We were embarrassed as we walked slowly towards the office of Ms. Beatrice. Kids and professors looking at us, I could see some of them looking and whispering about me and Glade, everybody was so still, it was like the world stopped moving.
"Enter the room and wait for me here, don't you dare go anywhere!" warned Ms. Beatrice.
We sat down silently, I was about to cry.. thinking about my future.
"Hey Glade, what if we get expelled?" where would we go to?"
*Shinx lays at Glade's lap.*
"Don't think such a thing, maybe Ms. Beatrice would give us a second chance." Glade comforted me.
"If only my parents were not professors... They would be here, hugging me." I said as the tears from my eyes flowed.
"I miss my parents too... If they were here I would hug them really tight." Glade said as tears also flowed from his eyes.
"Do you think they could still be alive?" I asked Glade.
"Like what detective Looker said, no one could have survived that explosion."
"They were gonna save the world... But from what?" I asked Glade as my tears went on and on.
"That's what I ask my self as well sometimes," said Glade.
Riolu and Shynx tried wiping our tears from our eyes, but we couldn't stop sobbing.
"You know, before I left, detective Looker said that a Pokemon did it" I explained.
"A Pokemon-
Ms. Beatrice interrupted our conversation as she walked angrily towards us.
"Explain... I did say you can do anything you wished to do, but I also said to do it with Justice and Excellence didn't I? Ms. Beatrice said.
I and Glade explained why we went to the forest, we did not hesitate to tell the truth because we knew that if we would lie, we would get into more trouble. She first asked Glade.
"What is your dream dear?"
"My... My dream was to catch every single Pokemon in the world."
"About you Kalem? Do you have a dream as well?"
"I want to become... a Pokemon master like my grandfather! but now, after the death of my parents, I stopped, I stopped pursuing my dream."
"What if you didn't stop? What if you continued to pursue your dream Kalem?"
"Then I would travel around the world, collecting gym badges and competing at Pokemon leagues."
"Then? What next?" she asked.
"What do you mean miss?"
"What would you do after you achieved your dream?"
"I will grow stronger and stronger and become the very best!"
"Stronger only?"
"And of course, to become closer with my Pokemon."
"Then what next? what will you do after you and your Pokemon achieved that?"
"Then, Ummm... actually, I've never thought of that yet, right Riolu?"
*Riolu smiles*
"About you Glade, what happens if you catch all types of Pokemon in the world?"
"I've never thought of that either..."
"The sons of famous professors around the world do not know what to do after they achieved their dream? I'm shocked."
"Dreams always come into reality if you never give up on them, they can be far to reach, but if you reach for the stars, you'll always achieve your dream, that's what most people say... but what to do after? what to do after you achieve your dream?" she continued.
"When I was a young girl I was mischievous just like the both of you, and just like everyone else I had a dream like yours Kalem. To become a Pokemon master. Did I achieve my dream? Yes, I did, when I was 20 I earned the title of becoming a Pokemon master."
"But here's what I thought, what to do now? since I already achieved my dream?"
"That's for the both of you to figure out... what would you do if you're done with your dream?"
"Kalem, Glade, the reason why I'm telling you this is, because, if you continue to do such mischievous things you are leading yourselves farther from your dreams, I don't want that to happen, because what I wanted to do after I achieved my dream is too... too lead others to their own dreams.
"We're very sorry miss Beatrice."- Glade said.
"It's fine, anyone can make a wrong turn once in a while, now run along now you two and prepare for dinner."
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Miss Beatrice"- the both of us said.
While we were about to leave the room, she said.
"Remember, don't stop pursuing your dream, train and become stronger as you grow closer with your Pokemon, balance is the key to success."
"We will" we said happily.
While walking, we thought of what Ms. Beatrice said, it inspired me to become a Pokemon master, I will become a Pokemon master, and I will make my parents proud, even if they are not here with me.
"I guess, Ms. Beatrice was kind after all". Glade said.
"Yeah, her words even inspired me to achieve my dream."
"Well then, let's go eat dinner shall we?" I said to Glade.
We were walking towards the dining hall, when suddenly
"Help! Help! both of you, please my Pokemon was kidnapped!"
"Kidnapped? Really?" I asked.
"Yes please help me, you've got to save my Pokemon! they're in danger!"
"Alright then lead the way, we'll help you save your Pokemon" Glade said.
"Thank you, follow me..."
She led us to the front of the Emerald forest.
"The kidnappers they went through the forest."
"But didn't Ms. Beatrice told us not to go back?" Glade whispered to my ear.
"This time, its different, A pokemon needs our help" I said.
"Are you too gonna start a conversation or are you gonna help me?"
"Come on Glade, we have to do what is right, and what's right is to help those who are in need."
"Your right Kalem. Come on let's go!"
The three of us went through the forest looking for the Pokemon. But we couldn't find it.
"Roselia!!!" She called on her Pokemon's name.
While we were looking through the fog of the Emerald forest, we heard an explosion! We saw leaves flying up in a spiral formation!
"Its Roselia's leaf storm attack! We must follow it!"
"You're right, maybe it will lead us to your Roselia," Glade said.
We followed the leaf storm, and hid behind the bushes, we saw strange people wearing strange uniforms.
"Come on, the boss is waiting for us in the headquarters!"
"Tell that to this persistent Roselia, she keeps forcing her self to let go!"
"I'll deal with this, prepare the air balloon."
meanwhile in Citrus home for the lost...
"Where could they be again?" Beatrice wondered, while waiting patiently.
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"They're team Chaos! A group of bad people who loves to steal people's Pokemon."
"Hey Kalem, didn't detective Looker told us to watch out for these grunts?"
"Yeah, I know Glade, but a Pokemon is in trouble its now or nothing..."
"Wait what are you planning to do?" she asked.
"I'm gonna battle them like a trainer!" I answered.
"But you don't know how to battle!" Glade said.
I rushed out from the bushes and said:
"Stop you two and release Roselia!"
"Or what?" one of the grunts asked.
"I'll battle you!"
"He he he, Go ahead kid, if you win this match, then you can have Roselia, but if you lose, Riolu is ours as well. Do we have a deal?"
"Alright then!" I said with no doubt or worries.
"Koffing! Show this kid what battling is all about!" the grunt said as he chose his Pokemon for battle.
"Riolu I choose you!"
"I'll give you the pleasure, you may attack first." the grunt said.
"Riolu use Karate Chop!"
"Koffing! Dodge then use Sludge bomb"
Sludge bomb hit Riolu hard! It was effective since Riolu was not used to battling.
"Come on Riolu! stand up!"
"I... I can't" Riolu said.
"We can't lose!" I convinced Riolu to stand up.
"Koffing finish this with sludge bomb!"
The attack was about to hit, until...
"Alakazam use Psychic!"
It was headmaster Beatrice with her partner Alakazam.
"Oh no... its mother!" the girl looking for Roselia said.
"Mother?" Glade questioned.
The grunts knew that if they were to battle Beatrice, they would just lose. So they quickly surrendered and ran away.
"Koffing return!" grunt 1 said.
"We'll come back!" grunt 2 said.
M...Ms Beatrice?
"So? Kalem? What are you doing here... again?"
"Ms. Beatrice, we're sorry-"
"Did I not tell you not to go back ?"
"But, we had to save Roselia! that's why we came back."
"Roselia? that's my daughter's Pokemon!"
"Your daughter's Pokemon?" I asked.
The girl and Glade stood up from the bushes.
"Mom, don't punish them it was my fault, I was the one who asked for help"
"It was my fault, for being irresponsible with my Pokemon, please forgive mother..."
"Alright... Your excuse is reasonable Zhery, but the next time you do such thing, you're going back home!" said Beatrice.
"Yes mother..." Zhery said sadly.
"Now the three of you, speak nothing about this when we return," Beatrice commanded.
"Yes mam" me and Glade said.
"I want to thank Kalem and Glade for saving my daughter's Pokemon, for that, I reward you with this soothe bell."
"Soothe bell?" the both of us asked.
"It's a bell that can boost your Pokemon's happiness Zhery explained.
"The three of you, go back to the orphanage and eat your dinner."
So the three of us, went back to the Orphanage... The rescue mission was a success and Zhery got her Pokemon back.
"Thanks for helping me, both of you"
"No problem" Glade said.
"And as for your Riolu, I can see a strong determination in its eyes."
"Thanks for the compliment" Riolu said.
"Riolu says thanks" I replied to Zhery's complement.
"Wait, you can understand Riolu?" Zhery asked.
"Yes! Kalem can understand Riolu through his Poketrans gem his parents gave him"
"Oh so your name is Kalem?" Zhery said.
"Yup and this is Glade and his partner Sphynx." I introduced.
"And my name is Zhery, the daughter of the headmaster."
"There you are! Where have you been?" Natallie exclaimed.
"Everyone is done eating, you three must be hungry, so go to the dining hall, your food is already there."
"Thanks Ms. Natallie" the three of us said.
By the end of the day, we ate dinner happily, we got to see a team Chaos But... what were they doing in the Emerald woods? What were they up too?
At my room, I heard that voice again, calling my name all over again!
"Kalem! Kalem!" the voice called.
"Kalem... Kalem..." the voice kept on calling my name,
"This is not ordinary, something strange must be happening!" I said to myself. I was the only one awake at that time, Riolu was already asleep, and I do not want to interrupt his sweet dreams.
"Kalem..." the voice called once more.
"Hello, is anyone there?" I spoke towards the voice.
"Kalem..." the voice continues to call my name.
"Is someone there? Show yourself!" I spoke once more towards the voice.
"Kalem..." the voice said again and again persistently.
"This is not funny, show yourself whoever you are!" I shouted to the voice.
I think I was being too harsh to the voice, all of a sudden, it stopped calling my name. The night became silent and still, it was so silent that I could hear the waves from the lake beside the Orphanage and the slumber of the Pokemons outside.
I became sleepy, my eyes were starting to close, my heartbeat got slower, and I was starting to feel a little dizzy. I couldn't feel my body for a minute or two, then suddenly...
I woke up!
But, not in the word I know. The world I live in looked very different from the world I woke up in.
"Where am I?" I asked myself.
I looked around the world I woke up in, It was full black, I couldn't see the light. I started to take a little stroll in the black world I woke up in, but as I walked, I saw a path of light, leading me somewhere.
And there I saw a white flower blooming, but it was blooming into something else, the flower slowly turned black, and as the flower turned black, the path of light got darker and darker until nothing was left from the path of light.
I continued to take a walk around the black world, and it seemed as I walk, I was walking towards a lake, a lake filled with white water, I was able to walk in the water since, the lake was shallow but as I walked, the water turned into blood red.
And from there I looked up, and saw the moon, but, it seemed like the moon was turning red due to the reflection from the new blood lake.
I got off the lake, and continued to walk towards a garden of decayed flowers, as I walked to the flowers, time suddenly stopped. It stopped flowing, and the stars above started to turn black.
The wind stopped as I saw the city on my left burning the city on my right being flooded, and the city in front of me experiencing an extreme thunderstorm.
Then everything stopped, as I saw a Pokemon with heavy armor flying through the sky.
I continued my walk, and found a portal, below me and above me, the portals had eyes, one which has a blue eye and the other which was black. And then order and justice were destroyed. As the order was destroyed, seven rings floated above me. each bearing one world.
A fireball then descended from the sky and crashed on the black world, and everything turned into light, then the Pokemon with heavy armor came close to me, in which two persons came forth.
Another Pokemon came to me and another two human beings came forth.
Time started to move again, and everything was in order. The stars were visible and the black flower turned back into the light.
I started to wake up!
"Ahhh!" I screamed loudly.
"Kalem... Kalem... Are you alright?"
"Yeah... Yeah... I'm ok Riolu, I just had a nightmare"
"Nightmare? You were talking in your sleep!"
"he he he, I'm sorry Riolu"
"Hey Kalem, there... there's something glowing under the bed."
"Hmm, your right Riolu..."
I looked at what was beneath my bed and there I saw an egg? An egg glowing in a veil of darkness.
"What's a Pokemon doing under the bed Kalem?"
"I'm not sure Riolu, but tomorrow I must tell headmaster Beatrice about this."
"She probably knows a thing or two about this Pokemon egg perhaps..."
"Strange... I don't remember having a Pokemon egg, with me when we first came here right Riolu?"
*Riolu nods*
I looked through my watch and saw it was 2 am in the morning, I felt sleepy again.
My eyes were about to close until I heard, the voice once more.
The voice calling my name, called once more.
"Kalem... Kalem..."
Kalem... Kalem...
I refused to open my eyes as I hugged Riolu tight because of fear, I ignored the voice, until the voice stopped once more. Finally I was able to sleep comfortably in peace.
Then I thought of my nightmare. Why would I experience such a nightmare? Does it mean something? I remembered the song my mother used to sing to me whenever I experience a nightmare. It was the song that gave me comfortability as I slept.
My father used to tell me, every time I experience a nightmare, to look at the windows and the stars shining above. Father told me that every time I would experience a nightmare, just remember that it won't happen.
"There is no such thing as De Ja Vu" my father said. It was all made up nonsense by people who believed in other universes. By people who believed in realms and portals. So, all those things about the world I woke up in, I just tried to forget and ignore it.
I didn't pay attention to it, as I slowly... slowly... slowly and slowly fell into a deep deep slumber...