Me: Phew! I needed to get this one out. Sorry about the bad cliffhangers!
Amethyst: Oh, it's probably okay. Cliffhangers make readers want to read more and more!
Me: Yeah, I agree. Thanks, Amethyst.
Amethyst: No prob.
GA: RaikouAwesome1234 doesnt own Pokémon.
Amethyst, the purple, cat Pokémon with a jewel in her head, sat atop a tower under a faint moonlight. Events of earlier today flashed through her mind. The visit with Princess, finding out Frostbound was to be executed, revealing her unborn kits to Princess, and her rage driving her to, perhaps fatally, wound Princess. Amethyst hunched over, tears bubbling at the corners at her eyes.
"I won't cry...I can't...Oh..." A tear fell, against her will. It made a soft raindrop sound as it hit the shingles on top of the tower. Her jewel clouded, meaning she was REALLY upset, and it gave her a MASSIVE headache.
"Amethyst?" A voice sounded behind her. Amethyst turned, and found none other than Jade, stepping gracefully on paws identical to Amethyst's own, despite belongong to Jade, Amethyst's twin, the Shiny Espeon. Behind her, hopping on the roof, was Princess, her stomach wrapped in leaves, moss holding them in place. Her fur was a mess, pulled the wrong way, probably a certain Pichu's doing.
Amethyst blinked. "Princess? Are you okay?"
Princess nodded. "I'm fine. Jay's a lititle sick, but Ivy said he'd be okay."
Jade nuzzled her sister. "You look like a Patrat that's fallen out of a tree. Is everything alright?"
Amethyst's head fell again. "No. Jay and Princess's wounds... they're my fault."
Jade's ears drooped. "That explains that." she murmured sadly.
Princess edged closer. "Amethyst, it's okay. Jay and I will be fine, even though Ivy grumbles something about no battling for a week. That would suck."
Amethyst's eyes watered again. "How can you forgive me so easily? All this is my fault! If you or Jay dies, I'll never forgive myself."
Princess hugged her, awkwardly to keep the leaves in place. "Amethyst, you have to think of your kits. You can't live like a shell of your former self when your feeding for you and your kits, not just you."
More tears fell down Amethyst's face. "I try, I try so hard!" She then burst into tears.
Jade propped her shoulder under Amethyst and gave her a swift lick behind the ear. "C'mon, sis. You heard Princess! They're going to be fine."
Princess nodded. "The scratch you gave me was long, not deep."
Amethyst realized how long she had been holding her breath, and let it out. "Thanks, Princess. You're my best friend."
"One last thing," Princess said, winking and holding up a finger. "I've decided not to execute you or Frostbound. I've seen how much you care, and the kits you're carrying need their father. However, promise me you won't hurt anyone in fury?"
Amethyst nodded. "I promise."
Jade and Princess grinned. Princess opened her mouth to say something, but was cut off by two earsplitting screams from the medicine den.
Jade's head whipped around. "What was that?!"
Princess quivered slightly. "That sounded like Jay and Topaz!"
Amethyst drew in a sharp breath. Princess sounded like she thought there was something wrong with her mate. "Let's look." she suggested.
Princess nodded. Jade proceeded to hop off the roof, followed by Princess and Amethyst. They heard Robin chirp a quiet call in the dead of the night. The rest of the Pokémon began to stir, hearing screams.
Speaking of screams, another sounded from the medicine den, much louder and obviously Jay. Princess skidded to a stop in front of the door, almost colliding with Kalo, tripping over his own feet. He looked up at Princess with pure terror in his gaze.
Princess returned the terrified look. "What's wrong with them?" Princess whispered.
Kalo whimpered. "I don't know. They woke up in the dead of the night, violently sick. Topaz's mushroom absolutely swelled, turning black, she began vomiting. Jay won't stop thrashing. He seems to be paralyzed, but he won't stop."
Princess gasped. "No, no, no. Where is he?"
Kalo pointed in the den. Princess rushed past him. Amethyst and Jade followed, worried about Jay. What they saw was horrifying.
(Might get a bit detailed. Read at your own risk.)
Jay was thrashing around, just like Kalo said, but the scratch on his ear was dripping puss, saying it was infected, and his eyes and mouth were bleeding. He was out of control. Spook and Ivy were attempting to hold him down, but Ivy backed away everyone he screamed. Topaz had a swelled mushroom, her dead eyes truly dead. Robin flew past them from behind, trying to get to Topaz. Despite that, Amethyst, Jade, and Princess were locked onto Jay, trying to help Spook hold Jay down.
"Could you get Kalo to charge him?" Amethyst asked frantically.
Ivy looked up, her ears and tail drooping, their leafy ends looking dead. Her eyes were filled with frustration. "You think I haven't tried?!" she shouted.
Jay finally flopped down in exhaustion. Kalo came running in, Sylvie and Boulder trailing close behind. Boulder, the Terrakion, looked in confusion, whilst Sylvie, a Sylveon, covered her eyes in her ribbons.
Jay's breathing was weak. They could tell he was trying to speak, but it was a whisper. Amethyst's eyes clouded as she followed Princess and Jade over to where Princess's weak mate was.
Jay let out a soft sigh. He reached up and put his hand on Princess's cheek. "Princess," he said, but was cut off by a coughing fit. "Princess, goodbye. I love you."
Princess clutched his hand. "Jay, no! I love you too, you have to stay! The kingdom needs you, I need you!"
Jay shook his head. "It's my time. The spirits are calling for me. Princess, you have to stay strong, for everyone's sake."
A tear dropped from Princess's eye, onto Jay's cheek. "But Jay, I can't. Not without you."
"You must. Princess, I'm leaving. Take care of the kingdom for me. I love you... Don't... ever forget... that..." He was panting in his efforts to speak. But he let his head fall back, and the light in his eyes died away and glazed over. He jerked a bit, then lay still.
Princess shook her head, over and over. "N-no! Jay, please!" Tears spilled from everyone in the room, yet none were louder than Princess's desperate sobs.
Amethyst walked over, ears drooping. "P-princess... Everything I said in the tower today, I would've never said them if I'd known Jay would die..."
Prinses closed her eyes. "Amethyst, it's not your fault." She reached over and wiped the blood away from Jay's eyes and mouth, then closed his eyes for the last time. Princess continued sobbing, and nobody knew what they could do for Princess or her lost love.
RaikouAwesome1234: NOOOOOooooooOOooooooOOooo...
Ghost Animation: I'm so emotional... *sniff*
RA1234: I... I need some music.
*Slipped Away by Avril Lavigne plays.*
Me: WHY?! *sniff* Review, don't flame. I'm sad as is.
