Jacob
Slateport City North Gate
Affected RPers: None

Shruikan and I walked to the north gate, arriving after 10 minutes. I sat against the fence next to it, and waited.

"How do you feel about this?" I said to Shruikan, "We haven't travelled with anyone since Gavin and Slip."

Shruikan growled at the thought of our old friends.

"Let's hope for our sake, and theirs, they don't betray us like Gavin." I said, "More so for their sake. We don't go down easy."

I sat back, and remembered the events in Slateport, 1 year ago. At the time, I had become friends with someone a year younger than me, and his Gengar. Gavin and Slip. We stuck together, and watched each other's back. Though Gavin was stupid.

One night we snuck in to the main HQ of one of the stronger gangs. If you wanted food, the gangs supplied it. But there was a cost. And if you couldn't pay it, you were owned by the gang.

Gavin and I saw ourselves like Robin Hood and Little John. We snuck in to their warehouse, and took what we needed but were found. We fled in opposite directions, meeting up at the place we were staying at. I thought for sure that Gavin would have been found by the gang, and should have known something was up when he came back alive.

The moment I turned my back, I heard him mutter something to Slip.
"Hypnosis."

I turned to face him, and saw dark waves pulsating from the Gengar, as I became drowsy. Turns out he was found. But they realised that even if they caught him, I would be more a nuisance. They told him that they would let him join them, if he turned me in.

If Shruikan didn't get between Slip and I, I would have fallen asleep and probably been killed by the gang. The psychic attack didn't affect Shruikan, who then used Night Slash, knocking down the Gengar, who almost went unconscious. Knowing that the disease would kill Gavin if Shruikan attacked again, I had him stand down, and went to leave with the food. I turned my back, and went to walk off. However he had Slip attack me again. Toxic. The attack hit me, and Shruikan used Psycho cut, knocking out, and in turn killing Gavin and Slip.

For months after that, I was distraught, and sick. Gavin was my friend, and I was in shock that Shruikan and I killed him. It took me a while to accept that I did what I had to do. It took even longer to recover from the toxic attack. The potency of it weakened me, making me unable to move much for a few months. I had to rely on Shruikan for almost everything.

"I think these two are better." I said to Shruikan, "Gavin was an idiot. He didn't see that the gang would have killed the both of us."

Shruikan said nothing, but I saw the blade on his head glow for a second. Swords Dance. Shruikan was vigilant. I smiled to myself.