Chapter 13: The Incident

That night as I slept I kept hearing the words of Team Rocket breaching my dreams. The radio that played in the distance kept a peaceful sleep away from me that night. As well as the thoughts of never seeing Lyra again. Nightmare upon nightmare of her shining face disappearing from my world haunted me. The final of the night was the worst yet though for me.

I was trying to reach for Lyra as she was being pulled away from me by a dark figure though I knew who it was.

…..Ahem, we are Team Rocket!

I gritted my teeth hearing that message in the back of my head again as I tried to grab Lyra's hand saying, "I'm not letting you take her."

After three years of preparation, we have risen again from the ashes!

Lyra looked at me tears in her eyes as she tried to break from the figures grasp to run to me. I watched as fire erupted around us ash and soot filling the air.

Giovanni! Can you hear?

"Yes I can," the figure said his hat falling from his head as he dragged Lyra away from me, "I will take care of the one who stands in our way this time."

We did it!

"Let her go," I said running after him as they disappeared into the smoke the last image I saw was Lyra crying as she was pulled away from me.

Where is our boss? Is he listening?

I fell to my knees my cold icy heart shattering in my chest as I called out, "Lyra!"

I bolted up sweat running down my face knowing it was just a dream. If anyone could defeat my father it would be Lyra. She could never let herself get taken away by him but that thought scared me more then anything. I looked up hearing something faint in the distance.

…..Ahem, we are Team Rocket! After three years of preparation, we have risen again from the ashes! Giovanni! Can you hear? We did it! Where is our boss? Is he listening?

My eyes grew wide muttering, "So that hadn't been part of my dream?"

I got up grabbing my jacket putting it on my shoulder knowing exactly where they were broadcasting from. The only place that would allow them to take over all frequencies. I didn't have time to challenge the gym, I just needed to get to Goldenrod. I walked out past the trainers in the lobby of the Pokemon Center who were gathered around the radio listening to the broadcast whispering to themselves. I cursed under my breath as I saw Lyra wasn't among them as I ran outside having a bad feeling.

I called out Golbat jumping on it's back flying toward Goldenrod worry in my eyes as we landed in the middle of the town. I growled seeing Team Rocket members all over the town as I looked toward the tower. I ran toward it heading inside seeing two rockets talking in front of the stairs. I narrowed my eyes running over stopping in my tracks seeing the girl had familiar brown females.

I grabbed the girl's shoulder turning her toward me to be met with a shocked face of Lyra. My breath got caught in my throat. Why was she wearing this get up?

"Lyra," I hissed pinning her against the wall looking at her my eyes full of sadness while my heart felt like it was being torn from my chest, "Why are you wearing this?"

Lyra didn't respond silently pleading for me to leave.

"You don't need to join this group to be strong, your already stronger then anyone..." I said pushing her into a near by closet my eyes were dark as I looked at her, "Take off this outfit, if you don't I will."

"Silver... I... you don't understand," Lyra said as I pinned her against the wall again pulling at her top ripping it I wanted nothing but to get her out of this outfit my mind had snapped upon seeing her in this.

I stopped though as I felt Lyra kiss me my eyes going wide as she whispered, "Good that stopped you... I was in disguise so I could get inside."

I went wide eyed looking down seeing her top that I had ripped was open showing off her blue bra a bit between the black pieces of the ruined Team Rocket shirt and her hat was on the floor.

I felt her hand against my cheek as she said, "Now turn around please Silv... I got to change back into my normal cloths and fight my way inside. You owe me for flipping out on seeing me in that outfit."

I could only nod still in shock that Lyra had just kissed me my mind racing as I slowly turned around away from her as I heard her moving around behind me. I looked down thinking, 'Why did she kiss me to stop me?'

I stayed turned away from her until I heard her say, "Alright you can turn back around Silv."

I looked at her again seeing her back in her overalls, red shirt, and white puffy hat. I was glad she wasn't in the Team Rocket uniform. I then felt her slap me hard then found her brown eyes looking into my own. I felt the breath knocked out of me though I knew I had deserved that.

"Why did you just snap on me when you saw me in that outfit?" Lyra asked looking at him anger in her eyes as well as confusion.

I gulped as I looked into her face closing my eyes admitting in a soft whisper, "I really can't stand that weak organization... the site of you in their uniform and the thought of you joining them terrified me."

I opened my eyes looking at her face which held a small smirk.

"Oh Silv, now who is being the stupid one? I would never join that group," Lyra said shaking her head looking at me, "If you hate them so much why don't you help me take them down?"

I looked at her now feeling awkward before nodding saying, "Alright deal, pigtails. The rivalry between us is on hold until we take down this organization."

"Yep," Lyra said with a smile, "And I'm glad I mean so much to you that the very sight of me in their uniform makes you snap so much."

"Shut up stupid," I said looking to the side, "Let's go take back this place."

"Whatever you say, Silv," Lyra said heading to the door her cheerful smile back on her face.

I followed her my thoughts back to how she stopped me by kissing me. I wasn't going to get that out of my mind anytime soon.