Good morning everyone! I hope you all slept well. I know I did! So, tell me, what did you think of the previous chapter. I know what some of you are thinking; 'what happened to Trinity?' Rest assured she will appear! (Hint, hint...) Anywho, I took it at a different angle in the last chapter to get things moving along. I hope you all are strapped in for the ride because this is where the rubber meets the road! Let's roll!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon! All of its characters and content are owned by Gamefreak and Nintendo.
Chapter 28: How the Mighty are Fallen
Clarice and Victor were still waiting in the Pokemon Center for Tadashi to return. It had been hours since he'd left to go train again and Clarice was starting to worry once more. She couldn't shake the foreboding feeling she was getting. Before, everything was fine. He had always come back. He would come back again right? Right? Victor looked up to see the worried look on Clarice's face. It was plain to him that she cared a lot more for Tadashi than she was leading him to believe. Jake, Blake, and Madeline were all sitting nearby, all of them wondering the same thing. Where. Is. Tadashi?
"That's it!" Clarice growled, standing up, clearly impatient as she made her way to the door.
"Wait up Clarice!" Victor called out, getting up to follow her out the door. Jake and the others did the same.
As they followed Clarice out, they paused as they noticed she came to a dead stop. Just outside the Pokeball Factory, stood a group of Team Flare members, standing guard. The group scanned every direction for possible routes to take. They were blocked off by Team Flare grunts with Houndooms at their side. Admin's were with each set of grunts, each boasting considerable force. And of course...Tyson was around with his issues. The City had been surrounded at this point, but why? Clarice and Victor glanced around, taking note that they hadn't been spotted as of yet. They retreated back inside the center.
"This is bad..." Clarice began, glancing around to see that Jake and Blake looked horrified and Madeline was shivering a little.
"When did they get here...how did they get here? There was no sign of them coming into town..." Victor whispered as he looked out the window of the center towards the Pokeball Factory.
"I don't know...but it looks like they're heading towards the factory...ugh! Where is Tadashi when we need him? He would be VERY useful in this situation..." Clarice grumbled through gritted teeth.
"Well...we can't wait for him now. This city is in danger. And by the looks of things...they're blocking off the gym as well...which means Valerie won't be able to get out without being overwhelmed...clever..." Victor said with a furrowed brow.
"What could they want with the Pokeball Factory though? All it does is mass-produce what everyone uses, nothing special about it..." Clarice mumbled, glancing over at Victor who facepalmed.
"I think I know what they are after...I remember it from the note my grandfather left my parents and me. It said something about a certain ball that could catch any Pokemon without fail. The team was trying to find its whereabouts as they had read about how and where it was produced first. They tried searching for it but came up empty...until they discovered something. The president of the Pokeball Factory here in Kalos came into possession of a rather unique item. Team Flare had their suspicions and from the looks of things...we gotta go!" Victor said abruptly, making a break for the counter.
"Nurse? I know this is going to be strange to ask of you but you have to trust me! I need Tadashi's Pokemon, asap!" Victor demanded.
"Why on earth would you want his, they're not yours, and I'm not at liberty to-" she was cut off as the sound of an explosion rang out near the center.
"We don't have time, Team Flare is here!" Victor shouted, causing the nurse's face to go pale.
"I-I understand, here...make sure they get to their rightful trainer," the nurse said as she handed Victor the pokeballs.
"Don't worry, now let's move!" Victor called out, bolting for the door right as Team Flare barged in.
Back in Lumiose City, the doors to the Lysandre Cafe opened and Bryony and Aliana walked in, dragging an unconscious Tadashi along with them. The effects of the knock out gas hadn't worn off yet and probably wouldn't for a while. But in case that happened, he was bound with steel cuffs that held his hands together. He was even bound at the ankles to prevent escape should he wake up and decide to run.
Aliana pressed the hidden switch and Bryony walked in with her, carrying Tadashi. The switch on the other side was pressed and the secret door shut. Soon they took the elevator down to the lab which was a floor above the prison. Celosia was sitting in her chair when the two walked inside. A smirk played at her features as she saw that Tadashi was indeed incapacitated for the time being.
"As I would expect of my fellow scientists. A job well done," Celosia grinned happily, watching as Bryony lowered Tadashi to the floor.
"He's rather heavy...Aliana and I had to switch out who carried him," Bryony stated with a grunt.
"Regardless, you two did splendidly. Now all we need for him to do is wake up...this way he can watch as his friends are utterly demolished by Trinity. As expected, they're heading towards the Pokeball Factory now. I didn't expect the grunts to be able to stop them anyway. It looks as though their group has split up however..." Celosia stated, switching to a monitor that was showing the battle going on.
The town had been bugged. There were several cameras hidden in the underbrush and in trees. There were even some in the Pokeball Factory to keep an eye on progress. In one camera, it was shown that Jake, Blake and Madeline were tending to another group of grunts who had an Admin carrying a Mega Banette battling with them. She giggled gleefully as her Pokemon unleashed horrific havoc upon its victim's Pokemon. Celosia smirked at the sight of this.
"Another potential for the Inferno Branch...I'll have to make note to promote her in the future..." Celosia mused to herself as she hit another switch to see the cameras inside the Pokeball Factory.
Victor and Clarice had fought tooth and nail to get into the factory after Jake and the others decided to hang back and battle the others so they could go ahead. Their suspicions were, that they'd be after the master ball. It was just like Team Flare to pull a stunt like this for something so valuable. The two looked around wildly for any sign of Team Flare. Bodies of workers were on the ground. Some were unconscious and bruised, others were badly burned. The sight was horrible. It seemed as though this was going to be their calling card. Why did they do this? It was brutish and unnecessary.
"This is...this is horrible!" Clarice growled, tears slowly forming in her eyes at the sight.
"I know...but right now, we need to keep our heads...especially right now..." Victor said as he indicated to the horde of Team Flare grunts blocking their way.
"So, the little kiddies decided to come out and play? How adorable, you think you'll be able to defeat us. Isn't that cute?" A new voice stated, causing them to turn to see who it was.
The woman had on an all orange school-girl-like outfit and had a blue tie which matched her sapphire hair. Her lips were the same color as her hair with a visor over her eyes to match. A grin was plastered onto her visage as she walked up near the group. Beside her was a Weevile and a Houndoom with a mega stone around its neck.
"I swear...if I am called that again, I am going to roll some heads..." Clarice said through gritted teeth, her eyebrow twitching in irritation.
"Relax Clarice...I know you're on edge, but right now is not the time for one of your fits..." Victor reminded.
"Oh I can have a fit all I want! In case you haven't noticed, Tadashi is missing! I have every right to freak out, thank you very much!" Clarice growled at him.
"You two, bickering like usual huh?" A familiar voice rang out, prompting them to turn and look upwards at the stairs.
They saw a feminine figure sporting a black assassin-like suit with a helmet on over her head, the visor pulled over her eyes so that only her lips were exposed. By her side stood what was unmistakably an Absol. The Absol had a mega stone draped around its neck as well. Victor and Clarice's eyes widened at the sight of this.
"Trinity? What are you doing here? Where have you been, you had us worried!" Victor called out, getting no response from Trinity.
"Tch...worried? If you were that worried, you would have come looking for me..." Trinity snarled, flipping up the visor to look directly at them.
It was then, that Victor noticed the flaming 'F' on the belt of her outfit. At that point, everything he thought about her was confirmed. He clenched his fists in anger as he glared at Trinity. Clarice caught wind of it and scowled up at her.
"YOU! You were with them this entire time weren't you?!" Clarice snarled.
"Ding, ding, you win, would you like a cookie?" Trinity chuckled, shaking her head at the group.
"You never wanted to be out friend. You...you were leading us on. Tadashi...trusted you! And you betrayed that trust!" Clarice growled, shaking with rage at the mere sight of Trinity. She was disgusted.
"Tadashi was a fool for letting me into the group. How daft are you kids? If it wasn't already obvious that I was out for more than being friends with you rejects, I was also setting this whole thing up," Trinity smirked.
'She set this up? Wait...those times when she didn't show up at the gyms. When she vanished that night...those were...no...she pulled one over on us...and we fell for it...' Victor thought, his eyes coming to the sudden realization that they'd been had.
He knew something was up with her from the start. Why hadn't he nipped it in the bud when he had the chance. The moment she released a Mega Absol should have been a sign that something was very wrong.
"Realizing it now? Trinity here is our top agent at the Inferno Branch here in Team Flare. They're a bit of a step up from the Admins and fall just below the Scientists. In other-words, she is an assassin. And she was tasked with the work of getting you three out of the picture. Well, two now...since we've dealt with your cute little ringleader," the blue haired woman giggled.
"Tadashi..." Clarice said with widened eyes.
"Wait...what?" Trinity spoke up, her gaze shifting to the woman who spoke.
"Mable...wanna run that by me again? Did you say that Tadashi was already taken care of?" Trinity inquired with a serious expression.
"Mmmhmmmmmmm! Aliana and Bryony gave him a little something to go to sleep for a while. But it's alright, he'll be awake to watch the show here," Mable grinned.
"That...wasn't part of the plan. I was supposed to take care of him here and THEN those two would detain him...I swear...nobody informs me of these things..." Trinity snarled, clearly unhappy with the switch in plans.
"Sorry, but Celosia follows orders just like the rest of us. Xerosic changed up the plans a little, what's the big deal?" Mable inquired.
"Because...you blue haired bimbo...I WANTED to fight him! Oh well, I suppose I'll have to settle for taking care of the other big fish anyway..." Trinity snapped, turning her stoic gaze upon Victor.
"I'd watch what you say girlie...and I am not a bimbo! They are not that b-nevermind..." Mable grunted.
Victor didn't know why, but he felt an intimidating presence coming from her. He couldn't shake the feeling away. Seeing an uneasiness in his eyes, Trinity smirked, knowing that her aura was getting to him. She knew he couldn't sense it like Tadashi could, but anyone can feel intimidated.
"You...I will NEVER forgive you! You were trusted...all Tadashi wanted was for you to be included in our group and thought of as a friend. While I admit I wasn't too privy to the idea at first, I began to see you differently after you rescued us. I began to see things Tadashi's way. Well now you've ruined it for me...I'm going to rip you apart!" Clarice snarled, taking out a pokeball to send out.
As she did this, Victor held out his hand to stop her. Clarice growled angrily at Victor and tried to fight his strength but couldn't. And then she saw it. He wasn't looking at her, he was looking at Trinity with a determined expression. It was clear, that Victor wanted her all to himself.
"Seems like your little boy toy doesn't want you to fight her. Looks like you're stuck with me huh?" Mable grinned.
"Or should I say...us?" She snickered as a few Admins came up beside her with their Megas.
'This is insane...how are we going to do this?' Clarice thought as she gripped Greninja's pokeball.
"So...shall we get started already? Or are you all going to come quietly?" Trinity stated with an emotionless expression.
Somehow, Trinity felt different to Victor. The Trinity he knew had a goofy smile on her face and was laughing with the group. The one he knew gave helpful advice and was strong and confident. That was the Trinity he remembered. This Trinity...was different. She held a vengeful aura about her person and it was terrifying to say the least. Victor gripped his partner's pokeball and released Chesnaught from it, Clarice releasing Greninja as well as Steelix and Blastoise who had recently evolved. The battle had begun.
Back in the lab, Celosia was watching the camera when Tadashi began to awake. His eyes slowly began to flutter open. He saw that he wasn't in familiar surroundings which was alarming in and of itself. But the glaring problem, was that he couldn't move his arms and legs. His eyes shot upwards to see Bryony and Aliana and someone he'd never seen before. She was wearing similar clothes to the other two. He narrowed his eyes at the sight of the trio.
"So, you're awake are you? Fabulous, you're just in time to see your friends get destroyed, I hope the view is pleasant for you. Sorry, we couldn't provide better accommodations, but you'll get some soon..." Celosia said with a devious grin.
"Who are you? And why have you taken me here?!" Tadashi demanded, trying to wriggle his way out of the cuffs but to no avail.
"Me? My name is of no consequence but since you are asking, it's Celosia and these are my associates, Bryony and Aliana. They were the ones who escorted you here to me," Celosia said with a smirk.
"You still didn't answer my question..." Tadashi spat, his eyes narrowing at them.
"Isn't it obvious? We wanted you out of the picture so that you wouldn't interfere any longer. We knew how strong you were so we couldn't take anymore chances with a fly like you buzzing about. And thanks to the information Trinity gave us, it was only a matter of time before we caught you...we were just waiting for the perfect moment..." Celosia snickered.
"Trinity...you mean she..." Tadashi barely managed to get out before getting a nod from Bryony.
"That's right, she works for us. We had her tailing you three the entire time. Her information was incredibly useful, then again, that's to be expected from our top agent in the Inferno Branch. Not that you would know anything about them...they're a darker side of Team Flare...more like mercenaries..." Aliana chuckled.
Tadashi's eyes widened as he looked up at the screen. Victor was battling it out against Trinity and Clarice was holding her own against her foes. Their Pokemon were getting tired...and the matchups were just unfair. Then again, when did they ever care about being fair? Tadashi didn't know what to do. He felt a swarm of emotions rush over him. Anger, confusion, sadness, all of it came in at once. What was he going to do? He couldn't move at all. He was defenseless at this point.
"Just keep watching, it will all be over soon..." Celosia chuckled.
Back at the factory, Victor was having a rough time with Trinity's Hydreigon. So far it was tearing his team apart with how high powered its attacks were. Where did she even get that thing anyway? It was madness. Three of his team went down way too quickly. Shellgon, Crawdaunt and Venasaur all went down like they were nothing. This Hydreigon was clearly on a different level than they were.
"I thought you were going to be more of a challenge Victor. You had me worried when I saw how strong you were against Tadashi...I suppose you were just a little stronger than him. I'm disappointed..." Trinity said with a stern expression.
"The only one who will be disappointed around here is you...you make me sick..." Victor snapped, getting a startled expression from Trinity.
'That's not something I expected to hear from him...I guess Victor really can get angry and is more than just a goofy smile with a laid back attitude...he actually has an angry side...I guess I didn't give him enough credit. Not that it matters...he's not going to win..' Trinity thought as she glanced back at Victor.
"Medicham, you're up!" Victor called out, sending out his faithful fighting companion.
'So he was saving Medicham huh? Probably didn't want to wear him out...that was smart considering I have some dark types to face...no matter...Absol will deal with him easily...' Trinity smirked to herself.
"Hydreigon, return..." Trinity said as she returned the hostile dragon to its ball.
"Good boy Hydreigon...you rest up now, Abby will take things from here..." Trinity smirked.
Abby stepped out onto the battlefield and stared down Medicham. This looked like it was going to be an easy win for Medicham, considering dark types were weak against fighting. However...Victor knew that Mega Absol was a completely different story. And as misfortune would have it...a powerful aura erupted around Trinity and Abby and well, Mega Absol was born again.
Victor gritted his teeth as he stared down the intimidating new presence of Mega Absol. Power radiated from its body as if it were drawing from an endless supply.
"Play rough..." Was the only word Trinity spoke, and before Victor knew it, Medicham was lying in the dirt unconscious.
Victor's eyes widened as he stared down at Medicham. It was over so quickly. He returned Medicham to his ball and glanced back at Trinity, taking out his next teammate and releasing him onto the field. Alakazam was all he had left.
A smirk crossed Victor's features as he looked at Alakazam. They both knew this was going to be tough. And Victor seemed to know something Trinity didn't. Alakazam had a mega stone on it and Trinity didn't realize it until Victor raised his hand high. A powerful aura rushed from his form as well as Alakazam's as the mega evolution took place. Now...instead of two spoons...Mega Alakazam had five as well as a beard that made him look like a sage. His armor thickened and his head became more shaped like a diamond and power just flowed from his form.
'He had a Mega Alakazam in reserves?! I thought he'd do that for his Medicham...that would have stood so much more of a chance...why this...wait...' Trinity thought as she analyzed him.
"Miracle eye..." Victor called out, causing Alakazam to nod as it meditated in the air.
Alakazam's eyes lit up and the symbol of a glowing pink eye appeared over Abby's forehead. Trinity began to panic as she knew exactly what this did. She was in trouble now, and she knew it.
"Psychic..." Victor commanded.
Abby suddenly felt herself being lifted up and then thrown back from the power that held her. It was such a strange experience, considering she was usually immune to psychic attacks.
"Focus blast!" Victor called out powerfully.
"Avoid it and close in with night slash!" Trinity called out as Abby barely got out of the way of the fighting special attack that tore through the wall behind her.
Abby rushed in with darkness surrounding her claws, leaping to strike at Alakazam who teleported away. He seemed to know Victor's next command before he even spoke it. Then again...it was Mega Alakazam, the braincells in an Alakazam continued to grow until it died one day. In essence...their intelligence and power...had virtually no limits.
Abby couldn't keep up with Alakazam's speed. It was much faster even if it wasn't mega evolved. Trinity was beginning to feel nervous now. This was the worry she felt when she watched that battle. Was Victor setting this up? Was he purposely holding back his strongest just for this? Why would he waste five Pokemon purposely unless...he had an ulterior motive?
"What's the matter Trinity? Can't keep up?" Victor taunted, causing Trinity to narrow her eyes at him.
"Big talk for someone who is losing..." Trinity shot back.
"That may be so...but at this rate...your dear Abby won't be able to catch Alakazam. If you cannot hit your opponent...you cannot defeat them..." Victor informed, causing Trinity to grit her teeth.
"Don't speak to me as though I am some beginner...I know that already..." Trinity barked.
"Abby, use mega horn!" Trinity called out.
Abby's horn grew steadily larger and glowed with intense light as she charged Alakazam. Victor sighed as he waited for her to get in close. He decided to take a page from Tadashi's book, something Trinity never saw him do.
"Focus blast..." Victor stated, watching as Alakazam powered up the attack.
The spoons all lit up and a sphere of orange energy was constructed before Alakazam who directed it forward with the sheer power of his ever developing mind. The blast connected with Abby dealing critical damage to the dark type. Abby fell to the floor in a heap. Trinity stared down at Abby in disbelief.
"No way...Abby lost? But...how?" Trinity said as tears welled up in her eyes.
"Are you just going to stand there...or are we finishing this?" Victor inquired sternly.
'We said we'd never lose...that we'd always find a way to win, for us, for Tiana...no...we can't lose here. Abby...' Trinity thought as she returned Abby to her ball, a saddened expression on her visage as a teardrop hit the ball.
"I'm going to make you pay Victor..." Trinity stated as she pulled out her next Pokemon.
She released the ball onto the field and to Victor's surprise, it was an Aegislash. Not only was this a problem for him, but it was a steel type and a ghost type.
"Shadow sneak..." Trinity stated flatly.
Before Victor could even get a command off, Aegislash sank into the ground and rushed towards Mega Alakazam and slashed itself upwards, knocking its opponent backwards, injuring it severely.
"Retaliate with psychic!" Victor responded.
"Avoid it with shadow sneak again..." Trinity countered.
Once again, Aegislash got the drop on Mega Alakazam and landed another succesful blow due to the priority that shadow sneak had. Alakazam was stuck. He was huffing in exhaustion and wasn't sure he could take another hit like that.
"End it with shadow ball..." Trinity commanded.
Aegislash powered up a ball of ghostly energy and fired it straight at Mega Alakazam, knocking it out for the count. The explosion caught Clarice's attention who was having troubles of her own.
Victor lost sight of Trinity for a moment as he was distracted by the fact that Mega Alakazam went down so easily. Before he knew it, he blacked out after Trinity knocked him over the head with a knife-hand technique.
In the laboratory, Tadashi watched in horror as his friend was assaulted. He knew he couldn't do anything to stop it at this point. He struggled in vain to get out of the thick shackles that bound him but he couldn't.
"Victor!" Tadashi called out disparingly, though he knew his words wouldn't reach him.
"Awww, how sad. He lost! He put up a good fight but he proved to be no match for Trinity. And it looks like your other little friend will be joining him soon..." Celosia snickered.
"Clarice..." Tadashi whispered, his voice trembling as he saw her continue to struggle. Now she was surrounded and had nothing but her Steelix to defend with.
She was getting tuckered out from the constant battles. There were too many to handle and she was running low on energy. Due to the distraction of Victor losing, she wasn't quick enough to tell her Steelix to avoid the oncoming fire blast which took it down. Clarice had lost as well. She was promptly knocked to the ground and stepped on by Trinity.
"You don't know how long I've been waiting to do that..." Trinity said with a satisfied smirk.
"Trinity...you...you witch...you won't get away with this..." Clarice growled in pain, struggling beneath the boot of Trinity.
"Sorry to tell you this but...I already have..." Trinity stated before knocking her out cold.
"Looks like you had fun Trinity, I was a little worried there when he pulled out a Mega Alakazam. I had almost forgotten your Doublade evolved," Mable giggled.
"Victor was difficult...but still, I expected much more than this. It looked like you had your hands full with Clarice. That team of hers is quite powerful...thankfully you had some Admins to back you up...and of course, your Mega Houndoom too..." Trinity smirked.
"Well, she did give us trouble, but with all of us battling her...it was only a matter of time before the flames consumed her...now we just need to haul this trash out and bring them to the lab. However...let's keep them separate...if they're in the same cell they might be able to worm their way out somehow..." Mable stated, getting a nod from Trinity.
"You two...pick them up and let's get moving. We got everything we came for...well, mostly everything...we still don't know where that is..." Mable demanded.
Two grunts came in and picked up Victor and Clarice. Mable and Trinity, along with the rest of the team exited the building and turned around to see that Jake and the others had been detained as well.
"Well, it looks like we're done here...we've got what we came for and should really be heading out," Trinity said as she glanced over at Mable.
"Yes...but we didn't get the master ball...we could have done so much with that. Not that we need it or anything...we have that Pokemon in our possession now..." Mable grinned.
"Yes...and soon everything will fall into place. For now, we move on to the next stage of our plans. I trust everyone knows what we're doing with these pokeballs we've taken?" Trinity inquired.
"But of course, what else? Catching as many Pokemon as possible...and using some of them for the ritual..." Mable giggled.
"Alright...now that we've got that covered, let's head back to base...I need a break," Trinity mumbled.
"Well, my team and I will head to Frost Cavern...we've got some business to attend to there. Have fun on your break!" Mable chortled.
Trinity nodded and tossed out Hydreigon and rode him off into the skies.
At the lab, the screen went out as all of Team Flare left as quickly as they came. Had the cameras not been shut off, they would have noticed a particular individual with a Gardevoir walking onto the scene.
'I was too late...they're gone...' Diantha thought as she looked down at the ground. People were lying flat on the ground moaning in pain. Burns covered their bodies and some of them were badly injured.
'This is terrible...I should have gotten here sooner...but that delay...' Diantha thought as she glanced down at the ground.
It was then, that she noticed a familiar object on the ground. It was a Floette plushie. Her eyes widened in recognition as she remembered seeing it on Clarice when they'd met. She had showed it to Diantha when they went around town for a while. Diantha picked it up and dusted it off. Thankfully it wasn't damaged.
'They're in trouble...I have to find them. And I also have to find him...' Diantha thought, remembering that Looker was working on the case.
Tadashi stared at the blank screen in disbelief. His friends were now held captive. All of them. And he wasn't there to stop any of it. How could this happen?
"See how hopeless it is for you? You should have never tried to meddle in our affairs. I hope you enjoyed the show, because now all you're going to be seeing from here on out is a cold, dark, cell..." Celosia grinned.
At that moment, Bryony and Aliana lifted Tadashi up as he struggled in vain to break loose. No dice. The two hauled him out of the lab and into an elevator which led down to the basement where the prison cells were. They opened the door and walked in with him, tossing him to the ground with little care for his injuries. The pain stung badly as it shot through both of his arms. He groaned and gritted his teeth in pain as he rolled over onto his back. He couldn't do anything at this point.
"Awww, did that hurt? Here, this will make it better..." Bryony stated, leaning down with Aliana to plant a wet one on his cheek, both of them leaving a green and orange lipstick stain on his cheek. They soon taped his mouth shut and walked out of the cell giggling.
Tadashi snarled at this motion, wishing to Arceus he could wipe the stains off. It was humiliating enough already being shackled and unable to move. Now he had a mark of humiliation on both sides of his face. Things couldn't get any worse right? He wished. The thought of being betrayed raced through his mind. He felt the same emotions that Korrina felt when Lucario left her for Tadashi. The same pain racked his body because he actually trusted Trinity and saw her as a friend.
Tears began to stream down his face, not of sadness but of pure, unadulterated anger. How could she? How could she betray the ones who accepted her into the group in spite of how irritating she came off as at first. She seemed so likeable, and Tadashi considered her a friend! He would scream if he didn't have that stupid ducttape over his mouth. This was just the beginning of trouble, and there was nothing he could do to stop it.
In the next cell over, a giant of a man sat in the corner, simply watching the display of mental anguish that Tadashi was releasing. The man's emotionless gaze fixated upon him and one thought came to mind.
'He's the one...'
And that about does it for this chapter. I hope it was a fun read! I put quite a bit of time into this. I thought about showing the full battle between Victor and Trinity but I didn't want to drag it out too long considering there were other elements to the plot here besides the fight. A full fight will be shown at some point or another. I mixed things up a little this time around. So, Tadashi's imprisoned and the rest of his friends will be too. How will he get out of it. And what's with AZ? How will they all get out of this alive? Find out next time on The Flames of Revolution!
