PROJECT HALO (Likodot/Guruminshipping)

Chapter 1 - The Sacrifice

TW: Mentions of violence and death

Dot's POV:

  When me, Liko, and Roy were battling against the man who was too much of a coward to even show his face, I was really unsure if we were going to win. The odds were slim, especially with me participating as a new trainer, but somehow, we managed to do so well.

  By working together, we were able to defeat Magneton and Beeheeyem with ease. But then, the villain brought out his Umbreon unexpectedly.

  I looked over at the black haired girl beside me and smiled as I looked into her eyes, determined we could beat it too.

  I turned back to the battle and realised Quaxly was about to get hit by a powerful Snarl attack. But then suddenly, Liko ran out and stood in the way, in front of Quaxly. I guess she didn't want my pokémon to get hurt.

  But, she ended up getting hurt in the process because when the attack collided with her, it sent her hitting against the balcony of the ship.

  My jaw dropped completely when this happened. Me and Liko had only just met face-to-face a few minutes ago, and for some reason, she just took the blow for my Quaxly. Why did she do that?

  Me and Roy scrambled over to Liko with our pokémon following behind us. I held one hand tightly, and he held the other as we tried to get her to wake up.

  "Liko! Liko! Wake up!" Roy yelled.

  I put my hair up and realised how bruised she looked. Her hand felt ice cold, but I still held it regardless.

  Suddenly, we looked up to see Friede arrive on the ship with riding on his Charizard with Captain Pikachu on his shoulder. And then, soon after that, a great beam of green light appeared. Rather than coming over to us first, he went to investigate that instead.

  He then came back with Liko's pendant a few minutes later but stopped in his tracks when he saw her lying on the floor with us on the brink of tears as we sat beside her.

  "What happened here?!" He asked.

  "Liko saved Quaxly from getting hurt, but... this happened..." I muttered, my voice starting to sound emotional, which made me feel vulnerable, but I just couldn't stop myself.

  Friede bent down and then put his hand gently onto Liko's chest, trying to feel a pulse from her heart. He then shook his head and sighed.

  "Does this mean?" Roy questioned, his eyes starting to tear up.

  "Yes, I'm sorry to say but-" Friede was about to say, but I just couldn't let him.

  "No! No! This can't be right!" I shouted over the top of him, trying to stop him from admitting the obvious truth.

  Sprigatito started to whimper as it didn't quite know what was going on, but it could obviously tell something wasn't right. It was beside me and made me feel the need to try and bring its owner back.

  I then started to shake Liko's cold body with tears beginning to trickle down my cheeks, hoping desperately I could bring her back.

  "Liko! Liko! You have to wake up!" I shouted as I shook her.

  "Dot..." Friede sighed.

  "Please! We only just became friends, and I can't have lost you already!" I continued to cry and shake

  "Dot!" Friede yelled.

  I refused to listen to him, so I snatched the pendant that he was holding and then put it around the girl's neck. It had previously been glowing with a blinding light, but as soon as it touched Liko's heart, the light faded out until it went fully dark.

  "Dot, you need to listen to Friede!" Roy yelled, started to cry to which made his voice crack as if he were a teenager, "I know how much this hurts but, when someone is dead, you can't bring them back!"

  "But we can!" I argued, "Her pendant has magical abilities, and maybe if we can get that pokémon that lives inside it to come out, it could maybe bring it back!"

  "Every time it comes out, it puts Liko at risk of being hurt. It's a dangerous thing, and we can't just experiment with it!" Friede said.

  "Liko is dead anyway, so the worst thing that could happen is she just won't come back, but we have all the right equipment and people to make sure it does work!" I replied.

  Friede took a deep breath before saying, "I guess we can try, but for now, we need to get you two back since it is very late!"

  He jumped onto Charizard's back, and Roy did the same. I picked up Liko and then got on, too, with Fuecoco and Quaxly, following behind.

  As we all flew back to the airship, I looked over at Roy but found he had his his arms crossed, and I could hear him sniffling.

  "Roy..." I sighed, "I'm sorry..."

  He didn't respond, though. If anything, after that point, he didn't make a noise for the rest of the way. Without any kind of reassurance, I hugged Liko and her Sprigatito tightly and just hoped that she would be okay...