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The next morning came too quick. The alarm on my phone came too soon. Bailey knocked quietly on my door too soon. It was all too soon.

I crept downstairs after just washing my hair, I had no time for a shower, and assembled all my Pokémon in front of me. 'Do this as quick as you can,' Bailey cautioned

'Okay guys, I have to go on a trip to find Pan, but I need some of you to help me. I know who's coming and who isn't already. Vaporeon, Charmeleon, Butterfree, Leafeon and Rapidash, you're all with me. The rest of you are staying behind.'

'Nine! Nine!' Nintales called

'Shhh!' I hissed before explaining, 'That guy may come here, that's why I need you to stay behind, Ninetales,'

'Raichu, Rai,'

'No, Raichu. You and Ninetales and everyone else are here to protect the rest of the family,'

With that, I sent the chosen Pokémon into their Pokéballs and went for the door.

Bailey was sat in the car, waiting for me. I heard the door open and thought that Sully or Mother had found out and it was over before we'd begun, but turning round I was Raichu stood there, anger in his eyes.

'Chu, I have to go. Now.'

'Raichu.'

'Please, Raichu, I need you here more than any of the others. I mean, who else is going to keep Buneary safe and Beedrill out of trouble and Wartortle out of getting into fights?'

'Rai...Raichu!'

'Shush! I have to go now, or Mother will wake up. Look after the others for me, Chu,'

I sat down in the car, said a silent goodbye to Mother and Sully and told Bailey I was ready.

As the sun rose, as Bailey and I drove away from the only home I'd ever known, Raichu howled behind us and sent waves of electricity high into the air, past above the roof of the house.

It was half past five by time was had driven to the 'Welcome to Garret Hills' sign.

'This is where you get out,' Bailey said

'Okay, I understand. But...'

'But?'

'I don't know where to go,'

'OK, If you follow this road, you'll get to the highway soon enough. Keep going till you reach The Stoat off the motorway island. From there, follow where he flew, I think he was heading for 'Santa Valentine' once you're there, ask about.'

'I...I have to leave Benvolio Town?'

'I would think so,'

'Okay...okay...okay...' Bailey round to hug stepped out of the car and came me. Her and Sully had been together for two years but it still felt awkward. As she stepped back into the car, I knew that that may have been my last connection with any family I would get.

I got to The Stoat at seven after hours of monotonous walking. I stood in the car park staring up at the sky, recalling just hours ago when he flew away to the East. Like Bailey said, towards Santa Valentine. 'Looks like we're going to Santa Valentine, Vape,'

'Vaporeon!'

Fifteen minutes later it struck me that I could ride on the back of Rapidash and that it would be a lot quicker. I just needed reins.

A girl walked into the car park riding on a Ponyta. With reins. She took off the reins and sent the Ponyta into a Pokéball before entering the pub using a key.

I took my chance and ran to the reins which she'd left on a fence post. Still running I released Rapidash and didn't stop running till I was about half a mile from The Stoat. Half a mile towards Santa Valentine.

After a five minute break I reined Rapidash and got on. There was room for Vaporeon, just about, between my legs and with my arm round him. Within half an hour I could see a large city.

Another half hour and I was in the people-filled streets, stumbling about, asking people to help my find my sister.

After an hour of having no luck, I sat down in a cafe and had a plate of chips that were soggy and nowhere near worth £1.90 and a can of flat Fanta orange. I was so tired from the walking and riding that I fell asleep and was woken up hours later with a middle-aged woman with many tattoos telling me she was closing the cafe now for her break.

I walked onto the streets that were now only lit by the bright lights of casinos and bars and club etc.

After a rather nice walk through a park, I crossed a road and found myself in a new corner of the city I now knew, thanks to an old couple sitting on a bench by a pond in the park, was called Valentino City and was the capital city of Santa Valentine.

As I crossed the road I noticed that there was a man on a street corner in a brown suit. He seemed approachable, so I went up to him and asked, 'Excuse me?'

'Yes, little man?

'A man took my sister. A man in a long black coat. He had a Glaceon and -'

'I know just who you're talking about,'

'You do?'

'Yeah, you're looking for Daddy,'

'Daddy?'

'Yeah, Daddy's the one in the long black coat with a Glaceon,'

'Is...is he dangerous?'

'He can be,'

'Please, do you know where he is?'

'As a matter of fact, I do,'

He walked away at speed. I had to trot to keep up with him. We walked through the streets for a while, then turned right down an alley, then a left turn and there was a long corridor with a single door at the end.

The man led me into the doorway and told me to go down the stairs whilst he locked the door. After a few seconds of rummaging, out of his blazer pocket he produced an old rusty key. I made my way down one flight of stairs and waited for him.

Down another flight we ended up on another corridor with three doors on each side and one at the opposite end to us. The man shoved me down the corridor and I walked on towards the door opposite.

Vaporeon was giving out a low growl and I had begun to sweat, it was awfully hot in there.

We got to the end of the dark corridor and I saw that on the door in a gold star was a name tag spelling out 'Daddy x' on it.

The man knocked and opened it. A sweaty room with men on chairs or standing was revealed. There were two lights illuminating the room. Some of the men cheered and clapped and whooped as I walked in, others greeted the man who had taken me there, calling him 'Skinner'.

Around a man in a long dark coat, there was a space in the men lining the walls. He must have been 'Daddy'. By his feet sat a Glaceon, licking its fur and looking at Vaporeon with some interest.

The man waved his hands and silence fell. 'Skinner? Haven't seen you here in a while,'

'I'm done with you now, I have a family,'

'Aaaah, so the wild Skinner has been tamed?'

'Yes.' Skinner said tightly, 'This kid was looking for you, so I brought him here. That's it.'

'No performance? I could get a man and a camera in here like that,' Daddy said, clicking to prove his point.

'You.' I said, consumed by anger, 'You took my sister,' Then men around me laughed.

'Sister? Oh no, I don't do sisters,' Daddy said with a hint of irony that I didn't get.

'No, but I'd do him,' A man with a beard said, indicating to me.

'Yeah,' someone else said, 'Nice tight shorts,' I glanced about nervously.

'The Batman hoodie's nice, are you one of those little Goth boys?' another said

'Do those shorts have buttons or a zip?'

'How long would it take to get those shoes off?'

I was pretty sure they were all innuendos, but focused on why I was here.

'Do you have my sister or not?'

'I don't have anyone's sister,'

'You're the man who attacked me in the car park,'

'You got attacked?' A blonde man asked, 'Come here, I think you need some comfort,'

'No thanks.' I said angrily.

'Ooh, Skinner you've brought a feisty one,' Daddy said

As I turned to leave, some of them grabbed my ass. I whipped round and already had Charmeleon's Pokéball in my hand as Vaporeon growled and got ready to attack.

Someone behind me ran their hand up my leg and I span round and punched them. Vaporeon let out a blast of his Hydro Pump. I kicked at a man who was trying to grab my chest and ran for the open door. 'Someone stop him!' Daddy roared.

I ran down the corridor to the sounds of the perverted men's calls and someone in one of the rooms being whipped. Tears trailed slowly down my cheek as I ran.

I took the stairs three at a time, fell, scrambled up and ran straight into the locked door. I had no key, Skinner wasn't going to help me. I had to think fast, people were fighting to get out the crowded room. 'Vaporeon, Tackle!'

Vaporeon slammed his shoulder into the door, with no effect. I kicked and kicked and kicked till the hinge rattled. Out of my rucksack I drew the rock I had picked up on the highway and bashed at the old lock till it broke. 'Vaporeon! Water Gun!' The force of the water on the broken door blasted it open and we ran out into the cold night air, ran across the road just as the lights turned to green and ran back into the park.

We were safe. For now.