FOREVERMORE
~Part Three Of The Forever Trilogy~
Chapter 16
On The Lam Again
August 13, 5000.
(Sapph's POV)
I was sitting with Esmeralda, watching her take care of baby Aqua. Gold, Plato, and Cyan were playing poker. Jasper was on Esmeralda's other side, adding something to that thick cookbook of his. Jade was on the other couch, playing with Jewel's hair.
Gold had finally asked me out officially earlier in the day. More like screamed it. He was lucky we were in a large mansion, otherwise everyone would have heard him. I had been so embarrassed, but I said yes. How could I say no, especially after the confession?
It was actually kind of scary thinking I had a boyfriend now.
I shivered right as baby Aqua let out a happy squeal and Esmeralda laughed, poking the baby's belly. I took out my bottle of soda pop and took a drink.
"Oh, I just love babies!" she giggled happily. "They're so cute!"
I swallowed my soda, almost choking. Then I gave her a weird look, and even Jasper stopped what he was doing to look at her. I shook my head at her before standing up and setting my empty soda bottle on the side table next to the couch. I had to do something or I'd go crazy.
Suddenly, my dear twin brother came bursting into the room, dragging along a curvy girl with curly strawberry blonde hair and freckles.
"We have to go!" he exclaimed. "Like, now!"
"What the hell are you talking about?" I demanded. "Where's Topaz? Who's that girl? What-"
"Will you just shut up and let me explain?" he exclaimed, releasing his grip on the girl's hand. "First of all, this is Cerise; she's my best friend from Littleroot Town. Second of all, Topaz isn't here because she's battling Verdant, which, third of all, is why we have to go."
I stared at my brother, stunned into silence. He had never told me, nor anyone else, to shut up before. And then there was the news he just dumped on all of us. I hated Verdant, though not as much as Maroon. And Cerise, well, I've never met best friends of opposite genders that were ever 'just friends'.
"Wait, I'm confused," said Jasper, frowning. "Shouldn't Sapph know Cerise, since you're twins?"
Crap, I forgot about that.
"You have a twin sister, Rubin?" the girl, Cerise, gasped.
Craaaaaaaaap.
"You've been hiding something from us, haven't you?" Cyan said bitterly.
Gold let out a strained laugh, setting down his cards, and ran a hand through his sloppy hair. "Uh, yeah, sorta..."
Cyan scowled, his eyes flashing with anger.
Plato set down his set of cards, and stood up. "We need to get Grey and Fiori, and then wait for Topaz to return. Then we can leave."
"Who's Grey?" asked Esmeralda, lifting up Aqua, frowning slightly. "Don't you mean Chase?"
"Chase is Grey," sighed Jade. "It's all part of the explanation we'll give you later."
Jewel stared down at her feet, and fidgeted.
"But what about the other survivors?" I demanded. "We can't just leave them here!"
"Yes, we can. None of them are specifically wanted by the government, and Synis probably doesn't even know they exist," said Rubin. "I hate to leave them, but they should be fine here. We have to leave. Everyone needs to pack up to leave."
Rubin was taking charge, and that made total sense since he was the only commander in the room. It made me really proud of him—he was finally manning up, getting a spine. There was hope for him yet, then.
Anyways, we all hurried up to pack our things. I jogged to my room and stuffed what little I had into my backpack. I pulled it on, stuffed my feet into my ratty sneakers, and then bolted out of the bedroom. I headed for the stairs.
"Yo, Sapph, wait up!"
I grit my teeth, and stopped at the top of the staircase. I turned around to see Gold, who was jogging up to me. I glared at him.
"Hurry up, we don't have all day!" I snapped.
"Jeez, relax woman," he said once he reached me. "My little bros want to come with. Let's wait for them, okay babe?"
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" I yelled, smacking him upside the back of his head.
"Okay, okay! Jeez, you don't have to beat up on me, love-kitten."
"LOVE WHAT?"
"...Nevermind!"
Then the two annoying thirteen year old perverts joined us, and we bolted down the stairs. I heard yelling. I entered the hall to the front doors to see what was going on. Topaz was back, along with Viola, and a black-haired little boy. Viola and the kid were yelling at each other, shooting insults above age and size. Topaz was trying to get them to stop. They were pissing me off.
"BOTH OF YOU, SHUT THE HELL UP BEFORE I KICK BOTH OF YOUR ASSES INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK!" I screamed.
Everyone in the hall flinched. Viola and the little boy both shut up, thank Arceus.
"Thank you," I said. "Now, Viola, why the hell are you arguing with a freaking twelve-year-old?"
The boy's eye twitched. "I'm freaking fifteen!"
Whoa. Poor kid mustn't have reached puberty. I felt really bad for him. I felt bad now. He must get that a lot.
But then Goldy started laughing. "HAHAHAHA! He's fifteen and hasn't even hit-"
I kicked him in the crotch before he could finish his sentence. He yelped, and keeled over, hugging himself, and then fell to his knees. I would not have him humiliate that poor kid like that, or in any way, actually. Ethan and Evan pointed and laughed at him.
"What the hell, Sapph?" he groaned.
"Stop being such a jerk and I'll lay off!"
"What kind of girlfriend are you?"
"GIRLFRIEND?"
Oh crap again.
Rubin had joined us, along with that Cerise girl. He was staring at me with wide, horrified eyes. I bet the last person he would want me to be with was Gold. And he was the last person I wanted to know.
"Uh, yeah," I said, sweatdropping. "We're, uh, dating."
Rubin groaned, and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Okay then. Why is Gold on the floor?"
"I kicked him in the groin," I said cheerfully, with a grin on my face.
"Of course you did," he sighed, rubbing his face. "Well, we're all set to go now." The he walked up to his girlfriend, and took her hands. "Topaz! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, don't worry," she replied. "Viola and Rin here helped me. Verdant won't be bothering us for a while, at least."
"Thank Arceus," he said, and hugged her.
Gold finally got back on his feet, grimacing, as everyone else entered the hall. Jade squealed and gave Viola a big hug, while Plato was her cool self and gave her a fist bump. We introduced them to Jewel, and then we were on our way again.
Now we were heading into Hoenn, my home region. I was excited and eager, though worried about going to the ruins of Littleroot Town. Though I had not grown up there for long, it was still my hometown. And, hopefully, it would not be that bad.
A RANDOM SPECIAL
Gold
(A Macbeth Parody: Acts 1-2)
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...
Gold: HEY! This ain't Star Wars!
SHUT UP AND JUST GO WITH IT! Ahem, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away... Well, it really wasn't that far away, it was the Milky Way Galaxy-
Gold: JUST SHUT UP AND GET ON WITH IT YOU STUPID NARRATOR!
FINE! There was a brave thane by the name of Gold (Macbeth, duh), who ruled Johto. Well, he was Gold Junior, actually, but that's besides the point. He was a hero in the Great And Awful War, and even before that, the ladies loved him, and he was quite the pimp, though there was one lady that would always hold his heart...
Lady (Sapph) Gold: GOLD JUNIOR YOU BETTER GET YOUR *BEEEEEEP* UP HERE OR YOU'LL GET NOTHING TONIGHT!
Gold: Yes, my dearest! I'm coming, I'M COMING!
Well, maybe not his heart... But that's besides the point. ANYWAYS! On the journey home from the war, Gold, and his best friend and fellow general, Plato (Banquo, duh), bumped into three butt ugly old ladies that just happened to be witches, named Scarlet, Pink, and Karen...
Scarlet: Like, it was, like, so, like, awful! That *BEEEEEEEEEP* would not give me her *BEEEEEEEEEEP* chestnuts! All I *BEEEEEEEEEP* asked was for a little *BEEEEEEP* and she *BEEEEP* told me to *BEEEEEP* off! SO LET'S KILL HER HUSBAND!
Pink: Yes, let's!
Karen: Oh yes, I have the most brilliant plan...
Gold: *rides up with Plato on their steeds* Oh, look, ugly old ladies!
Plato: ...That's quite rude.
Gold: WHO CARES? HAHAHA!
Scarlet: Hail, Thane of Johto!
Pink: Hail, Thane of Hoenn!
Karen: Long live King Gold!
Gold: WHAT THE *BEEEEEEEP*? I'm not the thane of Hoenn, and I'm most definitely not the king!
Plato: And what about me?
Karen: Your children shall be kings, though you yourself will never be.
Not long after that, Gold sent a letter to Lady Gold informing her of the interesting turn of events...
Lady Gold: *reading letter* Blah blah blah blah blaaaaaah blah blah blah... *grins evilly* THIS IS PERFECT! WE CAN RULE THE WORLD NOW! MUAHAHA!
Later on that night, the couple discussed their actions.
Gold: So, King Rubin has decided to stay over night at our place to celebrate me becoming the thane of Hoenn.
Lady Gold: So this is the perfect time to kill him!
Gold: What? No! Are you crazy?
Lady Gold: If you don't kill him, you won't get some ever again!
Gold: OKAY OKAY I'LL KILL HIM!
The next day, when everyone was preparing for the grand party, Plato arrived at the Golds' castle, along with his son Bronze.
Gold: Hey, Plato, wassup?
Plato: I've been thinking about those weird sisters... What about you?
Gold: Nah, they've never crossed my mind! I have more problems, like having a son to continue the legacy, keeping my wife under control, you know the usual.
Plato: ...Yeah, sadly, I do.
Gold: However, we do need to talk about.. something.
Plato: I'll talk with you, but I will always stay loyal to King Rubin.
Gold: All right, sounds good to me, yo!
However, when Plato and Bronze left, Gold was plagued by horrible thoughts.
Gold: HOLY HO-OH THERE'S A FREAKING FLOATING DAGGER IN FRONT OF MY FACE!
He tried to grab the dagger to no avail.
Gold: Gah, I have to be a MAN and get this over with! But what if witchcraft celebrates? What if my curtained sleep is plagued by wicked thoughts? What if nature is dead? GAH JUST SUCK IT UP! YOU'RE GOLD, THE THANE OF JOHTO AND HOENN!
Lady Gold rang to bell, signalling it was time to murder Rubin.
Gold: Okay, let's DO this!
Meanwhile, Lady Gold was eagerly awaiting her husband's return.
Lady Gold: Oh, those stupid guards! They were so easy to trick! This will be so easy! Heh, I bet Gold's killing them now...
Gold: AAAAAH!
Lady Gold: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN THERE? SHUT UP! THE GUARDS WILL WAKE UP YOU MORON!
Gold: YOU'LL WAKE THEM UP TOO DUMBASS!
Lady Gold: Oh, I should have killed him myself! But he looked like my father...
Finally, Gold emerged, covered with blood, still holding the murder weapons.
Lady Gold: You IDIOT! You were supposed to leave the daggers on the guards and smear the blood on them!
Gold: But, Sapph, I can't end a prayer!
Lady Gold: So what? Ugh, you're so lame!
Gold: I'm not going back in there!
Lady Gold: Fine, I'll do it myself!
When she returned, Gold was silently freaking out.
Gold: What if I can't wash this blood from my hands?
Lady Gold: That's so stupid! Just use the *BEEEEP* water! See, it's so easy!
The next morning, another Thane, by the name of Am, arrived to pick up Rubin from his sleepover. However, he was caught greatly by surprise.
Am: HOLY *BEEEEEEEEP*! WHAT HORROR! KING RUBIN HAS BEEN MURDERED!
Am rushed to find Gold, along with Cyan, who had come with him. Corundum and Blaze, the two princes, were also there.
Am: The king has been murdered!
Cyan: WHAT THE *BEEEEEEEP*!
Gold: HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN UNDER MY WATCH?
Corundum: Oh no! Daddy!
Blaze: This is... dreadful...
Lady Gold arrived, disturbed by the loud ruckus.
Lady Gold: WHY THE *BEEEEEEP* ARE YOU GUYS MAKING SO MUCH NOISE?
Am: King Rubin has been murdered, fair lady!
Lady Gold: Oh my goodness! *faints*
Gold: Get her out of here! Who are the culprits?
Two servants took out Lady Gold before anyone else responded.
Am: Those *BEEEEEEP* guards!
Gold appeared very angry, bloodthirsty even, to avenge King Rubin's death.
Gold: THOSE GUARDS WILL PAY! *runs off*
Cyan: Whoa, Gold, hold up!
Am: Now we'll never know what happened...
Several days later, Jasper, another thane, was talking with a random old guy.
Jasper: Yes, some dreadful things have been happening. There have been earthquakes, vicious wind, and violent storms, not to mention it's been really dark out. I even saw a noctowl kill a staraptor.
Random Old Guy: Yes, I heard that King Rubin's gorgeous rapidash turned violent and began eating each other.
Jasper: Yeah, I was there. It was quite absurd. I'm scarred for life now.
Then Am arrived to tell Jasper of the news.
Am: Jasper! The new king has been decided! Only because Corundum and Blaze fled to Sinnoh and Unova...
Jasper: Who shall it be?
Am: None other than Gold, Thane of Johto and Hoenn!
Okay, that's it for today, people.
Gold: WHAT? WHY? I JUST BECAME KING!
Because the narrator said so! AND YOU KILLED RUBIN!
Gold: *grumbles*
Topaz: ...You're lucky I'm not in this, Gold.
Gold: *gulps*
Rubin: Guys, I'm not really dead...
STAY TUNED FOR THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF GOLD, A MACBETH PARODY!
Heh, that was fun.
Here's the cast of the Macbeth parody so you know who's who if you haven't already figured it out.
Macbeth - Goldy
Lady Macbeth - Sapph
Banquo - Plato
The Three Witches - Scarlet, Pink, and Karen
Macduff - Am
Malcolm: Corundum
Donalbain: Blaze
Lennox - Cyan
Ross - Jasper
Fleance - Bronze
Anyways, about the actual chapter! Sapph's POV is always fun to do. And yes, they're officially a couple!
The journey begins! ;)
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