Sorry, guys! It's been a while, but I've been busy with school and stuff. So here it is! The seventh chapter! Please review and don't be afraid to let me know of any mistakes! For the people who have reviewed previously, thank you, thank you, thank you sooooooo much for your feedback! You have no idea how much it helps!

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Silver's POV:

I unexpectedly lunge toward Emerald, hoping to have gotten him off-guard, but he simply jumps five feet into the air. His feet aim for my head on his way back down, but before he can touch me, I jump back a little, grab one of his feet, and flip him onto the ground. Emerald is too tired from the half an hour of fighting we have been doing before to get back up.

Red claps, a huge grin on his face. "Great job, guys! Silver, you're as quick and intelligent as ever. Emerald, you have improved exponentially since we began training. I am very proud of the two of you."

Red spots Emerald pouting a little, since I have defeated him during our last battle against each other. After this, Red will deem us worthy of graduating from training. It is our last day together.

"Grow up, Emerald. Almost literally. It is only fair that Silver beat you. He is almost twice your age. I wouldn't be too sad. You had excellent form," Red reassures him.

Emerald sighs, then grins, looking at me. I hold out a hand. He doesn't take it. Instead, he jumps forward, and hugs me. I feel kind of awkward, since I have only ever hugged Blue and Soul, and never before little kids, but I put my arms around him. Then, he pulls away.

"Thanks for being an awesome training partner!" Emerald exclaims, his, well, emerald eyes gleam.

"I enjoyed battling with you," I nod at him.

Suddenly, Sapphire bursts into the room.

"Guys!" she yells. "She's here! Mission Platina was a success!"

Before we can react, she is out the door, racing off to spread the news. We look at each other happily. Without Platina, we would have been a useless group. But now, we actually have someone who can contribute greatly.

We make our way to the sitting room of Red's palace, where all the other Gifted are. I recognize a few, like Crystal, Gold, Green, and Yellow (Yellow and I grew up together in the same town). The others are either new to me, or not present. I notice that Soul and Ruby are nowhere to be seen. I frown momentarily, confused, but shake it off, reasoning that they are probably just late.

The doors open, and in walks Serena, chatting animatedly with Platina Berlitz, while two boys (probably her well-known bodyguards) walk behind them, carrying some luggage.

Green and Sapphire, the strongest out of all the members of the Black Blessing, take the luggage from the two boys, whose names are Pearl and Diamond, and place them in a room. Meanwhile, Red leads the other members of the Black Blessing to our meeting room, where we go whenever something important has happened.

In the meeting, Red welcomes Platina, Pearl, and Diamond to the Black Blessing, and makes them official members. Then, Green, who has returned with Sapphire, tells the three why this organization was created. Finally, Yellow informs Platina about her crucial role as a member of the Black Blessing. She asks Platina if she would be willing to do as we needed.

Platina did not hesitate; she agrees immediately. However, as Crystal pointed out, Platina would have to train before she would be strong enough to track down other Gifted. She was appointed to Yellow as a mentor, and she would train with Pearl, Diamond, and White.

After this, we were all dismissed. I walk over to Green, who was in an intense argument with Sapphire, his little sister. When Green notices me, he waves Sapphire away. She leaves, but not before sticking her tongue out at Green's back.

"What's the matter, Silver?" he asks.

"Where's Soul? And Ruby?" I ask. "I didn't see them."

"They are carrying out their first mission as members of the Black Blessing," he replies.

"Oh. Thanks," I mutter, then head to my room. Why didn't Soul tell me she had a mission? I hope she will be back soon, safe and sound. She calls me overprotective, but I can't help being worried about her, even though I know she is incredibly strong now, due to Green's training. I love her too much.

As I make my way towards my room, I spot an unfamiliar woman. She has stormy gray eyes and rich brown hair, with a few strange red streaks running through it. She looks confused, as if she is trying to navigate her way through the palace. She hasn't seen me. I am about to help her, when I realize I have never seen her before. I also remember that this is supposed to be a secret building and trespassers can only mean bad news.

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" I ask, my voice cold and unwelcoming, trying to scare her away. She gasps at the unexpected noise, and turns, her gray eyes meeting my silver ones. Once she sees who I am, her surprise wears off, and she smirks, obviously unafraid, which surprises me. Instead of answering, she puts a finger to her lips, telling me to be quiet, then snaps her fingers. I gape. She is gone. I realize she must have teleported, meaning she is a Psychic. Meaning she is Gifted. My conscience tells me that she is here for no good and that I should Red, Green, or Crystal that there is a stranger in the palace.

But there is a note on the ground. I pick it up. It says:

"Palace garden. Midnight.

R.E.D.

P.S. Don't tell anyone about this. Or else."

"R.E.D."? I immediately realize that she is trying to hide her identity. Since she signed the note in capital letters, it must be her initials, or something. Her postscript tells me that she doesn't want anyone to know that she is here. I put one and one together and realize that she must be trying to get rid of me so that I don't blab about her to others.

I decide to follow her instructions and not tell anyone about her, stuffing the note into my jacket's pocket. I need to be prepared though. Anything could happen.

Blue's POV:

I sigh with relief as I manage to sneak myself into the palace garden and shoo the guards. Ever since the wedding invitations were sent out, my entire life has been become the wedding. This is the first time I have been able to relax in the garden since the preparations have begun. And to think that the wedding is next year! Stepfather's probably just trying to keep me busy.

I stroll down my favorite part of the garden, the "Flowery Retreat." It's essentially a walkway lined on both sides with all sorts of beautiful flowers and trees, filling the air with scents making you feel so relaxed, you forget pretty much everything you need to do. There's more though; at the end of the walkway is my personal pool and jacuzzi. Sometimes, despite the fact you're forever trapped in a palace against your own will with a stepfather that only pretends to love you because the people do, I feel lucky and happy that I am the princess.

As I sniff the dandelions and lavender, I hear some rustling in the bushes. I whip my head towards the noise, slowly gathering energy in my hand. Something rustles again and I aim my hand toward the bush, when I see a boy with a white hat and a red bandana around his nose and mouth and startling red eyes come out. I am too shocked to zap the intruder with ice. Why? I had a dream about him just last night.

He sees me and holds his hands up.

"Don't hurt me, please," he whispers. "Remember me?"

I'm too shocked to answer, still trying to believe the fact that the dream came true. In the dream, he and another girl, with hazelnut brown eyes and two ponytails the same color help me escape from the palace and bring me to another one.

He groans, exasperated, but his hands are still up. He mutters something inaudible under his breath. Then, the girl from my dream pops out of the bush, too, her hands above her head. She also wears a bandana covering her nose and mouth.

"Don't blame her for your failure of sending a dream," she scolds him.

"But you're...you're," I stammer. The two of them share a collective sigh, obviously relieved that I recognize them. "How?"

"My name is Ruby," the red-eyed boy says. "And this is Soul." He gestures to the brown-haired girl next to him. "We're here to get you out of this palace."

I dissipate the energy in my hand and lower it. Ruby and Soul bring their hands down.

"Why?" I ask.

"You know why," Soul answers, picking the twigs from her hair.

I am silent. This could be it. This could be the time I can escape from my captivity. I can go find Silver and live with him. No, I can't, I realize. Stepfather will hunt me down and do whatever it takes to find me. He might become the demon he did when Mommy went missing. I can't let him harm the people. I shake my head.

"I can't leave," I say. "The consequences would be horrible. I can't risk other people's happiness for my own."

The two are silent as they stare at me, their expressions unreadable. I gulp, but keep my expression stern. Are they going to force me to leave? I secretly summon energy into my palms again. Then, out of nowhere, they grin and applaud.

"Spoken like a true princess," Ruby beams.

"I wouldn't mind being under your rule, Your Highness," Soul bows, then gets back up, her smile gone. "Listen here. We aren't asking you to run away from the palace. Just a few months should be fine. We simply need to train you."

"Yes," Ruby continues. "If I'm not wrong, you're Gifted, too."

I take a deep breath. How could they possibly know that? I prepare the energy, getting it ready to be released.

"We can understand if you don't want to come or don't trust us," Soul says. "But we are under orders from Lord Red that we do not return without you. If it comes to it, we will have to take you by force."

I told Red to keep it a secret! Maybe I was wrong about him. Maybe I shouldn't have trusted him, like I shouldn't trust Ruby and Soul. I have a feeling these two genuinely want to help me, though. What should I do? They are silent, waiting for my answer. I give them one.

I shoot a beam of ice toward the two from the palms of my hands. Ruby quickly dodges it, and Soul puts up a purple screen, deflecting the attack. The beam hits me, and my left wrist and hand are frozen. I try to shoot another beam of ice, but all of a sudden, I am immobilized.

"Please, Princess," Ruby asks, his eyes now a bright pink. Soul's eyes have changed color, too, to a purple hue. My eyes are probably a whiter shade of blue, now. "We don't want to fight you. Think about it. Just ask your father for a vacation or something."

"My stepfather will never agree!" I reply, trying futilely to move.

"We can help with that," Ruby calmly replies, rearranging the hat on top of his head. "I'm a Fairy-type and Soul's a Psychic-type, so together, we can help with that. There's a reason the two of us were chosen to help you."

I stop struggling and think. I have heard that Fairy-types and Psychic-types are two of the most powerful types. I realize that Ruby is the one who immobilized me, since his eyes are still pink, but Soul's have returned to their original brown shade. He is indeed strong. I have never heard of any Gifted who could hold up an attack for more than a minute. I am still musing when Ruby walks over and picks up my frozen hand.

"Can you reverse your power?" Ruby asks. I shake my head. Soul walks over, too, and looks at it.

"Wow, you're pretty powerful," she remarks. "It's going to take more than simple heat to melt this off." She shares a look with Ruby.

"We'll need Bianca," he declares. "Her power is Fire. That might work."

"Actually, I'm not sure it will," I roll my eyes. "When has fire ever melted ice?"

Ruby scoffs. "Arceus, you're almost as bad as Green."

I blink. "Green? You mean...Green of Pallet?"

"He's more commonly known as Professor Green of Kanto, but yes. Him," Soul answers. "He can be quite the sarcastic guy when he's frustrated or annoyed."

"Believe me, I would know," Ruby grumbles, shaking his head. But I'm too busy lost in a memory about a certain event when I turned five...

-Flashback-

I skip happily along the creek, twirling in the black dress Daddy bought me for my birthday. Mommy, Daddy, and I are celebrating my fifth birthday in an hour. I had asked Mommy if I could play with my new doll next to the creek running behind our neighborhood. Mommy agreed, but she said I could only be here for a few minutes.

When I find the perfect place for my doll and me, I sit down in the grass and start playing with her. Then, all of a sudden, I hear snickers behind me. I turn around and see some older boys standing right behind me, smirking.

"Is the baby girl playing with her dolly?" the oldest boy laughs. I am confused. Why are they laughing at me? Then, he plucks the doll from out of my hand. I reach for it, but he holds it above his head. He and the other boys laugh again.

"Awww," he mocks. "Does the baby girl want her dolly?"

Then, he throws it into the creek behind me. I gasp as I watch it being carried downstream with the current. Then I start to cry, trying to reach it from the edge of the creek.

"Hey, I have an idea!" one of them says. "Why don't you go join your precious dolly?"

He picks me up and throws me into the river. I flail violently and feel myself being carried by the river. I shut my eyes and begin to cry loudly, trying to call for help. I start to feel the water dragging me under the surface. I resist, but am too weak to. I am about to go under, when someone grabs my hand and pulls me out. All I can see are beautiful green eyes, before I pass out.

When I wake up, I cough out the water that got into my lungs and gasp for air. Now that I can finally breathe normally, I look around and see a boy my age with spiky brown hair and jade green eyes. The same eyes I saw before.

He is looking at me strangely. I get up and walk over to him, completely drenched.

"Who are you?" I ask.

"I'm Green," he replies.

I smile. "Oh," I say, then involuntarily shiver. The water had been cold.

Green notices, and removes his sweater. He gives it to me. I look at him curiously.

"Take it," he says. I do so and put it on. The sweater is surprisingly warm, and I can no longer notice the cold.

"Thanks," I say. He simply nods, still looking at me with that strange expression. Then, he looks in another direction. I look the same way and see my doll. I beam and rush toward it, hugging it with all my might.

"I'm so glad you're okay!" I say to it, trying to dry it off. Then I turn to Green, who has an amused smile.

"What?" I ask.

He shakes his head, still smiling, turns around, and walks away.

Later, I find my way back home. After fussing over me and drying me off, Mommy and Daddy ask me what happened. I don't reply, though, too busy thinking about the green-eyed boy who saved me.

-End Flashback-

"Blue?" Ruby waves a hand in front of my face. "You there?"

I am jolted from my flashback. Could it be the same Green? I realize I had never had a chance to thank him for saving me. I also realize I still have his sweater.

"You know Green?" I ask them.

"You bet we do," Ruby says. "He's my girlfriend's older brother. Talk about over-protective."

"I need to meet him," I say. "I don't care what you guys do, as long as you can get me out of here."

"Huh?" Soul mutters. I notice her sharing a confused look with Ruby at the same time, but ignore it.

"But what are we gonna do about this stupid thing?" I demand to no one in particular. Soul grins, somewhat devilishly.

"I think I know exactly what," she states. "I've been waiting to try this forever!"

And that's the end of the chapter! Please let me know what you think, guys! Forgive my typos if there are any and tell me if my logic is off! It's been so long since I worked on this, I've forgotten some details!

Also, I mentioned before I don't know much about Serena and Calem. Thank you to those people who corrected me and let me know that Calem is X and Serena is Y. I still know almost nothing about them, though (_ sorry), so please, please, pretty please give a review mentioning their characters and some adventures they've had!

Here is the chart I promised every chapter:

Red - ?

Green - ?

Blue - Ice

Yellow - Grass

Gold - Electric

Silver - Dark

Crystal - Psychic

Soul - Psychic

Ruby - Fairy

Sapphire - ?

Emerald - Flying

Platina - Ghost

Pearl - Rock

Diamond - Ground

Black - ?

White - Poison

Cheren - ?

Bianca - Fire

Serena - Fairy

Calem - ?

Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Review please and help me out!