NEVERMORE
~Part One Of Forever Trilogy~
Chapter 10
An Ally
I jerked up, drenched in sweat, panting. I felt sick. What was that? It was only a dream...right? But it seemed so real. Like a memory. I was so creeped out. There was no way I would be going back to sleep any time soon. I glanced around our camp. The fire had gone out. Everyone was asleep. Well, everyone except me and Raiden.
"Pika pi?" he asked. Are you alright?
"Yeah," I lied. "I'm fine."
He looked skeptical, but didn't push the matter, which I was grateful for. It was starting to get light out, which made me feel slightly better. Something hooted. Probably a Pokemon.
I shivered anyway.. "Say, Raiden...why don't we go for a walk in the forest?"
"Pikachu?" Why'd you wanna do that?
I sighed. "I...I don't want to go back to sleep. The sun's almost up anyway."
And so he agreed. It was probably idiotically foolish to go walking in the woods when it was barely dawn, but I needed something to do so I could get that dream out of my head. I just couldn't forget how realistic it was. We walked in silence. Raiden stayed off my shoulder, preferring to walk on his own. There were barely any wild Pokemon in sight.
Suddenly, the Pikachu stiffened and growled. "Pikachu! Pika!" Who's there? What do you want?
I saw in the dim light a Pokemon that most definitely did not belong in Eterna Forest. I had spent time studying Viola's Pokemon book, and I recognized it was a Snorunt, an Ice type found way north, near Snowpoint City. What was it doing here? Raiden definitely saw it as a threat. He growled again, and electricity sparked through his body.
"Raiden, don't-"
But it was too late. The orange mouse released a Thunderbolt, intending to zap the Snorunt. But the little triangular shaped Pokemon countered the attack with a blast of icy air, deflecting the lightning bolt.
"Snorunt sno!" it cried. Peace! I mean you no harm! My name is Twitch! My trainer and I are merely passing through.
That was most definitely a feminine voice. Trainer? This Snorunt...named Twitch had a trainer? A real live Pokemon trainer? I was suddenly excited. Maybe this trainer knew how to get to Mount Silver! Maybe we could be allies!
"You have a trainer?" I asked eagerly. "Take us to him! Or her!"
The Snorunt was shocked. "Runt...Snorunt?" Human...you can understand me?
I sweatdropped. "Um, yeah. It's kinda an ability I was born with."
Raiden was not impressed. He still wanted to attack. His cheeks crackled with electricity.
"Snorunt sno," said Twitch. Human, can you please call down your Pikachu? I do not wish to fight.
"Raiden, enough," I said. "Come here."
"Pika," he growled. Fine.
He came back and leaped onto his shoulder, still glaring at the Snorunt. Jeez, I never realized how antisocial my Pikachu was. That was sad. Really sad. Some trainer I was. More like a wannabe. Could I even consider myself a trainer?
"Twitch," I said. "Can you take us to your trainer?"
"Snorunt. Snorunt sno. Snorunt runt," she said. I guess so. Come with me. His name is Amyethst, but we call him Am.
"We?" I asked curiously as we began to follow her.
"Sno. Runt runt sno," said Twitch. Yes. Me and my fellow team members. Why do you want to know all of this?
"Pikachu pi pika!" said Raiden. We're searching for trainers. We're trying to get to Mount Silver.
"Yeah, what he said," I said.
"Sno? Snorunt runt?" she asked. Oh? You want to join the rebellion?
"What rebellion?" I asked.
"Sno snorunt runt sno sno snorunt," she answered. There is a gathering of trainers and Pokemon friendly people at Mount Silver. Many are training there in hopes to overtake the government so that Pokemon can roam freely without being in danger. They call it the rebellion.
"Wow," I said, surprised. "I never knew that."
"Sno snorunt runt," said Twitch. Here we are. Here is Am.
This Amyethest, or Am as Twitch called him, surprised me. He was a couple years older than me; about seventeen. He was pale and skinny, giving me the impression he was sort of sickly. He had messy hair that was dark as night and a red eye. A bandana was covering the other. His sweatshirt seemed dirty and his worn jeans were ripped at the knees. He had a really old backpack. This was a Pokemon trainer? A real deal Pokemon trainer? I couldn't help but stare.
"Well, there you are Twitch," he said to the Snorunt. Then he looked up at me with that freaky eye. "What're you staring at?"
I flinched. "Uh, well, nothing." I flushed. "Are you a Pokemon trainer?" I blurted.
"What's it to you?"
"Well, uh, me and my friends wanna be Pokemon trainers," I said. "This Pikachu is my friend, Raiden. We want to get to Mount Silver. Can...can you help us?"
He snorted. "You want to be a Pokemon trainer?" he asked incredulously.
"Yeah," I said. "Got a problem with that?"
"Never thought a girl like you'd want to be a criminal like a Pokemon trainer."
"What's that supposed to mean?" I demanded.
"Whatever," he said. "I guess I could take you to Mount Silver. What's your name?"
"Topaz."
He narrowed his eyes. "So you're Topaz...Chase's girlfriend."
"You know Chase?" I blurted. "Wait - I'm not his girlfriend! We're..." What were we? "Best friends."
He rolled his eyes. "Everyone know's Chase. He's a big shot at Mount Silver. One of the toughest trainers ever. That's why he gets in so much trouble on TV. Him and Sapphire."
"Sapphire?" I asked.
"Another trainer," he replied. "Anyway, why don't we get your friends and get a move on already? We could use some more recruits, and we only have so much time."
"Alright, alright," I said. "I'll go get them."
...
Rubin was not happy about being woken up. But Viola and Plato were ecstatic about meeting a real deal Pokemon trainer. Am quieted once we got the move on. He kept Twitch out of her Poke Ball. Sadly, he had no extra Poke Balls with him. Hiding Tempo would be a problem once we reached Eterna City.
But we had a bigger problem waiting for us there.
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