Chapter 1. Before
I remembered those days... When we were carefree...
and happy...
A playful young Pichu wandered through the beautiful green forest. "Akira! I'm so gonna find you!" Sunlight streamed through the trees in glittering specks on the grassy floor.
A brown streak of fur flashed behind him. "Oh no you won't, Kai!"
A sudden rustling in the nearby bush startled him. "Ah-ha!" Kai pounced on a nearby bush and a young Eevee appeared. "Gotcha, Akira! Your turn to seek!" And with that the Pichu bolted away to hide, grinning widely.
Akira wheeled around to chase him...
Thunder boomed overhead, and I tried to nestle myself deeper into the small damp cavern. "These are the memories I need to let go", I told myself. But it didn't help, because another flashback occurred. This was when we were slightly older...
The Pikachu nuzzled her neck softly. "I will always love you Akira, no matter what happens."
"Me too, Kai." she answered. But Kai could tell she was still full of worry and distress.
The Pokémon walked side by side in the lush green forest for perhaps their last time. A tear escaped Akira's eye. "But... Kai... What if I don't make it? W-what if we don't make it?" Akira looked up at Kai with large frightened eyes.
"I don't care what they say. I don't care what you might become after your evolution. Just remember that I will always love you Akira, no matter what."
But that was before...
I shook my head, trying to get rid of the feelings and emotions like I always did...
My flashbacks had finally ended. And inside my cold, dark cave, I wept...
silently...
and alone...