I feel like I rushed the last chapter a bit. Sorry to those who thought it was too short. Enjoy!
I sense reality as I wake from my slumber. The light from the window was shining on me and disturbed my well-needed sleep. I grunted in defeat. Once I'm up, I'm up. The room looks much brighter in the morning, which annoys me to no end. With a sigh I lift my body up a tiny bit. No pain. Am I really healed? Yesterday the pain was almost excruciating but I feel healthy now. I pulled up the rest of my body and by some miracle, stood on all four paws. The bandages on my leg unraveled over night apparently, because the ragged thing was lying on the mini bed.
A grin appeared on my face. "I can stand…" I whispered to myself. I spoke a little too soon when my legs slightly wobbled. However I caught myself due to my returned strength. Okay, I can sort of stand.
I approached the mirror in front of me. Or should I say I approached the nightmare in front of me? My fur looked far worse than the other day. This makes me so flustered. Sometimes I wonder why I even bother. I decided to let the anger out of my system with a simple, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" To the humans I probably said, 'FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRE!' But I'm sure they would come running either way.
As I predicted, Nurse Joy came bursting through my door with panic decorated all over her face. I want to get clean the easy way so I came up with an idea. I learned to communicate with humans over the years through body language. To make this human understand I gave her a sad-cute look along with me eyeing her then my fur. I bet you can guess her reaction.
"Aww, do you want to get washed up?" The Nurse baby talked me. Annoying but I perked up and chirped in reply. This is like stealing rare candy from a baby Pokemon. I have this girl in my grasp. Nurse Joy smiled heartily. "Okay then follow me."
I nodded and scurried beside her the entire trip. We exited out of my room and into a not so long hallway. Then we walked through the lobby of the Center. Before we ventured past the entrance of this place I saw a girl with blond hair holding a scorched Happiny in her arms with a black haired human boy right next to her holding a semi-frozen Pichu. I felt bad but I soon forgot all about them as soon as we stopped at a wooden screen door. I'm guessing this is where I get cleaned.
The pink haired woman opened the door and revealed a tiled room with all sorts of bathing equipment. I think my eyes just about sparkled. "Well don't you look eager!" The human giggled. I ignored her and rushed through the door.
As I strutted out of the steamed room I couldn't help but jump for joy. Blair only took me to the Pokemon Center's grooming place once in my lifetime. I'm glad I got to do it again. My fur is so poofy yet sheen at the same time and to me, that is an accomplishment. My paws made a clicking sound as I pranced. Childish? No, I was just releasing some of my joy before it made the earth explode.
I was so busy parading around that I didn't see Nurse Joy come out of the room. She glanced over at me and chuckled. "I'm glad to see you recover so quickly! Maybe your trainer won't have to keep an eye on you for symptoms."
I halted and then looked up at her gleefully. For some reason she completely ignored my existence and ran off, leaving me all alone outside the grooming room. Sobbing can be heard from the lobby. I tilted my head to the side. What's going on now? I cautiously peeked from the corner and saw a longhaired red headed girl carrying a severely burned shiny Roserade. I raked my brain. Wait a second! That's Blair and Thorn! I jetted from behind the wall and dashed towards Thorn. I slid to a stop in front of Thorn's limp body, which was being held by a crying Blair. Blair knelt as she held the torched grass type. I completely ignored my former trainer and placed a paw on the Roserade's head.
"Thorn?" I whispered. "It's me, Blaze." I can't believe this is happening. She can't be…
Thorn's eyes inched open. Her violet withered irises gleamed as she saw me. "Blaze…" She replied in a hoarse voice. "You're alive…"
I swallowed a huge lump in my throat. "That's right. I was never dead to begin with." I assured. "But, what happened to you?"
The poison/grass type breathed hard. Talking must be hurting her throat. "Battle with a Mascargo… I was Blair's last Pokemon. I… Couldn't let her down." Pain suddenly struck Thorn and she cringed.
I wanted to keep talking to her. To let her know that it was all right. But of coarse I was interrupted by a certain traitor. "Flareon?" My ex trainer sobbed. I glared up at her, causing her to look petrified. Never once in our lives did I ever even dare to roll my eyes at her. I hope she got my message. Nurse Joy pushed me back in order to attend to my inflamed friend. I narrowed my eyes on my paws. There's not much I can do here. My decision was final. I took one last look at my injured best friend and make a daring dash for the exit. "Wait!" Blair called out as I swished through the glass doors.
I sprinted towards a house across the street and hid behind it. My chest heaved and my heart is pumped. A little voice inside me said that I was terrible for leaving a comrade behind. Another voice told me to get far away as possible to avoid the pain. I did neither and just lied down on the ground. I am safe behind this building so no human can point me out. I looked up at the sky. Sunset. Burden and Ying should be here soon. I huffed deeply and lowered my head to my paws. Before I knew it, I dozed off.
"Hey." A familiar dark voice rasped. I opened my blurry eyes and smiled. Burden must have found me behind the house. Out of nowhere, a sharp pain coursed through my body as something sharp pierced the back of my neck. I yelped. I just got out of the hospital and this is what I get? A low growl came from behind me. "I'm getting tired of tracking you Pyra." The sinister voice grumbled. "Now make up your mind before fur flies."
Panic is all I feel right now. I feel trapped. Every time I try to move a hot pain would follow. Why do I have such dumb luck? I managed to speak after three spasms of agony. "What do you want?"
A rough chuckle erupted from behind me. "All I ask is for you to come along with me." I abruptly pulled forward and I screamed in pain. "Stop resisting! I thought I told you that I needed you alive!" The voice rumbled.
He told me? Oh no. It was that Garchomp. "No!" I cried. "Leave me alone!" The Garchomp looked around franticly, afraid that someone heard me. However we are all alone.
The Garchomp retaliated with a dark laugh. "I guess I'll have to drag you there." The dragon cackled as we began to shift from behind the building and into the shadows of the twilight town. "I hope you know that you will get something good out of this you bloody punk." He growled.
It wasn't until we stepped out of the city limits that I realized that he had dagger-like stubs for hands. My stomach felt sick all of a sudden. The Garchomp pierced my skin with his single claw. I wanted to faint but it was impossible due to the fact that every step he took pulled my skin. Yeah, that hurts. It felt like hours before we reached a dark forest with absolutely no light from within. We stopped just outside of the forested area. "If I put you down, will you run? Answer honestly or else I will kill you in your sleep." The Garchomp growled. I nodded hastily. I whimpered as the Garchomp placed me down on the ground and released me from his 'grasp'.
I felt dizzy all of a sudden. The Garchomp panicked once again and quickly stabbed a Sitrus Berry from a hidden pouch on his leg that I never noticed. He shoved the berry in my face. I reluctantly ate it and soon felt better. Then it hit me. "W-why are you helping me after kidnapping me?" I asked.
The dragon sighed irritably. "Must I repeat myself? I. Need. You. Alive. Understand?" Yeah, yeah but what I really wanted to know was WHY? I kept silent and just nodded. Pea brained monster…
"Follow me and try not to trip over a twig." The Garchomp added as we entered the gloomy woodland. This guy is asking for it but I must keep my cool. I'll annihilate him later.
Once more it seemed like forever to get to our destination. I have no clue where we are. The trees look dead but they are alive at the same time. The grass looks like a deep blue but it just might be because of the lighting. Exhaustion crept up on me as we walked. I'm sure it's already nighttime. I haven't been on track of time since my occasional blurs have been happening. Funny how this morning was fantastic but now it's evening and it sucks. I wonder if Burden knows I'm gone…
"Stop!" The Garchomp ordered. I listened and immediately paused. He continued. "See that boulder covering up that cave?" I looked over from behind his figure. A giant rock is nudged really tightly into the entrance. It would probably take a Rhyperior to get that thing out of the way. I looked up at the Garchomp and shook my head agreeably.
"Good." Was his only reply as he walked over to a tree beside me and pressed against it with his sharp talon. I only stood in awe as the tree beeped and blinked colors and the boulder moved to the side revealing a high tech room inside. I look up at the Garchomp. He saw my face and chuckled. "Didn't expect that did ya?"
We made our way through the entrance. As we stepped inside, the boulder closed in behind us. No escaping now. I looked at my surroundings. It's almost like a mini lab for Pokemon. This place is bigger than I imagined too. There are other stairs and rooms from what I can see. This place looks almost like an organization… Wait a second.
"Sir!" The Garchomp shouted and raised his claw to his chest like some kind of salute.
I glanced over at the doorway beside the super computer of this lab-like place. A Ninetails sitting respectively in front of the doorway appeared. His demeanor was calm yet powerful. My body froze as the fox gracefully stood up and trotted up to me. Why does this creature frighten me?
The fire fox stopped in front of me then peered over at the dragon. "At ease." He said. His voice sounded smooth yet deep. Did my legs just turn to liquid? Maybe 'cause it feels like it. The Garchomp lowered his arm. The Ninetails then lowered his eyes upon me. I ceased my breathing. "You don't need to be afraid." He said gently. "You're home now."
"What?" I anxiously laughed. "I don't live here." I corrected. This guy makes no sense whatsoever.
The large sized fox chuckled. "Of coarse you do. You are my daughter." He gleamed.
Short I know but I love cliffhangers and I've been dying to do one. Have fun waiting!
