A/N: A new chapter already? Yes, you see that right. I'm more motivated to right now after I had a little break. It will get slower again, but I'll hopefully at least stay with once a week. Walrus Edition is paused until it starts again (I know, I had to tell the second part as well). I want to get this story done first. As we are actually getting near to the end! Stay tuned and have fun reading this darker chapter.

Chapter 20: The accident

The next morning did not come as fast as I had expected. Especially since the sun was already far up as I woke up. Eevee had not woken me up this day. Still sleepy I left my room and headed to the dining room to get some breakfast before we'd head for Metro City. After I got something to eat, I saw Eevee who was just about to start herself. "Are you finally awake? I was starting to think you'd not be here today." "You won't need to worry about that. I'm awake now. I'm just not used to be able to sleep until after sunrise." Eevee nudged my side. "I know. That's why I let you sleep in. We won't need that long for Tyrunt's task, so it's a great day to get some sleep back for you. Still, we should probably try to get done soon."

A word and a blow. Half an hour later we were walking through the forest, near the Warriors areas edge. We were just leaving the danger zone, as Eevee asked me a question. "Tyrunt told us, that he needs whatever is inside the package for the Pure Element. Do you have any ideas on what it could be? What's even up with that thing. I've never seen anything of it." "I've seen it once. It's incredible. They are using it to create all their weapons. The Pure Element is the essence of light and this light is what will hopefully win this war in the end. There's no real reason for us to go there though. Everyone who works with it is specialised on it. We would not be of any help at all. But we can be by bringing that package. I can't imagine what it is though."

We weren't in a hurry. It took us some hours to get to Metro City. The plan was, to go get the package, stop by at my parents for a few minutes and then go back. Inside of the police station, there was chaos. Pokemon were running around everywhere. Pieces of paper were literally flying around. A single Quagsire stood around, seemingly relaxed. He spoke to us as he saw us. "I'm sorry for the chaos in here. We have quite some stress as you could imagine. We've already heard that you were coming. I'm sorry to tell you, but Günter won't be able to welcome you, as he is in an important meeting right now. He asked me to hand you this package." So, we were not going to see Günter. But honestly, I wasn't unhappy. It still felt like he didn't really trust Eevee. And what we did definitely not need now, was stress with the officer.

The package Quagsire gave us was not as big as I honestly expected. It even fit into my bag. We waved goodbye and headed to my parents. As we got there, we were greeted by…

…literally nothing. Nobody and nothing. Nobody was at home. It was a little frustrating as I was happy to see them again, since I rarely did since I joined the Warriors. But it was no use being angry about such a thing. We were just unlucky. With nothing else to do in the city, we headed back. The trip had not been exciting or anything, but relaxing. And I think me and Eevee had both needed that after the last weeks and months. Not just some free time, but some time together. We had done nothing but train all the time. We got to a point where there was literally no time for being friends between battling and sleeping. And I had still not managed to tell her how much I really liked her yet. I was just scared. I honestly don't know why. It just was like this.

But the trip wasn't just over yet. On our way back, the more time went on, something felt wrong. I couldn't tell what it was. It was just like a feeling that something was wrong, but I didn't know WHAT exactly. Something that I misunderstood. It was like an aura radiating. Radiating from the package within my bag. "Do… do you feel that too? This weird feeling?" Eevee did not seem to get what I meant. "What… feeling? I don't know what you mean." "I honestly don't know either. It's just like… I feel like we've done something wrong. Like we've walked right into some kind of tr…" I was interrupted. A loud bang echoed through my veins and everything went black.

Strange voices were filling the void around me. "Is he going to make it?" "I don't know. I will do everything I can, but I can't promise anything." "They did expect me to be there. It's my fault." "It was a trap." "They are calling it the "Silent Explosion". They can't know."

The darkness felt so cold. Yet it was so welcoming. It was like something in the distance was calling out my name. Yet the voices kept me here. What had happened? I did not know. I didn't even remember the package back then. It was like nothing ever existed before the void. There were just sometimes these voices throughout the eternal darkness. "Do you know more now?" "We can't lose him! He hasn't deserved it." "I'm giving it everything I can. But slowly… I am starting to lose hope. He doesn't get better. I think… he will not wake up again."

Silent sobbing echoed through the void. It wasn't me. There was nobody else here either. I did not know, neither did I care who it was. All that mattered was the warmth surrounding me. Did I want to leave this place? Not really. Was I ever even alive? It all felt like a dream in there. Maybe I've always been here. Maybe nothing that I thought that happened really did happen. It was just the loneliness playing tricks on me.

"I… I think it's over. He… is gone." Once more I heard the voice. What did it talk about? Who was he? I remembered nothing except for a dream, as I felt myself slowly becoming part of the void around me to the sound of silent sobs. Just then I realised… I realised that it had not been a dream. The package. The voices. Something must've gone wrong. They talked about an explosion. Is this the reason I was here? And the silent sound of sobs. This very last moment I realised, that I had to leave! And the darkness around me vanished. As did the sobs. But the voice did not. "Wait! He… he started breathing again. Maybe it's not too late after all!" The sobs were gone, yet I still felt an aura of incredible sadness radiating. The darkness was gone. Now there was literally nothing. But here I would stay. As long as it would take to get back. I could not give up here. I wasn't ready to go yet. Not before I even could tell her how I felt…

It felt like the void was keeping me for years. Sometimes voices returned. If they were what I expected them to be, voices of the real world, there was hope. "He is finally getting better! A few more days and he should wake up." The sadness around me changed. The void had become a place of relief and happiness. Until it slowly began to fade.