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Ch6: Pompeii
A lone Pokémon sauntered through the night. It's walk, heavy. But with what? It stopped abruptly, glancing to its left, noticing nothing out of the ordinary it kept walking through the forest. Step after step, more weary it grew. Eventually falling to its knees, groaning from the lack of sleep and strenuous physical activity. Falling into a sleep deeper than it wished. Unlocking mental barriers not easily picked, and unleashing whatever lurked within its confines. The Pokémon's eyes opened faster than the speed of light, quickly jumping back up, and returning to its walk.
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I stood up, gazing lazily out of the window of our room...Arceus I didn't feel like doing any work today, but sooner or later Loudred would be coming by to wake us up. The sun peaked out, then stopped, and then continued to rise. Out of nowhere a rooster crowed signifying it was time to awaked. "..." nothing came to mind, I just lazed about. Mentally striding for nothing in particular, just peace. "Hey wake up!" the door shook, I groaned, watching Lina and Alana hastily jump up from their beds and run straight into the wooden door. I stifled a laugh, then proceeding the burst out in intense laughter.
"Shut up!" Lina spouted, rushing past, Alana. Who had previously opened the door, and left to reach the crowded foyer. A place of which I headed to hesitantly. Mostly due to the fatigue I felt from the lack of sleep. The unintentional visit to the hot spring the other day, my senses were sent into a state of pure nirvana. A state they did not emerge from for a good five hours. During this I time I couldn't even tell left from right.
I suppose I walked subconsciously into the foyer and recited the creed, as I did everyday since joining the guild. Upon which, I dropped my attention down to my feet, daydreaming of a subject...absent from my thoughts. Until Chatot broke me from it. She was glaring evilly in my direction as I looked up from my absent stare, "What?" I asked, knowing the question would only anger her more.
I looked around, realizing everyone else had left, while I remained behind in the dust. Lina and Alana where half way up the ladder beckoning me to follow. So I did, still immersed in the sweet and sticky feeling of daydreams. (You know the residue you feel after being awoken by the teacher during school? Yeah that one.) I emerged from the hole in the ground, not even wanting to do anything today. Lazily I walked up behind Lina, yanking her tail playfully as I walked up to her side. She yelped at my gesture. Alerting Alana that something had just happened.
"So find any interesting jobs?" I asked, not really caring. "Well... define interesting..." Alana replied.
"They all suck don't they?" I asked.
"Big time." Lina said.
"What's the most high paying?"
"500, for the capture of a rogue Chingling." Alana read off the poster, obviously paraphrasing.
"Location?"
Lina squinted her eyes, "Mt. Bristle."
"Fuck...!" I groaned. Backing up a standing smack dab in the middle of the room. Greeted by a bone to the abdomen. I gagged, a foot made contact with my face, sending me tumbling into the wall. "The hell..." I asked, holding my aching jaw. There was a Marowak standing in my place, a blushing Absol standing beside her, and a Gengar, standing silently in the shadows. "What's it going to take for you to stop being so lazy?"
"Ugh...Dammit that hurt Mary!" I shouted. She completely blew me off, glancing at Alana then doing double take. Mary stood staring at her red fur, practically drooling at the sight of her so curves and tight muscles. To that I raised my eyebrow, quite thoroughly surprised at her reaction to Alana. I watched as she rushed over to her, clasping her paw, staring into her eyes, with love and tenderness. At which she recoiled, mostly out of confusion rather than fear.
"Never before have I seen such beauty. Your eyes are like shiny amber ellipticals, two stars ensconced inside, living happily, twinkling during every waking moment of your life." Alana blushed. Being typical girls, Lina and Hannah 'Ahhhhh'd' while their "Boss" (quote on quote) rolled her eyes. I laughed, finding it somewhat funny. Not that I didn't find her unattractive. Hell I did. If Lina hadn't shown up I would have gone for Alana. Plain and simple.
I didn't really know them. Well not know them, know them; our team's had a petty skirmish in Spinda's Juice Bar. We smashed a couple of tables, over turned the counter, and scattered chairs about. We payed off the damages, but we can still go back. We just have to refrain from fighting. Alana seemed rather elated at the sudden attention. She smiled from ear to ear, from a distance it was rather creepy. "Date? You and me? Spinda's Cafe? Tonight?"
"That was an unusually large amount of questions."
"Shut up."
"Yes!" Alana shouted.
"I have a question: who's paying?" I asked.
"You're not coming you idiot!"
"I know that."
"And obviously I am." Mary replied.
"With what money? You can't use your yuri seduction on Spinda." I analyzed what I just said, "actually you probably could that girl is nuts." I stopped. Thoughts processing in my head. A wide grin etched its way across my face. Lina dashed over biting my ear at full force. Most likely breaking the skin. "Don't even think about it!" I looked at her my face churning with pain. "Well excuse me for wanting to get us a free meal." I looked at her again, this time examining her body. I went to open my mouth but she interrupted with a loud, "No!"
"Ugh fine..." I sighed, "Alana come on. Mary can fawn over you later. We have a perp to catch. Even though I really don't want to!"
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I grunted in anger. Dinner was over a half-hour ago, our defeat at the hands of that damn monster house was killing me. "Honey, calm down. It was twelve-on-three the odds weren't in our favor."
"Even so I still feel like we should have won." She kissed me, and I kissed back. Our tongues wrestled, our saliva's mingled together in a passionate kiss. I pulled back reluctantly, of course. Stumbling back onto my bed. Which Lina didn't seem to mind. Figuring, I was just playing hard to get. "Lina..." I groaned. "You want more?" She asked with a purr in her voice. Practically sneering in a way.
"No, I want you to stop." She gasped, using her paw to cover her mouth in obvious shock. "I'm not in the mood. I just want to get some sleep." I laid back, concealing myself in an emotional shell. Not letting anything, and not letting anything escape. Except my consciousness.
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Everyone left the foyer, except for our team. Chatot wanted to see us for some odd reason. Probably a job in which we would get 10% percent of the pay. "The Guildmaster has raided the Perfect Apples again. And I need you to go get more. It's imperative that you complete this mission, or else you will be dropped from the roster for the expedition!"
"Expedition?" I asked, completely lost.
"You weren't paying attention yesterday were you?!"
"You will just shut the hell up you crazy cockatoo, and mark the damn location on our map, so we can get this damn job over with?!" Chatot recoiled. Thoroughly astonished by what I had just said. Even Alana and Lina gasped in horror. Sure me and Chatot butted heads before, but never like this. She pointed to it, her wings trembling with fear as she pointed to the location.
"Thank you." I said. Anger in the tone of my voice. I dashed away from her, up the ladders, and out of the building. I leapt down the stairs, not even touching a single one. Rolling as I landed, my head shot to the left. Staring down the lane. Trees standing still, leaves swaying in the wind as I began to walk down it slowly. My stride becoming more and more fluent in nature. My legs pick up the pace. Brisk jog, average run, and then full on sprint.
My mind was completely lacking in thoughts as I ran. My teeth grit down as my head was held high, staring down at the infinite row of possibilities before me. A wide grin creeped over my face. That's right... I thought to myself Keep on following!
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The trees were covered in delectable fruit. Each ripened to perfection. I didn't want to stop and enjoy. Something was driving me. Revving my engine at full force. Telling me to perservere and not let anyone stand in the way of my goals! "Sinclare please slow down!" Lina cried. "Yeah I'm tired! Can't we rest?" Alana asked. "You can!" I shouted back. I felt no energy being burned. Just rage, slowly diminishing in quantity. Minimal Pokemon stood in our way, I defeated a few Caterpie, and a couple of Combee.
Forming in the distance was a giant tree. That must be where the perfect apples are! I ran faster, goal insight, drive becoming stronger and stronger with each second passing. The girls behind me groaned, struggling to press on due to the fatigue the felt. Closer, and closer we got. My smile grew wider and wider. My heart raced with excitement, my eyes glimmered with tears. I skidded a short distance away from the tree. Exhaled and proceeded to punch the tree with excessive force.
Sending tremors from the trunk, and all the way up causing them to fall. Five apples fell, along with three Pokemon. Hannah, Mary, and their (quote on quote) Boss. "Why hello!" The Gengar called smugly. I barred my teeth in anger. "Sorry my love," She said looking at Alana, "I can't possibly let you guys take back these apples. These little puppies will guarantee us a spot on the expedition roster. I hope you understand."
"Like hell your taking them!" I yelled, clenching my fists so hard, my own claws pierced my flesh, "Alana, Lina take a break. I'll fight them all myself." The Gengar raised an eyebrow, intrigued by what she just heard. She soon grin, and soon after burst into laughter. "Let's go then!" She shouted. I charged full of zeal, my palms itching for combat. Mary was the first to come, flinging her bone in my direction. An attack of which I easily countered. Smacking away the condensed calcium rod, Hannah let loose a barrage of Razor Winds.
Most of which I dodged valiantly, except for one nailing my shoulder. At which I grimaced, looking up only to find the Mary readying a Bone Rush attack. Diagonal swing to the left. I ducked, slipping behind her. I hastily swept her feet out from under her. Mary fell on her back, cursing silently. "Ice Punch!" I exclaimed, swing my fist downward towards the immobilized Marowak.
She blocked, just barely with her bone. The impacted fractured it slightly. Her eyes widened as I went for another one. She gasped. My attack was interrupted, as I was slammed with a Shadow Ball. I was flung back into a tree. A splintered imprint of my body was left in it as fell to the ground, breathing harder that ever. "I won't lose..." I muttered, getting back to my feet. I whipped my arm back, charging an Aura Sphere.
Gengar copied with a Shadow Ball. Dark energy bolting inside ready to be released. "I won't lose to you!" I pushed of against the ground and so did Gengar. We bolted towards each other, energy held in our palms, prepared to do what needed to be done. Our attacks collided. Wind blasted from the focal point, raging against our bodies as we pushed against each other. We were evenly matched. We pushed and pushed, almost to point of which our hands touched. Our middle fingers mere inches from touching.
I yelled loudly, thrusting my arm forward one last time. Pushing our fingers together. The Gengar stopped suddenly, the explosion blasted her away, as well as I. Sending her tumbling back into the tree with a loud thud, while I just skidded on the ground covered in scrapes and bruises. I panted, using my arms to try and push myself off the ground. I tried to stand, but to no avail. "Dammit..." I muttered.
"Dammit!"
"Dammit!"
"Dammit!" My anguished cries started to turn into bitter sobs as I lay face down in the dirt. "I lost..." Tears trickled down my face, mixing with the dirt.
"No!" A voice croaked. I looked up staring at Gengar who was struggling to get up. "You won." I watched as she clutched dirt between her fingers, grunting with pain. "You're strong, not weak like you think. You are strong!"
I gasped. "Weakness is nonexistent within you. I can see it." Gengar said, "your soul may be tainted, but its strong with the will to fight! Use that will and fight the things you believe! Fight to protect what you want to protect!" She shouted at me. I pushed off the ground standing on my feet. Trudging slowly over to the grounded Pokemon.
"Thank you," I said softly, still trudging over to the fallen Gengar, "friend." I said fainting by her side.
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"Chatot," I said, "I would like to apologize for the way I spoke to you earlier. I was wrong to have said those things to you. I was awash with negative emotions, and I hope that you can forgive." She looked at me and smiled. "Of course I can forgive you. This job can be stressful as you now know. But try to keep your emotions under control okay?"
I smiled back. "Not what of the Perfect Apples?" she asked. "Right here," Alana said as she and Lina pulled up a berlap sack with seven inside. "This is all you could retrieve?"
"Only one's there were." Lina replied.
"Odd..." Chatot hummed, "very odd indeed..."
AN: Ikr?! Sinclare the one dude in the world that refuses sex! Read, follow, review. (Remember I encourage constructive criticism) Peace out!