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Last time on What Are The Odds?

"Remember when I told you about the Storm Pokemon?" The little Pokemon smiled and produced small sparks.

"Well…Mom told me stories all about it when I was a kid." Gold admitted, "To tell the truth, I think that Pokemon exists." He paused. Pichu waited for his master to continue.

"That's the next method I'm gonna use- the truth. You think Silver's gonna be okay with that idea?"

The yellow creature thought for a moment before producing more sparks. Outside, lightning striked once again. Gold beamed. He had found some newly-found determination…from his Pokemon! That was something he totally loved about being raised with them.

'Alright. If Silver gives me the thumbs up, there's no doubt this plan will work!'

Chapter 11: Exaggerating

~The next day…~

"…What!"

"I said no."

"Oh, come on!" Gold whined, "Silver, we gotta tell them the truth! They might actually break up this time!"

Silver obviously didn't approve of Gold's idea. "I'm not letting you do it, Gold. We only want them to break up," says Silver, "If you tell her the truth, I'd probably be never allowed to go to your house ever again!"

"Are you serious? You actually enjoy going to my house?"

"I was talking about parties and stuff, you idiot."

"Oh." Gold says dumbly, "Well anyhow, my mom won't care if I'm friends with a thief! She only cares if I have a friend in the first place!"

Silver looked at him with half-lidded eyes. "Fine. But you know, try exaggerating a little. Some of the truth you tell turns into lies."

"What?"

Silver sighed, "Never mind."

Gold's P.O.V.

I marched up to my mother. "Mom."

"Yes?"

"That man…Giovanni. And Silver…they're…"

Mom stared at me, looking confused.

"They're…"

All of a sudden I surprisingly understood what Silver was saying back there.

Try exaggerating

"They're criminals being hunted down by the police! And the Pokémon League too!"

"Really." She said flatly…that's not a good sign.

"Yes! They're the ones who stole from Professor's lab! And made…a city explode!"

Hey, don't ask where I'm getting these ideas.

"Which city?"

"…Saffron in Kanto!" I lied. Of course I knew-and kinda admired-that my seniors destroyed Silph co. for the safety of everyone in Kanto. Were my exaggerations working?

But to my surprise and disdain, Mom chuckled.

"Oh, Gold…I know you're trying to keep me safe. That's very sweet of you. And I don't care if him or his son are criminals. I can't explain it…but he's a part of my world now. He's different. Unique. Just like you."

I made a disgusted look. Him like me? !

"It's love, Gold. You should know it. Especially around that pig-tailed girl." She winked.

Crys? ! I blushed.

Wait. Blushed? Me? I don't think so.

In the back of my head, a part of me screamed, "IN DENIAL!"

Another part told that part to shut up.

"Well, Gold," says Mom, "You can't stop me from dating Giovanni. Sorry."

I gawked as she left the room.

…Another plan failed.

Yes, I can see that brain.

Normal P.O.V.

"It sucked."

"I told you so." Silver mocks.

"Well what do you suppose we do, oh wise one?" Gold countered.

BEEP!

The line went dead.

"What the! That jerk!"

Silver's P.O.V.

~Hideout~

I sat up in bed and stretched my arms. Odd…I don't remember falling asleep. I must have been tired. I walked out of the room and went straight outside. Like I said before, I understand what the 'voice of the forest' means now. But hold on…in the forest…what's happening over there?

…Gold? And…a shadow? What in the world…

In a flash, the shadow (who I assumed was a man) hit Gold across the face. Hard.

"Gold!" I called out in surprise. My shout went unnoticed, though. I turned my attention to the shadow. It was glaring at Gold, I think. Small tears were in the corners of both of his amber eyes. Or was the light just tricking me?

"Stop…" my friend pleaded in an unusually frightened tone, "Stop it…"

The shadow didn't listen. It prepared a kick, setting one of its feet backwards…then swung it, aiming at Gold's face.

"AAAAAH!"

"GOLD!"

Normal P.O.V.

Silver's eyes snapped open as he whipped his head around the room. After seeing nothing out of the ordinary, he wearily sighed. "Just a dream…about Gold?" The Trader blinked. Hasn't this happened before? He had so many questions.

Why did he dream-or nightmare-about Gold? Usually the only nightmares he got were about the Mask of Ice.

Who was that shadow portraying? Should I ask Gold?

He knew the answer to the last one. No. Unlike Gold, who had seen the Mask of Ice himself, Silver knew nothing about the boy's past. Gold was a complete mystery.

The only thing he knew about the situation at the moment was that Gold had a dream about the nightmares that he would usually have.

So…did that mean that he had a dream about one of Gold's nightmares?

A/N: The End of chapter 11.

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