Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon, if I did; Dawn and Paul would've been together by now, now would they? XDXDXDXDXD
Well, new chapter is up! Wow, I'm surprised that the last chapter had so many reviews and alerts. O.o Anyways, this is where the actual story begins. The last chapter was just to give an outline on what was happening XDXDXDXDXD
My mind is still boggled by the large amount of Review and alerts I received O.o it's the most I have ever gotten in my stories before! O.o Surprisingly enough, the story I put the least effort in was the most popular O.o and the one I put the most effort in was the least popular… (Silver Sorrow is one of the stories I put a lot of effort in - -; Even more than my past stories - -;) In fact, I had so many reviews, I decided to do a quick update… O.o Anyways, this'll probably be the last update as school is just around the corner - -;
Ok, with school coming tomorrow, I'm going to give you a special treat which is rare coming from me, a double update! That's right! I'm going to post up the next chapter of The Three Swordsmen Adventure and of Targeted! Awesome, eh? :D
I have a feeling you'll love this chapter… there is a lot of humor here… XDXDXD
Slight sign of one-sided Fortuneshipping in this chapter… Ok so it's not slight… it's pretty obvious, dun sue me - -;
Anyways, enjoy XDXDXDXDXDXD
Chapter 2: The Attack
Dawn sighed as she finally reached her school, Twinleaf High. After visiting her locker and getting what she needed for the first three periods, she headed to her usual hangout. One of her best friends was already sitting there. He looked bored to death.
Dawn smiled. "Hey, Barry!" She said cheerfully.
The hyper, blonde boy was startled and jumped from his seat. Dawn simply sweatdropped and smiled weakly.
"Huh, wha? Oh, hey Dawn!!" He said as if sugar high.
Dawn smiled. "Lucas is late as usual, huh?" She said, sighing.
Barry gave a wide grin. "Yeah, according to my calculations, he should be here right about… now!"
As soon as the bell rang, a boy with a red beret and short, messy brown hair ran in.
"Aw man!" He groaned. "I'm late again!"
"Hey Lukie!" Barry said, grinning goofily. "Sucks being slow, huh?"
Lucas shot a nasty look at Barry. He then dashed to his locker as if his life depended on it. Dawn smiled at the two friends and waved good-bye to Barry. She then headed to her first period.
First period was English with Kenny. Kenny was sitting with his girlfriend, Zoey, but they weren't talking with each other. He looked a lot paler then usual. Dawn thought it would be best to leave him alone for a bit. If he was still like that during snack, she decided to try her best to cheer him up. She took out her homework and began working.
The first three periods, English, Science and Math, went by quickly. Dawn took out her lunch, a sandwich, some fruit, and a bottle of orange juice, from her locker. She noticed that Kenny was still acting the way he did in first period. Then she noticed Zoey walking up to her.
"Hey, Zoey!" Dawn said to her friend and rival. "What's wrong with Kenny?"
Zoey shrugged. "I don't know… I tried cheering him up, but he wouldn't talk to me! Maybe you should try talking to him! You were always the voice of reason when we were kids!"
Dawn smiled. "Ok, I'll give it a shot!"
Zoey smiled. "Thanks, Dawn! You're a great friend!" Dawn smiled back and walked toward Kenny while taking a bite of the sandwich that her mom had made.
"Hey, Kenny!" Dawn said cheerily. Kenny looked up. He was sitting alone.
"Hey Daw- I mean Dee-Dee…" He replied quietly while staring at the floor.
Dawn pouted as she finished her sandwich. Zoey wasn't kidding! Something was definitely wrong! Kenny would never, and she meant NEVER call her by her real name. Though, she knew that getting targeted was not exactly the best experience. Dawn smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
"Hey! Don't worry about it! The past is behind you!" Dawn said reassuringly, a smile on her face.
"It's not getting targeted that worried me!" Kenny finally said while standing up. "It's the fact anyone could be next! It could be Zoey, or maybe even you!"
Dawn smiled softly. "I doubt I would ever be targeted. People barely even notice me at school! Besides, I'm just an average ordinary high school girl! What could they possibly want with me! And you don't need to worry about Zoey. She's tough enough to take care of herself!"
Kenny sighed sadly, "You don't know what these guys are capable of…"
Dawn wanted to do something to help Kenny, but then she saw Barry waving at Dawn.
"Hey Dawn, come and sit with us!" He shouted, waving his arms like a hyper-active kid.
"Coming!" She shouted back. She turned to Kenny to give one final reassurance. "I gotta go now! Barry's calling me over. I'll see you at contest class. And don't worry, nothing will happen to Zoey, or me!" Dawn gave one last smile to Kenny, and left to go talk with Barry and Lucas.
"So, flirting with your boyfriend again?" Barry said, snickering and nudging her with his elbow.
Dawn smiled and punched him lightly on the shoulder. "C'mon Barry! You know that our relationship ended weeks ago! We're just friends now!"
"Which is a good thing…" Lucas muttered while blushing softly. "You deserve a lot better."
Dawn just cocked her head in confusion, completely oblivious to what her friend had said. Barry just snickered silently to himself. He had noticed the blush on his cheeks.
"Ooooooo! Lukie likes Dawnie!" Barry said, still snickering. "I can imagine it now! Lukie and Dawnie sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g!"
Lucas blushed furiously. Dawn just grew red in the face in embarrassment.
"Sh…shut it, Barry!" Lucas stuttered. "I only like Dawn as a friend!"
But Barry just ignored him, still singing like a little kid. "First comes love!"
"Barry…" Lucas muttered.
"Then comes marriage!!" He said even louder.
"Barry!!" Lucas said, louder.
"THEN COMES A BABY IN A BABY CARRIAGE!!" He finished loudly, causing everyone in the vicinity to stare at them.
"BARRY!!" Lucas shouted, finally fumed.
"Yes?" Barry asked sweetly at the now enraged Lucas. Dawn just sweatdropped.
"Shut it…" He growled in a low voice.
Barry blinked at him innocently. "Awwww, ish Lukie Wukie angwy?" Barry cooed in a childish manner, mocking him. "Don't be mad, I was just joking!"
"Barry, you shouldn't be talking!" Lucas grumbled. "You liked Dawn since we were 13!"
Barry laughed, slapping him on the back. "Aw, is Lukie still on about that?" He cooed. "Because I got over that silly crush a long time ago!"
"Stop calling me Lukie!" Lucas growled. "And stop denying it! It's still obvious because I see you staring at her all the time whenever you're bored in Science class!"
"Right, right…" Barry chuckled. Then the bell rang.
"Alright! Battle time! This time imma win!" Barry said cheerily, all fired up. "I'm fining you 1,000,000 dollars if yur late!"
Lucas grinned. "In your dreams!"
Dawn smiled as the two friends headed to battle class. Dawn headed off to coordinating class. Lucas and Barry had always gotten along like brothers, and when they were younger, they would fight about almost everything, including her and who gets to date her in the end. But now, Lucas appeared to be the only one who shows interest in her. She wasn't exactly interested in either of them, just as friends, and she tried telling them that, but they didn't let up.
'I wonder how Kenny is doing!' Dawn thought in her head as she headed to contest class. 'Oh well, I'll find out in contest class! Though, I wonder if what Lucas said was true… does Barry still like me? Nah, he was probably trying to stare at some other girl in front of me. After all, I'm just an average, ordinary high school girl. Average looks, average grades, average everything almost! I'm sure he likes someone way better!'
Even though Dawn thought of herself as just a normal high school girl, there was one thing she definitely knew she was good at, and that was contests. Today they were taking a test on double appeals. Dawn noticed that Kenny had done well on this test and was back to his outgoing personality. She also noticed Zoey smiling at her thankfully after she had finished her appeal.
"Piplup, use Whirlpool, Ambipom, use Swift!" She ordered her two Pokemon.
Piplup held a large whirlpool over its head. Ambipom then took this time to use Swift at the whirlpool. The combo sent the Swift spiraling into the air. Dawn smiled, it was going as she had expected.
"Ok, Ambipom, now use Double Hit to hit the stars!" Dawn commanded. As soon as she commanded this, Ambipom leapt into the air and struck the stars with its two tails. The stars were hit and made several beautiful fireworks. It made the two Pokemon look great!
"Excellent job, Dawn!" The coach said cheerily. "You pass with flying colors!"
Dawn hugged her two Pokemon and gave them Poffins. She was pleased with their excellent performance. Meanwhile in the school's battle arena, Lucas and Barry were having an intense battle. The battle was almost over, and Barry was losing.
"Torterra, Earthquake!" Barry ordered.
"Toxicroak, dodge and use Brick Break!" Lucas countered.
Toxicroak did a huge jump and dodged the Earthquake. It then struck Torterra with its powerful fist. The huge Continent Pokemon was dazed by the attack. Then it fell to the floor, fainted.
"Very good, Lucas, as usual!" The coach said encouragingly. "That was a powerful Brick Break, and well timed, too! Better luck next time, Barry! Well done both of you!"
Barry pouted and crossed his arms. "Meh, you got lucky! But next time, I'll definitely win!"
Lucas grinned. "Keep dreaming… You only managed to take out one of my Pokemon!" He replied lazily with his arms crossed.
"Meh..." Barry shrugged, placing his hand over his head as he returned his Torterra. The two headed to the Pokemon healing machine. "Oh, yeah and by the way, how's Infernape doing? I haven't seen her in a long time!"
Lucas grinned. "Cause I don't need Infernape to beat you!" Barry narrowed his eyes at Lucas, and followed Lucas as they went to heal their Pokemon. Dawn smiled, though she was curious on why he didn't rely on Infernape much anymore. When they were younger, he would always use her in a battle as she was his best Pokemon.
Fifth and sixth period (Health and Japanese) went by very quickly, almost too quickly. After school, Dawn met up with her friends, Lucas and Barry, who were already waiting for her.
"Well, it's finally the weekends…" Barry said lazily, as he placed his hands behind his head. "Let's kick back at my house!"
Lucas grinned. "I'm game, let's go!"
Dawn gave a weak smile. Barry and Lucas always procrastinated on their homework, though she was always the responsible one. "Sorry, but I have a ton of homework to do. Maybe I can go after next time."
"But what if there is no next time…" Barry whispered ominously. "What if you get targeted, or worse…?"
Dawn huffed. "Again with this? There's no need to worry. I'm just an average ordinary high school girl. What could anyone possibly want from me?"
Barry grinned. "Even average, ordinary high school girls can get targeted too you know…" He began. "But if you want to do your homework, then go ahead…" Barry turned the opposite way. Lucas followed, but was hesitant to let Dawn go alone.
"Are you sure you'll be okay?" Lucas asked gently. "I can go with you if you want!"
Dawn smiled. "I'll be fine, just go and have fun!" Lucas nodded. Hesitantly, he went to follow Barry. Dawn went the opposite direction and headed back home. Though she was unaware of the shadowy, cloaked figure that was following her from behind…
Dawn continued to walk home, enjoying the fresh, crisp air. She the noticed some rustling behind her. She turned around, but found nothing behind her. She shrugged and continued walking home. As she did so, something grabbed her from behind and cupped her mouth.
"Mmmmmm!!" Dawn muffled as she was dragged into an alleyway. It all happened so fast. She reached for her Pokeballs, but the figure that grabbed her grabbed her arm in a way similar to how Snake grabs in Brawl. Unable to scream (all her screams were muffled) or reach for her Pokeballs, Dawn struggled and squirmed, hoping to break free.
Her attacker was dragging her towards a Honchkrow, which was waiting for the cloaked figure. She then realized what was going on. Her attacker was trying to kidnap her! But she wouldn't let that happen…
Dawn stepped on her attacker's foot and managed to bite his hand hard. The cloaked attacker cursed and released his hold on her. Dawn took this chance and ran away as quick as she could. The cloaked figure removed his hood, revealing Paul. Despite the failure of his first attempt, he was smirking.
'Hmph, she's smarter than I thought…' He thought, rubbing his sore hand. 'Still, everything is going exactly as planned…' He flew on his Honchkrow, knowing exactly where to go next…
O.o Dawn nearly got kidnapped…
But she escaped! XDXDXD GO DAWN! BOO TO PAUL… HOW DARE YOU TRY TO KIDNAP HER! –Whacks him on the head with a text book- Take my hammer of knowledge!
Vim: You're not smart at all! You're a dumb, idiotic writer who can't even write a decent story, besides your Brawl one of course…
Paul: She has a point you know…
Dawn: Hey, that's mean!! I think his stories are cute…
Me: SHUT IT BOTH OF YOU!! And thanks for standing up for me, Dawn. –Huggles her affectionately- Anyways… Dawn: 1, Paul: 0 XDXDXD
Paul: … I dun think you should've said shut up… -points to Vim-
Me: Oh, god…
Vim: -Ominous aura- You told me to shut up? How dare you? You don't ask a woman to shut up! –Starts beating me with a stick-
Me: T.T (Bandages all over me)
Vim: Anyways, don't take what I said seriously… This guy right here just can't take jokes… AT ALL!! –Holds me by the collar of my shirt- His stories are okay, but I'm just not into fluffy stories like his/her (Yeah right I'm revealing my gender… XDXDXD). My passion… is yaoi!! Well, see ya… I'm gonna read some Naruto Yaoi… -Poofs-
Everyone: -Sweatdrops-
Paul: Wait, take me with you! I'd rather read Yaoi than be with these idiots!
Vim: NO! URUSAI (Shut up in Japanese –w-;)!! I SHALL READ MY YAOI… ALONE!! –Slashes with Bankai sword-
Me: Know your place… Puerto Rico…
Paul: IS THERE ANYONE NORMAL AROUND HERE?
-Sweatdrops- Anyways… LAWL BARRY IS SO FUNNY!! XDXDXD I loved how I made him come out. XDXDXD
Anyways, hope you like this story! I know it's not as good as my other Ikarishipping stories I shall try my very best to keep them in character. Please review! I'll update faster! And no flames, otherwise my Palkia will use Water Pulse to douse them if you do! XDXDXD Though constructive criticism is always accepted.
Anyways, until next time…
Honou