Authoress' notes: Woohoo! I did it! Finished before November 1st. Now I just need to work on Episode 4. Sigh... It should be out in the first week of November.
Episode 3: Not Lost, Not Found
Faia jumps for what must be the millionth time, edging close to the fire. "Remind me again why we decided to stop right in the middle of the Tokiwa Forest? It's spooky out here!"
Kinsei laughs, running a brush through Aeneas' fur. The girl loves her Eevee, and constantly keeps it in top shape.
"Don't worry, Kouno-chan. I'm sure there's nothing out here that will jump out and grab us or anything. Really, all that's out here is wild pokemon. And here I thought you wanted to be a Pokemon master!"
The red head wraps an arm around her knees, tossing a log on to the fire with the other hand. "It's not the pokemon that bother me. It's... well, my brother would always tell me spooky stories about the forest. One of them was about a guy-"
"With a hook for a hand, right?" Kinsei giggles, putting away the brush.
"Well, there was another one-"
"Let me guess. They never found the bodies." Kinsei rolls her eyes, then grins and pats Faia on the shoulder. "You shouldn't believe everything your brother tells you. Let's get some sleep, eh? We still have a ways to go before we reach Nivi City."
Faia sighs, sliding in to her sleeping bag, resting her head on her arm. "You're right. Goodnight, Sonzaino-chan."
"Goodnight, Kouno-chan. Sleep well."
Faia groans, softly, rolling over to face the dark forest. "Yeah. If only..."
* * *
Not too far away from the girls, Hana is sitting on her sleeping bag, her flashlight on. Her blue eyes are wide, terrified. A loud noise snaps through the forest, and she jumps up, waving the light around, wildly, trying to find the source. Seeing it's only a tree branch that had fallen, she sighs, sitting back down.
"Why did they have to stop here, of all places? Don't they know I hate forests? Especially dark, scary ones... Well, I guess it could be due to the fact they don't know I'm following them..."
She hears another sound then, but this one she recognizes. Muttering a curse under her breath, she grabs up her pokeball and starts running to where the two girls are at.
* * *
"AHHH! What is it? I can't see anything, the fire's gone out!" That slightly panicked voice belongs to Faia, who's currently flailing around in the dark, trying to get the thing to leave them alone.
"It sounds like a Fearow! This is not good, this is not good, this is not good..." And that is Kinsei, who's huddled up in her sleeping bag, trying to stay out of the way of the Fearow's sharp claws.
"Pika, Thunderbolt!"
This new voice makes both the girls stop what they're doing and look towards the source. All they can see, though, is a bright flash of light as a Pikachu sends off a Thunderbolt, the attack snaking around the Fearow and making it take off, squawking, angrily. Then the light fades, and they are left in darkness once again.
"...Hello? Hello? Anyone there? Well, that was weird... Who do think that was, Sonzaino-chan?"
Kinsei lays back down, folding her arms under her head and looking up at the canopy of trees above them. "I'm not sure. Whoever it was saved our lives, though. I wonder... Who would be out here besides us? I didn't see anyone else around when we stopped and made camp."
"Dunno. Whoever it was had a Pikachu, and a pretty powerful one at that." Faia gasps, thinking of something. "You think it might be... robbers?!"
Kinsei laughs, closing her eyes. "I don't think so. If they were, don't you think they'd have robbed us by now?"
"Good point. Well, goodnight again."
"Yeah, goodnight."
* * *
"Stupid kids... Gettin' in to trouble. And who has to bail them out? Me! I'm not getting paid enough for this. Wait. This isn't the way back to my stuff... Oh no! I'm lost! AHHHHHHH!"
* * *
"...Hey, Sonzaino-chan. You awake?"
"I am now."
"Did you hear that? Just a minute ago. I could have sworn I heard someone scream..."
"You're just imagining things, Kouno-chan. Now try to get some sleep. I'm not dragging you to Nivi City."
"Okay, okay..."
Episode 3: Not Lost, Not Found
Faia jumps for what must be the millionth time, edging close to the fire. "Remind me again why we decided to stop right in the middle of the Tokiwa Forest? It's spooky out here!"
Kinsei laughs, running a brush through Aeneas' fur. The girl loves her Eevee, and constantly keeps it in top shape.
"Don't worry, Kouno-chan. I'm sure there's nothing out here that will jump out and grab us or anything. Really, all that's out here is wild pokemon. And here I thought you wanted to be a Pokemon master!"
The red head wraps an arm around her knees, tossing a log on to the fire with the other hand. "It's not the pokemon that bother me. It's... well, my brother would always tell me spooky stories about the forest. One of them was about a guy-"
"With a hook for a hand, right?" Kinsei giggles, putting away the brush.
"Well, there was another one-"
"Let me guess. They never found the bodies." Kinsei rolls her eyes, then grins and pats Faia on the shoulder. "You shouldn't believe everything your brother tells you. Let's get some sleep, eh? We still have a ways to go before we reach Nivi City."
Faia sighs, sliding in to her sleeping bag, resting her head on her arm. "You're right. Goodnight, Sonzaino-chan."
"Goodnight, Kouno-chan. Sleep well."
Faia groans, softly, rolling over to face the dark forest. "Yeah. If only..."
* * *
Not too far away from the girls, Hana is sitting on her sleeping bag, her flashlight on. Her blue eyes are wide, terrified. A loud noise snaps through the forest, and she jumps up, waving the light around, wildly, trying to find the source. Seeing it's only a tree branch that had fallen, she sighs, sitting back down.
"Why did they have to stop here, of all places? Don't they know I hate forests? Especially dark, scary ones... Well, I guess it could be due to the fact they don't know I'm following them..."
She hears another sound then, but this one she recognizes. Muttering a curse under her breath, she grabs up her pokeball and starts running to where the two girls are at.
* * *
"AHHH! What is it? I can't see anything, the fire's gone out!" That slightly panicked voice belongs to Faia, who's currently flailing around in the dark, trying to get the thing to leave them alone.
"It sounds like a Fearow! This is not good, this is not good, this is not good..." And that is Kinsei, who's huddled up in her sleeping bag, trying to stay out of the way of the Fearow's sharp claws.
"Pika, Thunderbolt!"
This new voice makes both the girls stop what they're doing and look towards the source. All they can see, though, is a bright flash of light as a Pikachu sends off a Thunderbolt, the attack snaking around the Fearow and making it take off, squawking, angrily. Then the light fades, and they are left in darkness once again.
"...Hello? Hello? Anyone there? Well, that was weird... Who do think that was, Sonzaino-chan?"
Kinsei lays back down, folding her arms under her head and looking up at the canopy of trees above them. "I'm not sure. Whoever it was saved our lives, though. I wonder... Who would be out here besides us? I didn't see anyone else around when we stopped and made camp."
"Dunno. Whoever it was had a Pikachu, and a pretty powerful one at that." Faia gasps, thinking of something. "You think it might be... robbers?!"
Kinsei laughs, closing her eyes. "I don't think so. If they were, don't you think they'd have robbed us by now?"
"Good point. Well, goodnight again."
"Yeah, goodnight."
* * *
"Stupid kids... Gettin' in to trouble. And who has to bail them out? Me! I'm not getting paid enough for this. Wait. This isn't the way back to my stuff... Oh no! I'm lost! AHHHHHHH!"
* * *
"...Hey, Sonzaino-chan. You awake?"
"I am now."
"Did you hear that? Just a minute ago. I could have sworn I heard someone scream..."
"You're just imagining things, Kouno-chan. Now try to get some sleep. I'm not dragging you to Nivi City."
"Okay, okay..."