Okay here is chapter 3. Nothing to say other than I hope you enjoy it :) Pokemon doesn't bleong to me. I own all other OC's.
The small flashback in this chapter is in italics, and thoughts are as well.
Chapter 3: Ally and Enemy
It was morning in the Valley of Trees. The rising sun gave off a gentle orange glow as it rose over the trees in the Rose Forest. The mountains in the west were illuminated with the soft morning light as people and Pokemon alike awakened from their slumber to begin a new day.
A wild Lucario ran up and down the rolling hills. He loved to train here and test his endurance since the hills were usually difficult to walk over, let alone run over. He had kept a steady pace while sprinting for a solid hour and he still hadn't broken a sweat. The jackal-like Pokemon came upon an unfamiliar sight on his morning run.
A tiny cottage near the edge of the forest was now nothing more than a smoldering pile of black rubble. Wisps of smoke still rose from the charred remains and the Lucario was started to see such a sight in a peaceful place like this. He could see numerous neighbors beginning to flock around the cabin and he could hear the distant wail of sirens and he decided to move on. He didn't have a taste for humans and had no interest in being around so many at once.
He ran up another hill until he was over the top and the ruined house was no longer in sight. He came to a slow jog and then stopped entirely at the top of a final hill before the plains to the mountains began. There were a couple of cliff outcrops here and he was eager to jump through them and stretch some different leg muscles.
He walked down the hill so he could cool off a bit and his nose turned upward at the scent that was flowing into him. He could smell blood and dirt heavily in the air, and the bipedal Pokemon closed his eyes slowly. The appendages on the back of his head lifted up and began to vibrate quietly and the Lucario could soon see the aura of all living things in the area he was in.
Shapes of Pokemon that were coated in light-blue aura could be seen in the forest, and as the Lucario turned around to face the direction he came, he could sense the aura of multiple humans condensed into one spot.
He looked back towards the cliff outcroppings and he could see two bodies on the ground about 300 yards away. One of them was a Pikachu, and the other was an Umbreon with a particularly weak aura that was slowly growing dim. The Lucario snapped his eyes open and sprinted towards the direction of the fallen Pokemon. The aura reading creature thought as he ran, What mess might I be getting myself into this time?
At the same time...
Bolt slowly opened his eyes as a moan escaped from his mouth. His throat was dry like sandpaper and his body ached all over. He tried to sit up and had to steady himself as the world swam in a blur of color and shadows. The Pikachu sat still for a moment and was able to regain his sense of balance before passing out. He looked around and saw that he was in a tiny clearing with a cliff outcrop towering over him towards the Windy Mountains. The hills that led to the Valley of Trees lay behind Bolt and all of the memories of the previous night attacked his brain at once.
He closed his eyes and wracked his brain for memories of the previous night. He recalled being snatched into the jaws of some monstrous creature as he heard the screams of Alex and the pained cries of Jade. The house being enveloped in flames. Lune stopping the kidnappers for a moment, then being dropped to the ground, and a huge battle commencing. Alex and Jade being taken away, and Lune...
Bolt suddenly snapped his eyes open and had a frantic look on his face. He got up a bit more slowly than the last time, and although his head was still pounding he began to search for his friend.
Bolt cried out as he saw his fallen comrade lying in the crater the Aerodactyl had smashed him into. The Umbreon was unconscious and laying in a large pool of drying blood. His breathing was shallow and painful and sweat coated his body. The gashes from Aerodactyl's claws were deep and ragged along Lune's torso, and they extended all the way down his body. They were still raw and oozing a bit of blood.
Bolt whispered, "Lune. Lune! Talk to me! Please Lune, you gotta to get up!" Small tears were forming in the Pikachu's eyes and he blinked them away as he helplessly stood by his hurt partner. He suddenly sensed another presence approaching them from the hilltops and scrunched his face in anger. Sparks flew from the electric Pokemon's cheeks and he stood in front of Lune on four paws.
Bolt saw the Lucario and growled at it, "Get out of here! I don't want to fight some random Lucario!" The Aura Pokemon slowly walked towards the injured Pokemon and spoke in a clam voice, "My name is Riley, and I do not wish to fight you either. I can sense you and your friend there are hurt. I can help you."
"Why would you want to help us? You don't even know us!", Bolt shouted.
With a serious voice Riley shouted back, "We don't have much time! I can read other Pokemon's aura. The one lying in that crater there. His aura is very weak." Riley's face darkened and he said softly, "I don't want a Pokemon to die on my hands simply because I did nothing. It's not going to happen on my account. Not ever again.
Bolt's face eased up a bit after hearing this and Riley continued, "I'm going to help that Pokemon, and if you won't let me I'll simply knock you out and take you with me. He's obviously important to you so let's just skip that part and worry about getting your friend to a healer. Alright?"
Bolt debated for a moment, then realized Riley was right. Lune was running out of time and the longer he was out of commission, the less time they would have to locating Jade and Alex. The Pikachu nodded and said, "I trust you to help us, for now at least." Riley nodded back, "That's good enough for me.
The Lucario tenderly picked up Lune who gritted his teeth in pain. Riley then turned to face Bolt and said, "I personally don't trust Pokemon Centers, and judging from his condition, we don't have time to try and find one. I know a healer who lives just past the Windy Mountains. We need to cross now or your friend could be in danger. You had best be ready for a good long run because we leave now."
Without another word Riley slung Lune onto his back so that his front paws were over the Lucario's shoulders, and the fighting type Pokemon took off in a sprint towards the now pink and orange mountains thanks to the rising sun. Bolt sighed heavily, not thrilled about running such a long distance even if he had only minor injuries and he took off after Riley and Lune.
After about 2 hours of running non-stop up the sloped foothills near the base of the mountain Riley had the first bead of sweat slide down his cheek. Being an athletic Pokemon, carrying Lune while running uphill at top speed was not tiring him out too bad. Riley glanced over his shoulder to find a huffing and puffing Pikachu slowly tread up the hill a good five meters behind him. Bolt couldn't take much more running. He was still sore from last night and running in the morning wasn't on his priority list. "When...will...we...be...there...I'm...dying...", gasped Bolt. Riley adjusted Lune on his back so the weakened Umbreon wasn't slouching off his back so bad and responded, " We have to cross this mountain and that will take another hour or so. After that we have to get past a river and then there is a forest where the healer lives. I estimate by sunset we will get there."
Bolt groaned and fell to the ground face forward and said in a muffled voice, "Can we at least take one small break? I'm dying back here for Pete's sake!"
"This Umbreon can't afford for us to take breaks! He could be in big trouble, and his aura is getting weaker! We can have a lunch break at the top of this mountain."
Bolt sat up and stated, "His name is Lune, not 'this Umbreon', and if you promise to stop at the top then I can keep running." With that, the Pikachu stood up and bounded up the hill on all fours shouting, "Top o' the mountain, food and rest await me! The sooner we get there the better!" With new found determination at the promise of food Bolt taunted, "C'mon and catch up you Slowking! I'm gonna beat ya to the top!"
Riley chuckled and adjusted Lune once more on his shoulders and sprinted at top speed up the hill, easily passing Bolt who stared up ahead in shock.
"Looks like your the Slowking today Bolt!" Riley taunted back.
Bolt heaved a heavy sigh of defeat and continued to run upwards with an exhausted look on his face.
"Lousy Lucario." thought Bolt.
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The sun was now near it's highest point in the sky. There were a few clouds dotting the horizon, but it was a perfect day to be outside. A large shape flew in the sky, beating it's wings and gliding on the air currents. Closing it's gray eyes, it scowled for a moment and then reopened them. Fury and anger burned in the creatures eyes and it recalled what had taken place the previous night.
We did it! We succeeded in capturing the brats! Master is going to be please with our work. Well, mostly my work at least.
Aerodactyl landed next to his trainer and Ariados dismounted off of his back. The Eevee in the spider Pokemon's pincers was shaking with fear and whimpering quietly. The Fossil Pokemon growled at the young one, and she froze up immediately. The human on the back of Ariados was still unconscious as Damon walked over to the girl and lifted her off of his Pokemon and placed her on the ground.
Damon's Jeep was parked not to far off the cliff and he walked over to it and opened the back trunk. He reached inside and withdrew a cage, some rope and few small pieces of cloth. He set the rope and cloth next to his Ariados, which waited patiently as he grabbed the terrified Eevee from her scruff and lifted her upward. He then dug into his deep trench coat pocket and fashioned a muzzle on the helpless Pokemon and tossed it into the cage and locked it. He gave the cage to Ariados, who took it in his pincers and scuttled over to the Jeep where it proceeded to load the cage into the backseat.
He then took out a knife and walked over to Alex and cut the web-like bonds Ariados had spun on her. He then placed her wrists behind her back and bound them together with a small but sturdy piece of rope. He used whatever remained to bind her arms to her sides. He then tied one small piece of cloth around the girls' closed eyes and wrapped another one around her mouth.
Having completed his task. Damon picked up Alex and hefted her over his shoulder like a sack of flour. He walked to his Jeep, opened the side door and laid Alex across the passenger seats. Slamming the door shut and then shutting the trunk door, he turned to his Pokemon and returned them to their Pokeballs.
Sensing that it wasn't safe to stay there, he got into his Jeep and drove away down a winding dirt road that would soon lead him to his destination.
After about 4 hours of driving, he had finally arrived at the secret airport run by his boss. He stepped out of his Jeep as an airplane was preparing to take off.
Grunts of Damon's boss were running around preparing the flight. He saw one of them retrieve the cage containing Jade and Alex from his Jeep and saw them carried off onto the waiting plane. The young Pokemon tried to cry for it's still unconscious trainer, but it's efforts were silenced by the muzzle.
Not paying attention to this, Damon threw his Aerodactyl's Pokeball into the air and in a flash of white light it released the ancient Pokemon. It stretched it's wings out and yawned. Damon approached Aerodactyl and then glared into his Pokemon's eyes. The Fossil Pokemon was taken aback at this and stepped back a bit.
Damon spoke in a dark and violently low voice, "How dare you almost ruin this operation. Your desire to prove your strength got way out of hand, and now because of you our main target could've died!"
Aerodactyl flinched as his master's voice rose in level. Damon then stepped forward and grabbed the Fossil Pokemon's mouth with one hand and squeezed on it's muzzle.
"I was forced to leave that valley early because of your stubbornness to beat such a weak Pokemon in a fight. We were forced to flee early since our time was prolonged there and someone could've spotted us! If I hadn't intervened when I did, that Pokemon could've died, and without him the plans go into ruin!" Damon squeezed with such force onto Aerodactyl's mouth that it winced in pain.
"I want you to fly back there and retrieve that Umbreon! If you fail me once more, the consequences will be much more severe than now. Do I make myself clear?"
Aerodactyl opened its tear-filled eyes and slightly nodded and Damon released his tight grip on his Pokemon's snout. Red finger marks were clearly visible on Aerodactyl's skin, but Damon didn't care.
"Well? What are you waiting for? GO NOW!", shouted Damon.
Aerodactyl squawked in fear and spread it's wings apart and took off in a frenzy from in front of Damon. The flying Pokemon could see out of the corner of his eye as his trainer went to board the running plane and soon took off in the direction his Master had driven from.
Remembering all of this made Aerodactyl roar in anger at the doubt his master had given him, and he picked up his speed in the air and could finally see the Windy Mountains in the distance.
"Master, I won't fail you. You can put your faith in me this time!" thought Aerodactyl.
The Fossil Pokemon had soon arrived at his destination and he hovered in midair. Aerodactyl then closed his eyes and deeply inhaled all the scents of the valley into his large nostrils.
He could smell the sweet grass and flowers in the fields, the cool water flowing down the tiny river, rotting wood from the forests, various humans and Pokemon. He could also smell the scent of warm, delicious, blood...
Aerodactyl immediately flew in the direction the smell of blood was coming from as he felt his hunting instincts kicking in. Blood lust was in his eyes as he felt the rush of a hunt overtake his body and mind. He snarled at the thought of his Master being pleased of capturing the Umbreon. The monstrous Pokemon growled,
"Ready or not, here I come."
I'm sooooooo very sorry this took so long to update! I've been way too busy to write with me taking my Senior Pictures and babysitting so much! I finally sat myself down and wrote this chapter. Hopefully you guys will enjoy it and I will update a new one as soon as I can! See you all next time :)