Truthful Stories

Noctowl looked up at me with sad eyes, and a furrowed brow. Looking at him I noticed some scars on his face I hadn't yet noticed. "What happened?" I gasped, shocked to see my friend with marks of war or fights. Noctowl seemed to be that secretive dad type that you could say anything you wanted to to him and he always knew what to say.

He looked down with absolutely no emotion in his eyes. Without looking up he spoke, "I was a sergeant, responsible for 13 others including myself. They all died. My just actions led them to their deaths. I don't know why he didn't kill me and instead kept me alive until they came to rescue me but he did." He had had a sad run. It was obvious he blamed himself for whatever happened on that night. I was going to ask him more when I felt a tug on my tail.

I turned to yell at whatever it was but all I saw was Connor shaking his head slowly. I looked back at Noctowl, his head was low and he seemed even more depressed than before. I felt another tug and saw Connor get up to leave and motion for me to follow.

Sighing I took one last look at him as I left. I found Connor sitting in a clearing near-by. When I sat next to him he didn't even acknowledge the fact that I was indeed there. He just sat there staring at the stars. "Beautiful night, huh?" He looked at me with a genuine smile, where was his smirk and annoying attitude?

After realizing I had probably been staring I quickly looked up and decided to reply, "Yeah I guess so…Why didn't you let Noctowl finish? You totally pulled me out 'a there?"

"Because, he blames himself, he always has and always will." Connor looked down at his feet, looking almost…sad? Wait, this guy had feelings?

"What? What cant he get over, what does he blame himself for?" I looked at Connor wanting an answer, but instead came his snooty attitude.

"Why do you care, it's not like you can help?" I cringed, really. How harsh can a tone be?

"Why don't you like me? I've been nothing but nice to you?"

"Why don't you ever shut up and mind your own business?" He turned and walked away. How rude? What's up with him?

Deciding he probably went to sleep Efiel did the same.

New day…

"Finally we've hit the river!" I yelled happily. We had been walking for five days now. We had finally hit Tribute River, in other words we had less than a day till we enter the thunder kingdom. Maybe a few minutes or less till we see it.

"I wonder what it's like there. I've heard so many stories about it." Lizeth exclaimed. She and Connor seemed to be the happiest to be here, I still missed my kingdom and home.

"Ok, I have a confession to make, Im sorry but the reason I…" Connor began to say something but I stopped him, purposefully.

"Oh great, anoooooother lie. Well let's just see how this one plays out, shall we?" Everyone giggled and Connors face lit up. He walked over to where I was standing and pouted before continuing our little game.

"I wasn't telling a lie I was just going to say that the real reason I wanted to come here is because I want to evolve into a jolteon. It's the best of the evolutions. Maybe you should think about it too?" He looked at me extremely innocently like he did nothing wrong. I just Stared at him like he was the stupidest person in the world and frankly, I think he might just be. Just two days ago he had walked right into a whole group of Beedrill.

"Whaaaaat now, your staring at me as if I did something wrong." He looked at me tiredly, hell no I was gonna get him for this!

I sighed and pretended to be utterly annoyed with my companion. "You, my friend, just lied twice in one way. Don't give me that look, I know my stuff." He was still looking at me quizzically. "Ughhh, ok, lie número Uno, you said that you didn't lie when you did indeed lie. Lie número dúos, you said that you wanted to come here because it was the closest and that was indeed, a lie. So therefore I have decide that you lied twice in one sentence and it pains me to say but, you are a pathological liar. No hard feelings." I strutted past him while the others were bursting out with laughter; who knew that making fun of someone for a whole week could be so fun?

When I opened my eyes again I was on a hill, a huge one. There was a beautiful palace in front of me gleaming and all. It was so grand I gasped. I had never seen anything like this, growing up in the ruins had made my life dull. I only realized this now. The others seemed unfazed and the sight of the thunder kingdom. They just continued laughing and walking with a red Connor in the back.

Suddenly I heard a pair of wings and felt dust fly. "Brilliant, isn't it Efiel?" I could not form a sentence I could only nod and nod I did, I nodded so much my head hurt. I heard Noctowl chuckle at my nodding and felt him pat my back. "Not every kingdom is scary like the ruins, don't worry you'll get used to it. The thunder kingdom is one of my favorites. It's always illuminate." He looked up at the palace and smiled. Then his words hit me and I was stunned.

"Wait you've been here? How, I thought the rule was…" I began to question him about his past but was again interrupted. Lizeth had come out of nowhere and began to get all giddy and happy.

"Ohhhh, I can't wait to see the inside of that place, what a wonderful experience it will be huh?" she looked at me obviously enjoying the view. Noctowl laughed again and mumble something like "Wonderful is right", but I couldn't be sure.

Lizeth grabbed my hand a bounded down the hill jumping the entire way yelling things I couldn't understand. Unfortunately I was bounding down the hill to, against my will of course. I ended up falling most of the way down. Soon we came upon two big gates that sparked and had 'Thunder, Ruler of Elements' written across it. I soon began to shake with fright. Samuel seemed to notice and put a paw on my shoulder, "It'll be fine, Noctowl and Connor have done this before, plus one of us is here to evolve, maybe two." He smiled confidently. I just hope he's right.

His smile was cut short however when the earth started to shake, I tried to look up ahead but it was too bright. I knew it; I knew it was too good to be true. This whole adventure thing. They had fired a thunder attack.

But then it was gone and where the attack had been stood a Joltik. I had never seen a yellow Pokémon like this before, plus it was so…small? I just stood there shocked at what had just occurred. Then it spoke.

"My name is Sir. Wallace, state your name and business here quickly, before we have to resolute to firing upon you." He stated grimly. Connor made an attempt to speak but I stopped him I was just too curious to let this pass.

"I'm sorry but, what Pokémon are you again, you just tiny, and small, and I've never seen a yellow Pokémon before. Tell me how come you are yellow. Why do you have eight legs each equipped with a claw?" I asked and he only blinked, everyone did matter of fact. They all stared at me till Sir. Wallace got the nerve to speak again.

"Are your eyes immune to color, or are you seriously asking me these questions?" He stated in the same grim tone. His response took me by surprise; I didn't expect him to be so rude.

"Haha, excuse her she isn't from around here, but um, me and her, we wanted to explore the evolving options for us and one of them is a jolteon and that is an electric type which would fall into the thunder kingdom." Every word Connor said seemed very nervous, he kept glancing at me and the joltik like I had offended him. But honestly what did I do?

"Yes, well that seems fair, very well then follow along." He began moving those eight legs of his fast and began moving as he neared the giant gate he began to use spark, then thunderbolt. And the mass of steel moved. It open and there lay the thunder kingdom.