Authors Notes: I am now getting around to remaking this one. For those who read the original, I changed what happened to Leah while captured, and also had Joseph got to Viridian, caught Pidgey, added Spearow and Rattatta, and also how he met the villagers.

I hope to finish remaking the chapters soon and then get on to adding to the story. Since the beginning I had a lot of it planned it, I just had to get the inspiration to write.

The scene with Joseph sneaking into Viridian through the water was inspired on the Avatar the Last Airbender episode Seize of the North where Zuko was sneaking into the North Pole. If you haven't noticed, a lot of the battle scenes especially in the towns are based on movies or shows.

Now because I am probably boring you, here is the next chapter R&R.

The Intro:

Leah captured. After a Rocket missile struck the Pallet camp sending everyone flying. General Leah and several others were captured by the Rocket when they checked for survivors. Now General Joseph Ketchum had snuck into Viridian City and plans a daring rescue attempt with the Viridian Underground. Elsewhere General Dillon debates whether to stay with the rest of the survivors, or go aid his friend. Find out what happens now.

Chapter 10: Into Viridian; Sneaking into the Gym; The Search for Leah Continues!

Clouds covered the sky as the sun began to rise. Grunts were up on the roof of the gym, patrolling the grounds to prevent escapes or sneak attacks. Multiple Pokemon could be heard around the gym as the captive Pokemon cried for release. Down below, the surviving captives try to hold on and hope against the odds that they would be rescued. Their numbers had fallen as last night three men were carried out in body bags. The night was a restless one as the grunts tortured their general through the night only leaving once dawn came.

It had been one week since they were captured, and they were slowly losing all hope. Many were sick and escape would be suicide in their states. Many had bloodshot eyes and their ribs stuck out. A Few were desperately trying to cling to their last slip of life.

Leah Waterflower struggled to rise to her feet to grab the meager scraps of food that the Rocket's called her breakfast. Her limbs ached and her insides burned. Her ribs were painfully sticking out under her skin and her eyes were completely bloodshot from a week of no sleep. Every time she fell asleep, the grunts came for more interrogation.

She finally managed to grab the small tray, exhausted, she began to eat quickly a she could so whatever was lurking in the corners of the cage wouldn't get to it first. Whatever it was had eaten at least half her already small amounts of food. After she was done she placed the empty bowl back down the food barely even taking a pinch off her hunger. She moved to lie back against the wall waiting for the grunts to come back.

An eerie wind blew through the town as the sun finally rose. Several dark figures were seen leaping from the roof tops, going in and out of windows, moving at speed that made it obvious that they didn't want to be seen. Men with various swords, knives, and spears were seen all headed in one direction. Women were seen leading their children home as fast as they could without being obvious. In a park that was across from the gym, a figure could be seen that was on the Rocket's most wanted list for his actions in the Battle of Pallet. He was carrying a heavy bag and moving from treetop to treetop. The bag began to get lighter as he moved from tree to tree. The red blur slowly began to move towards the solo building in the center of the park.

"I'm finished." He stated as he came in through a window. Multiple men jumped and moved to attack before recognizing who it was. The figure was an eleven year old boy dressed in black jeans, a tight red shirt showing off well-toned muscles on his chest. A tight black jacket covered his arms and back with an unknown symbol on the back. A worn brown cap covered his messy red hair, and blue eyes that showed mischief and determination shown out from his face.

"That everything's ready." Blue said. He was the gym leader of the Viridian Gym before the Rocket's attacked and drove him out. Now he led the Viridian Underground. "Everyone get into position." He called.

The next few minutes passed in a fury. On a balcony leading to the second floor, Blue and Joseph watched as the men got into their groups. It took five minutes before they were ready.

"Okay, you all know your missions. Those with me are going to be distracting them, we need to draw them out of the gym and into the park, and we have the traps set once they are there. We must make sure we have their complete attention so the second group can sneak in through the sewers. The second groups is with Joseph, you will be sneaking into the main complex, your job is to disable all security systems, recover the stolen Pokemon and weapons, and rescue any captives still alive. The main person of interest is Leah Waterflower, she may be young, but she was appointed as one of the leaders in the Pallet defense force and was one of the leaders in a plan to free us. At this time, we do not believe she would have told anything, but it is essential that we keep it that way."

"There are also several other men and Pokemon that were part of that attack force that were captured, it is important to try to get them out too." Joseph added before looking at Blue, the former Kanto Champion nodded at him to proceed. "After we get everything together, the small force that will be left to wait in the sewers shall lead the survivors at while the rest of us try to take the weakened gym."

"We don't have much time until we need to be in position, if we wait too long, they might realize something is up with the lack of activity by the towns people. It has been an honor to fight with you are, and no matter what happens, you will be forever known as heroes, ones who didn't give up and fought back. Let's show the rockets, and let's show Kanto, that no one can keep us down for good, we will always rise back up." Blue roared. The men broke out in cheers at the end of the speech before being led into position. Joseph moved to look out a nearby window, which gave a clear view of the gym.

"Don't worry Joseph." The old champion said putting his hand on Joseph's shoulder. "We save her."

Back at the power plant, a brown hair kid appears out of the water, but unlike the red head that preceded him, he is completely out of breath and almost passes out on the ground. He shakes his head to get his bearing before moving out of the building. The eerie quiet unnerves him but he keeps on looking for his friends. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees multiple figures moving quickly through the city. As fast as he can, he follows them, after several dead ends, false trails, and blocked paths; he finally comes to a large park in the middle of the city. He can see the gym far on the other side of the park, but what interests him more is the red blur that is moving around the trees. He quickly began to run towards the building that it was heading to, hoping to find his lost friend.

"…Let's show the rockets, and let's show Kanto, that no one can keep us down for good, we will always rise back up." He heard a familiar voice say as he crept towards the building; it took him a minute before recognizing the old champion Blue. Where there was a champion/gym leader, and a large armed crowd; he friend was probably right in the middle of it.

Before he could even move, the door opened up and men started to pour out of it. He began to try to make his way through the crowd. Some took one look at him to make sure he wasn't a rocket, but most just passed by him. Finally entering the building, he saw two familiar figures standing on the steps. He recognized Blue from when he had visited his dad, and the other was easily recognizable as Joseph.

"Joseph!"

"Joseph!" He heard a familiar voice call from behind him. He turned around and began to stare in disbelief as his friend came towards him. The last time he saw him was a week ago after Leah had been captured. He thought that he had wanted the stay with the others.

"Dillon Harrison?" Blue said recognizing the small child of the Pewter Gym Leader, before the war the gym leaders were pretty close. "What are you doing here?"

"Looking for him!" He said as he finally caught up with them. "I thought about what you said and also got some advice. You needed me a lot more than the others did. I shouldn't have just given up on Leah like I did. I left about four days ago to find you."

"Ugh." Joseph said running his hand through his hair. "This is really not a good time." He added looking out the window. Most of the men were already in position. His closed eyes for a minute before they shot open filled with determination. "If you want to help, follow me, no arguments, and I'll fill you in on the way." He said to Dillon. "We have to move out; we don't have much time before they notice something is up."

"Good luck to you" Blue said holding out his hand.

"To you too." The red head responded. He quickly jumped over the rail to the ground below. A group of fighters were in a group in front of him. He had purposely picked those who fought with swords or knives as their main weapons. He had two archers that were good shots for those guards they just can't sneak up on, and he had a bow and a quiver of arrows. He also had a shield and a sword strapped to his back, and four filled Pokeballs, along with Riolu. They used the outdated swords, shield, and arrows because Team Rocket had taken care to take all guns, and Pokeballs, from the townspeople so they couldn't fight back. They had managed to keep what they had because they were considered antiques and of no use.

He had fifteen men with him besides him and Dillon, and codenames for each. Beside Blade, himself, and Stone, Dillon, he had: Appo, Bacrca, Havoc, Hawkeye, Hez, Jester, Joc, Koho, Lunn, Knuckles, Roos, Shiv, Spitter, Nye, and Nub. They were some of the best Viridian had left. None of them had any official battle experience, though they were decent trainers, in their day. They didn't work in the gym as the lackeys were with the leader, Blue, but they could hold their own. Though he wasn't naive enough to think they would all make it out alive. He was also nervous because it was the first time that he was actually leading a squad like this.

"Let's go men!" Blue shouted out before pulling out a small orb, it was the only Pokeball that he had been able to hide. "Go Scizor!" He called sending out his old starter Pokemon. It had been with him for years but was still as strong and limber as the day he caught him. "Hyper Beam!" He yelled pointing at the doors of the gym. The large beam of light slammed into the doors with such force that it went straight through and into the gym. Smoke rose out of the entrance as alarms went off. Grunts poured through the smoke and under entrances as the battle began.

Hundreds of arrows rained down on the grunts cutting them apart before they could even send out their Pokemon. Hundreds of Zubat came soaring out of the roof only to be hit by the arrows. Another blast hit the gym causing more damage. Grunts dove out of the way of the blast as they comrades were fried.

"We caught the napping." He called out as the men charged out of the woods. By now Hundreds of Rocket Pokemon were running out to meet the oncoming attackers. A red blur could be seen as Scizor began his attack. Blue jumped into the fray, his sword gleaming as he went after the nearest grunt. The courtyard became a fierce battlefield as the two sides mixed in the crowd attacking all sides.

"Let's go!" Joseph shouted as he dove into the man hole. Dillon quickly followed him as one by one the men dove in. When they were all in, Riolu came with the manhole cover, covering up their entrance. He looked at the five Blue had just assigned to him; they were the sewage workers and were responsible for getting the captives out. "Stay here, and stay quiet. If anything happens, contact either me or Blue immediately."

"Yes sir" They responded as they began to set up their equipment.

"Let's move out." He said as a section of the wall was cut out. Riolu dove in the hole first before sending the all clear. He quickly followed to see that he was in a dark and dank hallway. According to the plans that Blue had given him of the gym, all of the security systems were located in the basement, at the end of this hallway. He had also set up where they could see any addition to security in from the control room, as well as disable them from there. It was a secret program so the Rockets didn't know about it.

A loud alarm was echoing through the halls above. The plan appeared to be working but he wasn't sure. He moved cautiously further into the hallway. One by one the men followed behind them. Everything was going good until the last man came through.

"INTRUSION DETECTION!" a loud voice said echoing through the halls. "SECRUITY HALL BREACHED! SECRUITY HALL BREACHED!"

"Look out" Someone shouted behind him. A large stone boulder suddenly dropped from the ceiling, slamming into Knuckles and sending him flying. The men jumped out of the way as it rammed into the hole they had made, trapping them in the hallway.

"He's dead." Havoc said as he checked on Knuckles.

"Look out!" Spitter said pointing down the hallway; several grunts appeared with guns pointed at them.

"Get down." Dillon yelled as they began to fire. Bullet rained down as the men died for cover, the small crater made by the boulder soon filled eight of the men dived in. Dillon dove for the ground and reached for his belt as someone cried out in pain.

"Riolu Aura Sphere" Joseph yelled over the bullets. He had already seen Appo and Nye being cut down by the guns. The orb was formed and shot out into the grunts knocking them back and destroying the guns. Pokemon appeared and began to charge at them as the battle began.

"Go Pidgey, Charmander, Rattatta, Spearow!" Joseph called sending his Pokeballs out, throwing caution to the wind since they were already discovered. "Attack!" He yelled point at the incoming Pokemon.

"Go Growlithe, Onix, Graveler!" Dillon called sending out the Pokemon. The giant snake appeared and crushed into the ceiling before lowering his head. A Hyper Beam slammed into a group of Persians ending their assault. Hawkeye and Havoc loaded their arrows and opened fire, striking two of the grunts instantly before loading again.

"Rattatta" The rat cried out as several Raticate surrounded him and began to attack. There was so many of them that he couldn't even return the small rat. Riolu and Growlithe appeared and slammed into the group sending the scattering. They moved away to show the small rat Pokemon heavily bleeding and unmoving. Multiple limbs were broken and it was gasping for breath. "Return" He cried knowing the Pokeball would keep it alive until they could get out.

The other Pokemon weren't doing much better. Pidgey was protecting Spearow desperately and tried to keep the attackers off the fallen Pokemon. Charmander was sending out fire left and right, the Rocket experimenting powering him up to a whole new level and also caused his endurance to be extremely high, even at full power. Riolu was fighting alongside Growlithe as they tried to protect the humans. Bacrca was lying dead on the ground where he had been attacked. Onix and Graveler were back with the group trying to protect them.

"Riolu, use Aura Sphere!" He yelled "Charmander, use Flamethrower! Pidgey, use Gust!"

"Onix, Hyper Beam!" Dillon yelled. "Growlithe Flamethrower! Graveler Rock Throw!"

The attacks all collided at the end of the hall sending an explosion through the hall. They were shot away as the grunts cried out.

The smoke finally cleared after several minutes. The remaining men cautiously got to their feet to see the hallway was finally cleared.

"Everyone okay." He called back

"Appo, Bacrca, Knuckles, and Nye are dead." Havoc yelled back.

"We don't have time to go back." Dillon said

"But we can't leave them." Hawkeye shot back.

"We don't have to leave them. If we win, then we can come back for them, if not" He didn't need to say what would happen if they lost.

"GRUNTS DEFEATED!" The voice said again. "ACTIVATE SECRUITY PROTOCAL 2"

"I don't like the sound of that," Jester commented.

"Look!" Hawkeye yelled seeing an electrical gate begin to slide out of the wall.

"Run!" Joseph yelled.

As soon as he was finished, a wall of electricity appeared in front of the boulder and quickly another appeared in front of it. Electricity began to fill the hall as they rushed to the door.

"Look out!" Havoc yelled as a piece of sludge shot out of the wall. It slammed right into Spitter sending him straight in the electricity. He yelled and shook with pain before falling the ground and remaining silent.

"Get that door opened!" Dillon yelled. Onix moved above them before slamming into the door. It ripped off its hinges and went flying into the next room. The electricity began to speed up, overtaking Lunn, and Nub. It stopped at the door as the remaining men tried to regain their breath. Before they could even move, a barrier suddenly moved in front of the ruined door, preventing them from going back.

"What the hell was that" Hawkeye yelled. "We were supposed to just slip in. Blue didn't say anything about all those traps, and the new security system."

"Who said he knew about them." Joseph said as he stood up. Spearow's limp form could be seen on the ground in front of him. Pidgey was sitting on a statue nearby. "The Rocket's had obviously made some changes, we just have to hope they didn't find Blue's program." Spearow disappeared in a flash of red. "Return Onix, he too big." He told his friend. "Our best hope now is to confuse them. We need to get to that control room." He said pointing to the door that could be seen through a long hallway.

"I'm afraid that is not an option." A familiar voice drawled.

"What!" Havoc said preparing to fire.

"Hyper Beam" The voice yelled as the white hot blast slammed into Onix. The giant snake slammed into the wall, shaking the building. Before they could even move, a blast slammed into Graveler sending the ball flying. It slammed into the wall sending debris everywhere. A large slab of concrete shot out of the wall and slammed into Koho. The men fell to the ground like a grape. "Your next Dillon" He said before the blast was shot out.