Thanks to "Red Angel" for reviewing Chapter 1, I am new to writing Pokemon fanfictions so hopefully I can deliver on the excitement as other Pokemon fanfictions. Okay, here's Chapter 2 for all of you lovely people.
The sun was now at its peak in the sky, emitting light and heat all over the forest. Matthew had gotten used to the realization that his leg was broken, and that he can't do anything to change that. He wasn't that much of a sporty person, so he didn't experience the time sitting at home recovering. He hated how limited his movement was.
He rested against a big tree outside the cave. He knew too well that those Houndoom were still out there. Once comfortable, he looked through his bag to refresh his memory of the things he packed: fresh clothes, food, and water among other things.
"Wait?" Matthew thought out loud. Upon closer inspection, he could see a picture in his bag. Taking it out, the happy memory hit him like a ton of bricks. A young Matthew and Liza, one arm around each other's necks, both children smiling happily with both their free hands giving a piece sign to the camera.
He pulled his legs up to his chest, hugging his chest with the picture held close, his head hung low.
"Why?" He muttered. "Why did fate take you away from me?" Tears unexpectedly started to roll down his face. The loss of losing his best friend was simply too much for him. He could hear grass rustling in the distance followed by familiar roaring, from past experiences Matthew froze in fear. His breathing became heavy.
It seems like the Houndoom were back, not that Matthew was pleased to see his attackers back. Taking his bag and the photo, the child hid in a nearby bush. From the safety of the bush, he could see the Houndoom at the location he was just at. He wasn't immediately dead.
"I know you're out here, you little runt." The lead Houndoom laughed. "Those Idiots of Justice can't save you forever, and when I get you in my claws, you won't escape."
His heart froze when the Houndoom looked in his direction. "I can smell you, human. Your fear tastes delicious."
"Did you hear something?" One of the Houndoom asked the leader, Matthew could tell from how bigger he was from the others, and he noticed the lighter shade of fur. "No. And besides we have the human on the ropes. He cannot possibly escape us this time. Keep an eye out." The leader Houndoom had his claw inches away from the bush.
"Matthew!" The trainer released a sigh of relief as the voices of Cobalion and Terrakion grew louder and louder. "Retreat!" The Houndoom leader called, and the Houndoom ran into the distance. The two legendaries just made it onto the scene, seeing only a glimpse of the Houndoom far off in the distance.
The two grunted in disappointment.
The two called the trainer's name, their anger turning into fear and dread for their human friend's safety. Their fear and dread ceased when Matthew crawled out from the bush.
"Found you!" Terrakion heard him and ran up to him with Cobalion following behind. "How did you get in there?"
His appearance scared them to say the very least. Scratches covered his skin from the branches, and he was shaking. They could also tell he had been crying from his eyes, which were red. "I almost got ambushed from the Houndoom, but I barely got out the incident unscathed. I almost got killed."
Cobalion sighed in his head. He should have known this would happen someday. He made a mental note to be more careful. Those Houndoom were out for Matthew, plain and simple. "Matthew, what's that?" Cobalion asked, noting to the picture in his hand. Matthew face-palmed mentally to not have put it away sooner.
"It's nothing…" Matthew replied, purposely avoiding eye-contact.
"Matthew." Cobalion said. "If you have a problem, we can help you, we are there for you. Matthew nodded in understanding then ran back to the cave. Cobalion looked at Terrakion as if to get a second opinion. "I feel like he is holding something back from us, Terrakion." Cobalion stated.
"If he wants to tell us he will." Terrakion noted.
Unlike the warm pleasant forest, the cave was chilly. Making sure no one was around he resumed looking at the picture, not before taking a moment to lean against the cave wall to rest his leg.
"What's that?" Matthew was so spaced out, he didn't expect to see Virizion standing there.
"I heard you barely avoided a confrontation with those Houndoom." Virizion continued. Matthew nodded.
"Just a picture, of a friend." Upon hearing this, Virizion didn't expect to hear Matthew's voice to be so distant and without hope.
"So do you like this friend? Has something happened?" Virizion asked.
"No, we're good friends actually, since childhood. It's just something happened." Matthew clarified.
"What happened? If you don't tell us, we can't help you." Virizion expressed care and concern. He had to tell her, what bad could it do?
"Okay, you win. We were walking in this forest. Not that far in, really. But the temperature suddenly dropped and there was a mist freezing everything over. We tried to run but it caught up and it was useless, our legs were frozen."
"And then he came. He took her away, his claw destroyed the ice around her legs and flew off with her. I couldn't do anything, having to hear her screams as he flew away with her. It was torture." And as he sobbed, he was shaking as if he could felt the cold wind from that past memory and from the fear of losing his friend.
"Who? Who took your friend?" Virizion asked.
"It was Kyurem!" Virizion gasped.
Matthew was confused from Virizion's reaction. "You know him?"
"Yes. Before Keldeo became a Swords of Justice, he had to battle Kyurem. It was a close battle but Kyurem won in the end. But why would Kyurem take your friend?"
"That's what I'm currently trying to figure out." Matthew replied.
"Matthew. We will save her, we promise. I will let the others know so we can work out a plan." Virizion suggested. Matthew thanked her after some hesitation, perhaps he could save her after all. No we could save her. He wasn't alone on this anymore.
"You've been through a lot right now, you should rest." The Grassland Pokemon suggested, walking out of the cave. Matthew's tired face turned into a scared one. "But. What if those Houndoom come back to finish me off when you're gone? Don't leave me."
She turned to see how terrified the boy looked in response to her leaving him. "The others can find out later." She thought. She walked back to the scared child and sat down next to him.
An hour later, Cobalion, Terrakion and Keldeo returned to the cave to check on the human, only to see the two sleeping with quiet calm breathing. Matthew was resting against Virizion's body on his right shoulder, with a smile on his face.
The three occupants of the cave that were still awake walked silently towards Virizion and Matthew that were still in their slumber. After being nudged slightly by Keldeo, the Grassland Pokemon opened her eyes, blinking to remove the sleep from her eyes.
"What happened?" She asked.
Cobalion, Terrakion and Keldeo motioned towards the sleeping human besides her.
"Had a good sleep?" Terrakion laughed.
Virizion nodded. "He didn't want me to leave after I found him looking at an old picture of him and a girl. She and Matthew were close friends, but she got taken by Kyurem." She said, with a sad face, looking at the human sleeping.
"Kyurem? But why?" Cobalion questioned. Kyurem wasn't one to steal humans for no reason, from all the years he had known him, and Cobalion didn't expect Kyurem to something this bad.
"I asked him that myself. He doesn't know. But still, it must be terrible to have such a close friend taken away like that, at such a young age." Virizion said. "So, what plan do we have to save her, then?" Virizion continued.
"Slow down, Virizion." Cobalion commanded. "We need to think about this sensibly. I want to save this friend of Matthew's just as much as you do. But if we rush into Kyurem's territory without thinking, we will not get anywhere."
"Alright." She said. The four Swords of Justice began planning how to rescue Matthew's friend from Kyurem's clutches. It would be a long journey so they would have to plan out every little detail.
Get in. Find the girl. Get out. And without being seen.
These four things would have to be perfect. The planning took them well into the night. When everything was planned, they went to sleep. "Hey." Keldeo nudged Matthew awake. "Hey. Wake up."
"Wha?" said the tired child, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "Keldeo." Matthew whispered. "Why did you wake me up for?" The child asked the small blue Pokemon. Keldeo sat down next to him, laying his head on Matthew's chest.
Matthew smiled. "So that's your answer, huh?" Matthew leant back against the wall and soon fell back asleep.
"Those two are like two peas in a pod." Said Terrakion, laughing.
"I'm happy for those two. They really are a perfect match for each other aren't they, like brothers. Don't you think?" Virizion added.
"It would seem so, hopefully Keldeo won't get Matthew in too much trouble." Cobalion noted.
