I awoke with a start that morning, sweating the fear out of me. The clock reading "10 am" told me I had overslept. My father was cooking breakfast, a fact that quickly became obvious as the smell of greased bacon intruded my nose. My mouth watered for an unknown reason, I've always hated bacon, and this was no exception. The pungent smell was too strong and I couldn't do anything to prevent it. I quickly got showered and dressed, without doing too much to my hair, an unusual endeavor for me, and sprinted downstairs to tell Dad the news.
He saw the worried look on my face and quickly asked what had happened. I briefed him on my dream. Everything I could remember: the voice, what I had seen, (which wasn't much) and what the consequences could be. His face remained emotionless. He didn't say a word until I was finished.
The silence between my speech and his first question was the longest three minutes of my life. "So that's it, huh?" My grave nod showed him I had nothing in me to kid about the matter. He breathed out a long sigh. "Well, you had better eat breakfast then." He showed no weakness, trying to stay strong for me. I smiled slightly, but pushed the plate away, having no appetite. I grabbed a banana, promised him I'd eat it and ran out the door.
Next, I summoned Lance on the ground in front of me. The Flygon yawned, than hummed its approval of seeing me as usual. I equipped myself with a false smile, which quickly faded, but Lance saw right through the charade. Usually he was used to a greeting of extreme joy, and some pat on the back or something, but today he knew something was wrong. I took the saddle from its mount that was on our porch and strapped it to the Flygon. It took a bit longer than usual, due to his restlessness, but I was able to finally attach it to him. I mounted the pokémon and said the first word I had said to him all day, "Fly!" He kicked off the ground and the sensation stole the breath from my lungs. I pulled him to fly to the east, just above Route 203, which didn't take much time to pass. We flew over Oreburgh City and were forced around Mt. Coronet, the continent's tallest landmark. The obstacle cost us an extra hour, but we eventually circled it and continued northeast to Veilstone City, three more hours from where we currently were.
The flight gave my mind breathing room, so much had happened so quickly; I didn't know what to do. There is no way I'd be able to find someone else who may have been chosen, even IF there were other people. What if I can't do this? I CAN'T be the only one, can I? The doubts snowballed into an avalanche and I quickly found myself overshooting the city by about a mile.
I chose to go to Veilstone for a few reasons. First, I'd be able to shop at the continent's largest mall. Second, my best friend could be found at the gym. Maylene was one of the first people I met on my journey that I felt truly understood me. She was one of the only powerful female trainers, and also the first leader I had lost in a battle against her Lucario. We had chatted the first time we met and she was one of the trainers that qualified to compete to be chosen by the Harbringer, but when I first told her my dream, she seemed slightly jealous.
"Well, you know what they say, beggars can't be choosers," Maylene concluded with a small hint of sarcasm in her voice, "I would just like it a little more if this 'Harbringer' paid a little more attention."
Call me superstitious, but it seems like at that moment, one of the sandbags in her gym fell and spilled its contents on the rubber floor. I tried to contain a chuckle as Maylene through her arms up; it was nice to have a little relief. I stayed at her house that night, which eased my nerves and allowed me some sleep that night.
The next morning, I collected everything I needed from the store: a new hiking bag, clothes, and all the items I felt I needed in order to survive. I never even left the store, either all of humanity is destroyed, or this store loses a couple of dollars. I wiped a tear from my eye with a shaking hand, then waved goodbye to Maylene. I slowly disappeared from the store, My best friend's smiling face was the last thing I saw from the real world for however long it would take to prove humanity's importance.