Chapter IV : Route 44

October 15, 2116

11:39 am

Route 43, Johto region

Rocket Campsite

"Okay, so you're telling me, that I was out for two whole months?!" Aye said swinging around his hands with the bandage still on his paw and disbelief in his voice. Eying Creed sitting on a bunk bed, left hand kneading his head gently from the stress of having to explain everything that had happened for the pass two months, with Sky on the upper part of the bed, her feet hanging down.

"Yes, I am..." Creed said annoyed by how many times Aye had asked this question.

"Holy crap..." He said as he sat on a box beside the ladders on the bed.

"We were really worried about you, Seth said you were very sick." Aye's eyes suddenly grew wide from what Sky had said.

"Seth?" He said as he remembered the syringe that Seth had plunged into him. Eyes grew wide as he exclaimed.

"Where the fuck is that bastard!?" Jumping off the box and going back to a standing position with his left fists in front of him clenched tightly.

"He was shipped to the base at Ecruteak city with the rest of the scientist." Creed replied flatly as he stood up from the bunk bed.

"Why? Did he do something wrong?" Sky asked Aye innocently tilting her head a little to the right, ears slightly bent to her side.

"That's the point! I don't know what the hell he did to me to make me unconscious for two fucking months!" He said as he turned his back from the two Chu's with confusion written on their faces, anger filled him as he looked down at his balled up fists.

( Whatever he did, he's got a lot of explaining to do! )

"Hey you three! Petrel wants to talk to you!"

A Rocket Grunt said seeping his head through their room, taking Aye 's mind off that matter. Creed walked over to Aye's side as Sky jumped off her bed landing just behind them.

"You called for us, Petrel?" Creed asked, seriousness could be traced from his voice, looking up to the Rocket executive with light blue hair and eyes that seems to to be naturally droopy.

"Yes, I'm assigning you three to go and clear the path to Blackthorn city along with the rest of the Grunts." Petrel said pointing down on the map laid across the ground with little red tent figurines on them. Pointing on the route before Blackthorn city with a baton, the three Chus focused on the route;

it was Route 44

Using his quick attack he rushed to a man wearing camo clothing, but in a darker shade of green and black. Hard helmets with built in communication devices could be seen. He wore black boots and leather gloves to match his uniform, and a bullet-proof vest over his torso. The man felt like he was hard at the stomach by a wrecking ball as Aye landed his hit. Aye could see the Blackthorn city soldier, who is now lying dead behind him.

"Hmph." He shrugged at the soldier's lifeless body as its blood came rushing down out of the soldiers mouth like a waterfall. Getting down on all fours, he rapidly approached another soldier with a fierce iron tail charging behind him. With a jump, he could see the fabric rupture as his tail made contact with the soldier, warm liquid of red dotted his fur and the dried up grass underneath him.

Creed passed Aye, catching a glimpse of his speckled fur and the soldier who fell on his back crying in pain as it was silenced by another blow from Aye. Turning his attention back to what was in front of him, he could see a Blackthorn city- branded tank headed their way. He used his agility to get close to the tank drawing near them, avoiding to much attention from the other Grunts and soldiers. His hand starting to produce sparks and forming a yellow sphere around his right paw. Zipping pass the battle field he thrust his fist toward the tank as he yelled.

"Thunder punch!"

Only a huge crater could be seen from where the tank stood.

Too focused on her target, Sky leaped over the crater overlooking Creed within it. She bolt tackled a machamp, sending it flying only to be stopped by a tree, snapping it in half as he was plunged into it. Sky got back up, standing on her hind legs as she walked towards the unmoving machamp, seeing it, still breathing.

Only a foot away from the machamp, her ear twitched hearing a rustling sound from behind. She turned to the direction of where it was coming from, only to be met by a small purple blur smacking her at the face. The impact of the hit sent Sky crashing into a tree, but the force was too much that it sent her crashing into another one right behind the first. Blood ran down her maimed back as she tried to get back up on her hind legs. Chunks of wood were imbedded on her back and tiny splinters could be seen around it. Standing on her hind legs, she could see a ratata with a scar from its eyebrow down its eye, it had bandages wrapped around each ankle. Before she could get down on all fours, she saw the ratata dash right in front of her eyes. The ratata used iron tail before she could react. She crashed into a mountain side leaving a gouge before she fell down with a ' thud ' on the ground.

Lying on flat on her belly, she could hear the ratata walking towards her sore body. She growled as she tried to force herself up, but was held back down with the ratata's front paw pushing down on her maimed back.

"Arrg!" She cried as the ratata pressed harder on her wound.

"A pikachu with a pretty face... Such a waste..." The ratata stated with a very deep voice, readying its tail once more.

"Well... Good bye..."

- END OF CHAPTER IV -