Misty is a jerk, good thing Leah destroyed her in a battle. But was it truly wise for them to seek out Misty's help? What if she decides to give them the wrong information? Please leave a review if you can, thanks!
Chapter 9
Sea water hit my face as the boat I was in charged through the water without difficulty. Misty heard our proposition, without Shadow giving too much information away. Misty said she would take us to the Whirl Islands, but she wouldn't take us any further than that.
"You all must have a death wish if you want to challenge Lugia" Misty said as she drove the boat. I hated hearing her stupid voice, it was always so depressing and annoying.
"We aren't going to challenge him, we are just going to talk to him" Shadow said. I was shaking, I hated water, I hated everything that had to do with water, this was horrible, and I wanted to die.
"Someone kill me" I groaned as more water hit my face. Dawn was reading a newspaper, but she occasionally glared at Misty making sure she wouldn't go back on her word.
Rayquaza roared as he flew next to the boat, Misty flinched when the giant dragon soared next to her. Misty's orange hair was whipping wildly in the wind, as her eyes scanned the ocean for the islands rumored to hold the legendary beast.
"Can you drive this boat any slower, get us on land" I said frantically. Misty seemed to hear me over the roar of the engine, as her brow furrowed in anger.
"I will throw you off this boat, don't test me, you are already on thin ice" Misty barked. I shut my mouth, I believed that she wouldn't hesitate in throwing me off the boat and into the deep, scary, bloodthirsty ocean.
I sank to the floor of the boat, my stomach felt like it was flipping with fear. What if the boat crashed? What if I had to swim all the way back to shore? Oh Arceus, I think I'm going to puke.
"Don't you dare throw up on my nicely cleaned boat" Misty screamed. Too late, Dawn and Shadow yelled as they tried to get away from me, Lupe laughed at them when Dawn almost fell off the boat trying to flee.
Soon enough islands were in view, it took us long enough, I was starting to wonder how bad it would be just to end my suffering right here and now. Misty eased the boat into the calm waves lapping against it, Misty started to slowly inch the boat towards the sand, as I got up from the floor of the boat and looked towards the islands.
I quickly jumped off the boat and almost cried in happiness, my shoes hit the sand as the boat was turned off behind me. Misty glared at all of us as Dawn and Lupe got off of the boat and stared at the island. It wasn't very big, but it had a few trees growing on it, and several large rocks poked out of the sand.
"There is a cave hidden in the rocks, follow it down and you will eventually run into Lugia's alter, I will wait here for two hours, after that I'm gone, and you can swim home" Misty snorted. Dawn rolled her eyes before tripping on a rock and landing face first into the sand, Misty laughed at her before Dawn through a rock at her head.
"Alright everyone let's get moving" Shadow said. I groaned, I didn't want to be in a cave surrounded by endless gallons of water, crap I feel like I was going to faint again. I fell into the sand, my head was spinning, I felt like I was going to vomit again, I quickly got up and ran towards Misty's boat.
"Don't you dare, UGH" Misty screamed as I emptied my stomach. Dawn could be heard laughing as Misty screamed insults at me, I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand as I went away from Misty's boat and approached the group getting ready to enter the cave.
I wobbled towards Lupe who helped me walk, the salty sea air was making me dizzy, I hated oceans. Shadow lead the way as Dawn helped me walk as well, soon enough we found the little cave opening in the rocks. Stairs led down to an endless pit of darkness, I groaned as I imagined being hundreds of feet under the sea.
"Steady Leah, you will be alright" Lupe said as we entered the cave. A cool draft came from inside the cave, as drops of water dripped from the ceiling and dripped onto my face. I jerked away from Lupe when the first drop of water hit my face, and almost snapped Dawn's arm as I got into a battle stance.
"It's just water, calm down" Dawn huffed as she rubbed her arm. I growled as I finally calmed down, I couldn't see anything and had to rely on Shadow's bright blue light coming from his hand.
"What if Lugia isn't down here" I asked Shadow. Lupe seemed to be wondering the same question, but Shadow already knew what they would do.
"I'm not one for justifying stealing, but I snatched this before we left" Shadow said lifting up a glittering feather. It had a soothing vibe to it, kind of like a calm lake or a gentle river.
"You actually stole something from Misty" I asked. Shadow rubbed his head, no matter how he tried to make it sound okay, he totally stole something from Misty.
"It's a feather from Lugia, I read in a book somewhere you needed it when summoning the guardian of the seas" Shadow said. I grinned widely, so much for Misty saying she would only help us by getting us here.
Soon enough we were nearing the end of the stairs, shouts could be heard from inside the room with the alter in it. Shadow motioned for us to hide behind him, as Lupe pulled us to where our backs were on the wall.
Shadow peeked behind the wall, I couldn't really understand his reaction but suddenly his illusion disappeared leaving him in his normal form. The shouts were loud as a giant roar echoed from within the cave, I held my ears as rocks from the ceiling fell and hit us. The roar came from something big and powerful, whatever it was it seemed to be in pain.
Suddenly Shadow looked towards me with a look that told me to suit up, I obeyed him immediately as I pressed the button on my bracelet and armor immediately covered my entire body. Dawn jumped when she saw my armor, even though she has seen it before.
Lupe decided to stay back and protect Dawn as Shadow and I jumped into action immediately. Shadow had lights around his hands, as his tail thrashed around him violently. I was surprised to see a giant white body chained to the ground, its cries of pain was enough to bring tears to my eyes. It was beautiful, it had a big blue stomach, with huge hand like wings tucked to its side.
I knew I sensed something wrong, Team Rocket was everywhere, their intentions of capturing the beast were successful, but why would Lugia even appear to them in the first place? Shadow let his power lose as the cave started to shake, I let out Rayquaza, as the dragon roared with power.
Team Rocket seemed stunned to see us, as they scrambled to get into their battle stances. Rayquaza knew what to do, he released a powerful fire blast from his mouth as grunts went flying towards the wall. I jumped into the air as punched a grunt as hard as I could, his jaw cracked as he was sent flying.
The beast watched us, as we tore through them, Rayquaza easily knocked each chain they threw at him back at the grunts. The chains were electric as they shocked the grunts, leaving them paralyzed. Rayquaza started biting the chains off of the beast, each time the chains snapped a jolt of electricity was released into Rayquaza's skull.
Shadow blasted light at the grunts, ripping their clothes to shreds but he left them alive. I wasn't so nice, if Shadow wasn't watching I would have killed them all, I slammed my elbow into a grunt's chest as he flew into another one of his team mates.
If only I had my shield I could clean up this mess a lot faster, I saw one grunt release a hydreigon, but Rayquaza snapped his jaws around it and threw him into the giant waterfall behind the captured beast. Rayquaza's head was covered in soot from the electric retaliation of the chains, but he seemed like he was okay.
I quickly ran up to the beast and started tugging at the chains, the volts were extremely painful as the beast watched me carefully. Rayquaza flew by my side as Shadow continued to send the grunts flying with his psychic abilities. Rayquaza chomped on the chain as it broke giving us both quite a mean shock.
I cried out in pain as a device shot into my leg, as volts of energy shot up my body. My armor protected me from the worst of the shock but I still felt it, the device was meant to be used on pokémon not humans.
Finally the beast could use his right arm, but he looked too weak to move, Shadow was trying to knock the nets away from him, but one wrapped around his leg making him clench his teeth in pain. Rayquaza continued to help me untangle the beast from the electric chains and nets keeping him pinned down, the beast's lungs were heaving and I saw harpoons stuck in its sides.
Rayquaza wrapped his body around me as a blast of fire blew over us, an arcanine stood next to its trainer fiercely as it charged at Rayquaza head on. The sky God roared angrily as it knocked the Arcanine in the water, the dog pokémon whimpered loudly as it tried to swim.
I screamed as another device slammed into my leg, making me fall to one knee. Rayquaza looked towards me with terrified eyes, my armor was keeping me conscious, but the pain was blinding me.
"Don't worry about me free that pokémon" I cried to Rayquaza. The dragon obeyed me as he cut the chains from the beast, each shock was starting to get to the poor dragon, but he bit through the pain and kept going.
Shadow roared with anger and he pulled out the electric device from his leg and threw it away from him. Five shot into his stomach and he screamed in pain as they immobilized him, Lupe and Dawn screamed wildly as they charged into the fight, Dawn held a stone in her hand as Lupe made a protective barrier around them both.
"Guys stay back, this is our fight" I yelled. They ignored me as Dawn threw a rock at a grunt's head, he was too busy approaching me that the rock hit his squarely on the head knocking him out.
Shadow roared as the devices shattered against his barrier, and he knocked all the grunts back with his telekinesis. There were too many pokémon to count now, and grunts started running down another set of stairs on the other side. We were outnumbered as more came in and shot devices at Shadow making him fall to one knee.
"Shadow!" I screamed, as the powerful mewtwo growled at the grunts as they closed in. I heard a snap as wings flapped and a powerful blast of air destroyed the rock in front of Shadow, blasting all the grunts away from him. I heard a powerful roar, as the cave started to shake.
I turned around to see the beast standing up and opening its hand-like wings. The beast was free, and it could leave whenever it wanted, I closed my eyes as Shadow continued fighting, the pain was just too much.
Rayquaza picked up Shadow in his claws, and he did the same with Lupe and Dawn. I felt something pick me up, I cried out when the beast held me in its mouth, the beast flapped his wings knocking all the grunts back with one mighty swoop, and then he flew off into the water fall.
"Please no" I cried out as water hit my face, I screamed as water tore at my eyes, it was blinding, I couldn't breathe. Rayquaza's roars could be heard behind the beast, as he swam towards the surface, the sun could be seen on the top of the water, we were so far down.
In seconds we were breaking the surface, I took a deep breath as I pressed the button on my bracelet to make my armor go away. Rayquaza broke the surface too, and soon the two beasts were side by side. The white beast dropped me on its back as the beast floated in the water, I felt its warm feathers and the weird spikes on its back.
"Are you okay dear child" A voice said. The voice was smooth and gentle, but at the same time it was powerful. The salt water stung my eyes, as I tried to lock onto where the voice was coming from.
Rayquaza roared as he drifted on top of the water holding a wounded Shadow in his claws. Lupe and Dawn sat on his back, as he drifted in front of the giant beast.
"My name is Lugia, I am the guardian here in this region, I must thank you for saving me from Team Rocket, I was foolish and tried to attack them for being at my alter, but I failed because they were prepared for me to come" Lugia said. This powerful beast was Lugia, the guardian of the seas and I was riding on his back.
"Oh no problem, we were actually looking for you" I said as the guardian twisted its head to look at me.
"Indeed we were, we needed to speak with you about Team Rocket" Shadow said as he lifted his head weakly from Rayquaza's claws. Lugia seemed gentle towards us, and was willing to listen to what we were going to say.
"Ah, I know your kind very well, you were created by Team Rocket weren't you" Lugia said. Lupe and Shadow both nodded their heads at the sea guardian, Lugia seemed to be grinning as he floated on the water gracefully.
"So as you know Team Rocket is a bit of a troublesome group, and we need allies to help take their leader Giovanni down" Lupe said. Lugia seemed intrigued, as he shifted his shoulders before blinking at Rayquaza in front if him.
"I do not understand, you have quite a powerful ally carrying you now, his name is Rayquaza lord of the skies, yes?" Lugia said, the giant dragon roared softly as waves lapped against his tough skin.
"Yes but Rayquaza can't always do all the work, and we will need an army to take down Giovanni, he is very powerful" I said. The sea guardian looked towards me gently, as he thought it over.
"I have been challenged by many trainers, yet this is the first time I have been asked instead of attacked" Lugia said. Rayquaza growled softly, as Lugia nodded his head and pondered.
"I just can't believe Team Rocket took down the guardian of the seas" I mumbled as my cheek touched Lugia's feathers. I was exhausted and I felt like I was going to puke, but I would not throw up on Lugia, not on my life.
"Yes it is true that I had fallen to Team Rocket, and I have yet to repay you for your brave actions of setting me free" Lugia cooed. His body seemed to be a little healed by the water, but there were still gashes in his side from harpoons.
Suddenly boats rumbled in the distance, Lugia cocked his head to the side as something crashed into the water. Lugia immediately flew up into the sky as the device explode, making a huge tower of water spray up into the sky.
"I shall get you out of here, it looks like Team Rocket got out of the flooded cavern" Lugia said as he flew away from the boats. Harpoons shot at us, but Lugia dodged them all while shooting at blast of air from his throat.
Some of the boats exploded, sending Team Rocket members stranded at sea, but more of them kept coming while firing nets and harpoons at Lugia. The sea guardian didn't waste any time, as he flew away, Rayquaza followed him out of instinct. I held onto Lugia's feathers tightly as the sea guardian tore through the sky, but the boats seemed to be catching up.
Giant boats were behind the smaller boats, one was big enough to carry hundreds of pokémon, and it looked more like a ship than a boat. The lighter boats went ahead to try and stop us, they were speedy and Lugia was struggling to dodge the harpoons while flying.
Soon we saw Misty's boat still parked by the island, she looked bored as she read a newspaper. I screamed at her to get out of the way, she growled when she heard my voice, but when she saw the giant boat getting ready to crush her she screamed.
Rayquaza dipped down and snatched Misty in his claws, Dawn huffed, I think she wanted to see Misty get flattened like a pancake. Misty screamed in pure agony when her boat was destroyed instantly when the big boat ran over it, I swear I could see tears in her eyes.
"MY BOAT" Misty screamed as she reached out to it, but the expensive boat was ruined and only splinters now. Dawn smiled brightly as Misty hid her face in her hands, but soon that sadness turned to anger.
"That's what you get" Dawn mumbled before Lupe slapped his hand over her mouth.
"This is all your fault, if you didn't make me come all the way out here this wouldn't have happened" Misty screamed. I rolled my eyes, did she not see the part where we saved her from getting crushed.
"You're welcome for us saving your pathetic butt" I growled. Misty didn't hear me as she yelled more insults at Dawn who was glad to get into another cat fight with her.
"Prepare to go underwater" Lugia said as he dove towards the sea. I screamed and screamed, I did not want to go into a watery grave, I would rather cut off my foot than go into the ocean again.
Rayquaza followed closely behind as Lugia crashed into the water, the salt water stung my eyes as I held onto Lugia's feathers. His plates started smoothing out against his feathers, as his giant wings spread out and went to his side. He moved like a slithering snake under water, as his body moved side to side. Rayquaza seemed to learn from Lugia as his body moved side to side as well, Lugia went towards an underwater cave, and soon he started going into it.
Lugia started to swim upwards, and soon enough we broke through the surface of the water to breathe in musty air. Lugia swam towards the gravel, and got out of the water before shaking the water off his feathers. Rayquaza seemed exhausted as Dawn and Lupe jumped off Rayquaza's back and hit the gravel below.
I slid off of Lugia's back as my face planted into the gravel, I was so done with oceans and water, and I never wanted to see anything like this ever again. I wheezed as I coughed up water from my lungs and then rolled onto my back. Misty screamed for Rayquaza to put her down, as Shadow gently levitated himself onto the gravel.
"Ah I recognize that voice, your name is Misty, correct?" Lugia said as he lowered his beak to Misty who seemed very shocked.
"How to you remember me, it's been so long" Misty said as she stroked Lugia's beak, the wise guardian smiled as he lifted his head and eyed her.
"I never forget a face, but where is your friend, I do not see him here" Lugia said. Misty started to blush, as Lugia looked around for her friend. Dawn cocked her head to the side, I was confused as well, it looked like Lugia was acquainted with Misty.
"It's been a long time, great guardian of the seas, I am sure he does not remember me" Misty said with a sigh. Lugia looked displeased, but he decided to leave it alone, even I could even see the great pain on Misty's face.
"I'm sure he doesn't, I would try my hardest to forget you too" Dawn giggled. Shadow slapped her on the back of the head, when Misty glared at her angrily. The guardian seemed lost in thought as he watched the two girls argue fiercely.
"I have made my final decision" The guardian said as Misty and Dawn stopped pulling at each other's hair, Shadow seemed intrigued as his tail swayed beside him.
"Oh, on what exactly" Shadow said rubbing his chin. The guardian raised his head proudly, as he opened his wings giving us a wonderful look at his features. The water seemed to be obeying him, as it started to move with his wings.
"I shall join you on your quest to defeat Giovanni" Lugia said as the group cheered. The guardian of the seas would be with us from now on, and we were on step closer to bringing Giovanni to justice.
