Angel Wings, chapter 19.
Amy47101: Hey everyone! So, what can I say about last chapter? That I am awesome at prophecy writing. Now it's time for the gang to have some fun at the Cocuna Rainbow Festival!
Disclaimer: Amy47101 does not own pokemon.
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After the tiring and confusing adventure in the cave, Eleanor and her friends got out after discovering the statues with a shockingly close resemblance to them the same way they came in; with a bright flash of light and falling unconscious. They reunited with their Eevee partners, and decided to head back to Coconas' Angel.
The prophecy on the pedestal, however, intrigued Eleanor...
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(Eleanor P.O.V)
I couldn't get it out of my head. That prophecy would play over and over and over, not once stopping. With a grunt of confusion, I flung my Eevee plush across the room.
"What does it mean?" I asked aloud. Although it was a rhetorical question, Prince came up to me.
"(I dunno. It's all super confusing, isn't it?)"
"Yeah. But I was thinking. Those powers that Arceus passed on to different children... that could be the Angel gene, couldn't it?"
"(I would like to think. I'm about as in the dark as you guys are. I'm just supposed to keep an eye on you.)"
"Who're ya talking to?" asked Carter as he knocked on the door. He was wearing a white tank top that showed off his some what muscular arms with basketball shorts and flip flop sandals.
"Where's your uniform?" I asked, avoiding the topic of the dream I had earlier today.
"In a ball in the laundry basket. Where's yours?"
"In the dryer." I said, studying the hem of my white halter top and denim shorts. We were technically supposed to be wearing the uniform on this trip since it was 'school business' but no one really regarded that rule with much respect. If people wanted to know that we where ranger students, they'll just have to look at the stylers on our wrists.
"So who were ya talking to?" asked Carter again.
"Prince."
"You do realize that, outside the ten of us, they don't exist, right? So, technically, you were talking to yourself."
"Oh, shut up." I said as I picked up the Eevee plush and flung it at him, which he caught on instinct.
"How mature." said Carter with his arrogant smirk. He tossed the plush back to me, and leaned against the door frame. "Do you realize that Dawn has been going over every book known to man about Cocunas' legends and ruins? She's been going over everything she knows, and know matter how hard she tries, she can't seem to crack the prophecy."
"I'm only sure about one thing. That those Angels in the murals? They are going to come back against the King of Demons. I'm guessing that's what 'History will repeat itself again.' means."
"But what about the rest of it? Like 'the stars rain down'? What could that even mean?"
"Eleanor!" yelled Henry as he shoved past Carter and went strait to me. "Cynthia came home! She came for the festival liked she promised!"
My eyes lit up with happiness as I shoved past Carter who just recovered from Henrys push.
"SERIOUSLY?!" he yelled as he got up and followed me out.
"Sorry!" I yelled as I stopped at the top of the stairs. They where like a huge spiral. Technically, they were installed mainly for my family to use. The guests had a separate staircase and an elevator. Henry was already halfway down. He was sliding down the railing. "Race ya down Carter!" I yelled as I sat on the railing and was off with my blond hair flowing behind me. About three quarters down, I looked back and saw Carter was pretty close behind me. I turned my head back up front, and saw the bottom of the stairs coming up, along with the end of the railing. I landed gracefully on my feet, since I was used to the rides. Carter, of course, had no idea what he was doing, and ended up falling painfully on his behind.
I heard some laughs, and saw that my eight other friends were already down here, talking to Cynthia. I noticed that they had all ditched the ranger school uniforms, and had on their own summer attire. Dash was dressed in a tank top with swimming trunks. He looked ready to jump into the water any minute now. Aqua was dressed in a cerulean halter top that tied in the back of her neck, unlike mine, which had a plastic clasp, with tan shorts with ties on the sides with blue flip flops. Flare had on a crimson camisole top with shorts similar to Aquas. Surge had on an outfit similar to Carters, tank top with basketball shorts. Dawn had on a long lilac-colored T-shirt with dark-washed denim shorts that were rolled up at the bottom. The purple color faded out to white as it reached the top of her shirt. Dusk was wearing dark jeans and a gray T-shirt with sneakers. I wondered for a moment if he would be hot in that outfit. Forrest was wearing a light green polo shirt with knee length khaki shorts. Finally, Wynter. She had on a ice blue sundress that was a little above her knees. Instead of flip flops like the rest of us where wearing(Well, except for Dusk. Still don't know what his problem was.), she had on sandals that laced up her legs until they where tied in a neat bow behind and about two inches below her knee.
I looked over at my twenty-year-old sister. Usually, Cynthia would always be wearing what my family calls her 'Champion Uniform', the black pants with the long jacket. But when she came home, she was practically an entirely different person. She had on an aqua-marine tank top with white shorts, a gray raindrop shaped pendant, and flip flops. Even though I tried time and time again, I could never seem to be able to get her to pull her hair out of her face or into a ponytail. So, like mine, it would always cascade down her back in thick blond waves, along with the bangs that covered her right eye. Another thing she refused to get rid of were the gray raindrop hair clips, which were still, as expected, clipped on each side of her head.
"Well if it isn't the little ranger-to-be." grinned Cynthia as she grabbed me in a bear hug. "How's school going?"
"Great! You already met my friends."
"Ah! Nice to meet you!" Cynthia looked over to Carter who was still on the floor. "I'm gonna guess that's Carter." she said with a sweat drop.
"Yep."
"Cynthia! I wanna show you my new contest combos, come watch!" yelled Henry excitedly before dragging Cynthia away.
"Interesting family you've got." said Dash as he stretched with his arms behind his head.
"Yep. Gotta love 'em, right?"
We heard music and laughter, and Eleanor turned to us, grinning.
"The Rainbow Festivals gonna start soon. Lets go!"
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(Carter P.O.V)
"This is amazing!" yelled Aqua as she spun in a huge circle. I looked around, and couldn't help but feel super impressed myself. For being such a small town, Cocona sure knew how to throw a party. There were stands everywhere, food stands, game stands, and souvenir stands selling things like sunscreen, T-shirts, and ball caps. There was a huge bounce house for kids, and in the center was the fake, wooden Rainbow Dias. Music was coming from speakers, playing little beach and country tunes. It was simple, but pretty darn good for a population of maybe fifty to seventy-five people. I guess other people from around Oblivia came, because some people were going up to Summer and Ben(who were also present) and saying hi or shaking hands, exclaiming how long it had been since they saw them last.
"I know it's small, but I guess that's what so great about it." said Eleanor who fiddled with the ball cap on her head. It was white with a design like the Rainbow Dais on the front. "But this is the biggest it has ever been. Plus it's the first time that so many people came."
"What do you guys wanna do first?" asked Flare.
"To the Cotton Candy!" hollered Dash as he ran in the direction of that stand.
"Aw, shoot. Aqua, go stop him!" yelled Eleanor. Aqua saluted, and ran in the direction of Dash, snatching the cotton candy he had just paid for out of the vendors hands, and running in the opposite direction of Dash, who hollered in annoyance.
I saw Forrest go off to a stand with nothing but herbs around it, and began talking to the vendor. Flare went to annihilate a couple guys in a dart throwing game while Dawn and Dusk went to a game with a ladder that was practically horizontal, only tipping ever so slightly up. Dusk, with a smug look on his face, tried it, but failed miserably, falling off before he was even half way up. When Dawn tried it, however, she got up on her first try, winning a Kirlia doll. Wynter and Surge wandered around, hand in hand. I began to wonder if that Mistletoe trick we pulled on Christmas had officially made them a couple.
"So, anything you wanna do?" asked Eleanor, snapping me out of my trance. I looked around, unsure what to do. I shrugged. Eleanor smirked, and went up to one of those games were you have to throw a ball, and knock down some pins in order to win. The dude behind the counter looked had an extremely bored looking expression as we walked over, he glanced up, and smirked.
"Ah, Eleanor. Did your boyfriend here plan on winning a prize for you?"
"B-Boyfriend?" I stuttered out.
"Ha Ha. Very funny, Joe. Where's your dad?"
"Dad said that he wasn't gonna stay by the stand this year."
"To chicken?"
"No, to old." answered Joe with a shrug. "You gonna play?"
"Sure." I said, slapping a ticket onto the counter.
"Good, all you have to do," he said as he pointed towards the bowling pins stacked up like a pyramid. "Is knock over those pins to receive a prize. Knock over on pin, you get a small plush doll. Knock over all three, you get a medium. Knock over all three two times, you get a big one or a choice of two mediums. There's a small catch, but other than that, its nothing. Simple and easy." he laid two balls on the counter. "Have at it, kid."
I smirked. I was known for my throwing arm back home. This was gonna be easy. I reared my arm back, ready to throw.
Just as I was about to let go, Joe brought out a blow horn, and blasted the thing in my ear, causing me to throw the ball, while falling down anime style. I got up, and saw that the ball had gone every which way, landing lamely at Joes' feet.
"What was that?!" I exclaimed angrily as I got up, glaring at the now smirking man.
"I just said you has to knock over the pins."
"You never said anything about a blow horn!"
"I said that there was a catch."
"BUT A FREAKEN BLOW HORN?!" I yelled, attracting a few stares from locals, who laughed, finding it funny that I fell for this trick.
"Carter, cool it." said Eleanor as she placed her own ticket on the counter. "It's just a simple test of concentration."
Joe looked a little nervous as he handed one of the balls to Eleanor. She held it for a moment, and closed her eyes. She seemed to be blocking out all the noise. In a split second, before Joe could even blow the horn, she whizzed the ball at the pins, knocking all three over. They crashed to the ground, startling both me and Joe. Guess this was his first year on the job.
"Next one?" she asked the startled man, hand outstretched. Joe tentatively placed the ball in her hand, and Eleanor repeated what she did the first time. She looked up sweetly at Joe. "Did I win?"
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(Eleanor P.O.V)
We began to walk around kinda aimlessly. I was toting around the huge Piplup plush that I won from Joe, while Carter was holding a couple of medium plush dolls that he won. He plopped down on the beach, away from the festival, while I left my prize with him for a moment.
"Hey ,we're ya going?" he asked.
"I'll be back, gimme a minute." I said as I went to a food vendor, and ordered my favorite treat. Paying, I returned to Carter and sat next to him, holding it out to him. "Want some?"
"What is it?" he asked as he tentatively took a small piece.
"A Reese Peanut Butter Cup Funnel Cake." I said as I popped a piece of the warm, gooey, chocolate-peanut butter covered mess in my mouth. Carter did so to, and then began to eat it almost as fast as I did. We both made a grab for the Reese Cup in the middle. I reached it first, and snatched it away as Carter grabbed the other end, then starting the Reese tug-of-war. Eventually, it broke in half, with both of us staring at our own half for a moment before laughing.
After throwing away the funnel cake plate, we returned to the festival. Performances on the Rainbow Dias replica have started. I saw ukelele Pichu was playing on his instrument with all the Dolce Island Pichus dancing and singing around him. With some laughing and a couple of cheers, the Pichus bowed and stepped of stage, Ukelele Pichu returning to Ben and Maya returning to Summer.
"It's time people! It's time to choose the hero and heroine of Cocuna!" a hush fell over the crowd as Rand choose two random names from two bins, one for girls, one for boys. "Carter Sun and Eleanor Moon!"
Cheers erupted from the crowd as my mom and Cynthia took our prizes and we headed to the stage.
"These two," said Rand as he placed a hand on our shoulders. "Are going to retrieve the Rainbow Grail from Rasp Cavern!"
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(Carter P.O.V)
Retrieving the grail was pretty easy. All we had to do was to go into the cavern and step on a few panels, completing the puzzle and then having Nick, who I later learned was Bookers assistant, give us a paper mâche version of the grail.
We headed back to the village, just as the sun began setting below the horizon.
"Ah!" yelled Rand in an over dramatic voice. "Our heros have returned! Have they brought the grail?"
We walked up onto the fake dais, and I held out the grail to Rand.
"Nope." muttered Eleanor as she grabbed the other handle. She then lifted the grail into the air, with my hand still holding onto the other handle. Suddenly from behind us, loud bangs and flashes of light came. 'Oohs' and 'Aahs' came from the crowd, and I turned my head to the side, and out of my perpetual vision, I saw fireworks reflecting against the night sky.
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