We’re getting to the end. It’s so close.

Ep 14: Shadow’s Anger

Shadow (Shiny Mimikyu)

Comet (Mimikyu)

Electro (Shiny Pikachu, male)

Thunder (Raichu, Shadow’s sister, mentioned)

Ghost (Pikachu, Comet’s brother, mentioned)

Wave (Vaporeon, male, mentioned)

“You didn’t think I would find you, did you?” Shadow said. “I’ll always find you, one way or another.”

“How did you find us?” Comet asked.

“I placed a tracking device on you,” she answered.

Electro winced. “Oh, so that’s what I saw on your back.”

Comet looked at the back of her and saw the device. It was a small chip. Then she looked at Electro. She felt betrayed. “You knew about this? Why didn’t you say anything?!”

Electro bowed his head down.

“Don’t worry, Electro,” Shadow said. “You did a good thing… for me.” She smiled evilly. “This time, you will never get out.”

Everyone was back inside the same cell they were in before. However, Comet and Electro were in their own cell in another room. They sat in silence, both of them on opposite sides of the cell. Shadow revamped the security of the cells after they escaped the last time. 

“I’m sorry, Comet,” Electro said. “I truly am.”

“If you’re really sorry…” Comet started. “Why didn’t you say anything before? You saw it right there.”

Electro heard the bitterness in her voice. “I didn’t know what it actually was.”

“But you didn’t bother to tell me about it anyway? What kind of sense does that make?”

Electro didn’t have an answer.

“Someone who truly likes me would tell me about stuff,” Comet continued. “I’m doubting you even like me at all.”

That set Electro off. “I don’t like you?” he said angrily. “What did that kiss mean, then? I wouldn’t have kissed you if I didn’t like you.”

Comet got up and faced Electro. Electro turned around and looked at her. His angry expression went away. His face turned pale. Comet’s eyes were pink.

“Wait, Comet! Please don’t do this! We can fix this,” he pleaded.

“What is there to fix?” she snapped. “My brother’s been gone since I was a kid, I have this shiny version of myself trying to kill me, and now we’re locked up in here again! So please tell me how we can fix this mess if you’re so smart.”

“I know what Shadow’s been through.”

Comet’s eyes turned back to normal. Her anger was gone. “You do?”

“I’ve known Shadow since I was a kid. We used to get along well until a few years ago, she just changed in an instant. She became serious and demanding. It’s like she forgot everything about the past. It’s like she never met me before.”

Comet started to get worried. “Electro… what happened to her?”

“It wasn’t to her,” he said. “She had a sister.”

“A sister?”

“Yeah, she was a Raichu named Thunder… and I…”

“You? You did something to her?”

Electro hesitated to say what he did. He thought it might make Comet lose her trust in him even more. He told her anyway, hoping for the best. “I… I killed her.”

“You what?!” Comet yelled, a bit too loudly.

“Before you get too worried, it wasn’t entirely my fault.”

“What do you mean?” Comet asked, still a bit too loud. “You killed her!”

“We were battling another Pokémon,” Electro said. “It was a water type, and it tried to hit me with one of its moves. If I remember correctly, it was the same move Wave used on you.”

Comet looked at the burn on her. It looked like it was fading, and it didn’t hurt when she touched it. She turned her attention back to Electro.

“The move was targeted at me, so I quickly dodged out of the way. But what I didn’t know is that Thunder, the Raichu, was behind me. She got hit by the move, and when it happened, she fell right to the ground. It was like the incident with your brother all over again.” He bowed his head again.

Comet looked at him.

“I regret what I did,” Electro said. “But I only dodged out of the way to defend myself.”

“Electro… it wasn’t entirely your fault,” Comet assured.

“But I still feel guilty.”

“You have to let it go,” Comet said. “I know that these feelings can come back to bite you once and a while, just like they did with me. But you have to learn to let it go. You can’t change the past.”

Electro didn’t say anything, then he noticed something outside the cell laying on the floor.

“Electro? You ok?” Comet asked.

“Look over there,” he said.

Comet looked over to where he was looking. She saw two plushies of a Mimikyu and a Raichu. “Are those Shadow’s plushies?” she asked.

“Yes, they are.” Shadow appeared from outside the cell. She had tears in her eyes.

“How long have you been here?” Comet asked.

“I never left the room,” Shadow said, then she started to monologue about her sister. “Thunder was my best friend. She meant the world to me. I would always go to her for comfort when I had no one else to go to.”

“Like Ghost was with Wave,” Comet said. “But I still don’t understand why you’re trying to kill me.”

Shadow was silent. She didn’t have a true reason why.

“You really don’t want to kill me, do you?” Comet asked.

Shadow stayed silent. Tears went down her face. She put a hand on of the bars of the cell, and pulled it with all her strength. She was able to break the bar off.

“Whoa,” Comet and Electro exclaimed simultaneously. They both exited the cell, and Shadow didn’t stop them when they did.

“I have anger issues,” Shadow said. Her voice broke as she talked. “My anger has gotten in the way of so many things, and I could never fix my problem on my own. My sister was the only person I had… and Electro too. But after my sister was killed in that battle, my entire life was flipped upside down. I became super angry at Electro even though it wasn’t entirely his fault. He was only dodging out of the way of the attack. But to be honest, I don’t know why Ghost and Comet came into my mind. They were not a part of this at all. Maybe because she experienced the same thing as me. I felt bad for her after Wave killed Ghost. I was his friend too.”

“I didn’t know that,” Comet said.

“I know it may seem crazy, me having friends, but I was,” Shadow said with a slight smile.

“You were friends with me,” Electro said.

“Yeah, that’s true,” Shadow admitted. “As I said, Ghost was one of my friends, and I guess when he died, it made my anger flare up more. I thought the only way to get rid of the pain of mourning someone else’s life… was to take someone else’s life.”

“Like I said to Electro,” Comet said. “You have to let it go.”

“I’ve been trying,” Shadow said. “I really have. But my anger issues are too much for me to handle by myself.”

“You don’t have to handle anything by yourself,” Electro says, comfortingly. “You have all of us. I know it may sound corny, but it’s true. You don’t have to be alone anymore.” He held out a paw.

“Come on, Shadow,” Comet said with a smile. “You can be with us. You don’t have to worry anymore.”

Shadow was a bit skeptical about this. She wasn’t used to being around groups of people. She was also afraid her feelings would get in the way of her future friendships if she did take his hand. But while she was alone, she was depressed and angry, which led to the situation with Comet and Ghost.

Despite her thoughts telling her to refuse, she looked up at Electro and took his hand “I don’t want to be alone anymore,” she said. “Also, Comet, I want to give you this.”

Comet was shocked when she saw what was in Shadow’s hand. “Is that my necklace?!”

“When you took it from me, it just made me want it more… and I forgot how much that necklace meant to you. All of that just flew out the window. So when the school day was over, I went over to your locker, entered your combination, and stole it. I kept it ever since. I’m very sorry.”

Comet started to get angry at her, but the sincerity of her apology stopped her. She couldn’t stay mad at her. “It’s ok, Shadow.” Then she hugged her.

Shadow was surprised she even forgave her. It was something Comet cherished very much, and Comet needed was an apology. “I can’t believe you forgave me for this… but thank you,” Shadow said. “But I think you might need to make a new locker combination.” She smiled, but it wasn’t an evil smile. It was a friendly smile.

“I didn’t know you had a sense of humor,” Comet thought. She smiled at this thought.

“Come on.” Shadow hovered to the door that led to the main room of her hideout. “Let’s go free your friends.”

Comet and Electro looked at each other. They didn’t question what Shadow said, though.

“And one more thing.” Shadow looked back at them.

“Thank you.”