Chapter 13 A New Love Blossoms Aboard the New St. Anne and Typhoon Returns to Vermillion
Rusty and Harper made it to Vermillion with the knocked out Eliza. Nurse Joy and the Chanseyes took her in along with Rusty and the exhausted Pokemon.
"I hope everyone else is okay." Harper said.
The Pokemon Center door opened and both Archie and Shelly came in with their daughters in arms. They see Harper.
"Harper?" Shelly asked.
She turned to see them and exclaimed, "Archie? Shelly? You two are alive?"
"How did you get here? Where's any of the others?" Archie asked.
Harper told them about how they ended up washing up on shore further down the beach and how they were stopping Eliza's injuries from bleeding any further. Then they received a call from John and the twins on Eliza's PokeGear and how they were saved by the New St. Anne it was about to head for Vermillion in a few days. Then finished with how they flew to Vermillion.
"I see, at least they're alive and safe." Archie said.
Harper nodded and said, "I'm glad as well."
"Maybe you should rest." Shelly told her.
Harper nodded and headed for the trainers' quarters.
"Man, all this Typhoon mess has been exhausting especially for them." Archie said.
Shelly nodded and said, "But when it's all over, they can rest and be able to move on with their lives."
"not only that, us as well." Archie said.
Back on the New St. Anne, Amy woke up to the sound to a thumping sound and then heard a grunt of pain. She got out of the bed and ran to see Jack on the floor.
"Damn it! Why does my leg have to get injured at a time like this?" he asked.
He felt someone grab him and he pushed them off.
"I know it's you John! You don't have to take me back to the bed."
"I'm not John, I'm Amy." He heard.
He looked up and saw her.
"So, the last person in the group finally woke up. I thought the pin prick would keep you asleep."
"A faerie tale joke? How quaint." Amy said. "I'm too old for stories like those."
"You look like a kid to me."
"Hey! I may look like one but I'm really 17!" she yelled. "Now let me help you up!"
She grabbed him and helped him up.
"Why would you want to? I'm your enemy after all."
"So what? It looks like Typhoon abandoned you since you're not around now."
"How would you know that?"
"They would come around and look for you and a team like that didn't."
He was silent as she put him on the bed.
"There you go."
"They're like my parents."
"Huh?"
"My parents abandoned me and now my team, why would I be here if so many people wouldn't bother looking for me?"
"Because they care for you." She answered and saw something in the corner of her eye and saw it was two stacks of clothing. "Looks like the others got us clothing."
"Finally you two woke up!" Maritza exclaimed.
"Hey there,you look alright!" Amy exclaimed.
"We woke up a while ago and decided to hang around until the both of you woke up for good." She said.
Jack stood silent.
"What? Not going to say anything?" Maritza asked.
He didn't answer.
"Typical."
"He did speak to me for a little while." Amy told her.
"Huh?" Maritza asked.
"He's hurt from being abandoned." Amy answered.
"Hey! I didn't tell you to pass it along!" Jack yelled.
"Excuse me" Amy asked.
"That is none of her business to know about my background!" Jack yelled and turned on his side and was silent again.
"Jack…" Amy said.
"Leave me alone will you?" he said.
"Come on, let's go and meet up with Marty and John." Maritza said.
"Right." Amy said and took the clothes and changed in a private room and joined the others on the pool deck.
She saw that Maritza's, Marty's, and John's Pokemon were out of their Pokeballs and enjoying the sun. She only saw John sun bathing.
"Hey, where did my brother go?" Maritza asked.
"Take a guess." John answered.
Maritza sighed.
"Will he be okay?" Amy asked.
"Yeah, he's just seasick that's all." Maritza answered.
"At least he's not airsick." John said.
"Well, the only oceans in Sinnoh are around Cannilave, Sunnyshore, and the Sinnoh League." Maritza told him.
"I'm guessing he wouldn't like Hoen nor some parts of Johto or Kanto then." John said.
"So, what's up with brood boy?" John asked Amy.
"Well, he tried to leave his bed." She answered.
"Again?" Maritza asked.
"He got mad when I told Maritza that he got abandoned by his parents." She said.
"And now Typhoon did the same, I'm seeing something now."
"Huh?" Maritza asked.
"He was put into ranger bootcamp for something that pissed his parents off orr something and his parents didn't want him to come home ever again." John said.
"That's half right." The nurse said.
"What is it?" Maritza asked.
"I took a look at his record and Jack was sent off to the Pokemon Academy here in Kanto by his family. He didn't like it so he rebelled and got expelled, so he was sent to boot camp to be disciplined." The nurse answered.
"I'm guessing he came from Kanto." Maritza said.
"Celadon to be exactly." She answered.
"Then how did he get a Pachirisu?" Marty asked as he came.
"There are times when the boot camp takes trips to the other regions to observe the rangers in the field and probably caught one in the wild while in Sinnoh." John answered.
"Poor guy, it looks like he thought he fit in with Typhoon but with all of this, he's just a teen that needs friends in the end." The nurse said.
They nodded.
"I better go make sure he doesn't try and run off again." She said and went to the infirmary.
Jack was lying on the bed still when she walked in.
"Good, you haven't left." She said as she went to the closet and took a brace out.
He sees it and asked, "What are you going to do with that thing?"
"Going to put it on your leg, now listen to me about this before you decide to protest." She answered and started to remove the cast on his leg. "Those four teens that are on the pool deck are worried about you and it feels like you want to keep with the Typhoon mindset. But there is a silver lining to this, they were even nice enough to buy you clothing to replace the burnt remnats of your uniform. You may have been abandoned by your family and team, you have a new group of friends up there who's willing to help and accept you."
He was silent and thought about Amy and the others who already helped him. Then he thought about all the things he went through until the situation with the pressed the button to cause Archie's boat to explode.
The brace was put together and the nurse said, "Now done, I'm guessing you thought about what I said. Now, enjoy your time until we arrive at the Vermillion ports."
Jack nodded and changed into the clothing that was left for him and went to the pool deck where he found everyone else swimming with some of the water Pokemon that Maritza, John, and Amy have.
They see him.
"Hey! It looks like the emo dude decided to join after all!" John exclaimed.
"You expect me to lie in bed all evening?" Jack asked.
"It sure looked like it! Now let out your Pokemon and relax!" Maritza exclaimed.
"Very well then!" he exclaimed and sent out his Pokemon.
The glows revealed a Pachirisu, Glameow, Nidoking, Venusaur, Golem, and Typhlosion.
"Not bad of a mixture!" Marty exclaimed.
Jack blushed a bit.
"Don't be embarrassed, join in!" Maritza exclaimed.
"Very well." Jack said and went over with his Pokemon following suit.
They spent the rest of the day having fun and enjoyed some of the cuisine. The Pokemon even enjoyed themselves by going through one of the gardens on the top deck.
By evening, the ship was getting closer to the city when they noticed the lights appearing over the horizon.
"Well, there's the city lights." Marty said.
Maritza nodded.
"That means we have to go back to the battlefield and try to take out Typhoon again." Amy said.
She noticed Jack was looking out over the water in silence.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Thanks you guys." He said.
"What?" Maritza asked.
"For today, I know Typhoon might come after us again and be surprised to find me alive and on your side instead of theirs, but this will be one hell of a fight ahead of us." He told them.
"Well, when we survive in the end, we can finally return to normal lives." Marty said.
"Also probably give some of us to date." John said as he looked at Maritza.
"Hey! Why are you looking at my sister while you're saying that?" Marty yelled.
"Shut it geek boy!" Jack exclaimed.
"What are you saying John?" Maritza asked.
"Well, even though we have been going through some serious situations, it seems like we have been, don't know how to say this, um…worried about each other?"
"Are you asking me on a date?" she asked.
"What?" Marty asked.
Amy smacked him.
"Yes, yes I am." John answered as he blushed.
"I would-" she was about to say. "Oh my God! Something just exploded in Vermillion!"
"What?" Marty asked.
They looked and saw smoke rising from one of the buildings in the direction of the gym.
"We should help!" John exclaimed.
"We're leaving the boat early then! Go Lily and Spritzer!" Maritza yelled as she threw her Pokeballs into the water.
"Go Lapras and Marshstomp!" Amy yelled.
They all got onto their Pokemon and swam towards the city.
In Vermillion, Typhoon was taking over since the news about Eliza and the group being dead in their ears were blowing up different parts of the city. Misty was trying to get her Pokemon to extinguish the flames. Some of the gym trainers sent out Chinchous and Lanturns to put them out as well. Then Archie and the surviving crew from the ship arrived and sent out their water Pokemon.
"Damn! How the hell did they get here?" Lt. Surge yelled.
"I'm guessing they heard what happened and got here when we're down!" Archie answered.
"Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! You survived Archie! Sorry that Shelly and possibly Eliza and her group didn't!" they heard Ike yell and he appeared.
"Nice to see you again as well Ike! You're still the same sadistic prick I remembered after so long." Archie said as he took out his sword.
"You're wrong about the deaths of Eliza and her friends by the way! They've survived and the rest of the group's on their way." Misty yelled.
"Damn! That means we didn't succeed?" Alice asked.
"You got that right! It's not easy getting rid of them, they know how to survive!" Lt. Surge yelled.
"Then why aren't they with you?" Sgt. Kingsly asked.
"Did they run away?" Cecilia asked.
"No, we're recovering!" Harper exclaimed as she appeared.
"You! I thought that bullet would end you!" Raise yelled.
"Never underestimate me! Go Soar!" she answered as she sent out her Crobat.
"Let me join in! Go Magneton!" Lt. Surge exclaimed.
"Very well! Go Ariados!" Raise exclaimed.
"You too Haunter!" Kingsly yelled.
"Ariados use string shot!"
"Haunter use shadow ball!"
"Soar fly up and dodge!"
"Magneton use reflect!"
Crobat dodged while Magneton reflected the string shot back at Ariados.
"Damn it! Now Ariados use poison sting!"
"Hurry Magneton use shock wave!"
Magneton managed to electrocute Ariados.
"Return Ariados!"
"Now Soar use fury cutter!"
"Use confusion Haunter!"
Both Pokemon ended up hitting each other and Crobat ended up getting confused while Haunter knocked out on the ground.
"Return Soar!"
"Return Haunter!"
"Not bad! Looks like we have a draw among ourselves!"Ike exclaimed.
"This is not over Ike! You're going to be taken out and I'll make sure that you won't escape from jail!" Archie yelled.
"Oh please, like if I would let you live to see that! I will make sure I will kill you before I go to jail, adieu for now! Let's go everyone!" Ike exclaimed.
They all left with one last explosion and caused another fire and the water Pokemon got on it right away.
"So, now what?" Misty asked.
"Once we get the others back here, we're heading for Veridian and take out Typhoon once and for all! This time there won't be anymore escape!" Archie answered.
Everyone cheered in agreement.
Author's commentary
Hey guys, if anyone's reading out there. I know I ended this chapter on a battling note,I had to reunite Archie and Ike sometime soon. Also, yes, the final fight is coming up and soon! So, hang on tight. How will I do it this time? I know Aqua was the bastard team and I ended Eliza's First Story on a with a good, final fight. This one will be interesting since we have former Aqua teammates on the good side and now a Typhoon member. Just wait and see. See ya!