"You read the..." my voice faltered and cracked. I couldn't continue. Her face said it all. Professor Oak practically raised us up, and now he was gone. She ran forward and hugged me, letting loose tears as if a dam had just exploded.
"We have to do what he says." Emily suddenly said, letting go of me.
"We?"
"Yes, we. I'm going with you." I couldn't object- she was just as close to Oak as I was, and she was 16 too- certainly able to handle herself. It wasn't my choice to make.
"What's up guys?" The voice came in from the doorway, and I immediately recognised the voice. Emily stepped toward her own desk, acting as if nothing happened. I put my satchel on my own chair before starting up my laptop and turning to meet Blake. Blake could be a handful. We had been friends when we were kids, but he had changed. Started hanging out in the city, getting involved in drugs and the works. Oak saw this. The only reason he took a job with him was because he had to make money somehow, and his parents were tired of him blowing it off on God knows what at the nearby city. Oak definitely didn't like him. He said there was just something about him... This is why both Emily and I wanted to keep him out of the loop.
"Nothing much, dude." That was all I gave him. He just nodded and went to hs own desk, unpacked, and left for the bathroom. Emily sniffled, then turned on Oak's laptop.
"We have to find out what happened." She said. The note hadn't explained much, and Oak lived right here in the lab. He was nowhere to be seen. We knew we had to do as Oak said, and everything would be alright. Emily was ready to go, so all that was left to take care of was...
"Where are you off to?"
"Shit!" I thought. "Nowhere- just a quick coffee run."
"With your satchels? Hey...where's Oak?" I knew if he found out he was dead he would want to know everything.
"I don't know." Was all I said. Oak had kept the message secret for a reason. "Why don't you look for him?"
"Nah, old man probably bit the dust in his sleep!" He chuckled. I had never wanted to throw a punch at him more than I did right now. "Woah! Don't throw a fit bro." He walked over to Emily. "So what's up with you?" Emily didn't respond, so he just scoffed and walked away. "You guys look like you just saw a- no way. You guys totally did it!" I stared at him. He was always being immature like this. "I'll just give you some privacy- and make sure to use safety! Haha!"
In a moment, Emily and I had a sort of mental conversation. One thing was for sure- we had to do exactly what Oak said to do. We also had to make sure no one else knew, including our parents. This meant only one thing- we had to run away. Emily packed up Oak's laptop and got some basic supplies from the lab. There was only one Pokemon besides Charmander that resided in the lab- Lucario. He was also gone, and so there was nothing left. Not knowing what else to do, she simply said "You ready?" I nodded, and I gave a final instruction.
"Meet me on the dirt road when you're ready. Take care of things at home and bring whatever you need." It was her turn to nod, and we both walked out of Oak's lab for the last time.