Ruby's Secret
By:Aubrie1234
Suddenly, a blood-curdling roar sounded throughout the whole ship, scaring everyone. But the bosses knew who it was.
"Looks like you were right, Maxie. Our little friend really is here." Archie said, getting out of his seat and heading to the door.
"Yes, and this time, we're going to make sure he/she doesn't get away again." Maxie answered him, following him out.
Elsewhere on the ship:
A giant Mightyena-like pokemon stood in the broken doorway of a holding cell, its eyes glinting in the moonlight. Like a regular Mightyena, it had black hair flowing down its back in two identical stripes. It also had a Mightyena-like body. But that's where the similarities ended. It had white fur instead of gray, its eyes were ruby-red in color, stood on two legs, managed to talk, and it had gray, bat-like wings. It let out a tremendous roar once again, then looked back to the girl that was also in the cell. She was staring to wake up, but was still tied.
"Ngh... W-where am I?" she said groggily. Her head hurt and she wasn't fully awake yet. She then heard a soft growl come from in front of her. Her eyes shot open as she saw the strange creature in front of her, staring at her and holding five pokeballs in its clawed hands. She cringed a little in fright. Unlike most pokemon, this one scared her for real. It tilted its head in confusion at her actions.
"What are ya going to do?" she asked, trying to hide the fear in her voice. It slowly put the pokeballs on the ground and reached over her. She heard cutting noises and felt her hands get loose. After that, it reached down to her feet and cut off the ropes there. Afterwords, Sapphire sat up, rubbing her wrists and ankles because of the rope marks on them, trying to soften the soreness.
"Thank you." she told the creature. It then picked up the pokeballs and held them out to her expectantly.
"Why are ya-?" she wasn't able to finish because it then dropped the pokeballs in her lap and stood protectively in front of her.
"What is that thing?" she heard someone say.
"I don't know, but it's trying to free one of the kids! Crawdaunt, Hydro Pump!" Suddenly, the creature crossed its arms as a giant and hard-hitting stream of water hit it. It was pushed back a bit, but broke the attack. Then, it jumped at the Rogue Pokemon and punched it, sending it into the wall. Even though the wall was thick and made of steel, the attack left a very noticeable dent in it. Crawdaunt's trainer then returned it as the other trainer brought out her pokemon: a Slugma.
"Slugma, Eruption!" Then, the pokemon let out a giant stream of fire at the creature. It blocked the attack, then broke through and did the same to it as it did to the Crawdaunt. The pokemon was returned, and the two members ran away, probably to get reinforcements. The pokemon then looked tiredly at Sapphire, a tinge of sadness shining in its eyes.
"Thank you, again. But, why are ya sad?" she asked the creature. It just looked back at the door and started towards it, making motions to her so that she followed. She did as she was told and they went down the long halls, trying to find a way out. Soon, they found themselves at a fork.
"Which way do we go now?" she sighed, mostly to no-one. The creature walked in front of each doorway, and went to the right one. It looked back at her, then looked back down the hallway as it walked.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Sapphire yelled as she caught up.
The creature sure is quiet. I wonder why. Whoever it is acts a lot like Ruby. And I wonder where Prissy Boy is. For once I miss him. she thought.
"Hey." she asked. The creature looked at her without turning its head as she continued. "Do ya know where a boy named Ruby is? He has red eyes like you and wears a long hat. He also loves contests and fashion." It closed its eyes and continued walking, not answering her.
Some help that was. she then thought. Suddenly, she then heard the creature speak.
"No. I don't know where he is. But outside is this way." it said. It was easily recognizable as a boy's voice, similar to Ruby's.
"How did ya know I was here, anyway?" He smirked.
"Call me a stalker if you want, but I like to think of it as a Guardian Angel for you."
"Well, thanks again for saving me from those teamed-up freaks. But I don't remember how I was knocked out."
"Breloom."
"What did ya say?"
"Breloom. It's a fighting and grass-type pokemon. It attacked you and your friend with Drain Punch while you were spying on the 'teamed-up freaks.' Then you were both captured and brought here."
"How did ya know that?" He then smirked again.
"I have my ways."
"And why did ya give me these pokeballs? They're not even mine!"
"They're Ruby's. He wanted them to be safe, but couldn't get away. He gave them to me for safekeeping, but I think you would be better for it."
"Why me?"
"Because, I have something to settle with Team Aqua's and Magma's bosses but I can't keep his pokeballs. You were his second suggestion if I couldn't do it."
"Again, why me?" He sighed.
"Because, I think he holds a special place in his heart for you. He loves you, Sapphire."
"Me?!"
"Yes, you. He wanted me to get you out first, even if it meant that he wouldn't escape. He never wanted you to get captured in the first place. He even thinks it's his fault for not saving you."
"It isn't his fault. We didn't know it was there. He shouldn't blame himself for my capture." It was quiet between those two for another few minutes until the creature said: "Anyway, we're almost there." Once they reached the outside, they could see that it was clearly nighttime and had a full moon out. They rushed to the side of the ship and Sapphire brought out her Wailord, Lorry.
"Don't you dare leave, kids." someone said from behind them. The creature whipped around and put up a protective stance in front of Sapphire, growling angrily and loudly. When Sapphire turned, she saw the bosses of Team Magma and Aqua behind them, their pokemon already out.
"You aren't going to get away with ruining our plans this time. Camerupt, Overheat!" Maxie said, ordering his Camerupt. It powered up its move while Archie told his Crawdaunt to use Hydro Pump. The creature braced itself for the attacks as he told Sapphire: "Get on Lorry, now!" She obeyed and jumped, landing on its back safely. She looked up to the edge of the ship, seeing the attacks flying over the railing.
He must have dodged it. Good. I hope he gets on Lorry before he's hurt too much. Sapphire thought. But, the attacks were fired again and an explosion happened. The whole place was covered in smoke except her and Lorry. Then, she saw something fall from the cloud and land with a hard 'thump' on Lorry. It was the creature, and he seemed to be in pain, holding his right shoulder. Sapphire told Lorry to head to Littleroot Town as she ran to help him.
"Hey! Are ya alright?" she asked. He slowly took its hand of the injury and showed her. There was a patch of charred fur, black as charcoal and with a small stream of smoke coming off it. Sapphire winced.
"I-I'll be fine. Where are we going, anyway?" he asked, wincing as he covered the injury again.
"Littleroot Town. By the way, how did you know Lorry's name? I never told ya."
"Like I told you before, I'm your Guardian Angel. I should know the name of you and your pokemon at least, shouldn't I?" he grinned as he said that.
"Yeah, well, my name's Sapphire. What's your's?" she asked him. He hesitated for a moment before saying: "Silver."
"Great. Dad will want ta see ya on that injury, too. Don't worry, he's nice. But ya probably already know that, don't ya?" Sapphire told him, smiling. He smiled back, saying: "I do. And thank you for taking to him."
"You're welcome." she told him as they started the long journey from there to Littleroot.
Second chapter, I know. Well, what do you think? Tell me in a review, please!