Secrets Without Shame (A Pokémon Fanfiction)

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

(Note: This chapter is slightly shorter than usual due to my excitement to get straight to a certain point. I've been waiting to write this for at a year at most. I advise caution if you have don't like parts of stories showing the darker side of a human.)

"So how long have you known Sky Blue again?" Danny asked Amos irritability as he leaned against the cave wall.

"More than a year, almost two," Amos replied.

"And has he always been this excitable? I always thought that once you hit eighteen you become less excited."

"I think the problem is that the rules of life don't exactly apply to Sky. He goes by his own rules of aging," the younger trainer explained with a small grin. "I think Sky goes by the rule of never growing up."

"That explains quite a lot, actually..."

It was the day after the Geosenge Town Pokemon Showcase, and the group had decided to move on to the next city. The first team was White, Leia, and Mira. The second group was N, Margaret, and Fiona (Fiona seemed to have grown quite fond of N since first meeting him). The third and final group were Amos, Danny, and Sky Blue.

The third group had already passed the first obstacle, which was Route 11. They were now trying to figure out how to get out of the Reflection Cave. And then there was the final obstacle that required a lot of patience; struggling through Sky's weirdness. Amos and Danny were now waiting for the older trainer to come back and hopefully have found a way out of the cave.

The two boys turned around at the sound of quiet footsteps behind them. Deborah had been sent out to scout the cave as well since they didn't trust Sky Blue's sense of direction. The Gardevoir knew full well that she was the last hope for the group, and she understood that they wanted to get to Shalour City as soon as possible.

"Did you find a way out?" Danny asked her as she reached her trainer's side.

"I believe so," the Gardevoir told them in her usual neutral voice. "There is a floor below us that leads to another part of this level. I believe that leads to the exit."

"Did you see anyone else while out there?" Amos questioned curiously. He assumed that the other two groups were ahead of them since they didn't have Sky Blue holding them back.

"No, but it's safe to assume that they are beating us."

"Deborah, this isn't a race."

"Race or not, I hate being last. I say just leave the madman down here and move on. Just let him run wild and he'll be happy."

Amos couldn't help but laugh at this remark, but Danny told Deborah sternly, "That actually sounds sad, so we're definitely not leaving him here."

"Fair enough," Deborah said with a bow of her head. "But you are missing a great opportunity."

"Even White wouldn't take that opportun... heck, I can't even say that like I believe it..." Danny admitted with a snort while Deborah responded, "Exactly."

There was a loud pop as Shane teleported right next to Amos while the Gallade carried his trainer on his shoulders.

"Hey, I came back all in one piece, did ya miss me?!" Sky Blue asked them in his annoyingly cheerful voice.

While Amos and Danny both answered, "Sure...", Deborah replied flatly, "Never."

"Well the feeling's mutual, believe me!" The one eyed trainer said a less enthusiastic voice while looking at Deborah with dislike.