(Olivia's POV)
The blackness around me grew darker and darker by the second. It felt as if I was falling into an endless pit. Suddenly, my feet gently landed on a surface and a bright light started shining from above. I shielded my eyes and when I thought the light was gone, I opened them. Upon doing so, I found myself in a strange place.
The walls were a brownish orange color. There was probably a fire lit nearby because there were crazy shadows dancing wildly on the wall. I guessed that I was in a cave. There were two other people. One was sitting and had his back to me. The second I saw his long green hair and cap I recognized him as N.
"Why the Hydreigon would I dream about N?" I thought aloud and instantly clapped a hand over my mouth.
I hope he didn't hear me!
He didn't move. Slowly, I made my way closer to them. While I was foolishly creeping into the cave, I slammed my foot into the wall. I shrieked in pain and grabbed my throbbing foot. I clamped my mouth shut as I jumped up and down in pain. My eyes shot towards N and luckily, he still didn't move.
What's up with him is he deaf or something? Maybe he can't hear me?
To make sure of it I cleared my throat and waited for his response. Nothing. I coughed loudly. Still nothing.
Well, now I know he can't hear me, let's just hope he can't see me.
I grabbed a nearby pebble and tossed it in his direction. It bumped along the wall and stopped right next to his foot. He didn't react. He continued looking at the person lying in front of him as if nothing had happened.
Knowing that he couldn't hear or see me, I walked up behind him to see the person he was tending to. I leaned forward to get a better look. An unconscious brunette lie on the sleeping bag. She had blood all over her face and N seemed to be wiping it off as carefully as he could. I watched him dip a rag in a bucket of water and gently dab at her wound. She flinched in pain even though she wasn't awake.
How weird.
His hand jerked away, as if waiting for her to wake up or move again but when she didn't, he continued. Why would N of all people be helping someone? I mean the guy had other things to do, being the king of Team Plasma and all. Maybe she was his girlfriend? I watched them for a little while longer. Yup, she was definitely his girlfriend.
I couldn't hear what he was saying to her but I assumed that he was trying to get her to wake up. It was starting to get boring since nothing was happening, but pretty soon the girl started stirring. She tried sitting up but he gently pushed her back down. Confusion masked her face and judging by her facial expressions and the time she took to answer his questions, she wasn't able to process her thoughts properly.
She talked to N for a while and then brought a hand to her face. She winced and set her hand down. They continued talking and she soon sat up. N walked off somewhere, taking the rags and bucket with him. I tensed up as she looked around, hoping she wouldn't see me. I let out a breath when she turned back to the entrance of the cave. N came back holding a bottle and spoon. He offered her the contents of the bottle. She eyed him suspiciously but N said something and she took it. She shivered and I laughed at her reaction.
All of a sudden everything started spinning. It got faster and faster and I closed my eyes, hoping I wouldn't hurl. When the spinning stopped, I opened my eyes and I was in a completely different place.
It was dark and the air was hot and sticky. The bug Pokémon buzzed loudly and the stars shone brightly. Guessing from all the trees, I was in a forest. The only forests in Unova, were Lostlorn, Pinwheel and White forest. I couldn't really tell which one I was in but, it was so gross. Imagine all the bug Pokémon that could be hiding in the trees and grass and bushes and ugh. I shivered and scratched my suddenly itchy arms and walked deeper into the forest.
The air was thick and I could already feel the sweat causing my clothes to stick to my body. I continued walking and a rustling noise made me stop. I turned to the left and wondered what could be making that sound.
Maybe it's a Pokémon. Hopefully it's not a bug type. Ugh.
I started walking towards the bush that had made the sound and was about to pull apart the branches when a gigantic figure burst out. I looked up and felt my heart drop to my stomach. A Scolipede towered above me. It screeched loudly and I could've peed my pants. I let out a blood curdling scream and ran for my life.
With my heart in my throat, I kept running, jumping over twigs and ducking under hanging vines. Turn after turn, I had no idea where I was going. The Scolipede was on my tail, screeching loudly and knocking trees out of its path. The eight-foot monster didn't want me to get away. I looked over my shoulder to see it knock down a tree. My foot got caught in an overgrown root and I was sent face first to the floor. My hands and arms were scratched badly and my knees ached horribly.
The Scolipede's screeches got louder by the second and I desperately tried to untangle my foot. I turned over and began fumbling with the gigantic root. I pulled and pulled with all my might but nothing worked. I began kicking the root with my other foot when a gigantic tree began falling over. Another scream ripped from my throat as the distance between the tree and my body got less and less.
I sat up with a start, panting and sweating. A sigh escaped my mouth when I realized that it was nothing but a nightmare. A strange nightmare. From that day I knew I would never set foot in a forest any time soon.
"Olivia! You're up!" I looked around and saw that I was on a sleeping bag. I saw Misty sitting at my side. Ash was next to her and Brock wasn't around.
"Yeah." I muttered still shaken up by the dream.
"Well, are you okay?" Ash asked worriedly. Pikachu walked over and sat beside me.
"Yeah," I said again feeling totally normal, as if nothing had happened.
"Do you want to continue resting for for a while or are you good?" Misty asked. Brock walked over with some fire wood when she finished her statement with the Sylveon on his tail. I thought for a while.
I do feel completely normal, but I shouldn't jump to conclusions. I thought I was better last time, but look at me now. I looked up at them. But, that was because of a silly accident. I really wanna go to Professor Fennel so I can get my Starter Pokémon and start my journey.
"Nah, I'm good. This was caused by some silly mistake and it won't happen again. Let's go." I said hoping Brock would agree. The Sylveon came and jumped onto my lap, rubbing its head against me. I looked down and smiled, running my fingers through it's silky pink fur.
"No, you have to relax, you could get worse." He objected. Dang it!
"Oh Brock, come on! She feels better!" Ash begged. Misty and I nodded.
"Brock please, I promise to be more careful." I pleaded hoping he would agree. He was quiet for a while and then he sighed. "Fine, but if anything happens one more time you will stay put in the hospital until you get better." I nodded in agreement and high-fived Ash and then Misty.
"Aren't we supposed to be at the Pokémon Center?" I asked.
"Yeah, but it was too far away." Brock said.
"And you need to realize that Olivia is a person not a Pokémon! Pokémon centers are for Pokémon not people!" Misty said accusingly.
"Maybe he just wanted to go because of Nurse Joy." Ash sniggered.
"Yeah, probably. Did you see the way he was looking at her last time we went?" Misty agreed.
"He was talking to her for a very long time." I added and we all sniggered again.
"Hey! Shut up!" Brock yelled and we all began make fun of him by singing.
"BROCK AND NURSE JOY SITTING IN A TREE!" I began. The other two joined in quickly with Pikachu happily waving his arms in the background.
"K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" We all chorused.
"FIRST COMES LOVE!" Ash shouted.
"THEN COMES MARRIAGE!" I sang.
"THEN COMES BROCK WITH A BABY CARRIAGE!" Misty added.
"THAT'S NOT ALL, THAT'S NOT ALL, THE BABY DRINKS-" we were cut off by Misty wailing in pain.
"Shut up already!" Brock yelled punching her in the head. Ash and I laughed when a giant teardrop appeared under Misty's eye and she rubbed the giant bump on her head. Ash's laughter was cut short by a bump appearing on his head and he was rubbing his head too. Brock stood with his arms folded.
"Hey what about Olivia!" Misty complained.
"Yeah she started it!" Ash whined.
"For your information, Olivia is not feeling a hundred percent so I can't hit her on the head, she could pass out again." I stuck my tongue out at them and darted away when Misty dove towards me.
~~~~Time skip brought to you by Team Rocket's cross dressing~~~~
We walked down the dirt path basking in the warm sunlight. A gentle breeze was playing across my face and it felt amazing. Bird Pokémon were chirping and bug Pokémon were buzzing, the Sylveon wrapping its feelers around my arm. At first it startled me and I thought it was creepy but then I remembered what the Poké Dex had said and relaxed.
"That Sylveon sure does like you." Brock commented.
"Hmm? Yeah, it's weird. I've never seen it before in my life." I said looking down at it.
"It's really pretty." Misty commented stroking its head. It let out strange purr like sounds in reply and I smiled down at it again.
As we were walking, I felt something cold and round fall through my shirt and land on the ground. "Oh my God!" I almost screamed, startling the Sylveon and everybody else. I knelt down and picked up the precious white charm. It was safe. I let out a sigh of relief and brushed my finger against the stone. It was smooth and cool.
"Wow, that's a pretty necklace." Misty commented.
"Thanks." I replied closing my hand and covering up the stone. I wasn't comfortable with the fact of people ogling over the necklace, that's why I always tucked it under my shirt.
"Can I see it?" Misty asked. I also wasn't comfortable with people asking to see it. I hesitated. It's not like I didn't trust her with it, I just didn't want to give it out. I had for as long as I could remember, I wasn't just gonna give out like that. It made me feel like I was betraying someone's trust or breaking a rule.
"Sorry, I can't." I said safely tucking it into my pocket.
"Oh," She said sadly." It's okay, I understand."
"Why not?" Ash asked curiously. I couldn't blame him, I was a curious person too.
"Drop it Ash!" Misty scolded and he muttered something under his breath.
"It looks like the chain is broken." Brock pointed out. I looked down at the chain lying on the ground. I picked it up and nodded."Yeah, it is an old necklace." I said also pocketing the chain.
"Don't worry, we could get it fixed." Misty said,putting a hand on my shoulder.
"Thanks."
"Hey look over there! It's Striaton city!" Ash almost yelled pointing in the distance. It wasn't too far ahead, the walk would be about ten minutes.
"Way to go Ash!" I congratulated him.
"I was the one who spotted it." I heard Brock mumble. I chuckled. "Let's go then!" I said almost running.
After walking around for days, I was finally gonna become a trainer!
