CHAPTER 11: WANTED

Alex's pov

I looked at the poster in front of me in shock. I didn't know who did this, but I had a hint. Sara and I had survived an attack from the 'Order of the Dragon', which made us targets. Now it would be a lot more difficult to go on with our plan to save our parents...

"That damn Blaze!" Sara cursed as she lifted her head.

"That's what I thought as well. Blaze must be the one that put the bounty." I said.

"What are you talking about Alex? Read below the 'WANTED'." She told me. I raised an eyebrow and did as she said.

"Alex the Eevee, son of Jason the Flareon and Nali the Glaceon. Alex is one of the two survivors of the village of Brill, which is accused of plotting against His Majesty Marcus the Dragonite." I read and then I just glared at the poster. Accused of plotting? Are they serious?

"Alex, are you all right?" Aberith asked me. I lifted my head and looked at him.

"Yeah. We're going to carry on as we planned. This is just a minor obstacle that we'll have to face." I said. He nodded and I turned to Sara. "Are you with me?" I asked her. She smiled at me.

"You know the answer to that, don't you?" She said.

"Aberith, what's going to happen to those that plot against Marcus?" I asked him.

"Just plot, not acted against him, right?" He asked and I nodded. "In that case, they are taken to the Repentance Temple. It's a community prison that they take those who plot against Marcus."

"So that means that our parents and the rest of the villagers are on this Repentance Temple?" Sara asked.

"Yes. Are you gonna feel better if I tell you it's the safest prison? And as a community, it provides certain freedom." He asked. I immediately felt a weight off my back.

"Yeah it does." I said. "Ok, let's carry on the conversation we had last night." I said as I looked at him smiling.

"Oh yeah, Learning Process. I looked at my books and I got more info on it." He said.

"So...?" Sara asked eagerly.

"It's going to be really helpful Alex." He started. "Their is a small chance you'll learn how to use any type of moves except from certain ones. For example, you won't be able to use moves like Wing Attack or Steel Wing, since you don't have wings. There are some rules you need to know." He said.

"I am eager to hear them." I said as my heart started beating really fast.

"First, you can't use moves against your body nature. That means you can't use attacks that requires Wings, Scales, Beaks etc. Second, you can't use Moves of your opposing element. At the moment you don't have opposing element, but you're gonna get one when you evolve. If you evolve into Glaceon, you won't be able to use fire type attacks. If you evolve into Espeon, you won't be able to use Dark attacks etc. Finally, you mustn't use strong moves, like Hyper Beam many times." He said.

"That sounds really cool!" I said in awe.

"It does indeed. I never expected I could see anyone able to use this ability before I died. Thank you Alex." Aberith said as he looked at me full of emotion.

"I have to thank you. If it wasn't for you, I'd never have known about it." I said as I looked at his as well.

"Guys, I think we should start our training. We've already wasted too much time." Sara said and smiled as she headed outside.

000

Cane's pov

I was walking through the corridors of the huge castle. I still remember the first time I entered this castle more than 20 years ago. I was a young boy back then, still a Kabuto. My parents sold me to the royal family to become a slave. A Kabuto is always useful in one way or another. Many has happened since that day... I evolved and I became so strong and loyal, that I managed to even get His Majesty's trust. Lost in my thoughts, I accidentally passed by Freezes room. I got to the door and knocked twice.

"Hello, who is it?" A voice came from inside.

"Hello Freeze, it's me Cane." I said. The door quickly opened and the young Snorunt hugged me tightly.

"Daddy!" She yelled. I smiled and I hugged her warmly. She released the hug after a while and smiled at me. "How are you? With all that work lately, I haven't seen you at all!" She complained.

"I am sorry my dear." I said as I laughed nervously. "I promise I'll try to hang out with you more often." I told her.

"You promised, so I'll hold you to it." She said and smiled.

We walked together and chatted. We hadn't seen each other for about two days now. I already knew how her days were, since she always followed a certain daily schedule, but I asked anyway. I liked the way she spoke, with so much excitement. She may not have been my biological daughter, but I cared for her as much I would if she was. We left the indoors of the castle and reached the garden.

"That's all that happened during those two days." She finished.

"Looks like you had a great time my dear." I told her.

"So, how were your days?" She asked me.

"Not much has happened. More and more Pokemon request audience with His Majesty." I said and signed.

"What about Blaze's assignment? You know, about the village on the other side of Valoria." She asked as she got serious.

"Well, the official story is that the vilagers have plotted against His Majesty. A bright idea Blaze had, if you ask me" I said.

"The official. Now tell me what's going on." She said.

"His Majesty finally found the Pokemon he was searching for. They were villagers of Brill and they are now held to the Repentance Temple." I told her.

"He finaly found them...Now what?" She asked me.

"I wish I knew...For a first time, he didn't tell me his plans." I said.

"So this must be something big..." She said and I nodded. I hope things don't get ugly...

000

Alex's pov

We were sitting on the table, after some long hours of intense training, even Aberith was full of sweat. I was so hungry, I felt like I hadn't eaten anything since last morning. We had been eating in silence for some moments.

"Aberith..." Sara started, breaking the silence.

"What is it?" He asked as he looked at her.

"Aren't 5000 PODS a bit too much for us?" She asked worriedly. Aberith remained silent for a couple of seconds.

"Actually, I had been thinking about it..." He started. "When I found you, you would hardly worth 500 POD. At first, I was really shocked...but then a thought crossed my mind."

"Mind sharing it with us?" I asked as I thought about it as well. 5000 PODS are a lot of money.

"I think the one that placed your bounty, wants you alive." He said. I tilted my head.

"How did you get that idea?" I asked.

"You see, when someone collects a bounty, they ask for proof. If he or she brings the target alive, then they get a bonus." He said.

"So by placing a lot more than we worth, then we would most likely be captured and brought alive!" Sara said.

"Exactly." He said.

"Aberith, do you think we can stand for a 5000 PODS bounty?" I asked. Sara looked at me and then at Aberith, realising I had a point.

"In my opinion, you do. I dare say you worth more than that." He said.

"Really?" I asked in shock. I didn't see that coming.

"That doesn't mean that you can easily escape bounty hunters. There might be some really capable and outsmart you." He said.

"Not for as long as I have Sara." I said and smiled at her. She smiled at me, but I think I saw her blush...Nah, it must have been my imagination.

"Thanks." She told me.

"You can't always count on Sara to get you out of a hard situation." Aberith told me.

"I know. But if anything happens, I am gonna use a super powerfull attack using Learning Process!" I joked. Instantly, Aberith's eyes widened.

"No you won't!" He yelled. I jumped in surprise. "You must never use Learning Process unless it's an emergency. This will be you last resort and your trump card." He said.

"Ok..." I said.

"He is right Alex. That may save us from some difficult circumstances. If our enemies know about Learning Process, they will have a plan to counter it." Sara told me.

"Ok, I get the point! No Learning Process, unless it's a must." I said in anger.

"Good. Now that it's settled, let's go carry on our training." Aberith said and headed outside.

000

Fred's pov

Our first day inside this community prison passed. At first, we were glad that the Repentance Temple was so free. We were settled in a small house like old times, a little before we moved to Brill. But it didn't last for long. Blaze had to come and crush us with those wanted posters. How could he place such a huge amount of money as bounties of children? All four of us stayed up all night. Ann and Nali run out of tears this morning, after crying the whole night. Even my partner and I shed tears. It was almost nightfall of the next day when we left the house to get some fresh air.

"I swear to Arceus, when we get out of here, I am going to kill Blaze with my own hands." Jason said.

"You decided to talk after a whole night of silence and that's what you say?" Nali asked him. She looked defeated.

"I don't blame him. I want to do that as well." I said as my anger took over. Sometimes, it's better to let your anger feed you. It takes over and overcomes the sadness and the pain.

"Guys please. Let's just walk, get some fresh air. Try to calm from the anger AND the pain." Ann said and she signed. "It's so damn hard, but we have to try." She continued. I got next to her and I rubbed my head on hers lightly.

"She is right." I said. "We need to calm down and try to find a way to get our children out of this mess."

"Fred, that's useless." Jason told me. "We can't get out of that prison with that blasted 'Zin'." I signed.

"Come on guys, we won't lose anything if we try." Nali said. 'Try'... That word had been used so many times on this conversation.

"Well, there is one more thing we can do." Ann said as she looked down. "We can hope. Hope that Sara and Alex are going to hide on a discontiguous village and live a normal life." She said.

"Or hope that they have trained and become so strong, that they can come here and rescue us. Yeah right." I joked trying to lighten the mood. I got a week glare by the girls and a serious expression by Jason.

"That would be really stupid. They would never do it." Nali said, but after a second her eyes widened. "Or would they?!" She asked in shock.

000

Sara's pov

"Sara, wake up!" I heard a low whisper on my ear and I slowly opened my eyes.

"Alex? What time is it?" I asked weekly, still sleepy.

"Not so loud, keep your voice down." He whispered. I fully opened my eyes, yawned and looked at him curious.

"What's wrong?" I asked in a whisper.

"Some Pokemon came here and they are downstairs right now." He said.

"And why should I keep it down?" I asked, still whispering thought.

"They are carrying some strange equipment and they have wanted poster. They are most likely bounty hunters. They don't look friendly thought...I am afraid things may get ugly." He said.

"What do you suggest we do?" I asked a bit worried. Bounty hunters could be trouble.

"We may have to make a quick getaway. So get ready." Alex told me.

"Wait a minute, what about Aberith?" I asked him.

"Aberith won't have a problem. Don't forget he is strong." He told me. "If we see anything suspicious, we make a run for it."

"Are you sure?" I asked as I noticed something strange on his voice. Something I couldn't place my finger on, but I knew it was bad. Alex signed.

"Aberith told me while you were sleeping that someone could have seen us here. That means that some bounty hunters would be paying a visit. If that happens, we leave and start our journey a bit earlier." He said. I raised an eyebrow and looked at him.

"Why can't we just hide and return after they leave?" I asked, even thought I knew the answer.

"Cause others may come. We leave and we are safe, simple." He said. Suddenly, we heard Aberith yell. We didn't waste a single second. Alex jumped out of the window and I was right behind him.

"Run!" He yelled at me and I spead up. I could hear footsteps from behind. Probably, Aberith wasn't able to handle them all.

"We are being chased, faster Alex!" I yelled as I passed by him. We kept going till a cliff appeared in front of us. Below, there was a river. Alex looked at me and smiled.

"See you later!" He said and pushed me down. I fell down yelling and splashed in the water.

"ALEX!" I yelled as I grabbed a branch of a tree that reached the middle of the river.

"I'll keep them busy! Let the water get you as far away as possible, I will slow them down a bit and I'll follow you!" He yelled.

"No!" I yelled as I felt the branch break and the river took me with it, far to the unknown, away from my best friend.

End of Chapter. Personaly, I don't like the last sceen , but I wanted to do something like that and it was difficult...

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