I've decided how this is going to work. Every week I'll post a chapter for One Day You're Going to get Yourself Killed and Sheep and Roses. Every other week, I'll post a chapter of Sweet like Cinnamon. After looking at the stats and view, I think this is the best way for me to keep up with writing so if you read Sweet like Cinnamon, I'm sorry, but you're going to have to wait another week. I'm done talking now so enjoy this chapter.
"Luna, get up. Your going to be late." Luna's mother called. Luna yawned and got out of bed. Hannah was listening to an audiobook. The doctors had been right, the medicine did cause problems for her. Hannah's body hadn't reacted well to the med and it somehow caused her to go blind, but it had helped her more then it hurt her. She hadn't had any breathing problems since the surgery.
"Morning sis." Hannah greeted.
"Morning Hannah." Luna smiled.
"What pokemon are you going to choose from Professor Elm?" Hannah asked.
"After a lot of thinking, I decided to go with Totodile. It's the water type starter."
"Oh, that one. I like Cyndaquil better, but Totodile is a good choice I guess. It's probably the better of the three anyway. If you chose Cyndaquil, your rival would end up with Totodile and most likely beat you in pokemon battles. If you chose Chikorita, your rival would end up with Cyndaquil and that would be the same result as if you had Cyndaquil. So even through water type moves aren't very effective on grass type pokemon, grass type moves wouldn't be severely damaging to Totodile.
"You act as if this is your journey sis." Luna laughed.
"It is what I wanted to do if I ever got better. I guess that won't happen now. I was really hoping to see the different pokemon and different towns you get to pass through." Now Luna felt bad. Her heart stung. She wanted to say something, but her mom rushed into the room.
"Luna, hurry up or you're not going to get the pokemon you want. Take these pokepuffs and get over to the lab." Her mom started to push her out the door.
"Mom, I'm the only one getting a pokemon today." Luna replied.
"Well, it's rude to be late." Luna was going to start taking back, but her mother slammed the door in Luna's face. She growled and walked over to the lab. Professor Elm was such a pain. Who knows how long his family had been working in the New Bark Town's Pokemon Lab? He had been trying to get her to do this for five years and a day before Ethan left for his journey, she finally decided to do this. She was going to go after things that she didn't need. She only needed enough money to pay off the medical bills. That was all. She wasn't some test subject of Professor Elm's like her mother was to Professor Oak.
Luna opened the door to Elm's lab and walked in. Professor Elm's assistant was sorting through the filing cabinets. "Welcome to the Lab Luna. I see you finally decided to come. Professor Elm is in with the pokeballs. Chikorita has already been taken. Emily took her yesterday." Good because she wanted Totodile. Emily was Professor Elm's niece. She was known for being overly cute and it made Luna sick thinking about it. She had a crush on Ethan and she could have him for all Luna cared. Ethan and Luna were just friends.
"Thank you." Luna spoke. She walked farther into the lab and saw Professor Elm over by his computer. Luna forced a cough to get Elm's attention.
"Ah, hello Luna. Here for your pokemon and your pokedex, I presume. Which one would you like? We have Totodile and Cyndaquil left." Elm handed her a brand new pokedex that she would probably never use.
"I'll take Totodile." Luna answered, taking the pokedex from him.
"As expected of you. Taking the water type starter. Here is Totodile's ball and five other pokeballs. It's good to have a team of pokemon so you can switch them out in battle." Luna let Totodile out of his ball. He sat in front of Luna's and was looking around. When Totodile seemed bored of his new surroundings, he started to walk around the room. He opened cabinets and pulled out files then threw them around the room.
"Totodile." The pokemon spoke as it looked through one of the files. He then started to rip up the papers inside the file.
"Luna, could you put Totodile away please?" Elm asked and nervously chuckled.
"Tot, return." Luna told Totodile. He walked over to her and glared, but went back inside his pokeball.
"Tot? You already nicknamed him, have you? I guess it's better if he gets use to it. Well, Why don't you go catch a wild pokemon, bring it back and then we'll discuss the pokedex. You can your pokegear to call your Mom and me. If you find Ethan, you can put his number in too. My number and your mom's are already in there." Luna looked at her new pokeball and then back at Professor Elm. She gave him a devilish grin and then released Totodile again.
"Come on Tot. Let's go catch a Pidgey or something.
"Totodile!" Tot replied then latched onto Luna's leg. The pair walked out of Elm's lab and head out of town. There was some grass where Pidgeys and Caterpie usual hung out. They were pretty easy to catch even without a pokeball.
"Tot, when I say, go over there and use leer on that Pidgey. Then I"ll throw this pokeball at it."
"Totodile." The blue creature replied. Pidgey hopped closer to Luna's hiding spot and when it was a yard away from Tot, she gave him the signal. Tot used leer on the Pidgey and Luna readyed to throw the pokeball when,
"LUNA!" Tot looked away from the Pidgey and the wild pokemon flew away. Luna groaned and looked towards where the sound came from. It was Professor Elm's assistant and he was running up to her. "The… fire… starter… Cyndaquil… he's… been… stolen…" He told her, trying to catch his breath. Why did she care about a pokemon that wasn't her own?
"Who stole him?" Luna asked, pretending to care.
"I don't know. Professor Elm left the lab for a bit and I continued to check the files. When Elm came back the pokemon was gone." Luna tried to think. There weren't anyone team out here like there was in places like Goldenrod City, It was someone from New Bark. Hannah said she wanted Cyndaquil, but she would never steal anything, and even if she would steal pokemon, she'd never would be able to make it there alone. Everyone else already had pokemon, exect one.
"I think I know who it is, but for this to work, you need to go back to the lab and act like nothing has happened." She instructed.
"But…"
"This can't work unless you listen to me." He nodded and start to walk back. Luna forced Tot to return to his ball and then hide behind a tree. Without a pokemon knowing the move surf, this was the only way out of town. A figure in a hoodie started to walk out of town. Their face was covered by a scarf and there was something in the pocket of the hoodie. They pulled off the hood of the hoodie. They had short, messy, blonde hair and lapis blue eyes. Luna thought she knew who it was, but she still couldn't be sure. Not till they removed that scarf. Finally, they took of the scarf and Luna could see his face clearly. She released Totodile. He was going to get it. Tot ran over and used scratch on his leg. Irritated, he removed the object from his pocket. It was Cyndaquil's pokeball. He released Cyndaquil and it glared at Totodile then tackled Tot. Tot continued to scratch at Cyndaquil.
"Luna, get out from behind there!" Silver yelled. Luna stayed quiet. He only knew it was her pokemon, he didn't know she was actually there. Silver returned Cyndaquil to its ball. He pulled out his pokedex and scanned Totodile. It went through all of the information and then he closed it. "Luna, I know you're there. Get out from behind the tree or I'll have Cyndaquil burn it down." Luna groaned and walked out from behind the tree. She wasn't going to let him burn down a tree just to prove she was there.
"Return that pokemon to Elm's lab now." Luna ordered. "Stupid Moronic Silver." She muttered under her breath.
"You and what army? I don't think this Rattata can do anything, besides scratch up my leg." Silver taunted. Luna shrugged and returned Tot to his pokeball. She started to head towards Cherrygrove City.
"Oh well, I tried." She stated.
"Wait, where are you going? Aren't you going to fight me?" He asked.
"Nope. I'm not going to tell you anything." She told him. "I swear if you follow me I'm going to kill you." Luna threatened after she heard footsteps behind her.
"I challenge you to a pokemon battle. If you win, I'll pay you and I wait a day for heading to Cherrygrove. If I win, I'll do whatever the heck I want!" Silver shouted.
"Desperate, aren't we?" Luna looked over her shoulder. He offered money, plus she had no idea if he actually planned to follow her. She left Tot out of his ball and turned around. Silver released Cyndaquil.
"When either pokemon is unable to keep fighting, we'll stop." Silver smiled. Tot glared at Cyndaquil and waited for the moment he could attack.
"Would you like to start?" Luna asked.
"You're getting a little full of yourself. Don't count your Farfetch'd before they hatch."
"Farfetch'd? The only one I see is standing in front of me, and it's pretty ugly looking. Oh, but I guess that's an insult to Farfetch'd, isn't it?"
"Cyndaquil." Silver growled. Time for some fun. Cyndaquil tried to tackle Totodile. Totodile quickly dodged the attack and took the opportunity to scratch Cyndaquil. Totodile tried to scratch him again, but was tackled by a ticked off Cyndaquil. Cyndaquil glared at a struggling Totodile. Totodile managed to scratch Cyndaquil's belly causing him to release Tot. Totodile attacked once more, but this time, he used water gun. Cyndaquil tried to use flamethrower, but it was too late and Tot's attack caused Cyndaquil to slide across the ground and fainted in front of Silver's feet.
"Cough up the cash and go home." Luna told him. "Or, better yet, go give the money to my mom. Next time you battle someone, don't do it ticked off. It clouds your sense of judgement. Not that you have any good judgement anyway. See ya later." Luna returned Tot to his ball and continued towards Cherrygrove City.
Silver watched as his new rival walked away. Strange how much she had changed since Ethan left a month ago. She was almost a whole different person. She went from wearing cute girly t-shirts to plain colored tank tops. Instead of skirts and dresses, she wore ripped up jeans. She had four silver colored piercings, two in each ear. Her long, curly, black hair was reduced to short strands that made her look like a boy from behind. Her eyes, there was a new spark in those shamrock green eyes of hers. She wasn't the same girl she was a month ago. She wouldn't have given up on returning Cyndaquil to Professor Elm. Today, she didn't seem to care. Or maybe she just wanted Silver to have Cyndaquil?
Silver knocked on Luna's front door. Her mom answered and smiled. "Hello Silver. It's nice to see you. Please come in. Luna's already left."
"Oh, I know. She beat mem and told me to give her winnings to you and Hannah. A deal's a deal." Silver handed Luna's mom the money.
"Thank you."
"How's Hannah doing?" Luna's younger sister reminded him of the Luna from a month ago. The two weren't twins, but they looked so similar.
"She's alright, but she's still trying to get use to being blind."
"I see. I mean…" Silver stuttered. He could feel his cheeks reden and they burned. He thought he had gotten passed this crap. He blushed when he panicked and he hated it. "I understand. I should be going."
"Alright, have a safe trip." Luna's mom was so kind to him. He understood how hard she worked to pay the bills and without her husband here to help her. What would Silver do if he even met him? Would he leave him with a torching thought or would he beat the crap out of him? Silver sighed. If, if he ever met him. There was more out there then just the Johto Region. Silver knocked on Professor Elm's front door. The door to his house, not the lab. His house was the second floor above the lab.
Elm answered the door. "Welcome home Silver. You don't have to knock on the door. You live here too."
"Yeah, I know. It just doesn't feel right." Silver replied walking inside.
"So you wouldn't happen to know what happen to the Cyndaquil that was in the lab, do you?" Elm asked. He already knew the answer to that question. Yes, he knew what happened to it. It was in the pocket of his hoodie. "Your silence is very reassuring Silver." Silver put the pokeball on the table.
"I want to get out of this hell hole. I hate it here! I want to find out what happened to them!" He shouted. Elm sighed and gave the pokeball back to Silver.
"I know. I've tried to get every ten year old in New Bark to go on a journey. Except you. I'm worried what you would use the pokemon for Silver. They are living creature too."
"I'm not like them! I see the pokemon as friends, not as tools! I'm not going to join any of those teams." He paused. "I'm not going to be like them." The one thing he knew about his parents. They joined Team Rocket. They hurt pokemon. He wanted to find them so he could kill them. No one should treat pokemon that way. They had left him with Professor Elm so they could kidnap, hurt, torture, kill pokemon. People often said pokemon didn't die, that they just "faint" but that's not true. There not something you can just take to a Pokemon Center and heal up. They could die! Just like the three pokemon that were killed in Ecruteak City while inside the Burned Tower. Some legends said they were reborn as legendary pokemon, but they were just stories.
Elm smiled. "Go ahead a left this 'hell hole."
"I can't. I made a deal. I can't leave till tomorrow."
"A deal with who?" He didn't want to answer. "Silver?"
"Luna." He muttered under his breath. Elm tried to hold back his laughter, but he broke and started dying.
"You… You lost a bet… to Luna!" Elm laughed. Silver wanted to strangle his guardian. It wasn't a bet and he lost to Luna, so what! Elm's wife came into the room.
"What's so funny, dear?" She asked.
"HE LOST TO LUNA!" Elm shouted. His wife snicked, but then let it go.
"Better luck next time Silver." She patted him on the back and then went back to her work. At least someone here understood that life wasn't all about winning.
So now that you understand a bit more about Silver's background, what do you think? This isn't the last time his parents get brought up so we better hope the Luna and Silver are up for a challenge. Thanks for reading this chapter and I hope you enjoy. Make sure to tell me if I can do anything better. Again I'm sorry if you also read Sweet like Cinnamon, but a new chapter will be posted next week.