...Be careful of Gore? It might get gory throughout the next chapters.
Disclaimer: Don't own Pokespe or it's characters.
When Scarlet came back, 'bloodied and exhausted' everyone was worried, but they were even more concerned of Sapphire and another person that went out on a mission... Scarlet explained the details, mind you he left some out, but it seemed to be reasonable because everyone bought it. Then it was around mission time and everyone panicked, "What do we do?" Wailed Blue, "Ruby always comes!" Red fretted, "Yellow and Crystal is out to the other base and they won't be back for a long time!"
Green panicked on the inside, but Scarlet suggested an idea. "Why not a hologram?" He asked. Gold clasped his hands, "Good job man! He has a huge respect for Red so if Red's hologram could do it... He might actually follow also we'll build an alarm so we get notified to run back." Platina nodded, "That would be the best way, now let's hurry." Pearl nodded and gave orders to Dia who obeyed. Scarlet wondered, "Should I stay?" Gold slapped his back and said, "Na, your with me."
Ruby was walking back to the base whistling, his mission was simple, it took a long time, but it was really simple. Before he could step inside, Red appeared out of nowhere and yelled, "Ruby! How are you?" Ruby immediately sensed something was off, but politely answered his senpai's question, "It was well Senpai. The job was easy, just time-consuming." Red nodded, "I see, let's go out for a walk! Tell me more about it, would you?" Ruby smiled, "Let me drop my stuff."
He saw cold sweat drip down his Senpai's face, before Red replied, "Don't worry, leave it out in the front someone would surely get it." "A certain filthy person would destroy it." When Red looked as if he didn't know what Ruby was talking about, Ruby sighed. "I'm talking about that Wild girl, she always ruins my things, now Senpai if you could move so I could get in," Ruby said. Red nervously stepped in front of Ruby as the two went side-to-side trying to block, trying to escape.
Ruby studied Red's face and he asked, "What's with the tense atmosphere Senpai? Did something happen?" Red's face fell when he heard that and grimly he grinned and replied, "Nope! Everything's fine, now let's go!" Ruby jumped away from his Senpai and dashed for the door. Right now was the time everyone is out for missions, which left Sapphire and him alone to bicker without a croissant bothering them. It was weird to have Red still here. It wouldn't be that awkward if Scarlet was here, but Red?
Ruby opened the doors and locked it so that Red couldn't get inside. Whatever was in the base, Red didn't want Ruby to see. He started to crawl on the floor with mild disgust. Red banged on the doors and yelled, "Ruby! Ruby! Open up!" However much Red was hitting the doors there was no sound. Ruby straightened up his back as he stood and stared at the unmoving door, "You're... a hologram. The real Red-senpai would have the keys. He would bed able to shake the doors."
The hologram flinched then reported, "I'm coming back to the base Ruby." Then it disappeared. Ruby became frantic looking for the hidden thing. He ran around, but then stopped, he forgot something. "Caveman? Hey, Wild girl!" Ruby listened carefully, "Wild Girl! Wild girl?!" He became a bit more frantic, the reason why only Ruby and Sapphire stayed was that Ruby was tired after his mission and Sapphire was too injured, according to Emerald.
Panic arose in Ruby's chest as the yell became screams. He ran around the base screaming for her. "Sapphire?! SAPPHIRE?! ANSWER ME SAPH-..." His eyes landed on the bloodied, unmoving girl. "...phire..." The bandages on her arm had blood oozing out and the one on her chest couldn't hold any more blood. "What happened?" A memory of being unable to protect a girl he lost long ago resurfaced as he looked at her in agony, "What happened?"
... Years ago...
"-uby! Ruby!" A shape of a young girl appeared as the setting changed into a setting sun, "Ruby! You know what? I think I'll marry you in the future! That's how much I love you!" A young Ruby looked over at her and laughed, "Really? Well, I love you too then!" Ruby had a bandage on his cheek while the girl wore an elegant dress. They held hands and giggled, even though their town mayor was evil, they had a fun life together, they felt as if nothing could force them apart.
Suddenly, one day... "Ahh!" Fire ran all across the town. The mayor went insane. Ruby and the girl had run to the mayor's home, the only safe area. "Get out!" The mayor bellowed, but the girl replied, "No!" "Then die!" The mayor answered and kicked the girl in the nearest fire. She screamed in pain as Ruby glared at the mayor, "You'll pay for that!"
Ruby ran to the mayor only to get scarred by his guard dog. Unable to see through one eye that was bleeding he glared at the mayor with his good eye, before he ran over pulling the young girl our of the fire. She was badly burnt on her back while being burned everywhere else, luckily she was shielding her face. The mayor scoffed and attempted to stab the girl, but stabbed Ruby instead. Laughing at the pitiful kids he threw both of them on the ground.
Ruby woke up and glanced around, "..." His father looked at him, "You okay?" Ruby wordlessly nodded before touching the scar on his head, he grabbed his dad's leg and looked up at him. "Where is she?" His father sighed looking ahead before answering, "She's in a better place." It wasn't until years he found out what that meant.
...Five years later...
An older Ruby stared at the ground emptily. Before he fawned at himself. Three years had passed since he knew what happened and since then he changed drastically. Ruby was more elegant, beautiful. He kept the memory of the girl within himself. Even though he forgot how she looked, he remembered the name. He noticed there was a girl who followed him around, but he paid no mind, it was because he was beautiful.
Ruby was in vengeance, he thirsted the mayor's blood and death. The mayor had killed his childhood best friend. His first love. The girl. However, another girl always stalked him, she wondered something and had been following him since. One day, they both ran into each other fighting the old mayor. The mayor laughed jollily at the sight, slightly shocked, but to him, the scene was rather ridiculous.
Just then the mayor pulled a knife out and attempted to hurt Ruby. The stalker girl took the blow instead. Ruby, a bit disgusted at the sight of blood replied, "I'll come for you later." Leaving the stalker girl alone to fight the strong mayor on her own. Her death was certain, it was better for him to sacrifice her than to die himself, then he would never get vengeance. The mayor laughed at this decision. The girl screamed for him, but he paid no mind as he walked away with cold, dead, eyes.
... A Few Years Before Now...
Ruby was always in it for vengeance. Even though he forgot the girl's name, even though he forgot how she looked, how she sounded like. Even though he wore a hat to conceal his cruel past. He joined the group for that sole purpose, revenge. That's why he made a sacrifice all those years ago. That's why he still has nightmares of her dying. And that stalker girl too. Which is why Ruby has no friends. Yet, no matter how much he distanced himself and acted like a girl, one girl constantly nagged him and tried to pick fights. "Hey! Prissy boy, you want to chat? Sissy pants you running away? Gay guy!" Ruby finally couldn't take it. He whipped around and screamed, "Shut up, I'm straight! You need to learn what personal hygiene is Wild girl! You're worse than a caveman!"
That's how they formed their love and hate relationship. Thanks to Sapphire, Ruby could finally put his vengeance to sleep...
Ruby shook Sapphire, she moaned in pain, and Ruby let go of her at once, his hands were bloodied, instead of being disgusted, he was horrified. Not because it was dirty, but because Sapphire might actually die. Oddly enough, even though she was a female, Sapphire had always liked fighting every mission she took it would be against someone she could fight. When she came back, Ruby would tease her lightly and be disgusted while Emerald patched her up.
Silently he walked to the shower room and filled the bathtub with warm water. He walked to her room and took out Sapphire's least favorite swimsuit, a two piece. As he walked back to Sapphire he turned off the water. Once he got there, Ruby gently lifted her. He headed to the shower room. Ruby softly held her up, Closing his eyes as he dressed her, something he wasn't exactly proud of doing. Once she was dressed he placed her in the water and washed off the blood. Ruby cleaned her hair and was extremely careful with her wounds. He reached for one of the hidden first aid kits and tightly bandaged her arm, he didn't bother her chest, he would blush to death.
As he washed her front and moved on to the back, Ruby stared at the one thing that caught his eye. Sapphire's whole back was burnt. He stared at it before getting hit straight on the face. "Prissy Boy?!" He looked up to see Sapphire who woke up, even in her critical condition she seemed to be alive and healthy. "What the Freak Sissy pants!" Ruby flushed before replying quickly, "You needed a wash and I gave you one. ... Hey, Sapphire. How'd you get that bad of a burn? It doesn't look recent either."
Sapphire's eyes flashed with annoyance, but Ruby could detect the struggling pain, "None of your business Prissy Boy. Ruby stared at her before replying, "You know, because of you I let go of a grudge I held for years and I thought we had a pretty close relationship." Sapphire stared at him before scowling, "Fine I'll tell you later Sissy. Now get out!" When Ruby walked out he heard his tech calling him.
Ruby answered as a hologram of Gold and Scarlet appeared, Gold asked, "Hey Ruby did you do anything bad to Red?" Scarlet sighed and pointed out that Ruby was inside the base. Gold groaned, "I thought it was a good idea too." "All of your ideas suck, according to everyone else," Scarlet again pointed out. Gold hissed at him, but spoke to Ruby, "Hey, I guess that means you already know? Don't let her move around too much and tell her she can't go on missions for at least a week... I'm no doctor, but we'll have to wait for Emerald, I don't think anyone can get to you so... keep her in line okay? Bye!" Then he cut off.
Ruby shook his head in disbelief. "Ruby!" Sapphire jumped at him, "Gay Guy!" Ruby turned to glare at Sapphire before screeching, "STOP MOVING AROUND SO MUCH!" Sapphire stopped and quietly obeyed him, angry. She let out a puff of air as Ruby briskly walked to her. "Now then... Tell me or I knock you out." Sapphire stood up abruptly, "As if you could!" Ruby looked at her, "I probably could if I pressed on your wounds. Now sit and chose." Sapphire was angered even further, but sat down and decided to go with a better way.
"I'll... I won't-" Ruby had his hands wrapped around her injured arm. He twisted the arm and stared at her. "Yes?" Sapphire growled, "I'll tell." Ruby ignored the sticky blood on his hands as he loosened her just a bit. Sapphire looked away into the distance, "It was from... my town was burned down by the mayor and I was... I was thrown into the fire. Better?"
That was pretty common in these parts. Ruby nodded, "Yea it's just... Nevermind..." Sapphire stared at him, "Spill! I did!" Ruby shrugged, "I... Stuff happened..." Sapphire didn't press him anymore, she gave him his space, but her eyes were hooked by something interesting at Ruby's face. "Thank you for helping me..." "..." "..." "..?" Ruby stared back, before he realized something, his hat was off. He jerked his hat back down flustered, "Don't look!"
Sapphire took that as a 'Guess What I'm Hiding!' and jumped on him. Both of them fell on the floor, Sapphire was on top of Ruby trying to pull his hat flushed red, and Sapphire swiped his hat triumphantly. "Haha! I got you now Pretty boy-..." Her eyes landed on two scars etched on Ruby's forehead. Ruby snatched the hat and put it on again, "Sheesh Sapphire, you could at least-" He glanced at the unmoving girl, "You okay?"
Sapphire looked away, she muttered, "It's... nothing, I'll be heading off to bed then, I feel lightheaded." Shocked Ruby's eyes followed her back. "Hey, Caveman! You would usually die than admitting you're injured!" Sapphire paid no mind to Ruby as she told him, "Whether you like it or not, tomorrow, I'm going on a mission. Alone."
Ruby stiffened, whatever happened, it shattered their close-knit friendship right away. Ruby felt torn, Sapphire, who comforted him and took his mind off of his past decided to drop their bond in an instant.