Sunrise Gaurdian (Fiction)
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:09 am
Well I was quite depressed about 2 weeks ago so I started writing this fiction, enjoy it.
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Chapter 1
The grass swayed in the gentle wind, the calming sound of water running over smooth rocks could be heard nearby.
Such things could be seen and heard in this tranquil place which was surrounded by a thick forest of Conifers.
I lay back in the soft grass, gazing at the sky.
The occasional cloud graced me with its slow journey from one end of the sky to the other.
Only sixteen years old and I was treated like an adult, it drove me nuts.
That was probably because I was the oldest kid in town though.
I generally came out here, to my 'garden', when I wanted some time to think to myself or if I just wanted to be alone.
Today was one of the days I just wanted some alone time.
Being the oldest kid in town who still didn't have a Pokemon was hard; I generally got picked on by those that did.
A gang of bullies had even attacked me in the forest. I had never told anyone about it as there really was no point.
Everyday was a challenge; I had to avoid starting fights over how weird and different I was to the other kids. Today had been one of those days where I was picked on for my clothes, the Dark Green short sleeved jacket over my a brown T-shirt accompanied by Black denim shorts and Dark Green sneakers.
Sighing I pulled my snow-White Poke'Nav out of my pocket. I skimmed over the Match call list and put the Navigator into standby when I was satisfied that no one had called me.
I lay there, not a care in the world. No one judged me out here; I was just another inhabitant of the forest.
It was getting hard to see by the time I left the clearing; I turned and took one last look at it before returning to the forest.
As I jumped from one tree branch to another, I had the feeling that someone... or something was watching me.
I stopped, perched on the sturdy branch. The soles of my shoes gripped the bark tightly while I scanned the area for anything out of place.
Satisfied I leapt to another branch, which suddenly gave out under my weight.
I flailed my arms in a desperate attempt to get a handhold, but my fingers found only air.
I plummeted towards the ground, it rushed up to meet me and then I was swallowed by unconciousness...
"Do you think he will be all right?"
"..."
"Come now! Will he be all right?"
"Gaaaa..."
"Oh thank goodness"
"Gabiii, bite ga gabite?"
"... Come Gabite, let him rest"
My eyes snapped open.
At first I couldn't see anything. I started to panic, my heartbeat frantically in my chest.
Then my eyes finally adjusted to the darkness.
I was in a bedroom, though not my own.
The floor was layered with timber boards, with a large rug over it.
A timber drawer sat on the other side of the room, next to the door.
A lamp sat on a bedside table; it was off, leaving the room quite dark.
All in all, the room was quite bland and empty.
I swung my legs out and slid off the bed, I groaned in pain as I stood.
"How did I get here?"
I tried to remember what happened before I had fallen asleep... but it was all very hazy.
I vaguely remembered falling from a tree, and sitting in my garden.
Crying out in frustration I turned towards the door on the other side of the room.
I strode over to it, wincing with every step I took. I twisted the knob and pulled the door open.
"Oh, good evening!" an oddly dressed lady said from her seat at a large round Teak table.
I walked toward her, and collapsed in a chair.
"How are you feeling? You did fall quite a way down that tree after all" she said, trying to strike up a conversation.
"...My body aches all over, other than that I'm fine... Thank you," I replied after a short while.
"You must be hungry, Gabite! Could you please bring the soup out?" she called.
There was some loud clanging sounds and a grunt from what I guess was the kitchen, and then a Gabite appeared in the doorway.
"Bite!" it exclaimed as it set three bowls and soupspoons down at the table.
"It's Creamy-Mushroom-Pumpkin-Cheri soup, Gabite's speciality. Dig in" the lady said.
I picked up the spoon, and looked at the delicious soup.
I was hungry... but I couldn't eat.
"Sorry... I can't eat..." I said quietly.
Gabite looked hurt.
"Oh it smells and looks delicious... it's just me, tis all"
I pushed away from the table, about to get up just as she spoke.
"It would be best if you stayed here for the night. There's been some strange events occurring out in the forest as of late."
"Look, thank you for helping me... and offering me food and a place to stay. But mum will be scared out of her mind... I have to go home" I said.
The lady got up and walked over to a chest of drawers, on top were photo frames with photos of a man and a Gabite... the very same Gabite that was watching me closely.
"Both Gabite and I have waited for years... we had almost given up hope." the lady said quietly as she held a picture in her shaking hands.
"Waiting? For what?"
She turned to me tears running down her cheeks.
"For someone like you," she answered in an oddly calm tone.
"Why of all people me? I'm not special, I'm not even I Pokemon trainer!"
She walked up to me, grabbing my hands and holding them tightly as she gazed into my eyes.
Her deep Blue eyes cut into my Hazel ones as she spoke, "And then I saw you, leaping through the trees. My brother did the exact same thing... and was just as good at it as you," she whispered.
"Is that what this is about? Because I can jump branch to branch in a forest?" I asked fiercely.
She released my hands and turned away, suddenly she started sobbing.
I reached out and put my hand on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to get angry" I said quietly.
She turned back to me, her eyes red and puffy from being rubbed.
"That is-hic-fine, It is I-hic-that should be-hic-apologizing... I should have-hic-told you-hic-what I wanted from-hic-you before..." she managed to say.
Gabite pushed past me with a Tissue box perched on his arms; he brought the box up to the lady so she could take a Tissue.
"Oh thank-hic-you Gabite!" She hugged the smaller Blue Dragon Pokemon.
I waited a few moments before talking again.
"By the way... what's your name?" I asked her.
She looked up from Gabite's shoulder and was silent for a moment, and then she replied, "I am Ellen"
"Well Ellen, I'm Joseph" I said calmly, my arms folded over my chest.
I sat back down at the table, "And I guess it won't kill me to stay the night either,"
Ellen sat at the table too, followed by Gabite.
"I guess I should tell you why Gabite and I have waited for you... Why we need you,†she said after she had managed to calm down.
Gabite began gulping his soup down as Ellen started to tell me about her brother Erik, they were twins and about three years ago Erik had gone missing.
Ellen had searched for him with the help of her partner Pokemon, Gabite, and had found out that he had been attacked by a group of Pokemon.
From what she told me, these Pokemon were also responsible for the recent attacks and disappearances of trainers between towns.
"But why do you need me? I'm no trainer and you'd be better off with one" I said after she had finished.
"Because, you are special - despite what you may think" she answered simply.
I rolled my eyes, "Oh really? And how on earth do you know that?"
Ellen rose from her chair and walked over to the chest of drawers.
"I was told... by someone important, that you were destined for the task ahead. Whether you chose to accept your destiny, or to flee from it will decide what kind of person you are" She whispered, almost inaudibly.
"Oh, so now you're a Prophet! Fan-bloody-tastic" I said as sarcasticly as possible.
Ellen turned to me, holding a small object in the palm of her hand.
Curious I got up and took a closer look at it.
The object was quite obviously an amulet, a small diamond shaped peice of metal hung on a string.
The carvings on the diamond were of the highest quality, a professional must have worked this peice of jewelry.
"What exactly is it?" I asked, my gaze returning to Ellen's startling blue eyes.
"I do not know it's specific function... however, I do know that it is rightfully yours" she answered myseteriously.
Sighing, she returned to the table and collapsed in a heap upon the chair.
"You should rest now. I will be away for the next few days, so remember to say your farewells to those you hold close to your heart. I shall come for you on the Crescent moon" She said, quite obviously exhausted.
I went back into the bedroom, collapsed on the bed and tried to make sense of everything.
Destined? Destined for what? And this amulet doesn't help me in the slightest.
I lay there, thinking until sleep finally took over, sending me to a world of impossibities, grand adventures and friends.
Boy, if I knew back then that these dreams would become reality, I would not have believed it for a second.
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Chapter 1
The grass swayed in the gentle wind, the calming sound of water running over smooth rocks could be heard nearby.
Such things could be seen and heard in this tranquil place which was surrounded by a thick forest of Conifers.
I lay back in the soft grass, gazing at the sky.
The occasional cloud graced me with its slow journey from one end of the sky to the other.
Only sixteen years old and I was treated like an adult, it drove me nuts.
That was probably because I was the oldest kid in town though.
I generally came out here, to my 'garden', when I wanted some time to think to myself or if I just wanted to be alone.
Today was one of the days I just wanted some alone time.
Being the oldest kid in town who still didn't have a Pokemon was hard; I generally got picked on by those that did.
A gang of bullies had even attacked me in the forest. I had never told anyone about it as there really was no point.
Everyday was a challenge; I had to avoid starting fights over how weird and different I was to the other kids. Today had been one of those days where I was picked on for my clothes, the Dark Green short sleeved jacket over my a brown T-shirt accompanied by Black denim shorts and Dark Green sneakers.
Sighing I pulled my snow-White Poke'Nav out of my pocket. I skimmed over the Match call list and put the Navigator into standby when I was satisfied that no one had called me.
I lay there, not a care in the world. No one judged me out here; I was just another inhabitant of the forest.
It was getting hard to see by the time I left the clearing; I turned and took one last look at it before returning to the forest.
As I jumped from one tree branch to another, I had the feeling that someone... or something was watching me.
I stopped, perched on the sturdy branch. The soles of my shoes gripped the bark tightly while I scanned the area for anything out of place.
Satisfied I leapt to another branch, which suddenly gave out under my weight.
I flailed my arms in a desperate attempt to get a handhold, but my fingers found only air.
I plummeted towards the ground, it rushed up to meet me and then I was swallowed by unconciousness...
"Do you think he will be all right?"
"..."
"Come now! Will he be all right?"
"Gaaaa..."
"Oh thank goodness"
"Gabiii, bite ga gabite?"
"... Come Gabite, let him rest"
My eyes snapped open.
At first I couldn't see anything. I started to panic, my heartbeat frantically in my chest.
Then my eyes finally adjusted to the darkness.
I was in a bedroom, though not my own.
The floor was layered with timber boards, with a large rug over it.
A timber drawer sat on the other side of the room, next to the door.
A lamp sat on a bedside table; it was off, leaving the room quite dark.
All in all, the room was quite bland and empty.
I swung my legs out and slid off the bed, I groaned in pain as I stood.
"How did I get here?"
I tried to remember what happened before I had fallen asleep... but it was all very hazy.
I vaguely remembered falling from a tree, and sitting in my garden.
Crying out in frustration I turned towards the door on the other side of the room.
I strode over to it, wincing with every step I took. I twisted the knob and pulled the door open.
"Oh, good evening!" an oddly dressed lady said from her seat at a large round Teak table.
I walked toward her, and collapsed in a chair.
"How are you feeling? You did fall quite a way down that tree after all" she said, trying to strike up a conversation.
"...My body aches all over, other than that I'm fine... Thank you," I replied after a short while.
"You must be hungry, Gabite! Could you please bring the soup out?" she called.
There was some loud clanging sounds and a grunt from what I guess was the kitchen, and then a Gabite appeared in the doorway.
"Bite!" it exclaimed as it set three bowls and soupspoons down at the table.
"It's Creamy-Mushroom-Pumpkin-Cheri soup, Gabite's speciality. Dig in" the lady said.
I picked up the spoon, and looked at the delicious soup.
I was hungry... but I couldn't eat.
"Sorry... I can't eat..." I said quietly.
Gabite looked hurt.
"Oh it smells and looks delicious... it's just me, tis all"
I pushed away from the table, about to get up just as she spoke.
"It would be best if you stayed here for the night. There's been some strange events occurring out in the forest as of late."
"Look, thank you for helping me... and offering me food and a place to stay. But mum will be scared out of her mind... I have to go home" I said.
The lady got up and walked over to a chest of drawers, on top were photo frames with photos of a man and a Gabite... the very same Gabite that was watching me closely.
"Both Gabite and I have waited for years... we had almost given up hope." the lady said quietly as she held a picture in her shaking hands.
"Waiting? For what?"
She turned to me tears running down her cheeks.
"For someone like you," she answered in an oddly calm tone.
"Why of all people me? I'm not special, I'm not even I Pokemon trainer!"
She walked up to me, grabbing my hands and holding them tightly as she gazed into my eyes.
Her deep Blue eyes cut into my Hazel ones as she spoke, "And then I saw you, leaping through the trees. My brother did the exact same thing... and was just as good at it as you," she whispered.
"Is that what this is about? Because I can jump branch to branch in a forest?" I asked fiercely.
She released my hands and turned away, suddenly she started sobbing.
I reached out and put my hand on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to get angry" I said quietly.
She turned back to me, her eyes red and puffy from being rubbed.
"That is-hic-fine, It is I-hic-that should be-hic-apologizing... I should have-hic-told you-hic-what I wanted from-hic-you before..." she managed to say.
Gabite pushed past me with a Tissue box perched on his arms; he brought the box up to the lady so she could take a Tissue.
"Oh thank-hic-you Gabite!" She hugged the smaller Blue Dragon Pokemon.
I waited a few moments before talking again.
"By the way... what's your name?" I asked her.
She looked up from Gabite's shoulder and was silent for a moment, and then she replied, "I am Ellen"
"Well Ellen, I'm Joseph" I said calmly, my arms folded over my chest.
I sat back down at the table, "And I guess it won't kill me to stay the night either,"
Ellen sat at the table too, followed by Gabite.
"I guess I should tell you why Gabite and I have waited for you... Why we need you,†she said after she had managed to calm down.
Gabite began gulping his soup down as Ellen started to tell me about her brother Erik, they were twins and about three years ago Erik had gone missing.
Ellen had searched for him with the help of her partner Pokemon, Gabite, and had found out that he had been attacked by a group of Pokemon.
From what she told me, these Pokemon were also responsible for the recent attacks and disappearances of trainers between towns.
"But why do you need me? I'm no trainer and you'd be better off with one" I said after she had finished.
"Because, you are special - despite what you may think" she answered simply.
I rolled my eyes, "Oh really? And how on earth do you know that?"
Ellen rose from her chair and walked over to the chest of drawers.
"I was told... by someone important, that you were destined for the task ahead. Whether you chose to accept your destiny, or to flee from it will decide what kind of person you are" She whispered, almost inaudibly.
"Oh, so now you're a Prophet! Fan-bloody-tastic" I said as sarcasticly as possible.
Ellen turned to me, holding a small object in the palm of her hand.
Curious I got up and took a closer look at it.
The object was quite obviously an amulet, a small diamond shaped peice of metal hung on a string.
The carvings on the diamond were of the highest quality, a professional must have worked this peice of jewelry.
"What exactly is it?" I asked, my gaze returning to Ellen's startling blue eyes.
"I do not know it's specific function... however, I do know that it is rightfully yours" she answered myseteriously.
Sighing, she returned to the table and collapsed in a heap upon the chair.
"You should rest now. I will be away for the next few days, so remember to say your farewells to those you hold close to your heart. I shall come for you on the Crescent moon" She said, quite obviously exhausted.
I went back into the bedroom, collapsed on the bed and tried to make sense of everything.
Destined? Destined for what? And this amulet doesn't help me in the slightest.
I lay there, thinking until sleep finally took over, sending me to a world of impossibities, grand adventures and friends.
Boy, if I knew back then that these dreams would become reality, I would not have believed it for a second.