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Chapter 11

Kiara's POV

I saw a shadow approaching us. "Is that another tunnel?" I asked.

"(Shh...)" Rook whispered. "(I see something...)" She was right, there was something there, and it was getting closer. Something glimmered before stepping out of the shadows. "Oh, it's just a Ryhorn." Rook said. "I thought it was a Tyranitar I saw earlier."

"You saw a Tyranitar?!" I said. Tyranitar are very rare to fine Rabid or not, so that was a important event. Medusa glared at the Ryhorn.

"Wait a minute..." Medusa hissed. "That's the bag of rocks that attacked me." She stepped forward. "I'll handle this." Sabishii turned to look at Medusa worriedly.

"Are you sure?" Sabishii finally talked normally.

"Rock/Ground against Grass." Medusa said. "I think I have it covered." The Ryhorn's red eyes turned into little slits as Medusa got closer.

"No storm will kill the fire that burn brightest." Sabishii said. She looked on, a faint look of concern in her eyes.

"Listen to the Cubone." Medusa growled. "Round two, rockhead." Ryhorn seemed to grunt in agreement. Medusa leapt into the air. "Sleep Powder!"

"(Missed...)" Bubble mumbled from atop my back. I pulled off my wrap, knowing I wouldn't need it anymore and tossed the Bubble's blue wrap to the floor. Bubble squirmed on my back in joy for a few moments before blushing and sitting back.

"Shit, misjudged that-" Medusa growled quietly.

"Headbutt!" Ryhorn growled, sending Medusa to the ground in a flurry of vines.

"Ack!" Medusa said, spitting out some pebbles. Inwardly I hoped Medusa would win, putting aside our differences. "Plan B time." Medusa said simply, with a look of pure courage. She used her vines and shut the Ryhorn's mouth. "There." She said proudly, smiling.

"Sure you don't need my-" Bubble cut in. I heard a soft ripping noise. Bubble's violet eyes took on a look of panic.

"One drop of water and die." Medusa hissed, binding the Ryhorn. I noticed Bubble's fear fade when Medusa triumphantly sat atop her unable to move prize.

"Good job or what?" Rook cheered from beside me. I smiled quietly, unable to say anything for some reason. Sabishii looked at the Ryhorn and said,

"The guardian of out hopes is passive. We must move to our spirits."

"O-okay.." I said, confused. Medusa grunted.

"You guys go on ahead, this rabid's giving me troub-" Medusa started. The Ryhorn screamed out in agony, breaking free of Medusa'd bind and throwing Medusa to the floor. It reached down and bit Medusa's vines, green blood spilling quietly. Medusa closed her eyes. Ryhorn bit down onto Medusa's skull before I could stop it.

"Medusa!" I screamed. The Ryhorn kicked dirt over her body. Bubble jumped off my back and finished the Ryhorn, revenge in his eyes. Bubble didn't use water on the Ryhorn, like he promised.

"Medusa... get up.." Rook chocked on her words. There was a big lump in my throat as a nudged Medusa.

"Someone grab her!" Bubble screeched, being too small to pick up the rope ball on his own.

"Uhhh..." Medusa groaned.

"Medusa! Hang on!" I screamed, pressing my dead gently against her side. I listened to her fading heartbeat.

"I'm sorry." Were Medusa's last words. Her heart stopped.

"Medusa..." Rook said quietly. "No..."

Sabishii looked on, a single tear flowing from her eye. "The walls of sand cry a flood of tears. The dark will swallow all who stay." Sabishii forced her head away from Medusa's body. "Ahead the light beckons."

"There's nothing we can do now." Bubble said. "We have to get going." Maybe... she will survive somehow. I thought, staring at Medusa for one last time before turning away in guilt.

Rook's POV

No.. the blood, the nightmares.. I thought, tears streaming from my eyes as we walked on, leaving Medusa behind. It- it all must be true. Am I cursed?! I started to have a small panic attack. We all ran silently on for awhile until Bubble screamed at Sabishii,

"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" Sabishii stopped dead in her tracks. Sabishii looked at Bubble quietly with a questioning look. She held her torch low to the ground.

"Bubble." Kiara said.

"But it is!" Bubble growled. The pink shellos narrowed it's eyes. "All your talk about her 'flame never dying' made us loose her to her cockiness! Admit it!"

"That flame..." Sabishii said, tilting her head to the left. "...was revenge."

"OH, SO NOW YOU EXPLAIN!" Bubble screamed.

"Bubble, she meant no harm!" I growled in annoyance.

"In our hearts, we don't trust the dark. But the dark is light." Sabishii murmured. She stared into her flame until Sabishii blew it out.

"AUGH! SHE CUT THE LIGHT!" Bubble screeched in my ear.

"I can't see anything..." Kiara murmured.

"Everyone, calm down!" I yelled. "There's a explanation for this!" I turned my head around the cave and spotted a glimmer of hope in the distance. "I see a light." I said.

"What is that-" Kiara murmured before rushing forward past me. Not wanting to be left out, I ran to the light. There was a underground cave, the ground beneath us was still sandy and dry, however there was a large lake with a blue light glowing softly from beneath the water.

"Almost just like Fogbound lake.." Kiara breathed. Everyone had fallen silent, Bubble ducking in shame on Kiara's back.

"Good to know it's still here." I said, getting a closer look at the water and seeing a Time Gear beneath.

"Heightened emotions... stressed knowledge of the time gear." A voice said eerily. I turned to look at Sabishii, who shook her head, fear in her eyes. "You are the thief my brother hates with such passion!" The voice fell silent for a moment. "I see you brought friends..."

"We are not thieves!" I growled into the cave. "We came to help-"

"SILENCE!" A voice growled. A jet of water sprung up from the Time Gear's resting place and stretched out to where the sky should be. . "As guardian it is my job to dispose of you." A figure leapt out of the spray of water and flew in front of us. It had two tails, each with a jewel on the end. It's face was blue and partially magenta. It had four strange things hanging down from it's head and I red jewel in it's forehead. It's eyes and jewel glowed like the sunlight during Drought. It brought forth a hand. Momentarily, it glowed the color of the sunset before I couldn't see clearly and my head felt fuzzy. I screamed in pain. Everything was a jumbled up mess.

"STOP IT!" Kiara screamed from next to me, making me wince. The fuzziness stopped for a second as Kiara used flamethrower at the guardian of the Time Gear. I glared at the guardian as she used Protect.

"You hate me for defending myself?" She said, intensifying the pain. I couldn't resist and let out a scream of agony, accompanied by Bubble. "No... you hate me for not understanding?" The guardian paused long enough to let me nod because of how raw my throat was. "Fine." The guardian said sternly, lowering her hands, making the pain stop. I heard Sabishii sigh in relief. "One must speak." I reluctantly stepped forward.

"Yeah, Rook. You should do it." Kiara said.

"Okay.." I said. "Well, you see..."

"Silence." the guardian said. "I want to hear your mind, not your words, for your tongue may be forked." I nodded. The guardian's hands glowed intensely, and I was forced to close my eyes tightly. The pain pushed harder than before and I bit my tongue, tasting my own salty blood. "I see... fear.." the guardian said. A window opened my my head momentarily- I re-lived when I was attacked by the Tyranitar for a split second before being thrust back. "Relief..." I was pushed back in and I was when I saw when Medusa was okay... "Sadness..." I watched Medusa die for the second time, my heart skipping a beat. "You lost someone." It was a effort to nod. I saw Sabishii try to help everyone. "There is no darkness in your hearts... very well."

I was released from the vision and toppled to the sandy ground. Slowly, I got back up.

"Are you okay?" Kiara said, rushing forward. Bubble flew right off her back.

"I'm fine." I said shakily, shocked over what I saw. I dusted myself off.

"Hmm. My apologies for thyself and your loss." The guardian bowed her head silently for a few moments before looking back up. "The five are you are welcome here."

Wait.. Sabishii... me..Bubble... I thought. "Wait... five? Unless you are including Medusa in spirit..." I said. Bubble crawled onto Kiara's back once again, Kiara muttering something about slime.

"No, five." The guardian said. "There are five of you alive at the moment." I heard a rock fall the floor in the distance and a shadow appeared for a second before disappearing once again. "Your fifth members feels... oh, no..." A Grovile's hand slipped out of the darkness and pushed the guardian to the ground.

"Mesprit!" Sabishii screeched. Mesprit (I guess) crashed into the lake, yelping in surprise. The Grovile held Mesprit in his hands tightly. Her gem glowed weakly. I stepped forward.

"Stay there!" Grovile growled. Intimidated, I shrank back behind Kiara. "I don't want to hurt her, but I will if you make me. I will give her back, If you don't attack or peruse me."

"...fine." I said sternly, my courage back.

"(Rook.)" Kiara whispered to me.

"I'm throwing her over." Grovile said simply.

"Can you catch her, Sabishii? You have hands." I asked.

"Yes." Sabishii said simply, getting into position.

"Then catch her." Grovile threw Mesprit over. Sabishii caught Mespirit, then proceeded to fall to the ground backwards.

"Kiara, use flamethrower!" I yelled. Her stream of fire rushed to Grovile, but he was to fast. He dodged nimbly and paused to watch us.

"Is she okay?" Bubble asked, leaping off Kiara to stand next to Mesprit. I went wide-eyed when a flurry of leaves danced to Bubble.

"Lookout!" I screeched. Kiara used ember on the leaves, burning them to a crisp.

"Glad to know so many keep their promises!" Grovile said. He leapt to the Time Gear.

"Liars? Take a look in the mirror!" I yelled back. "And what the HELL will happen if we don't leave?!"

"You should listen to him." Mesprit said. Grovile quickly shot a Energy ball, and I was too late to announce it to Kiara. She was hit and sent into the water. She crawled out. "Bubble is the only one who can counter water, but he will die first hit... The Energy ball hit Kiara hard.." Kiara was trembling.

"Let's get out through the only exit, then!" I said.

"You think that's the only exit?" Mesprit said. "He won't come in blind." she paused for breath. "Time will stop once he obtains the gear. Everyone will die.."

"The best we can hope for is that we can come back later, and-" Bubble was interuppted by Mesprit's scream.

"We have to go!" Mesprit rasped. The Time Gear's light faded. Everything was getting slower and my mind was feeling fuzzy. I saw a blue arc of energy rush over the lake and walls of the cave, leaving everything behind it in a black and white mess. A explosion of water that the time gear created when it was removed froze mid-air. My eyes got wide as I noticed everyone was fading into the darkness.

Chapter end

Oh come on... I hoped there'd be no deaths but I was wrong... bye nao tho...