Chapter Two

The Girl Who Defies All Logic

Elric saw the girl, just laying in the center of the crater in a ball, unconscious. All he could do was blink, looking at her.

What… is she…?

His eyes traveled to every part on her, including the thick armor.

Some or of mecha or gundam from those anime shows?

He shook his head, starting to climb down the crater… then slipped.

"WHA!"

He rolled down the crater on his side, then, once he got near the bottom, his rolling rolled him onto his feet, which stopped him. He paused, blinking.

"…. I meant to do that… yeah…"

He quickly went over to the girl and knelt beside her. He picked her up, holding her head up gently.

"Hey… are you o.k?"

Stupid question, yes, but he had to ask… which came without an answer. She didn't wake up, but she was breathing softly, which brought Elric some comfort, knowing that she was alive. Then he began to blush, now being able to fully see her. Something moved under his bandana when he blushed…

She's… really cute… is she older then me or something?

He jumped, his heart skipping a beat as he heard a roar, sensing something was behind him… something BIG was behind him and was watching him. He grew pale, eyes wide… he could even hear it breathe! He slowly turned his head around, shaking… and saw something which made his jaw drop.

"Oh… my…. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDD!"

A Rayquaza was floating behind him, giving a roar when he yelled, a ball of energy forming in its mouth. Elric quickly put the girl on his back and dashed away and out of the crater, just as Rayquaza's Hyper Beam hit directly where him and the girl was, causing a huge explosion. Then he began to run as fast as he could, hearing the Rayquaza giving another roar, coming after him.

"!"

He actually ran even faster as he heard the Rayquaza give a frustrated roar, not being able to get near them because of the trees. He then saw Rex, panting while leaning against a tree with a hand. He looked up, seeing Elric running toward him.

"There you are… Elric… whew… listen… hey… who's that-"

"Runthere'saRayquazaafterus!"

And he just ran past Rex, saying that. He tilted his head, trying to figure out what he just said.

"What… hey, Elric-"

He stopped, looking up… and seeing the Rayquaza, gathering a ball of fire in its mouth now. His right eye gave a twitch as the color left his face.

"…. GEEEEEEEEEEAYAYAYAYYAYA!"

He ran back, following Elric as the Rayquaza let out a stream of Dragon Breath, catching the trees that were above Rex on Fire.

Rex quickly caught up with Elric, running on new found energy.

"Why the Hell is a Rayquaza chasing us!"

"I don't know! You're the Pokemon Trainer here! Why don't you try to fight it!"

"Are you CRAZY!"

He looked back, seeing the rageful Rayquaza behind him, roaring once again.

"You think ANY Pokemon can stand up to HIM!"

Elric gave a sad chuckle, jumping over a fallen branch.

"Yeah… good point…"

"So, who's the chick on your back?"

"Don't you think this is a bad time for a Q&A?"

"Nope."

Elric nearly fell down from that, forgetting who he was dealing with.

"No idea, I found her in the middle of the crater the thing which flew over us before landed at."

Rex looked back, looking at her face and body.

"Hmm… she's really cute… I hope she's not some sort of gundam with a mini alien guy in her stomach so I could ask her out."

"Gah!"

Elric tripped over a root, but quickly found his footing again.

"WHAT!"

Rex gave a laugh, jumping over a fallen tree down.

"I'm kidding, Elric! She's more your type, anyway."

Elric gave a blush, looking forward.

"You… think so?"

Rex patted Elric shoulder, smiling.

"Yeah! Anyhow, you remember our usual plan on escaping Pokemon out of our league?"

Now Elric gave a smile, seeing a clearing in front of them.

"Sure do! Ready, Rex?"

"Ready, Elric!"

They both suddenly jumped as high as they could when they reached the clearing, right through two hollow trees… and both of them had a lay of the tree's bark under then, acting as a snow board as they fell, the clearing actually being a steep slope. Once they both landed on the snow, they quickly went in different directions. Rex turned to Elric from a distance.

"See you in the town, Elric!'

"See ya, Rex!"

As they went in different direction, the Rayquaza stopped, eyes wide from the sudden trick. It looked from Rex to Elric, finally seeing the girl on Elric's back. It gave a roar, following him. Elric just gave a grin as they gained speed. Then he felt the girl stir on his back, then a cute moan. He gave a blush, something moving under his bandana again. Her dark red eyes opened, seeing that she was moving at a high speed. Her head shot up, looking around, finally seeing that she was being carried by this boy, then turned around, seeing the Rayquaza chasing them.

"Finally awake?"

The girl looked down to the boy, holding on tight, not wanting to fall off. Elric gave another blush, looking forward.

"D-don't worry, I maybe the most clumsy kid in my town, but I have done this so many times that it's natural to me. Now, just hold on! Things are going to get a bit dark!"

He bent down, making them gain speed. The girl looked ahead of them, seeing the entrance to a cave any a hundred feet ahead of them. The Rayquaza gave the loudest roar yet, charging another Hyper Beam in its mouth, the fired… just as Elric and the girl sped into the cave, hitting the snow behind them…

"O.k! We should be safe now!"

Even though they were in complete darkness now. Elric could feel the girl looking everywhere, looking for some sort, any sort, of light. But he knew of experience that there wasn't any. However, he HAD done this countless times before, so he was ready.

"Don't worry… here."

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a green glow in the dark stick. He bent it in half, making a bright green light glow from it. It filled the tunnel they were sliding down… revealing that it wasn't an ordinary tunnel, but one made out of something which made the girl's eyes wide from the beauty… the tunnel was made out of a clear diamond, which had rainbows reflecting off of every nook and cranny of the tunnel from the light of the stick. The girl stared in wonder from the beauty, looking all around again, her arms around his neck getting tighter. He gave another blush, feeling her now resting her head on his back, letting out a sigh.

"Hold on, we are nearing the end of the tunnel…"

There was a light now in front of them, growing brighter and close. In a few seconds, they few out of the tunnel, blinding the both for a few seconds from the sudden change in light. What the girl saw next gave her another gasp. They were going across a flat plain, heading toward a town… inside a mountain! High up was the roof of the mountain, also made out of diamond. The town itself had many houses next to each other, like a normal town, with roads and side walks, but no cars. There were dozens of street lamps, one at every corner of the street to light the town from the lack of sunlight. People were gathering out in front of the town, Elric being able to see Rex at the lead, telling them the story.

"Well, we're here. I don't care how strong they say the Lord of the Skies is, diamond is the hardest thing, and only diamond can break it!"

He spun the wooden bark under him to the side when he was near enough… stumbling forward from the sudden stop. Rex quickly put a hand under him to help him gain his balance.

"Whew… that would have been embarrassing, falling flat in front of everyone…"

"It's not like it would have been the first time!"

Elric gave Rex a look, then both busted out laughing… then…

"ELLLLRICCC!"

He closed his eyes, his face blank.

"Oh God…."

A woman in her early 40s came running through the crowd. She had long, blonde hair and soft blue eyes, wearing thick house clothing with an apron on. She cupped his face, looking at him from every side, quickly making sure his bandana was on tight.

"Are you alright! Rex told us all about the Rayquaza being after you!"

Elric gave a chuckle, letting his mother do what she wanted with his face.

"Yes, Mom, I'm fine… for some reason, he seemed like he was after her…"

"Her? Her whom?"

The strange girl on his back slowly peeked out from behind Elric, still on his back, being cautious of everyone but Elric. Elric's mother was wide eyed, as was everyone else that was there.

"Honey… do you know this girl?"

"Nope, never met her in my life, but I couldn't just leave her out there."

A voice came from behind the crowd.

"Well, since that's the case, we might as well introduce ourselves and our fine town."

Everyone turned around, seeing a very built and muscular man standing there, holding a foot long tooth pick in his teeth. He had very tanned skin and black hair, his eyes brown, going well with his skin.

"Dad…"

Elric's father stepped forward, his hands in his coat pocket.

"Welcome to our Town, the Town of Snowfall. Where the snow never stops and the beauty only increases. I am the town leader, Alphonse, Alphonse Crystal. This is my wife, Marry Crystal-"

He wrapped his arm around Elric's mother, kissing her cheek. The girl watched, still hiding somewhat behind Elric.

"-And there are our people. You have met Rex and Elric, obviously, but I know you will enjoy everyone else here…"

There was a moment of silence, Elric's father going over to Elric and the girl, taking a good look at her and her strange outfit.

"Now that you're here… would you mind telling us where you came from, little lady?"

The girl ducked behind Elric, trying to hide. Elric looked back, not sure what to do.

"Umm… Dad? I think she's in too much shock… the Rayquaza was after us ever since I found her, and seemed determined to get this girl and kill her. That would make anyone be in shock."

His father gave a nod, rolling the tooth pick in his teeth.

"Yeah, you're right, son… by the way, you can probably put her down now."

"Uhh… right…"

He slowly bent down, letting go of her legs. She slowly placed her feet on the ground, them retracted them, burying her face into his face, giving a small cry of pain. Elric quickly grabbed her legs again, holding her up on his back… her cry felt like it could break his heart.

"She's hurt, probably her ankles or leg. She needs some medical help."

His dad gave a small grin at him… which never meant a good thing for him in some way.

"Well, looks like she will have your bed for a while, son, until she recovers. You'll take the couch. Besides… haven't I been teaching you medical treatments?"

Elric hung his head, knowing it was best for the girl to be in a bed.

"Alright…"

Rex hid his grin, patting his shoulder.

"So… go in the forest to find a Pokemon, and come back with a cute girl. What are the odds, huh?"

Elric began to blush, walking faster as some of the guys in the crowd chuckled from that.

"Not like we could have left her there, you know…"

He quickly walked past the crowd and down the street, trying to get to his house. Behind him, he heard his father trying to disperse the crowd. He looked back at the girl, who still had her head buried in his back, her arms around his neck tightly.

"Hey… it's o.k… you don't have to be so scared now… trust me, this is a very safe town, not even Team Magma and Team Aqua can get in here! We even have powerful trainers here to protect us, just incase they try."

He gave her a smile.

"Alright?"

She looked up at him, her very dark red eyes looking into his, nodding cutely. He turned beat red from her now, looking forward.

Holy crap… she may look older then me, but she looks so… innocent!

They soon reached Elric's house, near the center of the town. It was a nice two story house, two windows at the bottom and up at the top floor on the front of the building. The shutters were back, along with the door to help absorb heat from the cold. The main color of the house was blue, matching well with the snow. There were stone steps that lead up to the front door.

"Here we are."

He carefully climbed up the steps, not wanting to slip from the ice on the steps. He then went inside, feeling the perfect warmth hit him. The girl gave a sigh when she felt the warmth hit her, the door closing behind them. He easily took his boots off at the front door, not wanting to draw in water on the carpet, and then walked straight in a hallway. It lead to a large living room. It had a fire place at the far left of the room, having a flat screen TV safely on the wall above it, in a way so that the flames had do way to hit or damage it. The couch in front of the TV was made of a soft, green leather, looking like it could seat five large people at once. It was positioned so that anyone could either watch the flames dance in the fireplace or watch television. The carpet under their feet was a darker white, and was nice and soft under anyone's feet. To the far left corner were a set of stairs, leading to only his room, his parents on the first floor. He quickly went up the stairs, losing his breath from carrying the girl all this way and up these steps, even though she wasn't that heavy.

"Whew… I think all the excitement is catching up to me!"

He opened the door to his room… it was a fairly large room, good for a single child. When they came in, the first thing they saw was his bed, which was a normal sized bed, perfect for a student in high school. In front of the bed was a smaller flat TV then the one in the living room, a cable box and gaming systems attached to it. On the far wall was a bunch of shelves with a bunch of fantasy adventure books that were of high reading level. On top of the shelves was laptop, charging. On the wall opposite of the bed was a wall full of Pokemon items, posters of Pokemon, like Rayquaza, and a poster of all the gym leaders in the Hoenn region, along with their badges. Right below the posters was a shelf with a line of Pokeballs on stands. On the far left was a regular Pokeball, then next to it was a Greatball, then the Ultraball. The line continued down until it ended with a new type of Pokeball. It was all black with two red lines going up the sides, the button on front was still white.

The girl looked around in amazement as Elric gently turned around and sat her on his bed. She looked down at the bed, bouncing a little from how soft it was. Then she bounced more, a smile on her face from having a bit of fun. Elric also gave a smile, watching her.

"Now, stop bouncing so I can take a look at you."

She stopped bouncing, watching him as he knelt down and began to check out her legs.

"Umm… is there anyway to… remove the armor?"

She gave a nod. Suddenly, she began to change, her clothing changing and molding to something else. When it was over, the four long pigtails where now fairly skinny, the red and blue colored hairs spinning around each other, looking like a DNA strand in a way. She also had thigh-high stockings, attached to her boots, and her gloves went up to her upper arms, opening up a bit at the top. Her helmet also changed, the top of it going away somewhere, all of her black hair showing and falling down to her neck. The rest of the helmet seemed to have turned into a type of headband, the blue mark on her forehead. The red clothing on her stomach changed into a vertical lined black clothing. The purple stone attached to the chest of her clothing did not change, it didn't even move.

Elric gave a blink, looking up at her. She just tilted her head at him and his confusion.

"…. Know what, I'll just ask about that later… now… umm… could you please… uhhh…"

He turned beat red, her mini skirt not really hiding much. He looked down as she looked at him, gently feeling her ankles.

"H-hmmm… your ankles seem to be alright…"

His hands traced up her right leg, feeling for anything broken. Now the girl turned red as she felt the boy's hands tracing up her leg. Then…

"Ohh… there is it… Your right knee is dislocated… this will hurt, o.k? I need to do this so that it can heal."

The girl placed a hand over her mouth, nodding as she watched him grabbing her right shin, giving a sigh, then yanked down quickly. She gave a squeal of pain, clenching from the sudden pain. He gave a flinch from hearing her squeal, gently laying her leg down. He then gently checked her left leg, quickly finding the problem there.

"Your ankle is injured… hmm…"

He tried to take off her boot and stocking, but couldn't.

"Umm… could you…?"

She just tilted her head at him, silent, the pain gone from her right knee now. Elric sighed, poking her left boot and stocking.

"I need this off so I can take care of your ankle."

The girl straightened, understanding. She quickly took off both of her stockings and boots, probably feeling more comfortable like that. He blushed as he noticed that she didn't bother to try to keep her legs closed.

"Umm… alright then…"

He gently held up her ankle, slightly swollen. He gently bent it in all directions, stopping at any hint of pain from the girl.

"It's just a sprain, thankfully. Hang on just a sec."

He bent down on his hands and knees and pulled out a white kit from under his bed.

"Because my Dad expects me to take over the town when I get older, he's been teaching me first aid and all that wonderful stuff. I guess it will be useful in the future, though…"

He opened it, pulled out a few items, then slowly began to tightly wrap the girl's ankle, hooking a clip at the end of it so it will stay on.

"O.k, that should do it."

The girl peered down at her ankle, looking at it in wonder, not knowing how this would help it, but would understand why it was tight, to help it not move as much. After seeing it, she just gave a nod, looking at the bed with confusion.

"Here, let me help you."

He pulled the sheets down, then scooped the girl in his arms. Elric gently laid her down on his bed, pulling the sheets up over her. Her eyes were wide, feeling how comfortable and soft the bed was.

"There… comfy?"

She pulled the blanket up above her nose, only her eyes up showing cutely, nodding. Elric gave a blush, standing up quickly. This girl was just too much for him!

"Well… just lay there and get some sleep, even though there's some light outside, it will soon be totally black outside in a few minutes. The sun's rays bounces off and around the diamonds in the mountain we are in… so…"

She tilted her head a bit at him, not understanding. She was still cutely hiding under the blanket. Elric gave a smile, heading toward the door, his hand above the light switch.

"I'm sure someone will explain it all tomorrow. For now, just get some rest, knowing that Rayquaza cannot get in here. He probably doesn't even know there's a town in this mountain!"

There was a silence for a moment, one which Elric always hated.

"Anyway… Good night."

He flipped off the switch, some very dim lights turning on under the Pokeballs so that it wouldn't be pitch black at night, and so that someone needed to go to the bathroom at night. Then, right before he closed the door…

"…Thank… you…"

"Huh?"

He quickly turned back to the girl, still peeking at him with her dark red eyes. He couldn't help but to give another smile.

"You are very welcome… good night, now…"

He gently left the door cracked, quietly going down the stairs so he could get to sleep himself…

End of Chapter 2