"Link what happened?" Ash called over jumping down from a lower tier of the central spiral.
Link threw the Team Rocket foot soldier over his shoulder, "It looks like a small squadron may have found the camp. This one tried blowing up the spire."
Tracy got a shocked expression on his face, "That would've killed thousands of people and left us vulnerable to an assault!" He thought to himself, "How did you find him?" he asked
"He jumped clear into the sky!...", "He sprouted wings right before our eyes!," "He caught the missile and sent it back,…!" Everyone on the central column was shouting at once.
"WILL EVERYONE JUST SHUT UP!" Misty yelled to the crowd who immediately quieted down as she glowered at them.
"I just sent the missile back in the direction it had come." Link said modestly
"Hmm." Professor Sketchit hummed and put his chin between his fingers. "Truly you are quite remarkable where did you learn to do something like that?" He asked to Link
"Over the course of many years." Link responded stifling Navi who was trying to tell Tracy of their origin.
"I think that Alpha Squadron was correct. Link if you would like you can fight along side us and help us find a way to save the Pokémon." Tracy said smiling
"Sure but what do I do with him?" Link asked setting the man down in front of Jesse and James
"We's gonna hafta bring him to the interrogation room." Persian stated and James picked him up and threw him over his shoulder and the three walked away.
"In the meantime I want you four to go with Beta Squadron and leave your names at a vaccination site. When that is finished you will receive your squadron ID and be granted full military status in the resistance." Tracy informed them and move to the side revealing a large man with a full head of hair and a stubble beard and a blue-green haired female which Brock started drooling over and ran right up to her side.
"How could such a beautiful woman such as yourself be subjected to the awful rigors of guerilla warfare?" He asked with hearts falling all around him.
She quickly withdrew her hand on which Brock had a death grip causing the man with the stubble beard to start laughing.
"Boy Jenny even after all these years you still got men lookin' out for you!" The man said
Ash and Misty got surprised looks on their faces, "Jenny, as in Officer Jenny?" Ash asked
"I used to be Officer Jenny but now I'm the ranking commander of Beta Squadron and this is our Pokémon escort," She turned to the side and a large tiger-like dog appeared with a harsh orange body and black stripes it's fur was kind of wavy yet jagged as though one was looking into a flame.
Ash pulled out his Pokedex for Link, as he knew what the Pokémon was but Link was knew to the whole thing, the Pokedex sputtered on and a small picture of the Pokémon appeared on the screen, "Arcanine, a Legendary Pokémon. The evolved form of Growlithe. Arcanine is known for its bravery and fierce loyalty."
Link looked in amazement at the large dog who towered above the two members of Beta Squadron.
"My names Miles in case you wanted to know." came the voice of the man with the stubble beard.
"Well I'm Ash!"
"And I'm Misty!"
"And I'm the handsome and fearless Brock!" Brock stated striking a pose to which Misty and Ash sighed and Jenny dropped a bead of sweat down her back.
"And who might you be?" Jenny asked turning to Link
"He's Link and I'm Navi." Navi interrupted.
Jenny looked at the floating orb for a moment with a blank expression, "What kind of Pokémon are you?" She said reaching out to touch Navi.
"Actually that's not a Pokémon." Ash said from the side
"Then what is it?" She continued to stare which made Navi feel a little anxious.
"I'm Navi envoy of the Great Deku tree a true-blue fairy of Kokiri Woods."
"Deku tree?" Jenny said inquisitively
"Kokiri Woods?" Miles said looking at it.
Navi flew around Links back and climbed in behind his shield.
"We'd better get going before night falls." Jenny stated and the group headed up a side tunnel to the surface.
The sun was just barely touching the horizon and the world was bathed in the soft glow of the evening. The group climbed down the rocky ledges and eventually reached the base of the mountain where they walked through the thick trees towards the rim of the camp. As they walked Link could hear the footsteps of those surrounding the camp area. All of them sounded very similar with one large dog and two small dogs and two people walking in a circular motion at about half mile intervals.
Then Link heard a sound that didn't sound like the guards around the area, it sounded like three men and a distinctive clang of shovels. Link turned to face the noise and the group stopped and faced him.
"What is it?" Ash asked quietly.
"I don't know but something doesn't sound right." Link responded and Arcanine stepped up and turned its ears in the direction Link was facing. Everyone had stopped breathing and listened yet they heard nothing. Arcanine's ears went straight back and his fur stood straight up with his upper lip raising in a snarl that showed his jagged upper teeth.
"Arcanine's found something." Jenny said and Arcanine took off in the direction of the sound.
The three ran as fast as they could just barely keeping Arcanine in their sight. Suddenly Arcanine stopped and bent low to the ground as Miles, Jenny and the rest of the group caught up to him.
They could see three men with shovels wearing black suits with a red "R" Emblazoned on them digging as another man in a grey suit with the same insignia on it stood by watching around them for intruders. They had a large bear-like group of Pokémon that surrounded them and made them difficult to spot from a distance.
"Ursaring!" Misty said in less than a whisper
Jenny put her finger up to her mouth and the others nodded in comprehension as she started slowly walking around to the other side of the group. She walked carefully as did Arcanine but it's big paws slipped on the side of a rocky pass and it let out a yelp of pain as it's leg bent in a way a leg shouldn't ever bend.
The Ursaring were already running towards the group when they turned from helping Arcanine.
"Flip this," Miles said and threw out three pokeballs which produced three large horned and heavy dinosaur-like creatures that growled loudly. And went towards the Ursaring.
"Go get em Nidokings!" Miles yelled
There was a brief fray but somehow the Ursaring managed to lift and throw the Nidoking down the side of the rocky face where they fell unconscious below. Miles took a step back, "Impossible! Jenny we gotta go!" He yelled and called the three back into their pokeballs.
"We can't Arcanine is badly injured if we move him he might die!" Jenny said rubbing the injured leg of the legendary dog.
"Well better he than us!" Miles said and the whole group stopped and stared at him in shock, "I'm sorry that didn't come out right."
Just then an Ursaring jumped behind Miles and raised its claws ready to strike there was the sound of metal clanging against metal as Miles turned to see Link, much older this time, standing behind him with a sword separating his back from Ursaring's mighty claws.
Link swung around the Ursaring by its paw and sent it flying back towards the other four that just barely dodged it. By this time the Team Rocket henchmen had come to join the fray and set up with automatic missile launchers and machine guns. The group then started to fire past the Ursaring at the group. Link jumped in front and pulled out a silver and red shield that stopped everything cold in its tracks. He threw his shield with the force of his arm into the stomach of one of the Ursaring which fell flat on its face. The group just stood back in shock at the ferocity of this Link. Suddenly the Ursaring regrouped and each started to yowl harmoniously to the point where they started to glow.
"Their storing energy you need to stop them if they unleash Hyper Beam we're finished!" Jenny yelled to Link who just stood there waiting and soon a small ball of light formed at the center of the Ursaring. Link lined himself up and took the full brunt of the attack with his shield that started to glow brightly. He turned his shield back towards the Ursaring and it unleashed a wave of light and energy that threw back all five of the feral Ursaring right onto the rock wall.
Link then did something unexpected, he got down on all fours and changed into a silver and black furred wolf! He ran with great speed and ripped apart the guns and missile launchers that held them pinned down while the Ursaring attacked. The Team Rocket members dropped their guns and started to run in terror screaming for their life right into the arms of the patrolmen that had come at the sound of a battle.
Link changed back to a human form and put his sword back into an ornately covered sheath and a blue light surrounded him and soon he looked five again. The others looked right at him as he turned around and smiled. Suddenly a loud boom rang out across the field and blood started to pour down Link's tunic. He looked at it and fell forward revealing the grey suited Rocket member with a smoking pistol in his hand. He dropped the gun and looked down at the young boy whom he'd just shot.
The patrol group had reached him and shot him with a tranquilizer dart and he fell unconscious to the ground. The group then ran up to Link who was unconscious and bleeding badly.
"Hold on Link! We'll get you to safety." Misty said with tears forming in her eyes.
Jenny and Miles just stood back looking in horror at the young boy.
"C'mon aren't you going to help us?" Ash yelled back to them but they didn't move
"What is he?" They asked in unison
"He's in need of help that's what he is!" Brock said irritated and pulling apart part of his sleeve.
Finally the two started to move and ran up Link, Jenny had a few chest wraps which they quickly wrapped around the small boy and created a small makeshift stretcher out of their jackets and some branches found nearby. The patrolmen went to the Ursaring and injected them with the antirus and left with the Rocket henchmen. One of the patrol men had a spare pokeball and with a little coaxing convinced Jenny to put Arcanine in it. She did and the three ran back up the field and into the Camp.
As they arrived Nurse Joy had already been informed of what was going on and had the operating room all ready for Link.
The group went then to report to Tracy. They told him everything about what had gone on and Tracy just sat there in amazement.
He turned to his computers and looked down at the keyboard, "I think we're finally ready." He said softly
"You four, your squadron ID is Alpha Centauri Epsilon and your calling code is Ace in the hole." Tracy said not looking up from the screen.
This news caused a small stir among the others in the lab at that time.
"What's so big about that?" Ash asked seeing the scientists looking in their direction.
Tracy put his hands together and closed his eyes, "Back when the resistance was first forming a psychic named Sabrina told us that we wouldn't win this war. She said that no matter how hard we fought there wouldn't be a noticeable difference until a squadron with the squadron ID A.C.E joined the ranks and then and only then would we stand a chance of winning."
"And you think we're this squadron she was talking about?" Ash asked
"I do!"
"But how can you be so sure?" Misty asked softly
"Because she said it would be three who would be recognized by the world and one whom the world had never seen." Tracy explained turning to the three
"Link!" They all said in unison.
Thanks for reading I wanted this chapter to be higher action to show more of the full capabilities of Link at this point. Yes I know that the Master Sword doesn't change him immediately and on the spot in the game but this will be explained within the next few chapters so be patient. Ultima S. next What are You?
