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>I was 17, right around the release of platinum
>always have ds lite with me (still do)
>driving home thinking about how stupid I was for being late picking it up (loved D/P a lot)
>two cars in front of me is a minivan
>some car blows a stop sign at a 2- way and cuts them off
>mini van swerves to avoid massive carnage
>runs into a dirt mound, or a little hill thing I can't explain it
>either way, it was like going from 40 to 0 in a second
>car that cuts them off keeps going
>people that witnessed this pulls over immediately
>I do too
>we grab the people inside the car and check if they are okay while others call 911
>I pull out a little kid (maybe about 8) wearing one of those generic pokemon shirts you'd find at a department store
>he seems to be okay
>his father is unconscious and his mother is okay just some cuts
>I try to comfort him before the police and EMS arrives
>he's still crying
>notice he's clutching his ds lite
>it's got a copy of pearl
>the ds lite had that little gba filler in it so I assumed he didn't own a gen 3 game
>tell him to wait there
>go back to my car and pull out my leaf green
>hand it to him
>his eyes widen
>police arrive and begin telling people to leave
>remember telling him something like "your parents will be okay, keep going at your pokemon journey!"
>yeah I know I'm awkward
>either way the kid looks at me and smiles a little
>his mom who was watching starts crying
>shit
>I feel tears
>walk back to my car and drive home and cry like a bitch
I hope I made him feel better.
