Bridging The Gap; The Final Records In Unova: An Autobiography

This Is Only A Test

My eyes opened and I witnessed the night sky above, spread out beyond what was humanly possible to witness. Stars twinkled high above, the moon destroying the competition with its bright glow. The waves from the sea splashed against the shore, rocking Captain Billy's boat slightly as me, June, and Captain Billy himself, laid on the floor of it.

June and I were in separate sleeping bags while Captain Billy was curled up underneath an ocean blue blanket, his head resting on a sand brown pillow. I turned to look at Captain Billy when he made a grunt in his sleep, turning around quickly, having a dream.

My eyes wandered over to June in her sleeping bag, sleeping quietly. Wait a minute, I thought as my eyes blinked repeatedly. Where's June?
June wasn't in her sleeping bag as I had thought. She had been there when I fell asleep earlier, but not now.

I sat up and stretched my arms, groaning, and squinted at her empty sleeping bag. My left elbow cracked, but my right one didn't, so I stretched it out again, even further, until I felt the painful crack and shook out my arm. I then stood up and looked around, wondering where June was. A very cold breeze blew around me and I wrapped my arms around my body, shivering. Even in my large, black winter coat and black beanie hat I was wearing, I felt chilled to the core.

Captain Billy continued to murmur and twitch in his sleep.

I gave him a long stare as I wondered what I should do, contemplating whether or not I should leave and see where June was, or maybe just walk around Cenumerus Island since, admittedly, I was now feeling pretty wide awake. Yawning, I turned towards the town nestled in the middle of the island we were on. Cenumerus Island, I thought to myself. Tomorrow morning, we'll be headed for Nimbasa City.

June and I had decided to spend the night with Captain Billy instead of accepting the comfort of the Pokemon Center. We didn't want Captain Billy, who had been so nice to us so far and very helpful, to be alone on the last night we'd be here. Plus, after getting to Nimbasa City, we'd have to say goodbye to Captain Billy and travel by foot again. This would be our last night together.

I twisted my body around a few times as I looked around, the boat moving gently underneath me, and I carefully stepped off of it. Where could June be? I turned back to Captain Billy, who was sound asleep, before looking at Cenumerus Island again. My feet moved forward before I had made the decision to move at all, and before long, I was walking along the strip of concrete between the two rows of buildings on either side of me, looking up at the sky.

Nobody was outside at this hour, whatever this late hour was exactly. It was sometime in the early morning, for sure.

I looked into the sets of trees that stood in between every building, leading into the forest. The woods were dark, whispering cold tales to me as the wind blew softly into them. My hands dug as deep as possible into my coat pockets as I lowered my head against the cold wind and closed my eyes. Nimbasa City, I told myself. Electric types. I can assume Excadrill will be my best bet against this Elesa woman. Cottonee won't be bad, either. My body gave a strong shake in the midst of a sudden, powerful gust that pushed me back a few feet. My eyes opened and immediately watered as I squinted through the powerful air that I was forcing myself into, stepping forward at a slower pace until the wind calmed down to a more gentle flow, allowing me to walk easier.

June was nowhere in sight.

I was more curious as to where she was than actually worried about her. She was okay, wherever she was at the moment.

I was sure of it.

Taking me by surprise, a bright light appeared, shining at me from the woods in between two buildings I was walking by. I turned and squinted towards the white glare shining at me. "What is that?" I muttered as I stood still, frozen in place. The urge to solve this sudden mystery took over, and I walked into the tree filled area cautiously. Walking around trees, shrubs, and crunching dead leaves underneath my sneakers, I moved towards the huge, glaring light that shined so brightly, getting brighter with every step I took as I hunted after the source of this energy.