Hi, I'm back with a new update. I'll be updating this fic more than Sinister Secrets, I'm having writer's block for the latter story. Anyway, enjoy!
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The next morning...
Sky groaned when an alarm clock rang. Sky rubbed his eyes, go out of bed and threw his pillow at Ash, whose alarm clock was ringing. The latter was still sleeping despite the loud ringing sound. Sky blinked a couple of times before doing a double take.
"Ash Ketchum! Wake up!" Shouted Sky.
Ash jolted up too quickly and hit his head on the ceiling, as he took the top bunk. Sky, Ethan and Drew gave a chuckle and Ash glared at them.
"Let's get started on coming up with a plan to catch the five spies." Said Ethan.
The other three boys nodded, with Ash turning off his alarm clock, and sat down on the floor in their pajamas. It was a Thursday morning, but luckily for them, the school was closed to its monthly maintenance check up, so there were no classes for the day.
"Do we have to do it so early in the morning? Besides we don't have classes later. At least do this after breakfast!" Complained Ash.
"For once, I agree with Ash. We could use some breakfast." Said Drew.
"And besides, we need Dawn to be here too." Added Ash.
"How about we text Dawn and ask her to bring some breakfast over." Said Sky, grabbing his phone on his bedside table.
Sky texted Dawn and asked her to grab some breakfast before coming here. Dawn replied almost immediately, which was a surprise. Dawn would always sleep late during weekends and school holidays. Sky made a mental note to ask Dawn about it. Sky checked the time on his phone; it was only 7 in the morning. Sky pondered whether he should text Skyala or not. But he decided not to, he didn't want to disturb her so early in the morning. [1]
Dawn came over in fifteen minutes with breakfast. Dawn was wearing a white dry-fit tee with black shorts and white running shoes. Dawn set the food down on the table and everyone dug in. Dawn brought sandwiches, waffles, pancakes, bacon, sausage and eggs from the cafeteria.
"I took more sandwiches, so we can eat them as we discuss." Said Dawn.
"By the way, what were you doing up so early?" Asked Sky?
"I couldn't sleep and was up for pretty much the whole night. So, I went for a walk early this morning." Replied Dawn, taking a bite from her waffles.
But that little that the others know that Dawn wasn't alone that morning.
Flashback
Dawn groaned inwardly as she stared at the ceiling. She couldn't sleep and her roommate, Zoey, wasn't with her. She was with her other friends. Dawn checked her clock and saw that was 6.19am. She decided to get up and go for a walk instead, after she didn't have classes that day, so she could take a nap in the afternoon.
Dawn made her bed and changed into a white dry-fit tee and black shorts. Dawn pulled on a pair of socks and her white running shoes. She released her Buneary from its pokéball and it hopped beside it's trainer. Dawn grabbed her phone and locked the door.
Dawn decided to go the beach just behind the school. The beach was popular during summer and the holidays. Many students and teachers would come here and play during summer. She took a stroll along the beach, it was still pretty dark and the place was practically empty.
Dawn suddenly froze when she heard a familiar voice. She stared at the rock formation that stood on the seabed. She spotted two brunettes sitting on the rock formation holding cameras. Dawn blinked a couple of times and Buneary hopped onto the rock formation, much to Dawn's horror. Dawn gasped in shock when Buneary didn't land properly and fell backwards. Dawn quickly ran towards Buneary that was when she heard a voice.
"Espeon, catch her!" Said a female voice.
An Espeon, which was hidden by the rocks, stood on its four legs and its red jewel glowed. A thin blue line appeared around Buneary and Buneary was carried into Dawn's arms. Dawn hugged Buneary, who was obviously scared by the sudden fall.
Dawn turned to the Espeon and patted its head. An Umbreon came up beside Espeon and started speaking to Buneary. Buneary nodded weakly, with it's ears shaking, and Umbreon nodded. The two brunettes that Dawn saw approached her. She recognised them as Kenny and Lyra Oak. The Umbreon stood beside Kenny and Lyra stood beside Espeon.
"Is your Buneary alright?" Asked Lyra.
Dawn nodded. "Thanks for saving it."
"So what are you doing out here so early?" Asked Kenny?
"I could say the same for you." Replied Dawn.
"We came to watch and take pictures of the sunrise." Grinned Lyra, holding up her camera.
"Yeah, we've been here since five. But it was worth it, just take a look." Said Kenny.
Dawn looked into the horizon, the orange sky looked magnificent, especially since it looks like it was coming out from the sea.
"It's beautiful. It's the first time that I'm seeing such a thing." Gasped Dawn, admiring the beautiful scenery.
"It can only be seen pretty early in the morning. The sun won't completely rise until 7. Same for sunset." Said Lyra, taking a few pictures.
Dawn took out her phone and took a picture of the sunrise. As she prepared to put her phone into her pocket, it vibrated. She saw that it was a text message from Sky. They were going to have a meeting and requested that Dawn bring some breakfast over for them. Dawn rolled her eyes and replied Sky.
"I'm going back now, see you guys later." Said Dawn, putting her phone into her pocket.
The two Oak siblings nodded and continued down the beach. Dawn left the beach and headed to the cafeteria, which had a back door that was connected to the beach.
End Of Flashback
Ethan played the videos he took during the last battle class.
"They're tough. Only Sky was able to get a draw with them, the rest of us lost." Said Drew. [2]
"There's something fishy about Kenny." Said Ash.
"Yeah, he doesn't battle like a coordinator. He might be even more powerful than we think." Said Ethan.
Sky stayed quiet, partly because he didn't approve of doing this at all. He was forced into doing this, actually all of them were. Drew was speaking from a coordinator's point of view, so he might have agreed to Ethan's plan when talking about Kenny. But in actual fact, none of them supported the idea, except for Ethan.
Ethan was a very mysterious person, he could go from friendly and nice to cold and cruel. From what Sky knew, Ethan had acted that way to Lyra. Ethan was Sky's best friend, but most of the time, Sky wouldn't know what to think about Ethan's plans. Sometimes Ethan would defy the Masked Person, at other times he would agree to his plans, but most of the time Ethan would switch back and forth between his two "personalities". Sky was sure that Lyra would have known about Ethan's dual personality from her encounter with him. Sky cleared away his plate and half listened to Ethan.
"Well, it doesn't help that their special classes are on different days. Otherwise we would be able to sneak into the girls' dorm. We can't sneak into Kenny's dorm, he has a roommate." Said Ethan.
"I don't think the girls would be stupid enough to let us into their dorm, and that includes Dawn." Said Drew, knowing that girls won't allow boys to enter their dorms so easily.
"That's true, if we can teleport into their room without being noticed, we can still search their dorm." Said Ethan.
"But first we need to know when the girls will not be in." Said Ash.
"Yeah, but those girls can read people pretty well too." Said Drew.
Dawn and Sky shared a look, they were afraid that the more they talked, the more they would fall in deeper. The five of them had secretly made a pact to escape from the Masked Man, so that they could be free. Dawn and Sky had sincerely hoped that the five Oaks would be able to stop him and perhaps awaken something in Ethan, so that they could find out why Ethan became like that. Sky knew that Ethan didn't have a dual personality when he was younger; it only started in his early teens. Dawn was afraid for her brother; she didn't want him to become a cold and cruel person. She just wanted her kind and loving brother back.
Sky decided to meet up with Skyala for lunch later, so that he could talk to her about Ethan. Sky picked up his phone and was about to text Skyala, when she texted him.
"I'm on my way to the pool right now, care to join me?" Was Skyala's message.
Sky smiled and stood up and stretched. "I'm going to the pool for a swim."
Sky texted Skyala back and they agreed to meet at the pool. Sky packed his swimming stuff in a bag and grabbed his room key and left the room. Dawn followed him out and returned to her dorm for a bath. Sky met up with Skyala at the pool and the two headed to the lockers to change. Sky wore a pair of grey swim trunks. Skyala wore an aquamarine swim-skirt suit with a snowflake motif. Both of them jumped into the pool and swam a few laps. The pool was open to all students to use on weekends and school holidays. After swimming a few laps, Skyala got out of the pool. Sky followed her to the bleachers where they had put their bags. Skyala put on her pink bathing robe and Sky put on his white one. Skyala took a drink from her water bottle and turned to Sky.
"Do you come here often?" She asked?
"Yeah, I usually come here to de-stress. What about you? Do you swim often?" Asked Sky.
"I prefer swimming to running. Although sometimes I just want to soak in the pool for a while." Replied Skyala.
"Well, our school has a jacuzzi. We can head there now." Said Sky. [3]
"That sounds great!" Said Skyala.
The pair picked up their stuff and headed to the jacuzzi. The pool was still pretty empty as most people would choose to sleep in on a school holiday. Sky led Skyala to the jacuzzi and turned it on. Skyala took off her bathing robe and set it aside near the jacuzzi. Skyala stepped into the pool and sighed. The water was warm and comforting, just like a hot spring.
"There's something I like to tell you." Said Sky, taking a seat across from Skyala.
Sky had hoped that their conversation would be kept a secret, luckily for them; there was no one else at the jacuzzi area.
"What is it?" Asked Skyala, speaking softly so that only the two of them could hear.
Skyala had the feeling that whatever Sky was going to tell was serious and going to be important. Skyala's hair had been tied into a ponytail and she dipped her whole body into the water for a few seconds. When she came out she turned to Sky.
"I want you to be careful." Said Sky.
"About who?" Asked Skyala, confused.
"Ethan." Replied Sky, quietly.
Skyala's face turned serious but didn't reply as she waited for Sky to elaborate.
"I'm sure you know about your friend Lyra's incident with Ethan. He has the tendency to do this kind of stuff, even to other guys. I don't know what he might do next." Said Sky.
Skyala eyed Sky. "Why are you telling me all this?" Asked the former.
"I just want you to be careful. I don't want him to hurt anyone." Said Sky.
"I'll take note of that. But I'm glad that you told me this. It shows that you're getting better." Smiled Skyala.
Sky was confused as to what Skyala was talking about. He assumed that it was about Ethan; after all it doesn't take a professor to know that he and Ethan are best friends. Most people won't just reveal such things about their best friend to others. They stayed in the jacuzzi for almost an hour chatting about other stuff.
"How about we meet for lunch later?" Asked Sky, as they headed to the showering area.
"I'll meet you at the cafeteria at 12.30?" Suggested Skyala.
Sky nodded and the two parted ways. Sky came out of the shower after twenty minutes, dressed in a black shirt with a yellow lightning motif, khaki pants and brown sandals. He headed back to his dorm and did his laundry. Sky laid on his bed staring at the ceiling, Ethan and Drew were out right now, so only he and Ash were left at the dorm. Sky turned to Ash and motioned for him to come over. Ash nodded and sat on the floor next to Sky's bed.
"Ash, I'm afraid of what Ethan might do next." Whispered Sky, even though they were the only ones in the dorm.
"Me too, but we have to put up with him. Otherwise we can't find the reason behind it and stop him." Said Ash.
"I was thinking about asking the girls to help us. They might help us as our main priority is Ethan. We have common enemy." Said Sky.
Ash gave a horrified look. "You're asking us to betray Ethan?"
Sky covered Ash's mouth as someone might be able to hear them from outside.
"We are not betraying him; we're just asking the girls to help us find out why Ethan is like that. If we do, we might be able to get away from this." Whispered Sky.
"That's sounds good, but I still don't like it. Maybe we should discuss this with Drew and Dawn first." Said Ash.
"I know that Ethan has basketball practice this afternoon. I'm meeting Skyala for lunch, how about we meet up later, during Ethan's basketball practice?" Suggested Sky.
"No!" Shouted Ash, a little too loudly.
Sky immediately covered Ash's mouth, and the two paused for a minute until Sky let go of Ash.
Ash took a deep breath. "I mean we should discuss things with Drew and Dawn first. Before talking to the girls."
"Alright, but we'll talk about this again later." Said Sky, when they heard the door lock click.
The two boys composed themselves just in time as the door opened to reveal Drew. Sky and Ash shared the former's idea to Drew, and Drew agreed that they should discuss things with Dawn first.
"I know that Ethan's not going to be back till 4. He went to watch a match outside of school with the basketball team." Said Drew.
"I'll text Dawn and ask her to come over right now." Said Ash.
Both Drew and Sky nodded and Ash took his phone and texted Dawn. Dawn came over in five minutes.
"So what's this meeting about?" Asked Dawn?
Sky shared his idea with Dawn and the latter nodded.
"But the thing is, will they help us? We are supposed to be their enemy." Said Dawn.
"Well, we can try to talk to them first. Explain our situation to them." Said Drew.
"I'm meeting Skyala for lunch later; I'll invite her over to our dorm, so we can chat." Said Sky.
"But don't make it too obvious!" Hissed Drew.
"I talked to her this morning and I asked her to be careful of Ethan." Shrugged Sky.
"You've been talking to her quite a lot." Said Dawn, giving a small smile.
Ash and Drew gave smirks and Sky rolled his eyes.
"She looks a lot like my childhood best friend. I just want to know if it is really her." Said Sky.
"The one you met back at your orphanage?" Asked Ash?
Sky nodded. "I remember giving her a daisy pin, the day she was adopted. And Skyala had a similar one."
"But what will you do if it's really her? Will she forgive you?" Asked Dawn?
"I don't know." Said Sky.
"Well, we'll see to that when the time comes. We're going to have to reveal the truth eventually." Said Drew.
Sky nodded and checked his phone, it was only 11.21am. He had an hour left until his lunch date with Skyala.
"I'm meeting Kenny later on. Our teacher paired us together for a project." Said Dawn.
"Maybe, you could talk to him too." Said Drew.
Dawn nodded. "I'll try."
"I'm heading to the battlefield to train for the tournament, want to join me?" Asked Ash, getting up.
"No thanks." Said Drew, shaking his head.
Dawn and Sky both shook their heads as well.
"I'm heading off then." Said Ash, grabbing his pokéballs.
"But remember to eat lunch! Don't skip your meals just to battle!" Called Dawn.
"I know bye guys!" Said Ash.
Ash left the room and closed the door behind him. Drew, Dawn and Sky shared a look.
"Anyway, I'm off to meet Kenny to discuss our project." Said Dawn, getting up and leaving the room.
"I'm going to take a bath." Said Drew.
Sky nodded and Drew headed to his closet. Sky laid on his bed thinking. Sky checked his phone again, it was 11.33am. He still had another hour until he was supposed to meet Skyala. Sky was bored, he didn't have any homework do to. He had completed them with Skyala yesterday in the library. Eventually, Sky decided to take a walk and he grabbed his pokéballs and left Drew a note saying that he was going out. Sky left his dorm and headed to the school garden. At the school garden, Sky spotted a familiar brunette sitting on one of the benches. He walked closer and realized that it was Lyra. Sky tapped her shoulder and Lyra turned around. Lyra gave Sky a smile and pointed to the seat across of hers. Sky nodded and took a seat.
"So what are you doing here?" Asked Lyra?
"I was bored and decided to take a walk." Replied Sky.
Sky noticed Lyra had a folder of music scores. He guessed that she was probably writing or reviewing some new scores.
"Are you writing something?" Asked Sky?
"This?" Asked Lyra pointing to her folder.
Sky nodded and Lyra spoke, "Not really, I'm just looking through it. I'm deciding which piece to play for a class test."
"Has Ethan been bothering you lately?" Asked Sky?
"Nope, but I'm fine. If you're referring to that incident." Replied Lyra.
"Sorry, Ethan is like that. He's kind of bipolar." Said Sky.
"I noticed." Said Lyra.
"I was wondering if you could help with Ethan." Said Sky.
Lyra eyed Sky and the latter continued, "Actually, none of us know why Ethan is actually like that. I was wondering if you could help us find out why he is like that."
"I can't say that I'm not interested, but I've seen something like this before." Said Lyra, after giving Sky's suggestion a thought.
"You have?" Asked Sky, obviously interested about hearing what Lyra had to say.
Lyra nodded, "It's most likely due to something that happened during his childhood. He probably won't say it, but if you ask those around him, you might know why."
Sky stared at Lyra and the latter gave him a smile. Lyra packed up her stuff and headed out of the garden. Sky looked at his phone, it showed 12.09pm. He decided to head to the cafeteria early and wait for Skyala. Sky got himself a bottle of orange juice. He sat on the table that he and Skyala had sat at yesterday. Sky sat there in thought until his phone vibrated.
"Wanna grab some pizza? I'm at the pizza corner right now." Was Skyala's message.
Sky replied a yes and went to meet Skyala. He threw his bottle into the bin on his way there. Sky found Skyala at one of the booths waiting.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Said Sky.
"Not at all! So what kind of toppings do you like?" Asked Skyala?
"Mushrooms and extra cheese." Replied Sky.
"I'll add ham to that alright?" Asked Skyala?
Sky nodded and typed in their order on the computerized ordering system. A staff member came over with their pizza ten minutes later. Skyala also got herself a cup of Americano and Sky got a Hazelnut Latte.
"So what are you thinking about?" Asked Skyala?
"I'll tell you later, somewhere more private." Whispered Sky.
Skyala nodded and didn't prod further, she knew that whatever it was, it was pretty important. Lunch went by pretty quickly and Sky brought Skyala to the rooftop.
"So, what's on your mind?" Asked Skyala.
"I met Lyra earlier and already told her. It's about Ethan." Said Sky.
Skyala frowned upon hearing Ethan's name, but didn't say anything.
"It think you know that Ethan's sort of bipolar and Lyra said something about asking those around him." Said Sky.
Skyala nodded. "It's true that if you ask those around him, you might know why he is like that."
"Can you help me?" Asked Sky?
"How?" Replied Skyala.
"I don't have the same classes as Ethan most of the time, so can you keep an eye on him when you have the same class as him." Said Sky.
"I think Lyra has the most classes with Ethan. But, I'll do that too." Said Skyala.
"Why are you helping us?" Whispered Sky.
"I just want to help someone out and I find people with dual personalities to be very interesting." Replied Skyala.
"How so?" Asked Sky?
"Everyone deserves to have a normal life, even people with with mental disorders. I want to help them, so that they know that there's someone out there who will be there to hold their hand when they need it." Said Skyala.
Sky didn't say anything and Skyala continued. "Sometimes these people are just scared of being alone and abandoned. That's why they have dual personalities."
"Being alone and abandoned." Thought Sky.
"Maybe you should have a heart to heart talk with Ethan and get him to open up to you about his past. If he isn't willing to do that, try getting a family member to talk to him. But remember, you can't force them to talk. Sometimes they have bad memories that they want to forget. But talking about their fears will definitely lighten the emotional load in their hearts." Said Skyala.
Sky didn't say anything and Skyala decided to leave him alone as she knew that he needed some time alone. Skyala knew that getting Ethan to open up would be a difficult task. Skyala returned to her dorm and lay on her bed.
"I guess Sky told you huh." Said Lyra.
"Yeah, I really want to help Ethan. But he's our enemy, although I have a feeling that something in his childhood caused him to become like this." Replied Skyala.
"I know, his aura is pretty clear, but a part of it is blurred. Kind of like a part of a painting that was drenched with water." Said Lyra.
"I really would like to take a dip in some hot springs right now." Sighed Skyala. [4]
"Well, there is one near the school." Said Lyra.
"Where is it?" Asked Skyala?
"Just down the road. We can head there during the weekends." Said Lyra.
"Sounds good." Grinned Skyala.
"But for now, I think you should take a warm bath." Said Lyra.
"I guess I could use one right now. Where are the others?" Asked Skyala?
"Kenny went to discuss a project with Dawn. Misty and May went to train for the tournament." Replied Lyra.
"Well, tell them not to stay out for too long. We're using our aura powers 24/7, we get tired pretty easily, so we need lots of rest." Said Skyala.
"I told them before hand, hopefully they'll remember it." Replied Lyra.
Skyala didn't reply, but she got up, grabbed her towel and headed to the bathroom. Lyra sat on her bed, with her laptop playing music. The music playing on her laptop was a classical piece by Mozart. Lyra glanced at her Espeon who was playing with Skyala's Leafeon. Lyra sighed and sat in a mediation pose. When she was troubled or frustrated, Lyra would turn on some classical music and do some mediating. This would calm her down and not affect her powers. The strength of her powers depended on her emotions, if she was angry, moody or annoyed her powers would be stronger. If she was sad, her powers would be weaker. It is the same case with the others; they had to be careful of their emotions otherwise things could backfire.
I wrote the last few paragraphs a couple of times until I was satisfied. It's not the best but I'm kind of satisfied. Well a couple points to take note, Sky is hoping to form an alliance with the girls so that they can find out why Ethan is bipolar, as well as to get out from the Masked Person's evil plans.
Other points to take note:
[1] Sky got Skyala's number in the previous chapter, he gave her his name card with his number on it.
[2] Ethan recorded their battles back in Chapter 2.
[3] I know schools don't usually have a Jacuzzi, but let's pretend that they do have one.
[4] It was a random idea, but will play a part in the next few chapters.
Well, tell me what you think. Please Review!