The pokeball in my hand had rattled desperately throughout th ride to the store, but now it only made feeble little shakes here and there. I felt slightly guilty about my descision, but I did my best to leave that feeling behind. I tried to be excited. I was finally getting a Litwick! Our adventures would be epic, legendary even. Then I thought about adventuring with the Solosis and felt a sudden twinge of regret at my hasty decision. I shook it off again.
By the time we reached the store, the pokeball no longer shook, but I could sense a thick shroud of dread coming from it. The salesman on duty pulled the pokeball from my hands. "What is in here?" he asked.
"A S-Solosis." I replied, my voice faltering.
"Excellent!" he praised. "What is it you're trading for?"
"A Litwick."
"Excellent!" he repeated. "Let me open this pokeball to check the Solosis' condition."
He proceeded to push the round button on the ball, and the familiar form. Of the Solosis appeared. My Solosis. Solosis gave me one last heartbroken look, and that was enough. "Sir?"
"Yes?" he asked, smiling.
"I've changed my mind," I declared. "the deal is off."