Never Too Late

"Hey, Sil, whatcha thinkin' about?" 

"...Huh? Oh, nothing..."

"Come on, don't lie to me; something's on your mind."

"It's just that...I wonder what my life would have been like if I was never kidnapped,"

"Cele~! Biiii!!" 

"would everything be better?"

"Bi, bi, bii!"

"Or worse?"

"Celebi~!!"

The Celebi lured the raven-haired trainer deeper into the forest, messing around with him a bit. 

"Hey! Where are you going?" The trainer chased after the legendary, avoiding other Pokemon and tree roots as he ran. Celebi stopped in an opening, where the moonlight shined perfectly over a small body of water, where the water types happily swam. The trainer eventually caught up, and Celebi decided it was time. It flew higher up, making its body shine a light green color.

"Wait, what are you doing?" Gold asked, as if he would get an answer (come on Gold, you're not Yellow; you can't understand Pokemon no matter how much you want to). Celebi flew around Gold, covering him in the light as well.

"Oh, sh--"

Gold was lifted from the ground, and with a flash of light, disappeared off to who-knows-where. 

...Thud.

Gold groaned, getting up off the ground. He looked around, seeing that he was in another forest, but not the same on he was at before...

"Cele!" The grass type grabbed the trainer's hand, trying to pull him out of the forest.

"Ohhh no! I am NOT gonna follow you anywhere, anymore! Look at what you did the first time I followed you!" 

"Bi!! Bi bi bi!!" Celebi chirped, in a panic. Celebi knew exactly what was happening, but unfortunately, it was stuck with one of the...er...not so bright trainers. 

For the next couple of minutes, Celebi continued to try and force Gold to move, but he continued to be stubborn. And that went on...and on...and on...

Until a loud screech pierced the air. 

Celebi panicked more, flying towards the source, hoping Gold would get the idea to follow. And thankfully, he did. 

They darted out of the forest, and Gold found himself looking at the city of Viridian. But that's not what quite caught his attention; it was the Ho-Oh that is landed near one of the homes, screeching out and poking its beak through one of the windows.

"What exactly happened?"

"I don't remember much...but Ho-Oh, who was under the Masked Man's control, came and burned my home down, killed my mother, and took me with it. At least, that's what father told me; he was away at a meeting and when he came back, he saw the destruction..."

"Oh my Arceus..." He just stood there in shock, trying to take in the fact that he's now watching the kidnapping take place. 

"I didn't like it, Gold...I never want to experence the torture I went through ever again..."

"Bi bi bi!!" Celebi was now frantic, as if it was trying to get Gold to save Silver. 

"Oh, yeah, right, now's my chance to make everything better for Silv!" The breeder sprinted towards the bird, probably without a plan (but it IS Gold; who knows when he's got a plan prepared or not). Reaching for his pockets, he released all of his Pokemon.