Chapter 4
I jumped out of my skin in hopes for finding the pokemon that I love more than anything in this world. Max's kindness made me feel safer than ever before. If it weren't for him here, my insanity would have made my brain shatter into a trillion pieces. I know Gyarados did all he could do- leave a trail with water. The water is quickly absorbed into the soil, and with the sun shining as bright as it is, the water will dry swiftly.
Max held my hand and lead me further down the trail. Surprisingly, not a word was said at first. We ran with all our might. Surprisingly, this trail was clean. There wasn't anything to look at (except the trees, of course) or trip over. Well, that was true until I tripped over a stone.
"YOW!" I exclaimed. "Misty! Are you okay?" Max asked with concern. "I- I think so," I replied. I rubbed my hand on my forehead to clear the sweat off, but there wasn't any sweat on my forehead. There was blood. The friction between the ground and my face must've torn some skin. "Looks pretty mad," Max spoke. "I don't care. We have important things to do now!" I said. I honestly couldn't possibly care any less about my health than I did at that moment. All I cared about was my pokemon's safety.
We continued sprinting down the trail. The water seemed never ending. It went on, and on, and on, and on. I could feel my heart beating faster as time went by, and I definitely felt nauseous. "Max, I'm at my breaking point." I burst into tears. Max didn't utter a single word. Instead, he picked me up and started running again. Max was strong. He looked muscular, but I didn't know he could sprint this fast while holding a person.
Very suddenly, Max came to a halt. There was a mysterious silence for about ten seconds. "Max? What's wrong?" I asked. "SHH!" he firmly said. I listened to him and did not bother to say anything else. I wondered why he shooshed me, though. All I had to do was listen to hear the voices of the evil Team Rocket.
"Won't be long now, Magikarp! Soon you'll all be as powerful as that Gyarados we're cloning!"
"James, should we evolve them now with our new-and-improved Team Rocket instant evolution stone?"
"I love the way you think, Jesse."
"MAGIKARP ONE, you are our lab rat. Feel honored! You're the first pokemon in the world to be instantly evolved with Team Rocket's invention.
I couldn't contain myself. I jumped out of Max's arms and I ran over to the camp. "OKAY YOU IDIOTS! YOU WILL LOSE!"