Melody sighed, rubbing her eyes. They were still puffy from her crying earlier. Hon had just said his goodbye and left to go to bed. I should sleep, too, she thought, But I'm just not... tired. Not yet. She glanced around. The section of hallway she was in happened to be deserted at the moment, minus herself, and Andreas, who was examining a painting hung on the wall and mumbling to himself about the texture of the acrylics used to create the image. Melody snorted and said, "You know, you think too scientifically sometimes. Try and enjoy the beauty of something without dissecting its properties down to its molecular structure."
He thought over her sudden suggestion, and then smiled. "I guess you're right," he laughed. "I'll take your advice."
Melody was about to express her approval, when she was hit by a dizzying migraine. She gasped, leaning back against the wall for support. Andreas looked at her with a panicked expression on his features. His mouth formed words, but they did not reach her ears. Melody's vision began failing as blotches of darkness spread across her eyes. Her body swung forwards, collapsing onto the scientist's shoulder. As she shut her eyes, she breathed in Andreas' signature scent of water lilies. The next sensation she experienced was nothingness.
+
"Melody... Melody... Dammit, girl, you better wake up!" A familiar voice roused the Mudkip from her unconsciousness. As she opened her eyelids, the blurred figure standing before her came into focus. First, she was able to make out the blue hair, then the t-shirt with the large star splashed across the front, then the black shorts, and finally the ears and tail that made the person unmistakable to Melody. "Sheek...!" she breathed.
The Shinx girl laughed. "Took you long enough! Here I was, thinking the telepathy thing didn't work this time!"
"But... but... what are you doing contacting me again?" Melody stuttered.
"Isn't it obvious? I wanted to check up on your progress with the deliverance of my message. Have you been able to pass it on?"
"...No."
Sheek frowned. "Then what have you been doing all this time? Haven't you been able to find someone trustworthy enough to tell the secret to?"
Melody looked at the ground, too ashamed to look her friend in the eye. "I've joined this group of gijinkas that are in a similar situation as me. They're all very kind to me, but I just don't think now is the right time to deliver the message to them. I still need some time to be able to trust them all fully. The information can wait, right?" she said.
"I suppose," the she-Shinx yawned. After a dramatic stretch, she continued, "So what is this little congregation you're a part of called, anyway?"
"Pokemon Gijinka Revolution."
Sheek stopped dead. After an odd glance from Melody, she gave an awkward chuckle. "Ohh... I see. I, uh, I used to be a member in that club too, but I ran away without a trace. Heh... good memories."
"What?! You were there once?!" Melody half-shouted.
"Yeah, but that's besides the point," Sheek stated hastily. "Anyway, it's a bit frustrating that you haven't been able to deliver the message yet, but life isn't easy on you, is it? Oh well. I guess that's all, then. It was nice talking to you, Melody. Take care of yourself." Her figure started to fade.
"Wait!" Melody exclaimed, running over to her close friend. Without hesitation, she flung her arms around Sheek's disappearing body, which was surprisingly warm. "I want to thank you," she said. "If it wasn't for you, I never would have had been able to escape the Bounty Hunters' base. C-come and visit the club sometime, okay?"
Sheek chuckled, giving the Mudkip a small smile. "I will see what I can do," she muttered, her voice steadily becoming fainter. "Just... give them my message, please..." Her apparition dissolved completely. Melody stepped back, straightening her posture. "I will," she replied, resolve evident in her statement. "I can and I will!"
+
Andreas let out a stale breath as he paused to adjust Melody's weight on his shoulder. Climbing up a staircase with a fragile, hundred-pound body on one side of your body was an energy-draining process. He didn't even know why he was heading in this direction. I'm only a few steps away from the landing, though, he told himself. It would be foolish to turn back now.
When he reached the even surface, he sighed with relief. Melody felt a little lighter now. He took a moment to drink in precious oxygen and to fix his glasses. Melody let out a groan, followed by, "...The information can wait, right?" Andreas gave her a curious look, but found her to still be as unconscious as she had been for the past twenty minutes. He waited a minute longer, before announcing in a voice he hoped would be loud enough to seize someone's attention, "There's a bit of a problem with Melody here!"
Continue?
Melody.
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Writer's block. Fun, fun, fun.
Anywho, the mysterious message from Sheek gets a little more mysterious, I hope!
(You can tell I really like that Shinx, can't you? lol)
