Where are I? Who am I? What am I?
I slowly open my eyes. I am enveloped in darkness that neither cold nor warm. It is nothingness, empty, a void. I am suspended in the void. Then, I hear something. I sense others near me, but what are those strange sounds they make?
I hear another sound near me. This one is higher pitched, yet soft on my ears. “Those are words,” it says. “They’re talking.”
I gasp and turn my head. A bright light shines before me, momentarily blinding me. Within the light, something materializes. A being with flowing green hair, fair skin, and vibrant blue eyes. *Where are you?* I ask.
“What do you mean?” it giggles. “I’m a girl! A person!”
*A person?* I wonder. *Am I a person?*
The girl glides through the void toward me and looks me in the eye, smiling. “Well, you look like a Pokémon, but you talk,” she says cheerfully. “I didn’t know a Pokémon could talk like a person.”
I look at her quizzically. *Pokémon? Person? What are those? Which one am I?*
“Maybe it makes a difference to you if you’re a Pokémon or a person, but not to me,” she exclaims. She giggles and twirls, the flowing white gown sweeping around her. “I guess if you’re in this place, you must be the same as all of us are.”
Around me, strange creatures materialize from the void. One is green with a large bulb on its back. Another is orange with a brilliant flame on its tail. The third is blue with a tough shell encasing its body. They cry out cheerfully at me, welcoming me to their group.
The girl begins to glide around, followed by the three creatures. “All of us are a copy,” she explains. “That’s why there is a ‘two’ after all of our names.”
*I don’t understand,* I say as I join their circle.
“They call me ‘Ambertwo’, but I’m still really ‘Amber’,” she states.
“Charmander!” the red creature cries.
“Squirtle!” the blue one cheers.
“Bulba-bulba!” the green one chirps.
We spin around playfully. It is fun and I find myself enjoying the company. This “Amber” seems kind. I like Amber. The other creatures are playful and friendly as well. These are my friends.
Amber glides through the void and I follow. As we fly through the emptiness, things begin to materialize, a vast world filled with marvelous things. I cast my gaze upon the stone ground, wooden structures, and green hills.
“I call this my ‘Remember Place’,” Amber says. “This is where I used to live.”
I look around. The place is amazing. I feel a warmth coming from above me and see a blinding ball of light above us all. *What is that?* I wonder.
“That’s the Sun,” Amber answers.
*What is it for?* I ask.
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The Dark Side of Kanto
Fanfiction~~~ WARNING: This story contains graphic language, gratuitous violence, and psychological nudity. Reader discretion is advised! ~~~ Where there is light, darkness reside son the other side. Max Slaughter is a grizzled war veteran, trying to hide fro...
