This chapter will mainly be in Stephens POV for fairly obvious reasons after reading the chapter. Anyways felt like posting another one early the next one will be posted on Sunday as I attempt to stay to a schedule. Other than that please leave reviews, I can't make it better or fix things if you don't tell me what is wrong. If you're reading this later on the future like chapter 1 you could basically skip this whole chapter and not miss much.

Chapter 2: Lost In Dreams

Unbeknownst to Jake the men who had attacked were able to escape using Jake as a hostage who they turned over to the police for a free getaway. After getting handed over to the police an ambulance had quickly rushed Jake to the hospital with severe internal bleeding. Jake's family is informed of his hospitalization and how he saved the Professor. However even though his surgery was successful and his wounds were closing, Jake however did not wake up after his surgery.

Stephens POV

"Excuse me nurse we were wondering when our son was supposed to wake up?" My mom had flagged down a nurse as she walked past. I do hope that he wakes up soon, I need to know he is okay.

"He hasn't woken up already, strange let me check in on him real quick." The nurse walked in and began examining the various screens around Jake's bed and seemed concerned. "I'll be right back I need to get his doctor." At that Stephen and his parents became fairly concerned what had happened to cause the nurse to be worried, and need the doctor? With that the doctor came in "I know you must be worried about Jake but I am going to ask if you can wait outside, I need to check some things."

"Why is something wrong with Jake, I thought you guys fixed him what's wrong?" Dad's really freaking out, but I guess I can't blame him especially since my brother just got stabbed by some random guys who were trying to steal from the Professor. He also just got his first Pokémon, I wonder if the Professor told my parents about that, man I really hope not. Speaking of which I wonder what he got it could be another Charmander, or maybe a Squi-. My thoughts got cut off as a nurse was funneling us out of the room so the doctor could work. I really hope he is okay, especially for my parents sake they could barely handle the four hours he was in surgery yesterday, I can't imagine what they would be like if something else was wrong with him after the doctors just managed to save him. It was almost like my thoughts summoned the doctor as he stepped out of Jake's room. "I have some rather unfortunate news," my mom, and dad jumped to their feet "What, what happened is he okay?" my mother asked I could see the tears starting to form in her eyes already. "Well yes, and no see the thing is we believe that Jake has gone into a Coma, other than that he is fine and recovering fully. I truly am sorry hopefully he will wake up soon, and I'll be proven wrong."

After telling us about my brother the doctor left us to fully take in what he just said. At this point my mom had fully broke down into to tears, and my dad was sitting down again with his face in his hands shocked. I didn't know how to feel, I mean I just got told my brother who almost died is now in a Coma this isn't really something you're prepared for, so I just got up and walked off. Luckily my parents didn't try to stop as they probably knew I was having a hard time dealing with this as well. "Stephen just be safe we'll be in the lobby." My dad called after me. All I knew was that I needed to just go somewhere and it wasn't here, so I walked and as I left the hospital I walked into the forest nearby. I needed some time to think alone so a forest was a pretty prime place for that considering it would more than likely just be me, whatever random Pokémon were around, and Cinder if I felt like talking to someone.

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I must have been walking for about an hour before I came across a cliff that actually overlooked the whole town. Why did this have to happen to Jake? Why wasn't it me instead, and why wasn't I there to protect him, I should have been there it's my fault that he almost died and is now in a Coma. I did this to my parents, and my brother. NO I can't think like that there was no way I could have possibly known this would happen and Jake would be pissed at me if he knew I was blaming myself. I need to stay positive my parents don't need one son in a Coma and the other one blaming himself. Still I can't help but feel like shit that I wasn't there to protect my little brother, I just hope him dropping me off at the Pokémart isn't the last thing we ever do together I can't lose him not yet. Arceus if you can hear me please just spare my little brother, don't do this to him he is too young to go. Don't do this to my parents, and me I can't lose him yet.

It was at this point I think that I noticed Cinder's Pokéball was going crazy, which I figured meant he wanted out so I obliged, and with a bright flash a Charmander appeared before me. "Hey Cinder I don't know if you heard the news while in there but Jake is in a Coma. Don't worry about me either, I'm okay just freaked out that my brother is basically dead." Seeing that Stephen was quite obviously distressed Cinder walked over to him and comforted his trainer snuggling up next to him. Time seemed to stop as they looked out onto the city they were so familiar with. I wasn't sure how long we had been sitting there in silence, it was long enough for Cinder to fall asleep which wasn't unusual however it still meant some time had passed. "I think we should start heading back, mom and dad are probably wondering where I've gotten to at this point and I think I should pick up Jake's Pokémon so someone can take care of the guy." Cinder looked up at Stephen rather excited "Char, char" "No I don't know what it is, or if it's a he or she." Cinder seemed rather disappointed. Then Stephen stood up "You wanna walk with me or go back into your ball it's up to you just know I walked for about an hour to get out here so it's quite the walk." But Cinder wasn't going anywhere his trainer was always there for him so he was going to be there for him this time.

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The hospital was in sight and Cinder had already gone back into his ball. I walked into the hospital to find my parents in the lobby the clock said it was 5:43 PM, which means I had been gone about three hours. My mother seemed to have calmed down her eyes were puffy and red and my dad appeared to be taking this okay on the outside but I knew he probably felt like breaking down right there. "You okay Jake?" I nodded back to my father and with that him and mom got up "Well let's get going then." "Actually wait I need to get something from Jake real quick." Both my dad and mom seemed a bit confused but didn't question it as I ran off into the hospital into Jake's room and grabbed a lone Pokéball out of Jake's bag. "Please just wake up Jake I need to know that you are okay." Then I turned away from him and went back to my parents who were waiting for me by the door in silence. "Alright I'm ready." My parents still seemed a little confused but they didn't question it, probably thinking I was dealing with this in my own way somehow and didn't want to pry. The car ride home was a quiet and long one, as we all still tried to digest what was happening. I mean it was a lot to take in my little brother was just stabbed, almost bled to death, was saved then, went into a Coma all in less than two days. When we arrived back at our house we silently went inside and went our separate ways as my dad collapsed onto the couch, my mom went to my parents room, and I went to my own which unfortunately I shared with Jake and that didn't help at all with the current situation. I let Cinder out when I got into my room, and also grabbed Jake's Pokéball and decided to open it up and see who was inside. I was surprised when I saw a Bulbasaur standing in front me. It seemed very confused at its current surroundings. "Um… Hi you must be Jake's new Pokémon well I'm his brother and this is his room, as for Jake he is still in the hospital and in a Coma. So I thought I would bring you home and take care of you while Jake was out of commission, I'm Stephen and this is Cinder," I gestured over to the sleeping Charmander at the end of my bed. "Go ahead and sleep where ever you want just don't leave this room without me my parents don't know about you yet and I don't want them to know until Jake is back." After I finished talking the Bulbasaur looked sad as it looked at Jake's empty bed, but then he hopped onto it and went to sleep. Well I'm glad he is easy going like Cinder and he didn't seem to want to immediately kill Cinder so that's good. I think I'll take a page out of both of their books though and go to sleep. It only took a matter of seconds after I my head hit my pillow for me to fall asleep. After all I had been through a lot and my body was paying the price.

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