Sapphire blue eyes fluttered open, frantically scanning the room to see where the owner of the eyes were. Blue quickly sat up on the bed, staring into the faces of a distraught Green. He scanned the room for Red but only Green, Nurse Joy and Chansey were in the room. Blue opened his mouth to speak but only a hoarse croak came out. Green hurried over to the side of the bed and placed her soft hand on his head.
"Red's just gone to the Mart to pick up some supplies," soothed Green helping Blue lean back onto the bed.
Blue groaned as he was lowered slowly back onto the bed. "What happened?"
Nurse Joy stepped forward holding a newspaper. "You fainted after hearing the news so we put you into a bed. It's been a few hours and your friend was getting restless." The door to the room swung open and crashed into the wall with a loud thump. Quick footsteps caught the occupants of the rooms' attention. Red was standing at the door, a few plastic bags packed with Potions and Full Heals in his hands. Blue stared at Red and Red stared at Blue. In the blink of an eye Red was at Blue's bedside, his body thrown over Blues' in an awkward hug.
"Thank God you're okay," smiled Red, "we heard what happened in Pallet Town." The atmosphere in the room became awkward quickly, nobody wanting to mention the disaster, "I spoke to Officer Jenny and she's agreed to take us to Pallet Town on the helicopter." Blue nodded and Green looked at Red.
"You asked to be taken home?" asked Green slightly surprised that they would want to go to the remains of the town.
"Yeah, my mom is there and I need to see if she is okay and Blue needs to check if his sister and grampa are okay!" growled Red becoming angry with the question from Green.
"I understand but I just thought that you would want to wait for news from the police or something," said Green in a voice which was barely above a whisper.
"I really don't want to wait for news, I'd rather go and see for myself," said Red slowly calming his anger. Green nodded accepting the fact she couldn't change his mind. She didn't want them to go in case the news was bad and they broke down.
"When do we leave?" asked Blue looking out the window near his bed.
"As soon as you're ready," replied Red heading towards the door, "I'll go and collect your things. Squirtle and Charmander are worried about you."
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Route 1
Standing in the trees shrouded by the darkness of the shade stood Zemo and Zomo. Both silently watched as the police scoured the remains of Pallet Town. The police had already established that the explosion was caused by a large group of Electrode who had all used Explosion to decimate the town. Zemo looked to his Darkrai who was staring intently into Pallet Town. Smoke was still coming off the smouldering debris of the buildings. The aqua eyed trainer looked back to Pallet Town, something stirring in his heart. He reached up and removed his hat, allowing his long, white hair to fall to his shoulders. Zemo shook his head, clearing his mind and pulled his hair back up, leaving his fringe to cover one of his eyes and placed his black fedora back onto his head. Suddenly Zomo turned his head and stared into the sky with his blue eye.
"Zemo, the trainers are coming," growled Zomo his voice entering Zemo's mind through telepathy. Zemo was used to the voice of his Darkrai but sometimes the deepness of the voice slightly freaked him out.
"Thank you, Zomo," replied Zemo quietly. The three chosen trainers were on their way which made Zemo happy. He had missed Red since he was one of the few people who were able to power through a nightmare from a Darkrai. Shadows slowly seeped out of Zemo's jacket sleeve, wrapping around his hand and elongating. He spun the shadows around him, whipping them away. Zemo slammed the shadows to the ground dissipating them and leaving a long, black pole with a sharp blade which glimmered in the light. In his hand was a long scythe which would put a Scyther to shame. "Wait here, my friend." Zomo nodded, slinking into the shadows and disappearing.
Zemo stepped into the remains of Pallet Town, the small of burnt flesh and smoke filled his nose. He scrunched his face, the disgusting smell putting him off his plan. He used his free hand to wrap shadows around the bottom of his face, like a mask. His mouth and nose were shrouded in shadows, leaving him to breathe freely without the smell of burnt flesh. As he walked neared to the centre of the town the police looked to him.
"Hey, you're not supposed to be here!" shouted one of the Officer Jenny's, running up to Zemo. Without a second thought Zemo spun the scythe above his head speedily. The officer stopped in his tracks as Zemo spun, gripping the bottom of the scythes pole. He straightened his arm while spinning. After a few spins Zemo stopped and heard the light thud of bodies hitting the floor. He looked around to see the heads of the police officers fall to the floor, blood spraying all over the place. Zemo smirked, admiring his handiwork when the whirr of helicopter blades took his attention. A shadow crept up beside the trainer and Zomo appeared from the shadow.
"Zemo, they are here!" growled Zomo readying itself for a fight.
"Good," smirked Zemo, removing his hat again, "I hope they're ready for this."
XXX
Red and Blue stared out the window of the helicopters cabin. Red looked down to the remains of Pallet, his heart sinking at the state it was in. A large crater sat in the middle of the town with a familiar man and Pokémon standing in it. Red frowned, knowing exactly who it was.
"Set this thing down!" shouted Red, trying to be heard over the helicopter blades. Luckily the pilot had heard him and began descending into the remnants of the town. Red opened the cabin door, taking note that the helicopter was hovering above the ground.
"There's no safe spot, you're gonna have to jump," shouted the pilot. Red nodded and leapt out the helicopter. Blue and Green followed behind them. The man stood watching the trio as the landed on the ground safely. Red straightened his body and rushed towards the man he could clearly tell was Zemo.
"Did you do this!?" screamed Red throwing his PokeBall into the air. The familiar white light erupted from the ball forming into Charmander.
"Still only a Charmander," laughed Zemo.
"ANSWER ME!" shouted Red throwing a punch at Zemo, who twisted his body and avoided it. He used the pole of the scythe he was holding to smack into Red's gut, winding the black haired teenager. Red fell to the ground coughing while Charmander ran up to his trainer. Zemo kneeled down beside Red, grabbing his shirt and lifting the teen to eye level with one arm.
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't," grunted Zemo pushing Red back onto the ground. The white haired man stood up turning around in time to see Blue's foot coming towards his face. Zemo leaned back, using his free hand to grab Blue's leg and twist it. Blue cried out in pain as Zemo stood up straight and flipped Blue away. Green threw her PokeBall, releasing Saur.
"Saur, use Stun Spore!" shouted Green. Her small Pokémon shot a yellow powder at Zemo and Zomo. Zomo sunk into the ground and emerged in front of Zemo. The Dark-Type Pokémon brought his hands close together, a dark ball forming in the space between his hands. Zomo pushed his hands forward sending a Dark Pulse from the ball, scattering the Stun Spore back towards Green and Saur. Green cursed and leapt out the way. Green ran to the side of the crater, drawing Zemo and Zomo's attention to her. "Saur, use Razor Leaf!"
Saur shot sharp leaves from under the bulb on its back at the dark pair. Zemo leapt in front of Zomo, using his scythe to cut through the leaves. The last leaf fell to the floor and Zemo dashed towards Green. Frozen to the spot with fear, Green was unable to do anything. Zemo came at her faster and faster. The older man stood in front of Green, ready to strike her down when a jet of water crashed into Zemo, sending him flying into the air. Zemo twisted his body and straightened himself out while falling through the air. His eyes widened in surprise as an Ember shot towards him at high speed. He spun his scythe in front of him blocking the attack. He looked down to see the three trainers standing beside one another with their Pokémon, who were all glowing in a bright white light. He frowned, knowing what was happening.
The trio looked down to their Pokémon who had become cloaked in a white light. They all gasped as their Pokémon began growing. Suddenly the white light died down, leaving the three Pokémon standing there, completely different forms than before.
"Did… Did they evolve?" gasped Blue, seeing his Squirtle grown bigger with a fluffier tail and longer ears.
"Wartortle!" shouted his newly evolved Pokémon.
"Oh, my God!" gasped Green seeing the newly evolved Ivysaur, the flower on its back sprouting.
"Charmander?" asked Red slowly walking towards the bigger lizard Pokémon.
"Charmeleon!" growled the evolved Pokémon.
The three trainers stood by their Pokémon, ready to order an attack against Zemo, who had now fallen beside Zomo.
"Your Pokémon have evolved," stated Zemo, "I'll take my leave now." With that, Zomo grabbed Zemo and sunk into the shadows and sped off to Route 1. The trio sighed with relief, thankful that Zemo was now gone.
Red looked around the town, it was clear that there were no survivors from this attack, but who was the ones who had pulled off the attack? Red had the inclination that it was all Zemo's fault.
"Red, who was that?" asked Blue, staggering up to his friend.
"His name is Zemo. That Pokémon was Darkrai, I met them both in Pewter City," replied Red looking into Route 1.
"Oh…" replied Blue. Green looked into the air, thankful that the man was gone. She knew him from somewhere, but she couldn't remember.
"Guys, I don't think there's anything here anymore, let's just go," begged Green. She wanted to get back on the road and finish the journey. Red nodded and returned his Charmeleon to his PokeBall. Blue and Green returned their Pokémon to their PokeBalls, thanking them for their help. The three trainers walked back to the helicopter and Red told the pilot to take the helicopter back to Cerulean City.
Red and Blue stared out of the cabin as the helicopter flew higher and higher into the sky. Both Pallet Town trainers bid a silent farewell to their families resting places. Red looked to Blue and Blue looked to Red, both nodding, knowing what the other was thinking. They might not have any family but they do have one another and Green there for them.
