Pokemon Virus Version Chapter 60: Time is Running Out
Flashback- Prologue to Chapter 1
Alone, a girl stands and watches on as inside herself, she gradually fades away...
"It's been five years since the two of us became family. That day, when you asked for me to give you a home inside my heart, that was the beginning of a friendship I thought would last forever. Yes, I thought it would last forever, but..."
"Chapel." It was Missingno, coming to the girl named Chapel.
Chapel turned to Missingno, and as soon as Missingno saw her face, the virus started to worry.
Tears?" Missingno looked at the tiny drops of bitter water that made their way down Chapel's face. "Why are their tears on your face?"
Chapel, without using words, directed for Missingno to look at what they were standing over. It was Chapel's heart, or at least, what was left of it... Most of Chapel's heart was killed by the virus that Missingno carried, and as her heart continued to disappear, she herself continued to give out.
"Missingno, I feel empty..." What remained in her heart were the emotions of pain and despair. "I feel like I don't have very much time left with you..."
Back then, Missingno was able to find a solution to the problem. But NEXT time, the heart of a boy named Seth wasn't going to add time to the clock. The friendship between Chapel and Missingno was on the clock...
End Flashback
Chapel's POV
"Missingno, it's time!"
At the top of the hacked Prism Tower, Kashius and I stood next to each other while facing a 24 who threatens our lives. Eevee was also watching as she finished her Pecha Berry to cure herself of Gliscor's Toxic poison.
Up above us, there was a timer that read just five minutes and thirty-seven seconds. And like the day my heart was about to disappear, time was running out, and it was once again up to Missingno to save me.
"Ah, yes it is..." 24 said in agreement. "It's time for me to finish you."
Missingno didn't say a word as the virus moved closer to the hacked Gliscor and it's commander. Missingno and 24 stared each other down. While I was anxious to see the outcome of the fight for our lives.
"Ha!" Missingno wasted no time flying toward Gliscor at a high speed, hoping to 'one shot' it the same way he did to Venasaur.
"I doubt Gliscor could survived Missingno's viral infection," I said to myself, confident that this wouldn't take too long.
"Is that so?!" 24's eyes were wide open as he also retained his smirk.
"Gli!" What the?
"Huh?!" Missingno said confused as it just phased through Gliscor.
"What just happened?" Kashius asked.
"That trick again? Seriously?" 24 teased. "Unfortunately for you, I've hacked my Gliscor to where only I can infect his data, if I choose."
24 then called for Gliscor. I guessed that was Gliscor's cue to take action as it flew toward Missingno with it claw cloaked in the same Toxic aura used to badly poison Eevee.
"Gliscor!" Even though Gliscor was able to cloase in, Missingno was able to duck, narrowly dodging Toxic.
"Missingno, if you can't defeat Gliscor using your viral infection, you've gotta use some attacks!" I called.
"But-" Missingno was trying to say something, but was interrupted.
"Nonsense!" The clock is running out on you, and I'll make sure you don't have a chance to attack!" 24 yelled, referring to the time that now read four minutes and fifty-one seconds. "Gliscor, forget Toxic. Let's just keep pushing! Back to back Knock Offs!"
"Scor!" Instinctively, Missingno knew to avoid each and every one of Gliscor's attacks. But Missingno couldn't afford to dodge forever...
"We don't have much time, Missingno!" I yelled with impatience.
"Huh?" Missingno looked at me, but I would accidentally be the cause of Missingno letting down it's guard. "Gah!" Missingno was struck by Gliscor's Knock Off, and was sent to the ground as a result.
"Missingno!" I called in worry.
"Chapel, what are you doing?" Kashius was slightly frustrated with me for shifting Missingno's attention.
"Missingno, get up!" I called, "You've got to attack!"
"I..." Missingno paused as it immediately returned to a floating state. "...I can't. I don't know any attacks. Ah-" Missingno was able to just barely finish it's sentence before being struck by Gliscor once again.
"You're kidding..." Kashius said before asking "Does Missingno really not know any attacks?"
"Scor!" Before Missingno could get up a second time, Gliscor pinned it down to the ground using it's right claw.
"You know, I find that just as hard to believe as you," 24 said.
"Glihahaha!" Gliscor was laughing as Missingno tried desperately to free itself.
"I have to say, how disappointing. I thought you would be more of a challenge." 24 added.
There was nothing any of us could do with Missingno trapped. Every single second that passed by would eventually add up as the time inched closer and closer to the 'zero' that meant time was up, and that it was game over for us all.
"Is this really how it ends for you?" 24 asked in a calm voice. The battle was beginning to come to a close with just three minutes and thirty-one seconds left.
Time was running out, just like that day, years ago, when the time was just about up for me and my infected heart.
"Missingno, I feel empty..." I remembered saying to Missingno. "I feel like I don't have very much time left with you..."
...I also said those words out loud just now. Losing Missingno...It would be like losing a part of my family, and a part of my own life, because that was just how close Missingno and I were to each other.
Thinking about what would happen to the both of us should the time run out-
This is how it all ends...this silly dream of mine to save the entire world. Everything I've done up to this point, it was all for nothing...Seth, I give you my most sincere apology. I wasn't able to save you from yourself. And Kashius, I'm sorry for ever dragging you into this mess. You lost your life as I basically took you down with me. And Missingno, thank you for being a friend, and being family to Chime and I. I apologize for failing you. You were stuck in the grip of Gliscor that sealed your fate in three minutes and thirty-one seconds. And in those last three minutes and thirty-one seconds, all I did was stand on the side and watch. Some sister I was...
"To stand around and watch helplessly..." I whispered to myself in an inaudible tone. "No...No! I'd never forgive myself!" I yelled.
I ran to the rescue of my best friend, without any second thoughts...What was I thinking? A human trying to attack a pokemon was fool hearted.
"You! Get off my friend!" My fist was clenched, and directed at Gliscor.
"Gliscor!" 24 called to Gliscor.
And with that, Gliscor turned it's attention toward me. It's grip on Missingno was released, but did I really save Missingno? Perhaps, perhaps not. We were at two minutes and fourty-nine seconds away from finding out. Whatever the result was, it would come without a heavy price.
"Haa-a-uh..." My fist never reached Gliscor. Instead, it was Gliscor who struck me with it's claw cloaked in a purple aura. "M-Missingno..."
"Chapel!" Both Missingno and Chapel yelled.
"Uh..." Gliscor's claw remained in contact with my stomach. I could see myself flash a purple aura by looking at my hands, even though I wore black gloves. And once Gliscor pulled away, my vision started to blur. "Ngh." Before I knew it, I collapsed, but not before whispering Missingno's name one last time. "Missingno..."
Our time is running out
Flashback-
Location: Chapel's(or Seth's) Heart
I stood by myself, crying at the sight of my broken heart.
"Chapel."
I turned to the voice, and when the virus saw my face, it became concerned.
"Tears?" Missingno questioned. "Why are there tears on your face?"
Without words, I directed Missingno to look at what we were standing over. We were standing over what was left of my deteriorating heart.
"Missingno, I feel empty..." All that was left, I felt, were the emotions of pain and despair. "I feel like I don't have much time left with you..."
"I guess our time has just run out. And if that is so..." I touched Missingno, and redirected the pale, Duskull-like face to where it was looking deep into my eyes. "This is my final goodbye to you, Missingno."
"Actually, I've some confessions to make," Missingno started ,"There IS hope for you to replace the parts of your heart that are missing. But..."
"But what?" I asked.
Missingno broke eye contact and turned away from me.
"The methods of replacing your heart aren't necessarily good." Missingno started to explain. "On one hand, you can replace the missing parts of your heart with the heart of another person. But would you really want for someone else to be in the same situation as you? whomever's heart you use, I suggest it be a person who's emotions and feeling are very minimal," Missingno said. "And on the other hand, you can choose to let the virus in me overtake you. You and I will become one person, and we both will inherit every one of each other's traits...But...if you do that, you'll be cursed with living an endless life forever, being immune to the threat of death like me, at least until the virus in you crashes. And when the virus crashes, you'll basically be dead." Missingno explained. "This is all on short notice, and I have to ask: Which of theses two paths will you take?"
"I..." I stared at both of my black gloved hands, each representing one of the paths I could take in order to save my own life. "The path I choose to was is-"
On that day, I chose to use the heart of someone else to replace the one I had lost. It took some time searching for somebody willing to give me what I was missing, but I had finally obtained a new hearat when Missingno put me in contact with a boy named Seth...
Sometimes I wonder...
Will Missingno and I ever really to become one being one day?
End Flashback
Missingno's POV
Chapel...The girl who sacrificed herself in order to save a best friend in me...Chapel was the girl who just fell to the ground as the hacked Gliscor released contact between her and it's poison claw.
"Hmph. Well I certainly didn't have THAT in mind," 224 said as he then snickered ,"Not that it matters though. Time will be just about up in a moment."
The clock was under one minutes and twenty-two seconds...
I guess time has just run out," I remembered Chapel saying as I floated toward what appeared to be a lifeless shell of the unconscious girl.
"I need to talk to her," I said as I pixilated into her heart.
Location: Chapel's Heart
It was the same scene as that day, the scene of me diving deep into the heart of Chapel. I see her and greet her, and she turns to me with a tear filled face.
"I guess our time is just running out..." Chapel uttered to me.
"You said the exact same thing some time ago. And I remember the scene like it was yesterday," I said.
I thought about a little 'role play' saying that. I just felt the need of rehearsing that scene one more time, only this time...
"You've already traveled one path before, the path of replacing the heart you lost with the heart of another person. This time, the first path might not be an option. Why don't we walk the road less taken." I proposed to my best friend. "You and I will become one being."
"But when I crash, I'll..." Chapel questioned. She was still concerned about the possibility of a sudden death.
"If you choose not to become one with me, your reasons for will have been completely irrelevant. You DO wish to save the world, correct?"
All she did was give me the nod.
"This path is your last chance for you to live another day. You'll die with hope, rather than despair. The power I give you will match the power of the dark aura possessed by Team Neo Snagem. let us join together and save the entire world!"
"Y-yes! Let us join together!" This path was basically a 'last resort'. I already knew the Nintendo 3DS battery was expiring, and we had little or no chance to defeat 24 in time, so the last resort was necessary.
And there it was, the start of the rest of our timed lives as we made contact with each other. I was beginning to pixilate again as Chapel began to glow my pale blue color. Before long, my body had completely disappeared, and I was seeing the inside of Chapel's heart...through Chapel's body as she began to regain consciousness.
Location: Hacked Prism Tower
Chapel's POV
Yes, I was fully aware of what just happened in my heart. Missingno merged with me to create one being.
"What the?" 24 said confused as he looked at me.
"Chapel?" Kashius called my name, and he had a bewildered look on his face as he looked into my eyes. "Your left, it's a pale blue color. Not only that, but your body is glowing a pale blue aura."
"Where's Missingno?" 24 asked, Gliscor on standby.
"Missingno and I are now one." I turned to face 24, who also had a brief pause looking into my pale blue left eye. "24, I now realize that there's no way for me to defeat you within the minute and a half I have, which is why I offer my unconditional surrender on behalf of both Kashius and I."
"Chapel, what are you doing?!" Kashius asked.
I gave Kashius no reply, and the moment of silence had prompted 24 to speak up.
"Unconditional surrender, eh?" 24 said. "And here I was hoping to kill the three of you right here. Well...Zero's orders WERE to bring you back alive..." 24 shrugged. "You've got yourself away from the face of death. Hmph. I better be promoted to a higher rank for delivering you." And that was 24's cue. The timer was stopped with just eighteen seconds remaining as 24 engulfed us all in a familiar dark aura using only the snap of his finger. Within the dark aura, all I had to do was close my eyes...
Location: Dominion of Shadows
At long last, we were out of the hacked Nintendo 3DS system. How did I know? Because I could hear the noise of the riots from the streets of the city that used to be Ecruteak. The sounds of the riots, were not as loud as they were earlier...keep in mind that I know this and I haven't opened my eyes yet. But when I DID open my eyes, the first thing I saw was-
"-Rose?" It was Seth's little sister staring right at me. She was holding the 3DS system that belonged to 24. And standing right next to Rose, was Mawile. The Deceiver Pokemon was holding a pokeball that contained my recently snagged Skarmory.
"You hav eunfinished buisness..." Rose said as she helped me to my feet and then faced a waiting 24 with his arms crossed.
"Er..." Kashius woke up as well. He was holding my also-recently caught, grey furred Eevee. Kashius was light headed, and slowly rose to his feet. "...That place...Did what just happened, really happen?"
"Ahem!: 24 was getting impatient, "I'm waaiitiinng!"
Of course he was waiting. I couldn't help but smile at how gullible the video game-obsessed freak was.
"What exactly are you waiting for?" I asked giggling.
"You've offered your surrender. We had a deal, and you have to keep your end of it." 24 answered.
"Oh really?" I snickered.
"Chapel?" Rose said, confused and worried about me.
"Mawile?"
"Vee?"
"What's so funny?" Kashius asked.
"THIS guy!" I answered, pointing at 24. "Okay 24, I have to ask you: What will happened should we fail to comply?"
"You're kidding, right?" 24 asked. "If you don't comply, I'll-: 24 cut himself off when he caught sight of Rose holding his Nintendo 3DS system. "My...That's my power!"
"Oh, this contraption?" Rose held out the system, then proceeded to open it. "Sadly, this device will no longer be of any use to you..." And with that, Rose proceeded to open the Nintendo 3DS system further and further, until she snapped the system in have with relative ease using her unrivaled strength.
"Nooo!" 24 yelled, eyes wide open. "I can't believe it! They double crossed me! And I walked right into it! Ain't this a-" 24 was cut off.
"How troublesome, you are." Rose interrupted. "Honestly, on the brink of swearing in front of a little girl such as myself?"
"Screw you, 26!" 24 scowled, calling Rose by her original name, Commander 26. "Like Hell, you're a little girl! In our eyes, you're not even a human being! You're just a worthless toll with no soul!"
"Oh?" I was surprised at how fast Rose fell to silence, and how fast her indifferent facial expression turned into a hurt one. She winced and put her head down...
The feelings of Rose aside, now was the time to deal with 24.
"24, your Nintendo 3DS system broken, so I'm guessing that your powers are no longer of any use to you. And to top that off, you only 'real world' pokemon in Skarmory was snagged by me. Do you have nothing left? Because if that's the case, I believe the time has come for your elimination."
"Er..." There was nothing 24 could do...except attempt to run away from us.
"Alright," I started ,"It's about time for me to see the powers that have been given to me by Missingno!"
24 was running and panting. There was no turning back for him. And he was actually on the brink of getting away, before- "Gah!" he tripped, allowing for me the opportunity to close in on him.
"Huh?" 24 looked at me with his wide open eyes.
It was just about game over for him as we neared the end of his final act. My pale blue eyes started to glow, as well as the hand I held to him.
"I apologize, 24," I said ,"I apologize, because I never thought of inflicting of on another human being .That was, until the day Neo Snagem set foot into my life, and brought an end to my mother. Ever since that day, I vowed to avenge her. You know why? Because she was someone precious to me...And now, you're going to lose someone precious to you. It's 'a life for a life'."
"No...No-agh!" 24 tried to swiftly crawl away, but I allowed no separation.
Touching the commander with my pale blue hand, all I said was "This is infection..." as 24's eyes closed. My powers had caused him to lose consciousness. He was on the ground on his stomach, and all that was left for me to say to him was "By the time you wake up, the viral infection will have wiped away any and all memories of your time with Neo Snagem."
Neo Snagem's Commander 24 was eliminated...
To Be Continued...
So, I once again apologize for the lack of updates. I just hate typing SO much! Writing, on the other hand, I've done plenty, and like I said: I'm ahead by about 10 or 15 chapters. But these next ten chapters, I'm really excited for you guys to read. I think I have an antagonist that will put this fic over. And I hope you guys hate him passionately. I don't know, I've just seen quite a few long Pokemon fanfics be abandoned these last few months. All of that hard work, only for it to mean nothing in the end...I hope this isn't how Virus Version ends up.
This is the last chapter dedicated entirely to Chapel. So for those of you who've been waiting to see Seth, thank you for being patient. It's just that, I'm well aware that this fic has A BUNCH of characters, and I like to develop them all. I mean, if Seth goes down for some reason, I believe I DO have a strong enough cast for the story to go on. Did you know, that there has been only one 'one off' character so far. Jared was his name. He's the reason why Seth captured a Murkrow.