//------------------------------// // The Beginning of a Journey // Story: Pokémon: Fire Ruby // by MechaTomX //------------------------------// We welcome you to the Pokémon world. A wonderful land of adventure and excitement where strange and fascinating creatures called Pokémon live, they come in different sizes and inhabit all kinds of places, from the highest mountains, the driest deserts and even the deepest seas. In this world, humans and Pokémon have lived in harmony for years, from working, having fun or training, the bond between a Pokémon and its trainer is something magical. In this world there are different regions where different Pokémon live, from the neighboring regions, Kanto and Johto, the sea region, Hoenn, the northernmost region, Sinnoh, the furthest region, Unova, among others such as Kalos, Alola, Galar or Paldea. But our story is set in a unique region, the Equestria Region. In this, you can find Pokémon from all of the other regions and that same year an event that the other regions had was about to be inaugurated, but for Equestria it was something new, even in Alola it was also recent, an event that would decide who would be the strongest Pokémon trainer in the region, the Pokémon League. This is the story of a young trainer, who, with the help of his Pokémon, will become the very best, like no one ever was. Our story begins in the city of Canterlot, precisely in the room of a 13-year-old boy, who was wearing a yellow shirt with a drawing of a dragon, he wore gray jeans, and purple tennis shoes, he had a spiky green hair, his skin was a lilac tone and his eyes were emerald green. The boy's attention was directed to the television in his room, in which there was a kind of battle arena where 2 Pokémon were fighting, one was a Pokémon that looked like a blue bipedal canine with a thorn in its chest and another looked like a kind of two swords and shield that floated. From the television, the guy who was commenting on the battle could be heard, “The battle is very intense, Lucario has everything to lose because the Fighting type is useless against the Ghost type, Shining Armor's Aegislash may be the winner.” “Alright, keep it up Shining,” said the boy who was watching the battle from his room, “Aegislash is a Ghost type, you can win this one.” The battle reached an incredible moment, Lucario continued to dodge Ageislash's thrusts. But at that moment. “Now Springer, he's in his Blade Forme,” said Lucario's trainer, who was a boy who looked about 17 years old, wearing a black jacket and a white shirt with the emblem of a shield with a lightning bolt in the center, he wore blue pants and black sneakers, his hair was an electric blue color combed back, his skin was yellow and his eyes were blue, “Don't let him escape, Bone Rush.” “LUCARIOOOO,” his Pokémon shouted, which generated a bone made of energy between its paws, and with that thing, it attacked Aegislash, the blow was so strong that it raised the dust on the field, making the commentator not take his eyes off. “What an incredible blow from Lucario, that bone must have hurt, will this be the end of Aegislash?” When the dust cleared, Aegislash was seen on the ground, who was not moving, the guy acting as the referee raised a red flag, “Aegislash is unable to battle, the winner is Lucario.” The audience was surprised, there were screams of excitement and several applauses. “Very good Springer,” Lucario's trainer celebrated, while his Pokémon smiled and raised his thumb in approval. “This is incredible,” the commentator said, “Flash Sentry has left Shining Armor with only one Pokémon left, we couldn't expect anything less from the strongest gym leader of Equestria.” “Come on Shining, don't let him beat you,” said the purple-skinned boy who was watching it on television. At that moment someone was heard knocking on his door. KNOCK KNOCK. “Come in,” the boy said. The door opened and a woman entered the room who had light gray skin, moderate purple and lighter gray striped hair, light arctic blue eyes, and she wore a lighter gray long sleeve shirt underneath a gray sweater vest over a red shirt, a purple three star necklace, reddish violet cropped khakis, and dark reddish violet ballet flats, her name was Twilight Velvet, she smiled at him, “I see that you are sending your cheers to Shining.” “Yes, mom,” the boy nodded to the woman who was his mother, “Shining is a great trainer, but the Crystal Empire's Gym Leader is giving him a hard fight.” His mother smiled at him again, “But you know, your brother won't go down that easily.” She sat next to him to watch the battle on television. Suddenly, Aegislash's trainer was shown, a young man of about 20 years old, who had white skin, his hair was long and bright blue, he wore a black shirt as well as a purple cape, his pants were black in color and wore black boots, it was clear that that trainer was Shining Armor, who took out a kind of red and white ball with which he generated a red beam which absorbed Aegislash, he smiled at him, "You did very well Aegislash, now take a break.” He looked at his rival, Flash Sentry, the Gym Leader of the Crystal Empire, he smiled, "You're very strong Flash, you really surprised me." “Thank you Shining, Springer and I have always thought about surpassing you,” Flash responded as his Lucario nodded, “LUCARIOOO.” “But you will need much more to defeat a member of the Elite Four,” Shining Armor responded as he took out another red and white ball, this one he threw, “Regigigas, I choose you.” From that ball appeared a huge Pokémon that could not be described, Flash and his Pokémon, far from feeling intimidated, smiled at the exciting fight that lay ahead. Several minutes later. Lucario fell to the ground, but without losing his look of determination, but it was obvious that he could no longer continue. “Lucario cannot continue fighting, the victory goes to Regigigas,” announced the referee who then pointed to Shining Armor, “The winner of this battle is Shining Armor.” The audience went crazy, causing the stadium to fill with applause and shouts of excitement. Flash Sentry approached his Lucario, he smiled at him, “You fought through everything Springer, you deserve a break.” He took out a red and white ball from which lightning came out which absorbed Lucario. Shining Armor approached the Gym Leader, offered his hand for a handshake, “You are very strong, I expect a lot from you and your gym.” Flash smiled and gladly accepted the handshake, “My goal is to get stronger and when I polish my skills, I will challenge you again.” The commentator spoke, “Wonderful, that was one of the best exhibition battles between a Gym Leader and a member of the Elite Four, there will be a trainer who can defeat them in the future?” “Yes, yes there will be,” the boy said excitedly as he watched the television, “And that will be me, Spike, I will become the strongest Pokémon trainer in Equestria and I will be at the top.” Twilight Velvet liked the excitement that her son felt, since he was very little, he was eager to be a Pokémon trainer, and now he was finally the appropriate age, when a boy or girl turns 13, they are allowed to receive a starter Pokémon from the Pokémon Researcher and the strongest member of the Elite Four, Professor Celestia. Just then a man entered the room, he had darker blue skin, dark phthalo blue hair, moderate amber eyes, and he wore a blue striped flannel shirt with an orange tie underneath a navy blue sweater, and had grayish blue khakis, and black business sneakers, that was his father, Night Light. But he was not alone, on his shoulder was a Pokémon that looked like a little orange bird with a reddish tone, it was clearly a Fletchling, a Flying-type Pokémon from the Kalos Region. “Are you excited for tomorrow Spike?” Night Light asked him. “Of course I am, Dad, I'm going to become a Pokémon trainer after all,” Spike replied excitedly. At that moment his father's Fletchling flew towards him and rested on his shoulder. Spike smiled and ruffled his beak, “Isn't that cool Peewee? I will travel all over Equestria, this is exciting.” “Fletch, flecth,” responded the Fletchling whose name was Peewee. “And we are sure that you will be a very powerful trainer,” Velvet told him, then she kissed him on the forehead, “But to do it you will have to arrive early tomorrow.” Spike looked at the clock and realized that it was already 11 pm, “Oh right, I think I'll go to sleep.” Spike proceeded to turn off the lights and lay down on his bed. “Good night Spike,” his parents said at the same time, before leaving. Before going to sleep, Spike imagined what his trip would be like, full of adventure and excitement, something he had always wanted to experience after hearing the great stories of his brother Shining Armor, he also remembered when his older sister was given her first Pokémon and she went on her own trip, and both trips had good results, Shining became a member of the Elite Four and Twilight a Professor, he also hoped to become someone great, at that moment sleep invaded him and he proceeded to fall asleep. The next morning. In the center of Canterlot, there was a huge mansion, it was Professor Celestia's research laboratory. Spike was standing in front of the laboratory, the young man was now wearing an unbuttoned green shirt and was wearing green fingerless gloves, a smile formed on his face, so he decided to knock on the door. Inside the lab in one of the larger rooms of the laboratory, which was a library, we find a 17 year young girl sitting at a desk reading a large book. She had light violet skin and dark purple hair with a pink streak running through it, that was tied up in a ponytail, she wore a blue blouse under a pink vest, with a pink bow around her neck, a dark purple skirt with a pink star pattern was equipped to her body, along with blue knee high socks and purple shoes, a pair of thick black glasses adorned her face, making it difficult to see her purple eyes, she also wore a lab-coat over it all. The girl read her book with a smile on her face, obviously enjoying whatever subject she was reading about as she subconsciously flicked her fringe to get some loose strands away from her eyes. Suddenly, the door to the library opened and in stepped a woman with white skin, and hair with multiple colours in it, she wore a gold jacket over a white and purple shirt, along with purple pants, she also wore a lab-coat over it all, this woman was, Professor Celestia also a member of the Elite Four. The Professor smiled at the girl with glasses, “Twilight, he's here.” Twilight's ears reacted, she stopped paying attention to the book she was reading, she looked at the Professor, “Its today?” “That's right, today is the day your little brother will become a Pokémon trainer, and he'll need your guidance to be ready,” Celestia responded with a smile. With great excitement, Twilight Sparkle stood up from the desk with a smile, "Wow, I know today is the day, but I feel like time passed very quickly, I can still remember him as the tender boy who dreamed of being a Pokémon Master." “And his dream will come true if he tries hard,” Celestia told her, “Come on, I'll need your help to be able to register him in the Pokémon League in addition to giving him his Starter Pokémon.” Twilight smiled and nodded. "Of course, I'll get right on it, Spike will like the Pokémon we have available today." Twilight Sparkle had always been a student of Professor Celestia, but when she finished her Pokémon adventure and obtained her doctorate, she decided to be her assistant thinking that she still had a lot to learn, not only from a Professor, but from a member of the Elite Four. After a few minutes of waiting at the door, Spike was greeted by Professor Celestia who greeted him with a smile, “Spike, it's nice to see you.” “The pleasure is all mine, Professor,” Spike said politely. Celestia invited Spike to enter the laboratory, inside it, there were huge hallways, after walking for a while, they arrived at the central area of ​​the laboratory, where Spike was greeted by his older sister, Twilight. “Spike,” said Twilight who ran over to Spike to give him a big hug. “It's nice to see you Twilight,” said Spike who hugged her back. “Hey, new trainers usually call me Professor Twilight,” she told him seriously. Spike gulped, he didn't expect Twilight to take it so seriously. But at that moment, Twilight smiled at him and hugged him tighter, “But you are the exception.” “Dawww, this is so adorable,” said Professor Celestia who was watching them, this made the two break the hug. “Oh right, what did you come for,” Twilight told him, pointing to a table. On that table there were 3 red and white balls, that place was special because there, the trainers would meet their future partners on their travels. “Okay Spike, the Pokémon we have today are from the Hoenn Region,” Twilight told him. “That's so cool,” Spike responded excitedly, of course he really liked Pokémon like Charmander, Snivy or Totodile but he didn't deny that the Hoenn Pokémon were just as cool. “You can choose the Water type, Mudkip,” Twilight said as she threw the ball into the air and out of it appeared a blue Pokémon that looked like an axolotl, "Mud mudkiip." “The Grass type, Treecko,” Twilight said as she threw the ball into the air and out of it appeared a green Pokémon that looked like a gecko, "Treecko treee." “Or the Fire-type, Torchic,” Twilight said as she threw the ball into the air and out of it appeared a red Pokémon that looked like a chicken, "Tor torchick." Spike didn't think about it for a second, he approached Treecko and spoke to him, “What do you say buddy? Would you like to be my partner?” Treecko looked at him without saying anything for several seconds, but then a smile formed on his face, “Treecko Tree.” Celestia smiled, “Treecko seems to like you, now come with me.” Spike followed her to an area in the laboratory where there was a camera. “Hold still,” Twilight said as she took a photo of Spike, the flash nearly blinding him, “Everything's ready.” “Your information has been recorded in the Pokémon League Database,” Celestia told him as she typed Spike's information into the database. Immediately afterwards, Celestia gave Spike a strange device which was red in color, it looked like a kind of mix between a phone and a portable console, "This is your Pokedex, it will be your ID as a Pokémon trainer in addition to giving you information about each Pokémon you saw in your journey.” “Thank you,” Spike thanked as he took the Pokedex. Spike smiled at this, as he pocketed the Pokedex, while he did this, Twilight walked up to him, with five small red and white balls in her hands, "Here Spike, these are your Pokeballs, to capture any Pokémon you want." “Oh, and don't forget Treecko's Pokeball,” Celestia told him as she handed him an extra Pokeball. “Alright, very good Treecko, let's start this great adventure,” Spike said to his new partner as he pressed a button on the Pokeball, a red beam came out of it which absorbed Treecko inside it. “Good luck, brother,” Twilight Sparkle told him. But Spike didn't just respond verbally, he approached Twilight and hugged her, "I'll make you proud of me, sister." Twilight was touched and kept the hug for almost a minute. Meanwhile, in Draconia City. It showed a kind of ruined building, inside it there was a kind of gang, all the members dressed in black shirts with a white drawing of a dragon, black pants or shorts, and black boots. There, a girl entered who seemed to be the same age as Spike, she had spiky purple hair, orange skin and indigo eyes, like everyone else, she wore the same outfit as everyone present, "Hey, Team Draco, our leader has returned from the Kanto Region.” This made many of the members pay attention to her, that's when someone else entered the room, it was a boy of about 16 years old, he wore a similar outfit, but with more accessories, he had red skin, thorny orange hair and dark purple eyes. The group was excited by the arrival of their leader, “Yeah Garble is back.” “I'm back, and I find out that this pathetic region will finally have its Pokémon League,” said the boy who was the leader, “Haha, this will be easy, all of Equestria will have to recognize its new champion, the great Garble.” “Thank you for everything, I promise to give my all to the Pokémon League,” Spike thanked Professors Celestia and Twilight. “We know you do, Spike,” Twilight Sparkle told him with a smile. “Remember Spike, that in order to participate in the Pokémon League you must have 8 gym badges, which you will obtain by defeating the Gym Leaders of the different cities of Equestria,” Celestia told him, “But I think you already know that.” Spike nodded with a smile, thinking about the bigger battles that would be in store for him in the future, this time it was his time. “Alright, time to start my journey,” Spike said as he ran off. “Wait,” Twilight yelled, making Spike slip. “Gahhh.” “I think you should go to Mom and Dad,” Twilight Sparkle told him, “They told me they have something for you before you start your trip, after all, you don't want to leave without your backpack.” “Oh, right, my backpack,” Spike said as he headed to his parents' house to say goodbye before starting his journey across Equestria.