Chapter 2: The Revelation

Aqua and Derik reached the Celadon Pokémon Center by 7 PM. The Pokémon center looked just like all the others. There was a small waiting room with chairs, tables, a PC, and a flat screen TV on the wall. They grabbed a snack and then went to the rooms they would be staying in. The problem here was that there were no rooms left. They would have to sleep in the waiting room.

"Well, I'm not really tried yet, Aqua, but you can go to sleep if you want. I'll be quiet." Derik smirked.

"NO!" Aqua screamed then froze in realization at what she had just done. "I'm not tired." Aqua quickly added.

"Ok, do you want to talk to pass the time?" Derik looked at Aqua sitting on the couch, Vee sleeping next to her.

"Sure, that's fine." Aqua said, still uncomfortable.

"You know you never mentioned why you were going to Celadon City. You only said you had something to take care of." Derik asked as he thought, "Now we'll find out the truth."

"Shopping! Just….shopping." Aqua smiled through extreme nervousness. She knew she could never let anyone know.

Derik knew just by the way she said it that she was lying. "Really?"

"Yeah. There is a big department store right over there." She pointed westward while shaking.

Derik could not take anymore. He wanted the truth. "Aqua, do you know anything about Team Rocket?" He said remaining calm.

Aqua froze. "No….." She tried to say, but her voice shook with her.

"You really don't?" Derik gave her an evil eye.

Aqua saw his face and wanted to scream. She put her hand on a pokéball at her waist, but Derik saw this.

"Aqua, don't do that. I'm trying to help." He said in an annoyed tone.

"Well it's not me you're trying to help." Aqua screamed, but unfortunately nobody was in the Pokémon center at that time of night. "What does he want?" Aqua desperately thought. "Is he…..from Team Rocket." She was scared of the thought.

"Everyone knows about Team Rocket, Aqua." Derik glared at her as he pulled out a Pokémon. "I want to show you something." He said as he released it.

Aqua was frozen in fear. She couldn't move, scream, or even think. In front of her was now a Tangela.

"It's cool, right?" Derik grinned. "Now show her vine whip, Tangela." Derik commanded it.

The Tangela did just as it was told. Out from it came two blue vines that wrapped tightly around Aqua, who still was frozen in fear. Tied up with her was Vee. There was no back up.

Derik laughed. "Now. I need some answers, so you stay here for a minute." As he headed across the room he looked back at her tied up by his Pokémon. "Well, you don't have any choice, do you?" He laughed as pulled out a cell phone.

"Where are you, Derik?" A voice on the other end said.

"I'm in Celadon City now, right at the Pokémon Center. And I think I've just discover something."

"What is it?" The voice on the other end yelled.

"Remember the battle around eight years ago, when I was your apprentice, and you defeated a kid only to be defeated by another kid?"

"Yeah, and you stood on the side lines. So what about it?" He was suspicious of Derik's bringing it up.

"Well, Cosmo, it just so happens that I've got the loser right here, and all tied up."

"Female? Dark brown hair?"

"Yes, and she's got an Eevee nicknamed Vee, too." Derik added.

"That's her alright! What's she up to?" He had an evil grin on his face.

"Nothing really." Derik told Cosmo. "Well, I'm sure she knows about our come back, and is probably planning on taking us down."

"We're heading over now." Cosmo said in a dark tone. He did not care for jokes, just the serious business of Team Rocket.

Derik heard Aqua begin to whine as she tried to free her arms. "I got to do something before she alerts anyone."

"Sleep powder." Cosmo said as thought Derik should know.

"Brilliant!" Derik cried in excitement. "I'm on it." He said as he ended the call.

Derik walked back over to Aqua. "Hello there." He gave her an evil smile.

Aqua looked up at him in fear. "Derik…are you with….Team Rocket?"

"How did you ever guess?" Derik laughed. "I'm not playing now that I know who you really are."

"Yeah. I'm Aqua Marina. A Pokémon trainer." Aqua said in a mix of fear and confusion.

"And a spy." Derik added. "The heck you know nothing about us. I knew as soon as I recognized you."

"Recognized me?" Aqua cried. "From where?"

"9 years ago ring a bell?" He glared at her.

"The battle…." Aqua realized just what he meant. The same battle she was out numbered in, and the battle Red saved her.

"Yeah, I was there." Derik moved back a little. "Now Tangela, use sleep powder."

"No!" Aqua cried as a fine dust surrounded her. She could feel herself drifting into sleep. "Don't hurt my Pokémon." She said as she struggled to stay awake, but finally lost and fell into a deep sleep.

"Of course not." Derik said, glaring at a now asleep Aqua and Vee. As he did he reached over and took Aqua's pokéballs. "You won't need these."

All he could do now was wait for Cosmo and the others to show up.