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

Moment Of Solace

"Gary! Wake up! Gary! Gary! Come on! Wake up, man!"

"Huh?" My eyes shot open and I looked up in surprise to someone shaking me hard. "Hey! What do you think you're doing?" I felt angry, but the feeling faded, and I closed my eyes again.

"Wake up, kid!"

"June, I am sorry to have to do this, but you need to wake up, please!"

I was shaken hard again and I groaned sleepily. "Just five more minutes... Pleeeease..."

"Gary, get up! Now!"

The shaking was seriously angering me and I opened my eyes. "Whaaaaat?" I groaned. I sat up, squinting at who had awoken me so rudely from such a nice sleep. "Spencer...? Spectator...?"

"Spector," the young man said with concern. "It's Spector. What in the world are you guys still doing here?"

I heard a groan from somewhere, but I lowered my head, resting it in my hands. "Can't we talk about this later? I'm really tired right now..." I rubbed my eyes and looked up at Spector.

He had turned away from me and was looking at another guy.

This was his brother, Cody, or something like that. He was holding June, I think her name was, against his chest. They both were sitting on the floor next to a chair and table.

"Is she alright, Cory?" Spector asked.

Cory. That was the name.

Cory stared at his brother and slowly nodded. "She'll be alright."

Spector stood up and walked over to Courtney, who was lying on her back on the bench against the wall, and he shook her roughly, trying to wake her up.

"What's the deal with you guys?" I stretched out my arms, desiring only to go back to sleep. "What are you waking us up for?"

"Gary...? Hug...?" Courtney mumbled in her sleep before finally crying out in surprise as she woke up. "You...! What are you doing?" Almost instantly, her eyes started to close again.

"Courtney!" I exclaimed, my eyes widening, my body waking further as I slowly started getting to my feet. "Aaah... My back..." I held my now aching back and stood hunched over. "What happened to your face?"

Courtney's eyes opened wide at my words, and she turned quickly to her backpack behind her. "Ow!" she moaned, and she stretched her sides, holding one side. "My body hurts! Ugh! I really don't feel too good today." She managed to pull her bag from behind her and sit it in her lap.

June moaned against Cory, but she didn't move.

Cory rubbed her back, staring down at her gingerly.

Courtney dug through her bag, her face looking like she was perhaps a fifty year old woman who was getting no sleep! She had several dark bags under her eyes, and her lips were a little dried up. Her hair seemed a little more stringy than usual, a mess on top of her head, and the blonde color to it was faded. She finally pulled out her mirror, and in the next instant, she shrieked as if someone had just stabbed her in the chest.

June and I jumped, June's eyes popping open as she turned to look at Courtney, and she too screamed in horror.

"WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FACE?!?!??" Courtney screeched, grabbing at her face and running her hand through her hair.

"Everything's alright, ha ha" Spector said lightly. "But you guys have to get out of here." Spector swallowed hard and then smiled again.

"ALRIGHT?!?! YOU CALL THIS ALRIGHT?!?!?! LOOK AT ME!!!!" Courtney raged, keeping her face in the mirror. "DO YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?!?!"