Author's Notes: Well, I know that it's been a while since I last updated
this. It's just that I was working on another fic and now I have writer's
block on it. Anyway, I'm currently surprised that no one's figured out who
that guy who was watching Misty was. Even though I noted his name in the
same paragraph. ^_^ Anyway, I'm thinking of making this a last little
longer than I had originally intended to. Also, if anyone has any
suggestions on what I should do on this please let me know. I'd appreciate
any and all suggestions. ^_^ Anyway, here's chapter 7!
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Ash looked back and forth between the woman and Lachlan for a moment. "You know her?" Ash asked.
Lachlan nodded, glaring at the woman. "I never expected to see you back here," the woman commented. "Although I probably shouldn't be surprised. I mean Achmed just died recently and you'd need to come back to get what you had left here."
Lachlan then moved into the house and without saying a word went to where his room had been. Ash just watched him go. When the door shut, Ash commented mostly to himself, "What was that about?"
The woman seemed to not hear what Ash said and that was good enough for Ash. Ash then went to where he had slept and gathered up what little he had left there. When he was done he went back out into the main part of the house he saw Lachlan having a very heated conversation with the woman. While Ash let them argue over whatever it was that they were arguing about, Ash began to look for anything that Achmed had left that could give him a clue as how he could find Lanacan. Ash first went into where Achmed's room was, but even after searching thoroughly, Ash still couldn't find anything. Ash sighed and went back out to the main room. Lachlan and the woman were now just glaring at each other. At least they're not arguing anymore, Ash thought right before they started arguing again.
Ash shook his head as he began to look for any place in the main room where Ash could think of that would make a good hiding place. "There isn't anything hidden in here," the woman called out to Ash. Ash turned as she continued, "I've already checked."
"What do you mean by that?!" Lachlan snapped.
She just laughed as she replied, "Oh just that I already searched through here for anything."
"Always was the scavenger, eh Megan?" Lachlan said, with a wry grin.
"So, you haven't found anything?" Ash asked.
"Yes, but not what I was looking for. I found one of his journals, but that isn't what I need to find. Anything that has to do with Lanacan is what I was looking for and an old journal isn't something that would have it," Megan said.
"Ash, grab the journal and we'll head out," Lachlan said.
"Where is it?" Ash asked, Megan.
"On the table," Megan said, pointing to the coffee table. "But there won't be anything about Lanacan in there. I know Achmed wouldn't leave it just lying around if it had that kind of information in it."
Ash picked the journal up and opened it to a random page and began reading:
It's been two weeks since the last battle. Everyone's nervous,
even Cowboy here. The only one who seems to keep this war from ending
is Lanacan. How someone who is just barely a soldier is able to get
their superiors to listen to them is beyond me. I can only assume that
Lanacan is a mercenary. I only know that Lanacan is an immortal who
killed my wife years and years ago. If I can I'll kill him. But, the
worst part is, is that the worst strikes on us have been by a lone
person. Every so often we'll come across a group of soldiers all dead
and gutted like they were pokemon hunted and ready to have the meat
harvested for eating. Even I got a little natious from that. No one
knows who did that, but I'm certain that I was Lanacan. Part of the
uneasy feeling tonight in camp is part of the fact that no one wants
to be the next target for Lanacan. But, the strangest thing is, is
that he seems to be avoiding me. Ever since I nearly killed him after
he killed my love, se seems to be afraid of me. I think that I alone
may be then keeping him from killing this squad. I only hope that
isn't the case. I need to kill Lanacan like I need to breathe.
Ash stopped reading. This would probably give them more information on Lanacan than anything that Megan could find. Ash wasn't certain how Lachlan knew that the journal is what they wanted without looking at it, but Ash figured that Lachlan had read pieces of it and noticed the stuff about Lanacan. Ash put the worn book in his backpack and nodded to Lachlan who then got up from sitting on the couch and left with Ash.
"How did you know her?" Ash asked.
"I met her moments after I met Achmed. For a time she tried to be a mother to me, but she always seemed to act like she didn't know what being a mother would be like. She was always telling me not to do things that I couldn't control and then when she got tired of being like that, she went back to being a bounty hunter. I think that she also has a reason to want to kill Lanacan, other than trying to be the last, but most immortals that I know have a reason to hate Lanacan and so I may be a little mistaken on that," Lachlan said.
Ash sighed. "Well, lets get a little bit away from here before we set up camp. We can talk a little then about the journal."
Lachlan nodded his agreement.
*
Megan smiled to herself. If they only knew that she had found some maps in a fireproof container just a little up the chimney. These maps would show her where Lanacan would probably be, as it was a map where every place that Lanacan was sighted were marked with the dates of when the sighting was. Megan had once broken into a watcher's database and found their map of Lanacan's travels, but it wasn't near a well done as this was. Nor was there as much information. Megan could see how obsessed Achmed had been on killing Lanacan, and maybe even would still have been if he hadn't died. Achmed had also seemed to be the one that had had the best chance at killing Lanacan, but now the job was open for anyone who could do it. And Megan was certain that she would be the one to kill him.
Megan sighed as she got up. She felt that there should have been more information on Lanacan, but she couldn't decide. She estimated, by looking at the maps, that Lanacan was currently hiding somewhere in Gringy city. Megan knew it was about one of three places and since Gringy city had recently been abandoned due to so many Grimer and Muk, she figured that that would be the place where he'd stay, which would keep him out of sight when he didn't want to be seen. Megan figured that she could rest here for the night and then in the morning, she'd head out for Gringy city. She then at least would be well rested.
*
Misty sighed. They had traveled all day and still no sign of Ash. Nor has there been any sign of him since they left to try and follow him. Even though they had a destination in mind neither she, nor Brock, nor Iseult had seen any sign that Ash had come this way. Misty just hoped that he had come this way and that they would meet up with him. Or that they would be able to find out where they would need to go, or that they would meet someone who had seen Ash and could point them in the direction that they wanted to go. As it was, they would need to stop soon because night was rapidly approaching. Misty only hoped that the next day would hold more luck for them than the past few had.
*
"So, basically, you think that there might be someone in the Orange Islands that might know something more about Lanacan?" Lachlan asked.
Ash nodded. "In the journal he wrote about how he met another immortal that also wanted Lanacan dead. He talked about how he shared information with him, because the other immortal was just too scared of Lanacan to try to kill him himself, but knew a few things that Lanacan couldn't fight against," Ash answered.
"So, you think that he's still alive?" Lachlan asked.
"It wouldn't hurt to check," Ash said, determinedly.
"You're right," Lachlan said. "It would be better than just looking around for Lanacan when we don't know where to begin."
"Well, I think that these maps that Achmed drew in his journal might help. The explaination for the maps is that they were drawn to show where Lanacan was sighted either directly or indirectly and when," Ash said, handing the journal over to Lachlan so he could see it.
"Yeah, but they can only help so much," Lachlan said. "It might not be enough."
"It'll have to do," Ash answered. "Otherwise, we'll just be wandering around and will eventually lose everything just to fail at killing him."
"When you put it that way, I can't think of anything to argue back with." Lachlan sighed. "I just wish that it was already over with."
"Me to," Ash replied.
Then the two immortals decided to go to sleep so they could be rested for the morning when they planned to head out.
*
The man smiled. This girl should lead him to that Ash Ketchum. Eventually she'd probably catch up to him, and with any luck, he'll be able to take care of that bounty hunter on the way; which would save him time from searching her out and that Pokemon hunter that lived in the Orange Islands. Lanacan had to take out the last remaining living vessels of information that still existed about him. The only other ones that had any information on him were the watchers and Lanacan couldn't care less about what they knew. It only mattered about what that hunter knew, as well As what that bounty hunter could do. Lanacan couldn't think of any reason why he'd need to really kill that Ash, other than the fact that he was taught swordsmanship by Achmed and Lanacan didn't know what he had been taught. That Lachlan wouldn't be too difficult to kill even if he was taught all that he really needed to know to at least stand a chance against Lanacan. And if Lanacan needed to give Ash extra incentive to battle him, if he gave up, he could easily just capture that girl who seemed so determined to find Ash. And usually when someone had feelings as deep as those, there would undoubtedly be feelings that were returned, even if they weren't in the same way. The only exception Lanacan could think of was of a Erotomanic type schizophrenic. And she didn't seem to be having any delusions of her needing to be with Ash, unless her traveling companions were under the same delusion. Which would be very interesting if it was true. But, even if that was the case, she just didn't seem like she had schizophrenia. Lanacan smiled with pleasure. He couldn't have planned this any better.
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Author's Notes: So, how was this chapter? Does anyone have any comments about it. At least other than the Erotomanic type schizophrenic; which is basically the type of schizophrenia that creates stalkers. The kind of person who believes that they have a special connection with a certain person and won't be convinced otherwise. No matter what evidence goes against their delusion. Anyway, if you don't have any comments about it, please at least tell me honestly what you thought about this. Even if you have to flame, please just review. That's all I'm asking. ^_^
*
Ash looked back and forth between the woman and Lachlan for a moment. "You know her?" Ash asked.
Lachlan nodded, glaring at the woman. "I never expected to see you back here," the woman commented. "Although I probably shouldn't be surprised. I mean Achmed just died recently and you'd need to come back to get what you had left here."
Lachlan then moved into the house and without saying a word went to where his room had been. Ash just watched him go. When the door shut, Ash commented mostly to himself, "What was that about?"
The woman seemed to not hear what Ash said and that was good enough for Ash. Ash then went to where he had slept and gathered up what little he had left there. When he was done he went back out into the main part of the house he saw Lachlan having a very heated conversation with the woman. While Ash let them argue over whatever it was that they were arguing about, Ash began to look for anything that Achmed had left that could give him a clue as how he could find Lanacan. Ash first went into where Achmed's room was, but even after searching thoroughly, Ash still couldn't find anything. Ash sighed and went back out to the main room. Lachlan and the woman were now just glaring at each other. At least they're not arguing anymore, Ash thought right before they started arguing again.
Ash shook his head as he began to look for any place in the main room where Ash could think of that would make a good hiding place. "There isn't anything hidden in here," the woman called out to Ash. Ash turned as she continued, "I've already checked."
"What do you mean by that?!" Lachlan snapped.
She just laughed as she replied, "Oh just that I already searched through here for anything."
"Always was the scavenger, eh Megan?" Lachlan said, with a wry grin.
"So, you haven't found anything?" Ash asked.
"Yes, but not what I was looking for. I found one of his journals, but that isn't what I need to find. Anything that has to do with Lanacan is what I was looking for and an old journal isn't something that would have it," Megan said.
"Ash, grab the journal and we'll head out," Lachlan said.
"Where is it?" Ash asked, Megan.
"On the table," Megan said, pointing to the coffee table. "But there won't be anything about Lanacan in there. I know Achmed wouldn't leave it just lying around if it had that kind of information in it."
Ash picked the journal up and opened it to a random page and began reading:
It's been two weeks since the last battle. Everyone's nervous,
even Cowboy here. The only one who seems to keep this war from ending
is Lanacan. How someone who is just barely a soldier is able to get
their superiors to listen to them is beyond me. I can only assume that
Lanacan is a mercenary. I only know that Lanacan is an immortal who
killed my wife years and years ago. If I can I'll kill him. But, the
worst part is, is that the worst strikes on us have been by a lone
person. Every so often we'll come across a group of soldiers all dead
and gutted like they were pokemon hunted and ready to have the meat
harvested for eating. Even I got a little natious from that. No one
knows who did that, but I'm certain that I was Lanacan. Part of the
uneasy feeling tonight in camp is part of the fact that no one wants
to be the next target for Lanacan. But, the strangest thing is, is
that he seems to be avoiding me. Ever since I nearly killed him after
he killed my love, se seems to be afraid of me. I think that I alone
may be then keeping him from killing this squad. I only hope that
isn't the case. I need to kill Lanacan like I need to breathe.
Ash stopped reading. This would probably give them more information on Lanacan than anything that Megan could find. Ash wasn't certain how Lachlan knew that the journal is what they wanted without looking at it, but Ash figured that Lachlan had read pieces of it and noticed the stuff about Lanacan. Ash put the worn book in his backpack and nodded to Lachlan who then got up from sitting on the couch and left with Ash.
"How did you know her?" Ash asked.
"I met her moments after I met Achmed. For a time she tried to be a mother to me, but she always seemed to act like she didn't know what being a mother would be like. She was always telling me not to do things that I couldn't control and then when she got tired of being like that, she went back to being a bounty hunter. I think that she also has a reason to want to kill Lanacan, other than trying to be the last, but most immortals that I know have a reason to hate Lanacan and so I may be a little mistaken on that," Lachlan said.
Ash sighed. "Well, lets get a little bit away from here before we set up camp. We can talk a little then about the journal."
Lachlan nodded his agreement.
*
Megan smiled to herself. If they only knew that she had found some maps in a fireproof container just a little up the chimney. These maps would show her where Lanacan would probably be, as it was a map where every place that Lanacan was sighted were marked with the dates of when the sighting was. Megan had once broken into a watcher's database and found their map of Lanacan's travels, but it wasn't near a well done as this was. Nor was there as much information. Megan could see how obsessed Achmed had been on killing Lanacan, and maybe even would still have been if he hadn't died. Achmed had also seemed to be the one that had had the best chance at killing Lanacan, but now the job was open for anyone who could do it. And Megan was certain that she would be the one to kill him.
Megan sighed as she got up. She felt that there should have been more information on Lanacan, but she couldn't decide. She estimated, by looking at the maps, that Lanacan was currently hiding somewhere in Gringy city. Megan knew it was about one of three places and since Gringy city had recently been abandoned due to so many Grimer and Muk, she figured that that would be the place where he'd stay, which would keep him out of sight when he didn't want to be seen. Megan figured that she could rest here for the night and then in the morning, she'd head out for Gringy city. She then at least would be well rested.
*
Misty sighed. They had traveled all day and still no sign of Ash. Nor has there been any sign of him since they left to try and follow him. Even though they had a destination in mind neither she, nor Brock, nor Iseult had seen any sign that Ash had come this way. Misty just hoped that he had come this way and that they would meet up with him. Or that they would be able to find out where they would need to go, or that they would meet someone who had seen Ash and could point them in the direction that they wanted to go. As it was, they would need to stop soon because night was rapidly approaching. Misty only hoped that the next day would hold more luck for them than the past few had.
*
"So, basically, you think that there might be someone in the Orange Islands that might know something more about Lanacan?" Lachlan asked.
Ash nodded. "In the journal he wrote about how he met another immortal that also wanted Lanacan dead. He talked about how he shared information with him, because the other immortal was just too scared of Lanacan to try to kill him himself, but knew a few things that Lanacan couldn't fight against," Ash answered.
"So, you think that he's still alive?" Lachlan asked.
"It wouldn't hurt to check," Ash said, determinedly.
"You're right," Lachlan said. "It would be better than just looking around for Lanacan when we don't know where to begin."
"Well, I think that these maps that Achmed drew in his journal might help. The explaination for the maps is that they were drawn to show where Lanacan was sighted either directly or indirectly and when," Ash said, handing the journal over to Lachlan so he could see it.
"Yeah, but they can only help so much," Lachlan said. "It might not be enough."
"It'll have to do," Ash answered. "Otherwise, we'll just be wandering around and will eventually lose everything just to fail at killing him."
"When you put it that way, I can't think of anything to argue back with." Lachlan sighed. "I just wish that it was already over with."
"Me to," Ash replied.
Then the two immortals decided to go to sleep so they could be rested for the morning when they planned to head out.
*
The man smiled. This girl should lead him to that Ash Ketchum. Eventually she'd probably catch up to him, and with any luck, he'll be able to take care of that bounty hunter on the way; which would save him time from searching her out and that Pokemon hunter that lived in the Orange Islands. Lanacan had to take out the last remaining living vessels of information that still existed about him. The only other ones that had any information on him were the watchers and Lanacan couldn't care less about what they knew. It only mattered about what that hunter knew, as well As what that bounty hunter could do. Lanacan couldn't think of any reason why he'd need to really kill that Ash, other than the fact that he was taught swordsmanship by Achmed and Lanacan didn't know what he had been taught. That Lachlan wouldn't be too difficult to kill even if he was taught all that he really needed to know to at least stand a chance against Lanacan. And if Lanacan needed to give Ash extra incentive to battle him, if he gave up, he could easily just capture that girl who seemed so determined to find Ash. And usually when someone had feelings as deep as those, there would undoubtedly be feelings that were returned, even if they weren't in the same way. The only exception Lanacan could think of was of a Erotomanic type schizophrenic. And she didn't seem to be having any delusions of her needing to be with Ash, unless her traveling companions were under the same delusion. Which would be very interesting if it was true. But, even if that was the case, she just didn't seem like she had schizophrenia. Lanacan smiled with pleasure. He couldn't have planned this any better.
*
Author's Notes: So, how was this chapter? Does anyone have any comments about it. At least other than the Erotomanic type schizophrenic; which is basically the type of schizophrenia that creates stalkers. The kind of person who believes that they have a special connection with a certain person and won't be convinced otherwise. No matter what evidence goes against their delusion. Anyway, if you don't have any comments about it, please at least tell me honestly what you thought about this. Even if you have to flame, please just review. That's all I'm asking. ^_^