Brock ran over to a lever that was on a wall and it turning on the conveyor belt.

"Alright I'll go up with Pikachu on the conveyor belt to check and see if it's safe. Then when I give the signal start sending the pokémon up." Ash explained

"Ok." nodded Brock

"Sure, but be careful." replied Misty then she gave Ash and Pikachu a hug.

"Ok." nodded Ash

"Pikaaa." nodded Pikachu

They got on the belt and rode it up. When they got to the top there wasn't anybody

around. Ash went to the door and peeked through it. He saw people going back and forth

at the edge of the hall so he shut the door and locked it.

"Ok start sending them up!" shouted Ash and one by one Brock and Misty started sending

up the Pokémon.

"Pika." motioned Pikachu pointing at the door.

Ash ran over to the door, push a button beside the door and the door started to raise up,

then the Pokémon started to run out. Then he ran back to the conveyor belt just as Brock

and Misty were sending up the last of the Pokémon. After the Pokémon were out Misty

and Brock got on the conveyor belt and came on up and Ash helped Misty and Brock off

of the conveyor belt.

"Alright now let's get out of here!" shouted Ash

They left out of the building and ran into a large open field, when all off a sudden they

were caught in a cloud of black smoke.

"What's going on." coughed Misty

"Somebody's using Haze." coughed Brock

"Who is it though." coughed Ash

"Pikaaa...Chuu." coughed Pikachu

"So that was your Pikachu." said a female voice

"Whose there!" shouted Ash

When the smoke cleared they saw two female and two male Blood Wake members

standing behind them with a Seviper in front of them.

"Who are you!" shouted Misty

"Who cares? You won't live long enough to remember if you don't give us that egg back."

said one of the females

"Hay it's those four from earlier. I think their names where Malisa, Tod, Paul and..." said Ash, but before he could finish Brock ran passed him and grabbed the other female's hand.

"Your name is Paula right." interrupted Brock

"Um…yes." muttered Paula

"Wow you're even more beautiful up close. Maybe sometime we could go out to dinner

together or maybe sit by a little fire and cuddle..." smiled Brock but before he could finish

Misty grabbed him by his ear.

"Not now lover boy she's the bad person here remember." said Misty dragging him away.

Paula looked at Brock as Misty drug him away, looked back at her hand and she started to

blush and smile a little as she put her hands on her chest.

"Anyway where we were...oh yea hand over the egg." motioned Melisa pointing at the Egg Case that Misty was holding.

"Not a chance!" shouted Ash as he stepped in front of Misty.

"Pika!" shouted Pikachu as he jumped in front of Ash his cheeks sparking with electricity.

"Well then I guess we'll have to take it by force then. Seviper use Flamethrower!" Melisa

shouted

Seviper fired a stream of fire at them, but everybody move out of the way just as it hit.

"Pikachu use Thunderbolt!" shouted Ash

Pikachu jumped up and shot a bolt of electricity at Seviper and it hit.

"Alright a direct hit!" shouted Ash

Ash looked as the Seviper's entire body crackled with yellow electrical energy.

"Shake it off Seviper and use Body Slam." said Melisa

Seviper shook off the attack and then started to slither its way toward Pikachu at high

speed.

"What the…Pikachu quick try stopping it with a Thunder!" shouted Ash

Pikachu shot a huge thunderbolt at Seviper, but Seviper dodge the attack just as it was

about to hit.

"That's fast!" shouted Brock just as Seviper crashed into Pikachu sending him rolling back.

"Pikachu are you ok?" asked Ash

"Pika." nodded Pikachu as he struggled to his feet.

"Seviper finish off his Pikachu with Iron tail!" shouted Melisa and Seviper charged toward Pikachu with its tail glowing.

"Quick Pikachu use Volt Tackle!" shouted Ash

Pikachu started running toward Seviper until he was engulfed with electricity and when

he and Seviper clashed they were both sent flying backwards.

"Viper." groaned Seviper in pain as its body crackled with electricity from the attack.

"Pikachu are you ok?" asked Ash

Pikachu tired to get back to his feet, but he fell back down.

"I didn't think it was possible to do so much damage like that. That Seviper's Body Slam

has a real kick to it and that Volt Tackle was Ash's best shot and it looks like it didn't do

too much damage." thought Brock to himself

"Come on Pikachu you can do It." cheered Misty

"Not bad ... I wasn't expecting your Pikachu to know Volt Tackle and to think it was

powerful enough to damage my Seviper even if it was just a little bit, but now it seems

your Pikachu has use up all of its power which means it's time to end this. Seviper use

Flamethrower!" shouted Melisa

Seviper shot the flamethrower at Pikachu, but just as it was about to hit a blue orb came

out of nowhere and blocked the attack.

"Hay look it's that Echserto from earlier and he used Protect." said Brock

"Another small fry guess I'll finish you off to. Seviper use Flamethrower!" shouted Melisa

Seviper shot the flamethrower at Echserto, but it took off running. Seviper's flamethrower

follower Echserto, but it wasn't able to catch it.

"Wow it's so fast." said Brock

"Hold still you little..." snarled Melisa

"Don't blow a blood vessel. It's obvious that that Echserto has your Seviper beat in

speed." laughed Tod

"Tell me something I don't know." snapped Melisa

"So you'll just tire Seviper out. Let me handle It." laughed Tod holding up a pokéball.

"Do it then and make it quick." snarled Melisa

"Ok Echserto let's see just how fast you are. Zangoose let's go!" shouted Tod

He threw the poké ball and a Zangoose appeared in front of Echserto.

"That Zangoose looks strong." glared Misty

"Yes it does, but we'll see if it has the speed to keep up with Echserto." agreed Brock

"Now Zangoose show them your quickest Crush Claw!" shouted Tod

Zangoose started running toward Echserto with its claws glowing, and then it

disappeared.

"Wow that's fast." said Brock

"Where'd it go?" wondered Misty as Echserto looked around.

"Echserto look out behind you!" shouted Ash holding Pikachu in his arms.

Just as Echserto turned around Zangoose appeared behind him as his crush claw attack

came down upon him, but jumped out the way just in time.

"He dodged it!" shouted Brock

Echserto fell to one of his knees holding its left shoulder.

"He's hurt!" shouted Misty

"He's quick I'll give him that, but he's not quick enough. Zangoose use Flamethrower!" shouted Tod and Zangoose shot the attack at Echserto.

Echserto stood up and a blue energy started to form around it, but it disappeared.

"Oh no...That was Protect that he just tried to use, but it failed and now he's going to get

hit!" shouted Brock

The flamethrower hit Echserto and sent it rolling back.

"No Echserto!" shouted Ash as he ran in front of Echserto.

"Serr...tooo..." moaned Echserto as it tried to stand back up.

"Don't worry Echserto I'll protect you. I won't let you get hurt it anymore! Infernape,

Saurava let's go!" shouted Ash as he threw his poké balls up and Infernape an Saurava

appeared in front of him.

Just then Misty and Brock rushed beside him.

"Let's help him out Steelix, Forretress and Apaton!" shouted Brock

"Us to Starmie, Corsola and Hicamp!" shouted Misty

They threw their pokéballs out and all of their pokémon appeared in front of them in a flash of red light.

"Apaton and Hicamp must be the pokémon that Tanza let Brock and Misty use. I would check them out, but we have to try and win this battle." thought Ash to himself.

"We won't give up that easy!" shouted Misty

"Steelix use Dragon Breath, Forretress use Sand Storm, Apaton use Hyper Beam!" shouted Brock

"Starmie, Corsola, Hicamp use Hydro Pump!" shouted Misty

"Alright Infernape, Saurava use Flamethrower!" shouted Ash

"Hay Tod let's show these weaklings what they are truly up against." laughed Melisa

"Ok." agreed Tod

"Seviper use Flamethrower!" shouted Melisa

"Zangoose use Focused Blast!" shouted Tod

...

Meanwhile somewhere else on the other side of the island a person was walking through the forest.

"I sense a battle going on, but there isn't much of a fight they'd better hold out until I get

there." said the person as he walked on.

He stopped and looked up at the surrounding trees then he looked up at the sky.

"The sky is so blue and beautiful today." said the person and he started back walking.

...

As their battle went on Ash's, Misty's, and Brock's Pokémon fought bravely, but they

were no match for the duo of Tod's and Melisa's Zangoose and Seviper. Brock's Steelix

and Forretress had been defeated and only his Apaton was left standing. Misty's Starmie

and Corsola had been defeated and only her Hicamp was left standing. Ash's Saurava and

Infernape had been defeated.

"See how pointless it was to try and fight back when all you had to do was give use back

the egg." laughed Melisa

"I don't think Apaton can take muck more of this." said Brock

"Hicamp's not looking so good either." said Misty

Ash looked at them both an saw that both of the pokémon were breathing heavily and the

he looked at Pikachu in his arms, but he was still unconscious.

"Now I'll ask you one last time give use the egg back now." laughed Melisa

"Never!" shouted Misty clinging onto the egg case.

"Well then Seviper use another Flamethrower to finish off Hicamp!" shouted Melisa

"Use Focused Blast to finish off Apaton!" shouted Tod

Just as the attacks were about to hit their target a stream of fire intercepted the

flamethrower and a ball of black energy intercepted the focused blast. When the attacks

collided it sent up a large cloud of dust.

"That was another Flamethrower and a Shadow Ball attack." coughed Brock

When the dust finally settled they saw Tanza and Rodney standing in front of them.

"Hay Ash, Misty, Brock sorry where late." smiled Tanza

"But now that we're here we'll finish this up quickly." laughed Rodney

"We'll see about that. Seviper use Flamethrower!" shouted Melisa

"Zangoose use your strongest Focused Blast!" shouted Tod

"Rodney's Growlith, Feraligator and Sandslash seem strong." said Misty

"Yea and Tanza's Hunter and Misdreavus are strong, but I didn't know she had an Espeon." said Brock

"Espeon use Shadow Ball!" shouted Tanza

"Growlith use Flamethrower!" shouted Rodney

They shot there attacks, but when Growlith's and Espeon's attacks collided with the others

it went right thought them. Their attacks hit Seviper and Zangoose and sent them flying

back into their trainers.

"Told you we would finish this quickly." laaughed Rodney

"Now let's go." hurried Tanza

They got ready to run toward the forest, but more Blood Wake members started to show

up.

"Looks like their reinforcements are here." said Rodney

"And they've got us surrounded!" shouted Brock

"Well looks like we have to battle our way out." said Tanza

"Bring it!" shouted Rodney

…

Meanwhile somewhere still walking in the forest the person was looking around heading

toward the fight on the other side of the island.

"Hmm…Feels like Tanza and Rodney are battling now. I hope they can hang in there." said the person as he continued walking through the forest looking around.

…

Tanza and Rodney fought for what seemed like an endless battle of Blood Wake

member's.

"There's no end to them." said Ash

"Haunter, Misdreavus, Espeon hang in there." said Tanza

"Growlith, Feraligator, Sandslash you to." said Rodney

Just then a long middle aged man with spiky black haired man. He wore a long brown jacket and it was open revealing a blue outfit underneath the jacket.

"My...aren't you two strong." He said

To Be Continued...