Stars twinkle slightly and calmly in the sky. Trees wave and leaves rustle in the breeze. Starly chirp from wherever they hide and all the lights of the houses have long gone out.
The boy sits on the edge of the window, eyes closed. The slight night breeze ruffles his raven black hair. The long-sleeved black hoodie shields his face from prying eyes and keeps him warm, although he has another personal reason for the long sleeves. A frown remains etched onto the his face while he faces the scenery out of his bedroom window.
His name is Ash. Ash Ketchum.
A few houses away, the girl climbs out of her bed, heading downstairs to the store room quietly. Her pastel green hair waves gently in as she treads lightly. After some searching, she finds what she was looking for and takes it, bringing it back into her room. A soft noise can be heard as the blade of the penknife she found is revealed, glinting dangerously.
Her name is Summer. Summer Emerald.
Taking advantage of his sleeping partner, a yellow electric mouse Pokemon, he slides closer to the edge of the windowsill. However, the slight noise made alerted the Pikachu, his ears instantly jerking up and his head following soon after.
They are quite similar, in more ways than one.
"Would anyone know? Would anyone care? They wouldn't notice. To hell with my title, the world is better off without me anyways," she mutters quietly to herself, taking care not to alert the blue penguin Pokemon still sleeping on the bed.
He is the current Kanto champion.
"Pikapi!" The mouse Pokemon exclaims, leaping towards his trainer desperately. It definitely isn't the first time the boy had tried to do such a thing, but it definitely wouldn't be the last. Pikachu quickly unleashed a Thunder Wave attack, paralysing his trainer so he couldn't do anything stupid.
She is the current Sinnoh champion.
She brought the knife down to her wrist and slowly pressed down, watching nervously as a drop of red liquid formed. Then, she hesitated slightly, voices running through her head. That was enough time for the Piplup to wake up and notice what her trainer was doing.
He is depressed.
As the boy struggled to move off the edge, Pikachu had leapt towards a Pokeball, released the Pokemon inside of it and together, both of them dragged their trainer back into the room.
She is depressed too.
With a frantic "Pip!", the Piplup leapt forward with a Drill Peck attack, knocking the penknife from her trainer's hands. That startled the girl enough to notice she no longer had the penknife in her hand.
He has dark secrets hidden about his past.
"Pika pika chu!" Pikachu shouted softly at his trainer.
"Gren grenin!" The other Pokemon, a Greninja, joined in.
The boy didn't listen, merely letting his emotions flow. Tears trickled down his face as he sobbed into his palms.
"You know, I was thinking about him," he gasped slowly.
That shut the two Pokemon up as they looked sympathetically at him.
She has dark secrets hidden about her past too.
"Why Aqua, why? You know better than anyone why I do this to myself!" She yells quietly, breathing deeply.
"Pip pip lup pip!" Her Piplup, Aqua, retorts.
"But... you've been with me all this time, surely you know what happened in my past?" She questions weakly.
Aqua remains silent, having nothing to say as memories run through her head, all anger for her trainer instantly reduced to pity.
Both their lives are an endless abyss of darkness.
The Pikachu snaps up as he hears a Pokeball opening. Instantly, he goes into battle mode, staying alert for any intruders. There were none, however.
But maybe, someone can pull them out into the light.
Aqua heads over to a Pokeball, tapping on the button in the centre. It snaps open and a flash of red energy reforms itself into a Roserade.
"Rose, ros-e-rade," She consoles her trainer while glancing worriedly at Aqua.
One day, at least.