Chapter 11.

Blade, Torch, Mud & Wish

"I can't believe we just left him there!" cried Torch gulping down a second cup of oran berry juice.

They were in a small restaurant, crowded by village Pokemon. The Pokemon would sometimes glance at the four Pokemon that sat at the counter, wondering why strangers would come to their little village.

"Can you keep your voice down?" hissed Blade, "Pokemon are staring!"

Torch gulped down another cup of oran berry juice. "So? We just left a legendary to die! I mean if Sar couldn't take care of him, how could a Registeel? I don't know much about Registeels but he seemed really slow and pathetic!"

"Torch. We are worried about him too, but he told us to run," reminded Mud, sipping her cup of water. "Even though Blade and I are half-legendary we don't have the amazing powers that full blood legendaries have."

"Well you two only tapped into that power once remember? In the final battle against Mewtwo. Who knows what kind of power you have!"

"Torch," said Wish nervously, "Can you please keep your voice down?"

Torch glared at Wish. He shrank back, away from her glare. "I can't keep my voice down! The King didn't want to save a legendary!" Once the words were out of her mouth she froze in horror. "No. No. No. No," she whispered. She couldn't believe it! She gave Blade's secret away. "I'm sorry Blade."

Blade's fists tightened and he wanted to strangle the Torchic. He could hear Pokemon whispering around them. Talking about him like he wasn't there. Sizing him up. Wondering if he was going to be a great King in the future.

"He's so young."

"Maybe that Torchic was talking about a different king."

"No! A messenger Pokemon came in and told us the King was a Treecko."

"I heard that too. I heard he was sixteen. Why isn't he a Groyle?"

"Maybe he used an everstone?"

"An everstone? Why would he do something like that? Shouldn't a king be strong and powerful looking?"

"Darasal is doomed. Mewtwo at least scared all the countries away from taking the land."

"Can you please stop talking about him like that?"

Everyone turned to the voice. Even the original travelers turned. Wish was out of his seat, his eyes blazing. "What did Blade ever do to you to deserver this kind of treatment? He as well as Mud and Torch traveled to Mewtwo's castle and stopped him. They saved Darasal from falling to ruins. Blade will return the land to the glory it was before Mewtwo's rule. He is the rightful King after all." Panting erupted out of his mouth like his speech tired him out.

"Wow Wish," commented Torch, "I didn't know you had it in you."

The village Pokemon immediately got back to whatever they were doing before. The only one who didn't move was a waitress, a Mightyena. "Well I think you will make a great King." She placed her paws on the counter and took away Torch's empty cups. "Want any more oran berry juice dear?"

Torch was about to say yes but she hesitated after seeing Blade's expression.

"You can pay for it if you want to dear." The Pigeot behind the counter was about to protest but the Mightyena silenced him with a glance. She returned to Torch. "I understand that you were all normal a year ago so you still need to get used to life of being a King and whatever the three of you are going to do. You still feel normal. Just ignore the other Pokemon here. They don't know anything."

"You seem to know a lot," said Mud.

"I plan on getting out of this village someday and the only way I'm ever going to be able to do that is if I learn about the outside so I don't seem like a country folk to the city Pokemon."

"What are you planning on doing?" asked Blade. He liked this Mightyena. She didn't treat him like something to be worshipped.

She shrugged and walked around the counter. "Don't really know yet." She eyed Blade, "I don't want you to influence my life okay? I want to make my own future."

"That's a good goal," said Wish. He shivered and glanced back as if something evil and menacing was behind him. "We should get out of here quickly. That thing will probably arrive here soon and we don't want to be here when it does."

"Thing?" asked the Mightyena. She noticed their hesitation and said, "Don't tell me if you don't want to."

"Well, let it come," said Torch, curling one of her feet, "I can't wait to get my claw on it. I'll beat it senseless."

"Torch. That's not a good idea," Mud finished her water, "If a legendary cannot defeat it, what hope do you have? Plus Wish is right. What if in the attempt to capture us, that creature hurts the village Pokemon?"

Torch did not have anything to say to that.

"There's a ranch on the north end of the village," the Mightyena put their cups in a pan of water. "You can get some Rapidash there. Tell them Rena sent you. You will get some immediately."

"Thanks," said Blade as the four of them jumped off the counter chairs. He placed a couple of coins on the table. "If you are ever in the City come to the castle and visit."

"Sure," Rena smiled and took the coins. "Now go. Based on what you said about this thing you shouldn't be around when it gets here."