Chapter 1: Moon and Nightmare
"Mommy?" the little girl called, her large purplish pink eyes looking up at her mother "Yes dearie?" "Why is Akumu's hair white? Isn't that the hair color of old people?" she asked. Her mother smiled "Your brother's illness when he was young made his hair turn white for some odd reason." She told her stroking down her blond hair "Why is that?" "I don't know my little one. Perhaps it's the same reason why your bands turned purple that match your eyes." She laughed. The little girl covered her head "Mom!" "It's only a thought." She smiled watching the little girl smile back at her…
Opening her eyes Tsuki stared up at the ceiling for a while, her purplish-pink eyes looking at the boring grey-white ceiling. Sitting up Tsuki rubbed her eyes, her blond hair moving to be in her face slightly. Her bangs brushed against her nose slightly as he finally removed her hands from her eyes; glancing over to her left she spotted her alarm clock. A simple little alarm clock that looked like a Pidgey that she had been given as a child. Her brother if she remembered correctly had one that looked like a Sparrow, glancing at the time she quickly grabbed the clock and starred at it "OH NO!" she squeaked before tossing the alarm onto her bed before jumping out of bed her long blond hair flowing behind her as she sped brushes her hair, brushed her teeth, dressing in her favorite dress and boots, and grabbing her bag off her bedpost. Swinging by her computer to have something sent to her bag (She had to admit, she loved these new chips install in bags that you could send things from the PC to your bag and vice versa)
Running down stairs she made a sharp corner running for the front door
"Tsuki?" she heard, turning around her mom stood there looking confused "Where are you off to in such a rush?"
"I'm off to meet Professor Oak at his lab so I can get my first Pokémon and take on the world!" she told her mother. Her mother looked at her before walking forward holding something in her hands, holding it out to her Tsuki saw a simple white cravat with a simple light pink jewel on it. Taking the object into her hands Tsuki touched her throat lightly
"You were in such a rush to get your Pokémon that you left behind your gift from Sabrina." Her mother smiled at her. Slipping on the cravat around her neck Tsuki smiled
"I wouldn't want to forget this…Since I might finally get to meet…her." she closed her eyes remembering the day she received the thoughtful gift
Tsuki sat in her bed holding her head feeling awfully sick, she always felt sick. These headaches that hurt her skull or when they were really bad she swore hurt her spine, she stared at her bright red comforter and sighed. She heard her door opened slightly "Tsuki?" her mother called, looking at her mom her mother who was accompanied by a young woman. She had long bluish-grey hair and purplish red eyes, Tsuki blinked at the woman who walked forward "Tsuki this is Sabrina. She is the "Hello young one. I heard you've been having trouble with "Yeah…It's sad because I can't go out and play with my brother." Sabrina smiled a little "I would imagine that to be true. Your mother said you have these migraines daily." Tsuki nodded "Yeah and I never get to do anything anymore!" Sabrina placed a hand on her head "I want to see something…" she closed her eyes and Tsuki instinctively did the same. After a few moments the woman removed her hand "Just as I foresaw many years ago. You little one have immense psychic powers similar to my own. Perhaps they are even stronger." "Psychic? Like Abras?" the little girl asked. Sabrina laughed very softly "Similar only I imagine you won't sleep nearly all day like they do." Tsuki nodded. Tsuki's mother blinked "You foresaw my daughter?" "Well I foresaw a young girl who would have problems with constant migraines and she would one day need my assistance." She explained further. Sabrina opened a small bag she had brought with her holding out a white box "Here. You are much too young to travel to Saffron to receive training from myself, so this will help you until you get stronger." She opened the box to reveal a white cravat with a simple light pink jewel on it. Tsuki picked it up holding it in her hands "This pedant was created to help suppress your psychic powers and allow you to control how much you release at a time." She told the little girl. Tsuki looked at the gym leader before tying the cravat around her neck, she smiled feeling the pressure in her head lessening "Thank you miss." "I'm glad I could help a fellow psychic." Sabrina rose to leave "Thank Miss. I owe you so much." Tsuki's mother bowed to the woman "I'm just grateful that we found the powers when we did. Now I must return to my duties "I'm sad to see you go." Sabrina smiled at the girl "Don't worry…" She stared straight at the girl "We will meet again."
as a gym leader." Tsuki sighed
Tsuki smiled looking at her mother
"It seems just like yesterday you were just learning how to walk and now you're leaving." Her mother spoke "You sure you want to do this? This disease…" Tsuki smiled brightly
"Yeah! I want to go out there and prove there is still one nice person out there!" she nodded. Her mother nodded as well
"Well then…I suppose you should get going. By the way why were you rushing out of here?" Tsuki stared for a moment before gasping. She grabbed her shoes and shoved her feet into them and ran for the door
"Akumu turned off my alarm!" she called running out of the house. Tsuki's mother sighed
"Those two…"
Running across the road Tsuki opened the door to Professor Oak's laboratory "Sorry I'm late!" she called running in. She found Akumu was standing there
"Hah! You're so late! Professor probably won't even let you have a Pokémon now!" he teased his blue eyes having a glint of laughter. Tsuki was particularly fuming
"You! You turned off my alarm!" she shouted pointing a finger at him, the white haired male laughed messing with his favorite red scarf
"So what if I did?" he asked. Tsuki stomped over
"You know I had been waiting for this day forever!" she yelled
"I deserve it more!"
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"Do too!" the twin continued this for a bit before Jira poked her head out of her office
"Tsuki and Akumu? What are you doing here?" she asked walking over. The two twins looked at her
"I was here to get my first Pokémon." They both said at the same time. Tsuki shot Akumu a dirty look, Jira smiled a little
"Oh I'm so sorry. Professor Oak had to head to the Indigo Plateau for the day." She told the two children
"Aw!" Akumu looked so disappointed along with Tsuki. Jira smiled
"But he did tell me that I could give you a Pokémon. He did promise your mother that he would today." Both of their faces lit up "So here we are." Jira walked over setting a small tray of Pokéballs on a metal table "These are the Pokémon you can pick from. Starting off we have…" Opening one ball a little turtle creature that was blue appeared "Squirtle the Tiny Turtle Pokémon…" opening the second ball a orange lizard Pokémon with a flame on it's tail appeared "Charmander the Lizard Pokémon. Finally but not least…" opening the ball Marluxia appeared "Bulbasaur the Seed Pokémon. All are a fine choice for a beginner's Pokémon." Marluxia looked around before looking up at the two children
"What the heck is wrong with that Bulbasaur? It's all funny colored and it has the wrong colored eyes." Akumu asked. Jira made a face
"Nothing is wrong with him, he is simply a little different. Now Tsuki why don't you pick your first Pokémon?"
"What?! I was here first!"
"Yes but ladies first Akumu." Jira smiled. Tsuki stuck out her tongue before walking over to the three
"I'm always first…" he muttered
"No you aren't! I was born thirty minutes before you!" Tsuki teased before looking them over. Marluxia looked around and seemed a little distant, kneeling down Tsuki smiled at the Bulbasaur "Aren't you a sweetie?" she asked picking up the little creature.
Marluxia looked up at the girl surprised by the sudden feeling of being lifted up (He must have weighed like two pounds or something!) "I want this one!" she announced. Jira nodded
"Alright what about you Akumu?"
"Charamander. It's the only non-dumb looking one." He told the helper. Jira made a face again but nodded
"Well you are all set! If you want to you can nickname them."
"Why would you nickname a Pokémon?"
"It brings them closure to you!"
"That sounds really stupid." Akumu grumbled
"Your face is stupid!" Tsuki shouted
"Your hair looks stupider!"
"At least I don't look like a old man!"
"Take that back!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!" Jira sighed grabbing both of their heads and knocking them together
"OW!" both yelped
"Stop it." Jira ordered. Both of the children nodded "Now you can get to the next town via Route 1." Tsuki nodded stroking Marluxia's head gently
"You cutie what should…" Tsuki's eye lit up with the same color as her gem stone on her cravat which had began to glow. She couldn't see anything being enveloped by blackness
"Your heart shall be scattered!" a male voice shouted, there was a younger voice but it was too quiet for Tsuki to hear "You will now know real fear." The first voice spoke again. She suddenly heard an ear piercing scream of pure pain "This... this is the heart of a hero!" before she thought for a brief moment she felt a petal brush against her face. She heard someone young talking to the first voice but it was really faint "I never properly introduced myself. I am Marluxia, Number XI." The first voice spoke. /i
Tsuki's eyes faded back to normal as she stared off at nothing, looking down at the Bulbasaur in her arms she blinked "…Your name is….Marluxia?" she asked. Marluxia's eyes widened, how…how on earth? He nodded "Well then I should just call you Marluxia!" she chirped back to her normal chipper self. Jira smiled
"Odd name but seems fitting for a sweet thing like him. Take good care of Marluxia." She told her
"I will!" she told her running towards the door. Akumu grinned
"HEY TSUKI!" he yelled running after her, the girl looked at her twin brother "Let's test out our new Pokémon! Battle me!" he ordered sending out his Charamander. Tsuki nodded
"Sorry for this but you ready?" she asked Marluxia. He nodded, he needed to fight anyways. It always helped him relax. Setting Marluxia on the ground the little Bulbasaur ran forward a few steps, Akumu grinned
"Let's go Charamander! Scratch!" he ordered pointing to Marluxia. Marluxia really had no idea how to battle in this form, he had tried to summon his scythe earlier when he had been let out for food but no luck. He felt claws come in contact with his face cutting into him slightly, backing up Marluxia winced. His cheek burned! Tsuki gasped before
"Marluxia use tackle!" she ordered. Marluxia nodded charging forward and slamming his body against the orange lizard who stumbled backwards
"Scratch him again!"
"Look out!" Tsuki cried. Marluxia barely dodged the assault "Quick tackle!"
'I Can't really do anything fast!' he thought but slammed against the Charamander. He growled a little
"Tackle him again!"
"Counter with scratch!" Akumu ordered. The lizard launched a clawed hand at him cutting deeper into his face, he toppled over
"Akumu! You're going to kill…" Tsuki had ran over with a little bottle in her hand and sprayed the Pokémon
"Sorry this might sting!" she told him. Marluxia nodded flinching a bit as he was sprayed a little, it stung but it was a nice stinging sensation. The small cuts on his face began to heal up, looking at the orange lizard Marluxia moved to be facing him
"No fair! You had a potion?!" Akumu shouted
"Yeah! I save some of my birthday money every year to buy it."
"No fair!"
"Items are allowed to be used in official battles Akumu." Jira mentioned. Akumu growled
"Fine! You might have healed him but I'm going to still kick your butt! Charamander scratch!" he ordered. The lizard creature charged
"Tackle Marluxia!" Tsuki ordered, Marluxia charged and slammed his entire body against the orange lizard successfully knocking it out "And that's game Akumu!" Tsuki cheered. Marluxia watched Akumu return the Pokémon to it's Pokéball "Wait…don't Pokémon always die after they faint?" Tsuki asked confused
"Only if they are infected." Jira explained stepping forward "Both Charamander and Marluxia here were born just a day ago so the bacteria hasn't touched them yet. After you leave this lab it will be more than likely that they will gain the bacteria." She told them. Tsuki nodded, Akumu shrugged
"Whatever my Pokémon aren't going to die because they will be too strong! Tsuki I wouldn't count on living for long!" He grinned, Tsuki was fuming again
"We'll just see you jerk!" she shouted as he walked past her headed for the door. Tsuki was about to give chase but Jira stopped her
"Don't let him get to you." She smiled "He's just jealous you thought ahead and got a potion to protect your Pokémon." Tsuki nodded "By the way, I know I just gave you your first Pokémon but can you do me a favor?" she asked
"Sure! What's up?"
"Well Professor Oak ordered a special Pokéball and it arrived at the Viridian City Pokémart and I need to go pick it up. However I can't leave the lab unattended and the Professor won't be back until late tonight or tomorrow so can you go pick it up?" she asked. Tsuki nodded
"Sure!"
"Thank you Tsuki, just tell them you are getting it for me." The girl nodded again and headed for the door with Marluxia close behind her.
Leaving the lab Tsuki grinned
"Viridian City is just past Route 1, if we hurry then we can get back here before it gets dark." She told Marluxia who nodded slightly. Tsuki held up his Pokéball "I'll let you out when I need your help." She told him "Return Marluxia." She ordered the Bulbasaur entering the Pokéball once again. Marluxia ended up coming out to fight off the wild Pidgey's and Rattatas that threatened Tsuki, which was a lot! By the time the two had reached Viridian City it was getting towards dusk, Tsuki sprinted for the blue roofed building knowing which of the buildings was a Pokémart thanks to her mother telling her when she was little. Entering the blue roofed buildings she smiled "I need to get a package for Professor Oak, Jira asked me to get it." She told the clerk
"Ah yes! Here it is!" handing her a small box labeled for Professor Oak's lab. Nodding again Tsuki ran back through the fields of Route one (With even more battling for Marluxia, who gained the move leech seed) arriving at the laboratory again just as night was beginning to fall over the land. Walking in Jira smiled
"Oh Tsuki! Welcome back! How's Marluxia?"
"He's good. Here I got your package!"
"Thank you Tsuki! This really means a lot to me." Tsuki smiled
"No trouble!" looking over Akumu was sulking in a corner "What's he doing here?" Jira laughed
"He left and had to come home to get lectured by your mother for what he did." Tsuki giggled a bit "Oh yes I almost forgot I had a gift from the Professor for you two." Walking over to a small table she picked up two Pokéadexes "This is a Pokéadex! It shows you information about the Pokémon you have captured! Long ago two trainers filled it up with a lot of information and so now we've giving it to you just so you have more information. Also here…" Jira handed the both of them a Pokéadex and five Pokéballs
"These will let you capture Pokémon! Now your all set for your journeys." Tsuki squealed a bit with glee and Akumu said nothing "But you might want to wait for tomorrow. It's getting dark and it's dangerous to go out at night now a days." Both children nodded.
Leaving the lab the two children returned home to rest for the night. Tsuki laid asleep in her bed with Marluxia right next to her out of his Pokéball, looking at the wall for a long time he sighed.
This…wasn't what he was expecting when he died.