AN: Hey everybody! I recently updated Destined with 2 chapters as a Birthday Present to my readers, but as it wouldn't be fair to only update 1 story, so I'm also updating Chronicles.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

Kay. So, Merry Christmas Everybody, and Happy New Year, and also Happy Birthday Silver! :D (even though you're not in this story)


Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, Pokemon Special, Gamefreak or Nintendo. insert more legal stuff here


Chronicles 4

Red's POV

Yellow, my new friend walked beside me as we returned to our hometown. Or at least, my hometown.

Kitty and Chuchu sat on her shoulders, while Ratty ran by her left. Graveller, although negligent, had become attached to Yellow, and followed her from a distance.

I felt a light push near my ankle. Looking down, I saw Vee smirking at me. It was only until then did I come to realize that I was staring at Yellow while we walked. Intently, at that matter. I gave Vee an unamused look, but she simply smirked it off, laughing silently to herself.

Thankfully, Yellow was too busy 'talking' to Chuchu and Kitty. I was still shocked from how she had the ability to talk to Pokémon and heal. I glanced down at my stomach. Yellow's care had helped me recover at a much quicker pace, although the bruise was still large. I shrugged it off though. Some things had to take time.

"Red, does your stomach hurt again?" I looked to see my female friend staring at me, eyes filled with concern.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." I said quickly. She looked doubtful for a second, but returned to her 'conversation' with Chuchu.

I couldn't stand seeing her upset, or worried, or in pain. She was so fragile, so beautiful. Only sick, twisted people would do that, let alone lock her up. I clenched my fist at the thought of the two.

"Red, is that the town you were talking about?" Yellow enquired. I looked into the distance. "Yes, yes it..." I trailed off in mid-sentence.

Smoke emerged and shrouded the buildings. Even from where we were, fires could be seen dancing on the rooftops, burning the tiles to ashes. And who knows what else.

I sprinted forward, for once my attention not focused on Yellow. She was startled at my sudden action, but ran after me. I was much faster than her, and even without looking back, I knew that she was going to exhaust her stamina soon.

I heard a rumbling sound, and before I could even turn around, Graveller was next to me, rushing through the earth such that dust flew behind him. Yellow, Kitty and Chuchu sat on his back, holding on tightly to the grooves on his rough body. Ratty had jumped on a little too late, and scrambled at the back for a while until Yellow came to her rescue.

Normal POV

Upon reaching, the group stared in shock at the damage. Flames littered the city, from the rooftops to the streets. Burn marks scorched the once sturdy walls of many buildings. Not even the rock protected the village, small parts of it crumbling down, with the occasional larger chunks that made things worse. Yelps of pain were from a distance.

Yellow surveyed the scene as she got off, while Red could only stare in pain at what was left of his birthplace.

Red continued to walk, his knees ready to collapse at the horror of it all. Everything he had loved. Everything he had grown up with. Everyone he cared for. Burnt to ashes.

"Beautiful isn't it." Red turned around in a split-second, Yellow behind him. A man with long red hair stood before them. His hair stuck out in many places, and he wore a long black robe that covered his entire body, all the way to his feet. His hands were positioned behind his back, but Red had caught a glimpse of what seemed to be a dagger in his gloved hands.

Next to the mysterious man was a lady. She was dressed in a black robe similar to the man. She had light purple hair that seemed to give off a glare. It was tied in 4 short ponytails. Her sleeves covered all of her hand, but Red had a feeling that it was concealing something.

"Doesn't destruction just fill you with that blissful feeling?" the man continued, his lips turning up evilly.

In a split-second, Red had unsheathed his blade. His ruby eyes turned dark, filled with bloodlust. He sprinted forward, dragging his sword in the dirt with both hands. The blade emitted a red, flaming aura, slicing the earth that came into contact with it.

With a quick slice, he thrust the blade at his target. The man's expression remained the same, the maniacal smile stuck onto his face. With quick, small movements, he dodged the blade, before closing in with his own dagger. At the speed the man was going, it was impossible for Red to defend himself.

He found himself cornered, a dagger pointed at his neck while his own blade far away from his intended target.

Before Red could react, he was sent flying across the street with a high-speed kick. He slammed into a brick wall, slumping onto the ground. Getting up, with the help of Yellow who had rushed over, Red stared at the mysterious man.

The man picked up Red's blade. "You have the skill, and you have the spirit." Using two fingers, he slowly slid his hand upwards to the tip of the blade. "But, you lack experience." The blade turned into black dust before Red's eyes. Tossing the remaining handle to Red, the man turned and left.

"Wait!" Red ran forward, completely unarmed. He didn't have much of a plan, but he wasn't going to let somebody come in and destroy his home without putting up a fight.

The lady turned around to look at the running teen and lifted a sleeved arm. The sleeve seemed to roll away to reveal a throwing knife, chained to a cuff around her wrist. With a quick flick of the wrist, the throwing knife was sent flying towards Red.

The boy had only just managed to come to a halt as the knife stopped, a centimetre away from his heart. The chain that connected the knife to its owner flowed a blue aura, keeping the knife and chain hanging in the air.

"Shall I kill him, Master?" the lady questioned, tilting her head back ever so slightly.

"Just leave him be, Sird. I have a feeling," the red head said, turning around to leave Red with a final glimpse of the sadistic smile that permanently stayed on his face.

Sird, with a hint of disappointment, retracted the knife back to her sleeve. However, she decided to leave the raven-haired boy with parting gift.

Her cold grey eyes illuminated in Red's vision. Everything faded away into darkness, except for those icy irises.

Red's body disobeyed itself, despite the growing thirst for bloodlust. His legs crippled and he fell to his knees. His eyelids felt heavy, so heavy...

He slumped onto the ground, eyes closed.

Sird looked down on Red, then gave a smirk at the cowering Yellow. Graveller gritted his teeth, but knew that he couldn't leave Yellow's side for one second. Chuchu, Kitty and Ratty, obviously the younger ones, hid behind the safety of Yellow. Vee stood next to Graveller, her eyes glowering with rage, but couldn't do anything.

Vee sent a message to Graveller through telepathy. 'She radiates an...interesting aura. It would be unwise to act rash.'

Sird turned to leave with the red haired man.

"You just had to do that, didn't you?" the man said, putting on his hood.

"I was worried he would be those kinds who never give up. My apologies for opposing your order." Sird said, putting on her own hood.

Sird released a Starmie, sitting on the purple star as it levitated up into the air. The other man sent out a Skarmory, getting onto its steel body, before flying away to keep up with his partner, leaving a cloud of dust behind.

Yellow quickly ran out of her safety corner to help her friend. As Graveller lifted up his rival's body, Yellow ran off to find help. Vee placed a concerned paw on her trainer.

'Red, you have a long way to learn.'


AN: TA-DAH! wadya think? Personally, I 'think its just okay, but feel free to leave what YOU think. Yes you, the person reading this fanfic.

Also, I had a REALLY hard time finding out what those...4 beehive things are on Sird's hair. In the end I couldn't figure it out so TopazSunshine asked me to just write Ponytails and move on. :P

Also (again), the mysterious man. I got the inspiration half from Axel (Kingdom Hearts) and half from Ren Suzugamori (Cardfight Vanguard). I think he's pretty cool. :)

So, that's pretty much it. Happy Christmas and Merry Holidays. LOL