One Day My Heart, I Promise

by ~PrincessWhisper

The blast roared in Velvet’s ears, and
she hurtled into space.  She wanted to stay on the ground, but she
knew she must keep moving.  So she did.  Pushing herself up, she
staggered to her feet.  Soot was smeared on her face, and her hair
was bedraggled.  She grinned wolfishly as she sped away.  Perfect.

She didn’t even look back at the ruined

Pokemon Center.  She smelled the smoke, and she felt the heat in the
air.  It was a glorious night.  She felt the singed Poke Balls
clipped to her belt.  The boss would certainly appreciate this.  Her
smile deepened, and her narrow red eyes flashed. She disappeared into
the shadows.

Saffron City 8:00 A.M.

It was all over television.  The
smoking ruins of the Saffron City Pokemon Center. Blown to bits by a
massive explosion.  Every channel.  Nurse Joy, two Chansey nurses,
fifty Pokemon, killed. Five Pokemon trainers, seriously injured. Six
Pokemon missing.  No trace of the perpetrator.  City in an uproar.

Raine stared at the television in
disbelief.  She had just left the city three days ago; she was
staying in neighboring Celadon City, where she thought she’d get her
next gym badge.  “It’s a good thing I’m staying here in the
hotel, and not the Pokemon Center. Who KNOWS where they’ll strike
next!”

“Talking to yourself again?”
a voice said from the doorway. Raine glanced over.

“Yeah, have you seen the news?”
she replied.

The young man smiled at her. The
intensity of it almost made Raine blush. “Yes, I saw what
happened with the Pokemon Center. You’re worried about it, aren’t
you?”

Raine frowned. “Well, aren’t
you?”

“I don’t worry about much,”
he sighed. “It is really sad, though. Who could do something
like that?”

“Maybe…it was Team Rocket!”
Raine speculated.

The man shook his head. “No, they
haven’t been seen in a long time. I don’t think they even exist
anymore.”