Authors Notes: Finally got back to writing this story. I have finally finished rewriting the previous chapters; it is amazing how much my writing has changed since I started this story. I hope that now that I have a new laptop, I will be able to update as much as I like. As always R&R.

Joseph's Pokedex: 14
Leah's Pokedex: 7
Dillon's Pokedex: 8

On hand:
Joseph: Riolu, Charmander, Pidgey, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Pikachu
Leah: Manaphy, Metapod, Staryu, Goldeen, Magikarp, and Poliwag
Dillon: Growlithe, Graveler, Onix, Kakauna, Diglett, and Zubat

The Intro:

After taking a break as they searched for Pokémon in the Viridian Forest, the group moves on the Dillon's home: Pewter. After finding of the Eggs, the invasion of Pallet, the fight in the ruins, the tragedy of Route 2, the Battle of Viridian, and making it through the Viridian Forest, the group has been through a lot together, and now it gets tougher as they now face their hardest battle yet. Get Ready for the Battle of Pewter.

Poke Wars: Chapter 14: Battle of Pewter: Into the City

The small group sprinted from tree to tree, trying to avoid detection by the Rocket scouts. Ever since one of their patrols was found, they constantly surveyed the woods. At the head of the group was the Gym Leader, who led the resistance, his son Brock was behind him followed by the other trainers that worked at the gym. He was still grieving over the lost of his wife. She had been one of the Patrols that had been caught. He had alerted all the other children but had found out to his irritation that his second eldest has left Pallet Town.

Brock grabbed him and broke him out of his thoughts as a campfire appeared in the distance. A girl with long red hair was stirring the contents of a pot. Another figure, a guy by the looks of it was trying to pack up the tents.

"I thought there were supposed to be three of them." He whispered to his son.

"It may have been a Pokémon they saw." Brock responded. "The guy looks familiar though. I could tell easier if he would turn around."

"Wait." He said holding up his hand.

"What is it Flint?" One of the lackeys said behind him.

"Something is not right here. Why won't they turn to look at us?"

"Coincidence?" one guessed.

"No they knew we were coming and don't want us to know who they are." He said scratching his chin. If they knew we were coming, that means there might actually be three."

"What do you mean?" Brock asked as his father and the rest began to look for the third person. Flint finally looked up only to see a blur jumping down. Multiple other figures jumped down. They used the shadows of the trees to hide from sight; but it was obvious they were surrounded. The biggest figure shot forward and snapped off a kick, slamming Brock into a tree. His son then slumped to the ground as two lackeys were knocked down. The large figure slammed into the third lackey and flung him into the fourth. With his lackeys disable he began to reach for his belt only to have the figure strike him in the head. He saw black as he collapsed.

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"You didn't have to attack them like that." A voice said as the group began to wake up. "We didn't know for sure if they were Rockets"

"Which is why we didn't cause any major harm." Another replied.

"But you still didn't need to knock em out." The first said.

"I'd rather be safe than sorry." The other replied.

"I have to agree with Joseph on this one." A third more feminine voice said.

"Just this one huh?" The first challenged.

Flint blinked awake to see the two from before sitting in front of the fire. The girl was now holding a small blue Pokémon and the boy looked irritated. A third boy was leaning against a log with a proud smirk on his face. He immediately recognized their attacker. Looking around, he saw the rest of the group lying against various trees and the outside of the clearing. A small blue Pokémon was standing in one of the tree surveying the woods.

"I'd have to agree with him too." He croaked. "Better safe than dead."

"Finally awake huh?" The red headed boy said chuckling. The browned hair one gave him an irritated look.

"Who are you three?" He asked standing up. He hand shot to his belt feeling all his Pokémon still there. "And since we have our Pokémon and are not tied up, I'll assume that you're not with Team Rocket."

"A pretty safe assumption." The red headed boy replied his voice showing his amusement.

"So where are there others." Brock said getting up.

"Others?" He replied his eyes now twinkling.

"Yeah, the ones who ambushed us." Brock said getting frustrated.

"I did that." The boy the replied.

"You expect us the believe that some little kid took out the strongest men in the city."

"Well me and Riolu" The boy replied as the mention Pokémon jumped on his shoulder.

Who are you?" Flint said. "And why have you traveled up here.

"The name's Joseph." The red head boy answered. "Joseph Ketchum."

"Leah Waterflower." The girl replied.

"Waterflower?" Brock said. "Like the Cerulean Gym Leader Waterflower?"

"My Parents." She replied in the same manner the other used.

"And you?" Flint asked the third. He noticed that the third had yet to look at any of them, but started at the fire.

"It's been a long time." He finally said, still staring at the flames.

"What do you mean?" Brock said starting to get impatient. Before anyone else could speak a red blur ran into the clearing and tackled him to the ground. Before Brock knew what was happening, he was being covered in slobber as a tongue attacked him. "Get him off." He yelled. "What is this?"

"Growlithe?" Flint said. The dog looked up at his name and charged and him. Instead of tackling him, it began to jump on his legs, its tail waving happily.

"Growlithe." Brock said as he put two and two together. "That means-"

"Hey dad." Dillon finally said. Both his dad and his brother looked at him in shock.

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As the sun began to rise multiple groups were seen moving through the forest. Occasion a lone figure was seen nearing the group, only to collapse a moment later.

"Come on!" Joseph called as the men began to lag. Leah joined his side as they looked over the plain separating the city from the forest. It had been a day since they had met up with Dillon's family and his ears were still ringing. Needless to say Dillon's dad wasn't happy with him disobeying him and coming up here. It had been about noon before he was talked out of throwing him in a van back to Pallet and even listen to them. Now three groups were heading towards the town. The mission, take each layer at a time until they reached the gym. The same admin that had originally took the town and had also fought Dillon back in the temple, was now leading the forces. It felt weird not having to fight Tyler for once.

The fog covered the plain as the sun began to rise. The tanks were sitting in front of the town gleaming in the morning light.

Looking to the right he saw Dillon and Brock appear in the brush. Their group followed behind them. Flint and his men came up on the left.

"Everyone is in position sir." A man said behind them.

"Fire at will." He called. They heard gears move as the catapults began to launch. Pokémon were seen carrying rocks to the catapults to be launched.

"Go Charmander, Pidgeotto, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Pikachu." Joseph called tossing multiple Pokeballs into the air.

"Come on out Butterfree, Staryu, Poliwag." Leah responded. Several others behind them and on either side threw their out as well.

"Ready!" the yell came from behind. Joseph drew his sword and prepared to charge. Leah pulled out the bow Hawkeye had given them.

"CHARGE!" he yelled. With a battle cry the three groups charged forward. The pairs Pokémon fell in behind them as they began to charge. With a crash the first boulder was sent off, smashing into a tank before they even knew what was happening. The multiple catapults in the woods began to fire. They were far enough back that the rocket tanks wouldn't be able to see them without moving closer.

Grunts began to throw out their Pokémon, as the attackers got halfway through the field. The thick fog made viewing difficult but also prevented the tanks from firing with any accuracy. With the two sides beginning to mix they didn't fire for fear of accidentally hitting their own men. A Persian jumped at Leah only to be hit by an Aura Sphere. Riolu, Charmander and Pidgeotto began to charge forward while Pikachu, Squirtle and Bulbasaur stayed in front. Leah's Pokémon began to gather around them in defense. Pidgeotto began to tackle and scratch at the incoming Spearow; the power it gained from evolving easily made it stronger than the attackers. Flint's Golem and Onix began rushing forward into the fray. A Rhydon soon joined them along with an Aerodacytal. He saw two giant Onixes appear from the left along with Graveler and a Geodude. Growlithe was currently attacking a Zubat in front of Dillon while Beedrill and Zubat began to join Pidgeotto in the sky.

"Take cover!" He yelled as he dove out of the way of a shell. The plain behind them exploded as the Rockets finally began to fire. Three more shells began coming towards the pair. An Aura Sphere hit the first causing it to erupt in flames. Charmander torched the second but the third hit the ground ten feet in front of them sending them flying. More shells began to come towards the pair, as the tanks seemed to have locked on them.

"Charmander watch out." Joseph yelled from the ground as the lizard began to charge towards the shells and tanks.

"Char Char Charmander!" It yelled as it attacked the shells. With a target so close the tanks switched their focus to the small lizard. It dove, jumped, and burned the shells that got too close. "CHAR!" it yelled as it began to glow. The glow seemed to catch everyone's attention as it began to grow. It reached double its size before the glowing stopped. Its eyes looked fiercer as did its face. It was a darker color with the same color deviations. Its claws were longer as was its tail, which now had a flame even bigger. "CHARMELEON!" It yelled before unleashing a flamethrower towards the nearest tanks. The metal immediately began to melt before the flames before the tank exploded.

"Riolu!" His starter yelled as it jumped over its comrade. A sphere was shot off towards another tanks destroying the front and the controls. It began to swerve off course before it slammed into another. Dillon's Onix slammed its tail into a tank nearby as Graveler slammed into another. Joseph dove under a tank as it fire and jumped on top. The top hatch opened up as a grunt tried to get him off. Riolu quickly grabbed the man and threw him into a group of Pewter Pokémon. Joseph dove into the cover and kicked the second grunt getting up. Taking the controls, he began to shot at the nearby tanks. It took them a while to comprehend why their own tank was firing at them, but by that time, boom.

"We have reinforcements incoming." One of the men yelled. Dozens of Pokémon began to charge out from the various buildings. More tanks began to roll down the central road. Grunts began to appear on the roof with guns in their hands.

"Aerodacytal" Flint yelled, "Take out those grunts." The guns went off before flying rock type could reach them. Dozens of people and Pokémon were immediately cut down before they could move. Aerodacytal was struck in the wing sending him flying through a building.

Joseph jumped up as he heard a thud behind him but sat back down as he saw the red hair. Riolu jumped back out of the tank to attack the grunts. Chameleon was frying the tanks in front of Flint's group while Pidgeotto was now attacking the grunts. Squirtle and Bulbasaur had jumped on the tank and were attacking any who got close; Pikachu could only be seen by the sparks its attacks let off.

"Time to go." He said as tanks began to surround them. They immediately dove at the hatch as they opened fire. The tank erupted into flames as the dove onto the ground. Joseph immediately jumped up and slashed through a nearby grunt. A well-placed kick sent another flying back with a snap. Leah immediately sent an arrow through one of the grunts one the roof. Immediately grabbing another before taking out another.

"I used to have a bow at home." She replied to his questioning look.

"Good to know" He said stabbing a guy charging at him with a gun.

"Watch out." Leah said as she pulled him out of the way, another shell game barreling by hitting the nearby men. Dozens of tanks were pouring from the city. The Rockets were putting everything they had into their defense. About half of the attackers were already injured or dead.

Another shell struck five feet away, shrapnel hitting Joseph as he covered his friend. He cried out in pain as the metal shard ripped into his skin. He winced in pain as he stood up, his left arm going numb with pain.

"Watch out." Dillon called as a Pokémon shot an attack off at them. It hit him square in the chest knocking him off his feet and burning his clothes.

"Joseph!" Leah said as she dove to the ground, multiple attacks hit where her head would have been. Multiple figures moved in front of them their Pokémon surrounding them making a protective circle.

"Come on." He said pushing her arm away. "We have to keep moving."

"Take it easy." She chided as he sway slightly. She grabbed hold of him to steady him. He looked over at her and his eyes went wide. Pushing her down, he barely got his shield up before the flames slammed against. One of the Fearow came rushing at them using Mirror Move to copy Chameleon.

A hand suddenly grabbed it slamming it into the ground. Dillon flipped over it before throwing his knife at a Pokémon behind them. Graveler went rolling at full speed up the center road, its rock hard skins slamming into the tanks causing them to veer off course.

"There is too many of them." Dillon yelled over the noise.

"Doesn't matter." Joseph said. "There is no turning back." He added pointing to the woods. Over a hundred figures came charging out of the trees. He narrowed his eyes as he saw the figure up front. "Tyler." He growled. The arrogant kid was riding on top the only tanks in the forces coming from the woods.

"We have to do something." Brock yelled as he dove under a leaping Persian.

"Nah dip." Joseph responded. "Riolu! Get the others to protect the men." He called out. He began looking at the entire town. The buildings near the front were blown away in their attempts to get rid of the snipers. The line of tanks had finally stopped and he could see Graveler and Onix smashing apart the downed tanks on the central road. 'The tanks are no longer a problem.' He thought. ' But there are still so many Pokémon it doesn't matter. And Tyler probably took out the catapults.' He looked up at the various layers looking for a way to get up there. He saw multiple spots on each layer where roads connected them, but only the center road went completely up.

"We have to get up there." He finally said out loud.

"Impossible." Dillon said. "They have every way up there block."

"Not all of them. There are several alleyways and small roads that slowly lead up. If we can managed to get to them undetected, we should be able to sneak on up there."

"It's too risky." Brock said. "We need to stay down here with everyone else. We can't split up."

"If we don't do something soon, it won't matter, they will keep taking us out one by one." He looked back. Tyler was now on the ground shooting one of the Pewter men. His forces had already joined the rest of the Rocket forces.

He then looked further away and smiled. "Look." He pointed.

Several vehicles were rushing out of the forest. Standing on the hood of the lead car was Hawkeye. Professor Oak could also be seen riding behind him. "Looks like our reinforcements have arrived."

"Brock!" He called thinking fast. "Stay down here and keep them busy. The three of us will go up and try to take out the admin."

"Got it." He said running off shaking his head. He already knew he wouldn't be able to talk them out of it.

"Everyone return!" He yelled out. Leah also returned her Pokémon. Dillon was already putting his poke balls away. Brock's Onix and Flint's Golem taking their places as tank smashers.

"Long time no see." Joseph joked as Hawkeye suddenly jumped in front of him. The archer immediately shot off multiple arrows before responding.

"Lets see, completely outnumbered, explosions going off everywhere. Wasn't that hard to find ya." He replied. "

"Who is that?" Leah whispered in his ear before loading another arrow. She quickly shot a charging Zubat. Hawkeye looked back at her with an appraising expression.

"He was one of the survivors of the gym break in." Joseph said under his breath as he struck another grunt.

"Yet you came anyway." Joseph said in response to the archer.

"Nothing better to do." Hawkeye replied shooting another. "You'd better get going."

"He's right come on." Dillon said running towards the town. Dillon quickly dove behind a corner into an alleyway. Joseph let off another smoke bomb before the other three joined him.

Authors Notes: The battle has begun in earnest, with the Rockets sending in more Pokémon than they have before, determined to keep out the incoming rebels. With Pallet and Viridian lending their support, will the battle finally turn to the light, or will the rockets slaughter them all.