A Bug's Tale

Chapter 13: Attack On Enemy (Part One)

~Flashback

The Riolu sat on the railing, looking down with his one, emotionless eye. He had killed his mother, and now he wasn't sure what he was feeling at this point.

Suddenly, a Zorua leaped onto the railing next to him. It was Umber. "What're you doing here, Silv-I mean, Ultra?" She asked. Ultra didn't respond. She nudged him. He didn't react back at her, and stared at the ground.

"Come on, Ultra! Say something!" This made him snap out of it, and he glanced at Umber. "I...I killed my mother..." A few moments of silence passed. Neither one of them looked at each other, and simply looked down.

Then, Umber spoke. "Look, I know...how it feels at first, Ultra. My whole FAMILY had to be killed by me..." Ultra looked at her with a wide eye. She killed her entire family? Umber looked away from him.

"They...they lied to me. I thought they loved me, but it turns out that they were secretly trying to harvest my transformation power to trick the Mystic Empire. That's why...I had to turn my back on them."

Another moment of silence, only this time, Ultra spoke up. "So...you're saying that my parents were against me, and it was right that they were killed?" Umber nodded. "Our lord said so, and he's too wise to be wrong."

Ultra sighed. "...If you insist. I guess...I can't stay like this forever." Umber nodded, then she leaped back down. "Well, come on! Let me show you to the others!" Umber ran away as Ultra was still on the rail. Then, he jumped down to join her.

~Flashback end

***

Ultra gripped tightly at his chest. His childhood friend, his source of comfort, had been lying to him. Now he knew. She wasn't trying to be friends with him. She was trying to USE him for a weapon of war.

Blade looked at the Lucario as the army kept marching. He looked like he wanted some revenge. This made Blade worry. 'What if he goes insane and turns on us again? An enemy like him would cause a lot of trouble.'

Blade's thoughts were interrupted when Hercules shouted for them to halt. The enemy base was right up ahead. This was it. Blade waited for the order to charge. However, everyone remained silent.

"Hercules, why aren't you-" Hercules shushed him. "We can't just rush in there and be overwhelmed. Use your head. They would obviously have vicious Ravagers guarding the entrance. That place could be poured with them."

Blade thought. It was a good thing to remember. Suddenly, Ultra spoke up. "I can sneak in there and create an entrance. By myself." Hercules raised an eyebrow at him, which made Blade cringe.

"And how do we know you're not going to set up a trap with them?" Ultra sighed. "Look, Hercules, I'm really telling the truth. They got my parents killed, and now, I have NO other choice."

Hercules glanced hard at him, then nodded. "Fine. Just don't screw it up." Ultra nodded, then head for the base with stealth. Blade watched him as he jumped on the side of the building. Hopefully, he does what he's supposed to.

***

Ultra crawled through the tight space in the ceiling. The fortress was HUGE! He hoped he remembered his way around the thing. Hundreds of different paths lead to every part of the massive base.

He looked at the chaos below him. Ravagers swarmed the area, on the lookout for enemies. Ultra had a few close calls. One wrong move from up there, and he would fall into a mosh pit worse then death.

He kept crawling, hoping he would find it. As if on cue, the room appeared in sight. Just a little farther. He continued to crawl until he was directly above it. Slowly, he jumped on the ceiling of the roof, and leaned his ear down.