A Single Chance
Ch. 1
Darkrai's POV
I run through the pouring rain, remembering the events that had happened not even a minute ago . . .
"Celebi."
A clash of lightning illuminates the path, sandy and wet . . .
"What did you say?"
I make it to the beach and throw myself into the surf . . .
"I said I like Celebi."
"No, you said you love her . . ."
I swim and swim, not wanting to go back . . .
A flash of power, and the eyes, those beautiful eyes, filled with hate . . .
Finally, my energy fails me, and I sink into the darkness, the sweet, blessed darkness . . .
Manaphy's POV
As I swam through the sea, feeling happy even as I shot through the ocean, I noticed something black fall through the water. I was about to dismiss it as a small mantine, when I noticed the shock of white and the slowly dimming blue eyes. I gasped, then torpedoed in the dark pokemon's direction. As I did, I franticly thought the word I learned to think if I ever needed help. As I struggled to pick Darkrai up other nearby pokemon swam over to help their prince save a live. We finally broke through, just as the large shadow I was waiting for swept down . . .
Darkrai's POV
I woke up on a surface lighter than air. When I tried to open my eyes, everything was so blurry. "Is this what it feels like to be dead?" I wondered out loud. "You're not dead, Darkrai, but you came pretty close," a thundering voice said. I gasped. That voice . . . it was the voice that I had no heard in such a long time. "R-Rayquaza?" I croaked. Suddenly things were shockingly clear. I saw Rayquaza laying on the floor next to me, smiling his permanent smile. Also there was manaphy, sitting there and humming to herself contentedly. Originally, I had loved her until I found out she loved me back a little too much. Then she vanished from the hall of legends, and I never saw her again until now. Ho-oh was there too, roosting on an oversized nest. Then I saw a fourth pokemon. I had never seen this pokemon before, but the raw power that it radiated told me it was a legendary. It looked like a green hedgehog with a flower pinned to it. Rayquaza followed my gaze. "That's Shaymin. She tries to keep out of the Hall whenever possible." The rest of us were kicked out for not following the crowd." I barely heard his words as I stared at her. The taste of her power was so much like . . . hers. She suddenly stirred, her eyes flashing open. "So the sleeping shadow awakes," she said. "Hi, I'm Shaymin." I tried to think of something to say, but the only thing that came out of my mouth was a shy squeak. "You're right, manaphy, he is cute when he's nervous." She came over and gave me a peck on the cheek. My red collar turned an even brighter shade of red. Yes, I, the nightmare pokemon, was blushing. Not a day after my love rejected me, I had found another.
I was in love with Shaymin.