Trapped in the Darkness - Chapter 13
A Pokemon Fanfiction
What I would like to do is explain why I haven't updated in two whole months. Schoolwork, my laptop caught a virus and crashed thus I lost all of my files, and I got Skyward Sword for my birthday last week and... I am addicted. But here is the next chapter, even if it is a little short. Please enjoy!
Pearl: The author does not own anything.
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Green took a seat back at the table, the others standing following in suit. Once the Viridian Leader sat Indian-style, he noticed a small cup of tea on the table. He guessed it was put there by a Kimono Girl when he wasn't looking. He picked it up gently, holding it in his hands before taking a sip. When he identified it as Jasmine, he tried not to down the entire thing in one sip. Jasmine tea was his favorite after all.
It seemed that was what occurred anyway, because Green was suddenly staring at an empty cup, only the soothing smell of the drink reaching his nose. He tried not to look disappointed as he placed the cup back on the table.
"Alright," Steven called from his place at the table. "We need to make a plan to get the trainers from the prison." Beside him, Wallace propped his head up on his elbow and yawned.
"So that narrows it down to the Kanto, right?" Jasmine asked, not touching the tea in front of her. A few of the leaders nodded their heads in agreement with the brunette and she relaxed.
"The only problem is where it would be in the Kanto," Cynthia said, tilting her head in thought. Many of the people sitting in the room automatically looked at Green, who was studying the tea leaves at the bottom of his cup. He looked up when he noticed the pause in the conversation, making a face.
"What?" he asked. He frowned. "I don't know where it is."
Alder smiled tiredly. "We know," he said.
"But," Falkner interrupted, "Your Pidgeot does."
Green furrowed his eyebrows in a confused manner before they skyrocketed. "That's right!" he said. He sighed and covered his face with a hand. "I can't believe I had forgotten."
It was Bugsy's turn to be confused now. "Say what now? It does?"
Falkner rolled his eyes, crossing his arms. "Of course it does. It flew away from it, didn't it?" He muttered something about bug catchers and Bugsy glared at him from across the table, showing he heard it.
"Alright, ladies. Cut it out," Morty said densely, his voice hanging thickly in the air as the bird and bug trainers realized what he had said.
Green hadn't noticed the exchange as he was thinking intensely. He narrowed his eyes at the floor when he realized something. "He wouldn't let me go," he said finally, grimacing. "The guy is already jumpy enough as it is."
A Pidgeot's cry from outside the Theater only seemed to prove his point and he sighed. "You see what I-"
He squeaked when the door was thrown open by the large bird. When it had it's trainer in its sight it cried again and soared forward, the other trainers hitting the floor to avoid being hit by the large Pokemon. When it had reached Green, it grabbed him by his coat and surged over the table, Green yelling in protest until he was thrown onto the stage. His Pokemon took a stance over top of him, opening up it's large wingspan in a terrifying gesture to whatever had spooked it. Green immediately froze, his voice catching in his throat when he remembered who it could be.
Everyone was silent as they stared at the doorway, hands on their Pokeballs as they began waiting for whomever was out there.
A head cautiously poked his head in, his green eyes wide as he took in his surroundings. The Pidgeot cried out again and flew forward, the boy shrieking and bracing himself. A red light came from his pocket and formed in front of the child.
It was a Gardevoir.
The Embrace Pokemon stretched it's arms wide, blocking off the boy in a protective gesture. The Pidgot skidded to a stop, flapping its wings and cawing.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Green gasped, coughing into his elbow. He slowed his sprinting to a slow jog, standing in front of his Pokemon with his own arms stretched out. "You don't just go and attack anyone you damn please! Calm down!"
The Pidgot folded back its wings after another second, obviously not happy with the decision to trust the boy as its feathers were ruffled. When it seemed ready to listen Green turned back to view the boy fully.
He was short, his age probably fourteen or fifteen. He had wispy green hair that fell around his eyes and ears, getting in his way when he needed to see something. He had moderately normal clothes, and Green had the immediate thought that this boy would not stand out in a crowd. He was pale and skinny, but he didn't look sick.
"Wally," Steven and Wallace said in unison, Steven sounding surprised while Wallace sounded disappointed. Wally jumped at the sound of his name and looked around Green to look at the two men shyly.
"Uh, hello," he said, raising his hand slightly in a waving gesture.
"I thought I told you to stay back at Victory Road," Wallace said heatedly. Wally's ears turned red but he nodded, gazing back at the Ex-Champion steadily.
"I can't leave Sapphire and Ruby here by themselves," he said fiercely. He dropped his view to the ground and lowered his voice. "Without them, I would have never found my Pokemon or any of my friends."
Steven smiled but Wallace rolled his eyes. "Fine. You can stay."
Wally brightened. "Really?"
Steven nodded again and gestured to the last empty seat. "Come on and take your seat."
Wally smiled excitedly and scrambled over to the table before Wallace could protest. He rolled his eyes and stood, crossing his arms.
"Alright, where were we?"
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Diamond and Pearl were looking worriedly at the opening of the cell every so often, making many of the other trainers on edge.
Red was sitting in the back of the cell, his eyes hollow and his expression blank. His hat was on low, but not low enough to hide his eyes. Gold was talking a bit more now, but he wasn't as energetic of before. The tension between him and Silver was softening considerably: they talked to each other a lot more without raising their voices, but they still seemed uncomfortable around each other.
This seemed to have started after Crystal came back crying the one day.
Pearl was beginning to rip his hair out in visible agony as the fourth hour of Platinum's disappearance began. He didn't take his orange eyes off the spiral staircase leading up to the door.
And that was when the screaming began.
Pearl cried out, slapping his hands over his mouth as his eyes widened. Diamond was silent, jumping in his seat as Pearl leapt to his feet and threw himself against the bars, reaching for the keys that were hanging obviously on the other side of the fall. He screamed in frustration as Platinum's increased.
"Stop it! Please don't hurt her!" he shouted, his voice breaking. He shoved his entire weight against the bars, trying to break them, but they didn't budge. He yelled in frustration again and continued.
Diamond didn't seem to know what to do as he looked helplessly at his best friend, and he simply sat on the ground as if trying to block out every sound.
It felt like hours until Platinum stopped screaming. Pearl had tears streaming down his face in his anger, but they showed no sign of stopping. He glared at the doorway when it opened.
"Well, that took a while," Mars' voice said, disinterest filling her tone. Pearl didn't break his stare. When she clipped down the steps in her white boots, she dragged down the Sinnoh Champion who was in one piece.
Besides for the bleeding designs carved into her arm.
Platinum didn't respond as she was put back into the cell into Pearl's waiting arms. She winced the slightest bit when her wounds touched her rival's striped shirt, but otherwise didn't let out a sound.
Mars rolled her eyes and made her way back up the steps, not even acknowledging the trainers in the dank room.
The door shut with the same final thud it always shut with.
"Are you alright, Platinum?" Sapphire asked suddenly, standing up from her place next to Ruby. She had seemed to grow attached to the girl in the time they had stayed together in the cell, and she looked less pleased by the physical torment they had put her through.
Pearl and Platinum seemed to realize how close they were and took a step back from each other. Platinum smiled softly, nodding. She tried to avoid using her arms as she spoke.
"I'm alright," she said, her calm voice clear. "She scratched me up a little bit, but otherwise I'm just fine." She closed her eyes, letting out a breath of relief. "No mind games for me."
There was a slow murmur of thanks that swept through the cell before it melted away like snow. Silence replaced it. Until Pearl broke it.
"It's my fault."
Platinum sighed. "Pearl. . ."
Pearl shook his head. "No, Platinum. I should have stood up for you, and I should have helped you too." He narrowed his eyes as he stared at the ground, frowning. "It wasn't fair how I didn't do anything as you walked away from me again."
Platinum was silent as Pearl slowly stumbled over his words.
"I can't believe it's taken me this long to realize this."
Pearl looked back at the girl in front of him again, his face reddening as he bit his lip harder. Platinum tilted her head to the side, her large night sky eyes curious and eager to listen.
Pearl took a deep breath.
"I think I'm in lo-"
There was a snapping sound and Pearl cried in pain out as his hands flew to his head. Platinum and Diamond looked horrified and leapt up to help him. Pearl staggered for a second before looking back up at his rival. "P-Platinum, I lo-"
Another snap and Pearl was on his knees, the two other trainers rushing to his aid. He tried one last time as the darkness made his vision fuzzy. His voice was thick and hoarse, but he didn't care.
He needed to tell her before it was too late.
"Platinum, I love you."
Satisfied that the words had left his mouth, he drifted off into oblivion before he could hear her answer.
~000~
Why am I such a terrible person?