Japanese Title: Poison Liquid Fire! Deadly Magcargo Drinks!
Translation: Doku Eki Faia! Gyakusatsu Magukargo Shurui!
By: Pro_V
"Come on, Peter," Peter smacked himself in the forehead, "Kick that crafty Rubeus mind into gear already! Come on, come on, come on!" he continued hitting himself, "Think, Rubeus! What would make her drink? Actually, what would make them drink? There's gotta be something!"
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Eevy was again at her balcony railing, staring out over the City, "Why am I this mad at him?" she shook herself straight, "Because he's a lying jerk, that's why! And I won't forgive him because he said I wouldn't have to!"
"That's not a good decision," Suicune popped into the room, "And you know it."
"Stop doing that! You and Raikou and Entei!" Eevy jumped, "You scare me every time!"
"Sorry," Suicune sat down just inside the balcony door, "Your beliefs are questioning your heart, aren't they?"
"Yes," Eevy slightly nodded, staring off into the midday sun, "It's been almost five days since we actually spoke and I can't tell if I'm elated or aggravated. I'm pretty sure I'm aggravated."
"You can still be wrong when you're "pretty sure". But you knew that already, didn't you?"
"Yeah, I did," she ran her hands along the railing, "At least, I think I did."
"Thinking isn't quite as precise as knowing. Yet again, you knew that too, didn't you?"
Eevy turned to comment, but Suicune was already gone, "I really do wish you'd warn me before doing that."
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Eevy walked along the hall and continued to one of the many living rooms. There she found Jason, Medira, and Lance. Jason and Lance were each reading a different paper, glancing over the top to see who walked in. Jason nodded slightly and Lance gave a huge smile, hoping she'd come to make a truce, but got only a huge frown and scowl in return. He slouched and returned to his paper while Medira studied the bottles on the bar.
"Hey, Eevy," Medira turned around, "Want a drink?"
"Absolutely not," Eevy sat down and crossed her legs on the table across from her, noticing Lance eyeing her intently, "What're you lookin' at?" she snapped.
"Nothing!" he jumped back to his paper, "Nothing…"
"Yeah right," she rolled her eyes.
Medira shook her head, "You know, Eevy-"
"Don't even start," Eevy cut her off, "I don't need it right now. I've got enough on my mind."
"Eevy," Lance stood up and sat down next to her, "I really don't know what to say to fix this. What do you want from me?"
"There's nothing you can say, Lance. I want nothing from you except silence," she swallowed and moved away.
"Eevy, I'm sorry."
"You are not!" she jumped up and walked to the other side of the room, fingering a bottle on the bar, "You're just playing games."
"Medira," Jason snatched her bandaged arm, "I think we should go."
"Ouch!" Medira shrieked, "Those burns still hurt ya' know!"
Lance watched them leave and shook his head, "Eevy, please. Forgive me."
"Whatever happened to 'this one and only time and I'll never ask you to remit me again'?"
"I said that in Iris, didn't I? Right after you called me-"
"I know what I called you and I take it back. Every word of it."
"But I don't. I meant everything I said, Eevy. I swear to you. Every word of it was true. Please. Please believe me."
Eevy closed her eyes and cringed repeatedly in a nervous fashion, "I will not," she swallowed, "I don't love you, Lance, and I will not forgive you."
He turned away and clenched his fists at his sides, "I'd do anything for you, Eevy. I promise that. Even if you say you hate me."
She heard the door creak open and slam shut, "Damn," she muttered, "I'm screwed up."
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A shadow slipped along the shadowed main corridor of Rainbow Mansion, "Here I come, angel-girl. Ready or not!"
Rubeus slipped into the room Eevy was just in and took one of the bottles from the bar, then turning himself back to full form. Peter Caliginous Rubeus could change himself to and from shadow merely by melting into the shadow of something else. Once he was in this form, he could leave the other shadow and go on his way. But if he was caught by light, it'd suck the darkness right out of him and force him back to human form. He carefully opened the bottle and emptied the contents of the vile into it. He shook it widely, making sure not to let any spill or shoot out, and sealed it up again. He sat it back in its original position and stepped away.
"That'll take care of her. She's getting closer and closer to her first sip every minute," he smiled wide, "Just wait until she takes a taste of that stuff. She'll be out of the way. Permanently."
He stepped back and traveled along the dark hallway once again. This time he entered every room with a medicine cabinet. In each one, he found the bottles of Miltank Milk and Mantine Oil. They were either 'accidentally' dropped, spilt, or stomped on. He slapped his hands together in a finished fashion and snickered lightly.
"There. Now the only antidote is gone. Let's see them survive this without a cure. It's pretty much impossible with one."
He turned and went back to the hall, turned to shadow, and continued on his way. His plan to get in and get out didn't quite go as planned, as he ran into Jason and Will, making it nearly impossible to stay hidden; especially from the super sensitive Will. He stayed in line with their shadows to keep himself a secret and silently listened to their conversation.
"You know, Eevy's being really stubborn," Will sighed heavily, "She's really gotta get over this."
"Yeah. Have you ever seen the way she cringes when he talks to her or tries to apologize?" Jason asked as he continued walking.
"Everyone has," Will nodded, "Including Lance and including Morty. She's stuck between a rock, a hard place, lies, her brother and her heart all at the same time."
"We got off easy. Medira isn't mad at me and you never had a problem getting Luri. This is between Lance and Eevy now."
"And Morty, if he has his way. He hates Lance and I can't really say Lance is thrilled with him either."
"It's really sad, you know? Morty and Lance are so much alike is some ways it's scary, yet a disagreement from so long ago kills any sort of friendship they could ever have."
"Sounds like you've been doing some thinking."
"Planning, Will. Planning."
Jason and Will continued down the hall while Peter snuck into one of the rooms and hid, "Planning what?" he muttered.
"Why hello, Rubeus!"
"Ah!" Peter spiraled, "Yah! I forgot this was your room!"
"Don't wanna face me?"
"Not particularly, no."
"Scared to fight the Elite Second, Denounced Master Rubeus?" Luri held up her Poke'Ball, "What have you been up to, Rubeus?"
"None of your business!" he barked and leaned up against the door, "I won't tell any of you anything and you know it!"
Luri took in a deep breath, "WILLIAM!"
Peter slapped his hands over his ears, "Stop it! Shut up!"
"What?!" the door burst open into the back of Peter's head, "You! What are you doing here?!"
Peter was laid out on the floor, "Just you wait! I'll be back!" he turned pitch black and fizzed away into a shadow, exiting from the window.
"He wouldn't battle me," Luri muttered, "What a big baby."
"You do hold his weakness," Will shrugged, "What was he doing?"
"I have no clue. All I know is he came in here and mumbled something, saw me, flipped out, saw you, and took off. Keep an eye out. He was doing something and I bet it has something to do with Eevy."
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"Eevy," Will poked his head around the doorframe, "We need to talk. Now."
"What's wrong?" Eevy followed him down the hall, "You sound worried."
"You're not gonna like it," he let her in the door, "Trust me."
After they'd repositioned themselves to meet Eevy's seating standards, (which basically meant Lance was to be as far away as humanly possible) they started jabbering, "Well?" Eevy looked over them, "What is it already?!"
"Eevy," Luri swallowed, "Peter was…in the Mansion."
"What?!" Eevy bugged, "I'm gonna die!" she drooped and slammed her head on the table, "And none of you stopped him?!"
"We don't even know what he was doing here," Will shrugged.
"It was a sheer accident we saw him in the first place. He inadvertently slinked into my room and then took off. Who knows what he was fooling with," Luri frowned.
"I'm not sure we'll ever find out," Eevy slowly stood and walked out, "I need a drink."
Medira jumped up and followed her out the door, "I thought you didn't drink."
"I don't."
Eevy stomped in the door and walked to the bar, "Might as well," she picked up a bottle and realized it was both ice cold and roaring hot at the same time, "That's funny."
"What is?" Medira leaned up beside her.
"Nothing!" Eevy shrugged, "Just muttering to myself."
Medira took the bottle and made a similar face before holding it up, "Want some?"
"Yes! Yes!" Peter nodded wildly, "Drink it!"
"I don't know…"
"Come on! There's a first time for everything," Medira shrugged.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Peter flipped, "Come on! You know you want to!"
"Just one," Eevy swallowed the brick in her throat, "And I mean it."
"YES!" Peter cheered, "That's it! You've just sealed your fate, ladies!"
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Eevy yawned wide and brushed the hair from her face, "That stuff's pretty good."
"Why don't you go into bed, Eevy?" Mizu asked as she sat with her legs propped up on the table, "You'll feel better about this whole Peter issue in the morning."
"I think I'll go too," Medira stretched, "I'm pretty tired too. Come on, Eevy."
"Any time now," Peter sneered, "Just a few more minutes."
Medira said something to Eevy and turned to walk to her own room. As she did, Eevy got a dizzy spell. She stumbled sideways to the wall, collapsing to her knees. She heaved heavily for air, feeling as if to suffocate.
"Yes. It's working!" Peter snickered.
Eevy leaned on the wall, taking short, choke-like breaths. She swallowed hard and started blacking out. She slipped forward, catching and propping herself up with her arms.
"What's going on here?" she murmured, "I feel like I'm burning up, but I'm shaking like I'm freezing," she started to stand up, pulling herself up by the doorknob next to her, "It must just be because I'm not used to drinking," she slipped back to the floor, "Or not."
She fell flat on her face, laid out on the floor, "Yes! It worked!" Peter cheered, "Yes!"
"You're not really going to try again, are you?" Will shook his head at Lance, "Let her steam for a bit."
"I'm going to try this one last time. I don't want her to stay mad. Besides, she's kind of drunk at the moment, so anything's possible," Lance shrugged as they walked into the hall.
"Yah! Look there!" Will flipped, "Eevy!"
Hearing his sister's name in such an urgent tone sent Morty into the air, "What? What's happening?"
"Eevy!" Will shook her, "Eevy! Wake up!"
"What happened to her?!" Yuu-Yuu shrieked.
"We don't know. She was like this when we came out here," Lance shook his head, "What is it, Will?"
"I can't tell. Whatever it is just took affect. I don't know yet," Will frowned.
"What do we do for her?" Eusine chewed anxiously on his fingernail.
"Until we find out what this is, we shouldn't do anything," Sooney muttered, "This looks like the affect of some kind of poison."
"You should know, Sooney," Tracey actually wasn't drawing for the moment.
"Wait a second," Lance's eyes widened, "Peter was here, fooling around. We don't know what he did," he bolted back into the room and came out with the bottle Medira and Eevy had been drinking from, "Luri, I need your hand."
"What?!" Luri leaned away, "Are you nuts?!"
"Just come here!" he snatched her arm, "If this is what I think it is," he took the liberty of drenching her arm in the liquid from the bottle.
"YOW!" Luri jumped away, clutching her arm, "You maniac! What'd you do to me?!"
"This!" Lance scowled at the bottle and chucked it across the hall, "Damn that Rubeus!" the bottle smashed, steaming away against the wall and floor, "He poisoned her! Your cold-proof skin reacted to the fire in it!"
"She's waking up!" Misty leaned down, "Eevy, are you all right?"
"Go check on Medira," Eevy muttered.
"Shit!" Jason zipped up the stairs, "Medira!" there was no answer, "Medira, answer me!" he slammed her door open, "No!"
She was kneeling by the bed, laying half on it and out like a light, "Yes! I got her too!" Peter laughed and jumped, "That's it! I've taken them both!"
"Medira," Jason shook her wildly, "Medira, wake up. Please wake up."
"What's wrong with me?" she choked with half open eyes.
"It's Peter," he answered, biting his bottom lip nervously, "He slipped something into your drink."
"Am I going to be all right?"
"Yes! God, yes. You'll be fine," he didn't dare move her and left the room, "I hope," he ran to the stairs, "She's the same way!"
"What's wrong, Eevy?" Lance realized that was a dumb question but he needed to know, "You've got to tell me."
"I feel like I'm burning up and I can hardly stay awake. I can't even see straight," Eevy started dozing off.
"No!" Lance shook her, "Don't go to sleep!" he brushed the hair from her face, feeling for a fever, "What the hell?"
"Is her fever that high?" Beth whimpered.
"No," Lance shook his head with a blank face, "She's ice cold. Like she's been in a freezer all this time."
"Wait a second," Will jumped, "Heated feelings, icy skin, dizzy spells."
"Magcargo Lava Poisoning," Luri finished.
"What's that?" Eusine begged, "Tell us! We need to know!"
"When Magcargo's lava is mixed with its poison liquid and added to alcohol, it turns deadly. It slows blood flow, freezing the blood and extinguishing all energy, while giving the victim the feeling that they've fallen into a volcano. Most people try to cool off, while they should actually be trying to stay warm," Will smacked his head on the wall, "I should have known he'd try something like this."
"Eevy," Lance sat her up, "Eevy, we've got to get you into bed."
"No!" she slapped him away, "I can walk on my own, thank you," she stood, but slipped and toppled backwards into Ash and Brock's awaiting arms, "Thank you."
"She's like ice!" Brock shivered, "Like she's frozen."
"It's almost burning it's so cold," Ash shook, "If that makes sense."
"Trying to walk will only make the poison spread faster," Will muttered, "Up and at 'em, Lance."
Eevy didn't protest, as she blacked out again. Much to Morty's annoyance, Lance got the job of carting her down the hall and into her room. Some of the group headed upstairs to Medira while Jason went to dig out the antidote. Lance, Will, Luri, Eusine and Morty stayed with Eevy and fought her to stay in bed.
"It's too hot!" Eevy tried to sit up, "What are you trying to do?! Fry me?!"
"Stay in bed!" Morty scolded, "You're acting like a two year old! You've got to stay here!"
"Come on, Eevy," Eusine pleaded, "Listen to us."
"Guess what," Jason puttered into the room and held two glass bottles upside down, "Every single drop of Miltank Milk and Mantine Oil is gone. He got to it first."
"Great," Will drooped, "If they don't get an antidote soon, their blood may freeze completely."
"You'd better cook up an antidote, and pretty damn quick too!" Morty burst, snatching onto Jason's collar, "You'd better save my sister and her friend, or there'd better be someone around to save you!"
"Hey, come on! Let him go, Morty," Eusine pulled him away, "Beating on him won't help Eevy at all."
"Yeah, but it'd make me feel better," Morty stomped out of the room, "Keep your mitts off her, Dragon-man!" he snorted back as he left.
"Excuse him," Eusine snickered nervously, "He's uptight; as you can imagine," he turned and stepped out, "I'm going up to check on Medira."
"Go check on her," Eevy waved them away, "I'll survive."
"If you need us, just holler," Will nodded and dragged Luri out.
"Eevy, I'm sorry," Lance muttered.
"I already told you-"
"Not about that," he cut her off, "Well, yes about that, but about not paying attention. I should have known he'd do something like this, and I didn't do anything to prevent it or to try to protect you. I'm sorry," he closed the door as he left.
"Sorry," Eevy looked off to her right and out the window, "Sure you are."
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"Yes, yes, yes!" Peter flipped, "I got her! I got them both! Ah haha! I'm the greatest! I'm a genius! And there's no way to cure them because their precious antidote's ingredients are gone! I've done it! I've taken out the stupid witch who dared take my place and her Medio Mistress!"
He cheered himself on for an hour or more, glancing back at Eevy and Medira now and then. His cheering and raving stopped as he heard Eevy saying something to her Eevee; now lying down beside her in the bed.
"You know, Vovo. Life here is pretty nice, but it'd be better without the deadly games and spiral-brained lunatics around. What do you think, Vovo? Is it worth it? Is it really worth getting threatened all the time just to stay here? We're always fighting with the Elite 4 anyway, and I'm sure there are stronger trainers out there, so should we quit while we're ahead? Dexter, translate."
"I don't think we should quit. We've come so far, we just can't quit now. Medira's your Medio Mistress and one of your best friends. She's sick too, you know, and I'm sure she's not talking like this. I know what you're thinking, and I do believe you're wrong. A Champion Mistress doesn't base her life on what others think, and Peter Rubeus is definitely no exception."
"I don't feel so great, Vovo," she patted his head, "Thanks for being here, buddy."
"Eevy," her head shot up at her name, "We're heading to Johto."
"Why, Lance?" her eyes followed him with a scowl as he walked up next to her, "What's in Johto?"
"Miltank and Mantine. The two ingredients for the antidote come from Miltank and Mantine. It won't take long, but we'll still be gone for a while and we wanted you to know. All your friends will be here along with your brother and cousin, so you'll be fine."
"They're leaving her alone?" Peter bugged, "They're bloody insane! If they think I'd pass up an opportunity like this they're nuts!" he snickered and stood up, "Let's go, Magcargo, Rapidash, Magmar. We've got planning to do."
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Draco and Xatu flapped to a stop on the dividing line of Route 38 and 39. Jason slid off Draco's side and stumbled around a bit, snatching a post of the fence and heaving over the other side.
"I'm flying with Will on the way back," he heaved, "You fly like a maniac!"
"I fly the way I fly and I am not riding with Luri," Lance huffed.
"Well, we need a Mantine and a Miltank," Will shrugged, "What now?"
"The only place to get Mantine Oil is on Cianwood Island," Luri turned and pointed down Route 39, "Across the water Routes of 40 and 41."
"That sounds like a job for you two!" Jason shouted, causing Will and Luri to jump, "Luri and Will can go for the swim on her Pokemon while you and I go get the Miltank Milk from the farm out there."
"Yeah, good idea. See you guys later!" Lance and Jason took off down Route 39 and headed for the Miltank Farm.
"Those little sneaks! They just volunteered us for a swim out of Olivine City!" Luri whined, frowned and slouched all at the same time, "What a rip off!"
"Have you forgotten of the miracles of Teleport?" Will snickered, "I choose Alakazam! Come here, my dear!" he snatched her arm and pulled her over.
"No!" Luri wailed, "I hate Teleporting and you know it!"
"Too bad. Let's go, Alakazam!"
They didn't quite end up where they wanted to be. Cianwood Harbor isn't exactly the location they were hoping to achieve. Especially considering they missed the dock by literally a mile.
"William!" Luri barked as she surfaced, "This is just one of the many reasons why I do not Teleport!"
"Well, I guess Teleporting isn't always the best way around," Will splashed to air, "But, hey, we're closer than we were!"
"Shut up!" she slammed her fist on the water, drenching him completely.
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Jason and Lance sat on the fence of Route 39, yawning now and then due to lack of ambition, "Where are those two?" Jason muttered, "They know it's essential they get this medicine in a certain amount of time and that short time span is wearing thin."
"Who knows where they are," Lance slouched, "I'll bet you five bucks they got lost thanks to Will's Teleporting."
"I'll match that five with another ten saying they're just poking along in the current of Route 40 and 41 like the Slowpoke they are."
"Fifteen bucks? You're on, man."
A few minutes later, Luri and Will slopped up, both drenched and annoyed, "I am never Teleporting anywhere with you," Luri turned on Will, who cringed, "again!" she threw the bottle she was clutching to Lance, who flailed to catch it.
"What'd I tell you?" Lance muttered as Jason handed him a five and a ten, "Let's go, Draco!"
"Come on, Xatu!"
"Back to Gertan Rin!"
*^~^**^~^*
Sooney bit her bottom lip as she watched Eevy shivering, "Come on, guys," she whispered, "They're both getting worse."
"Eevee eev?" Vovo sat down next to her.
"Hey, Vovo. I don't think Eevy's doing too good. I sure hope the Elite get back soon, or we could be in big trouble. I've never seen a Magcargo's Poison as strong as this one."
"Why thank you," Peter snickered as he got ready to head for Rainbow Mansion, "This'll be easy. With just that little girl watching her, I'll have no trouble at all," he started to leave, but heard more voices in his view, "Damn! They can't be back this soon!"
"Give that to me!" Sooney flailed and snatched the Miltank Milk and Mantine Oil from Lance, "Let a professional handle this!"
"Sooney, tell us," Luri swallowed as everyone who was able gathered around the working Sooney, "Will this still work?"
"We'll just have to wait and see. There's no way to tell for another few hours after they get the medicine," Sooney muttered as she poured and mixed like crazy.
"All we can do is hope and pray," Lance gulped.
In The Next Chronicle:
Forgive & Forget?
Notes
I'm still being evil; yes, I know...It's just the way I am, I suppose...So, I shall see you next week with two new chapters...
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