I'm Home... LITERATURE V.

In 2007, January, I had Pokemon Leaf Green. It was my first ever pokemon game. I was REALLY exited. Charmander was the first pokemon I ever saw (TV and games) so I was planning on choosing Charmander but... As soon as I saw Bulbasaur... Charmander was out of my head and I just chose Bulbasaur right there and then. It was the shape and shade of green the Bulbasaur was that drew me to him. I got all my badges and I was about to challenge the Elite Four when we (my family) had to go out. (this was in Spain as I'd lived there all my life) We went to a little bar called El Toro (The Bull). We rarely went there because of lack of company so I was happy when I saw my pal Jake there- He liked Pokemon too. He had Pokemon Sapphire. I was asking him if he would let me play my game but, of course he wouldn't let me. He refused to let me play it. So we had our little pointless argument... Blah blah blah... Then, it got out of hand. He took my Leaf Green game from my gameboy and wouldnt give it back so I took his game. I ran up into the (what seemed like) never ending field and pretended to throw his game down a ditch. Of course, I wasn't that mean as to actually do it. I ran back and he asked if I actually threw it, I said I did and he believed me right away so he took my game and threw it into this massive bush. He ran into the bar sobbing and I ran straight over to the bush to look for it. I searched with my hand for ages- It was really hurting me. It was scratching skin off of my hand... Cutting my hand... It hurt so much... I thought I'd found it- I did find it! I was so happy to find my game...! ''Yes!'' I then hear myself cheer. But, just as I reached my hand for it (my hand still in the bush) my uncle came up behind me and grabbed me. He lifted me up in the air and asked why I threw Jake's game down the ditch. I just said, ''Well, he took my game and threw it in the bush!'' I said, passing the blame onto him. As a gemini, I could make it look and sound completely true even if it was the complete opposite of the truth.

He believed that Jake threw my game into the bush before I faked throwing it down the ditch. My uncle put me down and dragged me into the bar. I dug my heels into the ground, squirming. I shouted ''No, wait..!! Please! I think I found my game!'' Ignoring me, he dragged me into the bar and sat me down onto the sofa.
I sat there with my head down... picking at my nails. Nervously.
I expected to be scolded. But, luckily, I wasn't. After a while, I fell asleep on the sofa. When I awoke, I was in the car- My mother in the passenger's seat and my uncle driving us home. It was getting dark out. When we got home, my uncle noticed I was awake and he opened my door from the outside. I got out and ran up the stairs waiting for my uncle and mother to follow. He got out his keys and went to open the door when he was interrupted...

...By me.
I screamed. I then shouted ''No! Wait! We need to go back to El Toro! My game..! It's in the bush!'' I tugged at my uncle's shirt. He then replied that we'd go there tomorrow to pick it up. ''No one is going to go ''rumidge'' through a bush and find your game. Who the hell would do that?'' The next day, we never went back to El Toro... Nor the next day, or the next, or the next, or the next...

I slowly forgot about my Leaf Green game... And my Venusaur...


Until that one night.

On Thursday night, my uncle, mother and I, went to El Toro. It had changed a lot. Well- Not the bar itself but, the garden. The field... It was blocked off. The bushes, they were gone. They now had a path surrounded by a wooden fence leading to a large shed. It was at that moment, that I had remembered about my Leaf Green game. My Venusaur... My best friend. This was now 2008. After a year, I finally remembered about my game. I went looking... I searched and searched for that game... I now know that I would never have found it... But, back then, I refused to lose hope.
I never found my game... I was so upset. I apparently went into ''depression'' after that. When I look back at it, I wouldn't call it depression. It wasn't as bad.

In 2009, I moved to England with my mother. At the airport (after arriving in the UK) I was struck by a Pokemon Diamond game. It drew my attention to it with the dinosaur-like pokemon with it's gleaming diamond stuck onto its chest. The sparkling box (No seriously, the light was on it so it was sparkling) just made me run over to it. My mother followed me over. ''What is it??'' she asked. I just pointed at the game- I bought it, got through the game with my trusty Torterra, ect.

And then, there he was.

I was walking through the grass when I encountered a Venusaur. I know for a fact (I think it is anyway) that you can only find Pokemon from other generations in the Safari or Park. The Venusaur was level 84 which I recall being the same level as my Venusaur before I lost my game. It was male. I caught it straight away with my Quick Ball and didn't nick name it. (I entered it's name as ''Venusaur'' instead of ''VENUSAUR'') And no, its sprite doesn't go all bloody or the wrong colours. It looked fine, only... The smug look on its face was replaced by an emotionless look. I put him into my party straight away. As soon as I went to his summary, I noticed he had the moves Leafstorm, Sleep Powder, Vine Whip and Earthquake. ''My Venusaur knew those moves too...''' I sighed. ''I miss him... Meh. I want my game back...'' I whispered to myself. I then noticed he was holding a Destiny Knot. No- its not as in ''OMG VENUSAUR USED DESTINY BOND ANDE IT SAYD VENUSAUR DIED AND THEN I DIED AND IT WAS ALL RLLY SCARY'' and all that shit. Destiny Knot is an actual item. ''Destiny Knot...?? I swear...'' ''Is that even an item???'' I said. I was reassured that this wasn't a glitch after I checked on Bulbapedia.
I backed out of his summary screen and walked towards the Super Contest Hall to enter my Pikachu, Sparks, into a ''cool'' contest when a text box appeared. It read
''Venusaur wants to know why.''

''Why? Why what...?'' I said to myself.

''Venusaur wants to know why you left him alone and never came back.''

''Say wah..!?''

''Venusaur: Why did you leave me!? We we're friends!''

A YES/NO option appeared. I clicked ''YES'' assuming he was asking if we we're friends or not. I still didn't know what he was talking about though, I'm friends with all the pokemon I catch though.

''Venusaur is confused.''

''Venusaur asks why you left him alone''

''Venusaur was your first pokemon.''

''Wah..? Wait... Hold on..'' I said.

''Venusaur: ... Why did you leave me... All alone.. In the emptyness... In the darkness...''

A battle started. His sprite appeared. His head was drooping with small tears around his eyes. His ears were down and he was now standing straight and on all fours instead of having his right (your left) foot up.

''Venusaur wants to start again. Start his adventure again.''
''Venusaur is sorry if he upset you in any way. He loves you.''
''Venusaur: Are.. You still my friend..? My master..?''

No YES/NO option appeared. I whispered ''Yes... Of course..''
It was only then, when I realized that it was my old friend who I cried over because I lost him. I then noticed his sprite shrinking.. or more, transforming into Bulbasaur. His sprite then faded into white and disappeared. I was then taken to where you get a starter from Professor Oak in Diamond. I chose Bulbasaur and wrote his breed name as an actual name. (Bulbasaur instead of BULBASAUR)

Welcome home... My friend