Furthermore

by Lunnaire

Topaz and her friends are recaptured by the Masked Man. When they manage to escape via a time machine, they find themselves back in the past in what seems to be their proper time. But the Masked Man has followed them into the past. And he wants to speed things up. They will have to stop him, with the help of their families. Part two of the Forever Trilogy.

6. Ch 5: Harsh Training

FURTHERMORE

~Part Two Of Forever Trilogy~

Chapter 5

Harsh Training

"RISE AND SHINE KIDDIES!"

I nearly fell off the bed. I jerked upright in a sitting position right as Rubin banged his head on the headboard. What the...? A man in an army uniform was in our room, standing at the end of the bed. He had a gun holster, along with a whip. His brown hair was cropped in a buzz cut. I blinked, trying to process what was going on.

"The name's Lieutenant Brown! I'm your personal trainer! Did you kiddies have fun last night?"

Okay, if I had been feeling normal, I probably would have punched him or something. But I wasn't feeling super duper. "You're sick," I spat out instead, disgusted.

He chortled. "Now get your lazy asses out of bed! We have work to do!"

And so we got up. We got out bags. Then we left with Brown. I was dreading whatever was going to happen. We were lead to a room that turned out to be like a gym of sorts. Everyone was there - Jade, Plato, Gold, Sapph, Am, Viola, and even Diamonda. They were all in an uproar. Synis, Karen, and Grey were also all there. The yelling was deafening.

"ENOUGH!" A gun went off.

Everyone froze.

"That's much better," said Synis. "Thank you, Brown. Ah, Topaz, Rubin. You've finally decided to join us, eh?"

We were shoved at the others. We were all dressed the same way: white tank tops, blue jeans shorts. Rubin and Sapph hugged. They're twins, after all. Jade eyed my hair, looking startled, but said nothing. I was relieved that they were alright.

"Now that everyone is here, we may proceed," said Synis. "Grey, return to them their Pokemon."

I got back Raiden's Poke Ball, Demeter's Poke Ball, Zeus's Ultra Ball, and Neptune's Great Ball. They just handed back our Pokemon. I was so confused. What was going on? None of this made sense.

"Now you will go into your old pairs," said Synis. "The rest of you - Gold and Viola. Am and Diamonda. Now get to training."

Rubin and I were forced to 'train' with Brown. It was more like a drill in the army. Our teams had to participate, too. Neptune had to use Splash just to move. Demeter and Sir were the slowest. We had to run five freaking miles without stopping. Then we had to do push ups and crunches. It was insane!

When we were done for the say, we were sent back to our room. They finally fed us. It wasn't the best food, but it was better than nothing. We were so exhausted, we collapsed on the bed, falling fast asleep.

...

This routine went on for days. We all lost weight, whether that was good or bad for us. I knew it wasn't good for Diamonda or me. I was already little as is. I had no idea what the whole point was, anyway. How would this make us better trainers? But we had to do what they told us. Or they would kill one of our Pokemon. We knew they were serious.

But today, something was off. All the officials were tense. They were grumpier than usual. They were crueler to us, which was saying something. Currently, I was running with Rubin and our Pokemon. Sweat was making my bangs stick to my forehead. My legs felt like lead. I tripped; as I fell, I felt an odd sense of déjà vu. I skinned my knees.

"Topaz!" exclaimed Rubin, halting. The Pokemon skidded to a halt. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," I grunted, pushing myself up. "Just a scratch, that's all."

When I got to my feet, I heard the crack of a whip. "Get your lazy ass moving, girl!"

It was Diamonda. She was struggling. And the supervisor was mad. I scowled. I couldn't let this happen. Diamonda wasn't in the condition to keep up with us! I couldn't let her suffer. Enough was enough already. We weren't little kids anymore. It was time to rebel.

"Raiden, zap him with Thunderbolt."

The bolt of lightning electrocuted our supervisor, who collapsed in a heap.

"Topaz! What did you do?" shrieked Rubin.

I returned everyone to their Poke Balls, except for Raiden. "We're getting out of here."

"What?"

"We're escaping!" I snapped. "Come on! We need to get the others and go!"

He stared at me for a couple of seconds. Then my words must have sunk in because he grabbed my hand and tore across the field. Raiden and Lady ran after us. It took only a couple of seconds to tell the others what was going on. But Sapph had a very good question.

"How are we gonna get out of here?"

"Uh..." I had no answer.

"The time machine," said Am. "That's our only chance."

"That's still pretty risky," said Viola, frowning.

"We have no other options," said Am.

And so that was what we did. But we had no idea where the time machine was kept. So we stalked through the building, cautiously. Raiden zapped anyone we bumped into with Thunderbolt before they could do anything. If we were caught, it was over.

"Hey, this door's locked!" said Gold.

Sapph picked the lock. Don't ask how. We opened the door. Inside the fairly large room was a circular portal. There was an control panel. The strange machine was running. And hooked up to the machine...was the legendary Time Travel Pokemon, Celebi.

Celebi looked like it was in great pain. I rushed over to the cage, trying to read its thoughts. It was impossible. Nothing made sense. Its memories were all jumbled up, locked away. I felt helpless.

"Poor Celebi," whispered Jade. "Can we free it?"

"I wish," I sighed. "But it powers the time machine. And we have to use the time machine to escape."

"Uh, guys," said Rubin. "Somebody's coming!"

"Let's go," said Am.

He stepped through the portal, followed by Diamonda. Then Plato, Jade, and Viola went through, followed by Gold and Sapph. I glanced at Rubin. He nodded.

"Let's go," I said, taking his hand.

"STOP RIGHT THERE!"

With Raiden perched on my shoulder and Lady right behind us, we stepped through the portal of the time machine. We did not look back.

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Sorry for the late update! Anyways, we're finally getting to the good stuff!

Eh ^.^' I totally forgot about the OCs! xD So they will be appearing in the Pokemon academy that the gang eventually go to at one point in the story. Sorry about that!

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Topaz ~ 16 years ~ daughter of Red and Yellow ~ Raiden (Pikachu), Demeter (Bulbasaur), Zeus (Aerodactyl) & Neptune (Magikarp)

Viola ~ 16 years ~ descendant of Bugsy ~ Veno (Venonat), Cat (Caterpie) & Stinger (Weedle)

Rubin ~ 16 years ~ son of Ruby and Sapphire ~ Lady (Poochyena), Sir (Mudkip), Serenity (Swablu) & Beauty (Feebas)

Plato ~ 16 years ~ son of Pearl and Platina ~ Tempo (Buizel), Charro (Chimchar) & Ray (Shinx)

Jade ~ 15 years ~ daughter of Silver and Green ~ Pinkie (Jigglypuff), Beryl (Chikorita) & Brownie (Sentret)

Gold Jr. ~ 16 years ~ son of Gold and Crystal ~ Phano (Donphan), Exploso (Quilava) & Aibo (Aipom)

Sapph ~ 16 years ~ daughter of Ruby and Sapphire ~ Skari (Skarmory), Tori (Combusken) & Tropi (Tropius)

Diamonda ~ 17 years ~ descendant of Pearl and Platina ~ Frosty (Glaceon) & Prince (Piplup)

Amethyst ~ 18 years ~ son of Gold and Crystal ~ Twitch (Snorunt), Luna (Umbreon), Hindsight (Xatu), Marley (Lucario), Hearth (Magmar) & Hope (Gyarados)