Pokémon Red

Secret Santa (Red)

'Red, wake up', said Leaf.

'What ?', I said, irritated. 'At least let me sleep while we're at home'.

'Wake up', said Leaf. 'Breakfast's ready'.

'Don't disturb me and let me sleep', I said.

Leaf pulled off the blanket but I snatched it back and covered my head.

'Fine', said Leaf. 'Sleepy Red'.

I overslept for a few hours and woke up way later. I walked downstairs. Leaf and Sabrina watched some movie.

'Harry Potter again ?', I asked.

'Can't you see it's a cartoon movie ?', asked Sabrina, probably thinking that I was stupid.

'Oh, my bad. Wreck it Ralph, came last year', I said.

'Do not disturb, Red', said Leaf.

'What's up with her ?', I asked.

They both ignored me and continued watching the movie. I went inside my room and had a bath, after a really long time. After bathing, I changed my clothes to another pair of red jacket and blue pants and a new car so that my outfit looked the same.

I went downstairs, Leaf and Sabrina were still watching the movie.

I walked outside to clear the snow, again or if it needed to. As I opened the door and I saw a gift box just outside the door.

'A gift ?', I said. 'But from whom ?'.

There was no name written on the wrapping paper, nor any note.

I brought the box inside the house and kept it on a table in front of Leaf and Sabrina.

'What is this ?', asked Leaf.

'It was kept outside at the door', I said. 'I have checked, there was no name'.

'Should we open it ?', asked Leaf.

'I have no idea', said Sabrina. 'I feel something is wrong'.

'Hmm', said Leaf.

Sabrina opened the wrapping paper with her psychic powers. There was a cardboard box inside the wrapping.

I opened the box's lid to peek what's inside.

There was solid polystyrene in which a device was kept which was the shape and size of a mobile phone.

I observed it closely. It had a small R written in pink color.

'Team Rocket', I said.

'What's that button ?', asked Leaf.

'Don't press it', I said. 'We don't know what it is'.

'It is a hologram projector', said Sabrina. 'Produced by Silph Company'.

'Hologram ?', I said.

Leaf pressed the button and hologram of Giovanni was projected on the table.

Giovanni sat on a magenta colored chair and behind him was a screen with a map of Kanto with some information written by the side about all Dragonite sightings.

'Giovanni, I said, in anger.

'Hello, if you have received this that means that you can apply to join our Team, we are in a need of new recruits as most of the members are in Johto', said Giovanni. 'If you want to apply, press the button twice and you will become a criminal that instance'.

'Throw it away', said Sabrina, holding her head.

I picked it up and stamped my foot on it and threw it outside in the snow. I went back inside.

'I also received an invite once. Not like this but I received a letter instead years back', said Sabrina. 'Giovanni asked me to join him only because of my powers. I refused to join his so called Team Rocket'.

'You did the right thing', said Leaf.

'But if they are in need of new recruits, I think that they are planning something new', I said.

'The last time they hired recruits was after they killed a Silph scientist two years back', said Sabrina.

My heart started beating faster after hearing what she said.

'What ?', I asked.

'The last time they hired recruits was after they killed a Silph scientist two years back', repeated Sabrina.

'Do you know his name ?', I asked.

'No', said Sabrina. 'But he was working on a Pokeball that could catch any Pokemon in one try without even battling'.

'Master Ball ?', asked Leaf.

'Yes, how do you -?', said Sabrina. 'You have it don't you ?'.

'Yes, we both do', said Leaf.

'When we were in Silph', I said. 'We heard some scientists there talking about a scientist who made the Master Ball, they said that Giovanni kept him in some Warehouse'.

'Yes, the Scientist that I told you about, which Giovanni killed years ago. He is alive, I gathered some information recently and he is keeping him in Sevii Islands. You saw that in a Warehouse', said Sabrina.

'So what should we do ?', I asked.

'We'll do nothing', said Leaf. 'We have to go to Viridian Gym after New Year and continue to Pokemon League'.

'Fine', I said. 'But if something bad happens, I am stopping Team Rocket, once and for all'.

'Let's see if you'll be able to do that', said Sabrina.