(Gomen for not posting in a while! Hope this makes it up a little :D)
We came to the immense, beautiful bridge. It was made of light. It was really shiny, and I could barely keep my eyes off of it. Emmett the Empoleon said that it dissapeared when the moon dissapeared.
The Pikachu girl seemed very nervous. "Are you crazy?! Lots of gijinkas have disappeared from this bridge never to be seen again! How can you expect us to cross it?!" She exclaimed.
Faye didn't look scared, I wonder why. I could clearly see the huge, dark, rapid river far below us in the darkness. We could easily be drowned if we fell in! Then I looked up. There were clouds in the sky, but the moon had just entered a big patch of clear night sky. We might make it across... maybe.
Emmett calmly said, "It is the only way. If we want to reach the cave safely we must go now. Before the moon is gone!" He started across.
Nina looked down and exclaimed, "You can see through it!"
"We have to go now! The moon is going to disappear, and the bridge will go with it!" Emmett looked up at the sky. The moon was dissapearing. "RUN EVERYONE!"
The bridge started to dim underneath our feet and I was barely across the other side when I heard screams. I turned around and there were Poochy and Vara, falling into the water! All we on the ledge could do was watch helplessly in terror. Would they survive??
Emmett took a deep breath and murmured, "Come on... we gotta get to the cave safely. Later some of us can double back and look for........them."
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~Nyarth
I hope this is okay, I kinda used Emmett without permission!
I was so relieved to see the Shinx girl (whom I still did not know the name of) was okay and alive and healthy. Well, except for a superficial [that means shallow] gash on the side of her head which was bleeding. Otherwise she was fine! I heard a gasp of shock behind me and when I turned, Nina had gone. I think she ran away.
The Shinx girl was thinking the same thing I was, for she asked why Nina had freaked out.
I pointed to her head. "You were bleeding a bit," I said softly, smiling slightly, though I knew not why.
I watched as she held her hand to her head and when she pulled away I saw the blood stretch a bit before detatching to her hand, which meant that it was drying. And that the bleeding had stopped. "Well never mind that," she said, standing up. "We need to get out of this place, and take as many gijinkas with us as possible."
Estelle and the other girl exchanged a look then, and they hugged fiercely. "I'm really glad we found you..." Estelle said, her voice muffled a bit. In the dim light I saw her cheeks glistening with the other girl's blood and her own tears. "We were really worried about you, Sheek."
So that was her name! Sheek. I stepped forward when they parted their embrace and grabbed both of their hands. "Let's go save some people," I said decisively.
We exited the room and walked down the hallway a bit. Since all of us were felines, we all stopped and held our breath at the same instant. We heard two figures talking around the corner. The Shinx girl--Sheek-- sneaked around the corner and after a bit she motioned to us.
It was Nina! And she was with yet another gijinka! I could barely discern what she was because she had a cloak on as well, but I could tell she was a Pikachu.
"Umm....hi?" Sheek said.
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~Nyarth
Continue? :)
After our run-in with the poor, crazy Machop boy, Estelle, Nina, and I decided to try to rescue as many gijinkas out of this building as possible. Who could have the craziness to torture these poor people? It made me shudder even more. In the dim light I saw Nina pick up something from the floor. What was that?
We cautiously left the room, but the guard wasn't around anymore. He must've gone to check other hallways, hallways that might be housing even more gijinkas than we thought.
We kept walking slowly and quietly down the corridors, taking a left, and then we got to a fork. Go straight, or turn right? I sniffed, but it was hard to tell where the Shinx-girl went. The three of us stood perfectly still, not making any sound. Then I heard a faint voice say, as if verrrrry far away,
"Do you want to play a game....?"
That might be the girl we were rescuing! My ears swiveled to find the source of the noise, but Estelle was quicker. Nina, being a Nidoran and not a feline, didn't seem to hear the voice. Estelle pointed to the hallway in front of us, and Nina and I noiselessly followed. Only the tiny sound of Nina's shoes tapping the wet and dirty floor was heard.
After following Estelle down more corridors, and up two flights of even more dimly-lit stairs, she held out her hand in the universal sign for 'stop'. She stepped closer to a door on her right and listened intently. She looked back at us and nodded solemnly. The Shinx-girl was in there!
~Nyarth
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Whoever wants to continue! The story's getting juicy....
I found the kind Espeon-girl, and she dressed the cut I got from a tree that scratched me. I hope I wasn't an inconvenience for her! I started to think that she didn't want me to follow her, but then she let me come with her to rescue the Shinx-lady. Then she told me that the Nidoran girl, Nina, had been following me. I asked her if she wanted to come.
She looked overjoyed. "Thanks!" She said.
We were in the small town, and only a few people were bustling forth on their duties. Running errands, shopping, eating-- then my stomach rumbled. Speaking of eating, I'm hungry. I unslung the poffin case from my shoulder and pulled out the bottom drawer. That's where I store my Poffins and Pokeblocks. I like sweet Pokeblocks, for the taste. But I make my Poffins dry and starchy because they give me lots of energy. I took out some Dry Poffins, blue, and started munching on them.
After a moment I realized I forgot about Estelle and Nina! They might be hungry too. I took the biggest Poffins out of the drawer and offered it to them.
Nina munched on them gratefully after murmuring a 'thanks' in my direction. Estelle had that soft look in her eyes as she took it and said, "Thank you so much." What was she thinking about? Maybe she was thinking about how happy she would feel once we rescued the Shinx.
After our pre-dawn breakfast, Estelle and I sat and digested, as all cats do, and Nina was content to just sit. When we started to see the sun peak his bright head over the horizon, the energy was building up in me. I felt strong. Estelle, Nina, and I would be the Shinx's knights in furry armour, coming to save her!
First, we bought some cloth capes to cover up our Pokemon-ears and tails. The better to hide from prospective bounty-hunters, and not end up in the same predicament as the Shinx. When we were satisfied, we sniffed around to find the girl's scent. It was a little harder to find than Estelle's scent, because it was a few days old. It led us to a dilapidated-looking building, and we cautiously went in.
I was not prepared for what it would be like in there. It was almost completely dark, with only a few small flickering lightbulbs sparsely lining the ceiling. It smelled musty, and it smelled of fear, hopelessness and death. There was always a dull humming, probably of machines. I could feel Nina trembling beside me, and I felt nervous too. Maybe we shouldn't do this. What if the Shinx is already...... I couldn't bring myself to think the word.
We entered from the lobby into a long, dark corridor. There were doors lining the walls, some of which crying or screaming noises emerged. I shivered. It was also cold in here.
We all froze as we heard footsteps. We looked frantically around for a hiding space, but it was light enough for someone to tell if anyone was standing around. Estelle pulled us into a room and closed the door.
Breathing rapidly because of fear, we didn't automatically hear or see what was in our hiding place. A growl made us whip around to see what or who was in the room with us. Our eyes widened in shock and we gasped in fear as we saw--
~Nyarth
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Whoo! That was a lot. I left the plot open so someone else can make up what's in the room with them! But I have to ask, please don't make it Sheek yet. Let's carry on this rescue mission a bit further. Have fun! I was on a roll here. I'm kinda shaking with fear now! Lol.
"Hello? Is anyone here?"
I looked down into the hole in the ground, where someone was calling for help. Even in the dim dark of the forest, my feline eyes helped me see that a young Nidoran girl was the victim.
I extended an arm to her and helped her climb out. I guess only cats can climb, I thought.
I smiled to the Nidoran. "I'm Nyarth," I said. "What's your name?"
"I'm Nina," the Nidoran replied. "Are there more gijinkas out here?"
"Yeah, there a lot of us in the clearing. I can bring you there if you like."
"Okay!" she said happily. We headed off to the clearing together. Wow! I saved someone! I hope everyone else is proud of me!
The first thing I noticed when we got back was that Estelle, the nice Espeon, was gone. Where did she go? Maybe she needs rescuing too!
After showing Nina the present work on our treehouse home, I excused myself to go look for Estelle. As I pushed my way past the leaves and branches that blocked my way, I couldn't help but get a little worried. But then I remembered that Estelle was for one, another cat, so she could see in the dark; and two, she was old enough to be by herself safely.
The sun completely set as I followed her scent, which was leading me toward a small town.
~Nyarth
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Continue? If Estelle doesn't want Nyarth to help her then just have her tell him to go to sleep, or something. Whatever works for you!
