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If any chapter deserves an R rating, it is this one. Profanity, nudity, and SSC abound, plus a bit of violence. You have been warned.
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Chapter 8- Night Fright
As darkness passed over the grassy hills of the Enkada region, the group of four was still trekking towards the lights in the distance. About 5 miles away the dim lights of Liechi city can be seen, glowing like a beacon for the trainers to follow. Dark clouds covered the stars in the sky; the moon was big and bright as well.
“So how long until we get to the city Seb?” Ken asked his friend, who threw his head back in a loud yawn.
“How should I know man? Am I the navigator now?” Sebastian replied back. “Well, you do kind of hog the map dude.” Ken said back. Sebastian looked at him for a second, and just rolled his eyes. Ken and Sophie began to chuckle a bit.
“I am actually glad I was able to join you guys,” Sophie said cheerfully. “Your all pretty damn cool, like my friends back home.”
”Where is that Sophie?” Sebastian asked her. She closed her eyes for a second, deep in thought.
”Well…” she began, her voice going a bit higher due to nervousness, “I live in Hondew town. My dad….he’s…he’s the gym leader in the town there. Tough guy, you know.” She said meekly, struggling to place the words.
“Oh cool!” exclaimed Ken.
“I take it you are not that fond of him, are you?” Damon remarked.
Sophie’s face went red with rage; her eyes nearly retreated back into her head.
“NEVER SAY THAT AGAIN DAMON,” she screamed. HOW DARE YOU TALK TO MY FATHER LIKE THAT!”
“Ok, ok jeez relax.” Damon said calmly. “I’m sorry about that.”
Sophie nodded her head, and smiled her normal smile. “It’s ok Damon, im sorry I got all upset.”
“What about you Damon, where are your family from?” Sebastian asked him. Damon kept his eyes onto the sky, deep in thought as he always is.
“I…I lived around, me and my family. We moved from Drash city to Pumkin Island and back. Lived in Belue port the longest, before….before my mother died. Since then I have kind of been on my own.” He said, with no emotion coming from his mouth. Sebastian, Ken and Sophie stopped walked, as if there feet were stuck to the ground. All of them had their mouths wide open.
“Damon im….”Sebastian began to say, struggling to even comprehend the story he just heard.
“No don’t worry about it. It’s cool Sebastian, you didn’t know…I…keep it to myself.” Damon said softly.
“I can relate though, I don’t remember my father that well.” Sebastian replied. By this time, everyone has stopped their trek towards the city, and sat down on the grass.
“He left home a while back, when I was like 6 or 7. He wanted to be a master as well, but we haven’t heard from him in a long time. We fear he is probably with another woman, or worse…” Sebastian said dryly.
“Damn guys,” Ken said, suddenly, “I really feel bad right now.”
“Why’s that?” asked Sophie.
“Well, its just that Seb never really knew his dad, an Damon lost his mother early on…it just seems like I can never feel what you guys feel you know.” Ken said meekly. Damon nodded for a bit and put his hand on Ken’s shoulder.
“You know, after a while you’re a nice guy you know that Ken?” Damon said with a smirk on his face. Ken just grinned and chuckled a bit.
“Gee thanks Damon. I appreciate it.” He replied.
“You finally over that match?” Sebastian asked
“No, but were having a tender moment!” Ken exclaimed. Everyone bursted out in laughter from that, releasing the tension that the group just shared with each other.
“Well guys,” Sophie stated, getting up from her spot on the grass, “I hate to be the only boy in the group, but we got to stop the sap fest and get our asses to Liechi. “
“Heh, since when are you a boy?” Ken remarked sarcastically. Sophie smiled and hit him playfully in the arm.
“I am probably more of a boy then you!” she said back. Sebastian laughed deep on that one, while Damon just smiled.
“Oh, well see about that once we reach Liechi gym! I will make sure I get the first badge from there!” Ken snapped back, challenging Sophie. Sophie just nodded her head and rolled her eyes.
The lights of Liechi city immediately woke up the tired trainers as soon as they walked into the city. The bright yellow lights of the skyscrapers and lampposts kept them all aware of their new surroundings. Ken and Sebastian in particular had their eyes widened and their mouths open; this was the first time they have ever been in Liechi since they were two years old. Even during the night, the city was hot with action. Clubs and bars were open for the adults, and teenagers were walking the streets. By the time the foursome reached the pokecenter in town, they were eager to head out again.
“Anyone want to go into a club or something?” asked Sophie
“No, I don’t like crowded rooms.” Damon said.
“And why is that?” Sophie asked. Damon just smirked for a second.
”I’m not a people person.” Damon said flatly.
“Amen to that.” Muttered Ken under his breath.
“Guys, let’s go in now, might as well get some rest for tonight.” Sebastian said, as he opened the glass door to the pokecenter.
Like the one in Rawst, this pokecenter was no different. The only addition to it was that it had a pokemart built inside the center, so that it would be easier for the trainers to purchase items. There were some trainers up still, talking and eating at the cafeteria, while others were more than likely sleeping in the dormitory.
“Ok, I am starving!” Ken nearly shouted, running into the cafeteria immediately. Damon went straight to the dormitories, not even bothering to say anything to the group.
“He’s a charming one.” Sophie commented.
“He is kind of a soft spoken person,” Sebastian said, “It’s better to listen to his advice over anything else.”
“Advice? What is he an expert in pokemon now?” Sophie remarked.
“No, but he is powerful.” Replied Sebastian.
By this time they were both near the dormitories. Inside, they saw a large number of bodies, lying down in the beds sleeping. Damon was among them, using his backpack as a pillow and looking up into the ceiling, trying to sleep as well. Sophie let out a big yawn, then turned toward the shower area.
“Well, I am going to take a shower and get to bed, night Sebastian.” She said, winking at him in her sultry manner.
“Oh yeah, I want to take one to,” Sebastian replied, putting his backpack down and getting ready to take his shirt off. Before he could pull it over his head, Sophie grabbed him and shook her head.
“Not a chance buddy, I’m going in there alone, no boys allowed.” She said, walking into the bathroom smiling to herself. Sebastian just shrugged, and went to find a bed in the dormitory.
Sebastian was unsure how this happened. There he was, standing naked in the middle of nowhere. Nothing but a autumn forest in front of him, the leaves falling off the tree in brilliant red and orange colors. The grass was up to his waist, but Sebastian kept one of his hands over his private area, and looked around sharply for cover. ‘What the **** is this?’ he thought to himself. He kept his body down in the field he was in, hiding himself in the tall grass.
Suddenly he heard a rustling sound. Sebastian kept his head down, making sure that his body was hidden from anyone’s view. He then saw a figure, dressed in a white suit, standing in the middle of the field, looking upwards. Sebastian kept his head down, watching the figure, but he began to creep closer to the figure, the curiosity getting the better of him.
After a few moments, Sebastian was right behind the man in white, who kept his eyes on the clear blue sky. Sebastian shot himself up, still covering his genitals with his hand, looking at the man’s back. Then, out of nowhere, the man began to say something.
“Glad you are here, Sebastian.” A deep voice said.
“Dad?!” Sebastian screamed, grabbing the man’s shoulder and pulling him so that he could see his face. Sebastian jumped back once he did this, for instead of seeing his father’s face, it was nothing but two, big red eyes staring back at him. The thing in the suit roared all of a sudden, and Sebastian screamed back.
“NOOO!” he screamed, as the thing in white grabbed his arm.
Ken couldn’t believe his luck. Finals in the World Pokemon Tour was a dream of his, and he couldn’t believe he was doing so well. The crowd was on his side, cheering for him as he had the advantage against his opponent. Although the field was a rocky mountain, he felt good about the type advantage he had right now.
“NOW SPEAROW, ARIAL ACE!” Screamed Ken, as his opponent, cloaked in nothing but a black hood, just nodded it’s head. Ken thought it was strange that his opponent never spoke, but his pokemon, a Machop, had no chance in defeating him.
As Ken’s spearow circled the air, its wings began to glow a bit. It flew down low, aiming straight for the Machop’s head. The Machop’s body began to glow, its eyes staring straight up at Ken’s Spearow. As the bird flew in to hit the Machop, it grabbed it’s wings and slamed it on the ground, then began to pummel it with punches until the bird pokemon began to lose some of it’s feathers. The referee kept the match going on, despite Ken’s objections.
“WHAT THE **** REF, THIS IS UNFAIR. DAMNIT!” Ken shouted. The referee kept his mouth shut, as the Machop kept up his barrage. It ended until there was nothing but a bloody pulp on the ground.
“Ww…what…no!” screamed Ken! The ref held up a red flag, signaling that his opponent won the match. The man in black removed his hood, and Ken nearly had a heart attack seeing the person across from him.
“Your next.” Said Damon, who had a devilish grin on his face. He then leaped into the air and in one swift motion, jumped onto the platform that Ken was on. Ken tried to run away, but Damon grabbed him by the neck and held him over the pokemon battlefield.
“Goodbye, KEN!” said Damon devilishly; as he let go of Ken’s throat, who felt like he was falling for eternity.
Damon was confused about what was happening. He heard his mom screaming in her bedroom, like she usually does every night with her current boyfriend, but this time it didn’t sound right to her. After moving to his new home here, he didn’t want to bother his mom and her new friend. After all, why would an 8 year old do such a thing? Wait a minute, 8 years old?
Damon checked himself out, his small body was sitting in his old bedroom at his old house. ‘No…not this again…’ he thought to himself. He got up, shivering as his bare feet touched the cold wooden floor as he crept to see how his mom his. He knew he shouldn’t bother her, but he also knew that he had to make sure him mommy was all right.
Damon saw the light coming from his mother’s bedroom; her screams were loud and clear. Inside there was a man’s voice as well.
“YOU WANT THE ****ING MONEY, THEN STOP THE CRYING *****!” the man shouted.
“NOOOO…I SAID NO, NEVER DOIN THAT…YOUCH!” Cried Damon’s mother; after she felt the slap hit her.
Damon opened the door slightly so that he could see what was going on, as the man in his mother’s bedroom kept on slapping her in the face. Tears were running down her cheeks now. Damon clenched his hands with rage, making tiny fists. He bursted into his mother’s bedroom, paying little attention to the man in his underwear that kept slapping her in the face.
“LEAVE HER ALONE YOU JERK!” The young boy squeaked, as he jumped on top of the man, trying to outmuscle him. Like all children though, he was pushed off the bed hard, his head hitting the wooden floor first.
“You little piece of ****…”the man began to say, before he himself was slapped in the face, this time by Damon’s mother.
“Don’t you EVER talk to my SON like that you low life!” she snapped at him. The man, with his eyes wide and his face red with anger, punched Damon’s mother in the face, knocking her head back on the bedpost. Her nose was busted open, red blood gushing down her nostrils.
“Oh, your gonna pay!” the man said enraged, grabbing Damon’s mother by her hair and dragging her down on the floor. Damon himself was powerless to stop him, as the throw knocked him out cold. His eyes were still open, but his young body wouldn’t move at all. He was crying, because he kept hearing his mother screaming, begging for the man to stop, until that finally ceased as well.
Sophie was on the top of the world. Her winning streak was up to 14, as she vanquished another hopeful at the Hondew Gym. ‘Surely he will be proud of me now.’ She thought to herself, as she recalled her Treeko and saw her opponent leave the gym. She went into the private room and went to the upstairs apartment where they all lived in.
Sophie went upstairs and found her dad relaxing on the sofa, watching a tournament match on the television. Today was his day off, and usually his friend, Andre, runs the gym for him. For once, Andre wasn’t needed.
“Dad! Dad! I beat 14 in a row today!” cried Sophie, waiting to see her father for any type of reaction. He just stayed in his seat, not even looking up to pay attention to his daughter.
“Dad,” Sophie said again, hoping that his father would pay attention, “Aren’t you happy for me?” she asked him. This time, her father turned his head and looked at her big, blue eyes.
“Why is Andre letting you participate down there?” he asked her flat out, keeping his gaze on her.
“He said I have potential to be a good trainer, and that I should practice with the pokemon Jim doesn’t use.” She said back meekly. Jim, her older brother, is a struggling pokemon trainer. He has been out of the house for a few years, but has yet to win a badge. In Sophie’s mind, he was not a strong trainer and would be better off with a real job.
“I really don’t care honey,” Her father said back to her in an angry tone. “I don’t want you to go out there and getting beat by those boys who think they can win a badge from this gym!”
“But dad…”
“Don’t BUT DAD me, Sophie! I don’t want my daughter to go down there and flaunt it like some boy would, you understand me!” By this time her father was up from the couch, his hands up in the air flaying around like mad. Sophie was almost in tears.
“Why don’t you just be like a normal girl and play with some dolls or something? Why do you have to be so manly? God damnit! Why!” her dad kept wailing, pacing back and forth in the living room. Sophie’s head was hung low, tears streaming from her cheeks.
“You know what, forget it. Go to your room please, id rather not talk to you now.” He said coldly, sitting back down on the couch. Sophie looked back at him, and felt the room get smaller and smaller around her, as if it was imploding around her.
“DAD!” she cried out to her father, but by this time the room was so small, she could barely breathe.
Sophie woke up, her head darting upwards after coming out of her bad dream. She sniffled a bit, and put her head down back on the pillow, tears swelling up in her eyes.
Sebastian woke up suddenly, shooting himself out of bead. Beads of sweat were running down his body. He checked to see if he was all right, running his hands down his chest and shoulders. He never really wore a shirt to bed, but he always kept his pants on just in case he was in a hurry. He saw from a nearby window that the sun was out, the rays of light were shining through the windows. He checked to see if Damon was still asleep under him, but he wasn’t even in his bed.
Sebastian got up and jumped from the top of his bunk bed. He put his t-shirt back on, and grabbed his backpack from the floor before walking outside of the dormitory. He saw Ken, Damon and Sophie all sitting down near the lounge in the front, each of them had a cup of juice or soda in their hands.
“Good morning Seb,” Ken said as Sebastian walked over to where they were sitting. “You sleep well?” He asked him.
“No, not really,” Sebastian replied. “I had a weird dream last night about my dad for some reason.”
“ Hey I had a strange dream to, I was in a pokemon tournament and I lost.” Ken said suddenly. Damon just smiled at that. “Why the smile, Damon?” Ken said, his tone with a hint of anger as he spat out Damon’s name.
“Oh nothing,” he said back “I to had a restless night, but I couldn’t really get to sleep to begin with.”
“Well then, it looks like I am the only one who is ready for that gym,” Sophie said sarcastically. “Sebastian, get some grub and eat, you’ll need the strength.” Sebastian just smiled back at her rather dreamily, and nodded.
“Oh yeah, I can’t wait for it.” Sebastian said, full of confidence.
