CH.10 The Meeting
Gale growled at the soldiers remembering the guns that they had used on him before.
They all trembled at what the legendary pokemon might do next. He bent down and looked at Sam.
Sam quickly climbed onto his back seemingly reading his mind. Gale looked back at Richards before taking off into the night sky and vanishing without a trace. "Call the air force, tell them to get a fe-" a soldier started to say over the radio.
Richards cut the line before he could finish causing him to get a confused look from all the men around him. "We're done here, let them go," he said walking into the vehicle that carried him to Goldenrod.
Throughout the night fire fighters worked to put out the flames caused by the nightmarish beast that now lay dead on a transport truck. Richards was completely silent all the way to Olivine City. The ship S.S Aqua would transport the dead Lugia to Vermilion City where it would be disassembled.
A week later Sam was just outside Viridian City when three men came up behind him.
Sam ignored them at first but when one put an arm on his shoulder he got irritated.
"You really don't want to mess with me," Sam said looking back at them.
"Are you listening to this?" one of the men asked laughing. "Look kid just fork over all your money and you can be on your way," the tallest one said. "I don't think my friend appreciates you threatening me ," Sam said smiling as he looked up.
"Oh yeah? What's your friend gonna do?" asked one of the men. A loud thump was heard from behind them and all three men slowly turned around. "I'd like you to meet Gale. He's my friend," Sam said smiling.
Gale's eyes started to glow red as the men cowered in fear before the giant that towered over them. "Run for it!" one of them shouted. Gale roared at them sending spark of light flying from his mouth.
All three men bolted from the pair leaving a trail of dust. "Think you over did it a little," Sam said looking up at Gale. Laughter filled Sam's mind as Gale's eyes returned to their normal blue color. It gets the point across, he replied looking down at him.
"Guess we keep moving," Sam said climbing onto Gale's back. Where to? Gale asked looking back at Sam. He thought for a second before looking back at Gale. "Lets pay home a visit," he said.
Richards sat on a stool at the bar of a restaurant, watching his men play pool. He was waiting on the plane that would take him back to Goldenrod to arrive and found this to be the best way to pass the time. The door's bells jingled as three more people walked into the building.
Richards couldn't help but let a smirk cross his face when he saw who it was. It was a young man dressed in a dark suit with a bright red tie on. At his side was a beautiful girl about the same age that held onto his arm like glue.
Behind them was a man with spiky red air, dressed mostly in black. The young man smiled as he leaned against the counter. The girl still stood by his side now looking at Richards with curiosity.
"You know, those Team Rocket cloning research projects were buried six feet under for a reason general. This is what I tried to warn you about," the young man said turning to face Richards.
"Andes Maxwell, I'm surprised to see that some one finally has you wrapped around their pretty little finger," Richards said looking at the girl who blushed at the comment. Andes smiled taking it as a complement more than a insult.
"So have you learned you lesson yet?" asked the man with spiky hair. "Okay Lance you win. No more experiments," Richards said not wanting to make eye contact. Lance smiled as he sat down on a stool.
"Why are you two really here?" Richards asked looking at both men. "We came to inquire about the boys last known location," Lance said now being serious. "Still wanting to take him into protective custody are we?" Richards asked.
"There's kind of a bigger reason now," Andes said after getting the nod of approval from Lance. Richards looked up at him with a puzzled look. "What bigger reason?" he asked.
"Tell me, have you ever heard of the Guardians before?" Andes asked as a smile crossed his face.