NSO Chapter 3
I don't own Pokemon.
Kurt lashed out with a Double Kick, catching Zenith by surprise. One kick threw Zenith into the air, while the other one landed on his midriff. The force of the kick sent Zenith flying backwards, smashing into a row of lockers so hard that the metal dented under the sudden impact. With all the air knocked out of him, Zenith tried to catch his breath, leaving the stunned Umbreon defenceless to the Nidoking rushing towards him. Lifting him up by the collar of his jacket, Kurt picked a dazed Zenith up from the floor, slamming him back into the lockers again. He started to rain Poison jabs upon Zenith, the attacks ripping through fabric and skin. The Umbreon gasped out in pain as the hard blows cut into flesh, Kurt's purple-tipped claws leaving Zenith's body with red stains. His vision also started to turn a shade of purple, a sign that he was poisoned, and Zenith could feel his health slowly draining away with every breath he took.
Did you expect this when you told me to 'stand up to him'?
It was on my list of possible outcomes.
Kurt had beaten Zenith up so badly that he was slipping in and out of consciousness, entire body screaming in agony. It would take just one more direct blow from Kurt to knock Zenith out cold. As the Nidoking wound up another punch, Zenith braced himself, even though he knew that it was no use. He closed his eyes, waiting for the finishing blow.
But no blow came. Instead, there was the dull thud of something hitting armoured hide. The weight pinning Zenith to the lockers suddenly vanished, followed by a 'thump' of a heavy object hitting the concrete school floor. Curious, Zenith opened his eyes.
Kurt was lying face down on the floor, completely encased in a block of ice. Standing across the frozen Nidoking was a female Vaporeon. She walked over to Zenith, who was stuck in the crumpled mess of lockers, inspected his wound-ridden body.
"Nice Ice Beam." Zenith muttered from the side of his mouth that still worked.
"Thanks. What happened to you?"
"Got into a fight with this guy when I refused to give him my money." With both of his hands trapped within the steel, Zenith used his head, lolling to one side to point in Kurt's direction.
More like you got completely pulverised.
Thank you for your input.
"So… can you help me get out of here? I'm a bit stuck."
In one swift motion, the Vaporeon grabbed Zenith by the collar of his shredded jacket and pulled, extracting him out from the dented lockers. As Zenith was falling forwards from the momentum, the Vaporeon manoeuvred her body so that Zenith's limp body landed safety on her back, lowering his gently onto the floor.
Damn, she's strong.
I think you're just light. Speaking of strong, look at those twigs you call arms! Hardly any muscle at all!
Hey! Just cause you can't… see them doesn't mean they're not there!
While Zenith was laying on the floor, having his internal argument, the Water-type Pokemon standing next to him was doing something that caught his eye. The Vaporeon was using her paw to draw an oval in the air, with water being secreted from her paw as she did so. In a few seconds, she had made a thin oval of water. The oval was slightly taller than Zenith, and he admired how it completely defied the law of physics as it hung in the air facing him.
"This is one of my moves, Aqua Ring. When you step through it, it will heal all of your injuries! Well, I hope it will. Also, here's a Pecha berry for the poison."
Wow. She's really nice.
Ooh la la~
Dude… just stop.
Since Zenith's body was injured, hurt and poisoned, his mind hazy with pain. He was too tired to think, and just let the water-type Eeveelution support him as he stumbled towards the Aqua Ring, munching the Pecha berry, wincing in pain with every step and chew he made.
When Zenith stepped through the Aqua RIng, it was as if he had been drenched by a bucket of cold water. It refreshed his senses, snapping the Umbreon out of his pain-filled daze. The Aqua Ring then collapsed, having served its purpose, drenching Zenith from head to toe. It was wet, but it was working. Zenith could feel his wounds slowly heal and close up, leaving no scars.
Able to walk normally again, Zenith turned around to look at his saviour from possibly certain death.
"I-I don't th-think we've introduced. I'm Zenith Schoff."
"Cleo Torrent. Nice to meet you, Zenith."
"I don't think I've seen you aroun-"
"I'm new here."
"I just want to thank you for-"
Zenith's sentence was interrupted by the gasp that came from Cleo. She was staring at his ears with a look of astonishment on her face.
That's weird. Do I have something on my ears?
Curious and confused, Zenith reached up with a paw and touched his ears. Nothing seemed out of place. Puzzled, he looked at his paw, only to discover that it was damp, stained with a bright yellow liquid.
No. Nonononononononononono!
It's too late now. Everyone in this school will know.
Well, I guess it had to happen eventually… I just didn't think that it would happen so quickly…
Quickly? It's already the third school term out of four!
It's only my fourth year here-I get what you mean.
In his hurt state, Zenith had forgotten about what water would have done to him, and now it was coming back to bite him. The yellow paint covering Zenith's rings and bands came off as the water from the Aqua Ring, exposing the light blue sheen hidden beneath it.
Although the hallway was empty a few minutes ago, during his 'fight' with Kurt, it was now filled with countless students, jostling and clamouring as they crowded around Zenith, trying to get a better look at the Umbreon. The crowd let out a collective gasp as the last of the yellow paint was washed off his rings and bands, showing Zenith in his true colours-literally. The other Pokemon surrounding him murmured to each other in hushed tones as they took in the Umbreon's newly revealed light blue rings, as well as the light blue bands around his ears and tail.
It was at that moment that the students of Kingdra High School found out.
Zenith Schoff, the Umbreon, was a Shiny.