Just as Jason sent the whip at me, I woke up. It was pitch-black in the cave, which told me it was still night. Had the sun been up I'd have been able to see much better. As it was, I could only hear movement, not see it.
I squinted my eyes, trying to adjust them to the darkness. Something touched my hand, and I nearly screamed until I realized it was Umbreon.
"Something's here," she whispered, "and I don't like the feel of it."
"I thought you could see in the dark!" I hissed.
"I can, when there is some light, but not in the pitch-dark. Well...I can make out basic shape. And that is definitely one WEIRD shape, friend." I nodded and, thinking quickly, called upon the power inside me.
Instantly I could see almost everything in the cave, including our current visitor, which turned out to be a baby Kangaskhan. I told Umbreon, and she went over to talk to it. Satisfied that Jason wasn't attacking us, I went back to sleep.
When I woke up again in the morning, I looked at my pokégear to find that it was 10:00. I looked around and found Asheya and Brian eating breakfast.
"We've gotta leave!" I yelled, startling Umbreon out of her dreams. The Kangaskhan baby was nowhere to be seen. "It's ten o'clock!"
"We know! But Simon called on your pokégear and said the party was postponed until Sunday because of some problem at the Lake Of Rage," said Asheya.
"What?!?!? Problem at the Lake??" I literally jumped out of my sleeping bag, or tried to, but ended up falling on my face.
"He said it was the same problem as every year...rapid evolution," said Brian, not taking his attention away from his Houndour. He'd really gotten attached to that baby.
"Oh, MAN!!! And we're gonna be there right in the middle of it all? This bites like Zubat." They gave me weird looks.
"You might try explaining, Keya," said Umbreon with a yawn.
"Look, I was there for the rapid evolution thing last year. Magikarp were evolving by the hundreds! That was the year I learned why it was called the Lake Of Rage." I was packed now, and the others seemed ready. I decided not to tell them about my dream. It'd probably just make them give me those 'you are insane' looks again.
About two hours later we exited the Ice Cave. I knew there was only a short stretch to Mahogany, but I also knew that that short stretch consisted of a pond, trees, and long grass. Not the best place to travel.
Not the best day for traveling either, I noticed. It looked like it could rain any minute. And I had the strangest feeling that someone...or something...was following us. I decided not to mention this fact to Umbreon, who hated getting wet and was already miserable with thoughts of the impending rain.
It was a pleasant surprise, however, when we were met in Mahogany by a big group of Masters, Simon and Juilee at the front. I knew them all, but most of them were new to Asheya and Brian.
"Rory and Kayse from Cianwood, Jamie and Sara from Azalea, Damien and Holly from Viridian, and Peter and Meg from Mt. Silver," I said as an introduction. "And of course Simon and Juilee," I added.
Suddenly there was a loud bang, and I turned just in time to see a building explode. Then another, and another. Pokémon were running from these buildings, but some of them fell right near the next building to go up. My heart tore at the sight of them, and I almost ran to help, but someone...Brian...grabbed my arm, stopping me.
Someone else yelled, "RUN!!!!" and that was what broke out the panic. The smoke clogged the air, and with every BOOM more appeared, and pieces and parts of who knows what rained down on us. I held tight to Chikorita, and called for Umbreon, but I got no answer.
Somehow Brian and I, still holding on to each other, got into the woods and away from the smoke. We both just stood there and coughed and sneezed for a few minutes, the looked towards Mahogany.
The town was still enshrouded in smoke, and all around us I could see the other Masters running into the woods. But I started to panic again as a thought raced through my mind.
Where was Umbreon?
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Where WAS Umbreon? I don't...oh, wait, I wrote the story. Ha ha. Keep reading for the REAL action...or at least part of it...~The Darkness Master
I squinted my eyes, trying to adjust them to the darkness. Something touched my hand, and I nearly screamed until I realized it was Umbreon.
"Something's here," she whispered, "and I don't like the feel of it."
"I thought you could see in the dark!" I hissed.
"I can, when there is some light, but not in the pitch-dark. Well...I can make out basic shape. And that is definitely one WEIRD shape, friend." I nodded and, thinking quickly, called upon the power inside me.
Instantly I could see almost everything in the cave, including our current visitor, which turned out to be a baby Kangaskhan. I told Umbreon, and she went over to talk to it. Satisfied that Jason wasn't attacking us, I went back to sleep.
When I woke up again in the morning, I looked at my pokégear to find that it was 10:00. I looked around and found Asheya and Brian eating breakfast.
"We've gotta leave!" I yelled, startling Umbreon out of her dreams. The Kangaskhan baby was nowhere to be seen. "It's ten o'clock!"
"We know! But Simon called on your pokégear and said the party was postponed until Sunday because of some problem at the Lake Of Rage," said Asheya.
"What?!?!? Problem at the Lake??" I literally jumped out of my sleeping bag, or tried to, but ended up falling on my face.
"He said it was the same problem as every year...rapid evolution," said Brian, not taking his attention away from his Houndour. He'd really gotten attached to that baby.
"Oh, MAN!!! And we're gonna be there right in the middle of it all? This bites like Zubat." They gave me weird looks.
"You might try explaining, Keya," said Umbreon with a yawn.
"Look, I was there for the rapid evolution thing last year. Magikarp were evolving by the hundreds! That was the year I learned why it was called the Lake Of Rage." I was packed now, and the others seemed ready. I decided not to tell them about my dream. It'd probably just make them give me those 'you are insane' looks again.
About two hours later we exited the Ice Cave. I knew there was only a short stretch to Mahogany, but I also knew that that short stretch consisted of a pond, trees, and long grass. Not the best place to travel.
Not the best day for traveling either, I noticed. It looked like it could rain any minute. And I had the strangest feeling that someone...or something...was following us. I decided not to mention this fact to Umbreon, who hated getting wet and was already miserable with thoughts of the impending rain.
It was a pleasant surprise, however, when we were met in Mahogany by a big group of Masters, Simon and Juilee at the front. I knew them all, but most of them were new to Asheya and Brian.
"Rory and Kayse from Cianwood, Jamie and Sara from Azalea, Damien and Holly from Viridian, and Peter and Meg from Mt. Silver," I said as an introduction. "And of course Simon and Juilee," I added.
Suddenly there was a loud bang, and I turned just in time to see a building explode. Then another, and another. Pokémon were running from these buildings, but some of them fell right near the next building to go up. My heart tore at the sight of them, and I almost ran to help, but someone...Brian...grabbed my arm, stopping me.
Someone else yelled, "RUN!!!!" and that was what broke out the panic. The smoke clogged the air, and with every BOOM more appeared, and pieces and parts of who knows what rained down on us. I held tight to Chikorita, and called for Umbreon, but I got no answer.
Somehow Brian and I, still holding on to each other, got into the woods and away from the smoke. We both just stood there and coughed and sneezed for a few minutes, the looked towards Mahogany.
The town was still enshrouded in smoke, and all around us I could see the other Masters running into the woods. But I started to panic again as a thought raced through my mind.
Where was Umbreon?
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Where WAS Umbreon? I don't...oh, wait, I wrote the story. Ha ha. Keep reading for the REAL action...or at least part of it...~The Darkness Master