Pokemon Journeys: Fated Revelations

Chapter 31

Title: Potential Consequences

-Chapter Start-

''No. No. Not anymore. Please...I just want to be free. We will go to Heaven together Francis, we can only fully trust each other.'' Grayson rocked in a room with Thelma inside while both Kyle and Cindy outside.

''What's wrong with him?'' Cindy asked.

It was always silence from Kyle's end whenever she asked about Grayson and his behavior.

''Honey, you should tell her.'' Thelma came out of the room and gently closed the door.

''Grayson's bipolar which we got a diagnosis after the last time something happened, but we may also think he suffers from schizophrenia.'' Kyle answered horrifying Cindy.

''Seriously? How?!''

''Grayson is bound to have mood swings, one moment he's normal but he suddenly turns violent and he tends on talking to himself, saying outrageous things and often acts like he's talking with things that aren't there like Francis, his Stoutland that died in that fire.'' Kyle pointed towards a photo on the wall of Grayson when he was younger hugging a Lillipup.

''He never grew up in a healthy household. That was why he was often around here when he was a child.'' Thelma sighed.

''His parents really hated him?''

''They didn't care on what he does until he started bringing in money from his battles and they used him. No one in the family accepted them but only had to because of him if we ever wanted to see him again.''

''Is that why you've been treating him like that? What happened the last time? I just can't believe you never told me.''

''It was a touchy subject to talk about. I never talked about him because I didn't want to remember.''

''What did he do?'' 

''We thought he died in the fire until a year ago he showed up out of nowhere completely fine. We don't know how or where he has been all this time, but we invited him, and he wanted to help teach Kyle on his expertise of being a trainer. Remember the story how Kyle got Samurott as an Oshawott?'' 

''You bought him from a breeder.''

''That was kind of a lie. Grayson was the one who managed to get his hands on Oshawott and gifted him to Kyle specifically.'' This caused Cindy to clench her heart.

''Really? Oh my gosh, that's so cute.''

Kyle sadly smiled petting Samurott.

''We would have liked to tell your friends because it sounds adorable but, in all honesty, we twisted the truth because it would have brought up bad memories to Kyle.'' Thelma sighed as Kyle was the one to explain.

''We were doing fine, and I managed to get outside to finally touch some grass, but it just suddenly happened that no one expected it. We were going to have a family bond fire outside roast some marshmallows. He attacked me and started beating me like he was a savage animal, my sisters had to watch me get beaten up like that and dad was chasing him with a shotgun.''

''Wait, fire? You know, he might be traumatized by fire?'' 

''Oh my Arceus...Clay started the fire and he suddenly....oh....I think I....''

''Mom?! Mom!'' Kyle caught his mother realizing what that meant.

Grayson must have gone off the wall the instant he saw fire where he witnessed his Stoutland's death.

''FRANCIS! FIRE! FIRE! FIIIRE!'' Grayson screamed from inside.

''I killed you....I didn't know why....I didn't realize it until sooner....why do I do it?'' He began mumbling stuff he did with E. Lehua quietly that confused him.