Chapter 4: Team Cataclysm
I woke up in a bedroom that was very fancy. It was painted a strong violet, with a large window with a golden frame. The window had red drapes. I was laying on a large king-sized bed with purple sheets and covers and a red bed railing. Near the window, there was a red couch that could seat three people. I turned over, groaning as I did, and I saw… A face.
Right next to my face was the face of a girl around my age. She sat back in her chair, giving me a better look at her. She had long, black hair in a messy, poofy ponytail and wore a teal hat. She had on a black t-shirt that had teal around the collar and down the sides, teal cargo pants that were tucked into a pair of black military grade boots with teal laces, a bright teal belt with matching suspenders, and pair of teal gloves that were black around the wrist. She was fairly tan and had a medium build, which complemented her fairly short stature of about 5ft 2in. When I saw her, a blush instantly spread across my face. Partially because of how close her face was to mine when I first saw her, partially because I had no idea how long she had been there, meaning she could have been watching me sleep, but mostly because I am very shy around girls.
The girl took notice of my blush and let out a light giggle as she stood up. She went over to a small refrigerator in the corner of the room and pulled out a pitcher of water. She then reached into a cabinet above the fridge and took out an empty glass. She poured the water into the glass and then put the pitcher back into the fridge. She went over to a cabinet on the opposite side of the room, opened it, and pulled out a medicine bottle. She opened the bottle and took two circular pills out of it. She then walked back towards me and set the water and pills down on the small table next to me.
"Here, take these. You took a really nasty blow and a hard fall, they'll help with the pain" she said in a very sweet voice. I only nodded as I put the pills in my mouth and gulped down the water. I didn't realize it when I woke up, but I was really thirsty. Just then, my stomach let out a loud growl. I was starving!
The girl giggled again as she said "Don't worry, I ordered us some food. I figured you would regain consciousness soon. I hope you like turkey!"
"I don't care what it is, I just really need some food in me!" I said as my stomach growled once again.
There was a knock at the door. The girl got up once again and opened it. A few moments later, she was carrying two plates. One had a simple salad on it. The other had a HUGE turkey sandwich that had lettuce, tomato, and honey mustard on it. She walked back towards me, handed me the sandwich, and then sat down and began eating her salad slowly. I instantly began to devour the sandwich with great speed. I was famished.
"You really were hungry!" she said, giggling once more "but I guess that's to be expected, you were out for four days."
"F-four days!?" I said, beginning to worry. I only had seven days in each area, and since I spent my entire first day trying to get in to this place, that means I was out for my second, third, fourth, and fifth days, making this the sixth day of my challenge.
"Don't worry" she said, taking on a more soothing tone. "I took the liberty of scheduling your area leader challenge for tomorrow evening. The Area Leader completely understood the situation and said it was alright. His giving you time to be prepared and fully recovered."
"Oh…" I said "Well, thank you very much Miss…"
"Lyssia Robyns. Lyss for short. None of this 'Miss' crap."
"Well then thank you very much Lyss, but you really didn't have to…" I began, but was soon cut off.
"Oh yes I did! I was afraid you would be unfairly disqualified because of those hooligans. You should win or lose against this Area Leader fair and square. So, after I fended off Lord Diamond's Toxicroak with my Lucario, I brought you here and your friend to another room. I have been nursing you two back to health. The only time I even took a break was when I challenged the Area Leader. When I won, I asked him to schedule times for you two to battle him. You got tomorrow, and your friend got later today. Luckily, your friend, Marcus was it?, woke up yesterday. "
"Oh wow… " I said. So this girl, Lyss, a complete stranger cared for me while I was unconscious when she didn't have to. I was very deeply moved by this, but I also wanted to know why she did it.
"I'm very grateful to you for caring for me in my time of need." I said "But, why did you? You have your own agenda and with this tournament and all…"
"I know!" she said, "but, honestly, I wasn't about to let that group of people treat you so badly. They might've killed you had I not stepped in. Not to mention how serious of a condition you were in. You needed help, and since Nurse Joy only does Pokémon, I decided to make sure you had a successful recovery."
"Well, thank you very much. I am deeply indebted to you for this."
"Oh, it was really nothing…" she said, a slight blush spreading across her face.
"Hey, can I ask you something?"
"Well, you just did!" she giggled, "but you can ask me something else, too!"
"Oh, haha, real funny. But seriously, I want to know, who were those people that attacked us so brutally?"
"They're an organization known as Team Cataclysm" she said. "They are hell-bent on some sort of world destruction. I honestly don't know what kind, though. All I know is that all their grunts dress the same. The same black zip-up hoodie with a white hood and upside down hourglass, black denim jeans, black sneakers, and a white t-shirt. The upside down hourglass on the back of their jackets is their organization's symbol. It supposedly represents how little time we have before our impending doom at their hands will come upon us. A load of lunacy if you ask me."
"Yeah, that sounds pretty crazy. And what of that Lord Diamond character?"
"Lord Diamond is a high ranking official within the organization. He is the leader of the Sinnoh branch. There are four others like him. There is Lady Sapphire, leader of the Hoenn branch, Count Silver of the Johto branch, Master Black of Unova, and Red (A/N, not Red from the series, but a completely different character), who heads the Kanto branch. All five of the wear a mask that is half black with their respective color title somewhere on it and the Hourglass symbol of the team.
"Lord Diamond, Lady Sapphire, Count Silver, Master Black, and Red…" I repeated unconsciously
"Yes" Lyss confirmed. "They are the five high ranking officials within Team Cataclysm. Those five take orders directly from the leader."
"And who is this leader?" I asked. I wanted to know as much about this group as I could.
"Nobody knows" she said. "No one has ever seen him or her except for those five individuals. She has to be seriously messed up to have founded this team for the sole purpose of world destruction and utter chaos."
"You have that right" I said. "Now, what about those two grunts at the front? What were they messing with that night?"
"Those two were rigging up a bomb. They intended to blow this castle up with everybody in it" Lyss said, her usual giggle and sweet tone was completely gone now.
"Damn…" was all I could say. The fact that this group was doing this covert operation to blow up the castle was crazy. The fact that they had branches in all five regions was even crazier. The fact that they were operating here was the craziest.
"Why are they here?" I asked
"Probably because the most powerful trainers in the world are here. They most likely have a plan involving all of us. It really scares me what they could be planning, especially considering what they were doing here. They have all intent to kill in masses without hesitation." Lyss said, she was beginning to become very emotional about this. It really did scare her.
"It's alright, Lyss" I said "Let's just not think about them and continue our tournament."
"Yeah…" she said "Let's go. If we go now, we can just make it to the very end of your friend Marcus's match against the Area Leader!" Her original sweet and bubbly tone came back to her.
"Alright, let's go then!" I said.
Lyss helped me up out of the bed, considering I was still sore. We walked out of the room and into a grand hallway that was gold with red carpet and drapes. We walked the down the hallway until we reached an elevator. We got in and Lyss pushed the "roof" button.
"You know…" she said as the doors closed "You never introduced yourself to me."
"Oh! I'm so sorry, my name is Andrew. Andrew Cecils."
A/N: This is the fourth chapter. I have now officially introduced Team Cataclysm. I hope you all will receive them well. Once again, I would like to thank Ravinae for the awesome new OC, Lyss! Remember, I am still taking OCs and can't wait to receive more. Hope you guys are enjoying my story! :)