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This is a little folklore-type thing I wrote for my English class. I was planning on writing a longer story using this basic plot, but ... well, I don't really have a reason for not doing that. I actually might some day. But for now, enjoy this. Keep in mind that there are few details and it uses very simple language because those were requirements of the assignment. I would have loved to go more in-depth on some parts, and I'm not happy with how boring and repetitive the "eight tasks" thing near the end came out ... but this is the final version. It's basically supposed to sound like a children's book, or a bedtime story. I hope you enjoy it, or at the very least, don't hate it.
There are many traditions in the Pokémon world, but few people realize their origins. In fact, most people don’t even know the history of life itself. But the story is a very interesting one. Groudon and Kyogre, the titans of land and water, fought for years, and created the world in their battle. Only the last titan, Rayquaza, was able to stop them and put the two beasts to sleep forever. Soon after, life of Pokémon and human alike was created by Mew, the god of all Pokémon. She first created all the land-dwellers: the bugs, the birds, the beasts. Then she created all the Pokémon that live in the sea. Next came the other Pokémon of legend - Celebi, the time-traveling spirit of the forest; Jirachi, the wish-granter; Lugia, the guardian of the sea and the three elemental birds; and Ho-oh, the guardian of the sky and the three elemental beasts. With all her work complete, Mew decided to create man - a species that would befriend the Pokémon and live in harmony with them.
For a while, this worked out well. People and Pokémon lived together happily, and there were no troubles in the world. But soon, people began to try and use the Pokémon’s powers for their own selfish needs. The Pokémon felt like they were being taken advantage of, and they refused to have anything to do with these humans. This bitterness grew stronger until there was no friendship left at all. It stayed this way for generations. But Mew was not happy with this, and so she gathered the other legendary Pokémon and came up with a solution. This plan would rely on the actions of an innocent, pure-hearted boy. And they knew just the one.
Young Jonas Fisher didn’t understand why people and Pokémon didn’t get along. He wanted to play with them, but his parents wouldn’t let him. So on his tenth birthday, he made a wish. “I wish Pokémon and people could get along again.” Little did he know that his wish would come true. That night, Mew came to visit Jonas. She told him all about the plan. “When you made that wish tonight, Jirachi decided to grant it for you. But it’s not quite that easy. In order for the wish to come true, you will have to write it on the Wish Tag, which is on the top of the big mountain.” As quickly as Mew had appeared, she vanished.
Celebi then appeared to Jonas. “In order to get the Pokémon’s trust, you must be very careful to not be too controlling of them. You must be sure to be kind to them, and treat them like your friends. I will show you what would happen if people were too abusive to their Pokémon.” And so they held hands, and Celebi brought Jonas with him into the future. It was a terrible sight. Pokémon were attacking people, burning down houses, and causing all sorts of mayhem. The people fought back by throwing red-and-white balls at them. If the ball hit a Pokémon, it would suck it inside, and the Pokémon could not escape. Celebi then told Jonas, “this happens in the future because no efforts are made to stop the fighting between humans and Pokémon. But if you can get your wish granted, everything will turn out alright.” Jonas didn’t speak. He was very nervous about the task ahead of him. But he was determined to make a change, so he thanked Celebi, and promised that he would try his best. Celebi wished him luck, then disappeared. The next morning, Jonas set off on his new adventure.
He didn’t tell his parents what he was doing, since he knew they wouldn’t let him go into the wild by himself. So he gathered all the supplies he could and headed into the forest. He asked all the Pokémon he saw if they would assist him, but they all refused. “We don’t help your kind,” they told him. This went on for hours. With a heavy heart, Jonas sat down by a pond. He wondered how he could ever make a difference when none of the Pokémon would help him. He then noticed a Remoraid - a small, blue fish - in shallow water. It seemed to be very hurt. Jonas asked it what was wrong. “Nothing that bothers you,” said the Remoraid. But Jonas was concerned. He wanted to help, so he sprayed the Remoraid with some medicine, and it started to feel better.
“Thank you! I never thought a human would help a Pokémon like that.” Jonas explained his situation, and Remoraid agreed that it was a great cause. “I’d love to come with you, but I can’t leave the pond. Fish like me can’t travel out of water.” But just then, he started glowing white! Jonas watched in awe as Remoraid’s body changed completely. First its body became shorter and more bulbous, then several arms grew out of it. He continued to change, and then stopped glowing. Remoraid evolved into an Octillery! “Wow, that was amazing! My body is completely different! Maybe now I can come with you!” And so they set off further into the forest.
After a while, Octillery began to grow very tired. While he was able to walk on land now, he was still more suited for living in water. So they took a rest next to a tree. Some nuts and branches fell down on them. Jonas looked up and saw a Fearow pecking at the tree with its long, pointy beak. “Excuse me,” Jonas yelled, “could you stop doing that? We’re trying to rest down here!” The great bird flew down and stared at them. “Well, this is probably the oddest sight I’ve ever seen.” He motioned to Octillery. “I bet you feel like a fish out of water!” Fearow laughed to himself. Octillery replied. “That’s not funny. I’m trying to help this boy on his quest, and it’s not easy!”
Fearow scoffed at first, but then as he listened to their story, he realized that it was a good idea and decided to join them. “But I’m too tired to go on,” sighed Octillery. But Fearow had a solution. He flew up to a tree and knocked down a large fruit of some sort. “This is an Apricorn. Watch what happens when you toss it at him!” So Jonas tossed the Apricorn at Octillery, and it opened up, sucked him inside, and then shut again. “Pretty neat, huh? Here in the woods, there are always Pokémon that accidentally get caught in these things. But all you have to do is twist the stem, and it opens up again.” With this helpful information, Jonas grabbed a few more Apricorns and put them in his bag. He found that he could fit six of them, so he decided that a team of six Pokémon would work well.
As they traveled through the forest, they encountered several more Pokémon. While some refused to join them, others agreed that it was a good cause, and so Jonas let them join the group. When he reached the big mountain, he had a full team of six Pokémon. There was Octillery and Fearow, of course, but now also Kirlia , the psychic dancer; Parasect, the mushroom-bug; Absol, the scythe-headed dog; and Quilava, the fire weasel. The journey so far had been very simple, and so they all wondered what kind of challenges awaited them on the mountain.
The eight tasks Mew spoke of were placed on the mountain, one after another. First was a large chasm with a rope bridge rolled up on the opposite side. Absol volunteered to climb down, climb up the other side, and then push the bridge onto Fearow’s back. Fearow flew back to the others and pulled the bridge with him. They secured the bridge and then crossed safely. Next was a huge web of thorny vines blocking the path. Quilava burned it down with her Flamethrower and they were able to pass. The third task was to get past a huge fire that blocked the gate to the next task. Octillery easily put the fire out with his Water Gun, and they moved on. The next task wasn’t as simple. A fierce Dodrio guarded the path to the next task. One of its three heads was asleep, so Parasect got an idea. He used a Spore attack with great success, putting the other two heads to sleep so they were able to cross.
Suddenly, Jonas and all the Pokémon started seeing illusions. They each saw something different, but it was equally scary for each of them. A Gengar was playing tricks on them. Only Kirlia was able to see through the illusion, and she used her Psychic powers to drive the mischievous ghost away. The sixth task was fairly simple. Fearow flew up to the top of a tall stone pillar and pressed a switch to open the gate to the next area. The next task was to outsmart a cunning Seviper. It guarded a key that would open the gate to the final task. Absol used Double Team, creating several identical images of itself. While Seviper was trying to figure out which Absol was the real one, Quilava ran past it and grabbed the key. The eighth and final task required lots of teamwork. There were six large wheels stationed in front of the gate, and each opened a door. If one of the wheels stopped spinning, one of the doors would shut. So Jonas thanked all his Pokémon for the great job so far, and he ran through the gates while the Pokémon stayed behind and kept the wheels spinning.
With all the tasks completed, it was only a short walk to the diamond pedestal with the Wish Tag on it. Next to the tag were a quill pen and a note that told Jonas what to do. He wrote out his wish, “I wish people and Pokémon would get along again,” then sat and waited with his eyes closed. After five minutes passed. Jirachi appeared and took the note. “Your wish has been granted.” Jirachi placed the Wish Tag on its head, then vanished without saying anything else.
Sure enough, the following day, Pokémon began to trust humans, and people treated the Pokémon with respect. Jonas lived happily with his new Pokémon friends, and people everywhere rejoiced. To this day, it has become tradition that at the age of ten, children would set out on their own adventures, befriending a team of six Pokémon and trying to defeat the eight gym leaders (based off the eight tasks.) And all of this was made possible by the pure heart of a young boy and his love for all creatures. Perhaps we can all learn from his story. Not only is it important to treat people (and animals) with respect, but if you hurt the environment, it will hurt you back.
This is a little folklore-type thing I wrote for my English class. I was planning on writing a longer story using this basic plot, but ... well, I don't really have a reason for not doing that. I actually might some day. But for now, enjoy this. Keep in mind that there are few details and it uses very simple language because those were requirements of the assignment. I would have loved to go more in-depth on some parts, and I'm not happy with how boring and repetitive the "eight tasks" thing near the end came out ... but this is the final version. It's basically supposed to sound like a children's book, or a bedtime story. I hope you enjoy it, or at the very least, don't hate it.
An Innocent, Pure Heart
There are many traditions in the Pokémon world, but few people realize their origins. In fact, most people don’t even know the history of life itself. But the story is a very interesting one. Groudon and Kyogre, the titans of land and water, fought for years, and created the world in their battle. Only the last titan, Rayquaza, was able to stop them and put the two beasts to sleep forever. Soon after, life of Pokémon and human alike was created by Mew, the god of all Pokémon. She first created all the land-dwellers: the bugs, the birds, the beasts. Then she created all the Pokémon that live in the sea. Next came the other Pokémon of legend - Celebi, the time-traveling spirit of the forest; Jirachi, the wish-granter; Lugia, the guardian of the sea and the three elemental birds; and Ho-oh, the guardian of the sky and the three elemental beasts. With all her work complete, Mew decided to create man - a species that would befriend the Pokémon and live in harmony with them.
For a while, this worked out well. People and Pokémon lived together happily, and there were no troubles in the world. But soon, people began to try and use the Pokémon’s powers for their own selfish needs. The Pokémon felt like they were being taken advantage of, and they refused to have anything to do with these humans. This bitterness grew stronger until there was no friendship left at all. It stayed this way for generations. But Mew was not happy with this, and so she gathered the other legendary Pokémon and came up with a solution. This plan would rely on the actions of an innocent, pure-hearted boy. And they knew just the one.
Young Jonas Fisher didn’t understand why people and Pokémon didn’t get along. He wanted to play with them, but his parents wouldn’t let him. So on his tenth birthday, he made a wish. “I wish Pokémon and people could get along again.” Little did he know that his wish would come true. That night, Mew came to visit Jonas. She told him all about the plan. “When you made that wish tonight, Jirachi decided to grant it for you. But it’s not quite that easy. In order for the wish to come true, you will have to write it on the Wish Tag, which is on the top of the big mountain.” As quickly as Mew had appeared, she vanished.
Celebi then appeared to Jonas. “In order to get the Pokémon’s trust, you must be very careful to not be too controlling of them. You must be sure to be kind to them, and treat them like your friends. I will show you what would happen if people were too abusive to their Pokémon.” And so they held hands, and Celebi brought Jonas with him into the future. It was a terrible sight. Pokémon were attacking people, burning down houses, and causing all sorts of mayhem. The people fought back by throwing red-and-white balls at them. If the ball hit a Pokémon, it would suck it inside, and the Pokémon could not escape. Celebi then told Jonas, “this happens in the future because no efforts are made to stop the fighting between humans and Pokémon. But if you can get your wish granted, everything will turn out alright.” Jonas didn’t speak. He was very nervous about the task ahead of him. But he was determined to make a change, so he thanked Celebi, and promised that he would try his best. Celebi wished him luck, then disappeared. The next morning, Jonas set off on his new adventure.
He didn’t tell his parents what he was doing, since he knew they wouldn’t let him go into the wild by himself. So he gathered all the supplies he could and headed into the forest. He asked all the Pokémon he saw if they would assist him, but they all refused. “We don’t help your kind,” they told him. This went on for hours. With a heavy heart, Jonas sat down by a pond. He wondered how he could ever make a difference when none of the Pokémon would help him. He then noticed a Remoraid - a small, blue fish - in shallow water. It seemed to be very hurt. Jonas asked it what was wrong. “Nothing that bothers you,” said the Remoraid. But Jonas was concerned. He wanted to help, so he sprayed the Remoraid with some medicine, and it started to feel better.
“Thank you! I never thought a human would help a Pokémon like that.” Jonas explained his situation, and Remoraid agreed that it was a great cause. “I’d love to come with you, but I can’t leave the pond. Fish like me can’t travel out of water.” But just then, he started glowing white! Jonas watched in awe as Remoraid’s body changed completely. First its body became shorter and more bulbous, then several arms grew out of it. He continued to change, and then stopped glowing. Remoraid evolved into an Octillery! “Wow, that was amazing! My body is completely different! Maybe now I can come with you!” And so they set off further into the forest.
After a while, Octillery began to grow very tired. While he was able to walk on land now, he was still more suited for living in water. So they took a rest next to a tree. Some nuts and branches fell down on them. Jonas looked up and saw a Fearow pecking at the tree with its long, pointy beak. “Excuse me,” Jonas yelled, “could you stop doing that? We’re trying to rest down here!” The great bird flew down and stared at them. “Well, this is probably the oddest sight I’ve ever seen.” He motioned to Octillery. “I bet you feel like a fish out of water!” Fearow laughed to himself. Octillery replied. “That’s not funny. I’m trying to help this boy on his quest, and it’s not easy!”
Fearow scoffed at first, but then as he listened to their story, he realized that it was a good idea and decided to join them. “But I’m too tired to go on,” sighed Octillery. But Fearow had a solution. He flew up to a tree and knocked down a large fruit of some sort. “This is an Apricorn. Watch what happens when you toss it at him!” So Jonas tossed the Apricorn at Octillery, and it opened up, sucked him inside, and then shut again. “Pretty neat, huh? Here in the woods, there are always Pokémon that accidentally get caught in these things. But all you have to do is twist the stem, and it opens up again.” With this helpful information, Jonas grabbed a few more Apricorns and put them in his bag. He found that he could fit six of them, so he decided that a team of six Pokémon would work well.
As they traveled through the forest, they encountered several more Pokémon. While some refused to join them, others agreed that it was a good cause, and so Jonas let them join the group. When he reached the big mountain, he had a full team of six Pokémon. There was Octillery and Fearow, of course, but now also Kirlia , the psychic dancer; Parasect, the mushroom-bug; Absol, the scythe-headed dog; and Quilava, the fire weasel. The journey so far had been very simple, and so they all wondered what kind of challenges awaited them on the mountain.
The eight tasks Mew spoke of were placed on the mountain, one after another. First was a large chasm with a rope bridge rolled up on the opposite side. Absol volunteered to climb down, climb up the other side, and then push the bridge onto Fearow’s back. Fearow flew back to the others and pulled the bridge with him. They secured the bridge and then crossed safely. Next was a huge web of thorny vines blocking the path. Quilava burned it down with her Flamethrower and they were able to pass. The third task was to get past a huge fire that blocked the gate to the next task. Octillery easily put the fire out with his Water Gun, and they moved on. The next task wasn’t as simple. A fierce Dodrio guarded the path to the next task. One of its three heads was asleep, so Parasect got an idea. He used a Spore attack with great success, putting the other two heads to sleep so they were able to cross.
Suddenly, Jonas and all the Pokémon started seeing illusions. They each saw something different, but it was equally scary for each of them. A Gengar was playing tricks on them. Only Kirlia was able to see through the illusion, and she used her Psychic powers to drive the mischievous ghost away. The sixth task was fairly simple. Fearow flew up to the top of a tall stone pillar and pressed a switch to open the gate to the next area. The next task was to outsmart a cunning Seviper. It guarded a key that would open the gate to the final task. Absol used Double Team, creating several identical images of itself. While Seviper was trying to figure out which Absol was the real one, Quilava ran past it and grabbed the key. The eighth and final task required lots of teamwork. There were six large wheels stationed in front of the gate, and each opened a door. If one of the wheels stopped spinning, one of the doors would shut. So Jonas thanked all his Pokémon for the great job so far, and he ran through the gates while the Pokémon stayed behind and kept the wheels spinning.
With all the tasks completed, it was only a short walk to the diamond pedestal with the Wish Tag on it. Next to the tag were a quill pen and a note that told Jonas what to do. He wrote out his wish, “I wish people and Pokémon would get along again,” then sat and waited with his eyes closed. After five minutes passed. Jirachi appeared and took the note. “Your wish has been granted.” Jirachi placed the Wish Tag on its head, then vanished without saying anything else.
Sure enough, the following day, Pokémon began to trust humans, and people treated the Pokémon with respect. Jonas lived happily with his new Pokémon friends, and people everywhere rejoiced. To this day, it has become tradition that at the age of ten, children would set out on their own adventures, befriending a team of six Pokémon and trying to defeat the eight gym leaders (based off the eight tasks.) And all of this was made possible by the pure heart of a young boy and his love for all creatures. Perhaps we can all learn from his story. Not only is it important to treat people (and animals) with respect, but if you hurt the environment, it will hurt you back.
