Wild Beasts/Story

## Background

Twelve years prior to the events of the ATD: Wild Beasts, a natural phenomenon resulted in the creation of a set of islands off the shores of a nearby region.

An eccentric billionaire, Montgomery Polleke, also known as Mr Pokémon, bought the islands, intending to turn them into a Pokémon sanctuary. However, investors pressured him into turning them into a Battle Zone, similar to the one in the Sinnoh region.

Within the past few years, the islands have been developed, with Pokémon from all over the world being imported and outposts being built.

It is now one month before the islands are supposed to open to trainers. Invitations have been sent to numerous notable people from the region to have a first look.

## Introduction

Two blimps depart from the mainland, making their way towards the islands. Each blimp containing several people of note, including gym leaders, members of the Elite Four, professors, and some top trainers.

The people among the two blimps are able to mingle amongst each other.

Blimp 1, heading to the Southern Outpost:
Antoinette, Barkley, Flicka, Mauve, Prof. Sequoia, Sun, Thundric, Wayne

Blimp 2, heading to the Eastern Outpost:
Aurora, Brody, Connor, Prof. Douglas, Locky, Mallory, Sam, Teal

After some time has passed, a video plays on both blimps showing none other than Mr. Pokémon himself. He thanks everyone for accepting his invitation and explains that he would like their feedback about the Battle Zone before it officially opens to the public in a month. He mentions that the islands are very special in that they hosts a myriad of biological ecosystems in such a small space. A short time later, the blimps arrive at their respective outposts.

Montgomery’s assistants, Sam and Sun, reveal that for their first excursion, they’ll be using some rental Pokémon in order to test out their rental system and everyone is forced to give up their usual Pokémon for the time being. They explain that these rental Pokémon have been trained to help trainers get around the islands.

Both groups go out into the nearby area (blimp 1- delta crossing, blimp 2- kings cape). Nothing of note happens during the first excursion. People are able to get to know each other a bit better and learn more about the islands. They eventually return and spend the first night at the outposts.

## Main Story

The next morning, both groups receive another message from Mr. Pokémon. This time, he appears distressed and upon closer inspection it is revealed that he is tied up. Someone’s shadow can be seen in the background and is heard telling Mr. Pokémon to say what they told him to. He refuses, but after the mystery person sends out a Pokémon, he reluctantly tells everyone that the island is now under new leadership and that there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. The broadcast ends with him saying to not bother calling for outside help as it will not work. Immediately after, a loud explosion is heard as both blimps that brought everyone over are blown up.

Both assistants try to call people on the mainland region, but both reveal that their phones aren’t working. It eventually becomes apparent that any kind of electrical equipment is not working. People also start to notice that their Pokémon which were handed over are missing. It quickly becomes apparent that an EMP was used to disable any kind of equipment that can be used to call for help. Some people immediately decide that they have to save Mr. Pokémon. The assistants say that it looked like he was being held in his home which is on the other side of the mountains. They then have the idea of letting the trainers use the rental Pokémon, with each trainer getting two. Poké Balls use a special kind of technology, which keeps things like EMPs from affecting them. The groups then make their way towards Mr. Pokémon’s house, group 1 going southwest, group 2 going northwest.

Along the way, they’ll notice that a lot of the Pokémon have become more aggressive, with some of them attacking the groups on sight. Natural disasters like tremors and storms also become more prevalent.

Both groups also have a run in with Crimson, who introduces them to Team Spectrum. He reveals that their group was behind the kidnapping of Mr Pokémon and the explosions at the outposts. He also mentions that Team Spectrum’s goal is to preserve the nature on the islands. Mr Pokémon used to have the same beliefs, but he betrayed them after he was bought out by corporate greed. He escapes after being defeated both times.

Eventually, both groups arrive at Mr. Pokémon’s house. There, they find a third group of people, who were taken to the Abandoned Outpost and also had their blimp blown up. From them, they find out that the natural disasters and the Pokémon becoming aggressive is not Team Spectrum’s doing, but of the Pokémon that created the island, Regigigas. Regigigas is known as the Pokémon that can move continents and it was theorized that it was the reason these islands were formed and after doing so, it went into a deep slumber. From the information they gathered, Team Spectrum’s explosions caused the Pokémon to begin waking up, which is responsible for the calamities. If the Pokémon wakes up, there’s a good chance it will destroy the island and possibly even the whole region. Relica, an archeologist, reveals that there exist some ancient musical instruments that could help quell the beast, put it back to sleep. Throughout history, they’ve appeared where ever the Pokémon rested so they’re probably located somewhere on the islands.

All the groups pull out pieces of ancient tablets they’ve gathered throughout their journeys through the islands which contained parts of texts. After putting them all together they read:

The fiery drum, whose beats are as powerful as an erupting volcano

The aqua-monica, whose humms are as soothing as the ocean’s waves

The icy flute, whose notes are as chilling as a winter breeze

The rock horn, whose noisy blasts can crack the hardest stone

The terra cymbals, whose clangs are as devastating as an earthquake

The grass cornet, whose festive tunes carry along the grassy fields

The sky melodica, whose whistle is as swift as the northern winds

After reading the descriptions, they’re able to figure out the general locations of where they might be hidden. Someone suggests to break off into small groups, so that they are able to gather all the instruments are quick as possible.

The rock horn is the closest to the whole group, so they decide to stick together to retrieve the first instrument. Along the way up Heaven’s Peak, strange dialogue from Mauve, teal and nikolas has bane/Derek question them. It then becomes apparent that they’ve been a part of Team Spectrum all along. After being defeated, they flee the scene, allowing the group to make it up the mountain, where they eventually encounter the Rock Flute’s Guardian, Tyranitar. After defeating it once it mega evolves, they successfully retrieve the Rock horn. It’s now when they split into six groups to retrieve the rest of the instruments.

Each group has its own unique journey while going off to retrieve their instrument. Some groups once again have encounters with Team Spectrum, but each one has to defeat the Guardian defending the instrument.

In some instances, Team Spectrum will make off with some of the instruments.

After collecting some instruments, everyone regroups back at Mr Pokémon’s house. By this time, the natural disasters have began to get worse. Relica is able to determine that the epicenter appears to be the center of the island, underneath the mountains. Before they leave, they find Mr Pokémon badly injured. He tells them that Team Spectrum are aware of Regigigas and plan on using whatever instruments they were able to steal to control it and destroy the region. He also reveals that their leader is named Rosie, and she used to be a very good friend of his. She was the one who recommended that he invite all of the region’s strongest trainers, so that they could all be wiped out at once. He apologizes for causing all this mess and points the group to a secret entrance to the mountains behind his house which should lead them to Team Spectrum. Mr Pokémon eventually succumbs to his injuries and dies.

The group follow the tunnel through the mountain, eventually reaching a big chamber with a large statue in the middle. There, they find all the members of Team Spectrum. They are greeted by the leader herself, Rosie. While the admins distract the group, she uses whatever instruments they have to awaken the legendary Pokémon, Regigigas. The giant statue begins to come alive, and due to only a few of the instruments being used to revive it, it attacks everything in a frenzy. Rosie and Nikolas use this opportunity to escape. Some of the other admins are killed, but the group is able to detain one of them. Regigigas meanwhile goes berserk and breaks out of the chamber, destroying everything in its path.

One of the members of the group, Locky, reveals themselves to be a member of the International Police, and begins to question the captured Team Spectrum admin. They reveal that Rose and Nikolas plan to escape from the island from an airship they have on Meteor Island. Locky, now Looker, then ends up killing the admin. He explains that he’s been after the evil team for some time now and apologizes for not saying anything earlier, as he was afraid he’d blow his cover.

The group go outside through the giant hole in the mountain and see that Regigigas has already begun tearing the island apart. In the distance, they can see Meteor Island. When asked how they’re supposed to even reach the island. Someone brings up using the Beached Vessel, but is immediately turned town as that ship hasn’t been used in years, it’s incredibly damaged and they don’t have the time to try and repair it now. Someone else then has the idea of not needing to use the ship to sail in water. They explain that if they can get some specific Pokémon, they’ll be able to quickly restore the ship and use it to sail to Meteor Island. They say that they’ll need magnets from a Probopass from Mystic Cavern, electricity from a Heliolisk on Cape Instinct, and the hot air from a Talonflame in Valor Pelago.

The group decides to split up once again to retrieve all three Pokémon and separate into three groups. They head their separate ways, catch the Pokémon, and then all make their way to the Beach Vessel. The groups also try to keep safe from the calamity that Regigigas is causing. All three Pokémon are used to magnetize the ship, charge it enough to get it turned back on, and use hot air to sail it over to Meteor Island.

The group eventually reaches Meteor Island and sees Rosie and Nikolas about to enter their airship. Derek, the champion of the region, pleads with them to give back the instruments so that they can at least stop Regigigas from destroying the region. After they refuse, a battle ensues between Rosie, Nikolas and the group, with Regigigas attacking everyone. Rosie and Nikolas are defeated and eventually Rosie sees the errors of her ways as she watches Regigigas start to head towards the region. She gives the group the remaining instruments, which are then all used to calm Regigigas down. In a shocking turn of events, Nikolas kills Rosie, deeming her weak and a traitor to Team Spectrum. Nikolas reveals that he never joined Team Spectrum because he shared their ideals of preservation, he only wanted to use Regigigas to gain control of the island and then extract all of its raw minerals for profit. But all that went to waste the moment Rosie gave back the instruments.

A brief battle ensues, and Nikolas uses this chance to flee on the airship. As soon as the airship takes flight however, Regigigas destroys it with a Hyper Beam, killing Nikolas.

End.