Chapter 7
Others - Eevee
My eyes open to the bright rays of the rising sun. I slowly get to my feet and give my fur a quick shake. My body aches all over from my travels and events of the previous day. I look around. It seems I'm the last one up, other than the Mudkip. I can see the others, chatting near the entrance of the cave. Caligo doesn't seem to be here though. I pad over to them.
"How long have you guys been up?" I ask. We hadn't been able to talk much last night, due to my own tiredness for the most part. That, and the fact that they were waiting on one other Pokemon before explaining everything. It'll be a relief to finally know what's going on here.
"Not too long," said Sollicita, a Floette. "We're just waiting for the Mudkip now. Did you get his name, or no?"
I pause for a second, then respond, "No." Why'd that Mudkip have to wake me up in the middle of the night anyway…?
"Speaking of names," Sollicita continues, "We never got yours."
"Name?" I ponder that. I had never really thought about it until now, but a name is coming to me, "It's Reus."
"Reus, huh?" Aspida, the Aegislash responded "Nice name."
"Thanks," I say, "So after the Mudkip wakes up, you'll explain what's going on?"
"Yes, it is easier for us to explain this once," Aspida answers
"Where's Caligo at?"
"He's taking some time off," Sollicita quietly comments. They'll probably bring up why that Combusken is so mad when they explain everything. I feel like it's a bit more than just being abducted into this place, considering they know what's going on and seem more experienced. Unless of course, he's been this angry the whole time he's been here, which is extremely unlikely.
"Alright," I sigh, "I guess it's best to let him vent away from others. Do we have to wait for him to come back?"
"I don't suppose it matters all too much," says Sollicita, "I don't think he'll mind being left out."
"No, we should do this as a group," Aspida retorts, "We're in this together, so we'll all be here to brief the newcomers."
"But if he needs some time to himself, we should give him time to himself," Sollicita argues.
"We don't have time, you know that," responds Aspida, "We can't stay here for much longer, or we'll upset him."
"I know, but he deserves time to grieve. He was really close to…" She slows, then stops her sentence.
"We'll get him when the Mudkip wakes, we can't spare to lose any more time."
"What are we doing…?" a voice groggily says. Reus turns to see the Mudkip slowly walking up to the group.
"Musca," Aspida looks at the Starly who had been quietly listening to the conversation, "Fetch Caligo, please." Musca nods, and with a flap of her wings, she's off.
"Someone please tell me what in Distortion is going on," the Mudkip says, sounding a bit agitated.
"Once Caligo arrives," Aspida explains, "We can start explaining things."
"Who in the world is Caligo?" Mudkip crankily responds, "And who are you guys?"
"Caligo is a Combusken," I answer, "That's Aspida, the Aegislash, Sollicita is the Floette, and the Starly that just left is Musca. And I'm Reus." Huh, I got everyone's name right. I think.
"Well, if you're wondering, my name is Liscis," Liscis says, starting to look more awake.
"Nice to meet you, Liscis," I say, "You have no memory, I presume?"
"Your presumption would be correct," says Liscis. "So are you going to tell me about why I'm here, Reus?"
"Nah," I respond, "The other's know much more than I do."
"But-but you are supposed to answer all my questions, right?" Liscis says,worry showing blatantly on his face, "You gave me the dream, right? You told me to come here, right? You know why I'm here, right?
"No, no, no, and sorta," I calmly answer. I wonder why Liscis thinks I'm the answer to his problems. Must've been Mr. Dream Dweller at work…
Caligo steps into the cave with Musca. I can still see steam coming off of him… That's probably pretty bad.
"So, how ya doin' Caligo?" Liscis asks.
"Don't," Caligo states, "Talk. To me. You.."
"Alright, alright," Aspida floats over to Caligo, and puts his banner-hand around the Combusken, "We're all friends here. Now, we have some friends who need to be informed as to what's going on." It's a wonder his arm isn't catching fire right now….
"What's there to explain?" Caligo retorts, "He gives us tasks, we complete those tasks, we lose friends trying. Simple as that."
"Who is 'he'?" asks Liscis.
"No one knows who, or what, he is," Solocita quietly answers, "but he's the one who brought us here to do his bidding. When one of us dies..."
"He replaces them," Caligo finishes.
"So we're replacements?" Liscis asks, confused.
"Seems that way," I say, "That must mean you lost two, didn't you?"
"Yes…" Solocita answers, "Two very good Pokemon."
"We need to be off now," Aspida states, "He contacted me in my sleep, giving me directions as to where we are headed next, and what we are doing there. I'll explain on the way."