Day 3
Panting in deep breaths of the thick air running threw the forest early in the morning feels amazing. Chimchar and Starly were having an amazing time they thought it was fun throwing a few attacks at me they kept missing which was funny their faces were exploding.
"Are you guys having fun?" I shouted as I jumped over a bush not knowing that I had jumped over a cliff side. It was a three hundred foot drop and I was falling fast. I hit the top of the trees hard and when I impacted the ground it felt like I got hit with a cinder block. I was still conscious but I couldn't feel my right ankle.
Starly came down to find me when he did he seemed freaked out.
"Starly go with Chimchar and find Riley and tell him to come find me quickly please go." I patted him head telling him that I was okay. He flew up and followed my request.
I had to straighten my ankle now other wise it will not be able to heal as good. I crawled over to a bush and pulled out broken branch and leaves. I had sting in my pouch and wrapped it around my ankle. I grabbed a larger branch and used it for me to move. I looked around and by the looks of it there was no way up only around and up. The wonderful part of this is that it started raining.
~ with Chimchar and Starly ~
They raced back to the Hotel back up the room to start. Chimchar picked up Riley's scent and to there surprise he was right next door. They knocked on the door and a Riolu answered the door. Chimchar asked if Riley was here. Riolu called Riley and once he did Chimchar and Starly started to freak out.
"Wait a minute aren't you Luna's pokemon. Where is she?"
Chimchar started to talk to Riolu and he explained to Riley.
"Shit okay give me a minute and we'll get going." While changing he called the police.
"Hello what is your emergency?" said Jenny.
"Hello my friend Luna seems to be missing from what her Pokemon have told me she was on a run this morning not long ago and seems to have fallen off a cliff please I need your help."
"Of course state your name and location and we can get moving."
"My name is Riley and I'm at the Hotel not far from the Pokemon Center."
"Alright I'll meet you up front in ten minutes."
~ back with Luna ~
Moving forth I made go progress climbing up the side but I stumbled along a cave you couldn't see it from either looking up from the ground or down from the top. I stayed at the entrance knowing that Riley would find me. I caught my breath I had only climbed a hundred feet and I was getting dehydrated. I only had enough food for the time out here. I took out my water bottle and hung it outside to get something to drink. Hearing a noise from with in the cave I started to stutter. The noise grew louder as I felt it come closer.
Out came a dragon looking pokemon I took out my Pokedex and it read, "Gible the dragon ground type pokemon. It stands at two foot four inches. It can use Tackle, Sand-attack and Dragon Rage."
'Well you are interesting Gible.'
It came closer I wasn't afraid and I wasn't afraid that it was going to attack me. It stood next to me and saw my ankle and touched it. I gasped from the pain and it dug up some dirt and found some wet clay from underneath. It piled the dirt and formed it into a compacted pillow. I kicked my ankle on it and the pain went away a little. "Thank you Gible I appreciate it."
The Gible laid down next to me and curled up into a ball.
'Well at least I'm not alone.'
~ with Riley and Jenny ~
Racing threw the forest they followed Starly and Chimchar. Chimchar yelled something to Riolu. Riolu told Riley, "Were almost there." I guess you could call it talking threw aura.
"Jenny were almost there."
"Alright and are you sure that she's down the cliff side?"
"Yes I'm sure why?"
"Well if she's down there in this weather she best find some high ground before it starts to flood."
"What?"
"Yes this happened last time but when we found him he told us that he had to swim to high ground from being down there in weather like this we must hurry."
They stop at the edge and looked over it was already flooding. Chimchar climbed downward following Luna's scent.
~ back to Luna ~
I was dowsing off but I couldn't other wise I wouldn't be able to wake up. It had already been a few hour and the temperature dropped a lot since then. I heard something coming from outside. Chimchar popped in.
"Hey Chimchar did you find Riley?"
Chimchar shouted to someone above.
"Hold on Luna were coming to get you?" I hear someone say.
"Riley?" I saw a rope come down over the cave entrance. Some one was coming down I was slipping a bit from hypothermia.
"Luna hold on."
It was Riley. Gible jumped up and tried to attack Riley I got up fast to stop Gible in time. Gible clutched onto my arm and wouldn't let go.
"Please don't leave her Riley."
"Okay you hold onto her and I'll hold onto you." I picked me up and held me close as Jenny and her pokemon Toxicroak pulled us up.
Once we were up I couldn't stand I tried to but I was very weak and my ankle was in intense pain.
"Wait a minute Luna your in no condition to walk we will get you back to the Pokemon Center and fast. Jenny is that chopper on it's way?"
"Yes it's coming right now we can get going now to meet up with them at the rendezvous point."
"Right." Toxicroak was carrying me the was faster and more gentle. Once we finally arrived at the Center they treated me but they wanted me to stay and I refused. They gave me pain killers and let me leave. Gible agreed with me
Right as I'm about to exit the door Riley stops me my three pokemon stood in front of me. "It's okay guys."
"What are you doing your supposed to be in bed!"
"I don't want to stay here okay I want to go back to the hotel." I looked away as I pass him."
"Well your not going to stay there alone are you?"
"No I have these guys." I said leaning down and patting my pokemon on the head.
"I meant like real help."
"If you wanted to stay with me to help you just had to ask?" I looked at him and began to make way to the hotel. He followed behind me.
At the hotel room I walked in and sat down on the chair at the table in front of the window.
"You should get some rest at least when you wake up in a few hours we could go out and find you that outfit for the contest." when he looked at me I was already asleep on one hand ready about to fall over. He picked me up and sat on the bed with me on top of him. "I promise I will always help you Luna." Chimchar and the rest curled up around us and all went to rest.
~ around 4:30 ~
When I finally woke up the sky was clear as the sun shined bright threw the window. As I slightly move I figured out where I was.
"Luna your awake."
"Why am I on top of you"
"You seemed cold, I only wanted to keep you warm." he said as I sat up.
I stood on my sprained ankle and it was barley hurting now. Just in case I took a pain killer and put the rest in my bag.
Riley stood up and went to the window. "Its supposed to rain again."
"Figured." I said while taking out my poke balls and putting everyone away except Gible.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going out want to come?" I was annoyed hoping that he would try and make me stay.
"Alright just don't push yourself Luna you don't need to hurt yourself again."
My face didn't show it but I was completely shocked. I turned around and grabbed my pocket knife and stuffed it in my boot.
"I don't think you'll be needing that."
"You cant be to prepared you know."
"As you wish." we left the room with the intention of more training in mind.
"Oh I almost forgot." I took out another poke ball and threw it at Gible. It shock three times and closed.
"You hadn't captured Gible until now?"
"Nope I think of poke balls as an emergency. I make friends with pokemon really there's no need to fight is there?"
"Yes there is unless you want to get hurt!"
"I mean if a full grown Gyarados is something to fight against for sure but when they are small like Starly there really isn't a reason. You have to show trust in others before they can show you trust."
"That's a well thought out theory."
"Well it's different for every pokemon." I said as we walked out of the elevator.
The sun was shining brighter and brighter and it was getting humid.
"Man its going to hell later." said Riley.
"You know it." we walked a block or two before we found a dress shop.
"So what was your idea for the contest?"
"I don't know I thought of finding something that I could incorporate my gymnastics into . . . "
"How about this?" he pulled out a Chinese kimono shirt with a black skirt.
"Man I didn't take you for the shopping type."
"Well it helps if you have a younger sister."
I went to go and try it on. Coming out he said. "Wow I'm good. What do you think?"
"it's a bit short for my taste but I could always wear something under it like my work out shorts." I looked at myself in the mirror. "Plus I could add some extra stuff."
"So you'll take it?" asked an employee.
"Yes please." quickly changed back and went to pay.
"No need were having a policy for new people to the shop." she said putting the cloths in the bag.
"Really well thank you." leaving the shop I turned to Riley. "I think that was a little to good to be true." I went through the bad and found a small device. "It's a transmitter."
"Why would she put a transmitter in your bag?"
"I don't know and I don't want to know but that place gave me the creeps." I threw it down and stepped on the device.
"Wait your guts telling you something isn't it?"
"Yep and its not good. Let's head around back." I pulled Chimchar out for some help. Riley took out his Riolu.
We snuck in quietly and moved around the boxes that were poled high.
"Hurry it up you ingrate!" said a women from the other side of the room.
"Well if you at least give me a hand I could get this in faster." said a man.
I looked over at Riley and waved to get closer. He understood and we made way threw the boxes until we were close enough to be caught in site.
The guy dropped the next box he brought in and poke balls were rolling everywhere. Some rolled toward me and I picked them up and put them in my leg pouch. I kept stuffing them in my pouch until I couldn't fit anymore. I started to fit some in my purse, but one had rolled away from my hand and back out in view of the others.
"Come out of there you idiots." said another person I knew that the gig was up. I didn't move and neither did Riley that was sitting behind me. "You guys need to use your legs and pick them up like this."
"Oh you shut up you little pip squeak." said as I heard the girl slap who ever was pissing her off. "Come on we don't have all day we have to report back soon before he calls us back in."
"Yeah yeah we know - just help out and we can get a move on."
Riley and I watched as they left threw the door. We knew that they were coming back because they had a few needed boxes and a silver brief case sitting by the wall.
"Go Luna grab the case so we can get out of here."
"I don't need to." I held up my watch.
"You were recording the conversation the whole time?"
"Yes now lets get out of here we don't want to get caught."
We were able to make it out the door without anyone seeing us but I knew that they were keeping an eye on us now. Every time I look back I see people turning around away from me.
"You getting the same feeling as me?"
"Which one. The one where we could get captured every second or the one where we have eyes following us every where we go."
"More like both now that you say."
"Lets get back to the hotel they still don't know where we are at." I suggested wanting the eyes to stop. "We can change our looks and get a different room without them knowing."
"Smart but were going to have to do this fast other wise we could be caught right on the spot."
"I know. That is why were going to make a distraction right now." I kneeled down to Chimchar and say. "Chimchar on my signal I want you to use ember okay." Chimchar nodded. "Okay I'm going to need your help Riley do you have a water type pokemon?"
"I have a Marill if that is what your asking?"
"That perfect. When I call the signal I want your Marill and my Chimchar to throw a combination of water gun and flame thrower to create some mist or fog." as we walked three blocks from the hotel I could see people coming closer. Riley and I were ready. Once they were at least ten feet behind us I gave the signal. Both Chimchar and Marill shot at each other will intense power to create a five minute fog cover.
"We lost them."
"Not for long." I said as we raced inside of the hotel. I stood watch for a little bit to see if anyone was following but no one was there. "Okay no one is following let's get to the room and go to a different hotel.
Taking the stairs we went all the way up to my room and I packed everything up.
"Wait why don't we stay in my room they are after you really so they wouldn't suspect me."
"Okay but which hotel do you stay at?"
"This one."
"Which room?"
"Next door."
I looked at him with confusion. "Your joking right?"
"Nope lets go before they get here." Riley gave a hand. Out the door and next door he wasn't joking.
"You little and when were you going to tell me that you were here?"
"I was actually going to save that for when we were in bigger trouble."
"And this doesn't?"
"Well yes and no." he let me in. Inside there were two beds and one bathroom. "Just sit your stuff next to the TV and I'll split the room up."
I did as he asked but I sat on the bed letting everyone out of their poke balls. I made some room for everyone on the bed in the right corner Chimchar got a pillow to himself with Gible in a make shaped nest out of the blanket on the bed. Starly had a pillow at the bottom of the bed by my feet.
"It seems your like a mother to them."
"Yeah right I'm more like a best friend that would do anything to make sure they are okay and to help them get stronger. A mother is like a controlling person that won't let you do anything."
"It sounds like you talk from experience."
"It's getting late I'm going to bed." I took off my shoes and pulled the sheets out.
"Alright then but don't you want to change out of your cloths?"
"No good night. Don't be surprised if I'm not here in the morning."
"That's find just don't fall off a cliff again." he laughed as he sat on a chair next to the window. "You know that you don't have very long until the Contest so starting early wouldn't hurt." I didn't respond back. "Luna?" he walked over and looked at me. I had almost fell asleep but I half was woke up from his warm touch on my forehead.
