NEVERMORE

~Part One Of Forever Trilogy~

Chapter 2

Thunderbolt

I was frozen on the spot. As the powerful sphere of red light charged and grew in power, I wracked my brain for the name of the move. And I tried to get my limbs to work. But I couldn't move a muscle. I was scared crapless. And this all happened in a few seconds.

The Gyarados launched the powerful beam of energy at me. I squeezed my eyes shut, bracing for the impact. But it never came. Instead, I heard "Pikaaaachuuuu!" I opened my eyes to see a strange orange mouse-like Pokemon release a powerful bolt of electricity. The thunderbolt hit the Gyarados, electrocuting it. Then the monstrous Pokemon collapsed, and dust and water went everywhere.

I was thrown back even farther. I was soaked and the dust made it difficult to breathe. I coughed as I tried to look around to no avail. When the dust cleared, I saw that the Gyarados had vanished. There was no sign of it; not even in the lake.

Relaxing a bit as I could in wet clothes, I looked around for the Pokemon who had saved me. It took a couple of minutes, but I found it. It was laying in a heap. It was orange, with red cheek pouches. It had black stripes on its back, and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt. It was simply adorable!

I knelt down and scooped up the electric mouse. It saved my life; I would return the favor. I carefully hid the creature in my bag, and made sure there was room for fresh air to get in. Then I hurried away from the lake, towards my house.

I was a criminal now. Okay, not exactly. It wasn't illegal to deal with Pokemon, but it was frowned upon. As I walked, I couldn't help but remember the day Chase got his partner, Viper.

We were both just eleven years old. I had been playing in the National Park. I had all my My Little Ponyta toys out, playing them, being the innocent little girl I was. Then Chase came running up to me. He'd even been cute then, with his shaggy brown hair and big brown eyes. He had on the baseball cap he gave me, which was too big for his head at the time. I had never seen him so excited in my life.

"Topaz! You'll never guess what! Professor Pine is here! He's gonna give us Pokemon!"

I was immediately on my feet. "Really?" He nodded. "Yay! Let's go!"

We raced to Chase's house, where the only remaining pokemon professor was staying while he was in Goldenrod. When we got there, three pokemon were sitting on the table in the kitchen. Each had a label. One was 'Snivy', another 'Tepig', and the last 'Oshowatt'. The professor himself was in his late fifties, with white hair already, and a wispy gray mustache. He had a kind, gentle face.

"Professor Pine! Topaz and I are here!" Chase announced as we bounded towards the table.

"Ah, hello there," said the professor. "Now, Chase, I know you have permission, but do you, Topaz?"

"Um, I need permission?"

"Yes, I'm afraid so."

So, I called my mom, which was a waste of time. She said no. I knew she'd say no. I was so sad. That Oshawott was so cute! I wanted that sea otter pokemon so bad. Yes, I was angry. I didn't understand why I couldn't have a Pokemon as cute and innocent as me.

Anyway, Chase chose the grass snake, Snivy. He named it 'Viper'. Professor Pine also gave him six strange spheres. Each ball was red on the top and white on the bottom. Professor Pine called them 'Poke Balls'. One already belonged to Viper. Then we went out to the National Park to play with Viper. It was fun. I miss it when our relationship was so easy.

When I snapped back to the present, I wasn't quite back to Twinleaf Town yet, and my bag was squirming. Oh, crap! The Pokemon was waking up! I lifted up the flap just as its head jerked upward. It stared at me. I could sense its surprise and untrustworthy feelings. It was wary; it was unsure of who it was. It was confused, like I looked like someone it knew.

"Hey," I said awkwardly. "It's okay. I'm going to help you feel better."

The Pokemon looked wary, but didn't protest or take off. It disappeared back into my bag. Then I started walking back towards town. I had a lot of work to do.

poor Topaz doesn't know its a Pikachu xD oh well. and My Little Ponyta *dies of laughter* xDDD and Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott are the starters of Pokemon Black and White if you didn't know. review!