CH.10 Divided We Fall.
Ash, Misty and Gary had already heard the news of Altomare's destruction. They were making there way to the besieged city as quickly as they could in hopes of putting an end to the plans of the people behind all of the destruction.
"We can't let them get away this time," Gary said looking at Ash. Ash nodded agreeing that attacking Altomare had crossed the line. "This is going to stop one way or another," he said looking at Pikachu.
The small mouse pokemon had a very serious look on it's face and looked ready to take on the world. "Do you two daredevils even have a plan?" Misty asked worried about simply rushing in head first.
"What do you mean?" Ash asked looking at Misty on her Garadose. "I mean think about it for a second, they attacked that city because they were looking for you. Now they're attacking Altomare, Ash this could be a trap," Misty said concerned for her friend.
"Ash look, what in the world is that thing!?" Gary asked pointing up at the sky. Ash and Misty looked up to see a giant floating fortress. It was hovering just off the coast of Altomare.
Four all too familiar multicolor lights could be seen ripping through the city. "If they keep this up then they may hit the secret garden and then…the Soul Dew!" Misty exclaimed.
A red and blue blur shot out from the city with some firepower of their own.
As they drew nearer they saw a true battle raging. The police forces pokemon were quickly losing the fight against the super powered team that had nearly beaten Ash and Gary. Only this time there were more of them.
An all too familiar Aggron was about to crush a officer when Andes jumped on his back.
The giant pokemon struggled to get the ex-hunter off it. Andes pulled up on it's horns lifting it's neck up causing it to choke.
"Garadose give those others a beating they'll never forget!" Misty said pointing to the other four Garadose in the water. Misty's Garadose pulled it's head back and let a beam of light fly from it's mouth. The beam hit one of them dead on, and it sank below the surface knocked out.
"Looks like those medaling idiots played right into my trap," the man said. "Zonadas you're in charge of bringing the Guardian back…alive," he said through a communicator.
Zonadas nodded and started to head to where Andes had his hands full.
Tonanam had sent out his Salamence to try and keep Latias busy. "Well we meet again," Gary said walking up behind him. Tonanam turned and grinned at the young pokemon trainer. "So you've come back to finish what we started eh? So be it," he said grabbing a pokeball from the strap across his chest.
"Pikachu use thunderbolt just like last time!" Ash exclaimed pointing at Rhydon. The titan of a pokemon charged the small yellow mouse bent on pay back for last time. Pikachu shot out burst of electricity at the giant, only to make it angry.
"Guess he's not messing around this time," Ash said. The over grown pokemon swatted Pikachu with its tail to send it flying along the ground. "Pikachu!" Ash yelled running over to his pokemon. The tyrant pokemon roared as it drew closer to Ash.
Ash scooped up the knocked out Pikachu and took off down the street. Rhydon wasn't far behind him, knocking trees and people out of it's way as it chased Ash. Rhydon suddenly fell flat on it's face and stopped moving all together.
Ash looked up to see that Latias had taken care of it. "Thanks Latias," Ash said as the red and white pokemon tackled him. "Now's not the time, we have to stop these guys from doing what ever it is they're trying to do," Ash said picking himself up.
Andes finally released the Aggron to watch it fall to the ground out cold from being deprived of air. "Teach you to mess with my friend's home," he said. He suddenly felt himself be squeezed by some unseen force. He cried out in pain unable to fight the invisible force that had him captured.
"Ghost pokemon were never really your branch of the services cup of tea were they?" Zonadas asked. A Dusclops appeared before Andes, it's huge hands wrapped around him.
"What the heck do you want with me?" Andes asked infuriated with himself for being caught.
"Simple, we just need you alive…for the moment," Zonadas said. He walked towards the helpless Andes and gut punched him. Andes' eyes rolled back and his head fell limp. "I think you over did it a tad bit, but well done Zonadas," the man's voice said through his ear piece.
"Okay Dusclops lets bring home the prize," he said motioning for his pokemon to follow him. "Hey you, where do you think you're going?" Bianca asked throwing a rock at Zonadas' head. "Dusclops, hyper beam," he said calmly. Bianca ran just in time to be missed by the beam of light.
Souna's Skarmory landed to pick up the knocked out Andes. "Stop right there!' Ash shouted who was followed by Latias. "What are you doing with him!?" Ash demanded.
"We only want to borrow your friend for a little wile, afterwards you can have him back, or what's left of him anyways," Zonadas said laughing as he disappeared with Dusclops.
"Tonanam, Souna, it's time, congratulations on a job well done," the man said through their earpieces. Both of them withdrew their pokemon and returned to the fortress. Gary was left once again infuriated that the people after his friend's life had gotten away again.
Slowly the tired heroes gathered to watch the fortress hover over Altomare. "Where's Andes?" Bianca asked looking around. Ash clinched his fist. "He was captured. They're planning something much bigger than any of us could probably imagine," Ash said looking back at Bianca.
How is it possible? Latios asked now very concerned. "I saw someone drag him off," Ash said. The smoke from all the burning buildings blackened the sky. "We have to do something, we can't just leave him for dead!" Bianca exclaimed knowing what would happen if they did.
"She's right, any friend of Ash's is a friend of mine," Misty said. "I've still got a little unfinished business to attend to," Gary said. Latias saw something black on the ground. It was the t-shirt she and Bianca had got for Andes. It was now blood stained and badly torn.
"They're going to pay for destroying everything. Who ever it is doing this it ends now," Ash said looking down at Pikachu. "Pika!" the mouse pokemon exclaimed shooting sparks from it's cheeks. "Well there is one problem, getting up there," Misty said pointing up to the fortress.
"Not a problem for me," Gary said holding up a pokeball. "Hey I still have Charizard," Ash said pulling out it's ball. "Well then I guess we're all set to go risk getting ourselves killed," Misty said sarcastically. Latias growled at the floating castle that now held her new friend captive.
"Guess we're all going to take these guys out," Gary said with a smirk on is face. "I wish I could, but if you're all going off some one has to stay behind and make sure nothing happens to the Soul Dew," Bianca said. Ash nodded, "Don't worry about it. We'll be back before you know it," he said.
Latias suddenly turned her head towards the sky as if listening to some one. She took off towards the secret garden at lightning speed. "I guess she doesn't want anything to happen to it," Misty said. Ash released Charizard, and Gary released Fearow.