Toby The woods. I had never spent much time in the woods. Ariana tells me the forest is still strange to her, but she sees it as inviting. Millie seems the most at home here, out of all of us. Nothing seems to faze her or bring her down. It’s hard to tell what the… Continue Reading »
Jacob As Tess said it would, the tunnel leads to a dead-end. Or, at least, it once did. Some things are constant, like the damp cave walls. But they can still bear change. What was once a dead-end has caved in from above. Before me now is a path of rubble, rocks broken through. Once… Continue Reading »
Chapter 22 Webs of Deception The sun sets. The moon rises in its place. The night is clear, cloudless. The Watcher drinks deep of the dark air. The invaders sleep in caves, and tents, and wherever they please. The woods are not theirs, but they feel free to take them anyway. They are filth. All… Continue Reading »
When Kieth returns, he looks very proud of himself. He stops at the battlefield, observing the burnt grass from Garnett’s final assault. He grins, looking up at the bike path. His glasses glint in the sun. I give him a wave, and he ascends the ramp. “Garnett have another accident?” “He won the battle for… Continue Reading »
We leave the old Safari Zone quickly. There’s something really unsettling about the place. Toby keeps looking behind us, scared of the return of the angry Herracross. We. Us. It’s really strange to still be saying these words. Running off into the forest, I had honestly resigned myself to the fact that I was alone…. Continue Reading »
Chapter 19 Escape at Daybreak The Whisperer and her ghost wander the streets in the night. They walk without footsteps, observing the invaders. But The Whisperer remembers when they were not invaders. This was their home once. And before that, it belonged only to the Pokémon. And before that, it belonged to Groudon and… Continue Reading »
Chapter 18 Valley of Symbols Toby I’m an only child. I’ve never really felt like anyone’s “big brother”. I was always just my dad’s son and student, and didn’t really have anyone else to call family. I don’t know how I would act with a sibling. I used to wonder what it would be… Continue Reading »
Chapter 17 The Quiet Boy and the Night Jacob Cave walls are damp. They’re always damp. You could hold a hot lantern to a cave wall for hours, or wipe it with a towel until the thing ripped to shreds, and the wall would still have a faint moistness to it. You can work to… Continue Reading »
Season 2 A Vast and Fertile Wasteland Chapter 16 The Wise Girl and the Forest The Watcher stands high above. He watches the invading ones. They scramble about in the morning sun, trying to whatever it is that they are trying to do. The Watcher knows that their fate is sealed. They… Continue Reading »
Ariana There are four of them in the van. Natasha, a stealth expert who commands a small squad of Sneasel. Rai, a quiet, bulky guy who acts as the muscle of our missions. Then there’s Lucas, who would be Rai’s backup, and the driver, who…well, drives. There’s also me. 12-year old Ariana Rookwood. The… Continue Reading »
