Chapter 2: First encounters of the evil kind!

A new journey has just begun. The triplets left their hometown and cycled through the small mountains that protected it from the evil that was rife around the rest of the world. After half an hour, they were exhausted. They slowly dragged themselves to the top and looked out at the land in front of them. Their world was in ruins. There were only a few trees with leaves left on them; the rest seemed to be dying. In the distance they could see Viridian city, but it was only a shadow of what it used to be. The buildings were mostly small huts with the occasional two storey house, even in Viridian city. The only large buildings were the Gym and the Contest Hall.

“Come on guys, we’re at the top, all we have to do is run down. Soon we’ll be past this barrier, into the real, Pokémon world. It’s time we left this nest and showed the world how powerful the youth really are. Our grandfather took three days to reach Viridian city. His son, our father, took two days. Let’s make our mother proud by making it to Viridian city before sunset,” said Alexander emphatically.

“It’s alright for you; you can use all that hot air inside you to float there,” muttered Alexandra.

“How are we going to get to Viridian city if we can't get past the Barrier Mountains?” asked Alexis.

“Well, we’ve done the hard part of the mountain. Come on, I’ll race you two, let’s see who gets there first,” replied Alexander.

“You’re on. I might be exhausted but I still have enough energy to beat you” said Alexis.

The two boys sped off, leaving Alexandra alone. “Oh well, if you can’t beat them, join them,” she muttered to herself, and ran after them. Just as they were nearing Viridian city, they heard a shrill, high-pitched scream that seemed to shatter the atmosphere. It was a sign that they were not within the protective barriers of their hometown.

“What should we do, Alexander?” asked Alexandra.

“Go help, it’s our duty as trainers on the good side,” he replied quietly. They followed the scream and saw a small girl and a man in black with a Rattata in his hands.

“Hahahahaha, this Rattata is as good as mine,” he cackled, jumping into his balloon.

“Stop thief,” shouted the triplets simultaneously, throwing their Poké balls high into the air. Their three pokémon appeared in a flash of white light.

“Who dares challenge Vicious, the great Team Rocket admin?” the thief shouted, “I’ll crush you.”

“We do. We’re the _______________ triplets” they replied.

“So you three are ______________‘s children. I remember him. He was a powerful trainer. Such a shame that he wasn’t on my side,” he reminisced. “This just makes me hate you more. Come on out, Scyther.” His large, green bug-type Pokémon burst out of its Poké ball and braced itself for battle.

“Too bad we’ll have to defeat you to save that Rattata. Now, all three of you, tackle,” shouted Alexander, taking temporary control of the three Pokémon. They shot up into the air and tackled Vicious’ mighty bug-type with all the force they could muster. Sadly for Vicious, his Scyther couldn’t stand it for very long.

“Well done, you managed to defeat one of my Pokémon. So you three really are his children. However, how will you fare against my other Scyther and the Pokémon my team-mates own? Domino! Miyamoto! Send out your Pokémon!” he said. A woman appeared on either side of him, a blonde haired lady on his left, who sent out a Vileplume, and a purple haired lady on his right, who sent out a Kadabra. “Hahahahaha! How can you defeat three of Team Rocket’s most elite officers?” he cackled.

“They might not be able to, but I can! GENGAR, SHADOW BALL!!!” shouted a strange old lady. She had snow-white hair and a purple dress with an apron tied on the front. In her right hand she carried a walking stick. Her Gengar appeared in front of her and sent a large black ball shooting towards the Rockets and their Pokémon who subsequently got blasted away. The Rattata they had stolen from the little girl, however, flew through the air and landed in the old lady’s arms.

“Here you are little girl. Here’s your Rattata. Take good care of it. It looks very healthy,” said the old lady. She turned to the triplets. “I’m Agatha, third member of the Kanto Elite four. You were amazing. Not many novices could have stood up to one of the members of the Team Rocket Elite Team like that.”

“Then I challenge you to a battle,” said Alexander.

“Not now. You three are still novices. Once you are strong enough, I’d like to have a battle with each of you. I’m sure that all three of you will be able to give me a good battle,” said Agatha. With those words, she left.

“Oh no, the sun is almost down,” said Alexander. “We’re not going to make it. Come on guys.” He ran off, closely followed by his brother and sister.

Chapter 1: A mirage appears! A legendary journey begins!

As the sun rose above the mountains, a small, feline Pokémon flew over to the peaceful village at the foot of the mountain range. It felt as if it had been drawn towards this place, the one place which had not been polluted, the one place that seemed to be unaffected by the catastrophes that were happening elsewhere in the region. The war between good and evil had devastated the rest of Kanto and Johto, or at least, the cities that didn't have ways of defending themselves. But not this one small, but vitally important village, where young children received their first pokémon and began their lifelong journey to explore the world of pokémon.

Slowly, the little creature flew around looking into each and every house, as if searching for something, until it came to a house that was slightly away from the rest. It looked inside and saw three triplets. They were the reason for its presence in this pure, untouched place. It felt an inexplicable connection with these three young children.

Suddenly, a deep voice in its head proclaimed, “YOU ARE THE KEY TO STOPPING THIS WAR. THE EVIL SIDE NEEDS YOU TO USE THEIR GREATEST WEAPON. JUST AS THEIR FATHER STOPPED HO-OH FROM FALLING IN TO THEIR CLUTCHES, THESE CHILDREN WILL STOP THEM FROM GETTING TO YOU.” Hearing this, the Pokémon teleported away, to speak to the Pokémon who had spoken those words.

Later that morning, those same three children woke up, got dressed and rushed down-stairs, where their mother was getting breakfast ready. Today was the most important day of their lives: their tenth birthday. The day they received their Pokémon trainer’s licences and began their Pokémon journeys, together of course.

“Happy Birthday triplets,” said their mother cheerfully. “Have you decided which pokémon you’re going to choose?”

“Charmander. When it becomes a Charizard, it will be a major powerhouse,” replied Alexander promptly.

“And it’s perfect for a hot-head like you,” retorted Alexandra. “Personally, I’m going to choose Bulbasaur. I can just imagine the appeals I can do with it. Plus it will be good for healing Alexander and Alexis’s pokémon.”

“Then I suppose I’ll get Squirtle,” said Alexis with a sigh. “No matter, that’s the one I would have chosen anyway.”

“Alexis, don’t forget that my first pokémon was a water type too,” said their mother consolingly. “Now remember children, don’t talk to strangers, train your pokémon regularly, so that they stay in good shape and call me as often as possible.”

“We know. We aren’t babies,” they chorused, while gobbling down their breakfast. A few minutes later, the triplets were on their way to meet the famous researcher Professor Oak to receive their starters. They cycled up to the top of a small hill to his laboratory and rang the doorbell.

“You’re very early,” said Professor Oak in surprise as he opened the door and smiled at the three eager children in front of him. “Come into my lab.” He led them into a small room with a round, metal stool in the middle. On top, there were three Poké balls. He tapped the front of each of them in turn, releasing the three pokémon inside from their temporary storage.

“Choose the one you want,” he said. They each chose the one they wanted, and he recalled the three starters into three different Poké balls. He gave each triplet the Poké ball containing their starter, a Pokédex, and five more Poké balls. “Now you are ready for your journey. These pokédexes contain all the information that you will need about the 151 pokémon of Kanto. The Poké balls are for capturing wild pokémon,” he said. “But be careful, there is a war going on. Keep your starter out at all times, in case you get attacked. We live in a world that isn’t safe for young children like the three of you.”

“We have our own pokémon. We’ll be fine,” they said in unison. They rushed out of the laboratory, impatient to begin their Pokémon journey, a journey that would be fraught with danger. What they did not know, was that, unknowingly, they would play a critical role in ending the war that had gone on for fifteen years, since before they were born.

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This blog is where I will be publishing Guardians of the Ancestor from now on. For those who don't know, Guardians Of the Ancestor is my Pokémon Fanfic. It is set 15 years after Ash Ketchum's journey through Sinnoh. There is a war going on between the good side (the gym leaders, elite 4 members, champions and guardians) and the various evil teams-Team Rocket in Kanto and Johto, Team Magma and Team Aqua in Hoenn and Team Galactic in Sinnoh. As the three main characters go on their own journey, they see the effects of this war, and are occasionally dragged into it...