"Yes mom, I'll wear a helmet!"
"And a hoodie Cade! It's chilly outside!"
And so my journey begins. Whoopee. I stood in front of my mirror and took a good long look at myself. A black hoodie, black pants, black hair, brown skin. That's all I saw. There wasn't much else to look at, so I just grabbed my black skateboard and my black satchel and began my long, black day.
I wasn't kidding about the black part. The sky was literally a huge swirl of black clouds that hid the blue sky like an iron curtain. I laughed, remembering my Pre-Poke Era U.S. History lesson. I took one look at my helmet and threw it into the bushes. That would only slow me down. I threw the skateboard down and began the ride to Oak's lab. There weren't many kids around in those days. No one could really afford any. There were just enough to support the global population, and continue the cycle- that was it. I was lucky though- there were three kids, all around my age of 14. I was always the first to Oak's lab.
When I got there the lights were off.
"That's strange..." I thought to myself. Oak always turned the lights on. A little correction to my last statement- I wasn't always the first. Oak was. Always. That's why I was surprised. I got off my skateboard and walked in slowly. "Something's wrong..." It was just one of those things you knew. You didn't know how or why, you just did. I turned on the lights, and saw he crystal clear floor shine. Machines were still humming, computers were all turned off- all except one. I made my way to it, the second anomaly of the day. It was Oak's laptop. His old notebook laying right there, next to the dinosaur of technology. I shook the mouse and woke it up, and a screen with writing on it opened up.
*Reads intro message
"Holy..." I grabbed my bag and opened the drawer. I shoved the items inside as quickly as possible, knowing that when Oak said something- even after death- he wanted you to do it. I picked up one of the Pokeballs that had a ruby shaped like a flame on the front. I locked it onto my belt which was- surprise surprise- black. Knowing I had seconds left before the two other students came, I grabbed Oak's notebook and closed down his laptop. In mere seconds, every trace that Oak could have once been there disappeared. Finally, with a sigh, I turned on my laptop, turned around, and saw Emily there in front of me- mouth opened wide.