Pokémon X
Scyther
Marowak… After evolving against a Rocket grunt, he had been more aggressive. After I called him back, I had to take him to a Pokémon Centre. They were able to restrain him, to keep him from going on a rampage. 'Shit,' I thought to myself. Since Marowak is my only pokémon, any problem he has keeps me from progressing on my journey. The Centre of Violet City, where I am now, is so empty… This city reminds me of my hometown, and so I feel like staying here.
As I left the Centre, meaning to explore the town, I saw a man tending to his Scyther, cleaning its claws. I saw him watching me, but made no note of it. At the time, I thought he was just another trainer. I had no idea who he was, or that he followed me out of the Centre, until much later.
The Bellsprout Tower, which had stood for centuries, could withstand an earthquake. Learning this was a great moment for me, and I could not wait to climb it. However, I was sent away because I had no pokémon with me. On my way back to the Centre, I ran into the last person I wanted to see; the Rocket grunt from before had found his way to this peaceful town, and eyed me with rage.
"You bastard! Your son of a bitch Marowak busted my Houndour! He won't be able to eat for weeks! He's in the emergency ward of a Pokémon Centre, and it's all your fault!" He came at me, most likely intending to kill me. At the last minute, the Scyther from the Pokémon Centre came out of nowhere and saved my life. The guy followed his pokémon, giving it orders. Still in shock, I couldn't tell what happened then. I later found that the Bugcatcher was experienced at battle, and was going to challenge me to a battle. When he saw me being attacked, his Scyther intervened.
With the man down, he helped me up. "You okay?" I couldn't tell him I was, so he started leading me towards the Centre. Only later, after I regained my senses, would I wonder what happened to the grunt. At the time, I only wondered whether or not he had been scarred away for good. Marowak was my primary concern, and I needed to thank my rescuer.
"Thanks," I said to the Bugcatcher. He shook his head, as if to say I didn't need to thank him. "Are you okay?" he asked. I responded that I was fine, and he introduced himself. "I'm Koji. Lucky my Scyther was fast enough to help you out. What was his problem?" One explanation later, he didn't look surprised. "It makes sense… Pokémon can be pretty pissed when someone like their mom dies… It's like that with people, too, and an angry Marowak is not something anyone expects to face."
His face lit up, almost as though he had an ingenious thought. "Why don't I help you out? With my bugs, I can help you fight people. And if you run into any trouble, Scyther can help you out? What do you say?" Being offered assistance was among the least expected things on my list of what would come to pass on my journey, but I agreed. I had no idea just how fateful that was, or how it would affect my journey. But now, I had a friend with more pokémon. From the pokémon of my new friend, I thought that my Marowak would quickly learn how to restrain itself, and how to refrain from killing… Maybe avoid the possibility of ever killing, under any circumstances…
I thought wrong…
