Chapter 13: Calm Before The Storm
Souls Point Of View (P.O.V)
The constant drops of blood maintained a steady and restful beat, soothing my ears. But that soon stopped as my eyes opened to see the white canvas painted with red. The room was silent and calm, but that also ceased.
"Soul! Soul?! Can you hear me?!" My ears rang with the immense noise that was happening in the cell next to me. The intense pain alone was enough to make a grown man cry, but being so tired, I was unable to make any movements whatsoever.
"Soul? Are you awake?" A faint yellow figure asked me.
"Rghhhhhh…Yes…I'm up…" stuttering, I had tried to get up, but immediately fell due to my muscles screaming in agony.
"Soul!" That scream was familiar….. I couldn't pick it out but it sounded like…
No One's P.O.V
Soul had dropped to the ground faster than an anvil.
"Is he alright Angi?! Angi! Is he alright?!" Spirit screamed her head off at Angi, wanting a response right then and there.
"No…..He's out cold right now. He was awake for maybe ten seconds, but then passed out."
Blood dripped from the lacerated flesh wounds he had. There was so much, a river had started to form by him.
"We need to get out of here….." she whimpered as her bright pink tail waved around, shaking off the ice crystals that were still on her tail.
"I know. Soul said the exact same thing the first night we were here. I don't know what to do Spirit. Look for a way out of here while I take care of Soul."
"Anything specific were looking for Angi? Escape wise I mean." Replying with a saddened look and an even sadder voice.
"Yeah. Holes, flaws, security schedules, tools, vents, anything really. Anything that can get us out of here sometime before they notice that we're missing. Cause when we get out of here, there gonna search everywhere for us."
"Wait….where exactly is this base Angi?"
"I don't know. All I know is we're in Kanto."
Meanwhile With David, Jenny, And Cinnamon
In the Viridian forest, all that could be heard was the swaying of the trees. Each sway had its own rhythm, but they all came thogther and created a symphony. Looking down on the path stretched out ahead, one could see that there was a truck that came through here in a hurry.
"They were through here guys" Cinnamon stopped for a moment looking at the paw prints in the dirt, matching their exact size paws. "It looked like they struggled a little bit. Maybe Pokémon collectors? I don't know, but wherever they are, we need to find them. Following these prints and tire tracks, we should be able to find them wherever they go."
"So…any idea where they might be guys?" Nothing but concern was showing on David's face, Soul and Spirit were out there somewhere and they didn't know where.
"No, I don't David. But at this point we can assume they're in trouble because of these tracks."
Jenny voiced. It was really hard to see the sun through the trees, so not much could be seen at this point or time.
"We need to find out how to get to where they are. Any suggestions?"
Both had a grimace look on her face, giving him a "are you really that stupid?" Look.
"Yeah I got a suggestion" Jenny piped up "How about we do what we did before, and oh, I don't know, Run?"
"Well gee you didn't have to be smart about it…." Muttering under his breath. Jenny whipped her head around and stared him dead in the eyes.
"I'm sorry, I must've misheard you. You need to speak up louder next time. Now what was it you said David?" Fire was all you could see in her eyes, her rage building up with every second with no response.
"I uhhh…..said we should run!"
"Hmpph. That's what I thought you said."
"Ok! Can you two stop bickering back and forth so we can follow these damn tracks now?!" Cinnamon screamed at the bickering duo.
Realizing they were wasting time, and they could be in trouble at the very moment, dashed after the trails ahead.
"So Jenny…" David paused. A glint of remorse was in his eyes.
"What's wrong David? Is something bothering you?"
"It's just…..what if something happens to Spirit and Soul? Wouldn't it be our fault for not stopping them….." David sighed and turned away from Jenny, hiding his face.
"Look David…. it wouldn't be your fault it'd be"
"Mine" Jenny and the crew looked behind them to see a shadowy figure. Blue fur shone in what little light peaked through the trees.
"Luke?!" Speechless. She couldn't fathom any words to say.
"How did you get here and why are you here? You should be in the jail cell." David gritted, blocking his path to the girls.
"I'm not here to fight, but I will put up one if you try me." Luke said with a very deep tone to his voice.
"Is that a challenge buddy? Cause I can pre order your coffin if that's what you want…."
"Stop it you two! Jenny, back me up here! Luke hasn't even tried to attack us. So leave him alone David." She put herself I between these two contestants.
"Let him speak David, he hasn't thrown any fists yet, so don't instigate anything. We talk while we run. You coming Luke?"
Lab
Spirits P.O.V
"Soul doesn't look too good over there… I need too see if he's alright…. but I can't….. come on, luck be a lady… show me a way out of this damned place…." i
Still shivering after the ice water, I still scoured the place to find a possible exit.
"There is no exit. I've looked over every nook and cranny. Even the crack in the wall isn't big enough. And these collars negate my psychic abilities." Whispering to myself, the door opened slightly when a strange man approached Soul with a needle. He opened up the cage door gently, not swinging it open like the other scientists. Wondering what exactly he was doing, I tried to poke my head out of the cage, but he blocked the view.
"I wonder what he's doing….." I ignored the thought of them hurting him, as we all needed a way out of this solitary confinement.
"Now if I were a way out of here, where would I be?" Then it hit me. "Angi, I think I've found a way we can get out of here. You up for it?"
Then I heard growls coming from the cage.
"Angi?"
Angi's P.O.V
"What are you doing to him?!" Baring my teeth, showing him that I'd bite if he came in any closer. He put his hands up trying to show he was no threat, but I didn't buy it.
"What are you doing to him!" Pressuring me to the back of kennel. No response as the gloves snapped back on his hands. Injecting the needle into his muscles, I saw a strange, glowing green serum going into him.
"What is this?" I thought to myself before snapping back. But before I could even do anything, he pulled his hand out of the cage.
"Soul. What did he do to you?" Angi whispered softly into his ear.
"I want all 3 of them in the testing lab tomorrow. It's not a matter of choice" Angi easdropped on the conversation between the two scientists. "Were low on eevees and we need to figure out there genetic mutation formula so we can replicate it." Pausing for a minute, the guy took in a deep breath and continued.
"And if I find another eevee dead because of one of you, your all gonna go without food. We work hard to get these eevee's out on the market, and you guys keep messing it up." Grabbing the collar of his green turtle neck, He looked dead straight into the man's eyes, "And don't you read me wrong for a second. If I loose anymore money because of you, I will have you put to sleep. Got it?" He spoke. Gains popped out of the other guys head. He clenched his fist in rage, just wanting to punch him right then in there. Why he didn't was a mystery to me. But I could still see the rage radiating from his body.
"Yes. I got the gist of it. Don't kill anymore eevees or I die. Or if I cost you anymore money in general." Focusing on appealing to his kinder side, he tried to speak as nice as he could, even though he had a gun and would shoot him right then and there. But for some reason… he couldn't do it.
"Good boy. I want a cup of coffee in my office in…." he looked down to his watch and followed the red hand to the twelve. "In exactly 6 minutes. Chop chop. Stop dwadeling and get me my cop of coffee."
"Wow I can see why he wants to put a bullet in his head, I sure would." I thought to myself.
"Come on Soul…..wake up…..we need you" I had paused for a moment
Meanwhile
sat in the shadows, an isolated desk in chair in the corner of a black room with nothing more than a spotlight on his desk to see his hands.
"I assume that everything's in place, is it not." He asked as he ruffled a pack of cards in his hand.
"Yes, they are ready to ship out on a moment's notice. That Umbreon and Espeon will be shipped to Cinnabar island by tomorrow. That is, if you give my men and me the permission to ship them. Do you not?"
"Sit down Bryan. Play a game of gin with me."
Shuffling the cards three times, he dealt them out to him and Bryan.
"Ace's come before or after kings in this game, or are they ones?"
"Player who lays down the first one decides."
Replying to Bryan, he picked up and discarded. Separating pairs and runs, he put each opportunity into a short stack.
"See Bryan, I like you. You're gonna do big things some day, and you should keep each opportunity under lock and key, like I have here. See how I put each card into a different stack than the last?"
Bryan nodded to his response, while taking his own turn.
"This is because you never know what's going to become of it. Say, I have two kings. You my friend, happen to lay down what I need, but what would've happened if I would've discarded my king, and you lay one down, I have now royally screwed myself." Wilks said softly while he had picked up and layed down for his turn.
"So, going back to business, when do you want us to ship them?"
"Tonight. Drop them off at desired location, then team B will proceed from there. Any further questions need to be asked before departure. Am I clear Bryan?"
He was trailed off deep into his own thoughts to answer. No reply was given to Wilks question. Tapping his foot against the wood plank floor, he grew impatient as he waited for a response.
"Yes sir. I understand the severity of the situation…. I take the shipment and drop it off at point B, and wait for the team to arrive. At that point, I return and let them take the duo to their respective destination at Cinnabar island." Bryan finally responded.
"Good. By the way, I go out." Flipping over his cards, it is revealed he had 4 Aces, and a run of 1-5 in spades.
"Gin rummy." Dr Wilks said in a voice smooth like butter.
"Now, I want them prepared to be shipped. Off you go Bryan"
Pushing his chair in, Wilk's had not finished speaking to the boy.
"And don't forget, don't fail me."
"I won't let you down sir."
And that's that. Chapter 13 done and 14 and Halloween on the way. Sorry I've been busy training in smash 4. Trying to get dash dancing and wave bouncing down. Also dealing with school, tournaments, music, family, and a whole array of other things to deal with. So when this gets published, I'll probably be going back to training with Lucas and Kirby. Well, Bye for now. And real quick, shout out to takeyourpantsoff! Peace!
-Silvers Cross
