"...What?"

"I said I want to be a trainer." His mind was made up. This is the only path he could think of right now, and there was no going back.

"I... uhhhh..." Nurse Joy was visibly conflicted on what to do. She heard a sigh and looked up to see Jack, who had hope in his eyes, but it was quickly fading as he awaited her answer. Her heart couldn't take it, he had already been through so much, why not let him have this.

"I... Suppose that'd be something to talk to the Professor about."

He smiled inwardly. Maybe it wasn't over yet. Even though the chances were slim, he was willing to take the risk.

A bell ringed at the counter. Joy started to stand, but stopped.

"I can't take care of you forever... I think it's time to check you out. You're all healed, well, at least physically. Follow me."

As they walked, Joy looked back at him with bittersweet eyes. He appreciated her help, but she was right. It was time to set out on his own.

Joy entered into the lobby, only to freeze. He could see her grip on the doorknob tighten. He slipped past to investigate.

There was a gun. A person was aiming a gun straight at Joy's head. Tulum immediately dived off his head, and for good reason. Almost nobody owned guns, everything they could do, Pokemon could do better.

Except kill.

The center was empty. Joy stood, stunned, then lunged for the phone like a streak of lightning.

But sometimes even lightning can be slower than a well placed bullet. There was a small glint, then a large crash. Joy stood in silence.

Then fell to the floor.

He must admit, they were quite the marksman. Straight into the heart. As he stared, he realized.

He didn't feel anything.

Something seemed to come over him, drawing out every emotion before he had the chance to react to it.

No sorrow. No empathy. Nothing. He knew even with thinking this that grief should be pouring into him, breaking him down, as she bled out onto the floor, eyes lifeless as she. But even this brought nothing.

Tulum sat on Joy, head down. Tulum was motionless, other than her ragged breathing.

Outside the large windows, people were fleeing slowly. Some carried children or Pokemon cradled in their arms. Time seemed to speed up again as the person suddenly made a dash for the back room. A fog seemed to come over Jack's mind, blurring his thoughts. Then, he started to act, almost on instinct.

"Stop."

The intruder froze. "Who said that." they demanded.

Jack could barely make out the situation through the mental fog, but he could still feel the movements of his body, acting with no commands from him. "Me." His eyes let off a small glow as they turned to face him. He felt the strings of the world all around him, tangling into webs of gleaming light. All he had to do was grab one, and he would be plucking the strings of possibilities. He tugged hard. Their grip tightened on their gun. But all they felt was air.

"I think it's about time you leave this place." He aimed the gun up a the intruder, the mist that made up his body streaking out haphazardly. He knew that he couldn't shoot it properly with his arms, but they didn't need to know that. The intruder backed up slowly, then burst through the door, the bell above it whirling off and clattering to the ground.

His body continued to act on its own, and set the gun down. Then... his consciousness slipped away from him, and he slid into the misty depths of his mind. He could tell one last thing, his body did not go to sleep with him.

It won't last soon. The body will soon fall asleep, just like that bothersome child's consciousness. Why did he have to make this so complicated... Trust me kiddo, I, Teontall, will set things they way they should be.

For now, he would rest. It seems that using Psychic like that at first level comes with a price. Not that it would matter soon, anyways. His job would soon be done.

And with that he fell to the ground.

Oh wow, this took forever to get to doing. Sorry about that, school had made me temporarily hate writing again. Also sorry that it's a short one.

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