Be Steel My Heart
By RocketFAN
A/N: This chapter is supposed to take place one year after the last one ended
Chapter 7: The setting sun
"Sounds like fun, Sir," Hun said as their mission was briefed to them by their boss, Giovanni.
"But what exactly happens once we catch this thing?" Her partner, Attila asked curiously.
"You just let me worry about that," Giovanni replied with a deep chuckle.
"A very rare, legendary Pokemon living on an island all by itself? How can there not be any other Pokemon around? Are they afraid of this thing or what?" Hun asked Attila as they left Giovanni's office and walked down the hall.
"Well, maybe it likes its privacy. You ever think of that?" Attila replied in his usual husky voice. Hun laughed with a roll of her eye's. She was used to Attila's dry sense of humor by now. "But . . . I don't know about all this, Hun," he added more seriously.
"Why?" She asked him suspiciously, yet already sure of what his answer was going to be.
"I don't know . . . it might be dangerous . . . ya know . . . for you," he said the last word so softly, it was almost inaudible, but Hun heard him loud and clear.
"I knew you were going to say that. I'll be fine, Attila. I can't live my life, or what's left of it for that matter, worrying about when it is going to end. I would never leave my room and probably be hopped up on antidepressants all the time if I thought like that. So I just decide to enjoy the time I have," Hun explained cooly as she walked slightly ahead of her partner.
"Yeah . . . I guess you're right," Attila said softly. Hun knew he hated the subject they were currently on and knew it had to change quickly before she got emotional again.
"So, this mission sounds like fun, especially when we snag this so called "legendary" Pokemon," Hun said slightly more cheerful as she stopped to look back at Attila who was still behind her.
"Yeah, I just hope everything goes according to plan," Attila added under his breath.
"Well, we better rest up for tomorrow," Hun said as she stopped in front of her quarters, trying to ignore his last comment that he didn't know she heard.
"Good night, Hun," Attila told her while giving her a hug.
"Good night," she replied as she opened her door and closed it behind her.
"I love you," Attila added softly as he turned and headed to his own quarters.
The next day they were up early and prepared to leave for the small island near the orange island peninsula. It was secluded and reported to be very treacherous terrain. Their vehicle had been equipped with high tech gear and gadgets to ensure the capture of the legendary Pokemon that was reported to be living on the island all by it's lonesome.
"Oh, god, I am not a morning person," Hun whined as she sat down in the transport vehicle that would be taking them to the island.
"Yeah, I can tell," Attila teased her at her constant whining since they met up earlier. Hun yawned for the thousandth time that morning and laid down on the bench style seat they were sitting on.
"Are you okay?" Attila asked her while kneeling down on the floor so that he was at her horizontal eye level. She opened one eye and then closed it. "I take that as a 'leave me the hell alone', huh?" He laughed while sitting on the seat across from her so that she could have it all to herself. "I guess you really aren't a morning person," he said to himself as she had already fallen asleep.
About an hour passed before they arrived at the small island. Hun was still sleeping when the craft touched down roughly a few yards from the shore in a clearing of thick forests. Attila got up and kneeled next to his sleeping partner, "Hun?" He said softly as she continued snoring lightly. "Hun?!" He said louder, still to no avail. "HUN!" He nearly yelled as she slowly opened her eyes.
"WHAT?!" She said irritably.
"We're here sleeping beauty," Attila said cheerfully.
"Goodie," Hun replied flatly as she sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"Did you have a nice nap?" Attila asked her playfully as she fixed her slightly disheveled hair in the reflection of the window. "Never looked better," he added while Hun sighed at the few strands of her light-blue hair that stuck up.
"Oh, be quiet," Hun replied with an annoyed scoff.
"All right, you two, have fun!"The Rocket grunt piloting the craft said as he transferred to the smaller craft and left them on the island with the bigger one.
"Guess we just set up here," Attila said as their vehicles halted and shut down. "So are we supposed to go searching for this thing, or does it come to us?" He added while getting up and stretching his legs.
"Well, Giovanni made it quite clear that we are to go search for it up in the mountains, since it has only been seen on the top of them," Hun said with a cringe.
"Uh . . . is he out of his mind?!" Attila asked wildly.
"Maybe, but sneaking up on it may be the only way to catch it off guard," Hun replied cooly and matter-of-factly. Attila got a sinking feeling in his gut at the thought of Hun climbing a steep, treacherous mountain. But he couldn't say anything to her about it. He knew she hated to be told she couldn't do something because of her heart condition. She must have been able to read his thoughts.
"Don't worry about me, Attila," she told him softly. "We'll go after this thing tomorrow, let's form a plan of attack first," she added as she scouted the area on her laptop and made a map to the area that the Pokemon is reportedly staying.
"Sounds good," Attila said after she hade explained the plan for the next day. "Hey, the sun sets look great from here, look!" He added while looking out the window at the setting sun that seemed to be only a few feet away.
"Yeah, it looks like it's setting into the ocean," Hun replied at the beautiful sight while staring out the window.
"Almost unreal how beautiful some things are," Attila said quietly while looking across at her.
A/N: Sorry that chapter took so long to post! Busy, you know? Hope you liked it!
