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??? Mission 7 (Past): To Feel or To Hate - Part 2

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Ralts bolted off through the thick of Creeping Forest and immediately put her sensor into gear to detect where the source of the "strongest feeling of utter horror and pain". When she picked it up, she made a beeline for it. It was during times like this she wished that she had learned Teleport somehow, just like Rigley; so that she could warp there in an instant instead of having to fight the growing feeling of pain that offended every step she took.

Because the closer she got to the source of the terror, the more it seemed to press against every fiber of her being, almost as if it was frantically screaming at her to turn back right away and go look for someone happier. She had to wrestle the inner voice and argue with it that if she didn't find Jasmine before the evil ghost did, then there would BE no happiness to turn to. There was no Bisharp or Lipless anywhere to give her strength and comfort she needed, she would have to do this on her own... it was even more difficult with the fact that the feeling of despair kept blipping out and about as PK suggested, it made sense since Jasmine must of been using Teleport.

As she ran through the woods, coming closer and closer to the source, she could only hope and pray that the evil ghost wouldn't find Jasmine before her. Just around one more corner... there!

"H-hello? I-Is anyone there!?" cried the little Celebi whom was floating aimlessly in the air before smacking face-first into a tree. "Ow! I-... I can't-... It's too dark! Too dark!... Anyone!?... Please? Help me…? Please help!"

But to Ralts' horror, there was a great big ravine between her and the poor severely injured Celebi. "JASMINE!!!" shouted Ralts with all of her might. "IT'S ME, RALTS!! JUST STAY RIGHT THERE! I'M COMING!"

It didn't matter that there was a ravine and that she couldn't fly—quickly trying to remember what Amy and Chikorita always did in forests, she grabbed a nearby vine attached to a high-above tree and RAN straight at the ravine, making a desperate attempt to swing across.

"AAAAAAAOOOAOAAAAAOAAOA—!"

Then suddenly out of nowhere, just as Ralts was in mid-swing, the Shuppet appeared right in front of her and WHACKED her off the vine with his Knock Off move.

"AAAAAAAAAAGGH! I FOUND HER FIRST, YOU—!" Just then, she plunged down into the ravine below where the river's fast currents swept her away in helplessness.

Bandit watched her flow down the river with a smug smirk on his face before turning towards Jasmine. To his slight disappointment however, she had already teleported away... His smirk faded into a quiet line before he then disappeared again and decided to secretly following Ralts down the ravine from a considerable distance. He knew it would be unwise to assume the river rapids would get rid of the Ralts so easily; that was the downfall of any evil person with a plan, when they assumed potential problems would fix themselves.

To Ralts' relief, the feeling of Jasmine blipped away again, though she could hardly focus on where to, as she had more immediate things to worry about. Even though in Tao Village, this kind of water ride would have been one to die for, Ralts only saw it as a desperate struggle to keep her head above water and avoid smacking the harsh rocks beneath. She desperately swam for shore, but the currents refused her leave. It was the bag, the stupid bag kept getting in her way and snared by passing river debris and...!

Wait...the bag...

She got an idea. As soon as she saw another low tree branch next to the shore, she swung her bag at it, and her bag strap caught hold!

She held onto the bag strap for dear life and kicked her way to shore before crawling and staggering out. As soon as she was at a safe distance away from the water, she collapsed on the ground and heaved heavily and deeply for air, trying to find her energy again.

But before long, the feeling of fear and desperation came back, only there was suddenly now a tint of a tiny bit of hope, and it was closer than ever.

"Um-, h-hello? Ralts? W-What happened to you? Where am I? I-...it hurts!...it hurts so much!... Please h-help me, Ralts!"

"HANG ON, JASMINE, I'M COMING!" shouted Ralts, with her own fear and desperation pumping her every move. Despite the setback that evil ghost caused, she couldn't let him win! She still held her bag out in front of her, just in case the Shuppet tried to attack her upfront again, as she ran up the slope and turned the corner where Jasmine appeared once again.

Unexpectedly once more, an unseen force held a strong grip on the strap of Ralt's bag from behind her, jerking it suddenly to cause her to fall backwards and tumble down the slope.

"I'll catch you~" Bandit said, abruptly appearing  behind Ralts before she then passed right through his ghostly body and continued down the slope. ".... Oops... apparently I forgot I don't have hands to catch with~ Kehehahaaha~!"

He then disappeared shortly before reappearing near Jasmine whom was on her way towards the previously mentioned slope. "Oh no, you're going the wrong way, Jasmine~" The ghost chirped, now catching Jasmine's attention. "Everyone is looking for you as a group... the lot of them are in that direction... Here... let me guide you~" Bandit said in a soft voice hinted with malice, though he couldn't help if his voice sounded evil, mostly because that's how his voice naturally sounded.

"JASMINE, DON'T LISTEN TO HIM! HE'S A BIG FAT LIAR!" shouted Ralts; she could tell his lie right off because she could feel no ones' emotions in the direction the evil ghost was trying to guide the Celebi. Ralts then pointed an angry arm towards Bandit, "GIVE IT UP, YOU STUPID, EVIL GHOST! I FOUND JASMINE FIRST! YOU CAN'T MAKE HER DIE NOW! I WON'T LET YOU!"

At Ralts's words, the sinister glaze in his eyes had faded away; they would were replaced by hurt before abruptly leaking into a flowing cascade of tears. "W-... How could YOU ACCUSE ME of such things!? Of COURSE I was lying about KILLING her! I-I only lied about k-killing J-Jasmine because I knew it would give you the strength to go after her, b-because I could see it! M-mostly taste it, even! Y-you were too COWARDLY to try to help her, and THIS is how you thank me!? I was HELPING you!! ADMIT IT, you would of stayed a HUNDRED miles away from Jasmine JUST because you were so SELFISH; because you didn't want to feel her SUFFERING and PAIN with your emotion sensing abilities! You wanted to go home to your friends where you would be HAPPY instead of risking your pathetic life to SAVE Jasmine! YOU'RE the EVIL ONE! NOT ME!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!" And Bandit BURST into a literal fountain of tears...

Jasmine could hear it all, and gasped in horror. "L-lying? A-About k-killing me? How could you…!?"

Ralts quickly ran up to her and held her up, saying, "Jasmine! Jasmine... it's all going to be okay now. I won't let him hurt you. Now let's go home, I can feel where the others are. I can guide you, unlike HIM!"

She then curtly turned to Bandit, glaring at him for his deceit. Sure, he was crying, but there was also truth to what he said. With a somewhat softer expression, she said, "...Okay. I have to admit it. You're right. Thanks so much for your help..."

She then added through gritted teeth, "...and no thanks to you for KNOCKING me down a RAVINE!"

Despite how much he was crying and how sorry she was starting to feel for the ghost, the fact that he had caused her so much pain still made her suspicious of him. Because come on, if he really wanted to help her save Jasmine, all he had to do was make that deal instead of actively try to stop her from reaching Jasmine! She then turned to Jasmine and said, "Right there! About two miles southwest of here, I can feel PK and the others! They're all so worried about you and want you to be okay. Now come on, let's go."

Jasmine smiled, "Thank you...I hope that guy will be okay..."

Ralts shrugged, "I'm sure he will be."

The two of them then teleported away to PK's group far away.

However when they were out of his sight, Bandit almost instantly stopped crying in Fake Tears and returned to his callous cold face, letting one last tear drop down his cheek and hit the ground like a pebble of cold ice.

"..... Of course, I will.... Ralts..." He glared before slowly disappearing from sight. Such was the life of a ghost.
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This is a collab prose entry for #PMD-Explorers' ??? Mission 7 (Past) for the Rogues:

MISSION OBJECTIVES
MAIN MISSION

-Catch wind of Jasmine and make sure she is safe!
-Journey toward Monochrome Tower with PK and Iceburg when Jasmine is obtained

Featuring ~CrimsonAngelofShadow's Bandit the Shuppet of Team Shadow Knights
and *Amy-the-Jigglypuff's Ralts of Team Nighty Knights.

TABLE OF CONTENTS for Team Shadow Knights:

:bulletpurple::bulletpurple::bulletpurple: ~CrimsonAngelofShadow's comments: :bulletpurple::bulletpurple::bulletpurple:

Bandit is SO naughty, would it be hard to believe it was a little bit tough for me to figure out how he'd be as naughty as he is without stepping over the line too much? Ah well, it was worth it in the end, I suppose. Good thing Ralts isn't one of those kind of people who are as terrible or even worse than Bandit, things would of gotten a LOT more.... terrible if it were so. WELL, seems like Ralts has won, but wait, there are 4 parts in all! What could POSSIBLY be in store in this is only the half-point of the story~? Just SIT tight and find out, folks, in the NEXT HALF of "To Feel or To Hate"! :D

:bulletpink::bulletpink::bulletpink: *Amy-the-Jigglypuff's comments: :bulletpink::bulletpink::bulletpink:

Who knew that it would take an evil *COUGH* I mean, mischievous ghost to make Ralts SO angry that she can overcome her species' limitations and become the hero? True, I felt sorry for her, but I also felt so good that she finally got a chance to swing on a vine Tarzan-style, like her heroes Amy and Chikorita, even if that didn't turn out so well. But yes, stay tuned, as even though it looks like the actual mission is over, there's still more to go before this story can finally come to a close?

NPCs in this part:

:bulletblack: Jasmine the Celebi is an NPC belonging to #PMD-Explorers.

Credits for these parts:

Story by both of us!
:bulletpurple: Illustrations, story editing and Bandit's points of view by ~CrimsonAngelofShadow
:bulletpink: Final illustration edits and Ralts' points of view by *Amy-the-Jigglypuff
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Bandit is such a little faker. :XD: