CELESTIA

Chapter Seventeen Ignorance is Your New Best Friend

"Master!! I don't want to stay in my poke ball! And hey! I am more elegant than whoever this.. Winona is! I am prettier!" I telepathically yelled from my poke ball. I pouted, jealous and frustrated with what Axelord was thinking.

"Stop reading my mind, Celestia," He said in a grumpy tone. "Besides, you need to stay in your ball for your own safety. The police are looking for you and I have no idea what they'll do to you when they find you."

"But.. But.." I began to cry. "I want to walk.. I already feel like a prisoner inside this ball.." I sniffled, hoping that my cuteness will get the best of my master.

"I'm sorry, Celestia but that ain't gonna work with me."

(Damn it.)

"I'm sure you'll understand that, Celestia."

"Mmmmph~!" Frustrated and darn bored, I kicked the walls of the poke ball.

"What about the rest of the team? Don't you want to talk with your big brothers?" He asked.

"I think master is a dense tsundere.." I suddenly opened the topic to my big brothers just to start a conversation and ignore Axelord.

Once we reached Mauville, Axelord saw cops everywhere, roaming all over the city, asking townsfolk and scanning the buildings. Axelord cautiously wandered around to check if Raph was with them. Fortunately, he wasn't.

Suddenly feeling a massive amount of life force surrounding me, I peeked out from my poke ball to see the police scattered everywhere.

"Doesn't it feel great to be wanted? That everybody is out to get me?" A familiar voice invaded my mind.

"No! Shut up, Alice! I am in control now," I told my other self, having an intrapersonal conversation in my mind.

"They are out to get us. I'm just saying that it's fun."

"Master said do NOT kill."

"Who says I will? I just want to play with them, that's all. It's not like I'm breaking any of master Axelord's rules."

Sensing that Raph wouldn't be around to aid the police in identifying Axelord, he prepared to escape, until one cop stepped in front of him and Axelord ran into him. He cursed silently.

"Hey kid! Watch where you're going!" The cop said but he stood to look at Axelord, identifying him a bit. "Hmm, you look familiar. Been battling a lot?"

"Yeah, I just finished conquering the Lavaridge gym. I've seen a lot of action to know I've been through a lot," Axelord answered casually.

"Well then, you take care now kid. There's a murderous Gardevoir lose and we're asking for your help to battle it and defeat it if you happen to run into it," The cop said.

"Don't worry, I will," he answered, keeping his façade of not knowing Celestia.

"Remember, that Gardevoir kills so if you die, then tough luck." He said before walking away.

Still inside my poke ball, I was watching the entire scene unfold and a lot of disturbing thoughts and emotions invaded my mind. First, I felt so sorry for dragging Axelord along with my problem that he had to run away with me and keep both our identities a secret. But then again, I knew I shouldn't be sorry because he pursued to catch me and decided not to release me. Second, despite of all these messed-up events, I was actually enjoying the thrill of this adventure. Third, I was afraid because my master can give up and leave me at any time.

Meanwhile, Axelord made his escape from Mauville City before any of the cops noticed. As he ran, he glanced back to see some cops watching him but as soon as Axelord saw the cops, he turned to the direction he ran away from. He wasn't sure if they came after him but to make sure, Axelord went to a nearby patch of long grass and hid there. Just as he expected, the cops did go after him but they lost after a few minutes of searching.

Axelord stood up from the grass as soon as the cops were gone. But the moment he did, a wild pokémon lunged at him. An Arcanine.

"Master?! Are you okay?! Do you need me?!" I telepathically asked the moment I felt him in grave danger. I was ready to defend him but Axelord didn't respond and just grabbed Razor's poke ball, summoning him.

"Earthquake!" He yelled and Razor sent the ground shaking wildly, defeating the wild Arcanine in an instant.

"Thank you, Razor," He sighed as the threat was over. Razor replied with a nod.

Master.. Ignored me.. Suddenly feeling depressed, I laid on my right side, curling up into a ball and remained silent while doing my best to hold back my tears. And then I heard Alice telling me "I told you so" in a careless tone.

With the threat behind him, Axelord withdrew Razor back into his poke ball and sighed. Panic got to him at that moment and had to choose the best pokémon to beat the wild Arcanine. He didn't realize that he ignored the telepathic yell until it was too late. Grabbing the ball, Axelord looked to see me silently sobbing with my knees curled to my face. As much as the panic forced Axelord to summon Razor, guilt made him realize that he should've taken heed to his Gardevoir's plea. He looked at the rest of his team. Blaze, Swift, Rising Star, Fang and Razor looked pretty disappointed with him.

"I have to make it upto her," Axelord said before making his way around the route, heading toFortree City.