Book Two: Eternal
Disclaimer: Same deal. I don't own PKMN or it's characters. I do own Oakley, Annie, Devon Brown, Genesis Morgan, Ni Muchiwa, Billy Kidd, Candy, Mark, Midas Ranielli, Lord of Darkness and all demons associated with him, Dr. Van Von Kinle, and Marie Ranielli.
-Chapter One-
(Professor Ivy's Laboratory, Valencia Island)
Ash sat himself down
in front of Professor Ivy's videophone and dialed his home number. After
a few minutes, the screen flashed and his mother appeared.
"Hi mom!" He greeted.
"Oh, hi, honey!" She
replied. "Have you talked to Professor Oak yet?"
"Yeah, mom, I have.
That's why I'm calling."
He then explained to her about the ancient relics,
the demons, and the Lord of Nightmares. He told her he was going to a place
called the Bahamas to retrieve one of the ancient relics so they can stop
the Lord of Nightmares and whoever was up in the Indigo Mountains. After
he finished, there was a moment of silence while Ms. Ketchum bit her lip
and looked over her shoulder. She turned back with her motherly smile plastered
on her face.
"All right, honey! Just
don't forget to change your underwear everyday!"
Misty giggled behind him and Ash facefaulted.
"Mom…you don't have
to tell me that anymore. I'm not a little kid…"
"You're right, honey,
I'm sorry. Old habits die hard, I guess," she chuckled. "Call me when you're
done saving the world!"
(Ketchum Residence, Pallet Town)
After Delia hung up the
phone, she walked out into the hallway and roused the sleeping Mimey.
"Mime…" he yawned, stirring
and looked at her with his eager eyes.
"Mimey?" She queried.
"Have you seen Oakley?"
Mr. Mime thought a moment then shook his head.
"Mime, Mr. Mime!"
"Oh," she sighed. "I
wonder where he could have gone…"
She went into the living room, followed by Mimey.
She looked down at the couch where she had left Max dozing. There was a
blanket lying halfway on and halfway off the couch…but no Max.
"Oh no, now where did
he run off to?" She wondered while Mimey hurriedly picked up the blanket
and folded it neatly.
As he went to go put it away, she noticed the
front door was opened a crack. She went to it and opened it more, sticking
her head outside.
"Do you think they could
have gone to…to Gary's house, maybe? Or…or the laboratory? Or…" her voice
trailed off as her eyes came to rest on the distant mountains.
"Oh…Oh Mimey! You don't
think they would've gone up to those mountains, do you?"
Mimey came to stand beside her and shrugged his
shoulder. She stepped outside and shivered at the cold breeze.
"Maybe I should just
go and see…"
She started off down the road, but stopped when
Mr. Mime called out to her. She looked back and saw him running after her
with her jacket. He pushed it into her hands.
"Mime, Mime, Mr. Mime!"
She smiled at him.
"Yes, it is a little
chilly, isn't it? Thank you, Mimey."
She continued walking and after a slight bit
of hesitation, Mimey came to walk beside her.
After walking for several
minutes, Delia stopped. She had come to the place where the strange barrier
was, and knew she couldn't get any further. The wind was blowing a little
harder now; her hair blew about her face. She held her hand over her eyes
and looked around.
"Oh, Mimey, I don't
see them! But it would have been impossible for them to get past this barrier,
wouldn't it?"
"Mr. Mime…"
The barrier suddenly began to crackle and electric
sparks flowed out of it, reaching almost for her and Mimey. Mimey stood
in front of her.
"Mr. Mime!!"
He brought up his hands and created Light Screen,
shielding them both from the black electricity. Delia looked over Mimey
at the barrier. Her brown eyes widened as she saw a small gap where the
electricity was rising up to attack them.
"Mimey, start walking
forward," she ordered.
Mimey glanced back at her, but did not question.
Instead, keeping his hands raised, he began to walk towards the barrier.
Delia followed behind him closely, as they slowly got nearer and nearer.
When they were directly underneath it, she gave Mimey one big push and
together they fell…to the other side of the barrier.
She sat up on her knees
and stared out ahead of her. The mountains were directly in front of them,
the black sky towering above them, and the very top of a tall fortress
peeking out from behind them.
"We made it through,
Mimey," she breathed happily.
She looked down at him and quickly became concerned.
"Mimey, are you okay?"
He was shaking and breathing heavily. A few parts
of his body where the shocks had touched him were burnt and he didn't seem
to have much energy left from holding up Light Screen for so long. Delia
reached down and caressed his head.
"Oh, Mimey, you must
be exhausted. We'll rest here for now, okay?"
Mimey nodded at her, smiling weakly. She settled
down beside him and let him rest his head on her shoulder.
"And in the morning,
we'll go see if Oakley and Max are in that building up there," she decided
aloud.
She closed her eyes and the two soon were in
peaceful slumber.
(Black Fortress, Prisoner Cells, Indigo Mountains)
Itch…itch…must get…itch…itch…
The restless Rocket struggled in his chains,
straining his fingers to reach the back of his neck. He groaned in frustration
and allowed his aching hands to relax.
"I'm gonna DIE in here!!!!"
He yelled, only causing himself to cough.
Butch hung his head limply over his chest and
sighed. He was just grateful he was actually still in one piece. Midas
had missed his leg on purpose. He said he wanted to make sure he was scared.
Next time he wouldn't be so fortunate.
Butch had just closed
his eyes when he a faint sound outside the door. He lifted his head eagerly
as the door opened and he soaked up the warm light. The man he saw in the
doorway was not Midas, however. It was another man, his dark hair falling
just below his shoulders. His jacket had an M emblazoned on it.
"Who are you? One of
Midas' henchman?" Butch asked groggily.
Then he realized that if he was, he couldn't
afford to be sassy. He valued his life too much. But the man didn't seem
to notice the comment, or at least choice to ignore it. He walked towards
Butch and for a split second his heart raced with the thought that he might
be coming to execute him. The man reached up and undid the lock on Butch's
chains.
"I'm to relocate you,"
he explained before Butch could ask. "Midas thinks that perhaps this room
isn't the most comfortable of rooms."
"No, you think?" Butch
snapped.
The man looked at him and smiled sadly.
"I'm sorry."
Butch looked away from him.
"I don't need your pity."
"Of course not."
The man held onto Butch's chains tightly as he
led him out of the room and down a hallway. Butch's legs felt like jell-o
and he could barely walk. He squinted his eyes so the bright lights wouldn't
blind him. After a few seconds of silence, Butch asked the man his name.
"My name?" He sounded
a little surprised. "My name's Ni."
"I'm Butch."
"I know."
"Right. So what do you do
here?"
"Well, I…"
A girl passed by them at that moment and gave
Ni a sharp look. He looked down until she was out of sight, and then spoke
quietly to Butch.
"I'm sorry…I was told
not fraternize with you."
"Whatever," Butch shrugged.
Ni led Butch to a room and gently nudged him
inside. The room was much more comfortable looking than the other room.
For one thing, there was a window. A medium-sized bed was placed over in
a corner, across the room from a mini refrigerator. A door on the opposite
wall led to a small bathroom with a sink, a shower, and a toilet. As Butch
was looking around, Ni took his chains off and gathered them together in
his hands. As he turned to leave, Butch stopped him.
"Wait. Why is Midas
moving me here?"
Ni looked over his shoulder.
"I can't tell you that,
Butch. I truly am sorry."
"Yeah, okay."
He started to go again, but stopped once more.
"By the way…your uncle
says hello."
Butch turned around swiftly but Ni had already
closed the door.
"Wait! Ni! What do you
mean? My uncle?"
He went up to the door, but it was locked. He
could hear Ni's footsteps walking away. He frowned.
My uncle… My uncle Billy? I don't have any
other uncles… But that's impossible, he's…
"He's dead…"
End of Chapter One
