Sephia walked down the street. The sunset was about to turn into the night and she still hadn't found the way out. Two hours ago, a building site forced her to go a re-direction, which led her into some narrow streets.
But then, she got lost and now she walked through the lanes.
"Still inside the city, huh?", an ironic voice said in her head. Sephia sighed. "Yes, Mewtwo!", she thought.
"Of course. Do you wanna know what I think? I think we ARE in outside, but you decided that you wanna be a trainer from now on and now we are your nice Pok�mon!"
"No, Mewtwo. I swear we are still in the city, I just get lost in all the lanes. Believe me, I really wanna let you out so Articuno can fly me out! But I walk through the stinking lanes, just to help you. I help YOU and all you can say is that I'm a untrustworthy human, right?"
She got no response and smiled. She could just speak to Mewtwo if he said something first and since one hour he annoyed her every five minutes. Sephia kicked against a rotten bag next to her and heard some squeaks. "Rats! Great. I guess I'm happy if I get out here with my life", she muttered when she saw a beggar with a knife in another lane. He grinned and Sephia hurried to get away.
Now it was completely dark and Sephia started running.
"Don't run, it's shaking! I get a headache!"
"Mewtwo, be quiet! It's dark, beggars who look like they wanna rape me are sitting behind each corner and I'm VERY afraid!"
"Oh, a nice re-direction!" "Yeah, yeah, it's all my fault and you'll kill me when you are outside, right?" "You got it." "Then, come out! Do it! It doesn't matter if this beggars kill me or if you do it."
Silence. Sephia shook her head and ran further through the narrow streets. She hoped that Mewtwo would get out, but nothing happened. Finally, she stopped because a wall was blocking her way, nearly five meters high. A dead end.
"This is very familiar", she growled. "O well. At least I can try it." She stepped to the wall and tried to climb it. But five minutes later, she stopped and rubbed her aching arms. "If I can't do something, it's sport!", she said to herself. Then, she glanced to the side. A couple of crates were there. Sephia thought about it and decided to give it a try. She took the first one and put it down near the wall. Then she got the next one, putting it on the first one. So she build a shaky tower of crates and started to climb it. Suddenly, it shacked really much and she looked down. The beggar with the knife were kicking against it.
"Hey, cute girl. Don't you wanna come down to me?", he asked. Sephia panicked and climbed as fast as she could. Some crates fell down on her and she screamed. She knew that her tower would collapse every second, so she jumped. Her hands reached the top of the wall, but she wasn't strong enough to draw herself up. Then, her feet tipped one of the falling crates and with all her might, she pushed off of it and climbed up the wall. Exhausted, Sephia looked down. The beggar wasn't there, maybe he fled when the crates came down. She turned to the other side. Five meters under her was the ground. She disliked the idea, but she knew that it was her only way. Sephia jumped and landed. Suddenly, her left leg ached like hell. Slowly, she stood up, crying in pain. It wasn't broken, she could move it, so she tottered further down the street.
Ten minutes later, she couldn't believe her eyes. The lane ended in a residential quarter! She was saved! Sephia started walking as fast as she could, knowing that her friends could help her leg when she was outside. But when she followed the street and climbed a elevation, she saw that she still had to walk a few kilometres. She gulped and thought about it. Nobody was seen, Sephia was sure that everyone was sleeping. She put the bag down and grabbed a Pok�ball. She had no idea who was inside, but she knew that each Pok�mon could help her, even Mew. Unsure if she should try it, Sephia walked to the next bifurcation, looking in every direction. Finally, she transformed the ball to its bigger status.
"Stop! Who are you?"
She turned around. Just one step behind her stood a very tall man. He was broad-shouldered and muscular, but Sephia couldn't see his face in the darkness.
"May I help you?", she asked afraid and stepped back a little.
"Show me your Pok�mon!", the man said with a deep voice.
"N-no! What do you want? Go away!", Sephia yelled in panic, trying to run away. But then, the man grabbed her arm.
"Let me go!", the girl yelled, crying in fear. "Don't you know who I am?", he asked. "No! How should I know?"
She winded herself in his grasp, but he was ways too strong. Finally, she managed it, but he ripped her shirt away in the process. Sephia stumbled a step forward and fell down. As fast as she could, she grabbed her bag and started running like never before, but the man followed her and since her leg was injured, Sephia knew that he would catch her soon.
"Hey, don't shake the bag!", Mewtwo yelled into her head.
"Mewtwo! There's a man behind me, he wants to rape me! Help!"
"Are you sure?" "Of course I am. He ripped my shirt away! Come out and help me!"
A few seconds there were silence and Sephia heard the breathe of the man. He was just a few steps behind her, so she grabbed a stone next to her and threw it at the man. He stumbled a little bit, but continued to follow her.
"I can't! Where's the exit?", Mewtwo said suddenly.
"Oh, the great Mewtwo failed? MEWTWO, DO SOMETHING!"
"I can't! I can't! Run!"
"Thank you, a good idea!"
Mewtwo said nothing more so Sephia tottered further and further. She knew that she had lost. Finally, she turned a corner and collided with another man.
"Ouch! Hey, look before you run!", he said angry. "Help me! He wants to rape me!", Sephia stammered in tears. "What?! Who wants to rape you?", the man ask, now concerned.
"The man who follows me. I just walked down the street and then he grabbed me and tossed my shirt in pieces! Help me!"
"Of course we will!", another voice said and Sephia recognised that two women were standing behind the man. One of them had a cane, she seemed to be older than the others. The younger woman took the cane. "Lend me this!", she said and walked to the corner. The man shoved Sephia gently to the other woman and handed her his jacket. Sephia took it gratefully and after putting in on she recognised that it has a cape. She wrapped the cape around her trembling body. Then, she heard steps and whimpered. The man embraced her protective and the woman brandished the cane when the pursuer was about to turn the corner. The cane hit the man and he fell down, trying to roll away from it, but the woman kept on hitting him. Suddenly, the man stopped.
"Lorelei! It's me! Stop it!", he yelled. The woman stopped. "Bruno? Is that you?" "Bruno?!", the man and the older woman asked. Finally, the young woman caught herself. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOU HENTAI?!", she yelled at the man she called Bruno. "What do you mean?", he asked.
"You are trying to rape a poor girl, remember?!"
Sephia gasped. "You know him?!" She tried to push the other man away, but he hold her tight. "He is our friend, but if he really wants to rape you, we'll protect you, I promise!", he said with a soft voice. Sephia didn't believe him, but she knew that he wouldn't let her go, so she stopped hindering.
"I don't want to rape a girl!", Bruno said meanwhile and the woman called Lorelei pointed to the poor Sephia. "Oh, and why did you ripped her shirt away?" She raised the cane.
"Ah, you caught her! I don't want to rape her, she ran away and I tried to stop her! I'm sure she's a member of Team Rocket!" The three others gasped and the other man pushed Sephia away. "You are a Rocket?" Sephia shook her head. "No! No! I'm not!" Bruno stepped to her. "Oh, you looked around you like you tried to hide something!", he said. "I don't hide anything!", she answered angry. "Then show me your Pok�mon!", Bruno claimed.
"No!", Sephia yelled and the four people looked at her. "Why not?", asked the other man. Sephia gulped. How should she explain?
"Well, uh...to tell the truth, I helped a few Pok�mon who were captured by Team Rocket and now I caught them in Pok�balls for taking them through the city, they are rare. But I hurt my leg and I wanted to call one of them out, but I was afraid that someone might try to capture it, so I looked around first."
Bruno laughed. "Of course. That's the silliest story I've ever heard!"
"I don't lie!", Sephia shouted.
"Wait, stop!", the other man said. "Maybe Gengar can find the truth?" He turned around to the old woman. She nodded, took out a Pok�ball and threw it. A Gengar came out and the ghost Pok�mon went to his trainer.
"Gengar, read the memory of the girl, the last week will do", the woman ordered. Gengar nodded and flew up to Sephias face.
"It won't hurt!", the woman said and Gengar put his hands on Sephias face. Suddenly, some pictures flashed through her mind. She saw herself, finding Suicune, running through the maze, facing Giovanni and catching her friends in the Pok�balls. Then, she could see clear again. Gengar went back to the woman and whispered something to her. She nodded.
"It seems that she told the truth", she said. Sephia looked at Gengar, afraid that it told his trainer something about her Pok�mon.
"Gen gen gar gen gar gar!", it laughed and the woman translated. "Gengar said that you don't have to be afraid, he hasn't told me which Pok�mon you have - and this is the truth!" Sephia sighed. "Thank you, Gengar!", Sephia said and Gengar nodded.
"Come back!", the woman said and the Pok�mon disappeared in its Pok�ball.
"Uh...I'm sorry", said Bruno. Sephia, getting her courage back, stepped to him. "You should be! Can't you ask like a normal person? Just saying 'Show me your Pok�mon' is not a nice way! Beside that, what are you thinking who you are? You are not a police officer!"
"Huh?", Lorelei said. "You don't know him?"
"Of course not!"
"And you don't know me?", she asked.
The man pushed Sephia to a street-lamp. Now she saw the four people clearly. Bruno was wearing a dark, long jacket. He had brown eyes and brown, spiky hair. Lorelei had violet, long hair, tied together with a bandeau. She had blue eyes and wear a blouse with a skirt and glasses. The other woman had long, white hair and wear a long dress. She was old, but she looked very fond of life. The other man had red hair - Sephia thought that it looked like a fire - and green eyes. He wear a grey shirt with blue jeans.
"Well, do you know us?", he asked. Sephia shook her head.
"I don't know every person in the world!", she said. The four people looked at each other. "Have you ever heard of the Elite Four?", the old woman asked. Sephia thought about it for a few seconds. "No...no, never heard of them."
"Wow, there are still people in the world who don't know us!", Bruno said. "Well, we are the four best trainers, you must beat us if you wanna be the Pok�mon Master!"
Lorelei grinned. "We are three good trainers and one idiot!" She pointed to Bruno. "What do you mean?", Bruno said confused. "Guess who is the idiot!", Lorelei giggled. "Huh? Me?" "Yes, Bruno, you!" Lorelei started laughing. "You...!", Bruno growled. The other man shook his head. "They are always teasing each other. Don't take notice of them. Well, I'm Lance, the leader of the Elite Four."
"I'm Agatha", the old woman said. "And the two there are Lorelei and Bruno." Sephia nodded. "I'm Sephia....so you are stars? Sorry, I guess I haven't seen much from the world...."
Lance shook his head. "It's ok. I'm glad you didn't know us, at least you haven't get a fainting-fit. That's something! Normally all girls are screaming when they see us. You really get a headache from it." He smiled and Sephia felt that she blushed. He was very handsome.
"Hey Lorelei! Give me my cane back!", Agatha called. "And you, Bruno, give the girl some money, she needs new clothes!"
Bruno stopped running after the laughing Lorelei and went to Sephia. "Yeah, right." He took out his purse and handed Sephia 2000 Pok�dollar.
"That's way too much. A shirt doesn't cost more than 100 Pok�dollar!", Sephia said, but Bruno shook his head. "No, it's ok, I scared the hell out of you, and if you really saved some Pok�mon, you are a hero!" Sephia smiled a little bit. "A hero? No, if I would be a hero, I wouldn't get lost in some lanes."
"You said that your leg is injured!", Lance said suddenly. "Maybe you should go to a hospital."
"No, the Pok�mon want to go home. I have to leave the city now or they'll be angry. They believe in me!", Sephia answered.
"Let me look, I studied medicine!", Agatha said and Sephia sat down. Agatha touched her leg.
"Augh! That hurts!", Sephia yelled and Agatha nodded. "I think I can help. It's just contorted. But it'll hurt very much."
Sephia gulped. "Please help me."
"Ok, Lance, please hold her", Agatha ordered and Lance grabbed her shoulders. "Ok, ready?", she asked and Sephia nodded. With all her strength, Agatha revolved the leg. Sephia screamed in pain and Lance hold her tight. Finally, she felt unconscious.
Sephia woke up and saw that she was lying on the ground.
"Huh? What happened?", she asked and Lance helped her to sit up. "I 'repaired' your leg, remember?", Agatha said. Sephia stood up. The leg didn't hurt any longer!
"Wow, thanks! It's ok now!", she said happily. Agatha smiled. "That's good!"
"So what will you do now?", Lance asked.
"I'll find a way out of this endless city and let the Pok�mon free."
Lance smiled. "You still have to walk a few kilometres. I think I'll lend you one of my Pok�mon, it can fly you out." He took out a Pok�ball and a Dragonite came out of it.
Sephia looked at the graceful Pok�mon. "Wow, what's this?", she asked.
"That's my Dragonite. Dragonite, please fly Sephia out of the city and come back then." Dragonite nodded and Sephia climbed on its back.
"Thank you for everything!", she said.
"Be careful!", Lance said and all of them waved good-bye when Dragonite flew up.
"Ah, your jacket!", Sephia shouted suddenly.
"Keep it! Bruno will buy me a new one!", Lance yelled back. Sephia waved again and Dragonite flew into the dark night.
Five minutes later, it landed on a field. Sephia climbed down and it flew up again. Sephia looked at it until it disappeared in the night.
"Sephia? Are you alive?"
"Mewtwo? Oh, how nice of you to call me again! Well, I'm outside the city. I'll let you out now."
"What happened?"
"I'll tell you tomorrow. I'm very tired!"
"Are you alright? Has the man raped you?"
"No, I'm fine. Just a mistake. He thought I was a member of Team Rocket."
"That's kind of ironic..."
"I know."
She took out all the balls and released the Pok�mon.
"Do what you want, but be quiet", she said and before someone could say something, she fell asleep, totally exhausted from the day..
Mew flew to her, looking confused.
"She'll tell us tomorrow!", Mewtwo whispered and the others nodded. They decided that sleeping was the best they could do, so they laid down next to Sephia.
Before Mewtwo was asleep, he took a deep breath. Maybe Sephia wasn't so bad at all.
To be continued...
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