This is fanfiction of a fanfiction. Fanfic-ception. Written with the permission of The Moderator to write a short-ish fic depicting what happened to Latias after the events of Life Like Latios, and what happens before the events of Home. I strongly recommend that you read those first, or you may be confused. –Aura Spirit.
"You know Cassidy, I'm glad we got one of them before getting out of there. Did you hear that girl?"
"Don't call be sweets you bitch! Such a nasty temper on that one. Anyway, we need to get this Latias back to Giovanni. It's a shame we couldn't snag both, or pilfer the Soul Dew at the same time, but one will be enough, Butch."
Saying that, they both heard muffled cooing behind them, and several large bangs.
"It seems like our guest has woken up. Butch, take tranq gun and put her out again. It seems that we are going to need to use more than one shot, as we are only 20 minutes from the garden."
"That's not possible! It can't be awake already! I gave it enough tranquillisers to lay out a Rapidash!"
"You forget that Latias isn't a Rapidash, Butch. She's a legendary pokèmon. It's going to take a lot more than you think to keep it out for the while."
"Touché."
Butch picked up his tranquiliser rifle and headed through the cabin door into the holding cell. Said cell was occupied by one being, the Latias that they had captured from that garden in Alto Mare. Back here, the mechanical mechanisms powering and moving the Spider through the dirt was much loader than in the cabin, as the cabin was more insulated to block out that sort of noise. Anyone working back in the holding cell or if anything was kept in the holding cell, they had to work with the discomfort of constantly running machines, belts and pistons, all being very noisy with each cycle of the Spider's legs.
There was another huge bang from the energy cage, followed by a discharge of power being drawn from the cage and into the system. The Latias kept on ramming the cage, in what looked to Butch like a futile attempt to escape. With each hit, the kinetic energy built up with each charge was siphoned off to help power the system keeping the Spider moving. Not that it mattered, they had enough fuel to go twice around the world in a single run, so they were not worried about that. Hell, Latias could knock herself out for all he cared, it would save a tranquilliser dart. She would come around soon enough though, so he cocked the rifle anyway.
"Hello there Latias. Still trying to escape? A little tired, maybe? Well, I can help you with that."
Saying that, he took aim at the red and white dragon, and pulled the trigger. The energy cages were designed to let things into, but not out again. That way, no-one had to risk their lives knocking it out every twenty minutes by opening the cage. Butch had seen first-hand what a ticked-off dragon could do. It took him two hours to clean the bloodstains from the carpet after that Dragonite had gotten loose and tore apart three grunts. But, thanks to their technology, they had transcended that little problem.
The dart passed between the "bars" of the cage, hitting Latias in the neck. Latias cried out, slowly being pulled under the tide of fatigue caused by the dart. A second dart hit her in the shoulder, and a third partway down her back. She was long gone before the third hit.
Butch walked back into the cabin, glad to be away from the constant cacophony of machines.
"She'll be out for an hour or so. Is that long enough Cassidy?"
"That's fine. We'll be back at the base in forty minutes anyway. That gives us ample time to get Latias into a holding cell. Providing we don't have any interruptions, that is."
Giovanni sighed. Butch and Cassidy were late. Again. He would have sent his operatives in Italy to capture Latias, but they hadn't had any experience with Pokémon. Hell, they probably didn't even know what one was. Butch and Cassidy had to do for the moment. His radio suddenly sputtered into life with a burst of static.
"Boss, we have Latias on board, and we're two minutes out from base. Could you prepare the surface zone with a containment cage? This Latias is a feisty one, and we don't want to have a similar incident as with the Dragonite…"
Yes, well done indeed. They had come back alive, and with Latias in one piece too, Giovanni hoped. He could fetch quite a bit of money from the Italian mafia if he were to break Latias under his control, it would become an incredibly useful weapon. He could destroy his enemies under the power of Latias, it would be even easier as his enemies never really know what a Pokémon is. With the element of surprise, and a Legendary Dragon, he would literally be able to rule the world. Whilst Team Rocket grunts like Butch and Cassidy could be insolent at times, and even fail, they still got the job done.
"Copy that Spider. You know where to surface. Energy cages will be brought out… That Latias is ours now. Nothing will stop us. Nothing CAN stop us!"
There you go. Chapter one of Incarceration. You can ask the Characters from Home and Life Like Latios at . . Remember to check out TheModerator, as he wrote those awesome stories. Rate and Review. Constructive Criticism is always welcome. Aura, out.