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Lol, thanks again, and here's Chapter One!
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The sun shined down beautifully on the human path that cut through Viridian Forest. I could only see because I was hiding in an Oran Berry bush close to said path... Why I was hiding in the bush? Well... I didn't want to be teased or harassed at the moment.
I'm different than other Rattata, you see... My eyes are light blue. The fur that should be purple is light grey, and my paws and the tip of my tail are white. I've also got a pale pink bow on the end of my tail, but having an accessory is pretty normal.
I peered toward the path again as a human walked by. He had raven black, tousled fur on his head, and a Pikachu on his shoulder... Seeing as he would probably be another nuisance that only wanted me for my odd fur, I turned around and shot in the opposite direction, heading toward the entrance of my pack's burrow system. It's an intricate system of tunnels and large underground rooms, whether they be used for storage or sleeping quarters. The system is lit by torches set about every four feet.
Once I arrived at one of the openings, I carefully crawled in. Hopefully I wouldn't run into any of the other Rattata... They'd taken a liking to making fun of me and throwing things at me/beating me up lately... The Raticate had been ignoring me for quite some time...
As I made my way through the system, avoiding other Rattata of course, I looked around... The other pokemon weren't as fast as I was, nor were they as strong... This confused me. I was simply a mistake in creation, was I not? After all, Mother was normal, and the others in the pack were normal... But I wasn't. Shouldn't I be weaker than the others?
I shook my head. Of course I should be, but I wasn't. This was probably just another glitch.
With a relieved sigh, I walked into mine and my mother's sleeping quarters. It was simply a circular room with two beds of straw, but it was home. Mother was sitting on her bed, frowning in concentration.
My mother is considered attractive by others of our kind, even though she is a Raticate. Her light brown fur is always kept clean, and she's rather slim, all things considered. She has a light blue orb, an Escape Orb she says, hanging around her neck. She says it comes from an amazing land far from Kanto... She also says it was extremely hard to come by.
"Hello Mother." I smiled politely. She was snapped out of her musings.
"Hello Dear. Do you have any plans for the rest of the day?" she asked pleasently. I shrugged.
"None that I know of."
"Good. The storage room's low on food. We need to go out foraging." she said. I groaned. Foraging was possibly the most tedious task we had to complete in my pack.
"Can't we just say I'm sick? We could pull it off!" I pleaded. She shook her head and sighed.
"You know it's our duty to contribute to the pack."
"But no one in the pack even likes me. I'm sure they wouldn't mind if I missed one trip."
"I know they don't like you, Dear. That's exactly why you must come with me. If you slip up, even once, they'll find a reason to exile you." she sighed. I groaned in defeat. She was right.
"When do we leave?"
"Now, if you're ready." she smiled apologetically.
"Alright..." I said reluctantly.
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When we arrived in the small clearing we usually went to, almost every other member of the pack was present.
"Nice of you to finally join us Kira." the leader, Blade, commented bitterly. He'd ignored me since the first time he saw me... I'd gotten used to it. After getting orders, we all split up. I was assigned the job of gathering apples. Of course they'd make me climb a tree to get what I needed...
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I now looked up the humongous trunk of an apple tree as large red apples hung tauntingly from the branches. With a sigh, I sat down and pondered how I was to get them down... Iron Tail might work if I slung it across the trunk powerfully enough... But I wasn't sure I could do that... With an angry sigh, I sat down.
Why did everyone have to come down on me when they had a problem of their own? It was times like this I was glad to be an outsider though... I didn't like showing any form of emotion when other people were around... Well, besides my mother, of course.
With a reluctant sigh, I got up and tried to climb the trunk... Sadly, my claws weren't long enough to latch on efficiently...
And I fell back to the ground. With a growl, I tensed my muscles... and something very -odd?? Yes, odd would explain it...- happened. An orb of dark energy shot from my mouth, without my intention, and blasted three or four of the apples to the ground.
I blinked stupidly for a moment, my gaze switching between the fallen apples and the charred tree branch. I then turned instinctively as a twig snapped.
"What the Hell did you do?!" a male Rattata exclaimed as he emerged from some bushes, some Pecha Berries in a pouch hung around his neck.
"I-I don't... I don't... know..." I stuttered as panick overtook me. His eyes filled with rage.
"Damn demon!" he growled, shooting at me with blinding speed. I dodged expertely and released another one of those strange purple orbs at the Rattata. He couldn't dodge it, and instead took the attack head on. He was left panting on the ground as I stood in front of him.
"I don't want to hurt you." I whispered to the fallen mouse Pokemon.
"Leave me alone, you damn demon." he growled. I sniffed and walked brisquely away, forgetting completely about foraging... Luckily, I was able to get to a secluded clearing within minutes, the tears already starting to fall. I hated crying... It was a form of weakness... And I couldn't afford to show weakness.
I finally couldn't take it... All the name calling, harassment, and abuse I'd put up with in silence... I couldn't take it anymore...
"WHAT AM I?!" I shouted to the heavens, not expecting an answer.
"A clone." a voice said from behind, and I gasped.
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A/N: Here's chapter 1!! How'd everyone like it? Personally, I thought it was awesome. If something wasn't clear, feel free to ask about it in a review!! I don't think I've said her name in the Prologue or Chapter 1... It's Faith, so there! XD I get my Tablet in December, (Yay birthdays!) so I'll be able to post a link to a picture of her sometime in the near future. It'll be drawn by me! :D
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Pixii out!
