SHADOW

Why Genesis was bombing its own city was a mystery to me. Unless, of course, they cared about its inhabitants as much as they did us. I had stayed behind at the train while the others left to destroy the president of this horrid place. I was at the moment sitting at the entrance of the train with a gun in my hand, waiting for any orange Peacekeeper to cross my path.

But along with guarding came the terrible sounds of the dying. The doctors had been unable to save three others that were wounded at the previous battle. Now the bodies were under the train, out of sight.

A bomb landed dangerously close. Debris showered down on the train, imitating the sound of rain. I jumped up and eyed the sky, trying to find something to shoot at. But there was nothing. Nothing at all.

Another bomb dropped, this one further away. I glanced anxiously at the building the others had disappeared into. Was it just me, or did those bombs seem to be getting closer and closer to it?

A long scream came from the inside of the train. After it had faded Zelda's voice became worried, and then pleading. She burst into tears. I risked a glance into the train to see them carry off another body. This one smaller than most of the rest.

A kid. He had to only have been fourteen. Another brave Pokémon Trainer.

Zelda was sobbing into one of the seats, with Maria sitting next to her, a terribly sad expression on her face as she whispered something to Zelda.

I tore my gaze away from them and looked out past the buildings towards the capitol again. Another bomb dropped, this one close to it. It wasn't my imagination. They were getting closer.

"The bombs are getting closer and closer to the capitol!" I shouted. "They're going to destroy it!"

As soon as I finished that sentence, another bomb dropped. This time on the capitol. With an earsplitting bang, it exploded in a fiery light.

I grabbed a small knife and ran for the obliterated building. Others that had stayed behind had the same idea, and soon we were nearing the wreckage. Lucario was struggling to stand and shaking violently.

"Lucario, are you all right?" I demanded, helping him stand.

I then realized he was shaking because he was laughing. "We did it," He laughed. "We did it. The Capitol and our worlds are free again!"

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We recovered everyone. No one was killed from the bombs, but they were injured. We brought them back to the train where the doctors patched them up. Link stood outside the train as a huge group of people from Genesis gathered around and announced:

"Genesis! Your leader is dead! The Capitol and the District are no longer your slaves! We can live in harmony, sharing tasks and helping each other like many other nations! I ask only of you to accept this offer so we can re-start our lives."

I never heard their answer because that was when another bomb went off in the distance. I looked out one of the train's shattered windows to see that another building had gone up in flames. It seemed as though Genesis was wired to nearly self-destruct if anyone decided to take control of it; killing hundreds of probably innocent people. But the ones that were left could be useful in starting a new life.

And that's what happened.