Author's Note: Sorry guys, I'm not even going to go around apologizing for this. Yes, this is the result of X and Y hype. Rarely am I this hyped for a game. Hell, I'd bet last time I was THIS hyped up for a release was… Dissidia. That was five years ago. So let's all share in the hype and have a good ol' read, shall we? Unending will get the love it deserves for the rest of the year, with the rest, like this, taking a sideline while also being updated, so everyone's happy!

Rise to the Summit

Chapter One

I Choose You, Axew!

"And it's a double K.O! Ladies and gentlemen we are down to the last Pokémon for both competitors!" an announcer shouted while the giant screen showed the pictures of a Venasaur and a Garchomp darkening, the roar of the crowd it incited echoing through the night's sky. The crowd cheered through the seats of the ever grand Indigo Plateau as the greatest and most revolutionary battle yet raged on.

"It has come to this ladies and gentlemen, after a grueling string of battles between the current champions from all five regions, it has come to this! The final Pokémon of the Kanto and Sinnoh Champions! Who shall be victorious? Red of Pallet Town or Cynthia? Give us a show to end this Pokémon world tournament!" the announcer exclaimed, obviously as hyped as the audience, as both him and them fell silent on their seats as both champions went for their last Poké Ball. You could feel the tension as the platinum blonde haired Cynthia reached for the side of her black glamorous dress to pull out her final Poké Ball just as Red reached to the side of his belt, removing his hat to wave some hair into his direction before putting himself in battle position. He had already taken out Garchomp, he just needed one more push… just one… more… push!

Both Trainers pulled back their balls as the crowd cut their breath. They could always have a surprise in-store, who knows?

And in one note, both Champions called for their last hope to take the field.

"Go Lucario!"

"Go Pika!"

"Young Master…"

We now cut to a room. A luxurious one at that. It was primarily a dark silver in most of the coloration, that being the walls as the bed was a simple, a normal single bed for a teen whose covers were filled to the brim with dragon Pokémon markings, even if the legendries on it were a bit off the mark, due to rarity of said beasts, some being unseen by most, if not all, of the human population. What really showed his wealth was that, well, whatever entertainment tech you may think of, he had in his room. Yet the teen sat there, looking into his computer screen as images of a yellow mouse and a blue fox passed like flashes. There was only one poster in his room, and it was one of the "Pokémon World Tournament" on two years past, in which all champions were engraved with their signature Pokémon in tow. Back then, only five leagues were registered on the official circuit, so it simply showed Kanto's, Johto's, Hoenn's, Sinnoh's and Unova's champions. It missed the three new participants to it, most notably the boy's region, which had entered just a sliver too late to see a spot onto the world tournament.

"Shin!" the voice now rang the teen ten times louder in his mind. It hit him in such a way the fourteen year old got shot his head backwards with such force all balance on his chair was lost, the teen giving in to the laws of gravity, crashing into the ground.

"Darn, that hurts!" the boy groaned while caressing his sore neck. Slowly standing back up, he came face to face with the one calling onto him.

"Wash your mouth young man!" the maid of his household teased, her voice always cheery a joyful. She wore what you'd expect from a maid, a distinct long-skirted navy-blue dress combined with her puffy shoulders where one inverted triangle of a darker red gave off a both humble and kind aura. Her apron was of a pristine white, trying up on her back neatly in a large ribbon, the colors complimented with the color of her own hair, the same dark red as the triangles. A strange color, yes, but her hairstyle was not usual either. Not only did she style it in a way two large spikes of dark red hair protruded diagonally back but just below each of them a long strand of hair flew to wind that entered the window. "What are you gawking at? You three are kinda creepy sometimes…" she said, more like teased. She knew that most teens… who am I kidding, ALL teens in the town had her as their crush. Pity she was twenty-five. Who could blame them? She had no flaws apart from being mute. And well, that hardly constituted as a flaw. How, you may ask? And how is she talking? Well, she isn't. May I remind you of Sabrina everyone? Yes, you are now aware that humans can also have psychic powers. She was one of the few to be gifted as such, and she used her gifts to overcome her disability and much more.

"S-sorry Erina. I was just watching Red's final match," the boy explained to his maid, who crossed her arms and sighed, shaking her head in dismay.

"Again? Look, as much as you adore Red, that's becoming disturbing," she was serious this time around and the teen could see it.

"Still, I have to understand just how he does it! I mean, he must be a master strategi-"his mouth was suddenly closed by an unseen force, Erina frowning as it did. Knowing she was right on this, as soon as she broke her mental hold, he didn't even complain about it. "I guess I was too caught up… but what can I do? I have to wait till tomorrow to head out," the boy said, sighing once again as he looked at the calendar. He remembered how bummed he was when, just before leaving on the fateful journey as a Pokémon trainer, the League had demanded the minimum age to become one to be raised to fifteen. He understood the thought, crime had skyrocketed these past years and if news from other regions were correct, the world hadn't been fine and dandy and ten year olds were not the most mature of people to begin with... But this led him to wait five more years than the usual crowd before him. And some people like Red had become Champion at eleven! ELEVEN! He still felt screwed over, but at least it was almost coming to an end.

"Oh, wittle Shin is impatient! Just come on down, your brothers already left to do whatever they want, you should get your breakfast and walk around town for one last time, don't ya think?!" Erina told him, giving him a strong hug before skipping outside the room, signaling him to come down once he got dressed. Shaking his head, the teen went to his closet and grabbed his clothes. After getting in the bathroom, he looked at himself in the mirror. Looking at him was an eager fourteen year old whose development had kicked early, standing taller than a great deal of the ones that shared his age. He was wearing a simple black shirt embroidered with golden lines, said garb extending in style to his trousers and shoes, being both practical and, in his humble opinion, stylish. He felt like little something was missing, but nothing he could do right now. He scrubbed his unruly, mane-like brown hair back into its usual, slightly less messy form, touching his neckline. His brown eyes examined his body and he determined he was ready for one more day.

After washing his face, he descended to the lower level of his house, quickly heading towards the kitchen. The dining room was overkill for just one to use. As he arrived, he was greeted by a rolling ball of orange and beige crashing into his legs. He fell flat on his but much to the mental mocking of Erina before taking a look at what had slammed him down. In front of him were the family's pet Pokémon, a Growlithe and his own pet, an Axew, both belly up and with spiral for eyes.

"They were fighting over the last bit of food again," Erina explained, Shin already having guessed most of it. Those two had never gotten along, ever since Axew had come into the house and started cutting gashes into the walls with his tusks, marking it as his territory, Growlithe had engaged in what at first was a battle to the death, but over the years had evolved into a very, very troublesome sibling rivalry.

"Trombe, Rai, what am I ever going to do with you? You're supposed to be part of a TEAM!" he reprimanded the orange pup of black stripes and cream fur lowering his head in shame while the small dragon crossed its paws and looked away. Not only was he rash on what he did, but he was also extremely prideful. Shin attributed this to his coloration, as, unlike then normal green of an Axew, was instead of a very rare beige variant through his whole body, its collar being violet and his protrusion on his head being of a darker beige instead of very dark green. He was what people called affectionately, a Shiny Pokémon. They were extremely rare, the base probability of being born as one being a mere one in *cough* OVER EIGHT THOUSAAAAAAAAAAND *Breaks Scouter*. Sorry, needed to be done. Still, you understand just how rare of a specimen Rai was. And he knew all about it. He pranced around everywhere, knowing all eyes were on it, he was a diva and he knew how to abuse it.

"Rai, keep it up and all the blocks go to Trombe," and he immediately lowered his head in defeat. Erina was better at controlling Shin's Pokémon than he was sometimes, but that's the advantage of being able to telepathically communicate. They "get" you. Shame neither Shin nor his brothers were born with that gift.

Things more calm, Shin sat down on the table as his mother's Gardevoir helped Erina with the cooking. He was always flabbergasted at how a Gardevoir could cook, but if a Chansey can be a nurse, it's not that out of the world. His breakfast was fast and his favorite, the one people called a "British" Breakfast, whatever that meant.

"So, what are you planning for your last day in Casheens Shin?" Erina questioned, trotting her finger through the table as her amber eyes asked the person she had come to care as a little brother.

"Well, not much to do really. Since its still morning, I'll probably take a walk to the lake one last time, since it's on the opposite direction from Myssidia, I won't be passing through it," he explained, found memories of walking around the pristine waters of the lake filling his thoughts.

"Lake Avia? Well, you really are a softy on the inside. I have a lot to prepare for the next morning, so just go and be careful okay?" she teased, knowing that around Casheens there was nothing Shin hadn't braved before in his numerous fieldtrips. Shin nodded and waved goodbye to his maid and his mother's Gardevoir as he left through the front door. He immediately realized he was not alone however, looking down to see a Puppy Pokémon and a Tusk Pokémon looking into his eyes expectantly.

"You thought I was leaving you behind? Come on guys, we have one last stroll to take!" he exclaimed, pointing towards the wilderness ahead.

The family mansion was on the outskirts of Casheens itself, a town that, unlike what you may be thinking, was not without purpose. All cities in the region of Fantasia were born out of necessity and all of them contributed in some way towards the greater whole, no matter how big or small. Small cities were sometimes even prime for it, for example Mist's small size and isolated environment allowed them raise various species of Pokémon which were close to extinction. Namely Dragons and some kinds of Fairies. Casheens was a town of researchers. A mere hour of walking away from the sea, near a lake, just outside a plain and even close to a mountain and a forest, it encompassed most environments needed to keep Pokémon on while also being mostly detached from big busy towns, a perfect breeding ground for either up and coming scientists or veterans which needed to fully commit to their craft. The atmosphere of the town, along with its fame had made it so very rarely did anyone leave Casheens with the intention of being anything other than a researcher. Not one Coordinator had left the city yet, nor had a Ranger. Trainer? Shin, with his brothers, would be the one filling up a handful of the trainers to have ever left the town. The rest were all researchers or simple working class. Not that he minded anyway, yes, his childhood friends would be left behind when he left, but let's face it, unless a trainer partners up with one, he'll almost never meet his friend during his entire journey, so it was something he found inevitable anyway.

Enough with his hometown for now though, it is not where he is headed nor is it an immediate point of interest. Instead of heading East through Route 1, the one that lead to the Magic City of Myssidia, which he would be hiking towards the very next day, he'd gone West, towards Count Woods, the ones leading to Lake Avia.

As he walked through the foliage, he smiled as he saw Trombe and Rai run on ahead while he took a slower pace, taking in the entire scenario. He had to admit, he had gotten accustomed of taking long, peaceful walks through this lush and peaceful sea of green. The Pokémon were plentiful, but also peaceful, as he had just passed by a family of Seedots, all of which followed an adult Nuzleaf, who was dancing as he played his grass flute, without making any move towards the teen, as if he was also a Pokémon. This was achieved through years of mostly isolation from any harmful trainer, as the town produced very few, and also how important relationship with Pokémon was considered between researchers. The Pokémon of the forest had learned to treat humans as their own, even pranksters like Nuzleaf.

He closed his eyes as he moved through the forest, taking every sound in. The cries of the Pokémon, the beating of the leaves, the whistling of the leaves, the… explosion?!

"What the?!" Shin exclaimed, eyes darting towards where he knew Lake Avia to be, Trombe appearing through the foliage, barking worryingly. "What happened Trombe?" Shin asked, kneeling to the side of his Growlithe. The dog Pokémon then turned from hence it came from and pointed with its paw towards the path leading to the clearing of the lake whilst barking. "Rai's over there? What did he get himself into this time?!" Shin cursed before jumping back into position and dashing with the Growlithe through the forest and into the open area of the lake. As the light of the sun blinded him for a second, Shin shook his head and looked downhill to the margin of the lake. He had no idea what was in store for him.

Down the hill were quite a few Pokémons separated by a crater, one of them being his Axew, of the other not one was a normal native of the forest but most of them Shin recognized from his hobby that was, ironically, studying Pokémons. One of them was the ever adorable, brown furry Pokémon known as Eevee, its usual happy and kind expression nowhere to be seen as it eyed what seemed to be his enemy, brown eyes icy with fury. Its opponent was obviously out of his league. Standing over five times taller than it was the Eruption Pokémon, Camerupt, and it did not look docile. Both of its brown volcano-like humps oozed smoke and even some of the magma-like substance that come from it when it used Eruption, which, considering the amount of smoke in the air and the multiple craters on the ground, was much more than just a possibility. By Eevee's side Shin's Axew was groaning, a burn mark on his side showing that he had somehow been a part of the conflict.

"Rai!" Shin called as he and Trombe raced down the hill. The Pokémons had trainers it seemed, one of them was a blonde man wearing one of the tried and true white lab coats any scientist in Casheens would eventually use at one point or another, which confused him, as there was no reason for scientist to be here, fighting. As he reached Axew, he got a better look on what he thought to be the Eevee's trainer. It was a teenage girl and if he didn't know any better, she would be around his age.

The girl appeared to be small and frail as Shin estimated she barely reach his shoulder if she stopped kneeling and stood up. She was also far from muscled, being dry of muscle and fat, which, while giving anyone who looked at her quite a sight, did tell him she was not one that seemed to be the culprit of many fights. Her skin beautifully pale, once again contributing for her fragile beauty looks and her hair followed the same vein, being of a pale blonde, its wavy threads being enwrapped into a ribbon to form a ponytail while small bangs fell unto the girl's now sweating face. She wearing a very unconventional sleeveless red dress with floral patterns drawn into it followed by two matching long red gloves that covered most of her arms, several different sashes around her waist, and a whitish cape, also patterned over flowers. Her legs were covered by patterned white tights, and red and gold high-heeled boots. Finally, she had two silver earrings with red gems inside them and a violet, teardrop-shaped hanging near her breasts, a single blue gem resting at the center.

While a bit taken away by her, his good sense kicked him fast and he noticed she was nursing a fallen Gogoat back to health in her lap.

"Hey, you okay?" Shin felt compelled to ask as the girl kept muttering things like:

"It's okay, it's all going to stop soon," on the Mount Pokémon's ear. She stopped to nod, assuring him with: "I'll be fine, but you have to help Jade. I don't think he can handle the Camerupt that attacked us," she said with pleading eyes, and Shin had to admit, it was not looking good. If that Camerupt knew Eruption it was no plaything. But he had just the thing.

"Hey you!" he shouted at the scientist lookalike. "What's the meaning of this? Is it true you just attacked this girl?!" He knew he had leverage over anyone on Casheens, which he seemed to be from, as one word from him could get anyone kicked out.

"Well if it isn't the Professor's golden boy! I'm going to enjoy breaking you into little pieces way too much!" the scientist exclaimed in a nigh-crazed trance. That was certainly not what Shin expected. Surely being the son of the professor would make anyone weary, but this was just the opposite. The man thrived in it. "You had everything given to you! You have no idea how disgusting it was for me to see you and your brat brothers walk around the lab, disregarding all our hard work, knowing that if you wanted you could take our jobs! I hate people like you the most. You were "nice" to us to make sure you got your way with your parents. But no more. All that spy work is over! I, BIO, shall now return to my original purpose!Tell the girl to hand over the hedgehog and we're done here!" Shin was much less surprised. Apparently it was just a very advanced case of "jellytitis". He bet that it'd go amazing with peanut butter. Still, there was something in his speech it just didn't ring a bell.

"Hedgehog?" he looked back at the girl to see what he was talking about. Just behind her there was what he could only guess to be her sidepack, as it fit her dress' coloration. But what was behind it was what shocked him to no return. "T-that's a-"Sightings of it were scarce and no one had been able to get a Pokédex entry of it to the point where everyone but the most hopeful questioned its existence. Even calling it a legend at times. But it just fit too well. The very small hedgehog-like Pokémon, its body round and white as the purest snow, its paws small and round. Yet that is where the similarities to the descriptions ended color wise. Yes, for its back was indeed covered with fur whose consistency resembled grass, but it was azure with the yellow spots, not green. The Gracidea-like flower on each side of the head was also of a slightly darker pink, the leaves sprouting from them being also of a darker green than the described. "A SHAYMIN?!" he finally blurted, the noise causing the fragile-looking Pokémon to curl up in a ball. Now he knew there was no way he could step out of the way of this guy. "You're getting nowhere near that Pokémon!" he shouted, the girl surprised at his newfound determination, while the scientist was just amused.

"Alright then. Time to take out the trash. Let's go Camerupt! Take Down!" the scientist ordered, the camel roaring before charging into Shin. Rai stood infront of him, but Shin shouted:

"Rai, stay back! This is Trombe's fight!" the Axew looked back, confused, but obeyed his trainer and move out of the way with him as he ordered: "Trombe! Dodge to the left then Bite!"

The Growlithe, no stranger to battle, did so and jumped to the side, easily dodging the slow Camerupt and then going for the neck with his fangs. It did nothing. Camerupt barely flinched when Growlithe hit his supposedly weak neck. Bio laughed madly at the scene.

"You truly believed that I, Bio, would use a Pokémon that was so easily bested by a pathetic mutt?!" screamed the maddened scientist, not noticing how Trombe had gotten on the nape of his Pokémon's neck.

"Next you'll say, 'Camerupt, end it! Eruption!'!" Shin exclaimed, pointing at Dio, who, almost immediately afterwards, shouted!

"Camerupt, end it! Eruption!" he ordered, making a full stop while he looked at Shin after realized he had predicted it all.

"Just as I planned! Trombe, into the volcano, now!" Shin counter-ordered, shocking both the girl and Bio.

"He'll get hurt!" the girl screamed, leaving the Gogoat and pulling his arm to dissuade him. Shin just smiled while Bio laughed.

"I, Bio, am surprised at how someone apparently so clever could be so downright stupid. Very well, see your dog burn!" in tandem with him, the camel groaned, its hump exploding into crimson flames that shot towards the sky, even more smoke now covering the sun. The girl cried in despair over Bio's maddened laughter.

"What are you two screaming for?" Shin asked, eyes burning with self-confidence.

"Are you daft? Your pathetic mutt has fallen to the might of I, BIO!" the scientist proclaimed, soon eating his words when Camerupt's Erupting flames finished, leaving something behind. A shinning red object in the skies. "What? Impossible!" that object was none other than Trombe, his snout turning in what could be equaled to a smile.

"Flash Fire. An ability that makes a Pokémon able to completely absorb any fire it comes in contact with and use it to further its own power over the element!" Shin explained, pointing at Bio. "You are still a researcher on the inside, not a trainer. Power is meaningless without a way to use it! Trombe, Flame Charge!" he admonished, the Growlithe howling in return as he became covered in flames.

"Ha! Camerupt is fire-type! If Bite didn't faze it, this won't either!" he shouted, Camerupt bracing for the impact that was coming from the blazing meteorite Trombe had become.

"Really?" Shin simply asked as Trombe made contact with Camerupt's head… causing it to cry in pain while trotting back. "Next you're going to say, 'How?! It's Fire-Type!'"

"How?! It's Fire-Type!" again, he hesitated, being completely read.

"Trombe's type being fire, combined with Flash Fire's boost and Flame Charge's higher power make it so it hits harder even through type disadvantage! And guess who's faster now?!" Trombe whirled around and hit him AGAIN, this time much faster. "Everytime it hits, he gains momentum! You can't catch him now!"

"Impossible! Take Down!" Bio ordered, but as Shin predicted, he was just far too slow now, Trombe being just a blur.

"Aren't you forgetting someone? Rai, Dual chop!" he ordered, the Axew appearing from the side of the Camerupt, paws shinning as he slammed both into the side of its head. This normally would be simply unfair and despicable, but Shin knew this guy was no better. This attack however, proved fatal… for him, not Bio. Camerupt's eye suddenly became red. He knew what had happened all too well. "A… critical. That Camerupt has Anger Point!" he screamed, knowing exactly how screwed he was. "Trombe! Hit him fast!" he was at a loss when Bio laughed yet again. He was going to wither down Camerupt… not crush him fast. But like this, he NEEDED to, which he simply could not.

"I, BIO, have gotten tired of this! Earthquake!" he ordered, now being Shin's time to gawk in despair.

"That'll hit us all! Are you insane?!" He exclaimed, knowing just how much Anger Point exploded a Pokémon's Power. While Camerupt reared back, getting ready to unleash its fury, he saw what was a strange happening. The smoke of the sky was all moving towards one spot behind him. Moments later, a flash of azure sped through Shin's side, the smoke following it.

"What the-" Bio exclaimed as he saw Shaymin leap in front of Camerupt as its legs went down,, all smoke concentrated on his now darkened back. With a mighty:

"SHAAAAAAAAAAAY!" a green explosion erupted from the small creature, encompassing everything on its surroundings, including Shin and the Pokémons. While he didn't lose consciousness, he WAS thrown back a fair distance by the sheer power of the Pokémon's attack, falling on his back and sliding across the grass. Just as he stopped though, something heavy fell on top of him, grounding him even more.

"What just…" he opened his eyes and panicked. What had fallen on top of him was none other than the girl. He sucked around girls. A lot. "H-hey… ar-are you oka-aaaay?" he blurted in a way that, if you weren't paying attention, you'd understand nothing of.

"Yes, but what about the Shaymin?" she questioned weakly, seemingly just as flustered, but both shook it off when what just happened clicked back onto their minds. They quickly got back on their feet and looked at the still dusty area. When it cleared, they saw Rai, Trombe and Jade all circling the now fallen legendary while Bio knelt to the side of his unconscious Camerupt.

"How could I, Bio, LOSE?! What kind of monster is that?!" he screamed, looking at the downed Shaymin with horror.

"One of the pocket variety," a calm, mocking and echoing voice said, a man somehow appearing from the cloud of smoke… or was it a man? "And of the legendary variety too. I am surprised two of our objectives lay so close to each other…" Shin didn't even know if he was. He was far too tall and heavily armored in gray armor that covered his entire body twin horns adorning his helm, the only opening being the one to show his eyes, it barely seemed to be a man…

"C-Commander Garland!" Bio exclaimed, lowering his head at the sight. "You have no ne-"

"Silence! You have lost your battle Bio! Now stand down as I finish it!" Garland boomed, Bio falling on his rear at the sheer power of his voice. Shin and the girl shivered once that soulless gaze turned to them. "Very well, now we may speak. Girl, you know very well what I want, and it's not something as fleeting as the life of a hedgehog with flowers on top," he began, extending his metallic hand towards her and demanding: "Hand over the Fairy Plate! I may even let you and your pesky companion go if you do!"

While Shin was at a loss, the girl sure wasn't, as she clutched her bag right next to her chest and replied: "My father gave his life to keep this from you… I will never give it up!" she said, a determination he didn't expect to hear from a girl like that coating every word. He wondered if she was used to this.

"You are as stubborn as your father, little fairy girl, very well then, I'll even show you what was the end of him! Come out and fight, Aggron!" Garland exclaimed, sending out an Ultra Ball, which, when opened revealed what was on its inside, the steel black Dinosaur-like Pokémon named Aggron, it's horned silver helm shinning on the sun. "Expect no chivalry here, woman! Aggron, attack with Double-Edge!" the thing roared, responding to the order with a charge that made the land tremble at every step. Shin was frozen, the fear blocking out any rational thought he had left, but this time the girl saved him, throwing both herself and him out of harm's way just by a shred. However, they had to resort to diving to the side to do so, and that left them wide-open as the beast prepared to do it again.

"Xew!" Rai screeched, jumping from behind and landing a Dual Chop right into the skull of the Pokémon, preditibly not even flinching it.

"Rai no!" Shin exclaimed, but it was too late, Garland had already commanded:

"Get rid of that pest. Iron Tail!" caught in midair, Rai had no escape from the shinning Tail of the Aggron as it slammed into his side, a squeal of agony echoing as the small Pokémon was hurled across the ground in Shin's direction.

"Rai!" Shin called out, forcing himself up.

"Ax…" the tiny Axew squealed, slowly forcing itself on his feet.

"You have guts little one, but guts mean nothing against power! Trample him Aggron, Double-Edge!" he commanded, the Aggron preparing himself for the final strike.

"RAAI!" Shin screamed, rushing up to Rai, but he knew he wouldn't reach it time. The tiny Axew did not look away though, it courageously roared against its opponent while the shadow overtook him… Shin had to close his eyes, he couldn't watch

CRASH!

It all happened in a moment. One moment changed it all. Rai looked in awe, Shin opened his eyes and the girl gasped. Two bright orange wings flapped, their interior blue. One tail of the same color, just cream on the inside waved around with a flame decorating its tip. Barely holding the Aggron back, draconic heads hitting each other, was a Charizard, the Pokémon most kids drooled about.

"Why don't you go and mess with someone your own size? Assuming you can find one that is…" a mocking, young adult's voice said, a brown cape fluttering to the winds when he arrived near Shin and the girl. The man's wild, beige hair which spiked forward was as recognizable as it could get, ask any kid in the continent who he was and they'd answer, the green eyes only made it more obvious.

"And what is a champion doing in a place like this, if I may ask?" Garland questioned, the young man closing his eyes and reopening them, never losing his posture.

"I could ask the same about an admin like you," the person asked, shrugging right afterwards. "But I won't, I'll still have to bring you in. So, are we going to solve this the easy way, or are you really going to face Green Oak, Champion of Kanto?" he questioned, his eyes changing ice cold, all of the mocking vanishing, as if he knew exactly what to expect.

"Titles meaning nothing in battle! I, Garland, will knock you DOWN champion!" he announced, Aggron roaring in concordance.

"Okay, come then," Green told him, him and Charizard nodded, readying itself.

"Aggron, polish yourself for battle!" he commanded, to which Green responded with:

"Stop him Charizard, use Flare Blitz!" at his command, the Charizard exploded in flames and launched itself at Aggron like a missile, a trail of flames burning behind it. It felt and looked like a much more powerful version of Trombe's attack.

"The trap was a success! Aggron, use Head Smash!" with a now unparalleled speed, Aggron coated itself in a blue energy and ran forward, head leading the charge against Charizard.

"No! Charizard is extremely weak against Rock moves! Pull him back!" Shin should've known better than to order a Champion around. Green stoically observed as both Pokémon crashed unto each other, the explosion blinding everyone for several seconds. When it all finished, Green didn't seem surprised when Aggron was the one standing in-between the flames and dust, roaring victorious.

"So weak! Are champions truly such knaves?!" Garland asked Green, whose look was as cold as ever.

"You seem so sure you won. Where is my Charizard then?" he asked, Garland suddenly realizing that, at the feet of his Aggron was nothing. He was surprised that Charizard had taken the Head Smash and continued to fight… but it seemed true. Even Shin was surprised. Looking on, Green made a thumbs-up sign, one that everyone interpreted as Charizard being on the flight.

"Aggron! Ready yourself to shoot it down with a Thunder!" Garland ordered, static being created between the horns of the Pokémon as it waited for its pray. However, the skies were clear and clean, no signs of clouds and certainly not a Charizard. It was then that Green changed his signal to a thumbs-down.

Suddenly, just below Aggron a hole opened, Charizard spring upwards from it in blinding speed, colliding with Aggron's head once again, this time dealing considerable damage as dig was super effective on two fronts.

"Tricky jester…" Garland growled, knowing the position he was in.

"Charizard, finish this! Blast Burn!" Green ordered, calling out for the ultimate Fire move people only ever saw him, and only him, use. Roaring as the flame on its tail exploded in power, Charizard created a giant ball of fire within its mouth and held it in for a few seconds, it ever expanding before being used for its intended purpose, fired at point blank range against Aggron, which could only groan before the explosion overtook it, silencing him with its blazing burst. After all the smoke cleared out, between the flames it lay, completely knocked out. "Eat your words old man," Green said, walking towards Charizard. "Will you come with me now, or are we going to continue this dance?"

"We very much will… Champion. I admit, I was surprised, but now? Now you shall feel the full wrath of the Discord! Behold! The incarnation of the Land! Landorus!" Shin could not believe his ears, and neither could Green by the looks of it. But his eyes didn't lie. The Therian form of the Legendary soon landed from the person's M-signed Ball, the large, orange and mustached felyne roaring with all of its might, the roar causing even the Fire Drake to lose some ground. Under any other circumstances, this brown-tailed lord of the land would get a thorough inspection by Shin, but now, he was worrying for even GREEN OAK was afraid!

"Charizard! To the skies!" he commanded, Garland having none of it.

"Not so fast! Crush him Landorus! Stone Edge!" he shouted, Landorus roaring at his command before BEGINNING to unleash his attack. Beginning.

"Hydro-Pump!" Someone exclaimed from the sidelines, just before the Legendary got blasted from the side by its weakness, sending him crashing through some trees as a result. "Seriously Green, for a Champion you're so helpless…"a girl sitting on the shell of a Blastoise sighed, yawning mockingly. She wore a white flat and round hat with a single red line that led to a half-Poke Ball design. She also wore a baby blue tank top and a red mini-skirt, he shoes following the coloration of her hat. She also wore black bracers and her long socks were of the same color as her tank-top.

"Well, it would seem we are outnumbered… you are lucky this time, girl with the Fairy Plate. Landorus! Incarnate!" Garland ordered, raising a mirror skyward, Landorus passing through its light and becoming a more humanoid being, sitting on a cloud and looking down upon us "mortals". "Bio, let us go, your performance needs reevaluation…" he told his subordinate, grabbing him while Landorus pulled them into his cloud with his powers, suddenly vanishing into the distance.

"Weeeeeeell, that was close," the girl that helped us said.

"Blue… what are you doing here?" Green questioned, the girl looking at him confused. "You were supposed to come with Red,"

"I am NOT going to be a third wheel between him and Yellow!" the girl shot back, only getting a passing glare from Green before his attention turned to the boy near him. "Hey, don't ignore me!"

"You alright?" Green asked Shin, who, in all his awe, could barely mutter a yes. He had just seen a champion battle first hand… and then a LEGENDARY. Scratch that… TWO legendries. Which reminded him, he and Green, along with Blue, now stared back at the girl, who, somehow, had placed her hands on the Shaymin and it was slowly recovering, its colors returning as did its consciousness. Suddenly, it gave a weak:

"Shay… min…" back to the girl, who actually replied, as if she knew what he had said:

"Don't mention it… it only got this bad because I couldn't do anything," she replied, the Shaymin now fully recovered.

"Shay… Shay…" it said, hiding it's face from her.

"Don't! It's not your fault!" she exclaimed, grabbing the small creature and putting it into a hug.

"She's just like Yellow, she can heal Pokémon…" Blue said, Green nodding and walking to her side.

"I'd normally ask who are you and what is going on, but I think we should get you and that Shaymin to safety first. Can you walk? My Charizard can help you if you can't…" he said, an air of genuine kindness and generosity suddenly sprouting from the man.

"Oooooh, Green's showing his softy side!" Blue teased, getting mostly ignored.

"No, don't worry, I'm not hurt. I've healed the Gogoat and Shaymin enough to walk too, even if it's only a short distance," the Shaymin squeaked and buried its snout on her chest more while the Gogoat agreeing with a loud:

"Goooooo!"

"Alright, just ask if you do need it though," the champion of Kanto said, turning his back on her and now talking to Shin, who snapped out his shock induced trance as he got looked in the eyes. "You know the professor of this region? Or at least where we can meet?" he questioned.

"Oh, that I do! Come on, I'll lead you to her!" he exclaimed, feeling useful for the first time ever since Green came in.

"Whoa, calm down there cowboy, how do you know her?" Blue asked him, to which he simply replied:

"She's my mom!" he explained, shocking quite a few onlookers. Just as he explained it, Rai and Trombe returned to his side, Rai laying on the Growlithe's back, weakened. "Oh, Rai… you did great buddy. I'll take you to my mom and she'll fix you right up," he said, petting the Axew. However, someone had different plans.

"Can I?" the girl questioned, Shin nodding out of reflex. She kneeled into Trombe's side and put her hands on top of Rai, a pale light coming from them moments later. Like Shaymin, Rai seemed to slowly return to normalcy over the course of a minute. As the girl gasped for air, Rai squeaked of joy and jumped into her arms, thankful.

"That was… amazing," he had caught a glimpse of this earlier, but first person it was far more amazing. True, no one KNEW the limits of the human's psychic abilities, but these seemed to outclass everyone he had ever seen, and he had been in Myssidia already. Yet, she seemed so normal, playing with his Axew… wait, Rai didn't play with ANYONE before they begged him for it!

"Well, shall we?" Green asked, interrupting his thoughts. Him and the girl nodding as Green and Blue took the lead for the town.

"Hey," Shin called before the girl left. "I never asked you your name," this was more of a question than a statement, and the girl was ready to comply, even if her violet eyes darted to the ground before looking back at him and answering:

"Terra. Terra Branford."

Next Chapter:

"I'm totashy shobur…"

"Terra… exotic, isn't it?"

"You call yourself a professor?!"

Rise to the Summit continues in: "Mer, Merlin, Merlina!"

Post-Chapter Note:Most eventful first chapter I've ever written. I know. And because of it, I'll bet I just confused the hell out of you. Right? Yes… I bet I did. Two things. Just because two legendries made their way here in no way means I'm about to spam them. Much to the contrary. Two, the "magic" you've seen was already canon to the Pokémon universe, so don't worry for it. Now, you know how I LOOOOVE opinions! So, everyone, write whatever you like on that rectangle bellow, I'll answer… what I want to! *Laughs evilly*.