CELESTIA

Chapter Fourteen Reload and Fire

Dark clouds mixed with Mt. Chimney's smoke hovered above Lavaridge Town. Either that, or it was just plain evening. Nevertheless, Axelord needed to rest so he booked a room in the nearest inn before taking his belt off that held his poke balls and placed it on the bedside table. Now sitting on the side of the bed, Axelord stared down at the poke ball in his hand.

"Come out please, Celestia," Axelord pleaded. Upon hearing his voice, I came out of the poke ball facing him but avoiding eye contact, frustrated and having a childish tantrum.

"Why did you kill them?" He sternly asked.

"So they'll stop following us. Especially me," I answered straightforwardly using telepathy.

"But was killing them the only way? You launched Raph and the other policemen all the way to the forest! You could've just done that, right?!" He scolded. My eyes were angry but tears suddenly slid down from them when he yelled at me like how a father yells at his daughter. I still wasn't looking at him.

"I had to teach them a lesson. I didn't have to do that but they provoked me even more. Just seeing you and my big brothers getting hurt by them was unacceptable. I handled it already but they won't stop, so I stopped them. Didn't you see, master?" I glanced straight into his eyes, not caring if my eyes held tears and anger.

"But at what cost? Those two policemen may have had families of their own! You saved our lives but I didn't expect you to destroy someone else's! Just staring at their bodies made me think of the people that they love and how hurt they will be when they find out they're dead!" He pointed out.

"I.." Surprised with everything my master said, I looked away again in shame but the tears were no longer there. "I didn't realize.." I had no idea what to say anymore. I just felt so bad now. And then Axelord held onto my shoulders.

"Celestia, please. I ask for one thing from you. Stop killing. Please.. Control your thoughts and actions.. For me?" His voice was calm again as he pleaded while I closed my eyes and let out a deep breath.

"Yes, master. I'm sorry.." I answered but I still can't get myself to look at him from the shame I felt. There was a long pause before Axelord let go off my shoulders.

"Now that's settled, I'm going to sleep. Don't leave the room, okay, Celestia? Who knows who might be looking for you," He said before turning to the side away from me, closing his eyes and then dozing off.

"Gardevoir," Okay. I wiped the remaining tears off my eyes and instead of returning into my poke ball, I crawled on the bed beside my master. Facing his back, I carefully wrapped an arm around him while gently burying my face on the back of his neck.

Waking up to the morning light, Axelord turned around and slowly opened his eyes to see me fast asleep beside him. "At least she stayed in the room," He thought. "After all, if Raph resurfaced, he'd be out looking for Celestia. I can't let that happen." With that, Axelord got out of bed, careful not to wake me up, and then he headed for the shower.

"Garde~.. voir?" Good mor~.. Master? I woke up seeing that my master wasn't beside me anymore. I sat up on the bed and stared out of the window to think.. Oh yeah, today is the gym battle. Master Axelord sure is fast-paced. But I wonder why he's always in a rush?

"Celestia, get in your poke ball. We have a battle to get to," Axelord said once he came out fresh from the shower.

"Gardevoir," Roger.