24(A/N): This is my first story on here so don't be to harsh on me. This is a Prologue in two parts because it just seems to make it a lot cleaner. Oh, I also don't own Pokemon, only this exact story.
In this world, there are those who are blessed with a power beyond human imagination. Beyond the power humans normally have. Those who have these powers can teach others to use their own, but with the cost if revealing what they are.
Some people will understand and learn. Some will be afraid and attack. Some will be greedy and try to steal the power.
When this happens, adventures shall take place, bonds shall be tested, as the good and bad will balance each other out. After all, sometimes balanced is better than pure.
In a large mansion sat a girl who was only four years old. She could only remember a fraction of her life so far, but she could feel the loneliness all around her. Her father was a great researcher of the Pokemon, Unknown, but after the death of his wife he cared little for the girl she birthed.
He ignored the girl, opting to live in another house to carry on his research in private while the girl was left in the care of butlers and staff that lived with her in the mansion. The father soon forgot the girl even existed, only rarely coming to the home she resided in for a few days of rest, not even realising that girl was there, asking for her father to see her.
The girl's name is Molly.
Sitting at her feet were a bunch of stone tiles her father had brought with him but forgot to take back before he left. Each one had a tan coloring and a different picture of the Unknown carved on them.
Molly was upset. She had thought this was a gift for her, but, no, it was just more things about the Unknown. She wasn't mad, but she was gloomy beyond belief.
Why couldn't her father just stay with her for once?
Did she do something wrong?
Was she even supposed to be here?
As she was looking around at the tiles scattered around her, she started to notice a pattern in all of them; they looked like letters. Taking a few of them, she thought that maybe she could write something with them to pass the time and take her mind off her father. Thinking for a good word to write, as some of the staff had taught her how to do so, her mind flashed back to the one thing she didn't have; a family.
With the word in her mind, Molly grabbed each piece that looked like the correct letter and placed them together to spell 'family' on the floor. After the word was spelt, Molly felt her face was wet, only to realise she had been crying. Neglect was hard for a little girl to take, especially when all she wanted was love.
A few stray tears rolled down her face and fell right on the 'f' she had used in her word. The tiles, starting with that one that the tear landed on, started glowing almost immediately after and then started floating in the air around her. Before long, a massive portal opened up right above her head and Unknown of all shapes started spilling out into the room. Looking around at the creatures, she is at first terrified, but quickly calms down when she sees that they are not attacking her.
Relief and happiness rushes through her mind. She didn't even hear the staff that was banging on the door as the room became covered in crystals, sealing her in.
Her mind rushes through several thoughts before she asks the Pokemon:
"Do you guys want to play?"
In Pallet Town, seven year old Ash Ketchum was watching a Pokemon battle on the TV while his mother, Delia, was cleaning up behind him.
As the young woman was cleaning the self, getting rid of dust, she noticed a picture hanging there. It showed her and her son standing with several others, but the one that caught her attention most was a man holding a little girl on his shoulder.
Delia gave a sigh. It had been a year since she had seen Molly and it was worrying her. She knew, especially with some insight from Professor Oak, that Molly's father had been distraught over what had happened to his wife and chose to surround himself in research rather than care about the child that his wife bore. The woman had suffered from internal bleeding at the time of birth and it was too late by the time the doctors had realised what she was going through.
Delia worried that Molly's father had placed the blame on the child. She knew that, for now, he was only concerned about his research, but what would happen when Molly grew up? Her father could eventually be thrown into a rage and start abusing her if his work ever died down. Even now, she worried that poor Molly was being neglected and that her father wasn't spending any time with her.
As Delia put the picture back down, she suddenly heard Ash mute his show. He was looking out the window with a somewhat distant look on his face. Delia placed down her cleaning supplies and walked over to him.
"Ash, what's wrong?" She asked her son, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"The Pokemon are screaming outside," Ash replied distantly, his eyes not leaving the window, "Something is startling them."
Delia listened herself and could clearly make out the voices of the Pokemon outside.
"What's that?"
"Isn't he a legendary?"
"His scent isn't right!"
"What's with the crystals!?"
Delia, after hearing all this, moved to the window a shut the blinds as well as turning off the electronics in the house. Ash had broken from his trance to watch his mother with a mix of confusion and fear. There was a small amount of worry in the woman herself as she did not know what the Pokemon were afraid of.
She grabbed Ash and held him close to her before sitting on the couch. With her son safe in her arms, she closed her eyes for a second and concentrated before opening them. Only difference was now her iris were glowing blue. Her sight now reached out beyond her home with everything being mostly blue. She and Ash inside the house had a bright blue color to them while everything else was slightly dimmer.
She used her new sight to looked out into the forest to see what was happening. That's when her eyes fell upon it, a creature that was purple rather than blue with small amounts of purple trailing behind it like footprints. It was moving so fast she could barely keep sight of it.
Whatever it was, it was running through the forest, nearing Pallet Town. Delia knew it would only be a minute or so before it arrived for whatever it wanted. She could still feel Ash in her arms, feel his slight shivering in fear. She couldn't blame him. After all, it wasn't a normal occurrence for her to make it seem like they were not home and then use one of her abilities. While keeping her sight up, she calmly rubbed Ash's back to help stop his shivers.
The creature grew closer…
"Is something bad going to happen to us mom?"
Passed its way through the main entrance of town…
"I don't know."
Running through the streets…
"Stay quiet for now."
Stopping right near their house…
"..."
SLAM!
Both mother and son jumped to their feet at that sound, Delia's eyes changing back to normal. The door had suddenly burst open, revealing a large beast like Pokemon. Its brown fur shimmered in the outdoor light as a large clump of white fur on top blew around like smoke. As it slowly walked over to the mother holding her child, Delia recognized it as Entei, one of the three legendary beast Pokemon.
However, she didn't feel like this was Entei himself.
'Entei wouldn't give off such an energy,' Delia thought, 'His would be a bright blue, even brighter than mine and Ash's. Why is it purple?'
That's when her eyes fell upon the crystals growing at the beast's feet. Every single step it took, another patch of crystals would instantly spring up. Delia's eyes widened as she now knew what was going on. This was no real Entei and she was about to say so until…
"You are who she desired!" The Entei doppelganger yelled, "You are Momma and Big Brother!"
Both Ketchum's made the mistake of looking up into the beast's eyes. They simmered for a second before both felt rather sleepy. Ash had already passed out as Delia was slowly hanging onto consciousness. The last thing she saw before she fell into the black abyss was Entei's back coming right under her.
An hour or two later, both started to stir from their unconscious state. As they looked around, they saw they were no longer in their home's living room. Instead, they were lying in a simple yet nice bed in the center of a room that was mostly empty aside from a few little things like a table with a laptop. However, the room was almost entirely made of crystals, mostly blue with a few hints of pink here and there.
Ash started getting a little scared and stayed close to his mother. Delia answered this by putting an arm around him and holding him close. While she didn't show it, she was freaking out in her mind about what was happening.
'Did someone find out about us?' She thought, 'That Entei wasn't real and only someone with a lot of power could create such an illusion like that.'
The sound of footsteps tore her from her thoughts. She left Ash on the bed (the mattress and blankets being one of the few things not made of crystals) and stood up. If it was some sort of boss of a company or some sort of jailkeeper maybe she could stand up to them or find a way out.
Out from the shadows of the room came the same Entei that had kidnapped them earlier. Delia felt her nerves start to wear her down as the illusion of the beast Pokemon could make everything harder.
Suddenly, from behind it came a small girl.
Delia mentally gasped at the sight of her, remembering her from the year before. Molly, the same girl she had just remembered that day.
Judging by the way she stood by Entei, she was the one who had summoned him. Ash also had a similar flashback, his mind filled with memories of playing with the girl while the adults talked and how she was heartbroken to see him leave when he and his mother left for Pallet.
Both Delia and Ash looked at her with confusion, not over who she was, but why she was doing this. Their questions were answered when Molly ran right up to them. First, she hugged Delia's legs, mumbling something into the fabric that no one could understand. She then hopped onto the bed right next to Ash and grabbed his hands.
"You're my new big brother!" She said with joy, "Let's play!"
Ash was a little confused at first, but quickly let it go. He had, after all, wanted a little sibling from time to time. He didn't have many friends, so it would be a great way to have some more human interaction. The two hopped down from the bed and started playing a few games, from tag to hide-and-seek to just having Molly ride around on Ash's shoulders.
Delia, after getting over her shock, watched them the whole time as a smile found its way onto her lips. It was such a joy to see her son playing around and being happy, so she didn't want to ruin it by bringing up her concerns. Entei had vanished soon after the children started playing, either he had left to patrol the area or he was no longer needed as he gave Molly what she wanted. Still, Delia started thinking about what she was going to do about this.
Over the next week, Ash and Delia showed as much love as they could to Molly to keep her happy. Ash played with her while Delia read both of the children stories before they all fell asleep on the one bed along with some basic cooking and such like a mother should. Though it was clear to them that more was happening on the outside of the crystal walls.
Thanks to the laptop (that was also not crystallized) the group got to see where they were and how people were reacting to it. They knew that the place they were trapped in was a large crystal castle that had crystallized a large part of the land along with it. A crew of reporters were on the scene 24/7 to report any changes to the land. The entire crew had seen the Ketchum family get taken into the castle, resulting several attempts to destroy the walls and bust them out.
This was when Delia would notice something odd about Molly. Anytime something that could break through the crystals showed up on screen, she would throw a small hissy fit. At the same time, the crystals would change or even attack to prevent any major attempts at entering the castle.
Delia knew that Molly wasn't trying to do this, causing so much destruction, she just wanted to remain happy with those she claimed as her family.
This happiness could not last like this. Ash needed to be out there in the big world as he wanted to be a Pokemon Trainer and Delia knew Molly should not remain stuck in a castle with only a laptop being her way into the outside world. She told Ash this and they both knew that they would soon have to tell Molly this.
On the seventh day, both woke up before Molly. Delia sighed before gently waking Molly from her peaceful slumber. Molly rubbed her eyes before a small smile came onto her face, unaware of what was about to be said.
"Morning Mommy, Morning Big Brother," she happily said before noticing their somber and almost saddened expressions, "What's wrong?"
"Molly," Delia started, "it's time for me and Ash to go home."
"What do you mean?" Molly said, starting to get nervous. She jumped off the bed, not wanting to be comforted.
"We can't stay here forever," Delia said with a calm yet firm tone, "You shouldn't stay here either."
"No," Molly said, tears starting to fall from her eyes.
Crystals started jutting up from the floor, sharp and spiked, in reaction to the girl's tears.
"Molly, please-"
"NO! You can't leave! I don't want to be alone again! Don't leave me alone!"
The girl kept screaming with tears running down her face. More and more crystals kept appearing, giving the room a sinister look. Eventually, her screams died down and she fell to her knees until she was just a tiny bundle sniffling on the floor.
"Please… Don't leave me alone," she whispered.
Delia was about to go over and comfort the girl, but Ash suddenly jumped off the bed, dodged the crystals in his way, and headed straight for the girl. When he reached her, he instantly picked her up and held her in a hug.
"We won't leave you," Ash sweetly said to her, "You can come with us. We're not going to leave you by yourself. We'll show you the world outside here and keep you as safe and as loved as we can."
Ash kept whispering how he promised that they would give her a happy life along with a few sweet nothings. Molly was at first shocked before she started crying again. However, these were tears filled with relief and joy, as she knew she was now a part of their family.
Delia watched them before slowly walking over. When she was right over them, she knelt down and wrapped them in a big hug. Molly had a small smile on her face, feeling right at home.
Suddenly, the two children started glowing blue. Delia let go for a second to look at them in their shining glory. The two broke the hug, but let their hands stay intertwined as they looked over themselves.
Then the room started glowing. There was a small flash before the group was now in the center of another room, this one having a large amount of Unknowns swirling overhead. They slowed down and looked at the group, the children still glowing. Then they looked over to the mother before they all bowed their heads in what looked to be approval.
"Take care of them…" The Unknowns said, "They will be strong… They will be important to all… They are guardians…"
"I understand," Delia said.
"Find the third…" The Unknown finally said before another light went off.
When it vanished, the room was now the originally wooden version. Both of the children had also stopped glowing, looking around in confusion.
'A third?' Delia thought.
Deciding to think more about it later, she picked the two children off the floor and took Molly to her room. Molly looked a little worried before Delia found a suitcase and put it in front of her.
"Grab anything you need or want to take with you," Delia said, "Ash, you should help her."
The two both nodded as they moved around to find what Molly needed. They picked up a few of her toys and all of her clothes from her room. Molly also found the laptop they had and took it with her. When they had cleared out most of the room, the returned to the room the Unknown had once been in to get out the front door. Before they left, Molly grabbed the box with the Unknown Tiles and took them with her. Delia asked why, to which Molly replied:
"They are my friends. They gave me what I wanted most."
When they left the mansion that had once been a castle, they were immediately found and swarmed by the reporters who wanted to know what had happened. Delia answered calmly, saying that some physic Pokemon had created the castle and trapped them in their for an "Unknown" reason. She only got a glance at them was her reply when they asked what Pokemon it was.
Before they could be bombarded with any more questions, Professor Oak appeared to them.
"That is enough," he told them, "I am sure this family wishes to return home from this crazy event and relax."
All the reporters gave a small "aww.." at this remark.
"Do not worry," he assured them, "I am a personal friend of this family. If I find anything with their help, I shall share it, though I highly doubt I will get anything I can share."
The reporters were satisfied with this and they all left in different vans, already having great scoops from the crystal castle alone.
As the Ketchums and Oak all piled into a van to take them back to Pallet Town, Delia explained what really happened to the Professor. He was shocked, to say the least, but promised to keep quiet to protect the family. He also said he would get some proper adoption papers for Molly. With that all taken care of, Delia started thinking about what the Unknown said.
'I could tell from their Auras that Ash and Molly have something special to them, but what about the third?'
That's when she noticed something. She could sense something else in Kanto, another power that was similar to her two children. An idea formed inside her head as the van finished making its way into Pallet.
