The sound of the doorbell ringing echoed throughout the home of the Worth family. The twins were in the living room trying to push along their boring summer day. Lexie was sitting cross-legged in the armchair, reading a book she had recently checked out from the local library while her twin brother, Dylan, screamed into his gaming headset at his friends while they played an RPG together online.
For the third time, the bell rang again, catching the attention of Ms. Worth who was cleaning up in the kitchen.
"Neither of you are going to answer that?" Her voice entered the living room, causing the twins to glance up at one another.
"You get it," Lexie muttered softly enough for her mother not to hear. Her brother glared at her and shook his head violently.
"I got it last time!" he said through clenched teeth, also trying to not let their mother hear them bicker.
Blue clashed with blue as they continued their silent battle. In the end, they knew what would happen. Neither of them would attempt to leave their comfortable spots, in turn causing their mother to enter the living room.
Another ring caused the scene to set into motion.
"Hey," Their mother came from the kitchen with a washcloth in hand, giving both children a harsh stare. "Do either of you hear the doorbell? Or have you gone deaf?" Lexie and Dylan glanced away from their mom. If they said nothing then punishment wouldn't be so bad. Their mom scoffed and rolled her eyes while heading to the door. "I have the two laziest kids in the universe."
The door opened and the sound of a man's voice caught the attention of the siblings. They gave one another one more glance before getting up and creeping towards the door to stand behind their mother.
A man in a white uniform with a check mark logo stood on their porch with a medium sized cardboard box at his feet. A clipboard was in one hand and a pen in the other. He gave their mother a small smile, his brown eyes friendly.
"May I help you?" Ms. Worth said, tossing the towel onto her shoulder and crossing her arms. Lexie and Dylan knew that that was the stance that meant their mom was all business. They both hated that pose. It always meant they were about to get grounded.
The man's face dropped a little before he looked down to read off of the clipboard.
"Um," he stuttered, "You have a package and I uh...need you to sign your signature." He was about to hand her the clipboard and pen before holding up her hand to stop him.
"Where exactly is this package coming from? Who is it addressed to? And why is it here because I never ordered anything," her gaze pierced through the man. He looked like he was going to start sweating not just from the summer heat but from the pressure she was giving him.
"It uh," he looked back at the clipboard, one finger dragging across the paper to find her answers. "There isn't a sender and um...it's addressed to a Lexie Worth and Dylan Worth."
At the sound of their names, she quickly turned around to look at them in anger. They both put our hands up to tell her to wait.
"Did you order something?" Lexie asked her brother who shook his head in response.
"Did you?" he sound like he was accusing her but Lexie didn't take it to heart. She knew that he was panicking just as much as he was.
"We didn't order anything!" Lexie said to her mom.
"Why are you saying it's for us?" Dylan asked the mailman who looked like he was just as terrified as them. "It can't be! What even is it?"
"The contents of it aren't listed but it's this address and it seems like the names are correct," he passed the clipboard to Ms. Worth and pointed out the evidence. "See, ma'am?"
Their mother's eyes skimmed carefully over the paper. She hummed and pursed her lips. She couldn't deny that the information was correct.
"Maybe it could be from the school," she mumbled to herself. "I guess I'm signing for it." The mailman looked relieved as he sighed and handed her his pen. She signed her signature with a flourish before handing the items back to the mailman who in turn gestured towards the box.
"H-have a great day," he said nervously before backing down the porch and quickly walking to his mail truck. The three of them watched as he started it up and took off down the street before turning the corner and out of sight.
"So..." Dylan said reaching for the box. "What do you think it could be?"
"And why is it addressed to us?" Lexie asked as they all went back inside where Dylan sat the box on the coffee table in the living room.
"Whatever it is, let's be careful opening it," Their mother said as she made her way to the kitchen. "I'll get the scissors."
"No need!" Dylan said with a bit of excitement as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small pocket knife.
"Dylan Harrison Worth," their mother's eyes were wide as she stared at her son. "Where on earth did you get a knife because I sure as hell didn't give it to you."
"Um," Dylan stared at his mother as he tried to form an answer in his head but it was too late. Her arms were already crossed. "Okay, I bought it."
"They let sixteen-year-olds buy knives now?" She asked incredulously.
"Well, eighteen-year-olds can buy cigarettes and guns, so..." The look she gave him told him that he wasn't helping himself. "Um...I'm just gonna open the box now." Lexie shook her head at her brother, not believing how idiotic he can be. The woman watched as he sliced the tape of the bare box smoothly down the middle and pulled the flaps open. Three sets of blue eyes peered into the box curiously.
"Uh...another box?"
The twins and mother stared down at a plain black box. On the front of it, a circle that was half white and half red was printed in the center.
"Pokeball?" Dylan said as he reached in and pulled out the black box.
"Po-what?" The mother asked, looking at her kids. She had no idea what the symbol on the box was.
"It's a Pokeball, I think," Dylan said. He turned the box over until he saw the seal. After peeling it away, he sat the box down and opened the lid.
Inside the box were two rectangular handheld devices along with two pairs of earbuds, two pairs of sunglasses, and a small contact lens size box.
"Whoa, cool," Dylan grabbed a device while Lexie reached for the sunglasses. Their mother grabbed the manual and started to flip through it.
"Welcome, trainers, to the exclusive, new...P...Pokemon game beta?" Their mother read aloud. "You have been chosen to go on a quest like no other. For the first time, you will experience the Pokemon world on a whole new level. These devices will test out the virtual reality future of Pokemon. We hope you enjoy this experience and would love to hear your feedback once you complete the game. Turn to page 4 for more instructions on how to use the devices." Their mother flipped through the manual and skimmed the page. "So, it's a gaming system."
"This is cool!" Lexie and Ms. Worth turned to Dylan who had already turned on the handheld device and was setting up the system. "What even is this thing?"
"It's called," Their mother looked at the manual again. "FusionX. The glasses are apparently what you use in order to feel like you're in the game."
"Really?" Lexie asked. She looked over the glasses and found a Bluetooth button. Out of impulse, she held the Bluetooth button down. A few moments passed before the screen inside the glasses lit up. "Whoa." She slipped the glasses onto her face. A 3D loading screen appeared. It almost looked like she could reach out and touch it!
"Pair with device 159FX?" Lexie read the words that popped up in the glasses. There was a yes and No option below the question. "How Do I accept?"
"Like this?" Dylan had the same message on his game system and pressed the Yes option. The screen on Dylan's game device and Lexie's glasses change to a darkened room with a blank door.
"What the heck?" Lexie said. Suddenly, her view in the glasses lurched sideways startling her to reach for the coffee table. "What was that?!"
"I think I moved you!" Dylan said as he moved the view of the room all over the game system screen. Lexie snatched the glasses off and blinked a few times.
"You made me really dizzy," She said before smiling. "But this is awesome! Try it!" She handed the glasses to him since they were already synced up to his game system before she grabbed the other. As she set up her device, their mother reached into the box and grabbed the contact lens case. She opened it and pulled out two small game cartridges with the same Pokeball symbol on the box.
"This is the game I guess," she said. She glanced at her kids who stared back at her with pleading eyes. "You guys want to play this? Isn't it a bit...weird that it was sent here?"
"I mean a little bit but..." Lexie didn't know what else to say other than the fact that she wanted to test their new game system out. The three were silent, the children waiting patiently for the judge to give her verdict.
"Well...it's summer..." She watched Dylan and Lexie's eyes widen in hope, "And you two have been bored for a while..." Dylan was clutching his game system so tightly he was afraid he would break it. "I guess you can give it a try." The children let out a cry of victory before their mother spoke over them. "But, you have to answer the door next time."
"Deal!" They said at the same time before taking the game cartridges and entering them into the devices. They smiled at the screens as a Pokeball appeared on the door. They both moved forward in the system.
Would you like to play?
Yes or No
They both clicked yes.
A/N:
Question:
How Many Pokémon games have you played?
I've played and collected 38
Until Next Update!