Chapter 4:The World of Chance

--"Welcome," said the voice, "To Mezomariy Las Vegas.---

The portal sucked Tommy in with a huge wind.

"Pichu hold tight!" he screamed and opened his eyes to find himself on the ground.

"Where are we?" he asked pichu with a face of wonder.

Is this a dream? He wiped his eyes and pinched himself 5 times.

Pichu shrugged her shoulders and hid in Tommy's arms.

They were in a dark alley, only a little light could be seen at the end. Then Tommy heard breathing sounds...a lot of breathing sounds.

Maybe that's just me...or my immagination.

Suddenly a hand covered his mouth and pulled him into the light. Tommy struggled to get out, then he heard a voice.

"Shhh," the voice was high-pitched and eased his fears. "I won't hurt you, I just want to help you."

"How did I get here, where's mom and da---" He stopped and looked up at the person whom he was talking to. The thing was wearing a cape that covered its face and put a finger to Tommy Lee's lips.

"All questions shall be anwsered in time, for now luck is the only thing that will keep you going."

"luc--" Tommy was stopped again and this time he understood and nodded. The thing whispered in his ear.

"You must be silent, and wear this as we walk deeper into the light," Tommy nodded and did as told, he didn't know how the thing would react if he didn't listen, and this could be his only way out.

"Put this on," said the thing. The mysterious caped creature handed Tommy a cape and slipped it over his body.

"For pichu too?" asked Tommy. The thing gave him another cape and Tommy gently put it over his sleeping pet.

"Lets go," said the thing, "close your eyes until I tell you to open them. Tommy did as told and closed his eyes...tightly.

As they went out of the alley, the light became brighter and brighter through his eyelids. Tommy could hear screams and laughter. He could smell smoke in the air and could hear a song playing in the background. It was so mysterious and intruging--

hey! that's the piece I played...Just My Luck.

Tommy shut his eyes tighter then he ever shut them before.

"Open them now," said the high pitched voice. The thing took off Tommy's cape and made him sit down.

Tommy looked around, he was sitting in a comfy cushion chair. There were pictures of people, very ugly people, or things.

"Who are they?" asked Tommy pointing at the ugly faced monsters in the pictures. The thing took off its cape and revealed its true form. It was a boy... He had silver sharp eyes and green hair. He was tall and had 2 horns on the sides of his forehead. Tommy looked at him for a long time, finally he managed to say something.

"So, who are they?"

The boy went up to the pictures and tapped on the wall. "That is Chance, well you should call him Master Chance,"

"Master Chance?" whispered Tommy. The boy nodded and sighed. Master Chance had a huge forehead and a yellowish smile. He looked like an evil and ugly pokemonish creature. He had a face split into two, one side was covered in scars and the other was clear. His clothes were mismatched, a purple dotted tie and a pink striped suit.

Now he needs a makeover... Tommy sighed and continued to listen.

The boy pointed to the next picture beside chance, "That is Shwagulles, the most nastiest thing you'll ever meet." the boy had a look of disgust on his face and sighed, "Sadly, I've been trapped in here as well."

"You have?" asked Tommy. He managed to put on a weak smile but it faded quickly. "How do we get out?"

"You see," replied the boy, "I haven't managed to figure out yet, but from what I've heard, anyone who gets stuck here has to play by the rules, Master Chance's rules." He took a seat beside Tommy and continued to talk. "I'm still a survivor, living by the chances of luck, and believe me, its not pretty."

"So,"asked Tommy quietly, "Did you get here by playing that weird piece?"

He knows about it too! Oh yeah, then why would he be in this situation. --Thought the boy.

The boy nodded and smiled, "I guess we have to get out of this together, follow me and put your cape back on."

Tommy nodded, and said, "can I bring Pichu too?"

"Sure,"said the boy grinning. "Leave all the talking to me."

"Ok," sighed Tommy as he put on his cape. As they were about to leave, Tommy heard a faint voice in his head.

ask him his name...

"Hey, umm dude, sir,"

"Ya?"

"Whats your name?"

"Gember,"

"Gember," Tommy repeated and said, "My name is Tommy,"

"Tommy," repeated the boy. He shook Tommy Lee's hand and opened the door revealing the game room. Gember looked at him and gave him the look to follow him and be quiet. Tommy understood completely and followed.

The game room was huge, Poker, Pool, Greed, Slots, Blackjack, Monopoly, Pokemon Battles with pokemon Tommy had never seen before. Gember grinned, "Amazing eh?"

Tommy nodded, he was never allowed to gamble, but he knew in order to get out it was the only way. Gember took Tommy to the pokemon stadium to watch. Two things were fighting against each other, people screaming in the background,

wow, this is weird...

"Hey get the show started!" A monster screamed.

"I'm betting on fish face!" yelled a bullhead. fishface?---Tommy looked at the man in the stadium, he had a huge head with scales and a skeleton body. freaky...

"Ya, he's gonna win" said another.

Gember laughed at the look on Tommy's face. "That's fishface, and believe me buddy, there are more uglier things than him!"

"I choose Hembertal" fishface screamed and the crowd cheered him on. Hembertal..--thought Tommy. Hembertal had a huge build, its skin was purple and it looked like a pig/snake. Tommy shivered at the uglyness.

"I choose Dorrely" said the other player, people cheered him on also. Dorrely had a catface with huge fands and a cannon body.

"Go Triubell!" screamed Gember with the crowd.

"Triubell?" asked Tommy. A monster who overheard him answered his question. Don't worry the monster couldn't see their true forms because they were in capes. This Triubell dude looked like human and had a lean figure. Dark green hair fell to his feet and he wore a silver and blue kimono.

"Triubell," growled the monster, "Is the champion 5 times in a row, no one has defeated him, and fishface actually had the guts to stand up to him." the monster laughed and left leaving a pile of dung behind. Tommy plugged his nose, and so did Gember.

"Eww, gross..." muttered Tommy. Note to self never ask questions to big scary purple monsters or they'll leave a trail of poop for you to smell.

Gember laughed, "keep watching, don't mind the smell it'll go away." Tommy laughed but kept his hand on his nose to block the smell. The pokemon battle had already started.

"Slash whipp!" cried Fishface, Hembertal took full charge at Dorrely. Fishface had no mercy, he attacked Triubell's pokemon over and over. Triubell snickered and hid his evil smile, "you fell for my trap..."

"What!" Fishface turned pale, Triubell's Dorrely turned fiery red and aimed at the Hembertal, knocking it dead to the ground.

Fishface fell for his trap. Triubell must've waited until his pokemon was fully charged and attacked full strike. Ouch...that must've hurt.-- Tommy seemed to have known what was going to happen and sighed. "Fishface was a weakling," he muttered.

Fishface fell to the ground and a white light came out of his body. Gember tapped Tommy's shoulder and whispered, "Thats a soul capturer, Triubell is a soul capturer, anyone who loses becomes a slave to Master Chance and is stuck in this world forever."

Stuck forever?

Triubell grinned and cackled non-stop. "Mwuhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" The crowd cheered him on and music began to play. Triubell lifted his pokemon and cackled somemore. Gember looked at Tommy and dragged him over to one of the tables.

"WE have to battle in one of those...and since I have no pokemon, you have to go for us..."

"WHAT?" screamed Tommy, the monsters and other things shusshed them. "sorry," he muttered and continued to talk. "But, what about you?" I can't believe he's making me fight against Triubell! What if I lose, I'll be stuck in this butt ugly world for life!

"Don't worry," replied Gember, "I already have a job, I play the piece, "Just for Luck." He pointed to the stage with the grand piano on it."

"How long have you been here!" screamed Tommy.

"Months ago..." he sighed and a tear rolled down his eyes. "Will you help me, get out?"

"Sure, but before I battle that freak... tell me what this world is about, and why it sucked us in here."

Gember nodded and let out a sigh. "Ok, but if you wanna know the truth you have to believe in what I say."

Tommy nodded. Anything, just tell me anything so that I know this just isn't a stupid dream...

Ok guys this is the end of Chapter 4. I hope you like it. Next is The truth and Tommy's first pokemon battle with Triubell, 5 time winner.

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