Firestarter, Chapter 9: Albatross by good-luck-cat, literature
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Firestarter, Chapter 9: Albatross
The sun was starting to rise by the time the four of them broke through the treeline and into an open green field. Despite everything, they'd made good time; none of them had wanted to stay in the forest a single minute longer than they had to. But they'd paid for it. Miriam looked dead on her feet, and Gavin's arm was swollen and starting to discolor despite the makeshift sling Howie had made for it. Hayley's legs shuddered under her with each step, her cuts and scratches twinging with each flex. Howie was in the best shape of any of them, and even he was starting to flag, the arm that held his Pokégear drooping down and his blinks turn
Firestarter, Chapter 8: Forest's Curse by good-luck-cat, literature
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Firestarter, Chapter 8: Forest's Curse
"We need to find a way back to the road." Howie's voice was high and strained, coming between rapid pants. They'd been running for what felt like hours, but they were no closer to getting out. In fact, the trees were becoming thicker and taller as they progressed, and the ground was growing wild with untamed vegetation. "They're trying to push us in. They want to trap us here."
Hayley shook her head, her wet hair sticking against the sides of her face. The gash on her leg flared and burned with each step, dimmed only by the icy pounding of the rain. "How do we get out?"
"I don't know." They skidded to a stop in the mud as another line of tree
Pokemon Gijinka Knights S.1 Ch.1 by darkone4587, literature
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Pokemon Gijinka Knights S.1 Ch.1
Pokémon Gijinka Knights
The Tale of the Charizard Knight pt.1
In the land of Terra there exist the six kingdoms; the formerly warring and neighboring lands of Kanto and Jhoto, the naturalist kingdom of Hoenn, the philosophically inclined kingdom of Shinnoh, the technologically advanced kingdom of Unova, and the culturally focused kingdom of Kalos. Within these kingdoms certain people known as Gijinkas serve as the protectors and defenders of the realms.
Gijinkas are people who are stronger, faster, and more durable than your average human. But that is not their true power, their true power is the ability to manipulate the elements. Th
Firestarter, Chapter 7: Pursuit by good-luck-cat, literature
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Firestarter, Chapter 7: Pursuit
"Do we really need to sleep in this creepy forest?"
Hayley stifled a groan as she unclipped her rolled-up tent from her backpack. "Well, we haven't made it all the way through yet," (thanks to somebody who had to keep stopping for a break every fifteen minutes), "so yeah."
"Can't we just keep going?" Miriam persisted. "I want to get back to a real city."
"It's going to get dark soon," Hayley said. "We won't be able to see. Besides, it's another day of walking between the forest and Rustboro anyway."
Miriam moaned and slumped against a tree, sinking to the ground. "This sucks. I can't sleep here. I can feel things looking at me."
"Then go in y
Firestarter, Chapter 6: Showdown by good-luck-cat, literature
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Firestarter, Chapter 6: Showdown
Hayley's watch alarm woke her early the next morning. She sat up, yawned, and started to stretch, but the movement was cut short as she felt an angry pull and sting across the skin on the back of her neck. She groaned—sunburn. She'd been sure to slather on plenty of sunscreen before leaving yesterday, but she must have sweated it off. Her pale skin had always burned far too easily.
After a bit of probing, she found that patches of skin across her nose and cheeks had also grown pink and stiff, but that seemed to be the extent of it. She sighed as she reached into her bag for her sunscreen and squeezed a dollop into her hands, applying it
Firestarter, Chapter 5: Day One by good-luck-cat, literature
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Firestarter, Chapter 5: Day One
"I'm going to miss you so much!" Hayley gave a small hurk as Connie pulled her into a tight hug, crushing her windpipe with her shoulder. "I can't believe we aren't doing this together! It's so unfair!"
Hayley wriggled out of Connie's grasp before she could choke, her face flushed from near-suffocation. How the heck was she so strong? "It's okay for three months," she said, rubbing her neck. "That's not much longer than summer camp. It won't be so bad."
"Yeah, except you're stuck with Miri and I'm stuck with Clarissa." Connie pointed her finger down her throat in a "gag me" motion, before quickly glancing behind her to make sure Clarissa and
Firestarter, Chapter 4: Countdown by good-luck-cat, literature
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Firestarter, Chapter 4: Countdown
The next morning, Connie went home to prepare for their graduation, saying something about needing to find shoes that matched their gowns—Hayley had never understood much about fashion and didn't bother asking her to elaborate. After repacking her tent and showering, Hayley found herself once again with too much time on her hands. She checked her supplies for a seventh time, made herself Pecha berry waffles, and then went back to scouring the net for articles about the Magby family. It felt like she'd already read every last one, but she pored through each of them again, just in case there was something she'd missed.
It was kind of weir