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Well, next chapter! What'll happen to Dawn? Well, read and find out!
Chapter 2: Dawn-napped again
Dawn's face looked in terror as the cloaked figure stared at her. Dawn watched in horror as the cloaked figure slowly went closer to her. 'What does this guy want with me? I have a bad feeling about him!' Expecting to get kidnapped, attacked or possibly raped, Dawn closed her eyes tightly bracing herself. But the cloaked figure just offered his hand.
"Sorry about that!" He said carefreely, but gently, "I wasn't looking ahead!"
Dawn was puzzled. But she offered the hand and smiled. "No, it's ok, mister." She said politely. "I'm sorry for bumping into you! I guess I wasn't looking ahead!"
"It's fine, don't worry about it!" He said lazily, placing his hands behind his head. Dawn smiled and headed to the changing room. The figure also headed into his direction, but looked back. He couldn't help, but smile.
"Wow, Dawn, you've improved a lot! Oh, of course, you've had a lot of experience from traveling, duh…" He muttered, chuckling as he placed his hands behind his head. "Man, it's been about 5 years since I've seen you. You've grown and matured so much from the sweet, innocent little girl I once knew when I was only 10!"
A few minutes after Dawn got dressed into her normal clothes. She came out and was greeted by her friends.
"Hey, Dawn! You were great! Grats on getting your ribbon!" Ash raised his hand in a high five motion.
Dawn didn't return the high five. Instead she just gave a weak smile. "Thanks, Ash!" She said. She then passed her friends, "C'mon, guys, let's get going! You have a gym battle to go to!"
Ash stared at Dawn, puzzled. She would always give him high fives when offered. "Dawn, did something happen, and where's Paul?"
Dawn flashed at Ash angrily. "That jerk decided that I was just a big waste of time! Who needs him anyways?" She then stormed off in anger. Her friends followed in silence.
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After a few minutes of traveling, the group thought that it would be a great time to camp and rest. Ash and Brock were worried about Dawn, she had been quiet the entire trip. And when they set up their individual tents, Dawn sat on a rock and stared into the sky after she finished her tent.
"Dawn, did something happen between you and Paul?" Ash asked, gently. "You've been extremely quiet lately.
"It's nothing…" Dawn mumbled glumly, staring into the sky.
"Are you sure?" Ash said, his eyebrow raised, "You seem to miss him a lot."
Dawn stood up. Ash's mention of Paul obviously irritated her. "Who would miss that jerk anyways?" She said angrily. "I can't believe that I actually ever loved him! And I can't believe that I was stupid enough to believe that he loved me back!" At this, Dawn stormed to her tent and zipped it up tightly. Ash sighed. Brock grinned weakly.
"From the looks of things, Dawn was really hurt from whatever Paul did to her." Brock said sadly.
Ash nodded. "Yeah… I guess so!"
In the tent, Dawn was hugging her pillow and was crying on it.
'Damn it, I miss him so much!' Dawn thought with tears falling from her eyes, 'Why does he have to be so cruel to everyone, even the ones close to him! I thought that he loved me! I thought he could change! Damn it, it's just not the same without his warmth!'
Dawn's face softened, tears still falling from her eyes. 'I guess I love him more than I thought…' She thought softly. She lay there, crying for a few more minutes. Then she became drowsy on her thoughts and fell into a deep sleep.
Memories of Paul and herself together flowed through her mind. When it was nighttime, he would sit next to her. She would snuggle close to him and he would put his arm around her, stroking her hair. It made her happy. But it felt strange when he wasn't there, keeping her warm.
A few more minutes later, Dawn woke up from her sleep. In the time she was asleep, she just couldn't get her mind off of Paul and what had happened. She needed him!
"I can't take it anymore!" Dawn said softly to herself, "I'll have to face him sooner or later!" And so, Dawn got out of her tent, she faced her friends.
"Guys, there's something that I have to do!" Dawn said softly. "It turns out that I missed Paul a lot more than I thought!"
Ash smiled. "I thought so! You haven't been your cheerful self lately so I knew that something was up!" Dawn blushed slightly. Was she really not being herself?
"I'll send Staravia to help you find Paul!" Ash said cheerily, obviously glad that Dawn was back to normal. Dawn nodded, thanking her friends for helping her out. Staravia flew off, searching for Paul. When it returned, Ash thanked it and told Dawn.
"It turns out that he's not far from here!" Ash said cheerily, "Staravia will guide you, so don't worry!"
"Be sure to be back by lunch!" Brock said, smiling.
Dawn nodded. "Thanks for helping me guys, and don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible!" She thanked her friends once more, and ran off, unaware of the danger looming deep in the forest.
Dawn continued to run, following Staravia. 'Please! Still be there, Paul!' Dawn thought, she was so caught up on her thoughts, that she did not notice the shadow hiding behind the bush, ready to attack her.
Suddenly, when she least expected it, the shadow emerged from the bush, rushing for her! Dawn's eyes widened, but she remained calm. She held Piplup's Pokeball.
"Piplup, Staravia, attack," Dawn ordered.
The two Pokemon nodded, they prepared their attacks, but they were hit hard by a powerful claw. Defenseless, Dawn reached for another Pokeball, but the shadow was faster, and grabbed her throat with its muscular claws, pinning her to a tree. Dawn gripped her attacker's massive claws, struggling to break free and dropping the Pokeball held in her hand. Dawn closed her eyes in pain as she was slammed hard to a tree.
"Ugh…" Dawn groaned as she was lifted from the ground by her attacker, trying to pry its iron grasp and her legs flailing, desperate to break free. She was able to see it more clearly now that it wasn't moving so fast. It was a tough looking purple Pokemon that almost resembled a scorpion. It glared at her with deadly, cold eyes. Dawn whimpered, trying to pry its death grip. It had two strong claws and powerful looking jaws. Dawn groaned as both of its claws wrapped around her throat tightly.
"A…Drapion? Then that means…" Dawn choked weakly, realizing who her attacker was. Then two more Pokemon emerged, a person was riding on one. It was an Ariados and a Salamence. An older woman with blue eyes and silver hair rode on the Salamence. Dawn's eyes widened in horror. "It…can't be…Hunter…J?"
Hunter J simply stared at Dawn calmly. She narrowed her eyes, and snapped her fingers. This made Drapion intensify its hold. Dawn closed her eyes weakly and clenched her teeth in pain as Drapion's claw encased her poor neck. She groaned once more from the intensity applied on her poor, slender throat. She tried to reach for a Pokeball, but Drapion noticed and slammed her to the tree hard. Dawn choked and coughed violently as she was slammed hard to the tree, her body growing weak and searing with pain.
"Can't… breathe!" Dawn choked weakly. Her head turned toward her two Pokemon, an eye opened weakly. "Piplup, Staravia, go get help! Don't worry about me, I'll be fine!"
The two Pokemon stood up shaking off their injuries. They had to save her, no matter what she wanted! Staravia charged with a Brave Bird and Piplup used its Bubblebeam attack.
"Salamence, Hyper Beam!" Hunter J ordered calmly. The powerful Dragon Pokemon hit Piplup's attack and Staravia hard with a yellowish beam. Staravia collided into Piplup and the two Pokemon were slammed hard to a tree Ariados then took this chance bind them to a tree with its String Shot. The two Pokemon struggled to break free, but Salamence's Hyper Beam had damaged them too much. Dawn whimpered with helplessness, her desperate kicks ineffective against the powerful Drapion. Her situation was completely…hopeless. J's Drapion was just too strong and there was no one around to help her. She felt completely useless as her eyes began to droop with weakness. She began to lose consciousness as Drapion intensified its grip on her.
"Somebody, anybody!" She pleaded softly and weakly, "Help!" At her final, desperate cry for help, she passed out, her arms falling limply by her sides and her legs no longer thrashing.
Back with Ash and Brock
Ash and Brock were becoming extremely worried. Several hours have passed and Dawn still didn't return!
"Dawn has been gone for a long time! Even though she loves Paul a lot, she's responsible enough to know that we have lunch by now!" Ash said worriedly, "What if something happened to her?"
"I don't know," Brock said, a bit calmer. "I think we should go look for her!"
Ash nodded. "Yeah, I think so too!" The two ran off to see what had happened to her. They later found Piplup and Staravia still tied to a tree. Ash and Brock helped them out. Then Piplup explained everything that happened.
"Pip! Piplup! Pip!" Piplup said, waving its flippers frantically, holding a note that was tucked in an envelope in its flippers. Ash took the note and his eyes widened. A picture of Dawn unconscious and held captive by Drapion's claws was taped to the envelope. The picture made his blood boil.
Dear friends of the little blue-haired brat:
I have your little blue-haired friend. If you want to see her again, meet me at the location in the back of this note. In exchange for your Pikachu, I will give back your friend. You must also promise to never interfere with my plans again! I am only giving you one hour. If you're even one second late, well, let's just say that she will be the perfect present to one of my clients!
Great doing business with you,
J
Ash turned the back of the letter. It told the location where Dawn was. He gritted his teeth and clenched the note tightly. The thought of J smirking at Dawn's bound and struggling form made his blood boil. The thought of what J was currently doing with her and Dawn slaving away for one of J's clients made his blood boil even more. He then turned to Brock.
"Brock!" Ash said, his face filled with panic and his eyes flashing with rage. He showed Brock the letter and the picture. Ash explained what was in the letter. "Dawn was kidnapped and is taken hostage by Hunter J! She wants to make a deal with us! She said that in exchange for Pikachu and if we promised to never interfere with her plans again, she would release Dawn. But if we're even one second late, she'll be in terrible danger! J's only giving us one hour! What do we do?"
Brock narrowed his eyes (Er, that is, if they can get any narrower than they already are XDXDXDXD). "First of all, we need a plan, going there without a plan would be suicide! Who knows what that Drapion can do to her?!"
So, the two took some time to think of a plan. Once they agreed with one, Ash returned Staravia and Piplup into their balls. Luckily, Dawn managed to leave a few of her Pokeballs behind. Ash tucked them into his backpack. They then ran to the location Hunter J wanted them to go to. The cloaked figure from Dawn's Pokemon contest watched from afar, even though his face was covered by his hood, it was easy to tell that he was worried.
"I hope Dawn will be okay!" The mysterious person said worriedly. Then an Infernape emerged from its ball, growling lowly with its fists clenched. It looked ready to battle. The cloaked young man smiled and patted Infernape on the shoulder.
"Calm down, Infernape! This isn't our problem to deal with and we shouldn't get involved, even if the one in trouble is Dawn! I'm sorry, I want to help them out as much as you do, but all we can do is watch, for now. If we try to interfere even a little bit, Dawn could get seriously hurt! You know that, don't you Infernape? Don't worry, if she tries any form of deception, we'll be there!" He said reassuringly. He glanced at his Pokemon, waiting for her approval.
Infernape simply snorted, and returned to its ball. It understood how its master felt. The cloaked young man smiled and then followed Ash and Brock secretly. Even if he couldn't interfere, if anything happened, he would be there.
DUN DUN DUN!! What'll happen to Dawn. Uh oh, I sense trouble!
Paul: Of course you sense trouble, you're the author!
Me: Oh, yeah, you have a point there!
Paul: -rolls eyes- Idiot…
Me: Yeah, I'm an idiot! Well you wanna know what? I'M PROUD OF IT! SO YEAH, I'M PROUD AND I'M AND IDIOT. THAT MAKES ME A PROUD IDIOT XDXDXDXDXD
Paul: Pathetic…
Me: -ignores- Ok, anyways guys, please review. If you don't, I'll go Brawl on this guy… (Yes I'm a huge Brawl fanatic XDXDXDXD) –Suddenly gets a Nintendo Wii with Brawl in it. All Pokemon characters come out and prepare their Final Smashes-
Paul: Oh shit…
Me: Meheheheheheheheh…..
Jkjk, -Paul sighs in relief- but reviews are appreciated as usual.
Oh yeah, and I used Hunter J as the main villain because Team Rocket is too stupid, and I didn't want to write the stupid motto again. Besides, J's more dangerous than those buffoons'll ever be XDXDXDXD. And besides, Team Rocket is mainly for comedy relief if you ask me. They would never do anything like KILL a person. But J would (probably, most likely… I mean c'mon, she tried to crush Ash to death with her Drapion and sent him falling from, who knows how high! If you didn't watch that one Riolu episode… then… yeah…I just spoiled it for you XDXDXD) so I thought she would be the best villain for this story! And I know, I didn't use her petrifier thingy. I just didn't feel like using it in this story XDXDXD.
Anyways, until next chapter! Please review!! .
Honou