July 27th, 1981
"Boys, don't go too far!" Claire called, watching her sons run off towards the playground. The woman next to her chuckled, rocking the baby in her arms back and forth.
"Those boys are so eager to play aren't they? Even Gale wasn't that eager." she spoke.
"Speaking of, have they found her yet?" Claire questioned.
"No, not yet. I heard that they might abandon the search." the woman began to cry. "Oh she would have loved to have met little Chris here. She always said that she wanted a little brother."
"Oh Mary..." Claire said, setting a hand on her friend's shoulder. A small squeal brought their attention back to the playground. The children were taking turns pushing each other down the slide, one of Claire's sons trying to get another boy to go down with him.
"Toby, don't try to get someone to go down if they don't want to!" Claire called, Toby looking at her with a small pout before turning away and going down the slide, his plush monkey's arms flailing in the sudden wind. Claire sighed before turning back to Mary, who giggled.
"Toby seems to really like that kid." Mary said, teasing her friend.
"Who, that boy he wanted to go down the slide with?" Claire asked, Mary nodding in confirmation. Claire giggled at the statement.
"If Toby did like another boy, that's fine. As my father always said, 'Love is love, no matter what form it comes in'." Claire smiled softly.
"The church would crucify you if that heard you say that." Mary said, staring directly at a couple that was heading towards them from across the park.
"Why do you think I said it, hmm?" Claire said, following her friends gaze, a frown settling on her face. The couple crossed the play area and stopped in front of them.
"Hello Clairece, Maryana." the woman said. "What a cute baby."
"Claire, Diana. Claire. Not Clairece." Claire said.
"Whatever you say, Clairece. So, Maryana, can I hold the baby?" Diana said. Mary huffed.
"No, Diana. You may not hold my baby." Mary said, Diana looked outraged.
"Maryana, how rude-"
"STOP CALLING ME MARYANA! MY NAME IS MARY!" Mary yelled, causing Chris to jump and whimper. Claire took him from her friend, starting to rock him back and forth as he began to hiccup.
"Hush little Chrissie, don't say a word, Claire is gonna buy you a mocking bird. And if that mocking bird doesn't sing, Claire is gonna buy you a diamond ring..." Claire continued to sing to the baby, who had stopped hiccuping and began to fall asleep. Diana, who had been snarling at Mary, turned towards Claire, her arms slowly twitching forwards. Claire took notice and smiled, suddenly changing the tone of the song as she looked up at Diana.
"And if this lady takes you from me, Claire is gonna get out her daddy's Tommy. And if that Tommy is in good shape, Claire is gonna give in to her hate." she sung sweetly, making Diana back up in fear. The man who had come with her hugged her.
"You are going to hell for threatening someone." he said, expecting her to look scared, but was surprised when Claire just laughed.
"Oh, Thomas, you joker, you know that I am not as religious as you. Just because I threatened someone doesn't mean I will actually go to hell." Claire smiled, making the couple back up. Mary, who had looked back at the park, spoke up.
"Claire, where are Toby and Oliver?" Claire suddenly looked around Diana and Thomas at the play set, Toby and Oliver both not in sight. She handed Mary back her baby and got up.
"Toby? Oliver?" She called, walking towards the play set. One of the kids stopped playing and approached Claire.
"Are you looking for Toby and Oli?" he asked, making Claire nod. "They went with a really nice man in a red shirt. They got into a red car and went away." he said, before running back over to his friends. Claire stood there dumbly before what she learned dawned upon her. She suddenly cried out in horror, running back to Mary and gathering her things.
"Claire, honey, what happened?" Mary asked, confused.
"MY SONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN, MARY!" Claire cried, making Mary's face suddenly warp in horror. An evil grin split Diana's face.
"This is your punishment for threatening me, God has played his ha-"
"Oh shut up you fucking harpy, go suck a dick and stop talking to me!" Claire snapped, making Diana gasp.
"How ru-"
"Diana, listen to Claire for once, and shut that vile hole you call a mouth!" Mary snarled, gathering her things and setting Chris in his carrier before they ran off to Mary's car, leaving an offended Diana behind with her husband. They loaded in and drove straight to the sheriff's office, where they reported her boys missing, and an investigation was launched to try to find the boys.
July 17th, 1983
Claire sighed as she walked down the road. Its been two years since she had last seen her babies. After a week of searching, authorities had found a red car with Toby's monkey plush in the back seat, the licence plates removed and a small blood splatter on the back seat cushions. All tracks ended there, and the case ran cold. After six months, authorities dropped the search for Gale Splicer. Mary fell into a deep despair and Mary's mother, Clementine, had to move into the home to take care of Chris until Mary was able to do it by herself again. After 18 months, authorities had to drop the search for Toby and Oliver Easton, as no new leads had popped up after so long. Claire continued to search for her babies on her own, having little to no luck. She looked up and realized where she was. She was where the park used to be. It was demolished and had been replaced with a large building. It was going to be opened as a Café, something that wasn't already in town. She sighed and began to walk off when a hand suddenly came over her mouth and dragged her into the alley beside the café. She struggled and flailed, trying to smack her attacker so she could get away, when they jammed their fingers into her throat and her world went black.
Claire awoke to unfamiliar surroundings. She sat up and looked around, taking in the robotic parts and wires around the room. She stood, grabbing onto the wall for support, and left the room. She looked around, walking through the halls and into a large room with fake trees and a stage. A loud crash made her look towards an open door, a man in a red shirt looking at her from the doorway. They looked at one another for a few seconds before Claire turned and ran towards the hall. A bang rang out in the room, and a sharp pain in her leg caused her to cry out and fall onto the floor. She dragged herself down the hall, whimpering from time to time, slow footsteps accompanying her. At the end, she turned around and saw the man hovering above her, a gun aimed at her head. With the last of her willpower, she leveled him with a heated glare.
"Burn in hell." she snarled, the man pulled the trigger, and Claire's world faded to black once more.
(AN: I want the Burn in Hell line to be in Latin because Claire is like super into Ancient Rome and the Latin language but like I don't speak Latin and I don't trust Google Translate to give me an actual translation, so if anyone speaks Latin I would like some help with it, please.)
September 13th, 1983
"W-W-W-Welcome to Kim's!" A voice called over the door, the woman looking up to see a large, navy blue spider above the door, it's thorax facing the ceiling and its eyes, a piercing red, were staring straight at her. She shivered slightly and approached the stage, a man in a suit standing there, staring at the robots as they moved about the stage.
"E-Excuse me, sir?" she asked. The man turned to look at her, staring her down and making her uncomfortable. "I... uhh... I-I'm here for the cooking position."
"Ah! You must be Mary Splicer then." he said, Mary nodding. He grinned and led her to the kitchen. She looked around in awe. The cookware was brand new, and the stove and ovens spotless. The fridges were packed full of food, and there was a beautiful espresso machine by the order window. She looked back at the man and grinned.
"I'll take it!" she said excitedly, making the man's grin widen.
"Not yet, we need to do some background checks, but I did those before hand. Just need to clear things up first." he said, making her tilt her head. He led her to the Office where they spoke for about half an hour. Soon, Mary was standing in front of the Café, shaking the man's hand.
"Thank you so much Mr. Gilson!" she said, making him nod.
"No, thank you for taking the job!" he replied, releasing her hand. "Come back in one week, we'll be OFFICIALLY open for business then!" Mary nodded, smiling, and left the Café.
"A-A-A-Awww! C-C-C-Come back s-soon!~" the spider called, causing a small shiver to go down Mary's spine once again. Something about that spider made her uncomfortable. Little did she know, five figures, three children and two adults, were watching her from the roof. Each of them watched as she got into her car and drove off, before four of them vanished, leaving one child behind.
"Mommy..." the figure whispered, before they too vanished.
AN: HHHHHHHH This WHOLE PROLOGUE was 1577 words. 1577! That's NOT INCLUDING ANY AUTHOR'S NOTES! Holy christ! I am so happy that I was able to get that much out!
Sooooooooo, how was it?~ Did I do good? Is there anything I should change? Please tell me, I look forward to future input. Also, if anyone can tell me how to say "Burn in Hell" in Latin, please do! And DON'T use Google Translate. I don't trust it.
So, until next time, Stay Tuned, Keep your Pokémon happy, and Ja Ne!~
