Chapter 14: Nerd to the Rescue
Chapter fourteen, yay! Interesting fact: when I wrote this I was listening to the Pikachu song, which is TEN HOURS LONG. Look it up on youtube, it's hilarious. Thanks!
Tails backed up against the tree. In front of him was something that looked like a floating purple lamp. It had glowing yellow eyes, and a black top and base. "Lampent…" it whispered.
Angel let out a small cream at home as she watched the games.
"What is it?" Sonic asked.
"Look at this," she said. She pulled out a small rectangular device, much like a Nintendo DS, but thinner and less wide. It had two screens on it, which displayed many creatures.
"Is that a Pokedex?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah," Angel replied. "I stole- I mean, borrowed it from somebody. Anyway, take a look." She held up the Pokedex, which showed a picture of the Pokemon that Tails was up against.
"Lampent, the Lamp Pokemon, and the evolved form of Litwick. Lampent show up at the moment of death and steal spirit from the body."
"What the heck?!" Sonic yelled. "Steals spirit from the body?"
"Forget the entry, Sonic!" Angel snapped. "That thing is a duel Ghost- and Fire- type. It can burn him or possess him, or-" she started shivering.
Tails backed farther against the tree. He spotted a purple stone on the ground and picked it up. "Back off!" he yelled. He chucked the stone at the Lampent, directly hitting it in the face. "Yes!" Tails shouted in triumph.
"No!" Angel shouted at home. She facepalmed.
"What?" Sonic asked. He couldn't figure out why Angel was so upset. Tails had a chance to escape now… didn't he?
"That… was a Dusk Stone," Angel explained. "If a certain Pokemon, such as Lampent, touches one of those stones they evolve. And Lampent evolves into…oh God," she swallowed.
The Lampent began to glow and change shape. It was now much larger, and shaped like a chandelier with purple flames and a blacker base. It still had the same menacing yellow eyes. "Chandelure," it whispered.
"What?!" Tails yelled. "But how is that possible?"
Angel hugged her knees and began to shake. "It's a Chandelure," she whispered terrified.
Sonic took the Pokedex out of her hand.
"Chandelure, the Luring Pokemon, and the evolved form of Lampent. It absorbs a spirit, which it then burns. By waving it's arms, it puts it's foes in a hypnotic trance."
"That's insane!" Sonic said in astonishment. He looked at Angel. "What are you afraid of?" he asked.
"Nothing," Angel said, still trembling. "Just not a big fan of Chandelure, that's all."
"Right," Sonic said.
Tails looked around frantically. "What do I do now?" he wondered aloud. He looked back at the Pokemon that floated before him. Its arms started to undulate hypnotically, putting Tails in a trance. His muscles began to relax as well as his mind. He took a step closer to the Chandelure as he became less and less aware of his surroundings.
"DIE POKEMON DIE!" Sheldon screamed as he rapidly hit Chandelure with Amy's Piko Piko Hammer. The Chandelure fell to the ground, unconscious.
Tails blinked as he staggered back, waking from his trance. "What happened?"
Amy caught up to Tails and Sheldon. "Give me that," she paned as she swiped her hammer from Sheldon. She looked down at the Chandelure on the ground. "What in the world happened here?"
"I have a hypothesis," Sheldon said. "Tails' inferior mind has allowed him to become in a trance, therefore motivating me to steal your hammer and destroy one of the most fascinating creatures in the universe."
"Right…" Amy said.
"What do you mean inferior?" Tails challenged.
Amy sighed. "Here we go again."
"You know you're just as susceptible to hypnosis as I am and you know it!" he yelled at Sheldon.
"Excuse me," Sheldon said calmly. "But I'm the one that saved you. You should be thanking me that you haven't been barbecued by a poor excuse for a Pokemon."
"I guess you're right," Tails mumbled.
"I usually am," Sheldon said proudly as he walked ahead.
And that wraps up Chapter 14! Thanks for your support! Not much going on in this chapter, but I had to show that Angel is afraid of SOMETHING. Thanks again!s