Chapter twentie-one: Tolea's Time to Rise!

Her eyes were half open due to total exhaustion. Her breathing starting to quicken and slow down by the second, the ruby that used to shine the usual brilliant garnet fogged up to a mahogany. Her eyes now appears to go from lush blue to a chalky blue. Her fur starting to leave it's groomed state. Her wings started to ache.

Her cheek was flat against the cold soil-based ground. She had regret using such a technique that can use up a quarter of her full vitality. Her eyes began to close, but it snapped open when she thought of all the pokemon that needed her, all of them.

kimi ga tabidatsu hi wa

itsumo to onaji 'jaane' to te wo futta

marude ashita mo mata

kono machi de au mitai ni

She placed one paw in front of her, then pushed. Her strength was forced to her front right leg. As she got up, she coughed up blood, meaning that she was weak, but needed to help her friends. As the blood splattered to the ground, she was up and ready.

ai wo shinjiru no wa

ibun ni mo makenai koto

ume ga kanau hi made

gao no mama hoshi wo mite inori sasage koko ni iru kara

The effort almost made her pass out, but she had enough energy not to. She clung on, and blinked. She walked towards the battle area where Toby was. She saw that he was in need of help, how? She saw the tired look in his eyes. He twitched at his effort to keep going even though he was losing energy fast.

watashi wa kimi ni totte no sora de itai

kanashimi made mo tsutsumi konde

itsudemo miageru toki wa hitori janai to

tooku de omoeru you ni

kaeru basho de aru you ni

She focused a fair divided portion of her remaining vitality to her legs. She felt like she was holding a 5 thousand, even though in reality, she was running faster than she usually does. She crashed and pushed away Toby's attacker, which was a seviper that had a scar on it's right eye. In almost a blink of an eye, Toby's assailiant was sent flying from such an attack.

kimi ga inai machi de

aikawarazu ni genki de sugoshiteru

sorega ima watashi ni

dekirukoto sou omoukara

Tolea looked up at the flying pokemon, wondering if it was her who did that.

------------------Somewhere else------------------

Back to where Richan was, it wasn't paradise at all. More and more poison pokemon swarmed towards them. As he ran straight through them all, he was launching out attacks as well. He was now doubly alert now that he was with Beai. His petaled hands covered Beai's hand. It looked like as if he was actually covering it, but really he was grasping her hand in his.

Left and right, pokemon pounced on him, attacked him, challenged him but not in an orderly fashion, and make him lose his guard. Onia was no where to be seen at all, as if she had disappeared completely.

---------------Back to where Tolea was----------

'Er. thanks.' Was all that came out from Toby. He didn't want to sound ungrateful, but it was all he said. He looked her with eyes that no words can describe how groutestely innocent he looked. His answer was a nod from Tolea.

donna dekigoto ni mo

kakureteru imi ga aru to

yume ga kiekaketemo

jibun rashiku ite hoshii donna toki mo koko ni iru kara

'It's alright. Besides, I can't be lazy all the time, right?' Suddenly a what seems to be a powerful water gun sprayed acrossed the air. Like a shooting star, it streaked acrossed the sky beautifully, and it left a star-like trail behind. Yet again, it can hurt alot.

She admired the water gun, but it was heading towards the area where Beai and Richan were. Soon, there was a sound that sounded like a short waterfall. Or more likely, a crash. She flinched at the intense sound, but was glad that it had ended so quickly.

namida nakusu hodo tsuyoku nakute mo ii

tsukareta kokoro yasumasete ne

suteki na ashita wo negai nemuri ni tsuite

chiisana kodomo no you ni

Toby's hidden ears began to perk up and became visible to the sound. His eyes started to widen. He thought that the next wave is starting with water pokemon. Tolea shook her head at Toby's reaction, and giggling.

kono hiroi sekai wa tsunanagatteru

shiroi kumo wa nagare kaze ni natte

kimi no moto e

-------------------Somewhere else-----------------

Richan was panting from running and protecting the one pokemon behind him. He started to slow down and he didn't know that Beai was blushing from behind.

The both of them found shelter near a cliff. They settled there for a while until the poison army has fallen. 'Beai, are you alright?' Richan asked between breaths. His face turned a bright pink with exhaustion.

Beai looked back and replied, 'I...I...I'm okay. Thanks though.'

-------------------Where Tolea was--------------------

'So, you okay?' She asked. Her eyes glowed a soft blue, unlike the same pale blue like before.

watashi no koe wa todokimasuka?

afureru kimochi ienakatta

watashi wa kimi ni totte no sora de itai

kanashimi made mo tsutsumi konde

itsudemo miageru toki wa hitori janai to

tooku de omoeru you ni

kaeru basho de aru you ni

Toby just looked at her and replied, 'I'm fine. But why?'

Tolea just looked at him in surprise, surprise as in "he doesn't know why, huh?" She just shook her head and said nevermind. She smiled, and her ruby gleamed.

kaeru basho de aru you ni

Toby, deep down, said, Let's just hope that she's alright. Because after I'm through, she's the only one left that stands a chance...