Pokemon- The Twilight Zone
This is a series of chilling, mysterious, and suspenseful Pokemon stories hosted by my very own OC, and based on "The Twilight Zone". Also, I currently only have four stories in mind, so I am asking you all to give me story ideas in reviews or messages, so please help me. But for now, enjoy this one! I'll even give you a hint to its plot: Soylent Green.
Episode 1: Boiled 'N Green
Deep within the dark night, within the vast wilderness, in a clearing, a young Pokemon Trainer stood humming to himself. He had light-brown hair that was curly and little messy and a medium skin-tone. His voice was pleasant, rich, warm, and friendly.
"Hello. I am Matthais Unidostres," he said to you through the mysterious Fourth Wall, "And I am here to inform you that you have traveled into another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A world where Pokeballs are portals, where all Pokemon can speak human language, and where human babies sometimes hatch out of Pokemon eggs. However, things like that won't be happening during your visit, so you can relax..."
Matthais grinned and said, "But don't get too relaxed, because out of this world comes stories of the future, adventures that could only occur in a million could be years in a thousand maybe worlds. Ash, Pikachu, Dawn, Brock, and all of their friends are really in for it now, because they are about to enter... The Twilight Zone!"
Thunder and lightning flashed in the cloudless night sky.
"I require your help in compiling stories of the Twilight Zone. If you alert me of an interesting story, I will mention the name of the one who gave it to me. But enough of that. This story begins about 10 years before it begins. It begins in an abandoned old mine, where a Pokemon Trainer and his Spearrow have been trapped within during an irresponsible spelunking escapade..."
Zachary Greene sat down next to his Spearrow within the cold damp mine. To the left was a warm fire. To the right was a stream of fresh water. Zachary was in his middle teens, with wild yellow hair, dirty from the recent mine collapse. He had a pointed nose and a round chin.
"We've been trapped in this accursed mine for 7 days! 7 days! We have plenty of water to drink, but we don't have any food at all! Not a morsel! I'm starving to death!"
"Spearrow..." the bird type Pokemon moaned as if to say, "Me too..."
Zachary moaned and said, "I would do anything for some food right now. Anything. Any-."
Zachary suddenly stared at Spearrow, and then at the fire, and then back at Spearrow.
"You know what they say about meats not normally eaten?"
"Spearrow?" the Pokemon said as he cocked his head.
"They say they always taste like chicken..." Zachary said as he licked his lips with a hungry look in his eye.
Spearrow shouted out in fear and took off to the collapsed entrance.
Zachary laughed dementedly as he walked slowly over to the Pokemon as it desperately tried in vain to peck through the rock.
Anyone outside of the mine would have heard the Spearrow screaming in terror.
Matthais shook his head sadly and said, "Hunger can drive a man crazy. However, in the end, evil is evil, and evil multiplies evil. This mine isn't just any ordinary mine, it' a gateway into the Twilight Zone, and it's where our story began. I present to you a suspenseful tail of betrayal, revenge, and Hammurabian justice called 'Boiled 'N Green'."
Ten Years Later (The Present for our Heroes)
Ash, Brock, Dawn, and their Pokemon were walking through a town when they began to notice something very odd.
"Hey guys, look at all the food everyone's eating," Dawn said.
The group looked around and saw that the people were all eating green hamburgers, green sausages, and green bread, all smothered in a green condiment. Their Pokemon were even eating green Poke Block.
"Yeah, everything's green," Ash remarked with a freaked out look on his face.
"Pika-pi?" Pikachu said, cocking his head quizzically.
"Whoa! Even the Pokemon food is green!" Brock said.
"Yeah, I wonder- Piplup, no!" Dawn shouted.
Piplup had walked up to where a Psyduck was eating some green Poke Block from a dish, and was about to take a mouthful. Dawn took him away in the nick of time.
The Psyduck's owner laughed good naturedly and said, "Oh, relax! Share and share alike I always say! Go on, let him take a bite. He sure is a cute little Piplup!"
Piplup chuckled and blushed.
Dawn shook her head and said, "Er, well, I'm sorry but, it's just that..."
The owner laughed again and said, "Because it's green? Well, don't you worry! This green stuff is healthy for human and Pokemon alike! According to Professor Oak, it is!" and he took a bite of the green sausage he was eating.
"Professor Oak!" They all said.
"Sure!"
"But, what is this green stuff?" Ash said, "Why is it green? Meat shouldn't be green!"
The man pointed over to a large square building on a nearby hill and said, "See that factory over there? That's the only place in the world where a whole bunch of all natural ingredients are put together to make this delicious food! Sausages, ground meat, bread, Pokemon food, and more! This town's supermarket is the first and only place to sell this food, seeing as it's relatively new, but before long, the whole world will be eating Boiled 'N Green!"
"Boiled 'N Green? That sounds gross!" Dawn said, her nose wrinkled in disgust.
"What's Boiled 'N Green?" Brock asked, "I'm a Pokemon breeder, so I want to be up to date on what domesticated Pokemon are putting in their mouths."
"Check the supermarket's TV for more info! But first, why don't you try some of this food for yourselves. I'd recommend the sausage!"
Pikachu eyes the Psyduck's food suspiciously and shook his head. "Pika-pika," he said gravely.
"I thin we'll pass, come on guys," Ash said, and they all left for the supermarket.
When they got there, they watched the commercial playing on the TV in the window.
A man in a luxurious black silk suit jacket, a round chin, and pointy nose, and a pointed yellow hair do came on the screen.
"Hello, hungry people and Pokemon! I am Zachary Greene, the inventor of the Boiled 'N Green line of food products! The most delicious food you'll ever taste! I'll give you all the lowdown on my foods! Ground meats and sausages! Made from all natural, free range, grass fed, organic beef, pork, and chicken. Added to this is my special blend of secret spices that give it it's green color and outstanding flavor! This same seasoning is put into our all natural breads and Pokemon food, which is made from high quality grains. As for the name, our products are quickly boiled in their storage bags before shipment, which activates the powerful flavor and nutrients within our spices. And if you don't believe me, then check this out!"
The scene changed to Professor Oak in his lab.
"Although copyright laws prevented me from discovered the exact ingredients of these 'Boiled 'N Green', I have found that these foods contain a huge amount of nutrients that can be easily accessed by the digestive systems of humans and Pokemon. However, I still have my doubts and will no be eating any of this food or feeding it to any of the Pokemon under my care. But as for you, it will always be your decision whether to eat this or not. But I must admit, this food is completely safe and will not cause any problems."
Zachary came back on and said, "So there you have it! Hopefully we'll win the Professor over eventually! So go ahead! Try my food! There's a money back guarantee! Don't wait! Try it now!"
Ash turned to his friends and said, "Well, what do you guys think?"
Brock stomped his foot and said, "If Professor Oak doesn't fully trust this Boiled 'N Green stuff, then neither do I! I say we check out that factory and do a little snooping!"
Dawn nodded and said, "Good idea guys, let's- Piplup! NO!"
A woman with a tray of green Poke Block had come out, and had offered some to the little penguin Pokemon. Once again, Dawn grabbed him just in time.
"Come on, Piplup, you're really not missing anything," Dawn said.
"Piplup..." he said sadly, clearly crestfallen.
When the group arrived at the rear of the factory, they were greeting by something blue and small smashing right out of a second story window.
Dawn jumped up and caught it in her arms.
"A Squirtle?" she asked.
"Squirtle! Squirtle! Squirt!" the small turtle Pokemon shouted frantically.
Suddenly, two security guards burst out of a back door, each armed with a gun. They saw the group, and quickly went back inside locking the door behind them.
"What was that all about?" Ash said.
"What happened, little guy? What did they do to you?" Dawn asked the Squirtle gently as she let it down.
Everyone gasped when they saw that its neck was red and rashed, as if it had been wearing a tight collar.
"Pika?" Pikachu asked as he edged closer.
"Piplup?" Piplup said as it got closer too.
Squirtle began shouting, raging, and yelling frantically.
"I wonder what he's saying?" Ash remarked.
Of course, Pikachu and Piplup, being Pokemon, understood perfectly.
Piplup immediately fell over in a dead faint, and Pikachu just sat down with wide eyes in utter disbelief.
Dawn splashed water on Piplup's face from her bottle she had in her bag. "What's the matter! Oh, Piplup! Please wake up!"
Ash waved a hand in front of Pikachu's eyes saying, "Pikachu! Snap out of it! Say something!"
"We need to find someway to understand what Squirtle is saying," Brock said, "But how?"
"I think I know," Dawn said as Piplup slowly began to come around.
Within the shadows near the factory, Team Rocket was spying on the side of the building.
"Just think of all the millions we could make if we had that secret spice formula," James said.
"That factory is like a treasure chest just waiting to be broken open!" Jessie said.
"So let's quit yapping and start breaking in to that place!" Meowth shouted.
"Wobbuffet!" the blue Pokemon chimed in.
"Not so fast, guys."
They all turned around fast to see the heroes spying on them.
"Hey! We're supposed to be spying on you twerps! Not the other way around!" Meowth shouted in rage.
"We don't have time for this you jerks!" Ash shouted, "Meowth, translate what this Squirtle is saying so we can figure out what's going on in that factory!"
Meowth turned his back on Ash and said, "Hmmph! Why should I?"
"Pikachu! Thunder-."
"Alright! Alright! I'll do it!" Meowth shouted in panic.
Ash nodded and said, "Go ahead Squirtle."
The Squirtle spoke loud and frantically.
Meowth's eyes grew twice as wide, and he fell over in a dead faint almost as quickly as Piplup did.
Jessie and James ran over to Meowth, fanning him with their hands frantically.
"Meowth! Wake up! What happened! Meowth!" Jessie shouted.
Zachary Greene sat nervously in his private office in the factory. The news that one of the Pokemon escaped out of their iron collar and holding pens disturbed him. How could a heavy iron collar and steel padlock just fail like that? Zachary knew the answer, for it had been following him around for a long time.
"Spearrow..."
Zachary had heard the ghastly whisper for so long that he didn't even jump when he heard it.
"You're only in my head. Besides, it's not my fault that we were trapped in that mine, and it ended up making me rich anyway, so you should be happy you brought me so much good fortune with your sacrifice," he said.
"Spearrow..."
Zachary got up and said, "I don't have time to argue with a figment of my imagi-."
Alarm sirens interrupted him. The intercom on his desk shouted out, "Sir! Intruders from the west side!" "Intruders have broken in from the east!" "The south perimeter has been breached!" "The north has been- auuugh!"
"Spearrow..."
Zachary shuddered. Now the voice had mocking laugh to it.
CRASH!
The door was broken down, and in strode Team Rocket, Ash and his friends, and their Pokemon.
"What is the meaning of this!" Zachary shouted, "You crooks desire my secret formula, don't you?"
Ash's face was twisted in extreme rage as he said, "Of all the jerks we've met, you've got to be the foulest, lowest creature on the earth!"
"Wha- what?" Zachary stammered.
Meowth shook his claws at him and said, "We know the truth you piece of- of- toilet food!"
Squirtle jumped out and showed his reddened neck and yelled accusingly at Zachary.
"No..." Zachary gasped.
"It's all over, Zachary," Ash said, "We're gonna carry you out into the town in front of everyone, we're gonna tell everyone what you've been doing, and then we're gonna make sure everyone knows the truth! Boiled 'N Green is Pokemon! We've got to stop it!"
A moment of silence followed.
Zachary broke it by saying, "I discovered the succulent taste of Pokemon meat when I was forced to eat my Spearrow while I was trapped within a mine 10 years ago. I expected it to turn to ashes in my mouth from guilt, but I found that I actually enjoyed it! It had a buttery, pleasant, sweet taste that I adored. And what's more, it was so nutritious that I was able to survive a week and a half more without food before I was finally rescued! Soon, I was capturing and tasting more and more types of Pokemon flesh. The flavors were so incredible! That Squirtle, for example, has a taste rivaling lobster, with a few other shellfish bouquets added to it. Dragon types are perfect for burgers! They have a meaty, hearty texture and taste to them! What's more, Pokemon meat apparently energizes the body of the eater to new heights, so I began to dehydrate certain meats and powder them so they could be added to breads to make them more nutritious. And that's how I began to make foods for humans and Pokemon, and with a little green food coloring, I had it made!"
Dawn had tears running down her face as she said, "Pokemon are more than just animals! They have emotions! They love! They care! They have honor! They have families! They know wrong from right! You can't just butcher them like this! This is like killing people!"
Brock stepped forward and said, "The people in that town love Pokemon, and you've made them increase the killing of the creature not only they love, but the whole world loves! But you didn't just stop there! You've even made cannibals out of the Pokemon who've been eating you Poke Block! That's as low as you can get!"
Everyone was appalled when Zachary began to laugh. "Ha-ha-ha-ha! That's just my point!You can't tell anyone! Imagine the horror on their faces! Imagine the whole town, human and Pokemon, committing suicide for what they've unknowingly done! So go ahead, kill the town!"
The angry mob exchanged glances. James suddenly shouted out, "Well if we can't do that, then we'll just have to blow this place up! Ha!"
Zachary smirked and said mockingly, "And what about me? Are you going to kill me?"
It was an impasse, a battle of wills. The air was thick with tension. What exactly could be done to execute justice in the purest form? Nobody knew.
Nobody living, that is.
"Spearrow..."
Everyone heard the rattling gasp.
All of a sudden, the dead was upon them.
Various Pokemon, bug types, bird types, dragon types, appeared in the room. They all surrounded Zachary. Zachary gasped in horror as an all to familiar Spearrow appeared right over him.
Zachary screamed and fell on his hands and knees pleading, "No! Please! I would have starved to death! I had to eat you!"
Zachary then looked around at all of the other Pokemon and said, "But you all, and you only represent a fraction of all the Pokemon I've... but...NO! I was a success! I was going to be a millionaire! I just wanted to... I'M SORRY!"
The heroes watched in horror as Spearrow grabbed a piece of Zachary's ear with it's beak. The other ghosts followed suit, and climbed all over the screaming man, each begging to gnaw and nibble at his body.
Everyone began to realize what was going on.
Because of him, they had been eaten.
So they were eating him.
Alive.
The group ran out of the factory as fast as their legs could take them.
Just when they got out of the building...
CRASH!
They all whirled around to see that where there once was a factory, there was now a huge hole with some rubble in it. The factory had collapsed into the ground. Living Pokemon ran out from all directions, joyous that they had escaped slaughter.
"That's the end of Boiled 'N Green," Ash said.
"And Zachary," Brock added.
"Well, I'll be having nightmares for months," James remarked with a blank look on his face.
"Same here," Jessie replied with an equally blank look.
"You guys! It was my kind that got made into sausages!" Meowth exclaimed.
Dawn, still with tears of horror and rage on her face, hugged the Squirtle close and said, "There, you're free now, and until we find a nice place for you to live, you can stay with me. I could even be your trainer if you want. Would you like that?"
Squirtle nodded and smiled, happy to be free from the horror that once was Zachary Greene.
As the group left with the ruins behind them, Matthais Unidostres stepped out and said through the Fourth Wall, "And so, this is where our story ends. An end for a man with a strange appetite, and a beginning for many Pokemon who nearly met there end in a meat grinder. The moral of this story is clear: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and being made into a meal for making others into a meal. Hammurabian Justice... from the Twilight Zone..."
The End
This story was inspired by the movie "Soylent Green."