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''This is bad,'' Professor Oak kept muttering, glancing at my glowing appendages. ''Of all the things you could do, being a shiny is not one of them!''
''Shiny?'' I asked. ''What's that?''
Professor Oak didn't respond, just kept looking at the windows, like a missile was ready to launch at us. He mumbled something, then started rummaging in his briefcase.
''No no no!'' He snapped, throwing out a random gear. ''Where is it?! Aha!'' He pulled out two bags, blue and green.
''Take this!'' He shoved the green bag onto my hands and the blue bag onto May's. ''You have to go-Now!'' He started pushing me out of my room down the stairs.
''What's going on?! What's happening!'' I yelled, slapping his arms away and grabbing his shoulders. His eyes were darting around nervously, as if he was scared of something...
''We can't stay any longer, Andrew!'' May was already at the door, waving to me. ''I'll explain on the way! We have to go-Now!'' I raised a finger, but to no avail as Professor Oak chaperoned me out of my house and onto the only route leading out of here.
''But my parents!'' I said. Professor Oak shook his head. ''You don't have enough time! Just go!''
I stopped short of May, who was holding her bag impatiently. ''Come on!'' She complained, stamping her foot.
''Why do you want me to leave my home so quickly!'' I said, feeling hurt. ''You don't want me here anymore?''
''No!'' Professor Oak snapped. ''It's for your safety! Now, just go on here, and keep running! You'll reach Viridian City in 2 days!'' He pointed to the dirt path. ''May will explain everything! Just run!''
''O-Okay!'' I whimpered, running behind May as we fled my hometown. I wanted to look back at my shrinking home so much, but I didn't trust myself to not break down and cry.
''What. Just. Happened.'' I gasped for air. We've been running for ten minutes, flying past the constant array of trees between us. I couldn't run anymore, so I told May to stop and take a breather.
''Andrew...you're a shiny.'' May said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world. ''You're literally a walking magnet for any Pokemon trainers.''
''Huh?'' I wiped sweat off my brows.
''Oh boy.'' May sighed. ''Shiny Pokemon are extremely rare. There has only been one shiny sighting seventy years ago, and there hasn't been any since.'' May shook her head.
''So...I'm that rare?'' I looked at my blue rings. They didn't seem out of the ordinary. ''So what does that have to do with me being a magnet?''
''Shiny Pokemon emit some kind of subtle energy feedback. I dunno, something like a radio wave. Every single Pokedex in the world is able to detect these energy feedbacks. At a very far range.'' She said. ''If you spent a moment longer at your house, you would probably be flood with trainers demanding to see the shiny Pokemon.''
''So I'm literally a walking beacon?'' I asked. ''Great, just another thing The Followers can use to track me.''
''I think it's because of your rings. I think that you emit this feedback when your rings glow!'' May snapped her fingers.
My rings were still glowing. ''So...how do they stop?''
''You're asking me?'' She stared at me with a blank expression. I sighed.
''Well, we've been running for a while, and I doubt that anyone will be here. I'm going to look at my bag.'' I peered into the contents, amazed by how compact it was.
''Wow!'' I pulled out a jacket and a winter hat. There was a tag that came along that read ''I know you'll want to wear these desperately.''
''I'm never going to take them off.'' I slipped my hat on top of my ears and zipped my jacket, making sure my tail was comfortable.
''You look weird, but nothing out of the ordinary.'' May dismissed. She was also ruffling her bag, taking out a Pokedex, and some Pokeballs.
''Wow!'' She turned her Pokedex. It was shining pink, and suddenly spoke. ''I am Dexter, your Pokedex. Would you like to read up on Pokemon?''
''Yes! Tell me everything about Umbreon.'' May stared at the Pokedex intently. Wow, she's smart.
''Umbreon. The evolution of Eevee. When Umbreon get excited, or when it's a full moon, their rings glow extremely brightly.''
I looked at the sky. Sure enough, a bright round moon greeted me as it hovered with the stars.
''Well that's one mystery solved.'' I said. ''So I have to wait until the moon's gone until my rings stop glowing?''
''You say 'so' way too much.'' May sighed. I blushed and sat down on the ground, resting my back on a tree.
''You can sleep out in the open. I'm going to sleep in a sleeping bag.'' May smirked. She unfolded her sleeping bag, and slipped in it.
''It sounds really cool to be a shiny,'' I said quietly. ''But it also means I have to be a walking beacon. I'm scared. I'm scared I'll get caught. I don't know what to do...I just want to be back at school again. Even Drax sounds better than this.'' I wiped a tear away.
''You can give me a good night's rest, that's what you're going to do.'' May shifted in her bag. ''Now go to sleep!''
''Marbles are cold...'' I sighed, before dozing off.
I woke up much earlier than I thought. The sun was already up, lighting up the dim path. I stood up.
''Ow...my tail.'' I mumbled. It was sore and painful from me sleeping on it all night. ''Note to self, never sleep on your tail. Ever.'' I rubbed my eyes and wanted to wake up May, when something caught my eye. A poster was fluttering in the breeze, slapping me in the face. I pulled it off and examined it.
''A tinkering competition,'' I skimmed over the contents. ''Held at route 25. First prize is an Eevee doll!'' I let go of the poster.
''May has helped me before...and I know how much a doll means to her,'' I sighed, then looked at the sleeping trainer. She was wistfully sleeping, probably dreaming about Eevees. ''I'm going to get you a doll, May. If it's the last thing I'll do.'' I took a last look at May, then walked off to Route 25.
There was a massive roof pitching over a giant flat grassland. There were tables placed neatly in rows, and a booth was stationed in the front. I walked to it slowly.
''Well hello there, youngling!'' A middle aged man greeted me. ''I'm guessing you want to sign up for the tinkering competition!''
''Y-Y-Yes!'' I blurted out, my ears falling flat on my head. ''Andrew! Don't get excited!'' I said to myself.
''There are no beautiful girls around here, in case you were wondering.'' The man smirked. I instantly reddened. ''That's not what I meant!''
''Sure.'' He passed me a ticket. ''You're at table 23. It starts in ten minutes. Don't be late.'' He winked.
''O-Okay!'' I quickly snatched the ticket and walked away. ''Okay Andrew, be calm! The Pokedex says my rings will glow if I get excited. Don't be excited!'' I mumbled to myself. ''I'm sure it'll be fine!''
''So many people...'' I whimpered. A huge crowd was sitting on chairs watching me and my competition. There were also cameras placed everywhere. ''I don't wanna be on TV!'' I shook my head.
''First competition jitters?'' A young boy asked.
And something else. ''Yeah...I'm just really nervous.'' I looked at the ground. ''I've never even watched a competition before.''
''Well, don't let it get to you. You're only scared when you allow yourself to be!'' He raised a fist.
''...Thanks.'' I smiled. The horns sounded, and we all silenced.
''The rules are simple! You are all given an equal amount of parts! The objective is to make the most creative invention possible!'' The man on the speaker blared.
''You start now!'' Suddenly, there was a flurry of movement as trainers rushed to start their workpiece. I looked down at mine. A lot of gears, conks, some pieces of wood, two rubber bands, and some paint. An idea began to craft in my head as I pushed away all distractions and watched as my fingers went into auto pilot, whirring around and creating a storm of flying parts, gears and wood.
I didn't even notice the time was up until the horn blared ''Contestor 23, please stop working.''
I finished just as the announcer said that. ''Whew!'' I sighed.
I watched nervously as the judges all examined the inventions. They all shook their heads from Contestor 1 to 22. But when they reached my table, they broke into a wide grin.
''Absolutely splendid!'' One of the marveled. He picked up my workpiece, which was a helicopter, and turned it around. ''Can it fly?''
''Just twist the rotor.'' I shrugged. The second judge eagerly winded the rotors, and the first one let go. The crowd chorused a ''Waaahh!'' as my invention hovered in the air before dropping into my hands.
''Anything else it can do?'' A third one asked me excitedly. I pointed to the two tube thins on the bottom. ''Well, these guns shoot gears.'' I said.
''WAHHH!'' The crowd all shouted. I blushed and pulled back the rubber band that I made as a spring. I let go, and two gears suddenly went flying off to the side.
''We have a winner!'' The three judges cried. ''The winner of the tinkering competition is-'' The stared at each other blankly. Then, the first one whispered for my name.
''Andrew.'' I said. ''Andrew!'' The three judges announced, and the crowd erupted into a roar of applause. I felt so happy, so excited that I actually won something in my life! The third judge handed me a medal and a life sized Eevee to me. ''You deserve it, son.'' He said proudly. I held my head up high as the crowd gave me a standing ovation. I felt so happy I could glow!
Suddenly, there were was the sound of a notification message played throughout the field. Everyone pulled out their Pokedexes, and they all chorused at once, ''Shiny Pokemon detected. Withing range of 100 meters.''
''A SHINY?!'' Everyone yelled. ''THAT SHINY IS MINE!'' Someone screamed, pocketing his Pokedex and pulling out a Pokeball. ''I'll catch it with my Scyther!''
''Peh. Your Scyther is no match for my master ball!'' A rich kid brandished a purple Pokeball proudly. ''I WILL FIND THAT SHINY!''
I looked at my back nervously, and saw that it was glowing. ''Thank you, Andrew.'' I muttered. ''You had one job.''
The trainers all whipped into a frenzy and began to scatter, rushing around everywhere waving their Pokeballs. I watched as some of them even tried digging the ground to find this shiny.
''Shiny detected, sir!'' I heard someone say.
''I noticed.'' The reply was clipped. ''That shiny may possibly be the boy we injected with chemical C. We have to find him!''
I gulped. The Ancient Followers were here?! I need to get out!
''The signal seems to be coming from the winner!'' Someone yelled. I gasped as everyone turned to me, with a hungry expression on every one of them.
''Help me.'' I whimpered, before they all ran after me. ''AHHH!'' I yelled, dropping my prizes and running away from them as they all charged at me. Suddenly, a hand pulled me behind a tree and covered my mouth. I watched as the trainers all kept running. The hand stopped covering my mouth, and I wanted to thank that person.
''Thank you so much!'' I said gratefully. ''What. Were. You. Thinking!'' May's voice pierce my head.
''Uh oh. Um...sorry?'' I replied nervously.
''Sorry doesn't cut it.'' She looked furious, stamping her foot on the ground in anger. ''You almost got caught, Andrew! I thought you had more sense that to do that!''
''I'M SORRY!'' I cried, covering my head and bending down. ''I just wanted to win cause there was a doll as the first prize!'' I felt her intense gaze lift.
''So..you wanted to join this competition...just to give me a doll?'' She whispered.
''I'm sorry! I just wanted to do something right in my life! I know you've never gotten a doll before! I just wanted you to be happy!'' I cried, tears streaming down my cheek.
''It's okay!'' She hugged me tightly.
''I couldn't e-even get the doll! I'm a failure!'' I cried.
''Don't worry about the doll! I never wanted one anyway!'' May said, although I knew she was lying.
''I-I just w-wanted you to feel happy!'' I whimpered. ''I really didn't mean to make so much trouble!''
''I know! I know!'' She pulled my hat off and patted my ears. ''Don't worry! I'm sure there are more competitions out there!''
''No,'' I sniffed. ''I'll just cause more trouble. Let's just forget this ever happened. I want to go to Viridian City now.''
''But-''
''Let's just face it,'' My ears drooped. ''I'll never be normal again.''
Wow, that felt really long when I was typing, but now it was so short O_O
Sorry for the shorter chapter! Don't hurt me Senpai!
I promise the next is going to be longer! (By how many words...)
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