Chapter 10 Verity Vacation
Where am I? What is going on? A Marty wondered as he stood in a white space.
He looked around and saw a version of him in an outfit that wasn't normal to him.
Is that me? It can't be!
"Oh it is!"
"Who are you?" he called out.
"The one controlling your mind!" the voice answered.
"Controlling my mind? What do you mean by that?"
"Wake up and you'll find out!"
He opened his eyes and stared into a white light and cringed in pain."Ah! You're awake!" he heard and saw Dr. Hatter.
"Huh? Who are you?" Marty asked.
"Oh yeah, I removed the device from your neck, hold on!" he said and took something out of his pocket.
He went wide eyed and yelled, "Get back!"
"Don't worry, it won't hurt." Dr. Hatter said and grabbed him and placed the device back on his neck. He felt it reactivating on him and he was under control again.
"Why are you here Hatter?" Marty asked.
"Spade found you and called me, so Alice had me borrow the helicopter to get here." Dr. Hatter answered.
"That means Zane and Saiyori are not here then." Marty said.
"That's right, according to Spade, it looks like the both of them were caught by the goodie goodies, it looks like you two have a lot of work ahead of you since they're caught by the enemy." Dr. Hatter said as he pushed his glasses up.
Marty nodded.
"In the meantime, just heal up and relax." Dr. Hatter said.
Marty went silent and nodded.
Back in Pastoria, days had passed since the fights in the gym and the marsh against Iris. Saiyori was released and was able to get over what had happened while she was in Iris. Dustin decided to stay with the group until Rusty and Eliza are rescued from Iris and beat them for what they did. Ushio even returned to the gym and had Ike visit the gym and help in getting the trainers to guard the gym in case Iris does come back.
Geri finished up getting her clothes back on after finding out the news about being discharged.
"Hey sis!" she heard Dustin exclaim.
She saw Tyler and Dustin standing at the doorway and said, "I thought you headed back on your journey."
"I decided to stay until we beat Iris!" Dustin exclaimed.
"After we told him back in the marsh, he wanted to help." Tyler said.
She smiled and said, "You know it's going to be dangerous."
"I know, I did have ninja weapons thrown at me while being tied to a tree." Dustin told her.
"Hey! I heard that!" Saiyori exclaimed as she appeared in a Chinese dress and hair buns in her hair.
"Hey, you don't have the uniform anymore." Geri said.
"Me and everyone else burned it, I wanted to get rid of it once I left the hospital!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah, she wants revenge for what they done." Tyler said.
Saiyori bowed and said, "I am sorry about what happened to your parents and will do my best in helping you in getting them back."
"Thanks!" she said.
"Woot! Geri's finally back!" Tamaki exclaimed with a slight slur to his voice.
"Oh great, he;s drunk again!" Tyler exclaimed.
"Glad that you're okay!" Tamaki exclaimed and went over and hugged her. "I was so worried, I had to drink to calm myself down!"
"Tamaki." She said with a blush.
"Come on now, I think the others are waiting for us." Saiyori told them.
They left with Tamaki still draping on Geri. They all found the others, except for Ike, at the Pokemon Center.
"Hey Geri!" Robert exclaimed.
"Hey! Where's your dad?" she asked as they walked up to them.
"He's helping at the gym again." Dr. Elisa answered.
"I see." She said.
"How's the side?" the twins asked.
"Doing okay I guess." She answered.
"Great, you're drunk again Tamaki!" Dr. Elisa exclaimed.
"Hey, I was just celebrating." He said and hiccupped.
"What are we going to do with you?" Dr. Elisa asked.
"It looks like everyone's in better spirits today." Geri said as Dr. Elisa took Tamaki from her.
"Well, while you were getting better, there weren't any attacks from Team Iris." Bailey told her.
"So, we've been chilling." Hailey said.
"That's great!" Geri exclaimed.
"It feels like the vacation we always wanted!" Robert said.
The three McLane siblings laughed.
"What's so funny?" Bailey and Hailey asked.
"You think you're getting a great vacation here? Think again!" Tyler exclaimed.
"Lake Verity is a resort area that a lot of trainers like to go and relax." Dustin said.
"It even has contests some this year there's one going to be held there!" Geri exclaimed.
"Really? When?" Saiyori asked.
"In two days! Why?" Tyler asked.
"Well, when Team Iris found me I just won a contest in Hoen." She answered.
"Wait, you're a coordinator then?" Dr. Elisa asked.
Saiyori nodded and said, "I've always been one ever since I competed back in Johto."
"I guess it's off to Lake Verity then." Geri said.
"Oh yeah!" Saiyori exclaimed.
D
r. Elisa called up Ike to tell him the plans and he told them to go ahead since he still has work to do with the gym and will meet them at the resort when he's done. The group left Pastoria and headed for Lake Verity to arrive in time for Saiyori to compete in the contest.
Dr. Hatter reported to Alice about what happened with Marty and his recovery.
"Interesting, never thought he would not remember what's going on!" Alice exclaimed.
"Well, we are using the best technology on the members with it after all." Dr. Hatter told her.
She smiled and said, "And it's a well done piece, let's see if we can get more members then!"
"Good idea, who should we go after next? A hero or just an unsuspecting trainer?" Dr. Hatter asked.
"I know who would be great, ssnd Spade to Celadon, Jack Grate will be there with his family." Alice said.
"Any idea why?" he asked.
She explained about how Jack was in Typhoon with her and how he left after an attack Typhoon made on Archie's ship as they sailed to take them out.
"I see, he should get this mind control device then!"
"Of course! He would make a nice little addition to our team." Alice said.
"Indeed, what about Rusty? Any luck?" he asked.
"He hasn't given in yet, he will shortly." She answered.
"Have one of my assistants convince him." He told her.
"Very well." She said.
They finished their conversation and Dr. Hatter told Spade his orders and he went out to his destination.
"Are you sure you should trust him?" Marty asked as he limped out of the room he occupied. He still had the mind control device on the back of his neck.
"Of course! Spade is a wonderful member, just go back to sleep! We have to search for for the McLane siblings in the next few days." Dr. Hatter said.
Marty nodded.
Geri and her friends made it to Verity by the next afternoon with the pace they've been walking and flew the rest of the way. She and her brothers guided them through the air and managed to land on the dock that overlooked the lake. Once they landed, Saiyori ran over to the contest hall to enter. "Wow, she didn't waste any time." Bailey said as they headed for the resort to reserve some rooms.
"Well, this is a hot spot for the contest when it's held certain times during the year." Geri told them."Hey Dustin, isn't this your first time here?" Hailey asked.
"Nope! We came here for vacation as a family once!" he answered.
"I see." Bailey said.
Geri sighed and said, "I miss our parents, we always had fun on our vacations even if some of them were short."
Tyler nodded in agreement.
They checked into the resort and got a suite and waited for Saiyori to come back. They even let their Pokemon to let them relax and eat some of the Poffins and Pokemon food that Dr. Elisa bought and Geri and Tyler had before their Slateport trip.
Saiyori returned with all smiles and Ike was right behind her. He told them about Pastoria starting to get the security measures under way and that Ushio would pass on the same idea to the other cities so they would know what had happened and put it to action as well.
"At least this area will be safe." Dr. Elisa said.
"Now it's settled, let's go for a swim shall we?" Ike asked.
"Good idea!" the twins exclaimed.
They changed into their swimsuits and headed for the lakeside's swim area to enjoy the evening swimming.
Geri watched over her brothers as Tamaki came over to see her and asked, "Would the lovely Geri like a drink?"
"Sure!" she exclaimed and took a soda.
"Did the swim help?" he asked.
"Yeah, it was pretty cool so I decided to get out." She answered as she took a sip.
"Never thought that this place would be a great vacation destination." Tamaki said.
"Now you see what's great about Sinnoh." Geri said.
"Geri, I was wondering, do you want-"
"Tyler! Quit drowning your brother!" Geri yelled.
"Sorry! He was plashing me!" Tyler yelled back.
"I didn't mean to!" Dustin exclaimed.
"Brothers…" she said. "What were you trying to ask?"
"Nothing! So, two brothers huh?" Tamaki asked.
"Yeah, sometimes I wished I had a sister instead, but my dad thinks having boys around would help ease the drama I sometimes have with mom." Geri said.
"I can see why, well, I have a younger sister but she's in that new region far away, Unova." He told her.
"Unova?" she asked.
"Yeah, she saw a lot of new Pokemon and took pictures, I found them weird though." Tamaki said.
"Would be one of those Pokemon to be a little bug Pokemon in a dress and a big rock Pokemon?" Geri asked.
"Well, one of them looked like a flying squirrel from what she sent me." Tamaki said.
"No wonder my Pokedex didn't pick them up when I saw Striker Force's Pokemon back in Sandgem." Geri said.
"Sounds like Unova residents." Tamaki said.
"Maybe some of the members of Iris came from there as well." She said.
"Maybe." Tamaki said and drank his soda again.
"I hope we find them." Geri said.
Tamaki nodded.
After an evening of swimming, the group decided to head back to the resort for dinner and slept the night away.
Damian and the rest of the Striker Force arrived in Lake Verity. They still had Zane chained in the van.
"Hey! Are you going to release me?" Zane yelled out.
"Not a chance! The only way to redeem yourself is to work as our roadie and give us information on your team once they get here!" Adam yelled.
"Do you think he will comply?" Harmony asked.
"He will or we will just hand him off to Officer Jenny like we always did with any of the Plasma grunts we ran into years ago." Damian answered.
"So, why Verity?" Max asked.
"We were invited by the contest commissioner, he wants us to perform." He answered with a smile.