Chapter XVIII- It's only a Legend....Right?
As soon as we set down on the Island I realized that this was no minor task. The
walls were made compleatly out of ice(That never melts???!!!Because of Articuno's
power!) and the cave was rather dark. I looked around the shore a bit, but it didn't look
like anyone else was there. No boat, no fishing rod, not even a pokemon center.
"Do you still want to go in?" Erika asked as she took out the map for Seafoam.
"Only if you want to." That sounded brave enough. I thought.
"Good. Charizard, you can go ahead of us and light the way."
"Char!" *Right* We went to walk into the cave, when I noticed something inscribed
above it. It was written in our ancient language....
"Disturb not the Titans of Fire, Ice, or Lightining, or they shall wreak havoc in the world
in which they clash. Though the Great Guardian shall arise to quell their fighting, alone
it's song will fail, and thus, the world will turn....to Ash." I repeated as I read it.
"What?" 0_0() Erika said lost in thought.
"That's the whole Legend. That's why anyone that see's Articuno is doomed; because she
will deystroy them and the world."
x_x() "But that's only if the others are disturbed as well, RIGHT?!!" Erika said forgetting
all about the map.
"I don't know." I said puzzled. Would the world be dystroyed if someone saw Articuno?
Only to see it?! Would nature be thrown that out of balance?
"Well...." Erika said as she starred at it, "I'm sure it's only if all three are disturbed. Do
you remember? That did happen once before."
"That's true. If we don't capture it, we should be ok." I said and walked behind Charizard
into the cave.
It was very dark in the cave, and Charizard kept scaring away the Shellders and
Seels that even came close to us. He was going to protect us no matter what. We stopped
on an icy patch of the floor and tried to get oriented.
"Ok. So if that's there.... and this is here....then we should be about....right there." Erika
said as she looked back and fourth between the map and the walls.
"We should probobly go this way." She said and pointed to a fork in the path. "Um...."
"Ummm what?" I said looking over at the map as well.
"I'm not sure which path we should take."
"Well, if you look at the exit, maybe you can work your way backwards." I suggested.
"Ok. I'll try it. Here, can you hold this?" She handed me the first floor map. I stepped
close to Charizard so I could see it more easily. Suddenly something cracked.
"Erika....did you hear that?" I slowly looked down at my feet and noticed a small crack in
the ice.
"NOROU!!!!!*" I screamed and Erika fell over.*damn in Japanese
"MARCY!?"
"There's a crack in the ice!!!!!!!!!Charizards melting it!!!RUN!!!Raichu!Return!"
"WHAT!!!!???Charizard! Fly off it quick!!!" But as he flapped his wings to lift off, he
cracked it even more.
"Marcy!!" Erika yelled.
"Don't worry. It's only a Legend. I'll be on the basment floor."
"What! Don't talk like that!" Erika screamed and reached out her hand as tears ran down
her face.
"Just find some steps down." I said calmly. Suddenly, the ice below me cracked open.
"AHHHHHH!!!!!" (I never Scream) Charizard flew up into the air and was going to come
after me, but my shouts caused some of the stalagmites to fall on him, knocking him
down with me. As I fell down, being bombarded by ice, I could hear Erika screaming my
name, and just generally screaming. I fell down for a long time, and hit my head on
something hard, before I hit the ground. I fell onto the ground hard. I heard Charizard fall
down after me. I could feel only that me head hurt like hell. I tried to pull myself up, but
my head was to heavy. I was dizzy and I could barely see anything. I moved my head a
little, it was excruciating. What I saw however, I wish I hadn't. Blood. My blood was on
the floor. I tried to get up agian, and I moved my arms slowly, I could still hear Erika
calling to me,
"MARCY!!! SAY SOMETHING!!! PLEASE!!! MAARRRCCYY!! NOOOOOO!!!!!!"
As I got up some more, I became more and more dizzy, and I could make out her screams
less and less. I wanted to say something, but I looked at the floor, and the blood, and I fell
flat.
I don't know how long I was out for, but I slowly opened my eyes and discovered
why I couldn't get up before. I tried to turn over, but my legs were trapped by some ice
and snow that had fallen down after me. I, still laying flat on the ground, wiggled my toes
a little and figured my legs were still attached. I layed there starring into the darkness for
at least five more minutes until I could grasp what had happened. I tried to get up again.
My head still hurt, and I layed back down. I turned my head to see Charizard sitting next
to me. I guess he recovered a little faster than I had. Pokemon are sopposed to. I opened
my mouth, but I had no clue what to say to him. His flame was barely there at all, I
couldn't ask him to help get the ice off me. I just sat there, freezing, even though
Charizard provided some warmth, it wasn't enough for both of us. Then I remembered.
The map. I still had a peice of the map somewhere. Somewhere. I might have let go of it,
or it could be buried in the ice and snow. There was no way of knowing. Poor Erika. If I
had known this was going to happen, I would have said to skip it. It's all my fault if
somethings happened to her. Just then, I saw something move out of the corner of my
eye. It sparkled, and I prayed it wasn't what I thought it was. I closed my eyes and
pretended to be unconscious again so maybe it would leave me alone. But to my surprise,
I heard it come closer. I opened my eye a bit and Charizard raised his head. Charizard let
out a weak bellow and I closed my eyes again. It let out what sounded like a flute. It was
melodious and sweet. I still had my eyes closed, but it began to get the ice and stuff off
me.
"OWW!" I said quietly as something sharp ran up my back. I kept my eyes closed so it
would think I was dead. I was desperate. Praying it wasn't Articuno, bleeding to death,
and at this point I didn't want to get up. I opened my eyes and saw something magnificant.
It was Articuno. It's tail was long and flowy, like Erika's hair, and it's eyes were a
disturbing shade of red. It stared at me with an evil look.
"I....I'm sorry..." I had to say something to it, it was starring right at me. But it just starred.
I couldn't understand it. I tried to sit up on my legs, but they were pretty numb to begin
with. I began to cry as I fell over again, but this time, Articuno caught me on it's shoulder.
Charizard sat up and I fell back down onto the ground sobbing, as Articuno moved it's
body in challange. My face partly landed in the blood, and my head hurt even more after
being hit a third time. How long will her tourture last!!!!???? Suddenly, I heard someone
coming. I wanted to yell for help, but I couldn't.
"Hey BITCH!!" I heard a girl yell. It was Erika. She was yelling at Articuno. "What do
you think you're doing to them!??" Then, the large bird let out one of her songs.
Charizard looked at her with an evil eye. "What did she say?"
"Char Izard Cha Char Char Charizard Charr IIzzard." *That the girl, you, and me, now
belong to her*
"I don't think soooo!! I came down here to save Marcy! And not even a Legendary, bitchy
pokegod is going to stop me!!! Charizard full Blast Flamethrower!" But before Charizard
could open it's mouth I yelled out,
"Erika! Stop!"
"God!!!Marcy, are you all right!!??" She just now felt the urge to run over to me.
"Don't....come any...closer." I said slowly. I didn't want her to see the blood.
"What happened?? No, nevermind, let's get out of here first." She ran over regardless of
what I had said and leaned over me.
"Marcy.....? There's....um...how long?"
"I know. What...time is is?" I asked.
"7:00"
"8 hours." I slowly answered.
"You're going to bleed to death if I don't get you out of here. Marcy?" I couldn't say
anything. I was so tired, I didn't want to move. "Just wiggle your fingers or something....
please, I need you." I could feel a tear fall on my forehead, and I wiggled my pinky
slowly. She put me down gently out of the blood and stood up furious.
"Listen to me. I can't leave this cave without her. Her life is in danger. If you don't let us
out now, I may have to hurt you. Do you understand me?" Articuno let out another song
and Charizard lunged at it. "Forget it. Marcy, forgive me." She took Pidgeot's pokeball
from me and called her out, "Pidgeot Gust, CHARIZARD! FIRE BLAST FULL
STRENGTH! Go, Arbok, Poison sting!" Charizard Fire Blasted Articuno, burning it's
flank, and Arbok posioned it, then bit it's wings.
"E...rik...a" I was too weak, and she didn't here me over Articuno's cries and Charizards'
roars.
"Now, will you let us go?" Articuno let out another cry and used an ice beam to freeze
Arbok and Pidgeot. "Arbok, Pidgeot, return. Charizard, keep on using your Fire Blast
until it misses!" Erika came over to me, and ripped part of her 'Save the Trees' shirt to
wrap around my head.
I could barely stay awake any longer. I heard Erika talking to me, but I couldn't make out
what she was saying. She then picked me up and carried me over to Charizard.
"Charizard, keep going.........................escape......" I couldn't hear her anymore. I closed
my eyes and slipped into a sleep..............................
"Marc....Marcy...Come on...open your eyes...." I could here Erika agian. "Marcy...come
on........BREATHE!"
"uhh." I let out a small sound to let her know I was still alive.
"Marcy! Don't ever do that again!!!"
"what..."
"You mean, you don't know?" She said astonished. I shook my head slightly.
"You stopped breathing about a minute ago. I thought I lost you..." She started to cry
again. She took one of her hands off my chest to wipe her eyes. That's when I looked
around and realized I was back on the shore, layed out flat on the sand, Raichu over me.
"what....Arti..."
"(sniff ToT) Articuno?" I shook my head a little. "Charizard wore her out just enough for
us to escape and find our way out of the cave, with the help of this kid." I looked over and
sat up with Erika's help. I couldn't see straight quite yet, so I waited for my eyes to stop
being blurred, and saw gradually, a teenage boy with long blue hair, pulled back in a very
low pony tail.
"Marcy?" He said, and came closer to me. I knew it then,
"Jarod?" I looked into his green eyes and knew it was him.
"Glad to know you remember me. How are you feeling?"
"Like I've been hit three times by a 16 wheeler."
"We were just devising a plan, when, well, you know....We have to get you to a hospital
or something, or...we might just lose you for good next time."
"There won't be a next time." I said slowly and tried to stand up. I stuttered to my feet and
almost fell a few times.
"You really should be sitting down." Erika said as she held me up.
"Hm. We're talking about Marcy here....she's known to be stubborn!" Jarod said and
laughed.
As soon as we set down on the Island I realized that this was no minor task. The
walls were made compleatly out of ice(That never melts???!!!Because of Articuno's
power!) and the cave was rather dark. I looked around the shore a bit, but it didn't look
like anyone else was there. No boat, no fishing rod, not even a pokemon center.
"Do you still want to go in?" Erika asked as she took out the map for Seafoam.
"Only if you want to." That sounded brave enough. I thought.
"Good. Charizard, you can go ahead of us and light the way."
"Char!" *Right* We went to walk into the cave, when I noticed something inscribed
above it. It was written in our ancient language....
"Disturb not the Titans of Fire, Ice, or Lightining, or they shall wreak havoc in the world
in which they clash. Though the Great Guardian shall arise to quell their fighting, alone
it's song will fail, and thus, the world will turn....to Ash." I repeated as I read it.
"What?" 0_0() Erika said lost in thought.
"That's the whole Legend. That's why anyone that see's Articuno is doomed; because she
will deystroy them and the world."
x_x() "But that's only if the others are disturbed as well, RIGHT?!!" Erika said forgetting
all about the map.
"I don't know." I said puzzled. Would the world be dystroyed if someone saw Articuno?
Only to see it?! Would nature be thrown that out of balance?
"Well...." Erika said as she starred at it, "I'm sure it's only if all three are disturbed. Do
you remember? That did happen once before."
"That's true. If we don't capture it, we should be ok." I said and walked behind Charizard
into the cave.
It was very dark in the cave, and Charizard kept scaring away the Shellders and
Seels that even came close to us. He was going to protect us no matter what. We stopped
on an icy patch of the floor and tried to get oriented.
"Ok. So if that's there.... and this is here....then we should be about....right there." Erika
said as she looked back and fourth between the map and the walls.
"We should probobly go this way." She said and pointed to a fork in the path. "Um...."
"Ummm what?" I said looking over at the map as well.
"I'm not sure which path we should take."
"Well, if you look at the exit, maybe you can work your way backwards." I suggested.
"Ok. I'll try it. Here, can you hold this?" She handed me the first floor map. I stepped
close to Charizard so I could see it more easily. Suddenly something cracked.
"Erika....did you hear that?" I slowly looked down at my feet and noticed a small crack in
the ice.
"NOROU!!!!!*" I screamed and Erika fell over.*damn in Japanese
"MARCY!?"
"There's a crack in the ice!!!!!!!!!Charizards melting it!!!RUN!!!Raichu!Return!"
"WHAT!!!!???Charizard! Fly off it quick!!!" But as he flapped his wings to lift off, he
cracked it even more.
"Marcy!!" Erika yelled.
"Don't worry. It's only a Legend. I'll be on the basment floor."
"What! Don't talk like that!" Erika screamed and reached out her hand as tears ran down
her face.
"Just find some steps down." I said calmly. Suddenly, the ice below me cracked open.
"AHHHHHH!!!!!" (I never Scream) Charizard flew up into the air and was going to come
after me, but my shouts caused some of the stalagmites to fall on him, knocking him
down with me. As I fell down, being bombarded by ice, I could hear Erika screaming my
name, and just generally screaming. I fell down for a long time, and hit my head on
something hard, before I hit the ground. I fell onto the ground hard. I heard Charizard fall
down after me. I could feel only that me head hurt like hell. I tried to pull myself up, but
my head was to heavy. I was dizzy and I could barely see anything. I moved my head a
little, it was excruciating. What I saw however, I wish I hadn't. Blood. My blood was on
the floor. I tried to get up agian, and I moved my arms slowly, I could still hear Erika
calling to me,
"MARCY!!! SAY SOMETHING!!! PLEASE!!! MAARRRCCYY!! NOOOOOO!!!!!!"
As I got up some more, I became more and more dizzy, and I could make out her screams
less and less. I wanted to say something, but I looked at the floor, and the blood, and I fell
flat.
I don't know how long I was out for, but I slowly opened my eyes and discovered
why I couldn't get up before. I tried to turn over, but my legs were trapped by some ice
and snow that had fallen down after me. I, still laying flat on the ground, wiggled my toes
a little and figured my legs were still attached. I layed there starring into the darkness for
at least five more minutes until I could grasp what had happened. I tried to get up again.
My head still hurt, and I layed back down. I turned my head to see Charizard sitting next
to me. I guess he recovered a little faster than I had. Pokemon are sopposed to. I opened
my mouth, but I had no clue what to say to him. His flame was barely there at all, I
couldn't ask him to help get the ice off me. I just sat there, freezing, even though
Charizard provided some warmth, it wasn't enough for both of us. Then I remembered.
The map. I still had a peice of the map somewhere. Somewhere. I might have let go of it,
or it could be buried in the ice and snow. There was no way of knowing. Poor Erika. If I
had known this was going to happen, I would have said to skip it. It's all my fault if
somethings happened to her. Just then, I saw something move out of the corner of my
eye. It sparkled, and I prayed it wasn't what I thought it was. I closed my eyes and
pretended to be unconscious again so maybe it would leave me alone. But to my surprise,
I heard it come closer. I opened my eye a bit and Charizard raised his head. Charizard let
out a weak bellow and I closed my eyes again. It let out what sounded like a flute. It was
melodious and sweet. I still had my eyes closed, but it began to get the ice and stuff off
me.
"OWW!" I said quietly as something sharp ran up my back. I kept my eyes closed so it
would think I was dead. I was desperate. Praying it wasn't Articuno, bleeding to death,
and at this point I didn't want to get up. I opened my eyes and saw something magnificant.
It was Articuno. It's tail was long and flowy, like Erika's hair, and it's eyes were a
disturbing shade of red. It stared at me with an evil look.
"I....I'm sorry..." I had to say something to it, it was starring right at me. But it just starred.
I couldn't understand it. I tried to sit up on my legs, but they were pretty numb to begin
with. I began to cry as I fell over again, but this time, Articuno caught me on it's shoulder.
Charizard sat up and I fell back down onto the ground sobbing, as Articuno moved it's
body in challange. My face partly landed in the blood, and my head hurt even more after
being hit a third time. How long will her tourture last!!!!???? Suddenly, I heard someone
coming. I wanted to yell for help, but I couldn't.
"Hey BITCH!!" I heard a girl yell. It was Erika. She was yelling at Articuno. "What do
you think you're doing to them!??" Then, the large bird let out one of her songs.
Charizard looked at her with an evil eye. "What did she say?"
"Char Izard Cha Char Char Charizard Charr IIzzard." *That the girl, you, and me, now
belong to her*
"I don't think soooo!! I came down here to save Marcy! And not even a Legendary, bitchy
pokegod is going to stop me!!! Charizard full Blast Flamethrower!" But before Charizard
could open it's mouth I yelled out,
"Erika! Stop!"
"God!!!Marcy, are you all right!!??" She just now felt the urge to run over to me.
"Don't....come any...closer." I said slowly. I didn't want her to see the blood.
"What happened?? No, nevermind, let's get out of here first." She ran over regardless of
what I had said and leaned over me.
"Marcy.....? There's....um...how long?"
"I know. What...time is is?" I asked.
"7:00"
"8 hours." I slowly answered.
"You're going to bleed to death if I don't get you out of here. Marcy?" I couldn't say
anything. I was so tired, I didn't want to move. "Just wiggle your fingers or something....
please, I need you." I could feel a tear fall on my forehead, and I wiggled my pinky
slowly. She put me down gently out of the blood and stood up furious.
"Listen to me. I can't leave this cave without her. Her life is in danger. If you don't let us
out now, I may have to hurt you. Do you understand me?" Articuno let out another song
and Charizard lunged at it. "Forget it. Marcy, forgive me." She took Pidgeot's pokeball
from me and called her out, "Pidgeot Gust, CHARIZARD! FIRE BLAST FULL
STRENGTH! Go, Arbok, Poison sting!" Charizard Fire Blasted Articuno, burning it's
flank, and Arbok posioned it, then bit it's wings.
"E...rik...a" I was too weak, and she didn't here me over Articuno's cries and Charizards'
roars.
"Now, will you let us go?" Articuno let out another cry and used an ice beam to freeze
Arbok and Pidgeot. "Arbok, Pidgeot, return. Charizard, keep on using your Fire Blast
until it misses!" Erika came over to me, and ripped part of her 'Save the Trees' shirt to
wrap around my head.
I could barely stay awake any longer. I heard Erika talking to me, but I couldn't make out
what she was saying. She then picked me up and carried me over to Charizard.
"Charizard, keep going.........................escape......" I couldn't hear her anymore. I closed
my eyes and slipped into a sleep..............................
"Marc....Marcy...Come on...open your eyes...." I could here Erika agian. "Marcy...come
on........BREATHE!"
"uhh." I let out a small sound to let her know I was still alive.
"Marcy! Don't ever do that again!!!"
"what..."
"You mean, you don't know?" She said astonished. I shook my head slightly.
"You stopped breathing about a minute ago. I thought I lost you..." She started to cry
again. She took one of her hands off my chest to wipe her eyes. That's when I looked
around and realized I was back on the shore, layed out flat on the sand, Raichu over me.
"what....Arti..."
"(sniff ToT) Articuno?" I shook my head a little. "Charizard wore her out just enough for
us to escape and find our way out of the cave, with the help of this kid." I looked over and
sat up with Erika's help. I couldn't see straight quite yet, so I waited for my eyes to stop
being blurred, and saw gradually, a teenage boy with long blue hair, pulled back in a very
low pony tail.
"Marcy?" He said, and came closer to me. I knew it then,
"Jarod?" I looked into his green eyes and knew it was him.
"Glad to know you remember me. How are you feeling?"
"Like I've been hit three times by a 16 wheeler."
"We were just devising a plan, when, well, you know....We have to get you to a hospital
or something, or...we might just lose you for good next time."
"There won't be a next time." I said slowly and tried to stand up. I stuttered to my feet and
almost fell a few times.
"You really should be sitting down." Erika said as she held me up.
"Hm. We're talking about Marcy here....she's known to be stubborn!" Jarod said and
laughed.