Phantomness kicks Microsoft Word.
Stupid buggy thing! I have to save the same document under *five* freaking different names, as I keep writing it. Grr!
Disclaimer: Don’t own pokemon. Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me. Understood?
Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokémon talks
Chapter 4
Perhaps he ought to feel guilty. After all, he had betrayed them both, but right now, he didn’t care. The ocean sang in his veins and the rain fell in torrents all around, and he could hear Team Aqua laughing triumphantly….
Oh, but their laughter would die soon enough…
“I can’t believe it, Lance!” Tabitha shouted excitedly. “You actually managed to heal it! Wait until I tell Archie! He’ll be thrilled!”
But he won’t be, he thought, because he’s dead… the Orbs kill those they don’t choose you see, but I don’t need orbs to control Kyogre…
What have you done? A voice growled.
“Nice to see you too, Suicune dear.” He smiled. “Now come with me.”
Never!
“You’re not *hers*,” He drawled lazily. “Stupid little human child, do you actually believe she could control you… you knew, didn’t you, which is why you never used her name…”
Suicune hesitated for a second. What?
That –
that can’t be!
Why else
would I hold the Sacred Sword? For only a legendary child can wield it. He
smirked. Besides, if Misty were the true Chosen One, would not she have the
sword herself? What say you, water guardian?
Suicune froze, before bolting off, and sending a message… which Misty received…
“Lance went rogue on us?” Pryce gasped.
Morty shook his head, exchanging a glance with Sabrina.
< They don’t know… >
< We know, but we pretend not to. >
<What will happen now? >
< The purer the heart, the sharper the Sword… >
< This could be quite dangerous. >
< I do not believe they have any intention of harming us though. >
< Then let us hope it is so… >
Sabrina and Morty faded from view as Misty stormed through the corridors, Ash in hand. With her in this mood, the best defense was hiding away.
“Morty!” She barked. “Out! Now!”
The ghost master materialized next to her, his normally placid look covering his features. “Yes, Misty?”
“Spin for me.” She spat. “Spin his lifeline.”
< You do realize that this is against the laws of Fate, > Sabrina put in. < Magic is not so carelessly cast… >
< I don’t care. Cast! >
< Very well… >
Sabrina moved to Morty’s side to help him, as before him, a tapestry of black and violet gleamed…
As a Ghost Master, Morty could somewhat touch the web of life and death…
< There. > Sabrina pointed to a single thread, violet, slivered through with black. < Odd… it seems he is dying already? >
< Of course! Only an immortal child may summon a pokemon. > Morty sent to Misty with a smile < He will be dead soon, Misty. Surely…. >
“I don’t care! He defied my orders! Family or not, I’ll not stand for it! And he summoned Kyogre! Does that spell nothing out for you!”
< As you wish… >
Ash watched in horror as Morty and Sabrina gave a single jerk and the thread unraveled….
Was it that easy to kill?
Oh, now they were playing dirty… but no matter…
He watched the threads retract from him. No matter, no matter! Thank you Morty, I shall not forget your deeds, Ghost Master, as Misty’s an idiot and she can’t distinguish between all the threads…
Shadow sacrifice. Archie was definitely dead by now…
He smiled as Kyogre continued to dance, and the rain continued to flood… it was no matter, really…
Water would purify this land, and when it was time to retreat in a few hundred years, it would, and life would once again flourish.
Misty didn’t understand that healing took time. She couldn’t just snap her fingers and wish everything would be back the way it was. Pity, that…
No matter…
She wasn’t a real legendary’s child in any case.
Couldn’t they tell? How the Evil Shadow was sucking the energy out of the Dragon Child and feeding it out to the legendary trio and the cats, disguised as her own? Were they really so blind?
Or were they choosing not to see until it was time?
Either way, it was none of his concern. He had plenty to spare, but oh, he would make her pay, when the time was right…
He would make her pay for all the thefts she had committed…
“Did you…” Ash fainted dead away. Only the soft thump of his body hitting the floor gave any indication of his feelings.
Misty shrugged. “He has to learn. War isn’t a game.”
Morty nodded politely. “Do you require our services any longer?”
“Nah, you two can go and do whatever you psychics do in your free time.” Misty said with a leer.
Neither moved to correct her as they faded.
< She is weak. >
< Of course. She’s only a shadow after all. >
< Be as that may, she still has her part to play in Fate’s scheme. >
< What of it? Her sufferings shall come soon, swiftly… >
< Of course. It is only fair. >
It was still raining, of course. The rain would not stop for a long time. Perhaps then, Team Aqua would realize their folly.
Perhaps not…. Some were truly dedicated to the road of Water Mastery.
“Hello, this is Tabitha – What? No! It can’t be!”
“Tabitha, what’s wrong?”
“It’s Archie! He’s… we just got word from Mount Pyre…” She choked off her tears. “It can’t be! The Blue Orb should have accepted him! If he didn’t, who’s controlling Kyogre now? What’s going to happen?”
“I don’t know! I thought…”
“I know! Since the first transmission came from Mount Pyre and gave us the go-ahead, we thought that he was in control!”
“But Kyogre’s not wreaking havoc, is it?” Lance asked innocently.
Tabitha shuddered. “I hope not…”
“Take a break, Tabitha.”
“I can’t! Someone has to take control now that Archie is-! And Isabella went with him, and she’s barely alive…!”
“I’ll do it,” He coaxed, and she sighed.
“All right…”
She really needed rest after all…
End Chapter
Completed 5/23/05
*Gives MS word another swift boot*
Lance: …
Ash: PMS maybe?
Phantomness: *glares* Want me to write some more lemon where Lance has you all chained up nice and pretty?
Ash: Eep!
Now then! Tabitha has one-sided love for Lance, but he’s not reciprocating, kk?