Chapter 4 - Hearthome
"Oh my Arceus, I finally realize how large Hearthome is." Jason breathed as he took in the scent of the city, having somewhat of a poffin-like aroma. Figures, there had to be so many Pokemon here that love to be in various contests, but oddly enough, it was quiet. Sure, there have been some Pokemon roaming around, but none of the hype that Jason had expected from the Contest City. Were they in the Contest hall? Amity square? Jason was probably just going to stand there and be an idiot until Wade had nudged him, urging them to move forward.
At this point, Wade struck up a conversation.
"So, where'd you reckon Xandra head off to? Contest hall? Musical? Amity Square?" The Buizel glanced around the streets, trying to find a small sign of the Kirlia, "I really want to know how she manages to guess like that, sheesh, that girl."
Jason rolled his eyes at this, didn't the fact occur to Wade that Xandra has psychic abilities? But yes, he DID also wonder how she has a better sight, unlike normal Psychic pokemon... "Musical? What's that?" He tilted his head, was that a new building made?
"Ohhh right, right, amnesia." Wade chuckled slightly, "It's some new hall from another region. It's a big hit now, even though it's just had its grand opening for a few days. Let's check there."
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A few twists and turns, some dead ends and slight shows of parkour, and eventually the duo had arrived at their destination- The Pokemon Musical. Apparently, the Buizel was correct; most of the Pokemon were inside, scurrying to find a good place to sit, expecting a great show. Jason had to use his aura to locate the all too familiar presence of the Psychic pokemon.
"Found her yet?" Wade asked, poking the Lucario while his eyes were closed.
"No.." He muttered, concentrating harder. It was a tad difficult, since there were so many Pokemon, and with them come so many colors of the rainbow: blue from various water types, maroon from the nearby Hitmonchan, even a dark purple from the Mismagius behind him. But he knew Xandra's aura was special ever since he got the dream.
'Xan...' Jason thought to himself, finally opening his eyes and turning to the Buizel that was eagerly waiting for his response. "She's not here."
"Damn, wrong mistake then." The Buizel pouted, like he was the one that had wanted to meet up with the Psychic pokemon in the first place! "I'll check the Poffin house then, you stay here for a while Jay." He grinned, "Maybe I'll also get some food on the way."
And with that, Jason was alone with the crowd. He sighed, what was he going to do here anyway? He could just catch a musical ONCE he got his memory back. But before he could turn and go somewhere else, a gentle hand grabbed his shoulder from nowhere, and with that, a familiar green light had surrounded the Lucario. In an instant, he was gone.
Of course, one Pokemon should have seen the whole thing. And he did. The figure chuckled before disappearing into the darkness.
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With that, he could see that he was somewhere dark, and empty. Rows and rows of chairs line the bottom of the stage, assuming that he WAS standing on one. Apparently, he was right. But who could have teleported him here? He chuckled at the thought; he obviously knew who did such a thing. Speaking of the thing...
He turned around, expecting a friendly, yet cold face. However, Jason was greeted with a dark version of himself, another Lucario. This time, with jet black eyes that seem to hate him since the start of their encounter, being now.. Technically.
"Who are you?.." He asked, but he was already gone, or rather, he was already behind him in god speed, leaving a faint scratch and a large purple bruise at the side of Jason's torso, causing him to tumble down on the wooden floor.
"..." The Lucario said nothing, only giving yet another death glare to him as he clutched his side, possibly muttering curse words with each toxin spreading to his body. He smirked, and again, vanished into thin air.
'W-what did I even do?!..' Jason thought to himself, feeling the poison slowly affecting his upper body, it wouldn't be long now until he's up in Pokeheaven with Arceus and probably the other Pokemon that are also dead. At least, he thought that until he heard another set of footsteps, now speeding up as the figure had probably saw his sorry condition. Too bad he couldn't see anything much, however, as his vision slowly faded into the darkness.
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"Jay? Jay?" A feminine voice slowly woke him from his slumber, a familiar silhouette practically sitting on top of him. The Lucario blushed at his situation, but Xandra however kept a straight, worried gaze as she opened her mouth to speak, "You got hit by a poison attack Jay.." She sighed, smiling slightly, "I'm just glad I got to you on time."
They held the gaze for a full minute, then she flushed a little, finally noticing the awkward position they were in. Her right on top of him, a bypasser might suggest something WAS going on between the two. The Kirlia immediately stand up, brushing some dust of her.
Jason followed suit, "..Did you see who hit me?" He asked, wondering if she may somehow have planned this.
Xandra shook in the negative, "No, after I teleported you to the stage, and before you ask.." She led him to the curtains and slightly opened it, showing a musical performance going on, Wade spotted cheering in the background. "We're backstage, since you blacked out for an hour and the show was about to start soon when I found you."
"Why teleport me here, though? And would you know something about a Lucario? One with blackish eyes?" He questioned, suddenly clutching his side tight as he tumbled to the ground, Xandra rushing to him in an instant.
"Careful.. careful. Your wound's still healing." She whispered, her hand glowing a pale green as it surrounded the bruise, giving the Lucario comfort as he slowly let go. "And I think, I know who."
"Don't worry though; he's just a silly troublemaker. Now, let's go and join Wade, now. He might be wondering where we are."
"Why are we backstage though?" He asked, tilting his head. A round of applause can be heard soon after, implying the show was at its climax.
"I work backstage, Jay. Now let's go!" She grabbed his hand and again, they poofed into thin air.
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"I told you not to harm him."
"It was payback."
"Don't make stupid excuses. We want him alive."
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"There you are!" Wade ran to the Lucario as he suddenly appeared outside the Contest hall, accidentally tumbling into him sending them down into the ground, just how many falls does the Lucario have to take to just get past the day? "Where'd did you rush off to anyway?"
"Eh, somewhere even I don't know." He countered, averting his gaze away from the Buizel and to his hand, where Xandra was supposed to be with. 'Xandra..' He thought; again he couldn't get the chance to ask her some questions. It was really his unlucky day, or so he thought.
At the corners of his eye, a faint silhouette can be seen, hiding amidst the various buildings and some flora, bloody red eyes staring at the Lucario like he was his prey.. and he was the predator. A blink of his eyes, and again he was gone. Out stepped from the shadows was a familiar Kirlia, nearing towards the bickering duo. She chuckled as she overheard their conversation; it seemed like Jason didn't want to tell Wade how he got punched by him...
She really had to convince him not to hurt Jay too much, it wasn't proper, nor healthy. Eventually shrugging the matter off, she waved her hand in a near friendly fashion, "Yo! You two."
Wade rolled his eyes, muttering something along the lines of 'damn psychic pokemon' as Jason's mood brightened a bit, pulling the water Pokemon towards the girl. "Bah." He grumbled, Xandra was never his favorite friend. And he would try hard just to get him away from the blasted psychic; she would too. She disliked him. He knew that. Of course, he didn't know WHY, exactly. But whatever.
"So.." Xandra started, sometimes sending cold daggers at Wade, who in turn returned the favor by playful little stick outs of the tongue. "When will you guys depart for Canalave?"
Before Jason could even start the question, Wade had eventually blurted it out first, "How did you even KNOW he'd go to Canalave?"
"Eh. It's an intuition." With this, she hid a smirk, into which the Lucario took as an affirmative clarification to his hypothesis: Xandra was inside his dream. And Xandra wanted him to go there. But why? What would he find there interesting? Why would Xandra tell him what to do... in a dream? Why can't she tell him in person?
'There was only one way to know,' he said to himself. Even without the help, he would really start there, anyway. He had a small feeling, which had gotten stronger from the Psychic. Inside, he couldn't help but think Xandra might had have a hand in all that was going on.
"Jay." Again, Xandra's voice snapped him back to reality. Both Pokemon were looking at him, as if expecting for an answer; an answer that they all basically know.
He shrugged, a rare grin on his face, "Well, since I'm curious to find out anyway.. Wade and I'll be heading there as soon as possible."
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A few hours later, the two Pokemon were finally out of Hearthome, and into the routes, leaving Xandra alone. Of course, she knew she was not fully alone, other than the citizens, she knew there was someone that's always watching her every move, every word, and eyeing every mistake that she would make.
If only she could just catch him, but that was sadly not possible at the moment.
She would have to wait a little bit more.
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Well… The fourth chapter. Sheesh, I was on time pressure here. -.-" Since I wanted to finish this right now, and.. yeaaaah… It doesn't seem that nice. I would appreciate RxR… ;p But oh well. xD JUST REMEMBER IF THAT ONE OTHER STORY IS DONE I WANT REVIEWS. Loljkjk.
Anyway… hope you SOMEHOW understand this. I had trouble with the ending, s'yeah. Any guesses who's the antagonist? ;o