=========================
STORY OF A DREAMER - JOSIE
=========================
--------------------------------------------
CHAPTER SIX
--------------------------------------------
It took us over an hour to get outside. Most of the Pokemon in the building were weak, and even the flying ones couldn't make it to the roof. Butterfree and Pidgey took it upon themselves to lift each Pokemon through the hole and take them to the ground. By the time the room was empty they were both exhausted. The moonlight allowed me to see who was there.
Firstly there was the Togepi, who was still sitting weeping. Then there was Hoppip and Cyndaquil who were also too weak to stand up. There was a Caterpie, Ledyba and Heracross, all seated in the shadows talking to each other in low tones. Then there was a Fearow who was stretching its wings nearby.
"Butterfree?" I turned to my friend. "Could you go and find the key for the main Gym? I saw him hook it outside the door on his way out."
"Yeah OK," she smiled, and fluttered off elegantly. A moment later she returned, the key in her hand.
"Brilliant!" I exclaimed. Kern obviously hadn't been smart enough to think that someone might try and escape. Why would he? He was a human, and the general opinion among them was that Pokemon had a limited intelligence. We were the only ones who knew otherwise.
"Could you stay here with these lot?" I asked her. "I'll go and round up the others. Hopefully they'll be able to help carry them." I looked back at the Pokemon we had just rescued. Every single one of them looked weary and weak, and I knew it was going to be a struggle to get them all away from the Gym and into safe territory. However, I knew we had to try.
After she agreed I wasted no time in racing to the main building of the Gym. I was exhausted by the time I reached it, it may have only seemed a short distance when I had been carried by Kern, but on my own two feet it was hard work. By the time I reached the door I was breathing heavily and had to put all my effort into leaping to the key hole and inserting the key. I sighed with relief as I heard the distinct click of it being unlocked. I only managed to push the door open far enough for me to slip inside, it was heavy and I was weary. The interior of the Gym was dull, and the moon was partially hidden behind the clouds, not allowing much light to penetrate the window.
"Hello?" I said weakly as I wandered into the centre of the Gym. I couldn't see a thing, least of all the Pokemon. As I continued walking I begun to think that they had already escaped, and my heart sank.
Suddenly the ground disappeared beneath me and I began to fall. I hit the water as if it were solid ground, it took the breath away from me and I struggled, splashing around, to remain afloat. Just as I thought I couldn't remain above the surface any longer something appeared beneath me and pulled me to the surface. Thankful, I managed to turn and look who my rescuer was. Totodile stared back at me.
"Th… Thanks," I murmured between breaths. We reached the side of the pool swiftly, where I was handed over to Houndour. Only a few minutes after falling in, I was back on dry land again. Once again, another Pokemon had saved my life. It was beginning to become a habit.
"You were lucky we were here," Totodile commented. "You could have died."
"I don't think he needs to hear that," Sentret, who I had never heard speak before replied.
"Did you get the others out?" Togetic asked, walking up to the group gathered round the pool.
"Yeah we did," I replied, remembering the state the Togepi was in. "We… found your sister. She's in a bad way." I became solemn, and tears came to Togetic's eyes as he noticed the look on my face.
"Can we go?" He asked, tears rolling down his cheeks. "I want to see her."
"You'll have to help me pull the door open," I said, I was exhausted. "After that we're free to go."
The group wasted no time in getting the door open. I could see they were excited. There was a glow in each ones eyes that I hadn't seen since I arrived at the Gym. They were hopeful for the first time in ages, and I had helped make it happen. Finally, after over ten minutes of pulling, the door gave in and opened wide. The room was flooded in moonlight as the group stepped outside, their eyes sparkling.
"Where are they?" Togetic asked. He was breathing heavily, I had noticed he had been among the most desperate to get outside, and he had been pulling the door as much as he could for the whole time. Everyone looked exhausted, and I was beginning to realise that getting everyone away from Kern's Gym was going to be harder than I thought.
"Come on guys!" I prompted. "We have to be well away from here before morning."
"Yeah!" Houndour spoke enthusiastically. That was all the encouragement they needed. Slowly and wearily they made their way down the small slope to the place where the weak Pokemon had once been trapped. As we approached the building I felt tears rolling down on my cheeks. My parents had always told me that humans were nice people, who, if you were lucky enough to be chosen by, would love and take care of you. Seeing the state the Pokemon caught by Kern were in I realised something. I hated humans.
I was deep in thought when Houndour brought me back into the real world. The other Pokemon were now safely behind the shed, but I was a few metres away. It was strange, I hadn't realised I'd stopped walking. As I joined the group I realised that I was no longer in control, as Houndour wandered from group to group beckoning them to get going. In a way, I was glad to have someone taking over, I didn't like the feeling of responsibility I had, especially as it involved a lot of Pokemon who seemed to turn to me for assistance. As I stood there watching Houndour gave me a reassuring smile and told me to follow the group.
Finally we were free from Kern's evil clutches. In a few hours we would be far away from the Gym, and I knew that we all hoped we would never see him again. However, my heart sank as I realised some of us wouldn't make it. I glanced over at the Togepi who was being carried on her brother's back. She looked even weaker than she had when I first saw her, and I had doubts as to whether she would make it very far. I was also worried about the Cyndaquil and Hoppip, as although they weren't as weak as Togepi they still looked ill and weary and were being carried by Houndour who was leading the party. Stopping for a moment to look up at the sun which was making it's first appearance of the day, I smiled weakly and began to follow the group away from the place we finally named 'hell'.
STORY OF A DREAMER - JOSIE
=========================
--------------------------------------------
CHAPTER SIX
--------------------------------------------
It took us over an hour to get outside. Most of the Pokemon in the building were weak, and even the flying ones couldn't make it to the roof. Butterfree and Pidgey took it upon themselves to lift each Pokemon through the hole and take them to the ground. By the time the room was empty they were both exhausted. The moonlight allowed me to see who was there.
Firstly there was the Togepi, who was still sitting weeping. Then there was Hoppip and Cyndaquil who were also too weak to stand up. There was a Caterpie, Ledyba and Heracross, all seated in the shadows talking to each other in low tones. Then there was a Fearow who was stretching its wings nearby.
"Butterfree?" I turned to my friend. "Could you go and find the key for the main Gym? I saw him hook it outside the door on his way out."
"Yeah OK," she smiled, and fluttered off elegantly. A moment later she returned, the key in her hand.
"Brilliant!" I exclaimed. Kern obviously hadn't been smart enough to think that someone might try and escape. Why would he? He was a human, and the general opinion among them was that Pokemon had a limited intelligence. We were the only ones who knew otherwise.
"Could you stay here with these lot?" I asked her. "I'll go and round up the others. Hopefully they'll be able to help carry them." I looked back at the Pokemon we had just rescued. Every single one of them looked weary and weak, and I knew it was going to be a struggle to get them all away from the Gym and into safe territory. However, I knew we had to try.
After she agreed I wasted no time in racing to the main building of the Gym. I was exhausted by the time I reached it, it may have only seemed a short distance when I had been carried by Kern, but on my own two feet it was hard work. By the time I reached the door I was breathing heavily and had to put all my effort into leaping to the key hole and inserting the key. I sighed with relief as I heard the distinct click of it being unlocked. I only managed to push the door open far enough for me to slip inside, it was heavy and I was weary. The interior of the Gym was dull, and the moon was partially hidden behind the clouds, not allowing much light to penetrate the window.
"Hello?" I said weakly as I wandered into the centre of the Gym. I couldn't see a thing, least of all the Pokemon. As I continued walking I begun to think that they had already escaped, and my heart sank.
Suddenly the ground disappeared beneath me and I began to fall. I hit the water as if it were solid ground, it took the breath away from me and I struggled, splashing around, to remain afloat. Just as I thought I couldn't remain above the surface any longer something appeared beneath me and pulled me to the surface. Thankful, I managed to turn and look who my rescuer was. Totodile stared back at me.
"Th… Thanks," I murmured between breaths. We reached the side of the pool swiftly, where I was handed over to Houndour. Only a few minutes after falling in, I was back on dry land again. Once again, another Pokemon had saved my life. It was beginning to become a habit.
"You were lucky we were here," Totodile commented. "You could have died."
"I don't think he needs to hear that," Sentret, who I had never heard speak before replied.
"Did you get the others out?" Togetic asked, walking up to the group gathered round the pool.
"Yeah we did," I replied, remembering the state the Togepi was in. "We… found your sister. She's in a bad way." I became solemn, and tears came to Togetic's eyes as he noticed the look on my face.
"Can we go?" He asked, tears rolling down his cheeks. "I want to see her."
"You'll have to help me pull the door open," I said, I was exhausted. "After that we're free to go."
The group wasted no time in getting the door open. I could see they were excited. There was a glow in each ones eyes that I hadn't seen since I arrived at the Gym. They were hopeful for the first time in ages, and I had helped make it happen. Finally, after over ten minutes of pulling, the door gave in and opened wide. The room was flooded in moonlight as the group stepped outside, their eyes sparkling.
"Where are they?" Togetic asked. He was breathing heavily, I had noticed he had been among the most desperate to get outside, and he had been pulling the door as much as he could for the whole time. Everyone looked exhausted, and I was beginning to realise that getting everyone away from Kern's Gym was going to be harder than I thought.
"Come on guys!" I prompted. "We have to be well away from here before morning."
"Yeah!" Houndour spoke enthusiastically. That was all the encouragement they needed. Slowly and wearily they made their way down the small slope to the place where the weak Pokemon had once been trapped. As we approached the building I felt tears rolling down on my cheeks. My parents had always told me that humans were nice people, who, if you were lucky enough to be chosen by, would love and take care of you. Seeing the state the Pokemon caught by Kern were in I realised something. I hated humans.
I was deep in thought when Houndour brought me back into the real world. The other Pokemon were now safely behind the shed, but I was a few metres away. It was strange, I hadn't realised I'd stopped walking. As I joined the group I realised that I was no longer in control, as Houndour wandered from group to group beckoning them to get going. In a way, I was glad to have someone taking over, I didn't like the feeling of responsibility I had, especially as it involved a lot of Pokemon who seemed to turn to me for assistance. As I stood there watching Houndour gave me a reassuring smile and told me to follow the group.
Finally we were free from Kern's evil clutches. In a few hours we would be far away from the Gym, and I knew that we all hoped we would never see him again. However, my heart sank as I realised some of us wouldn't make it. I glanced over at the Togepi who was being carried on her brother's back. She looked even weaker than she had when I first saw her, and I had doubts as to whether she would make it very far. I was also worried about the Cyndaquil and Hoppip, as although they weren't as weak as Togepi they still looked ill and weary and were being carried by Houndour who was leading the party. Stopping for a moment to look up at the sun which was making it's first appearance of the day, I smiled weakly and began to follow the group away from the place we finally named 'hell'.