Mako looked up and saw a way to get out with a latch at the top. "You see that?" He pointed towards the ceiling. "That's an escape route incase of emergency. I do think that this qualifies as an emergency. We can go through there, and get out of here."

The trainers all returned their Pokémon and Heather was the first to speak.

"Deka, Free, give me a boost," Heather said while motioning towards the ceiling.

Deka and Free both grabbed a leg and lifted Heather into the air. Heather began twisting the handle until the latch came loose. She then pushed the door open and climbed out. She turned around and reached out her hand. Clover grabbed her hand and Heather pulled her up. Clover and Heather both pulled out Deka and soon after, Free. They looked down and saw Mako waiting to get picked up. They grabbed a hold of his hands and pulled him to the top. Once they were all atop the submarine, they looked forward and saw Team Sky walking towards the end. Rika, Charles, and the teenage Rika were standing in front of a few grunts. Deka, Free, Clover, and, Heather quietly snuck up behind them and awaited a moment to attack. Mako stayed behind massaging his feet that were sore from all the running.

Sky, not knowing that they were close, began a speech. "So here we are, once more, I guess. We're about to catch one of the most powerful legendary Pokémon of all time," Sky said grinning evilly towards the sea.

A sudden boom was sounded and a torpedo was shot from below hitting something and making a bright light appear from the ocean. The four friends stood in awe while watching this.

"I can't stand around and watch this anymore," Deka whispered to his friends. "We have to do something!" He said a bit louder.

"Huh?" A grunt murmured while turning around. He quickly locked eyes with Deka. "Master Sky, there are children up here," he informed Sky.

"Hmm," Sky grunted while turning around and looking at them. "So, you four are the four that are causing all of my troubles. I thought you would be. I'm not angry or anything, just fairly surprised at how talented you must all be to get here." He grinned. "How would you all like to become members of Team Sky? All of you have exceptional skills, and if you were to capture this Lugia for us we would be forever grateful."

Clover's face grew red with anger. "No! That would be even worse than joining Team Rocket," she replied fiercely.

"Team what?" Sky asked, looking slightly dumbfounded. "If you don't agree to join we will destroy you." He motioned for Charles and Rika to come closer.

"What would you like us to do, Master Sky?" Charles asked with an evil grin on his face.

"Attack," Sky said calmly. Charles and Rika made a sudden movement but Sky stopped them. "Not you, Charles and Rika. You! Up there." He motioned towards the grunts.

"Yes, sir," they all said at once.

Sky grinned. "In war, you send the pawns first," he told Charles and Rika quietly.

"There are five grunts and four of us… but we can still take them," Free encouraged his friends. "United we are stronger than any disadvantage!"

All of the grunts threw their Poké Balls. Out of the Poké Balls emerged five giant, brown birds.

Free pulled out his Pokédex. "Pidgeotto, the Bird Pokémon and the evolved form of Pidgey. It is armed with sharp claws and dives from the sky to capture its prey. Unlike the gentler Pidgey, Pidgeotto can be more dangerous. It has outstanding vision. However high it flies, it is able to distinguish the movements of its prey," the Pokédex read aloud.

"Sounds like a tough opponent," Clover mumbled. She backed up a little bit.

Free chuckled slightly. "Let's do this!"

"Flaaffy, you can do it!" Heather called while tossing her just recently evolved Pokémon's Poké Ball into the air. The pink and fluffy Pokémon emerged and danced around slightly.

"Noctowl, prepare to fight!" Deka said. Noctowl emerged and locked eyes with an opposing Pidgeotto. An instant rivalry was formed.

"Espeon, this one is all you, darling," Clover cried out. She grinned, mimicking the evil grin of Master Sky.

"Quilava, show them how fierce you can get!" Free shouted. Quilava jumped forward shot flames out of its body. "Heather, you should take on two since you have the advantage."

Heather nodded. "Let's begin. Flaaffy, give them a wicked Thundershock!" Flaaffy began its attack on two of the birds but they dodged too quickly and hit Flaaffy each with a swift move that could be defined as Quick Attack, knocking Flaaffy backwards.

"Noctowl, use Hypnosis!" Deka ordered, trying to give some form of aid to his friends. Noctowl locked its eyes with one of the Pidgeotto and began trying to put it to sleep.

"Aerial Ace," its trainer demanded. Before Noctowl could react, it was knocked to the floor by a blindingly-fast, hard-hitting Ariel Ace.

Deka glared at the Pidgeotto. "Noctowl, you can do it!"

Clover looked around until she found one the Pidgeotto that appeared open. "Espeon, Psybeam!" Espeon began shooting its beam out of its gem but missed like the others and then was hit with a strong Wing Attack.

"They're too fast…" Free told himself quietly. I'll have to try something different "Quilava, use Flame Wheel!" Quilava exploded into flames and shot itself at the other Pidgeotto but missed as planned. It kept rolling towards the trainers and leaped over the grunts and fell right near Sky.

"Everyone protect Master Sky! Got it?" One of the grunts yelled. Just then, all the Pidgeotto turned and began charging at Quilava.

"Now's your chance to attack them guys!" Free yelled at Clover and Heather.

"Thundershock!"

"Psybeam!"

Clover and Heather's Pokémon attacked simultaneously at the Pidgeotto, knocking them all out cold.

"Yeah!" Heather and Clover jumped and gave each other high fives. "We did it!" They said at the same time.

Rika smiled, knowing that the pawns were done "This battle is far from over! Go, Skarmory" she screamed before throwing her ball into the air.

The steel-bird appeared and whirled through the air. "Skar!" The Skarmory screeched into the air a battle cry that ripped at the eardrums of the kids.

Charles took a step forward and threw his Poké Ball. "You too, Croconaw! Come on out," he called, choosing his Pokémon. He walked out towards the kids while he pushed a few of the grunts aside. A few lost their balance and fell overboard.

"Croconaw…" It gave an evil smile to Heather's Totodile.

"Deka, Clover: Heather and I will take on the Croconaw. You guys can beat that Skarmory!" Free told the sibling duo. "Quilava, come on back."

Quilava used Flame Wheel to return to his trainer's side. It stopped in front of Free and locked eyes with the Croconaw. Totodile walked up right next to Quilava and prepared for battle.

"Ivysaur, c'mon out," Deka called out, finding that Ivysaur might be a better choice for Skarmory since they've already battled. "Noctowl, you go ahead and rest this one out."

"Torchic, you help out Ivysaur!" Clover called. She smiled and giggled at the thought of beating Skarmory again. "Torchic, start this off with your Ember!"

Torchic began shooting flames from its mouth, but the Skarmory was too quick. It ducked under the flames and dashed towards Torchic, using Steel Wing directly to the head of the small fire Pokémon, knocking it over.

Deka clenched his fists. "Clover, if you can stall it enough, I can beat it in one shot!" Deka exclaimed. "Keep it busy!"

Clover looked over at Deka in admiration. "Alright, brother." Clover nodded. She looked over at Torchic and watched as it struggled. "C'mon, Torchic!"

"Tor… chic…" Clover's Torchic was injured and hurt too soon into the battle. It still mustered enough strength to stand though.

"Torchic, try another Ember!" Clover commanded.

Torchic, again, began spouting flames out of its mouth, this time hitting the Skarmory but not hard enough. Skarmory charged at Torchic with another Steel Wing and sent it into the air. It then used Aerial Ace from below, sending the Torchic out into the clear.

"Return, Torchic! I'm sorry…" She returned her Torchic before it could fall into the ocean. "Maybe I can keep this battle going for a bit longer. Go, Bagon!" She cried out while throwing another ball into the air. A small blue and grey Pokémon appeared.

"Bagon," the Pokémon cried out, ready for a fight.

Skarmory caught sight of Bagon and began to charge towards it.

Clover reacted fast this time. "Bagon, use Flamethrower!" She commanded fiercely.

Bagon opened his mouth and shot a plethora of flames at Skarmory, landing a direct hit. Skarmory was covered completely by the flames.

"That should do it," Clover said happily.

Clover spoke too soon, and Skarmory shot from the flames and landed a hard Drill Peck onto Bagon's stomach, sending a fainted Bagon into the air.

Clover stared in shock. "No…" she mumbled weakly while she returned the Pokémon. "I'm sorry, Deka," she told her brother quietly.

Deka only smiled and chuckled a little bit.

"Ha, now where'd that Ivysaur go?" Rika asked herself. She was confident that her win was close.

Skarmory began whirling around looking for the Ivysaur, but there was no sign of it.

"Ivysaur now!" Deka yelled. Ivysaur leapt from the side of the submarine with the bulb on his back glowing.

"Solarbeam attack!" Deka yelled. A bright light was shot from Ivysaur's bulb hitting Skarmory in mid-air. Skarmory's body fell down limp and unable to continue the battle.

"Croconaw!" The Croconaw cried while it began glowing. It took a completely different shape, now being tall and scarier looking.

"This isn't good," Free murmured. He scanned the Pokémon with his Pokédex.

"Feraligatr, the Big Jaw Pokémon and the evolved form of Croconaw. Once a Feraligatr has clamped down its strong jaws on an opponent, it won't let go until the opponent has been defeated. Although it has a massive body, its powerful hind legs enable it to move quickly, even on the ground," Free's Pokédex informed the duo.

"Hehe, how convenient! Feraligatr, use Hydro Pump on that Quilava," Charles demanded.

The Feraligatr opened its mouth then spouted a thick, powerful stream of water at Quilava.

"Quilava, dodge and take Totodile with you!" Free commanded. Quilava grabbed Totodile and leaped into the air, dodging the attack.

"Don't stop yet, Feraligatr; they're vulnerable in the air," Charles chuckled evilly.

"Gator!" It cried out fiercely. Feraligatr fired another Hydro Pump into the air.

Before the attack could hit, Quilava threw Totodile into the ocean and took the hit. Quilava landed back onto the submarine with a hard thud.

Free astonished at what happened, could only muster a few words. "It's way to powerful." He looked at Heather.

Quilava mustered up enough strength and stood back up. Quilava glared at Feraligatr.

Free looked at Quilava worried. 'I know that Quilava's devotion towards battling is because of Feraligatr and Typhlosion.' "Quilava, use Rollout," he commanded.

Quilava rolled into a ball and charged at top speed towards Feraligatr.

Charles smiled. "I don't think so! Feraligatr, DynamicPunch," he demanded. Feraligatr lifted his arm into the air and thrust it towards Quilava, landing a direct hit, sending Quilava back to Free, completely unable to battle.

Heather looked at Quilava with sympathy but quickly shook off her feelings. "Totodile, use Water Gun to get out of the water!"

Totodile shot out of the water with enormous speed. It landed back on the submarine and danced around a little.

"Now, Water Gun on the Feraligatr," Heather said, looking frightened but determined.

"Headbutt, now!" Charles screamed at his Feraligatr

Totodile shot water towards Feraligatr at immense speed but Feraligatr charged, knocking away the water before hitting Totodile. Heather's Pokémon flew far past her. Totodile's body lay limp.

Charles chuckled. "Now, Slash the girl!"

Heather was too preoccupied with Totodile to see the Feraligatr charging at her.

Free reacted before Heather could and ran, not thinking. "No!" Free screamed while running in front of Heather and taking the slash. He flew over to the side of the submarine. His body was limp with no sign of breath or life.

The Feraligatr had taken Free's life.

A/N Dun Dun Dun! One more part after this! Sorry for not updating lately. Been a big load on my chest lately but it should calm down in awhile (Can't wait for the summer!). The next part should be out next week. If not, then something came up again!

Much love for all of your faces, JohtoBlue