Megg awoke in a soft bed, confused. Where am I? Didn't Team Snagem kidnap me? After a moment, she remembered seeing a person before she passed out and wondered if perhaps he or she had saved her. She sat up and looked around, not too surprised that she was unfamiliar with her surroundings. I need to find out where I am and how much time has passed. I have to catch up to Wes! I have to warn him about Team Snagem!
Just as she was slipping off the bed, the door opened. It was dark, so she couldn't see much of the person, but she knew then figure was her savior. But who saved her?
"Who are you? And why did you save me from Team Snagem?" she asked.
"You should know who I am, and there are many reasons as to why I saved you. How could I not?" he answered. Megg immediately recognized the voice. "The real question is, why did you come after me Megg?"
"Oh, big brother Wes. I'm sorry. I-I just…" she apologized. He walked over to her and hugged her soothingly as she began to tremble, crying.
"It's okay now. You're safe. We're at the Outskirt Stand. I have some friends here that'll help us out, okay?" he comforted.
"Okay. Wes? Can I ask you something? Or, a couple things?"
"You already did, but sure," he allowed hesitantly. He knew exactly what she was going to ask, and he didn't want to answer, but he knew that if it continued, everyone would know. It might be for the best to just tell her now.
"Why is Team Snagem after you? Do you know why?"
"They… wish to use… my abilities… to complete a specific task."
"Are they the only ones after you? Or are other Teams after you as well?"
"All known criminal and even several noncriminal organizations will come. Only Cipher and Snagem have openly attempted up until now, however."
"… How much are they willing to risk to get to you?"
"Everything… everything short of their own demise, I would believe."
"Are you going to send me back?"
"No. I cannot. They know I care for you very much, Megg. They will try to use you against. Besides, you came all this way just to see me. I might as well take you on a little trip." He gave a light smile. It was small, but it was still there.
"One more question. Can you tell me why, exactly, all those teams are trying to get you? The real reason?" The smile was gone now. He didn't hold her gaze a moment longer. She couldn't tell the expression he was making as his face was hidden behind his sandy-grey hair. She hadn't notice before but it had grown in the past few months. It was not long enough to cover his forehead before, but now it could hide the majority of his face. "I-I'm sorry. It's none of my business. I shouldn't have asked."
"No. I should be able to tell you. However, I can not..."
"Why is that?"
"It is... not mine to say. It is something I can't reveal, but must be discovered on one's own. Or be told by another who has discovered of their own power. I'm sorry."
"I think I know the rest. Or enough to be satisfied with for now. I believe you are in a lot of pain. I just wish I could share some of that pain with you, if not take it all from you," she said.
"No. No one else should be able to... Heh,' he cracked a small smile again. I wish I knew what he is thinking. What could possibly have allowed him to smile like that? Wait, don't tell me he's worse than I thought?! Oh, Wes, you better not have gone crazy.
"Are... Are you okay? Wes?... Wes, say something. Did something ha-"
"I'm fine, Megg. I'm fine," he said warily. "You must be hungry. Why don't we get you some food? They have great meals here."
"Oh, um... Okay! I'll take you up on that offer," she agreed. She followed after him out of the room and into the main locomotive car. The ysat down at a vacant table and Megg ordered pancakes and bacon. While she was eating, a pink-haired Rider came over and eyed Wes until he looked over.
"Yo! We meet again, Wes. So who's your young lady friend, huh" the Rider hinted.
"Willie. This is Megg, a friend of mine."
"Hi, Mr. Willie," she greeted with a huge smile.
"Hello, Megg! And please, you needn't call me Mr. It's too formal for a Rider like myself." She nodded and continued to eat when he turned back to Wes. "Well, since you're out here, how 'bout we have ourselves a little battle to kick off the day, eh? What d'you say?" he tempted.
Most people in his situation would have declined the challenge as he was in a hurry and on the run, however Wes has pride and is not your average person. And due to this, he has been known to never turn down a challenge. He doesn't know the meaning of it. He just can't back down from a challenge. Wes hesitated, though. He debated his lack of time, but even Willie knew what Wes would say in the end. He had the teen right where he wanted him. "Fine," Wes tried to grumble angrily, but he was too proud and too excited. "Megg, just finish up your meal. This won't take too long. We'll be right outside. She nodded as he stood up and followed the older man outside.
Megg decided it would be good entertainment to watch their battle; better than it would be to watch the repeating and uninteresting news. It was the typical Orre region 2-on-2. Wes called out Espeon and Umbreon from where they were resting in the shade as Willie released his Zigzagoons from their Pokeballs. Wes' team was much too powerful, though. It was over before it even started.
"Whew. Tough as usual. I never seem able to land a single attack, do I? If you're still here when I get back, I'd like another rematch. Three on three this time, okay?"
"Fine by me so long as nothing comes up," Wes answered. Willie left to get his other Pokemon and heal his Zigzagoon duo. He was gone for just five minutes, but he was fired up again. Wes called over Yanma just before he got back.
"Are you fighting with those three?" Willie asked.
"No. They just don't like being in Pokeballs, and Yanma needs to kill some energy. You're free to roam for a while, Yanma."
'Yes, sir!' the dragonfly-like Pokemon answered. 'Can I get some coffee?'
Wes sighed, but he waved off the bug, a sign that Wes was giving him permission to do as he pleased. 'Yay! Coffee, Coffee, Coffeeeeeeeeee!'
"Your ready?"
"Yeah, let's go," he replied. Being caught up in the heat of the battle distracted Wes, so he was unaware of the five fast approaching auras.
Rui and the gang had just arrived in Pyrite soon after Wes had gone down into The Under. They had thought it a good idea to visit Nett and Secc, but went to see Duking first.
"Hi, Duking!" Rui greeted immediately upon arrival.
"Ah, Rui! How nice to see you again. Is my dear Plusle doing well, I hope?" he greeted back. On cue, Plusle chirped from Rui's shoulder. "Ah, there you are my darling! I hope you've been a good little Plusle." The other four were just dumbfounded at the behavior of the large man before them. "Who are your friends, Rui,? And... might I ask where Wes is?"
"Oh, these are our friends from abroad: Dawn, Brendan, May, and Barry. You might have heard of them on the news. And as for Wes' whereabouts... well, actually we came to Pyrite in hopes of getting a clue as to where he is."
"Oh, I see. I'm sorry, but I have no idea where he could be," he apologized. Just then, Bitt came in, short of breath due to all the running he had just done.
"Sorry for barging in like this, but I was looking for Megg," Bitt said. "We can't seem to find her."
"Well, she's not here. She should be with Nett at the abandoned warehouse."
"That's strange. She should have been here by now. Unless she... No. She couldn't have-!"
"What's wrong?" Rui asked. Bitt explained how Megg thought she saw Wes on the elevator down to The Under and how she was supposed to have gone to Duking's. He pulled out his PDA and emailed Nett. She might have chased after him, and he has a tendency to attract danger. Even more so now that all criminal organizations were after Wes.
"Oh, no," gasped Rui. "We need to find her right away!"
"But we don't know where either of them went!" exclaimed Dawn.
"We don't, but Nett might. At least to where Megg is," said Bitt. "I've already asked. He should respond any second now... Aha!" His PDA rang, indicating a new message. He read the message. "It seems as if he has a clue I'll read the message. 'If what you say is true, then I fear for my sister's safety. I can only pray she hasn't gotten into any trouble and that she is currently with Wes, where she should be safe. I might have an idea where she could have gone, but we have not spotted Wes at any of the entrances, so he is either still down there, dead or alive, or he knows another way out, which is much more likely, since this is Wes we're talking about. But I do have a sure way of finding Megg. I have a tracking device to locate her. I'll be at Duking's soon and I'll explain the rest.'"
"Okay, so now is all we have to do is wait for this Nett guy to show up so we can track down Megg who is hopefully with Wes," concluded May. Unknown to them, Megg was being ambushed by Team Snagem at this moment, but would soon find her with Wes as well. At that time, Nett burst in through the door, short of breath much like Bitt had been but minutes before.
"I'm here... Follow me... The tracking... machine... is just... behind that door," he panted pointing at the bookshelf.
"Hunh? What do you mean? There's just a bookshelf!" Barry exclaimed, looking at him like he was insane.
"He... Hahaha! No, no. Actually if you just press this," Bitt reached in and pressed down on a shelf, "it opens into the Kids' Grids hideout, which only Wes had ever found, or so I heard." The bookshelf moved and revealed a dark cave-like room with tons of junk. Nett went in and came backout with a small, handheld machine.
"This is my tracking machine. If you turn it on, you'll see a map of the region and a small red dot, which indicates where the target is, in this case, Megg," Nett explained. He turned it on and the map and dot appeared. "It seems... she is on the move. She is moving quickly between Phenac and the Outskirt Stand, which would be hard to believe if she were on her own, so she must have met up Wes. If that's the case, he'll probably be a while. Willie's there and everyone knows he's always looking for tough trainers to challenge, specifically Wes. And we all know that Wes just can't back down from a challenge!"
Everyone flinched from his sudden outburst. When he realized his outburst, his face turned bright red and he muttered an apology. "Well, you better start going to Outskirt before they finish their battle. Who knows, you might even get to see part of their battle, or one of their battles. Get going. I don't want him to be lost if he's there. Oh, and take the tracker, just in case," Nett said, lending them the tracker.
"Let's go," Brendan said. The group ran back out and mounted Wes' bike and set off towards Outskirt Stand. They were actually quite glad to leave, for Pyrite was a thug town and scorned most of them. "Fits Wes quite well," Barry had commented, indicating being rough and mysterious.
As they were nearing the Outskirt Stand, an explosion appeared just next to it.
"What the hell was that?!" Barry screamed.
"Don't know, but let's hurry up!" Brendan yelled back determined.