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I am so sorry for not updating yesterday, but fanfiction wouldn't let me upload the file...
On the other hand, I'm now beginning the manga-verse arc of this story.
Anyway, I don't own Pokemon and I probably never will in my lifetime.
"Talking" Thoughts "PokeSpeech" Written Material
On with the story...
Chapter 9: Targeted
Previously:
*Professor Oak's POV, Pallet Town*
I'm sorry for having to tell you Gary.
I bit my lip, "Gary. Did Ash mention anything about him being poisoned in the letter he sent you, because if he did, then we have to label his death a homicide and hunt down his killer. Tell me Gary, did Ash know about the poison? What did he tell you in that letter?"
What happened in the past to cause the present?
*Crystal's POV, Violet City, After HeartGold SoulSilver Chapters, One Week before Kanto Dexholder's kidnapping, Evening*
It's a good thing that we managed to find Lance and Giovanni.
We even stopped Team Rocket, again.
I was walking down the streets of Violet City, returning come from buying groceries, lost in thought.
I think this is the second or third time we've beat them as a whole.
When are they going to give up?
We've battled them and beaten them so many times I've lost count, but they always seem to come back.
We've beaten their heads time and time again.
Giovanni has left them because of Silver's convincing.
If only there was a way to permanently put them out of commission.
They don't even have a real leader anymore, Giovanni refuses to lead the, that's why he's planning on leaving Indigo.
Silver doesn't really want him to go, but he knows it's for the better.
It's funny how a few months ago Silver didn't want to accept Giovanni as his father and now he doesn't want to lose his father.
I remember when he found out that he was Giovanni's son he was in denial for a long time.
He kept saying that it was impossible for Giovanni to know if it was true because Pryce kidnapped him when he was only a kid.
He said too much time had passed since then for Giovanni to remember properly.
It's funny how things have changed so much.
Time is the greatest changer of the world.
I sighed and looked around, realizing that in my trance-like state I had passed my house altogether and ended up in the small park on the outskirts of Violet City.
I must have been really out of it to miss my house…
I have the path from the store to my house memorized like the back of my hand.
I stopped walking and leaned against a nearby Cherry Blossom Tree.
The world is so different than how it was when I first became a Dexholder.
Most of the criminal organizations have been taken down or in Team Plasma's case are being taken down.
Team Rocket is in shambles again, and hopefully no one tries to pick up the pieces.
It was pure chance that it even rose up again in the first place.
Team Aqua and Team Magma are both gone along with their influence on the Hoenn Gymleaders.
They only grew so powerful because the Gymleaders were arguing among themselves.
Team Galactic seems to be defeated, but only time will tell if it truly is.
Hopefully it won't rise again like Team Rocket has.
Although the world may seem to be relatively peaceful, evil is still lurking, waiting to strike.
If only there was a way to destroy evil for good, but there will always be evil in the hearts of man.
I wonder if that's why Arceus attacked us a few weeks ago.
Maybe he just wanted to end the corruption that the world has engulfed itself in.
I guess we'll never know since we defeated him and he left to go back to his dimension.
I wonder if mankind will eventually destroy itself because of its evil.
At least then the Pokémon will be able to live freely, without us to ruin their lives.
I was broken away for my depressing thoughts when I heard someone shout, "Super Serious Gal!"
Why is he here?
I turned toward the person and yelled, "Don't call me that."
Gold and Silver were walking, running in Gold's case, towards me.
I raised an eyebrow, "What do you want?"
Gold stopped in front of me, "Do you count?"
I smacked Gold on top of the head, a small blush forming on my face, "Gold!"
Silver stopped a few feet away from us, "Don't get started you two. Anyway, Professor Elm sent us here to get you. He thinks something's up again."
I groaned, "Not again!"
We just cleaned up the last mess!
Arceus and Fate don't seem to like us much...
Silver shrugged, "It's not exactly fair, but we're the Johto Dexholders, making us responsible for the safety of everyone in Johto. I haven't called Green in more than a month because I haven't had the time, and I doubt I'll be able to for at least another month."
Green must be getting worried.
Silver is like a brother to her.
He usually calls her every day, but recently we haven't had a phone and Green's been out of Pokedex communication range ever since she left Johto.
Red may be Green's real brother, but she's closer to Silver.
I wonder how Silver can look so impassive about all this though…
Gold poked my forehead, "Super Serious Gal, are you there?"
I glared at Gold for a second, "What does Professor Elm want us to do?"
Gold bit his lip, "He wants us to go to the Sinjoh Ruins and examine them to find out if they were tampered with. He believes someone might be trying to summon Arceus."
I gasped, "What? Arceus was nowhere near happy the last time he came to this dimension, he might end up destroying Johto out of rage!"
Gold sighed, "That's probably what whoever is doing this wants, which is why we need to stop him."
Not another world annihilation crazed maniac...
I slumped against the tree I was leaning on, "This is just great! We just found Lance and beat Team Rocket a day ago! Can't the world's peace last longer than that?"
Gold placed a hand on my shoulder, "Peace never lasts long..."
At least Gold isn't always a pervert…
I smiled, "We should go buy a few supplies, I have some food, and then we can go home and head out tomorrow."
Gold smirked, "Your place or mine?"
I stand corrected…
I smacked Gold on the head again and got up, "Let's go."
As I was getting up the wind suddenly blew through the trees and Cherry Blossom Petals flew all around the three of us.
I closed my eyes breathed in the smell of the Cherry Blossoms enjoying their fragrance.
At least some things are still peaceful...
When I opened my eyes, I knew something was immediately wrong.
Cherry Blossom Petals don't act like this.
There were so many Cherry Blossom Petals swirling around me that I couldn't see Gold and Silver anymore.
How is this possible?
I looked at the petals again to see a rainbow tint on them.
Someone's using Psychic on them!
I tried to move but the petals blocked my movements,
I need to get out of here!
I stopped moving and took in a deep breath, it was then I noticed that the air smelled too sweet.
Sleeping Powder…
I fell to the ground unconscious.
*Professor Oak's POV, Pallet Town, One Week after Kanto Dexholder's kidnapping*
I wonder why Blue or Crystal hasn't arrived yet.
I was pacing around in the front hallway of the lab impatiently.
I left messages at both their houses a month ago to make sure that at least one of them came here today.
I have a conference with the other Professors and I need to leave.
Crystal might not come because Elm may have asked her to look after his lab, but Blue should definitely come.
He's my grandson, which means he should be the first here.
I can't ask Daisy because she's out somewhere with Bill…
Young love…
I wonder if Agatha and I were like that when we were teenagers.
I still don't understand how she got herself involved with a group as notorious as the Elite Four.
It's a good thing we were divorced by then so no one could connect me with her…
It's ironic how much time can change a person.
A sudden ring of the videophone broke me away from my reminiscing.
I walked over to the phone and picked it up, a slightly apprehensive Professor Elm appearing on the screen.
I raised an eyebrow, "What do I owe the pleasure to Professor Elm?"
Professor Elm shakily let out a breath, "Have you heard from any of the Johto or Kanto Dexholders recently?"
I stared at him confused, "Not for a while. Blue called me a bit more than a week ago, telling me that he was going to throw a party for the Kanto Dexholders. It seemed out of character, but then I noticed Green standing a few feet behind him. It's amusing what that girl can do. One the other hand, I haven't heard from Crystal in at least two months."
Professor Elm bit his lip, "Something's wrong. I sent Gold and Silver to Violet City to get Crystal two weeks ago and head to the Sinjoh Ruins. I felt like something was up. I never got a response from them, and I asked the two of them to fill me in as soon as they asked Crystal to go. When they never replied I got worried so I called Red, he didn't pick up. That was this morning. Do you know if Blue is at his Gym?"
I shook my head, "I don't know. He should be, let me call the Gym."
I pressed the hold button and dialed the Gym's number.
All I heard was ringing until the answering machine kicked in, "We're sorry, but the Viridian Gym cannot be reached at the moment, and please try to call again later."
Someone should have picked up.
Blue should be working and even if he isn't there one of the other trainers there should pick up.
I disconnected the call and went back to Professor Elm's call.
Professor Elm stared at me, "What happened?"
I sighed, "No one picked up."
Professor Elm's eyes widened, "No one picked up?"
I nodded, "Something is wrong."
Professor Elm bit his lip, "I'm going to call Violet City's Officer Jenny; you call Viridian City's Officer Jenny, maybe they know something."
I let out a breath in apprehension, "Okay."
Professor Elm went on hold and I dialed the Viridian City's Officer Jenny's number.
Officer Jenny picked up a few seconds later, "Yes. Oh, Professor Oak, what can I do for you?"
I smiled uneasily, "Officer Jenny, have you spoken with my grandson recently?"
Officer Jenny shook her, "No, I actually wanted to ask you about that. His Gym has been closed for a week, and no one else has the key but him. Do you know where he could possibly be?"
Blue is not at his Gym?
Where could he be?
I sighed, "I don't know where he is Officer Jenny. Thank you for telling me about the Gym."
Officer Jenny nodded, "It's my job to know about the town and its happenings. I think I might just report Blue as missing, since no one seems to have heard from him and there's also what happened a week ago."
I raised an eyebrow, "What happened?"
Officer Jenny bit her lip, "One of the trainers that works at the Gym went there for work and reported that the doors were locked and no one was answering. He also reported at the air around the gym made him feel drowsy. When I went to investigate, I noticed that the air had remnants of sleeping powder. There were also a few small blood stains on the steps. That blood could have come from any trainer that went to the gym, but there also looked like what seemed like drag marks on the stairs."
Sleeping Powder?
Blood stains?
Dragging marks?
No answer at the door?
What could have happened?
My hands curled into fists, "Do you have any clues as to what happened?"
Officer Jenny shook her head, "No, but I suspect that it might just be remnants from a Pokemon Battle. Hopefully no one was injured."
Hopefully…
I let out a breath, "Thank you for the information. Goodbye Officer Jenny."
I disconnected Officer Jenny and saw that Professor Elm was waiting for me, "Did you find anything?"
I sighed, "Blue's been gone for a week, the gym's been closed since then. Officer Jenny also told me that there was some sleeping powder in the air the day after he went missing."
Professor Elm grimaced, "Officer Jenny just told me that Gold and Silver never registered at the Pokémon Center in Violet City after I sent them there. She also told me that Crystal hasn't been seen for two weeks."
That's odd, the trip to Violet from New Bark is time consuming on foot.
Gold and Silver should have healed their Pokemon.
I nodded slowly, "They might have left quickly."
Professor Elm let out a breath, "That's not all. She told me that about two weeks ago, someone reported seeing the Cherry Blossom Petals cluttering around unnaturally with a rainbow hint to them. She said she sent someone to investigate the incident. The lab results show that a Psychic Pokémon was manipulating the petals."
I stared at Professor Elm blankly, "What does that have to do with anything?"
Professor Elm looked down, "She also said that there was remnants of Sleeping Powder in the air."
I raised an eyebrow, "What does that have to do with- both locations had sleeping powder!"
This can't be a coincidence.
Professor Elm bit his lip, "Exactly. The last places that one maybe even two or more Dexholders where seen or could have been have sleeping powder in the air."
I gasped, "You couldn't possibly be saying?"
That couldn't have happened!
Professor Elm nodded, "All evidence points to abduction."
That's impossible!
Who could have done this?
How could the Dexholders have been taken so easily?
Why were they even targeted?
To Be Continued...
I know this chapter seems like a repeat of the ending of the chapter two chapters ago, but I need to include it.
If I don't include it, then everyone will want to find out what happened later and flashbacks tend to be annoying.
Anyway, the next update will hopefully be on March 11th, but if it isn't it will be on March 18th.
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