Angel Wings, chapter 12
Amy47101: Hi everyone! Okay, not much to say, so I'm just gonna do the disclaimer!
Disclaimer: Amy47101 does not own pokemon.
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(Eleanor P.O.V)
"Good morning class!" said Ms. April from the front of the classroom. "I have two important announcements for you today. The first is that, in June, Principal Lamont is allowing us to take a two week trip to Cocuna Village in Oblivia. There, we will research some of the ruins and have ourselves a nice, little vacation! The second is that today is-"
"INTERNSHIP!" yelled the hyped up Dash.
"Yes, today is the internship with many rangers all across Almia. Rangers have each been assigned a different base with a partner. All operators and mechanics, Mr. Kincaid and I will be escorting you to the Ranger Union to meet professional mechanics and operators, were you will be see what a real life at work is."
Ms. April continued to give us further instructions in safety and whatnot, before finally letting us leave.
We left the building. Rangers got to leave earlier since the bus for everyone else would freak out the Staraptor some of us had to take. Surge and Wynter were heading to Boyland. Wynter didn't seem to fond of this because she doesn't really like hot places, but I'm sure she'll manage. Dawn and Dusk were going to the Haruba Desert. Dawn seemed excited because of the Hippowdon Temple and the exploring she hoped she could do. Dusk, however, was much less than happy. Didn't like the sunlight I guess. Forrest and Flare were heading to a research center in the Hia Valley somewhere north to the Ranger Union. Flare wasn't complaining, which was a suprise. Was it me, or had she and Forrest gotten closer since the Styler Thief incident? Dash and Aqua was going to Puel Town, so they would be walking with me and Carter and part ways in Vientown.
"We'll see all you guys once we get back." said Dusk in a monotone, never once loosing his signature glare.
"Be sure to fill us in!" said Aqua with a happy bounce.
"Will do!" said Surge with a wave. Then they flew off.
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We parted ways with Aqua and Dash, and headed towards the Ranger base. We stood outside it, and stared in awe. Well, I did. Carter kinda just tapped his foot impatiently.
"Aw man." I said. "Imagine, someday we'll be working here."
"No time for imagining!" yelled Carter as he pushed me towards the entrance.
"I have legs ya know!"
"Good! Use 'em and walk!"
We walked into the base, only to find it completely empty.
"What the heck?" asked Carter as he scratched his head. "Nobodys' here!"
"Thanks for pointing out the obvious." I said. "Hello!?"
"Sorry!" yelled a female voice. A door nearest to the operators desk opened automatically. A professionally dressed women walked out, sheepishly rubbing the back of her head. "I had to go back there for something, and didn't hear you come in."
"It's fine." I said. "Where is everyone?"
"Oh god, there was this huge mission. Some armed people were setting up a bomb... Oh, I just can't bare to even say it!"
I looked over at Carter and he looked at me. Armed people? Bombs? What were we getting into?
"Wow. It must be some whopper of a mission if the entire base had to go."
"Oh, it is. Biggest mission since Operation Brighton."
Operation Brighton took place about two years ago, when the Almia rangers took down Team Dim Sun for good. The Shadow Crystal still shined at the top of the Tower of Peace, giving a protecting glow over Almia.
"Anyways, Barlow wanted me to have you deliver this to them." she pulled out a box wrapped in brown paper with a string tied around it. "He also gave me this note for you. I'll read it."
Dear Ranger Students,
The entire base had to leave for a mission, which I'm sure our operator, Maxine, has told you about. This package contains an extremely important item vital to the success to this mission. Do not roll it on its side, and never, ever, tip it upside down. We will be waiting for you at Nabiki Beach. The fate of all of Almia now rests in your hands.
Sincerely,
Barlow
We looked up at Maxine, who set the note down on the counter.
"Well, as Barlow said, the entire fate of Almia now rests in your hands. Good luck!"
We walked out of the base, me carrying the package.
"My god. The entire fate of Almia now rests in our hands?" asked Carter. "Thats so cool!"
"Oh, please!" I said with an eye roll. "They're probably bluffing. Would you put the entire fate of a country in a school students hands?"
"I dunno. Maybe they're desperate." he said with a shrug of his shoulders. "Can I carry it?"
"No."
"No? But why?"
"Because you'll do what the note said not to do. Roll it on its side and tip it upside down. If what was written was true, not that I'm saying it is, I'm not gonna have you screw it up."
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"Well, here we are." said Carter, staring at the sign pointing the direction to our destination.
"I think I hear voices." I said, listening as bits and pieces of mindless chatter wafted through the air. Didn't sound like they were fighting armed, bomb-wielding maniacs.
Fist things first, Nabiki Beach was freaken gorgeous. Secondly, we also saw four people. There were two males and two females, three of whom were tending to their respective partner pokemon. One male was kinda tall, had an afro, and had a Budew next to him. The other male was burly and strong looking, with a Makuma at his side. One girl had black hair that turned out slightly and had a hyper-looking Buneary hopping around her in fast circles. The final girl had this tomboyish look and was fiddling with some tools and some scrap metal, careful not to let anything fall off the read and white checkered blanket sprawled across the ground.
"Um, so what now?" whispered Carter.
"Make our presence known?" I said with a shrug. They haven't noticed us yet.
"Okay then." said Carter as he walked forward. "Hellonicetomeetya! I'mCarterandthatsEleanor."
The four whipped around in our direction. The burly guy stepped forward, and gave us a curious look. I expected him to say something important, but instead, he said:
"Did you just say 'Hellonicetomeetya!'?"
"And after that 'I'mCarterandthatsEleanor'?" asked the afro ranger with a smirk.
"Um... Yes?"
"Ah, nervous. We had a student just like you about two years back. He's a top ranger now."said the burly guy. "Anyways, you do have the package, right?"
"Right here." I said as I walked over and passed the parcel over to him, carful to not tip it.
"Great." he said as he took the package and placed it on the checkered blanket. Slowly, he undid the string, and peeled the wrapper off with excruciating slowness. It was some sort of whicker basket. He gently lifted the lid, and looked inside the basket, careful not to let anyone else see inside. He shut the lid, and gave us a stern look.
"You didn't tilt it on its side, did you?"
"No."
"And you swear you didn't tip it upside down?"
"I-I'm sure I didn't"
"Good job! Everyone, lunch's here!"
"EEEEEHHHHHHH?!" Carter and I both yelled at the same time. Lunch? The stupid parcel was their LUNCH?
"Haha, sorry we had to trick you like that." said burly guy with a sheepish grin. "It became a tradition."
I gave them a 'WTF is wrong with you guys' look, and Carter glared at them.
"Hey! Whats with the cold looks? It was Crawfords' idea!"
"W-What?" sputtered afro guy. "But you went on about how it was such a wonderful idea it was, Barlow!"
"Oh, shut it!" yelled the tomboyish girl. "We still haven't been properly introduced!"
"Oh! Right! Okay then. Well, I'm Barlow, the leader of Vientowns Ranger is Kick, my loyal partner."
"Crawford. I'm the prankster of the base. This little one is Buddy, my partner."
"A prankster, eh?" asked Carter as he raised an eyebrow. "You and I have a lot to discuss my friend."
"I'm Luana!" said the black-haired girl. "And this is Hops! Isn't she the cutest?"
"And finally, I'm Elaine. I'm not a ranger, but a hell of a good mechanic." she said with a grin.
"Sorry about the prank. Like I said before, it became a tradition." said Barlow. "But enough of the chit-chat, lets eat!"
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"...And thats why its never a good idea to step on a Rattatas tail." finished Crawford.
"Okay then..." said Carter as he sweat dropped. Crawford just finished telling one of his 'heroic and extremely dangerous' stories. Well, as you can probably see from the last line of the story, it wasn't nearly as 'heroic' and 'extremely dangerous' as one might think. Not to offend him or anything, but it was actually kinda sad.
"So, next story!" declared Luana. "Eleanor? Carter?"
"Well, I've got a good one." said Carter. "It all started a long time ago, when-"
"Um...excuse me, Mr. Ranger."
We all looked up and saw a little girl with two Blissy and a Chansey beside her.
"Lily! How you doing?" asked Luana.
"Wanna apple?" asked Crawford as he waved the fruit around.
"Um... Lilys Happiny ran off. One minute, she was with Lily, next she was gone. Blissy and Chansey are worried. Can you help Lily find Happiny?"
"Sure!" said Barlow. "We'll find your pokemon Lily."
"Thank you!" said Lily as she plopped down beside Luana. "I'll stay with big sister till then!"
"Okay then." said Barlow as he looked at us. "How bout we have our rookies join in on the fun?"
Carter looked at me, and I grinned.
"Lets do it." I said.
"Enthusiastic, I see." said Barlow. "Okay then, I'll take Carter, and we'll search through Vientown and Chicole Village. Crawford, you take Eleanor and scour the Marine Cave. Report back to Luana and Elaine if you find anything."
"Right!" we all said before the rangers each did their signature ranger pose.
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Plip...Plip...Plip...
Water dripped from the ceiling of the cave, landing on our heads and soaking into our clothing. Crawford navigated our way through the cave. Suddenly, we found ourselves at a cross road.
"Huh. Don't remember that being here." said Crawford as he scratched his head.
"Pokemon must've dug it." I reasoned. "I'll go right, and you can go left, okay?"
"Shout if you find anything!" said Crawford as he jogged down the left path, afro head bobbing till he was out of sight. I looked down the path I chose and started down it.
I realized that, with each and every step I took, it became relatively darker. I raised my hand, and put it super close to my face, and could barely see it.
"Man, I wish that this cave would just light up." I mumbled under my breath. Suddenly, I was blinded by a sudden flash of light, so close to my face that I fell on my butt.
"Oww..." I mumbled after a few curse words, wondering what just happened. I raised my hand again, and saw an orb of light the size of an enlarged pokeball floating about two inches above my palm. It was like a swirl of rainbows, pulsing with some sort of energy. I closed my hand around it, and it disappeared.
"Light." I whispered. The energy ball appeared again. Well... this is defiantly new. New, but also very, very useful. At least I could see a couple of feet in front of me.
I continued walking, and soon came across a room filled with sunlight. I turned off my light orb, finding it meaningless to have it out with all the light.
Sunlight filtered through the room from the ceiling, were there was a gaping hole. Waterfalls fell from holes in the wall, causing rainbows to filter through the room. Torches lined the walls with some sort of strange purple fire flickering in them. Unusual and tropical flowers dotted vines that crawled across the walls. A tall pedestal stood in the center, rising from a pool of water with the waterfalls crashing around it. It had several gem stones around the edges, and they gleamed with a brilliant light.
But it wasn't the details of the cavern that amazed me. It was what sat in the middle of it. Perched on the pedestal like a prince, was an Eevee. But this was no ordinary Eevee. It's tan fur had more of a gold color, and the light fur around it's neck and on the tip of its tail was silver. It had some sort of strange silver-colored symbol on its forhead. The symbol looked like a crescent moon with a small four pronged star on the inside, the top point and bottom point connecting to the turned up points of the moon.
It stared down at me with a somewhat menacing glare.
"(Who are you?)" it asked. It had a male voice, so it was a boy. "(ANSWER, HUMAN!)"
"Geez, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! My name is Eleanor Moon!" I said in a hurry, having trouble believing such a tiny pokemon could sound so menacing.
"(Eleanor Moon... I was told about you. You are the one said to have the Angel gene.)"
"Angel gene...? Um, okay? And what might that be?"
"(I should've known. You wouldn't know a thing.)" he said as he hopped from his perch, landing perfectly in front of my feet. I noticed that his voice didn't sound as dark and menacing before. It sounded almost... childish? As if reading my mind, he spoke. "(Don't worry, the voice thing is just an extra precaution to scare away anyone who just might happen to stumble across this place, which is impossible to find, unless you have the rare Angel gene.)"
"And the Angel gene is...?"
"(I'm sure you would like to know, but I, unfortunately don't know a thing. I'm just a messenger for the smaller legends, like Celebi and Jirachi. You see, I got a message from the master, which was passed from him to Raquaza to Ho-oh to Lugia to Raikou to Enti to Suicane and then to Celebi, who was visiting the past at the time...)"
"The point?" I asked, cutting him off.
"(Right! So I got the message from Shaymin, which she got from Celebi. Apparently, the master doesn't want anyone to say anything about what the Angel gene is to you or the others...)"
"There are others? With this 'Angel gene'?"
"(Whoops! Said a little to much!)" he giggled. "(Anyways, I was also told that I have to stay by your side and make sure you don't get into any trouble!)"
"Oh? Like a partner pokemon?"
"(I guess so.)" he said with a shrug.
"So... whats with the sign on your forehead?"
"(Oh, that? That's a mark that the master gave me when I was found by Suicane. I was to young to remember, but I guess that, with the mark, comes some ability to use attacks that a normal Eevee couldn't use. Can't do any of that yet.)"
"Thats pretty cool." I said with a grin. "I like you already."
"(Same here, Eleanor.)" he said with a grin.
BOOOOOOOOM!
There was a huge, ear drum crushing boom, followed by the cave shaking around.
"(What was that?!)" screamed Eevee as he hopped up to my shoulder.
"I don't know and I don't want to find out!" I yelled as another explosion went off. "We've gotta get out of here!"
I ran through the cave, clutching Eevee as I dodged falling rocks. God, were was Crawford when one needed him?
"(Go! Gogogogogogo! GO FASTER!)" yelled Eevee as a boulder fell next to us, just barely hitting his tail. I ignored him, and kept running, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I saw a huge bolder falling, and I knew that if I didn't get out of here, then that boulder would completely block the exit.
I took a chance, and let out my wings and flew as fast as I could, just barely getting out before the boulder crashed down behind me, vibrating the ground with a large thud.
"Thought that would kill you." said a man who had on a long black cloak and a mask on over his face. His cloak hood was up, showing just a small bit of his purple hair. His mask hid his entire face, showing nothing but purple eyes. "Guess I'll have to do it the good old fashioned way."
Next thing I knew, I was staring into the barrel of a gun.
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Amy47101: CLIFFHANGER! Yeah, exciting chapter. I don't know why, but I feel super proud about this chapter. Read and review!
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