Chapter 4: Andrew

Song: Lose Control-House of Heroes

Unknown POV

I run through the forest, I hear people chasing me, one with a gun. I don't stop, I mustn't, I have to find her. They're gaining on me, shouting for me to stop, I do not, I run, where could she be? They're almost on top of me, I need to hide, a wave of purple energy washes over my eyes, I freeze, and my pursuers stop next to me, searching. They almost give me, when the one with dark hair spots me, she raises something, and electrical energy discharges from the object and I feel my grip on consciousness slipping. Just as all fades, I have only one name on my mind: Tara…

Earlier…

Sophi's POV

Tara and I had packed up and continued to pursue this Andrew Flynn character. Tara had been practically silent once she saw the ID card I had given her. The only thing she had said was "I'm going with you to find him." She was walking next to me, carrying some of my bags on her back. She had chosen a pair of my hiking boots to wear, which fit her like a glove. I myself had opped for my black bikini top and white lab coat which clashed nicely with my creamy orange hair. I was wearing hiking boots as well and grey shorts. My FN57 was in its holster on my hip, and I had my backpack with some of the camping supplies on my back. I looked at Tara; she was deep in thought apparently, looking straight ahead. Something seemed off about her, like she was hiding something important and I could swear I saw light blue fur on her back last night. "Tara, you've been completely quiet since I showed you the card last night, there something you're not telling me?" I asked, she just looked at me; "That man you're chasing is…a friend…who I need to find." "You told me that already, there's something else you're not telling me, isn't there?" She sighed, "I want to tell you, I do, but I'm not sure I should." Was her reply; "If that's how you fell, that's fine, but I just don't like being kept in the dark on things, okay?" she simply nodded.

Normal POV

Tara felt guilty for not telling Sophi about her 'condition' but she wasn't sure she could trust Sophi with that kind of info, not yet anyway. "Were getting close to him, I can see his tracks now." Sophi stated, digging in her bag, she handed Tara a device that looked like a gun, but had two metal prongs where the barrel would be. "It's a tazer, you just point and squeeze the trigger, got it?" Tara nodded, she hoped the weapon wouldn't be necessary, but it was a good just in case option as she didn't think freezing Andrew would go over well. After some time, they found a cave that the tracks lead into. Sophi drew her gun while Tara held up her tazer. As they were about to enter the cave, a large dark form bolted out ran off in the opposite direction, chasing after it, they could make out a large red mane and dark legs.

Tara's POV

We were chasing after him, He was already a good ways ahead, but Sophi and I were faster, we were gaining. We were almost on top of him, when there was a flash of purple energy and he disappeared. We arrived at the spot where had just been, "Fuck Damnit! Where did he go?" Sophi cursed, out of breath. I looked around, it was just forest, I was about to give up when I noticed a lone tree that looked out of place, it didn't cast a shadow either. The more I looked, the tree looked transparent, and I could see a crouching Zoroark, knowing we didn't have the energy to continue chasing him; I raised the tazer, pointed it at the tree, and fired. A bolt of blue energy discharged from the end of the weapon and hit the tree, wrapping around it in a snake like fashion before seeming to melt into it. There was a flash of purple energy, and the Zoroark collapsed face forward into the ground, unconscious. I motion to Sophi, who had her gun trained on him just in case, I stepped closer to him and crouched down, I touched him on the shoulder and nearly jumped back in surprise as he seemed to almost melt, his features molding and melting back into the one man I was searching for, Andrew.

Some Time Later…

Andrew's POV

My eyes fluttered open, greeted by a face with tan eyes and creamy orange hair. "'Bout time you woke up sleepy head, I was worried that she zapped you a little too hard." The girl leaned back a little about to call someone when another girl pushed her out of the way and looked at me. This girl had near black hair and deep blue eyes. "Andrew! You're awake! I was worried about you." She excitedly stated; "I don't mean to be rude, but do I know you?" I asked, I had never seen either of them before, although the one with the black hair looked familiar for some odd reason. "You will in about 5 seconds." Blacky stated, she seemed to sort of melt in place, catching me and her companion off guard. Her form changed, shrinking and turning an ice blue color before finishing and ending up as a Glaceon. Her companion and I were stunned; memories and information flooded back into my mind, tracing the image of the Glaceon in front of me and matching it with another one I knew, that of my long term companion. "T…Tara?" "Took you long enough, by the way, is the translator still working?" she responded. "Yes" I answered as she morphed back into her human form. Amazingly, her clothes morphed back with her, which was a bit of a relief. Her companion recovered from her state of shock and spoke: "So this is what you wouldn't tell me?" Tara nodded, "Sorry Sophi, but I feel like I can trust you now, I really wanted to tell you, but I wanted to wait until we found Andrew first." Sophi just nodded, "Okay, just don't do it again." I looked around a little more, we were in a camp site with a small tent, a small camp fire was going with a small cooking apparatus. I managed to stand up, albeit a bit wobbly, and asked the inevitable question: "So Tara, how come you can now morph into a human, how did you manage to get dressed, and how the hell did you two find me?" Tara looked at Sophi, "That's gonna take some explaining…"

GGLSX: "Well that went better than I expected."

Tara: "I'm just glad we found Andrew!"

Andrew: "Yeah, about that, how come we had to be split up after the encounter with Creepy Mystery Forest lady?"

GGLSX: "I wanted to develop Tara's character a little more, plus, it was a good way to introduce Sophi, who I have 'special' plans for (hehe)"

Sophi: "Wonderful, lemme guess, it's part of the reason this story's rated M, ain't it."

GGLSX: "One of many, as well as Tara getting…hot…"

Tara: "You wouldn't dare!"

GGLSX: "Until next chapter." Runs out of the room

Tara: "You get back here!" Chases after him

Sophi: "Well, that'll prove to be interesting, later…"