Hey people who read my story! Well Sunday was my birthday so yay! And on another note tomorrow is another day of band camp and I will have to warn you that I might not update as much as usual, so sorry but I'm real busy during August! Yeah ok so I'm going to shut up and let you read what you actually want to read!
My mind came back before movement. My paws were scorched from the fire. The pain from my shoulder was unbearable. I could barely see my eyes burned so much. And my throat was more like a sandy desert. It's easy to say I was not in the best condition.
I groaned and tried to regain my bearings, but instantly my shoulder protested. Deciding it was for the best I lifted one eyelid enough to get a dull line of vision. Through the black that covered the edges of my eyes and the pain I could see trees, and bushes, and plant life. Odd, no yellow or gold. But it was what was through the canopy and vegetation that struck me the most. The wall, I was outside the city.
I opened my eyes wider in disbelieve and panic, causing my company to look up as well. "So the beast awakens" said a very scared looking Rotom. It was obvious he was trying to look tough, but was more frightened than anything. He looked to be older than the rest of them, except maybe the one in the corner; they looked about the same age. I cocked my head enough to spot the three younger ones, the stupid brats who freak'en kidnapped us and set the building we were sleeping in on fire AND separated us from our friends.
"You're not doing very well." My voice was unfamiliar to even me, raspy, quiet, and low. My comment seemed to have shaken them a bit. The two in the corner shared quick glances and then returned their gaze to me. Noctowl and Mr. "Let's go up!" were in a heap in the corner. I would have to get us out on my own, and running like a crazed mad man was obviously out so pure wit it was, how fun.
The one who had talked was at the right of the corner, but it was the left one's turn to pip up. He had asked the three younger looking ones, the ones who took us, to leave. This scared me, why would they ask someone of their own family to leave; they were the gang I had heard about, yes? I was confused and in my moment of confusion the one who had just spoken turned and made his way to his left to my friends. I didn't realize it until he was standing over them.
If there was ever a time to stand up now would be it, I could not let him hurt them. I might hate Connor's and I's fights but I had grown quite used to winning, and Noctowl was like the father I never had truthfully. I was to slow thought o only had on flat paw when he touched Connors side. But instead on the huge bolt I was expecting he only zapped him enough to wake him up. He did the same to Noctowl, and returned to his position in the corner. My friends twitched and groaned so I knew he hadn't hurt them to bad.
"What do you mean were not doing very well?" This time the rotom seemed utterly confused. The other one was the one to show the emotion this time, but only for a second before his expression turned hard and cruel, except his emotion was hurt, and pain. I had the feeling I was going to walk out of here just fine, but they were about to tell me something…unwanted.
I looked him straight in the eyes this time; add effect to what I was going to say you know. "Not ya'll, just you. You are not doing very well." This time anger was present, maybe I wasn't going to be a lucky as I thought.
"Fine. And what exactly am I not doing very well, hmm?" He was being very stern for someone so scared. Well time to reveille I know the truth.
"Acting, you are trying to act Scary, when you are in fact the scared one. Why, I have no idea, I'm not you, but I bet it's because your head is wanted on a long stick." He became enraged and stormed, or flew, at me. Luckily, Pokémon seem to have a problem with estimating how small I can get. The curling up hurt but it was probably for the better seeing as how when he landed on the desk behind me it crumbled. Or maybe it was because of how old the place looked, it wasn't more than a mere dusty shack at most.
"Brother, please…were not here to pester her, were here to make a deal with her. And remember she has to accept!" The last part caught my attention, why exactly did I have to except?
"Yes brother I know but she's just so, so, so irritating. Forgive me brother." I guess the one who didn't decided to stupidly launch himself at me is the older one, or at least the boss.
"No problem brother, now back to the matters at hand we are going to offer you a deal and…" I decided I didn't want to hear the rest of it, I don't feel like getting a lecture in how my life depends on me breaking some law for them.
"Yeah, yeah I must accept this deal or I will get hurt or something, look you don't have a deal, sorry. Looks like it sucks to be you huh?" My comment was dripping with sarcasm, I was even sure to roll my eyes when I said sorry. But surprisingly through the whole thing I hadn't even glanced at the brothers who were now both in front of me. When I looked back at them they were genuinely hurt, and almost astonished. There was another thing in there too. Complete and sever horror. It hurt to see them like this; it would hurt even if they had just killed Connor or Noctowl. It's a face I didn't even know existed.
"So…um, so, I. I guess that's, um, that's it then. Well you um, good day to you." He was going for the door, with shock and I heard the other mutter something like this can't be happening. She said she would help us.
"Who said what now?" I questioned, I had to find out what had them freaked, and whatever it was, it defiantly wasn't good. "And what deal was this exactly?" They both turned and stared at me.
"We were going to ask you to take our brothers." The older one looked out the shattered window I had looked out when I woke up, you could clearly see the remaining brothers from our point of view. They were playing and for a moment I thought I saw a small smile spread across the two in tattered shack with me. "We were not going to force you, the reason why you had to say yes was because the two of us are to be sentenced to death, and those three would never survive in the pits, never. We wanted you to take them along with you on your journey. We stole a Thunder stone because we knew that that one wanted to evolve", he pointed at Connor then looked back at me, how I could say no. This was brothers trying to save brothers; I could not and would not say no. I would do everything in my power to help them. "That's where we were when they were picking you up, and sorry about the fire, our fault." Yeah no kidding, while he paused I heard my friends move and possibly whisper something. They were waking up, and no matter how much I tried they would tell these brothers no in a heartbeat and not think twice about it.
"Yeah sure, they can come with us but won't the officials come and take them away?" My question was sincere and so was my answer, they could tell. I knew they could tell from the unmistakable joy that spread throughout their body. "Oh, and what about you? Won't you come with us?"
"No. we cannot come, if we do they will look for you however if we turn ourselves in they will think our brothers left or died or something and only conduct a week long search then give up like lazy bags of garbage." They were willing to die for their younger brothers.
"We have to know, are you just going to turn them in behind our backs, or are you really going to take them with you?"
I will not betray them, even if the others leave and go on my own those three brothers are outlaws, like me. I will not betray them. "You have my word that I will not harm or cause them any harm, and that they will be in my presence at all times. I won't turn them in; I couldn't even if I wanted to." Their look was one of complete and utter shock, but after a while it turned to one of thankfulness.
By the time Connor and Noctowl had come back to reality we had devised and executed a plan. The plan had been I would run to the wall and scream for help, saying the Rotom gang was after me and that they killed my friends and so I killed three of their brothers (we did unfortunately have to lock up the three, they didn't want their brothers to sacrifice their own lives for them) and that I needed protection from the others because they wanted revenge. They were to get caught, with dome effort put in a battle to seem like they wanted me dead and after they were cuffed they were going to scream at me to perfect the image. Then I would find my friends tell them what had happened (the lie version of course) and say that in Connors honor, which he had none, I would request a thunder stone. Surprisingly it worked quite well, they had al believed that I wanted to honor Connor or something, really weird. After that we would leave and travel to the cave where the others were stashed away.
Now we were on the trail to the cave with thunder stone in hand, and all was quiet. No one would talk, of course I wanted to but that would kind a ruin the lie, they were all apparently in shock. Now the only thought in my mind was 'How will they react to the truth?'
