Hello and welcome back! I hope you all liked the last chapter that I posted! Because this is the 21st chapter, "R" will officially be my longest story ever both in terms of words AND chapters! I still have quite a ways to go though before it passes "Power From Within" with Hits, Reviews, Favorites, and Alerts. SO BE SURE TO F.A.R. PEOPLE! Anyways, I am not sure how long this chapter will be, I have a lot of things to prepare for as of late. This is my last week of college classes so I have finals the week after. And I have my second high school prom to go to with the love of my life, so that will be entertaining! :) Anywho, enough about my personal life, let's get on with the story!
-EVAN AAML
Despite the calm of the sea and the light breeze, the tension in the air was so thick it could be felt everywhere. The only noise that could be heard was the sound of the small waves tapping the bottom of the boat and the sound of motors coming their way. Luckily, they were all trained for situations like this, acting was key. The slightest sign of uncertainty or nervousness could make the Rockets attack and end their lives. They had to play it cool.
As cool as they could be when they could die at any second.
Ash stood along the side of the boat, looking at the Rocket vessel approaching them. Beside him was Evan, who was just now finishing the last bit of cigarette in his mouth. Pikachu sat on Ash's shoulder, acting calm and innocent. It wasn't rare for someone from Team Rocket to take a trainer's Pokemon just for the heck of it. Ash and the others learned that if the Pokemon were to act naive and weak, it was much less likely to be taken.
"You think this is going to end well?", Evan asked, keeping a smile on his face in case the grunts could see their faces.
"Not sure. Either they'll realize who we are or they won't. They'll probably come aboard if they don't recognize us and look around. If they don't find anything they should leave", Ash explained. Evan nodded. He flicked off the last remaining burning ash from his cigarette and put the butt end in his pocket. Even though they were in a dangerous situation, he wasn't about to liter the ocean with cigarette ends.
"Worst case scenario?", Evan asked.
"We fight, possibly die", Ash replied. Evan chuckled slightly.
"Of course, that's always the worst case scenario", Evan said. Ash turned and looked to the other side of the boat. Gary had grabbed a fishing rod while they hid the PTA evidence and began to fish, making it look like he was doing it for awhile. Gary looked at him and nodded, he was ready for the worst. Milo was nowhere to be seen, but Ash knew that he would be prepared as well. It was Max that he was worried about. He had him hide not because he was a kid, (like he told Max), but because his acting skills were horrible. It wasn't his fault, he just couldn't keep a straight face, he'd crack under the pressure. He wouldn't talk if he got captured, but he wouldn't have to. Simply finding him in hiding would be more than enough excuse for the grunts to kill them.
"Here they come", Evan said. Ash turned to see that the boat was much closer to them now. He could make out six Rockets on board. The boat driver killed the motor and the boat stopped moving, a bit of a distance from Blaine's ship. Big boats were too dangerous to park next to, both vessels could be damaged. The Rockets lowered a small rubber motor boat and five of the Rockets got on board, the boat driver remained behind. Ash watched as the Rockets drove the small boat towards theirs. Once they were close enough, they killed the motor and one of the Rockets grabbed a rope.
"We have reason to believe that rebels against Team Rocket are located somewhere in the Orange Islands, we're searching everyone's vessel for hidden rebels or information. If you deny us access we will use deadly force!", one of the Rockets said. This Rocket wore a dark grey uniform, he was highly ranked amongst grunts. Ash smiled.
"Of course, we have nothing to hide, search all you want!", Ash replied. The Rocket who had grabbed the rope tossed it up and Evan caught it. He began to tie the rope to the railing as the Rocket climbed up the metal ladder that was bolted to the side of Blaine's boat. One by one they all climbed their way into the boat. Once all five were up, the lead grunt looked to the others and rocked his head to the side, indicating that he wanted them to begin searching. They all nodded and started to look around as the lead grunt looked at Ash.
"So, why are you all here?", the grunt asked. Ash smiled.
"Fishing trip, came out here a couple hours ago and been here since", Ash replied. The lead grunt looked over to the side and noticed Gary. Gary smiled and waved, holding his fishing rod.
"Do you realize that all fisherman are to report to the Rocket docks when they're going out for tracking purposes?", the grunt asked.
"Sorry, we're not really from around here. We came from the main land off of Kanto. They don't have those rules there", Ash stated. He was good at coming up with quick answers. The Rocket nodded.
"I see", the grunt said. He was suspicious, but not enough so to become worried. The other grunts were searching all over the dock. They opened up boxes, cases, anything that could hide something. They made a lot of noise in doing so, knocking things over and leaving things out of the boxes they searched. "Who's boat is this?", the grunt leader asked. Ash had been looking at the other grunts, but quickly came back to the conversation.
"Family friend's. We borrowed it from him", Ash answered.
"Registration?", the grunt asked. Ash nodded and opened a pocket on his jacket.
"Yep, right here", Ash said. Before they arrived, Ash had the PTA document forgers to make a fake registration card for the boat, along with fishing licenses and I.D., just in case. The boat itself did not have anything on it that would trace it back to Blaine. Blaine had removed everything that would. The Rocket looked over the registration card closely. He then nodded.
"Alright, this checks out", the grunt said. Ash smiled, knowing that it would. It would take a Rocket forging expert to notice the difference, and he doubted that these Rockets would bring one. The PTA forgers were all experts at what they did. As Ash and Evan continued to talk to the head grunt, suddenly Evan felt someone touch him. He turned his head to see one of the grunts, patting him down.
"Hey, at least buy me a drink first", Evan replied. Making jokes would not win the Rockets over, but it did make them appear to be typical teens and not rebels.
"We're searching all bodies as well", the grunt simply responded, continuing to pat him down. As he did, he felt several things in Evan's pockets. The the grunt began to pull them out. Cigarette carton with several cigarettes still inside, silver lighter with gold Earth emblem, small pocket knife, and wallet. Evan and the others had removed anything on their person that would show their PTA status. And the I.D.s in the wallet were forged as well. The pocket knife was small, so the grunt presumed it was for fishing line and disregarded it.
Meanwhile, the other grunts were all looking over the ship. One grunt had stopped to search Gary's person. He patted him up and down, but failed to find anything important. He then began to go through his tackle box, which was on the ground next to his feet. Inside was nothing but hooks, lures, bobbers, lead sinkers, string, fake works and bugs, and small tools such as pocket knives and scissors. Once again, nothing of importance. Gary smirked, knowing that this grunt would not find anything of worth on his person.
The two other grunts in the meantime were on their way to check the inside of the boat. They were unaware that it would be in there that all of the important files and maps were hiding. As they were about to enter the inside of the boat, Milo had nearly walked into them. He was walking in the most uneven way, nearly bumping into them and the wall. In his hand he held a bottle of beer, which almost spilled as he moved.
"Woah, heeeey guys. What's...what's going on?", Milo asked with a grin. He was actually not the least bit drunk, but was acting like the others. After making sure Max was well hidden, he grabbed a drink to make it appear that he was doing that inside. The Rockets looked at him with annoyance and disgust. One of the two walked past him, purposely shoulder checking him as he did, which caused Milo to be pushed slightly out of the way and into the wall. The other grunt followed close behind. Milo turned around, the grin still there. "Ah, come on! You guys don't want to party! Where you going?". One of the grunts stopped, turned to him, and sighed.
As the other grunt began to search the room, he approached the apparently intoxicated Milo and began to pat him down. Milo smirked as he did so.
"I didn't think you were that kind of partier", Milo replied. The Rocket looked at him annoyed.
"If you can sober yourself up for at least five minutes asshole I can finish this", the grunt said. Milo made a motorboat sound with his lips and raised his hands.
"Alright man, we're cool", Milo said. As the Rocket searched Milo, the last remaining grunt continued to check the inside of the boat. he opened cabinets and closets but found only what would typically be located in them. He looked around, tipping things over and pulling things out of their resting spots, but found nothing that would target these people as rebels or criminals. The grunt entered the Kitchen area and looked around, but once again found nothing. The Rocket sighed, all of this searching was for nothing.
They were not expecting to find any signs of the PTA or other rebel force on the boat, but they could usually find something illegal to make their day go by better. Sometimes for the heck of it, Rocket members would plant something like a weapon in the searching spot just to arrest, fight, or kill the person they were checking out. But they were in too much of a hurry right now to find signs of the missing speed boats to do so. He was about to head back to the lead grunt and tell him that they found nothing, when suddenly, he heard a noise. It was a very slight and quick noise, but unmistakable. It sounded like metal tapping metal.
The grunt stopped and turned to where he thought the noise was coming from. It was a large cabinet above him, near the wall. He didn't bother checking all of the cabinets since most of them were empty to begin with. He smirked and very slowly walked over to the little compartment. Odds were it was just something that moved from the rocking of the boat, but he could always hope for the best. Slowly, he reached his hands out and then at quick speed, opened the doors.
"PEEK A BOO!".
Suddenly, the Rocket grunt was hit over the head with a large frying pan and fell to the ground, unconscious. Inside the cabinet was Max, who had managed to climb up into the cabinet to hide. The noise of the hit however spread across the boat. All of the grunts on board immediately heard the noise and looked towards the source. Ash, Gary, Evan, and Milo panicked; their cover was blown. Milo quickly swung his beer bottle into the head of the grunt that was searching him, smashing it. Beer splattered everywhere as the grunt fell to the ground. The other grunts on the boat began to fight back.
The grunt next to Gary immediately reached for him and began to struggle with him, Evan quickly turned around and threw a punch into the face of the grunt near him. The leader grunt jumped back from Ash, his hands at his side.
"Alright! So you were hiding something all this time! PREPARE TO DIE!", the Rocket yelled. He then pulled out a Pokeball and threw it. Ash looked at Pikachu.
"Prepare for a fight Pikachu!", Ash said. Pikachu nodded and jumped down onto the boat's deck just as the Pokeball opened. The grunt released a Crawdaunt, which looked menacingly at the little mouse Pokemon. It held its large pincers out and clamped them repeatedly.
"CRAWDAUNT! ARE YOU READY TO SNAP THAT LITTLE RAT IN HALF?", the lead grunt asked. Crawdaunt prepared to fight.
"CRAWDAUNT!", the lobster Pokemon yelled.
"I THOUGHT SO! GO!", the grunt ordered. Crawdaunt immediately ran forward, which shocked Ash.
"This Crawdaunt is fast!", Ash thought to himself. But now wasn't the time to get distracted. "PIKACHU, JUMP UP AND DODGE!". Just as Crawdaunt was near him, Pikachu jumped up in the air, avoiding the large claw. "NOW, IRON TAIL!", Ash commanded. Pikachu's tail began to grow white and soon Pikachu slammed the tail down.
"CRAWDAUNT, STOP IT!", the grunt yelled. Crawdaunt raised its claw just in time to block the Iron Tail. It thrusted its claw up and caused Pikachu to bounce back and land on the deck near Ash. "NOW, BUBBLE BEAM!". Crawdaunt immediately opened one of its claws and aimed it at Pikachu. Suddenly, bubbles began to shoot out at great speed.
"PIKACHU, DODGE!", Ash commanded. Pikachu quickly dodged the Bubble Beam just in time, but the grunt smirked.
"I wasn't aiming for Pikachu", the grunt said evily. The Bubble Beam continued its path, towards Ash. Ash's eyes grew wide with shock, it was too late to dodge the attack. Ash put his arms up over his face in a "X" as the attack hit him. He was pushed back before being thrown off of his feet and onto his back, a coupe, feet away from Evan. The attack hurt, but not enough to stop him.
"You alright?", Evan asked worried, trying to dodge punches from his grunt. Ash raised his head and looked at the grunt and Crawdaunt.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Hurry and go check on Max, I'm worried about him!", Ash ordered.
"Alright fine, I was getting bored with this fight ANYWAY!", Evan yelled. As he yelled the last bit, he swung his leg and his foot made contact with the grunt's head. The grunt flew to the side and crashed into the outside wall of the boat's first room. Evan then immediately ran to the other side of the boat as Ash stood up slowly and prepared to continue the fight with the lead grunt and his Pokemon. Pikachu ran to his side.
"Pikapi!", Pikachu yelled, worried.
"I'm fine Pikachu, don't worry", Ash said, holding one of his arms and gritting his teeth. "Are you ready?", Ash asked. Pikachu nodded and positioned himself in front of Ash. "Alright, GO!". Pikachu then began to charge. Meanwhile, Evan had just made it to the other side of the boat. Gary was still struggling with the grunt that was searching his body earlier. Evan managed to avoid their struggle as he neared the inside of the boat. But blocking his path was Milo, who was still fighting a grunt of his own. Evan smirked.
"Need some help?", Evan asked, crossing his arms. Milo laughed and glanced back.
"Nah man, I got this. I may not look big, but I have a lot of muscles from working on those cars", Milo explained. Evan nodded.
"I know, I certainly wouldn't want to fight you in close combat", Evan said. Suddenly, he heard the sound of stomping. Evan turned around to see the grunt that he had kicked in the head, blocking his path behind him. Evan sighed. "Didn't I already knock you down?". The grunt became angry and charged at Evan. But this grunt was particularly round shaped and slow. Evan grinned and just as the grunt threw a punch, Evan grabbed his arm. he then turned and used the grunt's momentum to throw him towards the grunt that was fighting Milo. They both crashed into each other and landed on the deck of the boat, near a life boat lift.
Evan walked up to Milo and they both nodded to each other. They then looked at their opponents as they stood up and grabbed a Pokeball each.
"Looks like we have a fight on our hands", Evan said.
"Five bucks says we can stop them before they even release the Pokeballs", Milo said with a grin. Evan smiled.
"You're on", Evan said. Immediately, the two teens grabbed a Pokeball off of their belt and threw them forward. Both Rockets watched as the Pokeballs opened. Milo's opened first and revealed a large fighting Pokemon with for massive arms, a Machamp. It flexed its large muscles and looked at the grunts with a cocky grin. Evan's Pokeball opened and flames burst out of it. The flames spun around in circles until they suddenly were shot out and revealed a long, slender fire mammal, a Typhlosion. Milo scoffed.
"You always gotta make a show of your Pokemon when they're released?", Milo asked. Evan smirked.
"If you're gonna fight them, might as well scare them first", Evan said. "NOW!". Suddenly, Typhlosion scurried towards the Rockets at a high speed. The Rockets were about to open their Pokeballs when suddenly, Typhlosion jumped in the air, over the grunts. They looked up to see it, but then quickly looked ahead of them. Machamp began to charge. Just as it reached the grunts, it stopped and grabbed them with its upper arms. The Rockets yelled in pain and struggled to get out, but to no avail. Machamp threw them high in the air and the Rockets soared.
"This won't end well for them", Milo stated. Evan nodded.
"Nope, not in the least", Evan replied. He then looked over to his Typhlosion. They made eye contact and Typhlosion nodded. Typhlosion suddenly began to flare up, the fire on its back raising higher and higher. Just as the Rockets began to fall back to the deck, Typhlosion opened its mouth and fired a Flamethrower attack. The flames struck the Rocket grunts and propelled them away from the boat. About five hundred feet or so out was a large section of rock that was separated from the mainland centuries ago, now it looked like a small mountain. The Rockets were propelled into this mini mountain by the flames and screamed in agony.
Milo and Evan watched as they were being burned alive by Typhlosion. It was not a pretty sight, nor was it fun to hear; but this was war. It wasn't pretty. Soon though, Evan motioned for Typhlosion to stop the attack, which it did. The burning bodies of the grunts fell into the water and hissed heavily, the flames being put out. Milo then turned to Evan with a smirk and held his hand out. Evan looked at Milo's hand and then Milo himself. He sighed, reached into his pocket, and pulled out a five dollar bill. He slapped it into Milo's hand as he chuckled. The trainers then faced their respective Pokemon, holding out their Pokeballs.
"Good job Machamp, return!", Milo said with a smile. Evan smiled as well.
"You too Typhlosion, take a nice rest", Evan said. The two Pokemon smiled as they were pulled back into their homes. Evan then turned to Milo as they put their Pokeballs away. "We need to find Max and see if he's ok".
"What about Ash and Gary?", Milo asked. They both turned towards Gary, who was still struggling with his grunt. Although he was busy, he overheard Evan and Milo's conversation.
"We're fine! Go and find Max!", Gary yelled. Evan and Milo nodded and turned to run inside the boat. They looked in the first few rooms, but found no sign of Max or the last remaining Rocket grunt. They began to get increasingly worried, that is, until they reached the Kitchen. As soon as they ran inside, they found the unconscious grunt, still on the floor where he fell. Max hovered over him, looking through a wallet of sorts. The frying pan the guys presumed he used to knock out the grunt was in between his arm and body. Max turned to the teens and smiled.
"Oh, there you are! I was wondering when you'd go and check up on me", Max said. He then went back to looking through the wallet. Milo and Evan smiled.
"Max, you did this man?", Milo asked, a bit stunned. Max nodded.
"Yeah, I can take care of myself you know!", Max said. He then smirked. "Aha!". He pulled out a small card and dropped the wallet. "This I.D. card is a Kanto one, so they must of been stationed here at Cinnabar". Evan and Milo looked at each other, bewildered, and then back to Max.
"Yeah, so what does that mean?", Evan asked.
"All Kanto Rocket I.D. cards can be used to enter the Viridian base, this could come in handy", Max said. Milo and Evan smiled.
"Oh! Nice going man!", Milo said. Max smiled.
"Well, it was nothing, now come on, we need to get rid of this guy and help Ash and Gary!", Max said. Milo walked over and picked up the unconscious grunt as Evan and Max ran back outside. When they did, they stopped and noticed Gary. He had finally managed to release himself from the grunt's grasp and had a Pokeball at the ready. He tossed it in the air and it burst open, releasing a Umbreon onto the deck.
"Alright Umbreon, looks like we've got a fight on our hands, think you can handle it?", Gary asked. Umbreon nodded. The Rocket himself threw a Pokeball and released a Ariados, which scurried back and forth on the deck, giving Umbreon a menacing look.
"Alright Ariados, Sticky Web!", the grunt ordered. Ariados quickly spun around and fired a white webbing from its abdomen and towards Umbreon.
"Umbreon, jump up to dodge!", Gary commanded. Umbreon did just that and avoided the sticky substance. It landed elegantly on the boat rail, ready to fight. "Now, Confuse Ray!". Umbreon opened its mouth and released a colorful ray that engulfed Ariados. Soon, the spider Pokemon wobbled back and forth, barely able to keep balance. Gary grinned. "Good, Umbreon is weak against bug type Pokemon, so confusing it will make Umbreon safer", Gary thought to himself. The Rocket grunt growled in annoyance.
"Ergh, Ariados, Poison Sting!", the grunt commanded. Ariados tried to do the attack, but ended up running into the boat rail. The grunt became angrier. Gary on the other hand only smirked.
"Alright Umbreon, let's finish this with a Psychic!", Gary yelled. Umbreon's eyes began to glow purple and soon Ariados' body did as well. Umbreon lifted its head and Ariados was lifted into the air, and then slammed into the boat. This happened again and again until Umbreon thrust Ariados into the Rocket grunt. The two flew backwards and landed at the front of the boat, away from everyone else. Gary smiled, returned Umbreon, and then turned around to see Max and Evan. "Come on, no time to waste, we need to help Ash", Gary said. Max and Evan nodded. The three boys then ran towards Ash.
Ash on the other hand was managing just fine without them. Although he was still hurt from the Bubble Beam attack, he was capable of fighting still. Pikachu was still rearing to go, while the Rocket grunt leader was only getting angrier. Gary, Max, and Evan stopped when they reached Ash.
"Ash! How you doing?", Gary asked worried.
"I'm fine. Good to see you're alright though. Where's Milo?", Ash asked.
"Right here!", a voice called out. Everyone turned around to see Milo, carrying the unconscious grunt over his sholder and holding both his shotgun and Evan's sniper rifle, which he tossed to him. Evan smiled as he caught it.
"Good, you're all safe...now then, you're all alone, do you surrender?", Ash asked the Rocket leader. He growled angrily at the rebels.
"TEAM ROCKET NEVER SURRENDERS! NEVER! CRAWDAUNT, GUILLOTINE!", the leader commanded. Crawdaunt then charged the little mouse Pokemon, its claws at the ready.
"Ok Pikachu, time to end this, VOLT TACKLE!", Ash yelled. Pikachu turned bright yellow and surrounded itself with electrical sparks. It then charged towards the Crawdaunt. The two Pokemon kept running at each other until they collided and a explosion rocked the boat. Everyone braced themselves as dust blew everywhere. The PTA members and the Rocket leader all looked in worry at the dust cloud, wondering who came out victorious. When the dust settled, both Pokemon were still standing, eyeing each other down. Ash gasped as the Rocket grunt smirked. Pikachu and Crawdaunt looked at each other with hate in their eyes before suddenly, Crawdaunt gasped. It fell backwards, unconscious. Pikachu smirked and looked at the Rocket leader. Ash smiled as well.
"It's over! Give up!", Ash yelled. The Rocket leader returned his Crawdaunt and looked around angrily. Two of his grunts were nowhere to be seen, while one was still unconscious under his Ariados. And then there was the grunt who was being held by Milo. He became frustraited, knowing that he was defeated. But he refused to let this victory of theirs go unpunished. He immediately turned towards his boat.
"YOU! DRIVE ON BACK TO THE MAINLAND! ALERT THE BASES! GO!", the Rocket leader commanded. The boat driver panicked and immediately started up the boat. Ash and the others all panicked as the boat was beginning to move. The Rocket leader smirked. "You can do whatever you want with me and my men, it will only make your inevitable demise that much worse!". Evan quickly ran over to the side of the boat and rested his sniper rifle on the rail. He carefully aimed it towards the Rocket boat driver and adjusted the settings to his scope. Everyone watched in anticipation as Evan aimed the rifle perfectly at the grunt. All that was left now was to make the shot. Evan breathed in heavily and slowly, and time stopped. Like he taught Aleksi when they were training, he was making himself steady. He looked at his target, and pulled the trigger.
The bullet soared through the wind at incredible speed, too fast for anyone but Evan to keep track of. They all watched as suddenly, the boat driver's head was taken clean off. Blood splattered everywhere, there was nothing left of it. A sniper shot from that close of a distance would make it explode. The boat immediately stopped moving, the motors now turned off. Evan smirked and looked back to the grunt leader.
"I'm sorry, what was that you were saying about our demise?", Evan asked. Everyone smiled and then looked at the grunt leader. Now he was out of options. His team was down, his Pokemon defeated, and his only means of escape too far away. But, like any Rocket would be, defeat was not an option. He quickly pulled out a large black pistol and aimed it at the rebels.
"I REFUSE TO GIVE UP!", the Rocket leader yelled. He then began to fire the pistol. The bullets zoomed past the rebels in all directions. They all ducked and covered. Luckily, the grunt's aim was not the best.
"PIKACHU, THUNDERBOLT!", Ash yelled. Pikachu immediately charged up the electrical attack and fired it at the grunt leader. He yelled in pain as he was electrocuted by the Pokemon. Then, another explosion, and the grunt was blasted far away, beyond eye sight. Ash looked up, covering his eyes to prevent the sun from blinding him. He smiled. "Just like we did to Jessie, James, and Meowth in the old days", Ash said with a smile. He then turned to everyone else. "Great job, all of you. We managed to stop the Rockets and no one died". He took a step forward, but then suddenly winced in pain and fell to his knees. Max, Pikachu, and Gary quickly ran to his side and looked over him.
"Ash, you're hurt!", Gary said shocked. Ash winced.
"Yeah, got hit by a direct Bubble Beam", Ash said, one eye still closed from the pain.
"You better get inside and relax, we'll see what we can do to fix you up", Gary said. Max and Pikachu nodded in agreement. But before they could pick Ash up, a yell scared them all. They turned to see the grunt that Gary had defeated, jumping towards them, a large knife in his hand. Ash, Gary, Max, and Pikachu could not protect themselves in time. Milo quickly dropped the unconscious grunt and pulled out his shot gun. Without aiming or hesitating, he fired it. The grunt was blasted backwards and landed on his back. Several bullet holes filled his body, blood spilled everywhere. Milo looked at the body, saw that it was not moving anymore, and sighed heavily.
"That...was...AWESOME!", Milo yelled out. "MAN, DID YOU SEE THAT! I BLEW THAT MUTHA FUCKER AWAY! BAM!". Evan sweatdropped.
"Yeah, I saw that...nice", Evan replied. Gary lifted Ash up to his feet and helped him move while Milo picked up the unconscious grunt and threw him overboard. Gary brought Ash inside the boat and helped him into a chair, checking his injuries.
"Ok, luckily Bubble Beam is a simple attack, so there's no burns or poison to deal with, we'll just bandage you up and you should be fine", Gary said. He looked around and found a box of medical supplies, which were spilled everywhere. The grunts must of searched the contents and left them there. Gary picked up some bandages and began to apply them to Ash's arms. Max and Pikachu entered the room next, seeing how Ash was making out. Pikachu ran to his best friend's side while Max just watched Gary apply the bandages.
"How is he?", Max asked. Gary smiled.
"He'll be just fine once we get these on him", Gary said. Max sighed.
"That's good", Max said. Ash looked up to the young rebel.
"Max, listen, I have a order for you", Ash said. Max looked up to him and listened intently. "I want you...to try and contact the others. See if they're alright. I'm worried about them". Max nodded and immediately ran out of the room to go to the captain's room. Gary looked at Ash bewildered.
"Why the sudden concern?", Gary asked. Ash looked up to him.
"Those grunts were sent here to find us, that means that they may know about what happened to the others on the way to New Island. If that's the case, they might send out reinforcements there, the others will be surrounded on all ends", Ash said. Gary gasped.
"Then what do we do?", Gary asked worried.
"There's...nothing we can do. Not from here. All we can do is warn them and hope for the best", Ash said. Gary nodded and continued to wrap Ash's arms in the bandages. Ash immediately thought of all of his friends and allies back on New Island. They were all fighting to their last breath, and he silently prayed for them all. "Please, everyone...be careful", Ash thought to himself.
Little did he know that back on New Island, a certain someone was thinking about him. Misty and her remaining squad continued to run through the base and find the others. Though battered and bruised, they remained strong. The male rebel in their squad carried Ashley, who was still hurt and could not walk well. Trent and Brock were feeling a bit better, but could not afford to get into too much trouble. Misty knew that it was up to her to keep them and herself safe, all while making sure the mission succeeds. She wasn't sure where the others were, but figured that the distraction unit downstairs would need the most help. So they were on their way to the first level to help their friends fight off the possibly overwhelming number of Rockets.
She wasn't sure how long it would be before they made it down there, and she wasn't sure if they would survive once they did, but they had to at least try. She was not going to allow her team mates and friends to suffer and die when she knows that she could help them.
"Please everyone, hang on, we're on our way!", Misty thought to herself. She then thought of her best friend and leader, back at Cinnabar. "Ash...I don't know if I'll survive this ordeal. I won't let our friends die, not like this. I hope that soon, I'll make it back to you, but if I don't, the only thing I'll regret is not telling you...how much I love you".
And I think I will end it at that. Hope you all enjoy it, be sure to F.A.R.! (for those of you who don't know what that means, it means Favorite, Alert, Review!). "With Ash and his gang now safe from harm, will they be able to warn the others in time? Will Misty and her squad reach the distraction unit and save them? And will Nick, Sawyer, and Wallace get revenge for their fallen leader? Find out next time on EVAN AAML's "R"!". Now then, I shall leave you all do read the story, and I hope you all enjoy it! I will see you all...eh, who knows when. Luckily, my college classes are done for the year, and all I have left to do are 2 finals on Monday, THEN I'M DONE! WOOHOO! :D Until then, this is EVAN AAML, saying goodbye everybody!
sincerely,
evan, a fan of aaml -EVAN AAML