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Janie watched Tyler run off towards wherever the others were. She was still sitting in the small boat with Mary. Mary poked Janie and looked up at her. "I don't know what we should do, Mary. Whatever's going on here, it doesn't seem right. Maybe we should hide out into the secret base for a while. It'll be pretty hard for anyone to get in there."

And with that, Janie began to paddle her way over to an area surrounded by jagged rocks. She hopped off the boat when she pulled it over to an area behind some rocks so the boat would remain unseen. There was a small opening to the side that looked almost unnoticeable. She had to army crawl to get inside. Mary rolled after her. There were many different directions that branched out from the main tunnel, and unless you didn't know the right direction you'd get lost. Some tunnels lead to holes that dropped you into the ocean.

When Janie made it through the tunnel, there was a large open area at the end. It looked plain enough, but there were many water balloon guns set up on the ledges above her. It seemed amateur, but it was only a distraction. There were small pads that sent you sliding into a small opening in the ground filled with water. There was only one way to climb out, which was the way back, and the only way across was to hop on rocks leading the way. But some were fake and would sink.

If you managed to get past the the random falling rocks and trap doors, you could make it to a long set of stairs leading up to a large room, Janie's secret base. It was filled with rugs, chairs, and tables, along with some decorations. Janie went directly to a small computer on one table and turned it on. On it were different screens showing all the different parts of the area outside the base. She had many security cameras set up for emergency.

Mary played around with the few dolls she had while Janie reclined in her chair. It had taken years to perfect her base, but it was a masterpiece now. She just had to wait a bit to see what was up.

"Janie!" Tyler called into her secret base.

Janie heard someone's voice coming from the entrance. She checked her computer and saw that it was Tyler. She ran out her door and sprinted down the stairs. "Don't move! This place is booby trapped!"

Tyler froze midstride, one leg up in the air. "O-okay..."


Eric was walking through the town of Helios. Renegade, his Sableye, was jogging beside him. He waited impatiently. Where was she?

"Yolanda!" he called. Where is she? We're supposed to be at headquarters in ten minutes! "Wraith! Go!" Eric threw a Poké Ball, and a green Duskull (yeah, it's a shiny Duskull), popped out. "Go find Yolanda." I hope the raid was successful without us.

Yolanda was lagging behind Eric. The sight of her old home caused a wave of nostalgia to wash through her. But only for a moment. Just then a Duskull came floating by urgently. Wraith.

"Yes, yes. Tell Eric I'm coming."

Wraith returned to Eric with Yolanda's message. Eric sighed. He knew this place was special to Yolanda, having been raised here, but she had to learn when it was okay to reminisce and when it was time for action.

"Alright. Good job, Wraith. Return." He held out his Poké Ball, and Wraith went inside.

"Kshi!" Renegade said.

"Yes, I know," Eric responded. "We need to get going. But we can't go without Yolanda. I've got a duty to her as well as the Team."

"Bzzi!"

Eric smiled. "Yes, and to you too."

Yolanda sauntered over to where Eric was waiting. She carried with her an air of superiority, and a charm that generally caused man to swoon. Eric so far seemed immune to her femininity, but she never quit testing. But not today.

"Yeah, here I am. Remind me, what are we doing here again?"

"We're supposed to be scouting out the region," Eric said. "HQ said Magma found evidence that Aqua may have come through here with a new device. We've got a guy named Vinn who found the remains of a Rayquaza off the coast of Roi Rill Port. HQ believes the device will allow us to restore the Rayquaza and tame it for our own purposes. Our job..." He paused and looked at Yolanda, pointing at the volcano just outside the city, where Team Magma was rumored to have a base. "Our job is to make sure that Magma doesn't get their hands on the device. We may have an alliance with them, but who knows how strong that alliance is? If Magma gets the device, they may turn on us faster than you can throw a Poké Ball."

He started walking again, heading toward the volcano.

"Once we secure the area, we're to call in reinforcements to keep watch. Then we have to go back to headquarters for our next mission."


As the Phoenix personnel transport vehicles moved towards their next target, Calfrun sat and admired his new rank emblem, signifying him as an officer of Team Phoenix. He was looking forward to reporting to his new boss, Eric, right after this raid on Burlain City.


Yolanda smirked before following Eric. "Give me a few minutes with this Vinn character and I bet he'll tell me everything." She pushed her hair back.

"Yes, I'm sure he would," Eric said, hiding a smile. Yolanda always seemed proud to be able to seduce information out of any male they encountered. All but Eric. Somehow he was the exception to her charm. "But that would just be too easy," he said with a grin. He spotted a small girl running toward them with an Eevee tagging along, and his smile faded. "Looks like we've got company."


"Uhh... Janie? Can I move now?" Tyler was still frozen in place.

Janie ran ahead to the entrance, being careful of where she stepped, and pushed Tyler back slightly so he could put his foot down. "You have to follow my steps exactly. If you step in front of the water balloon censors, they could fire and push you onto a slide mat which leads to that hole over there."

She grabbed his wrist and began leading him carefully through the trail to her base. She paused before each new area to describe the traps so he would be prepared, until they finally made it to the long flight of stairs leading to her secret base. Mary was hopping on the windowsill of a small, circular window. "Up there is my secret base. We can talk there."

"I don't need to go in, I was just coming to tell you that Phoenix and Magma attacked an Aqua base over in Darangonind. I also suspect that Vinn is a Phoenix agent."

Janie froze when she opened the door. "So that's what it was. I thought something might be going on. That's why I came here, but what can we go. I've rarely battled, and they probably have loads of strong Pokémon that they've stolen. All I have is Mary. That's why I'm hiding out here until I think it's safe."

Tyler tore free of her grasp, being careful not to step on a trap. "Do you want Phoenix or Magma to get a hold of this city? Do you want them to own Novien?"

Janie looked back at her base, then at Tyler. She didn't know what to do. She would probably be the weakest one, but then she remembered her parents. They were still at home. Why didn't she bring them along. "I...I'll go. At least to make sure my parent's are safe. After that...I don't know."

"Good. Come on!" Now he pulled her along, with Archie barking at his heels and Mary bouncing behind. Just then Tallon swooped in.

"Did you find where he went?" Tallon nodded furiously. "Good. You can show us soon."

Janie ran with Tyler to the outside of the base, but then she stopped. "Wait, how did you get here? I had to take a boat."


Aristar, Eliandas(Shinx), Masamune, and Ragnarok all followed Wes back towards Burlain. They returned to an empty house. James left a note saying that he had to return to Kanto.

"Looks like you guys get to share his room." Wes said as they entered. He sat on the couch and turned on the TV.

"Today an Aqua hideout was raided. Team Magma and Team Phoenix are believed to be responsible." Wes changed the channel.

"Looks like we missed the action." Wes rubbed his shoulder and winced. It was bruised. Wes sighed again. He wanted to go home, he missed the cold weather, but the memories hurt to bad there.

Wes didn't have much time to rest though. Only moments after he arrived in Burlain, Phoenix and Magma's next raid began. Within minutes the city was ablaze. Calfrun watched as Xadc crushed anyone who dared stand in its way. Exia and U§ƒen, his Umbreon that had recently undergone a forced evolution, proved to be a formidable team as well. Then Calfrun looked in disgust at hid Piplup, Bidoof, and Starly, which were barely managing to survive.

Calfrun led his small group of Phoenix peons into town hall, and without hesitation killed the mayor. He picked up the microphone used to broadcast announcements through the city.

"Attention citizens. This city now belongs to Phoenix and Magma."


Credit for this chapter goes to:

Mizagium

Xelwes

Nicool

Calfrun

Xero