Scarlet Pokemon Adventures
Scarlet Pokemon Adventures
(This is based on the second part of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's DLC)
Arriving at the Blueberry Academy, Akari and Director Cyrano were soon met with two female students. One had pink hair and brown eyes, and the other had kiwi-colored eyes and banana-blonde hair. The pink-haired student had answered Akari's question with, "Director Cyrano and Director Clavell got to know each other through their postgraduate work at the same university. Or at least that's what I've heard!" The blonde-haired student looked at Akari Cobra curiously, but as Akari made eye contact with the student, she turned away to look at the stands. The entire school was surrounded by the sea, and was also blue. The kiwi-eyed student often wondered if it was a defense mechanism for the school to be colored this way.
Director Cyrano exclaimed, "Yes! Right! Exactly! Took the words right out of my mouth. Always on point, aren't you, Lacey?"
"Oh, no, it was nothing..." Lacey replied. "Do we have a guest today?"
The blonde-haired student snapped to attention, gesturing to Akari Cobra as she shouts, "ARE WE DUMB??? That's CLEARLY a guest!!!"
"There's no need to be so rude, Kiui." Lacey snapped.
"H-huh? I'm just proving a point! Visitor or not, she's still a guest!" Kiui defends herself. Turning to Cyrano, Kiui begs, "Right, Director?"
Director Cyrano laughs, replying with, "Kiui's right." He then answered Lacey's question. "Akari Cobra is here as part of the exchange program. Make her welcome, eh?"
Kiui's eyes widened to look as big as dinner plates in surprise, muttering, "Well, glitch my neurons..."
Lacey blurted out, "Hold on - this is the exchange student from the Paldea region?!"
Kiui looked dumbfounded, holding up her hands in question as she asked, "Okay, what's going on? I have a million questions right now, and I want to shove them for later, if I wasn't so clueless right this second!"
Kiui's questions was ignored as Lacey turned to Akari and introduces herself, "I suppose I didn't introduce myself, did I? I'm Lacey - one of the second-year students here!"
Kiui also introduced herself, "My name's Kiui, one of the first-year students in Blueberry Academy. I'm surprised you'd get here as soon as the school turned into a tense environment for students and teachers alike."
Akari looked confused, but before she could ask, Lacey said, "You must be really special, you know. It's rare for Director Cyrano to remember the name of a new student."
Kiui murmured, "That...I can confirm."
Director Cyrano jokes, "Hah! Just call me out, why don't you!" Kiui hissed like a Skitty, then covered her mouth as her spirits lowered in embarrassment. Akari managed to hide a chuckle. Kiui was quite an interesting... character, to say the least. "Actually, why don't you explain how things work around here, Lacey." Kiui smirked, before Cyrano added. "And Kiui will help Akari Cobra get settled."
Kiui groaned. "Seriously??? I thought I was gonna enjoy the chaos, not be a part of it!"
Lacey asked, "You... you want ME to do it?!"
Cyrano replied, "Well, yeah. You know this tour-guide stuff isn't my strong suit!"
Lacey reasoned, "Well, that's certainly true... But still, I imagine there must be more suitable than me."
Kiui said, "She has a point."
Akari looked a little upset and confused at this, asking, "So, you don't want to show me around?"
Lacey reassured her, "Oh, please don't take it like - It's not that I don't want to show you around or any thing!"
Kiui said, "What Lacey means is that she doesn't think that she is capable of doing such a task, although she is one of the Elite Four here and has more capability than most to do something so simple as to take a new student - as well as an exchange student - out on a school tour."
Lacey continues, "Director Cyrano just has this bad habit of pushing his duties onto me, you see."
Kiui nodded, adding to her previous statement with, "Also that."
Lacey turns to Director Cyrano, pulling her arms to make a x-shape as she scolded, "And it's just not right!"
Director Cyrano shook his head exasperatingly, saying, "Really letting me have it today, aren't you?"
Lacey then took it into consideration. "That being said... this might be my chance to get to know the new student everyone's talking about before anyone else can..."
Kiui looked disgruntled. "ExCUSE me! I'm right here!"
"That decides it! I will take on this task!" Lacey decided. Kiui looked like she was gonna throw a Mach Punch at Lacey.
Akari and Director Cyrano nodded happily as the Director said, "Excellent!"
Lacey turned to Akari Cobra and announces, "Now then, let's head straight down this bridge and to the entrance! On you go!" Kiui walked next to Akari Cobra, happily looking around the place as if she hadn't seen it so many other times before. Kiui seems quite intent on doing her new job, and if Akari had read her expressions correctly, she would have said that Kiui was enjoying the scenery around them, although she looks quite...somber. Akari would have to confront Kiui about this later. She couldn't say much, however, because after a quick walk, they had reached the entrance of the school. Behind the two, Director Cyrano and Lacey walked up to them, Lacey narrating, "This is the entrance to Blueberry Academy. Our school puts a great emphasis on the art of Pokemon battling. We hold official matches on this central court right here at the entrance - and any student can freely utilize this court if it's not otherwise in use." Akari and Kiui look over at Lacey as she clasped her hands together and exclaiming, "I think it's safe to say that you'll be battling more here than in any school!"
"Exactly! Couldn't have said it better myself!" Director Cyrano praised, causing Kiui to squeak in surprise. Obviously, she forgot that he was there.
Lacey suggested, "Director Cyrano... I think perhaps it's fine if you just leave the tour to me."
Kiui shouts, "HA!"
Lacey continues, "Still...it's really relaxing here, with the sea breeze blowing over you. Even when no one is battling, you often see students lazing about in the stands. Oh, oh, oh! And there's one other quality of our school that you'll likely find very surprising!" Lacey crosses her arms. "Wild Pokemon sometimes Terastallize here!"
Kiui looks at Lacey and gestures to Akari as Kiui said, "Uhh, isn't she from Paldea, where Pokemon already do that?" Akari nodded in agreement, exclaiming, "Really!"
Lacey said, "Oh. I suppose that's not anything special to someone from Paldea, is it?"
Akari shook her head, replying, "No, it's really not." Kiui made a smug look at Lacey.
Cyrano added, "The Terastal phenomenon was first found the Paldea region, after all. But we've taken it a step further than you and your Tera Orbs."
Kiui asked, "Why does that sound menacing?"
Cyrano continued, "We've developed some neat tech ourselves - something that lets us control the Terastal phenomenon ourselves on our own turf!" Akari looks surprised. Director Cyrano asks, "I bet that piques your interest, doesn't it?"
Kiui muttered, "Oh, please, technology's improving and changing every day. There is no way that Akari would be -"
"Yes, it does!" Akari answers.
"Damn it."
"Um, sir, I think it will be easier to understand how all that works after we go to the lower level." Lacey pointed out. "If you could put a little pin on that thought?"
Kiui said, "I agree with Lacey, sir."
"Always thinking ahead - that's our Lacey!" Cyrano praised.
Kiui sighed. "Not this again..."
Looking between Lacey and Akari Cobra, the Director casually suggested, "Oh! You know what? I think it'd be great if the two of you had a battle!"
"Wha-?! Right now?!" Lacey asked nervously.
Kiui demanded, "Yeah, sir. Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"Why not? I'd like to see what Akari Cobra here is capable of." Cyrano said. "And our Lacey is a member of the Elite Four in the League Club we have going here. To say nothing of the influence of her father - one of the Unova regions famed Gym Leaders! I bet you'll learn a thing or two!"
Kiui looked so done with the Director as she muttered sarcastically, "Wooow. That's my swan song."
Lacey looked annoyed as she growled, "Oh, I wish you wouldn't go spreading personal information without asking first!" She proceeds to make the same x-shape from earlier as she said, "It's just not right!"
Director Cyrano walks off as he cheerfully said, "Now, give me a good show now, you two!"
Lacey said apologetically to Akari Cobra, "I'm sorry, but...there's no negotiating with Director Cyrano once he gets an idea in his head. There's no way that he'll move on with the tour until we've given him his battle. Besides, I have to admit I'm a little excited myself at the chance to battle you! Here at Blueberry Academy, we tend to go for Double Battles. Let's give one a try to get to know each other a little better!"
"Bring it on!" Akari challenged. "I won't go easy on you."
"Oooooh, I like this kid." Kiui muttered, standing in front of the front desk to keep a fresh eye on the battle. Soon there was a huge Double Battle going on. Kiui watched intently as a flurry of Pokemon moves and dodging happened. Eventually, Akari Cobra won. "Wow," Kiui whispered. "No wonder she's called a cobra. Every move she lands is like a venomous bite digging into her opponent's skin."
Lacey praises Akari Cobra with, "Well, you beat me soundly!" As Lacey walks up to Akari, she said, "Spectacular! You really are quite skilled. I wish I could have seen you Terastallize one of your Pokemon, though. I'd love to see how someone from Paldea does it! The students here at Blueberry Academy were only recently issued Tera Orbs, so I hope you'll be able to teach us more about them."
Director Cyrano says as he walks up to Lacey and Akari Cobra, "Well done to the both of you! You really battled it out Blueberry-style." Akari attempts to look for Kiui, but she wasn't anywhere in sight. Cyrano continues, "Speaking of style... I forgot I had a uniform for you! You'll feel like you fit in as soon as you're dressing the part!" Akari Cobra receives the official uniform and changes her outfit just to wear it.
Lacey exclaims, "It suits you perfectly!"
Director Cyrano proudly said, "Now that's what I call fashion! Oh, and you can take this as well." Akari received a card called the Indigo Style Card. Director Cyrano explains, "That should give you a few more options when you visit shops and salons and such in Paldea!"
"Now that you look the part - and hopefully feel it too - why don't we head into the school?" Lacey suggested. "You can pick where you want to go from the gates over there." When Akari looks hesitant, Lacey says encouragingly, "Come on! I can show you the pride of Blueberry Academy: our world-famous Terarium!"
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As Akari Cobra strode into the Terarium, the blinding light caused her to raise a hand to block it. As she took a moment to let her eyes adjust, Director Cyrano and Lacey walked towards Akari, taking their places from either next to or behind Akari Cobra. Lacey said, "This is it. The park beneath the sea that has gained renown around the world... Our own Terarium! We may be underwater, but the projectors built into the walls and ceiling make it feel like we're actually outside, don't they? We've been able to create a comfortable environment for Pokemon through technology!"
Director Cyrano says, "I designed all this myself! And believe me - it wasn't cheap."
Lacey explains, "Within this dome, there are four distinct biomes." Gesturing to the land in front of them, she continues, "Here we have the nice and toasty subtropical Savannah Biome." Pointing to the right, Lacey added, "Then, off to your right, you can see the breezy, tropical Coastal Biome." Waving to the left, (I think we all know the drill), "Further out to your left, you'll see the craggy, crunchy, ragged Canyon Biome." Motioning ahead of the Savannah Biome, Lacey says, "Last but not, waaay out in the distance, we have the artic and snowy Polar Biome!" Turning to Akari Cobra, Lacey said, "Each biome's air temperature and humidity levels are regulated with the utmost care. That's why you can find completely different Pokemon species living in each area!"
Director Cyrano says, "We sure put a lot of effort into it!"
Lacey asks, "Tell me, Akari Cobra, which biome tickles your fancy off the bat?"
"The snowy Polar Biome." Akari answered.
"Oh, so you like it cold, don't you?" Lacey asked.
"Yep! Sure do."
Lacey says, "I'm not very good with the cold myself, but the Ice-type Pokemon can be awfully cute!" Gesturing to a resting place nearby, Lacey continues, "If you need to heal up your team while you're down here, feel free to use the self-serve healing machines we've installed around the Terarium." Lacey turns to Director Cyrano. "Now then. Director Cyrano... Can you explain to us why crystals form here, and how the wild Pokemon are able to Terastallize?"
Cyrano asks in a surprised voice, "I - huh? But don't you know already, Lacey, that..." He pauses, then realizes, "Oooh, I get it! You want me to do the talking." He says, "In that case, let me show you - the reason is actually right above our heads!" Akari looks up to see a large green ball in the middle of the dome above them. Cyrano explains, "That there is the Terarium Core, which presides over all that happens in the Terarium. It contains a fluid that we've jam-packed full of a special material from Paldea. It's constantly emitting Terastal energy - that's what allows Pokemon to Terastallize in the dome!"
Lacey exclaimed, "Wonderful! Well said, sir! That's exactly right!" She turns to the Director. "Though...I still don't know what that 'special material' is, within the Terarium Core itself. It's never been shared publicly, has it?"
Director Cyrano replied, "Ohoho, you want to know? Well, in fact, it's..." He then looked confused. "It's... Now what was it? I've plumb forgotten. Briar put all of it together, so I'm not certain myself."
Lacey looked disappointed. "That's...what I thought you might say."
The school bell rang, with an announcement that said, "Practical battle class will commence shortly in the Coastal Biome. Students participating in this class should make their way to the Coastal Biome now." The class bell rang, signaling the end of announcements.
Lacey exclaims, "Oh! It looks like you're just in time to see a class session too!" She turns to Akari Cobra. "This is too good of a chance to pass up. Won't you join us, Akari Cobra? You can get your first taste of our school's classes."
Akari replies, "Yes! I'd love to!"
Lacey giggles. "I do love to see that sort of passion for education! I'll go ahead and register the Terarium map to your Rotom phone for you."
Boom! Installed.
Lacey said, "It's fun to take a stroll through the Terarium on your own, and I think I'd be more of a hassle than anything if you had me holding your hand... So, yup, that settles it! Please find your way to the class site in the Coastal Biome on your own!"
Director Cyrano says, "Well, doesn't seem like I'm needed here."
Lacey, afraid to hurt the director's feelings, starts to say, "Wait, sir, you don't -"
"But I've made sure that a dorm room has been all set up, Akari Cobra, so don't forget to give it a visit later!" Director Cyrano interrupted. "Oh yes, and one other thing: Could you open your Pokedex app for me?" Akari Cobra complied and opened up her Rotom phone to this app, recieving the Blueberry Pokedex on the app. Director Cyrano turned to face the way he came. "Catch as many Pokemon here in the Terarium as you please - don't be afraid to go Sawsbuck-wild!" As he leaves the Terarium, he said, "It's your student life here at Blueberry Academy, so remember to live it up to the fullest!"
Lacey says, "And there he goes..." She then determinately said, "Well, you can at least count on me to be around when you need me, so there's no call for concern!" Lacey turned to get ready to run. "It's probably time we both head to class! I'll be waiting for you to join us in the Coastal Biome!" Lacey sprints away.
REST OF THE POKEMON FANFIC HERE!!!!
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(Author's Note: Can I ground my own characters for what they did?)
Mango slammed onto the floor with a huge "OOF!" The cellar had closed right above her. As Mango got up, Kiui said, "Alright, now you have...A few min - I-I mean, hours! HOURS! - before they figure out you're missing."
Mango grunted as she hoisted herself up, her body sore from the jump. "Okay, now I gotta find -" Mango paused, staring down a familiar woman on a throne in front of her...In her EXE form. Mango gasped in shock.
"Mango? Mango, talk to me, what do you see?" Kiui said worriedly.
Mango pulled up enough strength to ask, "Sc...Scylla?"
"WHAT?!!" Kiui shouted.
Scylla only glared at Mango, her neutral expression hardening as she hissed, "You were NEVER supposed to be here."
A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 17
A couple of hours later, Scylla found herself on land again, in the form of a human. Her raven-blue eyes reflected the crazed glee she felt as she stood at the edge of the abandoned island, waiting for the eventual arrival of the Soulless. A part of her wondered if her family were safe, but she knew nowhere was truly safe during an apocalyptic event. How many Soulless have they had to destroy since the beginning of this blasted zombie timeline?
Too many to count, that's for sure.
And that's only within a few weeks, if not months. Who knows how many more will be forced to die for their cursed master? What's it going to take for them to stop?
Nothing, because the god who orchestrated the entirety of the apocalypse was selfish and greedy for power.
Scylla finally spotted something. It was small, yes, but it was nothing compared to the violet lights in the distance that signified the presence of the Soulless. They were coming.
Scylla retreated to the gray ashes of what had once been the grass, trees, and bushes that outlined the island. From there, Scylla opened her mouth and let out a blood-curling shriek that echoed for miles on end.
The water was splashing from several miles away, allowing Scylla to run towards the trees in the middle of the island and hide in the branches. She started to have doubts about her plan.
What if the Assimilation ring doesn't work?
What if they won't listen?
What would the pack say about this?
This was a bad plan.
Why did I make this plan? To cope with having to fight Zielo someday?
What kind of strategy is this? A dumb one?
How are we going to restore the world when this apocalypse ends?
Scylla's thoughts was interrupted when the Soulless were fumbling on the island's shores, muttering something along the lines of, "Master's gonna enjoy his new slave."
Scylla shuddered, reluctantly sliding down the tree she was hiding in and tapping the ring five times.
A large number of pained screams filled the air, making Scylla smirk and enjoy the sounds of agony. She let her EXE form take over, walking over to the large group of Soulless. Her grace was unnerving and terrifying to those who saw it. It was like she was going to kill the Soulless right then and there. But Scylla only whispered, "All of you are mine now."
Some of the Soulless looked at Scylla, terrified of what she might do to them. Scylla smirks and said in a lighthearted tone, "Don't worry, I'm not going to make you do anything stupid, like a suicide mission or something like that."
"But what about -" One of the Soulless started.
Scylla clicked her tongue, holding up a hand and interrupting the question. "I don't want to hear you say, think, or wish for your god to save you. He's the one who corrupted you, and I am here to fix that. If you rebel against me or even run away, I will not hesitate to track you down and turn you into ashes. Do I make myself clear?"
Most of the Soulless gulped, afraid of what would happen to them if Scylla made good on her threat. They nodded, offering fearful smiles at the terrifying woman. One Soulless nervously replied, "O-of course, we won't let you down, Your Terrifying Lady."
Scylla smirked, snapping her fingers and letting the Soulless be slightly free. What the Soulless didn't know was that they were standing still long enough to allow Scylla to get a firm hold on their souls, so if they actually escaped, she'd destroy the souls almost instantly.
Talk about making good on the threat, am I right?
A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 19
11 years ago...
"What's going on?" Nine-year-old Scylla asked her grandmother and uncle. Why were they so mad? Why were they looking at her like that? She's done nothing wrong!
"I don't know, do you want to explain the death of your mother?" Helios asked gruffly, in the wolf language. Scylla cringed and opened her mouth to explain that she didn't do anything, but gasped instead when she saw the bloody body of her mother lying on the floor. She covered her mouth as tears sparked in the corners of her eyes.
Carefully and cautiously, Scylla gently walked over to the body and began to stroke the now-bloody blonde hair, like her mother used to do when Scylla had nightmares. It was almost like she could wake up the dead if she made the wrong move. Scylla choked down her sobs and softly asked, "What happened to her?"
"YOU happened!" Diana screeched, her tone filled with rage and hatred, making Scylla flinch. She's never done that before, and Scylla certainly has not done anything to make her family that mad. She didn't understand.
Scanning the overly-large scratches on Helias's body, Scylla whispered, "But I-I d-didn't do anything..."
"LIES!" Helios shouted, slapping Scylla across the face. Scylla recoiled, reaching to touch the emotional wound. They aren't in their right minds.
"I'm being honest, I was in my bedroom, sleeping like Mom wanted me to. Please, you have to believe me!" Scylla cried.
"Why should we believe you?" Diana asked, her face neutral. "After all, you're an EXE, not a normal girl, not even a soul, just a husk." Scylla opened her mouth to point out the scratches, but closed it instead in fear of punishment.
"That's what we thought," Helios grinned. "You're grounded for a year."
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Present day
"Oh, thank goodness you're back!" Aite shouted, slicing a Soulless in half and running towards Scylla.
"I got your message." Scylla glared at Diana in the distance, causing the werewolf to stare at the ground guiltily. Turning back to Aite, Scylla asked, "How are you doing?"
"I'm doing alright," Aite replied, "Sonic should be over there... Somewhere over there." Scylla looked in the direction Aite was pointing, the exact direction in which the Soulless were pouring out of. Scylla set her jaw.
"I'll go. You hold back the Soulless with the others. If all goes according to plan, I'll get us out of this apocalypse one and for all." Scylla ordered, before turning to her Soulless slaves. "You will fight alongside my pack. So unless you want to die, I advise you to follow their orders." She told Aite, "Take great care, and I'll be back soon."
"But what are you doing?" Aite asked.
"I'm doing what I should've done beforehand." Scylla narrowed her eyes. "I'm rescuing the innocent."
Aite nodded. "Good luck!" Aite put the Soulless slaves into chains and dragged them into battle, leaving Scylla to her own devices in the war. Scylla closed her eyes, and grinned, the sparks of evil glinting her senses. Using her Chaos Spear to move quickly and cut down as many Soulless as she can in one sitting, earning herself shrieks, screams, and yells on the battlefield until finally, she reached the city.
At the port, she sees Zielo standing near the water and meditating. Scylla fought back a growl of irritation in hopes that she can sneak into the Eggman base without getting spotted.
So that's what she's gonna do.
But would she get spotted, or will she succeed? That is the question.
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The Blizzard: Chapter 5
(Author's Note: An animatronic is going to appear in this chapter! Also, another short chapter.)
"I'm so glad that you found my slippers so quickly." The woman said thankfully. "Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome, and I'm glad that I was able to help." Demetria replied.
As the woman left, Sylvia rushed over, not caring about the water droplets dripping down her arms as she asked, "Did you really HAVE to chain me to the wall?"
Demetria snapped her head towards her aunt. "YOU WERE GOING TO MELT DOWN THOSE GLASS SLIPPERS!!!"
"Okay, fair, but YOU FROZE DOWN A CASTLE TWO MONTHS AGO!"
"NOONE STOPPED ME AT THE TIME, BUT I'M NOT RISKING THAT AGAIN!"
"She did WHAT?!" Nima gasped, making both Demetria and Sylvia flinch.
Of course Nima would be awake. Sylvia thought.
Demetria said, "It's nothing, it was an accident -"
"AN ACCIDENT? YOU COULD HAVE DIED!!" Nima burst out, wrapping her metallic hands around Demetria's wrists. "I don't really mean any harm. And if you needed magical knowledge, Nokomis and I will be here to guide you and be there beside you to destroy any enemies that come our way."
Demetria nodded as she mumbled, "Thank you..." She then turned around and ran out of the room.
A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 12
The Ini Pyramid crumbled.
Sonic had cut off a large piece of Zielo's quills.
Scylla woke up to see Adam, Sophia, and Diana worriedly staring at her. Scylla touched a feather on her face; which was located near her eyes.
Scylla panicked, asking urgently, "Where's Aite and Ajal? Are they here?"
Adam shook his head. Diana answered timidly, "Aite and Ajal went to the Ini Pyramid. When the pyramid collapsed, they didn't come back."
Scylla's eyes widened, and she sat up quickly, only to feel the blood rushing to her head. Scylla turned towards the destroyed Ini Pyramid and growled, "Then we need to get over there quickly. Aite and Ajal may be in trouble."
Sophia asked, "But how are we going to get there without the Soulless spotting us?"
Scylla thought about it, sparking a tongue of fire in her hand. Looking into it, Scylla smirked.
Extinguishing the flame, Scylla said, "I think I have an idea."
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Scylla made another illusion, but this time, it was of a couple of demigods engaging in battle with the Soulless. Before the Soulless could come to the scene, Scylla, Adam, Diana, and Sophia ran toward the ruins quickly.
As they reached the wreckage, Scylla saw a mix of violet cinders and blood on the ground. Signaling to the others to stop, Scylla knelt down, trying to drown out the doubts, fear, anger, and despair that welled up, pricking her tears with a dangerous guilt as Scylla tried to blink the tears back. Her eyes were blurry, and she felt like she was going to burst into flames.
Please be okay, Ajal and Aite. Scylla transmitted, not expecting anything to happen.
"Scylla, we should be helping with exterminating the Soulless." Adam gently whispered, helping Scylla up.
Scylla nods. "Their deaths won't be – ACK!!!!"
Scylla held her head, feeling dizzy, but she felt something coming from the north. It felt familiar, but she was in too much pain to walk towards it.
"Scylla, are you hurt?" Adam asked.
"Are you okay?" Sophia asked urgently.
Diana started, "Maybe we should take her to the -"
ENOUGH!! Scylla transmitted.
A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 6
All Scylla could remember was the blinding light on the water, the three hedgehogs laying on the ground, and Scylla herself being slammed into a tree from the force of the explosion. Scylla's magenta eyes slowly closed as she felt the white-hot pain rock itself into her core.
Several hours later, Scylla opened her violet eyes to see that Silver, Shadow, Sonic, Zielo, and the blinding light were gone. Panicking and worried that Zielo could have taken the younger gods to his lair, Scylla jumped to her feet, only to wince in pain as her sore body protested.
Scylla started to run west to try to find Sonic, Silver and Shadow. Scylla's mind swirled with worried thoughts as she checked every tree, lake, rock, and bush where the three hedgehogs could have hidden near.
Suddenly, Scylla heard the thoughts transmitted between Shadow, Sonic, and Silver. Scylla stopped searching for the hedgehogs, because she felt how far away they were.
Scylla closed off the hedgehogs' transmissions and thought to herself, "Well, I can't reach them, so it's only fair that I leave."
As Scylla turned her back and transformed into a pale-skinned, green-eyed, blonde-haired woman with wolf ears and tail, five wolf-looking Dark Gaia creatures rose out of the ground and awaited Scylla's directions. Scylla looked at the Dark Gaia wolves and understood what had happened. She looked at the starlit sky and whispered, "Thank you, Dark Gaia."
So, Scylla and the wolves stalked off into the night.
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Two days later, Scylla had changed her appearance. She has ruby-red eyes, black skin, and strawberry-blonde hair.
Scylla had her bow and arrow stretched into a potential firing position, aimed on what was called a Soulless. Apparently, according to the information she had learned from SOMEBODY'S thoughts (not naming who), a Soulless is a slave of Zielo, with half a soul left in their body. The other half of the Soulless' soul is kept inside Zielo. The half of the soul in Soulless' body rots away, and the Soulless knows it. There are three stages of being a Soulless and how much time you have to "save" them.
The First Stage of being a Soulless - Its' soul is just starting to rot away, and you have a somewhat medium-sized time window to save the other half of the Soulless' soul.
The Second Stage of a Soulless - Their soul is halfway rotted, and there is a smaller time window to save it.
The Third Stage Soulless - They can't be saved. The only way to end their suffering is to destroy them and their mark.
But there's a catch to saving a Soulless - You have to make a deal with the Dark God, which is Zielo, who somehow keeps every Soulless' soul in himself.
Scylla fired her fiery arrow, hitting the Soulless in their mark.
A voice with a French accent spoke behind Scylla, saying, "Alright, it iz time to go to Paradise."
An Apocalyptic Christmas
(Author's Note: I'm sorry to anyone that don't celebrate Christmas, I don't know very much about Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other holidays that many cultures enjoy during December. I promise to make a holiday-related story every December. Happy Holidays!)
"Hey, Scylla?" Sophia asked, startling Scylla out of her thoughtful gaze at the falling snow.
"What's up, Sophia?" Scylla asked. Sophia seemed both nervous and excited, as she showed Scylla an old poster, filled with scribbled-out words and pictures. All but one word: Christmas.
"What's Christmas?" Sophia wondered.
Scylla took the poster and chuckled. "Oh, it's my favorite holiday. Usually there's decorations, presents, caroling -" Scylla paused, sighing as she looked at Sophia. "But obviously, not in this universe. Here, there's nothing but a wasteland." Scylla looks at the snow. "I used to enjoy celebrating it, but once my adoptive mother died, I had no longer the privileges of honoring the holiday, besides opening gifts." Sophia had tuned out Scylla's words at this point, making a snowball. Once Sophia was done, she threw the snowball at Scylla, who dodged and laughed. "You'd have to do better than that." she said.
Sophia growled in fake frustration. "Oh, you're so ON!" she laughed, rolling up multiple snowballs and throwing them at her opponent.
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"Hey Scylls?" Adam asked, peeking through the watch post's door.
"Come in." Scylla answered, not turning around as she mapped out some areas of Mobius.
Adam creeped in, being sure to shut the door so the cold wouldn't sneak inside. "So, uh, while you were working, Sophia told us about the whole... Chrysler holiday -"
"It's called Christmas, but go on with what you were saying." Scylla clarified.
"Oh, so, as what I was saying, Sophia was telling us about Christmas, and then Aite got this brilliant idea to make some snow angels and stuff -" Scylla turned around, a puzzled look on her face. She gestured to Adam to keep going. He continued, "And now we have a surprise for you." Scylla shrugs.
"Alright, show me. I've done enough work for the day." Scylla replied. Adam led the alpha outside, twisting through many piles of snow and trudging through more than ten miles of snow, and after about....six hours of walking through the snowy parts of the desert, Adam and Scylla reached a tree sparkling with twinkling light spells, colored royal violet and cobalt blue. Underneath the tree was Sophia, Aite, Ajal, and Diana with faded choir lyrics. Scylla stared in wonder, her eyes sparkling with childish delight as memories of past years of Christmases flashed through her mind. Adam eventually had to ask Scylla if she was okay, to which she looked at him and replied, "Did...Did you guys do all of this? For me?"
Adam smiled, saying, "Of course! We wanted to celebrate Christmas with you. Why would we do this otherwise?"
Scylla brightened, instantly exclaiming, "OH, THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANK -" She took in a deep breath, steeling her emotions as she cleared her throat. She said formally, "I mean, thank you for making this extraordinary surprise for me, I appreciate it." Diana burst out laughing, while the others hid their chuckles. Scylla tilted her head slightly, confused when she asked, "What?"
"I-It's nothing, I promise." Aite stuttered as Diana died on the snow, laughing herself to the point of wheezing. Scylla shrugged, thinking about how the gesture of kindness was extremely sweet, but unnecessary, due to the fact that there was a current apocalypse going on!
"Let's get straight to the caroling!" Sophia cheered.
"Caroling? But there's going to be Soulless around anytime soon, so we need to -" Scylla protested.
"It's fine, Scylla. We've got this, really!" Ajal deflected, waving the worried EXE to a seat.
"Okay..." Scylla said nervously.
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"I TOLD YOU!!!" Scylla shouted as she burned down the area with violet flames. They had gotten into a fight with a group of Soulless a few hours into the caroling.
"I know, I know, but it was worth it!" Aite rolled her eyes. "At least you enjoyed it!"
"Zielo's got a crisis going on." Sophia muttered, causing Ajal to chuckle.
"What's so wrong with this dimension that he has to create semi-sentient zombies?" Diana asked.
Scylla mumbled, "That bastard's got so much wrong in his head, I'm surprised that he can even think through his master plan." The flames extinguished as soon as they reached the snow. Adam rolled his eyes, murmuring something like:
"Where's our heroes when you need them?"
Scylla froze, rushing through the memory of the last time she..."observed" the Sons of Heephis, as to say. Scylla whipped around, her eyes blazing with a surge of sorrow and a hint of anger as she said, "We don't talk about them. When they come back, THEN we can talk about the Sons of Heephis." Adam gulped, fearful of Scylla. When she gets like this, they don't argue with her, otherwise she'll somehow put the fear of God (pun intended) into the Gaia pack. Adam eventually nodded his agreement.
"Adam, you knew better than to mention them in front of the Gaia leader." Ajal hissed.
"It was a slip up! I promise!" Adam protested.
Scylla starts to walk away, Diana and Aite following as Sophia called out, "OI! YA BETTER GET A MOVE ON, OR YUR GONNA BE LEFT ALONE TOGETHER!!!" She turned and ran to catch up with the others, Adam and Ajal following behind soon afterwards.
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A flurry of gifts were given in a matter of minutes.
It's Christmas, so there was a lot of drama. No peace was found as Scylla broke up what she had felt was a hundred fights within the past few hours. It was that exhausting.
Eventually, it was time for opening presents. What Aite, Ajal, Adam, Diana, and Sophia had gotten made them ecstatic for Scylla opening her present, for some reason. It all made sense when she opened it.
In the gift, Scylla had been given a pair of locket earrings, both bearing engraved images of the Gaia pack. Tearing up, Scylla whispered, "Oh...You didn't have to do this for me."
"We know, but we wanted to." Diana replied.
Scylla wrapped her family in a hug, telepathically hissing gratefully, Thank you so much, but the best gift right now...Is with you.
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"Scyllie?" Young Ashley asked.
Scylla smiled gently, wiping away stray tears from her face. "Yes, Small One?" she wondered.
"Why are you crying?" Ashley said curiously, tilting her head. The kind of tilt that made Scylla laugh even if she was crying.
"I...I just miss your parents, aunts, and uncle, th-that's all." Scylla replied, looking at the Christmas tree in the room, instantly thinking back to the sparkling tree Aite, Adam, Diana, Sophia, and Ajal had created years beforehand.
"Can you tell me what they did during the apocalypse, Alpha?" Ashley pressed, using her bright, pleading, puppy-dog eyes that Scylla rarely ever refused against her.
Scylla chuckled. "Alright, alright, but you need to sit down to hear the story. Can you call in the others?"
"OKAY!" Ashley shouted, speeding through the house to summon the rest of the children.
Once the six children arrived (including Ashley), Scylla sat them all down and began, "Once, during the apocalypse...." She told the Christmas story to the younglings, who, one by one, fell asleep.
It was a peaceful Christmas that year.
A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 21
20 years ago…
The two EXEs laid their baby on the rocky cliff gently, being careful to be quiet and make sure their child stays comfortable. Once the baby is settled, the female EXE kissed the baby on the forehead, whispering, "My bittersweet baby, I'm so sorry for leaving you without any parents to support and love you physically, but we will always be there for you physically." The EXE choked on her loving words, tears streaming down her face.
The male EXE held the female close, while stroking the baby's cheek gently but firmly. The male chuckled as the baby attempted to bite his hand off, murmuring, "My fierce and beautiful daughter, always be watchful and strong even in the most hopeless moments. We love you so much, Scylla." He slowly took his wife's wrists and asked her, "Are you ready, Diamond?"
Diamond nodded, "I'm ready, Quartz." The two EXEs shapeshifted into diamond-clear and quartz-black ravens, flying into their very last battle in the sky. Baby Scylla wailed for hours, the screams growing loud as a huge blast took out many EXEs in the sky, including her parents.
It was only moments after her parents died that a goddess took the baby EXE under her wing. Her name, Scylla later learned, was Helias.
Scylla would remember the traumatizing moment forever.
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Present day…
"Sophia!" Scylla shouted, a hint of fear flashing in her expression. That fear soon turned into anger, allowing her to fiercely spit, "Let her go, Zielo!"
Zielo chuckled. "Or else what?"
Scylla hissed, "Don't test me."
Zielo inspected Sophia closely, watching as she struggled to escape his grip. Zielo looks at Scylla, who was about ready to burn the god down. "How about a deal?" Zielo asked. "Your friend will be free, and in exchange, you become my slave."
"Don't listen to him! Run, Scylla!" Sophia pleaded, letting out a pained strangled sound and Zielo tightened his grip on her. Dang, the caring traits of werewolves are sometimes a bad trait in a dangerous situation.
Scylla thought about it. "How do I know that you're not going to break that deal? If anything, you could break her in half as soon as I start walking to seal the contract." Zielo squeezes Sophia's neck, making Sophia squeak in pain. Scylla jumped at the sound, raising her hands in surrender. "Okay, okay, fine! I give myself up! Just… Don't do anything to her."
Zielo let Sophia go, allowing her to leave as Scylla lowered her head slightly, secretly planning something under her somber expression.
So, what is she planning?
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