[center][h2][color=blue]-Alexander Elric-[/color][/h2][/center]

Alexander just came out of the Pokemon pens. He had just given them their final meal for the day. He had been working on those meals for the last three hours and he was dead tired. He always did his best for the poor beasts, even if it might not make a difference to them on the long term. He locked the door and walked several paces. Then there was the sound of something breaking, quickly followed by alot of commotion from the Pokemon. At first Alexander didnt care too much, probably a broken plate or something, one of the Pokemon must have stepped on something and caused this. It'll calm down in a moment...

He was about to walk back home when he heard something which sounded an awefull lot like a fight. What was going on in there? Ooh crap, did he accidentily open one of the cages? Ooh no, his uncle is gonna kill him if one of his Pokemon gets injured... Ooh crap, ooh crap...

He quickly turned around and tried to open the door but it wouldnt open. Why no- Ooh right! He pulled his keys out of his pocket. In his hurry he didnt see what key he was using. Apparently it was the wrong one. Well maybe this one wa- And ofcourse he drops the keys. Damn, damn... He picked up the keys and now got the correct one and opened the door.

All the Pokemon were jumping up and down in their cages, they all had very clear scars of battle. These were no ordinary Pokemon, they were used in illegal fights which were arranged by some associates of his uncle. All of them had seen their fair share of battle and vicious beasts. 

Alexander's eyes quickly scanned the pens and it didnt take long before he spotted what caused the commotion. The roof of the building was made out of glass and apparently a Zigzagoon had accidentily broken it. It had fallen in another pen and... Ooh no! Why couldnt it have fallen in the pen of the Furret! Instead it fallen in the pen of the Mightyena and it didnt look that happy with it's new visitor. 

Honestly, at first Alexander was relieved. The Zigzagoon would not be able to really harm the Mightyena so Alex want in trouble. He was about to turn around and walk out when the Zigzagoon's pleas for help reached his ear. It was hartbreaking for Alex... He couldnt let the small animal be torn to shreds by the Mightyena, he just couldnt! But, what about his uncle... Again the plea for help sounded. Screw his uncle! Screw the rest! This was much more important!

He rushed over to the pen and opened it. The Mightyena didnt notice and was too fixated on the poor little Zigzagoon. Just as it was preparing to pounce Alexander rushed in to shield the Zigzagoon with his back. The Mightyena didnt care that this young boy was in the way, he would just attack both of them. It pounced at them and his claw scratched ove-

[b]Alright we're here! New Bark Town! Any passengers who need to be here need to leave the bus now![/b]

Alexander jumped up, startled by the loud voice of the bus diver. A drip of sweat was running down his forehead. A dream... It was just a dream... He got up, grabbed his backpack and as he was walking out of the bus he was rubbing his hand over his back and started mumbling. [color=blue]It was just a dream Alex... Toughen up already![/color] He slapped himself across the cheek as the bus was just departing. It's been two years and it's still haunting him... Snap out of it!

He ran his hands through his hair as he was taking a deep breath. What was he doing again? Ooh right, he was getting himself his first Pokemon! Well, atleast that was something to look forward to. Yes, he should look forward and not look back to the past! Now all he had to do was go to the Pokemon lab and get his own Pokemon! But... Wait, where is the lab again? Ooh no problem, he'll just look again on his map which was in his suitcase. Now, where did he leave his suitcase? Last time he saw it it was laying nicely packed in the back of the... bus.

He looked back and just saw the bus going over a hill... a quarter mile away. Really? Really!? [color=blue]Dammit![/color] Out of frustration he kicked at the busstop sign... In hindsight not a good idea.

[color=blue][i]How am I now going to get to the lab...[/i][/color] Apparently there was no other way. He had to take drastic measures. It pained him to do this but he had no choice. He walked up to the nearest person he could find and... Asked directions.