Right I'm slightly happier with this chapter than the other one. And thank you for the reviews. Please do enjoy.
The group made their way across the violent waves that seemed to be forcing the group away to guard something. Ash had been standing on the deck of the rental boat for the entire journey. He was just standing there looking out into the sea. The rain crashing down on him beckoned him to go back inside, but he would not yield. His friends inside the boat looked through the wet windows staring with empathetic eyes at him.
"Poor Ash, he hasn't moved since the boat set off." May said with compassion.
"Yeah, he must really be desperate to stop Team Rocket" Dawn said whilst nodding.
Paul sat looking at Ash with great interest. 'Why is he so desperate to stop Team Rocket? Fame? Because it's the right thing to do? Or to help a friend?' Paul shook his head at the reasons why Ash would do this. 'This is what friends do to you, they make you do stupid errands to stop a pathetic organisation, but is it just me or does having friends make us stronger somehow?' Paul thought strongly wondering if friendships could make someone stronger than hours of training. 'No it's not worth it in the end.' Paul concluded as he then snapped himself out of his thinking and listened to the conversation going on in front of him.
"Shouldn't we go out and help him inside before he catches you know pneumonia" Dawn suggested.
Brock shook his head "Trust me when Ash is in a 'trance' like that it's almost impossible to snap him out of it."
The group just stared at the black haired boy as he stood outside defiantly. Ash gripped his fingers tightly around the railing around the boat so he would not have the same incident as last time. 'Misty. I'm sorry' Ash thought to himself as he stared through the mist.
The boat weaved through the harsh waves as it made its way to the secretive Team Rocket base that was the mirage island. As the boat made its way deeper into the eye of the storm large whirlpools seemed to form in the waters.
"I can't make it through here, the whirlpools will capsize us" shouted the captain to his crew.
"I don't care just force the boat through them" Ash shouted loudly to the captain.
Ash's sudden burst of emotion shocked the boat's passengers, even the usually cool Paul. The captain agreed and set the boats throttle to high and edged the boat through the whirlpools. As the waves crashed onto the sides of the boat rocking it slightly the boat swerved through the whirlpools. The captain of the boat turned the boat swiftly to the right which caused the boat to flip over into the air. The waves hitting the underside of the boat sent the boat flying even further.
Ash slowly opened his eyes to look around him. The boat had crashed into the beach and was upside down. He sat up swiftly and then felt a pain in his head and lied down. He searched the area around him with his eyes and saw Dawn trying to wake up May who was unconscious. Ash let out a groan and slowly sat up and looked around for Paul and Brock. Dawn looked over to where Ash was and walked over to him with a relieved smile as she saw he was ok.
"You ok there Ash?" Dawn asked kindly.
"Yeah my head just hurts a bit. What happened?" Ash asked back.
"After the boat flipped over the sea we crashed onto the beach. You flew off and landed over to the side. May knocked her head as the boat was twirling in the air. Brock and the captain have gone off to look for some berries to help May regain consciousness. Paul just went ahead to check that this is the right place" Dawn said explaining.
"Is he finally awake?"
The two friends looked over to see Paul walking up to them. After being in a crashing boat it was odd to see that he had retained his usual calm composure. His clothes did not seem to contain any ruffles; they looked neat as did his hair. Ash slowly stood up and nodded smiling at Paul.
"Have you found out if this is the right place?" Ash asked.
"Yes the base is just up those steps" Paul said pointing at the stairs in front of them. "I think we should go ahead. We can't afford to waste time waiting for the others to return in case some grunts see us and report on us; besides they will just end up staying with May".
Ash looked over to the unconscious May and felt sorry for the poor girl. He felt guilty for letting her come along with them without thinking about how it could hurt her. He felt a pang of guilt at the thought that May might not wake up. 'No I have to be strong and believe she will be ok.' Ash turned his head to look at Paul and nodded. The two trainers bid goodbye to Dawn and made their way to the stairs. Ash could feel his stomach turn with every agonising step he made up the stairs. Ash looked over at Paul who was calm and collected as usual. 'How is he able to always be so focused all the time?' Ash thought to himself.
As they made their way to the top of the base they saw a large impressive fortress with a large red R on the front of it. The large base stood towering over the two young boys as if it was trying to scare them away. Ash heard Paul snort and looked over to him.
"They must be pretty arrogant if they chose not to put any guards in front of the entrance" noted Paul.
Ash suggested "They probably didn't expect anyone to find this place."
Paul not feeling the need to carry on the conversation walked over to the entrance. Ash quickly walked to catch up with Paul into the base. Ash noticed just how vast the entire area was. He let out a gasp at how impressive the entire was and, despite being a reclusive base, it was architecturally well made. Paul noticed a few stairs leading upwards and a large door in front of them.
"I'll check upstairs you check that room" said Paul bluntly.
Before Ash could respond Paul had already walked off over to the stairs. Ash turned his attention to the large white doors in front of him. Ash swallowed the lump in his throat and made his way over to them. Ash pushed as hard as he could to slowly open the doors. He could feel that they must have weighed a ton as he shoved them open. As the door opened he saw a large very muscular man with short wispy auburn hair standing in the middle of the room. The man who had heard of his arrival was waiting for Ash.
Ash bravely approached the man. Just as he was about to ask the man what the base was doing here he felt a strong hand grab his throat. He looked wide eyes to see the strong man slowly lift Ash till his feet were dangling above the ground. Ash could feel light headiness as the man clenched his fist tighter around his neck. Ash was waving his legs frantically as he tried to break free. The silent man just stared at Ash; he then threw Ash across the room with one arm into a wall. Ash let out a loud scream of pain as he heard a loud crack as his back hit the wall. He fell to the floor with a thud and blacked out.
The large man slowly approached Ash and lifted his heavy boot. He placed the boot just above Ash's head. The man rested his boot on his head. The man lifted his boot swiftly and then- was interrupted by the sound of another man entering. The strong man turned his head to see a stern looking boy with long hair enter the room. 'Girl' thought the man as he saw the boy's hair. Paul looked over at Ash with surprise. 'Wow what happened here' Paul thought to himself. Paul looked over to the man with a strong glare.
"What did you do to him?" Paul asked angrily.
"You're little friend should learn to watch his step" the man said shortly.
"Who are you and why are you here?" Paul asked.
"Maybe I should ask you the same question" the man retorted.
"I'm Paul the greatest trainer you will ever meet."
"Really? Maybe you will prove yourself in a one on one 3 Pokemon battle". The man said tauntingly.
Paul who was never one to back down from a fight sent out his Ursaring who let out a loud and impressive roar. The strong man just brushed off the roar and then got into a fighter's stance. The man let out a loud roar and he released what looks like his aura. The aura burnt a dark orange as it shot out knocking Paul and his Pokemon back.
"What was that?" Paul asked confusedly.
"I am Aeleus and that immense power was my aura that goes onto strengthen my Pokemon"
Aeleus sent out his first Pokeball that opened to reveal a strong confident looking Marowak. The Marowak was sporting a heavy bone club that seemed to be larger than other bone club used by a Marowak.
"Focus energy" muttered Aeleus.
Similar to Aeleus earlier the Marowak shot an immense amount of power around its body.
"Now use bone rush"
The Marowak shot through at an alarming speed to Paul's Ursaring. Paul had just enough time to order Ursaring to use hammer arm before the Marowak. The hammer arm made a direct hit onto Marowak's skull, yet the Marowak seemed to just go through the hit and sent its club directly into the Ursaring's torso. The large bear Pokemon reeled in pain at the hit from the Pokemon half its size. Paul stared at shock at the power that was contained in the short skull Pokemon.
"Now finish this with bone club" ordered Aeleus.
The Marowak swiftly raised its weapon and cracked it over the Ursaring's head. The large Pokemon fell to the floor with a loud thud. Paul noticed that the hit had left a large purple lump on his bear Pokemon's head. Paul regretfully recalled his Ursaring and sent out his Magmortar. Aeleus recalled his Marowak and sent out his special Pokemon. The ball opened revealing a powerful Machamp. Paul had a feeling that this Pokemon was as strong as Aeleus.
"Focus energy" Aeleus ordered.
Machamp mimicked its owner by releasing an overwhelming amount of power. Magmortar shielded itself from the energy with its cannon arm. Paul was not going to let Aeleus have the first hit again and ordered his to attack.
"Quick use flamethrower"
Magmortar pointed its cannon at Machamp and let loose a stream of flames. The flames covered Machamp until it was not noticeable under all the orange and red flames. Paul smiled at his success, Paul then looked over to Aeleus who was shaking his head slowly.
"Focus energy"
Machamp released an overwhelming amount of energy that powered its body, the amount of energy that sent the flames away from its body. Magmortar had to put itself in the way to protect its master from the fires. Machamp after raising its power again had its muscle pulsing with tension.
"Now dynamic punch"
Machamp fixed itself in position with its feet spread and its fist clenched in front of it. The fighting Pokemon then propelled itself forward straight to the fire Pokemon.
"Stop it with fire blast" cried the panicked Paul.
Magmortar shot an impressive fire blast from its cannon straight at the charging Pokemon. Machamp's dynamic punch collided with the fire blast that resulted in a large explosion. Machamp who was at the heart of the explosion stood its ground whilst Magmortar, who was a feet away, was knocked back a bit.
"Dynamic punch"
Machamp shot straight through to the stunned Magmortar and delivered the punch into the fire Pokemon's face knocking it into a near by wall. The impact of Magmortar hitting the wall resulted in the fortress cracking slightly and weakens as its wall had a large crack made into it. Magmortar slowly got up from the wall, but then slumped to the ground as soon as it was on its feet.
Paul was facing his worst nightmare, all those years of priding himself and searching for power he had finally met what he had always wanted to be. Sadly for Paul he was against the dream. Paul picked up his Pokeball and then reached for his next Pokeball. Paul gasped at his hands as he noticed how shaky they were. He gulped and sent out his last possible Pokemon. The thrown ball opened to reveal a large Torterra. The Pokemon let out a loud battle cry to announce itself. Machamp and Aeleus just stared unimpressed at Torterra.
"Use superpower".
Machamp raced over to Torterra and using an immense super strength that coursed through it and threw the turtle Pokemon high into the air. Paul smiled at what had happened as he saw the perfect opportunity to gain the upper hand.
"Torterra use the momentum for earthquake". Paul ordered.
Torterra agreed and climbed into its shell. The large Pokemon pushed all of its weight down and forced its body to plummet into the ground. Paul watched with anticipation as he saw the Pokemon fall. Torterra hit the ground with an almighty crash causing the entire fortress to shake under the force. Paul had to shield his eyes from the sand and rubble being knocked about. As the sandstorm subsided he opened his eyes to see Aeleus standing firm. To his left was half a rock and to his right was the other half. From what Paul could see the entire rock would have been slightly bigger than him and the second fact that he could gather is that he must have shattered it with his own fist as Machamp was no one near him. Machamp was full of energy and seemed to have endured the attack due to Aeleus who ordered focus energy that helped defend itself.
"Revenge" muttered Aeleus.
Machamp released all the anger and pain it had take from Torterra and punched the shell of Torterra into the wall nearby Paul. As Torterra crashed against the wall, the fortress felt another strain as it shook. As Torterra fell to the ground with a crash Paul had just enough time to roll out of the way. Sadly for him he could not avoid the rubble from the damaged ceiling that came crashing down. One sharp stone in particular landed on Paul's leg cutting straight through it. Yet the stone only cut through the flesh and left his leg bone in tact thus leaving his leg trapped. Paul bit his lip so he would not cry. He looked up in anger at Aeleus who was just staring at him with apathy. Paul started to feel the sight around him blacken. He felt his strength in his arms weaken and he slumped to the ground.
I slowly opened my eyes after some time. The area around me was covered in rubble and dust. I looked in front a saw a long haired boy unconscious with his leg trapped under a rock. I turned my attention to the tall man in front of me who then turned around to look at me.
Right that's the next one. I hope you have enjoyed it and the next one should be with you on Friday the 9