"Green!" Yellow put her head out the window as soon as the building exploded.
"Put your damn head back in the car! Do you want debris to go through your head?" Blue shouted, still crying. The vehicle swerved and cars screeched out of the way. The passengers were thrown to one side, which wasn't good since the van was packed past its limit.
Yellow flinched at Blue's sudden explosion at her as Sapphire slammed into her. But it was understandable, since Blue and Green had a sort-of romantic relationship with each other. The blonde pulled her head back in the car and closed the window. Blue wasn't the best driver in the world, and the van made all kinds of weird, jerky movements. Suddenly, it halted.
"Really Y? You couldn't have gotten us a car with full gas?" Blue yelled, twisting the "borrowed" keys repeatedly.
"It was the first one I found! We only had a minute to live! And aren't we far enough?"
"Enough!" Red shouted. "Arguing won't do anything. The police should be around here. Now get out the car and we'll see if the police came." The group shuffled out the van, looking at the pile of smoking debris. They walked slowly to the rubble.
Blue started to cry again. She dove into the rocks and threw them, shouting, "Green! Green!" A couple of policemen clutched to both her arms and tried to pull her away. The brunette struggled and kicked.
"Miss, please! It's dangerous!"
"My friend is in there!"
"We'll try our best to find him. Please, calm down!"
"Blue." Crystal put her hand on her shoulder. "Let's get back to the hotel. The police will manage this." The sobbing teen sniffled, but stopped struggling and followed Crystal to the hotel.
A man stomped over to the site and pointed to Y. "Hey, where's my van, thief?"
Y looked at them for support. Red and Platinum stepped up.
"We're very sorry that our friend, Y, took your van. But we were on the building that was here just now, and she didn't have a choice."
"I'll compensate for your van," Platinum said as she pulled out her wallet.
"You kids and your reckless minds..." The man sighed. "I have insurance, so keep your money. But actually think of a plan next time, okay?"
"We will," Ruby sighed. The man walked off, muttering under his breath.
"Y'all just gonna stand there?" A policeman looked at them. "We're gonna get a bulldozer soon."
All their mouths dropped open. "A what?!"
"After we find your friend, of course. By the way, didn't you guys say there was a second person?"
"Leave her there to rot," Sapphire retorted. The policeman gave her a look that seemed like a cross between confusion and horror. "But by law..."
"I don't care. Malva is nothing but an ass." He sighed and wrote something in his notebook. Yellow coughed in the dusty air.
A car suddenly came up next to them. Professor Sycamore came out, running to hug Hazel. "Oh, sweetie, I've been so worried about you!"
"Me too, Daddy. I was almost killed. To make up for that, I want a cruise trip to Hoenn's beaches."
"We'll discuss that later." Sycamore looked with sorrow at the Pokedex Holders. "I'm sorry, about Green."
None of them replied, but they all had tears running down their cheeks, even Sapphire. Green, the most serious one in their group, gone. The co-leader. The young man who cared for them, even though he showed it in strange ways. Just in one explosion, gone.
Daisy Oak appeared, with a Mega-Alakazam. She scanned around the area.
"Eh? Daisy? How'd you get here?" Red asked.
"This Alakazam can teleport people to other regions, but it'll take a day to rest up. Is-is Green here?" She knew the answer already by their silence. She started to break down in tears. "Grandfather is at home. He had a heart problem when he heard the news...He'll be fine now..."
It really was a sad sight to see. A bunch of teenagers, crying in silence, standing over a smoking, dusty pile of debris. The police lifting up rocks, trying to find a young man with brown, spiky hair. A crowd grew around, so much that yellow tape had to be put out. Questions arose like birds.
"Let's get back to the hotel," Red said, coughing. "The-the air is bad for our lungs." Nobody disagreed with that.
Back at the hotel, Blue was asleep on the bed. Crystal was explaining everything to Lyra and Silver. Lyra was bawling, and Silver ran away from the camera. A door slammed, and then a locking sound. She said goodbye to Lyra, and turned the laptop off.
The sun was setting, but hunger didn't rumble in their stomachs. Just the events of today made them sick.
Red unlocked the door to their room. Hazel went off to take a shower. Yellow grabbed a tissue box and trash can next to the bed. TV to me, I guess, Red thought. Wonder what the camera people caught.
Alexa appeared on the screen. "Right now, the police are searching for a teenager named Green Oak. The rubble makes it hard to find, though. Meanwhile, the group of children shown here, are assumed to be Oak's friends. Keep a lookout for Lysandre. Citizens are told to not question these children, as they are in great grief and will not respond."
A commercial about toothpaste came on, and Red turned the TV off. He hoped that Green was under the rocks, alive. But there was a deep, nagging feeling in his heart, a feeling he felt sometimes and it was usually right, a feeling that Green was already crushed and his body would be cold by the time the policemen found it.
The rocks pushed against his chest. All he saw was darkness, and he could only breathe a little. The air was too full of dust.
Were there faint voices outside, or was it his imagination? If only that annoying ringing noise would stop...
He felt his eyes start to close. Did dying feel like this?
"Blue..." he said as his eyes closed shut.
There was a knock on Red's door. He opened it and saw Professor Sycamore outside.
"Any news?" he asked desperately.
Sycamore shook his head and sighed. "I'm sorry. If i hadn't sent you on this trip, your friend would be fine right now."
Red tried to keep from crying, but a tear slipped out. No use now; his lip was already covered in dried blood by frequent biting.
"I came to pick up Hazel up. Is she here?"
"I'm coming, Daddy. I just need to get dressed," a voice came from the bathroom. She came out and waved to Red and Yellow.
"Bye Red! Bye Yellow," she said as she walked out. Yellow didn't respond, but the covers seemed to move up and down slowly.
"By the way, Red, the police took stuff from a helicopter. I believe these Pokeballs are your friend's, Platinum, right?" Red took the bag. He would give it to them tomorrow, at the funeral. The door closed, leaving a loud sound of silence except for the TV.
The TV switched to a jolly song with people smiling. Ironically, the show's title was "Friends 4 Life." Not wanting to break down, Red hit the off button on the remote. Maybe he should sleep too, like Yellow.
Blue was shaking some aspirin onto her palm. X and Y had gone home, and Ruby, Sapphire, and Platinum had rented a separate room.
"Blue, please be careful about the intake of those," Crystal warned. "You're only supposed to take two a day. Can't you read?" She took a pill from Blue's hand and put it back in the bottle.
"I-" The female Kanto Dexholder started to cry again.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry," Crystal soothed as she put her arm around her.
"No, it's fine, it's just-"
"I think it's best you go back to sleep, Blue." The brunette let Crystal walk her to the bed. The white sheets soon became damp with tears.
Beep.
Blue's eyes widened. Crystal looked at her phone in her pocket and saw a text notification.
It was from Lyra. "I'm coming to Kalos with everyone else. Arriving tomorrow morning."
"What was that?" Blue asked. "It sounded like the timing sound of the bomb."
"It's my phone. Lyra said that all of the Dexholders would be coming for his funeral."
Blue had cried her supply of tears dry. "But he still isn't found. What if he's still alive? I know Green! He could be alive!" She placed both her hands on Crystal's shoulder. "They didn't find him. There's no need for a funeral. He's still alive; I know it." Her eyes were bloodshot and wide.
"Blue, please go to sleep. There's no way he could be alive. All that rubble crushed his body, remember?"
"No! No, no, no!" Blue shouted as she shook her head. She clutched her head.
Crystal tried to lay her head on the pillow, but Blue struggled furiously.
"No, please don't! They're going to return! I don't want to sleep!"
"Who? Who's going to return?"
"He doesn't love me...right?" Blue calmed down and looked at Crystal with glassy blue eyes. "Should I tell him that I love him? Will he reject me?"
She was probably talking about Green and nightmares. If her shock continued, Blue might do something that could seriously injure someone or herself. She needed to keep a close eye on her.
At last, Blue's ramblings ended and she feel asleep. The blue haired girl sighed, and went to get some rest.
The next morning
"Hey, Blue. Get dressed."
The brunette grumbled and put a hand over her eyes to block the sunlight flowing in through the large window. She felt weak and ill after yesterday's events. The last thing she wanted to do was go to his funeral.
"Blue!" Crystal's loud voice snapped her awake.
"Okay...I'm going." Blue took a black blouse and black skirt. Suddenly, in a fit of sudden anger, she kicked the wall, leaving a mark on it. If Malva kept her dirty hands to herself, this wouldn't have happened.
"No kicking."
"Fine, fine." Let everyone scold her. It wasn't like she cared anymore. The person she cared the most about, beside her parents, was gone. After this was over, she planned to go far away, possibly to another region. Somewhere with a beautiful ocean. There was no need for her anymore. After all, what use had she been?
Blue and Crystal took a taxi to the funeral. They noticed that all the Dexholders were there, including Wally. Hazel was attending too, wandering around and sniffing the roses.
"Crys!" Lyra ran over to the blue haired girl, but tripped on her heels. She fell face first, getting grass on her black dress.
"Are you alright?" Silver asked, helping her up. "Don't run in heels; are you trying to break a bone?"
"I'm fine," Lyra replied as she swept away the grass blades. "Crystal, is he really gone?" Her eyes started to water.
Crystal hugged her younger cousin. "Yes, but Team Flare was stopped. He sacrificed himself so that we all could live."
...
White laid a blood red rose next to Green's portrait. Black handed her another hanker chief. She blew into it, trying to make as little noise as possible. She was probably the one that was crying the most.
"Here, cry on my shoulder." Black pulled her to him, letting the girl sob on his jacket. It was hard trying to keep a brave face and not break down. His eyes stung, threatening to let loose a river. Red was probably having the hardest time. Man up, he thought.
Meanwhile, Wally struggled to breathe through tears. Sapphire kept patting his back, which she did not so gently do.
"Sapphire, you should stop smacking his back now..." Ruby muttered.
"Is is not working?"
"My back hurts," Wally choked.
Sapphire stopped hitting his back and let him regain his breath. She couldn't help but notice that some of the Dexholders had papers in their hands. Strange.
...
Gold tried to cheer people up, but it wasn't working. Probably because he didn't feel happy either. He noticed a girl whom he didn't recognize near the rose bush.
"Hi," he said.
"You are?"
"Gold. Nice to meet you." He held out his hand.
Hazel awkwardly placed her hand in his. "I'm Hazel. My dad is Professor Sycamore." She took her hand back and turned away.
Well, that went nice, Gold thought. Cold as ice. Hey, that rhymes!
Hazel looked at the ground as she walked away. She wanted to cry, but she hated how her face looked when she did. It'll give a reason for Blue to poke fun at her.
"Oof!" She looked at who she bumped into. A girl with long brown hair looked at her.
"Sorry," the brunette said. She quickly moved away, and bumped into a boy. They both fell down.
"I'm sorry, Rakutsu!" She got up, her face red from being on top of him.
"It's fine." Hazel watched as they apologized back and forth. They made a good couple. Like Red and...
"Can I help you with something?"
"Huh?" Hazel snapped back to reality and realized that she had been staring at the girl. "Nothing." Ugh, why was she being so awkward?
Hazel looked at the podium, where Red was now standing. He held a microphone in his right hand, and papers in his left.
"May I have your attention please?" Everybody stopped talking and sat on the lawn chairs.
Red sighed. He felt shaky, but this was for his friend. "I would like to give a short speech on Green Oak, my rival and best friend. He was a great person, and his flaws were dim and only made him better. I will remember him for the rest of my life." Red stepped down and wiped some tears from his face.
"I would like to make a speech too," Blue announced as she stepped up. "Green was a very important person in my life. He was more than just a friend. He was a part of my life. And..." She took a deep breath. "I liked him more than a friend." Blue stepped off, trying to calm herself.
A few more people came up, like Sapphire and Professor Oak, to give a few words. Blue felt like Daisy was staring at her, but the crowd of people made it difficult to see her. Did her confession make Daisy mad?
"Excuse me." Two policemen stopped outside the gate. "We wish to speak with the guardians of Green Oak."
Everyone froze. Professor Oak and Daisy went, and from a distance, Blue could see Daisy's hand go to her mouth. Then the two went into the police car, and drove off.
"Did you hear anything?" Blue asked Y, who was the nearest person to their conversation.
"Not really, but I'm sure the police said 'body' or something like that. Her eyes went wide.
"So, Green's alive?"
"I don't know. I was really shocked so I probably missed out some words. Let me think...oh! I heard 'find', too. The police could have found his body.'
Blue started breathing hard. Her mind and heart started to race.
"Hey, senior. You okay?" Y asked, snapping Blue back to Earth.
"I'm fine."
"Uh, you look really pale. Maybe you sit down." Y took her arm and led her to a large, shady tree. The two girls sat down. Y told her to stay put, and went to get some water. Blue looked up at the slightly moving leaves, gray sky showing through the gaps.
"Here." The brunette gulped down the water, which helped a little. Y noticed a young man with bright red hair approaching them. He seemed to be close with Blue. They had something about them.
"Hi, sis," Silver said as he sat with her. "Um, are you okay?"
"Oh, you're her brother?" Y asked. They looked nothing alike.
"Adoptive. When we were slaves for the Mask of Ice, we were really close. So, that ended up like a brother-sister relationship."
"Oh, that's really nice. Not the slave part."
"Anyways, what's wrong with her?"
"I'm fine," Blue groaned.
"She's worried about what Professor Oak and the police were talking about."
Silver placed a hand on Blue's flushed face. His face showed worry.
"Her forehead's hot."
Beep.
Blue's phone turned on. She took it out and looked at the screen. Daisy.
"Please meet us at the Lumiose City hospital."
"I have to go," Blue said as she held onto Silver and Y for support to stand. "To the Lumiose City hospital."
"Blue, you're not healthy. You need bed rest," Y insisted.
"No. Silver, drive me there."
Silver and Y looked at each other uncertainly.
"What are waiting for?" Blue snapped. The two sighed, knowing that they couldn't win. Silver went to start the car, and Y acted as Blue's support.
"Where are you going?" Yellow asked.
"To the hospital," Blue replied.
Yellow tried to ask why, but Blue and Y were already in the car.
I feel like my motivation is going down. Oh well, that's life. Whenever I start a new fanfic, I get really pumped, and then towards the middle, I'm just like, "Meh. This story sucks, why did I even write it in the first place?" But I hate leaving things unfinished, so on we go.
Fun Fact: Originally, I planned to have Red beat up Dave and no action, just some shipping stuff afterwards. But I like action. And drama. And things that explode.
Anyways, I tried to give every not-introduced-already Dexholder screen time in this chapter. I hope I did a good job.
BY THE WAY, I updated every chapter because of errors and cringey words. If you noticed, in my first chapter of this story, I pressed the shift key on accident, resulting in X stating that he's !5 years old. Imagine putting that on your paperwork.
"How old are you?"
"!5."
"What?"
"Don't ask. My doctor got has a broken keyboard."
Sorry for late updates and crappy chapters. I'm constantly trying to improve my writing skills. Please point out flaws in this story. Please do.
