Well, not much to talk about here, (shocking I know, who would of thought?). So instead of dragging on in my author notes which I have a feeling that alot of you skip anyway, (which you shouldn't, I may have important notes in them!), let's get started!
-EVAN AAML
The entire room fell silent. Not even Pikachu and Shinxwere making a noise. Angel kept her eyes on the screen, not daring to move them. There was no doubt about it, her parents were still alive, and in Team Rocket captivity. She fell to her knees hard, not even trying to break her fall. Her eyes welled up with tears, nearly ready to burst.
"They're alive...all this time...I thought they were dead. They're alive...they're alive", Angel said. She then bent down onto the ground and couldn't take it anymore. She began to cry. Aleksi went to the floor and held Angel in her arms, comforting her. Misty got on her knees and tried to do the same. Ash quickly walked over to the computers and looked at the info.
"When was this video taken?", Ash asked in a stern, no nonsense way. Emily quickly checked the computer herself.
"Last night. I just got it a few minutes ago though, that's when I rushed to get you", Emily explained.
"And you said it's heading for Viridian?", Ash asked. Emily nodded.
"You know what that means Ash", Brock said. Ash nodded.
"They're heading to the top facility", Ash replied. Angel looked up at Ash, tears pouring out of her eyes. She didn't say anything, but Ash knew what she would of asked if she could. "Viridian City is where Giovanni first created Team Rocket, it's where his gym was when he was a gym leader, and it's the location of Team Rocket's main base. That's where the most Rockets are located, and that's where Giovanni is. If we take out that base, all of Team Rocket falls", Ash explained.
"That's our number one goal here, to destroy their base and take out Giovanni. Without their leader and head building, the rest of Team Rocket can't operate sufficiently. Rebellion will follow immediately", Brock stated. Ash turned his attention back to the computers and Emily.
"Tell whoever is on this to follow that truck. Inform me immediately when it stops. And I want a head count of who is in there and possible I.D.s", Ash said. Emily nodded and began to try to get into contact with the spy. Ash then turned around and walked over to Angel, who was still on the ground, being held by Aleksi. "Don't worry, we're gonna do everything in our power to make sure we get your parents out safely".
"Damn right we are! We're gonna bust in there, get out our families, and take them Rockets OUT!", Milo said. He then looked at Angel. "Don't worry, we'll get them, all of them. My family, your parents, everyone". Angel nodded slowly. She then thought for a moment. Everything was happening so quickly. So much has changed her life within the one day. She felt like she was going to pass out at any second. But she held strong, her parents would want her to in times like this. And she hasn't let them down yet. She wondered if they thought she was dead. Well Angel wasn't going to let them think that any longer. She stood up quickly, shocking Aleksi and Misty. And looked sternly at Ash, the tears stopping except for those already in her eyes.
"I want in", Angel said. Ash seemed confused.
"What?", Ash asked. Angel stood tall and proud, like a soldier in line.
"I'm ready to join the PTA! I want to save my parents in anyway I can! Train me until my bones break if you have to. I won't let them down!", Angel said. There was a moment's pause before Ash smiled. He walked over and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Then I welcome you to the rebel alliance!", Ash said. Everyone smiled, Brock and Milo cheered and the girls clapped. Angel nodded with a smile. She wiped away the tears with her arm. Ash turned to Milo.
"Milo, run down and get Max and any of the coms people you can, right now this is their one and only priority. Have them come up here immediately. Then find Ryoto, tell him that I want him to talk with the remaining analysts. I want as much info as I can on the construction of the Viridian base. Especially where they would store the prisoners. Angel, tomorrow you begin your training. Aleksi will help you", Ash said. Milo nodded and bolted down the stairs to do as he was told. Angel smiled. Her family was alive, and she was going to save them. All of the sudden excitement and news was too much for her body to take. She closed her eyes and fell to the ground, blacked out.
When her eyes opened she was in a different location entirely. She looked around, unaware of her surroundings or what had happened. She was still in a daze and thought that she might of been dreaming. The room she was in seemed more decorated, not like the plain white rooms of the base. She was laying on a quilted bed, the soft and warm layers making her want to sleep again. The walls were painted a warming yellow and the one window slightly open, the curtains remaining still from the lack of a breeze. There was a long dresser with a t.v. on it and a lamp. She stood up slowly and began to walk around. The room was small, but quaint. She turned around and noticed that near the window was a small square chest with her sun dress folded on top. Angel walked up to it and found that it was clean, stitched, and in fact looked brand new. Suddenly the sound of footsteps alerted her. She turned around just in time to see the bedroom door open and Delia peeping in. She saw Angel and smiled; walking in.
"Oh, you're awake sweetie! I was worried!", Delia said. Angel nodded.
"Yeah, what happened?", Angel asked.
"Ash rushed over here with Brock and Misty, they said that you blacked out", Delia explained. Angel tried to recall doing it, but nothing came to. The last thing she remembered was stating that she would join. Delia walked into the room and stood near Angel. "Ash explained everything to me while you were sleeping. So much happened to you today, it's no wonder you passed out. I'm glad to hear though that your parents are still alive. Don't worry, Ash won't rest until they're here safe and sound". Angel nodded with a smile. She knew that Delia wouldn't lie.
"Thank you for taking care of me Delia", Angel replied. Delia smiled.
"No worries dear. Hopefully though your own mother will be able to do it instead", Delia said with a smile. Angel smiled back. She had almost forgotten what it was like to be watched over and taken cared of by her own mom. She would work in the garden with Angel and the Pokemon, and then cook all her meals without complaints. Angel would also help her father in the berry tree farm, helping them grow and protecting them. She hoped that they would be able to continue that someday. "I see that you found your dress", Delia said. Angel had lost herself in her thoughts and returned to the present. She looked in her arms to see the folded dress.
"Oh, yes. Thank you for that too", Angel stated.
"Well I figured that you wouldn't want to wear older clothes, and you look darling in your dress. It was easy really, Ash's clothes are barely recognizable when he asks me to fix them", Delia said. Her and Angel smiled at the comment. Delia then turned around. "Well it's getting late, so if you want you can go to sleep in here. If you want to change there's some clothes you can sleep in in the dresser". As she began to walk out of the room, Angel approached her.
"Excuse me", Angel said. Delia stopped and turned to face her. "Uhm...do you know where Brock is?". Delia thought it was a rather odd question, but she nodded.
"Yes, he's downstairs helping me cook something for everyone tomorrow. Why?", Delia asked. Angel didn't want to tell her the truth, but wasn't sure exactly what to say.
"Uhm, I just...wanted to talk to him", Angel said. Delia smiled.
"Alright, I'll tell him that you would like to talk", Delia said. She then left the room quietly. Angel placed her dress back onto the chest, deciding that she would change back into them in the morning. She walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for Brock to come up and meet her. It only took a few minutes for Brock to knock on the door. Angel said that he could come in and Brock entered.
"You wanted to talk Angel?", Brock asked. Angel nodded. "Would it happen to be about today's events?". Angel shook her head no.
"No, I have plenty of time for that tomorrow. I'm afraid that if I talk about it now I'll never get to sleep", Angel explained. Brock nodded.
"Ok, then what would you like to talk about?", Brock asked. Angel smiled, knowing that this would certainly be a interesting night.
"What do you think about Ash and Misty?", Angel asked. Brock immediately laughed and leaned against the wall.
"Wow, that didn't take long did it? I'm the only other person who knew they had something special since the first day I met them. Everyone else took awhile before they saw it", Brock explained. Angel crossed her legs and sat on the bed.
"When did you first meet them? What's their story?", Angel asked. Brock smiled.
"I met them a day after Ash started his journey. But I guess you'll want to know more about how THEY met first. Well, it started like this. You know how Ash has Pikachu right?", Brock asked. Angel nodded. "Well, Pikachu was Ash's first Pokemon. He woke up late the day the trainers started their journey and missed out on the normal beginner Pokemon. Ash had no problem getting Pikachu, but Pikachu wasn't exactly a obedient Pokemon".
"He didn't listen?", Angel asked. Brock shook his head.
"In fact, he shocked him quite a few times before he started to become close to Ash. Well anyway, as they began their journey, Ash and Pikachu were attacked by a large flock of Spearow. Pikachu got injured and Ash carried him away. Unfortunately to escape he had to jump into a river. Well Misty just so happened to be fishing at the time and she pulled him up. Pikachu was still hurt so Ash stole Misty's bike to bring him to a Pokemon center", Brock explained. Angel gasped.
"He stole it!", Angel asked.
"Well, more like borrowed. So he borrowed the bike but was caught again by the Spearow. He tried to protect Pikachu, by risking his life. Pikachu finally realized that Ash cared for him, and so attacked all of the Spearow with a immense Thundershock attack. This destroyed Misty's bike entirely. So Misty vowed to follow Ash until he paid her back for her bike. And that one incident created an amazing relationship that lasts to even today", Brock said. Angel smiled.
"Well it's not exactly a common story, but it's definitely romantic!", Angel said. She fell back onto the bed, thinking about it. "So how come they're not a couple then?". Brock sighed.
"Well, they're both in denial. They like each other, but they don't know how the other feels. They're afraid of heartbreak and ruining their friendship", Brock explained. Angel sighed as well. It was disappointing to hear that.
"Do you think we can try to get them together?", Angel asked.
"I tried that myself for years, and some of Ash's and Misty's friends have as well. So far no one was successful. But who knows? Maybe you're all it takes to finally get them together", Brock said. Angel smiled.
"Maybe", Angel said. There was a moment's silence until Brock laughed.
"Maybe we should get you some "training" in before you try to get them together", Brock said. Angel sat herself up and looked at Brock.
"What do you mean?", Angel asked. Brock stepped away from the wall and approached Angel.
"I mean maybe you should try to get other people together before you get Ash and Misty together, like practice. For instance, uhm...do you know May and Drew?", Brock asked.
"Well, I briefly met May over the computer, but I don't know who Drew is", Angel said.
"May is a friend of mine and Ash's who traveled with us through Hoenn years ago. She used to be a top Pokemon Coordinator, one of the best in fact. Drew was a friend of hers who was also her rival in coordinating. They're a lot like Ash and Misty in that they have a hidden romance. But I think they'll be a lot easier to get together. If you can get them together, then maybe you can get Ash and Misty together", Brock explained. Angel thought of it. She felt that she didn't know May and Drew enough to do this; but then again, she didn't know Ash and Misty that well either. She smiled.
"Ok, you're on!", Angel said. Brock smiled.
"Alright, deal", Brock said. Angel giggled.
"Actually, it may be easier to get Aleksiand Evan together!", Angel said. Brock and Angel both began to laugh. After they had stopped laughing Angel crossed her legs again.
"So then, you met Ash after his first day?", Angel asked. Brock nodded.
"Yep, I was the gym leader of the Pewter City gym. It's the first gym stop for Pokemon trainers in Kanto. I specialized in rock types. I had defeated Ash in the first fight but then miraculously, he came back and made a surprising victory. Afterwards, my father decided to take over the gym for me, so I traveled with Ash, we've been friends ever since", Brock said. Angel became more and more interested.
"Why did you leave the gym? Didn't you like it there?", Angel asked. She remembered her mom telling her how much she loved being a officially trainer at the Celadon gym, she couldn't imagine anyone who didn't love it.
"I loved my job, but it wasn't what I wanted to do. I really wanted to become a Pokemon breeder. And I wouldn't be able to do that by staying at the gym. So I thought that by traveling with Ash and Misty, I would be able to reach my dreams, just like Ash and Misty wanted to. Of course, you can't do either of those now with Team Rocket in control", Brock said. Angel nodded. It was rare for someone to have a job that wasn't Rocket related. Most were either taken by actual Team Rocket members or were shut down. But Angel didn't want to discuss about the bad, not tonight.
"What was Misty's dream?", Angel asked.
"Well, Misty wanted to become the world's greatest water Pokemon trainer. And she was close to it. She was actually the gym leader at Cerulean City, which specialized in water Pokemon", Brock explained. Angel gasped.
"Really! Wow!", Angel said. Brock nodded.
"She left the gym because her sisters always picked on her, and she refused to return to the gym until her dreams came true...of course, Cerulean City is the next stop for trainers after my gym, so needless to say, she didn't keep her word. But she still traveled withAsh and perfected her skills. It wasn't until after we traveled with Johto that she returned to the gym", Brock said.
"Why? Why did she return?", Angel asked.
"Well...she said that she wouldn't leave Ash until she got her bike back. Well unfortunately for her, a Nurse Joy from ViridianCity fixed it for her. And she felt that because of this, she didn't have a good enough excuse to stay with Ash anymore. And on top of that, Misty's sisters had asked her to watch over the gym and take over as leader. So as much as it pained her to, she left Ash and me and went back to Cerulean", Brock explained, a bit disappointed. Angel sighed. It was sad to know that after all of that she had to leave.
"So they never really got to see each other again did they?", Angel asked. Brock shook his head.
"Not really. Whenever Ash returned home he made sure to see Misty, but it was such a rare thing for him that they were lucky to see each other once a year...that was, until Team Rocket took over. The one good thing that came out of that was that Ash and Misty got to hang out a lot more. She was one of the original members in fact", Brock said. Angel recalled Gary mentioning the original members earlier today. She never asked him what he meant by it.
"What do you mean original member?", Angel asked.
"When Ash returned home from Sinnohdue to the Rocket invasion, he made it back here, where he started to form the so called PTA, you know this. Well, the original members were the people with Ash when he first created it. It was all of Ash's closest friends. Myself of course, Misty, May, Max, Gary, Tracy, Drew, and a friend of our from Sinnoh named Dawn. We sort of created the PTA together, even though everyone named Ash the leader. All of us took on an important job as head of something. Ash as the head of the PTA, me as second in command, May and Drew were the heads of Hoenn, Tracy as head of the Orange Islands, Dawn as head of Sinnoh, Max as head Analyst, and Gary as head Scientist", Brock explained.
"What about Misty?", Angel asked.
"Misty wanted to help Ash the most out of any of us there. And she was willing to do whatever it took to do it. She not only was one of the founding members, but she also took on as head of Johto and one of the leaders here in Kanto, after me", Brock said. Angel whispered "wow" to herself. "After that of course, we began to take in new members, Aleksi being the first. Some of them we rescued from Team Rocket, like you; some found us completely by accident; some even saved us while we were on missions".
"And then you got the PTA", Angel said. Brock nodded.
"Right, and you're our newest member", Brock said with a smile. Angel smiled back.
"Thanks", Angel said. Brock nodded. He then began to walk out of the room.
"Alright, you had a tiring day, so I suggest you get some sleep. Tomorrow's gonna be a big day for you", Brock said. Angel agreed. As Brock left the room and closed the door behind him, Angel immediately crawled into bed and tried to go to sleep. She didn't even take the time to change into pajamas. As she lied there, the only thing on her mind were her parents, and how she was gonna soon see them again. She drifted off to sleep with a smile on her face. The next day she woke up bright and early. She quickly ran and tooka shower, nearly forgetting to bring her sundress and undergarments with her. Within a half an hour she was showered, changed, and ready for the day. She bolted down the stairs, barely taking the time to say goodbye to Delia and letting Mr. Mime put the barrier down. She sprinted down the street and towards Prof. Oak's lab. She was almost there when suddenly she was grabbed by the arm. She panicked for a moment before she turned around and saw that it was Jonny who had grabbed her. He had in his arms brown grocery bags. He must of been sent to go shopping. He released Angel's arm and put a finger to his lips, meaning that they should be quiet. He then pointed to his left.
Angel looked to where he was pointing and noticed three people standing at the corner, near a mart. They wore typical clothes, t-shirts and jeans. But they looked around suspiciously. Angel's eyes grew wide. They must of been undercover Rocket agents! Had they come to look for her? She wasn't sure. But she wasn't going to find out. Jonny must of thought the same thing, for he stepped in-between her and the Rocket's view and hurried her along towards the lab. They kept quiet the entire was there. Angel noticed that Jonny kept one arm around the bag, but the other arm was lower and to his waist. He kept his free hand on his hidden Pokeballs, ready to strike if needed. Luckily though it never happened. They reached Prof. Oak's lab without any problems.
"Thanks", Angel said quietly. Jonny nodded.
"No problem", Jonny replied. They then reached the door. They repeated the same old routine to get in, keeping in mind the cameras. Prof. Oak opened the door and greeted them with a smile.
"Ah, welcome back Angel! And thank you Jonnyfor getting the groceries, I would of myself but I'm afraid I'm much too busy!", Prof. Oak said with a smile. Jonny smiled back.
"Anytime!", Jonny said. Prof. Oak then bent down closer to Angel.
"So are you here to learn more about the Pokemon?", Prof. Oak asked. Angel knew by now what Prof. Oak really meant, so she continued to play along.
"Yeah, today I came to learn about Pokemon attacks", Angel said. Prof. Oak smiled.
"Not surprising, it's something a lot of people now a days like to learn about. I always felt that children should be learning more about the role Pokemon have in the world, but who am I to judge? Have fun!", Prof. Oak said. He then left Jonny and the now slightly confused Angel at the door. It only took them a matter of minutes before they were already behind the bookcase and heading down to the base. Angel looked at Jonny as they walked.
"What exactly did Prof. Oak mean by that?", Angel asked.
"Prof. Oak doesn't exactly like the violence that occurs between us and Team Rocket. He was always a advocate for peace", Jonny said.
"But what did he mean by the role Pokemon have?", Angel asked.
"To co-exist with humans and live in peace on Earth", Jonny explained. Angel thought of these words for awhile. She didn't like the violence either. She wasn't even sure if she could use a gun or knife on someone. But she decided that she would do what she had to in order to save her parents. Soon, they reached the main room, where Ash was waiting for them. Jonny smiled and waved goodbye as he went down the hall to the left; probably to drop off the groceries at the Kitchen. Ash approached Angel.
"So then, are you ready to begin training?", Ash asked. Angel looked up at Ash and nodded.
"Yes, I'm ready to prepare the rescue!", Angel said. Ash smiled.
"That's the spirit!", Ash said. He then pointed towards the other room. "Head on down to the training area. Aleksiis gonna be withyou the entire time", Ash said. Angel nodded. She walked out of the room and began her way to the training area. As she did, she once again noticed the table with the files and Pokeballson it. Now, there was six files with red letters across them. One more was there. She didn't stop to check them out. She walked down the stairs and immediately at the bottom was Aleksi and Michael. Aleksi smiled.
"Hey Angel! Michael is gonna join us for part of the training, do you mind?", Aleksi asked. Angel shook her head.
"Not at all", Angel replied. Aleksi smiled.
"Alright then, let's begin! We'll start off at shooting...Evan's gonna teach you", Aleksi said, slightly annoyed at the last bit. Angel giggled and Michael smirked. They went past the Pokemon training rooms and approached one of the closed doors past them. Aleksiopened one and allowed Angel and Michael to step in. The room was a long shooting room. There were about five to seven booths where someone would stand and shoot at a target a couple hundred feet away. Angel noticed that already set up way at the end of the target area was a long piece of paper with a human shape on it. There were circles around the person's head, heart, and chest. Suddenly, a loud gun shot filled the entire room. Angel, Michael, and Aleksi all covered their ears from the loud noise. Angel looked at the human target and noticed that there was a hole in his head, directly in the center of the smallest circle. She then looked to her right and noticed that Evan was in one of the booths. He stood up, holding his sniper rifle, and walked over towards Angel and the others. He smiled.
"Hey, nice to see you again Angel!", Evan said. Angel smiled back.
"Same to you!", Angel said. Evan placed his sniper rifle down and approached Angel.
"Ok, in here I'm gonna teach you how to shoot. Don't worry about being a good shot, right now I'm more interested in you actually being able to fire one. Aim we'll work on later. Aleksi and Michael, you're more than free to join in", Evan explained. Michael seemed pumped, but Aleksijust shrugged. Evan walked to a cabinet door that was located behind Angel and the others. He opened it up and inside were many different types of weapons. Pistols, rifles, snipe rifles, and even shot guns. There was also ammunition for all of these guns and different types of targets. Evan grabbed a pistol and a target. This one wasn't in the shape of a human, but merely a large red circle with smaller red circles in it. He walked over and handed the pistol carefully to Angel. She looked at it closely. Just holding it scared her a little.
"What is it?", Angel asked. Evan was placing the target on a clamp that was located just above the booth. After attaching it, he punched in some numbers on a small device stuck to the wall of the booth and soon the target moved away from them and down the firing range, before stopping about twenty five to thirty feet away. He walked back over to Angel. He got on his knees and took the gun from her.
"I'm starting you off small. I'm not a fan of letting kids your age use guns, but in these times it'd be nice to know how one works. This is called a Beretta, all you have to know about it is that it's a pistol and that it's semi-automatic. That means that every time you press the trigger, you shoot a bullet. Automatics are guns where you hold onto the trigger and it continuously shoots bullets", Evan explained. Angel nodded. Evan pressed a button on the gun and a cartridge came out of the bottom of the handle. "this is where you put in your ammo. You just slid the clip into the handle like this". He did so. "And when you're ready to shoot, pull the top part of the gun like so". He slid the top half of the gun to the back and released it. "Now it's ready to shoot. Come up to the booth". Angel took the gun and, with it carefully in hand, walked over to the booth next to Evan.
"Just aim and shoot?", Angel asked. Evan nodded.
"Just aim and shoot", Evan said. Angel lifted the pistol and aimed it as best she could at the target ahead of her. The gun shook very slightly in her hands. She closed her eyes and pulled the trigger. The loud noise filled the room, but after hearing the sniper rifle, this one didn't hurt as much. The pistol shot up in her hands and then back down, the force being tremendous. Angel slowly opened her eyes and looked at the target. There was a small hole in the third ring of the target, a few inches above the center. She looked at Evan and smiled.
"I HIT IT!", Angel said proudly. Evan smiled.
"You did! Hit the third ring. Not bad for your first try! Obviously the kick back is a bit of a problem, not surprising, it usually is for first time shooters. But you'll get used to it. But do not close your eyes when you shoot, you need to see what you're shooting. It can be dangerous if you don't", Evan told Angel. She nodded. Evan then approached Michael and Aleksi. "And what would you two like to shoot?", Evan asked. Michael jumped forward.
"Give me your biggest gun here! I wanna DESTROY that target!", Michael said. Evan sweatdropped.
"Uhm...ok?", Evan said. He walked to the cabinet and looked around. Soon, he smiled and pulled out a large shotgun. He filled it with ammo and handed it to Michael. "This is a pump action shotgun, you think that's good enough for you?", Evan asked. Michael smiled.
"Oh yeah!", Michael said. Evan shook his head with a smile. He grabbed a target and walked down to the end of the shooting range, at the farthest booth from them. He placed it up and set it to go fifty feet from the booth. Michael walked over and looked at it.
"That's it? Fifty feet? This will tear that thing to shreds!", Michael said. Evan smiled and stepped back.
"Alright, fire when ready", Evan said. Michael stepped towards the booth and grinned. He pumped the shotgun and aimed it at the target. He laughed as he pulled the trigger. Suddenly, he was thrown back all the way to the wall and crashed into it with a thud. He fell to the floor, the shotgun at his side.
"Ooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuch", Michael said in pain. Evan stepped forward, looked at Michael, and then at the target. There were about three holes in it near the top of the paper.
"Well, you hit it!", Evan said. He then walked over and picked up th shotgun.
"I think I'm gonna stick with my knives", Michael said. Evan smiled.
"Good thinking", Evan said. He then walked back over towards the girls. He placed the shotgun back into the cabinet and looked at Angel. She was getting better with the Beretta, but could still use some work. So Evan left her be. He then looked and noticed that at the end closest to the door, only two booths away from Angel was Aleksi. She already set up a target while Evan was away withMichael. Evan approached her and noticed that in her hands she had a carbon hunting bow with arrows. "A bow?", Evan said. Aleksi looked at him with a almost cocky grin.
"Yeah, is that a problem?", Aleksi asked. Evan shrugged.
"Not really. Just a odd choice of weapon", Evan said. He walked closer to the booth. Next to her was his sniper rifle. "Oh, and you're gonna shot that as well?". Aleksi smiled. Evan smiled back, shaking his head. Her target was all the way to the end of the shooting range. She pulled the bow back, took aim, and released it. The bow flew across the room and planted into the wall. It was in the chest of the target, around the stomach area. Evan whistled. "Nice shot!", Evan said. Aleksi smirked.
"I don't need you to teach me how to shoot", Aleksi said. Evan smirked back.
"Oh really? Okthen, let's see how you do with my rifle", Evan said. Aleksiplaced the bow down and picked up Evan's rifle. She felt the cross with her fingers.
"Never took you for a religious person", Aleksi said. She turned to see that Evan was lighting another cigarette. He tookin the first breath and looked at Aleksi.
"Yep, I'm a believer. Not a overly religious type, but I think everyone should have some kind of faith", Evan said. Aleksi nodded. She got on her knees and aimed the sniper rifle down the target range, letting it rest onto the counter of the booth. She took a minute or so to aim, but soon pulled the trigger. The deafening sound filled the room once again. After recovering from the noise, Aleksi looked up and noticed that her bullet shot in the shoulder. She sighed, disappointed. Evan walked up to her.
"You did good, here, let me help", Evan said. He placed the cigarette down and kneeled right next to Aleksi. He placed his arm around her body and back to the rifle. He placed his other hand on the trigger with hers. Aleksi began to take aim again. "Don't let the gun bounce in your hands. You have to take charge of it", Evan whispered. Aleksi nodded, blushing. The close proximitywasn't something she was used to. Evan looked down the scope and smiled. "Good, you're in position, now just...breath". Aleksi leaned into the rifle and Evan's body. Her body twitched slightly at the feel of it. But she ignored it and looked down the scope. He breathed in, and suddenly, it seemed like time stopped. The sound of Angel shooting was quieter and slower, all she could hear well was her and Evan's breathing. She tookaim and, withone more breath, fired. This time, the gun didn't kick back as much. Evan moved aside and let her look at the target. It was directly in the heart. Aleksi jumped up and smiled.
"I did it!", Aleksi said triumphant. Evan stood up as well with a smile.
"That you did, amazing job!", Evan said. Aleksi blushed upon hearing this and quickly turned around to hide it.
"Well...you're...just saying that because you helped!", Aleksisaid. Evan scoffed and placed the cigarette back into his mouth, taking another puff.
"Ok, sure, I did", Evan said, knowing it would irritate Aleksi...it did. She turned around and faced Evan.
"Listen, I bet you're not even as good a shot as you say you", before Aleksi could finish, Evan immediately pulled out his own pistol, which was hidden on his belt. He pointed it at the target and shot three times, all while keeping his eyes on Aleksi. After firing it, he held the gun down and Aleksi looked down the range. All three shots were in the head, one close to the eye, one in the brain, and one in the lower right jaw. All three shots weren't perfect, but they would kill. Aleksi scowled at Evan. He looked at his pistol. It was a lot like Angel's Beretta, but it was much larger and silver.
"Desert Eagle, bit of a kick but powerful handgun", Evan said. Aleksi grabbed the pistol and walked towards the booth.
"Well if you can do it then I can too!", Aleksi said. Evan tried to stop her.
"Uh wait! Aleksi! You don't want to fire!", Evan said. It was too late. She took aim with one hand and fired it down range. Immediately, her hand jerked up with the gun and she dropped the pistol, clenching her hand. She fell to her knees. Evan ran to her side. "I told you they have a kick! You can't shoot it with one hand unless you're used to it! Are you ok!", Evan asked concerned. Aleksi looked up at him, still clenching her hand.
"It hurts!", Aleksi said. Evan got on his knees and held her hand.
"It's strained a bit from the kick back. Here, let me help", Evan said. He held her hand softly and grabbed a medical kit that was hidden underneath the booth. He opened it and pulled out a breakable ice pack. As he broke it and applied it to her hand, Aleksi gazed at him. He showed so much care for her even though she was being stubborn. She blushed slightly. Angel ran over to see what had happened.
"Aleksi! Are you ok!", Angel asked. Aleksi was distracted by Evan to reply. She soon realized what she was doing however and shook out of it. She looked at Angel.
"Oh yeah, just a little strain is all. I'll be fine soon. Why...why don't you head next door? I'll be over there in a second with Evan", Aleksi said. Angel looked at her concerned, but nodded. She then began to leave the shooting range. Michael, hearing this, sighed. He pulled out one last knife and whipped it down the range. It landed in the target's throat. There were several other knives on the target, all placed in different spots. He then walked towards the exit. As he did, he spotted Evan holding the ice pack on Aleksi's hand. He smirked as he left the room, seeing the obvious blush on both of their faces.
And I think I'll leave it off right there. Next chapter Angel learns close combat fighting and proper Pokemon battling! OH THE EXCITEMENT! Anyway, hope you liked the chapter! I had off today with classes, which means it's the start of my spring break. So expect more updates. Also, like I've said before, the spell check is acting up. I already caught some mistakes that it made on me. So if you see any, I apologize! So far I noticed that it presses words together when it says that there's a mistake, AND it removes question marks! And with Lent now on it's way, I bid you all a farewell! Pity that I wasn't down in New Orleans for it. I've been down ther ebefore believe it or not, (missed Mardi Gras by 2 weeks though. -_- ).
sincerely,
evan, a fan of aaml -EVAN AAML