NEVERMORE
~Part One Of Forever Trilogy~
Chapter 6
Double Trouble
"Topaz," my mother called from the front door; my friends and I were gathered in the living room. "Come here, please."
My friends looked worried as I got up and went to see what Mom wanted. Of course, Timothy had to be all "Ooooh, Topaz is in trouble!" I told him to shut up.
I went to the door, where my mother was standing with the two cops. She did not look happy at all; who would be when the police wanted to see their daughter? She probably thought I was being a hooker or something. Like I would do that? Sometimes I wonder about that woman.
"Yes, Mother?" I asked as innocently as possible, hoping I had an angelic expression on my face.
"These two gentlemen wish to speak to you about your friend," she said. Then she left.
What friend? I adjusted Chase's hat on top of my head. "Who exactly do you want to talk about?" I asked.
"We wish to speak with you about the Pokemon trainer named Chase Black," said the guy who had to be the head cop; he was tall and thin, while his companion was short and chunky, which was very cliche for cops that work together.
Ah, Chase. That answered all questions. I was wary now. "What about him?" I asked.
"Black is on the Most Wanted List," said Cop One. "It is critical for the safety of society that he is captured and locked up."
I fought the urge to roll my eyes. Puh-lease. "Well, I have no clue where he is. Sorry I can't help."
"Are you sure?" asked Cop Two. "We were informed that you two were...involved."
I scowled. "He was my best friend. But, apparently, we weren't close enough, because he hasn't kept it touch. Sorry I'm of no use."
"We know you're hiding something, girl," snapped Cop One. "So stop being funny and tell the truth or we can arrest you instead of Hunter."
"I'm not being funny or hiding anything," I said in a bored tone. "I have nothing to hide." Well, that wasn't totally true...
"We will lock you up," threatened Cop One. "Spill it, girl!"
"You know, the whole good cop, bad cop thing doesn't really work," I said.
These cops were no good. There weren't any good cops anymore. They all worked for them, that blasted government of ours. Everyone is corrupted nowadays. Everyone that works for the government. That includes the law enforcement, too. Much of crooks, that's what they are.
Cop One turned to his partner. "Cuff her, Bob."
Seriously? Bob? What kind of name was that?
Oh, yeah. They were going to arrest me.
The burly guy roughly grabbed me by the arms, and latched one of the hand cuffs on me. He couldn't get the second one on because something stopped him. More accurately, someone.
Raiden burst into the room, a furious look on his otherwise cute face. He was pissed. The shiny Pikachu raced forward, faster than I had ever seen him, and tackled Bob, knocking him down, forcing him to let me go. Of course, the racket caught my friend's and my mom's attention.
"What the-" Cop One went for his laser gun, but Raiden used Thunderbolt, zapping the gun, frying it and knocking it out of the way.
"What is going on here?" Mom demanded as she entered the room, followed by my friends. "Oh my goodness! What is that, that thing doing in here?"
Yup. I was screwed.
"He's not a thing," I snapped. "His name is Raiden and he's a Pikachu. He's my friend."
Raiden cried, "Pika!" He obviously agreed with me, leaping onto my shoulder. I sensed that he realized that everything was about to change. How did I know this? I had no idea.
"Oh my goodness," breathed Mom. "I should have known. That boy did influence you!"
I shook my head. "No, Mom. This has nothing to do with Chase. I made this choice on my own. Raiden saved me from a Gyarados. In turn, I helped him recover. We're friends, Mom. We have a bond you'll never understand."
"Topaz Elizabeth King, I forbid you from being friends with that thing!" she exclaimed, her voice full of anxiety.
"I'm afraid I can't do that, Mom."
"Then you can't live here anymore!"
I had made my decision. I was just sick and tired of keeping secrets. I was full of defiance; I wanted to rebel. If my parents couldn't understand my love for Pokemon, I wouldn't be able to live with them. I needed to find people who understood. I needed to find Chase.
"Fine," I said. "I'll move out immediately." And with that, I went to the staircase and scaled it, heading to my room.
I had on the same clothes I wore the day I met Raiden: a red tank top and black skinny jeans. I changed out of my flip flops and into a pair of more suitable boots. I grabbed my gray jacket. I stuffed by bag with necessities. Toiletries, extra clothing, etc. Raiden leaped back onto my shoulder as I took one last look at myself in the mirror. Then I exited my room. My family could do whatever with the rest of my stuff.
When I headed back downstairs, my friends were gone, along with the police. Mom was crying. She was such a hypocrite. I walked out of the house and didn't look back. There was nothing to look back at.
I had just about walked all the way out of town when someone shouted, "TOPAZ, WAIT UP!"
I stopped and turned around. It was all my friends: Viola, Plato, Rubin, and Jade.
Viola was wearing what she wore the first time we met: purple tank top cut off just below her chest, light blue short shorts, and this time she had shoes, a pair of ratty sneakers. She also had a white jacket. Her wavy purple hair was down; a purple and black baseball cap sat backwards on her head. Her backpack was an obnoxious yellow. Yes, she does like purple.
Plato was dressed in his usual way: blue and white striped shirt, light blue jeans, black shoes, black jacket. He even had an orange scarf. His blue hair was mussed and spike as per usual, his orange eyes twinkling. His backpack was white.
Rubin was looking cute as ever (let me remind you, I do not like him; he's just so adorable!). He had that weird hat that looked like white hair. He had on his usual jacket, which was zipped all the way up, not revealing what he wore underneath. He had a pair of black skinny jeans. His shoes were the usual black and red sneakers. His backpack was black and red, of course.
Jade, out of all three of us girls, was the most girly. Her auburn hair hung perfectly down to the middle of her back; she wore no hat. She had on a light green tank top with a black design and a blue pleated miniskirt. She had knee high green socks and blue boots. She had a bag similar to mine, and it was also yellow.
"What are you guys doing?" I asked.
"What are we doing?" asked Plato, in mock annoyance. "We're coming with you, of course!"
"You think we'd let you walk out and start a pokemon journey without us?" said Viola, grinning.
"I can finally enter in contests!" Rubin said excitely, a dreamy look in his sapphire blue eyes.
"We are meant to be Pokemon trainers," said Jade. "Are you going to deny us that right, Topaz?"
I smiled and shook my head. "Alright, you can come. But don't expect Raiden and me to save your butts from wild Pokemon every time."
"Oh, don't worry about us," said Viola. "We'll befriend ourselves a partner on the way."
Yes, I'm still accepting OCs!
Also, what should Viola, Rubin, Plato, and Jade get as their first pokemon? doesn't have to be a starter!
Topaz King ~ 15 years ~ descendant of Red and Yellow ~ Raiden (Pikachu)
Chase Black ~ 15 years ~ descendant of ? ~ Viper (Jalorda), rest unknown
Viola ? ~ 15 years ~ descendant of ? ~ none
Rubin ? ~ 15 years ~ descendant of Ruby and Sapphire ~ none
Plato Bertliz ~ 15 years ~ descendant of ? and Platina ~ none
Jade ? ~ 14 years ~ descendant of ? ~ none
Diamonda Bertliz ~ 16 years ~ descendant of ? and Platina ~ none