Daybreak (A Pokemon Story)

Chapter 7

I leaned back against the rock and yawned. It had been nearly half an hour now, and I hadn't seen a single thing. Apollo, for some reason, was hyperactive. He was frolicking around the boulder, kicking up dirt and leaves, and rolling in them. As well as having fun, he was camouflaging too.

Suddenly, I felt a stinging pain on my back. I fell off the boulder and crumpled to the ground. I heard Apollo fiercely snarling and snapping at something. Then he let out a ear-splitting howl of pain. I was in so much pain I was barely able to whimper. I could feel a warm, sticky liquid dropping down onto my hand. Then something struck me in the back again, causing another spasm of pain. The creature that had assaulted us was making savage cries. I managed a faint 'help', before everything went black.

I opened my eyes slowly. My eyelids felt like they weighed a ton. I groaned as light flooded my vision. I was in a dorm, no, a hospital room. The walls were plain white and bare. The only decoration was a vase on the table beside my bed. My left shoulder joint felt numb and disfunctional. I moved my right arm, inch by inch, to my waist. My belt wasn't there. A thousand worries immediately flooded my mind. Where was Apollo? Was he okay? What happened to my Buizel. Would I have to stay in school for another year? What was it that attacked me and almost killed me? Was Catching Day over?

I heard the slight creak of a door opening, and someone walking inside. I turned over, only to be met with a jolt of pain. I closed my eyes and grit my teeth until it stopped, then opened them again. A man in a white coat was standing tall, his eyes examining me.

"Nice to meet you", he said in a deep voice. "I'm Daniel, the head doctor of the Winterford Town Hospital.

Winterford Town? That was a town to the north of Amberyellow town. It was pretty far from Catching Forest, as per the map.

"It is May 29th, in case you're wondering."

Well, looks like I'm stuck in school for another year. Just what I needed.

"What happened to me?"

"Well, you were attacked my a Pokemon. According to the Forest Rangers, it was a Zangoose. Your Buizel exited its pokeball, and ran for the Forest Rangers. they were surprised that a pokemon had approached them, so they followed it, and they led them to you. You were in a critical condition. In other words, you were suffering major blood loss due to a deep cut in your back and your left shoulder was dislocated. You were taken through the emergency warp panel, and brought to this hospital. Luckily you didn't require surgery, and you were injected with a dose of Anesthesia while your wound was cleaned and bandaged, and your shoulder was put back into place. We tried contacting your home at Amberyellow but there was no response"

I swallowed. Why did something like this have to happen to me? I was suffering enough already, you know, because of my mom being kidnapped and all that, and now a Pokemon had attacked me on Catching Day? When would the suffering stop? I decided to ask him why the Pokemon had attacked me, because this had never happened in the history of Catching Day.

"Um, doctor?"

"Yes?"

"Why was I attacked? Did I do something wrong?"

He twiddled his fingers. "I thought you would ask this. We are currently unsure why this incident occured. As you probably already know, pokemon aren't territorial creatures, given the exception of certain Legendary Pokemon. Zangoose, savage as they might be, don't attack unless their offspring are harmed. Considering the Zangoose was a single male, there was definitely something off about the assault. The Rangers are tracking it down at this very moment, to try and understand this."

There was a knock at the door. Daniel turned around. "Come in."

A short woman entered the room. She came over to me.

"You must be Synne."

"That's me"

"I'm Lisa from the forest department of Solaris. Listen, we're very sorry about what happened back at Catching Forest. A child should never experience something like this. We understand that this was a very important day for you, so please accept our humble apology by accepting a Pokemon from us. In my bag here, I have three uncommon Pokemon found in Catching Forest. They are Mawile, Drilbur, and Snorunt."

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