Pokemon - A real story

Chapter 199: A Tragic Story

Chapter 199: A Tragic Story

A/N: Sorry for the late update. I was heavily drunk last night.

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Lucious and Raze had something to do. So, they went their way. While Axel, Lorelai, and Lance went to a restaurant.

"Eat as much as you like, it is my treat today.", said Lance laughing in a loud voice. Axel was never the kind of man to reject free food. So, he ordered as much as he could eat.

"Sorry about your land. I didn't think that Agatha would take it away. For a moment I thought that she would hang you till death.", said Axel.

"Yeah, grandma could be fierce when she wants. But I don't care about the land. I care about the 2 months in the police academy.", said Lance.

"Wait. Grandma?"

"Yes, Agatha is my grandma. Don't you know?", asked Lance. Axel's face clearly showed that he didn't. It was not even mentioned in the games or anime. So it came as a surprise to him.

"Well, it is not public knowledge. But almost everyone associated with the league and the 3 starter families knows. So I thought that you did too."

"Damn! So she took down the family reward on purpose. I should have known.", said Axel slamming the table. He felt that he had made a huge loss.

"Haha, grandma is a professional negotiator. I am impressed that you could talk to her in haggling.", said Lance.

"So, Axel, where are you planning to go next? You already have 3 elemental-rank Pokemons. It should be enough for you to challenge another gym.", said Lorelai.

"I am going home."

"Really? You never mentioned home before. Where is it actually?", asked Lance.

"It is in Hakone city. I also have some unfinished business to settle. After coming from home, I could take down another gym comfortably.", said Axel with confidence.

"Ohh, do you have a secret weapon at home?", asked Lorelai teasingly.

"Sort of."

"Oh come on. Tell us what it is?", asked Lance again.

"I am finally gonna get Alakazam back."

"What? You have an Alakazam?", asked Lance in a surprised voice. He had never heard of or seen Axel having one.

"Yes, it is a long story."

"And we are so busy to hear it as we are going to fight a war now. Come on tell us the story.", said Lance.

Axel sighed. He had a sad look on his face. He didn't want to relive the story again. It was already very hard for him to forget.

"Is it a sad story?"

"Yes, it is. Actually, Alakazam is a shadow Pokemon."

"WHAT???", gasped Lance and stood up from his chair. Pure anger was visible in his eyes and face.

"Lance calm down. You are making everyone uncomfortable.", said Lorelai. Finally, Lance calmed down taking deep breaths. Everyone in the restaurant was staring at them. Lance was very loud.

"Axel, if it's painful to tell, you don't have to.", said Lorelai.

"No, it is okay. I have considered you my friend. I should tell you about it."

Axel then took a long breath and started the story.

"When I was a kid, my uncle took me to the forest. My uncle was already an advanced-ranked trainer. You may not understand as you live in the Kanto league, but being an advanced rank trainer in a small village was big deal. My uncle was the hope of every citizen in Hakone city.

Anyways, my home has a rule. When a child reaches 7 yrs old, they would venture into the forest and catch a Pokemon. They would train that Pokemon till they are 13 yrs and then get a head start. I was 7 yrs old and my uncle was my guardian. My uncle had a Scizor which was an elemental rank. We started to move toward the forest and then there was where I found Abra.

Abra looked to be in panic. I was a kid and felt bad for it. I wanted to help Abra. So I thought to catch him. My uncle said to leave it and run. But I didn't want to give up. Abra species had the power to sense danger. That was why my uncle was afraid and told us to run. But I was adamant.

I walked slowly towards it and trying to not scare it off. Fortunately, Abra didn't teleport. After I reached for it, I took out the Pokeball and was ready to catch it.

But that was when all hell got to lose."

"What happened? Is your uncle okay now?", asked Lorelai in worry.

"We saw a bunch of Fearow. All of them were in elemental ranks. They seemed to be very angry at something. Scizor tried to defend us and let us escape. But in the end, one Fearow was able to escape and it directly came towards me.

Nothing happened to me. But my uncle's leg and Scizor's wings.... let's just say that they got injured. Scizor was permanently injured. It could never fight like before. A Pokemon like Scizor always loved to fight. I took that away from it. My uncle could never walk again. Whenever I see him in a wheelchair, my heart aches.

And Abra had it worst. It then suddenly turned into a shadow Pokemon. At that time, none of us knew what shadow Pokemon was. It was always hurt, out of control, and angry. It took us a lot of time to control it."

"I am sorry to hear about that. How is it now?", asked Lance softly. Everyone knew that it was a sensitive topic.

"It is doing well. It evolved into Alakazam and now it is an elemental-ranked Pokemon. I left it a year ago saying that I would catch it after I had my own elemental rank Pokemon. I didn't expect that I would be getting it so soon.", said Axel.

"Damn! I thought I was a genius. You already had an elemental rank Pokemon before you even started your journey.", said Lance in frustration.

"Correction. I still don't have it now. You know that you could not register your Pokemon until you are 13 yrs old. And I have still not caught it in a Pokeball. So, you could just say that it is a wild Pokemon now."

"Oh come on. It is your Pokemon. Even I can tell and I am very dense in these matters.", spat Lance.