Prologue: Strange light

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Meet Rose Moonweed. A child sensation,an actress,a perfect girl,the daughter of wealthy and famous people. You could even say her life was almost perfect. Yet you can't judge a book by it's cover.

The truth is that her life isn't as glamorous as it seems. Sure,normal people think being a talented actress is cool,but it has it's downsides. Especially when you don't get to choose whether you'd like to be an actress or not.
The truth is that she was never given an option,instead being pushed into acting by her parents.

Now Rose is 18. She's sitting in her room,reading a book about nutrition and diets,that her mother made her read. She's just turned 18 today. All of a sudden, there's a knock at the door.
"Come in." She says,not taking her eyes off the book. Her mother walks into the room,sighing. "Rose,we need to talk." Her mother says,looking a bit grim. Rose finally takes her eyes off the book, looking at her mother. "Yes mother? What is it?" She asks. Her mother sits down on the bed,patting the spot next to her.

She sits down next to her mother,feeling a bit terrified of what her mother is about to say. Her mother takes a deep breath and sighs. "Rose,me and your father understand that you weren't thrilled about the idea of getting married." Her mother says. Rose feels a spark of hope arise in her. Maybe this is it? Maybe they finally listened to Rose's wishes?
"But we simply can't accept it,I understand your pain,but it's just not possible." Rose felt all the hope shatter. She was gonna be forced to get married to someone who she didn't even know.
Rose sighed. It was never about what she wanted to do.

She had been forced into acting jobs ever since she could talk. It was a cruel fate,but normal in her family. "We'll talk more about this tomorrow. Go to bed Rose. You have practice early in the morning." Rose's said,getting up and leaving the room.
Rose was left alone. She sat on the bed,staring at the floor. She felt tears falling down her face.
All of a sudden she felt a nuzzle against her hand. She looked down and saw her Eevee.
She let out a sad smile and picked Eevee up.
"It seems that we're gonna have to part from home soon." She said,looking at her Eevee with tears in her eyes. The Eevee let out a worried noise and tried to lick the tears away.
Rose let out a chuckle,being happy about someone understanding her.

"Sometimes it feels like you're the only one who understands me Eevee."
She started sobbing into the evolution pokemon's fur,feeling more lonely than ever.
"I just don't get it! Why can't my life be mine to live!?" She sobbed.
The Eevee just stayed still,comforting her.
They had met years ago,when Rose saw Eevee being bullied by others for it's rare color. Later on,she learned that Eevee had a rare color variation called shiny.

With Eevee she felt like a little kid again. Vulnerable and small. Like she had felt when she had defended Eevee with her own small body,getting herself hospitalized in the process. She had spent a few days there,due to kids breaking a few of her ribs.
Her parents had been very mad,as she could not avt while recovering,causing them to miss out on a great movie deal. But it had all been worth it, because she gained a friend that day. A friend that would never leave her.
"Eevee? How does going on a night walk sound?" She asked the small creature in her arms.

The evolution pokemon let out a happy sound,jumping in front of the window.
"I'll change and then we can go." She happily changed into an oversized sweater,a skirt along with some longer shorts,knee high socks and leg warmers. She hummed as she picked up Eevee and started opening the window.
She was good at sneaking around,the skill developing because of her strict parents. She started climbing down the ladder,Eevee in her backpack.
She made it down and started to head off towards the forest.

She took Eevee out of her backpack,letting the little pokemon walk on it's own. They walked into the forest,taking in the beauty of nature.
There were tons of wild pokemon that Rose liked to interact with, petting them often. A Purrloin walks up to Rose,rubbing against her leg.
Rose crouches down,petting the little Purrloin.
"Hello there little one." *She smiles,as the cute little devious pokemon. She sits down next to a big rock,the Purrloin hopping onto her lap. She pets the Purrloin,being very happy that a wild pokemon came up to her.

All of a sudden, there's a bright light coming from behind the rock. "What the hell..?" She whispered. She picked the Purrloin up. "I'm going to check it out. You stay here in case it's dangerous."
Her Eevee immediately jumped on her shoulder. She picked the Eevee up and set it down. "Eevee,this is too dangerous. Stay here in case it's something bad." The Eevee made a whining noise. "It'll be okay. I'll come back right after."

She slowly walked up to the glowing light. She looked at the shining figure,her eyes wide. Without her noticing,Eevee had snuck behind her. All of a sudden,the ground under her feet disappeared,turning into a weird portal like thing. She fell down,Eevee jumping in her her,landing into her arms. Both of them fell down when all of a sudden everything went black.

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