And we get down to the final three, and the tensions between our two heroes and our arch-villain are higher than ever! I hope everyone enjoys!
Yellow whipped past the meshwork of branches in the woods and fell to the floor, clutching her knee in pain. Some jagged rock or loose branch must have scraped against her leg while she was running. On the ground, she ripped off part of her pants leg to examine her kneecap, which was now showing traces of blood. She'd have to stop for a while to heal it.
"Hey, Yellow!" Green called out as he ran on by, sporting his stupid smirk. "Thanks for the lead!" The blonde's eyes narrowed in anger as she recalled the morning's events.
*Flashback*
"That's right!" Oak said, with a smile on his face, Silver and Yellow standing in front of him, Surge at his side. "Since you guys have put in so much effort until now, and we're nearing the end, we're going to have a fun, easy challenge today.
Yellow and Silver exchanged happy smiles and high-fived. Silver seemed to be in an especially happy mood since he was finally wearing a pair of relatively masculine looking clothes…well, skinny jeans and a skintight tank top maybe, but they were the closest thing to men's clothes he could find in his luggage.
"Now we just have to wait for Green to arrive…" Oak said. And like that, an ear-piercing scream sounded in the air. The four of them looked off to see Green running in through the Mess Hall, slamming the door behind him, panting. Two seconds later, Scyther burst through the wooden walls, bearing its sharp claws, eliciting a shriek from Green. Green then made a run for the four others, who were watching in shock. Behind, Scyther was charging up an Air Blade attack, and launched the razor sharp blasts of wind at the five. Surge, Green, Yellow, and Silver easily evaded the attack, but Oak was sent flying by a haywire blast, and he landed straight in the communal bathroom's septic tank.
"Oak!" everyone exclaimed, and Surge bolted to the bathrooms and peered in through the hole in the ground leading to the tanks.
"What the?" Oak said, regaining his composure. Realizing his disgusting fate, his face reddened in anger. "Stupid campers…Matis!" He called out. "Matis! You remember that one challenge I wouldn't let you do? Well, go ahead now! Call everyone on the list and tell them to bring their strongest Pokemon! Someone's dying tonight!"
Hearing this, Surge turned and gave the three campers a deranged look…
A few minutes later…"Today's challenge…" he said, "will be a test of your skills, desire, and strength. This is the training they had me do back in the military. You'll be going around the island, gathering items from this list." He said, handing out the said list. "Whoever brings back the most of these six is today's winner."
Green, Yellow, and Silver all examined their lists, thinking of the stakes of that day's challenge.
*Confessionals*
Silver: "I must avenge Blue…I'm sorry I voted you off nee-san…I'll make you proud now though!"
Yellow: "Green got rid of Red, so now he's going down, and I'm not letting anything get in my way this time…"
*Back to the Game*
Now, the blonde girl got up and started running again. She'd taken too long to heal, and now Green and Silver were probably far ahead…
After a few minutes of hard running, Yellow came to a clearing. A chasm, and the only way to get across was over a series of wires Surge had set up. She could already see Green halfway across one wire, balancing steadily, and Silver was shortly behind on another one, looking equally nervous. Yellow immediately came onto the one Green was using, and gave it a good, strong kick, knocking Green off his balance, plummeting straight down for a river. Yellow and Silver both exchanged a mischievous glance as they both went on their ways.
*A Few Minutes Later*
Green gasped for air as he finally climbed his way out of the pit and grabbed onto the ledge of the cliff. He could see Yellow and Silver running off into the woods, so he had made good time, even if he was now last place. Yellow was determined as heck, so this meant he'd need to get Silver's help again…
Silver now checked his surroundings, and saw hanging from a branch in front of him a Combee Hive, the first item on the list. Ever so gingerly, for fear of upsetting the Pokemon, Silver extended his hand, only to have the hive snatched from his grasp by Green.
"Silver!" Green exclaimed amiably. "It's just you and me again, huh? Well then, how's about this…we need to make an alliance, alright."
Silver looked on in shock at the older boy. Was Green seriously thinking he'd be willing to join forces again? Especially considering previous events…
"Look, Silvy," Green said, starting off in a run, Silver following closely behind. "We're not best friends maybe, but Yellow's going full out now. And face it, you're a wimp. You had Gold and Blue before, but now, you're alone, and you need a big, strong man like me to look after you, ya know? So, what do you think?"
Silver looked at the boy incredulously. What did he think?
*Confessionals*
Green: "Silver's too easy to work with. He relies entirely on others for his own power. It's just annoying honestly, how Blue or Gold would always be there to protect him. But now he's all vulnerable, perfect for me to just take over…"*snickers*
Silver: "Blue…*shakes his head* Green's got a lot of nerve to be asking me for an alliance again. But hey, maybe, in the end *sinisterly smiles* I can use this to my advantage."
*Back to the Game*
"Alright…" Silver said quietly, "we'll team up again. Just to get Yellow outta here. But you have to give me that Combee Hive."
Hearing this, Green looked back, first looking angry, but then he smiled evilly.
"I've taught you well, Silvy…alright, fine. Keep the hive, but you have to help me get rid of Yellow, 'kay?"
"I promise…" Silver said, not looking Green in the eye.
The two nodded agreeably at each other, but neither could yet tell what exactly the other was planning.
*Rocky Mountain*
Yellow finally came up across her first item on the list: a Sneasel Claw, placed on a tree stump in front of her. She took it and placed it in her pocket, thinking if she could try to set another trap for Green, but she decided she needed more time, as she saw Green and Silver coming in through the brush.
So now, all three campers were together, running down a steep slope, and the tensions were high as they ran side by side, none wanting to fall behind. Yellow glared evilly at Green, who returned it with a smirk. Shortly ahead, a Bellossom Flower caught his eye, and he extended his foot carelessly to trip Yellow and claim the prize for himself, and the girl went tumbling through the prickly bushes and cactus plants, rolling all the way to the bottom of the slope. Finally, she came to a stop when her head knocked against a massive rock in her way, knocking her out cold.
Green came up to inspect her body.
"What are you going to do with her now?" Silver asked, as Green took the Sneasel Claw from Yellow's body.
Green continued to search Yellow's body, eventually finding Red's love notes. Apparently, she had kept them on her to reminder of him. A sadistic grin flickered over the brunette boy's face as he slowly started ripping up the sheet…
*Haunted Woods*
"You sure that was the best move back there?" Silver asked nervously as he picked up a Pidgeot Feather without Green noticing and put it in his pocket. "Yellow was already pretty pissed…when she wakes up and sees what you did…well…I wouldn't want to be there."
Green merely shrugged his shoulders and examined their list again. Then, he continued to walk forward.
He has no regard for anyone else… Silver thought to himself. The way he just used me to get rid of Blue…he's been playing on everyone's weaknesses all this time.
*Rocky Mountain*
Slowly, Yellow felt the world coming back into focus. She got up woozily and stupidly glanced around her to check her surroundings. The first thing she noticed was the little bits of paper to her side. Red's notes. The girl nervously put her hand out to pick up the little shreds of paper, wanting to tell herself that they weren't real. But alas, they were the reminders of her love with Red…destroyed. And immediately, she knew who was guilty of the crime.
She got up quickly and glanced around to see whether or not that little jackass Green was still around.
"He ran…" she thought to herself. But then, behind her, in the bushes, she heard a faint rustling sound. She approached it slowly at first, then she lunged straight for the bush…only to discover Scyther cowering in fear. Her anger had consumed her completely now, and she was about ready to kill Scyther, when a better idea came to her mind. Extending her hand, she read the Pokemon's thoughts.
"Scyther…" she said after some deliberation. "I don't quite know the exact reason why, but you seem to share with me feelings of hatred towards Green. Join me, and together, we'll have our revenge on the man who has brought us so much misfortune."
Scyther understood Yellow's thoughts and enthusiastically nodded its head. It then extended its wings, preparing for flight, and Yellow understood that it wanted her to get on.
"Green!" Yellow cried out, "This is the end…"
*Green's Cave*
"Hmm…" Green thought aloud with amusement. "This is funny…that I should find an item here." Not a few feet in front of he and Silver was a Slowpoke Tail. "You stay back here," he told Silver, and he headed out to retrieve the tail.
"As you wish, Master," Silver muttered bitterly under his breath.
Green smiled triumphantly as he held the tail up high. "Alright Silver, what's the last item on the list?"
"This Dragonair Scale!" a voice called out. At first, Green and Silver looked around with uncertainty, not knowing who spoke, but then they looked up to see a Scyther swoop down over them and snatch the tail from Green's hands. Riding the Scyther was none other than Yellow herself. After it landed, Green immediately let out a horrified scream as Yellow stepped off. Scyther's eyes shone red for a moment, and it lunged straight for Green with its razor-sharp claws. Green attempted to dodge, but ended up losing his balance and falling off the edge of the cliff.
"WWWWAAAAUUUUGGGGHHHH!" Green yelled as he plummeted straight for the ground. Scyther looked on over the edge of the cliff, and expanded its wingspan again, until Yellow put a calming hand on its shoulder.
"No, Scyther…not just yet." Yellow said.
And just then, Surge came down in his hovering Magneton platform.
"Excellent work, girls!" Surge said, smiling broadly. "That was better work than I've seen even some of my comrades in the army do! Congratulations!"
Silver and Yellow both smiled warmly at each other, though Silver seemed just slightly annoyed.
"Unfortunately," Surge continued, "first off, Oak's still drowning in the toilet, so I have Wally getting him outta there. Don't know how long that'll take. But as for you guys, well it looks like no one's immune today, since you all got two items. Campfire ceremony as usual tonight, someone's gotta go home according to Oak. Anyways, you two both get on back to camp, alright?"
Yellow and Silver smiled, and walked over to Surge's Magneton platform.
"Hey!" Surge called out. "Who said I'm giving you guys a ride? Get your own rides!" He yelled as he got back on his Magneton. "Hitch-hikers…" he muttered, leaving the two alone on the mountain.
*In the Air*
"Twelve little soldier boys came out to play…and now there will be two…going on to the finals! Which little cadet is being launched tonight? Find out when we come back on Poke…Special…Survivor!"
*Off in the Woods*
Scyther trudged back to its home in the woods, feeling he still hadn't quite settled his score with Green. But he lay down to take a nap, trying to ignore the gnawing feeling that he still needed to make Green pay. Then…from the shadows, he heard a voice.
"Hey…Scyther. You awake?"
Scyther looked around curiously to see where the voice had come from. He then saw a figure standing, silhouetted in the shadows.
"You haven't quite finished your matters with Green yet, have you?" The voice continued. "Here…come with me…I'll help you exact justice upon that sinner…"
Who was the mysterious stranger talking to Scyther at the end? Will Scyther finally get his revenge? The drama thickens as we near the finals of PokeSpecial Survivor! I hope you guys all enjoyed!
