A Pokemon Tale, Part III: Chasing Shadows

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Nidorina and Nidoking

 

Viridian City-

            They arrived relatively late at night and headed straight for the Pokemon Center.  Green was already waiting for Red as soon as they walked in the door. 

            “We’ve got our Gym match in two days,” Green said to Red with his arms folded.  He was standing up next to the entrance doors expectantly. “We’re going to use all the time we can so I can show you how I want to win the match, and how you can stay out of my way.”

            Blue just yawned and continued to make her way towards the upstairs, checking out a room in the process.  She heard Red behind her try to follow. 

            “Right, we’ll be at it first thing in the morning,” Red said, yawning also.

            “No,” Green grabbed hold of his rival.  “We’ll be at it starting right now.” 

            Blue turned around and shook her head at the two boys.  “Well I’m going to bed.  See you later, boys.”  She walked up the stairs and into the empty room that she checked out.  This will be good for Red, she thought.  He can learn a little bit from his rival and get a little bit more serious.

            She began to unpack her things and get ready for bed.  She was excited as she reached into her bag and pulled out the thing she had wanted to look at since Pallet Town.  The purple Poke-ball with an M engraved on the top part seemed to sparkle in her hands.  She closed her eyes, trying to remember.  She had seen this object somewhere before… but where?

            Everything was a foggy, and her memories of Saffron City were a blur.  She gave up trying to remember and put the purple ball down and got ready for bed.  She liked it when she finally had a bed to sleep in, it had seemed like forever.  Fuchsia City was the last place she had one. 

            She released Nidorina so that she could sleep with her.  Her partner Pokemon had been with her for as long as she could remember.  They had grown up together, sharing so many memories battling in the streets and made new ones along the way.  She began to doze off thinking about the times she and Nidorina had stood up to Team Rocket…

            Suddenly in her dream, it all came back to her.  She was in the room with the screens inside the Silph Tower again.  Two of the screens were fuzzy in her mind, but two stood out clear as day.  One was the cute pink Pokemon with a long tail she had recognized when Blaine had showed her on Cinnabar Island.  Mew, she said to herself.  The other suddenly jolted her memory. The purple Poke-ball was rotating on the screen. 

            She heard a voice behind her.  “It looks like all the shipments going in and out of Silph Company…”  She saw Lorelei again shifting through papers.

            Maybe Team Rocket is looking for something.  Instantly a large figure came out of nowhere and slammed Lorelei into a wall.  The building began to shake and dust started to fall from the ceiling.

            “Run, Blue!  Get away from here!” Lorelei said before the big man hit her again.  Blue turned her back on Lorelei and ran.  She heard the breaking of glass, and a scream of someone falling through the air.  She couldn’t look back, though. If she did, Blue would surely fall the same way towards the cold ground that would crush her.