"What's with all of the commotion?" Minnie walked into the clearing rubbing her head. I sat up and looked over at her. She was in her pajamas and she had a major bed head.
"Sorry Minnie. These guys were just training me." "Training you?! What's wrong?" She walked over and sat down next to me. "Well, I wasn't fully recovered yet, I was really off balance. These guys helped me out." I pointed to Archy, Tiny and Monferno who stood before me proudly.
"Wow… and I missed it? Shoot. I would have loved to see how they did it." She rose from the ground. "I think we're ready to go to Pewter now." I told her. She looked over at me then signaled to her pajamas.
"Ha! In the morning of course." I lifted myself off the ground and put my Pokemon back in there Pokeballs. Minnie raced back to camp with Umbreon and Espeon at her side and I walked, holding Tiny in my arms. The sun was setting slowly, giving me enough time to put up my tent and eat.
As I killed the fire after dinner I watched as Minnie crawled into her tent once more. I followed pursuit and went into my tent. I laid everything down and eventually found myself dreaming about the defeat of Team Shadow.
"Minnie?! You ready?" We had everything packed up and Tiny sat on my shoulders happily watching the world from a different view. Minnie sat on the edge of the river dipping her water bottle in. She screwed the top on and ran toward me. We started walking toward Pewter City staying quiet just in case.
"Summer, what happens if we run into one of them?" "We battle them." I said simply. Umbreon and Espeon were walking by her side. Espeon looked a lot better and more alert.
"Easy." Minnie let out a heavy sigh but that was it. We walked over the hill and we could see the gates of Pewter City. We stopped to check it out. "I don't see guys dressed in black but we may just be too far away yet." Minnie told me and then slid down the hill.
I followed a little slower to get a look myself. The city looked sort of deserted, I didn't see anyone at all. I ran to catch up with her and we walked the rest of the way to stand at the gates.
"Let's go catch us some bad guys…" Minnie said with a menacing smile. I laughed and followed her in. It was weird right off the bat, people were walking around, cars were driving by, I guess it wasn't pretty normal but it weird for us.
"This doesn't seem right…" Minnie said looking around town. "Let's go check out the Gym." I said walking past her toward the Gym. We walked casually not trying to make a scene and approached the gym.
In front of it in bright red said closed with yellow cop tape put up around it. "I knew it." I said frightfully. I ducked under the tape and walked up to the building. Minnie followed cautiously looking behind us to make sure no one saw.
I grabbed the handle and pulled, it was locked. "What do you think you're doing?" A man appeared next to me but on the other side of the tape. "Forrest?" I let go of the door handle and approached him.
"Summer? What are you doing here?" Forrest asked as I came out from under the tape. "Well we were first here because of Team Shadow but now we are here because of this." I waved my arms toward the closed sign and the yellow tape.
"Team Shadow… Those… Mongrels…" Forrest had his fists clenched and ready to punch anyone near. "What happened?" I asked. "They stole my Pokemon. I had to close the gym, my brother Brock is on his way but he's a long ways away." Forrest said sadly.
"We're here to get your Pokemon back." Minnie told him. "Ha! Easier said than done." He replied. "Oh, we know. I have a long history with them though, I know there tactics." Minnie whispered to him secretly.
"Oh really? Do explain." Forrest crossed his arms. "I rescued Pokemon that they tortured and abused. The Pokemon I rescued are now mine. This Espeon is one of them." She looked down at her Espeon a smile growing.
"What about that Umbreon?" He asked pointing toward him. "I found Umby scrounging in an alley, just like me." Her smiled vanished as she seemed to remember that night.
"Um… what's the last thing you remember?" I asked as Minnie disappeared in her own world. "I was calling Brock to see how he was, how things were going and well I don't know what happened after that. I must've fell asleep, when I woke up my things were rampaged through and my Pokemon were gone."
"Wait. You said your things were rampaged through? Was your Pokemon case or wherever you kept your Pokemon broken or broken into?" Minnie asked after I couldn't think of anything. "No actually. I never noticed that until you asked me just now." Forrest said thoughtfully.
"So they were looking for something." I added. "Do you know what they were looking for? Did you see anything taken?" Minnie asked taking over.
"Nothing was taken I remember checking for that." He told her. "So whatever they were looking for you didn't have it. How much do you want to bet they are going to Cerulean City next?" Minnie turned toward me an excited look on her face.
"Nice job. Thank you Forrest. We better go, don't worry we're going to get your Pokemon back." I told him. "Good luck Summer, and thank you. I'm sure you will succeed." He said happily. Minnie and I turned and left walking into the next trail toward Cerulean City. My phone started to buzz as Pewter disappeared behind us. It's Logan.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Summer! Come quick! Charlie was kidnapped by these guys wearing black. They knocked me out and then ran into Cerulean City!" Logan screamed into the phone.
"I'm on my way." I said and hung up right away.
"They're already there." I told her. I took Archy and then jumped on. "Come on. We don't have time to walk." I told Minnie. "He can support our weight?" Minnie asked crawling on Archy's back.
"You betcha. Now hold on." Minnie clutched my waist and Archy sprinted toward Cerulean City. "Do you think we are too late?" Minnie screamed against the wind. "Let's hope not." I screamed back.
We kept quiet the rest of the way. I hope Logan's okay. I thought as Cerulean came into view. I tugged on Archy's fur and he slowed down. He jogged the rest of the way and stopped at the gates. Everything seemed fine so far. We walked through the city and approached the gym. All of the lights were off and it looked vacant.
"I think they might be here." I whispered over my shoulder at Minnie. "Summer!" I looked to the left and saw Logan run over a Beedrill flying over his head. I jumped off Archy and Logan crashed into me giving me a hug.
"Thank god… oh by the way, this is my Beedrill." He said petting his Beedrill on the head with a laugh. "That's what I assumed." I said. "This is Minnie. I'll explain later, just keep quiet." I ordered him and then crept up to the building. I knocked first and waited.
"What are you doing?" Logan asked walking over. "The guys dressed in black that took Charlie are Team Shadow. They are ransacking Gyms in search for something. They're here..." I said with a smile.
"She's not answering, we should go around back." I turned around and ran to the back. I halted when I came to the corner and whipped my head around to check it out. Two Houndoom and a Team Shadow grunt were guarding the back door which was open wide and things were being tossed around. Misty laid on the ground sleeping.
I came back to Logan and Minnie. I held up three fingers, I held up two pointing to Archy, signaling two Pokemon and one pointing to me signaling one human being. Minnie nodded, I'm sure she got it. Logan looked majorly confused. I shook my head, pointed to the ground and put my hand in front of me, toward him, signaling to stay put.
I turned the corner all by myself with Tiny on my shoulders, in hopes of fooling them. "Hey you! You're not supposed to be here!" The man said standing up and walking toward me. The Houndoom crept forward growling menacing.
"Archy!" I shouted half way over my shoulder. Archy seemed to fly over me and land in front of me. A stream of fire came out of his mouth and blasted the two Houndoom, instantly knocked out. "Oh no! Our cover is blown!" He shouted running into the building. I ignored him and knelt down next to Misty.
I shook her awake, "Huh… what's going on?" She stretched and then sat up. "What?!" She screamed and then ran into her gym. "GET OUT! GIVE ME THOSE!" Three grunts ran out of the building and into the forest. Charlie nowhere to be found.
Misty walked out, her arms full of her Pokeballs. "How dare them." She said simply watching shadows dance in the forest as they ran away.
"Charlie's gone?" Logan stated sadly. "I'm sorry Logan. I never saw them run away with Charlie." I said turning to him.
"We need to look for him! We can't just give up!" Logan said walking over to the edge of the forest where they ran. "We have a different goal to accomplish right now, maybe we'll find him along the way though.
"Logan? I thought I just battled you." Misty said coming up us. "Summer?" She looked at me and then back at Logan. "Are you two related?" She finally asked. "Yeah, Misty. This is my little brother." "Well if I were told early I would have gone all out on you." She said with a sneaky smile "Ha! Right…" Logan said with a laugh.
"Minnie we better go." I said suddenly. "What? Go already? Aren't you going to help me look for Charlie?" Logan asked walking over to me. "I can't I'm sorry Logan. I promised Forrest I would get his Pokemon back for him. And to do that now I need to find there base."
"I know where it is!" Minnie chirped in. "Exactly." I said smiling over her way. "I'll help you look Logan. Misty said volunteered. "Thanks Misty. I don't want to go to the next city without him." Logan added. "Of course." Misty agreed.
"Bye Logan. Call me if you find him or figure anything out." I jumped onto Archy and Minnie followed pursuit.
Logan waved goodbye as we ran the way Minnie instructed.