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I have no idea what that vile man said to me after the threat to Silver's life. I just sat in despair, my gear in my lap, as he rambled on but I do know that I did pissed him off for not listening. I'm so sorry Gold and Silver if you are getting a beating for it. I've messed up again...
I've been sitting outside Slowpoke Well trying to think of something but nothing, of course, is coming. Every time I look at Silver's Crobat a pang of guilt washes over me. I just wish he would leave me; I don't deserve his protection. He's even staying with me in this rain (that started to fall during the call) despite the fact that he hates rain.
Can't the end just hurry up and come? Please put me out of my misery! ...Nothing is happening. Another wish goes un-granted but than again I probably ran out of wishes when I became the Johto Champion.
"Bi!" cries Celebi as it bursts out its ball and flies high in the sky. Being a grass type he's really enjoying this rain, I bet Silver's Meganium would too...Wait that's it!
"CELEBI!" I shout at the top of my lungs and I can't hold back my glee. I can prevent everything from happening and all I need is the time traveling Pokemon! It stops playing around to look at me and so does Crobat, as it is the most movement I've done since the phone call. Celebi spins around one last time before coming to me.
Celebi can take me back in time. I can go back far enough before Team Rocket was created and put a stop to Giovanni's plans before they can grow. And if I do that than maybe that wretched man would have never killed my father! ...And my family would have probably never moved to New Bark Town. I would never have met Gold, went on my journey, became champion, and I would have never met Silver...Maybe it isn't such a good idea...NO! They're suffering right now because I'm weak! I have no right to not act because of selfish desires! Besides Silver might actually have a good relationship with his father this time.
Taking a deep breath I look Celebi dead in the eye and its cheerful demeanor vanishes. "Please take me back in time!" Surprised it shakes its head no to my plea. I can't have that! I grab the grass-physic Pokemon and bring it to my face. "PLEASE!" All Celebi does is cry out and struggle in my hands. "PLEASE CELEBI!"
"Cro!" shouts Crobat as he slams himself into me and I release my captive. Taking this opportunity Celebi flies out of my reach and is terrified. What have I done?
"Please," I say so quietly but I can't get my voice any louder. Silence is my answer. Celebi won't help me! I should have known! Damn it all! I grab my bag and run away leaving the Pokemon behind.
Great, just flippin' great. I wanted to run away from them and I did but I didn't mean to run to Azalea Town (I wanted to run to the Dark Cave). I want to avoid cities and towns. I can't put any more innocent people in danger. I need to leave and quickly before anyone can spot me. It won't be easy because I was already halfway into town before I finally realized where I am.
Thanks to the rain no one is out, good thing for that. I'm grateful for the rain and all but at the same time I'm freezing thanks to it. I'm still better off than them though...I can handle this.
Anyway, I need to get going. "Soul?" someone calls. Damn! I need to keep going and I must ignore them. "Soul!" Crap, whoever it is, is running after me, I can't ignore him any longer. "It is you! What brings you here?" the person says once he catches up. I force a smile on my face and turn to face my unwanted visitor. Of all the people in this town it just had to be the gym leader, Bugsy.
A gym leader could be a very helpful ally but I don't want to get anyone else involved, especially not Bugsy. He's a powerful trainer I'll admit that, his Scyther, now a Scizor, sure game me quite a challenge when I was after his badge but still he's younger than me (I understand it's only by a year but still). He doesn't need to be bothered with Team Rocket again. He's an innocent boy with a love of bug Pokemon and I want to keep it that way.
"Hey Bugsy," I say with a slight wave. He's saying nothing but for some odd reason is staring at me or more precisely my hand with alarm. Why? Oh, that's right the wound. I can't get him suspicious. I shove my hands behind my back but he pulls them towards him to inspect.
"It's nothing! I just fell out of a tree and cut my hands. That's all!" I quickly say to cover up but he's not buying it. I probably shouldn't have said it so quickly.
"What's wrong?" he asks very sternly. Taking his eyes off of my hands to look me in the eye and I pull my hands free.
"I was trying to get an Aipom and fell," I say weakly. I'm a freakin' idiot that needs to work on her lying!"
"What is wrong?" His voice was getting sterner with each word. Right now it's hard to imagine that I'm the older one.
"It's nothing!" I nearly yell and I startle both of us.
"At least let me attend to your hands," he offers once he recovers from shock. I can't think of anything to say so he pulls out a Poke ball and releases a Spinarak.
The bug Pokemon looks around a bit before climbing onto his trainer's shoulder. The gym leader grabs my hands and positions them out towards him. He whispers something to his Pokemon and Spinarak looks at my hands and back at Bugsy, who nods in return and the Pokemon does too. What are they up to? Oh, I know! I remember hearing somewhere that Spinarak's thread can make a good bandage but with how bad my wounds are my entire hand will have to be covered completely and I need my hands right now! I pull my hands out of the way right when the string was about to make contact.
"Soul?" Bugsy's voice is full of confusion and I lower my head so that only the ground is what I can see.
"Sorry Bugsy but I need my hands," I managed to say but my voice is extremely quiet. I wonder if he heard me.
"Okay, than let's go to the Center I'm sure the nurse can do better than I." No, I can't go there. I've already spent too much time here. I need to leave!
Not saying anything I to him I turn away and run. I hear him shout my name and chase after me. He's one persistent guy. Just leave alone! It's for your own good! I rummage through my bag until I find the ball I'm looking for. I toss the ball just a little ways in front of me and out pops out Ninetales. She growls out of annoyance for the rain but I don't have time for her princess attitude. Once I pass her I issue the command, Smokescreen, and hearing the panic in my voice she does it obediently. I know it stopped him in his tracks by the coughing that has erupted. I'm sorry Bugsy but I can't get you involved!
To tired to keep going I finally drop to my knees in the slushy mud. Ninetales sits next to me saying nothing but just making sure that I know that her presences is there. I give her a small thank you and praise and she puffs out her chest in her superior pose but when I give her no reaction she stops. She stays still leaving me to wallow in my patheticness. She must furious to have such a weak person as her trainer.
"Crobat cro!" a Crobat shouts and I don't need to look up to know who's Crobat that is. Shortly after Crobat's cry another softer cry follows, Celebi. I slam my mud-covered hands into my face to cover up the tears that stain my face. Why won't they just leave me? Each of the Pokemon cuddle next to me trying to comfort me. Why? Why must they do this to me? Can't they just leave? It's obviously the best choice! There's nothing I can do! I'm just a pathetic fool!
"There you are." I voice breaks through my suffering and it's not a nice one. I look up to see several Team Rocket grunts, all of which are smirking. A grunt steps forward, probably the one that spoke, and he drops a Poke ball so that his Golbat can be out. "We were sent to make sure that you catch those legendaries."
I say nothing and stare at the ground. What do I do? How many times have I asked myself that question already? Enough times that I should know that I can not come up with an answer. Maybe I should just do what they want... I get up and it's a bit hard, between my tiredness and the weight from the water and mud, but I still manage to do it. I take a step towards them when the sound of a Poke ball opening stops me. Whose ball does it belong to?
Before I can figure out whose it belongs to the released Golbat is knocked away and unconscious. We all look for the source but I can't see anything. Suddenly, a bunch of the grunts are blasted away with a Shadow Ball and my Pokemon erupt in cheers. Could it be? I look to the shadows to confirm my suspicion and there it is the shadow of my Gengar. The grunts are still in confusion as more are taken out with Sludge Bomb and all that's left is the lone grunt that the Golbat belonged too. To terrify the man even more Gengar pops out of the shadows right in front of him and licks the guy. The guy drops to the ground paralyzed and Gengar roars in accomplishment.
I can think of nothing to say so I only watch my ghost Pokemon as he angrily floats towards me. It's silent between us as he pulls my gear off my bag and fiddles with it. Smiling he floats up into the air until we are at eye level and shoves the gear in my face. He has it on the map app and it's the map of New Bark Town. Does he want me to go there? I look at Gengar and he shoves the gear further into my face. I guess that's a yes but why?
Another angst filled chapter. Why? I'm not sure I just wrote what my brain told me too and well here's the result.
I was wondering if I made it obvious what my favorite Pokemon is. If you guess right I'll write an oneshot for your favorite Pokemon game shipping. That should lighten the mood of this chapter a bit. Oh, and only one guess per person. Seeing as how I haven't mentioned that many Pokemon in this story.
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