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Pokemon

REVELATION OF THE MASTER

A Fanfiction by Jonathan Schmidt.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon, never have and never will. I am writing this because I love pokemon and I’m making no money off it whatsoever so don’t sue me!

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Prologue: Origin of the Legend

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There are many legends in the world of Pokemon, but none greater then what is regarded as the First Legend. Passed down from generation to generation of the world’s greatest pokemon masters it tells a story of an era long gone and a future event which would either destroy the world or save it. Thousands of years ago when the Pokemon League was first established, mighty pokemon masters ruled the world. Most of these were good kind people but some were power mad tyrants who would do anything to increase their own domains. For many years the good masters warred against the evil ones, none gaining much ground. Finally the greatest masters of that time, the original Elite Four, banded together and defeated the dark masters once and for all, but they were all mortally wounded in the terrible battle. Their bodies and the bodies of their pokemon disappeared in a bright glow that enveloped the area at their deaths. The life energy of their bodies reformed into a transparent sphere, which later became known as the Master Ball. Before the successors (who had participated in the battle as well) of the Elite Four’s amazed eyes the sphere levitated in front of them and spoke this prophecy:

"Let it be known that in the future this will surely come to pass. The dark master of that time will attempt his rise to ultimate power, the Titans of the earth shall clash in a battle that will never be surpassed and the good masters of the world will band together again. Out of this battle there will be two possible outcomes. In one, the greatest master who will ever exist will unleash the full power of this sphere, healing the Legendaries, saving the earth and assuring his destiny. In the other, he will fail his final test and the world will be plunged into an age of darkness and despair from which it will never fully recover. Let this prophecy never be forgotten and protect this sphere from all who would use it for evil."

And so, throughout the millennia the elite members of the pokemon league protected the sphere. They found it contained incredible power in the hands of a Pokemon Master; it could control and summon pokemon from all over the world but the effect was temporary. And no one could access its greatest power, to heal pokemon and humans who were beyond any hope of recovery or were even already dead. As time passed the prophecy was never completely forgotten but few took it seriously or believed it would ever come to pass…until now.

Pokemon

REVELATION OF THE MASTER

A Fanfiction by Jonathan Schmidt.

Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon, never have and never will. I am writing this because I love pokemon and I’m making no money off it whatsoever so don’t sue me!

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Part 1: The Legend begins

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Lance sat in his chambers thinking about the recent events at the league. There had been some great trainers this year with talents and skill such as he had never seen. Yet one stood above the rest. That years champion, a young boy who had made incredible achievements for his age. Compared to some other trainers he had quite few pokemon. Only about nineteen if he remembered correctly. Lance chuckled to himself as he too had only about twenty pokemon. Going for quality over quantity certainly had its benefits. Still there was something different about this boy, something special. Prima and Bruno had told him they noticed similar things having met the boy in person. They said he was very sensitive, determined and incredibly caring towards his pokemon, very admirable traits in a trainer. They also said he was quite foolhardy and a little dense but that this seemed to add to his personality rather then detract from it.

Lance looked thoughtfully at a picture that had been taken of the boy in a victory pose with all his pokemon during the victory celebration after his winning match. They were certainly impressive specimens he thought looking at the boys pokemon, "that Charizard is as big as mine and he has quite a variety of types" he thought aloud while looking at the photo. "We expect great things from you Ash," he said quietly while putting up the photo and heading for bed. As he passed a window he looked out over the stadium. This was only his home during the league games, like Prima, or Lorelei as she was also known, who stayed at a house in the Orange islands and Bruno who sometimes trained in the mountains he lived elsewhere during the off season near his old friend Clair. "I wonder how her Dragon gym is doing," he thought to himself before continuing to his room when he heard a noise come from the study chamber he had just left. Running back he found a man sitting in the chair he had just been in. The man turned and stood up giving a slight bow. Lance couldn’t see his face as it was cast in shadow but he knew almost instantly who it was.

"Giovanni! How dare you come here unannounced!" he thundered at the man who didn’t even flinch.

"Ah Lance, you always were temperamental though I am pleased you remember your old friend, it has been a long time."

"We were never friends," Lance growled back. "If I had enough evidence I’d have you thrown in prison for the things you really do."

"Lets not quibble over rumors," Giovanni replied in a dismissing tone. "I’m here on important business."

"And what might that be?" Lanced asked crossing his arms.

Giovanni smiled. "You are aware of most of the ancient pokemon legends are you not?"

"Yes", Lance replied in a tired tone.

"And what of the most ancient one? The prophecy of the master ball?"

"What is your point?" Lanced asked, his patience wearing thin.

"I have studied the prophecy at great length these past few years and have decided that it is about time it was brought about." Giovanni then walked into the light and leveled his menacing gaze with Lance’s. "Where is it? Where is the master ball?"

"You know as well as I do that that information is available only to the most high ranking and trustworthy members of the league." Lance replied keeping his voice as calm as possible despite the fear growing inside him over what Giovanni had just said about bringing the prophecy about.

"Which is why I came to you old friend."

"Let me make myself clear, I am not telling you anything, " Lance said, gritting his teeth in anger. "Now leave my presence!"

"It wasn’t a request." Giovanni replied while pulling a Poke Ball from his jacket pocket. He then threw it and a huge Rhydon materialized in front of him. "Rhydon grab him", Giovanni calmly ordered. The lizard like rock-plated creature ran at him but at the last second Lance leaped in the air and rolled to the side dodging the attack. Rhydon had gained too much forward momentum and slammed into the Bookshelves temporarily being buried in them. Lance stood up, his clothes and demeanor scarcely ruffled by the exertion.

"You’re still quite quick in your old age," Giovanni complimented.

"You’re not as smart as I thought if you think you could attack me like this and get away with it. After this there’s no doubt you’ll be arrested."

"The police will soon no longer concern me, or any other power for that matter." With that he threw another Poke Ball which revealed an Alakazam. The fox like pokemon raised its hands and its eyes began to glow.

Lance prepared to dodge an attack again but then sensed something behind him, Before he could turn around however the Rhydon had grabbed him in an iron like grip which try as he might he could not break out of. Giovanni smiled in satisfaction.

"You know that I won’t tell you anything no matter what you do to me," Lance said while trying to reach his poke balls but finding that Rhydon had grabbed him in just the right way to keep him from doing so. "Aerodactyl, Dragonite, Charizard, I need your help!" Lance yelled, hoping his pokemon would hear him and come out on their own.

"That is quite futile I’m afraid, my Alakazam is holding your poke balls shut with its psychic powers even as we speak. And as for what you said before, yes I know that I could torture you all I wanted and you would still not talk. However I have a much more effective method for extracting this information," Giovanni said as he turned to Alakazam and nodded. The creature spread its arms wide and its eyes glowed more brightly as an aura of psychic energy formed around it and Lance. Lance yelled in pain as he felt his mind invaded and tried to resist. However this Alakazam had been trained specifically for this type of mind invasion and it soon had the information its master needed.

Lance fell unconscious as Alakazam walked over to Giovanni and transferred the information it had gathered from Lances mind to his.

Giovanni looked down at the helpless Lance. "How easy it would be to kill him now" he thought but then decided against it. He couldn’t afford to waste a second. There was no telling if his minions had yet secured the already almost empty Indigo Plateau, and the last thing he needed was to have someone interfere now, and besides Lance was one of the greatest master that had ever lived. His presence was vital if the prophecy was to be fulfilled. He returned his pokemon and went outside to the location he had seen in Lance’s mind. He was quite pleased to find that it was only a short distance away in a hilly region near an underground base that Team Rocket had been secretly building for the past few months. That facility would soon house their "guest." He walked to the small temple like structure that stood at the top of the highest hill. It had no roof but was surrounded by fifteen-foot pillars that formed a circle around the circular area within. He walked to the raised pillar of rock in the center of the shrine. Before he could touch it though he heard footsteps behind him and turned to see two of his highest-ranking members approaching.

Butch and Cassidy bowed in respect as Giovanni addressed them. "Have you succeeded?"

"Yes," Cassidy replied keeping her head bowed. "Indigo Plateau is ours."

"Those security guards never suspected our attack," Butch said in his scratchy voice, "they ran like scared Rattata." In the background several Team Rocket members could be seen planting devices underground that would eventually be able to produce a dome-like energy shield over the entire area if necessary.

"Excellent," Giovanni said in approval, "tell the Professor and his assistants to move in, they will soon have their "special subjects." "Oh and contact those three idiots wherever they are and tell them to return to our facility in Viridian until further notice. I don’t want to have to have to deal with them until this is over."

"Yes, but there is one problem sir", Cassidy said in a hesitant voice, "we can’t find Lance. We think he escaped."

"No matter for the moment he has served his purpose," Giovanni replied. "Now if you’ll excuse me." With that he turned and pressed down on a small impression in the center column. "Please enter voice ID," chirped a computer voice from inside the short pillar. Giovanni brought out a small device and touched it to his mouth. "Lance Rage," he said in a voice identical to Lance’s. "Voice ID confirmed" it replied. Part of the pillars flat surface appeared to cave in and from it rose a thin pillar with a circular object sat at the top.

"The Master Ball," Giovanni said in a voice full of anticipation.

"Uh sir, what exactly are you going to do with that again?" Butch asked, Giovanni had given them quite vague information as to what the plan was specifically.

"It’s quite simple. The Master Ball can in the hands of a Pokemon Master control any small number of pokemon no matter how powerful they are. Unfortunately this effect is temporary and that is where our Professor comes in." He said nothing more, leaving Cassidy and Butch still quite confused but they knew better then to ask again. They stepped back in surprise as Giovanni pressed his hand against the transparent sphere and it began to glow brightly. Giovanni closed his eyes in concentration and after a few seconds a wave of energy expanded from the sphere. It was gone just as soon as it had appeared.

"What was that!" Butch and Cassidy yelled in shock.

Giovanni smiled. He had sent the message, they would arrive soon, he could sense it. The Legendary Pokemon of the world were rising from their respective refuges. Just then a portal opened in time and space in front of him and a small light greenish pokemon landed at his feet its eyes glowing in a hypnotic trance. Celebi. He expected it would be the first to come.

"Take the creature to the laboratory," he ordered. At first Cassidy and Butch could only stare at Celebi, the rarest and most mysterious pokemon of all, but after a moment Cassidy bent down and picked up the creature and with Butch carried it to the laboratory’s secret entrance in a nearby cliff side.

Giovanni stood alone in the center of the temple looking up at the night sky, his mind flooded with the possibilities of what would soon take place.

"And so it begins," he said quietly.

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Notes:

Okay a tad bit short but I hope you found it interesting. The mood will lighten up a bit in the next chapter.

This is a story I’ve had in my head for a long time and I’m glad I finally decided to write it down. This story will have a lot of action, fun and romance and I hope you like it. I’m designing it to be like the pokemon movies. You know? A prologue, main story and epilogue (their epilogues being during the credits.) I may write more after this story but this is going to be my main movie. Lance’s last name is purely my idea just so ya know and thus is in no way official.