Matt Pokemon Prodigy: Part VI
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Chapter 16: Losing Reality
It had been two days since Matt had last regained conciseness. After hearing what had happened to his friends he just didn't feel like living. The night he heard what were the results of his madness, he had cried himself to sleep. Now two days later, he was well enough to leave the Pokemon Center in Vermilion.
Matt was gonna just walk out and keep on going, but Nurse Joy stopped him. "Aren't you forgetting your Pokemon?" "They're not my Pokemon." He was lying all the way. "Those nice people let me borrow there's for that battle only." "My Pokemon are long gone." "Oh how sad!" "Before you leave come with me." He just followed her down the hall. Once a younge teen full of fire and spirit, he was now just a wondering lost soul.
They arrived in a back room. It was the emergency/recovery room. In side was five clear glass sleeping chambers (the same as the ones on the show.) But inside the chambers was five Eevee's! "Here you and your friends may chose one each." "But Nurse Joy, don't they have owners?" "No, these four are strays." "And this one here," (She pointed to a smaller than usual Eevee. "Was abused by her owner then thrown in the streets by her owner." Nurse Joy then clinched her fist and appeared to grow real angry. "Here you take her." Pointing to the small abused female Eevee. "No, I couldn't." "But I insist, you and her both look like you've been through heck."
"No, you don't understand." "I don't deserve to ever come in contact with Pokemon or humans ever again." Matt's voice had suddenly turned monotone. (Like Heero Yuy!) "What I did is unforgivable." "Hey, that doesn't mean you can't stay human." Nurse Joy was kinda upset. "I don't deserve their friendship." Matt was becoming cold. "Look then accept Eevee as a way of forgiveness." "Hn." "Listen, go back and get your backpack and come back for Eevee." Matt silently nodded then walked toward his room. "What a strange boy." 'Though I feel sorry for him.'
Once back in his room Matt emptied the contents of his blue backpack. Out came his Gameboy, French fry and chicken maker kit, Hawaiian Punch cans, cell phone, clothes etc. But also the mysterious item Joe Smoe had given him during his first battle with Matt2K1. It appeared to be a TM. Vegeta couldn't even tell him what the move inside was. After repacking his stuff he went back to find Nurse Joy.
"There you are I was starting to get worried about you." Coming from the relived Nurse Joy. "Sorry." "Here is your Eevee, and take good care of it." Matt looked down at the Pokeball in his hand. He could remember Josh's Eevee Kengy. "The other four Eevee's I shall give to each of your friends." "So these Eevee's are like friendship bearings." "Don't bother giving Josh one." "Why not?" "He already has one they would just fight." "That makes no difference." "They shall all receive one." "Alright suit yourself." "Goodbye Matt!" "Goodbye Nurse Joy." 'This is probably the last time we'll meet.' 'Or in this lifetime anyway.'
Matt started walking down the path. With full intention of killing himself. He thought back to earlier how Nurse Joy had given him Eevee. When he thought about Nurse Joy he had to think about Trey Shinzuru. Trey… who would always flirt with all pretty women. He even managed to get Pewter's Nurse Joy to go out with him on a date! Matt had to smile in spite of himself. But then he remembered the first time they had met.
"Hitmonchop Quick Attack!" "Abra teleport!" CRASH! Hitmonchop had gone headfirst into a tree. He could have been killed! But did he care, no! He had gone on asking about Dragonball Z! He had never even apologized! But instead asked him to join him on his journey. When they had sneaked in undercover in Team Rocket Trey had saved his butt countless times. And how did he repay him? By absolutely diddly squat! All Matt did in return for him was about kill him. All Trey did was laugh at Vegeta's joke, and Matt told his Ivysaur to do Mass Destruction and the evil black beam had landed straight on top of Trey.
Matt started crying as he ran faster and faster toward Vermilion Heights. Josh… Matt had first met the teen trainer at Pewter Gym. Josh who was the one who could have talked everyone out of the 'big' free for all battle. If only Matt had listened but instead he had called Josh nothing but a coward.
Joe Smoe… Joe was actually a friend from Matt's school. Still during the run-ins along their journeys He had been horrible to Joe. He pushed Joe to the limit as to call his Dragonair to use Twister. During the battle he had called his Charmeleon evil, when it was him himself who was the evil one.
Matt2K1… Matt thought for a second then started to laugh through his tears. 'Who cares about him he was a loser any ways.' Then Matt realized that his long time rival was indeed not the piece of crap he always thought about him as. When they were battling earlier before the giant battle Matt2K1 had taught him some valuable life lessons. Matt realized just how stubborn, stuck up, and bossy he really was. Matt then remembered how Matt2K1 had told his Wartortle to use Typhoon Splash on his Ivysaur. Matt's Ivysaur was on fire and might have died, but Matt just thought he was trying to win just like he was.
"I can't take it anymore!" "I DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE!" This outburst made the Pidgeys and other birds around him scatter in fear. "THAT'S RIGHT RUN! RUNAWAY! FAR AWAY!" "HA! HA! HA! HA!" He knew he was losing a grip on reality but who would care? Not him!
Matt then arrived at Vermilion Heights. He saw his goal. About twenty feet ahead of him. As he walked towards the cliffs edge memories came flooding back through his head. Not the stuff about his journey but before that. Memories about his life. The joy and happiness he once felt. Birthdays, parties, friends, and families. All the stuff that was important to him. But he kept telling himself none of it mattered anymore. As he walked up to the edge he learned how Vermilion Heights had gotten its name. Matt was standing on a cliff a few hundred feet high. Down at the bottom the Ocean was waiting. When Matt was preparing to jump he remembered one last time all the pain and misery he had caused to his friends who probably hated him. With those last thoughts Matt jumped off the cliff.
The End…