6 Viridian City! (1/2)
The same day, his mother finished taking care of the paper work and the release was official. She was visibly happy to see her healthy son standing back on his own feet, yet her expression became more depressed when she thought about the root cause of all this.
She blamed herself for her son's accident because their finances had only worsened and she had to work more and take on more part-time jobs, so much so that she had neglected her son's own troubles. If her husband was still alive ...
”Mum, what about Mr.Harrington? Did he say something about me missing work?”, Arthur asked worriedly. He wasn't aware of the full extent of their financial situation, but he knew that it wasn't going to be good if he stopped working on the fields now. It wasn't much that he earned from harvesting the berries, but currently every Pokedollar would count,
”and how much did you have to pay for the hospital bills?” he asked additionally. He wasn't proud that he had burdened his family with worries and he even worsened their debts by getting injured and staying at the hospital for so long now.
His mum awoke from her troubling thoughts and reprimanded him:
”Arthur, there are more important things to consider now than our financial balances. You should take a rest and continue your recovery till your are back to full health. Mr.Harrington did make a call, and he expressed his full support for you. It would be fine to start your work again, when you think you are ready.
But I think you should stop with this now. It was my fault to begin with to even allow you going to work. You are still young Arthur! You should have continued studying at the Trainer Academy instead of plucking berries from the fields. Don't worry, I will handle the costs somehow, I-I promise I will get you back there so that you can become a fine Trainer!
And you don't have to worry about the hospital bill, I met a nice man, Mr.Stone, from a company that supports children in need. He took it upon himself to pay for the bills. When you are ready, we should definitely invite him for lunch or dinner so that we can properly show him our gratitude.
”Company?”, Arthur asked suspiciously.
”D-d-Devon ... something with Devon I believe, I don't quite remember though. He gave me his contact number and wished you a good recovery.
Oh, there were also some policemen who wanted to question you, but the doctor and I rejected them of course. But they will probably come again in a week or so, what jerks! Can't they see that right now you are not in the condition to talk about that?! We are better to avoid this for now.
And then there was also a middle-aged man! Yes the man! His name was Oak I think. He was the one who found you in the forest and sent you to the hospital with his Pokemon!
When Arthur heard about all these information, he had a shocked expression on his face! Devon? Oak? What is going on ?! So he asked again:
”Mum, are you sure he said Devon? Was it the Devon Corporation maybe? And how did that man who saved me look like, can you remember that?”
”Hmm, yes! The Devon Corporation! That was it! Do you know them? As for the other man, he had some blue shorts on and a white t-shirt. His face was ... a little old looking and his hair was orange coloured. And his left arm was missing, that looked strange a little. Why do you ask?”
”N-nothing haha, I had just wondered. The Devon Corporation is quite famous, right? They are mainly operating in Hoenn I thought.”
”Really? I didn't know that. Have you read it on the Internet?”
”Yes, exactly!”, Arthur sighed in relief. He didn't want to lie to his mother but he couldn't explain clearly where his knowledge had come from, but the moment he heard his mother speak about them, his mind trembled a little.
Devon Corporation, Oak, ... it felt like he had played a game somewhere where they played a role or something. But he couldn't quite remember what that game was called again. But Professor Oak, didn't he have gray hair? Did he dye them? A missing arm? And what about the Devon Corp., why where they here? The name 'Stone' also caused some faint memories to resurface but he couldn't form any logical pictures yet.
His mind was a little in shambles and different thoughts and feelings mixed and intermingled with each other, and all of this caused his brain to hurt even more. He had troubles putting them into clear structures, so he took a deep breath and just forgot about it. He could sort his thoughts later again.
He also wanted to dissuade his mother about putting his work back to rest, but she didn't seem to listen to him right now as if she had already made her decision. So he put that aside for now as well.
Becoming a Trainer ... he had already given up this dream of his some time ago. His family needed him, now more than ever, and he only hoped his younger brother could make this dream come true instead.
”Aunty Latia? Who is that?”
”Hmm, so you also forgot about her? Sigh, she is our neighbour and she has been taking care of the household and looked after you and your siblings while I was at work ever since ... since your father passed away. Don't worry, you will learn to love her again! Especially her cooking haha!”, her mood changed when she mentioned his father but she quickly tried to cover it up again.
”Another person I can't remember about ...”, he thought to himself dejectedly.
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The family of three set off for their way home. Brandon was still in school, while Alicia didn't want to stay at the kindergarten that day.
The hospital Arthur stayed in was a little farther away from the city centre but closer to the Viridian Forest, where the accident took place.
Still the surroundings were more urban than rural looking. The roads were made from asphalt and the pedestrian area from a combination of cobblestone and concrete pavements.
They walked from the outer edge into the city centre and all kinds of houses came into his view. Old brick houses, colourful houses made of cement and big multiple story houses. The closer they got the more stores, commerce and people they met.
They took a walk instead of a taxi or the subway. Arthur could persuade his mother as he didn't want her to pay for an expensive trip back home.
He was interested in how Viridian City looked like, he had forgotten a lot in these ragards, and his mother only mentioned it to be quite big but when Arthur took in his wide surroundings it felt baffling for him. In his chaotic memories, when it came to Viridian City, he didn't find much except for a gym, a Pokemon Centre, a Pokemon Market and maybe a house or two but this ... this was a metropolis!
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Currently he was standing on a square with a Goldeen fountain in the middle, spewing a stream of water in the air which then fell back into a white tiled basin. Around the square were skyscrapers, big panels on the walls and buildings, streets full of restaurants and small shops. The shop's names often came in combination with Pokemon like Snorunt's Ice Cream Shop, Blubella's Garden or Voltobal Electronics.
People flooding the streets, every time the traffic lights went green. What made the scene even more astonishing was the large amounts of Pokemon accompanying the people to and fro the streets.