Pokemon: The Ultimate Journey! [IC]

[rawkhawk64]

Brutus woke up. "Oh...man... I think I overslept." he muttered. He glanced over at his alarm clock. It read 7:06 a.m. "Nope... woke up too early..." he muttered to himself. He then got up. Brutus put on a pair of blue jeans over a pair of boxers, and a plain blue shirt. He then put on a red overshirt and decided to leave it unbuttoned. Next came a pair of sunglasses followed by a black cap that was adorned with a Hydreigon. He ended with a pair of socks and hiking boots.

He stepped out of his bedroom and walked to the front door, grabbing his pack, Pokedex, Pokegear, and his Poketch and Xtranseiver. He then stepped out into the chilly Pallet Town morning. Brutus sighed.

Ever since he'd moved here from his hometown of Solaceon in the Sinnoh Region, he'd felt... alive, somehow. Perhaps it was that the air of Kanto had a different feel... or maybe it was the different Pokemon that made the area their home. Sometimes he'd walk south a little bit to the sea route that ended at Cinnabar Island. There, he would see how many Tentacool his team could defeat before his team got tired. It was actually a local contest, and right now Brutus had the record at one-hundred fifteen, even though Sebastian was getting close to that.

Brutus was yanked out of his thoughts when he saw Professor Oak heading his way. "Good morning, Brutus!" the Professor of Pokemon greeted Brutus. "Isn't is such a lovely morning?"

"Sure is, Professor. What sort of work are you doing today?" Brutus replied. Prof. Oak then got a serious look on his face. "I have two tasks. One of them is to check your team. You haven't told anyone how you managed to get six Shiny Pokemon when most Trainers would kill to even see one, let alone own one. Brutus gave a little nervous laugh. "Yeah... about that..." he muttered. Oak just stared at him. "Well? Where are they?" Oak asked him.

Brutus sighed, then reached into his side pocket on his pack and released his team from their Pokeballs. All six emerged, throwing off the bright sparkles all Shiny Pokemon seemed to naturally emit. When Oak's vision recovered, he was met with the sight of six happy-looking, if a little odd-looking, Pokemon.

Oak first examined a little Beldum. Oak kneeled down to it. "Hello, little Beldum! How do you feel?" "Beldum! Beldum!" the happy little Pokemon enthused. "Do you have nicknames for them?" Oak asked Brutus as he stood up straight again. "Yep. Little Beldum here is nicknamed Blast." "Well, Blast certainly looks happy!" Oak told him.

He then approached a little bird standing near Brutus. "Hmm... a Starly, eh?" "Starly?" the Pokemon let out, slightly backing away from Oak. "It's okay, Ace. Oak won't hurt you!" "Starly! Starly!" Ace then landed on Oak's shoulder. "Well, aren't you friendly?" Oak asked.

Brutus then showed Oak the rest of his team: Shade the Gastly, Sarumon the Riolu, and Crush the Axew. "Where is your last one?" Oak asked Brutus.

Oak then turned around and was looking at an exact replica of himself. "Er... a Ditto?" he asked. Then the fake Oak disappeared and was replaced with a Zorua. "Oh! Look at that! It's a little Zorua!" "Okay, Shadow, enough playing around." Brutus then returned Shadow and the rest of his team to their Pokeballs. "That's quite a healthy and strong-looking bunch you've got there, Brutus. How did you come across them?" Oak asked, curious about how he had gotten all six Shinies.

"Well, actually, my grandpa gave 'em to me as Eggs. He told me they were left by a mysterious Trainer. He gave me the eggs to take care of because he wanted me to take over the Day Care when I was older. When they hatched, the were all Shiny." Brutus explained. "I've been raising 'em ever since. Grandpa sent me to live here because he knew that I would become a Trainer. I've been with these guys ever since." Brutus finished off his tale.

"Aaah... I see. I'm assuming then that you're going to the Trainer's convention that's being held today? I hear Red himself will show up with the Elite Four. Who knows, maybe you'll even see my grandson, Blue. He's the Kanto Regional Champion, you know."

"Yep, I'm going there!" Brutus replied. "Good. I'm sure Red will be an inspiration to you. I started him on his journey about seven years ago." Oak told Brutus. "Sweet." Brutus replied, heading to the makeshift stage that was being set up.

[dk123]

Mark threw the covers aside and jumped out of bed, he ran to the calendar and saw that it was the day he had been waiting for. "Wohoo!" He yelled with a gleeful jump. "They're coming, they're finally coming!" He quickly got dressed in a tee shirt and pair of baggy pants before rushing downstairs, at the bottom of the stairs there was a door and at the foot of the door was a large cardboard box, a huge smile crept across his face as he ripped open the box. After removing the packaging he found five shiny red topped balls, he stuffed the Pokeballs into one of his many pockets along with his other trainer gear.

After having breakfast he stepped outside and became his usual shy self...Pallet town...A cool breeze filled his lungs just as it had every other day for the last few years, he had spent all his life here only traveling as far as the second nearest city, and now. Now he was about to start the journey of a life time and it all began with that letter he had recived what felt like a millennium ago...Collect every gym badge. Mark was going to do it, but first he was going to see the elite four and red, he was going to see the final hurdle and one day he was going to beat them.

He made his way to the stage that was under construction, the elite four would arrive soon so he decided to get a good seat and wait for them to arrive. In the mean time he took out his radio and headphones before tuning into his favourite station.

[101 Scout1]

Chase's hands rested in his pockets. He was wearing a black, faded black denim jacket over a white t-shirt and the pockets that held his hands were on a pair of dark green cargo pants. He was wearing a pair of hiking shoes and sunglasses. He was on his way to Pallet Town, where it was rumoured that the famed Red would be making an appearance. Chase had made it as far as Viridian City the night before, but it was rather late when he got there, so he stopped for the night to rest. He was almost there now, and he looked down quietly to see his Umbreon, his rings glowing a midnight blue as they strode, and he reached down to pet the Pokemon.

"Ready, Shadow? This'll be our big chance, we're gonna be the next big thing, bud," He said with a smile, crouching down to one knee and scratching the Umbreon behind his ears. The boy pressed his head to the Umbreon's, who did likewise, and they shut their eyes for a moment, just taking in the moment before Chase stood up. "Let's go," He said, jerking his head and taking off at a brisk jog. Shadow was never, never in his Pokeball if it could be helped, the two were thick as thieves.

The young man looked around as he entered the town, he had woken up early and it was only about a quarter after seven, maybe seven-twenty, when he arrived. There was quite a commotion, he could tell, a short distance away. It was a stage being built by some workers of the town, and it was clearly where the big event was to be held. At first, Chase wondered why the event was being held in Pallet town, one of the least visited places in Kanto, but then he remembered that he'd heard Red came from the smaller town. He joined the group that was gathering around and weaved between people to get closer to the front. He found himself shoved shoulder-to-shoulder with a boy in a blue hat (that boy is Brutus). Shadow pushed himself, inserting his body, between the two of them, making sure to stay near Chase at all times.

[rawkhawk64]

Brutus sighed as more and more people gathered at the stage. At this rate, the entire town is going to be bursting with people... he thought. He then saw a kid in a black jacket shoulder his was past him. Brutus decided to talk to him. "Hello. My name is Brutus! I'm from Solaceon Town in the Sinnoh Region!" Brutus then caught sight of his Umbreon. "Oooh, a Shiny Umbreon! Cool! That is awesome!" he complimented the Umbreon at the boy's feet. This is gonna be awesome! Meet new people, defeat the Gyms, go to League Island, and claim Red's title as my own! Brutus thought to himself. He swore he could almost feel his Pokemon shuddering in anticipation at the prospect of the challange, almost as if their Trainer's feelings were communicated directly to them.

[dk123]

Mark tried to make it to the front of the crowd but as he grew closer to the front he ended up stumbleing and falling face first in between two trainers (Brutus and Chase) "Sorry 'bout that." He apologised as he stood and begun dusting himself off, he pushed his glasses back up his face and recognised one of the two. "Hey you're Brutus right? I've seen you out training with your Pokemon." He extended a hand for him to shake. "I'm Mark, Mark Joki."

[101 Scout1]

Chase rose an eyebrow and looked to the boy named Brutus, smiling slightly and pushing his sunglasses back up onto his head. "Sinnoh Region? Wow, people really are coming from all over the world... I mean, maybe from the corners of Kanto, and even Johto with enough ambition, but to come all the way from Sinnoh? Wouldn't it be easier to just watch it on tv?" The boy asked with a laugh. He looked down to Shadow and smiled, scratching the Umbreon between his ears, "His name's Shadow," He informed the boy. "I was actually in... hmm... Fuschia City when I started on my way here, got my fifth badge. I gave myself just enough time to get out here. But damn... Sinnoh is a ridiculous distance to travel unless you came for more than just the gyms? Professor Oak's a real genius, I haven't quite gotten a chance to talk to him though. I've never really been much of a science or Pokemon researcher kind of guy," He said with a shrug as a third person pushed his way into the conversation.

"Hey Mark, I'm Chase," He said with a jerk of his head. Shadow stepped slightly to the side to avoid being hit by the boy with the glasses. Chase pulled his sunglasses back down as the sun came out from behind the clouds.

Hey, I figured it would be okay to give him a few badges so that we don't have to all fight every gym at the beginning. Plus, his Pokemon are leveled quite a bit, I realized, so I omitted the first few gyms. He won't be the "group leader," but I figured he'd have a bit of battle-experience... XD Especially because he and Brutus share like half their team.

[Hueyblade]

Xander stepped out of his motel room on the edge of Pallet Town around 8’o’clock in the morning. He was glad he decided to not make the long trek from Pewter City for the morning of the opening ceremony of the Unite League in Pallet Town. He could have also flown on Flygon, but he didn’t want his newly evolved dragon pokemon too tired for any challenges. As he was about to take a step away from the building Scrafty decided he wanted to come out and the usual red flash of a summoned pokemon poured from the side of Xander’s belt. A short moment later Scrafty materialized with a yawning cry and a stretch of his arms. “Wanna walk with me to the ceremony eh?” Asked the fighting type’s trainer. Scrafty answered with an eager smiling nod and a confident, “Scrafty!” Xander returned the nod, “Alright! Let’s go.” So they took off running for the other side of town.

A few minutes later they finally came to the growing crowd. They decided to stay in the back till after the ceremony was over, but that didn’t mean they were going to have bad seats. So Xander summoned his Venusaur, climbed onto her back, and sat perched atop her flower tree. Once Xander was settled in, Scrafty made his way into his trainers lap. Now a whole head, shoulders, and chest higher than everyone Xander comfortably waited patiently for everything to begin. While he waited he scoped out the crowd for potential challengers. He passed over the youngsters with their starter pokemon and the old timers with their retired veterans. Then his eyes stopped on a trio of trainers chatting. One with an Umbreon at his heel, one in red and blue shirts, and one in baggy clothes and seeing glasses. They all looked like skilled trainers so Xander made a mental note to meet them.

[rawkhawk64]

As the chattering crowd grew and grew, they all suddenly heard a voice coming over the speakers as a man in a tuxedo stepped forth. "Welcome, one and all, Trainers and their Pokemon, to the Grand Ceremony for the United League! Without further ado, I give you the United League Elite Four, and its Champion, Red!" The crowd burst into cheers as Red stepped forth."Thank you, Trainers, for coming. Red began in a voice that said he knew what he was doing.
"As you have all heard by now, the new United League has been formed. It consists of the following Trainers: Will, from the old Johto League, and a master of Psychic Pokemon; Grimsley, from the old Unova League, and master of Dark Pokemon; Flint, from the old Sinnoh League, and a master of Fire Pokemon; and Drake, from the old Hoenn League, and a master of Dragon Pokemon! As for the Champion, it is myself, hailing from the old Kanto League. Now, as Trainers and challengers to the United League, it is your goal to travel and collect all forty League Badges. Even though the Leagues have been done away with, you can still find each Region's Champions at their League HQ's in each Region. Be sure to meet their requirements and battle them for their Champion Tokens, as these are required to challenge the League as well. The true reason for this is to test the bond of Trainers and their Pokemon, for that is what being a Pokemon Trainer is about, bonding with your Pokemon, and that is also why the League's have always existed: to test that bond. Well, I am looking forward to a good challenge at League Island! Good Luck, Trainers!" Red finished his speech, and disappeared with the rest of the League into the forest surrounding Pallet Town.
"Nah, just moved here a few months ago... bested Brock and Misty for their badges." Brutus replied. He then heard the Umbreon's nickname. "Shadow? Interesting... I have a Pokemon nicknamed Shadow as well." he told him. Brutus then saw Mark introduce himself. "Hey, Mark! You've seen me training, eh? Well, then you know some of my Team's strategies, then, eh?" Brutus asked, then paid attention with the rest of the crowd, silently scrutinizing Red and the League.

[dk123]

"Nice to meet you chase." Mark replied with a nod. "And yes I do know some of your tatics Brutus, little tip I'd recommend using more physical attacks in future." He said with a smile. "So I take it you guys are going to try and beat this new league right? Well you're welcome to travel with me for a while, I'm not the best in a battle but I don't think you'll find someone who knows more about Pokemon and battle strategies in the whole of Kanto." He spoke with a slightly smug face and confident tone but didn't come across as arrogant.

[101 Scout1]

Chase stuffed his hands back into his pockets as the other two seemed to hit it off. He smirked slightly, "Sounds like Mark here is more an observer than a trainer, huh?" He asked, looking over for a moment before the speakers turned on and all attention was on Red. The Red, trainer extraordinaire. The boy looked down to his Umbreon, who met his gaze before they both continued to watch the stage. It was an awfully short ceremony/performance/speech for what he was really telling them. It could have been fancier... more exciting... More... something. Honestly, Chase was a little disappointed in Red's professionalism. Then again, the man was a battle strategist, not a competition expert. Chase looked around the crowd before spotting a boy, about his own age, atop a Venasaur. He couldn't help but think to himself how out of place and rude that kind of thing could be, in the middle of a crowd... Blocking everybody behind him just to get a better view for himself, even when he was clearly tall enough to see.

Regardless, Chase looked to the two and raised an eyebrow. "'Course I'm gonna challenge the new league. I've only got three more gyms out here and Johto'll be a snap... In fact, I'm glad they're doing this, I'd love to conquer five regions and take Red's precious title," He said with a laugh. "But we're welcome to travel with you? Oh, thank you, milord, I'm so flattered by the offer. Battle strategy, at a certain point comes from experience, bud," He pointed out with a shrug. He looked at the two of them, back and forth, in thought before nodding, "But... yeah, okay... uh... sure, I could do for a few travel companions. Brutus, you said you only got two badges, right? We can hit Vermillion next, I'd think. That actually works out great, because when we get to Saffron, I can visit home for a little while before we head out again," He said with a semi-satisfied smile. "I'm in if you are, Brutus."