Yuki jumped up and down as she waited for the professor's gates to open. She had finally come of age to start her own pokemon journey. Her whole bloodline was known to go on journeys and become Pokemon Masters. Now the time had come for her to start her own. She heard a creak and her eyes grew wide with excitement. The professor walked out, a grin on his face.
"You must be Yuki." He greeted. Yuki nodded and kept jumping up and down. He laughed at her enthusiasm. "You're acting a lot like your great grandfather Ash."
"You don't look old enough to have met Great Grandpa Ash." Yuki wrinkled her nose. This professor was quite young. The grandson of Gary, her great grandfather's rival. The professor laughed again.
"No, I didn't meet Ash personally. I was just told stories of his heroic deeds. Now come on inside. You can choose your pokemon now." Yuki followed him inside the lab where he had all of the starter pokemon. He had the pokemon from all of the regions. Yuki had thought long and hard about which one she wanted. She had come to a decision.
"Professor, I have already made my decision on which pokemon I want." Yuki had finally calmed down. She was starting to get serious. He stared long and hard at her before smirking. Yuki definitely had the aura of both Serena and Ash. It must've been passed down to her. Her other relatives who had come through either had one or the other, never both. She was the new Ash. She was the new Serena. The question was, which path would she choose? Which region would she go to?
"Which pokemon?" Yuki smiled. He tried to guess what pokemon she would choose. If she wanted to follow in the path of Ash, she would choose Froakie. If she wanted to go with Serena's path, she would choose Fennekin. Or would she choose a completely different pokemon? He wanted to be surprised by her choice.
"Chikorita." The professor had to pause. Almost no one chose Chikorita anymore. They couldn't keep up with the pokemon's attitude. Did Yuki know about Chikorita's attitude? Did she just see a Chikorita and decide that she wanted one? He stared her in the eye and saw the determination in them. He sighed and pulled out Chikorita's pokeball. The Chikorita he had was not the best pokemon to start with. It's attitude was untameable. No one wanted it. He had to keep it for a long time. He handed it to Yuki and she pushed the release button. Chikorita came out.
"This is Chikorita. I will have to warn you that this girl has a atti-" Chikorita bit the professor's leg and he let out a startled yelp. Chikorita ran under a table and hid.
"She's got quite the attitude doesn't she? I can already tell that she doesn't like to be pushed around. I like her already!" Yuki knelt down and inched closer to the Chikorita. The Chikorita stayed under the table. It's leaf on it's head ready to smack anyone who go too close. "Fortunately I have a stubbornness like no one else." She held out her hand to the protesting Chikorita. "What do you say you join me? Let's work together and become the best in the whole world!" Yuki smiled brightly as Chikorita slowly lowered her leaf. The professor was astonished.
"You really have a way with Pokemon."
"Shhh! I'm still at work." Yuki was devoting all of her energy to Chikorita. The professor watched as uncertainty flashed over the pokemon's face. Chikorita slowly inched forward, watching Yuki cautiously. The professor took a step forward and the Chikorita jumped. It swung its leaf around and the professor realized it was going to attack. He was about to leap forward to stop the pokemon, but a hand reached out to catch it's leaf. Chikorita struggled against Yuki's grip as it tried to break free. "Calm down.
"I'm not here to hurt you. The professor isn't here to hurt you. He just wanted to help you. I want to become your trainer. I want your help in becoming a Pokemon Master! I can rely on you for strength. You can rely on me for determination." Yuki smiled again. The Chikorita stopped struggling. It stared Yuki down, before finally relaxing. Yuki let go of its leaf and it sat down. She reached out to touch it, but it slapped her hand away. She giggled. "I guess that you aren't ready for touching yet. I'm guessing that you want to join my team?"
"Chikorita." It sounded like a no to the professor and Yuki. Chikorita turned it's head, but glanced back at Yuki. She frowned, and regret passed over the pokemon's face. The pokemon moved over to Yuki and hesitantly nuzzled her leg. Yuki's smile returned and she pat the small pokemon's back. Chikorita flinched before sinking into the warmth of her hand. The professor relaxed. He thought that he was going to have to apologize to Yuki's family for a broken arm or leg. Taking a hit from a pokemon is no easy feat. He tossed the pokeball to Yuki and she caught it. Chikorita gave a fearful look at the pokeball before Yuki put it away. The professor was confused, but he shook it off.
"Are you sure that you want Chikorita?" Yuki nodded, picking up Chikorita in her arms. She smiled, her blue eyes shining. Chikorita played with a long strand of Yuki's black hair. The professor smiled back, encouraged by the 12 year old's spirit. He went behind the counter and pulled out 5 pokeballs and a pokedex. He also grabbed a poke belt which helped hold the pokeballs. Yuki was obviously ready to become a Pokemon Trainer. "Here you go. This is everything that you need. Go to pokemon centers to heal your pokemon and get some sleep. They accept anyone."
"I already know all of the details. I've been preparing for a long time." She smiled again and the professor shrugged his shoulders.
"Then I guess you can go on your way. One question. What do you plan to do? Do you want to do showcases, or do you want to be a Pokemon Master?" Yuki thought for a moment then smiled.
"I don't know, but i'll find out! See ya Professor!" Before the professor could say anything she was already out the door. He gaped at her as she ran out of the gates and down the street. Then he shrugged and laughed. She was an interesting girl.
Calvin covered his ears and his father yelled at his mother. He heard a whimper as his father smacked her. Terror filled his mind as he listened to his father beat his mother. Calvin begged his feet to move. He begged himself to go help her. Fear wouldn't let go of him. He continued to listen to the cries of his mother as she howled in pain. He heard something shatter, like a glass being broken. If he threw a glass at her, i'm going to kill him. Calvin had an idea. He ran to his parent's bedroom, holding his breath so he wouldn't smell his father's stench. He picked up his mother's cell and called the one number he knew to call.
911.
"Police Department what is your emergency?" A voice answered on the other line. Calvin's breath hitched and he started crying.
"Please help. My father is hitting mum. I think he threw a glass at her. If you don't get here fast he's going to kill her." There was silence on the other side of the line.
"Where do you live kid? We'll come right away." Calvin quickly gave them his address and the man on the line told him to keep the line open. He wanted updates. Calvin krept out of his parent's room and tiptoed back into the hallway where he could hear his father's yelling.
"Darryn please! You're hurting me!" His mother was crying out in pain. Calvin cringed. He wanted to get in there and help her. The officer seemed to know what he was thinking.
"Just wait for us to arrive. Don't get yourself hurt kiddo." His voice was comforting. Calvin rooted his feet to the ground. They were quiet as they listened to the yelling and the screams of pain. Tears rolled Calvin's cheeks as he listened to his mother's screams get quieter and quieter. "Is your father drunk?"
"I think so." Calvin kept his voice quiet.
"CALVIN GET IN HERE!" His father yelled. The officer panicked.
"Whatever you do don't end the call!" Calvin stuck the phone in his back pocket and came out from the hallway. He was shaking as he saw his father's enraged state. The shaking stopped when he saw his mother. She looked half dead. She was covered with cuts and bruises were starting to form on her arms, neck, and face. His eyes narrowed at his father. In the corner of his eye he saw a blue police uniform pass by the window. The police officer doubled back, and Calvin could see a phone pressed to his ear.
"Calvin how old are you?" His father slurred. Calvin didn't answer. His father grew impatient and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. Calvin let out a grunt as his father lifted him off the ground. "Answer me son!"
"I refuse to recognize you as my father." Calvin choked out. Now that he was out here, he didn't feel scared anymore. Strength courses through him. The police were here and they would come and save them. Darryn drew back his fist and slammed it into Calvin's stomach. The air whooshed out of his stomach and he gasped for breath. His mother screamed.
"Darryn don't hurt him!" She yelled. Darryn only continued to smash Calvin around. A punch to the cheek, another one to the stomach, and then to the eye. Calvin's mother jumped up and tried tugging on Darryn's arms. He just elbowed her away. Then there was a pounding on the door. Darryn whipped his head to the door.
"Police open up!" Darryn cursed. He turned his gaze to Calvin who pulled the phone out of his pocket, smiling smugly. Calvin knew that he was asking for it, but he didn't care anymore. Darryn threw him to the ground, ripping the phone from his hands.
"Get in the back room and don't come out until I say so. If you make so much as a peep, i'll kill you." He snarled. Lily, Calvin's mother, helped him up and pushed him into the back room. As soon as they were secluded in the bedroom his mother hugged him so tight he thought his bones would break, if they weren't already. She weeped softly into his shoulder, and he hugged her back. Tear's returned to his eyes. He strained his ears to try and listen to what was happening outside, but he was unable to do so when a knock suddenly came on the window.
"Ignore it Calvin. If it's police they can take you away from me." His mother turned her amber eyes on him and he smiled.
"Don't worry mom. They wouldn't do that." Calvin climbed up onto the bed and pulled the curtain aside. He was greeted with a smile. The police officer mouthed 'open the window'. Calvin immediately unlocked it as his mother whimpered. He moved aside as the police officer stepped inside.
"Thanks Kiddo. I'll take it from here." Calvin recognised the voice from the phone. The officer reached for his belt and pulled off a pokeball. Calvin's eyes widened. He had always wanted to leave on his pokemon journey when he was 12, but the fear of leaving his mother alone with Darryn talked him out of it. He was now 14. The police officer caught his look and he smiled. "You can watch, you won't be in danger."
"There is no way my son is going out there!" Lily screamed. Then she covered her mouth. She stared fearfully at the door, as if expecting for Darryn to burst in. The officer placed a hand on her shoulder, which made her flinch.
"Don't worry mam. We'll make sure your son is safe." He whispered. She hesitated before nodding. Calvin forgot all of his pain as excitement washed over him. The police officer slowly opened up the door, and Calvin could finally make out voices.
"You have no right to barge into my house! I never called the police!" Darryn was shouting.
"Sir, we've traced the call and it came from here. Now move aside or we'll have to move you ourselves." A female's voice. She sounded strict, and slightly annoyed. Calvin krept behind the other officer. He released his pokemon. It was a Growlithe. It wasn't a pokemon you would normally see in the Kalos region. The Growlithe growled softly, when it saw Darryn. Calvin had to stifle a gasp when the Growlithe put itself right beside Calvin.
The female officer's eyes flickered over to where the two were standing. Her eyes landed on Calvin and she almost gasped. He was starting to get a black eye, and his arms were badly bruised. Darryn finally realized that the officer wasn't focused on him. He turned around and fear flashed across his face when he saw Calvin and the other officer.
"You're under arrest for assault and child abuse. Anything that you say can and will be used against you in court. Put your arms behind your back. If you refuse to co-operate then things can get ugly." The female officer pulled out her handcuffs, and Darryn backed away from her.
"You've got it all wrong. Calvin's been suffering from depression for a while now. He inflicted those injuries against himself. Lily and I have been trying to help him for months."
"Calvin, are you suffering from depression?" The female officer looked in his direction.
"No mam. Darryn beat my mother and I. " She looked back at Darryn who was trembling in fear. He finally put his hands behind his back and the female officer locked them on. Lily finally came out of the back room, trembling. Darryn hung his head in defeat as the female officer rushed him out of the door. The male officer turned to Calvin smiling brightly.
"You were very brave to call us. How long had this been going on?" He turned to Lily.
"For a few weeks. He started coming home high and he smacked me three days ago. He seemed to gain control of himself until he lost it today." Her voice trembled with every world. Calvin's eyes widened. He had smacked her three days ago? He turned to the front door and started to march towards it. He seethed with rage. The officer grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
"Calm down kiddo. He's already getting his punishment." Calvin calmed down. The Growlithe let out a little bark and Calvin turned back to the pokemon. Growlithe approached him and nuzzled his hand. The officer smiled. "How old are you Calvin?" Ambulance sirens could be heard as an ambulance approached.
"14 sir." He saluted, wincing. His stomach hurt and it felt like something was broken. The officer put a hand to his chest and felt around. Calvin let out a little yelp as the police officer poked at his ribcage.
"Yesh. Broken rib. Well kiddo, why aren't you on your pokemon journey?" Some paramedics came in and helped Lily up. The officer walked with Calvin to the ambulance.
"I never liked my father from the start, so I stuck around. I think that I was expecting something like this to happen." He winced again as he climbed into the ambulance. Lily was already being treated by one of the paramedics. The officer went in with him. He helped Calvin take off his shirt, and a paramedic checked on him.
"Nice judgement. Ah. I haven't introduced myself. Officer Light at your service. This is my partner Growlithe." The officer smiled at Calvin's expression. He eyed the kid, checking on his build. He had a feeling that this kid could be useful. He hardly cried out when his father hit him. He would make a good police officer. "Have you ever had a pokemon?"
"No. Your Growlithe is really the first real pokemon i've seen." Calvin blushed, embarrassed. Officer Light raised an eyebrow. This father of Calvin's really messed up his life. Suddenly there was a piercing scream that filled the whole ambulance. Lily was thrashing around.
"No! I'm not going to put that vile stuff in my body!" Calvin jumped up, startling the paramedic who was trying to help him. He rushed to his mother's side, sliding past a paramedic that was trying to keep Lily's body down. A paramedic turned to him, worry in her eyes.
"Can you calm her down? We need her to get to sleep, but she won't let us get the drug inside her." Lily's leg shot up, almost knocking the needle out of the paramedic's hands. "I really don't want to strap her down." Officer Light watched the scene, waiting to see how the kid reacted. He calmly took her hand and Lily stopped thrashing. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she stared at her son.
"Calvin. Their trying to turn me into a monster. Their going to turn me into Darryn." She sobbed. Calvin smiled, pain reflecting in his eyes. He didn't know why he felt so calm. He felt okay, even though everything around him was shattering.
"There trying to help mum. It will help you sleep. It won't do anything else to you. They want to help you. If you want i'll take some with you." A parametric tried to object, but Officer Light shook his head. Lily seemed to calm down a bit. The paramedic stuck the needle in her arm and injected the drug. Another paramedic prepared one for Calvin.
Officer Light was impressed with the kids calm attitude. He was even willing to risk himself. Growlithe crawled up at Light's feet and softly growled. Officer Light smiled, and scratched the Pokemon's neck. Calvin was placed onto on of the ambulances bed's as they continued to speed off to the hospital. Calvin's eyes were unfocused as he stared at Office Light. The Officer gave him a thumb's up before Calvin closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
