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Whispers
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Dedicated to the silent whispers, engulfed by the darkness…
"No, it can't be."
"How? How did he get here?"
"I don't know. Carry him. It'll take a long time for him to..."
Who were they? They were shaking me, and it did not feel good. A groan escaped my lips. In the background, I could hear the echoing of the waves. I could feel the soft shining of the sun on my back. I lay on soft, silky sand. My body was aching and numb, terrible pain pulsing through me. I wanted to open my eyes, but my eyelids refused. My limbs stood their ground, disobeying my very order to move.
Then suddenly, I was being dragged off to who knows where. I felt terrified. The beating of my heart quickened its pace. What was happening? I thought. I felt the sand change to dirt and the heat turn to shade. They stopped dragging me, silence ruling until…
"This one's awake!"
Shoot. I've been discovered.
"Knock him out." Immediately, I felt a rock smashing into my head.
Where am I? I opened my eyes. Darkness bathed the forest which I was in. The only source of light was the fire that was before me. Five figures were in front of the fire, facing me. Their attention was to the flame, feeding it with chunks of wood and tending to it with sticks. Good. That gives me time to think of how to escape.
Adrenaline rushed through my blood; my mind felt clouded. I could feel my very mind pulse… I can't think straight! Was I going to be eaten? My eyes pierced into the darkness behind me easily, but nothing was to be seen except trees, trees, and guess what? Right, more trees. My unnaturally sensitive hearing received nothing save for the crackling of the soft, blazing fire and the occasional murmur of the cold wind. I shivered. I was bound by rope to a tall tree that looked as though it could reach the clouds. I struggled to unbind myself with my sharp claws, only to find that they were strung tightly together.
Wait, claws? No, it can't be. I'm not a Pokemon. Am I...? I knew I wasn't a Pokemon. But then, what else can I be? A human, perhaps? I doubt. One-hundred percent not. I inspected myself, a clump forming in my throat. What I could see through the rope was a blue and white feather coat, some of the feathers penetrating through. My long neck was also tied to the tree, and I could feel my wings tucked in, running along my back and their tips near my fins. I was...
...a Latios.
Something isn't right. I still couldn't think straight... yeah, that's it. I felt my body shudder in terror. My draconic maw chattered. I licked my fangs—they were razor sharp; as sharp as a dragon's.
I screamed, feeling it echo into the woods. I kind-of didn't know why, but I did it on impulse, on fear. Of the Pokemon before, I guess, the ones by the fire. I hoped a Pokemon might have heard it and save me. A felt a silk web forcefully close my muzzle, and heard hissing that came from the fire. Great. Should've kept calm. I felt my mind race, possibilities of how to escape—and possibilities of how they'd kill me—ran through my head.
"Shut up if you want your death to be... somewhat painless," one of my kidnappers hissed. The five were Ariados, their forms appearing behind the smoke of the fire, and by the sound of it, it's an all-female group. I feel as though I might've heard that the female Ariados are the more vicious of the two genders. I am so screwed.
"The moon is rising. We need to bring him there," said the one to the most-left.
"Fine," said the one in the middle, "so how do you want to die? Poison or through pain?"
"It will take a long time of torture to kill a mortal Legend like you, but we don't mind. We don't even need to torture you. We just need to bring you to—" began the one to the right.
The one in the middle smacked that particular Ariados in the head, and whispered something to her. The one to the right didn't seem pleased, as she murmured, "Fine."
Oh, look, I just woke up here and I'm about to die.
I wish I didn't have to choose. Life is so freaking unfair! The webs I was bound with were too tightly woven for me to break through, and I didn't even know how to use my body. I felt like a child, introduced to the world for the first time.
I struggled to open my maw with the gag, as I muttered gibberish.
Suddenly, a gust of wind fell over the area, the blades of grass swaying and the fire dancing slightly. I felt my binds being loosened as a small, warm flame crept its way up my neck, and I struggled free. My feathers resisted being burnt somehow. I fell on the grass with a loud thump! before I softly levitated in mid-air with the mere thought of floating. A Latios thing, I guess? To be very honest, it felt nice to be free. Really, if you were a Pokemon meant to fly, wouldn't you be depressed to be earth-bound?
I craned my head behind me, and saw a sight to behold – a member of my own species. A piece of information popped in my mind saying that we were supposed to be a rarely seen kind of Pokemon. How does this relate? I didn't know yet.
The Latias was just like me in every way imaginable, except for a red-and-white coat, save for the crest on her chest, and golden eyes. I was mesmerized by her, and I didn't know why. Again.
"He's escaping!"
That shook me back to reality, as I felt the red dragon firmly take hold of my right paw and take off to the skies.
I heard a spider below say, "Give it up. We can barely match their speed. We'll just—" before rushing off to another place. I hoped they wouldn't search for us again.
We rose just over the treeline, the moon sitting on the horizon. We were flying away from a beach, where I believe I washed ashore.
I looked at the Latias expectantly. "Who are you?" said she, her slightly stern but soft voice intimidating me a bit. She took her paw back, and I instinctively inserted my paws into my sides. She flew at the same pace as I did, taking a place just beside me so we could talk properly.
"I'm..." I started to say (more like squeak), before actually asking the question to myself. Who was I? I racked my brain for the answer before replying after a few seconds of delay.
"I'm Avalon." After a few seconds of though, she nodded with approval, fixating her amber eyes at me.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Indigo." She smiled. Her voice was sweet and shy. I returned her smile, albeit slowly.
We were flying at a considerable speed, still over leaves and under the clouds. I didn't know what to say. What else did I know? The only thing that I could excavate from my mind was my name. I gulped saliva down my long neck. The air was being more and more awkward by the minute. I heard a popping sound emanate from the Latias's lips.
"How old are you?" Indigo asked. She looked at me, despite flying forward.
Before I could say that I didn't know, I blurted out, "Sixteen."
I cocked my head, like you might see a Lillipup do. Alright. I knew my age. Well, it's better than knowing only my name.
"I'm fifteen." The Latias—Indigo—licked her lips. "You're unlucky those Ariados found you." I could feel her amber eyes pierce into my soul. I gulped.
"Thanks for saving me there. I'd probably be dead by now if you hadn't come." I looked down, and all that I could see was the canopy of leaves.
"You're welcome," she said, smiling at me once again. "How did you get pinned down by them? We're a species not easily defeated, though I can understand, five against one... But you should've still won! It would've been an easy battle."
"Oh, it's a long story," I heaved a sigh. I didn't know who and where I was, and I'm already following a girl I just met and know near-to-nothing about. For all I know, she could be bringing me to my own death... again. I was scared out of my wits—I still shivered despite my feather coat! If I were to leave, now's the time. But–again, I don't know much... I wouldn't survive long on my own. I had no choice. I needed to join her. I licked my lips uneasily, trying to force myself to spit the words out. "Can–can I join you? Like, go with you?"
"Oh," she thought for a moment. "Sure, why not? I guess we can let you come with us."
"We? Who's we?"
"Some friends of mine. Don't worry, there're only just two of them," she replied. I was relieved, feeling as though I did'nt go well with other Pokemon... Weird. I keep getting these feelings, but can't catch actual memories. Just glimpses about myself. We were nearing a grass-land, the tree-line beginning to turn into a sea of grass. There was a lake directly to the north, and along its short sandy banks, there was a small fire surrounded by two figures.
"Are those your friends?" She nodded at me. I hoped they would accept me freely. I couldn't help but restlessly tap my feathers with my claws.
As we were nearly over it, we descended, stopping just over the sand. Indigo went over to join her friends who were awaiting her near the fire, while I didn't move an inch. There was a green, leafy snake and a brown-furred fox near Indigo. A Snivy and an Eevee. The three turned toward me, and I shrank.
"Who's this? Who've you met, Indigo?" said the Snivy, eyeing me. Indigo nodded encouragingly at me. I looked away shyly, my eyes darting to the grass, the waves, the sand.
I introduced myself with my name and age, but with nothing more. The serpent took a few steps forward.
"I'm Jade, fourteen. Don't worry, I don't bite," She winked at me before sitting, leaving me confused for a moment. I shook that off almost immediately. The Eevee took a seat beside her.
"Leo, fifteen." He stared into my eyes creepily, as though he could unveil the secrets that were kept secret even to their owner. "You seem suspicious. Where'd you come from?" Jade bumped him angrily, muttering something about, you're scaring him! The Eevee rolled his eyes before giving me a questioning glare. I couldn't help but tremble out of anxiety, despite my feathers and the glowing fire.
Great. A question I can't answer. I shut my mouth for a few seconds, pretending I was thinking deeply. I licked my drying lips.
"I don't know." Silence ruled for a few seconds. His eyes shot daggers. Jade and Indigo had confused faces.
"You don't know?" he said, tilting his head, an unconvinced look on his face. I nodded.
"In fact, I don't know anything." That seemed to really confuse them.
"What do you mean you don't know anything?" said Jade, seemingly concerned. I gave off a sigh and decided to spill—they were going to have to learn it sooner or later.
"My memories: gone. Just little feelings, and my name and age. I literally don't have a clue what to do." I stared at the ground as though it were as interesting as an action movie. They were quiet. Were they thinking of whether to throw me out or not? I saw Indigo's shadow slowly inch towards me.
"We'll help you," cheerily said Jade. My face brightened up. "It's what friends do. Besides, all of us here are missing something. It's just, yours is more... complicated to find, I guess."
"Huh?" I tilted my head, my ears flowing to the right. "Friends?"
"Yeah, I guess I can count you as a friend. You seem like a nice guy," she said.
"Absolutely," said Indigo, a foot away now, her head leaning in and giving me an encouraging nuzzle under my cheek.
Blood rushed to my cheeks. "Uh..." I slowly floated away and used the tip of my nose to raise Indigo's head to mine. "Thanks, I guess?" She gave me a grin. Their shadows danced as the fire flickered behind them.
"Soo... dinner?" asked Leo, taking hold of a straw basket of blue berries in his mouth. My maw watered at its sight. I still couldn't shake the feeling that this Eevee had something against me.
The four of us sat down around the fire. Not knowing how to sit in this form, I watched Indigo do so first. Just fall on your chest. I fell on the sand chest first with a soft thud. The basket was passed around, and I picked three berries. I lay them in front of me. I held one in my paw, lowered my neck, and took a bite, closing my eyes. It tasted sweet and sour at the same time, a perfect ratio between the two. My tongue tingled at the taste, as its scent seeped into my nose. I sighed. It was that good! Indigo must've noticed.
"Tastes good, huh?" I nodded, smiling. Something tells me I haven't tasted something that amazing in ages. We finished up our dinner and turned off the fire with water.
Indigo lay down with her back to the grass while the other two cuddled up together a meter or so away. I sighed in relief—I get a bit of space from that Eevee. Indigo lay down her head to the black canvas above, her eyes mirroring the stars. She tapped the ground beside her with her right paw.
"Huh?" I whispered, eyebrow raised.
"Lie down beside me, silly." She giggled.
"Oh."
I tucked my wings to my back and joined Indigo. It felt relaxing, feeling the soft grass at my back and Indigo's feathers colliding with my own. I have to say, I blushed again when I lied down, but who wouldn't? She was basically asking me to sleep with her. Arceus, that sounds wrong. I lay down my head just beside Indigo. The sky was beautiful. It was a cloudless night, and the dark sea above me was littered with small, white, twinkling stars.
"It looks amazing," I said.
"I agree." It was silent for a few moments save for the slight breeze. She gave me "Well, good night, Avalon. It's nice to meet you." She turned her head away from me, yawning.
"...Good night."
I took a few more moments to enjoy the sky, and thought a bit about deeper things. Can I trust these three? What'll I do if they're not as good as they seem? Indigo seems like a good Pokemon, and so does Jade. Leo is... weird, to say the least. I can sense that he doesn't trust me as much as the girls do.
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Am I a mate competitor?
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Oh, heck no. I'm not too interested in falling in love with someone yet. Right now, my mind is set on unveiling my darkened past. Who am I? What am I doing here? I suppose only time will tell.
I gave a soft sigh, and yawned. My muscles ached again. Oh, well... no reason to keep straining myself with these ideas. I closed my eyes and then let sleep overtake me.
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