I looked up into the sky as I waited for my two friends to show up. Sighing, I watched the clouds, or whatever I could see of the clouds, as the passed over Victory Road. If only I could be free of this wretched place. I then looked down into a small puddle and saw a sad-faced Deino looking back at me. I was stuck being a Deino, a shiny one at that. I had long jagged scars all over my body from Durants picking fights with me. Touching one scar that paralleled with two others, I shuddered at the thought of one Durant nearly killing me. That was the day my mother was captured. I didn't know where my dad was, my mom told me he was kind of reckless and left my mom and I to defend ourselves.
Here in the Victory Road, you learn how to defend yourself pretty quick. There's a never-ending war going on here between the Durants and the Heatmors. Most pokemon like the Deinos and the Swoobats tend to stay out of it. Both sides can't hurt the Swoobats since they can fly, but they can hurt us. My name is Jewel, the only loner around these parts that couldn't find my way pack to the main Deino clan.
"Jewel?" a voice rang out. "Are you here Jewel?"
"Over here!" I called out with a smile. The only voice that could brighten my day: Scorcher. Scorcher is around my age, he's a Heatmor, and rescued me the same day I almost died. I might have lost my mother that day, but I gained a great friend. It was a few weeks after that we found Quartz and this hideout away from the war. Although, we were still pretty weak, seeing as how we both are only two years old.
"Ah, there you are Jewel," Scorcher said, grinning. Or at least, that's what I would like to think. "Quartz isn't here yet?"
"Nope," I replied. "Remember, she told us yesterday that this morning she was in training to be the next leader. She is the daughter of the leader, right?"
"Oh, yes," Scorcher said. "The silly war. Why can't we all just get along?" I remained silent, not knowing what to say, but also knowing what I want to say.
"I need to tell you and Quartz something," I said carefully. "We need to wait for Quartz so I could tell you both at the same time."
"You're leaving, aren't you?" Scorcher said, getting straight to the point.
"How did-"
"Don't play dumb with me Jewel," Scorcher said, cutting me off. "We've been friends for a year, and I could read you like an open book. I know you can't stay here much longer, you won't last. Sure you could avoid the Durants sometimes, but other times you have me to keep you company. But what happens if I'm not there for you? Bug moves can kill you if they get to close. Durants love the taste of Deino meat, probably because their part bug, but they can kill you if you're careless. That's how I know you are going to be leaving Jewel, because if it comes down to it, you will die."
"You're right," I said with tears in my eyes. "I don't want to die. That's why I have to leave. I'll come back, stronger and more powerful than I am right now. I'll bring back help…I'll…"
"Don't come back Jewel," Scorcher said, gently pushing my face towards his. "What ever you do, don't come back. Once you leave, never ever come back, you here me? I must go, I've got to go train." Scorcher stood up and turned to leave. As he was leaving he said, "Have fun on your journey. Now matter what happens here, don't look back."
With that, Scorcher was gone from my life, and I had no idea if I would ever see him again. So I sat there, looking at my blue bracelet with claw marks on them on them that was on my left leg. These braclets was a sign of our friendship, while I had blue, Scorcher had yellow and Quartz had green. Quartz told us that her mother had made such a big fuss about Quartz wearing it, but she said it was important, which was good enough for her mother.
"Sorry I'm late guys," I heard Quartz's voice rang out.
"It's fine," I replied. "It's only me for today.""Oh! Where's Scorcher?" Quartz asked. "I'd thought he'd be-what's wrong?"
"There's no fooling you Quartz," I replied, closing my eyes. "I'm leaving."
"Oh," Quartz replied in shock. I opened my eyes to find the little Durant looking up in thought while the two claws were swiping, it's her habit of thinking.
"I hope you're not upset," I said.
"Upset? At you? Never," Quartz said. "I think I understand, Deinos don't live very long here, do they? Either captured by a trainer or killed by my own people, yes, I do understand. I could never be mad at you for leaving." Good old Quartz. She always made me feel better when I was feeling down.
"I don't think Scorcher was to happy," I said, perking up.
"I would imagine not," Quartz said. "The only reason the two of us got along was because of you."
"And now there's nothing stand in the way between you and him fighting," I said.
"Yes," Quartz said. "I'd better get going. Whatever you do, do not forget us, alright? It'd break my heart in two if you forgot me."
"I won't Quartz," I promised, standing up. "No matter what, I will come back stronger and more powerful than I'll ever be!"
"Ah! A shiny Deino," an eerie voice said that brought chill to me. "If I remember hard enough, it was the same one who cheated death a year ago."
"Run Jewel," Quartz whispered to me as two Durants came trotting up. Thinking fast to save both Quartz and myself, I blasted a Dark Pulse at her.
"Hey! How dare you do that to the future leader!" the first Durant hollered at me. Getting a running start, I jumped and sailed over the two. I looked back for a split second and saw that the second Durant was chasing me while the other one was looking at Quartz.
'Sorry Quartz,' I thought, 'hope you can forgive me.'
"Not so fast," the second Durant said, somehow in front of me. Stopping short, I noticed Quartz and the other Durant were behind me.
"You assaulted me!" Quartz growled at me, but I could tell from her eyes that she wasn't mad, which made me a whole lot better.
"Looks like Deino's on the menu!" the first Duran said as they closed in. All of a sudden, a power Ember was shot out.
"Run Jewel! Run!" was all Scorcher said. Not needing a second warning, I ran and ran as a horde of Durants and Heatmors clashed together and I never looked back…