Yes! I'm back and I actually have something to say! It's… oh great I forgot. So much for a big announcement. Maybe I'll have something to say at the end of the chapter.

Death if Apart

Chapter 7

(Nuri's P.O.V.)

I'm been walking around the forest, searching, although what I was searching was a mystery. I didn't know exactly what to look for. Yes I know I'm looking for my sister, but I doubt with my luck that she would just randomly pop out of nowhere. People? Not exactly. Sure they could maybe help me in my journey for my search, but this is a new world. Who knows how they will treat me.

Let's just put it this way, basically I'm searching for anything, and I mean anything, that will help me in finding my sister and rescuing her.

Okay, so I didn't have much, but at least it was something.

I stopped sharp when I heard a branch break. Immediately, I tried to search for supplies only to have my backpack be taken from my grasp as a blue sparking whip swung it away from me. I run, but then I'm punched under the stomach to a tree.

Then the attacker had their arm against my chest, not letting me move and I saw the whip raised. The shift of movement allowed me to see the face of my attacker and I saw it was a… a girl with blond hair in a ponytail.

I kicked, but she dodged it by jumping off me which allowed me to escape her crackling whip. It left a huge burnt mark for the tree, though. The bark of the tree wasn't brown anymore. It was just pitch black with a chunk broken off. Ouch. Sorry tree.

But I didn't have time to worry about a tree. Did I forget to mention that I have an attacker who has a weapon and knows how to use it?

I tried to punch at her, but part of me felt wrong. At the island, we have this rule about not harming other people, especially girls. I learned that the hard way from Grodel after I hit Luna with a rock. I don't know why I did it, but I doubt that I'll remember the reason now.

Hoping that I could find some way out of this and that it might distract her I start questioning her, "Who are you? Where am I? Is there anyone else around here?"

She responded with a swing of her leg towards mine dropping me face first to the floor.

The blond- haired female finally spoke with questions of her own, "Who are you and why are you asking those questions?"

Well I was already brought down (and I had a feeling she could probably do it again) so I told the truth, "My name's Nuri and I'm not from around here."

"Then why are you here?"

I croaked the words, with shame, "To find my sister. She was kidnapped by a man with red hair."

She backed away from me and asked, "Did he have a cape and possess dark power?"

I nodded.

She grunted, "That's Ganondorf, alright. The name's Samus and I think I could help you with your problem."

(Luna's P.O.V.)

Now Red was starting to tell his story.

"Pikachu and I are known as Smashers. Smashers are people/creatures who usually brawl against each other. We're basically known as fighters. Although technically it's my Pokémon who are the Smashers. They do all the fighting; I come up with plans and orders for them to attack, but sometimes I let them do their own thing and find their own style of brawling," he explained.

"Anyways, there are many of us smashers. We also fight together against any major forces of evil," Red continued. "You see, it wasn't a long time ago that Ganondorf had ruled. He's actually a Smasher. He and some other Smashers who are known as enemies to some other friends of mine created chaos and are now rulers. I'm not exactly sure what happened, because I was statue before his plan really took place."

I couldn't keep myself from asking one question, "So how were you and Pikachu turned into statues?"

"Nowadays, there are only two ways a Smasher can become a statue. The first one known as the natural way is when the opponent of a Smasher beats you. The other way was the way I became a statue," Red kept on talking. "The other way is by some type of machinery like a canon/gun. It charges its dark power and shoots a black powerful arrow at you. When you're hit, you instantly turn into a statue. It's painful."

Ouch. It sounds like being stabbed in the heart, an instant silence with the eyes wide open. Sure you might groan or croak, but then you're lifeless.

"Pikachu and I, along with a few other smashers were on a mission. We noticed suspicious things happening around, but we didn't know who was at fault. That was our mission. To find out who was doing this, find out their plans, and stop them from proceeding anymore. We failed."

His voice was filled with so much shame that I felt really bad for him. To know that you failed a mission that can affect many things badly and then turned into the statue to prevent you from doing anything must feel horrible. I know I would. Hopefully, that wouldn't happen. Actually, it probably won't happen since I am after all from a different world. Then again, I still don't understand everything yet about how this world works.

Not wanting to make Red feel worse, but because I have a burning curiosity I asked him, "How exactly did it happen?"

Pikachu shifted his movement in my arms, showing his discomfort in what we're talking. Red took a deep breath and finally answered with anger in his eyes, "We were betrayed."

So who's to blame? Sorry, you'll probably won't find out until the next year (I'm most likely to update tomorrow, though). I wish you all for a Happy New Year. Let's celebrate these last few hours of 2010 okay? Let's make the best of it. Let's enjoy the last and first days of a year. Go 2011!