EPISODE 1: Silver-heart City incident

I thought I woke up from a dream, but it was no dream, it was real. I looked through the window, and saw fire. The lab where my father and mother were working in, exploded. I was worried. I was scared because my parents were still in the lab when the incident exploded. Seconds later, Riolu woke up looking surprised and scared. I could hear the screams and shouts of the people in Silver City. I could hear sirens of the PPD(Pokemon Police Department) and the PH(Pokemon hospital) coming to the lab. Then I heard more and more explosions. I hugged Riolu hard and tight, "Mom...Dad... I hope your alright" I said to my mind. The terror from my surroundings kept me awake. Me and Riolu couldn't sleep, and tears started to flow. I waited for them up to 3 am. My parents didn't arrive, I fell asleep...

Then a voice called my name, "Kalem... Kalem..." the voice said creepily. It got louder and louder, but I couldn't keep up with the voice. My brain is too stressed by the noise. I ignored the voice, and went back to sleep.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...

*Riolu wakes up Kalem, by throwing a book on him*

"Ouch!! Riolu what was that for?!" I said furiously.

"What do you mean you've been trying to wake me up?" I asked.

*Riolu points to the stairs*

"Huh? someone's knocking, I'll go wake up mom and dad."

*While Kalem was opening the door, Riolu climbed up his elbow!*

"Mom... Dad... Someone is knocking on the door!"

...

"Mom... Dad?"

I rushed to their room.

"They are not here, where could they be?"

KNOCKING CONTINUES

"Mom, dad?"

"Can it be? Are they still at the lab?"

I got worried, and scared. My heart was pounding so hard. I shouted their names but they did not answer. The knocking continues on the door, I was worried, did my parents die from the incident?

I decided to open the door.

In my head I was wondering, why are the police outside my house? Riolu was scared

He hid behind my legs. Then someone went down from the car. A shady man wearing a brown coat, brown hat, and a cigar on his mouth. He walked slowly and was looking on the floor. The other officers didn't look happy as well.

"Good morning kid, is your name Kalem?"

"Yes officer, what's wrong, did I do something bad?"

"No, you didn't, please call me Looker. Detective Looker of the Pokemon Police department. This is Pikachu, my buddy."

*Riolu takes a look at Pikachu then comes closer and closer, and sniffs Pikachu.*

*Pikachu responds with a smile*

"But if I did not do anything wrong, why are you here detective Looker"

"I'm sorry kid, but we tried. We couldn't find them."

"Find them? Find who?"

"Your parents kid. We're sorry that you heard the bad news, but your parents are dead"

"Dead?! Dead?! They can't be! I know they're alive." Tears fell from my eyes as Riolu comes closer to me and hug me.

"That's the truth kid. You just have to live with it"

"Did you find a body?"

"Well we tried but we could not find their body. All we found were other professors and their colleagues."

"So they are alive. Since you didn't find their body, they must be alive."

"Kid, no one can survive that explosion, their bodies are probably burned."

"Probably burned? Then why didn't the other bodies burned completely then?"

"You still don't believe me. Here I have footage from a CCTV inside the lab, let's watch it inside the house."

We watched the footage together. I saw my parents when the explosion occurred... I saw the smoke which covered my parents and the CCTV. I then believed the detective. I couldn't watch more of the footage because it would just make me cry more. Riolu tried to keep me calm, but I couldn't.

"Wh... wh... What now?"

"What do you mean what now?"

"My journey as a trainer was supposed to begin today. I was so excited, (wipes of tears with hands) But now? I don't know what to do, I'm alone now"

"There's an orphanage nearby, they can take care of you. Oh I almost forgot, here... We recovered this box from your dad's table. It was the only thing that survived the explosion."

Detective Looker handed me the box, he stood up and looked at me, "Come, I'll bring you to the orphanage in Citrus town"

*Sobbing*

"I'm better off alone here,"

"The world is a dangerous place. A deadly one too. Crimes, and grunts? You're never safe wherever you go. Of course you don't understand that yet since you're just a kid."

"Detective Looker..."

"Somethin' up?"

"What caused the explosion in the Silver-Heart laboratory?"

Detective looker looked at one of his officers...

"He deserves to know sir, after all, it's his parents who own the lab."

Detective looker slowly looked at me and said "A Pokemon did it." He then went out the door.

I thought deeply. Should I believe him? Should I come with him? I have no choice, me and Riolu could not survive alone. I looked at the box, I remembered my parents, and then I shouted, "Detective!" They were about to leave, but detective Looker rolled down his window, and said "So, changing your mind?"

"Yes... yes detective, I'll stay at the orphanage, I'll just prepare my things"

"Well then, hurry up kid! I got other business to take care of!"

I rushed upstairs and gathered as many clothes, and toys. Riolu got his favorite Totodile doll. It was my gift to him actually. I was about to go down the stairs, when I remembered, the box from my parents, I quickly put the box in my bag,

HONK!!!

*Looker sounded the car*

"Hurry up kid!"

"Yes yes I'm coming."

While going down, I saw a family portrait of me, my mom and my dad. I was only eight at that time when the picture was shot. I remembered mom's great hugs and dad's awesome cooking. I just wish we could become a whole family again... I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to them. I brought the portrait, it was the only thing left that inspired me.

We left at exactly 10 am. At the car, I was just looking at the box, what could be in the box? Detective Looker saw me from his mirror,

"Don't feel down kid, you are not the only one who lost their parents from the explosion."

"N... Not alone?"

"The kids who lost their parents as well were sent there."

"Oh, ok" I said and looked down sadly. I forgot how to smile. Riolu on the other hand, was cuddling me. My dream... My dream to become a Pokemon Master, disappeared. I guess, dreams are meant... just to be dreams.