Big Deal

Princess of Darkness

PG-13

Other Trainers

This replaces Crystal’s PokeMon Story cause that’s just too mushy. I am a mush Queen, but that is super mushy. So, enjoy the new version – Big Deal.

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Crystal Ketchum, twelve year old daughter of PokeMon Master, Ash Ketchum awoke to see sunlight pouring into her light purple walls. Something had aroused her from sleeping, but she didn’t know what.

Picking up her hardcover diary, she flicked back to last night’s entry. All around the page, she had written: two more days until I leave and start my PokeMon journey. Yay!

“Crystal!” Her mother, Misty Ketchum, yelled from the kitchen. “Get up! Your father and I want to have a word with you.”

Oh great. Her parents were going to give her the ‘you’re grown up’ speech. Her mother’s was the worst. It consisted of:

Oh my little Crystal – always doing things so quickly. But now, that you’re a pre-teen; you have certain responsibilities to obtain. Rule number one, the most important – no boys. No friendly dating or anything of the sort, got that? Rule number two, look after yourself. This ties in with the no boys rule – because I think you know what happens with teenagers – yes, that. Rule number three, always remember we love you. Keep to these and you’ll have a good teen years.

That’s Misty’s version. Ash’s version is a little weirder. Crystal hated both of their ‘you’re grown up’ speeches, but Ash’s was the most entertaining:

Okay, here we go. Crystal – no boys, whatsoever. Do your best and don’t get distressed if you loose a battle. Loosing is good experience – not that I ever lost one. Okay, maybe one or two. But bottom line is: have fun and stay away from boys. Absolutely no boys! Is that all you want to hear? Of course it is. Now, run off Crystal.

Zombie eyed, she got dressed in the usual black tank top, faded jeans and weird hair style. Today it consisted for pigtails that were braided. Slapping on a hat backwards, she checked her mirrored image and grinned.

She walked calmly down the long stairs, when finally; she reached the bottom, where her parents waited. They were dressed in the usual also. Jeans and sweat shirt for dad and flouncy summer dress for mum.

“Please don’t give me the ‘now you’re grown up’ speeches,” Crystal pleaded. “I’m not in the mood to listen to them.”

“Oh, no, honey!” Her mother gushed. “This is something more important. Well, honey … um … Ash, tell her.”

Crystal turned her gaze to her father who cleared his throat. “Well … Crystal … you’re engaged.”

“What?!” She cried, her echo coming back to hit her. “I’m engaged?! How? Why? To what?!”

“Gary Oak Jnr,” Misty replied calmly. Crystal balled her hands into fists and turned her head away. “Honey … if you and Gary join, our companies will join and they’ll be bigger and better!”

Crystal faced them, tears streaming down her face. “It’ll be bigger and better and also run by a group of humungous pricks!” She spat at them, turning and running up the stairs.

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Crystal’s pillow was soaked through when the time came for them to leave to have dinner with the Oaks. Like Crystal, Gary was also leaving for his own PokeMon journey the next day, and the Oaks and Ketchums were the best of friends.

Well, the parents were. Crystal and Gary despised each other ever since Crystal had bonked Gary over the head with a rattle when they were one and a half years of age.

“Ah … the Ketchums!” Gary Oak Snr exclaimed happily, as he opened the door. “And my future daughter-in-law, Crystal.” Crystal ignored him and walked in, a face of pure hatred shooting at everyone.

Not watching where she was looking, Crystal bumped smack bang into Gary Oak Jnr. She glared at him and he glared back, though he had the advantage seeing as he was much taller than she was.

“So … if it isn’t my little wifie poo,” he scorned, shooting her a smirk.

“If it isn’t my little bast –” She was interrupted by the Oaks’ house maid, Eleanor, announce that dinner was ready. Crystal shot Gary a look and placed her hands on her hips. “I’ll bet you arranged this, you little snake,” she hissed at him. He grinned at her.

“What makes you think I arranged it, wifie poo?” He asked her, mimicking her position. Crystal cocked her right hip to the side, only resulting in Gary cocking his left hip to the side. “Even if I did, are you angry?”

“No,” she replied sarcastically, walking towards the dining room. As she sat down, her mother coughed slightly and indicated that she should take her hat off when at the table. She shot a disgusted face at her and took the hat off and placed it on the back of her chair. From her pocket, she withdrew a bandana and tied it around her head.

I’m glad I leave tomorrow, she thought bitterly, biting into the casserole, I’m glad, glad, glad.

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Ah yes … much better! No mush, only rivalry! I like!