Chapter 5: UB Nihilego part 2
Alright, two, no three months since last update? I do have other stories and other things going on though. Especially when I say I am getting outa FFN.
Enjoy.
As they reached the beach, the Helicopter had just been turned off and Rowena was stepping out to probably greet them. She waved at them to signal they could come over. As Noël and Anabel got to her, Rowena asked, "Ready? And is Noël coming?"
"Yes, we are. Yes, she is," Anabel nodded.
"Alright, hop in: we've got to go," Rowena said, though she did look a little begrudging to let Noël come, which was fair enough considering it was probably going to be very dangerous.
They all got onto the helicopter, and when they were buckled in, it took off. Noël noticed that after they had taken off, the helicopter seemed to be going faster than when Rosalina and Rowena came to rescue Noël and Epona the previous day, but that could be her imagination, too.
"We are dealing with three Nihilego: and they are in the hills around a small town called Po Town. We will land there and set out in two groups. Now, are you alright with Noël with you, Anabel?" Rowena asked, looking at the plan Rosalina had written upon a sheet of paper.
"Yeah, sure," Anabel weakly agreed. She was still struggling to comprehend what was happening.
"Thanks! There will be two groups of us, and we will catch two of the Nihilego: Rosalina sent a group who is going from a different spot for another one as it is quite far from the others and other workers at the Foundation will protect the civilians around. With the exception of you two, when we catch one unless the other group has spoken on a communication device we have, we will move to their location to help capture the beast," Rowena said, finishing the list.
"Right. How long until we get there?" Anabel asked.
"Ten minutes," the driver responded.
"Will it be scary?" Noël wrote.
"No, you'll be safe: I can guarantee," Anabel responded automatically.
Ten minutes later, the Helicopter started to descend. When it landed, Rowena, Noël, the driver and Anabel got out. Anabel had a bag of Beast Balls which she'd brought and Rowena had her own, probably from Over the Blue.
"Right, we'll go up here," Rowena said, pointing up the hill.
"Okay, we'll go down here?" Anabel said, pointing down the hill. Rowena nodded, then Noël did to show she understood.
"See you soon," Rowena said. Then everyone split to get to work.
As they walked down, Anabel said, "Now, stay with me, and keep an eye out. Go, Espeon!" Anabel pulled out a Pokéball and released a purple cat-like Pokémon.
"Okay," Noël wrote.
As they walked down the hill, Espeon suddenly stopped and looked to the left, and then stiffened. "What's the matter, Espeon?" Anabel asked, bending down.
"Es," Espeon replied, gesturing towards some bushes.
"You think there's something there? Starmie, come out!" Anabel said, sending her Starmie out.
"Heh," Starmie cried.
"Starmie, stay with Noël. Noël, wait here with Starmie, we're going to check it out," Anabel said, holding her hand up as she moved forward. "Come on, Espeon," Anabel said, then Espeon went with her towards the bushes.
Noël shivered as she and Starmie waited; it felt as though she was being watched and a creepy stare. Then Noël noticed something move in the shadows, and whatever was moving was probably in the bushes. Then something white came from the bushes. Noël quickly recognised it as Nihilego! Remembering what they tried to do to her, Noël knew she needed to warn Anabel! Starmie tensed its muscles.
"Hehu!" Starmie cried to its trainer.
"ANABEL! Get out of there!" Noël cried in a high-pitched voice and slightly raspy voice. It had been a very hard deciding what to do, but when she suddenly found the confidence to shout, she did.
Anabel turned around and gasped in horror. As Nihilego raised one of its tentacles, Espeon hit it with Psychic, which made it withdraw. However, that made Anabel loose balance.
"YAHH!" Anabel cried as she fell. Espeon jumped after her.
Noël ran to the edge. After Anabel lay there for a few seconds, she groaned; from Espeon's body language, Anabel was alive. Noël sighed: Anabel was safe! Then the Nihilego descended upon Noël.
"Heh! Noël, I'll distract it, you get the Beast Balls and throw one. Heh," Starmie said to Noël, using mind powers that Psychic-types were well known for.
"You sure?" Noël asked.
"Heh, yes," Starmie said.
"Alright," Noël nodded. Then Starmie sent a Psychic at Nihilego.
While Starmie distracted Nihilego, Noël carefully, and slowly snuck around to where Anabel had dropped the bags with the Beast Balls. It was very hard for Noël, because she had to avoid attacks, and every now and then Nihilego would forget about Starmie and try to attack her, only to be reminded about Starmie's existence.
By the time Noël reached the bags, Starmie was in serious trouble: it had run out of energy basically and was badly hurt. It was a strong Pokémon, but the strength of the ultra-beast was something else.
Not wanting it to get more hurt, Noël had to act fast. She made as much noise as possible, for the Nihilego to notice her.
"Starmie, when I nod, use your strongest attack on Nihilego! No time to explain," Noël told Starmie.
"Heh, right," Starmie said, understanding.
And it worked, the Nihilego turned to see Noël, and it came towards her. When Noël was sure it was close enough, she prepared to throw a Beast Ball at it. With the bad memories and the Nihilego so close, Noël felt her entire body shake. Steadying herself for a second, Noël nodded to Starmie, and as Starmie launched an attack, while Noël threw the Beast Ball in her hand.
The Beast Ball hit mere seconds after Starmie's attack did, and Nihilego was taken inside. After two rocks, it donged to announce Nihilego had been caught.
Noël sighed in relief, and collapsed onto the ground, trying not to faint. "Noël!" she looked up to see Rowena and the driver sliding down the hill and running towards her with a Gallade and Togekiss out with them.
"What happened? And where's Anabel?" Rowena asked.
"Nihilego happened: it's in that ball. Anabel, she fell down the cliff," Noël wrote, then she pointed.
Rowena looked down the cliff, and cried, "Oh god! James, get Anabel and Espeon to the helicopter! Noël, can you please help me get Starmie, and these Beast Balls back to the helicopter?"
"Yes mam," James the driver said. He ran down the hill. Noël nodded to Rowena, and she then went to help.
A few of the Beast Balls had fallen out of the bag, so Noël collected those up. Thankfully, Rowena picked up and pocketed Nihilego's ball: Noël didn't think she could cope with holding it. After gathering everything up, Rowena picked up one of the bags and headed up to the helicopter. After gesturing for Starmie to come, Noël picked the other bag and followed Rowena.
When they got there, Rowena put both the bags behind one of the seats. By that stage, Espeon and James had arrived with Anabel, who Espeon was using Psychic on to left her up the cliff. Espeon placed Anabel on the ground in front of some of the seats.
"Ready?" James asked Rowena.
"Yes, we are," Rowena nodded.
"Alright, let's hurry back," James said, closing the door. Then he rushed to the front as Noël and Rowena sat down and buckled themselves in.
"Sorry about this, but you are going to come for a detour to Over the Blue, Noël," Rowena apologised.
"It's okay, I understand," Noël wrote.
"Thank you: you're a kind child," Rowena said, grabbing a speaker thing.
As the helicopter took off, she said into it, "Home base, this is Rowena here; code red! I need medical staff on the ready when we arrive! I repeat, medical staff on the ready!"
After a few minutes, she got a reply. "Thank you," Rowena said, then she put it down next to Anabel, to monitor her.
Rowena sighed, then she said to Noël, "We will arrive at the Over the Blue Foundation in a few minutes. Will you explain what happened when we get there?"
"Okay," Noël shyly wrote.
"Thank you," Rowena said. Then they sat in silence for the rest of the trip to over the blue.
So, that's sorted out. We are three or four chapters away from where the story really starts to get on fire. We are also getting closer to getting pokémon! Shall I include a list of them at the start of every chapter?
Don't ask when the next update will be, but not for at least three months. See you!