Heya. This is a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon fic; I've kept the dialogue as faithful as possible to the game, with added lines in when necessary, and also cutout the insignificant parts (such as Diglett and Skarmory). Enjoy =)
Rose
A Little Hero
Chapter 1
'Move it loser!'
'Get lost freak!'
'Oh my god, have you seen what she's wearing? And her hair? No wonder she hasn't got any friends!'
A 13 year old girl by the name of Amez hurried down her school corridor with her head down, ignoring the comments around her. She hated school; she was teased for her appearance and had no friends. Even the teachers seemed to find her just as an annoyance rather than a student. She never did anything wrong; she didn't blow things up in the science lab like the boys in her class, or get caught passing notes during the lesson and end up in detention like the girls (it was also because she didn't have anyone to pass notes to). She wasn't top of the class in anything, she didn't excel in the sports field, she was nothing special. And everyone knew it. Therefore no-one paid her any attention.
It wasn't just school where she didn't fit in, it was the same at her house. Her family treated her like an outsider too. Her father was the owner of a big car business, thus resulting in the family being very rich. Her mother was more of a socialite, whose life was all about shopping and partying. Amez also had a younger sister, but she was just another spoiled rich kid. They didn't starve her or beat her, but rather she was locked up in the attic 'out of the way'. This may sound a bit extreme, but if you ever met Amez, you'd see this was no exaggeration. Even Harry Potter and Matilda had brighter lives than Amez did. However, no nice teacher wanted to adopt her, and it was past her 11th birthday and no half-giant had whisked her away to Hogwarts on a magic flying motorbike.
Her mother was beautiful; long blonde hair, a slender figure supermodels all kill themselves for and blue eyes. Her father was tall, tanned and handsome, also with dark blonde hair and blue eyes. Her sister looked exactly like them, sickly cute, what you'd expect the child of these two beauties would be. But instead of being a blue-eyed tanned blonde, Amez was a pale green-eyed brunette. Her family thought of her as an ugly duckling, and on purpose when she was around laughed and told her that she would never grow into a beautiful swan.
Amez was actually quite attractive; her dark green eyes had the mystery of kept secrets, and her elbow-length glossy hair wasn't dark brown or black, but the shade in between. She had a pale face that reminded you of a fox; however it was half hidden under a long fringe. Her family always dressed way over the top for casual wear; however she wore a plain black t-shirt, black jeans and a pair of black converse.
Someone stuck there foot out, sending her flying and dropping her books all over the corridor floor. Everyone laughed and pointed, again making nasty comments. Amez got up, grabbed her books and ran out the school's double doors. She fought back the tears as she headed 'home'.
Amez walked slowly down the path, watching the people around her. A couple sat on a bench, holding hands. Amez looked away; it always hurt her to see happy couples together. It wasn't jealousy she was feeling, but more like sadness, that that would never be her holding hands with a cute boy. A mother and her child were waiting, ready to cross the road. The child was about to run across, but the mother held her back just as a blue car came zooming past. Amez sighed; no-one was there to look out for her like that. Sometime she thought she was adopted, but after checking and re-checking her birth certificates, she saw that she was who she was, the proof was there, and written in black ink for anyone who cared to look.
She reached her house, brushed her fringe out of her eyes and walked slowly for the door. Her parents were having guests round for a promotion party for her dad's car company, so they would be making sure she was up in her attic room for the rest of the day. Great! She thought, as she opened the door, hoping no-one was in the lounge as she entered the house.
'Move girl, I've got important guests coming as you well know, and I don't want you around ruining our perfect appearance!' Drat! Her 'dad' was there, sitting in one of the fancy leather sofas, putting on his cufflinks for his dinner jacket.
'Yes child, we don't want you in the way, so get upstairs, and take your food with you so you won't need to come down later' her 'mum' called from the kitchen, where she was ordering the cook about. She thrust a plate of macaroni cheese into Amez's hand as she headed for the stairs.
'Yeah, we don't want mommy and daddy's big important guests to see my mistake of a sister!' cackled Amez's sister from where she was sitting on the lounge floor, coloring. Amez looked at her 'family'. She felt so confused, they were her family, and she was supposed to love them. But in her heart she felt nothing but pure hatred, how could she love them when they hated her right from the start? She turned and walked up the stairs to her attic bedroom, once again fighting back tears that threatened to erupt.
Amez dropped her bags and the pasta plate and opened her attic window. As no-one ever came up to her room, they didn't know that if you lent over the edge and jumped to the left, you would land on a perfectly flat 2m by 3m ledge. Amez jumped and landed with the accuracy of a cat. She sat and let the tears finally fall. The sun was setting, and a few stars were twinkling overhead, slowly fading into the darkness of the night.
Amez heard a little cry coming from the edge of the ledge. She leaned over and saw a baby sparrow was caught in the drainpipe.
'Shh it's ok' she cooed, as she gently hooked the bird out. It ruffled its wings and began to chirp happily. Amez gave a small smile. Some might think that any other 13 year old treated in the Amez was would be a gangster that stole from shops or got into fights, or an emo that went round cutting them selves and wishing they were dead. Amez was the complete opposite. Even though she was treated horribly and unfairly, she never took that out on anyone or anything else. The little bird soared into the air and began to flap around Amez. It flew back to her hand, and it seemed to wink at her! Amez wiped her tears away and winked back. The little bird flew off into the sky.
Amez smiled again, it felt good to help others, even though no-one helped her. She looked up into the sky as the background music began to play (Go the Distance from Hercules) as she let her voice reach out to touch the Heavens:
I have often dreamed
Of a far-off place
Where a great warm welcome
Will be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer
When they see my face
And a voice keeps saying
This is where I'm meant to be
I will find my way
I can go the distance
I'll be there someday
If I can be strong
I know every mile
Will be worth my while
I would go most anywhere
to feel like I belong
Feeling as though she finally had some power, she stood up. A shooting star shot across the sky, leaving a blaze of silver behind it. Amez closed her eyes 'I wish that one day, I'll find that place where I know I belong!' she wished aloud. She opened her eyes again, feeling determined and strong, she sang out:
I am on my way
I will go the distance
I don't care how far
Somehow I'll be strong
I know every mile
Will be worth my while
I will go most anywhere
to find where I belong!
Still standing, she let one last tear fall, knowing that there could never be such a place where she would be known as a hero. Suddenly something small and black fell down and hit her on the head, sending her back down to the floor.
'Ow!' she cried, sitting up and rubbing her sore head. She turned to see what it was. It was a black Nintendo DS Lite. How on earth did this get here? She turned it on, and the top screen showed the title of a videogame. It read : Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. Strange, it shouldn't have gone straight to the game title, isn't it meant to go the normal menu or something? She pressed Start, and suddenly a bright, white light surrounded her.
'What's going on?' she cried, dropping the DS. She felt as though she was being sucked down a hole. She screamed.