It was a murky morning for the residents of Nevermore Town; a quite little paradise nestled amongst the vibrant trees of the tropical island of Nevermore.
Giant snowcapped peaks could be seen against the northern backdrop of the quaint paradise, a snowy spectacle, white clashing against the vibrant green, as the thunderous grey of rain bathed all it its wake.
Stretching over the southern horizon of Nevermore was a huge expanse of illustrious blue, an ocean, devouring the island in a U-shaped embrace, mischievously raging along its coast, courtesy of the grey rain.
In this clashing expanse of Green, White, Grey & Blue, was our hero, dwelling in one of the few dozen homes that called this island home, an elegant wooden cottage, radiating a warm light from within, speaking of unsung promises in the heavy rain.
His name wa-
"HOLY SHIT AQUA! Mom isn't your breakfast!" A young man, frail as a bellsprout, with a tuft of radiant blonde hair, dense enough to make a Shyamin jealous, exclaimed in horror as he wrestled with a greyish-blue creature, happily chomping at the hair of the blonde woman beneath him with relish.
"It's okay Syl, I take pride on being Aqua's favorite snack," The women said with a laugh, as she softly looked over at her son, struggling behind her.
"You can't indulge him like this anymore Mom, the others will laugh at me in the academy." Syl or rather I, said dryly as I stared at Aqua, doing what he does best, chomping.
"Aqua, if you don't want to spend the night in the freezer, I would advise you to stop" I said as I watched my little chomper stiffen, turning to look at me with crocodile tears in his eyes.
"Don't threaten him Syl, you know his species hates ice, besides, you would have to take him to the Pokémon Centre yourself, good luck explaining yourself to Joy" Mom said as she smirked at me, her eyes mischievous, an expression which Aqua copied as I could see the little mugger smirking mirthfully at me.
"I would rather not, honestly, why is our Nurse Joy so weird? Weren't they supposed to be the epitome of empathy and boundless love? A Chansey in human garbs? Ours is more like a Mimikyu..." I grumbled as I snatched Aqua from Mom's embrace, who started flailing like a fish out of water, though that reasoning maybe had some merit?
'What a little goober, I love this idiot'
"Now now Syl, be kind, besides don't you have somewhere to be?" Mom said as she subtly looked at the clock.
"We should have enough time right? The ferry was scheduled to come at 12 noon if I am correct? & I just came down like five minutes ago, so we should have more than enough tim-,"
"Hey Mom? Is the clock malfunctioning? Why is it showing the time as 10 o'clock? Didn't I come down at 8?" I said as I looked incredulously at the clock, which humorously resembled Dialga.
"Well, if someone didn't procrastinate yesterday, and diligently groomed Aqua before bed, maybe you wouldn't have had to do it today," Mom said as she stood up from her chair, collecting the dishes.
"You were looking so serious while doing it that I didn't have the heart to disturb you, and mind you, Aqua is looking fabulous today, nothing like the mud-stained stubby ball it was yesterday."
"Now, off you go Syl, didn't you have some business to take care of before the ferry arrived? And before I forget, Mr K wanted to meet you before you leave, he had something for you if I recall correctly," saying which Mom disappeared into the small but cozy kitchen, skillfully balancing the cutlery in one hand, while parting the curtains with another.
"Alright Aqua, let's go, we don't have much time," I said as I rushed to the door, putting on my shoes hurriedly, before collecting a Umbrella from the stand nearby.
As I rushed out of our house, with Aqua trailing behind me as fast as his stubby legs would allow, I couldn't but help look around me while walking. The rain was falling with vengeance, as if Groudon owed Kyogre some money.
'I wonder if it's even safe to sail today, the sea is raging and I can see storms brewing over the horizon. Unfortunately, we have to sail today, the orientation is tomorrow, and I can't afford to skip it, it has historically been one of the most prominently defining moments of the academy.'
As I ushered towards Mr. K's house, I noticed a bunch of rag-tag teenagers, barely in their teens, with the trademark smirk of a wuxia villain walking towards me, their stance brimming with confidence only a newly evolved teen, with a Champion Ancestor, a deadly combo indeed, could acquire.
A spiky red-haired boy, not a day older than 13, with a face riddled with band aids stepped up as the De-Facto leader of the group and spoke to me-
"Syl! You promised us a match; don't you dare bail on us!" The Red-haired boy exclaimed at me with undisguised enthusiasm, a sparkly Poke ball gleaming in his right hand, adorned with a sticker of a golden crown.
Indeed, this bunch of rag-tag teens were the troublesome, but much loved, delinquents (allegedly) of this town. Don't be deceived by their appearance though, these children were one of the most helpful souls in the entire island, making it their mission to help the troubled citizens of this island in exchange for some odd pieces of trinkets, having fun in the process.
"Not now Joey, I am busy, I have to visit Mr. K & stock up on a few supplies before my ferry arrives in a few hrs."
"Oh? Are you going somewhere Syl?" A squeaky voice asked amidst the bunch, their eyes curious.
"Didn't I tell you guys before? I finally got my acceptance letter to the academy a few weeks ago and I am leaving for it today." I said as the bunch widened their eyes.
"Syl! You promised me a battle! How could you leave without battling me!" Joey said
"Syl! You owe me a lemonade! I gave mine to Aqua last time, don't you forget that!" Exclaimed another voice from the crowd.
"Syl! You were going to teach me about the Type Chart! How am I supposed to beat Joey, now that you are not going to teach me about the type chart anymore?!" A dumb voice clamoured.
"Dude...he uses a bug type Pokémon, what do you think his species is weak to?" A sensible voice muttered slowly.
"Idk? Is it water? Buds do drown in water, right? Or is it poison? Poison should work right?" The dumb voice said again.
"....fair enough," The sensible voice said slowly, realization steadily drowning upon the teen as he looked at his peer with sympathy.
"Syl, A-A-Aishiteru!" HOLD UP, what was that? I looked around with widened eyes, frantically searching for that phantom voice, but Alas...
"Sigh, alright, we can have our battle now Joey, but for the others, wait for me to come back, okay? I'll bring presents for you all." I said animatedly at the crowd who shifted uncomfortably in their places.
"Presents he says..."
"He gave me a single Oran berry last time, not even a potion."
"Oran berry? At least you could heal your Pokémon. He gave me a piece of Charcoal....my Pokémon is a water type."
"At least you all got something for your Pokémon, he gave me a candy last time, and let me tell you, it tasted funny, gave me a stomach ache for days." The dumb voice muttered.
"Wait, was the candy wrapped in a blue wrapper? Was it this small?"
"Yeah, why do you ask?"
"Holy Shit, this guy is an idiot."
"Are you guys talking about something?" I said as I made my way to the crowd, huddled in the corner, discussing about something in a low voice.
"N-Nothing Syl! Let's just have our battle here. It's fairly early, so nobody should be coming here now." Ron said as he held up his Poke ball, reaching towards the sky.
"Alright, we can have our battle now. Chase? Can you act as the judge?" I said as I pointed at the tallest boy in the bunch, a tall boy with a plump physique.
"Here I come Syl!" Joey said as he started muttering something
"Holy Ancestor of the forgotten tribe, banisher of fire types and devourer of birds, conqueror of mountains and heir of the all-seeing eye, help me avenge our kin across the multiverse, help me take revenge on those who mocked the holy name of Joey, to be forever trampled by the likes of Red, Ethan, Brendan, Lucas, Hilbert, Calem and Elio, tarnishing our reputation and forcing us to live in the darkness, to never be allowed to bear the title of "Bug Catcher", for all I shall have vengeance!" Joey exclaimed to the sky as green serpentine dragon, adorned with golden sparks and whiskers of molten gold appeared above joey and bathed the mortal realm in it's light.
"HOLY SHIT, IS THAT RAYQUAZA?!" My heart raced as my stomach churned, my mind started racing, my body temperature dropped as the reapers scythe embraced my neck.
"Oh, it's just a Caterpie. Man, the sunlight really played a trick on my eyes."
"Tee-hee"