Red cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted. "See anything guys?"
"Nothing over here!"
"It's the same over here.."
Same responses as before. Red sighed. So far they hadn't been able to find anything in the halls. "Guys, I don't think we are going to find anything here. Let's just head back."
Yellow came out from a room he had been looking in. Her eyes were glued to the floor. "Hopefully the others found him..." she murmured.
Red patted the girl on her shoulder. The smaller dex holder looked up to see the older boy smiling and giving his signature thumbs up. "Don't worry, Yellow! He's probably fine, like Blue said," he said with a shrug.
"Hey seniors! Over here!" Red turned to see White poking her head out of a nearby doorway. Her eyes were wide with hope and excitement. "We really haven't searched this room yet..."
Red felt both Emerald and Diamond shudder next to him. The room was rather dark. Strange covers were haphazardly thrown to the floor, along with a few boxes. The room was barely more than a box itself. There were no windows or other doors, and the bare, tattered walls seemed to press in from all sides. No wonder Diamond shuddered. Red wasn't to comfortable there either. He took a deep breath. "Okay, everyone! Stay together."
They searched throughout the room, checking corners, crevices and everything in between. Nothing. "Well, it would be better to head out. Hopefully the others found him," Red said.
The others nodded in agreement. They started towards the door, trying to avoid boxes that littered the floor… that is, until Yellow tripped over one. A strange beeping noise sounded, making the others snap into attention.
White stared at the box. "What is that?!"
"Let's get out of here," Diamond cried.
Rumbling shook the room, sending the kids sprawling. Red held onto the corner of a box and grabbed Yellow's hand as the rumbling became stronger.
Boom!
The walls came down, sealing each of them into their own little worlds.
Red scratched his head. "That's all I know. I wasn't there to witness her... you know. Dia was."
The normally calm boy was shaking badly. "I-i'll talk." Diamond slowly sat up, shaking slightly.
Pearl placed a hand on his shoulder."You sure?"
Diamond didn't smile. He looked... cold, as if something inside of him had been broken."Yes."
The walls closed in. The collapsing plaster and drywall blocked Diamond and White from the others. Diamond looked around frantically, eyes wide with terror. "What's going on!? Yellow? Red!?" No response. The walls kept the sound from travelling.
"I don't want to die... Not like this!" White hugged her knees to her chest, rocking back and forth as she began to hyperventilate.
Diamond placed a hand on her back, trying to comfort her."It'll be okay." He wasn't very sure of his own words, though.
The walls stopped moving In.
Diamond peaked out from behind a large chunk of wall. A smile lifted on his face. "We're okay!"
The floors lit up a dark purple color. Spoke too soon. Figures arose from the light, demonic smirks etched on their faces. Diamond and White took a step back. The creatures didn't look like any pokemon in the pokedex.
They advanced on their prey. Diamond and White stood back to back. The boy glanced back and forth. "We don't have our pokemon. What can we do?"
White stared at the monsters. "I guess we have to fight them." More and more of the creatures advanced on them. Some of them fused together into dark, deformed blobs. Their red eyes and teeth glowed from within their shadowy faces.
Then... they attacked.
They leaped at the two, latching onto their skin. Sharp teeth and claw like appendages dug into their arms, shoulders, back and chest. Diamond shrieked as white hot pain seeped through his skin. White fell to the floor, screaming, as monsters covered her. The THINGS were killing them.
No!
Diamond kicked the creatures crawling onto White. They would go flying across the room and slam into the floor, only to rise and charge at them again. Diamond groaned in desperation. "Why won't you die!?"
The flood of monsters pushed him back, away from his friend. More and more of them latched onto his skin. His vision blurred. White spots danced along the lines of darkness. Guess this was it.
He could still hear White's muffled shrieks somewhere behind him. Not that he could do anything for her. It was too much. His vision faded to black. Diamond had given up. The boy slumped to the floor, letting the things take him.
You can't give up.
The voice in his head echoed, making it impossible to ignore. 'Pearl's willpower' he thought. 'I'm just emotion.'
Emotions are what keep you alive. Keep going Dia. I know you can.
Mesprit.
Diamond's blue eyes flew open. The monster's weighted him down, but they wouldn't be enough to stop him now. Slowly, he picked himself up. The creatures dug their claws in deeper. Curling his hands into fists, he let loose, punching the creatures and knocking them off.
Desperately, he looked around. He could no longer see or hear White. The black blobs had completely filled the room. He was alone.
A guilty thought worked its way into his head. He shook his head to clear it, allowing a few more creatures to leap on him. It was still there, though. Nagging at him. I can't stay still for too long. She's gone. Ripping off a few more creatures, he looked around one last time. A faint light shone from the other side of the room.
An exit? It just had to be. One last look back behind him revealed nothing but more creatures swarming towards him. He made his choice.
His feet pounded against the wooden floorboards as he ran for it. The shadowy figures leaped at him, teeth snapping together against the air inches from his arms and legs. The light grew as he drew closer. Only a little farther.
That's when he heard it. "Dia? White!? Are you there?!"
He thanked arceus as he reached the other side of the room, kicking aside monsters as he passed. The burning pain from when the monsters had jumped him was becoming unbearable, and he felt himself slowing as he reached the doorway.
Fear of the creatures subsided. He was soo tired. Those voices sounded so far away, yet so close. His legs buckled. Diamond hit the ground in the hallway, face first. Every muscle quaked. Everything hurt. He closed his eyes. He was so tired, he didn't even care if the creatures had followed him out.
A hand grabbed his shoulder softly and shook him. "Diamond!" Relief washed over Diamond. That was Yellow's voice. A sigh of relief escaped his lips. The others were here. He would be ok. He finally relaxed, letting go. Everything faded to black.
"That's what happened."
Everyone stared at Diamond in awe.
Black raced up to Diamond and grabbed the collar of his shirt. "I don't believe you!" Tears appeared in the corners of his eyes. "Monsters? That's why you left her? Pfft, I thought you were a dex-holder. We don't leave anyone behind!"
Diamond's blue eyes were wide and sad. He placed a hand against Black's, trying to relieve some pressure off of his neck. "I know. I tried-"
Black's tears spilled over. He shook Diamond violently back in forth, making the others jump to their feet. "YOU DIDN'T! YOU LEFT HER!" He threw Diamond forward, sending him rolling across the floor and his hat flying. Black pointed at the others in the group, "AND THAT GOES FOR YOU GUYS, TOO! SHE COULD STILL BE ALIVE! BEING TORTURED BY THOSE... THINGS!"
Diamond stood up. He picked up his hat and placed it on his head. Then, without a word, shoved Black away from him. He wore a cold expression on his face, though a few tears had gathered at the edges of his eyes. Black stared back angrily. The others didn't know what to do. Was a fight about to break?
The two boys stared at eachother like that for what felt like an eternity. Eventually, Black growled before turning away.
"Diamond?" Platinum stepped in front of him, looking quite unnerved by his stare.
"Yes Missy?" The boy looked at her. His bright blue eyes seemed cold. Almost scary. She backed away from him. Her reaction made him flinch slightly.
Black didn't seem to notice what was going on, though. He clutched his head and screamed in frustration. Or maybe it was fear? "Ugh! I can't take this!" He raced out of the room. Obviously going to go look for White.
Diamond looked around the room at the staring faces before following suite. Turning the opposite direction, he left the room in silence. The warmth still hadn't returned to his eyes by the time he disappeared in the shadows of the hallway.
Blue was the first to come back to his senses. He shook his head. "What the- those idiots!" He pointed around the room at a few of the dex-holders. "Team's one and three, plus Yellow. Go after them!" They nodded quickly and split, racing after the two boys. Red glanced at Blue, who only shook his head again and pressed a fist against his forehead. "We aren't going to last long like this."
"See anything?" Crystal called.
Pearl cupped his hands around his mouth and called back across the chateau. "No."
Team one (consisting of Ruby, Pearl, Crystal, and Gold) had followed Diamond. Unlike Black, the boy hadn't been running when he left. Despite that, he had somehow vanished. They'd lost him.
Crystal rubbed the back of her of us are dead... and it hasn't even been a full day." Her face held a sad frown, and her eyes seemed to have developed bags. The worry was starting to get to her."
Pearl whirled, his eyes sparking in surprise. "Don't talk like that Crys! We'll get out of this, I know it!"
Her brow furrowed. She clutched her jacket's arm nervously. "I… I'm sure we will. I'm not sure if Dia is OK, exactly, but I hope he is….." She cut herself off. Pearl was looking down at his feet. She instantly felt awful. Better to just shut up.
"What about Black," Ruby asked.
Pearl looked up and glared at Ruby. "He's the a** who got us into this mess in the first place."
Ruby lifted his hands in surprise and backed away. Gold snorted and smirked. "Whoa there. Didn't think ya had it in ya, Pearl."Crystal gaped at Pearl. He never used language like that. But in this situation, it would make sense. Diamond was is his best friend after all.
Time she started talking again. She pointed to the nearest room. "How about we check in here," she offered. The dark room looked like a good hiding place.
"Okay," Pearl said with a nod. He seemed much calmer now.
They entered the room. It was dark, but they could still make out their surroundings. It wasn't much different from any other room. Piles of boxes and sheet covered furniture. Something seemed off, though. Boxes were pushed out of the way, like something kicked them out of the way.
Strange.
"Black?!" Ruby called. "Are you in here?"
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…..
He took a step back. "Hello?" A figure moved across the room, its features hidden in the darkness. Ruby stopped. Maybe…. "Diamond? Is that you?" The figure looked up, a crooked red smirk gleaming. "Oh shi-" Ruby backed away, faster this time.
"That's not Dia," Pearl cried.
The creature raised a glowing red hand in their directions. Flames spurt out of its palm at them.
Crystal jumped back, pulling Pearl and Ruby back with her by their collars. "Run!"
Long one. I've really started changing a lot of how this story's set up. If the original author gets to this part, I hope you don't mind. It just feels right to keep adding to the story. Hope everyone likes it this way. ;)