Creepypasta - Cursed

An old woman knelt in front of the grave, a bouquet of violets in her
arms. Her body shook with sobs, and there was a small, wet stain on
the floor where her tears had fallen. A carved Ninetales was crouched
on top of the stone in front of her, and an inscription was carved
into it in slanted, elegant letters.

"Here lies Moonshine, the best Pokémon her owner could ever ask for."

The Ninetales's eyes were a pair of blue gemstones, and the tips of
its tails were covered in slightly rusted copper. It was beautifully
detailed, with each little claw carved out, each strand of fur viSible
if one looked hard enough.

Only the best for her little Ninetales.

Oh, what she wouldn't give to see her again.

-~-~-

It was Eve's tenth birthday, and around the table were scattered
presents, their wrapping paper covered with intricate designs,
shimmering bows stuck onto each of them. The little girl squealed
excitedly, almost shaking from anticipation. She couldn't wait!

After snapping several pictures, her parents finally allowed her to
open one of her presents. Inside was a large shoulder bag with
multiple pockets. She explored them to find multiple different items
hidden within it; a potion here, a handful of Poké balls there. Her
eyes sparkled. It was perfect.

The second present contained a few TMs, and a case to hold them, which
she quickly slipped into her bag. The third was a bag of Pokémon food,
which basically looked like a brown kibble. The fourth had a hat in
it; a white sun hat with golden embroidery along the edges. The fifth
had a pair of running shoes. Finally, she came to the sixth and final
present, which had holes in the top. The wrapping had a flame design
on it.

"A Vulpix?! Great Arceus, thank you so much!"

Her parents beamed at her proudly. Ninetales was her favorite Pokémon
of all time, and to have a Vulpix was more than she could have even
dared to dream of. "A VuLpix!" she cried. "My very own Vulpix."

"What are you going to name her?" asked her mom.

"I think I'll name her... Moonshine," Eve replied. The Vulpix stared
at her for a moment with her round, auburn eyes, then buried her
muzzle into her shirt, cooing softly. Eve smiled and rubbed the
Pokémon behind her ears. "She's perfect."

"Mom and I have been thinking, and we've decided it's time for you to
head off on your POkémon journey."

"R-really?" Eve's eyes grew wide. "I can go? With my very own Vulpix?"

Her parents nodded, and then Eve tackled each of them with a hug.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is the best birthday present
ever!"

She let go of her mom and picked up Moonshine. "When do I start?"

"Tomorrow."

Eve let out a squeal as she ran to get her things ready.

-~-~-

Moonshine trotted happily about Eve's feet as she headed down the dirt
path. It had been three days since they had started their journey, and
they were well on their Way to Pewter City. Eve had caught a female
Pidgey, whom she had named Flight, and a male Pikachu, named Sparky.
They were in the middle of Viridian forest, and already she was sick
of Caterpie and Weedle. At least Moonshine was a fire-type, so they
breezed through it. Eve was proud to say that she hadn't lost a single
battle yet.

A bug catcher caught sight of them. "Hey! You! Wanna have a battle?"

Eve grinned at her Vulpix. "Sure," she said. "Go! Moonshine!"

The bug catcher sent out a Caterpie, and the battle began.

"Caterpie! Use string shot!"

"Moonshine! Quick Attack!"

Moonshine darted over to the Caterpie and slammed into it, knocking it
over. The Caterpie tried to get up, but Moonshine attacked it again,
successfully fainting it.

"Hey! No fair!" cried the bug catcher. "I didn't get a turn!"

"Moonshine! Stop!" cried Eve as Moonshine got ready for another
attack. "You can't attack them like that! You have to give other
trainers a turn!"

Moonshine shuffleD up to her, her head down and her tails dragging.
She made a whining noise in the back of her throat.

"I'm terribly sorry! I guess she just went out of control... Here,
don't worry about paying me. I'll pay you. Then we'll be even." She
handed the bug catcher some  Poké, and he smiled gratefully.

"Thank you," he said.

"No problem!" Eve replied.

She and Moonshine started away again, MoonshinE's ears drooping. A
whimper escaped her. "Don't worry, Moonshine; I'm not mad at you. You
just need to be more careful." Moonshine lifted her head cautiously,
and then perked up again. "There. That's more like the Vulpix I know!"

---

They had finally arrived at Pewter city, and it took Eve's breath
away. The buildings were huge compared to the little houses and shops
of Pallet Town and Viridian City. They hurried quickly to the gym,
only to run straight into a woman exiting it.

She was obviously very rich, as she had a fur coat on, and a fancy
hat, also made of fur. However, she was probably one of the ugliest
people Eve had ever seen. A Venusaur came to mind as Eve stared into
her piggy eyes.

Moonshine started growling, which snapped Eve out of her temporary
shock. "Oh, dear! I'm so sorry!" she cried. "Moonshine, be quiet," she
added. Then she froze as she saw what kind of fur the woman's coat was
made of.

It was made of Vulpix fur.

Eve instinctively scooped up Moonshine and stepped aside. However, the
woman just turned to face her. "Your Vulpix has beautiful fur," she
said. "You wouldn't consider selling it, would you?"

Eve glared at her. "Not for a million bucks," she replied.

The woman smirked at her. "We'll just have to do this the hard way,
then," she said, and tossed a trio of Pokéballs at her. Out came three
Houndoom, all of which looked around before setting their sights on
Moonshine. They began growling at her, saliva dripping from their
jowls.

"Three againSt one? No way!" cried Eve, sending out Flight and Sparky.

The woman perked up at the sight of Sparky. "Oh? A Pikachu?" More
glaring from Eve. "I'll make you a deal. If I win, I get to take your
Pokémon. If you win, I'll give you one of my Houndoom." She smirked as
Eve began to object. "It's not like you have a choice. I could easily
call backups and take your Pokémon immediately."

Looking closer, Eve noticed there were black collars on each
Houndoom's neck, each adorned with a large, red R. Team Rocket! Eve
had heard of this criminal gang, but hadn't come across them yet.

"Moonshine! Quick Attack! Sparky, ThunderShock! Flight, Peck!"

Her Pokémon didn't need to be told twice. Eve had already spent enough
time with each of them that they had begun to trust her, whiCh
amounted to more power in their attacks, and more cooperations between
them. They might not win against three fully evolved Pokémon, but they
still had a pretty good chance. Eve hung onto this chance like a
lifeline.

"Houndoom! Bite, Ember and Thunder Fang!"

Eve's Pokémon may have coordination, but that was nothing compared to
the Houndoom. They leaped in unison, managing to avoid even
Moonshine's Quick Attack, landed behind them, and used their attacks.
Flight was knocked out immediately by Thunder Fang, and Moonshine and
Sparky's health were quickly draining.

"Moonshine, Sparky, repeat!" she shouted, and each Pokémon managed to
catch the Houndoom this time. It didn't seem to do much, though, and
Eve's face began turning white. "Great Arceus, please help us," she
whispered.

The next turn left Sparky fainted and Moonshine barely hanging on. The
woman had decided to make her victory "fun," which meant torturing
both Eve and her Vulpix by making Moonshine's defeat incredibly slow
and drawn-out. She closed her eyes and waited for the end of her
journey, but it didn't come. Instead, she heard a yelp from one of the
Houndoom.

she darEd to open her eyes to see a Scyther standing over one of the
Houndoom, who was sprawled out on the floor. It made quick work of the
other two, and the woman was forced to turn tail. She didn't give Eve
a Houndoom, as she had promised, but Eve didn't care. Her Pokémon were
safe. She immediately ran up to Moonshine, and then hugged the
shivering Pokémon, grinning as she got a lick in the cheek.

Then she returned Moonshine to her Poké ball, and then turned to the
Scyther, tackling it with a hug. "Oh, thank you so much for saving
them!" she cried. The Scyther wrapped its scythes around her, sideways
so as not to cut her with the blades. She finally let go, and the
Scyther was beaming at her.

"Do you have a trainer?" Eve asked.

The Scyther looked defeated for a moment, muttering "Scythe." Then it
looked up, its eyes carrying a clear message. "Will you be my
trainer?"

Eve smiled and nodded, holding out a Poké ball. The Scyther
disappeared inside of it, turning into the red aura that all Pokémon
became when captured.

Who cared if she didn't get a Houndoom? She had a Scyther, and
Scythers were better anyways.

-~-~-

"Hero! Moonshine! Quick Attack!"

A green and orange blur darted behind the Starmie and Staryu, ramming
into them from behind. The blur stopped suddenly, revealing Moonshine
and the Scyther. Eve had decided to name him Hero, due to the fact
that he had been her hero before. The two seemed to get along well,
and they worked together like one Pokémon. She loved having double
battles every chance she could.

"Heah!" cried the Starmie. Their two opponents skidded across the
floor of the gym, whirling around when they came to a stop. A glint
came from the Staryu's red center.

"Starmie! Use Hyper Beam! Staryu! Water Gun at Vulpix and finish them
off!" Misty, the CeruleaN Gym Leader shouted.

"Hero! Protect and block Moonshine! Moonshine, use Flamethrower!" Eve
had used two of the TMs she got for her birthday, Protect and
Flamethrower, on Hero and Moonshine, respectively. They came in handy
in more than one situation.

Staryu was the victim of Moonshine's attack, and it clearly wasn't
anticipating it. It fainted, slumping to the ground. "Staryu! Return!"
cried Misty. "Starmie, use Bubble Beam!"

"Hero, Quick Attack! Moonshine, Flamethrower!"

Too late. Moonshine fainted upon being hit by Bubble Beam. Hero
managed to get a Quick Attack in, though, which KO'd Misty's last
Pokémon.

"Good batTle," said Eve, shaking her hand after returning Moonshine.

"You fought great!" replied Misty, handing her the Cascade Badge.
"Thanks for the fun battle."

"The pleasure was all mine," replied Eve, smiling good-naturedly.

She and her Pokémon were well on their way to the Pokémon league.

-~-~-

"Moonshine, what's wrong? You've been acting weird lately, almost
depressed." Eve was huddled next to the campfire her Vulpix had
started, rubbing her hands for warmth. There were multiple fire pits
along each route, so that trainers could camp out for the night. She
had laid out a sleeping bag for herself, but her Pokémon just slept on
the ground. They seemed to like it better that way, anyways.

Moonshine simply turned away, an expression of sadness and defeat
creeping across her face. Whenever Eve or the other Pokémon tried to
comfort her, she would ignore them. Whatever the problem, there was
obviously no way to cheer her up.

"Well, when you decide to let us know what's going on, we'll be here to listen."

"Vulp," she replied quietly.

Eve shot her a worried glance before drifting off into the clutches of sleep.

-~-~-

Eve noticed that Moonshine was fine during the day, but she cried
whenever she thought everyone was asleep. Each night, the crying got
just a tad louder, and each night her owner would listen as the poor
Pokémon sobbed herself to sleep. Eve didn't want to ask her why she
was crying again, because then she might stop, and she cried so much
that it was obvious that she needed To.

One day, though, it just became too unbearable. Eve could barely stop
herself from joining in on the heart-shattering sobs.

"Moonshine," she asked as she walked down the road, "why do you cry at night?"

The Vulpix froze in mid step, her eyes following her trainer, who
turned around and stopped too. Moonshine shook her head and bounded up
to her trainer. "Vulp, vulpix!" she cried. She was trying to convey
the message that she didn't cry at night, but Eve didn't believe her.

"Moonshine, tell me the truth."

Moonshine put on a fake loOk of puzzlement. "Pix," she whined.

Eve sighed. "Well, I tried," she said quietly.

Moonshine made a note to herself to stop crying.

-~-~-

Saffron City, and Eve had finally obtained a ThunderStone and a FireStone.

All of her Pokémon were assembled in front of her, looking at her with
expectant eyes. Hero, the Scyther. Moonshine, the Vulpix. Flight, the
Pidgeotto. Sparky, the Pikachu. Finally, the newer additions to the
team; Venom the Ekans and Rage the Magikarp. A strange name for such a
weak Pokémon, but Eve knew that he would evolve into a Gyarados
someday.

Eve placed the stones in front of Moonshine and Sparky. "Are you two
sure you want to evolve?" she asked. Both Pokémon nodded. "Alright,
then. Let the evolution begin!"

Moonshine walked up to the stone and cautiously tapped it with her
nose. Nothing happened. She began to wonder if it was a fake, when she
began glowing. She felt herself lifted off the ground by an invisible
force. Her tails grew longer and were joined by another three, she
felt her fur growing into a mane around her neck, and her body be came
more lithe and graceful. She landed softly on the ground, a fully
evolved Ninetales.

She looked around; everythIng seemed smaller than it used to. Sparky
was different one; he had become a Raichu. Moonshine closed her eyes,
content with the world. She was fully evolved! Now she could do more
for her beloved trainer.

The other Pokémon came over to her and Sparky, coNgratulating them on
their evolutions. "You're beautiful, Moonshine," sighed Hero. "I wish
I could evolve, but then Eve would have to trade me away. And anyways,
I don't like Scizor much."

"Aww, Hero, thank you! I wish you could evolve, too; then we could be
fully evolved together!"

Hero smiled at her. "I'm happy I can just be with you," he said softly.

They didn't even notice that the other Pokémon were staring at them,
silently cheering them on. Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Even Eve had caught
on, and had her hands curled into fists. She was in the same position
when she was begging her Pokémon to make the final blow that would win
the battle. The pair looked up, bewildered, as Venom accidentally let
out the word in a tiny whisper.

Kiss.

All of the Pokémon, as well as Eve, burst out laughing. Even Hero and
Moonshine were chuckling. They had completely forgotten that the
others were there. "Oh, Venom," said Sparky, "you blew our cover!"

That remark made those who could underStand it crack up even more, and
Eve couldn't help but laugh with them. Laughter is contagious, after
all.

That night, Moonshine had no desire to shed a single tear.

-~-~-

It was Lavender Town where Moonshine finally broke.

It had nothing to do with the countless legends or rumors that
surrounded the place. True, it took a brave soul to venture into the
town, but Moonshine had confidence in her trainer, and she didn't
really believe myths like that, anyways.

Instead, it was the graves of the Pokémon.

Moonshine had been holding back her tears for more than a month now,
and now she finally had something to cry about. But then, her mind
wandered back to the woman with the fur coat. Did those Vulpixes get
proper burials? Probably not. They were used as tools for human
pleasure. She had almost ended up like them.

It was all for the selfishness of humans. Didn't they have any
empathy? Any at all? How would they like to die a horrible death for
no good reason, and then not even be appreciated? They thought of
Pokémon as mindless beasts, created to serve the sole purpose of being
their slaves.

How disgusting, humans were.

All of them.

She vowed to get rid of every lAst one.

-~-~-

"Moonshine? I know you want to stay longer, but we have to go. We need
to continue our journey."

Moonshine sat, motionless, staring over the rows of tombstones before her.

"I wonder if any Pokémon you knew before are here. I never did know
about your past."

No aNswer.

"At least they rest here in peace."

"Not all rest in peace," a voice growled.

Eve was bewildered at first, then gasped in shock as she realized the
voice had come from Moonshine. "Wh-what... what do you mean?"

"Remember that woman? The one with the fur coat that we met in Pewter
City?" Moonshine asked via telepathy. "Those Vulpix didn't get put to
rest. They will never rest in peace."

"There's nothing we can do about that, Moonshine. I feel sorry for
them too, but what can we do to help?"

Moonshine whirled around. Her eyes were glowing, and her fangs were
bared in a snarl. "That's the sickest part about it!" the Ninetales
spat, her tails lashing in frustration. "We can't help them! And it's
all because of your kind, Eve! Don't you see?

"We Pokémon have been your faithful servants for centuries, and look
at how you treat us! Look at it! It's disgusting! You treat us like
filth, like we're lower class. We are equals! We are the same!"

"I love you as a partner," replied Eve, "as a sIster. Not all humans
treat Pokémon like scum. Your rage is making you blind!"

Moonshine pretended that she hadn't heard her. "I might as well be
dead to you, and you wouldn't care! You'd cry for a bit, then forget
about me and move on. No one would care! No one cares any more! This
world is crashing down, and everyone is oblivious to it but me! Why
don't you see? Why don't you see?"

Eve released one of her Pokémon; Hero. "Can you talk some sense into
her?" she pleaded. Hero nodded.

"Moonshine, you're going mad. Calm down. I agree that nothing is worse
than watching a Pokémon suffer at the hands of humans, but most of
them aren't like that."

"You're wrong." Moonshine's voice shook.

"No, you're just desperate to blame someone. Please, calm down! If not
for Eve, then for me. Please."

"No, Hero. I need to make you see. I need to make you all see!" She
howled in her rage, and people came running up and down the stairs To
see what was going on. "You will all die!" she screamed. "I will kill
you all personally!"

"Please, Moonshine!" Hero began crying, begging her to stop. "Snap out of it!"

"No! This needs to be done!" she snapped. The humans couldn't tell
what Hero was saying, but Moonshine obviously did not approve.
Moonshine took a step towards Eve. "No... I won't kill you. But I will
lay a curse upon you! You will be forced to suffer!"

"I won't let you!" Hero stepped in front of Eve, crossing his scythes
in front of him. "You can't force her to suffer for something she
didn't do!"

"Try me." Moonshine's eyes blazed with anger, and her teeth were bared
in a snarl. She lunged forward, knocking Hero aside like a twig.
"Who's the hero now?" she hissed.

Eve backed up, only to find herself against a wall. Still, Moonshine
crept forward, stopping only when she was close enough to  touch her
trainer. "From this day forward, for a thousand years, you will weep
at my grave, which you shall have erected here. I am dead to the world
now. Even after you have died, your spirit will remain here, trapped
until your curse is ended. You will be unable to say anything but
positive comments about me, your... beloved Ninetales. If you attempt
to tell others about this curse, no words will come.

"The same goes for all of you!" Moonshine whipped around to face the
crowd gathered around her. They shrunk back, fear draining their faces
of color. "None of you will be able to say anything about me, or the
curse! Nothing about what you witnessed tonight! Is that clear?

"If it isn't, no matter, for you are alreadY cursed.

"I shall be seeing you soon."

-~-~-

The death count in Lavender Town rose dramatically over the next two
months with no explanation. They abruptly stopped after the deaths of
nearly fifty people, all murdered by what appeared to be a Pokémon.
Each had a clean set of toothmarks in their necks, with no other
evidence to speak of. Furthermore, the friends and family of the
victims reported that the dead seemed to be unable to tell them
something, performing strange behaviors and moving their mouths with
no sound coming out.

In addition to this, a young girl's Ninetales died just before, and
she had moved to Lavender Town to weep. Every day, the girl visited
her beloved Pokémon's grave, but when asked why she doesn't continue
her journey, she refused to reply. Her Scyther had also been reported
dead, but she seemed to pay no attention to it. Her friends and family
say that she was very attached to the Scyther, and that it is rather
odd that she wouldn't care about him.

Lavender Town had been hosting some strange happenings, that was certain.

-~-~-

Eve knelt in front of the grave, an old woman now, a bouquet of
crumpled and broken violets in her arms. Her body shook involuntarily
with sobs, and there was a small, wet stain on the floor where her
fake tears had fallen. A carved Ninetales loomed over her from the top
of the stone in front of her, and an inscription was carved into it in
I'll-fitting, elegant letters.

"Here lies Moonshine, the best Pokémon her owner could ever ask for."

The Ninetales's eyes were a pair of malicious blue gemstones, and the
tips of her tails were covered in rusted copper. It was overly
detailed, each little claw sharp enough to pierce skin, each strand of
tangled, matted fur visible if one looked hard enough.

Only the worst for her demonic Ninetales.

Was there anything she would give to see her again?