Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon. Believe it!
This is a true story, though I was alone at the time.
This is based on the fanfiction "The Legend of Final Destiny"
All I can say is…if I'm lying, I'm dying. The internet is a scary place…
Brendan Birch, genius inventor and brilliant mastermind, was hard at work on his computer. It was a tough mission on his part, facing trials as tough as the challenges Team Nova threw at him on the daily basis. Typing furiously, Brendan made every effort to keep everything in smooth order, or else chaos would strike, and people would die. It was an epic struggle, and the slightest mistake would mean he would die.
"So brother, did you level up yet?" Wes asked, watching over Brendan's shoulder. Rui happened to be with him as well, peeking curiously at the game characters on the flat screen computer monitor.
"No, not yet. Right now I'm trying to FS this AOER who's tanking a lot of mobs. My buffs last for about 10 minutes, so he should be solid while I keep his HP from dropping like a rock." Brendan explained, clicking rapidly on his wireless mouse.
"…Eh?" Rui was drawing more blanks than she could count.
"In other words, brother is the healing type of character who's helping this one guy gather a bunch of monster and clobbering them all at once. Since he's a healer, he has special power ups that help everyone stay in the fight longer." Wes explained to the poor confused girl.
"Ooh…" Rui nodded, mesmerized by Wes's vast knowledge of the MMORPG world. Cocking her head to the side, she once again held a confused look. "So…is that Brendan over there?" She pointed to the middle of the screen, indicating the character named "L33TGeNiUsFTW".
"Yeah. He's helping that one wizard looking dude named N00BB00B."
"But…Brendan's character is a girl…" Rui pointed out again.
Wes pulled Rui away from Brendan, bringing her close enough o whisper. "You see, Rui, even though brother is kinda uptight and stuff sometimes, deep down there's a really sweet girl trying to escape. What better way than being a hot chick on the internet, where the world can think you're really a girl?"
"I CAN HEAR YOU, YOU KNOW!" Brendan yelled angrily, moments from killing his 'brother'. "If you must know, if I'm going to be staring at the same character avatar for hours straight, I would want to see something appealing and eye catching, not a boring character. Seriously, can't a guy use a girl character without looking like some kind of freak?"
"Normally no, but you're damn convincing. With some makeup and new clothes…"
"SHUT UP OR I'LL KILL YOU!" Brendan growled, glaring at Wes.
PING!
"What's that sound?" Rui asked, looking at the screen.
This time, Brendan answered the girl. "Someone's private messaging me. Let's see…N00BB00B says…do you have a boyfriend?"
"…Eh?" Both Rui and Wes blinked in confusion, wondering if Wes's supposed claim was true…
"Don't even think about it, Wes." Brendan warned, agitated with Wes. It was a strange question indeed. Brendan started typing. "No, I don't have a boyfriend." Pressing the enter key, he sent the message. "I am actually a—" Before he could finish typing the reply, his battling partner sent him a message.
"Because I love you."
"Ack….!" A deer being caught in headlights couldn't hold a candle to Brendan's stupefied expression. His body and mind froze, being rendered speechless.
Wes's jaw dropped. "…That…is just wrong…"
Rui sweat-dropped fiercely. Even she knew the implications. "Um, wow…you really are convincing…I guess…"
Still wearing a shocked look on his face, Brendan was about to type when his admirer continued messaging. "Will you be my girlfriend? Please?"
No arctic in the world could've drained the color from his face as fast as this situation did. Very slowly, Brendan clicked on the quit button, logging out of the gaming world. A sense of humiliation, embarrassment, and depression flooded him.
"…Well, I think I will be going now. I got…stuff to do." Struggling to hold a straight face, Wes slowly stepped out of Brendan's dark room. Rui, sensing Brendan's need to be alone, started to step out as well.
But without warning, Wes couldn't hold back any longer.
"PFFT! BWAHAHAHAHA! BRENDAN GOT ASKED OUT BY A MAN NAMED N00BB00B! HAHAHAA!"
"That's it! PREPARE TO DIE!!" Grabbing his nearby saber, Brendan promptly began chasing down his hysterically laughing sibling.
Fake names were used to protect the innocent, though mine is LONG gone thanks to that incident.
