Chapter 5; Ninja Mission: Commence!
Recap;
Rosalie waited to hear the satisfying click of the bathroom door and the water turn on before sitting up. She bent down to slip on her shoes again. 'I'll be back soon. Let her shower, Rosalie. Go explore the ship!' She had been itching to explore the ship all evening, now getting the chance to.
"C'mon, Honchkrow," she murmured softly, letting her trusted Pokémon out of his ball.
Honchkrow looked up at his trainer, cawing before hopping out the door, with her close behind.
The door shut silently behind her, without a sound.
"And hey, sweetie, well I need you here tonight." Sammy sighed, grabbing her soft, orange colored towel and climbing out of the shower. She glanced at herself in the mirror, grimacing.
"Ha, no matter how much I look, that will never change, " She mumbled to herself, running her fingers over her mid back before shaking her head. "No need to dwell on the past."
Sammy quickly dressed herself, combing and blow-drying her hair before fixing it back to its usual right-sided bang style and putting on her Duskull nightcap. She opened the door and popped her head out. "Rosalie, I'm d- hey, where'd she go..?"
Brown eyes scanned around, without her glasses. In truth, she saw quite fine without them. She just needed them since she was slightly near sighted. Anyways, back to her situation.
"Poo! She's gone. C'mon Ombra," Sammy grabbed her headphones and tied her hair up. There, she didn't look like herself now, did she? I hope.
Ombra perked his ears up, getting up from his spot near his trainer's luggage before wagging his tail. "Yena!"
"Adventure time, I suppose," Sammy said. She grabbed Rosalie's spare room key and pushed open the door, looking around. No one was in sight.
Sammy shut the door behind her after grabbing a pair of flats from her bag. With a quick twist of her hand, she locked the door behind her.
Little did she know, she and Ombra weren't alone.
"Shit." Dougan Maddox had encountered yet another locked door. He was starting to get a little more than irritated, now. The freckle faced teen sighed, cracking his knuckles a bit before continuing down yet another long corridor.
"Why does this ship have to have so many dang corridors? Life would be easier without t- oh, library."
He was almost grinning to himself in happiness before hurrying over to the large, golden doorknobs. The doors were fairly big, in comparison to Dougan.
He tested one of the doorknobs, a bit hesitant since it was so late at night – aha! They were open. Good.
With little force, he pushed open the door, popping his head in. "Yo! Anyb- FFFF-" What a surprise!
A book to the face really was a surprise, because out came a crying teenage girl followed by another boy, apologizing to her. Guess it was just a teenage break-up. They left Dougan where he landed, because he was out cold again.
Alexis looked up from her book in the farthest corner of the room, to the right. Her green eyes blinked before she realized what had just happened. "Oh! It's that guy. I wonder if he's okay?" she asked herself.
She shut her book, slowly walking over to him. Alexis sat down on her knees next to his unconscious body, poking him once. "Ah, unconscious. I'll call someone."
And she was so nice as to call a nurse, because that'd be the last migraine he'd want before they arrived at the UA the next morning.
Down in the basement, Ty, Melissa and Evelyn were continuing their search for the 'stow-away'. Why the basement? Ty decided to choose their next search spot. And Evelyn wasn't too happy.
She shivered at the damp coldness of the basement. "It's really, really cold down here."
"Despite the machinery? I know," Mel commented, looking around the interior of the lowest level of the ship.
"It is a little creepy down here, you have to admit – not that I'm scared," Ty added to his sentence briefly before adjusting his glasses. Scarlet eyes seemed to be scanning the whole area. "This 'stow-away' seriously got us into some deep shi-"
"Shiz!" How kind of Evelyn to chime in and censor.
Ty sighed, shaking his head. "You didn't need to correct me, but, thanks, Eva."
"No problem," she answered with a big smile on her face.
Melissa shook her head at the other two, turning past a stack of boxes before crashing into another girl – one with a flashlight.
"Fudge!" "Crap!" They both cried out, landing in a sprawled mess. Melissa blew her hair out of her face before looking up at the girl who fell on her – a brunette.
The brunette waved, smiling a bit. "Aha, sorry! I didn't mean to fall on you. I was trying to find the exit. I'm Briana, by the way."
Melissa waved, staring at her. "I'm Melissa."
"I'm Evelyn, and this is Ty," Speaking of Evelyn, she was standing next to Ty about now, waving a bit less hyper.
Ty just nodded his head, just about when Collin popped in from behind Briana. "I'm Collin, yo, people."
Evelyn jumped back, a little scared. She hadn't expected Collin to pop out! "A-ah! I mean, hi!"
Ty snickered, a bit. In truth, though, he was actually a little scared.
After the little encounter, Mel and Briana helped each other, brushing themselves off.
Mel glanced curiously at the brunette girl. "What're you guys going down here, in the dark?"
"We should be asking you the same thing," Collin replied for Briana, yawning a bit. He scratched his forest green head. "I mean, a group of three teens don't just go wandering around in a dank basement, no?"
Ty rolled his eyes, crossing his arms across his chest. "Says the duo of two trying to be Sherlock and Watson."
"Oh! I loved that book series!" Evelyn grinned energetically.
Melissa plopped down on an abandoned box, thinking. 'It doesn't seem safe for any of our groups to be walking around on our own.'
"Are you saying we should go together? Even though we're, like, strangers?" Briana questioned the girl thoughtfully.
Mel nodded. "Wait, why are you guys down here?"
Collin spoke up, again. "To find the stow-away."
"Ah, us too!" Eva waved, jumping up and down.
The 14-year-old of the group stared at everyone before speaking up. "I guess our efforts are better with more people," Ty stated, brushing off his shirt. "Let's go."
He grabbed the flashlight Briana had dropped without another word, walking quite fast towards the exit of the basement.
What he wouldn't tell the group was the chill that ran up his spine while they were talking.
It didn't feel… safe.
Adam Melendez was currently sitting in his room, lights on. His hands were working automatically to fix a Pokedex given to him earlier that day.
You could say he was sort of like a Poke-tech, but not a nerdy one, at that.
Wiping his forehead, he put down the completed machine, smiling at his sleeping Buizel, also known as his best friend.
Adam patted his head before going to his bathroom to wash his hands and face. "Maybe I should take a walk," he spoke aloud, in thought as he turned on the bathroom light.
His thoughts were ripped away when he heard a distant scream, though. Hearing that, Adam bolted out of his room as fast as he could.
A shrill, feminine scream rang through one of the ship's upper hallways. Guess who it was? Sammy! That's right!
Ombra barred his fangs at the apparition that had terrified his trainer, glaring at the red eyes that glared back.
Sammy was on her way to the ship's main deck when a sudden chill ran up her spine. It felt like eyes were trying to bore their gaze into her back. So, she happened to turn around to have a startling sight shoved into her face.
That's when she fell on her butt, screaming bloody murder.
"Oh my Arceus!" Her heartbeat was racing fast, her hand clutched to her chest.
Snickering came from the spot where the apparition was, as it slowly formed into something.
Ombra's growling became more vicious when a Gastly floated from where the scary sight had been made.
"Gastly," The Ghost-type Pokémon grinned down at Sammy, then at Ombra. Brunette hair popped out from the Pokémon, the figure chuckling. "Aha, gotcha good, huh?"
Chase Muffett, the second-year student at UA waved, now standing next to his Gastly, his grin just as wide. "I knew I'd catch you sooner or later!"
"What's everyone's obsession with trying to catch me lately?" Sammy twitched, getting up and brushing herself off. "You've got a lot of nerve, dude!" She walked right up to the taller brunette, poking him in the chest. Unfortunately, she only reached half of his chest.
He smiled in an amused manner at her, patting her head. "Ah, young people these days."
"I'm freaking 15, loser!" Sammy said, feeling anger at the boy.
"Really? Aha! I could've sworn you were 13!"
Sammy puffed out her cheeks, seemingly pissed off. As soon as she opened her mouth to protest, Kenneth, Rosalie and Maikee came running with a newcomer.
"Are you okay?" Maikee seemed out of breath, grabbing the short brunette by the shoulders and shaking her over and over.
"I-I'm f-fine! T-this g-g-guy here j-just s-scared me wi-with his G-G-Gastly!" Sammy stuttered, dizzy.
Rosalie sighed, tightening her ponytail. "I heard you had a record for scaring students, eh, Chase Muffett?" Seems like someone's been doing their UA homework.
The 15-year-old male waved, grin still present on his cheery face. "Aha, 'ello," he said.
Everyone stared at the Unova Academy prankster, a silence falling over the area. Hey, maybe you could even hear Sammy's scream still echo through the hall!
But her scream didn't only send Adam, running – who Kenneth knew because they met earlier on the boat, it also sent Melissa, Ty, Rosalie, Briana and Collin running as well.
The surprise was that they heard it from miles away. Guess she was that loud!
"Why would you try scaring this girl?" Melissa spoke up, cocking an eyebrow at Chase.
He shrugged. "I happened to be walking around and saw her snooping around – I thought she was, oh, I dunno," he smirked, "the stow-away, maybe?"
Sammy tensed up at his words, looking doe-eyed.
"And what if she's not?" countered Maikee. Her arms were crossed over her chest with her eyes set in a narrow glare focused on Chase.
"Then, my assumptions were wrong and I apologize for that," He waved his hand, as if dismissing the subject. "Someone that short was just easy enough to think they could sneak on the ship."
"Hey! I'm not short. I'm fun sized!" Sammy flailed her arms, glaring at the teenager.
He shrugged. "Then, you're the stow-away. Good enough?"
Collin spoke up, along with Adam simultaneously. "Ah, I knew it."
Briana stared at both of them. "Wait, how? She seems pretty unsuspicious to me," she said.
"Actually," Rosalie scratched her cheek, laughing nervously.
Adam raised an eyebrow. ".. She is, isn't she?"
"Um, I can explain myself," Sammy bit her lip before beginning her explanation.
Approximately 25 minutes later, she had finished. It was about 1:45 AM and everyone was tired. Besides Evelyn, who was still energized. Maybe it was from the Machamp granola bar.
Sammy was leaning against one of the UA ship's rails, seeming uncomfortable from the new arrival's eyes staring at her with curiosity, admiration or just confusion.
Ty shook his head. "I'm my opinion, the decisions made by the people running the ship are unjust and fairly stupid."
Briana nodded, agreeing. "They searched my room and torn it apart. It's stupid. It's like they weren't even looking for Sammy."
"Maybe they weren't looking for Sammy, exactly?" Collin blinked, considering something.
Rosalie nodded. "Maybe so. Oh, well. We'll find out tomorrow," she yawned. "I'm tired. And we're heading to the academy, so I say we get some rest."
"Oh, wait!" Briana suddenly remembered. She took out Sammy's letter from her back pocket, handing it to her. "I've been looking for you all over this ship to give this to you – I thought you might want it back," she smiled. "I wasn't going to turn you in or anything like that,"
Sammy stared at it, blinking multiple times before almost choking Briana in a hug. "Oh, thank-youuuuuuu!"
She coughed, nodding and gasping when the short brunette let her go. "No prob," she wheezed.
Evelyn pouted, crossing her arms. "Aw, man! The mystery is over."
"Thank Arceus," Ty shook his head, sighing. Collin poked the boy.
"Oh, don't be so poopy, Ty-boooooy, it's only the beginning of the night. So manythings to do. "The green haired teenager grinned at Ty, waggling his eyebrows.
Ty grimaced, scooting away from Collin. "That makes you sound like a pedophile."
"Hey, I'm only a year older than you, you 14-year-old."
"How'd you know I was 14?"
"Good guess?" Collin sucked in a breath before smiling lazily. "I say we have some fun on this ship. They can't just let us come and go like ants."
"Agreed," Briana started to form a plan, but Maikee beat her to it. "Hey, wait, where'd Dougan go? And oh, right, a plan. All night dining or karaoke?"
Sammy turned on her heel, laughing nervously. "Aha, um, I'm g-good! I'm gonna get some sleep. You guys have fun, okay? Nighty-night!" Everyone watched as she left, Ombra trailing behind her.
"Wonder what got her all jumpy?" Kenneth sighed, shaking his head.
"Attention, all Unova Academy students. We are about 15 minutes away from docking in Castelia City. Please pack all of your belongings in their respective bags and return your keys to the check-in counter. I repeat, pack your bags and return your keys to the check-in counter. Once we dock, you will all be escorted to Unova Academy, where Headmaster Juniper will greet you all. Afterwards, you will all be separated into your dorms: Cobalon, Virizion and Terrakion. You'll be introduced to your dorm leaders afterwards. Thank you for sailing with us and have a Poke-day!"
"Echk, that was so cheesy," Rosalie and Sammy were currently changed and were heading down to the main deck to turn in Rosalie's room key, chatting. "'Have a Poke-day!'"the blonde mimicked, shaking her head. "I am so glad we're getting off of this boat and onto land. Oh, sweet land!"
Sammy giggled to herself softly. "Yeah, I agree. I miss my land legs."
"And you might even get taller, shorty." Dougan had walked past the duo, a bandaged wrapped around his head. He seemed... irritated.
Sammy cocked an eyebrow. "What smacked you in the face? Your left hand?"
Dougan shot her a glare. "Oh, shut up," He grumbled, dropping his key off and heading to the docking zone.
Ty, Melissa and Evelyn were already there, waiting patiently – almost. Evelyn was as jumpy as ever. "I'm so excited!"
Mel smiled softly at Eva. "I know you are – hey, don't fall off the rail!" She caught her friend before she fell overboard, sighing. Her eyes glanced at Chase, who was a few ways away. "Hm, wonder if he's plotting any pranks."
Speaking of Chase, he had a notebook out, grinning. Guess what he was penciling down? That's right, nicknames for all of his new-made friends.
"Melisa will be Melly, or Mel-Mel. Evelyn can be Evey, or Eevee, ha! Oh, and Sammy's The Short-Stack. Maikee can be Mai-Mai. Kenneth is Kenny-boy! "
Foxy shook her head, sweatdropping at Chase's hobby.
Adam, Collin and Kenneth were grabbing a bite to eat at McPika's in the food court before they got off the boat. Kenneth was starving. He held his stomach, since it was growling a lot. Kenneth pouted. "Long line…"
Collin patted his shoulder. "We'll survive, young one."
A little bit away from them, at a small counter, a group of three girls were chatting.
One seemed 13, and was sipping a smoothie. Her ponytail bounced up and down energetically when she talked. "I'm so excited!"
The tall and tan brunette that sat across from her laughed, smiling. "Oh, Midori, you sure seem like you are. So are you, Luna."
The girl, Luna, brushed her silver hair behind her ear before smiling. "I guess you could say I am, yeah. What about you Riley?"
The brunette cocked her head a bit, blinking. "Ah, me? Yeah, I am! – Oh, look at that cuu-uutie over there." Her eyes were looking in the direction of a tall, handsome teenager with messy brown hair and bright, blue eyes.
He was smiling and chatting with another male, who was neutral – messy black hair, dark brown eyes and black rimmed glasses.
"C'mon Guill, lighten up! We're almost there!" Daniel King patted Guillermo Samar on the back, grinning.
Guill cocked an eyebrow at him, sighing. "Finally," he paused, blinking and looking in the direction of Riley's table. He nudged Daniel with his elbow. "Hey, I think she's looking at you."
Daniel turned to Guill's direction, smiling at Riley. He winked at her before walking away, his friend following.
Riley sighed dreamily, smiling to herself. "Oh, he winked at me!"
Luna shook her head, chuckling to herself. "Ah, love at first sight."
Midori cocked her head, blinking. "Hm, interesting."
"We will now be docking at Castelia City. Students, please make your way to the docking area now. I repeat, please report to the docking area now."
And everyone calmly walked to the marked docking area – where, of course, there were security guards.
"Ugh," Sammy checked the clock wall, her hoodie pulled over her head to avoid attention. She was on her own for now, since she had lost sight of Rosalie and Maikee.
Her yellow Converse tapped on the wooden floor of the ship impatiently. Brown eyes scanned the crowd – anxious.
Ombra was next to her, gazing up at her curiously. He moved closer to the letter in her hand, nuzzling it before pointing his head in the direction of the docking bridge. Sammy was up next.
The brunette quickly jogged over to the security guard standing next to the bridge and in the process, grabbing her luggage.
The man stopped her, cocking an eyebrow. "Letter and Trainer ID?"
Sammy tensed up, sucking in a deep breath before taking out her Trainer ID, flashing it to him before opening the letter and flashing that at him as well.
The guard nodded, pointing behind him. "Pass."
She smiled. "Thanks," and began walking down the bridge to land – that is, before the guard suddenly yelled out.
"Hey! Wait! You're the stow-away!" he shouted, which made everyone look. Sammy slowly turned around, staring blankly at the guard for a few seconds.
She grinned, flashing him a peace sign before jogging off to the different groups of students, waiting for the UA guides to come. Ombra ran after her.
The guard shook his head, sighing. ".. She'll be an interesting one... next!"
After roughly half an hour of waiting, numerous staff members from the Unova Academy arrived in three different buses – which would separate everyone into their different dorms.
Three dorm leaders stood at the entrance of each three buses either neutral, smiling at the students, or just plain cranky.
One, of which was Archer Pyre, the energetic dorm leader of the Cobalon dorm, located in the middle of the three buses.
The other, surprise, was Dougan Maddox, the seemingly cranky dorm leader for the Terrakion dorm. He held his clipboard lazily at his side, twitching.
Last but not least was Maikee Davis, dorm leader for the Virizion dorm. She was pretty neutral for now, but did offer smiles to the students.
And that's when the separation began.
A/N; /wipes forehead/ =A=, finally done with this chapter. I had to restart it since I was sooo smart as to accidentally delete all of it.
Sorry if I didn't capture your OC's personalities right!
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Thanks to 3rdbase101 for betaing my chapter and for your help (x!
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