How It Might've Been

[CorruptedMoon]

Yeah, so this is the beginning of my PMS story, How It Might've Been. You might've read this on FF.Net, but I decided to put it up here as well.

[warning=I just want people to realize]1) This takes place during Heart Gold/Soul Silver(Though their appearances are described as the original Gold/Silver versions), but it will have parts of the manga in it

 

2) The characters here will not act like most people expect (I think). You might consider them OOC, but these are my versions of them. So please don't point out that they are OOC, because I technically know this.

 

3) Later there will be an OC in here who seems like a Mary Sue. I am aware she might seem that way, but she plays an important role in this.[/warning]

 

If you don't like any of these points, don't read it. Other then that, enjoy it. ^^

 

Disclaimer: Believe you me, I don’t own Pokemon even though I have Red through Crystal and so on. If I did, Silver and Gold would be in the fricken anime along with Blue (the girl) and Yellow. Yeah, anyway I own the idea, my versions of Silver (rival) and Gold (hero), Tenshi (she comes later) and other stuff that doesn’t belong to Nintendo or anybody else.

 

Prologue

 

Light silver eyes shone with suspicion as they looked around. He bit his lip almost in a nervous manner, tense and silent. There was a rustle in the trees and he jolted, looking in the direction of the sound. There was nothing there and that's what made him nervous. Suddenly there was a shout of "BANZAI!" and he was tackled. A sharp yelp of surprise escaped him as they tumbled to the ground, the dark haired boy straddling him. "I found you, Silver!" Silver smiled and laughed, "Yeah, yeah, get off Gold!"

 

"Aw but I'm comfy!" the child whined but he was grinning like the Cheshire cat. The boy underneath him rolled his eyes and pushed the other off. "You're so weird." He told the amber-eyed boy. Gold just laughed.

 

The two of them were best friends; they had been ever since Silver had moved to New Bark Town. 7 and 8 respectively but strangely mature for their ages, Silver and Gold could hardly be seen away from each other.

 

Gold took a hold of Silver's hand, "C'mon, c'mon! Our moms will yell at us if they catch us in the forest again." "Okay, okay!" the two ran back to their hometown just in time to smack into Professor Elm. "Oops. Sorry professor!" Both said at the same time.

 

Professor Elm was actually just an apprentice to his father at the time but the kids insisted calling him professor for reasons unknown to everyone. He adjusted his glasses and smiled at the two, "Been playing in the forest again? You ought to be careful or you'll get caught!" "We know!" Silver and Gold chorused together, grinning identically. "See you later professor!" They scurried off.

 

"Should we go to my house or yours?" Gold asked, tilting his head. "We went to yours yesterday, let's go to mine!" Silver took his hand this time and the two ran off again.

 

When they opened the door however, they were surprised to find it empty. "Mom never leaves the house unlocked when she's gone...Even if I am outside." Silver said, a bit worried. "Come on, let's look a make sure she's not here." Gold said with a small smile. So the two split up to search.

 

Silver went to his mother's room, finding the door closed but he heard muffled sobs coming from inside. Frowning, he opened the door and peeked inside, spotting his mother on her bed, holding something close to her. "Mom?"

 

She looked up; tears streaking down her beautiful but flushed face. "Oh, Silver..." The redhead went over to his mother, climbing onto her lap where he was hugged tightly. "Oh my son...I'm sorry I'm so sorry..." His mother sobbed. "Mom, what's wrong?" He asked, looking up at her in concern.

 

"It's your father." Silver stiffened. He didn't like his father and he tried to avoid him whenever he possibly could. "H-he..." She tried to calm herself. "He wants you back in Viridian City." Silver's eyes widened in shock and terror. "Wh-what! No! I-I don't want to!" Tears began forming. His mother hugged him and he clutched her shirt, shivering. "I'm sorry..." She whispered, stroking his hair. "I wish I could do something…but he will be here tomorrow." Silver suddenly pushed himself away and ran out of the room, his mother making no move to stop him.

 

Not paying attention to where he was going, Silver crashed into Gold and both of them tumbled to the ground. Gold blinked before looking up at the tear-streaked face. "Silver? What's wrong?" he asked, sitting up slowly. Silver said nothing but suddenly hugged Gold tightly, heavy sobs racketing his body. Gold blinked in confusion but slowly hugged back. Whatever was upsetting his best friend must be something horrible.

 

"M-my dad's t-trying to take me b-back to Viridian" Silver hiccupped and continued, "B-but I don't w-want to go!" Gold felt his own tears sting his eyes. Silver was leaving? No! He didn't want that! Both of them clung to each other, silently crying for the loss they knew they would feel.

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Chapter 1: Look Out World

 

Gold stared at the twisted body of water that lead off to the Indigo Plateau. It had been six years since that fateful day. Six long, silent, painful years since he had seen or heard anything about his best friend. Now fourteen years old, the raven-haired boy's appearance had changed quite a bit.

 

His hair which used to not even reach his shoulders, brushed against the small of his back. However most of the time it was tucked under his black and yellow backwards cap, giving the appearance that it was short. He left his white/red short-sleeved jacket open revealing the black t-shirt he had underneath. Yellow/black shorts barely hid the fact that his legs were long slender and pale. But what really captured everyone's attention, were his eyes.

 

They were still big, showing off the innocence he still had inside but at the same time they held many things he had learned over the past years. They were a shimmering golden-yellow color, while the pupils were narrowed into slits, which constantly reminded people of cat's eyes.

 

A long sigh escaped his lips as he spun his cap around and tugged the brim over his eyes. 'Silver… I miss you.' A lone tear trickled down his cheek. A wry smile came onto his lips 'Damnit… you're not even here and you're making me cry.'

 

"Gold! I need you to come inside!" His mother called. Gold quickly rubbed any other tears away before he stood, "Okay!" He called tonelessly before he started the trek home. Once he got there he waited until his mother came into the room.

 

"What is it?" he looked up at her. "Professor Elm called you, says he wanted to talk to you about your journey." She said softly. "Oh, right, great." He sighed. "Isn't this what you wanted, sweetie? You'll finally be able to look for him." He smiled slightly, "Yeah, I know, it is. Don't worry. I'm just tired." "Another nightmare?" she asked worriedly. Gold stiffened slightly but nodded silently. "Don't worry, I'm sure he's perfectly fine." She assured him, handing him his pokegear. "Yeah." He reached up and pecked his mother's cheek before leaving with a small wave.

 

He shoved his hands in his pockets, looking around his hometown as he walked to Professor Elm's lab. He started when he saw a flash of red from the corner of his eye but when he turned to look, nothing was there. Sighing, he shook his head to clear it and went inside the lab. "Anybody here?" he called out.

 

"Ah Gold, I've been expecting you!" Elm said, smiling warmly at the boy. Gold gave a slight smile in return. "Finally ready to leave on your journey, huh?" The professor continued. Gold nodded slowly, "Yeah. Here's to hoping it'll be a good one." "Here here!" Elm chuckled before holding out a black and red ball. "This is a custom ball I've been saving for you. I like to call it the lava ball. If a fire pokemon resides in it, its power will increase significantly. Gold reached out and took the ball, a ghost of a smile flickering across his lips. "Thank you professor."

 

"You're welcome but let's not stop there. You still have to choose your starter pokemon!" Elm said with a grin. Gold already knew which one he wanted. "If you still have Cynder, I'd like him to come with me." "Of course! I still find it amusing that he only listens to you." The professor went to the back of the lab before coming back, holding a red and white pokeball.

 

The pokemon inside was released, revealing a smaller than normal cyndaquil. Gold had given him the nickname Cynder when they had first met a couple years back. Even though he was small, he could still cause terrible burns, just like real cinders. The fire mouse pokemon looked around before spotting Gold and tackling him to the ground. Gold chuckled softly, sitting up. "Hey buddy, missed you but now it's finally time." Cynder perked and Gold found himself once again on the ground, getting nuzzled to death.

 

Finally able to stand, Gold was handed Cynder's pokeball before a chime on Elm's computer caught both their attentions. Elm went over to it and skimmed through the e-mail he had just received. "Seems Mr. Pokemon made a new discovery. He claims this one is really real." He looked back at Gold. "I hate to ask, but could you check it out for me?" "Sure, why not. He's on the way to Violet city anyway, shouldn't take too long." Gold smiled. Elm thanked him and soon he was off, momentarily stopped by the professor's assistant and handed a potion. He left the lab and sighed. This was it. He was finally leaving on his journey.

 

'Look out world, cause here I come!'

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Chapter 2: Encounter

 

Gold waved his farewell to Mr. Pokemon before he turned his attention to the egg he had been given. It was warm and if he was quiet enough he could he just the tiniest of sounds coming from it. Smiling slightly, he started to head back to Cherrygrove then Newbark when his pokegear went off. The screen flashed, showing the professor's name. Gold blinked before pressing the recieve button.

 

:G-gold! It's terrible!: Elm cried. :Please get back here quickly!: The line shut down and Gold frowned deeply, "What the...?" Shaking his head, he hurried down the route, fully intent on figuring out what the hell was going on.

 

Finally making it to the edge of Cherrygrove City, Gold yelped in surprise when a small human-shaped missle crashed painfully into him, sending him down to the ground. Cynder squealed in surprise and concern as the boy groaned softly, sitting up slowly. He looked up at what, or rather, WHO crashed into him.

 

It was a boy who looked to be a year younger than him. Long crimson hair cascade down to the small of his back and framed his thin and pale face. He was wear dark clothing despite it being a very warm day. However what really caught Gold's attention were his eyes.

 

They were silver.

 

There was only one person Gold knew who had eyes like that, "...Silver?" The boy didn't answer, he didn't even acknowledge that the other spoke. His gaze landed on Cynder next to the dark haired boy and he smirked faintly. Gold looked taken aback. Silver NEVER smirked. Sometimes he smiled in an evil way, but he never smirked and this made him nervous.

 

"You got a pokemon at the lab." Gold blanched at the cool tone from the boy. It didn't sound like Silver at all. The redhead scoffed, "What a waste. That pokemon is too good for a wimp like you." Gold felt his heart shatter at those words. He didn't think someone could be so cruel, especially his (former) best friend.

 

At the lack of response, the boy's smirk widened, "Don't you get what I'm saying?" He pulled out a pokeball, "Well, I too have a good pokemon. I'll show you what I mean!" He released the pokemon to reveal a Totodile. Gold's eyes widened, 'That's one of the starters from the lab! But how could he have...? No, he didn't!' His eyes narrowing, he growled as he jumped to his feet, "If it's a battle you want then it's a battle you'll get!"

 

(Moving forwards as you all should know how the battle goes...)

 

"Hmph! Are you happy you won?" The redhead growled as he recalled his pokemon. Gold stayed silent as he stared sadly at him. "...What? Do you want to know who I am?" The boy asked rhetorically, "I'm going to be the world's greatest Pokemon trainer." He shoved past Gold and started to leave. Gold blinked as he saw something flutter to the ground. He bent down and picked it up. It was a Trainer Card. His eyes widened at the name on it. Suddenly he heard the boy growl, "Give it back! That's my Trainer Card!" He swiped it out of Gold's still hands and glared, though he looked nervous, "Oh great...you saw my name...!"

 

"Silver..." Gold whispered. Silver ignored him, turning away. "Next time I'll crush you!" He growled before breaking out into a run and vanishing from sight. Gold turned in the direction of Newbark Town, his bangs shadowing his eyes. "Come on, Cynder. Let's go home." Cynder whimpered sadly as he followed his heart broken trainer.

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Chapter Three: City of Violet

 

After finally getting through the tall grass, Gold silently made his way to Professor Elm's lab. Honestly, he just wanted to go back home and collapse into tears that desperately wanted to be let loose, but his obligation was stronger so he pushed the door open and went inside. He walked up to the professor who was talking with a policeman. The policeman noticed him almost right away and turned to him. "Who are you?" He demanded. Without letting the dark haired teen speak, he continued, "We are investigating the case of the missing Pokemon here..." He puffed his chest proudly, "Rule number one! "Whoever did it will come back to the site."" While Gold mentally deadpanned, the policeman stopped short, staring at him, "Oh my...so you must be...the one who did it?"

 

Gold opened his mouth to deny when Lyra came running in. He grimaced, Arceus, that girl was annoying. The brunette looked defensively at the policeman, "Hold on a second! He has nothing to do with it! I saw it. There was a red-haired boy looking into the building!" Gold tensed up something the policeman noticed right away, "What? You saw a boy like that?" Mutely, Gold nodded slowly. "He must be the one who did it... Did you happen to get his name?" The policeman asked. It didn't take long for the teen to speak. "...Platinum." Gold lied. Like hell he was going to tell on Silver! Even if the boy had be cruel, he'd still cover for him. "I see! So Platinum was his name. Thanks for helping my investigation! My next assignment is to search for this red-haired individual." The policeman tipped his hat to the other three and left briskly.

 

"Gold! I'm glad they understand you are innocent." Lyra cooed making Gold want to smack something. "See you later!" She said cheerfully before scampering out. Gold rolled his eyes and turned to the professor who seemed still a little nerve-wracked. Gold this is terrible..." Gold nodded slightly as Elm collected his thoughts. "Oh, yes, what was Mr. Pokemon's big discovery?" He asked. Gold silently held out the pokemon egg causing Elm to look startled, grasping the egg, "Huh? This is an...Egg, isn't it? This Egg may be something I've never seen...still it's just an Egg." He shook his head with a wry smile, "Mr. Pokemon is always fascinated by Eggs. Well, since he gave it to us, we might as well find out what secret it holds. I'll keep it for awhile to find out about Egg."

 

"There's more Professor." Gold said quietly. He held out his pokedex, "Professor Oak gave this to me." Elm's eyes widened, "What? Professor Oak gave you a pokedex? Gold, is that true? Th-that's incredible!" He gaped. "He is superb at seeing the potential of people as Trainers." He grinned, "Wow, Gold. I knew you were a little different. Things are going to be fun!" Gold let a small grin flicker across his face. "Your Pokemon seem to really like you, so why don't you...take the Pokemon Gym Challenge? If you manage to defeat all the Gym Leaders, you'll eventually challenge the Pokemon League Champion!" Elm paused. "Or not! Ha ha ha! Becoming the Champion is not all that easy, but you can certainly challenge Violent City's Gym." Gold nodded, "I planned on that." "...Gold. Challenging the Gyms scattered around will be a long journey. Before you leave, make sure you talk to your mother." Elm advised. Gold nodded again before bidding farewell and turning to leave.

 

"By the way, Gold." Elm called out. Gold turned around curiously, "Hm?" "Did something happen? You seem down..." The professor said in concern. Gold dropped his gaze, "...It's nothing, professor. Just a little run in with the past." He turned around again and left, leaving a bewildered Professor Elm behind.

 

()()()()()()

 

Gold soon found himself back on the route to Violet City. He passed Dark Cave, resisting the urge to check it out. 1) He didn't have the Technical Machine for Flash and 2) even if he did, he needed the gym badge from the city before he could use it. Shoving his hands in his pockets, he headed through the entrance of the city, marveling at the old yet modern look of it. Recalling Cynder to his pokeball, Gold headed into the Pokemon Center to let his team, which now consisted of Cynder, Pidge (female pidgey), and Bells (female Bellsprout) heal up from their training. He overheard some of the trainers talking about how the leader in the Bellsprout Tower held the HM Flash. The dark haired boy decided that he would head there and get the HM first before he battled the Gym Leader. Being handed back his pokeballs, he turned around and left with a small smile. Cynder, who had been released again, followed his trainer, squeaking happily.

 

As they walked towards the tower, Gold could have sworn he saw another red flash and that sent a bunch of Beautiflies off in his stomach. 'Is Silver here too?' He felt torn. On one hand, he really wanted to see his friend again. On the other hand he didn't think he was ready to face the once-warm-turned-cold boy again. He tugged on his hat, a small frown of determination on his face. Cold or not, he was going to face Silver and find out just what the hell happened.