Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.

Author's notes: I do have a nagging feeling that the last nine chapters were way too short... well, here's chapter 10! Keep in mind that I do have at least up to chapter 20 ready. I just need to reread, edit, and upload. Also, the chapters will get longer from here on... a lot compared to the previous ones.

"Speech"

'Telepathy'

Chapter 10- Escapee

The guard lunged at Blu with the same electro lance as before. He had no time to react when the lance hit him but felt nothing. He looked back down at the guard, who was groaning in pain as he tried to regain his mobility. Blu knew that he didn't have much time left, so he quickly turned invisible and flew from the speedboat. He could think about what had happened later.

From there, he rose up a thousand feet, making it hard for any person to see him but still gave him an excellent view due to his sharp eyesight. He saw that it wasn't one speed boat, but a platoon of them along with some larger ships. All of them were leaving the harbor and had an "R" painted somewhere on it. There were two small ships that caught his attention. The one he was just held captive on and another sleeker one. By then, the guard had regained mobility and was standing on the deck. There was another wearing the same suit that accompanied him, but he but had a dark shade of blue instead green. Both were looking up and seemed to acknowledge his location despite not wearing any equipment.

The sleeker speed boat had a powerful aura coming from it (he had read some books about it when Sky wasn't looking). He couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was, but it seemed to be a living Pokémon. He would've seen it if it weren't for a giant canvas covering it and a shield blocking out all signals.

"Go. Find Ash," a voice rang out in his head. Blu looked around in confusion. Who could possibly be talking to him? "Go now!" it commanded. For some reason, he knew to follow its instructions. Blu tucked in his arms and started his search.

Location: Command boat

"What do you mean he escaped?!" Giovanni demanded. He had just received a report from one of the holding ships that their captive had escaped. The plan was supposed to be flawless. He was supposed to have all 3 (4 if you count the Soul Dew) Pokémon by the end of the day. He had paid those mercenaries good money. How could they have just lost it just then? They had even a better track record than Pokémon Hunter J for Arceus sake!

"Apparently, the modifications you gave to us on our weapons had backfired." the guard replied in a sooth voice. Even though he knew that one wrong word could have him dead, he still talked without any fear. Giovanni wondered how this was even possible…

"Well, go bring him back. I don't want any more attention than we already have," Giovanni replied sternly. The soldier grunted and then the communication went dead. "Oh Red… you better have a very, very good reason for doing this…" he thought to himself as grunts assembled.

Location: Above Alto Mare

"Where is he?" Blu thought to himself as he psychically scanned every person he saw as he was flying through the air. How in the world was he supposed to find one person in an entire city?

"Look for a Pikachu," the voice reappeared in his voice. It only did for a second before abruptly cutting off once again. Blu sighed as he flew in closer, his invisibility covering up his body. Apparently, everything that he carried had turned invisible when he did, including the boxy satchel. How was all of this planned? Blu shivered at this thought as he continued his search.

"Let's keep moving, Pikachu! We've got to find her!" shouted a small voice. It was very distant but recognizable. This required further recon. Blu tucked in his forearms and flew towards the source of the voice.

…

"Ash! Wait… up!" Bianca panted as she struggled to keep up with the young trainer. The moment they had pieced together the situation, Bianca, Ash, and Pikachu all headed towards the port. They had heard rumors of some very large ships exiting from there. None of them were licensed.

She panted as she tried running faster. Ash had very good stamina as he had traveled to many different regions already. She only made daily trips to the local market to fetch supplies for Latias and Lorenzo. They were all about to reach the end of the alley way when Pikachu sensed a very familiar breeze…

…

Blu hovered about ten feet above the group. He cocked his head to his side as he did a quick psychic scan of their history on each one of them. They all seemed nice and had relations to the legendary Pokémon guardians he had heard of. All that attracted his attention, however, was the Pokémon trainer was named Ash and his Pikachu. If this was who the voice was talking about, he would have to speak to them…

…

Pikachu abruptly stopped and twitched his ears up in the air, listening for something. "Is something up buddy?" Ash asked. In a few moments, Bianca had finally caught up to them, panting crazily. They were just nearing the end of the alleyway. A few steps further and they would be in the main canal. "Pika…" Pikachu replied sadly. He thought that he had felt the breeze of Latios going by. Memories lingered for too long.

All of a sudden, the group of three turned around to see a bright sparkle of blue light, leaving behind a somewhat small eon Pokémon.