Throughout life, Red had many weird and unusual encounters and situations but nothing could prepare him for what he's experiencing now. The teen sits down on the tunnel, preparing himself along with Leaf to go to Vermilion City however things are not as it seems. Changes were done and before the raven haired trainer knew it, he is right now having a decent conversation with his Electric type partner, Luxio however with one little twist, much to his disbelief.
He can understand what the Pokemon is saying.
'You really can understand me, Master. That's really convenient.' Red heard Luxio said, seeing the Pokemon laying down, trying its best to hold back its excitement. The teen put on his cap and got up before he releases his other Pokemon when he starts watching them wake up and speak with each other, much to his surprise as he understood them.
'Man, I had a good sleep. Sup, Red?' Beedrill said which Red recognizes to be a feminine voice. She then stretches its stingers before hovering in the air and going in front of Red, awaiting his commands. Seeing her trainer's bewildered expression, she then tries poking him to get a reaction out of the teen before Luxio stops her.
'Hey! What's the big idea, Luxio?!' Beedrill said in an angered tone, raising her stingers at Luxio who simply scoffs as he walks away.
'Stop it. Red is just surprised, like really surprised.'
'What would get him so shocked? Did the girl do something to him? Why I outta-'
'No. She didn't. She was surprisingly docile this time. Master can understand what we're saying.' The Electric type explained as he went towards the exit of the tunnel, leaving a surprised Beedrill surprised who followed him. Red follows the two Pokemon, still shocked at what is happening.
'I don't understand. Leaf told me that I had a huge hit on my head but…this is bizarre…' He thought, his hand tracing his chin while he's deep in thought.
As Red gets out of the tunnel, he is immediately entranced when a wave of gentle breeze hits him, making him feel extremely at peace. He gets knocked out of his trance when he hears Leaf's calling for him while she exits the tunnel, running to him.
"Why didn't you wait for me in the tunnel? I told you I wasn't going to take long." She said with a pout on her face, poking him in his chest.
Red simply chuckles slightly which rewarded a scoff from the brunette when she grabs his arm and drags him along the route. For an hour in the road, they wandered down the route, fighting trainers with Red observing wild Pokemon which earns a giggle from his brown haired companion. As they continue down the path to Vermilion, they notice something jump out of a patch of grass that startles Leaf who made a yelp. Hearing the sound made Red chuckle, making him receive a pouting glare from the brunette.
"That's not funny, Red." The brunette said, tackling her red capped counterpart before she starts pummeling him, earning another fit of laughter from him. She then pushes Red away and crossing her arms before she continues through the route, the raven haired teen simply looks at Beedrill who shrugs before saying. 'She's your girlfriend, Red. You gotta deal with it.'
Red was about to say something until he was interrupted as hears something moving in the bushes, turning around before he sees a Meowth observing them curiously before saying. 'Sorry. Was I interrupting something?'
"No, no. It's all good." The trainer said nervously, still awkward to the fact that he is able to understand Pokemon speech. The Normal type jumps in surprise, realizing that Red could understand it before it spoke again with a tone of disbelief. 'Y-you can understand me?'
The trainer nodded which caused the cat to look at him in disbelief, making him laugh until he hears Leaf yelling at him to hurry up, giving Meowth a few Berries before he sprints towards her. After half an hour of trainer battles, they decide to take a breath as they take shelter under a tree from the sun, resting before the brunette takes out a box of sandwiches.
"Hope you like it. I made it for the trip. It's my family specialty." She mumbled.
Red takes one of the sandwiches, mouthing a 'thank you' before he bites into the food, his eyes sparkling before he continues eating his lunch. Seeing the look on his face brings a smile to Leaf's face, seeing him about to remove a crumb from his chin however she beats him to the punch, quickly removing it herself and tracing her finger across his cheeks. She then leans towards the teen, getting close to his face to the point that their nose are touching which earned a blush from Red and a giggle from the brunette. He tries to retreat only for her to hold him in place by the collar of his jacket, much to his dismay and to her delight when she starts rubbing their noses together.
"Could you please stop? Do you have to tease me everyday?" Red mumbled when he closed his eyes in embarrassment, giving the brunette the chance to snatch the piece of food stuck to the boy's face and eat it before she shook her head.
"Red, Red, Red. You have to understand. You're too adorable so I have to tease you on a daily basis." Leaf commented before she got even closer to the point that she could feel Red's breath and see his crimson eyes under his black hair which rewarded for her face to get even redder. "Also, I never got to thank you for helping me win my second badge. Aaand I plan to pay you for it."
Realizing that her companion is frozen in embarrassment, she licks her lips, about to touch the boy lips with her own. 'I wonder how his lips feel.'
Before she could proceed any further, she is startled when she hears a purr, jumping and knocking Red's hat before she falls to the ground. She then looks up in annoyance to see Meowth on the boy's shoulder, swaying its tail from side to side before yawning and taking a nap.
"What the?" Leaf said in confusion.
She watches Red as he looks at it before taking down the cat, gently holding it by the sides and then placing it on the ground. He then rubs under its chin which brings a satisfying purr from the Normal type Pokemon, much to his companion's surprise. The brunette gazes in awe as Red skillfully converses with Meowth before he sets it out to the wild. To Leaf's astonishment, the Pokemon jumps into the teen's bag, taking out a Great Ball and pressing on the button to let itself retract into the ball. Both teens see the ball shake until a clicking sound occurred, the sphere opening which lets the Pokemon out of the device and onto the boy's head, falling asleep.
"What the? Hey! That thing interrupted our moment! Not cool!" The brunette thought aloud before she pouted when she noticed her companion walking towards the ball, mumbling a bunch of words under her breath at the interruption.
Confusion covering his face, Red takes up the ball when he turns around and sees the look of jealously, crossing her arms. Taking up his hat, Leaf puts it on her head before she walks away, leaving a bewildered Red behind. As they walked throughout the route, they won several matches with trainers which resulted in Red's Clefairy learning Wake Up Slap and for Leaf's Roselia learning Giga Drain. During the battles, both trainers realize that Meowth is stronger than it brings itself, much to their amazement as both of them. This is true especially for Leaf who is used to the Pokemon lazing either on Red's head or in his bag. After a while, they take a break, eating and talking when both teenagers sees that Vermilion City is in sight, witnessing some of the huge buildings within the city along with seeing part of the SS. Anne until they both hear something in the grass. Leaf's eyes sparkle as she notices a Pokemon in the grass, making her way there with Red in tow. Clefairy and Meowth noticed something before they alerted their trainer of the creature hidden in the bushes.
'Uhhh, boss. You better tell your girlfriend there that she should be careful.' Clefairy said, on alert as it jumped off Red's shoulder, holding itself in a battle stance. Sensing something in the grass, surprise took the teen's mind as he spoke with his Pokemon. "She's not my girlfriend, Clefairy. Also, what do you mean? What's going on?"
'Something is there and it ain't natural.'
"Not natural? Meowth, is it someone you know or seen before?"
'Nope. Never seen or know someone like this…but…' Meowth responds before yawning.
"But…"
'I agree with Clefairy. What she is about to encounter is not your everyday Pokemon on this route. It's something completely different.' Meowth said in a sleepy tone, yawning before it went back to sleep.
As Leaf approaches the Pokemon, the atmosphere starts changing and become silent which did not go unnoticed by Red. The same cannot be said for his female companion who is too distracted and focused with sneaking up on the Pokemon. The teen then senses something, his body moving on its own when he tackles Leaf out of the way, they both seeing a bright blue blast going through the road, causing a huge explosion that shakes the entire area. Watching the result of the blast, they both turn around to see a Pokemon that they have never seen before, the air around it looking like it is being distorted. Red looks around the area to see that everyone is standing still like statues, turning his gaze to the Pokemon in front of them which is a black human looking creature with a purple face and a very unique hairstyle which looks similar to a gothic woman with a very long dress.
Noticing the two trainers, it glares at them before it outstretches its hands before Meowth dashes forward and claps its paws together, knocking it off guard when Leaf pulls out her Pokedex, scanning it until she is able to get a find.
"Gothitelle, the Astral Body Pokemon and the final evolution of Gothita. Starry skies thousands of light-years away are visible in the space distorted by their intense psychic power."
Hearing the explanation, the brunette looked towards the Pokemon with a smirk on her face as she held the brim of the red hat on her head which made Red feel uneasy as Meowth retreated to his side. 'Oh no. I never like that smirk.'
"Uhh…Leaf. I think we should leave." He said, concerned for what his female companion.
"No way. This will be a good catch."
"Yeah. It would be but it looks strong. Like super strong. Plus you saw what it did a while ago."
"Exactly! That's why I want it."
"But…"
"Who cares, Red? I'm gonna catch it. If we could survive the incident at Underground tunnel, we can take on anything." Leaf said as she sends out her Wartortle who was ready for battle. As soon as it gazes at the blue eyes of Gothitelle, the water starter became frozen with fear, sensing the immense psychic power of the Pokemon and did not move when its trainer made a command, much to the two trainers' confusion.
'Not many Pokemon can handle the pressure of fighting a creature that is several times stronger than it, especially if it's a Psychic type. It takes real guts and mental strength to even move in their presence, much less attack.' Meowth explained before looking over to Red as he called out Luxio, who was ready for battle, unaffected by the Psychic type's glare, much to both Gothitelle's and Meowth's surprise. "It's not our first rodeo. Right, Luxio?"
'You got that right. Let's show them how it's done.'
"We're not fighting it. We just need time to escape."
'Got it.' The Electric type agreed before they both, along with Leaf, heard a voice going through their heads.
'Get away from here now. This is a warning. Don't expect a second one.'
"It talks?!" The brunette said in panic when she felt her hand being held, seeing Red beside her with a serious expression.
"She's speaking to us telepathically." He explained to her which caught the attention of the Gothitelle when she vanished into thin air, appearing in front of him. 'On second thought, I might have to kill you. You might be dangerous if left unchecked.'
Noticing that it is preparing for an attack, Red immediately pushes Leaf out of the way along with Clefairy and Meowth, Luxio getting ready to attack. 'Ready when you are, Red.'
"Use Spark and then Bite!" Red commanded. Luxio immediately moves as its body starts crackling before it is covered in electricity which increases its speed when it darts through the area. As it was about to attack, Gothitelle uses a move on the teen, making him slowly descend to the floor which he tries to endure and fight back however it intensified the gravity, making him glued to the floor, much to his dismay as it countered his Pokemon's attack, knocking it to the side.
"Red!" Leaf shouted, worried.
"Use Charge now." Red commanded Luxio, trying his best to get up from the ground which proved to be futile. He then recognize Luxio and Leaf's looks of worry on him. "We need to overpower her. I'll…be alright…"
Witnessing what is happening, Leaf glares at her opponent with venom in her eyes before she turns her gaze to Wartortle who is still frozen in fear and Red who is stuck to the ground, him and Luxio trying their best to stop and hold off when he turns to her and tells her to escape. "This is all my fault."
She then looks down at the ground, frustrated until she takes out Roselia who is too calm and happy despite the dire situation that is going on.
"Roselia, I need your help. Use Stun Spore. Not too much for it to recognize the attack though." The brunette explained to which the Thorn Pokemon nodded before it got to work, outstretching its arms and releasing a faint powder from its flowers. The girl then walks over to her Wartortle, looking it in the face before she laid her hands on its shoulder and shook it which got it out of its stupor. She then hugged it as she whispered. "What's wrong, Wartortle? Are you ok?"
She does not receive a response from the Water type, seeing that it's still frozen which saddened her. For all her time with her starter, she has never seen it act this way before. She then hugs it tighter, muttering apologies to it. She then sees Red's Luxio gets attacked before Gothitelle turns its sight on her friend, seeing that he's trying his best to move only for it to knock him back down to the floor.
"I'm sorry…but don't worry, Wartortle. I'm here with you. We'll get through this like we always do. We're not gonna let anything get in our way, especially a Pokemon that looks like it has eyeliner." Leaf said in understanding before they heard grunts of pain, seeing that Gothitelle increased the pressure, making Red's body slam through the ground, creating a crater. Seeing that the teen is grinning despite the intense pain and discomfort, Gothitelle's eye starts to twitch as she increased the pressure. 'Why don't you just give up and die? You know that you or your friend is no match for me, right?'
"And? Yes, I know you're stronger but I'm not dying yet." Red said, glaring at his attacker. He then turns to Leaf who looks to be getting ready to run away. "At least not until she escapes…"
'I knew it! You are able to understand our speech. Not most humans have that special ability. If you continue living, you might be a threat to my master in the future and I can't have that.' The Pokemon said in a venomous tone which caused a chill to run up Red's spine. The raven haired teenager looks up to see that it's charging a dark sphere of energy in its right arm before it points the move to him. As seconds pass by, the attack increases in strength, kicking up wind which causes Leaf and Luxio to shield their eyes from the sand that is swaying away due to the force of the move.
"Oh no! That's Dark Pulse. It's planning to kill Red." The brunette realized. Her eyes widening when she see him smile at her and telling her to go before she barely noticing Meowth and Clefairy rushing towards the Psychic type in order to aid their trainer only to be quickly knocked out. Fear took her expression as she looks at the unconscious Pokemon in front of her before she sees Luxio charging itself, the electricity starting to go wild as it did so. Her eyes then darts to Red, who is able to gain some mobility to use his slingshot despite his dislocated arm, shooting a ball to Gothitelle who dodges the projectile and waves her hands to his direction which sends a force of psychic energy that sends him into a tree, adding to her fear and worry as she muttered to herself. "H-How… powerful is this Pokemon?"
Hearing her, the Psychic type turns its face to her before it approaches her, the brunette stepping back as it does so, much to Red's worry as he tried to get up but still realized that he is still under the effects of Gravity. Leaf then falls to the ground, continuing to retreat before she notices her Roselia shoot a blast of green energy which Gothitelle defends against however is too slow to do so when it fell prey to the attack which drained it of its energy as orbs come out of it and travel to the Grass type.
"Nice one, Rosel-" The brunette stopped when she noticed that the Psychic type still stood tall, unaffected by the move when it outstretched and shot the Dark Pulse at her. Fear gripped her, her body unable to move despite her wanting to be anywhere but here. Leaf just wanted a regular day. A day of fun from the events that occurred from the tunnel yesterday. A day with her friend Red. Thinking about him, she looks at his direction to see him yelling, unable to her anything as her mind blocks every noise around her.
'I'm sorry…' She thought, shaking uncontrollably before she turns her eyes to her attacker. She tries her best to harden her expression but it fails due to the immense fear that she feels at the moment as she simply waits for the blow, shutting her eyes. She hears the attack being shot, bracing herself as the last thing she heard was an explosion.
Everything is now silent.
Now, she could only hear nothing as she felt only the wind of the attack, tears fall out of her eyes as memories flood her brain. After the memories all pass away, she soon realizes that she could still hear her heartbeat and breathing.
She opens her eyes to see that the attack missed, seeing Gothitelle in pain before she sees both Meowth and Clefairy biting its arm as it shakes them off its arm. Wondering how they are not fainted, she then sees Beedrill in the distance with two Revives on its stingers. Able to shake off the two and angered by the fact that it got flinched by their attacks, Gothitelle looks towards Red, intensifying the gravity to the point of the boy forced into the ground, much to Leaf's worry before she made her command. "C'mon. Roselia. Magical Leaf."
Roselia obeys as it does so, the attack hitting the Psychic type before it let out a blue sphere from its hand, knocking out Roselia instantly. It then notices Meowth and Clefairy rushing it again, sending another blast to knock them out unconscious as well, much to Red's worry. "Are…you guys ok?"
When he doesn't get a reply, his eyes widen before he sees his attacker's hand starts to crackle and glow with electricity before it shoots it at Leaf, who is barely able to get up due to the last attack.
"Use Spark and stop the attack and hit Gothitelle with everything you've got, Luxio." Red yelled at the top of his lungs, becoming lightheaded as he said this. Forgetting about Luxio, Gothitelle did not notice when it vanished from its spot and blocked its attack. Before it could react, it sees a blinding light coming towards it, causing an explosion that shook the area which made both Red and Leaf to shield their eyes.
'Woah! It looks like a Raichu using Volt tackle.' The brunette thought. As the light subsides, smoke remain as Luxio retreats from it, slightly panting from the move it just used.
Feeling the effects of the move Gravity being stopped, Red quickly returned all of his Pokemon before he runs away, bringing Leaf who is limping towards him as they took the chance to escape, not willing to wait on the results of the attack. As the smoke clears, their eyes widen in horror as they see Gothitelle, its body slightly dirtied as it gazes at both trainers with eyes of pure rage that had the duo along with Luxio frozen in fear.
'That…actually hurt.' It said in a menacingly calm manner before it shot a Dark Pulse, instantly knocking Luxio unconscious. Before both teens could react to what happened, it then summons a Thunderbolt at Wartortle, making it unable to continue as it descends to the floor out cold. 'THAT actually hurts!'
It then glares at them, its eyes glowing as it intensifies the gravity on both trainers, having them glued to the floor before it charges a Dark Pulse in its hands. Seeing the attack get bigger, Red fought through the Gravity, using all his strength to muscle through the move however was rewarded with hardly any success as he could only move his right arm slowly. Leaf sees her friend struggling to move, her doing the same but failing as all she could do is grit her teeth.
'Move body! Move!' Red mentally shouted at himself, trying to move as much as he could. 'C'mon! Move! Not again! Not like that time! Not again!'
Leaf tries to move her left hand in the crater, awarded with little success as her hand, despite being stuck on the ground, slowly moving it along and then holding Red's own which made him look at her, seeing tears coming out of her eyes. Seeing this, he grips her hand as strongly as he could.
'I need to get her out of here.' He thought as he was about to get out Beedrill's Pokeball only to be stopped when Leaf does not let go of his hand, clamping her eyes shut.
'You know what? On second thought…' Gothitelle paused as she stops the attack, her mouth turning into a smirk that made chills go down both of her victims' spines.
The Pokemon put its hand on both teens' head before using Thunderbolt, electrocuting them as they both scream at the top of their lungs in pain. As the Psychic type tortures the duo, it stops its attack which leaves both trainers falling on the ground before its hands starts glowing, the look in its eyes showing the sheer craziness within its glint. 'It'll be more fun to break you instead.'
Gothitelle then puts her hands on the trainers head, using its psychic abilities to mentally torture them with a sickening smile on its face. Feeling an immense headache, Leaf grips onto Red's hand like her life depends on it, her brain feeling like it is being ripped apart. Having to endure the mental attack, the brunette didn't notice Beedrill being released, sneaking up on the Psychic type before landing a hit that stunned it, allowing the two trainers to be out of its grasp. Opening her eyes and confused by what's going on, she had no time to think as she was dragged by Red, running away from Gothitelle with Beedrill.
After minutes of running, they both took a break as Leaf falls to the ground, panting heavily as she looks at Red, who is leaning by a tree. She smiles as she scoots over to him, looking at his arm and body to see multiple bruises before she turns to look at the direction of Vermilion City.
'We need to go to Vermilion City. He can't stay like this.' The brunette thought. Worried about her friend's wellbeing, she picks up her friend, asking Red's Beedrill who happily assisted. As she was about to go forward, the Bug type suddenly got knocked to a tree, much to the teens' surprise. Both of them turn to see Gothitelle who immediately shoots a Dark Pulse at them, Leaf getting pushed out of the way by Red as he takes the attack, getting thrown past a tree by the move. The brunette gets up only to be glued to the floor as the Psychic type looks at her with a scary glare as it mentally whispers to her. 'You stay there and enjoy the show.'
Leaf could only watch with tears in her eyes as Gothitelle levitates Red into the air, bringing him towards it. As the teen came face to face with the Psychic type, it observes the boy before it looks at his arm, touching it.
'That's got to suck. Your arm is broken. Don't worry, I'll make it better.' It said, gaining looks of confusion from both teens. Before they could think about it, Red next hand immediately gets forcibly bent into an unnatural shape, earning a scream of pain from him and a gasp from Leaf. The brunette could only watch as Gothitelle breaks another limb, this time being his right foot then his left, disassembling and ripping him apart like a child with their toy. The sounds and visuals of the scene was too much, making her vomit at the sight of a crippled Red.
'This toy is too noisy. Where's the volume on this thing?' Gothitelle said, walking around the screaming teen before it did something that made Leaf's heart fell.
In one swift motion, it twists Red neck, breaking it. The sounds alone made the brunette erupt in tears as the Psychic type made her keep her eyes open to witness as the boy squirms helplessly before he stops moving.
'Ah finally! Some peace and quiet!' It said, throwing the raven haired teen's body beside Leaf who is sobbing heavily. Able to move due to Gravity not being used, she crawls to her friend, hugging him and pleading for everything to be a dream. She was unprepared for what happened next, seeing Red's neck crick back to place and his eyes opening, seeing completely black eyes which made her retreat from him.
"Why, Leaf? Why did you do this?" Red said in an eerily tone. The voice that came from the teen made shivers come across Leaf's body. She tries to get away but she comes to a stop before she feels a hand on her foot, turning to see her friend mounting her before saying. "Why did you kill me?"
Seeing what happens to her friend made Leaf speechless as she is able to close her eyes, not able to hear anything before she hears Gothitelle's voice. 'Oh! What's this here? It looks lovely. Let's play this.'
Leaf opens her eyes to see fire. Everything around her is on fire. Books burning, smoke erupting, screams filling the air. When she turns to see a book in her hand and the sign, she steps back as she shakes her head. "This is…n-no…"
'Like it? I found it deep in the recesses of your mind. Thought I should give you a hand and make you remember since you had a hard time to.' Gothitelle said before cackling.
Looking around and seeing what looks to be a burning library, the brunette starts shaking uncontrollably as she held her side, remembering the place that she was trying her hardest to forget as her mouth mutters the name. 'Pallet…Academy…'
She could not get time to think when a wooden column falls on her, hitting her and making her stuck as she tries to move. She then feel a familiar burning sensation to her abdomen as she tries harder to move the column, screaming for help and yelling in pain. After what felt like hours, Leaf gave up and leans back, tears travelling from her eyes as she simply waits for the inevitable. Halfway into unconsciousness, she heard sounds by the entrance, her eyes lazily before she sees a silhouette in front of her. However when she watches the silhouette get to her, one thing about the person made her surprised when she notices something about their features, her mouth explaining what her mind is saying.
"R-red eyes…?"
She was interrupted when she hears a voice out of nowhere which startles her.
"Stop, Gothitelle."
As the voice said this, making Gothitelle instantly stop as it turns around to look at its trainer. With the effects of Gravity being slightly lifted, Red sees a man in long white hair, wearing a greyish uniform with a red 'R' on it as he approached the two. 'Team Rocket?'
He then looks at Leaf to see that she is still under the psychic influence, shaking her out of it as he calls her name. After a few shakes, the brunette slowly came to be, her eyes laying on Red before she pushes him away from her, looking at him in fear, much to his confusion. 'Leaf?'
"My apologies for my Gothitelle's behavior. She tends to get a little riled up when she doesn't get things her way. Takes this as a sign of apology." The man said in a cold voice. The man then searches in his pocket, putting something on the floor before walking beside his Pokemon. Hearing what its master said, Gothitelle simply scoffs as it starts to vanish along with its master however what spooked Red was the last words that the man said before he disappeared.
"Be glad that to live another day, children. I hope that we don't cross paths again."
As the man disappeared, Red notice that people are moving before he returns all his fainted Pokemon in their Pokeball before he looks towards Vermilion City, realizing that it's not that far away.
"Hey, Leaf. If we continue now, we can reach Vermilion by nightfall or by the earliest 6 PM." He mumbled before he turned around and saw something that made him shocked. Leaf peed herself, trembling on the floor with a look of pure fear and horror on her face as tears freely flowed from her eyes. He runs up to her, picking her up to which she pushes him away, looking at him in fear before she starts to relax, getting up from the floor before he takes her hand and took her to the city. Along the way, he makes sure to avoid as much trainers as possible, the entire journey being quiet. By nightfall, they were able to reach the city, seeing the sign by the entrance that said "Welcome to Vermilion City".
Immediately finding a Pokemon Center by the entrance and deciding to spend the night there, Red orders for a room and gets their Pokemon healed. During getting dinner for them, Leaf was silent however tried her best to at least eat some of the food which is not a lot as she wears a broken expression. After dinner and they bath and prepared themselves for bed, the raven haired trainer said goodnight before he walks into the bathroom, looking at himself in the mirror.
"Damn. I look terrible." He said as he sees the tired look on his face. As he finishes, he then starts vomiting in the toilet at remembering the events that occurred earlier, finishing as he looks at the bowl. "Well, there goes my dinner."
After flushing the toilet, he goes into the room and turns off the lights before going to bed. As he almost drifts to sleep, he feels the bed shake, thinking it was Luxio on the bed as he continues sleeping. However, as he felt trembling and heard a voice that was definitely not Luxio, he turns over to see Leaf's trembling form as she sits on the bed.
Feeling worried for her, Red touches her hand which made her jump and retreats before she looks at him. "Are you ok?"
Hearing that question, she simply shakes her head slowly. Red then gets up and sits beside her, putting a hand on her shoulder which made Leaf feel jump at first but immediately feel comfortable as she leans on his shoulder, making him feel awkward. 'Uhh… what do I do in this situation? What would Dad do in this situation?'
"I…I always wanted to be a powerful trainer. Someone that cannot be held down by anyone or anything. I wanted to make something for myself. I don't wanna be known as Commissioner Green's daughter." She said, pausing to let out a sigh as she continued. "Before, I thought a Pokemon journey will be just that. Going around the regions, collecting gym badges, beating bad guys at every corner, being awesome but…"
She pauses, much to her companion's confusion as he racks his mind to think of a way to make her feel more comfortable.
'Just put your arm around her already.' Red heard a voice, seeing Meowth in the corner of the room who is pretending to sleep. 'It's all right. You can do it.'
She starts trembling uncontrollably which does not go unnoticed by Red as he awkwardly puts his arm around her, rubbing her shoulder, making her be able to continue. "...when I started my journey, everything went as planned, I was able to get a starter, I caught my first Pokemon and I was able to make my dad proud. Hell, I even won my first Pokemon battle."
Hearing this made Red think about his journey and how it started with everything almost being hopeless on the first day. No starters, no home, no friends. He almost had to wait for almost a month on the outside before he met Pikachu. When he remembered Pikachu, he tries hard to fight back his tears only for one to escape his eye when he remembered the events that happened next, meeting Shinx and then almost getting killed by Devin and the men from Viridian City. Reminiscing those events simply made rage boil in Red's stomach as he starts clenching his fist. As he replays the events, he realizes one thing.
The start of his journey was not a good one. As he went through his thoughts, he was knocked out of his stupor when he heard Leaf continue. "Even my first gym was a dusey. Plus, I get to meet a sweetie like you."
As she said this, she pinches his cheek, gaining a bashful blush from the teen which made a giggle escape her mouth. She then smiles as she continues, her frown appearing instantly. "Everything went great until…Mt. Moon. It wasn't that bad honestly but I always wanted a Clefairy since pre-school. So you could imagine how frustrated, huh?"
Saying this, she chuckled as she turns to look at Clefairy.
'Well, don't look at me. I'm with the boss through thick and thin. Least I can do for him saving my family.' The pink fairy stated as it turns over in the bed.
"Not being able to catch one, let alone see them was the worst thing that could happen to me…at the time. Then there was the Team Rocket fiasco at Mt. Moon. I was so worried…about you." This surprised Red when he sees her look at him with tears threatening to spill from her eyes, making him wipe them away when she resume.
"I was so worried. I didn't want to lose you. You're too precious…like a cinnamon roll." She stated, trying to take an upbeat tone which failed as Red could still hear the fear in her voice.
"I tried everything to get my mind off it, telling myself you'll be ok. And you know the rest…I know I'm supposed to take care of myself. I'm almost an adult but…does it hurt to want someone to talk to?" She said before sighing letting all her weight fall on Red.
"That Gothitelle…it showed me just how weak I was. I thought I changed but… I was so stupid. So…" Tears starts travelling down the brunette's face, her hands travelling to hold onto anything that they can use as support which is Red. "…stupid I am. I'm…so dumb. So…stupid."
Leaf's sentences became incoherent until she sobs, holding tightly onto Red like he is her life support. Understanding the girl's pain, he comforts her while she cries. Calming down, she gets up and walks over to her side of the room as she silently whispers something to her roommate. "Thank you."
Hearing her, he smiles before he gives her a thumbs up as she goes to the bathroom with a smile on her face. Red then lays down, looking at the ceiling and thinking until he sees Leaf hover over him with a pillow in her hand before she jumps onto the bed beside him, much to his confusion as he stares at her in confusion.
"Can I…sleep with you…please?" She said, trembling and fidgeting in embarrassment, receiving no response from the teen to look at him to see him scoot over in the bed, holding Clefairy while doing so. He then nods while patting her spot, giving the sheet as he is getting too tired and sleepy by the second.
Leaf smiles before an idea pop in her head, acting upon it as she climbs over the bed, putting herself before the boy and wrapping her arms and legs around him, bringing her face close to his as she made a whisper. "You know, you're adorable when you're blushing."
"Do you…live off teasing…me?" He says in a sleepy tone, earning a giggle from the brunette.
"Yes."
"Can…you let me…go?"
"Hmmm…no. I'm still thinking of a reward for Cerulean."
"You…don't need…to. I'm happy to help…" Red said, slowly dosing off. He then tries moving himself which immediately due to her position holding him in place before he give up and shut his eyes, too tired to fight back. Seeing that he quickly fell asleep, Leaf smiles as she moves his hair from his eyes, kissing his forehead and cheek before she said something before getting some shut eye herself.
"Thanks."
Meowth looks at the two trainers before looking out at the moon. 'That girl is gonna be the death of him.'
Phew! How did you like that? I kinda went all out in this chapter, very sorry if that was too much. I really feel bad for putting Leaf and Red through this cause I really like them however you know… blah blah blah character development and stuff like that. Also, I used Gothitelle's Pokedex description as a way to showcase its strength as it can alter reality and junk. Also, new moves and a new team member. Don't worry, Leaf will also soon get a new team member. I might soon put a poll with what other Pokemon would go on Red and Leaf's party respectively. I literally don't know what to name this chapter so it might be a hit or not. Also, thanks for everything. Here's a secret: Thanks for the views and likes and please stay safe guys. Hope y'all like the story and don't chicken out in telling me your thoughts on it so far. Enigma out!
