NEVERMORE
~Part One Of Forever Trilogy~
Chapter 9
A Beautiful Nightmare
I was still traumatized from the Floaroma incident. I still couldn't believe the government would stoop so low. It hadn't been too bad, until Synis became president. He's been president for far too long in natural terms. Seriously, the guy seems to be able to live forever. He had been 'president' for as long as I've been alive and then some. He must have discovered how to live forever; he'd been president for centuries.
We sat around a campfire just outside Eterna Forest. It was getting chilly; I pulled my jacket tighter around me. It was really dark. Though we had Raiden and Tempo for protection, I still felt vulnerable. I felt unseen probing eyes, ever watching, spying through the trees, plotting on how to tear us open and eat our tender, juicy insides.
I needed help.
Viola and Plato were talking amongst themselves, plotting out our next course. It wold be extremely hard to hide Tempo, seeing as he was too big to hide in any of our bags, like Raiden could. How would we get through Eterna City? I had no freaking idea. If only we have those devices Pokemon trainers use. What were they called again? Oh, yeah. Poke Balls.
Rubin was making everyone's makeshift beds. I was apparently not the only nervous one; Jade was looking around warily, her green eyes wide with fear. Maybe she was scared of ghosts or something. I didn't know. What would happen if we did bump into ghosts? I shivered at the thought. Ghosts...creep me out. Majorly. I don't know how I would deal with seeing a ghost.
Another boring hour passed.
"Okay, I'm going to bed!" announced Rubin. "Good night everyone!"
"Yeah, I'm going to bed too," said Viola, also climbing into her sleeping bag. "'Night."
"Might as well," said Plato, yawning. "Nothing else better to do this late. Come on, Tempo."
"I'm tired, too," said Jade. "I'm gonna crash."
Everyone was asleep but me. Even Raiden was sleeping. I hugged myself. It was so freaking cold. True, winter was coming; it was late fall. But it was always somewhat warm in the southern parts of Sinnoh. What was going on? Anyway, I decided it was best that I get to bed, too. So I crawled into my sleeping bag, and forced myself to asleep.
I was in my room, playing with My Little Ponyta. Wait - this wasn't my room. It wasn't my room in my old apartment in Goldenrod, nor my room in my house back in Twinleaf. But I recognized it as my room. It was small, with bronze walls, and a small twin sized bed with a Pichu themed bed set. How did I even know what a Pichu was?
I stopped in my game of racing the My Little Ponyta toys and glanced at the tall mirror in my room. I wasn't fifteen. I was five. My hair was still in a ponytail, my bangs still fell into my eyes and had that strange spiky part on one side, my eyes were still orangish hazel. I was a tiny child. My outfit was a blue sundress with a Pichu head on it. What. The. Hell.
"Topaz!" called the voice of my mother. What the heck? That was not my mom's voice.
And the woman who swept into my room was most definitely not my mother. She didn't even look like the mother type. Her long blonde hair was pulled into a ponytail identical to mine and her eyes were happy hazel. She wasn't shaped like a mom either; she wasn't round and curvy. She was slim and trim, lacking in the chest department as much as I did. On her shoulder was a female Pikachu with a flower tied to her ear.
"Topaz, Mommy and Daddy are going out for a bit," she said. "We'll be back soon. Auntie Green should be here soon to watch you. You should be fine until then, with Raiden to protect you."
"Pichu pichu!" cried a Pichu who was next to me that was colored like a Pikachu. Was that how shiny Pichu were colored? And why was his name Raiden? Was it just a coincidence?
"Okay Mommy," I said. "Have fun with Daddy!"
"This isn't a fun trip, Topaz," said the woman. "We're going to the doctor's."
I frowned. "Why? Are you or Daddy sick?"
"Um, not exactly," said the lady, sweatdropping.
"Yellow!" called the voice of some guy; probably my 'dad'. "We need to get going!"
"I know, I know, Red," she yelled back. "I'm coming!" She kissed the top of my head. "See you soon, sweetie." And then she left.
Yellow. And Red. What. The. Hell.
I went back to playing with My Little Ponyta. A few minutes later, there was knocking on the door. Assuming it was Auntie Green, I stood up, and skipped to to the front door, my blonde pony tail swinging. I jerked open the door, smiling. But my smile faded. Auntie Green - whoever that was - wasn't at the front door like I though. Instead, there were three tall, scary men in black suits and sunglasses. I felt suddenly frightened. Raiden, the Pichu leaped onto my shoulder, cheeks crackling. He obviously didn't like these guys.
"Mommy and Daddy aren't here right now," I said. "Can you come back later?"
The first big guy sneered. "Sorry, sweetie. We aren't here to see your mommy and daddy."
"Auntie Green or Uncle Silver isn't here either," I said, starting to sound like a brat.
"We're not here to see any of the Pokedex Holders, kid," said the bigger dude that was in the front.
"Than what do you want?" I squeaked.
"You."
I tried to shut the door, but they were too strong. They pushed the door open, knocking me down. Raiden growled, leaping forward to protect me as I scrambled back. All of the men released Pokemon from Ultra Balls. A Gengar, a Dusclops, and a Houndoom. I screamed as the Houndoom began to torch my house with Flamethrower. I grabbed Raiden and ran away from the men, towards my room. I slammed the door behind me, tears streaming down my face. Then, all of a sudden, the Gengar and Dusclops appeared before me. I screamed bloody murder.
I dove for my bed right as the two ghosts tried to grab me. Smoke began to seep inside the room. I coughed a little. The ghosts went after me again. Raiden squirmed out of my grip and leaped into the air, releasing a weak electric shock. The two ghosts teleported out of the way. Then the Dusclops appeared behind him and grabbed him.
"Raiden!" I screamed as the three men burst into the room, letting in more smoke. My scream ended in coughs. Tears filled my eyes. "Raiden!"
The Pichu began to glow. He changed shape. He evolved into the familiar orange Pikachu I knew. He released a powerful Thunderbolt, hitting the Dusclops, Gengar, and Houndoom. Then he bolted to the window and broke it with Iron Tail. I started to scramble through it, but then someone grabbed me. I was dragged back in, my hands getting sliced by the broken glass. I screamed.
I need OC's people! We've got to have an army's worth of trainers and I most definitely won't be able to come up with all of them on my own! Just put them in your reviews, and it doesn't have to be only one character either.
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 ~ Tempo (Buizel)
Jade ? ~ 14 years ~ descendant of Silver and Green ~ none
Diamonda Bertliz ~ 16 years ~ descendant of ? and Platina ~ none