Blood Stained Leaf

I awoke to the day I was to begin my journey, the life of a Pokemon Trainer! As I awoke I walked downstairs, hoping for a smiling welcome, as I always do…

…….

There was nothing there. No one to welcome me, this is my house. I live alone, I’m not really on a Pokemon Journey at all. The tall grass has already died by this time, what’s left of it is very scarce. The Oak family has already abandoned this little town.

There’s nothing here except for me and a few others, so I might as well step out of the town for a while. I checked my storage for a potion, then quickly went off… my first stop was to take a look at the abandoned lab…but the doors were shut…

It would have been nice growing up with a Pokemon, not fearing what’s out there, being no different from the fun-loving trainers who have gone savage… That’s right… Pokemon? haha…those barely exist in this world…only a few trainers have them, and the ones out in the wild are ones that can survive all this decay.

I looked around me as I walked towards Viridian City, all that surrounded me was flowers where Pokemon and tall grass once stood. Now there’s nothing. As I arrive in Viridian City…I begin to hear a sad tune, and feel quite lonely. I look around…no one’s there, the Pokemon center is empty… it’s lights are closed, and- wait, what’s that?

As the corner of my eye caught a glimpse of light, I realized the PokeMart was still open… that’s strange…everyone in Viridian City is gone… why would there even be a light on in the store? I decided it would be best to check…maybe someone was there?

My hands were sweaty, and my palm reached out to touch the glass door- it opened! Finally, maybe there was someone here… I entered… I saw no one.

All the products on the shelves remained, I thought it would be a bit of a good idea to take some of them- then I heard a voice. “That’s not nice girly” I turned my head in panic as I thought the store was empty… it was… maybe that was my guilt bothering me… I decided to put them back and apologize aloud… not like that would do me any good…

“It’s alright, it’s dangerous for girls your age to be wandering around these parts”

I stood still, shivering…I quickly asked who was there…and received no answer… I began to walk out, but then I heard something and quickly turned my head.

On the counter stood a blood-stained dagger. Frightened, I approached it, I heard the voice again…

“Take it, this is for you.” I jumped up, screamed asking for answers… I only got a short response that he was the ghost of the previous store owner…

“You need to defend yourself young miss, you have no Pokemon.”

I didn’t need his help…but that didn’t stop me from taking the dagger… I thanked him and accepted it, as I walked towards Viridian Forest.

Approaching the forest, I could see some Cubones lazing in the grass peacefully…this was the closest tall grass to any actual wild Pokemon…they look so much at ease… However, naturally…if death is around, Cubone is always at ease…

Walking around the forest, I could tell there were trainers looking for a fight…there may be tall grass here, but all the Pokemon here have left… they’re too frightened to approach these trainers, and with good reason. I snuck through the tall grass, easily, trying to squirm my way around other trainers, even if I didn’t have Pokemon I knew I’d be attacked.

I began getting further, it was taking a long time, but I was making progress, that was of course, until I was spotted… A smug Bug Catcher approached me, challenging me to a battle. I told him I owned no Pokemon and was merely making my way to Pewter City.

“Then who will my Bug Pokemon train against?” “There are other trainers here.” “But that’s not enough.” “You’re all up to par here, I’m leaving.” “I can’t let you do that.”

The Bug Catcher suddenly sent out a Weedle at me…hah, what a feeble bug. I quickly pulled out my dagger and stabbed it. The trainer was shocked, I had killed one of his prized Pokemon. That doesn’t matter though, what difference does it make? I could see anger in this trainer’s eyes, I had to run, I had to get out alive before- It was too late, he had sent out a much bigger Beedrill after me…

I did my best to avoid it’s attacks, slashing at it left and right. This is the way life has become for travellers, and Pokemon Trainers have become just as blood thirsty as their Pokemon. As I went in for a strike against his Pokemon, I made a grave miscalculation, I was quickly struck by the Beedrill’s stinger… I’ve been poisoned…I need to use an Antidote on myself, but first I had to get out of here!

I took the Beedrill’s attack head on and impailed it’s forhead with my dagger, I watched as the Bug Catcher grew into more disarray, this was my chance, but not to run. I quickly lunged at him. I destroyed his Pokeballs and began stabbing him consecutively, I had to kill him, or else he’d come after me again. With a final blow, I managed to slit his throat, I sat down by a tree and began drinking an Antidote I had picked up. Looking at his dead body, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him, no, I couldn’t help but question him in my head. What posessed someone so young to become such a psychopath? Haha…here I am saying this when I just slaughtered him…

Ready to continue, I stood up, bandaging the strike from the Beedrill, the poison was gone, but the damage to my stomach is also pretty bad… I’ll be able to rest up when I reach the Pokemon Center in Pewter City… I readied my knife in hand, and began to walk towards the end of the forest…

If anyone stands in my way again, well…I guess I’ll leave that to your imagination… Sorry people of Pallet Town…I’m going somewhere else where peace can be more than just a pipe dream.