Ch. 7 Tracey and Todd
Ash had run for hours and many miles into the desert. Soon, tired from lack of food, and the heat and no water caused dehydration, he collapsed under the hot sun. A pack of Fearow swooped down to investigate a possible breakfast when a cry was heard.
"Get out a here!" It yelled. The Fearows scattered when two boys appeared and chased them away.
"Yea, I love scaring those Fearow." The other boy said, he wore a camera on his neck and had short brown hair.
"Gets them every time." The older boy laughed, he had short black hair.
"Uh oh, hey Tracey better come here, I think it's alive." The first boy called.
"Ew." Tracey came over and looked Ash over. He nudged his arm with his foot to reveal his face and trainer cap. "Ah, it's a trainer! Run Todd, move it!"
"Hey Tracey, he's too young to be a trainer. Look at him; he's so small and alone. Can we keep him?" Todd asked, treating Ash like a cat or dog pet.
"Todd are you nuts, trainers raise violent Pokemon and beat up guys like us." Tracey shuddered.
"But he's young." Todd replied.
"He'll grow up." Tracey added.
"Maybe he'll be on our side." Todd suggested.
"That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard." Tracey laughed, then realized it was a good idea. "Hmm, what if he was on our side? You know, having a trainer around might not be such a bad idea after all."
"So can we keep him?" Todd asked.
"Of course." Tracey grinned. "Well, I'm fried, let's go find some shade." Tracey and Todd picked up Ash and went to the edge of their hometown where a pond and tree was. Tracey splashed a wave of water onto Ash. He woke up and coughed and sputtered. "You ok kid?"
"I guess so." Ash cleared his throat and let his eyes come into focus.
"You almost died out there." Todd warned.
"I saved you." Tracey boasted, Todd nudged him. "Todd helped a little."
"Thanks anyway." Ash stood up wobbly and walked off.
"Uh, where you going?" Tracey called.
"Nowhere." Ash turned and kept walking.
"Man, he looks blue." Tracey sighed.
"To me he looks light tan." Todd corrected.
"No, blue as in depressed." Tracey defined.
"Kid, what's fighting you?" Todd ran over.
"Nothing, he's not a trainer yet." Tracey joked. "So, where you from?"
"What does it matter, I can't go back." Ash replied.
"You're an outcast to? Cool, so are we." Tracey grinned.
"What did you do?" Todd asked.
"Something to terrible I don't wanna talk about." Ash shivered.
"Good, we don't wanna hear it." Tracey grinned.
"Tracey." Todd growled. "Anything we can do to help?"
"Only if you can change the past." Ash sighed.
"You know, in times like this, Tracey says..uh." Todd started.
"Quiet amateur." Tracey cut in. "I say put your past behind you. Look, we all know bad things happen and you can't do anything about them. Right?"
"Right." Ash sighed.
"Wrong!" Tracey corrected. "When the world turns its back on you, you just turn your back on the world."
"I never heard that before." Ash cocked his head.
"Maybe you need a lesson." Tracey stood tall. "Just repeat after me. Our motto,"
"Your what?" Ash cut in.
"Our motto." Todd repeated. "We have no problems or troubles living it."
Tracey: Our motto, is our own special phrase,
Todd: Our motto, helped us pass hard days,
Tracey: We had no worries or troubles to drive us a craze.
Todd: We lived problem free, just trust me.
Tracey: Our motto.
Ash: Our motto?
Todd: Yea, our motto.
Ash: What's a motto?
Tracey: Nothing, what's a matta with you?
Todd: You know kid; our motto will help you with any problem.
Tracey: Why, take Todd for example. When he started photography, he found his first photos had a certain appeal; he would make all the critics laugh and keel.
Todd: I was a rookie then and didn't fit in, now I'm a pro and all my pictures win. First I had shame, now a popular name. When I first tried, I was sad and cried.
Tracey: Hey, don't start the waterworks in front of the kid.
Todd: Oh, sorry.
Ash: ?
Both: Our motto, is our own special phrase. Our motto, helped us pass hard days.
Ash: You had no worries that drove you a craze.
Tracey: Yea, sing with me kid.
Tracey and Ash: We lived problem free,
Todd: Trust me.
All: Our motto.
Tracey: Welcome to our humble home of Crimson City.
Ash: You live here in this abandoned, gray city?
Tracey: We live wherever we want.
Todd: You'll get used to it.
Ash: Whatever you say.
Todd: Well, I say I'm starved.
Ash: I agree, I can raid out Burger King.
Tracey: Uh, Burger king went out of business.
Ash: How about Taco Bell, KFC?
Tracey: Uh-uh.
Ash: Nothing like a Wendy's or anything?
Tracey: No, nope. Uh, we didn't tell you about the food here? Well, lets show him.
Ash: Uh, those are old.
Tracey: We prefer the nice term of preservatives.
Ash: Eating old food? That's gross.
Tracey: Chicken tastes like chicken.
Todd: It has an acquired taste.
Tracey: These are all delicious. Hm, the pecans still have their crunch.
Todd: You'll learn to love it.
Tracey: I'm telling you, this is the good life. No rules or responsibilities, oh, nothing can kill a twinkee, and best of all, no worries. Well kid?
Ash: Oh well, so says our motto.old, yet yummy.
Tracey: That's it. (time passes)
Tracey and Todd: Our motto, our motto, our motto,
Ash (now 10): We had no worries that drove us a craze,
All: We lived problem free, trust me.
Todd: Our motto.
Tracey: Our motto.
Ash: Our motto.
All: Our motto..
And the trio walked off into the abandoned Crimson City, living the good life of freedom and old but still good food. The story of the town was everyone became Pokemon trainers and the other non-trainers were picked on and beat up so everyone left. Todd and Tracey's parents went to be trainers and so the boys waited for their return.
Ash had run for hours and many miles into the desert. Soon, tired from lack of food, and the heat and no water caused dehydration, he collapsed under the hot sun. A pack of Fearow swooped down to investigate a possible breakfast when a cry was heard.
"Get out a here!" It yelled. The Fearows scattered when two boys appeared and chased them away.
"Yea, I love scaring those Fearow." The other boy said, he wore a camera on his neck and had short brown hair.
"Gets them every time." The older boy laughed, he had short black hair.
"Uh oh, hey Tracey better come here, I think it's alive." The first boy called.
"Ew." Tracey came over and looked Ash over. He nudged his arm with his foot to reveal his face and trainer cap. "Ah, it's a trainer! Run Todd, move it!"
"Hey Tracey, he's too young to be a trainer. Look at him; he's so small and alone. Can we keep him?" Todd asked, treating Ash like a cat or dog pet.
"Todd are you nuts, trainers raise violent Pokemon and beat up guys like us." Tracey shuddered.
"But he's young." Todd replied.
"He'll grow up." Tracey added.
"Maybe he'll be on our side." Todd suggested.
"That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard." Tracey laughed, then realized it was a good idea. "Hmm, what if he was on our side? You know, having a trainer around might not be such a bad idea after all."
"So can we keep him?" Todd asked.
"Of course." Tracey grinned. "Well, I'm fried, let's go find some shade." Tracey and Todd picked up Ash and went to the edge of their hometown where a pond and tree was. Tracey splashed a wave of water onto Ash. He woke up and coughed and sputtered. "You ok kid?"
"I guess so." Ash cleared his throat and let his eyes come into focus.
"You almost died out there." Todd warned.
"I saved you." Tracey boasted, Todd nudged him. "Todd helped a little."
"Thanks anyway." Ash stood up wobbly and walked off.
"Uh, where you going?" Tracey called.
"Nowhere." Ash turned and kept walking.
"Man, he looks blue." Tracey sighed.
"To me he looks light tan." Todd corrected.
"No, blue as in depressed." Tracey defined.
"Kid, what's fighting you?" Todd ran over.
"Nothing, he's not a trainer yet." Tracey joked. "So, where you from?"
"What does it matter, I can't go back." Ash replied.
"You're an outcast to? Cool, so are we." Tracey grinned.
"What did you do?" Todd asked.
"Something to terrible I don't wanna talk about." Ash shivered.
"Good, we don't wanna hear it." Tracey grinned.
"Tracey." Todd growled. "Anything we can do to help?"
"Only if you can change the past." Ash sighed.
"You know, in times like this, Tracey says..uh." Todd started.
"Quiet amateur." Tracey cut in. "I say put your past behind you. Look, we all know bad things happen and you can't do anything about them. Right?"
"Right." Ash sighed.
"Wrong!" Tracey corrected. "When the world turns its back on you, you just turn your back on the world."
"I never heard that before." Ash cocked his head.
"Maybe you need a lesson." Tracey stood tall. "Just repeat after me. Our motto,"
"Your what?" Ash cut in.
"Our motto." Todd repeated. "We have no problems or troubles living it."
Tracey: Our motto, is our own special phrase,
Todd: Our motto, helped us pass hard days,
Tracey: We had no worries or troubles to drive us a craze.
Todd: We lived problem free, just trust me.
Tracey: Our motto.
Ash: Our motto?
Todd: Yea, our motto.
Ash: What's a motto?
Tracey: Nothing, what's a matta with you?
Todd: You know kid; our motto will help you with any problem.
Tracey: Why, take Todd for example. When he started photography, he found his first photos had a certain appeal; he would make all the critics laugh and keel.
Todd: I was a rookie then and didn't fit in, now I'm a pro and all my pictures win. First I had shame, now a popular name. When I first tried, I was sad and cried.
Tracey: Hey, don't start the waterworks in front of the kid.
Todd: Oh, sorry.
Ash: ?
Both: Our motto, is our own special phrase. Our motto, helped us pass hard days.
Ash: You had no worries that drove you a craze.
Tracey: Yea, sing with me kid.
Tracey and Ash: We lived problem free,
Todd: Trust me.
All: Our motto.
Tracey: Welcome to our humble home of Crimson City.
Ash: You live here in this abandoned, gray city?
Tracey: We live wherever we want.
Todd: You'll get used to it.
Ash: Whatever you say.
Todd: Well, I say I'm starved.
Ash: I agree, I can raid out Burger King.
Tracey: Uh, Burger king went out of business.
Ash: How about Taco Bell, KFC?
Tracey: Uh-uh.
Ash: Nothing like a Wendy's or anything?
Tracey: No, nope. Uh, we didn't tell you about the food here? Well, lets show him.
Ash: Uh, those are old.
Tracey: We prefer the nice term of preservatives.
Ash: Eating old food? That's gross.
Tracey: Chicken tastes like chicken.
Todd: It has an acquired taste.
Tracey: These are all delicious. Hm, the pecans still have their crunch.
Todd: You'll learn to love it.
Tracey: I'm telling you, this is the good life. No rules or responsibilities, oh, nothing can kill a twinkee, and best of all, no worries. Well kid?
Ash: Oh well, so says our motto.old, yet yummy.
Tracey: That's it. (time passes)
Tracey and Todd: Our motto, our motto, our motto,
Ash (now 10): We had no worries that drove us a craze,
All: We lived problem free, trust me.
Todd: Our motto.
Tracey: Our motto.
Ash: Our motto.
All: Our motto..
And the trio walked off into the abandoned Crimson City, living the good life of freedom and old but still good food. The story of the town was everyone became Pokemon trainers and the other non-trainers were picked on and beat up so everyone left. Todd and Tracey's parents went to be trainers and so the boys waited for their return.