Piercing green eyes caught mine and I stopped dead in my tracks. He was dressed in pristine white clothing with a strange, mechanical pokemon beside him. It could only be Gladion, but from what I knew, he wasn’t supposed to show up until later in the game. His green eyes narrowed and he lunged for me, dragging me further down the path. Pulling against his grip roughly, I freed myself from his grasp, only to have his Silvally growl deeply at me, lips pulling back into a deep snarl as its crest glowed a bright yellow.copyright protection350ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUYr9GpPeq
“Edon will electrocute you faster than you can run, so stand still and we can make this quick.”copyright protection350ＰＥＮＡＮＡ788VoXNFek
My heartbeat thudded in my chest. Despite knowing that this was a game, somehow it felt so much more real than I gave it credit for. Glancing up at the white haired boy, I narrowed my eyes and spoke as coldly as possible.copyright protection350ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRLBRDEglR
“You’re not supposed to be here yet.” I spat. “So call of the Arceus rip-off and I’ll go help your sister put that damn Nebby back into a bag.”copyright protection350ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUlENsnAml
Gladion’s features suddenly changed, his usual scowl being replaced with one of worry. “Naerie, it’s not a game anymore.” He glanced over to where his sister would be waiting for me to appear to help her save the cosmog. “The moment you entered this game, you brought your history, your world in with you. All of us know that this is the final game. What happens to you decides the outcome of our world.”copyright protection350ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMFEhtanJj
Something sunk inside my gut, knowing his words to be true. “I don’t understand, why are you the one telling me this? Why not Kukui or Hala?”copyright protection350ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcoREIzSps
“They can’t, it would violate their code to do such, but they try to steer you on the correct storyline of the game as much as they can.” He then glanced down to the phone clenched in my hand. “That will only receive messages here, if you can send them back to someone, then something seriously wrong is about to happen.” Narrowing his eyes, he lowered his voice. “Naerie, have you been talking to anyone?”copyright protection350ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSMrDNI4bD
I froze, thinking of the message I had received earlier, then shoved the thought aside, Gladion can mind his own business. Shaking my head, I responded, “No, nothing but the ones from my friends.”copyright protection350ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwdP54COf8
“Good, you’d be well off to get rid of it before someone does get through to you.” He whistled to Edon and the Silvally returned to his side. “The next time you see me, I’ll be playing the part, I cannot answer any of your questions or act out of character. Stick to the plot, don’t get caught up. Do it as fast as possible.”copyright protection350ＰＥＮＡＮＡHy3iRWrWqJ
“Why are there so many rules?” I asked, the sinking feeling in my gut welling to new heights as he mounted Edon, the Silvally’s crest changing back to grey as Gladion removed a yellow disk from the Pokemon’s grasp.copyright protection350ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqJ2IGc7y2
“To keep you safe Naerie. You’re the only hope we have of returning our world to normal. If you fail, I don’t know what will happen.”copyright protection350ＰＥＮＡＮＡwquz7kCgPY
Before I could respond, he urged the Pokemon away, fleeing just as I heard a girl’s faint voice.copyright protection350ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PkRuTI2is
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