I don't own Pokemon. If I did, then I wouldn't write it here. So far, the only thing I own is my character, Chase Nirvs. Well, enjoy!
It was a day that I will never forget. I thought that I had the perfect family. I thought that I was going to become a great trainer. I thought that I had a great future ahead of me. And I thought that my parents were the best people in my life. I thought that nothing could tear apart my family. My life was a good as it could've been. Until that one summer night. I can still hear Professor Oak telling me what happened like it was yesterday.
RingRingRing, Phone Call, RingRingRing.
"Who would be calling this late at night?" Professor Oak got up from his table to answer the phone after seeing that the caller ID showed Pallet PD. "Hello, this is Professor Oak."
The Professor saw Officer Jenny on the video screen. "Professor, is there a young boy staying with you, named Chase Nirvs?"
"Why yes," replied Oak. "Can I ask why you are calling at 10:45 at night?"
Officer Jenny looked like she didn't want to give the news to the Professor this late at night, but she did anyways. "Well, there has been an accident involving his parents on their cruise. The ship, S.S. Relaxation, has gone down in the middle of the ocean early yesterday morning. The Coast Guard hasn't found any survivors. We believe that the ship went down while most of the passengers and crew were asleep. We also have strong suspicion to believe that the ship went down as a result of a Neo Team Rocket attack. Divers found 'NTR' spray painted in red on some of the windows of ship. We now have every region in the world on the lookout for any NTR activity. I'm sorry to have bothered you this late at night with such bad news. Goodnight Professor." And with that, Officer Jenny hung up her phone and the screen went blank.
"Oh my," that was all Oak could come up with. What am I going to tell Chase? He's going to be hurt to know that his parents aren't around anymore. I'll wake him tom…, stopping short when he heard…
"Who was on the phone, Prof?" I had been awakened by the phone ringing and had just made it out of the guest room to the laboratory. Still seeing a little blurry, I watched the professor slowly walk over to me and motion for me to sit at the table.
"Chase, there has been a problem with your parents cruise." He paused, like he was trying to find either the courage or the strength, or both, to tell me what had happened. "For some reason, the ship went down yesterday morning before anyone was up. The Coast Guard and local PD don't believe there to be any survivors. I'm sorry…"
I ran as fast as I could out of the laboratory and into the night. I couldn't listen to him anymore. My parents were gone. Their ship went down. No survivors. Why? Why them? They didn't want to take me with them. Why not? I was their only son; I was suppose to be with them all the time while I grew up. I suddenly found myself in the guest room crying loudly and shaking badly because I had no family. This as the first time that I had felt lost in my entire life. I tried burrowing under every sheet, blanket, and comforter that I found in the linens closet. Trying to remember the warmth I felt before that phone call. While I lay there on my bed, I slowly started to fall back to sleep.
The next day wasn't any better for me to start off with. I went to do the chores that the Professor gave me in the morning. The entire morning, you could say that I acted more like a zombie than anything else. Nothing that the Pokémon on the grounds did seemed to cheer me up. They knew that I was feeling bad, but not how bad because they never saw me this down. It wasn't until late that afternoon that the Professor came home.
"Where'd you go today?" was the only thing that I could say, to weak to say anything else fearing for more bad news.
"Well, I went down to the PD to see if it was alright for you to stay with me until you want to leave. And to have everything that your parent's name on be changed over to your name. Which isn't much, since they only had three bedroom house, a small lot of land, and everything inside. But everything is in your name so nothing will be taken from any pesky lawyers that come around." The Professor stopped and looked at me. I guess that he could tell that I was still in shock.
Wait, did he say that I could stay with him until I wanted to leave? That means I'm not lost. I still belong here. "Sure, sounds great! As long as I'm not a burden on you Prof." I couldn't believe it! The Prof had just told me that I could stay with him.
"Burden, no. Actually, I'd like to have some assistance around here since Tracey left to go sketch some new Pokémon in the islands. Also, while you're here, you can learn more about Pokémon so that you have a lot of knowledge before you start your Pokémon journey in two years. How about a deal? You help me for two years, and I'll give you six starters, any of your choice. Plus six months prior to you leaving so you won't have any problems before you leave. Sound good to you?" After the professor finished talking, he walked over to me and held out his hand to seal the deal.
I thought about the deal, for about a microsecond, before eagerly shaking his hand. My hopes rising out of the murky depths that they have been in. Suddenly, I thought of something, "Hey Prof, what caused my parents' ship to go down?"
"Well, uh, the local PD hasn't figured that out yet," Oak replied. I know Officer Jenny told me, but I don't think that Chase is ready for the rest of the story yet. Maybe one day, he will be. And with that, Oak walked off to his laboratory.
"ALRIGHT! I have a home again, I'm still going to be a trainer, plus I'm getting extra Pokémon for helping the Prof for the next two years!" I was happy, but another thought darkened my thoughts almost as quickly. I wonder if mom and dad are watching me? I couldn't help but look up to the sky, letting a small tear escape.
I was only eight at the time of the accident. Now, I'm about to start my journey. Next month I turn ten years old and can start my journey. Professor Oak made good on his side of the deal after I did my half. Instead of choosing a variety, like what he wanted me to kind of do, I choose six Eevees.
"But Chase, why not a variety? That way you can overcome every obstacle a little easier." The Prof had a concerned tone in his voice. Over the last two years, I guess I started to look to him like a second father, and he thought I was his son.
"Well, it's a simple matter because I know that Eevee can turn into many forms. Any form that can overcome every obstacle a little easier." I purposefully used his tone, just to show him that I had indeed learned some things while working for him.
"I see," mused the Prof. "What about evolving them? When are you going to do that?"
"Only when they're ready to evolve. I'm not going to push them into it if they don't want to evolve. Plus I find the Eevees to be most interesting because of their evolving capabilities. So I guess that I'm going to be the best Eevee Master." As I said this, I was looking at the Eevees that the Prof had granted me.
"Oh, I see that you learned a few some things while working here," Oak said as he smiled. He then grabbed a small box from the wall they were standing by and handed it to me. "I thought you'd feel that way, since you asked for only Eevees. Here, take these, they might help you later on, when their ready." He pointed to the Eevees that started to play in front of them from growing bored.
Prof Oak started walking back to the laboratory. "Finish up your chores and I'll see you at supper." He waved before entering his lab.
I had forgotten about the box he handed my just a few moments ago. I looked inside of it, and gasped at what I saw. Three evolution stones. A Water stone, a Fire stone, and a Thunder stone. Wow, this is some deal I got. I got to stay with Prof Oak. I got six Eevees before anyone one else could get one. And I got evolution stones to help my dream to be an Eevee Master. How am I ever going to thanked him enough? While I thought about this, I ran off to do the rest of my chores, leaving the Eevees to play in the grass near the lab.
After supper, I had to ask the Prof something. "Hey Prof, I thought of something while I was finishing my chores earlier." I had a slightly serious tone in my voice, wanting to only know one thing.
"Sure, ask away my boy." The Prof had caught the serious tone and wondered if I was going to ask anything about the accident.
"Has the Vermilion City PD figured out who sunk my parents' ship?" I asked as straight forward as I could, without breaking down.
"Actually, they only have a strong suspicion. They believe it to have been done by a group that calls themselves Neo Team Rocket. On the windows of the ship, there was 'NTR' spray painted on them before it went down. That is the only thing that they have come up with." As the Prof finished talking, he sat down at the table after washing the dishes. "I'm sorry that it happened. I miss them almost as badly as you do. But I'm sure that your parents would be proud of you for growing up into a trainer who has his head held high. Just some advice before I leave for the lab again. Don't give up hope on your dream of being an Eevee Master. As long as you do that, I'm sure you won't be a disappointment to yourself, me, or your parents." With that, he got up and left for his lab.
I watched him until he went into his lab. Neo Team Rocket, huh. The only evidence is 'NTR' on the windows of the ship. As soon as I get to Vermilion, I'm going to the PD to look at the evidence file. Then I'm going to find NTR and destroy them like they almost did me! I looked into the night sky. "You hear me NTR, I'm coming for you, to avenge my parents and those who you killed!" I yelled this to the moon as loud as I could. I was furious. Spray paint. The only clue to my parents' death. It would have been better if there were no NTR spray paintings anywhere. It could have just been and accident in the books. But this was murder. "I WILL GET YOU BACK FOR THIS!"
After calming down a bit, I called all my Eevees into my guest room and got ready for some sleep. I was going to start my training early so that I would have experience at battling with my new Pokémon. The next month would be very exciting, as I try to train while doing my chores and making meals for me, the Prof, and my Eevees. But now, I needed sleep. I went to sleep that night knowing that I had a mission, and a goal. To avenge my parents, and to be the greatest Eevee Master.
Well, what d'ya think? If you couldn't tell, this is my first on ff.n . So please review, I know you want to! HAHA! SYL!