GCEA version: Platinum
Trainer Name: Palila Rae
Link to stats: http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/for...083-Palila-Rae
Word Count: 624


File: IfIdie.mp3
Now recording.....

The sound of breaking twigs and leaves crunching underfoot can he heard through the speaker of a tiny device. It sounds like the voice of a young female- although it is difficult to tell because they aren't speaking clearly. Their voice is whispered, harsh with the ragged breath of someone who has been running and probably still is. Some parts are rushed, or devolve into sudden silence as the sound of footsteps becomes more frantic. Whoever made this recording was probably running through a forest at the time. There's a sense of danger and urgency.

"If I die- If anyone finds my poketch in the woods, please know what happened. I don't know if I'm going to survive. I don't know who else is going to survive. I don't know how many people have been killed, but I saw one."

At this point the voice chokes up and there is a rough noise, as though whoever is making the recording has had to wipe the microphone on some fabric.

"I saw someone die today. I don't really know who he was. He was young. He was about the age of my little brother. I can't."

Another break of silence, and then a deep breath.

"Pull yourself together Pali. Okay. I'm Palila Rae. I'm running through the forest, fleeing for my life. There are... There WERE at least 5 of us. Young trainers. Just starting our adventures, I assume. We got pulled through portals from our own worlds to this one. I grew up in Alola. I'm in Sinnoh now, and I don't know anything about this land. I don't even know the streets of the city I'm running for."

There is a noise of a branch cracking, and the voice drops to silence for a while, footsteps pounding.
When the voice continues, it sounds like she's thought more carefully about what to say.

"We were getting help from a Professor here in Sinnoh. We went to Oreburgh and beat the gym leader there. People know of us. We exist. Even if you can't find my name on a trainer card, or a roster, I exist. We have interacted with people, and if we all go missing here on Route 203, I hope they'll come looking for us. I hope they won't meet the same fate as-"

The voice chokes up again, but only for a second.

"-as the people and pokemon here today. Melted. A man with a metal arm found us while we were travelling. He shot at us. We tried to fight his pokemon, but it was... it was a monster."

A break in the monologue as the speaker takes a long, ragged breath.

"He says it's his job to rid this world of all those who came to it by the portals. We didn't choose this! We all just want to get home too. Sophie Reed and the Professor and Amy Risa all seem to believe we can be sent home eventually. His solution was to kill anyone who seemed to be from another world. Does that mean he'll kill me? Does he know I'm from another world? How can he tell? Is he a wanted fugitive here?"

The footsteps seemed to be slowing now, and the speaker seemed to gain some resolve.

"I've got to go to the police. Where else can I go? We are just kids. We can't fight this man. I can't protect anyone. I thought if I became a stronger battler I could protect people. That isn't possible. Not yet. I couldn't protect anyone. We couldn't even do it as a team. He killed a kid today, in front of me."

She takes a deep breath.

"Right in front of me."


File end.