Trapped in the Darkness - Chapter 6
A Pokemon Fanfiction
So how was everyone's holiday? Sorry for the late update, but I actually am supposed to be doing my Science Fair AND History Day AND reading a play for English... but I wanted to update since I just finished SoulSilver in *cough*threedays*cough*. Anyway, enjoy the next chapter!
Unova region time!
Pearl: The author owns nothing!
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Green had decided to move the Sinnoh trainers to the back of the cell in case Mars decided to have some fun again. Shuddering inwardly as her laugh echoed in his brain, he watched Diamond and Platinum help the blonde trainer so he could rest semi-comfortably (actually, as comfortably as possible) on the cold floor.
Green made his way over to the bars, looking down at where the they met the floor. It looked as if whoever was supposed to clean this place had failed to accomplish their mission. But then again, Green didn't think there was anyone in their right mind who would even want to clean up here. He tried to ignore the blood stain on the bars where Pearl and the other Sinnoh trainers were previously.
"Silver," Green said, his voice flat. "How many trainers are meant to be brought here from the Unova region?" He continued to stare at the ground as he slowly wrapped his hands around the bars.
Silver seemed startled at the question. "I-I..." he faltered, blinking. "I think there's supposed to be three trainers." He regained his composure. "But that's a complete guess considering how ma-."
"That's too many!"
Green had shouted loud enough to wake the dead. His hands were clenched so tightly around the bars that his knuckles were white.
Silver shut his mouth, unsure how to respond. Yes, Green was a pretty nice person, but he seemed like the kind of person you didn't want to piss off. And the unfortunate thing was, Green seemed completely pissed off at the moment.
Everyone was silent.
"Dammit, even one person would be too many! There's already ten of us in here, we don't need any more fucking trainers!" Green yelled. Taking a step back from the bars, he put his hands in his hair, tugging at his roots for a moment. Crying out in frustration, he threw his fist against the bars so hard he knew he would get a bruise.
Someone opened the door at the top of the steps.
"Hey! Keep it down, pests!" a voice called.
Green laughed humorlessly. "You fucking wish!" he yelled again. He was about to punch the bars again when a cold hand grabbed his wrist.
"Green. Stop it."
Green shook his head, but didn't fight against the firm grasp around his wrist. He looked back down at the floor. "Red..."
"We can't do anything about this. Just calm down," Red said, his voice hard. He was shaken roughly off of Green's wrist as his rival turned to face him. He didn't flinch as Green shook him gently.
"How can you be so calm about this? You saw what they did to Pearl! The can do that to anyone else in here next!" Green said. He glared at Red to mask his desperate plead, jade eyes meeting crimson in what seemed like the longest stare-down since Silver and Gold's.
The others in the cell were still unsure what to do, but they all figured it'd be better if the two Kanto trainers settled this by themselves.
After a few more minutes, Green finally dropped his gaze to sigh and look at the floor. "Alright, fine," he said, crossing his arms. He glared again at Red, but the intensity seemed softer and less hostile than before.
Red smiled, laughing quietly at his victory over his rival. Green flushed, looking away as he cleared his throat.
The other trainers in the cell seemed to breath a sigh of relief at the lessening anger in the cell, relaxing in the calmer feelings filling it instead.
Well, until the doors opened again.
This time, there was only one trainer. He was surrounded by three men in black outfits that covered their mouths. They didn't seem too happy to be putting the green haired trainer in the cell, because they paused as they were opening the door to allow the trainer inside. The green haired trainer looked over at the one holding the door in confusion.
"Lord N... this is your final chance. You can always come back to take your place as King. Lord Ghetsis has said he would forgive your absence and your time spent with-" the man stopped talking as N opened the door himself and closed it.
N smiled apologetically, and the three men outside looked down. Before N turned to face the trainers, the first man of the trio reached out and took N's palm, placing something in it before they nodded and disappeared.
Looking over, Green spied a perfectly made daisy chain. N seemed to understand what it meant and put it in his pocket before he turned to face everyone. He coughed into his hand, pushing the brim of his hat up.
Silver scowled. "N."
N blinked, looking over at the red-head. "Silver? What are you doing here?"
Silver snorted, crossing his arms. "You should know. The same reason you're down here, probably."
N smiled awkwardly, rubbing the back of his head. "Someone change your ideals?"
Silver glanced at Gold and Crystal for another second, murmuring, "You could say that."
N laughed before he looked back at the Sinnoh trainers. His eyes widened, and he hurried over to the three trainers after he pulled a piece of white cloth out of his pocket.
"Here," he murmured, handing the white handkerchief out to Pearl. "I knew these would come in handy when I took these from my father."
Platinum blinked before taking the cloth gently and pressing it against Pearl's still bleeding wound. "Thank you, N," she said quietly, smiling.
Green crossed his arms, pursing his lips. So there was only going to be one from Unova? He sighed a breath of relief, but realized he spoke too soon as the harsh sound of doors opening echoed again.
There were two trainers who were coming down the steps in Plasma grunts' arms. They were both brunettes: one was male and the other was female.
N stood up, a dark expression on his face. "I made a deal with Ghetsis," he said, his voice low. "They were to be let go."
The two trainers raised their heads at the sound, gasping as they laid eyes on the green haired trainer. The two grunts, however, didn't look too fazed.
The female Plasma giggled, but put the boy trainer in the cell after the female had been thrown in. The male Plasma just looked bored, and he bent down to pet a Whimsicott that had toddled in after the pair.
"We're just following the King's orders," she said, sighing as she fingered an eyepiece over her left eye.
"Remember. You're not our King any longer, boy," the male said dangerously. They both left the room after that, the Whimsicott following them out.
The two trainers that had entered the cell were still on the floor, and they were staring at N with their eyes wide. N looked uncomfortable, but smiled, waving at the two in greeting. The girl stood up, the boy following uneasily.
The boy walked up to the taller one, an unreadable expression on his face. He then proceed to punch the green haired boy in the stomach. Hard.
The girl jumped, hurrying over to the boy. "Hey, Black! Don't hit him!" She grabbed onto the boy's arm before his punch could land.
"Let go of me, White!" Black said, irritated. "He deserves it!"
N blinked, smiling tiredly. "Please don't hit me, Black."
Black whipped his head around to face N again. "I said you deserve-" He froze in his tracks as N placed his hands on either side of his face. His face turned bright crimson.
"I'm sorry," N whispered. "I'm sorry I left. I'm sorry I left you. Please forgive me."
Black was silent, and he looked down at the bottom of the cell in what looked like a mixture of anger, frustration, and thought all at once.
"A-Alright, you jerk," Black stammered, not exactly sure how to answer in any other way. He wore a startled expression as N threw his arms around him.
"Thank you," the green haired trainer murmured. White smiled, happy the two trainers could have made amends, but then she wore a worried expression.
N and Black picked up on this as they broke apart. "What is it, White?"
She glanced back at the trainers in the cell. "It looks like we're all in the same boat..." she trailed off. Frowning, she took a look at Platinum and gasped.
"Oh no. Black, you're not the only Champion who was captured after all. I guessed right," she said. Black bit his lip as White counted. "In fact... all of the Champions are here!"
"That's right," a voice said.
All the trainers turned their heads at the sound. It seemed like the Rocket executive that had been toying with Red and Green earlier had come down without any of the others knowing. Green clenched his teeth.
"It seems that everyone is here!" he said, clapping his hands together.
"Proton?" Gold asked incredulously. He grinned wickedly. "Well I can see you're still wearing those damn pants that are a couple sizes too small."
Proton scowled, crossing his arms. "Don't forget, pest," he warned. "I'm still the cruelest of the Rocket executives."
Ruby stepped forward, still holding Sapphire who was still asleep. "H-Hey!" he called timidly. Proton faced the boy, frowning. "When is Sapph gonna wake up?"
Proton smiled again. "Oh? Miss Hoenn Champion? It took quite a few tranquilizers to get her settled. She'll wake up in a little while." He giggled.
Ruby didn't find that answer satisfying, but he didn't ask another as Proton grinned wickedly.
"Sleep well, my lovelies. Our revenge begins tomorrow."
To be continued...
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