Aisha felt giddy as she followed Eleyna, excited to see Charlie in action under the command of someone else, though with a bit of jealousy. It wasn't like she was lending out a device or something like that, this was a living creature, her best friend! Charlie seemed eager to show Eleyna, or maybe mostly Aisha, what he was capable of. He held his shoulders high and his chest proudly forwards as he followed Eleyna.<br/><br/>The giddiness quickly dissipated as the battle with the scyther started. Aisha had shared Eleyna's initial excitement, Charlie had the type advantage after all. But within seconds the scyther managed to prove that type advantage was nothing compared to sheer, raw experience. Something the scyther seemed to have plenty of. Aisha was frozen in horror as she watched Eleyna rapidly lose control of the battle. It felt like her heart stopped the second scyther's blade tore through Charlie, leaving a gash across his chest. Aisha watched in silent horror as Charlie collapsed to the ground, crying in pain as blood spilled from his wound. So much terrible blood.<br/><br/>This wasn't how it was supposed to go. This wasn't how it was supposed to go at all! There were still so many places she had wanted to visit with Charlie, so many people to meet, so many Pokemon to catch. She had promised him they'd get strong together, joked how they'd become the new grand champion. Always together. Always.<br/><br/>She could still remember the day she first met Charlie. It was a warm, sunny day, and her parents had called out for her in the backyard, where they kept the Pokemon they'd care for. There stood a small, cardboard box, which shuffled and shook as something moved inside. Inside were four little Charmanders, all shuffling around blindly, bumping into each other and mewling adorably. That was where she saw Charlie for the first time, huddled into the corner of the box, shivering. He was scared, and Aisha couldnt help but feel sorry for the little one. Yet as she took him out of the box, and snuggled the little thing against her chest, he stopped shivering.<br/><br/><span style="color: blue">"Return him!"</span><br/><br/>Aisha gasped as she was torn from her thoughts, back into the terrible reality. Her body felt sluggish, as if lagging behind on her thoughts. She fumbled for the pokeball, nearly dropping it as her hands shook uncontrollably. The flame on Charlie's tail flickered so weakly, Aisha had never seen it so small... The red beam short forth, pulling Charlie back into his ball with a bright flash.<br/><br/>Tears streamed down her pale cheeks as she looked down at the trembling pokeball.<span style="color: #ff00ff">"C-Charlie?"</span>She looked up from the pokeball at Eleyna, her cheeks wet with tears.<span style="color: #ff00ff">"I trusted you... I-I... I trusted you..."</span>Her voice was soft, broken up by uncontrollable gasps.<span style="color: #ff00ff">"I TRUSTED YOU!"</span>She shouted at Eleyna, before turning around and running off. She couldn't stand being around that place anymore, around Eleyna.<br/><br/>Aisha ran, and ran, and ran, god only knows for how long. She had left the forest, though she had no idea where she was now... Somewhere on the grassy plains. She had to get away, away from... Everything. A spot of uneven land eventually tripped her, sending her skidding down into the grass. Her legs were covered in scratched from twigs and such, but Aisha couldnt feel that. She couldnt feel anything, other than the pain in her chest as she curled up on the ground, sobbing as she hugged Charlie's pokeball to get chest. This wasn't how it was supposed to end.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>