Hello everyone! Ehesister here! Chapter 4 is finally here and hopefully it has less grammar and spelling errors! Let's get going!

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon!

Hmm I never noticed how Cyrus looked when he was angry, he was always so emotionless. Now I can see his fuming face. I braced myself for his impact.

"What are you doing here, you worthless soul! I know you were listening, don't lie! Now you can go with your dear friend Ruby and die, guards after her!"

Well things just got more complicated.

There is not point standing here so I ran. I bolted past the bronze heavy doors and ran as fast as I could, which is trust me, okay speed, but meh, no time to complain. I see a forest in the distance. That will do, hopefully Cyrus's solders will get lost or something. Or not, I see an arrow shot so close to my side it scared me. Man these soldiers are better than I thought. I felt a snowflake melt on my hand; a blizzard was coming and headed this way. This was my chance to lose the guards. I looked up at the sky while running, okay maybe that wasn't the smartest thing to do. I wasn't watching the guards and I thought I lost them. Thought, as I was running, I felt a sharp pain in my side. I looked to see an arrow there, the bottom tip starting to be soaked in blood.

Here I go. Running past trees and jumping over rocks, trying to avoid the arrows as I go. Arrows fly past me, one nearly hitting my face. Even though I wanted to return, it was too late. I have been discovered. I wasn't paying attention and I tripped over a large stone, spraining my ankle. I closed my eyes, waiting for the worst to happen.

Yeah that's right, thanks to my great idea; I was stuck with a sprain ankle. Not only that, I had a wound thanks to that arrow. Also I couldn't move because of my ankle. Yes, I'm done for. I could feel the world around me fade away and last thing I saw was the snow falling from the sky.

Meanwhile Aresia felt bad about leaving Candice so confused and alone that night some days ago. It was dark outside but she had to see her, to make sure she was fine. She didn't care what Cyrus did, it wasn't if he was going to find out. The only problem was she didn't know where Candice lived so she needed to find out. That is, find out a way without be noticed. Hmm she called her friend, Salamander, to ask if he knew. He didn't answer. Oh well, she thought, she got her coat and left for SnowPeak City, home of the 7th gym badge and the ice type gym.

When she arrived near the entrance of the gym, she saw someone outside. Could that be Candice, she thought. No, too tall to be Candice and when Aresia got closer, she couldn't believe her eyes. No way, it can't be, can it?! Surprising enough, it was the 2ed gym leader, waiting outside the closed, locked doors.

"What are you doing here?!" Aresia asked in a quiet tone so only he could hear.

"I was going to ask you the same thing," He responded.

"You go first since you were here before I was."

"I was worried, I haven't seen her in a while and I heard challengers saying that the SnowPeak Gym was closed for several days now. That got my attention; Candice never closes her gym, only if something is seriously wrong."

That made sense, if she heard the same; she would of have run over here as well.

"Same here, I felt bad since I left her that night, alone and confused. Oh Candice, she didn't know what was going on."

Suddenly a figure appeared in the shadows. Both gym leaders turned to find their friend, Ruby, covered in a cloak to hide her identity.

"Ruby, is that you?"

"No time to explain, come with me! Quietly though, try not to attract anyone."

All three of them arrived in a small cabin located near on the outskirts of SnowPeak City, a place well concealed. Ruby hurried them inside and led them upstairs. They were at loss of words when they saw who was in front of them. It was Candice, she looked hurt and in pain. She was unconscious and there was a huge wound in her side. It was still bleeding and her ankle was swollen. Her face has become paler and it pained them to see her so hurt. Her Glaceon stayed by her side on the floor.

"What happened, why is she so hurt?!" They asked after they gained their ability to talk again.

"Cyrus wanted to have a meeting with her, she accidently fell forward into his office while he talked about his plan, I'll explain that later, and his guards were after her. There was a blizzard and an arrow hit her in her side. She got distracted and tripped over a rock and sprained her ankle. Due to the large amount of blood she lost, she became unconscious. I was able to save her from the guards with the help of her Glaceon, for now anyways."

"…Will...Will she make it?" Aresia asked.

"I don't know but to tell the truth…no…" Ruby responded.

"…No…she has to…she just has to!"

Aresia started to cry and Ruby had tears in her eyes. As for the fire type gym leader, he was at loss of words; he looked out the window, as if he was in his own thoughts.

"…Guys don't cry. You worry me…what's wrong?"

They all turned to find the voice has come from Candice who smiled weakly. Aresia ran over to her and hugged her gently, crying, telling her how sorry she was. Ruby hugged her as well, tears falling down her face.

Candice just said it was okay and tried her best to hug them as well. After a few minutes with her best friends, she glanced at Salamander, who was just looking out the window.

"…Is everything alright?" She asked him.

"…fine"

"…okay, just making sure."

"Don't worry about me; you worry about your health. I wouldn't be surprised if you did die tonight."

The moment the words left his mouth, he felt horrible. Aresia and Ruby stared at him after gasping. The girls looked at Candice who face was calm.

"Ignore him! He is just-"

"No, its fine….he's right…I won't make it…"

With that said Candice just closed her eyes and the room darken with the mood.

Short chapter I know, I know! I'm so sorry! I would like to thank everyone for reading and reviewing my story, it means a lot to me. Again thank you for dealing with me this far and coping with my grammar/spelling mistakes. I am grateful for all you readers and other fanfictions authors like you guys! I hope you enjoyed! Ehesister out! Peace!