After a long afternoon of writing about fanfiction for my dissertation (because that's a thing I've done now) I've actually uploaded some. Forgot to say in the last chapter that I wrote this as part of my Camp NaNoWriMo in July and this silliness is getting me through the last few days of said dissertation. Enjoy :D

Red exhaled heavily. He and Blue were standing in front of Professor Oak's coffin and he felt another strong wave of emotion crash over him again. He felt Blue place his hand on his shoulder and he covered it with his. He turned to Blue expecting him to say something wonderfully profound and sentimental.

"Well this is bloody grim, isn't it?" Blue observed. Red sighed. He was hoping at bit too much for something profound and sentimental from his old rival turned best friend.

"It's not supposed to be fun, its a funeral." he stated.

"I know," Blue replied. "but Jesus... I feel like my heart has bee wrenched out of my ribcage. It's awful." Sometimes Blue could be powerfully eloquent when he wanted to be.

"Well that's grief for you." Red stated.

"This is why I don't do close relationships. There's just too much emotion about everywhere." Blue said. "I'm just so glad that you're here with Sandra, she's probably going spare right now."

"Yeah well we won't be for that much longer." Red stated. "Green and I are moving out of Pallet Town."

"But what about your mum?" Blue asked.

"Actually I was thinking that maybe she'd like to come and stay with you for a bit." Red said. "You know, it might be good for her to get out of Pallet Town for a while and go to Viridian with you."

"Don't be ridiculous." Blue scoffed. "I can't take her to Viridian. What am I going to do with her? Take her into the Gym?"

"We've already decided that we're moving." Red said. "We're putting a deposit on a flat. I'm going to need the money you own me."

"What money?" Blue asked confused.

"Money for all this." Red stated. "For the funeral, you agreed to pay for half of it."

"Did I?" Blue asked as if he had forgotten. Red groaned. He had known this conversation was going to be particularly difficult but he hadn't imagined that it would be this difficult, something else he could have done without.

"Yes." Red replied.

"Yeah, well I don't have it on me right now Red." Blue shrugged. "I can get it to you in a few months."

"A few months?" Red practically shouted. "Blue I need that money now."

"Can't happen." Blue told him, shrugging. "I'm skint."

"What do you mean you're skint?" Red asked incredulously. "You're a successful Pokémon Gym Leader, you live in Viridian City, you have a penthouse there. What do you mean you're skint?"

"Listen do you have any idea how much it costs for the upkeep of a Pokémon Gym and a penthouse?" Blue asked. "Not to mention all the new challengers coming through who want to try and make it to the Championship and besides I paid a fortune for the flight up here do you know how much they're charging for first class these days it's a fucking disgrace!" Red just stared at him, opened mouthed, unable to find the words.

"So poor old Professor Oak, eh?" Gold said leaning his head forward into the front so that it was level with Crystal and Silver's. "Eh?" he asked again when Crystal didn't answer.

"Yes." Crystal replied not taking her eyes off the road.

"Did you ever meet Professor Oak, Silver?" Gold asked turning to him. Silver had been staring out of the window looked round. His eyes were wide, his face was pale and he was sweating slightly.

"Was there a Growlithe in here just now?"

"What?" Crystal asked, looking confused but not taking her eyes off the road.

"I'm sure there was a Growlithe in here just now." Silver said again, his eyes getting wider with fear. Crystal shot a quick look at him.

"What the hell are you talking about?" she asked. Silver just turned to stare blankly out the window again. Gold looked at Crystal questioningly but she was purposefully looking back at the road, trying to find somewhere to park.

"There's nowhere to park." Sapphire complained as she drove up the final stretch of Victory Road and up to the gates of the Indigo Plateaux. She huffed angrily as she keep scanning the road for a space to park the car so that she could begin the monumental task that was getting Uncle Alfie out of the car and back into his wheelchair. It had been difficult enough trying to get him into the car, especially as Ruby had been no help whatsoever. "This is ridiculous." she muttered.

"How about over there? That guy's coming out." Ruby asked pointing to an empty space that a large van had just vacated not that far away from the entrance. "Take it!" Ruby said.

"Alright!" Sapphire snapped. She indicated and was about to pull into the space when another larger van cut in front of her. The driver of the van honked his horn loudly before driving away. Sapphire leaned out of the window. "What are you doing? Are you mental?" she shouted before shaking her head and turning her attention back to the space she had been about to park in but realised that there was another car parking in it.

"Too late man." Ruby said shaking his head. Sapphire glared at him before leaning out of the window.

"Excuse me... sorry... excuse me." she called. The driver's side door of the car opened and Crystal began to change the shoes she had been driving in for a pair of heels. "Oh, hi Crystal. I was just about to park there actually."

"Yeah well are you a relative Sapphire?" Crystal asked snappishly.

"No I'm not but..." Sapphire began irritably. On the other side of the car Ruby wound down his window and leaned out.

"Hey Crystal..." he grinned lecherously, looking her up and down. Crystal let out a disgusted scoff and rolled her eyes. She grabbed Silver's arm, who had been staring at one of the bushes lining the outside and led him away with Gold at her heals.

"Who's that?" Uncle Alfie asked but neither of them where really listening. "What's happening?" Ruby turned to Sapphire looking forlorn.

"Did you see that? She barely even looked at me." he said.

"I said what's happening?" Uncle Alfie said a little louder. "Are we there yet?" Sapphire turned round and groaned.

"Oh my god. We've got Uncle Alfie in the car!" she exclaimed as if she had only just remembered. "I can't believe I for forgot to say that we've got Uncle Alfie in the car." A driver behind her honked his horn loudly. "Alright!" she yelled even though he couldn't here her. "Keep your hair on!"

"What the hell is going on?" Uncle Alfie asked. Fed up of being ignored he took his walking stick and jabbed Sapphire roughly in the arm with the end of it. Sapphire let out a high pitched yelp of pain before driving off again to try and find another space to park in. She had just turned and was about to start going back down towards Victory Road when Ruby practically grabbed the wheel from her.

"Stop the car!" he exclaimed. "I need to speak to Crystal."

"What?" Sapphire spluttered as Ruby unbuckled his seat belt.

"I need to speak to Crystal." he said again and jumped out of the car.

"What about Uncle Alife?" Sapphire shouted after him. "I need help with Uncle Alfie!" But Ruby wasn't listening he had already left to run after Crystal like a love struck teenager. Uncle Alfie jabbed Sapphire harshly in the arm with his walking stick again.

"We're going to be late!" he shouted as she clutched her arm.

"Would you please stop doing that." she asked.

"It's very green here isn't it." Silver observed looking around with wide eyes. "So very green." Crystal grabbed his arm, roughly, and forced him to look at her.

"Silver what the hell is the matter with you?" she asked. He stared at her blankly.

"What do you mean?" he asked in return.

"All this about phantom Growlithes and things being green... What's going on?" she asked. This was the last thing she needed right now. It was going to be difficult enough having Silver and her father in the same room as that very rarely ended well but Silver and her father while Silver seemed to be in this state was going to be a downright disaster. Silver giggled, leaning forward to stroke her face.

I don't know..." he replied still giggling. Gold had been watching them – Silver in particular – and tapped Crystal on the shoulder.

"Crystal," he began trying to be as tactful about this whole thing as possible. "Is Silver normally like this?"

"No of course he's not normally like this." she snapped as the two watched him bend down and greet a small bush cut into the shape of a Pidgey. She shoot her head and sighed. "Something's not right; I think it must be the Valium."

"Valium?" Gold asked confused.

"Yeah," Crystal replied still keeping a close eye on Silver. "I gave him a Valium from your flat. I think he's just not used to it." Gold's eyes widened as he realised what had actually happened. He wanted to pull out the pill bottle in his pocket and count them but he thought that was probably going to be a bad idea with Crystal standing next to him watching. He took a deep breath.

"Right..." he said. This was going to be a long day.

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