Chapter 3-
The next sound that hit Daichi was a sound that made him think the very fabric of time was being ripped open. He opened his eyes so fast that the intense light almost blinded him. "Dammit!" He yelled, stumbling back. He opened them again, squinting at the source of the bright light.
On the opposite side of the cabin that he sat in raged a massive fire that licked the air, sending up wisps of smoke and flame. Around it laid several charred bodies.
Daichi opened his squinted eyes. He could just make two of them; they looked exactly like the men that had pulled him through the crazy house. The other three looked strangely misshapen. He looked around, and noticed that there was a door on the other side that stood wide open, flapping as if some breeze flew through the corridor. He pushed himself against the wall, heaving himself up onto two feet with great effort. He sighed, dashing at the wide open door as fast as he could. After making it into the hallway he realized why the door had flapped seemingly by itself.
One side of the wall had been obliterated by something, leaving a massive hole. He ran over to it and stopped just short of running off the edge and into thin air.
Then Daichi realized what he was in wasn't a building but an airplane of some sort. The hole led out into nothingness, allowing whatever fell out to plummet to the ground far below. He smiled, almost laughing at his close call. He turned, facing the other side of the hallway. He ran down the corridor, peering through doors as he did, seeing most of them were storage compartments or empty cells. He stopped as he came to a fork. He looked down each way, and seeing neither more desirable than the other one he just dashed down the left, running recklessly into whatever stood opposite.
"Pidgey!" Pidgey's voice rang through the empty corridor, causing Daichi to freeze. "Pidgey!" The voice yelled again.
Daichi stared down the hallway and then looked back the way that he had come. He couldn't teel where it was coming from. Cursing under his breath, he turned and ran down the hallway.
"Hold it!" Daichi was halted by a male voice. He stopped and spun around.
Behind him stood three men, clothed in a weird blue outfit that looked almost like the one the three men who had abducted him had been wearing. He ignored them and ran on, pulling against the ropes that bound him.
"Damn Aleithians." Daichi heard one of them say before he shot off.
"What's an Alethian?" He wondered aloud. He looked behind him, watching his pursuers stumble over each other as they sped toward him. He slid as he came to another fork, begging for another shout from Pidgey, but receiving none and seeing that the men were closely approaching he ran right this time.
"Pidgey!" The bird called from somewhere deep in the hallway.
He pressed on, despite having no strength in his legs. If nothing else maybe Pidgey can get us out of here before this place decides to blow up. He thought, stopping for another chance to listen. He looked back at the men who were gaining ground on him fast. He shot off down a side hallway, his legs screaming for him to stop.
"Ckckckckck!" A sound like gunfire floated down the hallway.
"No…" He said, his mind wandering off to Pidgey." He stared down at the ground as he ran, his legs finding new strength to go on.
"I wonder how he'll react…" The man in the striped suit said, slowly stroking his Glameow with a strange eeriness.
From a side door a man entered. He wore a small green hat that made the rest of his outfit stick out. His suit, exactly like the man in the striped suit's but a dark green, carried multiple symbols, and badges that gleamed in the dull light. His pants were the same color as his shirt, leading down to his dark black shoes. "Sir?"
"Not yet." The man said. "If there's going to be a pile of dead bodies, it's not gonna be of my men. You understand. Now you go tell Zach that if I hear any more orders that aren't from me go out, I'll have his throat." The man in the striped suit turned to him. "The boy… What is he doing on the ship anyway."
"Um… We haven't quite figured that out yet." The man in the green suit said, bowing his head.
"Well hurry up." The man in the striped suit turned back to face a row of computer monitors.
"Pidgey!" Daichi screamed. He stood staring down a large metal door that blocked his way. Behind him the men ran on at him, narrowing the gap. He slammed his body against the door, and feeling it budge a little, hit it again, gritting his teeth.
Finally with a loud creak, the door swung open slamming against the wall on the other side.
"Shit!" Daichi shouted, landing almost face first as he burst through the door. He hit the floor, rolling a little before halting in front of a row of cages. After gathering the strength to stand up he struggled to walk over to the cages.
The creatures inside began to scream and screech, sending feathers and dust everywhere.
Daichi peered into each cage, taking notes on each of the Pokemon. "Doduo… Starly…" Finally he stopped at a cage which held a little brown ball of feathers. "Pidgey!" He shouted.
Pidgey perked up immediately, swinging around to face him. "Pidgey!" Pidgey cried happily, pecking through the cage bars.
"Woah… Woah buddy, save those for the ropes when I get you out." He said, kicking the cage as hard as he could.
"Pidgey!" Pidgey screamed in surprise as he was flung into the air and onto the ground a few yards away. He flew out as it landed, the cages weak hinges busting under the pressure. "Pidgey…" Pidgey said.
"Sorry but I had to get you out of there." Daichi said, smiling.
"Hey!" Daichi swung around to face the three men who had just found there way into the door. "What do you think you're doing?" The men each held a long barreled shotgun, with the end pointed at him. "Get back in your cell!"
Daichi stood, frozen to the spot, genuinely unsure of what to do. "I…"
"Pidgey!" Pidgey leapt up from behind Daichi, his wings flapping quickly, gathering up a wind that Daichi felt for just a moment before it shot forward, slamming the men into the wall behind.
"Ugh…" One of them said, moving a little.
"Quick, peck the ropes so we can get out of here." Daichi said, turning around so that Pidgey could peck the ropes.
"Pidgey!" Pidgey called, obliging,. He stuck out his beak, rapidly pecking at the space between Daichi's hands. He continued until the ropes couldn't take it and gave, falling to the ground. "Pidgey, Pidge!" Pidgey cawed as Daichi nodded.
"Thanks. Now, come on." Daichi bent down, and picked up Pidgey and ran out the door that had come. He darted down the hallway, back the way he had came, and around another corner. "Um… I think we're lost." He said, without slowing down. "I-" As he swung yet another corner, he was silenced by a tall, green skinned man holding an ax over his shoulder.
"Dynatarian." He said, his voice rough, like sandpaper against sandpaper.
"Ahh!" Daichi shouted, falling backwards.
The man looked at him, eyeing him suspiciously. "Dynatarian?" This time it sounded more like a question.
"Uh…" Daichi looked over at Pidgey who seemed to be debating whether or not he should let off another Gust attack. "Yes?"
"Aghhh!" The man was sent into a rage, as if the word yes had been a bomb. He swung the axe, bringing it down on the floor between Daichi's legs, gouging a hole in the floor. He ignored his misfire and continued, swinging this time for his head.
Pidgey squeaked, firing another Gust attack that sent the man backwards and into the wall. The wall slumped under the man's weight.
Daichi was beginning to think this man wasn't a man at all as he tore of down the corridor directly left of the wall. He ran as fast as he could, not looking back to see if that beast was behind him. He frowned, thinking as he ran, he pulled up his shirt sleeve and stared at the rash beneath. The color had faded into a deep green… The man who had attacked him had been the same color…
