Chapter 21
Yue was startled awake by a slamming door. Her door.
"YUE! WAKE UP!"
"Tok…?" Yue groaned as she saw the time (2:03 AM). She started to go back to sleep when she felt her brother shaking her—violently.
"What!?" Yue whined, still not fully awake.
"She's gone!"
"Who?"
"VIOLET! She's gone!" Tok cried as he continued to shake Yue. Immediately, she sat up. Her eyes clouded with panick.
"She wouldn't…"
"She would." Yue kicked the blankets off so hard that they glided to the floor. She jumped off her bed and ran head-over-heals out to the front door. Rainbow light replaced her pajamas to clothing. Tok fell in beside her. Once the two were outside, they were replaced by two Swellow who flew off toward the mountain side. There they would find Violet's Uncle's lab…and Violet.
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In the middle of the large room was a giant, glass case. The case was filled with the ghost pokemon of the meadow. All were shrieking in terror and agony. Some rammed themselves against the glass, trying to get through. Somehow, though, the glass prevented even ghost pokemon from escaping. The case was connected to a hollow, glass column that went from the ceiling to the floor.
"Get the Gengar. He's first." Violet's Uncle was an older man. He was mostly bald, all but the wild, grey hair that grew in a half-ring around his head. He wore round glasses and a white lab coat. Basically, he was the average scientist.
"He's in, sir." One of the assistants called. Sure enough, a very angry Gengar appeared in the tube. Panicking, it rammed itself against the glass. Gastly and Haunter from the case screamed and cried out in anguish at the sight of their captured leader.
"On the count of three…" Violet's uncle started.
"One…" The assistant found the button.
"Two…" The assistant got his finger ready on the button.
"And…" BANG! The door burst open, ramming into the wall. The scientists, including Violet's uncle and the assistant that was about to press the button, in the room all whipped around.
"…Violet?"
"STOP IT!" Violet cried.
"…Violet, listen, this is a bad time…" her uncle started.
"NO! YOU LISTEN!" Violet shouted in rage at her uncle. She would not let this happen. Never.
"Violet…this has to happen."
"No, it doesn't."
"This is for science."
"Who cares about stupid science?"
"It could help Pokemon all over the world!"
"It could hurt Pokemon all over the world!"
"It could put our names in history!"
"No, it could put your name in history!"
"Don't you want what's best for your uncle? Your family?"
"GENGAR IS MY FAMILY!"
"I'm your family…"
"I HATE YOU!" Violet screamed. Her uncle was silent. The whole room was silent. Finally, one word broke the silence. The one word that broke Violet's heart, the one word that Yue and Tok heard as they ran up to her, the one word that escaped her uncle's mouth.
"…Three."
Gengar screeched in agony as the assistant pressed the button and the tube was filled with electric currents. The room became bright, so bright that everyone was blinded. Only the terrible, ear-splitting scream from Gengar showed that anything was happening. His scream became mutated as he continued. A scream nobody could forget. And then, silence. The light went out, in fact, all the lights went out. The entire lab was pitch dark. Yue was the first to look. She wished she hadn't. Glowing, red eyes peered at her through the darkness.
"…Gengar…?" Yue asked, uncertain. But Gengar could not hear her. Gengar had not heard any of the conversation. He did not know Violet had tried to save him. He did not know of the argument she and her uncle had had. But he had seen Violet, Yue, and Tok rush into the room. To him, they were there for a show…
"You have betrayed me." Gengar said with no emotion.
"NO! Gengar, we were trying to save you!" Yue cried as tears fell from her eyes. But Gengar did not hear that either.
"And now…you will betray my family…" Gengar added.
"Never!" Tok cried.
"I shall never forgive you. You have doomed us all." Gengar said, his rage building.
"Gengar, please! I'm sorry! I was always so scared of you! I treated you badly because of my fears and because of it, my uncle has turned you into this. It's all my fault Gengar! You have a right to never forgive me!" Violet sobbed. She fell to her knees and cried harder. Gengar did not see this because of the darkness of the lab. He could not hear her because of the glass he was behind.
"Violet, I think you've been here quite long enough." Her uncle said. He turned to another of his assistants.
"Please escort my niece and her pokemon home. It's too dark to be walking around alone."
"Yes sir." The assistant said. Despite the three's protests, they were dragged out of the lab and forced into a car. The assistant got in the front and drove the three home. Violet went straight to bed. She did not want to talk to anyone. Yue watched her slam the door and then turned to Tok.
"Her birthday's in a few days, we need to find something to cheer her up with." She said to her brother.
"Your right, but would cheer someone up from that?" Tok asked. Both siblings had drying tear tracks down their faces and gloomy voices. Then Yue, ignoring her sorrow, thought of something brilliant.
"We'll put on a show!"
"A…what?"
"A show! Of all her fantasy characters! You know, all the creatures, heroes, villains, and in between!"
"That's brilliant, Yue!" Tok cried.
"It'll be a birthday surprise!"
"Yeah! We can take turns!"
"We better practice though…"
"Yeah…but after the party, maybe she won't be quite as depressed…"
"…after the party…" Yue's eyes shot open. The three words from Tok's sentence still in her head. After the party…after the party Violet was gone…after the party Tok had been taken…after the party she'd followed the Evil…after the party she'd had to watch pokemon after pokemon get taken…after the party she wound up here…after the party she had to stay secret and fight this war at the same time…after the party she'd met the rebellion…after the party she found May and Drew…after the party Drew had been taken…after the party…after the party…after the party…
"…After the party, my life became living—"
"Yue?" She turned to see Tok, groggily raising his head.
"Yeah?" Yue whispered.
"You aren't the only one." She smiled. Tok's life had been just as bad as hers.
"It'll be ok now, Tok. Go back to bed." Yue said. He grumbled, something about little sisters and ordering others around, and was asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. Yue smiled and looked at her window. The stars were out, and the moon was full. All in all, it was a beautiful night.
"I wish every night could be like this…"
"Don't go!" Spoof cried. He was latched onto Yue for dear life.
"Get off you great buffoon! And lay off the poke-chow!"
"NO! I DON"T WANT YOU TO LEAVE! YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND! DON"T GO! PLEASE!"
"Seriously, Spoof! Stop being a baby! I'll be back, you know that!"
"But…but…but…when?"
"I don't know, just get off!"
"Yue, I'm kinda rusty at this…can you be the Lapras?" Tok asked, cutting in.
"Sure, just let me get this one off. Spoof! Let GO!" Yue said. Moonlight closed her eyes and Spoof disappeared.
"I'm sure he'll be able to catch you and say goodbye, I only transported him a little ways." Moonlight said. Yue went up to the Absol and hugged her.
"I'll miss you too, young one." Moonlight whispered "But you'll be back, you know how to get here."
"I know." Yue whispered. She stood and looked to Slowking questioningly.
"Ok, come here." Slowking held out his arms and Yue hugged him as well.
"I promise you, we will meet again." Slowking said "I know I'm the third to say it, but it's true." Yue nodded. She walked up to the shoreline and was replaced by the same Lapras that had saved taken May and Drew to the Island.
Tok climbed on her back and crawled toward her neck. Drew turned to May, but she was no longer beside him.
"May?"
"Come here, Drew. You need to see this." Puzzled, Drew obeyed. He walked up the beach to where May was and followed her gaze. There was writing in the sand. It read:
Drew and May:
I am watching over you as I will forever.
Our paths will cross again.
Do not fear my young ones.
For darkness never wins.
--Mew--