Warning: Uhm I believe Iš ve no warnings to put in. Oh, herešs one: Išm not
english so forgive my errors in the fic. Specially because itšs my first
fanfic in this language, and I donšt know how the story will degenerate
Note: Pokemon and its associated characters are copyright by Nintendo, Game
Freak, Creatures Inc, and 4Kids Productions. Theyšre not mine, even if I
wish they are
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Light and Shadow
Fanfic written by Franny
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Chapter 1
CRAC!
The forest was all around as a shape walked through the trees, searching for
something. It was moving not so fast, and it was a girl, around maybe
nineteen, with brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a small black shirt, ad
even smaller trousers. The ground as she walked trying not to be so noisy
was filled by brown leaves and sticks, and while she was passing they were
making loud sounds. A freezing breeze was moving from nord to sud, making
the air cold. The wind was also moving softly the leaves, which were
frushing silently. The entire scene was very mysterious, and definitely it
was scary.
Crac!
This wasnšt one of her rumors. It seemed to come from her left side. She
turned around, in allert, but she saw nothing, apart the dark trees who were
threwing dark shadows on the ground, and the full-of-leaves woodland, so she
continued walking. The darkness of the forest was keeping her in the main
route, away from the strange sounds of the night in it. She was afraid of
that, and also was afraid of lost herself in the deeps of that place. The
forest seem to look at her grinninš evily, like it was ready to attack her
and make her disappear and never come back. She shuddered, and covered
herself with her little blue jacket, trying to warm up a little.
- Why - she mumbled, breacking the even stranger silence, in a worried
tone. - Why I picked the left way? The right looked so good to me! I was
looking for adventures, I was! Wow, that place seems so dark and scary
She picked a Pokéball from her bag, and playing with it she start to run.
The atmosphere was too tense to stay calm, and she felt a chill run through
her skin, making her shudder.
The forest wasnšt right, she had felt it the time she was entering in there,
but she hated looking so afraid, thatšs why she entered the forest. Now she
started to think about it while running.
łWhat Išm doing, scaring of a little and a bit dark forest?˛ she thought,
trying to make a little joke. łIšm not acting like a hero as I am! In fact,
I am a Fire Master, after all!˛
She stopped and took a deep breath. She have nothing to worry about. Even if
all the things she heard from her uncle were right, maybe in that forest
there was nothing to scare about
She shudder one more time, ther force herself to a normal walk-pass. łJust
stay calm˛ she reminded to herself. łItšs only my immagination˛
But it wasnšt.
From behind a tree a dark shape looked back at her, and just seem to laugh
softly while the girl passed the tree and walk away. The strange shape
followed her in a non-normal silence, hidding in the darkness of the woods.
Then he smiled, a smile who shined in the night. She was in his territory,
she would have regret she choised that way to go to the next city
<-><-><->
A green house with a red roof was standing all alone in a clearing near the
forest. Standing near the house there was a small jeep, black, with a symbol
in red marks, and it seemed to be a long time it was here. Maybe with that
the attention of someone who may have been passing there would run away, but
looking more closely an ipotetic traveler would have seen a grey smoke in
the chimney. Someone was in there. Looking into the house, then, our
traveler may have seen a Pokémon standing at the side of a cloacked figure.
The Pokémon (it was a Pikachu) was eating an apple, grinning in a strange
way; then, without warning, the Pikachu lifted up his ears, and seemed to
listen something. Making the call, the Pikachu was in some way strange
himself. It was Grey. Nobody may have seen one before. It was because there
werenšt Grey Pikachu in the world. That was the only one, and he wasnšt born
in this colour. In fact, five years before, he was yellow as every other
Near the Pikachu there was a fire, which was the reason of the smoke.
- Piě pikachu (I felt a Light) - said the Pikachu, looking at the man, who
was working on a strange device.
No answers came from the shape. The strange Pikachu approached silently the
figure and repeated again.
The tall man with the blue long cloack get up from his work and looked at
the grey Pikachu who was sat near him. For one moment he asked himself if it
was a joke. But then, he remembered that the Pikachu was a Shadow Pokémon,
so every time he felt a Light one, he has right.
The cloack moved, revealing a black vest and black trousers. In the mesh
there was a symbol, a RT in bloody red colour. The man took out his hood and
revealed black hair, cut shortly round his head and brown eyes, who were
shininš in the light of the fire. He picked up the Shadow Pikachu and
frowned at him, for more explanations. The Shadow Pikachu grinned evily.
- Pika pěě (I think hešs near) - he said.
<-><-><->
A loud scream waved in the forest. It was full of fear and fright. The
explanation was simple: the shape (in fact, an evil Pokémon), who was
watching the teen, had attacked.
The girl was not ready for this, so she cannot call out her Pokémon. All she
was left to her to do was scream, while the Pokémon (exactly, a tall Arbok)
lifted near her hissing evily. It was a little taller than the normal Arbok,
and there was something very wrong with it, especially with his eyes.
- Hisssssssssss! (Youšre mine!) - he hissed, in a strange Arbok voice.
Wamp!
In the time the Arbok was jumping toward her a FlameWheel burned hit down.
He wasnšt ready, so he cannot escape.
The girl watched the Arbok falling to the ground, and then start to melt;
the girl let out a loud cry when the skin dissolved revealing a robotic
structure into it. It was complex, and really fascinating. The structure was
elaborated like a computer with an AI, so the Pokémon (or the Robot) was
able to make decisions of his own, and have ideas. At least, that was what
the girl understand about the microchips.
- Oh, God - she finally said. - What was that?!
- In fact, it was a Robokémon - answered a voice.
The girl turned in the direction of the voice and yelled. A tall figure was
standing in the darkness, hidden by a black cloack with a black hood. With
one single move of the figurešs head, the hood fell onto his shoulders, and
revealed a young face with brown eyes, and strange hair which were standing
in all directions on the top of his head. The girl looked at him in
disbelief.
- Ash! - she said, approaching the figure which was one of her closest
friends.
The boy, who was around the twenties, smiled at her, and his face seemed to
shine. The boy seemed not so surprised of the Robo-Arbok, and never looked
at him.
- Lo, Haruka - he answered, and his mouth smiled again.
<-><-><->
- Itš gone - said the tall man in the cloack looking down at the melting
Arbok, now a puddle of purple liquid and dissolved microchips. - And he was
strong, because he had killed one of them.
- Pikŕ chu piěě (Maybe it was him) - suggested Shadow Pikachu.
- You mean that filth of Ash Ketchum? That son of the hell, the one which
made TR disband seven years ago? You think hešs come back? Try to find the
Light Pokémon again.
The Shadow Pikachu though about that for a couple of minuts, trying to find
again the line of the Light Pokémon.
- Pikaŕ chů pikŕ pěka. Piěkachůůůů, pěěě (Išm not feeling it anymore. I
canšt say it for sure, but maybe)
- Then letšs send a couple of Robos. Maybe hešs still around here. But itšs
too dangerous to go and find him. He has that Light, after all
- Pikŕ chů piěi (I know it better than you) - Shadow Pikachu said, looking
up at him. - Pikŕ chu piěěkŕŕ, pikŕ pěi (It was my master, after all).
<-><-><->
- Ash! - exclaimed Haruka looking at him. - Itšs four years we donšt see
each other, and the only thing you can say itšs Loš? And Why we run away
from that scary Pokémon? And why you called it a Robokémon?
The two of them were at almost one mile far from the Arbok. In the meantime
they havenšt talk, neither looked at each other. Now they were in a small
grassy field, but still in the forest. They were taking a rest. Or at least,
Haruka was taking a rest; Ash wasnšt even breathing hard. Then he sighed.
After a couple of minuts he looked at her, and smiled.
- Letš go in a better place, then I will answer at your questions, okay?
Haruka nodded, a little upset.
- Maybe itšs better to go out from this forest, or wešll going to find
another one of these Robokémon - he said.
Then he launced one Pokéball. An orange dragon came out, roaring toward his
master happy of being out of his ball. His skin was a deep orange, his nails
were sharped and threatening, while the teetH were absolutely frightening.
He opened his huge wings flapping them in the cold air of the night, asking
in this way to go for a fly..
- Lo, Charizard - Ash greeted. - You will fly soon, Išll promise you.
It was bigger than any other Charizard Haruka had ever saw. It was even
bigger than the wild ones, though they were really BIG. That one can
trasport even two people on his back!
- Cšmon! - Ash said, jumping onto the back of Charizard, that was waiting
impatiently in the grass. - Come here, with me! Wešre going to fly to Salina
Town!
Haruka hesitated one moment, looking afraid at the Charizard, then jumped
near Ash and the Big Pokémon flapped hard his wings, lifting himself in the
air, and waved toward the city of Salina.
<-><-><->
A man was sitting in the darkness, with near him a Persian who was snoozing
softly. The man was staring at his big screen before him, which was showing
the cloacked man with the Shadow Pikachu.
- Itšs him, Giovanni! - exclaimed the owner of the Shadow Pikachu looking
into the Videophone. - Itšs Ash! Thatšs the thought of Shadow Pikachu,
though.
The man in the dark emerget at the light and frowned at him.
- So, Alpha; why youšre not into his steps?
- Well ah uhm - Alpha seemed in trouble. - He still have that Light
Pokémon with him, havenšt he? Itšs dangerous for me and Shadow Pikachu to go
and fight him.
- So, you think his Pokémon is better than yours?
- Oh, no well
- Stop bubbling like an idiot, go and find him! Išll send Beta and Gamma to
help you.
The call stopped.
- Pěka pěi (You stupid) - Shadow Pikachu said.
- Donšt you dare blame me! - Alpha shouted. - And letšs go and find that
stupid brat!
Shadow Pikachu looked into the darkness and let out a little cry. After half
a minute, a dozen Pokémon stepped out of the forest, looking at him.
- Order them to find the Light Pokémon! - yelled Alpha, try not to look
afraid.
Shadow Pikachu nodded and turned to the Pokémon. łThat robots˛ Alpha
thought. łMade me sick inside, they. What if they turned against us and
attack us?˛
- So, - Shadow Pikachu said with the mind. - You Robokémon, have to find a
tall kid around twenty, with a black cloack and black hair. If youšll find
him, wešll give you a reward.
The Robokémon nodded silently and then disappeared into the forest, and it
seemed like they never were there.
- Letšs go, too - Alpha finally said, trying not to shiver. - We have to
find him or the Boss will take our head as an indemnity!
Shadow Pikachu grinned silenty, thinking about this: the Boss would never
take his head, he was too important for the RT. In fact, he was a Shadow
Pokémon. Maybe only Alphašs. Itšll be funny, then, see a Shadow Pokémon
cuttinš Alphašs head off. A very funny thing
<-><-><->
If they werenšt escaping from Only-God-knows-who, that ride would be very
funny for Haruka. Seeing the forest under their nose was very funny, exept
for the Pokémon who hissed toward them in the leaves. One Beedrill attacked
them one time, but the Charizard put him in his place with an Ember.
Finally Ash looked at her and nodded. - Thatšs Salina - he said.
Haruka looked down, but could only see a pile of ruins. The town has
disappeared, and looking at that Haruka could only think at what the
depliants said about Salina only a few days before.
A very beautiful town, in the middle of the forest, a city where Bug and
Grass Pokémon lives happily with humans, cohoperating with each otherš. Now,
of this beautiful town all thar remained were ruins, and ashes all over, and
even the grass wasnšt growing anymore all around the ruins. A pleasant
breeze was blowing in the desertic area, making the sand and the ashes flew
all over, and givinš to her the impression of a Ghost town. Haruka
shuddered, looking down.
- I know what youšre thinkin - Ash Said. - Many other town were treated
like this. I mean, Ecruteakšs too, and even Pallet, my city. All the people
run away before the wild Robokémon attack, obviously, but they left all
their things here. Itšs a sadly vision, isnšt it?
Haruka nodded as Charizard slowly descended and touched the ground.
- Okay, Charizard, you may rest now.
Ash returned his Pokémon in the Pokéball.
- Išm returned here after a trip in Houen - said then looking at Haruka. -
in your continent nothing has happened, but here
- Will you answer my questions, now?
Ash nodded.
- Come, my second Pokémonšs waiting for us.
They walked slowly in the ruins of the houses, and Haruka saw a lot of
things that may have been of someone of the inhabitants. Little Dolls,
burned out by flames, dresses, the chairs burned out too, what remained from
the destruction of the town.
Haruka shuddered again, thinking at the people that before were living in
here, and all in the same time, lost all their homes, and their things. A
cruelty, but who had done that? Who can be so cruel to do that?
- Bulba saůr! (Come here, hurry!)
A Pokémon voice call them from what remained of a little garage. Ash and
Haruka followed the voice and entered the garage.
- Bulbŕ saur saur, bůlba! (Glad to see you back, Master!)
Haruka remained blind for half a minute, cause of the light in the garage,
then, when her eyes accustomed at the light, she saw two Pokémon. A
Magneton, that was illuminating the garage, and a strange Bulbasaur.
- Lo, I think this Pokémon is one of those wild ones, right?
- Bulbŕsoŕr! (Youšre right Master!)
- There something I donšt understand - Haruka complained. - Whatšs wrong
with this Pokémon?
Then she understand. The Bulbasaur has a nuance from Green to White in his
bulb, and his skin was half azure half white.
- Hešs shining! - she exclaimed. - You never told me you have a Bulbasaur
Shining, tou only told me about your Noctowl!
Ash looked down at his Pokémon, who was staring warily at Haruka.
- Light Bulbasaur, this is Haruka. - Ash said. - You know, Išve told you
all about her in this time!
- Light Bulbasaur? - Haruka asked. - Hešs not shining?
- Well, place comfortable, this will be a long-last conversation.
<-><-><->
The shapes of the Robokémon circled the garage where Ash, Haruka and the
other two Pokémon were staying, hidden in the shadows of the night. They
were almost invisible. And with their sensors, they were invisible even at
the perception of the Light and Shadow Pokémon.
- Their in here - said a RoboArbok to his fellow RoboEkans. - Call the
others, wešre going to circle that place and then attack!
- Maybe we have to warn Master Shadow Pikachu, havenšt we?
- Youšre right, fellow - RoboVenomoth complained. - Išll go find him and
Išll tell him where are they! Wešll be well rewaded for that one!
The RoboVenomoth flew away, while the others circled around the garage in
the most absolutely silence.
They were going to win this battle
<-><-><->
- Before, I will tell you a story - Ash started, looking down at his Light
Bulbasaur, who was sat on his knees and was snoozing happily. - In the past,
ages ago, there were two types of Pokémon, Light and Shadow. The second
types were the ones we know now, like Water, Fire, or Grass. The first type
was divided in two. The Light Pokémon were good ones, and liked and enjoied
living in armony and love. The others, the Shadow Pokémon, were definitively
bad and cruel. Those one loved the war, and love killinš people. The two
types were rivals. When a Light Pokémon beated a Shadow Pokémon, the second
returned a normal Pokémon, when a Shadow beated a Light, the Light became
Shadow. The leggend says that when all the Shadow Pokémon will be
desappeared from the world, the Light would, too. If instead the Light
morphed all into Shadow, the world would be ruined.
Haruka looked at the Bulbasaur, too.
- Hešs a Light Pokémon, isnšt he?
Ash nodded. - In the past, all the Shadow went normal. So even the Light
went normal Pokémon, and start live in peace. But seven years ago, it
started again.
- How? - Haruka asked.
Ash frowned.
- I learned this part in the past two years. Let me put it down well okay,
letšs go. Do you remember that Team, who was always rooting for my my
Pikachu?
Haruka nodded, then she frowned.
- About so, where is he? Even four years ago you havenšt him with you.
Ash sighed. In his eyes appeared a strange sad look. He seemed to be lost in
his thoughts, although he was covering his face with the hood.
- Not now - he said. - Well, the Boss of TR (the name of the association
was Team Rocket), who was a Gym Leader, Giovanni
- I remember that. You and this guy uhm Kenta was his name, huh? found
him and forced him to broke the TR.
- Yes. Well, Giovanni left and TR disbanded, almost seven years ago. It was
me who made it disband, with the help of a friend of mine. Well, Giovanni
left Team Rocket, but he didnšt stop making evil hidden planes. He worked on
the leggend of Light and Shadow Pokémon. He found a specimen of Pokémon
perfect for his planes, and worked on him. When finally he reached his goal,
five years ago, the Pokémon became a Shadow Pokémon. He was a Persian, his
Persian.
- And with this, all the Pokémon turned bad? - asked Haruka.
- Oh, no. Some Pokémon start to change in a few time, like my Bulbasaur. He
start to became whiter every day, and I thought he was sick. When I brought
him to Professor Oak, he told me about the leggends. My Bulbasaur was one of
the descendants of the legendary Light Pokémon.
- Wow! - Haruka was staring at Light Bulbasaur, in amazement. - So, hešs
powerful, isnšt he?
- He is. Then other Pokémon became Shadow, captured by Giovanni and
trasformed into evil. And many others became Light ones. You never have see
one in your Houen continent?
- Now I think about it, I saw a white Khangashan with his baby in the wild.
I just thought he was shining
- Well, the storyšs not finished. When Giovanni had five Shadow Pokémon on
his side, he thought about creating a new team, that he called RT, RoboTeam.
He created in his lab strange Robos shaped like Pokémon, with AI in their
circuits, that made them intelligents. He freed them in Jotho and Kanto,
sowing panic and fear through all the continents. Houenšs not being ruined
too because of its lontanance. They (the so called Robokémon) are in his
control. He launced them against the main cities of the two contintents,
like Pallet, Ecruteak, Salina, Goldenrod, Cerulean and Mahogany. Goldenrod,
Cerulean and Mahogany rejected the attack with their Light Pokémon and their
high-level Pokémon, but Pallet, Salina and others werenšt so lucky. I wasnšt
in my city when it crashed down, so I cannot do anything for help it. Then
the loyal agents of RT, named Alpha and Beta, attacked me and my friends
Misty and Brock, stealing our Pokémon. Even my Pokémon at Profšs lab were
all taken, apart for Bulbasaur which fight one of the Shadows making him
return a normal Pokémon. When a Shadow turned into Normal state, no one can
re-transform him into Shadow anymore. Except for my Charizard who wasnšt
with me, and Bulbasaur, all my Pokémon went to RT and they became Shadow
Pokémon.
- Even your loyal Pikachu?! - asked Haruka trembling.
- Y yes, expecally him. He became Alphašs Shadow Pokémon. He and my
Bulbasaur are rivals from that day of five years ago. We want him free. So
we fight the RT.
<-><-><->
The attack was powerfull and istantaneous. They never could have expected
it. A dozen Robokémon attacked the two of them, trying to capture em.
- Light Bulbasaur, attack the scum Robos! - yelled Ash. - Go, Charizard!
The huge Pokémon came out of his Pokéball and went on Light Bulbasauršs left
side, fighting the Robos with his powerful attacks. Light Bulbasaur was
doing the same.
- Itšs my turn now! - said Haruka. - Bashamo, I choose you!
The Bachamo, evolution of the Torchic Haruka have had in the starts of her
journey with Ash, stood in Light Bulbasauršs right side, and attacked the
Robos with amazing power, and the three Pokémon seem to win.
- Oh, what a surprise! Dear olš Ash!
- Pikŕ pěi! (Our Ash!)
Ash and Haruka turned and saw Alpha and Shadow Pikachu standing near the
Robos, watching them with evily grins on their faces. Light Bulbasaur roared
toward Shadow Pikachu and the two of them started looking enraged at each
other.
- Alpha, how many time - Ash said. - Haruka, hešs Alpha, the one I was
talking about. Alpha, thatšs my friend Haruka. Shešs very brave.
- Shadow Pikachu, attack those two pieces of scum!
- Light Bulbasaur, maybe thatšs the day! - Ash yelled. - Wešve been working
on that since five years ago! Now wešll going to win!
Alpha seemed to consider that as he tourned toward Shadow Pikachu.
- Are you sure you can beat him?
- Pikŕ, pikŕ piěěkŕ pěěi! (Ah, I think I can!)
- Are you sure?
- Pě pěi (Well no).
Ash laughed.
- Shadow Pikachu, return! Go, Robokémons! Fight that two guys!
Ash turned toward the huge group of Robos who were diving toward him, and
without even an istant of doubt, he pointed one finger at them.
FLASSSH!
WOOAAAAMMMM!
WWWWWWAAAAMMMP!
The three Pokémon have been preparing their best attacks while the two were
talking, and now they had attacked. Light Bulbasaur had throwed a SolarBeam,
Bashamo a FlameThrower and Charizard a FireSpin. The three combined attacks
hit the Robokémon, destroying em all.
There was a silence now.
- Youšre the winner for this time - Alpha said, then he and Shadow Pikachu
ran away.
<-><-><->
- So you have failed.
Giovannišs expression was a pure expression of rage. Alpha svallowed
thightly.
- Wel er I yes.
- I will forgive you this time, but the next youšll fail, youšll dead. I
wont you to destroy that kid, for all he have done to me!
Alpha nodded. The next time he would win, and the Light Bulbasaur would
become a Shadow
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End of Part 1
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SHADOW POKEMON: a Shadow Pokémon is the most powerful Pokémon the mankind
had ever saw; hešs bad and cruel, his typešs not found already, cause he
has all the types in his own. When a Shadow is attacked by a Light, and got
beat, the bad of his soul disappear, let the Pokémon return Normal. If a
Shadow beat a Light, he became most powerful. Thatšs why usually all the
Light Pokémon captured by RT got beaten by Shadow Pikachu or Shadow Persian,
and thatšs why Pikachušs so grey. The Shadow Pokémon can command the
Robokémon, so donšt be surprised if Shadow Pikachu can control those one in
the forest.
LIGHT POKEMON: a Light Pokémon is the opposite of Shadow ones; their power
is equal, only itšs a good power. When a Light got beat by a Shadow the good
of his soul went throwed away and the Pokémon became a Shadow one. If
instead a Light beat a Shadow, he became more powerful, and his skin became
more whiter than usually. Thatšs why Light Bulbasaur is so White. All the
Normal Pokémon obey to Light Pokémon, like Light Bulbasaur with the wild
Magneton in the Garage.
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What will happen then? Herešs a sample
Brockšs entering the scene; Goldenrodšs the next tap!
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What do you think about it? Youšll like it? Please forgive my grammatical
errors, if there are (I bet there are many) and if you want to send me an
E-mail and tell me what youšre thinkinš about this fic, send it to
Bruno.cimenti@adriacom.it, asking for Franny, or Francesca (yeah, Išm a
girl, and making the point, Išm sixteen).