~In the distant future, the region known as Kanto will be placed under the threat of apocalypse~ ~And then a group of teenagers, native to a different world, unfamiliar to this one~ ~Aging not above 16, yet not below 14, will together be put to the test~ ~And only they will be able to decide the fate of this world~
Chapter 1 A boy looked up through the darkness, setting his eyes on his computer’s digital clock. Sighing, he noticed it was four in the morning. He knew he should probably get some sleep, but the thought of getting up annoyed him. Once again he sighed, and shut down his computer, silently praising himself for actually going to bed before the sun rose. The teenager passed through the kitchen, turning off the light, to go brush his teeth in the bathroom. It wasn’t fair, he had always told himself, that his parents got a bathroom right next to their bedroom, but he had to go downstairs to do anything bathroom related. If only his parents had the money to buy a nicer house, one with more than two bedrooms, and two bathrooms. The boy quickly brushed his teeth, and walked up stairs, tiredly dragging his bare feet across the carpeted floor. Reaching out for the doorknob, he received quite a surprise when the static electricity shocked him. “Crap.” He cursed under his breath, “Stupid static electricity.” The kid made a note to himself not to drag his feet on the carpeted floor anymore. He opened the door, and got in bed. Closing his eyes, it didn’t take long for sleep to take him in its quiet embrace.
Uncomfortably, the boy tossed in his sleep, unable to get rest. His hair, a long brown curtain draping his pillow, tossed and tangled alongside him. The adolescent, giving up at any attempts to sleep, finally submitted to consciousness as the dim sunlight seeped in through the curtains. He groggily opened his eyes, drowsy yet as wide awake as ever. Frowning instantly, the teenager perceived an abnormal sense of unrest. However he just put off the feeling as raging hormones, and got out of bed, ready to start another day. His brow furrowing into an even deeper frown, he felt his bare feet touch the cold of the hard wood floor, now starting to get frustrated at this seemingly peculiar morning. He sighed, and proceeded to shuffle over to the bathroom adjacent to his room to splash some water in his face. That was when the young man came to a sudden realization. This was not his house. He was not in his bathroom, he did not wake up in his bed. He was in a foreign house, one that he had not ever lived in, and frankly, this scared him to death. Instantly, his mind was swamped with thoughts, had he been drugged? Was he abducted? Did his family know he wasn’t with them? Were they afraid? Terrified, the boy ran the nearby stairs, tucking his long brown hair behind his ears, and out of his face..
At the bottom of the stops, he was greeted by a woman of an older demographic, another unfamiliar anomaly. “Good morning, honey! Did you sleep well?” She asked, cheerfully. The teenager was, in his trepidation and discombobulation, both too scared and confused to respond.
The woman frowned, her eyebrows furrowing into one. “Are you okay, Vince, you seem frightened?”
W-w-who… Who are you?” The boy managed to stammer through his petrification.
“Vincent, I’m your mother. Do you need help? Should we go to the hospital?”
“Oh.. Uh, no, mom, I’m fine. I’ll just go.” Vince stuttered, not having the heart to tell her he wasn’t her son, or that he had never even met the lady. Instead, he made a break for the door, wishing only to get out of this unknown abode. “Oh wait!” His “mother” called after him on his way out the door. “Professor Oak wanted me to remind you to stop by his lab around noon today. He said he had a surprise for you.” Vince was out of the door by the time he realized what the woman had told him. The whole situation floated around his head. “Professor Oak,” “Lab,” like in Pokemon? But that was just a video game, it couldn’t possibly be happening. Whatever the cause, Vince was just glad he always wore his clothes to bed, a habit that now rewarded him as he fled the unknown house, containing his so-called “mother.” Now that he thought about it, the teenager wondered where his “father” was, to go along with his “mother.” Anyhow, the teenage boy still had an hour and a half before he needed to meet this “professor” in his lab, supposedly somewhere in town. He decided he would pass his time by going on a walk. Vincent Romano always loved walks. He was the type of person to walk to the mall to get bored, and find himself wandering several miles away from his house. He often used spent his walking time thinking about everything, whether it be menial high school drama, or physics and how the universe worked, or even just about movies and books and the like. It was common he’d spend hours at a time walking, only to discover he had no idea where he was, and the sun was going down.
Because of this, it was no surprise to him when he ended up on the other side of town, only to be awoken from his mind by the sound of a familiar voice piercing through the unfamiliar setting. “Look, woman, I have no idea who the heck you are, but you’re not my mother, and this isn’t my home. So, if you could please just politely stick leave me alone, and let me leave this place, I’ll be on my way.” A voice erupted, bursting out from the house beside him. Vince, listening intently, heard no response from whoever the man was talking to until a door was thrown open. Out stepped a teenager, Vince’s age. They looked at each other for a second, each other’s oasis of known in this desert of unknown, and smiled. Vincent had never been more grateful to see his twin brother.
A/N: So, it's been a while since I've written, so I decided to write this and post it here for Constructive Criticism, which is, of course, welcomed. I know it's kind of short, but I couldn't resist leaving it off as a cliff hanger.
EDIT: Trying to fix the formatting EDIT 2: Formatting is hard, i give up EDIT 3: Fixing the Chapter 1 EDIT 4: MESSED UP AGAIN
this looks good cant wait for more and havent i seen this on the boards before it looks familiar
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"Because I was "the smart one," I thought I was always right. I learned
"smart" and "wise" aren't always the same"-Vio, Four Swords Manga
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"Because I was "the smart one," I thought I was always right. I learned
"smart" and "wise" aren't always the same"-Vio, Four Swords Manga
thats good that your back cause id like to read this to its end
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"Because I was "the smart one," I thought I was always right. I learned
"smart" and "wise" aren't always the same"-Vio, Four Swords Manga
Update: I've been writing hard to try and get the next chapter up by tonight-tomorrow night, but after running into a short bout of writers block, I dont think it will be up until Monday-Tuesday. I originally planned to have the rough draft of it done tonight, and do editing and stuff early on Sunday, but I don't think I can get that done at this point. At this point, I think we're looking at a late Monday release (and by late Monday, i mean like 2-3 in the morning ACC time on Tuesday)
thats ok you take as long as you need to ill be here to read it when ever you get it up
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"Because I was "the smart one," I thought I was always right. I learned
"smart" and "wise" aren't always the same"-Vio, Four Swords Manga
Chapter 2 The two boys stared at each other, shock imbued on their faces. Without saying a word, Vincent stepped forward and hugged his brother. “Victor!’ He cried, “I was... I was so scared. I don’t know what’s happening. Where are we? Where’s mom and dad?”
Victor, hiding a relieved smile, stepped back. “You haven’t figured it out by now? Should’ve expected that from you.” The brother sneered.
Vince frowned in confusion, his feelings somewhat hurt. “What do you mean?”
“Look around you. Where are we?”
Vince stopped for a second, and for the first time, actually took in his surroundings. Pale white washed houses with red roofs seemed to be the standard choice of housing in the town, as they took up most of the space in the small area. Vincent also noted how the area was more of a large clearing in the woods than a town. All of a sudden, something caught his eye. A bright colored building contrasting against the omnipotent white rested in the corner of the town.. Slowly, it dawned on the boy. “I know this place... But it can’t be...”
Victor nodded sullenly,. “Took you long enough. I figured especially you would know this place.”
“But... how? It’s not possible.” A frown crossed Vince’s face, out of both fear and confusion.
“Dude, I only know the what, not the how,. One thing’s for sure though.” The slightly older brother responded melodramatically “We’re in Kanto.”
“What do we do now.” The younger twin questioned, now even more confused than ever.
“What do you think we do? We’ve both been wishing to be in the Pokemon world since we were six. Let’s go get some Pokemon.”
Vincent laughed. “Yeah, we wanted to go to Hogwarts too. Well, we might as well go anyway.”
The two brothers set off for Professor Oak’s lab, their current excitement negating any fear they were feeling beforehand.
The blistering sun was directly overhead by the time V squared reached the enormous laboratory. “I never thought that that Kanto would be this hot. I understand why that Youngster kid loved shorts so much. ‘They’re comfy and easy to wear’” Vincent joked, wiping sweat from his brow.
Victor laughed, but bluntly replied, “I don’t care.” He turned to knock on the door, but stopped last second. “Uh... You wanna do it?” The boy shyly offered his brother.
Vincent laughed and knocked on the door as Victor stepped behind him. When the door opened, it revealed a young adult with a black crew cut and a lab coat. “Oh, hey! The professor is expecting you. Come right on in.”
V squared stepped into the building to be almost overwhelmed by the large loft-like area. The one and only room of the building was brightly lit and covered with various machinery to the point where it was almost overwhelming. The boys slowly advanced to the end of the room, Vincent smiling and nodding at the elderly man. Victor just looked away.
“Good afternoon, boys. If your parents’ words are correct, you've been waiting for this day for a long time. I believe you two know me, Professor Oak.” Vincent noted how fluidly and easily the Pokemon Professor spoke, considering his age.
“Yeah, I’m Vincent.” Vince started off. He looked to his brother, “This is Victor. He’s... Shy” Victor quietly interrupted, “I’m not shy...” The older brother stated, sounding more than a little sheepish.
The Pokemon Professor just smiled. “There’s nothing to worry about, son.” Suddenly, the door behind them opened. “Ah yes, I forgot, there’s one more of you coming today.”
Victor laughed, “Great, I bet it’s Gary Oak” He joked, under his breath, albeit wishing it wasn't true.
However, the other brother wasn't listening. Vince was staring, eyes widened, at the person standing in the doorway. As a female walked into the room, scared, confused, and lonely, Vince was feeling the exact opposite. “Jessica!” He yelled, running to her and hugging her.
Jessica embraced Vincent. “Where are we? What’s going on? Where are my parents?” Jessica inquired, coincidentally asking Vince all the same questions he asked Victor. The girl was shaking, and after multiple attempts, she finally managed to calm herself down.
“Look, we don’t have much time, so I’ll give you an abridged version. We’re in the Pokemon world, a region called Kanto. Victor and I just woke up here, with no memory of what happened or how we got here. We’re about to get Pokemon. Just go along with it, everyone here thinks that we’re some kids who grew up in this town.” Vince stepped back and smiled. Secretly, he was euphoric that Jessica was here with him, but the boy felt terrible thinking that way. Jessica looked so lost and scared, but Vince would help her through this, he had to, he was in love with her.
There’s a commonly passed around saying that says to be successful, a girl must have two of a group of three traits, looks, brains, and a good personality. Just looking at Jessica, Vincent knew she had all three of those traits. Her dark hair fell perfectly over her pale skin, her sparkling eyes bluer than the summer sky, and, luckily for Vincent, her small stature kept her shorter than he was. Being 5”4, it was unusual for Vince to meet a girl that was shorter than he was. Of course, it was also unusual for girls to like him, or in this case love him, back, which Jessica did not follow through on. Vince thought grimly of Jessica’s boyfriend, and how she loved him, and not Vince. Thank God he’s not here. It would suck to see them together everyday. The boy thought to himself, and then instantly felt guilty. I should just want her to be happy.
“So you two know each other? That’s fantastic! I still remember my two greatest trainers, Ash and Gary, knew each other as well. The two became huge rivals, pushed each other to greatness. Haven’t seen anything like it since.” The old man interrupted, rambling on.
Vince and Jessica turned around, and walked up to the professor. “So, uh, I guess we’ll get those Pokemon now.” Vince stated, grinning from ear to ear. After all, he had been wishing for this since he was six.
A/N: So its done! I didn't know if I would get this done today, but earlier this morning I had a burst of inspiration. Also, what do you guys think of V squared? You know, like Vince and Victor. Two V's, V squared. I am hilarious.
awesome chapter and i think the v squared thing is a cool idea
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Hey guys, so I know I've been inactive with my writing for a while. I was out on some personal issues. The chapter is almost done, and final editing will begin when I get back from Band Camp around August 3rd.
By the way, I made top 24 in Computerfan's Fanfic competition, and it would be fantastic for all of you to vote for me. It would mean a lot! Voting Rules are below.
Voting Rules (Copied from Compy's thread)
1. Absolutely no telling anyone who you voted for. Especially not the person themselves. The only people who should know your vote is yourself and me. And any randomers you decide you want to tell that are unrelated to ACC. You're welcome to say you're going to support/vote for them, that can't be stopped, but as long as you don't actually say you voted for them then it's okay.
2. You can't vote for yourself. Ever. If you even try to, you'll have a vote deducted from you.
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Type 1: You give 1 vote to 1 story.
"eg. I vote for Shella" Type 2: You give 2 votes to 1 story, and 1 vote to another
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"eg. 1 vote for DarkMuffin, 1 vote for accflover101, 1 vote for Cutiepiepie" This means that if you want to only vote for your favourite, you can only award one vote. But if you want to give them more, then you have to vote for another. It also allows you to spread votes out between three. This stops people spamming me with 3 votes for one person, and also reduces the chance of getting bottom ties of more than 2/3 at the start of the competition. Let's not have another bottom 7 like in 2009.
5. You must send your votes in a PT to JUST me. No judges, only you and I. Just calling it 'Competition Vote' or even just 'Vote' is fine. But please do not put something like 'Vote for ElizabethPrower' or 'Competition'. No contestant names, and make it obvious it's a voting PT, please.
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7. Contestants and judges are allowed to AND encouraged to vote. Although it may surprise you, the bulk of votes in past years have been from people involved in the competition. Yes, voting for others could well affect your own position... But I rely on nice and supportive contestants to keep the thing running. Especially in the early stages, where I need all the votes I can get to avoid a massive bottom tie. Judges are also allowed to vote for their own groups of course.
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9. The only person on all of ACC not allowed to vote is me. Poor me.
10. Voting is ALWAYS open. What happens, is that at the end of the week... There's a seal-off point for that week. Any votes after that will then carry on to the week after. If the person you voted for past that cut-off is then eliminated the next day, then I'm afraid your vote is forefeit.
eg. Deadline for week 3 is Friday at 11.59pm ACC time. You vote for... Hammer_Kirby at 12.01am Saturday. Your vote is carried on to week 4.
Hammer_Kirby is then eliminated week 3. You lose your vote.
I should specify every week when the cut-off point is, and it should stay the same time and day of the week each time. It's your responsibility to get your votes in before that time, but I do still encourage you to keep voting after the cut-off and get votes in for the week later.
11. Finally, everyone's vote count will keep going up and up throughout the competition. So, if xMuffinx has 4 votes week 1 and gets through, she starts week 2 with those 4 votes. Then if she gets 3 votes week 2, she'll have 7 votes. This'll continue throughout the competition, so contestants that are in the bottom tie have to really fight to get out there. Everyone else will keep rising, and it's down to the contestants to improve their writing and fight for their place.
Of course, if you've seen previous competitions, there are certain twists that may disrupt this... Oops.
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