Ms Fieldman sat her class down in the shade of a large oak. The day had turned out better than expected. Instead of showers, they got a pleasant sun peeking through the trees, and instead of the 'back table' boys destroying all life within sight, they had been well behaved. Okay, well behaved for them.
"Okay kids! You have two hours. Eat, drink, be merry. Take photos of the Pokemon and trees if you haven't already. But don't leave the clearing. Understood?"
Most of the class nodded, then separated into it's groups. Cindy's gang moved out into the sun. Marvin and the Geeks went looking for more Metapod specimens. The Pony Club began checking the surrounding trees for Oddishes.
"Science sucks." Tommy announced, receiving much agreement from the four other boys.
"Hey, why are we just sitting here?" Daniel asked.
"What do you mean?" Asked Breyden, nervously. "You're not suggesting we... go into the forest, are you?"
"What's the matter? Scared of the Bulbasaur?" Tommy teased.
"It's not the Bulbasaur. It's.... you heard what the old man said!" Breyden tried to defend himself.
"What? The Werepokemon? That's just a stupid legend!" Tommy dissed. "I think you're a little Pidgey! Aren't you? Pidgey! Pidgey!"
The group laughed.
"I'm not scared. I was just checking to see if you were!" Breyden replied hastily.
"C'mon." Tommy shoved Breyden hard in the back toward the dark, thick trees. The rest of the boys followed.
"Those boys are getting in trouble again. I can feel it." Ms Fieldman murmured.
Tommy led the way through the thick undergrowth, pushing the past the greenery like he was wading through mud. There was the occasional sound from a Pidgeotto, or Rattata. As they walked further, the boys gathered closer to one another.
"It's like someone's watching us." Daniel said, breaking the silence.
"Shut up. It's just the Pokemon." Tommy cursed as he hit his leg. "Who put that rock there?"
"Um....." Breyden was almost afraid to speak. "Did it just get quiet all of a sudden?"
"Yeah, it's because of all the noise Tommy's making." Ben said.
"No, it's not." Breyden was certain. They all were.
The group was silent for what seemed like an eternity.
"Let's go back." Daniel suggested.
"This way." Tommy led.
They pushed onwards for what seemed like hours. Instead of the growth getting thinner, like they expected, it got thicker, and the Pokemon still hadn't uttered a syllable. The silence was like a weight.
"Ow!" Tommy grabbed his shin. "Not aga--" He paled.
"What is it?" Breyden asked.
"It... it's the same rock." Tommy was staring, getting paler by the second.
"What?" Daniel asked.
"It's same rock. The one I bashed my leg on last time." Tommy turned, white as a sheet. "We went in a circle."
"Impossible." Not even Ben was convinced of his own words.
"I know." Breyden said. He tore a piece of bark off a nearby tree. "We'll walk in the same direction we did last time. I'll keep the bark. If we come by this tree again, we'll know we're lost."
"Good idea." Tommy said. He let Daniel lead.
The walked and walked and walked, and again it seemed to go on for hours. It got harder and harder to walk.
"Ouch!" Daniel cried.
"Oh no!" Breyden breathed, staring.
"What?" Ben asked.
Breyden pointed to the tree he was staring at.
It was missing a piece of bark.
A piece of bark the exact same size and shape as the one in his hand.
"What's going on?" Tommy whispered.
A large growl sounded behind them.
Turning, the boys came face-to-face with a large pair of golden eyes, staring at them from the dark shadows of the trees.
The boys screamed, and began running with all their might away from the eyes.
The eyes followed, and were revealed as a beast, somehow man and Pokemon at the same time.
Tommy tripped.
The other boys ran on.
"HELP!!" He cried! "HELP ME!"
Breyden stopped and turned.
"TOMMY!! BEHIND YOU!!" He warned.
Tommy turned. The Beast was towering over him.
Licking it's lips.
"AAARRRGGGHHH!!!" Tommy screamed.
"TOMMY!!!" Breyden yelled, and began searching for something, anything!
"I've waited so long!" The Beast howled in a twisted voice, filled with pain, longing and primal delight.
It grabbed Tommy and pulled him up towards him.
"TOMMY!!" Breyden cried helplessly.
The Beast bit down on Tommy's shoulder.
Then, both of them howled out in pain. A blue light, a mist, surrounded them both.
Breyden tried to watch, but it was all too bright, and loud.
After what seemed an eternity, the screaming stopped.
Breyden finally opened his eyes.
They were both gone.
"Okay kids! You have two hours. Eat, drink, be merry. Take photos of the Pokemon and trees if you haven't already. But don't leave the clearing. Understood?"
Most of the class nodded, then separated into it's groups. Cindy's gang moved out into the sun. Marvin and the Geeks went looking for more Metapod specimens. The Pony Club began checking the surrounding trees for Oddishes.
"Science sucks." Tommy announced, receiving much agreement from the four other boys.
"Hey, why are we just sitting here?" Daniel asked.
"What do you mean?" Asked Breyden, nervously. "You're not suggesting we... go into the forest, are you?"
"What's the matter? Scared of the Bulbasaur?" Tommy teased.
"It's not the Bulbasaur. It's.... you heard what the old man said!" Breyden tried to defend himself.
"What? The Werepokemon? That's just a stupid legend!" Tommy dissed. "I think you're a little Pidgey! Aren't you? Pidgey! Pidgey!"
The group laughed.
"I'm not scared. I was just checking to see if you were!" Breyden replied hastily.
"C'mon." Tommy shoved Breyden hard in the back toward the dark, thick trees. The rest of the boys followed.
"Those boys are getting in trouble again. I can feel it." Ms Fieldman murmured.
Tommy led the way through the thick undergrowth, pushing the past the greenery like he was wading through mud. There was the occasional sound from a Pidgeotto, or Rattata. As they walked further, the boys gathered closer to one another.
"It's like someone's watching us." Daniel said, breaking the silence.
"Shut up. It's just the Pokemon." Tommy cursed as he hit his leg. "Who put that rock there?"
"Um....." Breyden was almost afraid to speak. "Did it just get quiet all of a sudden?"
"Yeah, it's because of all the noise Tommy's making." Ben said.
"No, it's not." Breyden was certain. They all were.
The group was silent for what seemed like an eternity.
"Let's go back." Daniel suggested.
"This way." Tommy led.
They pushed onwards for what seemed like hours. Instead of the growth getting thinner, like they expected, it got thicker, and the Pokemon still hadn't uttered a syllable. The silence was like a weight.
"Ow!" Tommy grabbed his shin. "Not aga--" He paled.
"What is it?" Breyden asked.
"It... it's the same rock." Tommy was staring, getting paler by the second.
"What?" Daniel asked.
"It's same rock. The one I bashed my leg on last time." Tommy turned, white as a sheet. "We went in a circle."
"Impossible." Not even Ben was convinced of his own words.
"I know." Breyden said. He tore a piece of bark off a nearby tree. "We'll walk in the same direction we did last time. I'll keep the bark. If we come by this tree again, we'll know we're lost."
"Good idea." Tommy said. He let Daniel lead.
The walked and walked and walked, and again it seemed to go on for hours. It got harder and harder to walk.
"Ouch!" Daniel cried.
"Oh no!" Breyden breathed, staring.
"What?" Ben asked.
Breyden pointed to the tree he was staring at.
It was missing a piece of bark.
A piece of bark the exact same size and shape as the one in his hand.
"What's going on?" Tommy whispered.
A large growl sounded behind them.
Turning, the boys came face-to-face with a large pair of golden eyes, staring at them from the dark shadows of the trees.
The boys screamed, and began running with all their might away from the eyes.
The eyes followed, and were revealed as a beast, somehow man and Pokemon at the same time.
Tommy tripped.
The other boys ran on.
"HELP!!" He cried! "HELP ME!"
Breyden stopped and turned.
"TOMMY!! BEHIND YOU!!" He warned.
Tommy turned. The Beast was towering over him.
Licking it's lips.
"AAARRRGGGHHH!!!" Tommy screamed.
"TOMMY!!!" Breyden yelled, and began searching for something, anything!
"I've waited so long!" The Beast howled in a twisted voice, filled with pain, longing and primal delight.
It grabbed Tommy and pulled him up towards him.
"TOMMY!!" Breyden cried helplessly.
The Beast bit down on Tommy's shoulder.
Then, both of them howled out in pain. A blue light, a mist, surrounded them both.
Breyden tried to watch, but it was all too bright, and loud.
After what seemed an eternity, the screaming stopped.
Breyden finally opened his eyes.
They were both gone.