Light's Adventures

Chapter 29: Bug Problems

Light woke with the sun when it shot down rays as it began to rise. The sudden sunlight slightly hurt Light's eyes, his natural nocturnal side not helping. Light groggily noticed Patch and Ty beginning to stir as the sunlight woke them, too. Cream was protected from the bright daylight by Light's body.

Light heard a cawing and looked outside. Ace was already awake outside, grooming his feathers. Light was surprised at how he was once again getting up early. It seemed that the laziness he had attained as a Pidgeotto was started to leave, replaced by his older side from when he was a Pidgey. However, he didn't seem as rash and headstrong as he used to be either. All in all, Light thought it was a good change.

Cream soon woke, even without the glaring sunlight hitting her, and they all got up. They ate their breakfast quietly, all of them still a bit groggy. Soon, they were ready to leave and Ace came down to prepare for his passengers.

Ty seemed sad as they got ready to leave. "If you guys come back this way, stop by, will you?" he asked.

Cream smiled at him. "We will. Have a nice day," she said getting on after Patch.

"Good luck," Ty called out as Light finally got on.

Ace spread his wings and leapt into the air. They were soon high in the air again. Light looked down and saw Ty waving from below as they passed overhead. Ace went straight over the ocean, heading in the rough direction that Light thought they should be going.

When they had gone a little, Light got an idea. Even though the ocean air slightly reached them from their high height, it was nothing like when he had ridden on Azul's back over the sea. Light closed the channel between him and Cream temporarily and opened one with Ace. He told Ace his idea and Ace agreed. Light quickly changed channels again before Cream could notice what had happened.

Ace slowly flew lower and lower as they went over the sea. Soon, he was right above the sea level. Cream gasped in surprise as the ocean spray hit her and the others. Light laughed at her reaction and enjoyed the moment fully, his mate now by his side. They all started to laugh in excitement as they went over the calm sea.

Before they knew it, the mainland behind them was out of sight. They seemed to be in a timeless adventure, enjoying the great feeling. However, they saw that they were heading toward another landmass. Light could see large pointy things rising from the ground and sloping to sharp points in the clouds. As they got closer, Light realized that the strange things were actually mountains, just like the ones he saw in Kanto. If he had understood the map thing right, they were to travel with the mountains on their right, heading for a large forest.

After discussing their directions with Ace, Light started to enjoy the emerging scenery. They quickly reached a long beach. Soon after, they saw a small town to their left. It was only another hour before they passed over a large city. The people walking along the paths didn't pay much attention to the flying Pidgeot. Several Pidgey and small gray birds called out to the larger bird Pokemon, trying to start a conversation. However, Ace kept flying forward, ignoring the questions that were sent at him and his strange passengers.

After passing the large city, Light started to pay more attention to the landmarks, trying to gauge where they were. However, whether Nick's information didn't sink in or because there were so few landmarks, Light couldn't figure out where they were. He started to get worried when they passed another small village on their left after another hour.

Finally, Light gave up his prideful watch and told Ace to land. They would have to get directions. Ace passed over a small river and landed in a small clearing. After they had got off, Ace flew to a perch on a nearby tree, immediately starting a conversation with one of the strange gray birds.

Light looked around and saw an orange creature nearby. The Pokemon seemed to have a jolly nature and Light approached it. As he got closer, he saw it had a small blue fin on each of its arms and could stand on its hind legs. It had two long tails that ended with cream tips. A light orange thing wrapped around its neck. Light had no clue what it was.

The Pokemon turned as the three friends approached. "Why hello! I do believe we haven't met. I'm Jet, and you?" he said.

"Uh, hello, I'm Light and this is Cream and Patch. We need some directions to the Moss Rock near here. Do you know where it is?" Light asked.

"Do you mean that green, glowing rock in Eterna Forest? That's just about an hour's walk away northward," he said. "Would you like to come to my den? I have many berries and even some honey."

"Err, sorry, but we don't have time. Thank you," Light said.

"Don't be strangers. Visit me whenever you like," the Pokemon said, bounding away toward the river.

Light started to lead the others north, deciding it wasn't the effort to get on Ace again. Soon, an imposing forest stood in front of them. The air seemed to be different as they entered it, as though it was cleaner or purer. For some strange reason, it sent a slight shiver down Light's back. He quickened his pace, not wanting to stay for long.

Cream pressed against his side to comfort him. Light gratifyingly licked her on the forehead, thankful for her presence. The small sense disappeared as he felt Cream come against him.

Suddenly, the silence was broken as a large figure broke through the undergrowth nearby. Light had never seen anything like it. It was a large purple Pokemon that had two arms coming out of the side of its head. It also had a long tail that swept around behind it. Two menacing pincers were on the end of its arms and tail.

Another figure stepped out of the undergrowth, though Light recognized it, or at least what it was. It was a human in some kind of white and gray getup. It had crazy hair and a large yellow thing on its shirt. The Pokeballs around its waist told Light it was a trainer.

"A shiny Pokemon! Team Galactic will really benefit from this catch," the trainer said, rubbing his hands together. "Drapion, X-Scissor!"

Light didn't recognize that the human was giving a command until it was too late. The Drapion crossed its arms and slammed Light on his back. Light collapsed to the ground. The blow seemed to have crushed his insides and he couldn't catch his breath for a while. After the first few seconds, the pain initiated in his brain. Light cried out loudly, not expecting that much from a single blow. He heard Cream cry out somewhere behind him.

"Continue till it faints. Use X-Scissor again!" the trainer commanded.

Light couldn't concentrate to bring up a shield, and his body was in too much pain to move out of the way. But right before the Drapion came down on him, Ace flew by and hit it. The Drapion stopped attacking and regained its feet before getting ready to attack again.

However, Ace had given him enough time to concentrate. Light focused and formed a Dark Pulse. He shot up close and right in the face. The Drapion slowed its movements some, but the energy he was hitting it with seemed to not bother it at all. Finally, Light's attack ended. The Drapion seemed to have lost no strength and was still ready to attack.

It grinned as it prepared its attack again. This time, Ace didn't make it and the attack hit Light again. Light cried out for a half second before all went black.

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Patch looked back again to see if he could see the strange Pokemon. It was so friendly on it was the first time they had ever met. He wished Light would have let them talk with it longer. He wanted to find out what species the mysterious Pokemon was. Plus, he wasn't exactly full and wouldn't mind an extra meal. He wondered what Jet was talking about when he said he had honey. Was it food?

Patch's concentration was broken as something rustled in the bushes. Patch looked toward it and froze in fear as a giant, purple Pokemon appeared. It had two, weirdly attached arms with claws on the end of them and its long tail. He saw that Light and Cream didn't recognize this new Pokemon either.

Another figure came out of the undergrowth. Now Patch hadn't seen many humans yet, but this was the strangest one so far. He didn't know how to describe the hair, let alone the yellow thing on its shirt. Patch would have laughed if he wasn't so scared of the purple Pokemon. Patch then saw the Pokeballs along the belt of the human and realized it was a trainer. Patch let his guard down, knowing trainers wouldn't fight other captured Pokemon without asking the trainer.

Patch was completely unprepared as the human rubbed his hands together said, "A shiny Pokemon! Team Galactic will really benefit from this catch." He then pointed at Light and said, "Drapion, X-Scissor!"

The large Pokemon crossed its arms high and then brought them crashing down on Light. Patch was too stunned to do anything, while Cream cried out. Light collapsed to the ground from the assault. Now Patch was really frightened. Light, who had been training with Nick for months, was being taken down with one blow.

"Continue till it faints. Use X-Scissor again!" the human barked.

The Pokemon started to cross its arms again. Patch was still frozen to the spot. Cream seemed to almost be passing out in horror. Then, Ace came in at a speed Patch didn't think possible. Ace struck the Drapion and flew away before it could retaliate. However, the attack only made it become off balance a little, and it quickly got its footing back.

Patch let out a breath as Light opened his mouth and a small dark sphere formed. Light was finally fighting back. Patch watched, amazed, as Light shot the sphere into a sudden beam, hitting the Drapion right in the face. Patch was about to cheer when he realized that the attack wasn't doing anything visible. The Drapion was still getting ready to attack as though it wasn't being blasted with anything.

Then Light's attack stopped and the Drapion grinned. It crossed its arms and came down on Light again. Light gave cried out, but it was quickly cut short. He hoped Light had just fainted and hadn't died. Cream was starting to cry beside him. As he heard her start to cry, the petrification that seemed to have taken hold of him suddenly left.

Patch was still scared of the powerful Pokemon, but he found some kind of courage somewhere deep inside. Patch opened his mouth and formed a Shadow Ball. He remembered what Cream had told him and stopped putting energy in it before it got too large to handle. Giving a flick of his head, he shot the sphere. It went sailing toward the Drapion, but started to veer as it got close. However, the Drapion was so large, the attack still hit it on the tail.

The Drapion turned its gaze to Patch, and Patch was almost frozen in fear again. The Drapion didn't look at him long as it was hit upside the head by Ace again, this time coming from the opposite direction. The Drapion didn't seem to be bothered by the high speed attack, though. Something was majorly wrong with this Pokemon. Did it not feel pain or was it just that strong?

Something caught Patch's eye and he turned his head to follow it. It was a small ball, but it was spinning too fast for him to determine exactly what it was. The ball hit Light and he was covered in a red light. Patch realized it was a Pokeball. The light soon left and the Pokeball fell to the ground, Light still already on the ground near it.

The human seemed to try to be growling. "It's already a captured Pokemon. Come Drapion, we need to go find something else," he said, turning away. The Drapion turned and left as though nothing had happened. Soon, they were out of sight as they went through the undergrowth nearby.

Cream rushed over to Light and started to check him, her tears still flowing. Patch didn't know what he should do, so he started to watch for anyone else. He was starting to regret coming to Sinnoh at all.

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Light didn't know where he was. Everything was black. It wasn't a natural blackness, though. He couldn't see anything, but his body. He could see his body clearly, as though in sunlight, but everything else was black. He couldn't tell if his rings were glowing, for there was nothing to illuminate in the dark place. He couldn't feel the ground underneath him, but he wasn't falling either. It was like he was in a different void.

All Light remembered was being attacked, and he wondered why he wasn't in pain. Then he realized he wasn't feeling anything. It was like all feeling had been taken from him. Light laid down on his stomach and closed his eyes. Peace and serenity flooded over him as he closed his eyes. It was almost perfect.

Light didn't know if he had been dozing or not, when he saw a small light appear near him. With it, he felt pain and fear flowing out of it. Light couldn't exactly move without the ground to propel him, but when he shrank away from it, the light seemed to move away, as though following his will. The pain decreased and he started to feel the peace and calmness return.

Then, the light grew slightly stronger and moved closer again. The pain also increased, almost to the point of making him cry out. Light growled at the light and moved it away as he had before. However, as it started to move away, he heard a voice.

"Light! Wake up, Light! Please!" the voice said. He knew that voice, but his memory seemed inaccessible at the moment. When the voice repeated itself, Light concentrated on it, determined to remember who it was. A pounding headache immediately formed, but he finally remembered. It was Cream! And it seemed that she was crying.

When he realized this, he started to head toward the light, or rather, made it come to him. Soon the light started to encompass him. The pain returned also, making him gasp with its intensity, but he plowed on, focused on Cream.

Soon, it all disappeared as he blinked open his eyes. He saw grass to his left and brown fur to his right. He heard Cream crying and repeating what she had said earlier. He could feel Cream pressing against him and feel her body shaking as she sobbed.

"C-Cream," Light struggled out of his mouth. His voice seemed to croak and he wondered how long it had been since he was last awake. Cream continued to cry, not hearing his weak voice. Light gathered his remaining strength and lightly brushed Cream's consciousness on his own.

Cream instantly stopped for a second and then realized he was awake. "Light!" she exclaimed. Her face soon came into view as she started to cover his face in licks. Light weakly smiled at her actions. After a while, she stopped and went out of his sight range. She came back and put two berries down in front of him. Light barely registered that they were Oran berries by their bright, blue color. "Quick, eat these and you'll feel better," she said with a motherly tone.

Light didn't know if he could handle chewing at the moment. He could barely talk, let alone move his jaw that much. But he knew the pain would certainly weaken when he ate one and he would be filled with strength. Light tentatively nibbled on one, unable to take a bite. After he had eaten some of it, the pain started to decrease and a little strength filled him. He was finally able to take bites and soon finished off both berries.

Light was able to sit up by the end of the first berry. The pain was still there after them, but it was standable now. Cream had pressed against him the whole time, her demeanor slowly calming down until she was just happy he was awake. Tear stains still covered her face and there was probably tear stains on his side.

"What happened?" Light asked when he had finished.

Cream sniffed. "Y-you fainted w-when that Pokemon a-attacked," she said, pressing her face against his side.

Light laid his tail on her back to comfort her. "Where did that Pokemon go?" he asked, looking around. Patch was sitting a little away, looking around as though keeping watch. Ace was perched in a nearby tree, watching him carefully. The Pokemon and trainer were nowhere in sight.

"It l-left when the trainer c-couldn't capture you," Cream answered.

"How long was I out?" Light asked.

Cream sniffed again. "About two hours," she said.

Light looked up and saw that the sun was almost going down. "We need to find somewhere to stay the night," Light said.

Patch and Ace came over and went out, searching for a spot to stay. Finally, they came back and led Light and Cream over to a large, hollow tree. A small hole in the side allowed them entrance. Light, Cream, and Patch laid down inside, while Ace went to perch on a branch overhead. Light gratefully sank down on the ground. Cream snuggled up to him, still slightly upset over his condition. Light fell asleep over instantly.