Chapter Two
Rayne awoke five hours later to the
sound of pouring rain and raging thunder. She sat up in bed and
looked around.
"What in the world is going on?" she asked
sleepily rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She looked out the porthole
and noticed that the sky had gotten quite dark out and lightning was
dancing across the sky. Standing up, Rayne threw on her Team Rocket
jacket and made her way up to the helm where Captain Drake was trying
to keep the ship under control.
"Captain, what's going on?" she asked coming up beside the Captain and staring off into the horizon.
"I don't know. As soon as we got
within five miles of the designated island, this storm came out of
nowhere." Rayne continued to stare at the horizon when she noticed
a figure high in the dark clouds. Squinting, Rayne could make out the
dim outline of a pokemon. She gasped as she recognized the
shape.
"It's Mewtwo." she said in awe. Captain Drake looked
over at her confused.
"What did you say?" Rayne turned and
looked at him with a huge smile on her face.
"It's Mewtwo, over
there!" she said pointing to where Mewtwo was floating in the
clouds. Captain Drake looked in the indicated direction and squinted
just as Rayne had done. After a minute of looking, he shook his
head.
"I don't see anything."
"He's right..." Rayne stopped in
mid-sentence when she realized that Mewtwo had disappeared when her
and Captain Drake were distracted. Rayne felt her spirits drop and
quickly shook her head.
"Never mind!We must be going the right
way! Why else would Mewtwo have created this storm?!" she yelled
trying to be heard over the storm. Captain Drake nodded his head to
show that he heard.
"I believe you are right my dear. Now all we
have to do is get to the island in one piece." he said turning the
wheel of the ship to keep it balanced. Looking around, Rayne quickly
came up with an idea. Turning back to Captain Drake, she
smiled.
"Captain Drake, you have a Pidgeot correct?" Captain
Drake nodded.
"Yes, but I don't know what good it'll do."
Rayne smiled.
"Just leave that up to me now call Pidgeot out."
Quickly reaching into his back pocket, Captain Drake pulled out a
pokeball and threw it up into the air.
"Come forth, Pidgeot."
In a flash of red light, Pidgeot appeared on the ship with a look of
confusion on its face.
"Pidgeot?" it said confused. Smiling,
Rayne walked over to the bird pokemon and knelt down in front of
it.
"Pidgeot, I need you to fly me in front of the ship so that
Captain Drake can make it to the island safely. Can you do it?"
Pidgeot looked at her for a moment before looking over at Captain
Drake. Realizing that its trainer was in danger, Pidgeot nodded its
head.
"Pidgeot." Rayne smiled.
"Thank you my friend. You really are a brave pokemon." she said hugging Pidgeot's neck. Pidgeot basked in Rayne's comfort and was ready to help her and its master any way it could.
Once Rayne was ready, Pidgeot offered
Rayne its back and waited. In one swift movement, Rayne hopped on
Pidgeot's back and looked over at Captain Drake.
"Me and
Pidgeot will guide you through the storm. Try your best to follow,
this storm is heavy and Mewtwo wants us to lose our direction."
Captain Drake nodded.
"I'll try my best." he said giving
Rayne a thumbs up. Rayne smiled and nodded her head.
"Try not to
get lost!" And with those words, Pidgeot began to flap its wings
and made its way in front of the ship. Rayne had to hang on for dear
life because the wind was getting worse and lightning danced all
around her. Looking down, she could just barely make out the ship.
"Alright, time for Captain Drake to see the light." she said
pulling out a torch from her jacket and striking it on her belt. The
torch lit up rather brightly and Rayne began to swing it around for
Captain Drake to see. Apparently, Captain Drake could see the torch
as clear as daylight because the ship began to follow the bright
trail that the torch was leaving. Smiling, Rayne looked up and began
to look for the island that Mewtwo was trying so hard to hide.
'We must be close. I can feel it.' thought Rayne to herself. Suddenly, a voice came out of nowhere.
'Turn back now human. We don't want any trouble.' Rayne gasped and looked around.
"Who said that?" she called into the raging storm. Looking around, all Rayne could see was the rain coming down in sheets, soaking her and Pidgeot.
'You know exactly who I am even though I thought that no one remembered me.' Rayne's eyes widened in surprise as she realized who she was talking to.
"Mewtwo." she whispered.
'That's correct. Now, I'll ask you again, leave us alone and do not return.' Rayne shook her head.
"I'm afraid I can't do that." From inside her mind, Rayne could have sworn she heart Mewtwo laugh.
'Foolish human, I can make this storm a hundred times worse. Why do you dare try to set foot on my island.?' Rayne remained silent and Mewtwo laughed again.
'Fine, don't say that I didn't warn
you.' Before Rayne could register what Mewtwo meant, the storm took a
turn for the worst. The wind increased in speed and the rain began to
fall faster and harder. All around her, the lightning danced faster
and the thunder bellowed even louder. Clinging on to Pidgeot tighter,
Rayne looked down at Captain Drake's ship and gasped when she saw a
huge tidal wave making its way towards the unsuspecting ship.
"Pidgeot, fly down to the ship!" cried Rayne taking charge of
the situation instantly. Pidgeot looked back at her and nodded to
indicate it heard her. With a flap of its wings, Pidgeot turned
around flew down to where Captain Drake was losing control of his
tiny ship. Motioning for Pidgeot to move beside Captain Drake, Rayne
pulled out a pokeball and threw it into the air.
"Kingler, come on out!" In a flash of red, Kingler appeared in front of Captain Drake with its pincers flailing around in the air.
"Koki koki." it said smiling.
Jumping off of Pidgeot, Rayne motioned for Captain Drake to jump
on.
"Captain Drake, a huge tidal wave is coming. If we don't
abandon ship, we'll be going down with the ship!" said Rayne
running towards Kingler. Seeing that Rayne wasn't joking, Captain
Drake hopped on Pidgeot and watched as Rayne got behind Kingler and
wrapped her arms around it.
"What about the island? How are we going to find it in this storm?" Rayne looked up at him and smiled.
"Pidgeot knows the way, just let it
carry you. Pidgeot will do the rest. I'll meet you there as soon as I
get my bearings straight." Captain Drake nodded his head and gave
Rayne a salute.
"You truly are Giovonni's top field agent. Good
luck Rayne." Rayne nodded her head and returned the salute.
"You
too, Captain Drake." and with those words, Kingler jumped over the
side of the ship and disappeared into the turning ocean. At the same
time, Captain Drake and Pidgeot had taken to the sky and not a moment
to soon. Just as Pidgeot flew into the sky, the tidal wave slammed
into the small ship and reduced it to timbers. Looking around for
Rayne, Captain Drake smiled when he saw her and Kingler riding the
waves as if they were nothing. Shaking his head, Captain Drake looked
down at Pidgeot and smiled.
"Alright Pidgeot, let's get to that island and give Rayne a nice warm welcome." Pidgeot nodded its head and began to make its way to the island.
Meanwhile, Rayne and Kingler were
having the time of their lives. Surfing on the waves, it somehow
brought a smile to Rayne's face even though now seemed like a bad
time to take a break. Looking down at Kingler, Rayne smiled.
"Alright
Kingler, we need to get to the island and meet up with Captain Drake.
Now let's see..." Looking around, Rayne tried to make out any sign
of an island anywhere. Deciding she wasn't getting anywhere that way,
Rayne looked up at the sky in the hopes of finding Captain Drake and
Pidgeot. She was relieved to see them flying about half a mile ahead
of them and motioned for Kingler to follow them.
"Alright
Kingler, follow that Pidgeot." she said pointing to the
disappearing figure. Kingler nodded and changed its direction so that
Pidgeot and Captain Drake was in its sights. Tightening her grip on
Kingler, Rayne held her breath as Kingler jumped of the wave it was
riding and dived into the ocean. When the cold ocean water hit her,
Rayne unwillingly shivered. Opening her eyes, Rayne looked around and
was surprised as to how blue the ocean was even though there was a
storm raging up above.
'Wow, it's so beautiful.' she thought to herself. Suddenly, Rayne realized that she needed to air and gently kicked Kingler in the side. Taking the hint, Kingler made its way to the surface with Rayne in tow.
Once Kingler made it to the surface, Rayne took several deep breaths of air. Shaking her head, Rayne laid her chin on top of Kingler's head and closed her eyes.
"Man, I really need to take that underwater course they're offering back at headquarters." Kingler shook its head and continued to follow the ever shrinking Pidgeot. Surprisingly, even though there were waves tossing and turning all around them, Rayne and Kingler were not in the least bit phased. To them, it was just like an amusement ride with lots and lots of water. After an hour of fighting the ever raging ocean, Rayne spotted the island that Mewtwo called home. Rayne felt a smile spread across her face and she patted Kingler's head.
"We're almost there Kingler." she said happily. Kingler looked back at her and nodded.
Koki koki." Rayne laughed and closed her eyes.
"Man, that was fun. We should do it
again sometime." Suddenly, Rayne felt Kingler start to shake.
Opening one eye, Rayne looked down at Kingler and noticed it turning
in the opposite direction.
"Hey Kingler, you're going the wrong
way." she said trying to turn Kingler back the right way. But
Kingler was stubborn and Rayne sighed.
"Alright alright, what do
you want to show me?" she asked turning in the direction Kingler
had turned. When Rayne saw what Kingler was trying to show her, her
eyes went really big and her mouth dropped. Coming their way, was a
huge tidal wave that was bigger than they had ever seen. Rayne knew
that Kingler was going to be able to swim away from the tidal wave
with her on its back so she did the only thing she could.
She jumped off of Kingler's back and was quickly pulled into the huge tidal wave. Holding her breath, Rayne waited for the wave to go crashing down with her in it. As the wave dropped, Rayne felt her stomach drop with it and waited to hit the water below. When Rayne hit the water, the force was so strong that it nearly knocked her out cold. It took her remaining strength to make it to the surface and take a deep breath. Once she managed to get fresh air into her lungs, Rayne finally let the darkness consume her and she slipped into the ocean below. The last thing she remembered before falling completely unconscious, was a pair of strong arms pulling her out of the water and lifting her up into the sky.
When Rayne finally regained consciousness, the first thing she felt was the sand against her face. Slowly opening her eyes, Rayne pushed herself up and moved into a sitting position. Checking herself for any injuries, Rayne was relieved to discover the worst of her injuries was a major headache.
"Man, what a rush." she said rubbing her head. Looking around, Rayne noticed that she was on some kind of beach. Behind her was a forest filled with lots of trees and a mountain in the middle. In front of her, was the ocean. Only instead of it being all destructive and raging, it was nice and calm. Slowly standing up, Rayne placed her hands on her hips and continued to look around.
'I hope Kingler made it.' she thought worriedly. As if to answer her question, a familiar sound filled her ears.
"Koki koki." Turning around, Rayne was relieved to see Kingler and Captain Drake standing there.
"Kingler, you're alright!" she
cried running over to Kingler and wrapping it in a warm embrace.
Kingler rubbed against Rayne's face and began to dance in her arms.
"Koki koki." it said happily. Rayne laughed and pulled out
Kingler's pokeball.
"Alright, alright, I'm glad to see you too
Kingler. Now let's get you inside of your pokeball for a nice long
rest." she said touching the pokeball to Kingler and watching it
disappear inside its pokeball. Once Kingler was safe and sound inside
its pokeball, Rayne attached the pokeball back on her belt and sat
down in the sand.
"Phew, that's a relief, I'm glad that
you and Kingler are alright, Captain Drake." she said looking up at
the Captain with a smile on her face. Captain Drake nodded.
"Yeah,
your Kingler was running all over the beach when me and Pidgeot
landed. When I noticed that you were nowhere to be seen, I became
worried." Rayne chuckled and rubbed the back of her head in
embarrassment.
"Yeah, sorry about that. I didn't expect that tidal wave." Captain Drake shook his head and looked back at the island.
"So somewhere on this island is the
great and powerful Mewtwo, huh?" Rayne nodded her head.
"Yeah,
at least that's what Team Rocket thinks." Captain Drake continued
to look at the forest for a moment before looking back down at
Rayne.
"What do you say we go and find Mewtwo before it gets
dark out?" Rayne looked up at him and nodded. Smiling, Captain
Drake offered Rayne a helping hand up and she smiled. Taking his hand
in hers, Rayne was surprised at how easily Captain Drake could pull
her up. Once she was standing, Rayne brushed the sand and dirt off
her pants and turned towards the woods.
"Alright, let's go see Mewtwo." she said making her way towards the woods. Behind her, Captain Drake smiled and pushed the taser deeper into his pocket.
'Soon, I will have the ultimate power.'
he thought evilly. Realizing that Rayne was about to enter the woods,
he quickly ran to catch up with her.
"Hey, wait for me!"
Five hours later...
"Alright, I vote we take a break." said Rayne plopping down onto the ground and leaning against a strong tree. Captain Drake nodded in agreement and plopped down beside her.
"Man, I didn't know this jungle was
so big." she said wiping the sweat from her face.
"You'd be
surprised."
Suddenly, Rayne stood up and began to
look around.
"What's the matter?" asked Captain Drake lazily.
Rayne motioned for him to be quiet.
"I thought I heard something." she whispered.
By now, Captain Drake was wide awake.
He too stood up and moved beside her.
"What did you hear?"
Rayne continued to look around, completely ignoring Captain Drake.
The two were silent for a moment before Rayne's head perked
up.
"There!" she cried running towards a big clump of bushes.
Before Captain Drake could stop her, Rayne took off in the direction
she had pointed to and disappeared into the bushes. Shaking his head,
Captain Drake chased after Rayne and stopped in mid-step when he
heard Rayne scream.
"AHH!"
"Rayne!" he cried
worriedly.
When Rayne ran into the bushes, the
last thing she expected was a steep hill to be right behind it.
Before she could stop herself, Rayne went sliding down the hill and
found that she couldn't stop herself.
"AHH!" she cried as she
went faster and faster down the hill. When she reached the bottom,
Rayne did a somersault and landed upside down. Slowly opening her
eyes, Rayne noticed that everything was upside down.
"Oh man,
this is embarrassing." she said outloud. Suddenly, a pair of purple
legs appeared in front of her vision.
"What in the world?"
Rayne flipped herself over so that everything was right side up and
lay there on her stomach. Once the world stopped spinning, she became
aware of a shadow covering her face. Looking up, Rayne gasped at what
she saw. There standing in front of her was the exact same pokemon
that Alice had shown her on the pier. It was...
"Mewtwo?"
To Be Continued...
