Dawn of the Dead - Chapter 4-1

Genie began to ask around town for news on her missing brother and his girlfriend. She asked until night fell and went into the Pokemon Center, where someone told her that the missing couple had left for Slateport City to the east.

Genie stared at the water that lead to Slateport and sighed. She looked over at her Linoone. “If we leave now, think we can make it before sunset?”

Liam shrugged. “We’ll never know until we try.”

Genie nodded as Liam wadded into the water. She climbed onto his back and their journey across the water towards Slateport began.

Genie walked onto the beach as the sun began to set. “Good job, Liam. You deserve a nap.” She put the tired out Linoone into his Pokeball. The girl smiled and walked around the beach. Few people were there, but the ones that were told her to stay away from the soda pop shack. Genie, being the curious girl she was, decided to check it out.

“KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!” The girl jumped as a deranged chef ran at her as she entered, yelling that noise.

Dan came out his Pokeball and threw the chef to the ground as hard as he could, cracking the man’s skull instantly. “What in the name of Arceus was that?”

Genie seemed not to hear him. “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse…  Pestilence, Famine, War, and Death.” She looked at the Makuhita. “The only one that could’ve made that chef into the starved monster he was is Famine. This must be his dominion. We’d better tread carefully from here on out.” Dan nodded as the two of them left the shack.

Genie blinked as she heard sniffling. She walked towards the noise, which was “hiding” under a large beach towel. She lifted the towel and found a young boy around the age of ten in a brown tee shirt and dark blue swim trunks that matched his hair. The young boy was accompanied by two female Pokemon; a Zigzagoon and a Wingull.

The boy looked up at her, fear in his eyes. Genie smiled sweetly, trying to comfort him. “I’m not going to hurt you. Why are you crying?”

The boy sniffled and crawled out from under the towel with his Pokemon. “M-My family… They… They’re all d-dead…”

The girl blinked and hugged him gently. “It’s all gonna be okay… You’re gonna be okay…”

The boy looked up at her. “What… What about y-you? Where’s your f-family?”

The girl blinked. “I don’t know… I’m looking for my brother, but I don’t even know if he’s alive… Be he’s the only hope I’ve got left that I still have a family…” She looked into his eyes. “Do you want to travel with us? We can keep each other safe.”

The boy blinked and, after a moment, he nodded. “M-My name is Duncan. This is Zoe and Michelle.”

Genie smiled sweetly. “Nice to meet you. I’m Genie.”

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Okay, so, my reason for having this kid join Genie's quest. I ran past him and he challenged me to a battle. He said that his family as dead, and I flipped the fuck out, saying "NO, DON'T BATTLE ME! I'M SO SORRY! YOU DON'T HAVE TO!" When the battle was over, he said, "First my family... Now my Pokemon..." I changed it slightly so that he still had his Pokemon in the story. They probably won't get screen time, though, since I have trouble giving my own Pokemon screen time x3

Also, in case you couldn't tell, he's under a blanket.