Before Pokemon Academy ever become a thought, Athena was one of the few goddess was one of the few chosen warriors to fight against the evil forces of Dark Dexrious. She had done her best to protect the world for thousand of years, but lost her title when her two warriors friends betray her by working for the enemy. Thousand years had passed, and Athena walk around the world that she protected for a long time, now became one of the fellow people that live there. Athena hid her true identy as being a normal martial art teacher at the Pokemon Academy. The headmaster Thomas the writer, and his sister Nova notice that the elder pokemon hybrid had no family, and figure they take her in. Athena accepted their last name, and was happy to be part of a family she call her own. Athena acted like an older Aunt to them, and help out at the academy to help teach the student the ancient art of fighting, and meditation