FOREVERMORE
~Part Three Of The Forever Trilogy~
Chapter 4
Final Warning
June 20, 5000.
(Topaz's POV)
BANG! BANG!
The gunshots rang in my ears, and for a moment I couldn't breathe. Two bullets for two trainers. Grey and Scarlet. I couldn't move. I just stared at the door for the longest time, not moving an inch, barely breathing. Grey and Scarlet. Oh my Arceus. Grey and Scarlet!
Suddenly, there was screaming—it sounded like Scarlet—and someone was shaking me hard, yelling at me.
"Topaz! Topaz! Snap out of it!" Rubin was the one shaking me by the shoulders. "We have to stay calm! Topaz?"
I blinked, and stared at him for a couple of seconds. Then his words sunk in. Rubin was right. We had to stay calm and rational. That was the only way we could be of any help. I steeled myself, and nodded.
"You're right," I said. "I'm sorry."
He released me, looking relieved. "It's okay. It's only natural that you'd freak out if your best friend slash ex-boyfriend just possibly got shot."
Good Arceus, I did not understand that boy. His words were not bitter, nor annoyed, or even sarcastic. He seriously meant that. I almost facepalmed right then and there.
"He was never my boyfriend! Argh, can we have this conversation later?" I sighed. "We kinda have to save them!"
"Oh? So it's 'them', then?"
"Shut up!"
"You know I'm just teasing you, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Let's just go!"
I yanked open the door, and we bounded in. I would never forget that sight for as long as I lived. There stood Maroon, in all his cocky glory, pointing a smoking gun at Grey and Scarlet. Grey was holding up Scarlet, who was unconscious; she had to be the one who got shot, though where I could not see. And I hoped she was unconscious.
"Oh, look who we have here," said Maroon, moving the gun towards us. "It's Blondie and Sissy Boy."
We didn't get a chance to say anything because Maroon fired the gun. Rubin grabbed me, and pushed me down right as Raiden leaped off my shoulder, his tail coated with silver, and deflected the bullet with Iron Tail. Then the shiny Pikachu launched a weak electric shock, zapping the weapon out of the admin's hand.
Maroon cursed loudly. "You pesky rat!" he snapped, moving towards the gun.
But a cute little Pachirisu darted forward, and swatted the gun with her tail. It slid towards Grey, out of Maroon's reach. Still holding Scarlet, he knelt down, and picked up the weapon. And he gave Maroon the darkest glare I had ever seen. It made me want to shiver. Suddenly, I felt Rubin take my hand and pull me onto my feet, tugging me closer to him.
"I never thought you'd resort to using guns," said Grey, his voice like ice. "How pathetic."
Maroon sneered. "Weapons do better jobs than Pokemon."
Raiden, Joy, and Squirrel all growled at his words. Grey lifted the gun, and pointed it at Maroon. Was he seriously gonna kill him? I had no idea!
"I have a message for Synis," said Grey. "Tell him it's started. And we'll finish it. War is a terrible thing, but we have no other choice. The government will fall."
Without another word, he tossed the gun into the air, and Squirrel destroyed it with a Thunderbolt before returning to her trainer. Then Grey turned to face us.
"Let's go."
...
Scarlet had been shot in the tailbone. And from what she said when she came to, she could not feel her legs. This was not good. We had to get her back to Mount Silver as soon as possible. We had to get her some help. Not to mention that Lady had been shot, too.
The flight back to Mount Silver was quiet. Scarlet was able to hold onto Chari, so she was fine. Zeus was able to carry me by hanging onto my torso with his claws. He didn't hurt me because he his grip was gentle. I was still able to enjoy flying with Zeus even with the grim circumstances.
That is, until I realized we were being followed.
Flying Pokemon with saddles and riders were chasing us. And the riders were firing at us with laser guns, which could do even more than regular bullets. Great.
Grey cursed. "Split up!"
Dragon veered away, followed by Chari. Zeus dodged the laser bullets, gripping me a little tighter. Serenity and Rubin were still with us, just a little further away. The Altaria was dodging shots, too.
I took out Raiden's Poke Ball, and released the Pikachu. I lifted him up so he could perch on Zeus's back. He would be our own little weapon.
"Raiden!" I shouted. "Start zapping those Pokemon!"
Rubin saw what we were doing, and released Joy, and started having her launch her own attacks at the enemy. All it took for Raiden, due to being so high leveled, was one hit, but for Joy it took several attacks. And one by one they began to fall. It made me feel better that the riders had parachutes.
But this was war. I should have wanted them to die, not live.
"Faster, Zeus!" I shouted.
The Aerodactyl pumped his wings harder, gaining speed. Serenity was easily keeping pace with us. We were doing great. I hoped Grey and Scarlet were just as fine. I was already worried enough about the latter, you know.
And as Zeus and Serenity finally flew side by side, the last enemy fell.
This was shorter than I thought, but whatever.
Scarlet was the one who got shot! You'll have to wait a little longer to find out what will happen to her.
To joe teh afro: I know technically Green (girl) has blue eyes, and Blue (boy) has green eyes, but I switched them to match their names. Blue and Green were dating in the part in the past of Furthermore, but it's pretty obvious they broke up since Jade is Silver and Green's daughter.
To the other anon: That was a typo xD Grey meant Sapphire (the OC who died), not Sapph, Rubin's sister. Sapphire is always the OC because Sapph's full name is Sapphira. The person who made her created her before Sapph was in the story in Nevermore, so sorry for the confusion.
To Magic Dreamer: I would pm you, but I'm feeling lazy xD Bronze is a brilliant name! Why didn't I think of that? Corundum is a boy. He's going to be another mini-Ruby! xD As for who Grey ends up with, she doesn't show up till this story ;) She's one of the OCs that were made for the prize of the art contest... *shifty eyes*
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