{Hello everyone. I am back from my exams and I have been reading a bunch of novels like OSV and TBATE and got late because of that. °~°
Will try to get back my schedule like before or maybe even faster updates.}
Hidden among the branches of a tree so ancient even the old monks looked young compared to it. I hid beside my partners, my gaze focused on my shivering body.
"This is bad.. If we don't start moving soon we will--"
My words broke off, my voice frozen in my throat as a shadow covered me and the sunlight faded away.
I slowly rose my injured head, My eyes stuck to the faces of the twins as the reflection of the figure behind me gazed down upon me.
We messed up..
-30 mins earlier-
" Phew We survived!" I said with a sigh of relief as i collapsed onto the ground with my right hand still buried in the snow below.
With a gaze that was filled with hope, i looked around myself to find us all surrounded by the forest trees.
"The speciality of Unova,"
"Thorned Rockwood."
Silo completed my words before I could, a habit we got after trying to mimic the OG team rocket in my memories. Least to say it is annoying.
I turned my body and rose to my feet as the Cold chills of the mountains pierced right through my pathetic clothing. It made us shiver but, it also feel alive.
"We need move" I said in hurry. My posture slightly bent as i felt the stinging pain of the cold air in my lungs.
The others turned to me and nodded and my two pokemon looked at me with worry. However I just smiled with some effort and rose to my knees.
BOOM
Just then another explosion shook the horizon as another part of the Cave's above were engulfed in a spike of ice and people fell outside.
I looked at them, their team plasma uniforms striking at my inner worries as I watched them hit the ground straight on unlike us.
The sight that followed was disgusting and enough to make my stomach churn but i didn't turn around and watched the bloody mess in front of me.
"How far away are we from the checkpost?"
"Two hours if we are lucky. 10 if not."
We felt the stench of death and the dying Warmth of our enemies with pity.
I didn't knew them. Their death had nothing to do with me. I tried to reassure myself internally but to avail.
They were my enemies and more will follow them to afterlife when I get my hands on N but,
" Ash! Stop spacing out!"
Silo's voice brought me back and I threw the thoughts away for now, our survival comes first.
I turned my back and walked away from the corpses, my guilt and vows not something of value for now.
We walked forward in the coldness, each looking around frantically as we talked with gestures alone.
« Anything ahead? »
« None »
« Wait! I see something »
Me and Silo stopped in our tracks and so did Oshawott as we looked at Vigo's raised hand.
He brought it down, pointing it towards one of the trees.
A black shadow was there, it's body barely coming into vision from within the dark bark of the tree as it looked around with something dripping from its claws.
'A Weavile? ' I recognised the pokemon in a instant as I watched those bloody claws dragging something.
It was a pokemon. Possibly a bug/ice type that was unfortunate enough to meet its end to the Weavile.
«Lay low, those things go around in groups.» , i gestures to the others and hid behind a tree and my knowledge payed off.
Soon more and more weaviles came until there were over 15 with 4 that looked like leaders.
"this is bad.. one wrong move and we will be nothing more a meal for them." Vigo whispered to us as he peeked over from the trunk.
He was worried, very worried. His hands twitching each time one of Weaviles looked towards our direction.
Suddenly his worry turned into tension as one of Weaviles begin walking towards after hearing a branch crunch.
It didn't look very strong, possibly a weaker one of the group but it was still a problem if others find them out.
' I hope this didn't happen.' i grumbled internally and prepared myself for battle as the danger came closer and closer.
Until--
"Lucario, use aura sphere."
A blue orb pierced through the darkness of the frozen forest and hit the group of Weaviles head on.
The group was engulfed in a explosion of energy, every one of them flying away in recoil except the one who was hit. That one was dead in a donut pose.
The sight was gruesome but not enough to overshadow the overwhelming pressure that descended upon us next.
From within a open clearing came two figures, a person with a pisces symbol shaped mask with a grey robe having golden stripes and a shiny Lucario that followed him.
"Such nuisances." He scoffed and turned to his partner as if talking telepathically and then the duo begin running, vanishing as fast as they came.
However we on the other hand were left with a stunned Weavile that was covering in fear at the sight of its dead allies.
Stab
Oshawott jumped on it cleanly used its shell to slash at the Weavile's neck.
Silo used that moment of stagger to release he scyther as well and quickly linked up for a quick sword dance before swooping forward.
"HAAA" she screamed and slammed her fist into Weavile's face and sent it smashing into it stood near. Scyther followed behind her and also attacked with slash.
5 seconds, that was all the time it took for our ambush to complete but it was more than enough to send the Weavile to the afterlife just like it's companions.
Soon the forest returned to it's silence as Weavile collapsed with a deep gushing wound. The snow beneath was stained red and our minds were in full turmoil.
The feeling of killing something overtook me, a first time for me who had never even killed a single bug pokemon.
The grief of taking something's life was intense as i felt the weight of the Weavile's entire life pressure me down.
'I killed something! Even if wasn't the one to end it, I am still responsible!' i thought myself and fell to my knees.
Oshawott was the same as me, also overtaken by the guilt but, Both of us felt something hit us in the back and felt the pain in our nerves.
"Sni-"
We turned to see the green vines right in our faces as snivy peeked at us both from within the box with a pitiful gaze.
"Why you Little!"
Me and Oshawott went to box and looked at Snivy who was now retreating back into a corner.
"Osha-oshawott (Time for payback)"
"Snii Sni( leave me alone!)"
However it looked like the little blue seal wasn't going to back off and soon leapt into the chest for a brawl.
Then I heard someone laughing and turned.
Silo and Vigo were laughing at us, their arms on their stomachs as they watched the brawl with a hint of anticipation.
"100 pokedollars on Oshawott"
"200 on Snivy for me"
"You will lose this time Sis."
"In your dreams you idiot, never doubt the queen of betting."
"More like the queen of beatings , shut up and watch."
Are you morons dumb or something? We just ki-... Why do I not feel that guilt anymore?"
I was confused, very very confused but then it dawned on me as they both looked at me with a smile and offered me a berry.
"You two idiots didn't need to do this. *sigh* make some way." I said and moved towards them.
I sat between them both, my earlier guilt gone like the wind I laughed with them while betting on my partners as well.
So this is what it is like to have them. To have friends to take your burden. I thought and laughed in happiness as the sorrows vanished just like a abra on a early route.