PV00/Fanfic Reading

**Guide**

* *Narration*
* Kimberly

*Flames licked the sky, dancing upon the ruins of the house. Night had fallen and the stars shone serenely; an effect marred by the false aurora of the orange tongues of fire that sprang from the home that blazed in the small town. The structure itself was obviously smashed and broken. The flames were just an afterthought, a byproduct of whatever had shattered the building.*

*Two sisters ran from the house, with their fatally wounded mother on a stretcher. 23-year old Deniesse was focused on getting her parent to the nearest hospital, while her 13-year old little sister Kimberly screamed and wailed, uncomprehending of the situation. Trees flashed past, gnarled and terrifying in the night. Their green boughs blocked the stars, but they could not stop the orange highlights of a burning home from creeping higher upon the scenery.*

Kimberly [worried]: Onee-chan... I'm scared...

Deniesse [gently]: There there, Kimmie... I'm here for you...

*The two sisters could feel their hearts pounding furiously and in sync as they pondered through the forest around the small town. Deniesse longed to turn around and send out a Pokémon so that it can attack anyone who could be chasing them, but she knew that her mother may not survive the trip to the hospital, and family was all that truly mattered now, especially at a time like this. She would not fail her family at a time like this.*

*By now, they were far enough from the town - and thus the house - that the forest was pitch black save for the moon and stars. And up ahead was a fork in the natural paths of the forest. There was a tree that separated the paths, so the two sisters stopped there for a rest, panting heavily.*

Kimberly [worried]: Mom... Mom...! Please hang on... you'll be okay...! I just know it...!

*Her mother opened her eyes.*

Sisters' mother: Kim... Ate...

Kimberly [worried]: Mommy...

Deniesse: We're trying to get you to the hospital...

*Deniesse checked her phone. No signal.*

Deniesse: ...and now I get the feeling we're lost...

Sisters' mother: Girls... I am so sorry... There's nothing you can do...

Kimberly and Deniesse [shocked]: ***WHAT?!***

*Kimberly started to cry, but Deniesse tried her best to hold back her tears.*

Sisters' mother: Please help yourselves... You only got each other to rely on now. I won't be with you anymore.

Deniesse: Please don't do this to us... Please...

Kimberly: I don't wanna lose you...

Sisters' mother: I love you girls... and goodbye...

*The light left the mother's eyes and after taking her last breath and closing her eyes, she fell still. The two sisters' parent was dead. Kimberly wept loudly, while Deniesse could no longer hold back her tears and started crying as well.*

Kimberly [crying, in denial]: Mom... please wake up... We... We gotta find someplace to call home together...

*It had been a week since the incident. The two sisters were now alone in a makeshift camp, and poor Kimberly was unable to get over her loss. She thought about all the good times she had with her family...*

Kimberly [distraught]: Mom... Why did you have to go...? Why...?!

*Deniesse tried all she could to comfort her little sister, but nothing seemed to work.*

Kimberly [thinking]: I can't fit in anymore... I want to travel alone.

*Kimberly stood up, and started walking away from the camp. Confused, Deniesse tried to go after her, but she was unable to. Something was really wrong with her sister.*

Deniesse [confused]: Kimberly? Where are you going?

Kimberly: I'm going on exile. Goodbye.

Deniesse: WHAT?! Goodbye?!

*But Kimberly left as soon as she decided to leave. Deniesse was now all alone.*

Deniesse [thinking]: Kimmie... why...?

*Meanwhile, Kimberly ran out of the forest and into the nearest settlement. After checking to make sure she wasn't missing anything, she then left and took a plane that was set to leave Kalos.*

Kimberly [thinking]: I might as well travel the world to hopefully find a purpose. However, I will not be aided by a single Pokémon. I'm nothing more than bad memories to some, and my family is lost... I can't take it anymore.

*Some time has passed since Kimberly left Kalos and started travelling the world. She did her best to completely hide her idenity to all since she didn't want to look like a burden.*