A New Line Through The Lives Of Kanto

Two Bros, One Punch

Tyrogue. The Scuffle Pokemon. Even when it loses a battle, it may go on beyond its means in an effort to win. Its stamina is studied by experts to this day.

"So, that's it?" Gary asked.

"Sounds like it. It explains what I saw. Tyrogue wasn't ruled out in my eyes." June stared Gary deep in his eyes.

"So he was down but not out. Still able to fight."

"Possibly. Definitely wasn't a clear call."

"I'm just glad Electivire stopped."

"I still can't believe it..." June looked to the sky, smiling.

"But he still doesn't listen or like anyone or anything else. Only my Tyrogue," Gary brought up.

June nodded.

"And that's the only reason he let me down from that tree, at that." Gary frowned at her.

"Hey, Rotom has Telekinesis," June informed him sweetly. "You'd have made it down. And you forget you have a Baltoy."

Gary exhaled hard through his nose. "Besides the point!"

June just kept smiling. "Anyway, kind of nice to be back on the road again! Back on the grind. On the journey." June then went quiet.

Gary didn't say a word, and after a while, he noticed June didn't ask for his opinion, and he knew why.

June had just spoken stupidly. She spoke of a journey that Gary had reluctantly returned to.

A journey that had ended for Gary's sister, Melissa.

A journey that Gary had managed to be convinced to pursue in spite of that.

A journey that Gary still had to report back to his mother on.

Gary could still see Melissa's entire body lit up by the monster that had killed her, electrocuting her with its hair. He could feel that feeling when touching her. That feeling of something missing. The missing feeling of life. How strange it was to Gary to just know that that was what it was that was missing from a single touch. And yet, it made so much sense.

Gary suddenly blinked and turned to June, coming to a stop.

She turned to him with wide eyes, stopping as well. "Gary?"

"June, I don't know what happened that night when we got drunk, but I do remember before it."

June just swallowed.

"You said something about the thing we saw in the woods. I don't remember what. Tell me what happened. I saw my sister while you were gone with your Pokemon. The creature killed my sister right in front of me and then took off. But you said something about that day."

June looked away and stayed quiet.

"June, what can you tell about that thing? That thing that killed my sister. What did you hear? Is it a Pokemon?"

June shook her head. "I didn't hear anything."

"Lies! June, what did you hear??" He placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.

June flinched sharply out of the expectation of a harsher grasp.

"June, you know something and I deserve to know what! What kind of thing was that? What did you hear? What is it?"

"I didn't hear anything! I'm not lying!" June screamed, backing out of his hold. "Gary, I don't know what that... thing was. But I don't believe it was a Pokemon." She stared at Gary uncomfortably, her breath loud and heavy.