Kubrick
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Jun 15, 12 at 6:30pm ^
Bones
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"Fire me," Antony replied with a smirk. I rolled my eyes. Whatever. I turned back into my desk, while Antony walked outside, probably going to investigate the puzzle room. I continue typing the findings of new Unowns. A puzzle was found in a room with only a pedestal in it. Many tourists tried to figure out the riddle, needing to move the puzzle pieces into the correct spots to decipher an image of something. The image we were trying to make was unknown, which only made the puzzle more challenging. On Feburary the 12th, a tourist had a crack at the puzzle, trying to create the image we've been trying to make for many months, and in only a matter of minutes, he had found out the solution. After he put the pieces together, it made a picture of what looked like a Pokémon, however it wasn't one we were familiar with. It was basically a brown shell, with exactly 4 legs. The most interesting feature of this Pokémon was it's eyes. On it's shell, it had two black dots, looking like eyes, however under the shell, it had another pair of eyes, bringing up the question of whether it had two pair of eyes, or whether the pair on top is just a decoy. Despite this, the tourist apparently dropped down from the stand he was standing on when completing the puzzle, and into the ruins. He claimed that there was a number of Pokémon with a unique appearance. They were all shaped in different letters, however there were only the letters A-J. After telling us, two of our scientists went to check in the ruins, only to find that his claims were correct; a different type of Pokémon has appeared in the ruins. The most interesting fact is that they are the same Pokémon that are engraved into the walls. Further investigations will be conducted in the puzzle room to see what triggered the appearance of the different species of Pokémon, and where we may get other Puzzles to gain the rest of the alphabet. For now, we're trying our best to capture each letter, and run tests to gain more information. After finishing my document, a yell came from outside, which sounded much like Antony. I got up from my chair while Antony came into the room. "I found something, Ada. Come with me." He explained. "What is it?" I asked, intrigued about his discovery . Thoughts rushed through my mind. Possibly a new puzzle appeared? Maybe their were new species of Pokémon, filling in the rest of the alphabet? "Just follow me," he told me. I grumbled as I went outside. The Ruins of Alph was quite the site. Big caves that towered above, giving off a sense of mystery, and tells you to come inside. Pools of water sparkled elegantly in the sun as Pokémon jumped out of the water, only to reach the waters surface as it swam back into it's depths. Many trees surrounded the ruins, with different Pokémon climbing swiftly up them, jumping across them, making you dizzy just looking at them. Then, of course, were the science labs, where we conducted different tests and experiments to find out the mysteries of the ruins; how did they originate? Who created the writings on the wall? All these were great mysteries, however, I think with a little work, we can solve them. This puzzle has opened up a whole new mystery, however answered a few mysteries itself. Of course, we were always wondering why the originator wrote the words on the walls in funny writing. All the letters had eyes, which was extremely peculiar. We always thought this was their language, until the tourist solved the puzzle, allowing us to know that the writing was actually Pokémon. This also lets us know that, back in the day, this species of Pokémon were in the ruins; otherwise they would've just written in the English alphabet. This is what excites me. This is what I've wanted to do ever since I came here to Violet City. To discover. To explore mysteries that no one else knew. The sense of knowing something before anyone else; it's a feeling you cannot describe. Yes, the Ruins of Alph was one hell of a place. We arrived at what the scientists called the 'Puzzle Room', obviously because there was a puzzle in here. Another thing to note is that the puzzle disappeared after it being solved. This may mean that there are more puzzles to appear. Despite that, that wasn't the reason Antony brought me here. Actually, he didn't even bring me here for anything to do with our new discovery. He held up an ancient piece of paper. The edges seem to be worn out, with a few rips along it. The paper had a big drawing in the center, which looked like the whole region. Actually, come to speak of it, it was the whole region, drawn up quite professional. It had extraordinary detail, with everything marked down. 16 locations were circled, but since it was such an old map, the locations were quite different, and also were named differently. "This will need to go through tests," I told him. "Where did you find this?" "Hold on," Antony interrupted. "I'm not giving this in. I want to explore it. It's obviously been put here for someone to find and explore." "Antony, think more realistically. We have no ideas what half of these are. We can't go until we actually find out what they are. Maybe after the tests we can explore, but until then, let's just work." I explained, and at that, he frowned. He wasn't the one to wait for excitement. He mumbled something under his breath, and dragged his feet out of the room. I walked into the test rooms to present the map to the head scientist. After dragging an unhappy Antony back, we answered some questions, such as where the map was found, and when we found it. "Alright, after doing some tests, we may be able to put this into a computer chip, and activate it into your PokéGear, so you guys can go exploring." He smiled. Antony fist pumped the air "Yes!" he shouted. I smiled. As I said before, discovering mysteries is my thing; finding more out is one of the best feelings in the world. Anyways, I was happy for Antony. He's hardly happy in the office; he's a more 'hands-on activity' guy. Getting him to explore will bring out his intelligence for once. Although I know the test may take a few days. First you'll need to analyse it, and then putting it into an electronic chip will be rather hard. However, when it's done, it will be extremely helpful during the journey, so I'm not complaining. "It may take a few days to complete everything, but I think it's obvious of one location, and it's pretty close," said the scientist. "Where?" Antony blurted out. "Ruins of Alph, right here." He answered. "It may be in the chamber we just found. Here, I'll follow you." --- "This was a chamber we found in the ruins when the visitor solved the puzzle." he explained. He led us into a small room, no larger than your average basement. It was absolutely gorgeous, with a light, golden colour. The light from the staircase above flowed down into the room, lighting it up to make it feel like a scene from a fairy tail. A few broken pillars were in the room, with the crumbled bits beneath it, creating an ancient feel to the room. The walls were completely bare, except for the front of the room, which contained a few indentations, similar to the ones in the other rooms. Walking closer to the pattern on the wall, it spelled out a single word. "Escape," whispered Antony. The single word - escape. Was it a sign? Perhaps a warning? I glanced over at Antony. He seemed to be thinking hard. The puzzled look over his face, holding his chin up with his thumb and his fore finger. He really wanted to figure it out. "Is it a code?" he finally asked. I looked at it. There was nothing there suggesting it to be a code. Unless the maker of the puzzle decided to be extremely hard, so nobody could make out what message he was getting across, I doubt it's a code. Instead of explaining my thoughts, I just shook my head. What if it was a warning? What did it mean? Vicious Pokémon? No, knowing that this is an old puzzle, the Pokémon would've been long dead. It only leaves traps. But why? Were they hiding a secret? A sacred treasure? The one word brought up millions of possibilities. "It must be some sort of message," I finally said. "Perhaps we need to show it that we are escaping? I... don't know, maybe showing it to do with escaping?" Antony seemed intrigued. "You saying that it'll open if we show it something? Like a trigger?" he asked. I nodded. He rummaged through his bag, picking out different items, until he reached what he desired. He pulled out a silver rope. "An escape rope." He smiled, as he put it up to the wall. The wall shook, as the wall split into two parts, and separated, until it showed yet another chamber. I did a small clap to Antony, as he sarcastically took a bow. He put away his belongings. "Let's go," he said. "Hold it," said the scientist. "There may be traps." "Well how will we get to the next chamber? And why would that room have traps when this one didn't?" Antony asked. "Alright, you can have a look," mumbled the scientist. A grin spread on Antony's face as he ran into the next room. I followed behind him. To nobodies surprise, there were no traps. It was similar to the other room. The same golden walls, however, there was no words on the back of the wall - it was completely blank. The same broken pillars stood, with the same crumbled pieces on the ground. However, in the middle, was a pedestal, which seemed frighteningly similar to the one in the puzzle room, if not, the same one. "Hey, what's this?" Antony pointed over to the pedestal. On it had a single gem. The gem was a pale pink colour, which has been cut beautifully. It was resting in a red pillow, covered in a red velvet cover. "Should we keep it?" Antony asked. I shrugged. "It seems harmless," I replied. I picked it up, analysing it. "We should run some tests, just to see what's the purpose of the jewel, whether it's just valuable, or it's apart of a collection." Antony grumbled something about being a party pooper. I only rolled my eyes, as I continued to look at it, I noticed that in the middle, a small, white heart was in the middle of the gem. "Hey Antony, look at this," I said, as I pointed to the heart. He peered over my shoulder, and reached his hand out for a better look. A passed the gem carefully. He took a closer look. "Hm, you're right. Alright, let's put it through the tests," he said. He threw the gem over towards me. I attempted to catch it, however it fell onto the ground. I glared at him as I inspected the gem, seeing if there were any cracks. After close examination, there was no harm done. “Any cracks?” Antony asked. “No. I’m surprised. It took a pretty big fall, and It also feels as if it’s made of glass. That was meant to break easily,” I told him. “Let’s just take it to the labs before it breaks again.”  | |
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| GuitarMan91 |
Jun 16, 12 at 1:28am ^
re: Bones
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I'm commenting because we are bros.
A few things though to point out, since you know I focus more on the bad than the good. -I'm pretty sure the plural and singular names of pokemon are the same, thus Unown and not Unowns. -You've been hanging around me too much, it's fairy tale, not fairy tail. Fairy tail is an animanga I love to talk about, fairy tale is Cinderella and Snow White and all that crap. -Too much explaining, not enough showing. By just explaining you're not giving me a chance to get into the word because explanations just zoom by. Which relates to my next point. -You're going way to fast. I know a bit of this plot from you and SN and I know it is your own take on it. But you're just blazing through it. I'm sure you're just anxious to get to the more exciting parts but it's not fun as reader when I'm getting yanked along so quickly before I can assert myself in a scene. Slowdown cowboy. -And a more minor gripe, the ending, felt too sudden, didn't feel like a good point for an ending. It was almost like you got tired of writing and just wanted to post it. I'm pretty sure this is my first comment on any of your stories so be proud and still love me, because we are best friends. -------------------  | |
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Kubrick
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Jun 16, 12 at 3:52am ^
re: Bones
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Thanks for your comments. I didn't actually imagine that I was rushing. I think I just planned out so much that I thought it was such a small bit of the story. .-. Anyway, thanks for pointing that out. I see what you mean - from discovering the map to finding the gem, I guess I was just excited to start the story, lol. With the Unown thing, I thought since there's different forms of them, therefore it was a plural? However, if it's true, I'll change it. And I knew I spelt Fairy Tale wrong. It felt wrong writing it, but I just regarded it, thought it was just some stupid feeling. Maybe I should stop talking to you? jk I couldn't do that. But yeah, thanks for that as well. ^^; And lastly, with the thing with the explaining, you want me to show more around, and not so much the amount I explain? I guess I can try to do that. I see what you mean, I was sorta focusing on explaining things in detail, since I want people to be in the story. Thanks for feedbacking on the idea. (: New chapter will be up either tomorrow or later. ------------------- | |
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Hmszelda
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Jun 16, 12 at 1:44pm ^
re: Bones
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I agree that it did seem quiet rushed, but also looks good C:
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