Hey, guys, next chapter here. Once again, it is short, but the further we delve into the story, the longer each chapter will get.
Enjoy!
Chapter 3
Finally, the day had arrived. Today would be my first mission for Team Rocket, and it was quite a simple one. All I had to do was steal a Pokémon Egg from a simple collector and I would be on my way.
I was excited, and I was also nervous, but that failed in comparison to the relief I felt at finally being able to repay my debt to Giovanni. This agreement wasn't a one-way street; he wasn't there only to help me learn, I had to do things for him as well.
But the mission was also two fold. While Giovanni thought I was helping him, I was also doing this for myself. Inside the confines of Team Rocket I was restricted to the information of the outside world. Even the grunts, scientists, and officers I was constantly with, held little to no information inside their minds. It was as if Team Rocket didn't want me to know anything about the constant affairs of this planet, but now was my time to find the truth.
Arriving outside the grounds of a large mansion, my 'handler', George, stood silently. "About time you arrived," he croaked, crossing his arms disapprovingly. "What did you do? Take the scenic route?"
"Why yes," I abruptly replied. "The olive trees are lovely this time of year." Sarcasm, a thing I had learned from him. Over the past three weeks he became one of the only people I could talk to. He was there everywhere I went, clearly keeping tabs on me under the position of 'handler'; a word I felt undermined my abilities. I didn't need to be handled, what kind of stupid idea was that?
"Well, whatever," his scruffy, older, voice was laced with venom; clearly, he did not like me. "Now that you're here, we can get on with this mission."
"That is why I'm here," I added, clearly annoying him. "So, how do you want to do this?"
"Firstly, we don't need you," he quickly replied. "Secondly, I don't care how powerful you are, while we're on mission, you will show me respect as your superior. And finally, you're only here because Giovanni wants to see how you'll go in the field. I didn't want you here, and I still don't, but while we're both stuck in this predicament, you'll shut up and do as you're told."
"Yes, sir." I mock saluted, bringing my three knobbed hand to my head in a half-hearted way.
"Now, as far as we can tell, only the collector and his wife are currently home, so stealing the Pokémon Egg won't be a problem," he directed the rest of the team, pulling out a schematic of the building. "If we're correct, the egg is located in the far west wing of the building. Team one will enter through…"
Enough of this. All this planning wouldn't work, they simply were taking too long. So, using my abilities, I teleported. "Hey, wait!" George screamed. Too late; I was gone.
The inside of the mansion was exquisite. The walls were decorated with artwork, ancient statues, and gold lace that would even bring a tear to Giovanni's eyes. But to me it was nothing more than trash. Gold, silver, money, none of it mattered to me.
Wandering down the hall, past all the decorations, I failed to find the Pokémon Egg. Clearly, George and his team had gotten it wrong, which didn't surprise me.
Hearing the voices of the collector and his wife, I made my way further into the mansion. Finding them in one of the larger rooms, I listened to them through the open door, only to learn that what I sought was with them.
"Why do you insist on looking after that thing?" the wife asked, her auburn hair hanging just past her shoulders.
"I already told you," the collector replied. "He said it was rare!"
"Oh, yes!" the wife exclaimed, raising her hands for dramatic effect. "A promise with an old fool from a faraway land that probably doesn't even exist! How do you even know that egg is special?"
"I…" The collector sighed. "I just do. He knew who I was. He begged me to take the egg, he stressed how important it was. I made a promise, and I intent to keep it!"
"Fine, but if that thing turns out to be nothing more than a Magikarp then you'll be sleeping on the couch."
Quickly teleporting out of the corridor, I peered around a corner as the wife made her exit. She was old, possibly in her sixties, and the scowl on her face showed her disapproval. It didn't matter to me though, I only had one objective, and I would complete it.
Raising my three pronged hand, I knocked out the woman, watching her body fall limp on the velvet floor with a thud.
"Jean?" the collector question, rushing to find where the sound came from. "Jean?" he questioned again, this time more desperately as he found his wife on the ground. He shook her, hoping to wake her, but it wouldn't work, I had ensured it.
Looking around, his eyes fell on me for only a second as I used my abilities to knock him out, his body falling on top of his wife's.
Stepping past them, I made my way into the room. There it was, the objective; a small Pokémon egg with red and blue triangles over it. Using my hands, I raised the egg from its incubator.
Studying it, I found it quite surprising as the triangles on the egg lit up with each touch, but couldn't figure out why. The Token holders, the Guardians of the Arceus.
Ugh, that voice, it sounded familiar. I let go of the egg in a moment of intense pain, my hands reaching for my head as the egg fell to the ground, somehow remaining unharmed.
Flashes, images, appeared in my mind. They were of the past, but not my past, someone… Something else's. I stumbled as the images came faster and faster, each an image of a Pokémon, a mountain range, a forest, a lake, anything… everything.
"Stop!" I screamed, only to be met with more images. If one shall fall, another shall take its place. "Stop!" I tried again.
The pain… it was unbearable… The voice… it wouldn't stop. The cycle is never ending. The cycle will continue, until the day Arcues d-
"STOP!" I finally cracked, unleashing a powerful wave of energy, shattering the house around me. I felt like breathing, but I had lost control of myself. Suddenly, I felt my body lift off the ground as I flew away, far away, as far away as I could from that place… that egg.
I wonder if you guys know which egg it is, but I'll let you guys figure it out. Anyway, I've given my self a strict timeframe to write this story as I plan to have this and the Kanto Arc completed by the end of the year.
Until Next Time, AshleyH30 Out!
