[COLOR="Green"]"God damn, maybe I should have taken the magnet train," Brox said as he sat down on a Bench in Viridian City. He took off his shoes and began rubbing his feet, which were sore from all the walking.
After a few minutes of rest, he went to the Pokemart. The bell on the door chimed as he walked in through the door. He walked up to the counter and tapped the bell. "Hey," he called back to the storeroom, "Anybody here?" After a few minutes, he began looking around the aisles to find someone. "Whatever, I'll just check back later," Brox decided, and moved towards the door. He stopped before the door and looked back slyly, returning to take a candy bar and an issue of Trainer's Monthly before walking out.
He then looked around at the town. It had always been a quiet place, but it just seemed a little too quiet.
"Crobat, out." he spoke as he tossed Crobat's pokeball out. Crobat fluttered in the air, happy to be out of it's pokeball. Brox broke off a piece of the candy bar and tossed it up to Crobat, who caught it in it's mouth and began chewing. "Go check and see if you can find somebody. I hate it when it's so quiet around."
Crobat nodded and flew off to go look for some company. It returned after a short amount of time, eager to usher it's trainer off towards what it had found. After a short walk, Brox saw an old man. "Old Man!" Brox yelled to him, remembering him from past visits. He had been one of the first people who showed him how to catch a pokemon. The old man didn't respond, so Brox moved closer to talk to him. He went up and put his hand on his shoulder.
Immediately, the old man turned around and let out a horrifying sound, attempting to grab Brox. "HOLY pomegranate!" Brox shouted, falling backwards onto his ass. The old man the lunged towards Brox, who was crawling away on the ground. Crobat sent a Sludge Bomb down in the ground in front of the old man, distracting him from Brox long enough for him to stand up. "Let's go!" Brox began running, as Crobat hopped onto his shoulder. Brox looked back as he ran, looking at the horrid paleness and blank eyes of the man.
"There's something wrong! I need to help him. The Pokemon Center!" he thought. "They may specialize in Pokemon, but Nurse Joy has got to have some medical training on people. Maybe they'll know what was wrong with him." He ran towards the Center and ran inside.
Looking around, he noticed that it was the same as the Pokemart, empty. He went up to the counter to see if there was anybody around. He hopped over the edge and moved into the back room. He looked around in horror at the medical equipment and machines broken and sprawled across the floor. There appeared to be blood or something on the floor and walls, something you'd assume to see at a hospital operating room, but not in this quantity. He turned decided it would be best if he got out of there now.
He turned around to see a Chansey standing in front of the entrance to the Pokemon Center, it's body covered in scratches and blood. It's eyes were white and soulless, just like the old man. It began moving towards the counter.
"What the pineapple is going on in this place!?" Brox exclaimed as he turned back into the other room and began running towards the window.[/COLOR]
After a few minutes of rest, he went to the Pokemart. The bell on the door chimed as he walked in through the door. He walked up to the counter and tapped the bell. "Hey," he called back to the storeroom, "Anybody here?" After a few minutes, he began looking around the aisles to find someone. "Whatever, I'll just check back later," Brox decided, and moved towards the door. He stopped before the door and looked back slyly, returning to take a candy bar and an issue of Trainer's Monthly before walking out.
He then looked around at the town. It had always been a quiet place, but it just seemed a little too quiet.
"Crobat, out." he spoke as he tossed Crobat's pokeball out. Crobat fluttered in the air, happy to be out of it's pokeball. Brox broke off a piece of the candy bar and tossed it up to Crobat, who caught it in it's mouth and began chewing. "Go check and see if you can find somebody. I hate it when it's so quiet around."
Crobat nodded and flew off to go look for some company. It returned after a short amount of time, eager to usher it's trainer off towards what it had found. After a short walk, Brox saw an old man. "Old Man!" Brox yelled to him, remembering him from past visits. He had been one of the first people who showed him how to catch a pokemon. The old man didn't respond, so Brox moved closer to talk to him. He went up and put his hand on his shoulder.
Immediately, the old man turned around and let out a horrifying sound, attempting to grab Brox. "HOLY pomegranate!" Brox shouted, falling backwards onto his ass. The old man the lunged towards Brox, who was crawling away on the ground. Crobat sent a Sludge Bomb down in the ground in front of the old man, distracting him from Brox long enough for him to stand up. "Let's go!" Brox began running, as Crobat hopped onto his shoulder. Brox looked back as he ran, looking at the horrid paleness and blank eyes of the man.
"There's something wrong! I need to help him. The Pokemon Center!" he thought. "They may specialize in Pokemon, but Nurse Joy has got to have some medical training on people. Maybe they'll know what was wrong with him." He ran towards the Center and ran inside.
Looking around, he noticed that it was the same as the Pokemart, empty. He went up to the counter to see if there was anybody around. He hopped over the edge and moved into the back room. He looked around in horror at the medical equipment and machines broken and sprawled across the floor. There appeared to be blood or something on the floor and walls, something you'd assume to see at a hospital operating room, but not in this quantity. He turned decided it would be best if he got out of there now.
He turned around to see a Chansey standing in front of the entrance to the Pokemon Center, it's body covered in scratches and blood. It's eyes were white and soulless, just like the old man. It began moving towards the counter.
"What the pineapple is going on in this place!?" Brox exclaimed as he turned back into the other room and began running towards the window.[/COLOR]