Chapter XXI
Icy Hero
(This chapter takes place during the Mystic Water incident.)
After securing Blackthorn, we headed north to the Ice Path, a frozen cave leading from Mahogany Town. I remembered that the last time I went through here, the going was rough. But this time we were going backwards and there were no annoying rocks to push into little holes.
We would just head through, assuming there were no annoying gene- Pokemon. Assuming.
As soon as we got within ten feet of the cavern's entrance, an icy wind hit us. Everyone shivered almost simultaneously. Tiny ice crystals lined the edges of the entrance.
I turned and called to everyone else, "If anyone has a low-level Fire Pokemon, please let us use them for heating. Too much heat will melt the whole cave on top of our heads."
"I have one!" called a Youngster in the back. He sent out a small Cyndaquil. "Thank you," I said.
The porcupine-like Pokemon ran about the group, its flaming back sending waves of heat to everyone.
I stepped into the cave first, to make sure it was safe. Nothing attacked me, so I turned and motioned to the rest of the group. We all filed in, slipping on the ice at the mouth.
Immediately inside was just a small room with a staircase to the side. I assumed we all had to go down. "Okay, everyone, wait here 'till I say it's safe."
I carefully stepped down the first step. Alright so far… I continued to step number two. "So far so good," I muttered to no one in particular.
My good luck prevailed until the third step down. It cracked. I tried to jump to the floor, but there was no traction on the frozen water and I fell with the rest of the stairs into a hole.
Strangely, the hole looked like it had been dug with shovels…
"Help!" I called. It echoed off the walls, but there the answer was not friendly.
"They can't hear you!" said a familiar voice.
"Team Rocket!"
"Prepare for trouble!"
"Make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"Ryan!" "Ross!" "Paul!" "Corey!"
"Team Roc--"
"All right! Shut up and tell me what happened to the others!"
"Sheesh! Fine! We took their Pokemon!" said the short girl.
"Yeah! And then we tied 'em up and threw 'em into another hole!" said the little guy with blond shaggy hair.
The buzz-cut Asian dude continued, "Now we're gonna take your Pokemon, too! You and your friends are such idiots!"
"Yeah! Nobody can take on da Boss!" said the fourth figure.
They pulled out a large magnet-like device and it extended down to me. They pushed a button and it began to glow. My Pokeballs flew out of my belt and onto the U-shaped device. I grabbed one and pulled, but it wouldn't budge! They were stuck!
My hand slipped and I fell back against the ice. The device contracted up to the Rockets. They ran off, laughing evilly.
"Come back here!" I screamed. Nothing.
Could I climb up to the top? I kicked the wall hard and it stuck. I had a new foothold. I grabbed another irregularity in the wall and pulled myself up. But the handhold cracked off, and I fell down.
I stood up and looked. That had been the only way out.
I sat back down and sighed. We had failed. Totally and absolutely.
Giovanni would win. It was all over.
* * *
"Bryan…"
I was sleeping. It was dark. A voice was speaking to me.
"Bryan. You are needed in the Ice Path."
I woke up. How was I going to get to the…?
Suddenly, I became Gobryan! I stood up and looked around. Everyone was standing around in the Cherrygrove hotel. We had stopped for a rest.
I could rest later. Right now, I was needed at the Ice Path.
"Cirrus!" I called, and a small bluish cloud from above answered.
I jumped on and drew my sword. The cloud followed my thoughts. I directed it to swing around to Jim.
"I'll be back later!" I called, flying circles around him.
"Where're you goin'?" he asked, his head spinning to keep up with me.
"Just keep going without me if I'm late!" I broke orbit and headed towards Blackthorn.
I felt air currents and wind changes as I flew, commanding Cirrus to go higher or lower. The mystical cloud and I had a special mental link that let me control it without saying anything.
I realized my sword was slowing me down and placed it back in the sheath on my back. It vanished, only appearing when I needed it.
My ride slowed down, alerting me that I was near to the Path.
I jumped off the cloud and it flew back into the bright blue atmosphere. I ran to the entrance of the cave and heard laughing. Several black-garbed jumpsuits ran out, carrying a bulging bag.
"Hey, you! Stop!"
They stopped. "You again!" said Ryan.
"Stop following us!" called Corey.
"Shut up, shorty!" said Paul.
"Would you two stop arguing so we can fight this idiot?" yelled Ross.
"You stay out of this!" they both yelled at him.
I just stood and watched. "Hey! What about me?"
They turned from their bickering and saw my blond hair. "He's all gold again!" said Corey.
"Yeah! We better get outta here!" said Ross. They turned and ran back into the cold cavern. I followed.
They stopped when they noticed the hole in place of the stairs. "The stairs are gone! We're trapped!" said Ryan, pointing out the obvious.
I unsheathed my sword. "Where'd that sword come from?!?" asked Ross.
"Same place as his blond!" yelled Paul.
I threw my sword down and said, "I don' need the sword fer you creeps!" and came after them.
They turned and jumped down the hole, grabbing the sides of a well-built hole. I saw Red lying at the bottom.
They scrabbled up the side and ran more. I helped Red out and ran after the Rockets.
They slid on the ice as they charged, almost dropping their loot several times. I used a Kamehameha wave to knock them all over. They sprawled on the slick white ice. The bag went spinning away.
I saw everyone else tied up over to the side. "Bryan?" someone asked. "Where'd you come from?"
I didn't answer, but ran to the robbers. I lifted my hands and my sword appeared in my hands. "Where'd that sword come from?" asked Paul. Why was it that every time I went somewhere, someone always asked that?
I used the flat of my blade to knock them all out and cut the ropes of everyone. Opening the bag, I saw that it was full of Pokeballs! I returned them to their owners and escorted them all the rest of the way in the ice.
As we reached the exit, I bade farewell to them and disappeared.
* * *
"Where'd he go?" I asked.
"I'm not sure," said the little Youngster, "But he did come out of nowhere when he appeared."
As we continued on, I heard a noise. "Everyone, stop!"
We all stopped and I looked to my right. A vehicle was coming towards us. I stepped back just as it flew past.
It appeared to be a blue minivan, with a crazy blonde driving.
"Where'd that blonde come from?" asked Bugsy.
"Same place as the sword," said Clair.
"What sword?" I asked, since I had missed the action.
"Exactly."
Icy Hero
(This chapter takes place during the Mystic Water incident.)
After securing Blackthorn, we headed north to the Ice Path, a frozen cave leading from Mahogany Town. I remembered that the last time I went through here, the going was rough. But this time we were going backwards and there were no annoying rocks to push into little holes.
We would just head through, assuming there were no annoying gene- Pokemon. Assuming.
As soon as we got within ten feet of the cavern's entrance, an icy wind hit us. Everyone shivered almost simultaneously. Tiny ice crystals lined the edges of the entrance.
I turned and called to everyone else, "If anyone has a low-level Fire Pokemon, please let us use them for heating. Too much heat will melt the whole cave on top of our heads."
"I have one!" called a Youngster in the back. He sent out a small Cyndaquil. "Thank you," I said.
The porcupine-like Pokemon ran about the group, its flaming back sending waves of heat to everyone.
I stepped into the cave first, to make sure it was safe. Nothing attacked me, so I turned and motioned to the rest of the group. We all filed in, slipping on the ice at the mouth.
Immediately inside was just a small room with a staircase to the side. I assumed we all had to go down. "Okay, everyone, wait here 'till I say it's safe."
I carefully stepped down the first step. Alright so far… I continued to step number two. "So far so good," I muttered to no one in particular.
My good luck prevailed until the third step down. It cracked. I tried to jump to the floor, but there was no traction on the frozen water and I fell with the rest of the stairs into a hole.
Strangely, the hole looked like it had been dug with shovels…
"Help!" I called. It echoed off the walls, but there the answer was not friendly.
"They can't hear you!" said a familiar voice.
"Team Rocket!"
"Prepare for trouble!"
"Make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"Ryan!" "Ross!" "Paul!" "Corey!"
"Team Roc--"
"All right! Shut up and tell me what happened to the others!"
"Sheesh! Fine! We took their Pokemon!" said the short girl.
"Yeah! And then we tied 'em up and threw 'em into another hole!" said the little guy with blond shaggy hair.
The buzz-cut Asian dude continued, "Now we're gonna take your Pokemon, too! You and your friends are such idiots!"
"Yeah! Nobody can take on da Boss!" said the fourth figure.
They pulled out a large magnet-like device and it extended down to me. They pushed a button and it began to glow. My Pokeballs flew out of my belt and onto the U-shaped device. I grabbed one and pulled, but it wouldn't budge! They were stuck!
My hand slipped and I fell back against the ice. The device contracted up to the Rockets. They ran off, laughing evilly.
"Come back here!" I screamed. Nothing.
Could I climb up to the top? I kicked the wall hard and it stuck. I had a new foothold. I grabbed another irregularity in the wall and pulled myself up. But the handhold cracked off, and I fell down.
I stood up and looked. That had been the only way out.
I sat back down and sighed. We had failed. Totally and absolutely.
Giovanni would win. It was all over.
* * *
"Bryan…"
I was sleeping. It was dark. A voice was speaking to me.
"Bryan. You are needed in the Ice Path."
I woke up. How was I going to get to the…?
Suddenly, I became Gobryan! I stood up and looked around. Everyone was standing around in the Cherrygrove hotel. We had stopped for a rest.
I could rest later. Right now, I was needed at the Ice Path.
"Cirrus!" I called, and a small bluish cloud from above answered.
I jumped on and drew my sword. The cloud followed my thoughts. I directed it to swing around to Jim.
"I'll be back later!" I called, flying circles around him.
"Where're you goin'?" he asked, his head spinning to keep up with me.
"Just keep going without me if I'm late!" I broke orbit and headed towards Blackthorn.
I felt air currents and wind changes as I flew, commanding Cirrus to go higher or lower. The mystical cloud and I had a special mental link that let me control it without saying anything.
I realized my sword was slowing me down and placed it back in the sheath on my back. It vanished, only appearing when I needed it.
My ride slowed down, alerting me that I was near to the Path.
I jumped off the cloud and it flew back into the bright blue atmosphere. I ran to the entrance of the cave and heard laughing. Several black-garbed jumpsuits ran out, carrying a bulging bag.
"Hey, you! Stop!"
They stopped. "You again!" said Ryan.
"Stop following us!" called Corey.
"Shut up, shorty!" said Paul.
"Would you two stop arguing so we can fight this idiot?" yelled Ross.
"You stay out of this!" they both yelled at him.
I just stood and watched. "Hey! What about me?"
They turned from their bickering and saw my blond hair. "He's all gold again!" said Corey.
"Yeah! We better get outta here!" said Ross. They turned and ran back into the cold cavern. I followed.
They stopped when they noticed the hole in place of the stairs. "The stairs are gone! We're trapped!" said Ryan, pointing out the obvious.
I unsheathed my sword. "Where'd that sword come from?!?" asked Ross.
"Same place as his blond!" yelled Paul.
I threw my sword down and said, "I don' need the sword fer you creeps!" and came after them.
They turned and jumped down the hole, grabbing the sides of a well-built hole. I saw Red lying at the bottom.
They scrabbled up the side and ran more. I helped Red out and ran after the Rockets.
They slid on the ice as they charged, almost dropping their loot several times. I used a Kamehameha wave to knock them all over. They sprawled on the slick white ice. The bag went spinning away.
I saw everyone else tied up over to the side. "Bryan?" someone asked. "Where'd you come from?"
I didn't answer, but ran to the robbers. I lifted my hands and my sword appeared in my hands. "Where'd that sword come from?" asked Paul. Why was it that every time I went somewhere, someone always asked that?
I used the flat of my blade to knock them all out and cut the ropes of everyone. Opening the bag, I saw that it was full of Pokeballs! I returned them to their owners and escorted them all the rest of the way in the ice.
As we reached the exit, I bade farewell to them and disappeared.
* * *
"Where'd he go?" I asked.
"I'm not sure," said the little Youngster, "But he did come out of nowhere when he appeared."
As we continued on, I heard a noise. "Everyone, stop!"
We all stopped and I looked to my right. A vehicle was coming towards us. I stepped back just as it flew past.
It appeared to be a blue minivan, with a crazy blonde driving.
"Where'd that blonde come from?" asked Bugsy.
"Same place as the sword," said Clair.
"What sword?" I asked, since I had missed the action.
"Exactly."