Story Change: Golden Chapters

Gold Jr., Emerald and Silver Sr. got lost in Petalburg Woods for the past two weeks. They finally got out around the same time Ruby and the others escaped from prison. They took a bus from the same bus stop that Ruby and Dick got arrested at and rode all the way to Rustboro City. For the time being they were staying at the pokemon center. Silver was trying to sleep at one of the tables but Gold Jr. kept waking him up through a series of questions.

"Hey Silver, what have you been doing up until now?" He asked. Silver opened his eyes and gave Gold an irritated look.

"What do you mean?"

"I only remember seeing you back in Kanto when Dad popped me out of the cloning machine. Then I never I saw you again. What have you been doing for the past 14 years?"

"…Slowly dying but never having the courage to finish myself off… Ever since P.O.O.T disbanded and Green started hating my guts I've really had nothing to live for…" Silver said somberly, looking out of the window rather then meeting Gold's eyes.

"…So you're saying is that you're a loser?" Gold asked. Silver sighed.

"… Couldn't you show a little empathy?"

"Dude are you a loser or not?" Silver slammed his hands down on the table and stood up. He glared maliciously at Gold.

"YES! YES I'M A FUCKING LOSER! I HAVE NO HOME, NO FAMILY, NOTHING! AND WHAT'S WORSE; I EAT OUT OF YOUR FAMILY'S TRASH CANS!"

"Dude, take it easy-." Silver grabbed Gold Jr. by both sides of his collar and pulled him out of the seat.

"NO I WON'T TAKE IT EASY, DUDE! I KNOW I'M A FAILURE BUT I DON'T NEED SMART ASS MOCKING ME OVER IT! WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?! BLOOD? BLOOD?! YOU WANT MY BLOOD!? TAKE MY BLOOD! I SURE AS HELL DON'T NEED IT!" He dropped Gold and stabbed himself in the palm with a nearby pen.

"Dude! What the fuck is wrong with you?! Are you out of your mind!?"

"BLOOD! TAKE MY BLOOD!" Silver tried to wipe his bloodied hand on Gold's face but Gold leaped out of the way. Silver began chasing him around the pokemon center, trying to wipe his blood on him.

At that point everybody in the pokemon center except Emerald and Nurse Joy ran outside, afraid of what Silver's murderous frenzy might lead. They did however, crowded around the window to see what was going to happen next. Emerald, who had been trying to ignore their 'drama' by reading the newspaper, got out of her seat and put the paper down. She sighed and as Silver ran by she stuck her leg out. Silver tripped over her and fell face first into the floor.

"Poor, poor-a man…" Emerald said before kicking him in the side of the head. He was knocked out cold. "I hope that didn't hurt him too much…" Gold stopped running and let out a sigh of relief.

"Thanks Emerald."

"Just shut up Gold…" She snapped at him.

"What the hell did I do?"

"You're the one who started it!"

"Are you kidding me? I just wanted to start a compelling conversation with my long lost Uncle Silver!" They're not really related but Gold calls him that anyway as a term of endearment. "How am I the bad guy here?"

"You-a upset him by calling him a loser! And didn't you say that you're a professional bad guy?"

"Well yes I guess its true I'm a professional bad guy but the point is that if he didn't he want me to call him a loser then he should stop being one."

"The man's is in a low-a point in his life and you have anything encouraging to say to him?"

"Why should I encourage him? What do I look like; his mother?"

"I'm not asking you to be his mother, I'm asking you to be his friend!" Gold rolled his eyes at her.

"That's bull crap in its highest form! And what the fuck are you guys looking at?" He said pointing at the window the other trainers were watching them from. Gold smacked the window to try and scare them away. "Shoo bitches! Get lost before I unleash a can of unadulterated rape on your asses!" The crowd dispersed instantly. "Now back to our discussion… If he didn't want me to call him a loser then he should stop being one!"

"You're the only loser here! I can't-a take this anymore!" Emerald said. She rolled up her newspaper and pushed the front door open.

"Wait a minute! Where're you going? You can't leave; you're part of Team GS!"

"And-a I'm seriously wondering why I even joined your stupid team in the first place! I'm a much more capable pokemon trainer then you and I'm sick and tired-a of wasting my time looking for that retarded sex loving brother of yours! I have to look for my own brother-a damn it!" Gold reached out a hand to stop her from leaving but she smacked it away with her newspaper.

"Owie…" Gold whined whilst massaging his hand. "So that's it then? You're just gonna leave after all we've been through?"

"All we've been through? All we've done together is-a bicker, get chased away by some freak-a sprouting a laser cannon from his balls, bicker some more, get lost in the woods for two weeks (while bickering the whole time) and come here to bicker some more! You keep saying we're all going to accomplish our goals and rule the world. But-a just face it Gold. We've accomplished nothing and never will!"

Gold was stunned silly by Emerald's corrosive words. He tried to come up with some sort of counter-statement but couldn't. He couldn't help but admit that what she said was true to an extent.

"Goodbye Gold. Where I-a come from, whenever you depart you wish the person you're leaving will have a long life and many children-."

"Uh thanks…"

"No. I-a will not say that. Instead I'll-a say that I hate your guts, I hope you die within the hour and if you ever-a knock some poor girl up I hope she hides your pathetic embryo from you. Why? Because since you're such a commitment avoiding bastard you'll probably pull a Cronus and just eat your-a poor, misshapen, sub-par babies!"

"Wow… That was a real big kick to the balls with the baby eating part…" Gold said out of shock and awe. "Your criticism stings me to my core Emerald…"

"I know." She took one last look at him and Silver. "If he's smart he'd leave you too…" She pushed the door open and slammed it behind it her. Gold watched her through the window until she was out of sight. A sudden pang of loneliness and guilt came to him. The reality of his situation seemed to have found its way into his head.

"I'm far away from home, alone with a guy who will probably leave me too (or kill me). Silver (Junior) might be dead now and I don't have a clue where Sapphire is… She's right. I am a failure…" Gold muttered to himself. "Well. I'm going to go do what any other person would do in this situation. I'm going to go do pot in a back alley, cry myself to sleep from my own mediocrity and live the life of a meandering gypsy. Wow. I have a bigger vocabulary than I thought I did…"

"Can I come too?" Gold turned around to find Silver Senior getting back to his feet. "Actually I was already doing that when your dad found me but at least I won't be alone again…"

"Sure thing dude. Let's go do some drugs in the back of this place!" Gold suggested happily. If they were going to be failures they might as well do it together.

"Let's go buddy!"