Asking the Impossible, Chapter 4

Hey guys, got another one for you! This chapter should shed some further light on Dayan's and Violet's past, but I won't say any more than that besides read, review, and enjoy!

Five days later in the Reverse World

Violet's POV

I had been walking around this Arceus-forsaken place for five days, but I'm not sure it's actually been five days. I had heard a legend when I was younger that after Giratina committed his crime, both Dialga and Palkia worked together to create this crazy wasteland. After a few hundred years, Giratina apologized for his actions, (the legend wasn't very clear about what it was, though) and offered to become the warden for the Reverse World and make it a jail for pokemon who committed heinous crimes. As I remember, Arceus accepted both Giratina's apology and idea. Then it was decreed to all pokemon that those who chose to lead down the path of evil would pay for whatever they did.

The Reverse World really did become a jail, and sentences were given out based on the severity of the crime. If you didn't have a life sentence on you, and you survived your term, Giratina would personally escort you from the Reverse World. Then you begin your life anew, and many did.

Anyway, having this place created by the Master of Time and the Mistress of Space made me all the more certain that any time that passes in here is different than the time that passes on the outside world.

That made me think of my mom and dad. What were they thinking about? Me, no doubt, but what exactly were they thinking? Did they believe that I had run away without saying goodbye? Did they think I could be injured or dead? Or did they worry that I had eloped with the Seviper that they thought I had been obsessed with?

That last thought made me shudder. No, why would they even think for a moment like that? Although, there was that time…

Flashback

It was a bright, warm day, and me and Dayan were playing in the woods. We didn't know we were mortal enemies, so we had no problem playing things like Tag and Hide-and-Seek.

We had just finished a round of tag, and we were both very tired, so we lay down next to each other looking at the clouds and dreaming.

"Say, what do you want to do in the future, Violet?" Dayan had asked me.

I looked over to him and responded slowly

"I'm not sure. Why?"

"Well, I just wanted to know if you had any special plans made for when you become an adult. You know it's going to happen sooner or later, right? I mean, I wish it didn't happen, that we could remain like this forever, but we do grow up eventually. What do you have planned for when that happens?"

"I don't really have anything planned yet. It's still too early for that, isn't it? What do you have planned, anyway?" I had challenged.

"Well, when the time comes, I'm going to go through my rite of passage, then take a mate and start a family" he said with confidence.

"Geez, aren't you getting a bit ahead of yourself? Besides, if you're so confident, who will you take as a mate, anyway?" I asked.

He blushed at this question, but didn't answer.

"Well?" I asked impatiently.

"Well, I might take you as a mate" he said, not looking at me.

Now it was my turn to blush.

"Y-you aren't serious, a-are you?" I asked this with some trepidation, scared but excited at the same time. Before Dayan had a chance to answer, though, a deep voice I recognized rang out

"I won't let any such abomination happen!"

Before either of us knew what had happened, my father was right behind me, grabbing my arm. He looked at Dayan in hatred and said angrily

"I will let you go today because you are young, but mark my words; if you get near my daughter again, I will rip your slithery tongue right out of your mouth and hang you with it!"

Before Dayan could respond, my father had set me on his back and ran from the field towards our territory. When we got home, he set me down, looked me in the eye, and yelled

"You are not to see that Seviper, or any other, ever again! Do you understand me, young lady?!"

I was scared at that point, I could barely speak, but I managed to nod my head and squeak out

"Yes, sir."

My father was still looking mad, though he relaxed slightly and left. I had wanted to ask why I couldn't see Dayan anymore, but he was too intimidating for me to ask. I didn't want to ask my mother, either, because she would surely talk to my father and that would only bring down more trouble on my head. I was going to have to try to explain this to Dayan, but I knew he wouldn't like it.

Dayan's POV

I continued my search for Violet. I refused to think that I had been too late. Yes, she might be injured, and she may have several criminals looking for her, but if I let myself dwell on the possibilities, they would become reality. I couldn't let that happen, so I pressed on.

I had managed to find some berry bushes, and though they weren't to my liking, I ate them anyway. I needed to eat, but I didn't want to try my hand at eating the criminals, which I saw so often. There's more at risk than just your life here; there's also the risk of being eaten, sometimes alive if you weren't careful. That led me to believe that whoever was left would be stronger than most anyone by surviving at another's expense.

Despite the berries, I wouldn't be able to last long. My species, like almost all snakes, are carnivorous. I had to have meat sooner or later, and my body was telling me sooner. I knew I was no match for these hardened criminals, so I was going to have to get low myself and kill one by himself while he was sleeping.

In an attempt to get these thoughts out of my head, I focused on my past with Violet. So far, I had been unsuccessful in thinking how I could gain her trust, so I decided to look at the past we had shared to glean something from that. Unfortunately, most of our past consisted of fighting each other. The last day of good memories I had was the day after Violet's father had declared we were never to see each other again. I couldn't help but return to the spot we used to play in, hoping she would return.

Flashback

I sat, waiting for Violet to show up and explain her father's actions toward me. I hadn't done anything wrong. I didn't deserve that kind of treatment. Finally she arrived, but she seemed extremely downcast.

"What's wrong?" I asked her.

She looked up at me and smiled, but it was a sad smile.

"I'm sorry how my dad treated you yesterday, Dayan. I wanted to ask what was wrong, but I couldn't speak. All he did was yell at me that I could never see you again." She looked down with tears in her eyes.

I felt like I had been struck in the chest.

"Then… you mean we can't be friends anymore?"

A voice, neither of ours, said loudly

"You never should have been in the first place."

Turning around, I saw my own father making his way towards us. He moved in front of me, shielding me, I think, and glared at Violet with contempt, to which she recoiled in fear.

"You believe you can fool me? I see through your little façade, whelp! If you harm my son in any way, I promise I will run this blade through you and personally deliver your body to your parents. Now leave immediately!"

Violet didn't hesitate to turn tail and run away, the tears spilling from her eyes. My father watched her go with triumph, then turned to me and said

"And as for you, if I hear that you have been running around with that, or any other Zangoose, I will make your life a living hell. Now come, we must return home."

I sat there, shocked at how my father had threatened my best friend, how he had threatened his own son. I knew better than to argue with him, however. So I slowly followed him back home, where I would learn that Seviper and Zangoose had been mortal enemies since time began for us, but he wouldn't explain why.

Well, that's that. Please review and tell me how I'm doing, I love getting feedback.