CHAPTER 8

I stumbled across the threshold to my house.

Finally. I thought to myself. Time to sleep.

"Hello?" I called out. No response. I shut the door behind me and locked it. I went over to my Mom's bedroom down the hall and knocked. A muffled voice answered back.

"Huh?"

A moment later, the door opened and my Mom stepped out in her nightclothes. Then she saw who it was.

"Oh. You're back. I was worried about you."

We hugged. A little while later in my room, I lifted my Pokenav to check the time. Ten o'clock. I avoided talking to her about what I had learned in Unova. As long as I had the Cloud Cover Machine plugged in or charged, I was in no hurry to tell her about the danger I could be in. We said good night, and I walked to my room.

Before I slept, I turned on my lamp and took a look at the card Alec had given me.

We would be glad to accept you as a member

of the Cloud Cover, dedicated to stopping privacy

infringement and too much control over the people

of Hoenn. If you are interested, contact -Alec Boldswhiler-

at: (Dexnav Address)

I switched off the light and just sat there in the dark. A plague of questions bombarded me. Should I tell Professor Birch about my dilemma tomorrow? Should I join them at all? But I'm just a kid!...A kid who is the champion... No. Whoever Alec was affiliated with clearly needed help from a little kid. That made perfect sense. Yeah, they just sent him over here to disrupt my life yet again, even though that I've already saved the world once from Team Aqua. Wait, not once, but twice. Zinnia would be proud.

After a few minutes of my internal torture, I finally fell into a tempest-tossed sleep. Darkrai blessed my dreams that night.


I woke with a start. I rubbed my eyes, then got out of bed. A loud snapping noise woke me up. I was sure of it. I then happened to glance at the small crack under my bedroom door...A glowing orange light was emanating from it. I also heard a strange crackling sound on the other side. As my mind became sharper from waking up, my mind began to put the puzzle pieces together. My face paled just as the house alarm went off and the wailing sound of a rescue team's trucks could be heard in the distance. My house was on fire.


Sorry about the lie. The REAL action starts next chapter! I promise. I am also very sorry for this chapter being so short. Good thing I'm making it even longer by writing this apology!

-PatrioticSwellow