[September 9] [Pokémon] Battle Scars
Title: Battle Scars
Day/Theme: September 9 - you can’t win a race with a cannonball.
Series: Pokemon gameverse
Character/Pairing: Red; Giovanni
Words: 209
Rating: PG-13-ish
Notes: Intended as a sequel of “Trenches” from Sept. 5. Read that first.
He’s got a scar on his right arm from the time he fell out of the Silph Co. Tower. He’s not the only one, either; Green was there, and Green got an infectious gash on his left calf. And pikachu… well, let’s just say that his left ear won’t ever look the same as his right ear.
But that’s okay.
Because scars are temporary? Because memories are forgettable? No. Because Red can see through the glass lies that Team Rocket hangs up like Christmas tree ornaments. Because Red can hear the tension beneath Giovanni’s silken-smooth voice whenever they speak.
Because Red can tell that he’s afraid. Because Red can sort of understand why.
Sure, he has his own moments of terror, when he curls up in his sleeping bag and cringes away from the world. Those are the moments of clarity when he realizes exactly what he’s up against, and those are the moments of panic when he realizes that he’s in this too deep, and that there’s no way out.
But war is something that makes you not quite sane. It swallows you and makes you more pokemon than human. So he bares his teeth and proceeds.
Even Giovanni can’t outrun bullets. Red will win this war yet.
Day/Theme: September 9 - you can’t win a race with a cannonball.
Series: Pokemon gameverse
Character/Pairing: Red; Giovanni
Words: 209
Rating: PG-13-ish
Notes: Intended as a sequel of “Trenches” from Sept. 5. Read that first.
He’s got a scar on his right arm from the time he fell out of the Silph Co. Tower. He’s not the only one, either; Green was there, and Green got an infectious gash on his left calf. And pikachu… well, let’s just say that his left ear won’t ever look the same as his right ear.
But that’s okay.
Because scars are temporary? Because memories are forgettable? No. Because Red can see through the glass lies that Team Rocket hangs up like Christmas tree ornaments. Because Red can hear the tension beneath Giovanni’s silken-smooth voice whenever they speak.
Because Red can tell that he’s afraid. Because Red can sort of understand why.
Sure, he has his own moments of terror, when he curls up in his sleeping bag and cringes away from the world. Those are the moments of clarity when he realizes exactly what he’s up against, and those are the moments of panic when he realizes that he’s in this too deep, and that there’s no way out.
But war is something that makes you not quite sane. It swallows you and makes you more pokemon than human. So he bares his teeth and proceeds.
Even Giovanni can’t outrun bullets. Red will win this war yet.