I figured that if I was going to revive this story, I might as well put it as a brand new one. You know, for a fresh start?
Dawn's Eternity Academy: No Safe Place
I
Five girls huddled at the front gate of the Old Chateau. The hoods of their cloaks were pulled over their hair to cast a shadow to their face, so that only their eyes were visible. They had been waiting for quite some time, and the few people who came to pass quickly walked on, as a malevolent aura radiated strongly from the Haunter floating at the side of the girl on the far right.
"Are you sure about this, Gem?" The girl with the Haunter, who wore a dark purple cloak, turned to face the center girl. She pulled her hood back to reveal a light blond ponytail, with bangs that perfectly framed her heart-shaped face, and shimmering emerald eyes. She was much shorter than the other girls, but it was clear she had much power inside of her, especially by the way how the girl next to her moved slightly away.
"Positive," the center girl, Gem, said. Her sky blue eyes were narrowed at one of the windows of the upper floor, the only one that was illuminated. "Don't tell me you're backing out of this."
"Never," said the blond girl. "But you know that even if we do save him, he'll never forgive you for doing it this way."
Gem spun around to glare at her. "Do not try to change my mind! We will do it this way, whether he likes it or not. I've given up too much this past year, and I will not rest until this business is finished! Now are you going to summon him or not?" But the blond did not back flinch, and held her head up high.
"I warned you, Gem. This could lead to your downfall. I shall summon him now." And the petite girl stepped forward, and closed her eyes. The others backed away, and she clasped her hands together as if in prayer. She began to chant her spell in an soft, high pitched and ominous voice, and around her, spirits appeared, and twirled around the girls frantically, howling in protest.
"Do not do this, Amber!" one phantom screeched, diving beneath the Haunter, who tried to swipe at it. "Do not summon him! Do... not... summon!" The spirits screamed and flew away as the lighted window shattered, and a loud, echoing laugh sounded throughout Eterna Forest. A large shadow loomed over the girls, but they held their ground, although the two girls standing to the left of Gem began to shake slightly.
Amber stared up into the dark eyes of the monster. The wind bit at her bare face, but she was unfazed. Smiling grimly, she beckoned for the monster to come closer.
"Hello..." she whispered.
The shadow took on a very familiar shape instantly. It stood proudly with its dark silver hooves hovering slightly above the ground, its mane looking like smoke as it billowed in the wind. Its gold eyes with red pupils gleamed in the moonlight as it examined each of the girls in turn. It shook, as if it were laughing. Out of thin air, it summoned sixteen plates, which spun around it, glowing.
"Omerus."
Sneaky, sneaky, sneaking...
Move to the other corner, hide in the shadows...
And then when she's searching her pockets for her dorm key...
"BOO!"
"EEK!"
Slap.
July Sienna lay groaning on the floor, a giant bump on his head from where his best friend had whacked him with her violin case. December Moon's multicoloured eyes were wide with shock as she turned to face him.
"Oh, gawd, July! What did you think you were doing?" December cried, gaping down at him. She dropped her violin case beside her and began fidgeting with her hair and outfit, hopefully discreetly. Of course, even if July didn't notice her fixing herself up, her Pokemon did, and they began snickering once they realized what she was doing. Fixing a hard glare on them, she helped the trainer up.
"Arceus, December!" July exclaimed as he dusted himself off. "We haven't seen each other for three months, and when we finally do see each other, I don't even get a 'hello'? Nooo, instead, I get mauled by your freaking violin!" December turned red with fury.
"Y-you!" she stammered, glaring at the red-head. She stomped her foot in frustration, and crossed her arms. "I don't even know why I bother." She threw her dorm room open and tossed her stuff on the bed, then exited and locked it. Tossing her hair over her shoulder, December stormed down the hall, leaving July and their Pokemon behind.
"Bother with what?" July muttered, glancing down at her Pokemon, who just stared at him innocently. With a shrug, he began to follow after his quick-tempered best friend. He hastily went down the stairs to the main floor of the building, and to what the students called the Great Room, which was a cafeteria, lounge and auditorium in one.
As he entered the room, he spotted December going off to vent to two of their friends, Alex Hayden and Adrianne Montdor. Their green hair swished around as they turned to glare at him. But all the oblivious red-head could think of was, 'I recognize those looks. "DIE, FOOL!" ...What did I do?'
"Hey, July!"
July spun around. Behind him, leaning against the doorway were two friends he hadn't seen for quite a long time.
"Itachi, Thomas!" he exclaimed, as Thomas slapped him on the back, grinning. "What-?"
"-Did you do to December is what I want to ask," Itachi interrupted, his gray-blue eyes serious. Itachi Takeshi, although one of the Academy's biggest flirts, happened to be fond of the multicolored-eyed coordinator, almost as a sibling, since since his little sister, Kame, was one of her best friends.
Thomas nodded in agreement, glancing over at the storm cloud hovering over December's head. "She seemed a bit... ticked off, if you want to understate it. Gee, I don't remember her ever being so upset before, especially at you."
July felt his face heating up. Thomas and Itachi snickered.
"What's that supposed to mean?" he demanded, glaring at them.
"What's what supposed to mean?" Kame Takeshi suddenly appeared behind them, along with Austria Kamishiro and Hishina Ichimaru. She looked up at the three boys, her tawny curls covering her blind eye. "Itachi? Spiiiilll. Please?" Itachi grinned down at her, his eyes softening as he remembered how she became partially blind in the first place. As a child she had wandered too far away from their guardian, Miki, and into the forest where she had encountered a pack of wild Zangoose who were not in the mood for Kame's hysterical tears when she realized she was lost. Her Vulpix happened to be the same one who saved her that day. She was lucky enough to escape with only half of her eyesight gone.
Itachi laughed, patting Kame's head. She frowned up at him, causing him to laugh even more at her expression. Austria and Hishina stood slightly away, not wanting to take front and center, shyly glancing around at everyone else. A loud laugh sounded behind them, and they turned to face that direction.
"He means that July has a wittle crush on our Decy!" Alex Hayden snickered as she sauntered up to the group. Her jade eyes sparkled mischievously as she exchanged glances with Adrianne, who had come with her when December left to talk to their other friends. The two friends giggled evilly.
"I do not!"
"Methinks you do, July! No need to worry, tho! The Love Doctor is in the house! I'll get you two together by the end of this term, so don't you worry your little head about it." As she turned to walk away, Alex's Shaymin grinned at him from her shoulder. Adrianne skipped after her, humming something that sound like... oh my Arceus, was that a wedding march? July wondered if maybe the two had lost a few brain cells over the summer.
"...You like December?" Kame asked timidly. Unlike some people, she fully understood what could happen if one underestimated July's temper, and was not exactly up for being on the receiving end of it.
July's fists clenched together. He had to keep himself in check, because if he lost it towards Kame, Itachi would not hear of any sort of apology. "No," he said through gritted teeth. "We. Are. Just. Friends."
Kame shrugged, and she, Hishina and Austria left, glancing over their shoulders at them as they did. He could have sworn he heard Kame whisper to the others, "Riight. And I'm best friends with a Zangoose." Gosh, that girl could have some sass sometimes.
Thomas, who had remained silent after his comment about July and December, backed away slowly as his mouth twitched. Itachi glanced at him and began to follow suit. When July turned his attention to where his friends once stood, he found that they were no longer there. He blinked.
"This is so not my day."
Venice Drawded's emerald eyes were dulled over with boredom as she stared blankly upside down at her video phone from her bed. "I... am so bored." She yawned in frustration, since not even her Espeon, Cait, was providing anything to do.
Suddenly, as if from heaven above, the video screen flashed on, with a image of a Pidgey poking at a window on it. Venice yawned once more. "Accept call," she muttered as she flipped onto her stomach. For a second it flickered, before showing a very familiar face. Venice jumped up.
"Kame!" she exclaimed, as she began hopping around excitedly on her bed, her black hair flying wildly behind her. "My, Arceus, I haven't seen you in so long!"
Kame smiled at her shyly from the video screen. Her Swablu was sitting on her shoulder, nuzzling her cheek as she said hello. Her icy blue eye shimmered in excitement. Behind them, it seemed like a bunch of kids were sitting in a lounge, eating snacks or playing with their Pokemon on a large crystal staircase in the center of the room, which was draped in blue.
"So, how are you?" Venice asked, words pouring out of her mouth faster than Kame could comprehend. "Where are you right now? How are your Pokemon? How's your brother? Have you heard from anyone from Camp? OH, HOW'S HIRO?"
The tawny haired girl blushed at the last question. She shook her head in exasperation. "Everything's fine, Venice. Itachi says hello. At the moment, I'm back in my old school, Dawn's Eternity Academy. But today we're just settling in our dorm rooms."
Venice gasped as she fell back on her bed. Cait stared up at her in confusion as her trainer squealed in happiness, before diving into a pile of papers on her desk and pulling out a manila envelope.
"Are you serious?" she demanded. "Dawn's Eternity Academy?" Holding up the envelope, she explained, "My parents just enrolled me there, but I won't be going until the second term. I cannot believe it! It can't be a coincidence! Someone must've done it!"
Kame's working eye grew wide in shock. "Maybe someone did! It's so strange! A lot of people from Camp are here as well! Me, Itachi, and Jessica and Adrianne. Oh, and we can't forget Ja-" A loud boom sounded somewhere in the background, and Kame spun around as pandemonium broke out. "Oh, no, I'm beginning to wonder if it was a good idea to leave Cami and Rhyo alone in the kitchen."
"The answer to that is, 'no!'" Someone screamed behind her, and Kame turned around to face Venice one last time.
"Sorry, Venice," she said slowly, her eyebrows furrowed in frustration. "I'll have to call you another time. One of my friends probably just blew up half the school." Venice snickered, but waved goodbye.
"It's okay, Kame. Talk to you later!"
Another explosion sounded just before the screen shut off. Venice blinked, and let out a sigh. Alone again.
Camille Davis howled in triumph, cackling evilly in her ninja suit in the remains of what used to be the Home Ec. classroom. Beside her, her Rhydon munched happily on a plate of cookies while a large fire burned steadily on the stoves. At her feet, about a dozen cans of energy drinks lay, empty. She danced around the room a bit crazily while people crowded in the doorway to see what was going on. In one corner of the room, with her hands over her face, Alice Gold hid, shaking from the horrible things that had just happened.
"My Arceus, Cami!" December exclaimed as she pushed her way through the crowd to Alice. "You okay, Allie?" she asked softly to the blue haired girl. Alice nodded, her ultra-violet eyes wide in shock as she watched Cami fall onto the floor after her adrenaline rush. December's mouth twitched, but she kept a straight face as she helped the girl up.
A teacher burst in the room, glanced at Camille, and nodded in understanding as she pulled out a fire extinguisher and began to douse the fire with foam. She then picked up the phone and after a few seconds, began to rant frantically about changing Camille's classes to something less... dangerous.
"And this, class," the teacher said shortly after she hung up, "is why we always have a fire extinguisher handy. Now, can anyone tell me WHAT ON EARTH JUST HAPPENED?"
Alice raised her hand timidly. "Um, Catherine Meadows, Lindsay Skies and I wanted to make a cake for our dorm mates later, but then Camille came in and she let out her Rhydon... And then she held us hostage in exchange for energy drinks. But I got her distracted long enough for Catherine and Lindsay to escape, and I gave her what she wanted... but then she somehow managed to drink all of them in one gulp and went on an adrenaline rush and she also kinda made..."
"Made what?" the teacher demanded, her eyes narrowed. Suddenly, as if on cue, the room began to shake rapidly, and a loud noise erupted from one of the ovens. Alice and December slowly began to edge to the doorway, followed by everyone else including Rhyo the Rhydon, who dragged his trainer by the shirt. The teacher, however, remained oblivious to all this as she turned around to face the contraption. Her mouth dropped open as she realized what had happened, but it was too late.
Once again, the classroom blew up as the oven door slammed open and cake batter oozed out. The teacher shrieked in horror as her feet got stuck in batter and she couldn't move at all, causing her to disappear under the mass. Murder by cake batter?