You think I would be writing about my metagame experiences and my own movesets of Pokemon on this blog. However, I sometimes may chronicle about some of my Wonder Trade experiences and perhaps experiences of life.
Speaking of experiences of life, yesterday, I saved someone from committing suicide by using the PSS while playing Pokemon X (in other words, playing as Mixia). I know, it sounds impossible, but that really happened.
If I recalled back on it, I was filled with tension when I saw the person on PSS saying that she's going to commit suicide. I tried to use shout-outs to calm her down, then told her to explain what happened, why she wanted to commit suicide and asked her how would her Pokemon feel is she committed suicide.
I'm going to tell what happened by fictionalizing the events into Mixia's life encounters.
*Disclaimer: The following short story is based on real events and told in the perspective of the Pokemon world, hence may contain semi-fictional and non-fictional elements regarding the following events. Read the author's note on the real events.
My playlist: Tears touching the stone (眼泪碰石头)
4/12/15
It was a typical Friday. Mixia, the Ghost Trainer, was done taking a Battle Test at the Battle Institute using her Ghost-types. From her look she was somewhat disappointed with her Hyper rank result.
"Weren't because of an Umbreon confusing my Aegislash and if I used a Mega Gengar instead of a Mega Banette, I would have completed the 2nd round with pure ease." grumbled Mixia.
She then turned on the Player Search System in search for people with the same favourite Pokemon type as hers, obviously, Ghost. She then noticed someone by the name of Haley whose favourite type is also Ghost. She then asked for viewing the passerby's PR Video.
"I can tell from her outfit that she's the elegant type." commented Mixia after watching the Video.
Later, she withdrew two Gastly at the Pokemon Center to start training and leveling up them for trade, including one that she needs to save to get back if that Gengar, evolved from Haunter by trading that evolves from either of the two Gastly. She then summons her Talonflame to pick her up, Flying to Dendemille so she can proceed to begin the training at Frost Cavern.
At the same time she noticed that Haley's shout-outs are depressing in nature.
"Something's telling me that she might be in a bad mood with either her friends or her family. I'd best not to bother her." Mixia thought.
After completing training her Gastly in the Frost Cavern and on Victory Road, she proceeded to Kiloude to take rest. An hour later, she then withdrew her previous Chandelure, Pyras and her shiny Phantump, Seedy, to take them to the Battle Chateau in assisting her to level up her two Gastly. Meanwhile, she noticed that Haley's shout-outs are starting to become more depressing.
One of her messages displayed: "I need 'heart-shape'" followed by a lot of exclamation marks and sad emoticons.
"She's trying to say that she needs love. Perhaps I should give her a nice." Mixia thought. She immediately gives Haley a 'nice' in response.
The shout-out then changes to: "shoots self"
"Is she trying to commit suicide? I must commune with the spirits." thought Mixia while she's on her way to the Battle Chateau.
After a few battles Mixia then hides to somewhere in the Chateau that nobody notices to speak to the spirits.
"Can you tell me is Haley, the depressed one, about to commit suicide? If so, what's the cause?" communed Mixia.
"The depressed girl you speak of, indeed, is about to become one with us. Abandoned by her family, despised by her friends for the wrong reasons, she believe that the only way to escape the Mortal World by death, is what you called of 'suicide'. Now, young shaman, do you choose to take action?"
"I don't know about this... I'll monitor her actions if I could." replied Mixia.
"Pyras, Seedy, feel free to knock out some of the guests' Pokemon. But be careful not to knock out some Ace Trainers' Pokemon, lest I'll be called in for a fight." said Mixia as she commanded her Shiny Phantump while sending out her Chandelure.
"I need to track her messages... Wait, is she really going to commit suicide?!" she said as she checks Haley's shout-outs.
Some of the messages form: "I'm going to cut my wrist. Everyone hates me!"
"I'd better act fast..." thought Mixia. With tension, she used shout-outs to reply back: "Calm down!" "Stop! Haley!"
But there was no response. Mixia then used her Holo Caster to send a message to Haley:
"Stop now, Haley. You must calm down!"
This time, Mixia's Holo Caster received a transmission from Haley. The message reads:
"Do not stop me and tell me to calm down! Don't you know that everyone hates me?!"
"Wait, isn't that a view from Coumarine? What if... she's going to kill herself by falling from above?! If Wizzy's there, he could've teleported then levitate mid-air to save Haley... Regardless, I must reach Coumarine!" Mixia thought.
"Pyras! Seedy! Stop the ruckus! Talonflame, fly me to Coumarine!" commanded Mixia as she sends back Seedy and Pyras and sends our her Talonflame.
Upon arriving at Coumarine, while sending out Seedy, Mixia noticed Haley, a girl slightly older than her wearing a black felt hat and a white and blue high-waisted dress. standing on top of a cliff, holding a knife with her right hand, about to cut her left wrist off.
"Haley, you must stop this now. Put that knife down, and explain what happened." said Mixia.
"You had no right to lecture me!" shouted Haley.
"Sorry, but please, killing yourself is never the solution to what situation now. Now please, step down, for the sake of Xerneas." Mixia replied.
"O-... Okay..." said Haley as she stepped down. Mixia then took her to the nearest Pokemon Center.
"Explain the ruckus." asked Mixia.
"My parents... hate me... My ex... beat me up... My boyfriend... dumped me... Everyone... hates... me!!!!!!!!" explained Haley, in a melancholic expression.
"Your family condemns you, your friends forsake you, and now you choose to be on a path of damnation. But you still have your Pokemon, because they are always here for you. Had you ever wondered what happens when they see their trainer die? Had you ever imagined what would have become of them without you? What will a world be for them... without their trainer?" lectured Mixia.
"My... Pokemon..." said Haley when noticing the Shiny Phantump and with realisation.
"Phantump..." growled Seedy sadly, as it was trying to convince Haley to stay.
A Fennekin dashed into the Pokemon Center towards the depressed girl. She then glances at the Fox Pokemon.
"If I passed away..." said Haley as she turned her head towards Mixa, "Will my Fennekin miss me?"
"Definitely," Mixia replied, "and so do all of your Pokemon."
"Okay... I'll stay... for my sweet little Fennekin..." said Haley.
"For your Pokemon too..." added Mixia.
"But what of my boyfriend and my ex-...? They, and everyone... will still hate me..." asked Haley.
"Do not mind about them. They are fools and they'll never understand what's right or wrong to them. What's important is that you have Pokemon who are always there for you." replied Mixia.
"Do you... hate me...?" Haley asked again.
"Hate you? Why the heck would I hate someone? I already told you those haters are fools! They're more rotten than every Dark and Poison-type in existence!" said Mixia, expressing an outraged tone.
"Okay then..." responded Haley.
"Fennekin..." Haley's Fennekin leaped onto the depressed girl's knees. She then petted the Fox Pokemon's head. Mixia watched.
"Too many haters out there, bullying this poor girl. If I ever see those morons, my Ghosts will bring them unending pain to them and their Pokemon, Legendary or not." Mixia thought.
"Mixia..." said Haley, starting to recover from her trauma.
"Yes?" Mixia responded.
"Would you like... to have a Pokemon battle?" Haley asked.
"Of course," Mixia replied, "But I need to rearrange my team first."
Mixia logged on her storage account to change her Battle Box teammates.
"I'll try not to overpower her." she thought. She sends out Morphy, a Misdreavus with an Eviolie penchant hanging around its neck and a bolt-shape-like creature, Rotom.
The two girls then stand in their battle positions.
"I heard your favourite type is Ghost." said Mixia.
"Oh, not only that, I also like Dragons too." said Haley.
"I primarily use Ghost-types for most of my battles. But half of my team I'm going to use are Fairies, because Lady Valerie told me that Fairy-types have some kind of soothing effect." said Mixia.
"Ready, Mixie Moon?" said Haley.
"Wait, Mixie Moon?" Mixia replied, confused.
"That's what I'm going to call you, can't I?" said Haley.
"Sure, except for the 'Moon' part. I don't look like someone who always throw a Moonblast." replied Mixia.
"I know, I won't call you that if don't like it..."
"Fine, you can call me that way." said Mixia, looking irritated. "Perhaps we should get this battle started. You're first, Morphy!"
Haley sends out a Lucario, a bipedal jackal-like Pokemon. She activates her Mega Ring, Mega Evolving her Lucario. The Mega Lucario stared at the Misdreavus as it is anticipating the Ghost-type to throw up something. However, Morphy was entering a state of Calm Mind.
"It seems that your Lucario is using Me First. Fortunately, Morphy has a Ghost attack." said Mixia. She then turned to her Misdreavus.
"Sorry about that Morphy, but that's for Haley." she told the Misdreavus.
As Morphy was about to cast Hex, Lucario managed to use Me First to outspeed the Misdreavus' attempt on Hexing. It then channeled its negative aura energy to cast Hex on the Misdreavus. Morphy then cast Hex. Its eyes glowed with the fury of the spirits, levitating the Mega Lucario temporarily then dropped it down. The Mega Lucario anticipated again, casting another Hex, but this time Morphy's Hex managed to bring low the Mega-Evolved Pokemon.
Haley's Fennekin stepped into the battle. Mixia switched out her Misdreavus with her Whimsicott wielding a Choice Specs.
"Why a Whimsicott?" asked Haley.
"That's for your Fennekin. I'm letting it having its own fun." replied Mixia.
As the fluff-ball-like creature was sent out, it got hit by the Fennekin's Will-o-wisp. The Fox Pokemon proceeded to unleash a Fire Blast, knocking out the Whimsicott after it casted a Giga Drain.
Mixia's Rotom entered the battle, forming an Electro Ball and hurling it at the Fennekin. The Fox Pokemon casted a Will-o-wisp, and Rotom unleashed a Hex by raising its electricity-filled arms pointing at the Fennekin, fainting the Fox Pokemon. Haley then sends out a Yveltal, a giant, winged creature representing the Aspect of Destruction.
"Whoa! I did not ask for that." responded Mixia. "But I'm still going to do it for you."
The Rotom casted a Thunder Wave, paralyzing Yveltal, but that did not stop the monster from unleashing a Shadow Claw at the Rotom.
Mixia then sends out her Togekiss, wielding a Choice Scarf. After the winged creature unleashed a Dazzling Gleam, Yveltal unleashed Oblivion Wing at the Togekiss, but thanks to its Fairy-typing, the Togekiss was unaffected by Oblivion Wing's fatal side effects.
Mixia switched out her Togekiss to Morphy, expecting the Misdreavus to take a slight hitting from Yveltal. However, Haley switched out Yveltal to Xerneas, a deer-like creature representing the Aspect of Life.
"Uh... Not the Xerneas I'm looking for." Mixia responded.
Xerneas unleashed a Moonblast, knocking out Morphy. Mixia then calls out her Jellicent, Blobber. Xerneas charged at the Jellicent with a Horn Leech, but it resulted in activating the Jellyfish Pokemon's Weakness Policy, allowing it to unleash an empowered Scald. After taking another Horn Leech, Blobber attempts to Recover, but not before Xerneas managed to knock out the Jellicent with another Horn Leech.
Togekiss was called out again, and it unleashed an Air Slash at Xerneas. After taking another Moonblast, the winged creature cast another Air Slash but to no prevail, and gets knocked out again by another Moonblast.
Mixia sent out her last Pokemon in waiting, a Clefable. After withstanding a Moonblast, Clefable retaliated back with another Moonblast at Xerneas successfully defeating it. Haley then sends out a shiny Snivy, a serpentine Grass-type creature.
"I always knew that your Pokemon meant more to you than anyone else. Look at this Snivy, it will always be there for you." commented Mixia.
"Maybe I should spend more time with them." said Haley.
Clefable carefully cast Stored Power at the Snivy. After withstanding another Stored Power, the serpentine Pokemon cast Solar Beam on the Fairy Pokemon. It then cast a Grass Knot on Clefable after withstanding another Stored Power. Nearing to fainting after getting hit by a Stored Power, the Snivy Rested. Irritated, the Fairy Pokemon unleashed a Moonblast.
Haley then sends out Mewtwo, a bipedal Psychic creature.
"The doctor's in the house." said Haley.
"Which doctor?" asked Mixia.
"It's the name of my Mewtwo." replied Haley.
Mewtwo unleashed a Shadow Ball on Clefable. Critically injured by the Psychic monster, Clefable cast a Cosmic Power in hopes of withstanding Mewtwo's attacks. But that effort was wasted as Mewtwo cast another Shadow Ball which critically brought down Clefable.
"Well, I let you win this time," gasped Mixia. "Are you feeling any better?"
"A little. But I want Sebastian..." replied Haley.
"Who's Sebastian?" asked Mixia.
"He's my boyfriend. I wish he was here..." said Haley.
"I hope he's able to correct his wrongdoings and his negligence." said Mixia.
"I'm wondering one thing," said Haley. "Can we be friends?"
"Sure. I have a list of acquaintances whose favourite types are Ghost, and congratulations, you are added into that list." replied Mixia. "And do you know Wizzy?"
"Who's Wizzy? Does he also uses the Pokemon like you do?" asked Haley.
"He's a Psychic-type person. He despises Ghost-types. Plus the next time you see him, don't be shocked of his face similar to myself. Not twins, not siblings, just being friends, right? Hehe." replied Mixia, with a blushing expression.
"And one quick question," said Haley. "Why are you wearing skimpy clothes?"
"Oh, it's just to show that I'm a Ghost Trainer after all. Also, this is one of my formal outfits and the outfit I always wear when going to the Battle Maison... Blue is a somewhat decent colour... It's not wrong to wear a midriff-baring halter top and a pleated skirt plus putting on fancy accessories at the same time in Kalos, right?" said Mixia, embarrassingly.
"Never mind, I know you're trying to be Phoebe. That Elite Four girl in Hoenn." said Haley.
"I know that. Anyway, I got to go now." said Mixia as she sends out her Talonflame.
"Okay then." said Haley.
Mixia hopped onto her Talonflame while sending back Seedy. "Get well soon!" said Mixia to Haley.
"I will try!" said Haley as she bid farewell to the Ghost Trainer.
Author's note
See? I told you that's going to happen in real life. Listen to this music that plays when entering a house in Coumarine and asking an Ace Trainer to play it. You'll realize how sad was that situation.
But this is my fictionalization of the real events. What really happened is that the moment I turned on the PSS after my lunch I started to notice Haley's shout-outs were displaying her despair and her attempt to commit suicide on the PSS. Plus I heard that a friend of hers' thinks it was a joke. How outrageous and it is like adding salt to the wound! I know it is rude to interrupt a conversation, but I had no choice and I must stop Haley from committing suicide.
For your information, I'm not related to Haley. I only added her to my Acquaintances list due to the coincidence that our favourite type was Ghost. Plus that time she needed help. It's better to save someone from committing suicide than let everything to be, idling around, right?
Back to the topic. I understand it wasn't easy to convince Haley not to commit suicide and let her know that her Pokemon will always be there for her. Also, I purposely let her win this match just to make her feel better.
I was being asked why am I playing as a girl even though I can choose to play as my gender (as a boy). For the first and last time, I have both the X and Y versions, so that means I can choose to play one gender on a separate version, and that pretty much makes sense. I was also being asked if my characters' name are my real name, but I got to tell you all, Wizzy and Mixia are the names I made up myself for my trainers, and they are not related to my name real life (try figure out yourself: look back on my earlier posts on my original blog), but instead I revealed my surname, which is obviously my 3DS username. So that's why I replaced those 'privacy questions' with the question on Mixia's fashion preference in my fictionalization. And that explains the 'semi-fictional elements'. Any questions?
And if you ever realised something, the MV of the song I featured here is almost the same situation.
To those who are about to commit suicide, have you ever thought about the impact of your death to others? And if you have a Pokemon, or a plush toy, or whatever that is not a living thing yet it is precious to you and you take it as it is a living thing, can you imagine what a world will be for them without their owner? I remember an incident of a student committed suicide in Penang, just because of being punished for cheating in an exam and being mocked by students... Why if I met those people, I must test their morality!
And to haters out here (yes, especially you, assuming you made that student commit suicide...), if you hate someone, then you're just making that person to commit suicide. If you spread hate, do you think it will bring you happiness? I know I sounded like I'm asking can cyberbullying someone on Facebook give you eternal happiness but please, you must think about it and the impact on others. Stop spreading hate, especially on the PSS. If you choose not to listen and think what I said was a joke, plus you have a Pokemon game, I'll hunt you and beat your Pokemon, Legendary or not, with either Psychic or Ghost types, or both at the same time.
And to metagamers and users of Pokemon Showdown, have you ever thought of your Pokemon that you use for competitive battling? Do you only see them as tools to increase your reputation on the Pokemon metagame? Had you ever thought about how they feel when being EV trained and being put into the test on the metagame battlefield and the Battle Maison? Do you ever feed them Poke Puffs, petting them and playing with them by delivering berries, bouncing balls of yarn and swapping puzzle tiles, or you just simply throw them to Link Battles to watch them get beaten up by other trainers' Pokemon, and expect a win or simply ragequit just because you're about to lose in a Link Battle and you cared winning? I expect 99% of your answers would be no. Always remember, Pokemon, even they're used in competitive battles, do have feelings. Always. Except for some Legendary Pokemon, because I don't know why they're in the Overused tier even though they deserve to be in Ubers, and Landorus is one of them.
So to all of you, make love, not hate. Don't force people to commit suicide by spreading hate. And if you think what I said above is of extreme irrelevance, then get out of my blog. All I was trying to do is spreading good.
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