Chapter 7-Infiltrating The Tower!
Ash's POV:
As Serena and I walk down Autumnal Avenue, we exchange playful banter with each other. Serena and I are suprised when we get to the tower. There is a large crowd, and they all seem to be whispering about someone named Clemont. "Here, Ash," Serena says. "Let's try to get a closer look." As we try to get closer, we hear a voice booming over a loudspeaker.
"I'm Clemont, and the future is now, thanks to science! Clemontic Gear, on! I call it the Voice Amplifier So People Can Hear Me Machine! It amplifies my voice and plays it through this speaker so that the whole crowd can hear me! Anyways, without further ado, I present the new and improved... Prism Tower!" As he says this, he presses a big red button. Prism Tower then lights up in brilliant shades of yellow, white, and orange, dazzling the crowd.
Serena's POV:
As the crowd dissapates, Ash and I walk into the tower. We arrive in a dark green room with a cyndrylical elevator in the center. "I thought this would be romatic..." Ash mumbles. I hear a loud clanging noise and clutch Ash's arm in fear. "Relax," he says."It's probably just... the wind..." Although it's dark, we keep walking until we hear a deep and metallic voice.
"Stop Intruders. If you do not leave the premises, you will be removed. Thank you for visiting Prism Tower." The floor starts to flash bright yellow and a loud buzzing can be heard. Ash grabs my arm and starts to pull me away from the elevator.
He screams, "Serena! We need to go, now! It's going to electrocute us!" As he says this, I start to feel small sparks zapping at my feet. Me, Ash, Pikachu, and Fennekin all run away from the tower, but I trip as the floor starts glowing white and I am facedown in the doorway. Ash pulls me off the ground and into a warm embrace. "Serena, I'm so glad your okay. I... I don't know what I would have done if you were hurt in there..." Ash says with tears form in his eyes. "I... wouldn't have been able to live with myself..." I pull him in and give him a peck on the cheek, making us both blush.
"Well, I'm okay. All because of you. How about we just leave for Cyllage city today, and get away from this lousy tower. Who programmed it, anyways?"
"That, my friends, would be me," says a voice from behind Ash and I. "I'm Clemont, and I'm so sorry about what happened. You see... I created this robot called Clembot. He was perfect. I was about to go on a journey with Bonnie, until Clembot malfunctioned. I thought that turning him off and on, along with the tower, would help. Apparently, it made him use dance floors to electrocute people. Do you guys think that you could help us take back the tower?" I sigh as I see Ash's look of determination. Darn, it's cute, but I know exactly what is about to happen.
"Of course we'll help! Right, Serena?"
"Of course!" I say, although I am reluctant to return to the place that almost killed me.
"Okay. So here's the plan," Clemont starts. "There's a maitinence hatch on the east side of the tower. Once I open it with my key, we'll climb in and go through the ventilation system. If any part of Clembot's original programming is left over, he should be in the battle arena on the fourty second floor."
"What if he isn't?" Ash asks in a skeptical tone.
"Well... then, we have a serious problem."
Clemont pulls a large keyring from his backpack and starts to fiddle with the many keys, until he finds one engraved with the gym symbol. "Bonnie, you stay here," he says as he puts it into a keyhole on the side of the tower, opening a small hatch. This hatch led to a ventilation system, which was barely big enough to fit all of us. As we crawl into the vents, Clemont guides us until we stop in a larger part of the tube. It's very cold, and we can barely hear Clemont over the roar of the wind. "I know this sounds crazy," he says. "But we're going to have to jump over that fan. The wind will push us straight up the shaft, and right over the battle arena."
"Are you out of you mind?" I yell, as he jumps over the fan. Sure enough, the wind blows him up the shaft and out of sight. "Serena, we have to do this. Together." Ash says. He sounds calm, but I can tell from how much his hand is shaking that he is scared. "On the count of three. One... Two... Three!" As we jump, I feel the wind howling past me, and hear Ash laughing. I close my eyes and scream, landing with a thud.
Ash's POV:
"Serena, you can open your eyes now. We made it." I say as I help Serena to stand. She yelps in pain, falling over. Just before she falls back down to the fan, I catch her.
"Ash... I think my leg is broken. I must have landed on it..." she says, wincing in pain. "I have an idea..." I say, pulling a handkerchief out of my backpack.
"This is familiar, huh?" I say. We then both laugh a little. "It'll be okay, Serena. I'll get you to a Pokemon Center right now. Nurse Joy should be able to help. Clemont, can you go on without us?" I ask.
"Well... yes. If I don't call the Pokemon center by tomorrow, you'll ned to come and rescue me. Okay?" He asks in a nervous tone.
"Okay. C'mon, Serena, lets get out of here." I then pick up Serena and jump down towards the fan. The weight from both of us is just enough so that we can slowly float down the shaft and into the ventilation tube.
As we exit the tube, we are suprised to find that it is almost sunset. I carry Serena to the Pokemon Center near Magenta Plaza. By the time we get there, Serena has fallen asleep. I place her on a chair in the corner of the room and walk up to the counter. "Hello Nurse Joy. Are you able to treat humans, or should I find a hospital?" I whisper, pointing at Serena.
"It depends... What seems to be the problem?" Joy responds.
"We think that she might have broken her leg. Can you help?"
"Sure, but I will need to X-Ray it, first." She responds in her quiet, yet somewhat cheerful voice.
"Okay. Let's go," I say, walking towards the room.
She starts to respond, "Well... you can't exactly... go into the X-Ray room unless you are injured. If you don't need to be exposed to the rays, you shouldn't be."
"What? But... I don't want to leave her..." I respond sadly.
"You'll still be able to keep an eye on her... you'll just have to be looking through the window, like me."
"Fine..." I grumble, carrying Serena to the X-Ray table. I walk behind the window with Nurse Joy as the machine roars to life.
"Ah... It appears that the bone isn't broken. She must have just sprained her ankle. She'll have to use crutches for a few weeks, but she will be fine." Said Nurse Joy, relieved.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy." I say, gratefully. After hours of waiting by her side, I look over to see Serena's eyes flutter open. "Serena!" I exclaim, running into the X-Ray room. I hug her and say, "Nurse Joy said you'll be fine if you use crutches for a little bit!"
"That's great Ash, but there's something really important that we forgot. What time is it?" She asks desperately.
"It's about six in the morning, why?" She gasps and replies, "Clemont."
Okay, the ending kind of sucks. But I'll probably be posting more, and maybe longer chapters soon! Only three more weeks of school for me... so yeah. More fanfiction!
