The Search for a Home- A Jolteon Fanfic

Chapter 25 : Fatal Encounter

Chapter 25

Jolt: So what is the square root of 101?

Eclipse: Grrrrr...! How the hell should I know?!

Epsie: Wait, why are you guys studying math?

Eclipse: Stupid standardized testing... I freakin suck at it, too!

Epsie: Why do you need to study if you don't go to school? You're a Pokémon now, remember?

Eclipse: ... Oh.

(Note: Unfortunately, the human version of Eclipse isn't as lucky, has a crazy life, and apologizes for the lack of updates. Shame too, this story is heating up. You guys won't ever guess how it ends)

Jolt: Wait, its ending?

(Yes, this is the third to last chapter)

Jolt: My story... ;-;

(You'll like the ending, I promise)

Jolt: No, it's not that... I'm just overcome with happiness... I thought you'd never leave me alone...

(._.)

Chapter 25- Fatal Encounter

Jolt awoke to the feeling of a soft tongue licking his cheek. He slowly opened his eyes, at first greeted by the blinding daylight, then Flames' relived face. "Oh thank Arceus... I was so scared..." she sobbed, her relief manifesting into tears. Jolt looked down at the gruesome wounds on his body, then sat up, wincing a little. Flames put her paw on his chest to stop him, but he lightly brushed it off. "I'm... fine. They look worse than they are," Jolt said, lightly rubbing a burn on his shoulder. Flames didn't seem very convinced, but she reluctantly helped him to his feet. Jolt rolled his head in a circle and shook his limbs, moving everything back into working order before finally starting to scan the surrounding landscape. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

Wait... Jolt thought to himself. That was just it: nothing was amiss. Where were his friends? That's when Jolt regained full audio functionality in his ears, and began to hear quiet sobs behind him. He glanced at Flames, who gave him a mournful look, and nodded her head over behind him. Slowly, Jolt turned to face an old tree, under which Snow and Sparky were locked in each other's arms, sobbing into each other's shoulders. At their feet were the battered, lifeless bodies of Flame and Sky.

Jolts eyes widened, and he stumbled to the side as if he'd been struck with a lead pipe. Though his blurry vision, he saw himself wobbling over to the scene of his lifeless friends. Sparky was the first to notice him. She nudged Snow, who turned as well, and they separated just as Jolt arrived. For a moment, all three just sat, looking down with hopeless expressions at the bodies. Jolt felt warm drops collide with his paws, and realized it was tears that were blurring his vision. It was a solid minute before Jolt broke the silence, his voice shaky but powerful. "Ill... I'll kill t-that bastard... I swear it... Ill k-kill him for this..." Everyone understood the gravity of his words, and Jolt meant every single one of them. He looked down and reexamined the bodies. It seemed that they had died in each other's arms from how Flame's body was curled around Sky's. Even the digits on their paws were intermingled. Death hadn't even managed to separate them. The sight of that alone sparked a fury inside the Jolteon, and without a word he took off toward the city below. There was no way he would let the Hydregon and the Mightyena get away with what they had done. "Jolt! Wait up!" Flames shouted as she started after him, obvious concern in her voice. Snow glanced at Sparky, then at the two emerald Jolteons running down the mountain. "What should we do?" she asked as Sparky stood up. "Get the others. Tell them what happened, and make sure these two receive a proper burial. Then, form up and head down to the city. We're going to find Marlin, and through him, Angel." With that, the third Jolteon sprang forward and took off after the others, while the devastated Glaceon glanced back at her fallen friends, then took off in the other direction after Breeze, who had already started off to do the same thing.