The tremors from the earthquake that night shook the whole planet. With a loud crash, the earth began to shake, shooting out pulses of high energy that rocked the nearby houses. After the tremors ceased, the citizens of the towns ran out, sweating with fear and breathing heavy breaths.
Viridian City was one of those cities. The cold night was nearly instantaneously illuminated by the lamplights inside the houses. The citizens walked the streets, finding what could have been total devastation of the city. Luckily for them, the houses were merely rocked – nothing more so.
The ground was unbroken, the light poles unmoved by the heavy tremors. People, relieved by the lack of damage but shocked at the force of the tremor, all sighed with relief.
That is, until they looked north.
The Viridian Forest Pokémon were rushing out and into the city. Within a few short moments, the city was over run by the terrified Pokémon. As the townspeople looked up at the trees of the Viridian Forest, they found what they feared – fire.
"Everyone! Stand back, all of you!" shouted a man from the northern end of the city. "We must not panic! No one must go in there!" What had been tranquility after a disaster became panic. People shrieked in fear and ran around aimlessly, dodging the already terrified Pokémon.
"W-What!?" Yellow yelled, still drowsy from being woken up so abruptly this early in the morning. "B-But...there are..."
"No, by all means, you can't go in there!" the man said quickly. "I'll go in there myself!" The man was about to get up and go, but Yellow pulled him back. She grabbed him strongly and glared at him.
"Blue and Sapphire are in there! If I don't go in and save them, then who will!? So let me go!"
"No! I will, under no circumstances, lose you! I won't...let you do this, Yellow! You have to understand, as my niece, I can't lose you! I won't lose you! And if I do, then...then..." the man trailed off. Yellow, with tears welling up in here eyes, let go of her uncle.
"...You're right. I'll go get someone who can."
"All right. It's Red, right? That boy you've been..."
"Dad!" Yellow shouted, but with humor. "Don't go there! But yes, I'll be getting him. But Uncle, I want you to know – I can go by myself. You don't have to come with me."
"All...all right. Be careful, now. We people are going to clean up things here." Wilton said.
"Ok, Uncle! I'll be back as soon as I can."