Ichi, ni, san, shi, go, ROKU! How's my Japanese? It's chapter six people! An early update because I'm in the mood. Well, I'm a little disappointed in you people, your creative side has sent a fall on me with you people OC-less. But thanks to you people who DID send in OCs! Anyways, there's an opinion poll on my profile, "Am I better at Comedy or Romance" or something like that. So can you guys vote on it, pretty please…? Aw, just do it, it's not like it's gonna hurt. Well, Crystal, Gold, Silver, and the rest of the third give a rude awakening to the other students, and it's time for Warfare! This can only go well… hehe…
But, sorry for being like… late… by about a week. I AM SO SORRY! I was a victim of the Type 2 Error, but with some craft searching, I fixed it. I can upload this story. I. Am. So. HAPPY. Thanks for being patient you guys. YAY! If you are a victim, you may see the answer on my profile.
NOTE: I just realized that September only has 30 days. Man, I feel stupid, that's when I was born, too. I fixed it, so sorry about that.
Disclaimer: I still don't understand why I have to do this every chapter.
A Miscellaneous Tale of Night and Day
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Chapter 6: Crystal Three, Third Years
October 4th
Crystal's POV
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" I asked Gold as the other students prepared for the battle.
"Sure it is! They can release their anger on us when it starts." He said, waving it off.
"The woman is right." Silver said, walking up to Gold.
"Please stop calling me that. I'm trying to get a good view of you." I sighed and looked at the microphone, then at Gold. "So, you're doing it?"
"Hell yeah." He said, and cracked his knuckles. "I don't think I've been this excited for a while."
I sighed. "Blue and Sapph are going to kill me."
Blue's POV
"Attention all PSTA High school students, please head over to the auditorium. All PSTA High school students, please head over to the auditorium."
I sat up in my bed quickly and looked around. "What the…"
6 am was not time for assemblies.
I yawned, and then flopped back into bed, planning to sleep in. I sighed once again, just five more hours…
"AAAAHH!"
That was Sapphire, great.
I dressed out and went downstairs as Ditty turned into a hat and rested upon my head. I positioned the genderless pokemon out of my eyes and headed to the ground floor. I opened the door casually and yawned. "Guys, I was going to…"
"BLUE!" Sapph bolted in front of me and grabbed my shoulders. "Crys is gone!" She said, shaking my shoulders.
"She's p-probably at h-her festival meeting." I stumbled as Sapph shook me, I looked behind her, and Yellow was trying to signal me to hurry up.
"What am I supposed to eat for breakfast!" She yelled again, shaking me harder.
"F-F-Find s-something in the f-fridge!" I shouted back at her, trying to grab her arms and push her away.
"But…!" She was stopped as I was finally able to shut her up when Ditty fell of my head and covered her mouth as it went back into its original form. She flailed and I rolled my shoulders from her shaking me. Yellow waved to me and pointed to the door.
"Come on Blue!" She called.
I sighed. "Alright, Ditty, come on. Sapph, you too."
Sapph puffed her cheeks, but followed us out anyways.
-o-
We were separated from Sapph after we were told to sit with our respective classes. Yellow and I sat in the back, where she strained her neck to see. What was this assembly about, anyway? Like I cared, I just wanted to sleep in…
"Ah, Blue and Yellow."
Yellow flinched at the voice and sat down immediately, I smirked and turned to the two boys that appeared next to us. "Red. Green." I greeted them, and nudging Yellow in the leg with my foot. She turned, and nervously waved a "hello" to the boys. Red smiled and waved back, Green said nothing and the two sitting down in two seats next to us. I grinned at Yellow, who was fidgeting and staring down at her feet. I clenched my fist and screamed out "TALK TO HIM, IDIOT!" Then pushed Yellow into Red proudly.
But I did it in my head, so it didn't actually happen.
Instead, I turned to them with a bright and cheery smile (it was fake because I felt really crappy because I had to wake up so freaking early), and asked them a question I've been looking over. "Hey, do you guys know why we're even here?" I said, but inside I felt a dark, raging irritation swell up.
Red pointed to the auditorium stage. "I think it might have to do something about the third year's festival surprise." He said.
"What makes you say that?" I asked, giving him a questioning look.
"The sign." He said, still pointing up front, and I turned around.
The Third Year's Super Special Surprise!
Hope you all aren't all grumpy!
Jeez, I wonder who made that sign.
I sighed a leaned forward, I hoped this was good. I looked over at Yellow, and then back at Red, and the matchmaking gears of my mind began to turn as I waited, but not for long. The curtains flew open, revealing an empty stage except for a lone microphone.
"It's starting." Yellow said, pointing up to the stage.
A spotlight shone, and figure fell down onto the stage. She wore a female, custom made military outfit. It was white with blue accessories and the badge for a Sergeant Major for the army was on her white hat, third in command. She wore her dark hair in a long ponytail and had a giddy smile that made me gag. She took hold of the microphone and held out a peace sign to the crowd.
"I early-birdies!" She cheered.
I hated her already.
"Did you like the sign I made? Hope you did! I'm Shako, third in command in today's special activity! Hope you guys are ready to run! Angry enough that we woke you up early? Good!"
She has no idea, I felt like running on stage and wringing out that little neck over her's.
"So, are you guys ready for Warfare?"
What?
About then, half of the auditorium gasped.
Sapphire's POV
"War-what?" I stared up stage, looking around at the people who gasped around me.
"Warfare." I turned to Ruby, who sat next to me. Don't get any ideas, he hates sitting near girls (apparently I'm an exception) and we're in the same class. I screamed at him for a while for him not considering me as a female, but eventually let him sit down. I was actually kind of relived (say anything and Toro will incinerate you), he's one on of my only friends, well, my only friend in the grade.
"Why is everyone so gasp-y about "Warfare"?" I asked in a confused tone.
"Because Warfare hasn't been played in years because it's so violent. The entire school campus is a battleground, the year of choice become the target by the entire school, catch all of them and you win. The year has to be very gutsy and plan carefully to position this." He explained with a worried look.
"But it's three entire years against one, they would stand an hour." I explained.
"Don't underestimate them, they have the entire planning period and we're still tired from activities, what time did you sleep last night?"
"Uh… around twelve thirty…" I said, looking away with a guilty, yet nervous smile.
"Exactly, I was even wondering why Gold slept so early, he's usually staying up late watching every type of horror and action flick he can find." Ruby sighed. "Besides, this is a school filled with out of superhumans, do you think they'll go easy on us?" He pointed out.
"Well…" I was about to answer, but Sergeant Major Shako silenced the crowd with her voice.
"Ready? I hope you are, because this year's PSTA Warfare is about to begin! You know the four major rules. Rule one, no killing. Rule two, no sexually assaulting anyone. Rule three, go easy on eachother. Rule four, ignore rule three! The fourth year base is the PokeDepartment in the east section of the Town, the second year's is the cafeteria, and the first year's is the PokeDepartment on the West side of the Town." She giggled. "The third years are already on the run, the year to catch us all wins, and gets a major feast and party for their year. Remember, if your student ID is stolen, you are out and cannot participate any longer. The student ID must be visible at all times in any way. You must take us back to your base to capture us or" She stared out into the crowd and smirked. "Well, good luck with that." She said, and ran off stage.
We all stared out at the empty stage, and sat there for a while. It took us a moment to realize what was going on.
"Hey!" A voice echoed, and the sound of sliding chairs filled the room as people turned to a boy who stood up. "They're getting away!" He announced.
Oh.
Immediately, an entire wave of students stormed for the doors.
"WHAT DO WE DO?" I yelled at Ruby as the crowd pulled me away.
"EXCACTLY AS SHE SAID, CAPTURE AND CAPTIVATE!" He yelled back.
Then, my competitive senses sparked inside of me. I wanted to win, oh, yes.
Crys, Gold, Shako-someone, and all you other third years, watch out.
Crystal's POV
"Oh my god, they're like a rattata swarm." I said as I watched my computer through the darkness of my hideaway. I clicked the call button on my radio and spoke. "Hey, Gold? Are you alright about this? They're going to destroy us with that crowd of theirs." I called him up, speaking through the radio with a worried voice.
After a couple seconds, my headphones sounded Gold's voice. "Ah, don't worry about it. That just makes it easier." He said, and chuckled. "Just wait for the announcement, just one hour into the game."
I curved my mouth in confusion, but listened, and watched my computer screen. There were hundreds of blinking dots on the screen, players red, third years green. I waited about an hour as I monitored the game, and thought about our chances. 70,000 students in the history of the school, 4,000 of them currently. 1,000 elementary, 1,500 middle schoolers, and 1,500 high schoolers, every time I met a RGD fangirl, she reminded me of this. With about 1,500 high schoolers, that would make… 1125 against 375
Oh gosh.
I was about to call up Gold to tell him about our chances, but then I heard the announcement, realizing an hour had just passed. My eyes widened as many of those dots cleared off the screen, and the scores flashed, updating.
The announcement blared, "Attention students, the scores have been updated." The voice was of a student in the observation and strategist section, another third year that monitored the tournament. "The scores are… Second years in third with, 16 students, First years in second with 23 students, and Fourth years in first with 44 students captured. 648 other students have been taken out of the map, leaving 303 targets and 825 capturers."
I froze as I listened to the announcement, we took out six hundred students in one hour? Then I called up Gold.
"GOLD! What is going on?"I demanded.
I heard chuckling on the other end. "I told you, when they group up, they become distracted and off-course. Thieves and pokemon trainers can easily steal IDs from students. They were just really stupid to group up together like that." Gold explained.
I sighed. "Alright then…"
Yellow's POV
Darn it… I shouldn't have separated myself from Blue…
That thought echoed in my head as I ran from tree to tree. That girl wasn't kidding, this game was intense. Lately, there were people falling from trees, people flooding the roads, being flung across the roads, and really weird thunder strikes every once in a while. I've had so many close calls it's not even funny. I looked behind my back every few seconds, and gripped my student ID with both hands. I had to find ChuChu, she must have been around here somewhere looking for me. I know I'm not quite the athlete, but one thing has kept me in that I don't know whether I should be happy about or not which is…
Rustle
"ChuCh… Eep!" I jumped back after turning back to the bushes, where a boy slightly younger than me crawled out. He held a mess of ID cards in his hand and some in his pocket. A crash was heard, the sound of thunder, and lightning flashed across the sky on the other side of the Town.
"I see, another victim…" The boy crackled and I stepped back. He rose and stood up in the bushes as I shuffled across the dirt road that lead to the town. He looked at me with sharp eyes and smirked, behind him, a large sceptile glared at me. "Now, let's make this nice and qui… Oh, wait." He stopped and blinked at me.
Here it comes.
"You're just a middle schooler." He said, and turned to walk away.
There it is.
But this time I let it slip.
"Hey!" I scolded him, scrunching my eyebrows. "For your information, I'm older than you, third ye…" I slapped my hand over my mouth, darn, I just melvin'ed myself
"Oh, really?" He turned back around, and saw the ID in my hand. "Let me find out for myself." He lurched for the ID, but I was quick. I evaded and shoved myself to the left, but the sceptile appeared before me. He stood up, smiling. "Nowhere to run." He said, and I shut my eyes tightly.
"What! You…!"
Then there was a slash, then wind, then silence. I blinked, and opened my eyes. Wait, maybe it was Red! What do I say! Oh my gosh! My muscles tensed, and I turned around. "Red, thanks for…!"
"Good work scyther." Green patted the green bug pokemon on the head.
I looked at him, and then my face fell. "Oh, it's Green." I sighed.
"What, no thanks?" He said, and walked up to me.
"Yea, thanks…" I stood up straight, and rubbed the back of my head in guilt.
"Disappointed, I guess." He said to me, and examined his scyther.
I blushed, was I really that disappointed that it wasn't Red? Why did I have to be so see-through? I noticed him tossing some powder onto the guy he just defeated. I pointed to it. "What is that?"
"Sleep powder I had an oddish make me." He said, and tightened a bag and put it into his pocket. "Just in case."
Note to self, Green is prepared for anything, do not mess with him.
I rubbed my eyes and looked around, there were a whole lot less people than before. "Hey, why do we have the most points, do you know? How are we getting people out so easily?" I asked him.
Green thought, and lightning flashed again, and thunder crackled. We looked out to it, and he shrugged. "I guys it's because we have that guy." He said.
I put on a confused look. "Who?"
He pointed to the direction of the thunder. "The person you were hoping for."
"The person I was… what?"
Wait a minute…
-o-
Town, Eastern Side
"S-So strong…" A voice mumbled.
"Why you…"
The young boy smirked, completely unharmed, standing in the middle of the charred scenery. He rubbed some dirt off his cheek, and on his other shoulder a sparking pikachu growled at anyone that moved.
"Sorry, force of habit." Red chuckled, Pika letting out a small "Pika!" and its cheeks flashing. Red scratched its head, calming it. "Nice work Pikachu. He's turn them in."
Attention students, the scores have been updated, they are… Second years still in third with, 29 students, First years in second with 33 students, and Fourth years leading off in first with 61 students captured. 165 other students have been taken out of the map since the last update, leaving 268 targets and 660 capturers.
Good luck to the rest of you.
Crystal's POV
"Quick, Silver, tem meters east, heading north! No, Sara, I said three not thirteen. Darn it! They got Wayer! There's a bunch of them on the south eastern part of campus, don't group up, just one thieve do a mass theft." I commanded the teams through my radio, listening to every response. My fingers flew across the keyboard, switching to the mouse, and repeating. The computer screen flashed with every movement. The numbers kept on changing in the score box, and my eyes kept on darting from area to area.
I sighed, taking off my sound proof headphones for a moment. "I'm not moving but this job is so tiring." I said, and stretched out my legs. My hideout was dark, but very secret. I went back to observing, watching dots disappear and move.
I was a little upset not being able to compete in the game, but comfortable where I was at the same time. I was assigned this job for a reason, and worked hard on it. I looked at Mega, whose senses were ten times better than mine, sleeping comfortably, meaning there was not disturbance around where I was. I patted Mega's head, and turned back to the light of the computer screen.
Watch me, watch me…
Watch me, this time I won't screw up.
Sapphire's POV
"STAY AWAY!" I yelled and took down another third year and his snorunt. Toro and I stood back to back, and I growled with wild eyes. Both of us held out fists up, fighting off anyone who came near. We stood near the school entrance, panting our lungs out. Toro gave me a look, and I sighed. I hated being so high strung when a boy touched me. One thing that went on in my mind though, was the exception of…
"Sapph." Ruby came up from behind me and tapped my shoulder.
"Grrr…" I growled, "We're so far behind." I said, masking my own thoughts. Ruby had absolutely no effect on my senses, I got a little tense inside, but that was it. I only hit him if he was going to force me into a dress or take my measurements or find some other way to sexually harass me.
"That's because the fourth and first years have secret weapons." Ruby explained, taking up one of the third years I took down.
"What? Who?" I demanded for names, picking up two of the third years and Toro hauling another up.
"Fourth year's is Red, because he's… well… powerful. Who knows what level Pika is." Ruby said, and a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and thunder went "boom" as it crashed.
"Red? That traitor! So that's what that thunder was!" I said, man, I underestimated him. "And the first years?" I said, turning back to Ruby as we dragged the third years back to the base.
"Hm, you know the prize?" He asked.
"A feast, oh, a freaking feast for the entire grade." I said, entering the school as my mouth watered. "I want it more than anything…"
"Well, someone wants it more than that, and I know who." Ruby said, and we passed some passing second years on the way to cafeteria, and entered it.
"What? Impossible, there's no one…"
"Dia."
I froze, and turned to him, remembering the boy from the restaurant that ordered off our entire menu. That boy… if it was anyone, it was him. "D-Dia…"
Ruby nodded and we tossed the third years aside. "Diamond will not give up for a prize like this, he even has Platina and Pearl on his sides."
"Huh?" I looked at him funny as we stood in the middle of the cafeteria, second years entering and exiting, and some medics treating injured second and third years and the pokemon.
"They're not people you should underestimate." Ruby said with a serious face, then sighed. "Well, if you really want that prize, work harder."
"Fine." I grumbled, even though I still wanted more information. Then I looked at him, he looked in deep thought, so I took the chance. "How are you still in this game?"
"What?" He turned to me, with a somewhat offended look.
"Don't toy with me, Girly Boy, what's your talent? It's not like the way I know you would stay in this long, how did you keep your student ID? Are you still even in this game?" I asked, pointing to him accusingly.
He flinched at my questions, and rummaged through his pockets. "Of course I'm still in!" He said, and showed me his ID, taking it out of his pocket. "I'm not that weak, Wild Girl!" He protested.
I remembered, he ran so fast when he was trying to catch me, I guessed it was the strength of running from fangirls. He also was able to push me off when I pinned him down, and then pinning me down. He knew it was my shoulder, he knew that was my sensitive spot. How? Why didn't I know so much about Ruby? I need to know more!
"Ruby—" I was about to demand for more, but I was interrupted with a harsh tap on the shoulder and a guy's voice that made my senses click.
"Hey, Sapphire, stop standing around and… GAH!" I swerved around uppercut him with a straight kick, sending him flying.
"Stay away from me!" I yelled at him, and ran, leaving Ruby at a standstill.
He blinked as I ran off, and scratched the back of his head. "What was that?"
The guy I kicked groaned and lifted his head. "Darn, that girl…"
I ran out of the building with a red face, my fists clenched tightly, and my mouth quivering. Toro ran after me, but I didn't stop, I wanted to get out of there as fast as I could. Every since that incident, ever since then, I hated it when a boy touched me.
Why was Ruby the only one that I didn't react to?
-o-
"*Pant*… *pant…" A boy with gravity defying blonde hair coughed.
"Is that the last of them, Missy?" Asked a boy with a red barrette.
"Of course not." A girl with midnight black hair.
"We'll fall behind at this pace." Said the blonde boy.
"Hey, Missy?" The red barrette boy called.
"What?"
"You're enjoying this, aren't you?"
"No, I'm not, stop being a pest."
Hours Later….
Attention students, the scores have been updated, they are… First years in third with 128 students, Second years now tied with 131 students, and Fourth years the same with 131 students captured. 312 other students have been taken out of the map since the last update, leaving 8 targets and 48 capturers.
It's closing in.
Blue's POV
I wonder if anyone got Crys or Gold out. I thought as I leapt from tree to tree. I smirked, if only I was a third year, all I had to do was steal stuff. It's what I'm good at. But the other years had another handicap, take them out and bring them back. Not much of a problem, but a big pain.
I moved forward once more, and saw a boy stuffing cards in his pockets like gold. Despite his large findings, he still looked unsatisfied with it. He sighed, and turned to his feraligatr.
"Guess we have to find some more people." He said, and his feraligatr "hmph"ed in agreement.
I held Ditty as a small pack, but it transformed back into its original form. I nodded to him, not wanting to make noise, but Ditty knew what I meant. I drew back, and then threw Ditty as soundlessly as I could across the road, not making a sound until it landed in the bushes.
At the sound, both the feraligatr and the trainer were immediately distracted, and turned to the sound, the approached it, attempting to surround the bush. What he didn't notice was me. Soon, Ditty popped his head out of the bushes, with the face of a rattata.
"Oh." The trainer sighed. At that moment, ninja style, I appeared behind the boy, my arm raised to do a swift karate chop to his neck. I attacked.
But he caught it.
What? No one caught my attacks. I immediately leapt backwards and drew back in a fighting position. The boy turned to me, red hair covering one eye.
"You're the first person to get that close to me." I complimented with a nod.
"You're the first to catch one of my attacks." I said back to him with a smirk.
"Touché." He said. "I won't hold back on a girl."
"Didn't think you would." I said, and disappeared.
His eyes widened, but he knew. He used his arm to block my punch from behind. I swung a uppercut kick, but he evaded and grabbed my arm from my next attack. I chuckled.
"What's your name, kid?"
"Silver." He responded. "And I'm not a kid."
"To me you are." I teased with a grin, and yanked back on my arm, forcing him forward. "You've got guts." I flipped him backwards, turning the tabled on him. "Quick, Ditty, Fury Spam on the feraligatr!" I called to the transforming Pokemon. Rattata-Ditty attacked feraligatr, clawing his face with fury attacks, lowering its HP little by little. Silver fell to the ground, and I used my elbow to pin him down.
"Too slow." I winked, and the boy gazed at me.
"You are…"
"Huh? Your face is red, are you sick?"
"Shut up." He growled.
"Hmph." I grinned. "Well, let's take you back." I said, beginning to grab the boy's arm.
But them there was a flash.
A strong wind whipped through the Town, almost sending me flying, but weak enough to let me hold onto my skirt.
"AGH! Why does this story have so much fanservice!" I said, holding down my skirt, and Ditty dove into the bushes. Soon, the winds calmed, and I sighed in relief. "Whew, it's over, now I just…OI! WHERE'D HE GO!" I yelled, checking everywhere for my recent victim. I clenched my fist in aggravation. "I swear… whoever did this is getting the wrath of Blue!" I yelled, marching forward. Ditty caught up, transforming to my hat and setting itself atop my head, and I stormed off to find the person who made us lose a point."HEY! Who's the idiot that drove away… Ara?" I blinked, and as if I didn't even notice, walked around the debris. In the middle of it all, was none other than…
"Red?" I said, pointing to the boy that partnered with the lightning yellow pikachu.
"Huh? Oh, Blue! How's it going?" He greeted me with a wave.
"Don't Oh, Blue! Me! What is all this!" I said, waving around my arms frantically. The entire area was almost like a giant crater, Red had taken up one of the third years, about take them back to base. He blinked.
"Well, I've been a battler for a while, it's like a natural instinct. I got a little rough with the battles." He said, laughing nervously. "Help me with this?"
"A little rough!...?" I said, picking up another Red victim. "If I didn't know better, this might have been full-on mass murder!"
"Hehe…" He laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his head, and Pika climbed onto his shoulder, a lot calmer than he was thirty seconds ago.
"Hm…" Looked at him with a intense stare, probably creeping him out a bit. "Hm, I trust test is a pass." I said, pulling my notebook out of my pocket and Ditty transformed into a pencil, and I wrote it down.
"Um… test?" He blinked at me with a confused look.
"You're now Special Red and Yellow Level five! Good enough to take on a three night trip to the beach. Alone." I said, smirking and putting the notebook back in my pocket.
"Special what? Level five? Beach and alone with Yellow?" He questioned, his face growing red. It suits him, just like his name.
"Anonymous tests every now and then make the relationship grow!" I cheered, pumping a fist into the air, dropping the third year. Pika stared at me, and jumped down from Red's shoulder, and then mimicked me. "See, Pika agrees!" I cheered.
"That's not the point!" Red protested.
Rustle
We blinked, and looked around, I protected my student ID, holding it close to my chest. Pika and Red watched around cautiously.
Rustle
"Pika!" Pikachu barked, and Red commanded him. "Pikachu, thunderbolt!" He called, and Pikachu sent out a massive electric shock, burning the bush to the core. On the ground, a pichu had nearly fainted. It smirked, and sparked.
"It absorbed it!" I realized. Even so, it was on the verge of fainting, that showed the power of Red and Pika.
A gust of wind interrupted my thoughts. I felt something brush past my back pocket, and then a figure flashed behind Red.
"Red, quick!" I warned, but it was too late. Gold (traitor) stole Red's ID right out of his jacket pocket. He gave off his trademark smirk and halted to a stop.
"Ha! Man, I can't believe I got you both out!" He laughed, and checked his findings. "Two IDs in one go, I guess… huh?" In his hand, he held one ID… and a miniature blue notebook. "Aw, I grabbed the wrong one!" He cried, and flipped open the cardboard cover. "This is Blue's…"
Before he could say anymore, the notebook disappeared from his hand and a red mark appeared on his face from my punch.
"DON'T GO LOOKING THOUGH OTHER PEOPLE'S STUFF!" I yelled, and stuffed the notebook back in my pocket. "Can't believe… mumble…" I mumbled to myself as Gold ran off.
"Blue!" Red called to me.
"What?" I turned to him with an agitated look.
"He's getting away!" He said, pointing to Gold's disappearing figure.
"You get him!"
"I can't! I'm out remember?"
"Crap!"I said, and began to run. Gold was a fast runner, but I was thief, I was a professional. I sprinted after him with all of my energy. In the distance, I could see a second familiar figure. "Sapph!"
"Huh?" Sapph turned around, obviously tired, her face red.
"Catch him! We'll settle this later!" I called to her. I didn't even care about who got the point anymore, I just wanted to get Gold out.
Sapphire blinked, and then realized what she was supposed to be doing a few moments later. She fumbled for a ready position, and prepared to catch Gold.
"Che!" Gold cursed.
Gold slammed into Sapphire, and but she was shaking so much she almost let him go if it wasn't for her iron grip. "I'll… I'll…" She shook
"Give him to me." I took him from Sapphire. She shook so much, as if she was afraid. "You okay?"
She nodded, and calmed. "Just a few more."
"Too bad." Gold sighed, and then smirked. "Too bad for you that you can't catch any more of them." He said, and held up a card.
"Wha…?" She checked her pockets. "You little…!"
"Took it from you as soon as you caught me." He said. "Too bad for you."
"Sapph!" A boy's voice called. Ruby ran up, panting. "There you are, I was looking for you everywhere."
"Ruby… I'm out…"
"You have to do something for me, there's… wait, what?" He stopped, looking at Sapphire with a look. "You're what?"
I kicked Gold. "Traitor."
"Hey, it's part of the game." He shrugged, and I began to drag him off.
"Come on, just get us a point."
Crystal's POV
Wha… What is this…? I stared at the computer screen in horror. As the dots moved and the scores stayed, it was horrid. I looked at the time, it was time to make the announcement, and I had to do it.
I pressed the intercom button on my radio and began to speak.
Attention students, The scores are tied, First with 132, Second with 132, and Fourth with 132, this is the final draw.
-o-
"The what?" Yellow asked, and Green stood by Silver, the boy he captured and the guy who stole my ID, in the fourth year base.
"The final stage, like a sudden death stage." Silver said.
"Sudden death?" I asked. It seemed scary. "Wait, isn't this person…"
The last stage will be when you have captured the ID card of the final person.
-o-
"ID? So you don't have to take them back to base anymore?" Blue said, taking a drink from the vending machine.
"Isn't this Crystal?" Red mentioned.
You must now find me.
-o-
"Crys? Wait, Crys is…" I began.
"I guess." Ruby shrugged.
"Wait, Ruby, I can't get her so you…" I stared at him. "You're… still in…?"
He flinched, and then pulled out his ID. "Yeah."
I couldn't believe it, but I what I had to focus on was capturing Crystal.
"Ruby, it's up to you."
"What?"
You must capture me, the last standing third year, Crystal Miyuhara. You have exactly ten minutes. Good luck to you remaining five players.
-o-
I turned off the radio, and checked the computer screen. One green dot, me, and several other red dots, but not many. I had to survive, for the pride of the third years, and for the person I needed to watch me succeed.
Watch me. I told a soul.
Blue's POV
"Crys?" I said with a confused tone. "She's still in?" I dropped Gold off at the fourth year base. Sapph and Ruby felt no purpose in competing anymore, so they followed me. But then they heard the announcement.
Gold smirked, "Who would've thought Super Serious Gal would have been the last one? Must have found herself a great hiding area." He shrugged.
I grabbed Gold's collar and banged my forehead onto his. "Tell me where she is, now." I said in an angry tone, raising my fist.
Gold laughed nervously. "Listen, none of the members tell anyone where they're hiding, there's really no point of it." He stuck out his tongue and winked. "Good luck finding her." He said.
Sapphire roared. "Aagh!" and paced nervously around the room. "One more person, the scores are practically tied and Ruby is our only hope!" She yelled pointing to Ruby, who popped a vein.
"Hey, I stayed in this far, you don't think I could catch a single person?" He protested, approaching Sapphire and pointing in her face.
She tried to bit his finger, but Ruby pulled it away. She growled, "You probably just hid in a tree or something, you seem to be good at that."
"Hey, that was hiding from the fangirls, they're just insane." He sighed, looking behind himself in caution.
"Fine, I bet you ten ultimate chocolate crepes from PokeFrance Heaven that you can't even come close to her." She challenged with a competitive grin.
"Fine, but if I do, you wear a kimono I made for the festival." He accepted.
Festival? In my mind, I questioned it, but Sapph must have been really confident because she yelled. "Fine! Save up your cash!" With that, they both stormed off.
I blinked, and rubbed the back of my head. Then sighed, "Those two… really." I smirked, and crossed my arms. Then I froze.
"Hey! Ruby's getting a head start!" I yelled and took off running out of the PokeDepartment.
Yellow's POV
Green got tired, I got out. Darn.
"I don't feel like it anymore." He sighed, and sat down on a sofa of the PokeDepartment, our base.
I anime sweatdropped, "I-I see…" I said, and looked around for Red, wondering if he was still in. "So Crys is the final resort." I said, not knowing what else to do.
"She's probably in one of the buildings." Green said.
"What? How do you know?" I asked, flinching at his answer.
"Well," A new voice called. "In a game like this, you would be searching for victims in the places they would most likely be, the streets or trees. However, they're so distracted they don't notice the most obvious place they can hide."
We turned, and saw a familiar face standing behind near us.
"Red!" I recognized, a shade of blush painted onto my face.
He laughed, "I got out…"
"Sucks for you." Green said.
"Green!" I scolded.
"Hey, that's a compliment from him." Red said calmly, and I fell anime style.
"B-But…" I sighed. "Oh well, Crys is in one of the buildings, but with that many, it would still take Blue and everyone else so long to find her."
"Oh, not really." Red said.
"Crys is in the school." Green said.
"You just ruined a completely good explanation with a straightforward answer." Red said, looking down at him, and Green shrugged.
"Again, how do you know that?" I asked.
"Because the second year base is in the cafeteria." Red explained. "She's probably in the place so obvious no one would look in it."
"Which is…"
He whispered it to me.
"…Really? It doesn't seem like a Crystal-like thing to do." I blinked.
"Trust me, it's the most likely place she would be." Red said.
"So… Why didn't you guys tell this to Blue before she left?" I asked.
"Because she runs fast." Red laughed nervously.
"Because it's a pain." Green said.
"You're hopeless." I told Green.
Crystal's POV
"Eh?" I blinked at the creature that stood before me. I closed up on it, checking it's features and shape. "Aren't you…"
"Pika!" It cried.
"ChuChu?" I identified the pikachu.
"Chu!" ChuChu cried, and circled around then looking up at me.
Weird, what was she doing? I picked her up, and she sparked. I almost dropped her. "Whoa Whoa Whoa!" I cried, and ChuChu charged.
"Pikaaa… CHUU!" She cried, and a large crack was heard. I braced myself, covering myself with my arms.
Nothing.
I looked back at ChuChu, who was still in her attack position. Then she relaxed, and looked back up at me. I looked down at her, and examined her. "Strange, is this some sort of electricity deduction disease?" I questioned, scratching ChuChu on the head. Mega walked up and sniffed her, and ChuChu didn't react nervously in any way. "Strange." I said, turning back to the computer screen, and drank the coco I stored up.
I almost did a spit take.
"W-What?" I stared at the screen, as four red dots moved towards my direction. "Could it be… they figured it out? But all of them at once? They don't know…" I realized something, and then turned to ChuChu. "You!" I screamed, but then the window flew open.
"You should lower your voice." A girl with shining brown hair said as she climbed through the window with a playful face.
"Blue! You…!" I was interrupted by the first door slamming open.
"Hello." A formal voice greeted, the clapping sound of a rapidash. The flaming horse gazed into the room, and I recognized her from yesterday's café.
"P-Platinum…?" I stuttered, turning towards the girl with shining black hair.
"You may call me Platina." She said, with the nod of her head.
"Now, Crys." Blue sang. "You look like you're in a pinch." She teased, stepping into a ready position. But as soon as she was about to jump, a ceiling tile fell from the ceiling. "What the…"
I flinched at the ceiling tile, and looked around, but saw no one.
"Chika!" Mega growled, and I turned, having a girl's body fall from behind me.
"Ow!"
I recognized the voice once more. "Mamoru…?" I realized, turning back to the girl.
She laughed nervously. "Hehe… so close…" Mamoru was the third, the fourth was…
"Gah!" It was Blue, she was just a couple inches from the ID that rested in my pocket, but was blasted back into the shelves by a massive wave of water.
"That was…" I turned, the door farther from me was ajar, I flinched. "R-Ruby?...!"
"Don't breathe a word of this."He said, and stepped into the classroom. "Your own class, it's so obvious it's…"
"Clever, I realize that." I finished, and began to maneuver around the fallen people.
"Hmph." Blue disappeared, and then appeared in front of me.
"Rapidash, charge!" Platina instructed, and the valiant, flaming horse rushed towards us.
Blue cursed and then evaded, leaving without my card. I panicked, but then felt a large force tackle me. I groaned from the force and looked up at the person that saved me.
"Mamoru!" I realized. "Why did you…"
"Please, I couldn't have Sapphire-sama's sacrifice go in vain, could I?" She said, and reached for my pocket, but Blue tackled her off.
"I'd eat that!" Blue said, struggling with Mamoru.
I shifted my gaze, and saw it. The exit! Ruby blocked one, but Platina moved from her place. I grabbed Mega and bolted for the door.
"She's getting away!" I heard Blue shout, and I ran harder. I looked behind me, being cautious like Ruby with the fangirls.
But with Ruby…
"That is?...!" I almost screamed it out loud, but my mouth filled with the taste of pure saltwater. I tumbled down the hallway, soaking wet, clutching the ID it dug from my pocket. I struggled to get up, but saw Ruby approaching me. "Y-You're not as weak as Sapph thinks you are…" I commented, coughing out salt water.
"And you better not say a word about it." He said, reaching for the card in my limp hands.
"Fine, I guess you win." I said. "Good luck getting Sapph in that Kimono." I said, and loosened my hands.
"My pleasure." He said, and grabbed the card.
Almost.
"Oops." A feminine voice said, and took the card from my hands before he could clasp his hand around it.
Ruby fell forward, and two girls came running up. "Darn." One said.
I finally got the strength to sit up, and saw with had taken my card. "H-Huh…?"
"Attention students." An adult voice spoke through the intercom, and we all looked up. "The winner has been decided."
-o-
Yellow held her breath, and Red and Green looked up at the voice as it was from heaven.
-o-
"Ruby! You'd better have not chickened out!" Sapphire yelled, but then thought. "I mean, you should have taken the card! Or not… No, yes! Agh! I spoke too soon!" She remembered, and stomped her foot.
-o-
Dia and Pearl looked up into to the speakers from outside the base. Dia's mouth watered, and Pearl lost it.
"Quit the dramatic pause and get on to the winner!" He yelled in impatience.
"Hehe… feast…" Dia daydreamed.
"The winner is… "
-o-
"…Platina Berlitz!"
Platina stood over me, her Rapidash close behind her. Ruby stood up with a look of shock on his face. Blue slumped forward with the same face, and Mamoru's eyes were drastically wide.
"What is this?…!" Blue finally yelled.
"Oh, looks like I win." Platina said calmly.
"Sapphire-sama… I'm sorry, I failed." Mamoru mumbled, her face shadowed.
"…" Ruby and I stared up at her in silence.
Well, at least it was over.
"Oh…" I said, sitting up.
"Darn." Ruby said.
Yellow's POV
"ARGH! We lost!" Sapphire yelled, slamming her coke onto the kitchen counter.
"Blue…" Crystal's face was dark, she didn't move from the chouch.
"I said I was sorry, Crys! It was a game!" Blue pleaded.
"…" Crystal didn't respond.
I laughed nervously, the outcomes of Warfare led to awkward situations, but I'm sure they'll get over it eventually. I hung my head in despair, I barely had any time with Red today, except at the beginning and end. Darn Green could have switched places with him.
At least I found ChuChu, who practically caused the entire ending incident in the first place with the signal bolt.
The one thing bothering me was the last day, tomorrow.
Dear God, I beg of you, please don't let me screw up during the play.
That took longer than I thought. But I was able to add some useful stuff in there. Again, I'm super sorry I'm late. But you can vote on my page on whether I'm better at comedy or romance (or both), sorry, I like surveys.
Who is the person Crystal wants to watch her? How will the play come out? What is the purpose of this festival? Why is Sapphire sensitive to boys? Who not Ruby? Will Green ever care about anything? Is Silver developing feeling for Blue? How will Green handle this? Where will Lyra come in? What will Sapphire do with these feeling of her's? What does Ruby feel? Will Sapph ever discover Ruby's secret? What are his and Gold's talents? Will I mess up on the dates again and put a Feburary 30th or something? Will I stop asking questions?
All of these answered in the future chapters!
*Ahem* Anyway, today is a special footnote day! I give you hints and responses!
You guys are such awesome reviewers; I decided to respond to everyone who reviewed in the last chapter. This won't happen in every chapter, but when I feel like it. But first the hints. Remember the each, individual love events? I decided to give a one word hint that related to each of them.
OldRival- Tears; Special- Photo; Frantic- Phobia; MangaQuest- Lunchtime
Here's an extra, their pasts are different, just a warning, but still a big aspect of the story.
Now for responses, there were 11 review for the last chapter! I'm so happy! So this will be a bit long, but I shortened the reviews to what I was responding to.
PenguinOverlord- OH BTW, the chainsaw-wielding mass-murder and I are best buds! We went to Pre-School together!
That's… kind of creepy… Glad you know him… I dressed up as a lady bug for Halloween when I was in preschool, so I doubt I would catch his attention…
youfarted- is it normal to scream in joy whenever you update?
I love you.
Xbluexrainx- Oh, Sapphire... and your hatred of girly clothes... and the fact you have a fan... THIS WAS GREAT!
Sapphire is awesome. YES! THANK YOU, RAIN-CHI!
- Oh no, don't feel sparks about him, Sapphire, not yet! (a lie, I'm a Franticshipper in every way xD) jujuju, I hope you describe Ruby's feelings too in some chapter later in the story (anyway, I think it's more complicated to narrate men feelings, is it just me?)
To youfarted: I don't know if it's normal, but I scream joyfully when this story is updated too!
Again, thank you for this very very very VERY good story ;D and sorry for my bad english.
*sniff* T-Thank you… and your English is amazing, Kta-chan.
Specialshipping19- That was...wow! *o*
*o*
Music10111- Very interesting! Good plot twists...
As for Gold cooking, I could see that one coming. After all, he has a taste for foods from around the world in the manga.
[insert OCs here]
Thankyouz! Gold has amazing skillz, and they trigger one of the love events later on! And thanks for the OCs! I will put them up at the best time.
Just Your Life- I'm not sure what kind of OC would fit into your story, but have you thought of a maniacal OC that attempts to escape the school by blowing up things or something? If you want a name, it would be Howard if male or Chloe if female.
Thank you for being one of the few creative people here TT_TT
Light-Sakura- Really great chapter! I thought that girl might become Sapphire Fan. Well good thing it's only one for now at least.
Mamoru is protective.
LuckyTiger- I think I migh join that fanclub ;) jk
Really? I would, FRANTICSHIPPING ALL THE WAY!
ztmas717 (anon)- asome incredible uypu name it but this is amazing please please UPDATE! and put more specialshipping
i dont know make red jelous or something now that would be hilariuos GREAT JOB! :)*;Thumbs Up;*
I have updated. Specialshipping will commence. *Thumbs up*
Lisa (anon)- I love this! Please, please update!
Next chapter, do you think you'll do some ChessShipping? :D
I have updated. Chessshipping will be in the chapter 10 special! I just need ideas for chapter 9 now…
Okay, here's the preview of the next chappy now!
"Chapter 7: Plays'a Four: Fourth Years"
"Okay, so maybe they're not ready for the play. A couple people get into some awkward situations, and not everything goes as planned? Yellow's trying her best, but Blue is not helping at all, but her situation's not going as well either. Green is uncooperative, and Red worries about Yellow's feelings. What will happen in this mischievous play? Nothing good, obviously."
Thank you all for reviewing! You're the best! Remember, awesome reviewers will obtain ultra super force field powers to protect themselves and their friends and family at the time of the nuclear bomb submission! Flamers will be the targets… *flips switch*