(With Melody)
Running through the rain to her own ship Melody spots Misty following her. Misty was just as worried about Ash as she was for Maren.
" What are you doing its dangerous out here?" Melody asked not losing a step.
" I'm coming with you and before you say its because I like Ash then don't, because I don't." Misty said running behind her with Pichu clinging tightly to her shoulder. Tracey and Brock ran up behind the two girls wi Mewtwo casually floating behind them.
Tracey sped up and said. "Are you talking about me?" Once he got close enough to the girls.
(With Ash)
Turning around Ash and Pikachu started to walk back to the ship. Walking the stone trail they saw as lightning bolts struck the odd stone pillars scattered around the island, flashing with power as they were hit until an electric bird landed in the clearing. Zapdos then hopped onto the little shrine that once held the treasure of Fire island, releasing his power around the area striki even more of the stone pillars. Pikachu turned around to face the legendary bird of lightning and sent a jolt of electricity to him. Hidden in the bushes nearby a familiar trio watched as the relatively tiny bolts of electricity seemed ineffective and just didn't have the power needed for Zados to even feel what was hitting him.
" Tch, stupid little rodent, he clearly doesn't have enough power to even harm Zapdos." Jessie said with a sneer on her face.
" Right, but why dose it keep trying?" James asked befuddled as the three watched as Pikachu sent a couple more bolts to Zapdos.
" Those ain't attacks Jess, they are talking." Meowth said as they watched Zapdos turn to Pikachu before sending his own power to the little electric mouse.
" Then tell us. O, wise one what are they saying." Jessie said turning to the cat scratch Pokemon.
" Well Pikachu was asking what Zapdos was doing here, saying this is Moltres's territory. Zapdos just said that since Moltres flew the coup and now he is taking over. Um he also wants to know why that twerp smells like a ripe female, I never knew male humans could smell like the opposite gender." Meowth said finishing the electric conversation. Zapdos then gave one more fierce roar before taking off. Zapdos's take off was so powerful it pushed Ash and Pikachu to the ground and sent team rocket flying.
" We didn't even get to say our motto." Jessie said as she flew up into the sky.
" We didn't even get to be intimidating." James whined as he flew up as well.
" At least we were in da chapter, so shut up and let's do the next part." Meowth said right behind James.
" Looks like team rockets blasting off again." They screamed together as they flew off into the distance before flashing out of view. Turning around once more to leave Ash and Pikachu started to hear a low humming sound getting louder with each passing moment.
" Do you think that is why Zapdos left?" Ash asked as he looked down at Pikachu.
" Maybe, let's get back to the ship it could be coming this way I don't want to be here if it is." Pikachu said walking in step with Ash. The two then began an all out sprint for the boat to leave the island to begin the journey to the next one for the treasure there.
(Bridge of the collector's ship)
" Zapdos has been detected on approach." A computer generated female voice intoned.
" Ah yes my next prize comes to me' how nice." A man simply known as the collector said in a chair as he watched a holographic table with a simple multi square graph move as an elegantly designed Zapdos piece moved closer to his own ship's sophisticated piece." Prepare the cannons."
(outside the ship)
Multiple panels opened around the outside of the ship as cannons slide out and into position as the computer tracked the movements of the legendary bird that was now flying in an offensive pattern charging his electricity for attack.
Bringing back his wings stretching them to their limit Zapdos gave one powerful flap of his wings releasing over thousands of volts of electricity as he sent out a powerful thunder attack, when it did hit it was simply absorbed by an array of lightning rods. The cannons then began to fire, forcing Zapdos to flip out of the away before taking evasive actions swerving, dipping, diving and even momentarily stopping in place. After sevral minutes of evasive flying, three more objects were launched from the ship which began to chase Zapdos as he sped up and begun to discharge more attacks at these new targets all the while he continued to evade the cannon fire.
(with Ash)
As the young hero and his companions got closer to Electric island the sea got rougher, Ash shivered as he hugged Pikachu tightly. Before Ash could say anything a larg orange winged lizard landed on the deck of the ship causing it to rock slightly, Ash quickly turned around to see what had landed behind him. There stood charizard, Pigioet, Squirtle and Bulbasuar. Before Ash could say or do anything they took off once more as a large Pokemon crashed into the ship which was imediatly encompassed by several bands that shocked them before rising up into the sky taking both bird and boat up and then into a massive ship that was in the shape of a coin with what appeared to be pillars lining the inner edge of the airship with large propellers spinning atop them with a metal frame wraped around the outermost part lined with many more but smaller propellers.
(inside the collecto's ship)
"Attention, when catching Zapdos something more was obtained." The ship's AI reported.
" Oh really, well I'll just have to see this unexpected acquisition for myself then." The collector said.
(Treasury room of the collector's ship)
Two, three dimensional cages kept their prisoners floating in the air in one was Moltres the legendary fire bird, in the other was Zapdos and company.
" Ugh, were are we?" Ash asked out as he stood up but received no reply but a few grumbles as the others got up. Before a plan could be formed however a man walked in and started starring at them with a hand on his chin.
" Well now isn't this an interesting turn of events for my troubles. I am terribly sorry you all were brought along for the ride but I was only able to put a small a.i. system in my devices." The man said as he inspected Zapdos as well as the people and ship inside the electric cage.
" Does that mean you'll let us go?" Ash asked hesitantly hoping the guy would set them free.
" Oh no I can't do that. You will tell someone then that someone will tell ten more whom in turn will tell ten more each and soon I'll be swamped with people trying to get my collection, so no I won't be letting you go you'll be comfortable here I promise." The man said as he turned around and started to leave.
" Well that wasn't any help we'll just have to get out ourselves." Ash said, he put a hand to his chin and closed his eyes already deep in thought. After about a minute his eyes snapped open as he snapped his fingers." Got it or at least an idea, we'll try overloading it, since it is electric maybe it can't take an extremely large amounts of electricity also we might be able to use more than just electricity. Alright, Pikacu hit it with Thunder. Charizard your use Flamethrower and Pigeot use Gust, Squirtle use Water gun and Bulbasaur you use Razor leaf." Once he finished each command the respective Pokemon released it's attack, hitting the barrier and kicking up smoke. When the smoke from the last attack finally settled down they all saw it didn't do anything to the barrier.
" Try again but at the same time." Ash said and once again the five threw everything they had into their attacks but the only got more smoke. " Once more please and Zapdos could you lend us a hand with one of your own attacks and everyone hold it as long as you can." Ash said to all the Pokemon as well as asking Zapdos to help. When he only saw five attacks hitting the barrier he started to think Zapdos wasn't going to help but as he went to ask once more, another electric attack hit that was three times as big as Pikachu's Thunder which then combined with all the attacks at a single point where a little ball of power was now growing before it exploded and took out the barrier and dropped them to the floor. Getting up quickly Ash and the group look around the room they were in as Ash and the Pokemon went to get Moltres out Maren's eyes were caught by the stone pedestal that stood about as high as her waist as she started reading she soon realized that it was her people's legend.
" Hey Ash come look at this...BOOM" Maren started to say but was cut off by a tremendous explosion that sent smoke throughout the room before a loud shriek rang out as Moltres took flight before starting a fight with Zapdos. The relatively small room was not a good place for such and the wall which Zapdos was sent into easily crumbled from the impact and weight of the large bird, whom took the opportunity to get out into open air before retaliating with a Thonder bolt. Zapdos furiously released his power all around, striking indiscriminately the electricity hit several prop towers frying the motors keeping them going, as the spit, sputtered and smoked before dieing completely. The smoke acted as cover as Moltres used a Flamethrower attack through the smoke before flying out himself. The two massive birds truly lived up to their legend and titles as Titans, as they clashed together in the skies hitting both each other and the colossal ship. Burning and electrifying both sides doing damage to the propellers and hurting one another.
(control room)
" Warning, warning massive explosion detected in the treasury room. High probability that the items have escaped. Warning several propeller motors are offline the ship is losing flight stability." The A.I. droned out the new problems as the lights dimmed and red ones began to flash slowly." Warning, warning massive heat build up has caused several motors to explode, crash is now imminent, prepare for crash landing on Lightning island." The computer finished when nearly half of the propellers where hit. The regular lights completely shut off and the red emergency lights stopped flashing, staying lit up and brightened.
(Lightning island before the crash)
Misty, Melody, Borck, Tracey, Mewtwo and a floating, sleeping Pichu arrived on Lightning island.
" Are you sure Ash is going to be here I don't see any ships out on the water?" Misty asked as she placed a hand over her eyes as she looked out to sea. Everyone else except for Mewtwo and obviously Pichu whom was looking up and asleep respectively.
" That is because you are looking in the wrong direction. Instead of looking out to sea you should be looking up."BOOM just as Mewtwo finished an echoing explosion blasted out from above. Everyone who was looking out to sea lifted their heads so fast they almost threw themselves on the ground with the motion. The explosion also woke Pichu up as they all watched a colossal ship started to sink beneath the clouds that were covering and hiding it from view. The group of six watched as the metal behemoth slowly descended from the cloud line and fall inland towards the center of the island.