Me: It's time for the next chapter. Hey Izzy, you around? ::Turns to find Izzy, who has a rope and an evil grin on his face:: What are you doing?
Izzy: This! ::Ties me up:: Now that you're tied up in my author-proof rope, it's time for some fun!
Me: - - I knew I shouldn't have gotten you that for X-mas.
Izzy: Silence! Lights! ::The lights turn off and music starts playing::
Reggie: ::Appears in a spotlight wearing a Team Rocket costume:: Prepare for trouble!
Me: O O ::Starts struggling::
Otto: ::Appears wearing the same costume:: Make it double!
Reggie: To protect the world from shoobies!
Otto: To unite all surfers within our nation!
Reggie: To denounce the evils of major beefs!
Otto: To get huge air in the stars above!
Reggie: Reggie!
Otto: Otto!
Reggie: Team Rocket grinds rails at the speed of light!
Otto: Surrender now or prepare to face us in Hockey!
Twister: ::Appears wearing a meowth costume:: Twister! That's right!
Me: I don't believe they did that…
Izzy: Well believe it!
Me: And you messed up the space for telling what happened last chapter!
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The Runaway Ch. 6: Izzy's Past
"Mwahahahaha!" A cruel voice yelled. "Now that I have you, you will die!"
"No!" Izzy yelled. The owner of the voice shot a massive amount of dark energy at the boy, who screamed in pain.
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Izzy gasped as he shot up.
'God… Just a dream.' He thought as he looked around at his surroundings. The room he was in had blue walls. He heard machines beeping.
'I must be in the hospital, but how?' He looked down at the white sheets of his bed. He noticed that he was wearing a blue hospital robe. He looked at his arms and noticed huge scars on them, which were stitched up. He put a hand up to his head and felt only his hair, so he wasn't wearing his hat. He looked to his right and saw the sun shining out the window in perfect colors, so he wasn't wearing his sunglasses either. He laid back down.
'How'd I get here? I remember getting hurt badly and saving whoever was there.' He thought as he remembered the events of the battle. 'I would've been able to hear him if it wasn't for the ringing in my ears. And then, before I blacked out, I felt myself getting picked up. But who picked me up? It couldn't have been that thunder element. I would've been dead if that was the case. It also couldn't have been that guy that showed up. There's no way he could have escaped.' He then turned on the TV and watched some random animé.
'Well, whatever the reason, it means that I, Izzy Lopez, have survived yet again!' He sighed contently as he watched the blue hero dash around the fat villain's robot. The animal was about to grab a powerful-looking jewel when Izzy heard the door opening.
"Hey! He's up!" He heard a voice yell and almost instantly, Otto, Reggie, Twister, Sam, Ray, and Tito gathered around his bed. Izzy looked around and went red with embarrassment.
"Uhh... What's up?" He asked. His eyes widened. "Oh crap! The delivery!" He turned to Ray. "I'm sorry, sir. I would've made the delivery, but I was attacked by—"
"It's alright. I saw the footage." Ray interrupted.
"How'd I get here?" Izzy asked, calming down.
"I carried you." Otto said as he stepped up.
"You? So you were the one I protected?" At Otto's nod, Izzy started yelling again. "Didn't you hear me when I told you to get out of there!? That guy coulda killed ya!"
"And what was I supposed to do, leave you to die?!" Otto yelled back. Izzy was speechless. He laid back down.
"How in the world did you get me out of there? That guy could've hunted you down and kill us both."
"Here's what happened…" Otto started.
::::Flashback::::
"Power Shield activate!" Otto heard Izzy yell as the shield expanded and blocked Jason's attack. The shield then disappeared.
"And now, human, this next one won't miss!" Jason started to charge energy.
"Hold it!" A new voice yelled. The same guy with the blue cape floated down and landed between Otto & Jason.
"Adrian, what are you doing here? The master told me & Sal to get Izzy!" Jason yelled.
"I'm aware of that, but he didn't say anything about killing any humans." The guy, Adrian, replied.
"He said 'any means necessary' for a reason, you know."
"And I'm telling you to back off!"
"You may be at a higher rank than me, but you better let me finish my job." Jason threatened.
"Or what? You hardly have any energy left after Izzy dealt those blows and killed Sal." Jason gave Adrian a disgusted look.
"Don't tell me you care for these humans too."
"I didn't say that, did I?" Adrian coolly replied. "Besides, the master wants him ALIVE!" He then turned to Otto. "Take Izzy to the hospital and tell him that I will capture him personally." He sounded rather suggestive when he said that. It didn't matter to Otto though. He picked up Izzy and skated off.
::::End Flashback::::
"And I took you to the Shack. Raymundo brought us to the hospital."
"So Adrian's with them too." Izzy stated sadly.
"Woah! Hold on! Just what is this all about!?" Reggie yelled. "Who is this Adrian?! How are you able to do all that stuff!?" She paused. "'Humans?' You're not human?" Izzy shook his head.
"I guess it's time I told you all. I thought I would've had enough time to make the necessary amount of money and leave, but I was wrong." He looked up. "Where is my wallet?"
"Right here." Ray replied as he walked up to a closet. He opened it and Izzy's clothes were inside. He dug inside the pants pockets and pulled out Izzy's wallet. He handed it to the boy and he took out his picture. He handed it to Ray, who showed it to everybody else.
"The two people at the top are my mother & father." Izzy began. "The one on the bottom right is me at eleven and the one opposite me is Adrian. He's my best friend." He had a faint blush when he said that. "If he was there as Otto said, then he must be about eighteen now."
"Why are you all wearing capes?" Sam asked as he handed Izzy the picture.
"It's customary for us to wear capes." Izzy replied. "I am a wizard." Everyone gasped.
"But wizards don't normally have super speed, do they?" Reggie asked.
"No. Very few wizards are born with this ability. It's a common trait for all wizards to fly though." He paused. "But I can't."
"Why not?" Sam asked.
"You have to have a high mastery of magic in order to fly. I am only a low leveled wizard. I don't even have my wand." Izzy sniffed back a tear.
"Why should that matter?" Twister asked.
"I'll tell you." Izzy's body then glowed white and everything got bright. The light engulfed everybody and it vanished, taking everybody along with it.
(A/N: "::This format::"= Present day Izzy talking)
"Where are we?" Otto asked. All that the group can see is white all around. Izzy wasn't even in front of them like he was a second ago.
"::You are in my mind.::" Izzy's voice replied. "::I'm going to show you all how everything came to be. Please don't be alarmed at what you see. You can not alter the images and the images can not hurt you.::"
"Anything else?" Twister asked impatiently.
"::Yeah. Please keep your feet and arms in the tram at all times.::" Izzy replied with sarcasm. The white was then replaced by the green of a heavily wooded forest. A baby was seen crawling through the brush. The little boy was only wearing a diaper.
"Aww! How cute!" Reggie squealed. She started making baby noises. Everybody else got a freaked out look.
"::This was me as a baby.::" Izzy's voice said. The younger Izzy came across a stick. It was nearly as long as the child. He picked it up and it started to glow brightly. When the light subsided, the stick was replaced by a golden rod. It looked absolutely perfect. It was straight. Not a single section stuck out like it did when it was a stick. At the top was a shimmering sapphire. Despite how heavy it looked, Izzy waved it around like it was still a stick.
"::As you can see, when a wizard child first touches a stick, it becomes his or her wand. A wizard's wand is important because it is the source of his power. Only the most powerful spells can be done with it. If you don't have it, you can only do parlor tricks and defensive spells.::" A rustling was then heard as the man from Izzy's picture came out and gasped.
"Honey! Little Izzy has his wand!" The man yelled. More rustling was heard as a familiar-looking woman emerged. She gasped at the sight of the child's wand.
"Quick dear! Take the wand before he causes any damage." The woman said. The man walked up to Izzy and snatched his wand away. Immediately, the child started bawling.
"::My parents had good intentions when they took my wand.::" Izzy's voice said. "::Some wizards can handle their newfound power even at that young an age. Others, on the other hand…::"
::BOOM!::
The group turned and found themselves in the rubble of a burning city. A small figure crawled out from the destruction carrying a crooked black wand. The baby gave an innocent laugh.
"::Some can cause damage limited only by their imagination.::" The scene changed to a three year-old Izzy inside a house. His father was across from him and his mother was holding him up. Izzy's mom let him go and he struggled to stand.
"Come to Daddy, Izzy." His father said with his arms wide open. Izzy started coming towards him very slowly. He got about halfway there before he dashed and tackled his father at an incredible speed. After getting back his wind, Izzy's dad looked at his wife and then at the toddler with a look of concern.
"::They knew I was something special, so they examined my wand. My mother was a doctor, so she was able to examine me as well.::" The scene switched to Izzy's mother behind a computer. She was typing away. Izzy's father walked into the darkened room.
"Find anything yet?" He asked as he handed her a cup of coffee.
"For some reason, nothing abnormal comes up when I examine the wand or Izzy." She replied.
"What's the deal? I thought they would be happy that you got such a cool wand." Otto said.
"::It's like this: A wizard usually has strong command over one specific element such as thunder, earth, and darkness.::" Izzy's voice started. "::My mother was a water element witch and my father was a fire element wizard. When these two elements reproduce, the child is usually supposed to be a wind element wizard or witch. I was supposed to get a wind element wand when I touched the stick, but instead of my wand being silver and curved near the end, it was gold and straight. Of course they were happy, but they were concerned for that reason.::"
The scene changed to inside a car. A six year-old Izzy was sitting in the back. He looked out the window and saw a massive building.
"What's this place?" He asked with innocence.
"This is School." His mother started. "You're going to come here everyday to learn magic." Izzy then noticed that the kids walking towards the building were holding wands of different varieties and colors. He gasped.
"Mom! All these kids have wands."
"Of course they do. They're wizards, just like you." Izzy shook his head.
"You don't understand! I don't have my wand!" He started to cry.
"Don't worry. I have a surprise for you." Izzy's mother brought out her wand and made the tip of it glow. A black book bag appeared right next to Izzy. "Open it." He grabbed the bag and opened the zipper. He was greeted with a golden light. He reached in and with a grin, pulled out his wand.
"Oh Mommy! Thank you!" He yelled.
"'Mommy?'" Twister asked with a grin.
"::I was six. Give me a break!::" Izzy's voice yelled. The younger Izzy and his mom left the car and walked towards the school, him hopping around the whole way.
"::For the next few years, I learned the ways of magic. I was always told in school to hate any and all humans. I never understood why humans were bad or even why the wizarding world hated them, so I basically ignored what everyone said. Everything went fine until one day…::" Now, eleven year-old Izzy is seen sitting in a class. A small black cauldron was sitting on his desk.
"Now class, we're going to make potions today." A female teacher said. "Take out your wands and repeat after me." All the students took out their wands, as did the teacher. She was about to start an incantation when there was a knock at her door. She walked over to it and answered. After a brief conversation, two burly men in black suits walked in.
"Izzy Lopez?" One of the men asked. Izzy slowly raised his hand. The man walked over to him. "Under the orders of the king of the wizarding world, you are hereby expelled and your wand is to be confiscated." He snatched Izzy's wand and left the room, despite the little boy's protests.
"::I was feeling devastated about what happened. I emptied out my locker and left for home.::" The scene changed to the kitchen of Izzy's house. He seemed to be talking to his parents.
"::I told them about what happened. They seemed to take it well.::" Izzy's dad banged on the kitchen table, scaring the younger members of the group.
"This is an outrage! Why would the king just simply take Izzy's wand for?" He yelled.
"Calm down, dear. I'm sure we can call in for an appeal." Izzy's mom said. "Now let's have dinner. We'll call them in the morning." She snapped her fingers and the empty dinner plates were covered with a ton of delicious-looking food. Sam was drooling at the sight.
"::Unfortunately, they never made the call.::" A banging sound was heard and the front door broke. Three men ran into the kitchen and two of them grabbed Izzy's parents. The third grabbed their wands. Izzy was huddled in a corner.
"Mom! Dad!" He yelled as he started to cry.
"You are under arrest for treason against the king!" The man holding Izzy's dad yelled.
"What!? We didn't do anything! This is all a big mistake!" Izzy's dad yelled back.
"What did we do?! Who will take care of our son!?!?!" Izzy's mom yelled. Ray & Tito had seen enough.
"Ready, Tito?" Ray asked.
"You know it, bruddah!" Tito replied. The two charged at the strong-looking men, but they went right through them.
"Silence! The king will take the kid into custody." The man holding Izzy's mom gruffly replied.
"No! Mom! Dad! Don't leave me!" Young Izzy yelled.
"Come on, kid." The third thug said as he started to pull Izzy away. The teens got to action and tried to pull him away, but they couldn't even grab on to him. Izzy yelled for his parents again.
"Izzy, be brave son." His father said.
"Yes. We love you." His mother said. Izzy tried to pull away from the big man with little success.
"Don't leave me!" He yelled as the scene changed again. This time, the group was inside a gloomy hall.
"::I was taken to the king's castle.::"
"Heh heh heh." A cruel voice laughed low. The young Izzy turned and found himself facing a man wearing a black cape and black clothes. A gold crown was on his head. A crooked black wand was in his right hand.
"Welcome to my castle." He said. A twisted grin appeared on his face. Izzy immediately bolted. The king gave a wave of his wand and an orb of dark energy surrounded the boy. It floated up and went back to the king.
"Where do you think you're going? You'll miss the show!" He said happily. Izzy looked terrified.
"S-Show?"
"Why your parents execution, of course!" The king gave a blood curdling laugh as Izzy tried desperately to break the orb. The scene switched to outside the castle. A mass of people were gathered around a guillotine. The king was sitting in a well-decorated seat, sipping on some wine. Izzy was tied up and sitting next to the king. He struggled to get free, but to no avail. On a table in front of them sat his parents' wands.
"Bring on the entertainment!" The king ordered. Izzy's parents were forcefully shoved towards the guillotine. They gave a last loving look at their son before they were forced down onto the guillotine. The group looked away. In a matter of seconds, a sickening chopping sound was heard and their wands turned to dust right in front of Izzy's tear-filled eyes.
"::My parents were holding hands when they died. With all my strength and rage, I managed to break free of the ropes and run for my life before the king could even grab his wand.::" Izzy was then seen running at a speed he didn't even know he could run.
"::Panicking, I ran into my home, grabbed my book bag, and quickly stuffed everything I might need into it before any of the king's forces can come after me.::" Izzy packed away clothes, money out of his parents' vault, a camping kit, and most importantly, some magic books.
"::Among the books was one my father wrote. Inside it were offensive and defensive spells that can be used without a wand. 'Any spell can be used, regardless of whether the wizard has his wand or not.' That's what he wrote on the very first page.::" Izzy grabbed a picture from its frame. The same one with his parents and his best friend on it. He stuffed it into his pocket, grabbed his cape, and ran out. Everything got white and everybody found themselves in the hospital room once more.
"For six long years, I've been running from my home in New Jersey." Izzy said. "Everyday since then, I taught myself the spells in the books, slowly becoming more powerful. I would usually run out of money to live on every second or so city. I had to earn money before moving on. I did many odd jobs. My magic made them easy. I also had to fight any wizard or witch that tried to catch me. Soon, I made it through the harsh desert to the ocean. I must cross it in order to continue on." Everybody remained quiet, trying to absorb all that the young wizard said. After a few minutes, Reggie spoke up.
"So what element are you then?"
"I…don't know. My parents never figured it out." Izzy replied.
"And what element is that Adrian kook?" Otto asked. Izzy gave him a light glare. He still respected his friend.
"He's a fire element, I believe."
"And why did your parents' wands crumble when..." Sam's voice trailed off.
"A wizard's wand is indestructible. No means of magic or physical power can break it. Once the owner of the wand dies, however, it turns to dust." Izzy answered.
"And what about you?" Twister asked. "Can't you just touch another stick and have it be your new wand?" Izzy shook his head.
"If only it were that simple. A wizard gets one and only one wand in his entire life. Any other stick he touches would remain that way, a stick."
"So your wand is lost then?" Tito asked.
"Not necessarily. Like I said, I was supposed to be a wind element wizard, so my wand must be too valuable to just throw away. The king must have it locked up somewhere in his castle."
"Will you ever go back?" Otto asked. Izzy gave him a "Duh!" look.
"Of course I'll go back. I'll train until I'm strong enough. I'll get my wand back and get my revenge."
"So where have you been living all this time?" Ray asked, changing the subject a little. Izzy's eyes widened.
'Caught.' He gave a sigh.
"I've been living in my tent in the park." Everybody gasped.
"Dude." Twister said scornfully.
"I know, I know. Where else was I supposed to go?" Izzy asked. Just then, the doctor from two weeks ago walked in and examined him.
"Ok. It seems that you suffered really severe injuries. You're free to go." Everybody else gasped as the doctor wrote something on a clipboard.
"Are you sure he's all right?" Ray asked incredulously.
"It's only a simple back injury and a few cuts that were stitched up. It's nothing serious." The doctor said, waving a dismissive hand. He then left the room. Ray smacked his forehead.
"I really have to get a new doctor."
"I'm fine, really." Izzy said as he started to get up with little success. "All I have to do is get back to my tent, use a healing spell and I'll be at work tomorrow. Ouch!" He dropped on the bed again, clutching his left arm.
"Oh no you don't! You're not living in that tent anymore. Not with these wizards around." Reggie said with a motherly tone. Izzy gave her a curious look.
"And just where do you think I'm going to live?" He asked. The Rockets looked at each other and then at him with an evil look. He gasped.
"Oh no. You wouldn't."
"Oh but we would." Reggie replied.
"Yeah. You'll live with us for awhile." Ray said.
"So get dressed and we'll go get your stuff!" Otto yelled as he tossed Izzy his clothes. Everybody left him to get dressed. He sighed and gave a chuckle.
"There's just no compromising with humans. Maybe that's why most wizards hate them." He then looked at his picture. This time, however, his focus was on Adrian. "Are you like the rest of them too or do you care about humans like me?" With a sigh, he got dressed and joined the others, groaning at the pain in his body the whole time.
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A/N:
Me: See? I didn't kill you off.
Izzy: ::Mutters:: Better not of.
Me: What was that?
Izzy: Nothing.
Me: Thought so. Anyway, what will happen to the group next? Is there anymore chaos in store? When will we get back to the yaoi? Tune in for the next chapter of The Runaway.