Tempest of Blood
Author's Note:
Well, after a long time of not writing anything, I decided to write this. To anyone who isnt a member of RR (because they already know this), this is a sequal to my first and most popular fic, Dungeon of Control. I put a lot of thought into this one, and Im hoping you all enjoy it.
Rai-Rai
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Chapter 1: An Undefiled in Limbo
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(The Daily Tab, Issue #117, October 16th, 2007)
It had been only 10 months since the incident in the Minetop Mountains, where the police discovered a secret underground lab containing horrific sights of Pokemon testing. The police claimed that there must have been over a hundred Pokemon killed in the labs. Only about 20 were recovered and lived. Most of them had been loaded with devices and injected with vaccines that were inhumane and horrific. All were found locked in dark and mold crusted cells, chained the the wall by a small collar. Only 3 were found outside of the facility. One had been shot and died instantly, the second one had been brutally beaten and shot but lived, and the third one almost completely untouched. After a week in the hospital, all surviving ones were released into the wild.
The police did a final sweep of the lab, took all remnants of the data and experiments, and kept them locked in a secret location. The lab was destroyed. Almost all evidence has been wiped clear from existance and the people hope that nothing like this will ever happen again...
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(5:58pm)
The dark figure observed the monitors very closely. He watched as everything was set into place. All the planning had been completed, and now it was time to put it all into action. They'd spent months developing new experiments, and had decided to finally do a field test. All the research and experimentation came to this. After the setup was finally completed, his dark voice rose up, and gave one simple order: "Initiate Project Hunter."
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(6:00pm)
Almost instantaniously, his eyes shot wide open, and he gazed up at the surrounding sky, which was strewn about with small tuffs of clouds. The breeze was gentle and comforting, being a nice mild temperature. The grass he was apparently laying was comforting, yet very tall. Sadly, though, all was not perfect. The young Quilava shot up on all four legs, and frantically peered around at the new unfamiliar surroundings.
He found himself standing in a field of overgrown grass, which didn't look at all familiar. In fact...nothing seemed familiar. It seemed nothing like home...but oddly enough, he couldn't even remember what his home looked like. It was almost as if...
Why...why cant I remember anything about where I live?...I cant remember what it looked like...where it was... he thought, now getting a little worried.
Nothing seemed to click at all in his mind. Everything he tried to think of, every memory he attempted to recall, appeared as a blank empty void in his mind. Nothing. After a few minutes of thought, all he could remember was his name.
My name is Blaze...I guess that's a start...
So, dissapointed, he gave his body a quick stretch, yawned a bit, and wandered off looking for something to bring back some memories or anything at all. The tall grassy field proved a challenge to navigate through, but after a few minutes of exploring, he found his way out.
He had entered another field, only the grass was much shorter, making it easier to look around. He spotted a large hill, and climbed to the top to study the surrounding area. What he found was not was he was expecting.
The place he had woken up at was definitely not his home. The vast terrain was covered in what seemed to be many different types of landscapes all combined into one small area. To his left he could see the large grassy field in which he awoke, and beyond that what looked to be a rather large cliff, where sounds of the ocean reached his ears. The cliff oversaw a fantastic ocean view, but sadly, water was fatal to him, making that way not an option.
Lucky for me I didnt go running in that direction...
He glanced in front of him, where a large short-grassed field took up almost all of the view. He could just barely make out another cliff all the way off into the distance, which again, proved to be another dead end.
To his right, beyond the field, lay a rather large forested area out in the distance. The trees swayed in the gentle breeze, and created an almost inviting scene.
Finally, he turned around, and to his backside was possibly the most enormous part of the whole island. A rather large, snowcapped mountain loomed over him, making him feel almost microscopic in its appearence. The base of the jagged peak was nearly a few miles away, which would take a while on foot, and the sun had already started to set, appearing to slowly sink into the mountain.
Well, I guess Id better--
Just then, he felt a small movement in his stomach and a muffled growl came forth after.
"...but maybe I should find something to eat first," he said humorously.
So, he looked out in the distance for signs of food. He glanced over to the right and saw salvation in the distance. Out in plain sight was a rather large apple tree, filled with a bounty of nice ripe apples. Not wasting any time, he darted over towards the fruits and began feasting. The apples were absolutely perfect...juicy, crisp, and full of flavor. He couldn't help but smile after each bite, as every bite he took seemed like instant pleasure.
After a near 15 minutes of eating, he finally agreed that he had had his fill, and decided to rest a bit before moving anymore.
Afterall, Ive just eaten my weight in fruit. Why run around on a full stomach?
So, he layed against the tree for a while, enjoying the cool breeze and the calming sounds it brought. While resting, he tried to think of things to regain his memory. He thought of anything that seemed important: his home, people he knew, places he'd been, childhood memories...but alas, everything just appeared as an empty dark void of nothing.
Disappointed, he stopped trying to think about it, got up, and began deciding on where he should move next. In the distance, he could see the sun begining its decent behind the large mass of trees ahead which formed a decently sized forest.
Well, I guess I could sleep there tonight...at least there might be some cover there... he thought, glancing at the forest before him.So, with that, he got up, and started towards to forest.
As he entered the forest, he realized just how dark it was. The thick canopy of pines and other trees created somewhat of a large blanket that blocked out most of the sun's rays, allowing only small beams to penetrate the foliage. The beams gave the forest an almost mysterious appearence, but also making it a very nice scene.
He gazed around, looking for a nice tree or some type of shelter to lay in for the night. After only a few minutes he spotted what appeared to be a nice stable place to rest for the night. It was a rather large pine tree, but at the base near the ground, there was a small burrow that had been dug out, and it seemed just large enough to house him with extra room.
Without hesitation, he crawled inside, and motioned himself around, attemping to get comfortable. He layed there for a minute, watching as the sun slowly began to disappear, creating a dark atmosphere, and leaving the flames on his back the only visible amount of light.
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"...wake...up..."
Blaze awoke in a dark place. Everything was pitch black. Darkness. Everywhere. The sky, the ground. All dark.
"...wake up..."
But as he gazed down, he realized there was no ground. He was just floating in an abyss. A dark abyss.
"...wake up."
He looked around for a moment, hoping to find some source of light.
"Wake up."
Just then, he loked over his shoulder, and saw something in the distance. It appeared to be 2 purple glows moving towards him...and they kept repeating the same thing over and over.
The glows kept moving towards him until they were only a foot away from his face, and then again, the voice said, "Wake up, now."
He sat there floating, looking stupid, and simply muttered, "...what? What do you mean wake up?"
"Understand me," said the voice, now sounding more serious, "You really want to wake up now. So, WAKE UP ALREADY!" And just as the voice said that, a dark form in the shape of a paw slapped Blaze on the face.
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(2:28am)
Blaze shot up so fast, he smacked his head on the roof of the burrow. He rubbed his head and looked around. He appeared to be in the burrow, and it was still dark outside, probably early in the morning.
Oh man...what a weird dream... he thought, rubbing his face. Suddenly, he realized something. His face really did hurt...right where that mysterious form in his dream slapped him.
What the hell...that was a really weird dream...and why did she tell me to wake up? he thought.
Right after he thought that, a loud booming noise erupted from somewhere in the forest. He quickly shot out of the burrow and looked around. His eyes had become acustomed to the dark, so he could see the area around him, but only a limited distance. He franticly looked around for the source of the noise, but found nothing.
He was soon greeted with another loud boom, only this one sounded closer. After the loud boom, there came a blodd chilling scream of pain in the distance. That did it. Without and hesitation, he began spriting off in the opposite direction, confused and scared.
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Unknown to him, the mysterious form from his dream was watching from afar, making sure that her attempt at a rescue did not fail.
Good. Its nice to see he takes orders well. I hope he is the right one...but Ill just have to keep tailing him and see if he is...otherwise he could be shot before he can even figure out what's happening... she thought.
She then, slowly made her way in the direction he was headed, making sure not to lose him, and carefully watched him as Blaze ran off in fear, unaware of what was happening.
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Okay, well that was the first chapter. Personally, I think it turned out decently, although towards the end of the chapter, I started to trail off, because its like 3am as Im typing this ATM. So, yeah. Now I have to start working out Chapter 2. See ya.