AN: From the 1sentence community on livejournal. Theme set Gamma.
five and zero
01 – Ring
He smiled to himself as the temporary vaporeon spun around and performed the "Aqua Ring" move he instructed.
02 – Hero
Red never denied being one – he never confirmed it, either.
03 – Memory
Yellow gave an exasperated sigh upon realizing that Red may never remember a particular dratini and little girl.
04 – Box
He typically zoned out whenever Bill went into extensive explanations of his Pokémon Storage mechanism.
05 – Run
If only he stocked up more repels, then Red wouldn't have to deal with all these goddamn zubat.
06 – Hurricane
Red never doubted Mewtwo could create one, watching in amazement as the cloned pokémon whipped up a tornado with its spoon.
07 – Wings
Sometimes Red would pretend that Aero was not there at his back.
08 – Cold
He does not feel the frostbite anymore, but a new challenger always kindles the fire in his smile.
09 – Red
As a matter of fact, it wasn't his favorite color.
10 – Drink
"You want me to endorse what now?" Red asked, holding an aluminum can donning his face and the label, "Red Energy Drink – THE DRINK OF CHAMPIONS."
11 – Midnight
It was always in the center of night when he would lay down and count the stars until he fell asleep.
12 – Temptation
Several times he wanted to call it quits and descend down from the godforsaken mountain, and several times more he would grit his teeth and trudge on.
13 – View
Nothing could possibly be more beautiful, he decided upon gazing over the two countries.
14 – Music
There always seemed to be a symphony racing through his ears whenever he had a difficult battle, it was the amazing thing about adrenalin, he thought.
15 – Silk
Lazy days were filled with the two of them relaxing – his hand routinely gliding through her soft hair.
16 – Cover
The disguise was perfect, Red thought upon viewing himself in a mirror clothed in Rocket apparel.
17 – Promise
He smiled as the eevee began evolving into an espeon…and told it, "I will never make you change your shape ever again."
18 – Dream
They always ended with the picture of Red surrounded by his friends – pokémon and human alike.
19 – Candle
"Could you move your tail over here a little, please?" Red beckoned the charizard as night settled and the letter-writing became difficult.
20 – Talent
Just how fast the boy had been rising through the Gym Leader Challenge and League almost scared Professor Oak to a degree.
21 – Silence
Red turned around to the strange boy and offered no words as he drew a pokéball out and summoned his pikachu.
22 – Journey
They all must come to an end someday, he thought as he placed the white flower in front of his pokémon's grave marker.
23 – Fire
The fire in his eyes never once subsided as the strange boy defeated him at last.
24 – Strength
Not only did he not have the power to fight Deoxys, but he soon realized that he lacked the strength in his legs as he found himself collapsed on his knees, mind at a frightening blank.
25 – Mask
Red once tried scaring his pikachu wearing a jynx mask – several thunderbolts and singed hair later; he made a mental note to never try it again.
26 – Ice
He looked at his hands with a disheartened face – the frequency of his limbs giving out on him was continually increasing…
27 – Fall
Time and time again he will stumble, but by now he knew more than enough that someone will always be there to catch his straying body.
28 – Forgotten
As the years passed by and loved ones left the Earth, his legend gradually stopped being told as bedtime stories and fantasies.
29 – Dance
His limbs always involuntarily shook from numbness when idly standing, but whenever she asked him to dance with her, his feet seemed to fly.
30 – Body
He heard the gun cock against his head and suddenly the world was no longer made of cherry pops and butterflies.
31 – Sacred
He spent the remainder of his days guarding the stone tomb encasing what was left of his dear friends.
32 – Farewells
"Oh, c-come on, Misty, I'll come visit every once in a while…" was all the confused boy could offer upon seeing the girl suddenly burst into tears.
33 – World
Exactly how many times was he going to have to save the whole damn world before it will stay safe from all the berserk pokémon and organizations?
34 – Formal
Perhaps he should have worn something more appropriate, he thought, eyes moving up and down on the Water Gym Leader's over-the-top ballroom gown.
35 – Fever
Even if he was as sick as a dog, stomach threatening to burst through his mouth and phlegm running down his nose, Red refused to step down from his spot atop Mt. Silver and continued to accept challenges – despite the uncomfortable faces the trainers would give him.
36 – Laugh
Sometimes, during the hardest of times when you were staring death in the face, listening to it mock you and your friends…sometimes all you could do was laugh back at it, he thought.
37 – Lies
Upon realization that Blue had indeed not given his gym badges back, the boy could only seethe in anger at the fact that he really should have been relieved.
38 – Forever
Many said that his successes would not last forever…but that didn't stop him from trying.
39 – Overwhelmed
Listening to the old man boast about how many seconds it would take for Red to draw out his pokéball and why he was going to lose no matter what, the realization dawned on him – he was in deep shit.
40 – Whisper
Yellow knew she couldn't heal his injuries like she could pokémon; instead all she could do was hold him close and breathe.
41 – Wait
It was the word he called out before running up to her and planting a kiss on the girl's cheek.
42 – Talk
Sure, they can't have a discussion like us, or form words like us…but pokémon can definitely talk, Red mused.
43 – Search
Red grinned to himself as he watched Pika and ChuChu scrambling around trying to find their offspring hiding amongst the curtains.
44 – Hope
It was cheesy, yes – but Blue couldn't help but refer to Red as the Embodiment of Hope, watching the airship slowly make its way down to the city.
45 – Eclipse
"That was probably the dumbest movie I've ever seen," was all Red would offer about the film as the group made their way out of the cinema.
46 – Gravity
Personally, Red did not enjoy "Trick Room" as a move – considering he always used his lightning-fast pikachu first.
47 – Highway
I've had enough of trying to hatch this damn egg, Red thought angrily after making his two-hundredth loop around cycling road.
48 – Unknown
"Red, stop fooling around," Green barked at his comrade after seeing the boy playing around with the symbol pokémon by making them spell crude words.
49 – Lock
He never kept his door locked; therefore his home was always filled with smiling visitors and old friends.
50 – Breathe
It was the first thing he did as a screaming baby, and it was the last thing he did as a sleeping old man.
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