Chapter 2: Crash Landing
A/N: You won't see much love and mushiness and this story, but do send your ship ideas to me, and I'll give the one I think the best a mention at the end of Braving the Cold! The one-shot thing only applies to the content, not the chapter name or anything. All right, I won't bore you with my chatter for long, onto the story! I also figured how to make the chappies look bigger
Bole's PoV
Oh no, I'm late to school again! If Ms. Yuki caught me being late, I would be in detention again! Sometimes, you'd think that the Froslass had some grudge against me, taking pleasure in giving me every detention she has handed out to me. One time, she put me in detention for splatting my friend in the face with an Oran Berry and he got off scot-free even though he started it. Another time, she gave me a detention for smacking my friend in the face even though she heard him make fun of my big brother by calling him a big fat Abomasnow. So what if my bro's an Abomasnow? While I was grumbling about Ms. Yuki, I heard a whooshing sound and stopped.
"Huh?" I thought.
I realized that the whooshing sound was coming from right above me. I looked up. A tiny dot was coming closer and closer, becoming larger and larger. Curiosity got the better of me. I'd have to worry about that Froslass later. I tried squinting to get a better view. I could make out a shape with hands and legs fast hurtling towards me. I realized it was going to hit me.
"OH NO!" I screamed and tried to jump out of the way, but the wall of green collapsed on me and everything went black.
Derrick's PoV
Our teacher Mr. Riz, a grumpy Primeape, was making us memorize the type effectiveness chart like our lived depended on it. I struggled to concentrate on it and my eyes started to flicker here and there noticing irrelevant things like my snow covered leaves and the eraser of the upward pointing tip in my pencil.
"Derrick" a voice hissed into my ear.
I turned, and saw Crystal angrily looking at me.
"Concentrate on your chart!" she whispered crossly.
"It's too boring…." I replied and yawned.
"I already know my weaknesses" I whispered to her confidently.
She rolled her eyes and went to back to her chart. I looked around the class to see how everyone else was doing. Most of them like Rick the Glalie, Chuck the Beartic and Bugsy the Avalugg were just doodling on their charts. They were pure ice types so less things to memorize for them, then again so was the nerdy Glaceon called Crystal sitting next to me, but oh well, I can't figure her out. I'm her only friend, because no one else wanted to hang out with her, but she's pretty cool outside school. No one knew that though, and they teased her all the time, about how bookish she is and is such a nerd. I take her side all the time which means she's my only friend as well. She's really short – tempered so when they tease her, she tries really hard to hold back, and succeeds most of the time. One time her anger overcame her though…..Let's just say that was her first time in a detention room. Since, everyone calls her bookish and nerdy, she can't wait to whip their asses starting from next week as announced Battle Class Practical starts from then. She's slightly afraid of fire, but as not as much as I am. The city we all live in is full of Ice types, with Regice as the current president. It's always Articuno, Regice or Kyurem. They are the three ice legendaries, who the citizens of Sleet City always vote in turns. So most of us are afraid of fire, but I'm afraid a bit more because I'm four times weaker to fire. I was almost asleep when the school nurse, a Wigglytuff whose name I did not know entered into the classroom.
"What do you want?" he asked annoyed.
He did not like it if anyone disturbed the class. She came and whispered to him. His face changed from annoyance to shock to worry in a matter of milliseconds.
"Derrick?" he called much tenderly than I expected.
"What, sir?" I asked nervously. "C'mere" he said. Everyone was looking confused. I walked up to him.
"Boy, your brother Bole has been gravely injured by a falling Pokémon. I don't know much, but you're excused. Go see your brother" he said softly.
Beads of hail started popping up my leafy palms. I grabbed my backpack and followed the Wigglytuff outside the school to the hospital. I tried to strike up a conversation with the Wigglytuff.
"So, um, ma'am, what exactly hit my brother?" I asked.
"I don't know for sure, but I believe it's a Grass Type" she replied.
We walked the rest of the distance in silence. I really hoped that my brother was okay.
When I finally reached the hospital, the Wigglytuff said "He's in Emergency Ward 6"
I tried to get there as fast as possible, but Abomasnow don't really have much of a speed factor. By the time I finally reached the door of Emergency Ward 6, I was panting. I opened the door and walked inside. I gasped. Bole had bruises covered all over his body. I rushed to his side and he stirred. I gasped with relief. An Audino came in and smiled at me.
"Bole is your brother, I suppose?" she asked me.
"Yes" I replied.
"Hey big bro" Bole managed weakly.
"Bole will be fine, however, the Sceptile that dropped on him, is a much more serious case" she said seriously.
"Can I see Sceptile?" I asked.
"He's in Emergency Ward 5" she said.
I left Bole's room and walked to Emergency Ward 5. I opened the door and peeked inside. Then I walked inside the room. Yep, the Sceptile had far worse injuries than Bole, and I had a feeling if Bole wasn't standing where he was and cushioned Sceptile's fall, he would have probably died. He was covered with bruises like Bole, a cut from one of Bole's sharp leaves. He was also burnt in a few places, for some reason. Had he been in a battle with a Talonflame or something? Dr. Peaches came in and force fed him a few berries, and then used Heal Pulse. He stirred. I couldn't believe my eyes. Even with so much bruises and burns, he managed to open his eyes.
Dan's PoV
I blinked away the spots in my eyes, hurtling through mesosphere really hurt a lot. I knew falling from that height can turn you into a fireball. I definitely did not ask for firsthand experience. I noticed two big shapes blocking most of my vision. An Abomasnow and an Audino were looking at me with concerned expressions. The Abomasnow had more of a bewildered expression, than actual concern.
"Huh?" I managed to whimper.
"Don't worry, you're safe." said the Audino.
"How are you even awake?" asked the Abomasnow.
"Shush Derrick, you're being rude!" exclaimed the Audino
The Abomasnow, put his trunk like hands over his mouth.
"Sorry" he said in a muffled voice.
"My name is Peaches, may I know your name?" the Audino, who I now knew to be Peaches, asked.
"I…I'm Dan" I managed to say.
"Dan, you're in Sleet City Hospital" said Peaches.
"Sleet City?" I asked bewildered.
"Where are you from, Dan?" Derrick asked.
Then, everything came back to me. The portal sucking me in, Sky smashing his head, blood coming from his scalp, everything. I choked back my tears. I couldn't show weakness in unfamiliar territory. Peaches managed to detect my pain anyway and asked
"Are you ok?"
"Not really" I replied
Then I answered Derrick's question
"It's a bit complicated Derrick" I said
"Are you that embarrassed at being Sky Dropped?" he asked.
I tried to chuckle but all that came out was a rasp.
"I don't think he was subjected to Sky Drop" said Peaches.
"He's burned badly, here, here and here, see?" she said to Derrick pointing at my belly, my legs and my wrists.
I tried to get up but yellow spots started swimming around my eyes.
"Whoa, lie down, you need at least a week of bed rest!" said Peaches.
"My throat feels like it's filled with sand" I rasped out.
"Your throat is partially burned too, don't talk." She scolded me.
"How much does he have?" Derrick asked in awe.
"Burned throat, belly, legs, wrist, and legs and ribs are broken." She reported.
"He's conscious with all that?!" Derrick asked Peaches still in awe.
"I'm still here, you know…." I thought, but I couldn't say anything.
"Yes, it's a pretty big feat after sustaining this much injuries, but I'm pretty sure it's taking a toll on Dan's energy." She explained.
"Ok, since my bro will be ok, and looks like Dan here will be too, I think I'm going back to school now." said Derrick as he shouldered his backpack into position.
"Ok, goodbye Ms. Peaches, see ya Dan" he said and left the ward, closing the door behind him.
"Ok, now you take a rest for a while" Peaches said to me
I managed to nod as I blacked out again on the comfortable bed.
Reggie's PoV
All I wanted was some rest after a hard day's work at the mayor's office, but nooooooo, there HAD to be an emergency. Earlier that day, I'd took care of the local bandits consisting of various types, the chief being a evil Bisharp called Kai, then I had to barter with the pushy mayor of the Fairy types, a Sylveon, who kept trying to push the trade in her favor. Then I had to rush to the Sleet City Bank to put my ice crystal print on a contract which gave the bank permission to insert more money into circulation.
Now on top of that, I got a report of a Sceptile falling on a Snover on the way to school injuring the former more than the latter. So because of that, I had to rush my way over to the Sleet City Hospital (or SC Hospital for short) to check on both the Pokémon. A Regice could only do so much in a day, you know. Once, I got there, I rushed to the Snover, as he was a citizen of Sleet City, and always my citizens come first. The Chansey taking care of the Snover said that he'd be fine. So then I went over to the Sceptile's Ward only to find out that he's asleep at the current moment.
"He was miraculously conscious just a few minutes ago, I'm afraid you missed him sir." the Audino said sadly.
"No problem" I said.
"Report to me, when he's out of bed" I said and she nodded.
I then left the hospital and wondered if I should notify the Leaf City mayor about this, a good natured Virizion, who always looked out for fellow Grass types, like how all the other mayors including me did for their respective types.
I decided on doing it. Once I reached home, I sat down and dialed in Virizion's personal number. I didn't like her snobby Leafeon she kept as her secretary so I figured her number is better.
I dialed in the number.
"Hello?" I said.
"Vizi speaking" came out a feminine voice from the phone.
"Hey, it's Reggie." I said.
"What's this call about, Reggie?" Vizi asked.
"A Sceptile fell out of the sky into our city" I reported
There was a silence, and then Vizi said
"The only Sceptile we have in our city is our Elder Suke, and he's perfectly fine. I don't know Reggie…." she said in a worried voice.
"Don't worry about it, I'll deal with it" I said reassuringly.
"Ok, I hope you can handle it, bye." she said.
"We'll see, bye" I said and hung up the phone.
Now, this was turning out to me more interesting than bothersome.
"Hmmmmm, let's see how this all plays out, shall we?" I thought.
A/N: Not much of a cliffhanger this time, and since there was no deadline, I didn't break any promises! So, some of you may be wondering how a four-footed Pokémon can use a phone, I'll cover all that in the later chapters (If I don't please remind me, I'm really forgetful) No deadline this time too (I'm evil) and hope you enjoyed and all suggestions are welcome!