Chapter 9 Nasty Plot Fails
(Narrator)
What would you do if you knew you were about to die in two days? Join a party and party to your heart's content? That sounds like a pretty logical choice.
But what if the party was the reason for your death?
(Natu's POV)
Mother Xatu had always told me, don't abuse the gift that Arceus had given us. We should always use our ability to foretell the future to help others, not to help ourselves in a selfish way. She also told me: "Never ever try to find out when you would die. Never try to cheat death by attempting to change destiny. If you do, you will fail, and Arceus would punish you." For that same reason, Xatu never ever told me when I would die. But being the curious one, I often defied her strict orders and attempted to peek into the future.
I knew I was about to die today. But at that time, about a year ago, as my Psychic powers were not strong enough, I could not foretell the reason for my death. Well, I kinda know that I am going to be murdered today.
A tear rolled down my cheek. A few days ago, knowing that today I would die, I jumped at the opportunity to attend this fun party. I was having a lot of fun in the Fantasy until suddenly, about 25 hours before the beginning of "Murderer", I realised that this party had a sinister twist to it. It was a pity that I did not try to find out who the murderer is before Mewtwo locked my powers. Well, I would soon know. But whether I can inform others about the murderer's identity is another matter altogether.
I think one week before any Pokemon's death, Arceus should do them a favour and inform them that they are going to die. In this way, people can have a lot of fun and do everything that they have always wanted to do. In this way, people would not feel that their lives are "wasted". Imagine if you spend your entire life working and you meet with some fatal accident on your way home from the Pokemon Mart. That would be a great pity. Furthermore, the Pokemon can start asking Arceus for forgiveness for whatever bad things they have done, so as to not meet Giratina when they die. I uttered a prayer, begging Arceus to forgive me for trying to cheat death.
So here am I, in the rectangular corridor. Personally I think this idea is rather stupid. This rectangular corridor makes one sentry very inefficient and allows the murderer to actually sneak past the sentry, in contrast to what Drilbur was suggesting. Because the corridor has a big wall in between two rows of rooms, I would have to walk one big round to see what is going on the other side. There should be two sentries. If I was the murderer, I would just wait for the sentry to go on the other side before attacking someone else, simultaneously framing the sentry.
Also, there should be a roster. No one can simply expect me to stand guard for 8 whole hours. This is unrealistic. After 2 hours I am definitely calling someone to replace me. I shall probably call Drilbur, since he suggested this stupid idea. This would give him a taste of his own medicine. But I think I am going to die soon. The question is: How soon?
"Shuff." I flinched. What was that? In the distance, I heard some feet shuffling. Who was it? Oh, it must be Drilbur. Only moles shuffle their feet. But what was he doing here? Shouldn't he be asleep?
In the darkness, I saw a foxy silhouette moving about. It was attempting to be quiet, but in the silent surroundings, it was failing fruitlessly. I could make out its large, red, voluminous mane, which somewhat resembles a ponytail. It was definitely a Zoroark. This surely meant that the murderer was about to kill me.
Its red rimmed eyes widened as its blue irises gleamed. Its mouth curled into a malevolent smile. In short, I was doomed.
Nevertheless, it is my duty to ensure that the murderer gets caught. All I had to do was to destroy this disguise. All I needed was to land one Psybeam and voila, the disguise would be lost. I was sure that I could certainly hit that sinister mole with an attack. As the Zoroark shuffled his feet unsteadily, I knew that Drilbur was not used to his disguise cloak. I tried to sound confident. "Show yourself Drilbur." I commanded. But my voice was strained due to the shivering of my small body.
Without warning, Zoroark (or rather Drilbur) sprang forward and gave me a quick scratch on my tiny wings. I cried in pain. I shot a Psybeam but the Zoroark seemed to anticipate my move. It jumped sideways, narrowly dodging the purple beam. The Zoroark jumped onto the ceiling, and dived straight for my head. It crashed into me, knocking me backwards. In my dazed state, I could not parry the ferocious attacks launched by the Zoroark, as it unleashed a barrage of slashes. Every time I tried to summon a Psybeam, it was quickly stopped by Zoroark as it hit me, causing me to lose my focus. My crest on top of my head turned from vermillion to scarlet, due to the continuous blood stains splashing on it. In a desperate last attempt, I tried my best to shoot a Psybeam from my crest, but the murderer was one step ahead. It used its sharp claws to slice my crest off, leaving me powerless as the crest was what I depended on for my Psychic energy.
I lay on the ground, motionless as fresh blood spurted out of every part of my body. I was going to die. Maybe I should have screamed louder. Luckily, I saw one door open. In my dying state, my failing eyes only saw a figure. I heard a scream. The murderer, still in its Zoroark state, gave me one last stab before fleeing hastily.
The only thought remaining in my head was: How did drilbur become so fast? How could he manage to move with such dexterity when he was supposedly having trouble with the Zoroark disguise? As the murderer fled with a shuffle in his feet, I could not comprehend the logic behind this. But what does it matter? As I drew my last breath, I uttered a quick prayer to Arceus, hoping he would forgive me for reading my future...
Author's note: Please give me some tips to improve my writing. I hope I have been doing a good job. As I am very busy with schoolwork, please understand if I take a long time to update. Nevertheless, if you were to comment "update" here, I would try to update the story asap. Thank you so much!
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