all the time. Also, all the terrain is artificial, including the mountains, glaciers, forests, etc… In this region there are 8 gym leaders who are plain tough. You have to go in order. The contests here are tough too. To participate in these challenges you must have 6 Pokemon and meet the other requirements and if you meet the requirements then you get a Griseous Pass. This Pass lets you have free food, clothes, etc… but if you don't have the pass you will be deported!"
Dawn imagined all the clothes she could get. Screw that, she'll just buy the whole store.
"Who's the first gym leader?" Ash asked.
"Someone I recently hired… I mean I recently met," Criss said, "I can tell you it's rock type, and you can expect at least four rock types…"
"How are the contests?" Dawn asked.
"Tough. In this region you need to earn only 3 ribbons to proceed onto the Giratina Contest," Criss said. The trio kept on conversing as the boat slowly came to a halt onto the harbor. The trio walked down the harbor into the first city, Harbor City.
"We're here. Getting Ash Battle Passes is easier, so we'll get Ash the passes first." Dawn and Ash nodded in agreement. The trio walked into a big building; although it was the smallest in the city, it was as big as the Goldenrod Mall. "Here, take the elevator. Registration is on the top floor." The trio walked into the elevator.
"What Pokemon are you entering into this league?" the attendant asked.
"Can I withdraw some Pokemon from the PC?" Ash asked.
"Go ahead, I'll wait."
Ash went to the PC and called Professor Oak. "Hey, Ash!" Oak eagerly said, "Congratulations on your win."
"Hey Oak. I'm at the Griseous Region."
"I was there once. Couldn't get past the 7th Gym Leader. Never even met the 8th. Well, good luck."
"Oak, I need my Snorlax, Charizard, and Sceptile. I'm keeping my Pikachu, Gabite, and Gliscor."
"Sure." Oak said. After the transactions, Ash quickly finished registration and received his battle pass.
After another quick walk, the trio walked over to a white tent. "Go register Dawn," Criss curtly told her.
Dawn walked over to the Contest Registration Attendant. "May I help you?" the attendant asked.
"I'm here to register for the contests," Dawn said.
"What Pokemon are you taking with you?"
"Here. I'm taking Piplup, Lopunny, Pachirisu, Mamoswine, Togekiss, and Quilava."
"Strong Pokemon. But I've seen stronger. One trainer named Zoey. She's tough. Here's your pass."
"Dynamite City is a 2 days north from here on cable car. Let's go," Criss said. After sitting on a long bumpy trip they finally got to Dynamite City. "This is a crater that was created by Dialga and Palkia when they came to fight with Giratina. This city is called Dynamite City because the ground looks like it was blown apart with Dynamite." Ash looked around. Criss was right. Everywhere were chunks of rocks.
"Let's go to the museum, I want to show you something!" Criss said. The trio walked into a building that said "Dynamite Museum" Criss motioned for the duo to follow him up the stairs and they did. After running up ten flights of stairs they got up in a dark room. There was one light shining in the middle of the room. "This is how many people think the universe was created," Criss said, "mainly the Greeks. They thought Chaos came first with the gods coming after."
"Interesting," Dawn said. She looked around. All the gods looked like Pokemon she seen before.
"Let's go to the gym," Ash grumbled.
Meanwhile…
A purple headed man with an R on his shirt walked into building. He smirked as he ran out of the building holding Hawaiian clothes.
"Stop that man!"
In the blink of an eye the retreating man disappeared. He was teleported to a green, lush forest. He fed some candies to his Mime Jr. which then grew larger in size. The man chuckled deviously, his laughter crackling in the air.
Back to Ash…
After another walk they came across the gym which looked like a miniature version of the city. There were steps that led underground and then a simple rock door, leading to a rock house. The door was on the ground. Ash knocked and a familiar person popped up in his face with a wide looking grin…