Alternate Universe Chapter 1

Clive's P.O.V


Clive sat on the bench in his cell, the toxic smell of rusty iron bars and filthy cell floors poisoning his nostrils. How long had he been in here? A million years? For all he cared, time didn't matter, as long as he got out. But, as he had promised to the professor, he would atone for his crimes. That meant not trying anything sly. Closing his eyes, Clive thought. Pretty much all you could do here. A slight tapping on his small window snapped him out of his just-developing fantasy world of freedom. He planned on going back soon, however; it was most likely just a bird.

But the tapping persisted, and it got stronger as time went by. It got to the point where it was impossible for Clive to ignore it. He got up and walked over to his window, placed his hands on the sill, and stood on his tiptoes so he could barely see through the opaque glass. He could barely make out a green-haired man with a black and white cap, a white jacket and black pants. "The heck...," Clive mumbled and before he knew it, Clive was thrown back with the force of the person breaking the window. It all happened so fast.

"Clive, you don't know me-"

"No. Freaking. Duh," Clive cut off abruptly.

The man continued, "You don't know me, but you need to come with me."

"And why would I do that?"

"Just do it." The man reached into his bag, pulled out a rope, and clumsily climbed in the cell. He then reached his hand back into the bag, obviously foraging for something specific. His eyes brightened a bit and he pulled out a red-and-white...ball? He threw it with a thrust of his right arm, a red light flashed, making Clive blink. Standing there was a creature about up to Clive's waist, a creature with bright colors like orange and yellow.

"Raichu, Volt Tackle, let's go!" the mystery man said loudly, and yellow electricity began generating around the creature in large amounts. Once a big supply was showing the creature tackled the bars, sending and electric shock through them. They shattered like glass.

"Clive, come on."