Pokemon Special High School Edition!
"Goal! Ace striker Red has once again brought glory to Poke High by already scoring two magnificent goals within the first half of the match! Despite being the home ground of Daemon High, team Daemon doesn't seem to be doing well against the challenger; Poke high!"
Today, Poke High's junior boys' football team is facing off with team Daemon at Daemon High's school field. Despite the upper advantage Daemon have; playing at home ground and the team consisting of senior players, they were no match for the onslaught of team Poke High. Meanwhile at the spectator benches, Yellow, the Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh protagonists came all the way down to Daemon High to cheer for Red with the exception of Green and Blue who had Student Council work so they couldn't make it. Blue had invited Gold and Sapphire to this match and then the rest tagged along for fun but after watching Red's brilliant performance, they thought it was worth it to have came.
"Goal! Red from Poke High scores again with that fantastic penalty kick! Looks like he's on a roll today!" Screams and cheers could be heard from the Poke High students who came down to support the school team. On the other hand, the students from Daemon could only hide their face in embarrassment as they see their team getting thrashed.
"Beep!" The referee blows the whistle signaling the end of the match and the victory of Poke High. Roars of cheers swamped the field as Poke High students climbed from the spectator benches to the field to congratulate the team. Red was being thrown around by his teammates as they walk out of the field triumphantly. Meanwhile, Yellow and the gang were watching them by the sidelines.
"Hey I think we are going to lose Red at this rate, look he's being carried away.", Green points towards the crowd of students throwing Red up and down towards the lockers.
"Don't worry about it Green senpai! I've got an idea! Come on Sapphire, I need your help!", Gold and Sapphire takes off after discussing their battle strategies.
"Oh boy... I hope they know what they're doing.",
With that, Sapphire and Gold disappeared into the crowd while the rest made their way to the restaurant. While Red was going back to the lockers with his team, they are approached by some of the seniors from the Daemon team. They don't look like they are here to congratulate the team but still Red steps forward and offers a handshake to the team captain. The senior team captain looks at Red and begins to laugh it off.
"Don't get cocky kid." He spits onto the ground in front of Red and leaves the area with the rest of the seniors. Red's team were on the verge of starting a fight but was promptly stopped by Red. Daemon High's football team doesn't have the best record of having sportsmanship and many of the players have been marked for improper behavior on the field. However, the juniors were more promising as they have played their best against Poke High and Red acknowledges that.
The team withdraws under Red's request and drags Red away for their celebratory feast later on. Red and his team were on their way out of the front gate of Daemon High when they are stopped by a duo wearing ninja outfits. It was so ridiculous that the whole team stoned when they saw the duo.
"Ha, I'm Ninja G!"
"And I'm Ninja Sap!"
"We have come for you Champion!"
The team still had no idea what the hell they are blabbering about when suddenly they dash towards Red and tied his feet and hands with rope at superhuman speed.
"What?"
Red is constrained and thrown into a large haversack while screaming for help. The duo takes the haversack by their shoulders and made a dash out of the school, leaving the dumbfounded team behind.
"Uh...Should we call the police?"
The ninja duo carries the large haversack across town and to the restaurant, receiving several onlookers' stares along the way and almost got held up by a cop on patrol. In the end, they reached the restaurant safely; everyone in the restaurant gave weird looks at the duo and the screaming haversack.
The duo goes over to the round table where the gang is and unloads the haversack next to Yellow.
"There, mission complete!",Gold takes off his mask just as Crystal's fist connects to his face.
"Mission complete my ass! What's with that ridiculous get-up?"
Likewise, Sapphire takes off her mask and unloads the disheveled Red in his seat. Nobody knew what to say to their kidnapped victim.
"Can't you use a normal way to call me?", after having Gold and Sapphire apologizing to Red,the evening passes by really quickly as the gang have their dinner while celebrating Red's victory.
"Let's have a toast to the champion!" , Gold raises his ice tea along with the rest.
"Cheers!"
Gold gulps down his juice and goes over to Yellow. "So what does Yellow senpai have to say to Red?"
"Eh? He was great...!",this causes uproar within the group and both of them being really embarrassed.
And so, the day ended for the gang as they finish their satisfactory celebration and was on their way home. However, little did they know, Red's nightmare was just about to begin.
As the group was walking to the entrance of the shopping district, hey were suddenly confronted by a group of familiar individuals. It was the senior members from the Daemon Team; there were three of them standing in front of the group wearing studded leather jackets with tight jeans.
"Hey there punk, let's have a small talk alone shall we?"
Of course everyone could tell they were nothing but trouble. There's no way the gang would allow Red to meet with them alone, but much to their dismay, Red insists its okay and ask the gang to return back home first.
"Red senpai! There's no way we can leave you alone with them!",the rest tries to stop Red but he still insists on going with them.
"It will be okay. You guys go ahead without me okay? Oh and Yellow...", Red steps over to Yellow whom has been deathly quiet for the whole time.
"I'll call you when I return home okay? So cheer up.",gently patting Yellow on her head, Red bids farewell to the gang with his usual smile and left with the trio into the district.
After walking in silence for a few minutes, Gold finally breaks the silence with a fustrated moan.
"Yellow senpai! How could you just let him go with them? He's going to be in danger!", apparently he still can't get his mind off Red senpai who might be in danger.
"But, Red says that he will be all right...", Yellow tries to convince herself and the rest but ends up tearing up anyway.
"I think we better go back and check to see if he's all right.",with the agreement from the rest, the boys followed Ruby's idea and goes back to the shopping district.
In case things get ugly, they all brought along their cells to call the emergency line. The group runs back into the shopping district and decides to split into groups of two to cover a wider ground. The pairs consist of Pearl with Ruby, Sliver with Diamond and finally Gold on his own. The one who finds Red first will contact the rest of the group of their location. It was a race against time as they search for Red in the vast shopping district. They couldn't get through to Red's cell phone and in their hearts; there is this really bad feeling about all this.
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Meanwhile, the girls were on their way back home while comforting the depressed Yellow along the way.
"Yellow, it will be all right, Red will come back safely to us, if not Gold will get it from me!", Crystal pumps her fist into the air, hoping this will put Yellow at ease. However, Yellow still looks mopey and has been that way ever since the boys went to find Red.
Their silent walk home soon becomes unbearable until Platinum breaks it with a few topicsto start a conversation.
"Yellow, would you mine telling us about your past with Red? We would like to hear it."
"Oh...! I want to hear about it too!", Sapphire raises her hands up repeatedly, eager to hear about her senior's backstory.
"...Red, he was...", seeing as the rest are so eager, Yellow wipes away her tears and the girls started chatting merrily about the Kanto's gang past times with Yellow finally smiling.
OOO
Gold was running through the busy crowds and narrow back alleys hoping to find a sign of the trio's or Red's presence but amongst this crowd, it was near impossible. Just then, he hears the faint ringing and vibration of his cell phone. Gold continues running down the street while picking up the phone to hear Ruby's voice on the other side.
"Gold! How's things on your side?"
"No sign of them anywhere, what about your side?"
"Same here,I haven't heard anything from Sliver's group yet, I'll give them a call after this!"
The search continues as the two ends their conversation with the weary feeling growing stronger with every passing minute.
"I have a really bad feeling about this...!"
OOO
Meanwhile, the trio had brought Red down a back alley somewhere in the shopping district area where the street light barely reaches.
"All right, I followed you guys, and what do you guys need from me?" Red showed neither fear nor anxiety in his tone which really pisses the trio off. The leader grabs red by the collar and pushes him to the wall.
"I told you not to get cocky didn't I huh?"
"Let go.", Red didn't even flinch from their hostility.
"Hoho, trying to act cool? Keep this up I won't guarantee your friends safety ya know! Maybe we should start with that cute yellow pony tail girl first?"
BAM! The next moment, the guy was pushed backwards and on his knees while screaming in pain. The other two guys watch in astonishment as blood starts to drip from the guy's forehead while Red stares down at him.
"If you lay your hands on my friends, I won't show mercy.", with the streetlights barely illuminating the alley amplifying the crimson terror staring down at them.
One of them picks up a nearby wooden plank and swings it at Red, hitting him right in the chest but that didn't stop Red from landing numerous punches back at his face.
SMASH! A loud sound of breaking glass resonated in Red's head as something damp starts to drip from his forehead. Blood smudges on his hand as Red raises it slightly to touch his forehead. "Blood…?"
Red turns back and sees the last senior holding onto a broken beer bottle. He shrieks back and drops the broken bottle before making his escape into the back alley. "I've got to get out of here quickly..." Red helps himself on the concrete wall and slowly inches his way towards the streetlights as his consciousness fade in and out. Just then, he sees a familiar figure running towards him and constantly yelling his name down the alley.
OOO
"Hmm? That looks like Red…, Red Senpai?" ,Gold manages to catch a glimpse of Red's silhouette in the dark alleyway which he barely missed as he ran across the shopping district. Gold runs towards Red panting heavily since he pretty much did a marathon around town. "Finally I found you, you had me worr-…!" Before Gold could finish his sentence, Red collapses onto his Gold's shoulder.
"Red Senpai? What happened to you?" Since the streetlights only barely light up the alleyway, Gold didn't notice the two Daemon High collapsed onto neither the ground behind Red nor the heavy wounds on Red. "Gold, Mind passing a message to…Yellow for me? "
"Never mind that! What the hell happened here?"
"Listen to me! Tell Yellow I'm sorry don't think I can call her tonight after all…"Red falls silent after a while much to Gold's horror as he slowly carry him out into the streets.
"What the? This is bad!" Red's wounds start to show up underneath the streetlights and onlookers start to crowd around the duo. Laying him on the concrete wall, Gold immediately dial the emergency hotline before contacting the rest.
"Guys, I found Red but things doesn't look good, Red's in trouble!"
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"Why hasn't Red called yet...?", Yellow nervously glances at the digital clock showing ten O'clock at the corner of her cellphone. Silently in her heart, Yellow prays for the safety of Red till she falls asleep on the cold study desk with the phone in her hand.
Red never called.
To be continued!
Author's note: Perfecting the impact of a sad scene is real hard.
