Swanna Song, Sung Throughout Sinnoh

Some Sick Ish

Something walked across the grass and stopped, eyeing Gary, the two Pokemon he had with him, and Ish.

Gary kind of moaned in his head, staring at the thing.

"Nice," Ish nodded at it. "You tryna catch it, or you gonna battle for Experience?"

Gary was certain he would meet the ground, but he remained standing somehow, feeling like he was swaying in place.

Before them stood a big, beautiful sunflower. A Sunflora! "Flor..."

"Raichu!" Raichu smiled and waved. He removed his sunglasses politely.

Gary kept quiet.

"ELECTIVIRE!!" Electivire hit Sunflora with Thunderbolt.

After screaming out, Sunflora collapsed.

Gary stared at it for a bit before taking a step forward.

At the sound of crunching grass, Sunflora stirred and then frantically scurried away.

"Vire?" Electivire stared at Gary.

"Raichu?" Raichu also stared at Gary, surprise in his eyes.

"So it's Experience Points you want? You raising Electivire?"

"NO!" Gary burst out, his eyes wide with fright on Ish. He looked at Electivire.

The Electric brute was leering back at him.

Groaning out loud, Gary shuffled along, his head spinning from tiredness. When am I allowed to sleep? he wondered.

Something fell from the trees, hanging at a distance and swaying.

Gary didn't stop, walking by the unfamiliar creature.

"Yo, check it out!" Ish spoke.

"Raichu Rai!" Raichu called after Gary before moving to keep up with him.

There was a shout from the new thing as Electivire attacked it, and a moment later, Electivire was following the child.

"You alright, my nigga?" Ish asked, catching up with him.

Gary's head was swimming. He couldn't think straight enough to answer, and there were strange, unnatural noises in his head. I... Uuuh... What? Gary sucked his teeth, and then there was a BANG! He leaped in the air and ripped his bag off of him, remembering his gun. "OOOWWWW!!!!" he howled, holding his injured hand, but his frightened eyes were looking around.

Electivire, Raichu, and Ish had wary eyes on him.

Breathing hard, his teeth grit in pain from his hand, Gary asked, "Did you guys hear that bang?"

Electivire and Raichu turned to each other and shook their heads. They both looked to Ish, and the three of them shook their heads at each other. Returning to Gary, they all shook their heads.

"You on coke, nigga?" Ish asked.

With his mouth open wide, Gary inhaled big and held his breath. I'm losing it? Still holding his aching hand, he crept over to the bag and poked at it with his foot. They didn't hear that? Nothing? He let go of his hand and slowly, cautiously, lifted the bag and turned it around. No holes. The gun didn't go off? So what was that sound... that only I heard...? Slowly, Gary turned his neck.

Everyone looked a little scared now.

Even Electivire.

Gary held out his hands and smiled shakily. "Okay. Okay," he whispered. "Ha."

He slowly went down to one knee, and then lowered the other.

Fell to his left side.

And finally passed out.