//------------------------------// // Overture // Story: Pokemon: World of Remnants // by Metroid Prime //------------------------------// Canterlot, Equestria Patent and Trademark Office Written Delights, for the most part, was bored as a tree. The white pony sat in his office all day for hours on end, leaving him with little to do. "Sometimes I wonder why we still open office anymore." His job was to review and approve of any trademarks ponies may want to present in order to claim certain names and copyright protection for whatever companies or products they may want to sell or endorse. But lately, any who wanted to lay claim to a name did not seem to show up anymore. Not even the arrival of these "Pokemon", as they were called, seem to bring in anymore patrons. "Guess I can't really blame them for not coming." The only time, or rather the only ponies who did try and register trademarks were to rich nobles of the city, looking to promote some campaigns or sell whatever product they may have. That was basically how things were these days. Written then looked at the clock: one hour till noon. "Wonder if I can take my lunch break early?" However, before a decision could be made, there was a knock on his door. "Come in," he said. The door opened to reveal his secretary Maple, a light brown Earth pony mare with a straight look on her face. "Uh, sir?" "Yes, Maple?" "Their is someone who wishes to register a name." Not expecting this, the pony could only raise a brow before telling his assistant to send for them. A moment later, a large red monkey with hair shaped like a campfire walked in and took a seat. After getting a good look the creature, Written broke the silence. "I assume you are one of those Pokemon?" "...Yes. I am. a Simisear…..to be fair." Her voice sounded blank and devoid of emotion, as if she were a robot. "Very well. Before we begin, what is your name?" "...My name. Is Courtney." "And Courtney, what is is that you want register?" "I wish...to register a trademark for a company that I will be representing in the near future...as well as any good and services that we will be providing." "I see. And what is the name of the company name you wish to register?" "...The Magma Private Corporation of Technology and Engineering... or the Magma Corporation for short." Near future A Shiny Delphox sat in a little shop known as "Steep Wisdom", drinking her tea as she had found the opportunity to have some time to herself for awhile. Her name was Cynder Mann, and she had been wandering this new world looking for her family for a while. She had searched a good portion of this planet for so long and so far without any luck. The nearby new radio was relaying the usually daily weather and gossiping news, where she just saw fit to ignore all that. However, her eyes widened when she began to hear a familiar voice come from it. "Greeting citizens of Equestria! My name is Brandon Maxis Mann, and I am the Leader of Team Magma and CEO of the Magma Corporation, and I speak to you not as a fellow Pokemon, CEO, or a citizen of Equus, but as a loyal citizen of Planet Earth. It was not long ago that Arceus brought us to this relatively beautiful new world; a world where we could start over and live out new lives. He did this so many of us could be happy. “But sadly that is not true for everyone. While many Pokemon and humans are now living the lives they have always wanted, there are many who feel that they have been ripped from their lives they were already very happy with. They have been stripped of their humanity and denied the happiness they once had. That is why we are here. I speak for many humans and Pokemon when I say that Arceus does not decide who we are or what we will become. What justice has been done if all Arceus did when he brought us here was give others happiness by destroying the happiness of others who wanted the lives they had? “Let me be the first to say that this is not happiness for all. It is not fair for those who feel like they didn't have a choice to choose the lives they wanted. I say it is time for us to stop cowering before he who would be God with an ego the size of the sun and rise up as one voice, not just humans and Pokemon, but as the thing we are all meant to be: Free people.” “Even though we live in a world of new solutions, we are Remnants from a world of bloody evolution. And, in time, our hearts will open minds, our stories will be told, and our victory will not be won because of our firepower, but the superiority of our ideals and simple souls. This is my dream for the future of mankind and Earth, if you wish to help us make it a reality then join us. That is all" When the broadcast ended, the Delphox could only smile. Not only did she now have a lead on her son, but that he was about to something for the betterment of mankind. "I'd better go find him. After all, who doesn't want to be there when it falls?"