It was a good day in Lavender town. In fact, the only bad part about today was the fact I had to effortlessly beat team rocket again. It wasn't even the fact I had to go through every single one of their grunts. It was Lavender tower itself. I mean , that place is creepy. Smoke was constantly flooding out the windows almost as if IT wanted to escape , but I knew I had to do this if I wanted to get my next badge. Maybe I could find some more Pokemon in there. Who knows. I stepped into the doorway of the first floor and thought "Maybe its not that bad". The worker there let me past and I climbed the steps to the second floor, each step making an echo up the staircase. As almost anywhere I went , I saw stiff trainers that would only react if you walked in front of them. "Ugh", I muttered. I battled them all in an instant as I got closer and closer to the next staircase. I practically flew up to the doorway of the second floor, and was paralyzed at what I saw.
Nothing was in the room except a thick cloud of smoke and the sound of someone sobbing. I scanned the room to see where it was coming from, but I couldn't see through the mist. I stepped into the room , regretting each step I took as I went, and tried to follow the sound. Finally I saw a brief outline of a figure with spiky hair rolling on the floor weeping next to a gravestone. I couldn't even decide what action I should take next before he said "ash", his voice shaking with each breath, "Do you know what it feels like to lose your most loved Pokemon". I recognized the voice in an instant. It was no other than the famous Gary Oak. My heart skipped a beat as I shuffled backwards , "Gary , you know it was the pokerus . I didn't kill your raticate" I stammered. I heard an extremely loud sound of the metal door slamming behind me . I turned around and ran for it as the sound echoed around the empty room. I struggled at the lock, but it wouldn't budge. "Why aren't you answering my question Ash."Gary whispered with a sad voice, "I thought we were friends". "LET ME OUT YOU FREAK" I screamed shakily. I felt Pokemon that I couldn't see hover by me in the fog. My knees started to buckle."Answer my question Ash." I couldn't focus on anything anymore as a thought came to my mind. I'm going to die in here. My vision blurred by the millisecond. I thought I was going to faint until I felt a cold sharp piece of metal touch my neck. I jumped to attention. "Don't worry about stress or sadness anymore. You can join me and raticate. Its fun down here. The fog started clearing and I looked at the only grave in the room , the one Gary was crying over. It wasn't raticates grave. It was his. I looked at Gary as my eyes bulged and I realized what happened His body flickered like a candle in a soft wind. He burned into me with completely black eyes and said "No more sadness Ash. Think about it." . He disappeared and I finally thought it was over with. I grabbed my phone from my backpack and started to dial 911 but suddenly I got pushed to the ground and felt a knife cut an x through my chest. I started breathing hard and shaking uncontrollably and each time I blinked I saw Gary standing there and disappearing over and over. "Join us Ash. To a better world". My eyes slowly closed and then my mind went black. I tried to process a simple thought but it wouldn't work. I tried to stress about the friends I left behind. I couldn't. Maybe Gary was right. No sadness or anxiousness. I smiled , closed my eyes, and gave up.