Angel Wings chapter 35

Amy: Hey hey hey! So, here I am, with another addition of Angel Wings. I think I'll catch up with Eleanor. So, yays!

Amy47101 does not own pokémon.

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Eleanor P.O.V

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I woke up bright and early that morning. I know what I planned on doing. I was going to visit an old friend, Celebi. I walked through the forest, just as the sun began to rise. Prince was right next to me, while Miles, Serena, Storm, Eden, and Rosalinda began to search into their partners disappearance.

"Celebi!" I called. "Celebi, c'mon out!"

Like I hoped a small, pink ball of light formed in front of the ruins. As it faded, a small, pink pokémon flitted around me, wrapping me in a huge hug.

"Hey, little one." I said as I returned the small hug. "I need you to do me a favor."

She looked up at me.

"(What do you need?)"

"Do you think you can show me what happened to Henry?"

"(Henry?)" she flew thoughtfully for a moment. "(Your little brother?)"

"Yeah, him." I said. "He disappeared a few days ago, and I need to find him pronto."

"(...Okay.)" she said after awhile. "(But I can only show you so much, all right?)"

"Of course. Just show me. Please." I begged. With a nod, Celebi enveloped us both in light.

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Carter P.O.V

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"This just in! Another mysterious rookie ranger disappearance!" the news anchor announced this excitedly. I bolted from my seat.

"Turn it up, Crawford!" I yelled. The afro prankster immediately turned the volume up a few notches. Everyone fell silent.

"Here we just go word that ranger graduates Aqua and Surge were missing for about two weeks, and just recently, Flare O'Conner has vanished without a trace! There is no evidence at all! It looked almost as if she merely got up out of bed and went willingly with the kidnappers. What could this possibly mean?"

I was asking myself that. Flare wouldn't go down without a fight, yet, there was nothing. No struggle, no fight, no screams. Like she disappeared into thin air.

"Now, all that is left is Eleanor Moon, Carter Sun, Dusk Andrews, and Wynter Rose! Are they, perhaps, the next targets?"

"This is sickening." Barlow said. "They act like they're excited for you to disappear."

"I think I'm going to go call them." I said as I got up, and made my way to my room. Calling Eleanor, Dusk, and Wynter, I plopped onto my bed in a huff. So Flare is down for the count. Then who's next?

"You heard?" Dusk said as he picked up.

"Mm-hm." I mumbled. Wynter answered the call, and Eleanor remained unresponsive. I guess I'll have to tell her later.

"This is worrisome." Wynter said. "What are we supposed to do?"

"I... don't know. They're screwing with our heads, I think."

"Well, what else do you think they're doing? They're going to get us all, one by one, and now we've lost our best source of information on them." Dusk said angrily.

"What are we supposed to do?" Wynter asked. "All we're basically doing is playing the part of sitting duckletts, and they're targeting us, one by one. What are they going to do next? Get Eleanor while she's focused on finding her brother? Catch Dusk with his guard down? Get Carter while he's worrying his head off? Me, because I'm the weakest?" It was strange, listening to Wynter. It was like she wasn't even talking to us anymore, but to herself. "I can't stand this!"

"None of us like the idea of being hunted, Wynter." I said slowly, calmly. "But as long as Dawn is contacting Dusk through his dreams, then I don't think we have to worry. As long as she can warn us about the next attack, then maybe we can be prepared."

"But Flare knew, and now she's gone." Wynter said quietly.

"But not forever, Wynter." I said. "If we were kidnapped once, escaped once,"

"We were only three." Dusk interrupted.

"But now we're all Rank Five Rangers, right? Not little kids anymore. Plus we have developing powers, and kickass partners. They'll escape again, and if they don't, then we'll break them out, wether the Union likes it or not."

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Eleanor squinted her eyes to refocus.

"Celebi?" she called.

"Here!" the little pokémon popped up. Eleanor looked around. It was late at night, with a full moon shining over the Cocona beaches. The night was clear, and stars twinkled brightly.

"What happened here?" Eleanor asked Celebi. Celebi didn't answer, for Henry came running down the beach. Eleanor bent down to give the boy a hug, but was shocked to find that Henry ran right through her. Watching agape as the boy continued towards the edge of the water, Eleanor looked up at Celebi.

"He can't see you or hear you." Celebi explained, watching as Henry pulled out two pokéballs, and released a Chimchar and Feebass. "We're basically here in spirit."

Slightly disappointed at the information, Eleanor watched silently as Henry practiced some contest routines.

"He's so much better than when he started out, huh, Celebi?"

"Yep."

Eleanor watched longer as Henry encouraged a fire-water contest combo. But as she watched longer, she noticed something... strange. A circle began to form around Henry, under his feet. Eleanor began to feel a gut-wrenching pain, but instead of wanting to fight it, for some reason, she wanted to welcome it.

Regardless, she watched as a female demon shot from the ground, and snatched Henry from the sand. Before his pokémon could do anything, the demon dragged the child back into the dark debts of hell.

Eleanor no longer was horrified, but had a feeling of sick satisfaction, seeing and sensing the fear of the child. Almost like a savory meal. The panic of the two pokémon afterwards was even more satisfactory, like a thirst-quenching drink.

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Eleanor P.O.V

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"What the hell?!" I exclaimed as I shot up from the ground. Had I passed out? The sun had set... Was it night already?! What just happened? What was I feeling, hell, what was I thinking?

"(It's happening quicker than I expected it to.)" Celebi said as she fluttered around me.

"What was that?" I asked, feeling terribly dreadful and cradling my head in my hands. I was enjoying my brothers fear of being snatched up my a monster and pulled into hell. My own little brother. Arceus, what's wrong with me?

"(The Demons Blood is going into quicker effect then I expected it to,)" Celebi said as she flew around me. "(Tell me, Eleanor, when did you start going into dark modes like that?)"

I thought for a moment.

"I... really can't answer that. I guess I always got a little more angry than most people, um... especially when my Dad was involved." I thought again. "In fact, I nearly punched Carter when he asked about my father at the Rainbow Ceremony and clear smacked Tori in the face when she said that Dad's disappearance was just for publicity. I just always thought that it was one of those things that you don't think through completely when you're mad."

"(It's worse than I thought,)" Celebi whispered, just barely. "(Eleanor, I'm sorry to tell you this, but you're starting to fall to a Demon.)"

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Dusk P.O.V

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"Dusk..." the voice echoed off my brain. It sounded a lot like Dawn. "Dusk... wake up..." Arceus, she sounded so close. Almost as if I could touch her... "DUSK!"

I woke with a start, banging my head on the top of something. The roof? No, to compact to be in a house. Then where the hell...? I let my vision focus a little, although it wasn't much help, due to the fact that it was already dark, wherever I was. Then I noticed something. Bars. Then that meant...

"Hey, Dusk," I heard Dawn say. I looked in the direction of her voice, and saw that she was staring at me. She smiled. "Hey, you got a large crate. I got a medium one."

For a moment, I was happy. Dawn was alive and well. But then I got scared. What happened?

"I don't know either." Dawn said. It was like she read my mind... "Neat trick, huh?" Dawn asked. "Learned that a little after I visited you in the dream..." She looked down. I think she was blushing.

"They got me, didn't they?"

Dawn nodded.

"But why so soon after Flare?" I wondered aloud.

"They're trying to draw Eleanor out." Dawn whispered. "She ran off, and they can't locate her. They're hoping that by catching her friends and family, then she'll come out and save us."

"Family...?" I wondered before realization hit me. "You don't mean...?"

"Henry? Yes."

"When did they get me? I don't even remember anything before I fell asleep."

"A sneak attack." I heard another familiar voice from above me say.

"Dash?"

"In the flesh."

"Where's everyone else?"

"Aqua and Surge are out cold and Forrest is recovering from punishment for refusing to submit to the tests."

"Flare?"

"Punished for Disorderly Conduct."

"Go figure." I muttered. "So Dawn, what's going to happen now?"

The doors opened, letting in a stream of light. A male scientist walked in with a cage, ordering a Machamp to drop the cage it was holding. It dropped it not so gently next to Forrest, who awoke to the sight. I could see Flare was in there. She was curled into fetal position, with bloody gashes across her back. I heard small sniffles. Was Flare crying. Flare never cried in front of anyone other than her very closest friends. What did they do?

"Aw don't worry, you little thing." the scientist sneered. I could smell the alcohol from were I was sitting. Was this guy drunk? "The punishment is specially designed so that you won't have any scars. Except it will hurt like a bitch for a few days." he laughed. "Except, you have more tests tomorrow! So rest up while you have the chance!" he laughed some more as he stumbled for a bit, before deciding to vomit in front of me and Dawn. With vomit still dribbling from his mouth, he looked up, and grabbed at Dawn. She scrambled back as far as her medium-sized cage would allow her. "You know..." he slurred. "For a winged freak, some of you are pretty damn cute, you know that? I'd let you out so I can have a little fun, but boss says not to let any of ya out except for testing. So, boo." then he got up, stumbled out the door.

"Dawn?" I asked quietly, listening to Flare sobbing. Forrest held out a reassuring hand, which Flare gladly took, and squeezed like her life depended on it.

"...Yeah?" she answered after awhile.

"Does that...?"

"No," she swallowed. "No, it doesn't."

She didn't say anything else after that. I couldn't tell if Dash had gone to sleep, but I know I sure as hell couldn't. So I instead just listened as Flare sobbed harder and harder, while Forrest kept a firm grip on her hand and whispered words of reassurance.

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Amy: Ugh, I'm tired. No long authors note!

Amy47101 signing off! ^.^