Hmm? A boy or a girl. ... ....... WHO IS IN MY BEDROOM‽‽‽‽‽
What time is it? Um, well the clock on the screen says 11:55, so let's go with that.
(The next words had better be 'inappropriate for me to be in your bedroom'.)
Unfortunately, they were not. "This is how I'm going to die." I thought to myself. "This man has an axe, and he is going to kill me in my bedroom in the middle of the night.
"Oy! Li'l boy! What be yer name?"
I tried to spell out 'murdered', but don't know how to spell, and ran out of time.
(
Sidenote, if I ever die in a really stupid way, I hope they say I was Myrrh-durred.)
And then the lights came on. Fortunately, the old man in the white trench coat (Yep, definitely going to die.) didn't have a weapon drawn on me. I thought it would be in my best interest to listen to his talk about Pokemon, despite being familiar with Pokemon since I was 6, and having cleared 100+ challenges in the last 2.
The man finally left, and I woke up.
"I have got to stop watching weird youtube videos before bedtime." I thought to myself. I refuse to have another dream like that one.
Shrugging off my dream, I slowly got out of bed. Everything was normal until I went downstairs. My mom walked up to me and handed me a new watch.
"Uh, mom? I have my cell phone. Don't need a watch." I told her. "Thanks for the gift, though." Being polite, I took the watch and put it on, while my mom stared at me stupidly, waiting for me to finish my task.
"WHAT DAY IS IT?" She asked.
"Well, I just took my Sociology final yesterday, so today would be Saturday. That's why I'm home. Its Saturday." I answered.
"IS IT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME YES NO?" She asked, in a strangely robotic voice.
"Uh, Daylight Savings time just ended a few weeks ago, didn't it? It either just ended or just started. Whichever one moves the clocks back an hour. I get them mixed up all the time." I chuckled. "I'm hungry, I think I'll grab a bowl of cereal."
"11:60 PM IS THAT OKAY YES NO?" She asked without moving. I looked at her and saw that she had a blank stare on her face, just waiting for me to answer.
"Uhhh, its about 9 in the morning, but yeah, sure, that's okay." I answered, quite weirded out. I stepped outside, and almost died of shock. I was not in Farragut, like I should have been. There were only a couple of houses around, and a big laboratory. There was no streets; there was a little path to connect the houses. To my right was a lake, to my left, a clearing in a forest that seemed to surround our little alcove. I gasped. I knew where I was. This was just like New Bark Town from Pokemon Gold and Silver version. BEST. DREAM. EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I yelled, running around like a little kid in a candy store. I tripped and skinned my knee. "Ow!" I shouted, as everyone looked at me. But wait a minute. You can't get hurt in dreams. Surely I just imagined I got hurt. "Oh well, I bet I know what to do next!" I thought, skipping along to the lab.
I heard a familiar voice. "Ah! O'Malley! The little lad I was jest tellin' ya about is here! Myrrh! Come 'nside, and give yer Uncle Elm a hug."
It took every ounce of concentration I had to not piss myself on site. Professor Elm was my.. uncle? And he was... Scottish? I didn't hug him, nor did I utter a single word, out of fear of my jaw unhinging itself and seceding from my body. I simply walked up to the table, picked up Cindiquil's Pokeball, and walked outside. When I stepped outside, Cindiquil's Pokeball began glowing, and a menu came up out of nowhere, wanting me to name my Pokemon.
(So be it, just make this pop up go away. I want to play with it.)
I then immediately ran to the nearby grass. Left. Right. Left. Right. Left. Right. Finally, a Hoot-hoot jumps out at me. I proceed to bash its skull in with Blister, but not before it got a couple solid hits on me. Not wanting Blister to faint so early, I tried my hardest to avoid the grass, but couldn't resist mauling a Rattata who thought he was all that.
I arrived in Cherrygrove. Now that I had battled a couple of times, I was back in a cheery mood, happy that I was dreaming about Pokemon. I sprinted to Mr. Pokemon's house, wanting to get Pokeballs as quickly as possible so I could start catching Pokemon. I made sure to train Blister some, preparing for the imminent first trainer battle that was sure to happen. Sure enough, when I left Mr. Pokemon's house, I got a call from Elm, and sure enough, when I tried to leave Cherrygrove, someone jumped out of the bushes and ambushed me. And it was Red, a friend I had from the real world!
"That's fitting," I thought, "he does have red hair and all." But something was off. He had a sinister sneer on his face, something uncustomary of Red
OR the antagonist of Pokemon Silver. I knew this guy was mean, but sheesh!
Red turned to me and began speaking. "Hello, Myrrh. I'm sure you know where we are. Welcome to Johto. But don't worry about waking up, you're not going to be waking up for a
very long time. See, you aren't actually sleeping. You're dreaming, yes, but that's because I have trapped your mind here, in another dimension. Let me introduce myself. In your world, I am called Red, but my real name is Bardi. I am a spirit, a harbinger of death. I have the ability to ensnare minds, to banish souls, and to destroy flesh. However, my powers are not unlimited. You are to be given a fair chance to escape my grip. Minds are launched into the universe of something they hold close, and must escape before time runs out. How much time do you have? That's for me to know, and you to
hopefully find out." Bardi sneered again.
In a slightly more businesslike tone, he continued. "Now back to business. In this world, you will find almost everything exactly as it is in your Pokemon game. However, know one thing. These Pokemon are not mindless drones. No. They too, come from your world. They are the animals of your world, forced here by animal spirits for their own reasons. When Pokemon faint in this world, the soul of the animal leaves the body. They will be gone for good. If you ever want to get out of this world, you better have a Pokemon with you, or else the wild Pokemon will attack you, looking for a way back into your world."
Done with his speech, he pulled out a Pokeball. I knew what was inside, but could I go on with this battle? I would be killing the soul of some little animal back in my world.
"Draw your Pokemon now, or you shall be trapped here for all eternity!" Bardi laughed. I knew I had no choice. Throwing my Pokeball out into the open, I called upon the power of my Cyndiquil.
It was a good thing that I had done that extra training on the way to Mr. Pokemon's house. I edged out his Totodile, and I watched as a faint light accompassed the blue reptile. It began to float towards the sky, but Bardi held his hand up, and a strange purplish black aura surrounded the light. He dragged Totodile's soul back into its body.
"You shall not defeat me that easily. I'm afraid that my Pokemon are indestructible. For I alone can control their fate. Take caution, I will be back for your soul." Bardi said. And with that, he vanished.
I went into the Pokecenter, and made sure to heal Blister. Thinking for a bit, I decided that the best course of action was to finish Bardi's twisted game and try to escape back to my world. I walked back to the lab, in a much more serious fashion. Inside, I decided to tell the officer that the man's name was Red, and not Bardi.
I then proceeded towards Violet City, to get started on my badge expedition. But right before I got there...
What a pleasant surprise! I think I'll train him in the Sprout Tower. BUT FIRST...
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My team of supersoldiers proceeded to wipe out Falkner, and I earned my first badge.
(You can tell I'm getting really tired. The difference in effort is just astounding.)
I then headed south, towards Azalea Town. On the way, this happened.
Followed by this.
I got to Slowpoke Well, and stopped here.
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