Chapter 8
A Gateway to Madness
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon, Game Boy, or The Giver.
Note: In case you're wondering why I put all that stuff about my brother in the disclaimer for Chapter 1, he will be showing up much later in the story.
Part 6
12:40 PM ~ Day 1
The others explained that the Vent Room had previously been the Test Room.
"The doctors used the Test Room to find out who could be persuaded to forget about Pokémon," Steve said. "
"But why do they hate Pokémon so much?" Thomas asked, shocked.
"No-one knows," Samantha replied sadly.
"They installed tape recorders, but as soon as it was the Vent Room, our ancestors disabled them." Thomas soon learned that the Pokemaniacs of this world had a different vocabulary. Some of it was written on the wall:
Ancestors- People who were in The Cage previously.
The Cage- The APA wing.
APA wing- Where you are now.
Survivior- One who is not eliminated.
Eliminate-
Thomas asked what "eliminate" meant.
"Lemme put it this way," answered Steve. "Have you ever read 'The Giver'?"
"Yeah, for a school assignment."
"Well...'eliminate' means 'release'."
"You must make your mark!" said Samantha, handing Thomas a marker.
He wrote:
February 5, 2015
We number 3.
Thomas Andrew Parker
From a world where Pokemon is
CELEBRATED!
A Gateway to Madness
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon, Game Boy, or The Giver.
Note: In case you're wondering why I put all that stuff about my brother in the disclaimer for Chapter 1, he will be showing up much later in the story.
Part 6
12:40 PM ~ Day 1
The others explained that the Vent Room had previously been the Test Room.
"The doctors used the Test Room to find out who could be persuaded to forget about Pokémon," Steve said. "
"But why do they hate Pokémon so much?" Thomas asked, shocked.
"No-one knows," Samantha replied sadly.
"They installed tape recorders, but as soon as it was the Vent Room, our ancestors disabled them." Thomas soon learned that the Pokemaniacs of this world had a different vocabulary. Some of it was written on the wall:
Ancestors- People who were in The Cage previously.
The Cage- The APA wing.
APA wing- Where you are now.
Survivior- One who is not eliminated.
Eliminate-
Thomas asked what "eliminate" meant.
"Lemme put it this way," answered Steve. "Have you ever read 'The Giver'?"
"Yeah, for a school assignment."
"Well...'eliminate' means 'release'."
"You must make your mark!" said Samantha, handing Thomas a marker.
He wrote:
February 5, 2015
We number 3.
Thomas Andrew Parker
From a world where Pokemon is
CELEBRATED!