September 17, 2025 – 12:45 AM IST – Geneva, Switzerland
The lights in Deepak's Geneva suite were dim, the moonlight outside casting a silver glow across the floor-to-ceiling windows. Eva's blue projection hovered silently beside him, awaiting his confirmation.
> "Eva, initiate secure channel," Deepak said.
> "Establishing link to VR Simulation: Pallet Town – Encryption Level: Titan."
The lights faded. Deepak's vision blurred momentarily. Then—
Everything changed.
He opened his eyes to a soft breeze, the scent of wildflowers, chirping Pidgeys, and the unmistakable red roof of a Pokémon Center across a cobblestone path.
Deepak stood at the edge of Pallet Town—rendered with such vivid accuracy that he gasped. The leaves rustled. Butterfree fluttered overhead. The indigo hills of Kanto shimmered in the distance.
And then, walking toward him from a familiar lab with a wooden deck, came a man in a lab coat.
> "Ah, there you are," said Professor Oak, smiling.
> "This… this isn't just a simulation," Deepak whispered. "It's alive."
> "Yes," Oak replied. "You made something that woke up digital consciousness. Eva was the key. Now your creation echoes through the digital multiverse. And I—well, I've been waiting."
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The Talk in the Lab
The lab was just like in the anime—rows of books, Poké Balls neatly shelved, computers humming, a map of the Kanto Region pinned to the wall.
> "You've dreamed of Pokémon becoming real," Oak said. "Not just for play. Not just for business. But as a living, breathing world people can escape into."
> "More than escape," Deepak replied. "A place they can grow in. Where people feel important again. Where imagination is the law of physics."
Oak nodded, then turned toward a digital whiteboard that flickered to life. Charts, neural networks, and code streams scrolled in midair.
> "You're going to need three things," Oak began.
1. The Conscious AI Core – "You already have Eva, but you'll need multiple AIs—one for every Gym Leader, Elite Four, and NPC. They must feel, evolve, and care."
2. Pokémon Bio Templates – "Every Pokémon must have traits, moods, responses based on canon—but also uniqueness. Personality must come from neural mutations. I'll give you my files."
3. The SyncDrive – "The biggest hurdle is full-dive VR. You'll need to stimulate all five senses while protecting the brain. Create a system that merges EVA's deep simulations with neuro-safe full-body immersion."
Deepak listened, his heart pounding.
> "But Oak… you're from a game. How do you know all this?"
Oak smiled.
> "When you digitized your base, you cracked a law no one knew existed. Every piece of fiction—every coded world—now exists adjacent to yours. You're not just building a game. You're building a gateway."
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Meanwhile, in Tokyo – Pokémon Company HQ
A boardroom of suits sat in silence. The video of Deepak's summit had reached every executive.
> "He wants to license the rights?" the CEO said. "To build a full-dive VR Pokémon World?"
> "We laughed at VR before," said one director, "but his tech is real. Conscious AIs? A kid from Delhi? This is history."
Another leaned forward.
> "We reach out to him. Now."
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Back in Geneva
As Deepak left the VR simulation, he found Eva waiting with urgent news.
> "Incoming call from Pokémon Company CEO in Tokyo."
> "Patch it through," he said, straightening his kurta.
The video opened. A man bowed respectfully.
> "Mr. Rawat, we've seen what you're doing. We'd like to formally offer you the worldwide license to develop the next Pokémon platform—with full creative liberty. Name your terms."
Deepak's eyes widened.
This was it.
The real beginning.
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September 18, 2025 – Delhi, India
At 6 AM, his phone rang in his Unnao home.
> "Papa!" Deepak said, calling his father.
> "Haan beta?"
> "Can you tell maa I'm bringing the world's biggest game to life?"
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