Hi everyone! ohlookrandom is here! This is my first fanfic- ever- I blame Pokemon Adventures for getting me hooked. Welp, enough about me. Let's get on with business (business meaning hunting down the people who scan manga and demanding why they haven't uploaded Chapter 393 yet).

Rated: I don't know :O But it involves death and tragedy and some good old angst so yeah.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon. If I did, everyone else would have a minor role compared to Red and Green. BWAHAHAHAHA.

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It was undoubtedly one of the stormiest days Viridian City had ever seen, Green reflected as he recalled his Ninetales into its Pokeball. Which, he thought coolly, was the reason why his team was outside training as usual. What better conditions to train under than conditions that challenged every one of them?

Golduck swiped the air, sending beads of water spraying everywhere as its claws tore the raindrops apart. Green surveyed its performance with a neutral expression on his face as it went against his Rhydon, who was quite obviously the weakest Pokemon at the moment, having to deal with not only Golduck's water attacks but also the lashing rain. Green finally snapped his fingers, and both Pokemon jumped apart, both weakened but still strong enough to fight-and thrash-any unsuspecting trainers who would straggle through this storm. "Good job, both of you," Green said, his soft voice weaving through the sound of the pattering, sloshing rain, and both Pokemon disappeared in a flash of light.

Green's Eevee came up beside him, rubbing affectionately against his legs. Its fur was soaked through, as well, and its body carried traces of Machamp's attack- Green made note to himself to use a Hyper Potion to cure Eevee later. Eevee, quite like Red's Pikachu, often refused to go into its Pokeball and often stayed outside to accompany Green (he liked the company, but he would never say it aloud).

Red. Before Green entered his gym, he cast a look at the mountain where his friend had been staying for the last year, and briefly wondered if he shouldn't ascend the mountain and see if Red was alright in this storm. Then he abruptly shook himself, remembering the last time he had tried that- Red had told him to stop treating him like a baby. So Green shrugged and trudged into his gym, grabbing the towel that hung on a hook right next to the door. "After all," he said aloud to Eevee, who perked its ears up at its owner's soft voice, "Red knows how to take care of himself, right?"

"Vui!"

Green had just reached the back of the gym when the door creaked open. Without looking back, Green began to dry his rust-brown hair. "Brave of you to come for a gym badge in this weather," he commented to his unseen challenger, but no reply was forthcoming. Green tossed the towel aside, his hand reaching for his first Pokeball; he could almost feel Golduck's excitement coming from the ball within. "Well?" he asked, turning around.

"The last I checked, I didn't need a badge," Silver answered, his hand on his own Pokeball. Green dropped his hand and rolled his eyes. "Well, you're not a challenger," he remarked dryly. "What brings you here to my gym?" He resumed his walk down the corridor that led to the room where he entertained visitors- entertained being a very loose term, seeing as to how he didn't get many visitors and the few that he got left hastily after half an hour of short and blunt replies.

Silver followed, just like Green knew he would, his red hair still dripping from the pouring rain outside. "I was wondering if Blue was here," he mentioned, his voice still low and husky. Green snorted derisively. "Why would she be here?"

He saw Silver lift his shoulder in a gesture of dismissal of Green's sardonic tone. "You and her and Red always used to hang out together," he mentioned, "and I thought that maybe-"

"Red doesn't hang out with us anymore," Green interrupted, and was aware of how much like a little kid he sounded. "He's up there in Mt. Silver, fighting the numerous trainers that come to challenge him." He paused as Silver caught up to him and they walked into the small kitchen together. Green tried to keep the bitterness from his voice as he mentioned, "Red still wants to prove that he's the best and he won't come down from that damn mountain till he's beaten."

If Silver heard the suppressed note of anger in Green's voice, he let it slide. "A lot of things have happened since a year ago," he mused thoughtfully.

"Should have kept in touch then." Green snatched up the packet of tea he had lying next to the kettle on the stove a little too roughly. "Where have you been anyway?"

Silver shrugged again, a gesture that seemed to Green as though he was trying to shrug off something, a problem from his past. "Traveling Hoenn. Catching up with Ruby and Sapphire." He paused, seemingly unsure how to approach the tentative issue of the broken up Kanto Dex Holders. "So, er-"

"Blue is in Cerulean visiting Misty," Green cut in, guessing at what Silver was asking and guessing correctly when the redhead nodded and subsided into silence. "She took Yellow yesterday. Said something about a surprise visit." He sipped his tea, allowing the silence to tighten and coil, sliding around both boys like an Arbok waiting to strike. Green was used to this silence. Silver, although a little fidgety, was more used to it than the typical sorts of visitors Green got, so he just leaned back in his chair and locked eyes with a curious Eevee.

Green closed his eyes, allowing himself to relax. He hadn't allowed himself to lose his cool, not since he had entered Chuck's school when he was so much younger. Even Red hadn't ruffled him, Red hadn't ever been able to touch a nerve. The irony, now that Red was the one who was causing him to let slip the icy façade. Green suppressed a small smirk. He was quickly gaining a reputation as the fiercest, most serious Gym Leader in the Kanto region; it was a reputation Green was loath to let go of. He curled his fingers around his mug, taking a long moment to absorb the heat and release his emotions-

His Pokegear rang just then, and Green and Silver jumped, startled at the sudden noise that sliced through their quiet world. Green almost spilled his tea, and he swore under his breath; Silver, who had been stroking Eevee, nearly fell off his chair. Green stormed over to the counter, where his Pokegear rang obnoxiously and blared out an alarm to the world. "Viridian Gym, Gym Leader Green speaking," he snapped into the phone as he flipped it open. "If you're a challenger, please call back tomorrow, we are currently clo-"

"Green, it's me, Gold!" a boy's voice exclaimed over the phone, just loud enough for Silver to hear. The redhead rolled his eyes. "Figures," he told Eevee, who simply purred "Vui!" and settled under Silver's careful fingers once more.

Gold… Green racked his memory. Ah yes. That loud boy from New Bark town, who carried a cue stick and had the worst pick up lines in the world. Green remembered, and he frowned even deeper. "Gold, what do you want?" he asked irritably.

"Green, it's Red." Gold sounded breathless, and in the background, Green could hear winds swirling. He had to sit down when Gold mentioned Red's name; a sickening thud hit his stomach as his sixth sense for bad news flooded his mind. "Wh-What happened?" he asked, dreading the answer, but keeping his tone even (or at least making it sound normal). "Are you on Mt. Silver?"

"I was coming to find Red- he did promise to teach me some new moves," Gold was babbling, and now that he was listening, Green picked out the notes of fear and worry and pain and what was that indescribable sensation right at the back of Gold's voice? It felt like loss, but Green forced himself to think positive. He tuned back into Gold's voice- "-and when I got there it was raining and I nearly slipped because it was so wet-"

Green interrupted then, running out of the door as he spoke and leaving a confused Silver behind. "What happened?" he was practically bellowing as he threw open his doors and sprinted out into the rain, in the direction of Mt. Silver. "Gold, what in Arceus' name happened?"

It was definitely there, that heavy acceptance of loss. "Red… I think he's dead."

"It can't be," Green said, skidding to a stop when he realized what he was doing. He took a deep breath to steady himself even as his fingers fumbled at his side for Pidgeot. A confused dinosaur and a blue duck later, the huge bird emerged from its Pokeball, shaking out its feathers as it stared unhappily at the pouring sky, but lowered itself so that Green could hop on and fly. "Gold, just wait wherever you are. I'll be right there-"

Just then, a roar sounded, and Green looked up to see a familiar orange dragon flying overhead, carrying something in its arms. It landed next to Rhydon, skidding forward on the slimy mud; it never relinquished the grip on the small bundle it carried. Green hopped off Pidgeot and ran towards Charizard, dropping his Pokegear in the process and gasping (but if it was from out of breath or pain or anything else Green wouldn't have known).

The orange dragon raised its head and let out a guttural roar, its cry rivaling even the roll of thunder that rolled over the region of Kanto. It collapsed on the ground, bowing its long neck as Green skidded to a stop in front of it. The gym leader hastily slipped under Charizard's outstretched wings and received a little respite from the slashing rain; he grabbed the collar of the Pokemon Champion's shirt and shook him, desperate for some sort of response. "Red,wake up! Wake up!"

Red's neck simply lolled to the side, his crimson eyes unblinkingly fixed on some distant object, and Green had to gasp to get his breath back. He grew frantic, losing his cool demeanor. "Red," he pleaded, taking Red's cold face in his hands and turning it to look at him. "Red, talk to me. You've got to be alive, you've got to be-"

Charizard unfurled its wings then, roaring at the sky, and Green felt the full wrath of the storm lash him once more. He tasted water on his lips and tongue, and it felt salty- deep down he told himself it was the rain, but he didn't remember rain to be so salty before.

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A/N: Poor Green. I feel bad for subjecting him to this. Sorry for any OOC; like I said, this is my first fanfic and I'm new to this so… Review please? :D