Chapter 12: Stranded Siblings

It has been five days since Riolu and Zorua fought against the giant kraken. The ship has taken dock on a nearby island and Riolu is still lying unconscious.

He is the small bedroom of the ship, lying down on a twin sized bed.

As Riolu lies there on his bed, Zorua is outside on the small island, trying to find some Oran Berries to give to Riolu.

The island is out of the darkness range, so the sky and water is normal.

Zorua is deep within the forest, still trying to find any signs for berries. When he got to the far end of the forest, his search is over when he finds plenty of Oran Berries hanging from a tree and bushes, followed by a variety of other berries and Apples.

Zorua has a relieved grin on his face as he thinks, 'Alright! This should do for the rest of the trip.'

While Zorua takes off the bag he was wearing on his back and starts to pick some of the berries and apples from the trees and bushes, a voice says from where he came from, "Excuse me!"

Zorua instantly stops what he was doing and looks back. He has a surprised expression on his face when he sees a Kirlia standing there with its arms crossed, staring at Zorua with serious expressions in its eyes.

Zorua has a troubled expression on his face as he asks, "Who are you?"

A female Kirlia replies by saying in a serious tone, "Who am I? Who are you, and why are you stealing food from our island?"

Zorua has a shocked expression on his face as he repeats, "Th-this is your island?"

Kirlia nods her head and she replies while gesturing her right hand out, "That's right, and those berries you have belong to my brother and I."

Zorua blushes from embarrassment and he says while putting the bag down, "I'm terribly sorry… I didn't know there was anyone else on this island."

Zorua looks directly into Kirlia's eyes and he continues, "I actually just got here, and I was trying to find some berries for my fallen friend. He's still back on the boat, unconscious from losing too much energy."

Kirlia still has a suspicious look in her eyes as she says, "Huh… so this friend of yours is back in the ship, huh? Mind leading me to him with a few of the Oran Berries?"

Zorua nods his head, but Kirlia still has her hand out and she continues, "I still want that bag, though."

Zorua has an annoyed expression on his face as he replies, "All right, here…"

Zorua hands Kirlia the bag and she puts it on. After she gets the bag, she looks up into the treetops and gives a hand signal. After she does that, a Pokemon jumps out from the treetops to the left to Zorua and lands on his feet.

Zorua looks to his right and his eyes widen with surprise when he sees a Kirlio standing there.

Kirlio looks exactly like a Kirlia, but the only difference is its small blade like elbows.

Zorua has an impressed expression on his face as he says to Kirlio, "Impressive, I've never even detected your energy levels. You're pretty good at it."

But Kirlio doesn't answer or change his facial expressions. Kirlia faces the direction where the ship is located and she says, "Well now… will it be okay if you lead me to your ship to your fallen friend?"

Zorua looks directly at Kirlia and nods his head, but with an annoying expression on his face.

He thinks as he walks towards Kirlia, 'Damn… she certainly is an untrustworthy…'

Before he could finish his thought, Kirlia says with a deriding grin on her face, "You better not call me that, Zorua. There's no need for such language."

Zorua blushes with surprise and he thinks with a shocked expression in his eyes, 'H-how the hell did she know what I was…'

Before he could finish his thought again, Kirlia finishes for him, "Thought?"

Zorua is standing right next to Kirlia, looking right at her with the same shocked expression on his face.

Kirlia giggles slightly and she answers before Zorua could even ask the question, "It's an ability that we Kirlia and Kirlio have. We are able to read the thoughts and emotions of those we are in contact with. So no matter how hard you want to keep a secret, we can tell what it is before you say a word."

Zorua nods his head with the same expression on his face and he replies, "I see…"

As Zorua looks away and starts walking down the path, he thinks, 'Damn… she's creepy…'

Kirlia replies as she follows Zorua, along with Kirlio, "You better believe it!"

Zorua looks back at Kirlia with a ticked off expression on his face and he says, "Stop doing that!"

After he turns his head away and continues down to path, Kirlia just giggles and thinks, 'Oh this is going to be fun.'

Kirlio walks by Kirlia's side, not saying a word at all.

While Zorua leads Kirlia and Kirlio to the ship, Riolu is still in his room, lying on the bed. He slowly starts to open his eyes, finally waking up after five days. His field of vision is still blurry, so he still can't see too well around him.

As he looks around at the blurry surroundings, he thinks with a confused expression on his face, 'Where am I? How did I get in here?'

He tries to gain his vision back, but he feels too weak to get out of bed. As his vision slowly returns, he continues to think, 'I wonder if Zorua is all right after that battle with that giant demon kraken.'

After his vision returns completely, he tries to get up out of bed, but when he was half way up, his legs and arms shake too badly and he falls back into the bed.

Riolu starts panting heavily after he lands back in bed and he thinks with a look of concern on his face, 'I guess I pushed it too much during that battle. I can barely move anymore…'

As Riolu lies there and looks around in the room, all he sees is the nightstand right next to his bed and the window looking out at the island.

Riolu grins with a relieved expression on his face and he thinks, 'Phew… it looks like Zorua got us docked to this island all on his own while I was out.'

While he stares out the window, he has a surprised expression on his face when he sees Zorua walking out of the forest with a Kirlia and Kirlio walking behind him.

Riolu thinks with a curious look on his face, 'Did Zorua end up making new friends while I was out or something?'

Zorua leads Kirlia and Kirlio onto the boat. When they got on, Riolu hears the doorknob begin to turn, and the door opens. Zorua was about to enter, until Kirlia pulls him out of the room and she says, "Hey, ladies first!"

Zorua lets out a sigh of annoyance and holds the door open for Kirlia and Kirlio. After they got inside, Zorua enters and closes the door behind him.

Riolu asks with a curious grin on his face, "Hey, Zorua. Did you make some friends on this island or something?"

Zorua looks right at Riolu with an annoyed expression on his face and he replies, "You can say that…"

Kirlia looks right at Zorua with a suspicious look on her face and she says, "What's the deal with this? I thought you told us that your friend was knocked out."

Zorua looks right at Kirlia with an annoyed expression on his face and he says, "He was knocked out…"

Riolu says with a curious look on his face, "Actually, I just woke up. I tried to get out of bed a little bit ago, but I ended up falling back down after my arms and legs gave out."

Kirlia looks right at Riolu with a suspicious look on her face and tries to tell if he's lying. But her suspicion seems to have disappeared and she gives Riolu and approving smile.

She says while throwing the bag or berries over to Riolu, "Judging from your aura, I can tell you have a good heart. So I'll believe you."

Zorua looks directly at Kirlia with a ticked off expression on his face and he starts yelling, "What the hell? Why do you believe him and not me?"

Kirlia looks right at Zorua with a deriding grin on her face and she replies, "It's because Riolu has a brighter aura than you do, which means he's an honest and kind type of Pokemon."

Zorua has an annoyed expression on his face and he looks directly at Riolu, who grabs an Oran Berry out of the bag and takes a bite out of it.

Zorua says to Riolu with the same annoyed expression on his face, "Riolu… can you tell them that I was telling the truth."

Before Riolu could answer, Kirlia cuts in by saying, "What's the magic word, Zorua?"

Zorua looks up at Kirlia with a ticked off expression on his face and he says in a serious tone, "Are you serious?"

Kirlia nods her head and she replies, "Yep. Now what's the magic word?"

Zorua looks back at Riolu with the same annoyed look on his face and he says under his breath, "Damn it…"

Zorua inhales deeply and asks again, "Riolu… can you please tell this psycho Kirlia and her brother that I was telling the damn truth?"

Kirlia smacks Zorua on the back of the head and she says, "There's no need for such language!"

As Kirlia and Zorua glare at each other with malevolent expressions on their faces, Kirlio walks over to Riolu, trying not to get into the crossfire between the two.

As Riolu continues to eat the Oran Berry, he looks right at Kirlio and he asks, "So what happened?"

Kirlio looks right at Riolu and he replies in a soft tone of voice with the same expressionless look on his face, "Zorua was taking some of our berries and apples. Of course, Zorua didn't know that we were on this island, but my sister tends to take things to seriously."

Riolu nods his head and he replies while looking back at Kirlia and Zorua getting into an argument, "I see. I'm sorry if it seemed that Zorua was stealing. He was actually trying to get me some Oran Berries so I can get my energy back. I guess he was also trying to supply us with food for our trip."

Kirlio looks down at Riolu and asks, "Where are you and Zorua going, anyway?"

Riolu replies when he looks into Kirlio's eyes, "We're actually heading to Mirage Island."

But Kirlio remains emotionless as he replies, "Interesting. I've heard of legends about that island, but I've never heard of anyone ever reaching that island."

Both Riolu and Kirlio look back at Zorua and Kirlia and Riolu asks after taking another bite out of his Oran Berry, "Do you by any chance know how far away we are from Mirage Island?"

Kirlio replies while he crosses his arms, "Actually, you're four islands away from it. However, it will take you at least two weeks minimum to reach Mirage Island, depending if you make any stops on the nearby islands or not."

Riolu nods his head and he replies with a calm expression on his face, "I see… so it'll take longer than I thought to reach it."

Kirlio nods his head and he replies, "Yeah… by the way," He looks down at Riolu and he asks, "There should be an island nearby where you two are heading. Will it be okay if we can ride with you guys to that island and just drop us off there?"

Riolu looks up at Kirlio with a smile on his face and he replies, "I suppose we could do that. It's the least I can do for you guys allowing me to have some of these berries."

Kirlio actually has a surprised expression on his face as he replies, "Really? You actually mean that?"

Riolu nods his head and he replies, "Of course I mean it. I'm assuming this island you want to go to is your home?"

Kirlio nods his head with a calm expression on his face and he replies, "Yeah… you see, my sister and I were stranded on this island for a few years. We were trying to find a way to get back, but there was no one who could help."

Riolu grins and he replies after taking the last bite out of the Oran Berry he was working on, "Well that's going to change today. We'll take you and your sister over to your home."

Before Kirlio and Riolu could continue on with their conversation, Kirlia bursts in and asks, "Riolu, we've been on this island for a few years and were wondering if we could…!"

Before she could finish her sentence, Riolu finishes, "You were wondering if we could ride you back to your home island, correct?"

Kirlia just stands there with a shocked expression on her face. She points at Riolu with a freaked out look on her face and she asks, "H-how the hell do you know that?"

While Zorua rolls around on the floor, laughing at Kirlia's expression, Kirlio answers in his calm tone, "Riolu and I have already talked about it. He already accepted our offer."

While Kirlia just pauses there, Zorua stops laughing and rolling around on the floor and he asks, "So how does it feel to have that happen to you, huh?"

Kirlia looks back at Zorua with a ticked off expression on her face and she yells back, "Shut the hell up!"

But Zorua just laughs playfully and he adds, "No need for such language, Kirlia!"

Kirlia glares at Zorua while he just laughs at her.

As Kirlia jumps towards Zorua and he starts running out of the room, laughing while she chases him all over the boat, Riolu and Kirlio have troubled expressions on their faces as they both think at the same time, "Oh yay… on a boat with those two together…"