I stood looking into the mirror, going through my nerves one by one. Pulling myself together for the battle that would change my life. I win today and I become a Pokémon Master and then I can celebrate my birthday tomorrow, my 17th. My Team in my belt ready I walked out of the bathroom and into the beginning of the stairway and into the waiting room. My blond hair flying around me, I was shaking in my boots. I was bummed out my Mum and Sister would have to watch me on TV, my little sister started here pokemon journey in a week. I'd see her at the party.
"You can do it Alice." My friend and travelling companion cheered as I walked into the room, the other trainers stopped what they were doing and looked at me. Some with envy, some were looking at me with awe. I ran over to Grace and hugged her mainly for my own comfort, I'd met her just after I started 6 years ago. We've been through a lot since then, she was my best friend. Unlike me she doesn't want to be a master, just travel the world and see as much as she can. She's pretty strong pokemon trainer though. Scary sometimes too.
I kept walking till I reached the long hallway out to the center stadium when I felt a stinging sensation in my arm. I looked at it to find a dart sticking out and then I felt so tired my eyes closed by themselves and then there was nothing.
I heard voices after that, sometimes they'd be loud and then get quiet again. I don't know what was going on, I remember Grace telling me 'You can do it' but then I can't quite remember what happens after that. I know I'm awake now but its dark and I can't see anything, I'm so tired my arms and legs won't respond and I fall back to sleep.
When I woke up I noticed I was lying down,
"Hello." I called out, my voice hardly loud enough. "What's going on?" I asked, by now I'd noticed my arms, legs and even my head were strapped to some sought of bed. The bindings didn't hurt, they were surprisingly comfortable. I heard a beep and a wall slid open revealing a door, the light flooded in causing me to close my eyes from the sudden brightness in the room. A light flicked on and people talking interrupted my dizzy spell, by then I noticed I was tiring myself out from all the whispered shouts I tried to make. They didn't hear me, my eyes were only partly open as I was stuck staring at a wall.
As air rushed in from the door I noticed to my horror that I was completely naked as the wind caressed over my body.
2 men and woman must have walked in from the idle chats about something, I must not have been as awake as I thought because my head span and their words confused me like I was hearing from a great distance then my and body was moved again and I was staring at ceiling. A woman came and stood over me.
"She's awake." Was all I heard as I felt a prick in my arm, my brain screaming alerts all over my body as something covered my eyes.
"What's going…. On?" Was all I got out as pain erupted all around my body.
"Positive reaction." Was all I heard as I blacked out.
When I awoke in my stupor I was being loaded into a giant tank, cords and tubes were attached to me everywhere my head lolling around. I felt sick and I couldn't move, I was confused as to what was going on my mind wasn't functioning properly and then as quickly as I awoke I fell unconscious again.
'What happened?' I thought as the darkness overwhelmed me.