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~Chapter Six~
"Mystic?" I asked. "I don't think this is the right route to Violet City. I remember that rock. . ."
"Dra?" Mystic asked.
"Yeah, it's the same rock. The moss on it looks like a Caterpie."
Mystic's eyes opened wide and she started hopping up and down. She looked like she had eaten a little too much PokeChow.
"What is it?!" I cried in alarm. "What?"
Mystic used the tip of her body to point up to the sky. Dark, gray clouds had replaced the bright periwinkle sky. Not even a Spearow was flying.
"Oh, great," I muttered. Just then, fat raindrops started hitting my head. Mystic jumped on my shoulder and tried to bury her head in my hair to avoid getting wet.
"Come on Mystic, the water isn't so bad," I said soothingly. She popped her head out and sniffed the air. She stared at the rain, not even flinching when more fat drops hit her face. She seemed to be concentrating hard on something.
"Mystic?" I whispered. I paused. The water was coming down in sheets now. My jeans were muddy and soaked, and water was coming from the tip of my hair like a faucet.
Suddenly, a great pain came to my head. I winced and gritted my teeth. Why so sudden? What WAS this?
"The water. . .is nice. . ." a voice interrupted. I spun around, nearly knocking Mystic off of my shoulder. "Who's there?" my voice shook.
"It reminds me. . .of. . .home" it continued. "Crisp. . .and clear. . .like home. . ."
I gasped. That voice sounded strong and clear, yet sweet and gentle at the same time. My heart began to beat rapidly.
"What. . ." I started.
"Shhhh," the voice comforted me. "One day. . .you. . .will know. . .you will. . .you shall find your home. . .your. . ."
"My what?" I prompted.
"Your. . ." the voice whispered. It was fading, like a sunset, until it was gone, gone, gone.
"Hello?" I called. I didn't hear anything but the beating of rain. I turned to look at Mystic. She was still sitting so completely still, I thought she had died. She hadn't moved once in the whole ordeal that just happened.
"Mystic?" I poked her.
She jumped and fell off of my shoulder.
"Sorry!" I exclaimed. Even though she was muddy, I replaced her on my shoulder and smiled. "We have to find shelter," I explained to her. "We're both going to get sick if we stay out here much longer!"
I lugged my backpack down a small brick pathway. I walked and walked until I saw a small cave a few feet away. I checked it out, and found out no Pokemon were hiding in it. I used this to make a nice little "house."
About a half an hour later, I had a nice, big fire going for Mystic and I to warm up. I sat down and leaned against the wall of the cave, and Mystic curled up in my lap. I sighed.
"Oh Mystic," I said. "I wonder why I'm doing this. I don't think I'm cut out for this stuff."
I stroked Mystic's smooth Dratini skin. I looked at the ceiling. "I wonder if I'll win at the Violet City gym," I thought aloud.
Mystic looked up at me and smiled her little Dratini smile. I took this as a sign she thought we would win.
I grinned and stroked her behind the wings on her head. She closed her eyes and I could feel her body rise and fall deeper and deeper, until she fell asleep.
"Good idea," I giggled. Without waking her up, I grabbed a pillow from my backpack, put it on the wall, and leaned my head against it until I, to, fell into a deep sleep.
~*~*~
We were in a meadow. Danny and I were running across the beautiful flowers, holding hands. Our Dratinis were hopping along, following us . "Danny. . ." I murmured
"Draaaa," he answered.
"What?!" I cried.
"Draaaaaaaaa! Tini! Dratini, dra dra!" he continued.
"Danny!" I exclaimed. I sat up. I looked around the cave. There was no meadow with beautiful flowers. Danny wasn't there. It was only me and Mystic, who was gently hitting my face with her tail.
"Mystic," I smiled gently. "Are you going to wake me up like that every morning?"
"Dra, Dratini, Dra," she agreed.
I shook my head. I put out the fire with some dirt, and quickly grabbed my backpack. I checked my watch. It read nine-oh-two.
"Nine-oh-two!" I exclaimed. "Come on Mystic, we have to get going! I want to reach Violet City before I turn thirteen!"
I'm not positive, but I think Mystic giggled. But when I turned around, she just hopped on my shoulder with the same expression on her face.
I marched out of the cave, with Dad's key thumping against my throat. I grabbed it and held it so hard, it became imprinted in my palm.
Mystic looked at me with a question mark on her face. I smiled.
"It's nothing," I sighed. I let go of the key and let it fall against my shirt.
I looked at the road ahead. A sign next to me said, "Violet City: 2 miles."
I grinned at Mystic. "Mystic, we're finally on our way to the Johto League! " "Draaaaaaaaaatini!" Mystic cried and threw her head back, smiling.
~*~*~
I walked along the road. I walked and walked until, about forty minutes later, a huge purple sign lit the sky: "Welcome to Violet City!"
"Yeeeees!" I exclaimed. Mystic jumped off of my shoulder and started jumping around excitedly.
I laughed. "I guess you're excited to battle!" I smiled. "But you have to hold your Ponytas. I'm going to get you healed first." Mystic pretended to look mad and I laughed again. She followed me as I headed to the Pokemon Center.
"May I see your Pokemon?" Nurse Joy asked.
Here we go again, I thought. "Sure," I said as I handed her Mystic. Nurse Joy took Mystic into a healing machine-thingy and I sat down on a chair. I took my diary out of my backpack, uncapped my pen, and wrote:
~*~
"Dear Diary, It's been really strange the last few days. Mystic has been acting a little strangely. . .like she knows something I don't. I wish she could talk to me. Speaking of that, the weirdest thing happened last night. It was raining and I felt like I was somewhere else. . .like my mind was anywhere but the middle of the woods. I was hearing a voice in my head. . .yes, a voice. I must be going crazy, but I heard it. It told me I will find something. I think Mystic heard it, too. She didn't move at all. I hope I find out what's going on in my life soon, or I'll go crazy. . ." ~*~
"April?" Nurse Joy's voice interrupted my thoughts. "Your Pokemon is ready.
I jumped up and Mystic hopped off the desk and to me before I could even said, "Okay."
Joy laughed. "That Dratini seems very attached to you."
I hugged Mystic and smiled. "Yes," I answered. "She's my best friend."
Nurse Joy smiled, but got distracted when two Chanseys poked her arm.
I let go of Mystic and got my backpack. "Come on," I gestured to her as I headed for the door. "Let's go to the gym."
~Chapter Six~
"Mystic?" I asked. "I don't think this is the right route to Violet City. I remember that rock. . ."
"Dra?" Mystic asked.
"Yeah, it's the same rock. The moss on it looks like a Caterpie."
Mystic's eyes opened wide and she started hopping up and down. She looked like she had eaten a little too much PokeChow.
"What is it?!" I cried in alarm. "What?"
Mystic used the tip of her body to point up to the sky. Dark, gray clouds had replaced the bright periwinkle sky. Not even a Spearow was flying.
"Oh, great," I muttered. Just then, fat raindrops started hitting my head. Mystic jumped on my shoulder and tried to bury her head in my hair to avoid getting wet.
"Come on Mystic, the water isn't so bad," I said soothingly. She popped her head out and sniffed the air. She stared at the rain, not even flinching when more fat drops hit her face. She seemed to be concentrating hard on something.
"Mystic?" I whispered. I paused. The water was coming down in sheets now. My jeans were muddy and soaked, and water was coming from the tip of my hair like a faucet.
Suddenly, a great pain came to my head. I winced and gritted my teeth. Why so sudden? What WAS this?
"The water. . .is nice. . ." a voice interrupted. I spun around, nearly knocking Mystic off of my shoulder. "Who's there?" my voice shook.
"It reminds me. . .of. . .home" it continued. "Crisp. . .and clear. . .like home. . ."
I gasped. That voice sounded strong and clear, yet sweet and gentle at the same time. My heart began to beat rapidly.
"What. . ." I started.
"Shhhh," the voice comforted me. "One day. . .you. . .will know. . .you will. . .you shall find your home. . .your. . ."
"My what?" I prompted.
"Your. . ." the voice whispered. It was fading, like a sunset, until it was gone, gone, gone.
"Hello?" I called. I didn't hear anything but the beating of rain. I turned to look at Mystic. She was still sitting so completely still, I thought she had died. She hadn't moved once in the whole ordeal that just happened.
"Mystic?" I poked her.
She jumped and fell off of my shoulder.
"Sorry!" I exclaimed. Even though she was muddy, I replaced her on my shoulder and smiled. "We have to find shelter," I explained to her. "We're both going to get sick if we stay out here much longer!"
I lugged my backpack down a small brick pathway. I walked and walked until I saw a small cave a few feet away. I checked it out, and found out no Pokemon were hiding in it. I used this to make a nice little "house."
About a half an hour later, I had a nice, big fire going for Mystic and I to warm up. I sat down and leaned against the wall of the cave, and Mystic curled up in my lap. I sighed.
"Oh Mystic," I said. "I wonder why I'm doing this. I don't think I'm cut out for this stuff."
I stroked Mystic's smooth Dratini skin. I looked at the ceiling. "I wonder if I'll win at the Violet City gym," I thought aloud.
Mystic looked up at me and smiled her little Dratini smile. I took this as a sign she thought we would win.
I grinned and stroked her behind the wings on her head. She closed her eyes and I could feel her body rise and fall deeper and deeper, until she fell asleep.
"Good idea," I giggled. Without waking her up, I grabbed a pillow from my backpack, put it on the wall, and leaned my head against it until I, to, fell into a deep sleep.
~*~*~
We were in a meadow. Danny and I were running across the beautiful flowers, holding hands. Our Dratinis were hopping along, following us . "Danny. . ." I murmured
"Draaaa," he answered.
"What?!" I cried.
"Draaaaaaaaa! Tini! Dratini, dra dra!" he continued.
"Danny!" I exclaimed. I sat up. I looked around the cave. There was no meadow with beautiful flowers. Danny wasn't there. It was only me and Mystic, who was gently hitting my face with her tail.
"Mystic," I smiled gently. "Are you going to wake me up like that every morning?"
"Dra, Dratini, Dra," she agreed.
I shook my head. I put out the fire with some dirt, and quickly grabbed my backpack. I checked my watch. It read nine-oh-two.
"Nine-oh-two!" I exclaimed. "Come on Mystic, we have to get going! I want to reach Violet City before I turn thirteen!"
I'm not positive, but I think Mystic giggled. But when I turned around, she just hopped on my shoulder with the same expression on her face.
I marched out of the cave, with Dad's key thumping against my throat. I grabbed it and held it so hard, it became imprinted in my palm.
Mystic looked at me with a question mark on her face. I smiled.
"It's nothing," I sighed. I let go of the key and let it fall against my shirt.
I looked at the road ahead. A sign next to me said, "Violet City: 2 miles."
I grinned at Mystic. "Mystic, we're finally on our way to the Johto League! " "Draaaaaaaaaatini!" Mystic cried and threw her head back, smiling.
~*~*~
I walked along the road. I walked and walked until, about forty minutes later, a huge purple sign lit the sky: "Welcome to Violet City!"
"Yeeeees!" I exclaimed. Mystic jumped off of my shoulder and started jumping around excitedly.
I laughed. "I guess you're excited to battle!" I smiled. "But you have to hold your Ponytas. I'm going to get you healed first." Mystic pretended to look mad and I laughed again. She followed me as I headed to the Pokemon Center.
"May I see your Pokemon?" Nurse Joy asked.
Here we go again, I thought. "Sure," I said as I handed her Mystic. Nurse Joy took Mystic into a healing machine-thingy and I sat down on a chair. I took my diary out of my backpack, uncapped my pen, and wrote:
~*~
"Dear Diary, It's been really strange the last few days. Mystic has been acting a little strangely. . .like she knows something I don't. I wish she could talk to me. Speaking of that, the weirdest thing happened last night. It was raining and I felt like I was somewhere else. . .like my mind was anywhere but the middle of the woods. I was hearing a voice in my head. . .yes, a voice. I must be going crazy, but I heard it. It told me I will find something. I think Mystic heard it, too. She didn't move at all. I hope I find out what's going on in my life soon, or I'll go crazy. . ." ~*~
"April?" Nurse Joy's voice interrupted my thoughts. "Your Pokemon is ready.
I jumped up and Mystic hopped off the desk and to me before I could even said, "Okay."
Joy laughed. "That Dratini seems very attached to you."
I hugged Mystic and smiled. "Yes," I answered. "She's my best friend."
Nurse Joy smiled, but got distracted when two Chanseys poked her arm.
I let go of Mystic and got my backpack. "Come on," I gestured to her as I headed for the door. "Let's go to the gym."