Post by Lori on Jan 9, 2018 22:15:40 GMT
PROLOGUE
Atop a cliff looking over the Hoenn ocean stood Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket. He faced the water, a light breeze barely noticeable to him. He stood tall and firm, his hands behind his back. Across the ocean, on a small island his dark eyes lay on a volcano. It was quiet and inactive, yet there was a reason this man had his eyes set on it. All was quiet around Giovanni, save for a few Wingull flying overhead.
Moments later came two of his trusted minions, a couple of Team Rocket’s highest rank. Daemon’s bright attire completely contrasted the smirk held upon his face. He stepped forward first, with his partner in crime Logan stopping next to him. Though she was every bit as sneaky as Daemon, she was clearly the stronger trainer between the two of them. It was her strength combined with Daemon’s manipulation tactics that made them, at times, a terrifying combination.
Giovanni heard them approaching from behind. His eyes adjusted slightly in their direction, though his body did not budge. “Have you found it?” he questioned, his deep voice very commanding.
Daemon’s smirk remained and he couldn’t help but chuckle slightly, even in the presence of the head of the organization. “Don’t you start underestimating us now, Giovanni.”
A quiet scowl escaped the boss.
Logan rolled her eyes at her partner. “What he means to say is, of course. It took some searching and more than a few Pokémon, but you’ll obviously be pleased with us.”
“I decide who pleases me. Not the other way around,” Giovanni responded.
Logan reached into her pocket and removed an object. She tossed it in Giovanni’s direction. The man quickly raised his hand and caught it without a problem, barely even needing to turn his head. Unclenching his hand, the red orb shined brightly underneath the Hoenn sun. It wasn’t large, especially not compared to Giovanni’s hand; while it fit nearly entirely in Logan’s hand, it almost looked like a pebble compared to Giovanni’s presence. But there it was, in his possession – the red orb. A chuckle escaped Giovanni before it erupted into a near maniacal laughter.
“This. This is it!” he announced.
Daemon scoffed quietly. “He’s so disappointed,” he mumbled to Logan sarcastically.
Paying no mind to his associate, Giovanni stepped forward. He stood at the edge of the cliff and held the orb up high. A few waves crashed at the bottom of the cliff from far below and the wind picked up. “With the power of this red orb, Hoenn will be under my rule! I will take control of one of the strongest Pokémon in existence and then, only then, will all of Hoenn bow to me.” Raising his voice, he called out to the ocean. “Pokémon of the land! Controller of the continents! Rise from your thousand year slumber! It is time to take back what is rightfully yours! Once again Hoenn will be at your claw tips and the land is yours to command! Hear my call and come to me! Together we will take back Hoenn. With this red orb, I command you to awaken. Share with me your power and I, Giovanni of Team Rocket, will be the most feared trainer. First in Hoenn and then the world! HAHAHAHAHAHA!”
Squeezing the orb in his hand, something in the stone began to react. It glowed brighter; slowly but surely, a red light began to emit from it. The light escaped the orb and rose up to the sun like a signal beam. Daemon and Logan backed slightly, attempting to shield their eyes from the sudden brightness. The sun slowly changed from its bright yellow hue to a red one. The redness swallowed up the sun before it became darker and darker. It remained as such for a minute or two. And then, surely enough, it brightened up again. The red light became drawn to a certain area of the sun. The giant star then sent down a beam of the concentrated red light in the direction of the volcano. It shone down on the island, suddenly frightened some wild bird Pokémon that scattered into the sky. For a moment after, nothing seemed to happen. It came as a slight disappointment to the Team Rocket minions, who had been expecting more. Logan and Daemon looked to each other in confusion. But before either one of them could speak, there was a small shake in the ground. Not quiet and earthquake, but strong enough to imply that something was coming. The two of them looked to Giovanni, whose evil smirk had grown bigger. It was then that wild ripples began to form in the ocean. The tiny island with the volcano became visibly shaken. And then it began to crack. Parts of the island rose up while others crumbled down, almost as if a new formation in the geography was taking place.
That’s when it happened. There was something underwater – underneath the island. At first it moved. It was something huge. The creature made its way from deep under the confines of the island. Water began to rise and it quickly dried up under the heat of a new redness. This redness, rather than belonging to a powerful, light belonging to a powerful monster. A roar erupted and a few small parts of the ocean seemed to fade. Large stone hedges rose from underneath it, almost as if it were creating a pathway. A pathway that was heading for another small island in Hoenn, though one that was populated with people as well as Pokémon. Then they saw it.
From underneath the evaporating waterfalls of the creature were sets of sharp white teeth and bright yellow eyes. The kind that, combined with the red tone of the creatures body and the hardness of it, could only belong to one Pokémon. A Pokémon with legendary powers that was once said to easily expand the landmass and dry up and body of water. A Pokémon so powerful, its strength rivaled that of another legendary creature. A Pokémon so incredible that no single trainer had ever stood up to it before, let alone won. But now, with the ability of a single red orb, everything this Pokémon had, everything it stood for, everything it was capable of belonged to only one person.
Little did anyone know how massive of a battle was about to take place and to see for themselves what true power was really made of. The only question was, who could even remotely have a chance at standing up to such a threat?