Chapter 11

-Aftermath-

Authors Note: So this is a mediocre and uneventful chapter, but I needed some closure to the whole psychedelic drug fiasco XD. I had no plans to ever write a chapter like chapter 10 (pokemonxpokemon), but it just sort of happened. While I was brainstorming and dreaming to decide on the effects of ingesting the Gloom petals, it came to me. So was Darren just dreaming about being a Rhyhorn, hallucinating, or what? Read on, put together the clues and you'll find out!

I woke up with a splitting headache and no recollection of what happened the previous night.

'What in Arceus' name happened?' I said to myself as it occurred to me that I was laying naked on top of the kitchen counter. The top of my head was sore like it was bruised, for who knows what reason.

'Oh my…' The entire room was completely obliterated, like a group of Dragonites all got together and used hurricane on it at the same time.

First off the fridge door was torn off. Any food and drink that was in it was now scattered across the floor. All of the couches, tables, television, and other furniture was either flipped over, broken, or both. There was broken glass, the ceiling fan, mattresses, and kitchen appliances amongst other things, littered everywhere across the floor.

In the heaping mound of rubble, I spotted Gardenia and Cheryl who were naked as well. Whether they were dead or sleeping I had no idea.

Gardenia's upper body was covered in a torn shower curtain, her round ass visible as she lay on her stomach passed out.

Cheryl was on the floor buried in blankets and pillows, her long green hair shielding her breasts from view.

I hopped off the kitchen counter and went over to Gardenia to try and wake one of them up..

I tapped Gardenia's thigh, "Gard, Gard. Wake up down there Gardenia!

She grumbled, turned over, opened her eyes, then blinked about a half dozen times. She threw the shower curtain off her then stood up to scan the area. "Who did this! I…..I'm lost," she exclaimed, rubbing her eyes and forehead.

I shrugged my shoulders and pointed out that Cheryl was still out cold. "OMA!" She ran over to Cheryl and I followed.

"Cheryl! You ok down there!" Gardenia expressed with concern. I kneeled down and nudged her shoulder a couple of times.

Cheryl awakened with a moan, "ohhhhhh…." We grabbed her arms to help her get on her feet when she yelped in pain. "OWW! FUCK!" She grimaced and put her hands to her ribcage.

"Whats the matter?"

"I don't know, but there is a sharp pain in my side…I think I'll be alright though."

"So…does anyone remember what happened after we ate the Gloom petals? I'm pretty sure I blacked out and I don't remember anything after that."

Cheryl and Gardenia both replied with similar answers, leaving us all in bewilderment.

"And why are we all naked…" Gardenia added.

I completely forgot about the fact that we were all standing in the nude, in a close proximity, conversing with each other like it was nothing. A day ago this would have likely felt extremely weird and awkward, but for some reason now it felt perfectly natural. Whatever happened after consuming the drugs brought us closer together, like we underwent a deep, spiritual connection.

Regardless, I was a little ticked that they didn't warn me about the effects of the flower. It was certainly a dangerous endeavor based on the destructive aftermath of the apartment, and blacking out is never fun.

"Let me get this straight, you guys have tried this stuff more then once? Why would you ever do it again? It's madness!"

"Actually…that was our first time trying it as well… Anything we told you about it, we only knew from Erika…" Gardenia admitted.

"Wow… well I doubt I'll be riding on that train again!" Gardenia giggled at my comment. I noticed Cheryl, however, was staring at the ground with a solemn look on her face, still clutching her side.

"Hey Cheryl, what are you thinking about? You starting to recall anything?" I questioned.

"No, but I was wondering…we were all naked…do you think we…did anything?"

The thought hadn't graced my mind but the possibility was certainly there.

"I guess we'll never know for sure unless somewhere down the line our memory of last night comes back to us." I replied.

Gardenia nodded in agreement. "Yeah, if nothing happened between us then great. If something did, none of us realized it nor remembers it so it's nothing to sweat over."

"We should probably get dressed and get you to the hospital Cheryl. Some painkillers or just getting that looked at wouldn't hurt."

I found my shorts in the pile of miscellaneous garbage while the girls went to put on some new clothes.

I overheard Gardenia saying something in the bathroom. "Ewww! What is this stuff! Something sticky is all over my feet and between my toes! I guess I just stepped in some food or milk from the fridge…" She turned on the water and jumped into the shower.

We all left the room a pigsty. Gardenia called room service and they actually had the whole place looking as good as new within a couple hours.

It turns out Cheryl had three cracked ribs and the doctor prescribed her some medication as an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever.

It was mid-afternoon by now, and we parted ways. I retired to my room to take a nap. I let Cerebrus out of his pokeball and he happily curled up next to me, his body heat supplying me with comfort and warmth.