*picks at flower petals* Shortcuts are good, (pulls another), shortcuts
are bad… Oop! Readers! ^^;; Anyway, on with the story. And I won't
stop posting until I'm done with all 40- or 50-some chapters. Just for all
those people I know out there, and the ff.net readers too!
Normal disclaimer. Aquafire's mine, the characters portrayed are mine as well… wait, well, they're the Boders. So it's kinda everybody's.
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"Now, there's a big ravine up ahead, so watch your step," called out Larissa from above.
"Another one?!" said Lunar in exasperation. "We just got past one about ten minutes ago!"
"I know," said Shadow. "It seems like we've been walking forever."
"Hey Aquafire, can we take a break for awhile?" asked Kirin.
"Yeah, my wings are getting tired!" whined Fireburst from above.
"Let's take a break at that small group of trees over there," I said, pointing to my right.
With that, we all went over there into the inviting and cool shade.
"This is some shortcut," said Flameheart. "Huge cracks in the ground, narrow trail, mountainous terrain, what next, a rain of boulders from above?"
Arbiter, Shockwave, and Blade left to go find some food in another small trail that branched from the one we were travelling on.
"I wonder how far this trail goes," said Calypso.
"Who knows?" I replied. "Maybe another few miles, maybe twenty."
Just then, Arbiter, Shockwave, and Blade came back with some fruit.
"This was the best we could do," said Shockwave. "It was the only thing down that trail."
The fruit was a strange bluish purple color, with yellow streaks across the surface. It was about the size of a pear.
"Well, it looks edible," said Lunar.
"Who's gonna try it first?" Blade asked.
"Well, I might as well try it first, since I was the one who started all of this," I said, going over to where the fruit was. I took one in my mouth, and chewed it up.
It was a sweet flavor, kind of a cross between a plum, a strawberry, and an orange.
"Hey, this stuff's pretty good!" I said, taking another one. With that said, the others dug in.
"You're right, it may look kind of weird, but it's food," said Larissa.
We were all eating quietly, enjoying the calmness of the day, when a big net came flying out of a shadow, and it caught about half of us! It captured Shadow, Firestrike, Blade, Larissa, Kirin, Lunar, and Shockwave.
"Where'd this net come from?!" yelled Blade in an enraged voice. He looked liked he was going to kill someone. Though I wouldn't have been surprised in the slightest if someone did lose a head.
"We got some of 'em," I heard a voice say. "These pokémon are goin' back to the labs."
"The Boss will be pleased that we managed to capture them back," said another voice. I saw the figures of Roy and another person, a guy, step out from the shadows. I saw that Roy's face was badly burned still, with what looked like skin grafts on his face. It was a hideous sight.
"She was really angry that they managed to get away, wasn't she?" said the guy I didn't know.
"Oh yeah, like being in a cage with a lion," replied Roy. "C'mon, we have to get the net." Both of them started over to where we were.
I couldn't allow that. I gave them my fiercest growl. So did the others, Calypso, Arbiter, Fireburst, and Flameheart.
"Ooh, Derek, we'd better watch for the others," said Roy in a voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Yeah, or they'll viciously attack us!" laughed Derek.
"You don't know how right you are!" I yelled in pokéspeech. I felt my body grow hot, and I used my signature move, Dragon Rage. Calypso used Watershock (her signature move), Fireburst used Water Gun, Flameheart used Ice Beam, and Arbiter formed an orb filled with dark energy, which she promptly shot at them. Calypso's Watershock mixed with Fireburst's Water Gun and Flameheart's Ice Beam, and the beam hit Roy right in the stomach, and hurling him into a rock. I heard his body impact on the boulder dully and his body slumped down. Goody, the idiot got knocked unconscious.
My Dragon Rage attack mixed into Arbiter's orb of dark energy, and lighting it on fire of sorts. That little mix hit the other guy, Derek, right in the leg, making him bellow in pain and collapse on one leg.
By now, Blade was able to cut through the net, freeing the others.
"Hey, Roy, they're gettin' away!" Derek yelled. Roy stood up shakily.
"Make a break for it, everyone!" I cried. I took off down toward the ravine, and the others followed. Kirin, Shockwave, and Larissa were behind, shooting off various attacks in an attempt to slow Roy and Derek down.
"Aaahhh!" cried Calypso. She stopped suddenly at the edge of something, and almost fell over. I skidded to a stop, and sending off a shower of dust. The others also skidded to a stop at the edge.
We were at the ravine. It was about thirty feet across, and fifty feet wide. I could see the bottom of the ravine far below, maybe a hundred foot drop.
"How are we gonna get across?" asked Flameheart.
"We don't," Shockwave said simply. "We jump."
"No, you can't be serious?!" said Arbiter incredulously.
"It's the only way," I said. "Shockwave, Larissa, Kirin, and I can use our psychic powers to cushion the fall."
"They're coming!" cried Kirin as she ran up.
"Everyone ready?" I asked. "Jump!" I jumped off the edge, and so did the others, not sure whether we'd survive the long drop or not.
Over the rush of the wind in my ears, I could hear Roy and Derek's yelling and curses, and smiled inwardly at their goal that was so close, but now so far. But as the ground came rushing up closer and closer, I concentrated all my energy into one thought.
Save my friends.
Then, I blacked out.
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Normal disclaimer. Aquafire's mine, the characters portrayed are mine as well… wait, well, they're the Boders. So it's kinda everybody's.
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"Now, there's a big ravine up ahead, so watch your step," called out Larissa from above.
"Another one?!" said Lunar in exasperation. "We just got past one about ten minutes ago!"
"I know," said Shadow. "It seems like we've been walking forever."
"Hey Aquafire, can we take a break for awhile?" asked Kirin.
"Yeah, my wings are getting tired!" whined Fireburst from above.
"Let's take a break at that small group of trees over there," I said, pointing to my right.
With that, we all went over there into the inviting and cool shade.
"This is some shortcut," said Flameheart. "Huge cracks in the ground, narrow trail, mountainous terrain, what next, a rain of boulders from above?"
Arbiter, Shockwave, and Blade left to go find some food in another small trail that branched from the one we were travelling on.
"I wonder how far this trail goes," said Calypso.
"Who knows?" I replied. "Maybe another few miles, maybe twenty."
Just then, Arbiter, Shockwave, and Blade came back with some fruit.
"This was the best we could do," said Shockwave. "It was the only thing down that trail."
The fruit was a strange bluish purple color, with yellow streaks across the surface. It was about the size of a pear.
"Well, it looks edible," said Lunar.
"Who's gonna try it first?" Blade asked.
"Well, I might as well try it first, since I was the one who started all of this," I said, going over to where the fruit was. I took one in my mouth, and chewed it up.
It was a sweet flavor, kind of a cross between a plum, a strawberry, and an orange.
"Hey, this stuff's pretty good!" I said, taking another one. With that said, the others dug in.
"You're right, it may look kind of weird, but it's food," said Larissa.
We were all eating quietly, enjoying the calmness of the day, when a big net came flying out of a shadow, and it caught about half of us! It captured Shadow, Firestrike, Blade, Larissa, Kirin, Lunar, and Shockwave.
"Where'd this net come from?!" yelled Blade in an enraged voice. He looked liked he was going to kill someone. Though I wouldn't have been surprised in the slightest if someone did lose a head.
"We got some of 'em," I heard a voice say. "These pokémon are goin' back to the labs."
"The Boss will be pleased that we managed to capture them back," said another voice. I saw the figures of Roy and another person, a guy, step out from the shadows. I saw that Roy's face was badly burned still, with what looked like skin grafts on his face. It was a hideous sight.
"She was really angry that they managed to get away, wasn't she?" said the guy I didn't know.
"Oh yeah, like being in a cage with a lion," replied Roy. "C'mon, we have to get the net." Both of them started over to where we were.
I couldn't allow that. I gave them my fiercest growl. So did the others, Calypso, Arbiter, Fireburst, and Flameheart.
"Ooh, Derek, we'd better watch for the others," said Roy in a voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Yeah, or they'll viciously attack us!" laughed Derek.
"You don't know how right you are!" I yelled in pokéspeech. I felt my body grow hot, and I used my signature move, Dragon Rage. Calypso used Watershock (her signature move), Fireburst used Water Gun, Flameheart used Ice Beam, and Arbiter formed an orb filled with dark energy, which she promptly shot at them. Calypso's Watershock mixed with Fireburst's Water Gun and Flameheart's Ice Beam, and the beam hit Roy right in the stomach, and hurling him into a rock. I heard his body impact on the boulder dully and his body slumped down. Goody, the idiot got knocked unconscious.
My Dragon Rage attack mixed into Arbiter's orb of dark energy, and lighting it on fire of sorts. That little mix hit the other guy, Derek, right in the leg, making him bellow in pain and collapse on one leg.
By now, Blade was able to cut through the net, freeing the others.
"Hey, Roy, they're gettin' away!" Derek yelled. Roy stood up shakily.
"Make a break for it, everyone!" I cried. I took off down toward the ravine, and the others followed. Kirin, Shockwave, and Larissa were behind, shooting off various attacks in an attempt to slow Roy and Derek down.
"Aaahhh!" cried Calypso. She stopped suddenly at the edge of something, and almost fell over. I skidded to a stop, and sending off a shower of dust. The others also skidded to a stop at the edge.
We were at the ravine. It was about thirty feet across, and fifty feet wide. I could see the bottom of the ravine far below, maybe a hundred foot drop.
"How are we gonna get across?" asked Flameheart.
"We don't," Shockwave said simply. "We jump."
"No, you can't be serious?!" said Arbiter incredulously.
"It's the only way," I said. "Shockwave, Larissa, Kirin, and I can use our psychic powers to cushion the fall."
"They're coming!" cried Kirin as she ran up.
"Everyone ready?" I asked. "Jump!" I jumped off the edge, and so did the others, not sure whether we'd survive the long drop or not.
Over the rush of the wind in my ears, I could hear Roy and Derek's yelling and curses, and smiled inwardly at their goal that was so close, but now so far. But as the ground came rushing up closer and closer, I concentrated all my energy into one thought.
Save my friends.
Then, I blacked out.
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