Message from Venus: Um.. wow, it's been awhile sinc eI've updated. ^^; here's chapter 5, finally. Not as long as most of the other chapters, luckily. SO um.. read, and when you're done, review please!
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Letting the Moonlight Die
~*Part 5*~
"Knock knock…" Damien heard a familiar feminine voice outside his door. Well, not really his door, but the door to his room in the Pokémon center (which also acted quite like a free hotel to passing Pokémon trainers, letting them stay overnight, or while they waited for their Pokémon to heal)
"Mm." Damien murmured with a sigh, not quite feeling like talking. He heard a small creek, and a few seconds later, Neona was standing in front of him.
"How's Luna?" she asked with a gentle tone of voice. Damien shrugged, but after receiving a questioning, and slightly angry glance from Neona, he knew he had to reply.
"She's okay." He said simply. "She's not getting much better, but she's not getting any worse." Neona did her best to smile a little, and with a plop, she sat down on Damien's small bed.
"Don't worry Damien – the nurses are doing the best they can, I'm sure Luna will be on the road to recovery in no time… in fact I'll bet she is already!" She attempted once again to give Damien a reassuring smile, but Damien didn't seem at all convinced.
"I talked to Nurse Joy. A few minutes ago." He said bluntly. Neona motioned for him to continue. With a small sigh, he did. "She said Luna has a 50% chance of full recovery… but we won't even be sure of that for a couple months. It's already been a couple months! I can't wait much longer!" Damien slammed his fist down on the bed, and shut his eyes tightly; making sure to hold any tears that might appear back.
"Not knowing?" Neona asked, lightly.
"That, but also, I want to leave! What if something sudden happens, the life support fails or something, and poof! Luna dies." Damien shuddered a little, he hated even thinking about that word. Neona was about to interrupt, but Damien stopped her. "Then what happens? What happens is that she dies in, well, a world that's near dead! Humans, technology, machines… they're all taking over, soon they'll be the only form of life left, even plants will begin to get scarce! Pokémon will soon pass into the legends, nobody will even remember the special creatures! Do I want that? No! I want her to live the rest of her life in peace, in a world that's filled with life and love and nature and creatures of her own kind! Not in some busy polluted city…" Damien was about to go on and on, but he soon ran out of breath, and had to stop. It took a moment for Neona to react.
"She won't, Damien." She finally said. "There are people like you, people who care, people who are trying to fix this world back into what it once was." Neona sighed, and under her breath, added "Too bad there are so few…" Damien just shook his head, still slightly out of breath. "I still don't think leaving is a good idea, Damien. Do you honestly think we can make it there alive? So many people have tried before, but never have… the whirlpools, the storms, the guardian… with all that, the chances are incredibly slim!"
"I don't care! I'll find a way to get there. There has to be a way – wait a second… we?" Neona blinked in slight confusion.
"Yes, we…"
"What makes you think you're coming?" Damien glared. Neona just sighed.
"What makes you think I'm not? If I don't, then your chances of even getting half way there are roughly 0%."
"Oh, I'm sure. I can easily make it there alone! Well, I'm not alone anyway. I have my Pokémon! They'll be much more help to me then some silly little girl who thinks she knows everything!" Damien found himself beginning to yell. He couldn't control his anger very well, just as he couldn't control sadness, or any other type of emotion. Not wanting to yell anymore, Damien stood up, and stormed out the door. Neona stayed sitting for a moment, facing the door. Finally, she took a long deep sigh, and headed out the door herself.
Damien stumbled into the room where his Pokémon was held, without even bothering to knock. For a moment he felt guilty for barging in like that, but after a second of looking around, he realized no other human was in the room but himself, anyway. Damien tiptoed over toward the large Pokémon cot Luna was rested on. Many small wires were attached to her, which lead to some sort of machine. Damien had no clue what they were used for, but he noticed Luna was breathing on her own, which was a good sign. Before he had entered, he was worried Luna might not be able to breath without some special device.
"Luna" he whispered, kneeling down so his face was at her level. He got no response, so he whispered her name again, a little louder. Luna's ears suddenly began to twitch at the sound of her trainer's voice, and after a few short moments, her eyes were open. As soon as she caught sight of him, she gave a happy purr. Damien smiled.
"Hello my friend, how are you feeling?" he asked, placing his hand upon Luna's head, stroking her gently.
"Umb." The Pokémon replied happily, and began to lift her head up. At that moment, Nurse Joy walked in, jumping back a little, surprised at the sight of Damien. Damien jumped a little himself, not expecting her to walk in so suddenly.
"Oh, um… hi Nurse Joy, sorry for coming in here without permission, I very much wanted to be with Luna." Nurse Joy paused, eying him, and then Luna.
"Wow! This is the first time in a while that she's ever opened her eyes! She's even lifted her head up!" She looked immensely shocked, but also quite happy. "How'd you do it, Damien?" Damien looked surprised himself, he didn't know Luna hadn't been awake in so long.
"I – I just called her name, and woke her up gently, that's all."
"Wow. I guess the voice of her owner woke Luna up." Nurse Joy smiled sweetly at the two. "I'm sorry I haven't let you back here in so long." Damien nodded, looking at Luna, who was now wide awake, smiling, and nudging her nose at Damien's face affectionately. Suddenly, without any words or warning, Damien got up, and began trying to disconnect all the wires attached to his Pokémon. Nurse Joy looked at him, alarmed.
"What are you doing, Damien!?" Damien continued pulling at the wires. It took him a minute to answer.
"I'm leaving. And I'm taking Luna with me." He said firmly.
"What? But where? Where are you going? You can't leave! Luna's too ill to leave the center! She may perish!" The nurse looked very worried. Damien had finally finished disconnecting the last of the wires. Luna somehow managed to sit herself up, and looked back and forth between the two, quite puzzled. She had no idea what was going on, or what was happening to her.
"I can and I will." Damien replied, pulling Luna's special Pokéball from his pocket, and returning her into it. With that, he dashed out of the room.
"Damien, you don't know what you're doing!" Nurse Joy ran out of the room after him, trying to convince him otherwise, but she was too late, he had already left the center.
"What on earth is that boy up to…" Joy sighed unhappily. At that moment, Neona walked by, still quite angry at Damien.
"You don't wanna know." She muttered.
Damien stood at the port, looking out toward the sea. "Well, I guess it's time to go." He looked at Luna's Pokéball, hoping she was safe inside it. After being sure he had everything he needed packed, Damien left toward to ticket stand, hoping to find a ship that lead somewhere toward his destination.
"Alright." Said the man behind the counter. "And you will be going where?"
It was at that moment that Damien realized he had no clue which way to go.
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Okay, there you have it, chapter 5. What can I say… could be worse. ^^; Please go review now, because the more you review, the faster chapter 6 gets done. =P
