Yay! Two updates within an hour of each other! So I hope you enjoy and I'll talk more at the end, kay?
The two sat there in stunned silence for less than a second. Skie knew her time allotment was running short, so she made a split-second decision.
"Alright. You can come along m'lady, but until we reach my camp, you're gonna be treated like a hostage," the bluenette informed May with a grin, who nodded. Pulling a rope out of the pouch she wore at her waist, Skie bound May's wrists in front of her before using two pieces of cloth to gag and blindfold her. Pulling May along, the thief exited the carriage, running into the trees. Less than two yards from the road, the mysterious figure jumped out of the tree. He had raven black hair and honey brown eyes. He looked surprised upon seeing May and opened his mouth to ask a question, but Skie cut him off.
"I'll explain later, Ash. For now, just tell Misty and Leaf I'll need a few more minutes!" she shouted, already running backwards towards the carriage. Ash nodded before giving three Pidgey calls, and Skie turned, climbing into the carriage. After he heard a Spearow call in return, he turned and ran deeper into the forest, dragging May along with him.
-oOo-
Two girls, seeming to be around sixteen, crouched on tree branches, shooting arrows at May's escort. Their pokemon, a Togetic and an Espeon, were using Fairy Wind and Psybeam respectively whenever the guards got too close. Over the girls' heads were hoods, shadowing their faces so the guards couldn't make out any facial features.
"Misty, I think we should head back. Skie should be done by now," one of the two murmured.
"No way, Leaf! She said to wait for Ash's signal before leaving," the other one, Misty, replied.
"You're worried about Ash, aren't you?" Leaf taunted her, letting an arrow fly, nearly hitting one of the guards' Rapidash. She winced at the close call, as they weren't supposed to hit anybody. Skie's orders.
"No, I'm just having fun," Misty retorted, although Leaf could see the slightest tinge of red on her companion's shadowed face. She opened her mouth to say more, but froze when she heard the three Pidgey calls. She immediately changed whatever she was going to say into a Spearow cry before turning to Misty.
"Three cries means three more minutes," Leaf informed her comrade. Misty only knew basic cries: Hoothoot means retreat and Spearow signals understood.
"Let's hope we can last that long," Misty muttered grimly as her Togetic uses Fairy Wind to knock away an arrow shot by the guards..
-oOo-
After leaving May with Ash, Skie headed back into the carriage while pulling out her dagger. She quickly cut open the cushions, scattering the Swablu feathers they were stuffed with all over. Taking a deep breath, the blunette then took a deep breath before slicing open her left forearm. Her blood dripped on the floor and cushions, and she flicked some of it on the walls. Once she was satisfied with her work, Skie left the carriage's door open and ran into the cover of the trees. Giving a Hoothoot call, she pulled a strip of cloth out of her bag, binding it around her bleeding forearm. She then climbed a nearby tree where she would have a clear view of the carriage, pulling out her bow and loading it with a green-feathered arrow.
-oOo-
Lady Maybelle Maple's guards were struggling to avoid the arrows and pokemon attacks that were flying at them from the trees while launching a counterattack. They heard a Hoothoot calling from the trees, and the onslaught suddenly stopped. Miraculously, nobody had been fatally wounded, with the most serious wounds obtained by a passing arrow grazing their arm. All the pokemon were unharmed, only frightened. The men shakily got off their Rapidash, with the exception of one man in the lead. He stayed up on his mount, giving orders to the men. He nominated a young man with ruby red eyes and a ridiculous white cap to check on their charge. The others he had start moving the fallen tree. The nominee turned, noticing the open carriage door. He quickly ran over, looking inside. He cried out, causing the others to turn. His face was unnaturally pale from seeing the bloody disaster inside the carriage. He nearly wet himself when an arrow whizzed past him, embedding itself in the wall of the carriage, quivering. The captain saw the green-feathered arrow, and shouted something about bringing the Sheriff of Azalea into this, as it was the work of Skie Fir and the Phantom Thieves, proven by their calling card: a single arrow with green fletching.
Okay, since I never know when I should publish new chapters, I'll post chapter three after I get three reviews. No sooner, no later. And just so you know, I have up to... Um... Chapter 10 finished! So I can post after my review count is enough!
Leaf: Okay, new way of begging for reviews. Nice.
Misty: Can I just pummel readers who don't review instead? It's much more effective.
Espeon: No! Then I won't have readers either!
Misty: Curses. I got a new mallet I want to break in.
Dawn: Then go use it on Ash like you always do.
Ash: Dawn! When did you get here!?
Dawn: Well, I debut in this fanfiction's next chapter. Oh, spoiler alert.
Ash: Awesome! Oh crud. *Runs away as Misty comes after him with her new mallet*
May: Anyways... Please give Espeon and Umbreon reviews! It makes them want to write more! Maybe if she gets enough, we can motivate her into writing a Thanksgiving One-shot!
Espeon: Or you can just keep me out of my imaginary emo corner. Whichever works because reviews are the best way for me to get feedback, so when I get none I feel like my writing is terrible. For instance, my Halloween One-shot feels like a bust because nobody reviewed it... *Magically appears in dark emo corner with storm cloud over head* I'm sorry for updating late!
Skie: Review to keep Espeon out of the emo corner! And to stop me from shooting you! In case you don't know, I'm like Robin Hood, so I have expert aim.