Ch. 21 Kara
In the Scufib Chamber Avery and Kara sit alongside their Pokémon, with Avery waiting around for Kara to start talking.
"I guess I should start where it all began when my parents first met." Kara says looking at Avery.
"My parents were both members of Team Rocket; my father was a failed trainer who gave up without winning a single gym badge and my mother owned a Pokémon salon. They both met by chance at a Team Rocket recruitment rally and they joined shortly after. They were part of the group who ran the Celadon City Game Corner; in fact my father got my Scyther from there as a bonus. It was all a peaceful, ordinary life, nothing remarkable or bad, but that all changed one day." Kara says explaining things to Avery.
Years ago in the underground complex of the Celadon Game Corner a group of Rocket Grunts gather around in the boss's room.
"What's going on what do you mean?" One of the Grunts yells out as the others start yelling something similar.
In the Corner of the room a young Kara sits alongside her mother and her Scyther as her father stands amongst the crowd. The lead Grunt stands on a stool in front of all the others.
"It's just as I said, headquarters has given an official order." The Grunt holds a piece of paper and clenches it in his fist while he starts crying and his tears roll down his cheeks. "We're to immediately disband and disable this facility; Team Rocket is done for Lord Giovanni has abandoned us." The grunt says to the crowd through his tears.
The crowd stands stunted and the group of people amongst the crowd starts crying.
"No it can't be true, Lord Giovanni." Kara's mother says before she starts crying as well.
"I didn't understand at the time but that moment would scar the remainder of my life." Kara's father says as well before he starts crying as well.
"A few days later my family and I started traveling, I didn't know back then but my family was on the run from the police, it was on this journey that I had met my Charmeleon back when it was a Charmander." Kara says explaining things to Avery.
"After a year we managed to sneak our into the Hoenn region where we'd make our new lives in Fortree City; we lived peacefully and quietly for a few years before we were found out." Kara says telling Avery her story.
Years ago in Fortree City in a house on the edge of the city Kara and her family sit around enjoying their dinner before a loud knock on the door.
"I'll get it." A younger Kara says as she opens the door.
On the other side a large man in a trench coat with spiky hair and shades glares down on the young Kara.
"Young lady are your parents home?" The man says as he glares down on her.
"Were her parent's is anything the matter." Kara's mother says nervously as she grabs Kara and edges her away from the man.
"So then you're the targets. Now!" The man says looking at Kara's mother before speaking into a Poke'gear.
Suddenly a large group of people barge threw the house holding Poke'balls surrounding the family in the living room.
"Now then you two will come to me and if you don't my friend will hurt your child." The man says as a Beedrill comes and grabs Kara.
"Don't hurt her we'll come peacefully!" Kara's mom yells out worried for her daughter's safety.
A few minutes later outside the house Kara's parents before being taken away talk to Kara and her Pokémon.
"Now Scyther, Charmander please keep Kara safe and out of any trouble." Kara's father says towards Kara's Pokémon as the duo look depressed.
"Kara; take care of yourself and be careful okay." Kara's mother says as she looks at Kara before bursting into tears
The parents are quickly loaded into a police van with a few of the cops standing around.
"Sir what'll we do with the girl?" One of the cops asks the commander.
"We'll leave her be, as they say children are innocent of the sins of the parents." The man says as the looks at the crying Kara.
Later that night inside the house, Kara sits alone in the dark crying with a long trail of tears flowing down her checks as Charmander and Scyther stand around her looking concerned. Outside a Kecleon peers through the window looking down on Kara before accidently pushing it causing it to swivel open causing it to fall in crashing onto the floor above.
"Huh, what's that?" Kara asks confused by the sudden noise.
Charmander immediately jumps in front of Kara as Scyther goes upstairs to investigate the noise. Scyther finds the startled Kecleon and lunges at it, seeing the Scyther Kecleon jumps up and runs down the stairs. Charmander sees it running and jumps at it as Scyther chases it down, the duo bash into each other as Kecleon runs down toward Kara.
"Are you okay?" Kara asks the Kecleon petting it's head.
Kecleon smiles as Kara pets its head as the other two Pokémon start walking towards them.
"I'll take you with me, we've gotta look out for each other, were all we've got left." Kara says as she starts crying again.
"The next few days were hard but eventually with my Pokémon I was able to create some form of normally in my life; but rumors began to spread throughout the town and eventually everyone knew what happened to my parents." Kara says explaining things to Avery.
Years ago outside Kara's house a large group of children alongside their Pokémon start gathering as a few starts picking up and throwing rocks.
"Get out of town Team Rocket!" One child yells as he throws a rock breaking the window.
Kara rushes out of the house seeing the broken window, as the children throw more rocks a few hitting Kara.
"Get out of her Team Rocket girl." The children keep yelling at Kara repeatedly as Kara cowers against the wall.
Her Pokémon seeing this jump out of the door and step in front of Kara as they start growling at the children trying to scare them off.
"You don't scare me, Victreebel go get her." One child says as a Victreebel jumps from the crowd.
The Victreebel tries to attack Kara before Charmander blocks it and blast fire from its mouth as it lands on the ground.
"Go Victreebel, you have we have justice on our side we can't lose." The kid yells out to Victreebel.
The two Pokémon keep fighting as Kara stops crying and stands up and yells
"Go Charmander!" Kara yells out to Charmander.
With Kara yelling Charmander starts glowing as it unleashes a giant plume of fire. Charmander grows larger as the glowing intensifies before blinding light blast from it revealing a Charmeleon.
"Charmander evolved." Kara says as the children in astonishment start running away.
"We'll get you next time Team Rocket girl." One child says as they run off.
"The kids came everyday wanting to force me out of town more and more came each day. One day I got tired of their pestering and left wandering to any nearby town. I wandered from town to town never sticking around for anyone to know anything about me using anyone I could to survive one more day. I eventually managed to wander into the Kanto region and remembered the old Team Rocket warehouse my parents showed me." Kara says explaining things to Avery.
Months ago inside an old warehouse Kara looks through old boxes as she looks for anything valuable, as she does this a shadowy figure slowly creeps up behind her drawing closer towards her.
"I know your there you can stop hiding." Kara says to the shadowy figure.
"Clever girl, to know about this place you must have some odd connection to Team Rocket." The figure says as he edges closer as a Weezing floats in front of it.
"Yeah so what if I was, I hate Team Rocket they ruined my life." Kara yells at the figure.
"Are you sure Team Rocket ruined your life or was it the people who discriminated against you because of this connection. " The figure says to Kara.
Kara looks down not being able to deny the figure's claims.
"If you want your revenge then come with me we'll make it so your hardship never existed, that you pain never existed, so how about it." The figure says as it steps out of the shadows revealing a man in a Rocket Grunt outfit holding out his hand towards Kara.
After some hesitation Kara grabs his hand as he pulls her towards her and whispers in her ear
"Welcome to the new Team Rocket." The man says happily to Kara.
Back in the Scufib Chamber of the Tanoby Ruins Kara and Avery sit around after listening to her story.
"So then you joined Team Rocket to ease your pain." Avery says as Kara nods her head in agreement. "Well then I'll ease your pain myself." Avery says confidently looking into Kara's eyes. "I mean if you want to we could." Avery says embarrassed at his previous statement.
Kara looks at him and starts laughing before kissing him on the check.
"You're a weakling, you're gonna ease my pain, then whose gonna take care of you." Kara says laughing at Avery.
Kara starts walking ahead of Avery.
"Come on let's stop Team Rocket together." Kara says rushing ahead.
"Wait up Kara, Kara!" Avery yells desperately trying to catch up with Kara while their Pokémon follow behind them.
Next Time: Ch. 22 Dilford Chamber