Alright. I know it's been a while now that I see at my schedule, but exams are coming and I'm slowly losing the time I have to write. I was going to wait a little longer before starting this arc, but I got too excited last chapter, so I kinda skipped a chapter in my schedule. Oh well. I'm probably going to need it later, so I don't care. And before I start the chapter, I want to thank you all so much for just visiting my story and extra points for reviewing. I now have 20 reviews, 24, followers, 16 favorites, and 3,856 views on this story! That's awesome! So as a reward, here is the 16th chapter, more to come.
Chapter 16: Doorbell
"Wait, we have a doorbell?" Nate frowned.
"We do." Red immediately turned his leader mode on and slowly walked towards the door, telling the others to stay behind him with a hand sign. The House of Pokémon Legends doorbell had never been rung before.
The others stayed about a meter behind Red as he reached the front door past the living room. Red slowly opened the door to witness a young woman about their age, exhausted.
"Don't...Arceus...I..uh..." As soon as those words were out she collapsed, but Red's quick reaction saved her from a meeting with the ground. Her small yellow hat however, fell on the ground when she hit Red's arms. It was when he caught the unconscious girl that the Legends got a good look at her. She had hair the color of the deep dark ocean, and her dark blue eyes were now closed, resting. Her hair was also held in two jagged ponytails and she had some short bangs covering her forehead. Her face was dirty with sand, as were her legs and arms. She had scrapes all over body, and she wore some black and yellow shorts along with a red shirt and a white jacket.
"Who's that?" Calem frowned.
Silence ensued. The Kanto Legends slowly turned around with a look of concern to see the Johto Legends stare at her in horror. Lyra kept a hand over her mouth, her eyes wide staring at the girl in Red's arms. Gold was paralyzed and looked as if he saw a ghost. Understandable, since the girl was a ghost in his memory.
"Kri..kruh...kurr..." Gold struggled to speak.
"Krystal." Lyra finished. Once the fact that Krystal was alive and resting in front of them had sunk in, Gold stepped forward and Lyra stepped back.
"How is she here? How is she even alive?" Gold managed to ask while taking her off Red's arms and into his. He carried her into the living room and dropped her on the couch, still not believing his eyes.
"Don't know. Let her rest and she'll be able to explain when she wakes up." Red told everyone to give her some space before leaving with Leaf to help her prepare some medicine and some warm soup in the kitchen. Meanwhile, Gold and Lyra just stood there, trying to make sense of the situation. What really happened? How de she get here? How did she even know this place existed? Would they tell Silver? And if so, how? All these questions burned in their minds while they stared at her.
"So that's Krystal. I always wondered what she looked like." May told Ruby. They had joined the House only a few months after the Krystal incident, so the subject was pretty prominent.
"Will this affect the tournament?" Serena asked quietly.
"Probably." Black nodded. "She was ranked before she disappeared, so she'll probably enter with the rank she had before. If she's able to, of course."
"And if she even wants to." Hilda added.
"She looks like she went through hell." Nate noticed.
"She beat Whitney's Miltank, so she pretty much did go through hell." Gold chuckled without taking his eyes off Krystal.
"Alright everyone off." Red and Leaf arrived. Red brought the medicinal instruments and Leaf brought a huge bowl of steamy hot soup. Red went first, putting a big puffy pillow under her head and covering her up to her shoulders with a thick blanket. He then checked her in various ways: with a thermometer, a stethoscope, with a hand to her forehead/neck, and by checking her for injuries. The only injuries he noticed were some scrapes here and there. They weren't deep or bloody though, so they were probably from falling off of somewhere. Once he finished, he frowned and put everything back in order.
"She's not really sick, she's just exhausted from whatever happened to her. Her temperature is a bit high, her heart is still pounding, and she has small wounds everywhere, as if she fell numerous times. She should be fine if she just sleeps it off. It's nothing too grave." He shook his head.
"I didn't know you were a doctor." Diamond frowned.
Red smiled. "My training at Mt. Silver was rough and my pokemon got hurt regularly, so I learned to treat them myself without a nurse. I also had to check that I wasn't training too hard, so I checked myself from time to time with the same technique. Human and Pokémon anatomy aren't so different, after all." He shrugged and let Leaf do her part.
She calmly picked up a spoonful of soup and held her mouth so she could slowly pour the warm soup into her throat. Krystal naturally gulped each spoonful until the bowl was clean.
"I remember when I did this to Red." Leaf smiled. "They have the same expression."
"Anyways," she sighed. "It's our turn to have a rest. It's been a pretty eventful day." She turned off all the lights and everyone went to their respective room.
At 12:00am, the sound of a door creaking open broke through the silence of the night. A figure stepped out of the room and entered the living room to sit down next to Krystal.
Welp. Sorry if the chapter was a bit short, I had a limited time to make it. Once again, please leave a review on this chapter, bonus points if you can figure out who the figure is and what is he/she going to do. Bye!