Chapter 7
The news of a break out broke out over the canteen. When I told my table, they got excited. They told the other groups and soon I was crowded by every Pokémon in the canteen.
"Listen up carefully." I said. "It's happening tonight, around twelve and one. Once you're out of your cells, meet up here. We're stronger in numbers. By now you should know the way to the canteen. If any of you are near Vulpix, try and get her to follow you. We're not leaving here without her. Once we're all together, we will push our way through any resistance and towards the main door. We will follow a Mienshao. She knows the way. Once we're out, we'll find a way to get rid of these pesky pain chips."
Every Pokémon nodded with agreement.
"Remember, stick together." I said. "You can't do this by yourself."
It was very painful waiting for the time to come, but I managed. I heard my cell door click and Mienshao opened it slowly. The time had come.
I got up quickly and followed behind her. She led me into the canteen.
"This is the vent we're going to use?" I asked.
She nodded as she opened the vent.
"Ladies first." I said, she nodded and entered the vent. I followed in behind her. The vent was spacious and I could of have easily lie sideways. I follow behind Mienshao. Whose behind was waving in front of me, I could see her slit and I stared at it while we were crawling. I picked up the pace a bit and stuck out my tongue and gave it a lick.
She let out a yelp and turned her head and looked at me angrily.
"Sorry." I said. "I couldn't help myself."
She nodded and continued down the vent. I followed behind her, trying to keep my eyes off her slit. I looked around the vent, there were many exits and I couldn't keep track of where we were. Suddenly Mienshao stopped and I bumped into her behind.
I shook my head and looked forward. In front of her was a grate. She pointed at it.
"That's their room?" I asked.
She nodded.
"Awesome, let's do this."
She nodded and slammed her fist down onto the grate, it bent and she punched it again until it broke and slammed hard onto the floor. She jumped down and landed safely on the floor. I twisted my body around so I landed feet first. I inched my way out and I dropped onto the carpet.
I looked around the room. Contained in there was a desk, a computer and two sofas, there was also a table with a chemistry items on top. I walked to the computer and turned it on.
It rumbled lightly and the screen turned on. I sat down in the office chair which was located nearby and started to search the computer.
"Let's see what's on here." I said.
I opened a file labeled, 'Security feed.'
Several tabs showed up. All displaying a room. One showed the garden, another one showed a dark room, another one showed a pool, one room had a queen size bed inside.
"So this is how they watch me…" I said as I closed the tabs.
I searched some more and found a file called 'Pain Chip Control.'
"Well, this should be interesting." I said as I opened the file.
A list showed up with every Pokémon's name in this place. My name was on the list too. Beside the names was a tab that said, activated.
I clicked on my name and changed mine to deactivated. I heard a slight hissing sound on the back of my neck. I changed every Pokémon's to deactivated.
"That should make things much easy." I said.
I searched some more and found a file called 'Electronic Cell Control.'
"Bingo!" I said as I opened the file. With a single click, I opened every cell. Then I heard an alarm go off.
"Shit!" I yelled. I turned to Mienshao. "You got to help the others. I'll stay here for a bit and I'll meet up with you at the canteen, okay?"
She nodded and ran out the room. I got up and felt something soft touch my foot. I looked down. It was my bag!
I smiled as I picked it up and placed it on my back. I was about to rush off to go to the canteen when I remember something. Vulpix! I turned back and stared at the chemistry table. On it were two needles. One was filled with orange liquid; the other was filled with green liquid. I remembered back to the day of the injection, the drug was orange. I picked up the green needle.
"This must be the antidote." I thought as I gripped it in my hand. I ran to the door and I was about to open it when it slammed opened and I was thrown back. I lost my grip on the needle and it flew off somewhere.
I groaned and rubbed my head.
"I should of known!" a male voice shouted.
I looked up and saw Liam.
"You're the one who released them!" he yelled at me.
I decided to be a smartass. "You caught me red handed." I smirked as I climbed to my feet.
"I should of have killed you when you were first brought down here. But Grace insisted to have you be a test subject. Well, doesn't matter now. I'll just kill you here."
He swung his fist at me and I ducked out of the way. I hoped over the desk, knocking over the microphone that was on it. He climbed after me.
"Stay still!" he growled as he lunged at me. I moved quickly as he smashed himself against a sofa.
He moved quickly off and I wasn't prepared. He swung at me and it connected with my head, I toppled back and fell backwards onto the chemistry table. I heard glass breaking and the table creaked.
I groaned as I tried to get up. Liam lunged at me and gripped my neck and began to squeeze.
I gasped for air as he squeezed tighter.
"Give up and just die!" he shouted as his grip tightened.
I felt myself go light-headed and I tilted my head. The needle with the sex drug was an arm reach away. I inched my arm closer to it. My vision began to fade as I gasped for air. I gripped the needle in my hand and brought it to his neck.
He let out a yell of pain and gripped his neck. I took a quick breath and regained my vision. I got up and smashed my leg against his leg. He let out a yell as he collapsed, holding his leg. I grabbed the needle and started to push the plunger.
"Have a taste of your own medicine!" I yelled as I empty the contents of the needle into his neck. He gasped and knocked me off. He pulled the needle out and gripped his neck as he sprawled onto the ground.
"You motherfucker!" he yelled. "That was designed for Pokémon, not humans!"
"Well, you made a great test subject." I said as I dusted myself off.
"The antidote…where is it?" he gasped as he crawled across the floor. "There it is!" He started to crawl to the green needle.
"Piss off!" I yelled as I jumped on him and snatched the needle off him. "That will be for Vulpix."
I jumped off him and ran to the exit. I felt my ankle get grabbed and I looked down. Liam didn't look to good. His tongue was out and he was drooling over the place.
"That's unpleasant." I said. I shook my foot but he wouldn't let go.
"Let go!" I yelled as I stomped my foot.
"Liam!" a female called. "The slaves are escaping!" Grace rushed into the room and gasped.
"What have you done to him!" she yelled at me.
I didn't have time to answer as Liam got up and pounced at Grace.
She let out a yell as she hit the ground hard. Liam tore up her pants and shirt badly. Looks like he was aroused.
I let out a smile and walked out of the room.
"Have fun you too." I called back.
"Liam, put that back inside your pants!" I heard Grace yelled. "This isn't time for…" I heard her let out a gasp.
I sprinted towards the canteen. Bodies of unconscious Sawks and Throhs laid around the corridors. I burst into the canteen. Everyone was there, including Beartic.
"Good to see you Beartic." I said.
He smiled and nodded at me.
I searched around for Vulpix, who wasn't that hard to find as I found her grinding against Timburr.
"Hold on Timburr." I said as I kneeled down and inserted the needle into Vulpix. Vulpix froze as I injected the antidote into her. For a few seconds she just stood there, doing nothing but blink. She then shook her head and looked around.
"Welcome back, Vulpix." I said with a smile.
She looked confused and looked down at Timburr. He didn't look to happy. She let out a little yelp and backed off him.
"Alright, that's everyone." I said. I felt something tug against my pants and I looked down. It was Mienshao.
"Good to see you." I said. "I just had a bit of a run in with Liam and Grace, but their busy right now…expressing their love to each other."
She nodded and I followed her to the front of the canteen.
"Alright, everyone!" I yelled. "The time has come! Where we will be free!"
Pokémon were cheering and dancing. I saw Plusle and Minun waving electric pom poms around.
"Not if I have anything to say about it." Grace's voice boomed over the speakers. "You little fuckers aren't going anywhere!"
"And what are you going to do about it!" I shouted.
"This!" she said as I heard a few keyboard taps.
"Self-Destruct activated evac immediately. One minute and thirty seconds left!" boomed a robotic voice.
"This will destroy everything, and no one will learn anything about this place!" she yelled into the microphone. She let out a laugh; she then let out a little scream. "Liam, not that hole!" she shouted.
"Shit! Come on everyone!" I yelled as Mienshao and I busted through the double doors.
We rushed down the corridors, with every Pokémon in tow. I panted hard as I began to lose breath after the first couple of corridors.
After a few more corridors, we reached a large corridor.
"One minute and ten seconds left." The robotic voice boomed.
We rushed down the main corridor in a hurry, at the end of the corridor; a large metal door began to close.
"Oh fuck! The door is closing!" I yelled. "Move faster!" We did our best to move faster, but Beartic somehow moved the fastest. He made it to the door and used his strength to hold up the door.
I stopped beside him and beckoned the others to keep moving.
"Keep leading them, Mienshao!" I shouted. She nodded and ducked underneath the door.
"Forty Five Seconds left." Boomed the robotic voice.
"Okay, that's the last one." I said. The door was down low and Beartic was struggling to keep holding it.
"You go, Beartic." I said. "I'll stay." He shook his head.
"But, you have a chance for a better life!" I shouted. He shook his head.
"Are you sure?" I asked. He nodded. I sighed as I took off my bag and slid it under.
"I love you, Beartic…" I said as I crawled underneath the door. "Rest in Peace."
I watched as he dropped the door, the door slammed and a shockwave erupted.
I scooped up my bag and ran towards the exit.
"Thirty Seconds Left!" boomed the robotic voice.
"Keep going, Jack!" I shouted as I sprinted up a ramp. I entered into the warehouse. The maze of shelves were still there and I rushed through them.
"Ten Seconds left!" I heard a muffled robotic voice.
"Shit!" I yelled as I rushed to through the maze.
"Five."
I twisted around a shelf and sprinted down a corridor of shelves.
"Four."
I caught sight of the door and I pushed myself harder, gripping on the shelves as I ran pass them for extra momentum.
"Three."
The door was in full sight now, down a narrow corridor of shelves.
"Two." I sprinted towards the door and busted through it, the cool night air hitting my face.
"One."
I heard an explosion emit behind me.
"Shit…" I said as I felt myself get thrown into the air, I felt the heat of the explosion sweep pass my legs. I let out a yell as I was catapulted through the air and hit the ground hard.
I knocked my head onto the ground hard and blacked out.
I slowly opened my eyes to find myself in a white room, similar to a hospital room. I groaned and rubbed my head. I let out a quick cough and I pushed the covers off the bed I was in. I went to the window and looked out. I saw a large smoke column float above in the distance.
I then remembered that the warehouse exploded. The door behind me banged opened. I turned quickly to see Buizel rush in and pounced onto me.
"Get back here!" a nurse yelled as she entered the room. She looked at me and blushed.
"Oh sorry…" she said. "We just didn't want them to disturb you."
"It's okay." I said as I hugged Buizel.
Dewott and Lilligant popped their heads in and rushed in too. They wrapped their arms around me and hugged me. I felt happiness rush back into my heart.
"What happened?" I asked the nurse.
"Well, we all heard a loud explosion coming from the abandoned warehouse. The police found you collapsed on the ground, surrounded by Pokémon. They quickly brought you here and we patched you up." She told me.
I nodded. "I guess that want me to answer a few questions."
She nodded. "I'll contact the Chief and he'll swing by today."
"Alright." I said as I hugged my Pokémon. She walked out the door. Unfezant and Timburr walked in after her.
"Dewott, Lilligant, Buizel. Can you step out for a moment? I got to speak with Unfezant and Timburr privately." I said.
They left the room and I closed the door.
I kneel down and beside them and pulled them into a hug.
"I'm glad you two are alright." I said with tears began forming in my eyes.
"I'm sorry that I couldn't protect you." I sniffed.
Timburr patted me on the back and I felt Unfezant wing wrap around my back.
I smiled as I continued to hug them.
"I love you two, so much." I said.
The Chief came in half an hour later. I told everything that happened, but I left about the parts about me being a test subject.
"So, that's why Pokémon were missing." He said. "I heard that places like these exist but I thought that they were made up. You should get some rest. You had it rough."
He replaced his cap and was walking out.
"Wait!" I shouted. He turned and looked at me. "What happened to the Pokémon?"
"They are at the Pokémon center, being well looked after."
I smiled at that thought. "Thanks." I said as I placed my head on the soft pillow.
He left and closed the door. I closed my eyes, with happy thoughts in my head, knowing that I was free. Free and alive.