Welcome back ladies and gentleman! Now then, before I begin, I hope that many of you saw the message I wrote in my last chapter about prettygirl17's request for you all. I can only hope that at least some of you wrote to her about the characters. For those of who you did NOT read it, please look back to the previous chapter and read the Author's Note I wrote in it. There you will find the details. For those of you who DID read it and DIDN'T write to her...jerks. And for those of you who DID read it and DID write to her, we both thank you! Now then, since I will probably not be distracted much by means of sports teams on T.V., (I love baseball and the Yankees, but it gets old after awhile, at least until playoffs. And don't even get me STARTED on the New York Giants for football...I don't predict a good year. -_-), I figured I would begin the next chapter! Hope you enjoy it!
-EVAN AAML
The rebels looked on in both shock and horror. Jeremy looked like he would throw up at any moment, while Aleksi slightly moved Angel aside, so as she would not get a good glimpse at the site. Brian was more frustrated than anything and lightly pushed the suicidal grunt away, letting the body fall to the ground. The foam came out of his mouth and spilled onto the ground.
"God Dammit, cyanide. We have to get moving and warn the others that Rockets are incoming", Brian said. Angel turned her head to look out to sea. The boat was already on its way out.
"They're already leaving", Angel said. A part of her sort of hoped that they would turn around for them now, since they were safe, but she knew that they wouldn't. And she was glad that they didn't. Brian turned and looked to them as well.
"Yeah, they're on their way to rendezvous with Dawn and May's crew. Jeremy, did you find out where that signal came from?", Brian asked. He turned to look at Jeremy, who was still creeped out by the dead Rocket. "JEREMY!", Brian yelled. It was not meant to be angry, but they were in a hurry and it was important that they got moving. Jeremy snapped out of his trance and looked at Brian.
"Uh...oh!", Jeremy said. He then looked at the walkie and began to fumble with it. After a few seconds, he got a signal. It was just static, but he seemed to be able to make something of it. "Well, I can't pin point it exactly, but it seems like it's coming from close by. Not this island...but on one not far from here". Brian nodded.
"I figured as much. Probably from Cinnabar, or Shamouti. That means that they'll be coming soon. I just hope that they'll come from boats and not air", Brian said. The others nodded. Although boats would prove to be dangerous to them, they had little to no defense against an air attack. One mere attack chopper could mean their deaths.
"So then, do we call them back over?", Brian asked. Aleksi thought for a moment.
"I don't know. We're safe now, so I don't see why not", Aleksi said. No sooner did she say this than all of a sudden, the sound of bullets being fired echoed around them. The rebels all instinctively ducked and turned around, seeing where the bullets came from.
Although still stuck through the forest, many Rocket grunts were making their way through to the rebels. They fired round after round at them, trying their best to mow them down.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING HERE?", Jeremy asked yelling, covering his head.
"THEY MUST OF BEEN A BACK UP FORCE FOR THE VEHICLE, FOR EXTRA TROOPS! WE NEED TO GET TO THE WATER NOW!", Aleksi yelled. Angel grabbed her Pokeball.
"LEAVE IT TO ME!", Angel yelled. Before they knew it, Angel had released Ledyba once more, and thus created another Barrier to protect them. Ledyba held strong, making sure that the others were safe. Angel stood up, looked at Ledyba, and then back to the others. "Get moving, as fast as you can! I'll stay here and hold them off for as long as I can and then meet up with you!".
Although not a fan of the idea, Jeremy and Brian both nodded and made their way to the water. Aleksi on the other hand was not so willing to let her go that easily.
"Angel! We can't just leave you here! You wouldn't leave me alone and I won't leave you alone!", Aleksi explained. Angel turned to her.
"Aleksi, Ledyba can't hold out much longer! We only have a limited time! I'm not going to leave Ledyba, and the more that go off towards the others the better! I'll be fine, trust me! Just get going!", Angel said. Aleksi didn't know what to say. Here was this twelve year old girl, a little child who has barely experienced life, willing to risk everything and stand up to a barrage of Rockets and their wave of bullets.
In a way, it reminded Aleksi of herself, when she was younger. Even when she was alone, traveling around and avoiding Team Rocket, she was not afraid to stand up for herself or others. She would avoid a fight if she had to, in order to prevent violence. But when it came down to it, she would fight until her last breath. She still recalled when she first met Ash and the others, and how they noticed her bravery and heart.
She was a much younger child, younger than Angel now in fact. But she was more experienced than Angel. She was traveling through Kanto, trying to find a good spot to hide for awhile. Her mother had just died, and her father...gone. She would just ride her sailboat and stay out on the open sea; but she did not have a lot of experience at that time, and she couldn't risk losing the boat, not to the Rockets. It was more than a vessel, it was almost a part of her. So she hid it, somewheres where Team Rocket would never find it.
So now, she was stuck on land, trying to get her bearings of the surroundings, making a living hunting and gathering. Hardly the life she thought she would live, but it was better than being dead or taken prisoner. She was not a tom boy, but she wasn't a prissy girl either. One thing she did know well was geography. She knew Kanto, Johto, and all of the other regions rather well, looking at maps and listening to stories about them often. She always wanted to see them all, participate in their Pokemon Leagues, her and her parents.
But now that those days were long gone, she had to manage with what she could.
She had thought about hiding out in different cities in different regions. She knew enough about them to know which places would be perfect to hide in forever; but lack of money, resources, and skills left her stuck in the lower half of Kanto. She managed to avoid Rockets rather well, but it was still too risky for her. So she kept on the move, never staying in one place for longer than two days.
It was on one of these days...when she witnessed the birth of the PTA.
She had just made her way around Mt. Moon, trying to see if there was a cave she could hide in...there wasn't. She knew better than to go through Mt. Moon's main cave, knowing that Team Rocket dug for fossils there. She didn't know why, most people figured for fossil fuel or research. Others suspected that they had their own fossil resurrection equipment, but none of those rumors were ever proven. After making her way down from the mountain, she spotted something that would eventually lead her to her new life.
Pokemon around Mt. Moon weren't known for being very powerful, but they were rare, and could become useful. Team Rocket of course, had no problems with catching them, no matter the costs. After hearing the sounds of screams and pain, Aleksi ran behind a tree, lowered herself, and looked through a bush to see what was causing the noise. Further down the mountain, in a small opening, were about half a dozen Rocket grunts, all looking over a rather large group of Pokemon. The Rockets all chuckled at their work, proud of what they had done.
There were several common bird Pokemon like Pidgey and Spearow, along with a Rattata or two. There were also a couple pairs of both types of Nidoran, a Jigglypuff, a Clefairy, a Pikachu, and some Zubat; more uncommon Pokemon. All of them were battered and bruised, and stuck in small cages that barely allowed them to fit inside. They all looked scared, trembling and looking up at their captors.
Aleksi watched in horror as these low level Rocket grunts kicked the cages, laughing all the while, talking about how, if they survive, they'll become powerful Rocket Pokemon for them to use. Usually, Rockets who were on Pokemon catching missions didn't keep the ones they caught, but it wasn't unheard of that they would request to keep several of them; especially when they have big loads. Aleksi had heard of what Rockets did to Pokemon, but had never seen it personally, until now.
Her fists shook with rage, and she had to restrain herself from going down there and doing something. But she knew that she wouldn't stand a chance against six grunts. She was lucky to be able to handle one. The only Pokemon she owned was her Umbreon, which had only recently evolved and was not very experienced. On top of that, she had no weapons on her she could use, with the exception of a sling shot she made for hunting. She had learned to be a pretty good shot, but that wouldn't do her much good with a weapon that was rarely fatal and only had one shot.
Luckily, she didn't have to fight, or wait for that matter. A couple of the Rockets stated that they had to take a piss, and so the entire gang decided to leave; going through the trees and disappearing from sight. Aleksi couldn't believe it! They must of been newbies, even low level grunts would know enough to at least leave a guard around a catch like that. She waited a few more seconds, making sure that the Rockets were farther out of view before making her move. She quietly yet quickly scurried from her hiding spot and down the remainder of the mountain, making sure she didn't trip along the way.
As soon as she came into view of the Pokemon, they began to worry and make noise. They knew that she wasn't with the Rockets, but they were obviously scared of humans after this experience. Aleksi quickly put a finger to her lips and shushed them, panicking. She looked around, making sure that the Rockets didn't hear them. The Pokemon stopped making noise and all was quiet. Aleksi sighed and approached them.
The Pokemon were uncertain of what she was going to do, but they felt that she could be trusted. She examined the cages, seeing how they would open. The metal was built strong, meant to resist basic Pokemon attacks. Not that it mattered, these Pokemon barely had the room to turn their heads let alone attack the cages. They had on them simple padlocks however. She was sure that the keys were with the Rockets, but she could probably pick the locks if she tried hard enough.
She pulled out from her pocket a hair pin, worked with it, and made it into a shape suitable for picking the lock. She then began to get to work.
"I'm going to get you guys out of here alright? Just stay calm and you'll be safe soon enough", Aleksi said. She began to pick the lock to the wild Pikachu's cage when the Pikachu looked at her, and began to talk.
"Pika, Pikachu. Chu, Pika", the wild Pikachu said. Aleksi looked at the little yellow rodent with confusion. She could tell that the Pikachu was trying to help, but could not understand the little Pokemon. Pikachu seemed to understand this as well, and soon stopped, but looked around cautiously. Aleksi wondered what Pikachu was trying to say to her as she picked at the lock. Suddenly, she could see through the cage that the Pikachu was tensing up. She immediately knew what this meant, but it was too late.
"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU LITTLE BRAT?", someone yelled. Aleksi looked up to see the Rocket grunts. One of them immediately ran towards Aleksi. She stood up and turned around, ready to run. But the Rocket was too fast, and grabbed her by the shirt collar before she could get away. She struggled as the Rocket pulled her in closer and got a better grip of her. The rest of the Rocket grunts walked towards her. One picked up the hair pin she tried to use to pick the locks.
"So, trying to free the Pokemon we worked so hard in catching? Didn't your parents ever tell you it's rude to ruin other people's work?", the grunt said. He was probably the head grunt, although they all appeared to be the same ranking. All six grunts looked roughly the same, young features, smooth skin, and menacing eyes. Aleksi tried to struggle free, but it was no use.
"You all should be ashamed of yourselves, doing this to innocent Pokemon!", Aleksi told them angrily. All of the Rockets burst out laughing.
"Little girl, do you even realize who we are? Feeling ashamed isn't in our job description!", the Rocket with the lock pick said. He smiled evily as he walked forward and placed the hair pin into Aleksi's hair, making sure that it looked appropriate. "Listen, you almost cost us dearly, but since you failed, I'm willing to forgive you...if you tell us what you're doing here".
The grunts must of felt that she was a part of a group, or told to do this by an adult. Although Aleksi could of been freed if she just said that she was alone, this still would of left the Pokemon here to suffer at their hands. So Instead of merely answering, she struggled once again to get free.
"YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH THIS, YOU'RE ALL MONSTERS!", Aleksi yelled. The grunts once again laughed. The ones behind their leader seemed to be getting a good joke out of all of this. None of them took her seriously.
"Now that's not very nice. I'd like to think that we're all model citizens of the higher class society", the grunt said. This of course only made the grunts laugh more. Aleksi scowled at the grunt. Just looking at him made her angry. The Rocket got closer to her face. "Now then, why are you being so difficult? So what if we're abusing a few weak pathetic Pokemon? It's good for them, makes them tougher".
"They'll die!", Aleksi said.
"Well then they weren't good enough", the Rocket immediately responded with. This put her over the edge. She spat in the Rocket's face. He backed up and wiped the spit off as the grunt holding Aleksi tightened his grip and pulled her back.
"I'M GOING TO STOP YOU ALL! JUST YOU WAIT! I WON'T LET YOU HURT THE INNOCENT!", Aleksi yelled at the top of her lungs. The Rocket grunt looked angrily at her and got closer to her.
"You shut your mouth you little BRAT!", the Rocket growled, giving Aleksi a back handed slap across the face on the word brat. Aleksi's face turned red from the smack, but she didn't cry. She looked at the Rocket, still as angry as ever. The grunt looked up to the Rocket holding her. "Tie her to that tree over there, I think we need to teach this little child some manners", the Rocket said. The Pokemon all seemed to worry upon hearing this and tried to escape, to no avail. As the grunt dragged Aleksi away the lead Rocket turned to the cages and kicked them hard, causing them all to rock and the Pokemon inside to get injured. "ALL OF YOU SHUT UP!", the Rocket yelled. Aleksi, seeing this, yelled out loud.
"NO! STOP! SOMEONE, PLEASE, HELP!", Aleksi yelled. She was not yelling so much for herself, but for the Pokemon. Just she was about to be tied to the tree, she heard something.
"LEAVE THAT GIRL ALONE!", someone yelled. Aleksi, the Pokemon, and all of the grunts looked around them, trying to figure out where the voice came from. It seemed to be coming from atop one of the trees, but the mountain terrain caused an echo, making it impossible to pin point where exactly.
"WHO SAID THAT?", the lead grunt asked, looking around.
"People who are going to stop you!", another voice called out. There were more than one. The lead grunt turned to the others.
"Keep an eye out for anything! If you see someone, shoot them!", the grunt said. The grunts all nodded and pulled out pistols. Just then, from up above, smoke began to pour down onto the surrounding area. Smokescreen. Everyone began to cough, trying to make sure that the smoke didn't get into their lungs. Aleksi had a harder time doing this since she was still being held by the grunt. However, next thing she knew, she was released.
She fell to the ground, weak from being restrained and coughing heavily. She looked around, not able to see anything in the thick smoke. However, she soon saw a shadow appear to her side. She became worried, thinking it was another grunt; but she was too weak to move. But then, she saw that the figure bent down and was holding out something for her. It was hard for her to see it in the smoke, but she slowly took the item from the figure and looked at it. It was a pink handkerchief with a red outlining and yellow colored slashes going across it.
"Put this over your mouth, it will keep the smoke out of your throat", the figure said. Aleksi recognized it as the voice that had said to leave her alone. Aleksi nodded, now knowing that this person would help her, and put the handkerchief over her mouth. It helped her breath and made her feel better. The figure then bent down and helped Aleksi to her feet.
When the smoke cleared, the Rockets looked around, seeing that they were now surrounded by several teens. Aleksi got a better look around as well. The grunt that was holding her was laying on the ground, unconscious. She looked up to see the teenager that had helped her.
Ash.
Aleksi looked to the other teens, Brock, Misty, Tracy, Gary, May, Max, Drew, and Dawn. They were all there. Of course, at the time she did not know them in the least. They stood by, encircling the Rocket grunts, ready to fight. The grunts looked around, seeing that they were in a bad situation.
"Who the hell are you?", the lead Rocket asked. Ash stepped forward, covering Aleksi.
"We're just Pokemon trainers, who have had enough of you Rockets; and are going to fight for peace", Ash said. Aleksi looked up to Ash. She couldn't believe that something like this was happening. It was nearly unheard of for people to rise against Team Rocket since the wars that were fought at their initial take over. And even if they were, they would be by full grown adults with weapons. These were just teenagers.
The Rocket grunts looked at them in disbelief and anger. They also could not believe this. Typical rebel uprisings were destroyed quickly and harshly. Although they were certain that this little group would be no different, they were still in a tough situation.
"So, an alliance of Pokemon trainers huh? What, like a...PTA?", the Rocket lead asked sarcastically. Ash smirked.
"Nice name, I guess we can take that", Ash responded. Just then, Pikachu, who was sitting on Ash's shoulder this entire time, jumped down and ran over to the cages. He stopped in front of the wild Pikachu and began to talk to it.
"Pikachu? Chu?", Pikachu asked. The other Pikachu nodded.
"Pika!", the wild Pikachu responded. Ash's Pikachu then turned and looked to Ash, giving him a nod. Aleksi did not know what this meant, she guessed that they were checking to see if the Pokemon were alright. Suddenly, one of the Rocket grunts lunged at Pikachu.
"Come here you little rat!", the grunt demanded. Pikachu turned around and immediately launched a Thunderbolt at the Rocket. He flew back and crashed into a tree, right beside Gary and Tracy. The other grunts looked on in anger.
"Alright, that's it! KILL EM!", the lead grunt ordered. The remaining four grunts then charged, their guns at the ready. One grunt ran at Brock and aimed his pistol, but Brock was already secretly prepared. When the Rocket fired his weapon, a rock Pokemon came out of no where and blocked the bullet. It was Brock's Geodude. It took the bullet, not feeling any pain at all. The Rocket looked on in shock.
"Ok Geodude, Tackle!", Brock yelled. Geodude then charged at the Rocket and struck hard into his chest, knocking him flat on his back and knocking him out. Another Rocket charged for the girls, Misty, May, and Dawn. The three quickly separated and caused the Rocket to be confused, not sure of who to attack first. All three of them then charged and hit the confused grunt. He fell to the ground and then looked up, seeing the three girls standing over him.
"Bet you didn't think you would be taken down by girls did you?", Misty asked. The three girls then kicked the Rocket in the face.
The lead grunt aimed a gun at Ash and Aleksi, ready to go for the kill. Aleksi was brave and ready to fight, but Ash put her behind him for protection.
"You're going to pay for this insubordination! No one fights Team Rocket!", the lead grunt said. Ash stood his ground.
"Well consider this a message to Giovanni. We're going to rise up and take him down! Team Rocket will not rule the world for long!", Ash said. The Rocket grunt looked at him angrily.
"Alright boys, let's kill this fool first...hmm?", the Rocket said, realizing that he was not getting a response. He turned around to see that all of his men were now laying on the ground, unconscious. The rebels stood over them, looking at the only one remaining. In fear, the lead grunt turned just in time to see Ash, who was right in his face. Ash smirked and held his hand out in a fist.
"Lights out!", Ash said before punching the grunt dead in his face. The Rocket flew back and landed on his back, out cold. Ash smiled and looked to the others. "Great job you guys, you alright?".
"Yeah, we're fine. That was easy! If beating Team Rocket is going to be like this, we'll have peace in a week!", Drew said with his usual air of pride.
"Unfortunately it won't be that easy, Team Rocket is going to be ready for us now. We'll have to be prepared. We'll need a lot more people", Ash said.
"But how are we going to get more to join? We don't know if they would be secretly loyal to Team Rocket. They could be to scared to", Dawn said. Ash sighed. This was true. He wasn't sure what they were going to do. But then he remembered Aleksi. He turned around and looked at her.
"Oh, I'm sorry! Are you alright? Sorry about the smoke thing, we needed to attack in the shadows", Ash said. Aleksi nodded.
"I'm fine, and it's ok. I'm more worried about the Pokemon", Aleksi said. She then ran forward and to the cages. She looked at the Pokemon and saw that they were alright. "Could you help me free them? Please!", Aleksi said. Ash smiled and nodded.
"Sure thing", Ash said. Before they knew it, they had all of the Pokemon out of their cages. The teens watched as the Pokemon thanked them, and ran off into the woods. The wild Pikachu was last to leave. It approached Aleksi, nuzzled against her, and then scurried off. Aleksi smiled, she was glad that she was able to help. She then stood up and looked at Ash and the others.
"Thank you all for saving me, I really appreciate it", Aleksi said. The teens all smiled.
"No problem! What you did there was really brave of you, not a lot of people would be willing to stand up against Team Rocket, especially alone", Ash said.
"I wasn't going to stand around while they were hurting innocent Pokemon. I refuse to", Aleksi said. The teens all smiled.
"It's good to see people who are willing to fight to save others", Misty said. Aleksi smiled too, blushing slightly. She then became serious, shaking off the blush.
"Listen, I heard you want people to join your rebellion. I'm guessing you're new at this...let me join you", Aleksi said. The teens seemed to be shocked by this request. They had not had any people willing to join them before. They seemed unsure of what to do at first, until Ash stepped forward and lowered himself to her level. He smiled and held his hand out to her. She looked at it for a moment, and then took it in her hand, making a hand shake.
"Congratulations, welcome to the PTA", Ash said.
That day, that one day, started Aleksi's life as a rebel and freedom fighter.
She brought herself back to the present, looking once again at Angel, who was still waiting for a response while Ledyba held the Barrier. Aleksi was still concerned for her, but, knowing how she felt, nodded with a smile.
"Alright, just please, be safe Angel! We're counting on you!", Aleksi said. Angel nodded and then turned back to Ledyba. Aleksi ran down the small cliff and made it to the ocean, where Brian and Jeremy were just getting ready to leave. Brian threw a Pokeball towards the water and it burst open, revealing a large Lapras. it splashed in the water, ready to swim. Brian turned to Jeremy.
"Do you have a water Pokemon to swim on?", Brian asked. Jeremy shook his head.
"All I have is Gengar!", Jeremy said.
"Alright then, hop on!", Brian said. Jeremy nodded and ran into the water to hop onto Lapras. Brian then turned around. "Come on Aleksi! Angel can handle this, we need to get moving!", Brian said. Aleksi nodded. She threw her own Pokeball and out came her Dragonair. She hopped on and the two large water Pokemon began to make their way to the others. Aleksi took one final look at Angel. She had pulled out her pistol and began to fire at the Rockets from around the Barrier.
"Hurry Angel!", Aleksi thought to herself. She then brought her attention forward, out to sea. Angel turned around and saw that the three were now leaving. She sighed happily.
"Good, they're on their way. I'll hold on here until they're far enough away so that the Rockets can't reach them. Even if I don't make it, at least they will", Angel thought to herself. She then turned forward, towards the Rockets. They now for the most part out in the open, firing as much as they could to no avail. Angel found it odd that they were not using Pokemon, it was possible that they didn't even have any. Many of the Rockets here didn't use them at all, perhaps, (at least for this base), Pokemon weren't wide spread among the Rockets.
That being said, she knew that it was only a matter of time before they got to her. She was heavily out numbered and Ledyba couldn't hold out forever. Although bullets were weaker than Pokemon attacks, the sheer number of them caused a lot of stress on the Barrier and Ledyba. Angel looked up to Ledyba. She could see it begin to sweat. The stress was building.
"Ledyba...I'm sorry...if this doesn't end the way we want it, I want you to know that I love you", Angel said. Ledyba looked down at Angel from above. The two shared eye contact for a moment before Ledyba nodded in response and turned back to the Barrier. Angel reloaded her pistol and aimed it around the side of the Barrier. In five shots, she managed to strike three Rockets, two of them dead instantly.
She turned back around, looking to see where the others were. They were far enough out now where she could only make out Dragonair and Lapras. That was probably far enough where they would be safe. Angel then turned back to the Rockets.
"Ok, they're safe...now I just have to make it to them alive", Angel said. She tried to think of a way for her to escape safely, but she couldn't think of anything. The second the Barrier goes down, both her and Ledyba will be filled with bullets. She won't leave Ledyba behind, and there aren't any people here to cover her. She thought and thought, realizing that time was running out for her and her Pokemon. Suddenly, it hit her. "I GOT IT! LEDYBA! FLASH!", Angel commanded. Ledyba, while still holding Barrier, created a light source and then released it all at once.
Doing this caused every Rocket that was attacking them to be blinded by the bright light. Angel saw their opportunity. She quickly pulled out her necklace and aimed it at Ledyba.
"LEDYBA! RETURN!", Angel yelled. As quickly as Ledyba was sucked into its Pokeball, Angel turned around, jumped off the small cliff, landed on the sand, and pulled out another Pokeball. She threw it towards the ocean and it burst open. Just as the Rockets were beginning to get their vision back, Angel ran into the water and jumped onto the back of Evan's Sharpedo; gripping on tightly to the dorsal fin. The rough scales felt like they were cutting her skin, but it was the least of her worries right now.
"Sharpedo! We need to catch up to the others, and quickly!", Angel said. Sharpedo lowered itself in the water, as if getting ready for a race. Suddenly, Sharpedo burst through the water, swimming at tremendous speed. Angel's eyes began to burn from the salt water, but they quickly felt better. She turned around to see that the Rockets were now finally beginning to realize what had happened. They ran to the water's edge and began to fire at her from land. She ducked as bullets zoomed past her, nearly getting her in the head.
"Woah! That was close! Sharpedo, we need to avoid these bullets!", Angel said. Sharpedo nodded and suddenly, began to submerge under water. Angel held her breath just as she went under the water. The pressure of the water going against her nearly caused Angel to let go of Sharpedo, but she held on tightly. It felt like they were moving at speeds of thirty miles per hour underwater. After a few seconds however, Sharpedo popped back up to the surface, allowing Angel to take a gasp of breath. Sharpedo stopped moving and turned, allowing Angel to see back towards land.
The Rockets were still standing on the beach, but they were too far away to reach her. Angel sighed, she made it out alive.
"Oh thank goodness, we made it...thank you Sharpedo. Evan will be really proud of you for how much you've helped me on this mission", Angel said.
"Sharpedo!", Sharpedo responded happily. Angel giggled. Suddenly, she winced in pain and cringed. Her adrenaline was pumping the entire time, but now that she had a moment to catch her breath, the pain of the salt water in her wounds set in. The cuts and scraps ached even more and some of them even began to bleed again. She fought off the pain however and looked to the other direction. From the distance, she could make out Aleksi, Brian, Jeremy, and the Pokemon. They had stopped when they saw Angel pop out of the water and were now waiting for her. Even further in the distance, she could just make out the boat where Misty, Brock, and the others were on, heading straight out to sea.
"Ok Sharpedo, let's catch up to the others, and hurry! Evan and the others are in danger!", Angel said. Hearing this caused Sharpedo's expression to change to anger and concern.
"Shar...PEDO!", Sharpedo yelled, swimming as fast as it could towards the others. Angel held on tightly, trying not to let go. As Sharpedo swam through the water, Angel looked ahead of her. She could see Aleksi and the others get closer and closer to her. But then, something caught her attention. Just off to the left side of the island and in the distance. She looked at it and tried to make out what it was. She could tell it was a boat, one that was moving very quickly in the water. However, this boat wasn't black like the typical boat she's seen here, so it wasn't a Rocket boat. Angel then smiled in joy, recognizing it.
It was Dawn's boat!
Angel was relieved, they had made it after all. Now it was just a matter of them catching up to the other boat, (which would not be hard considering the speed they were moving at), and then meet up with Ash before returning to base. They were almost home, finally! Smiling still, Angel turned to the right side of the island, just opposite Dawn's boat.
It was there, where she spotted nearly a dozen Rocket speedboats...heading towards Misty and the others.
WILL THESE REBELS EVER CATCH A BREAK? EVERY SECOND THE PTA GETS OUT OF ONE PROBLEM THEY GO STRAIGHT INTO ANOTHER! Man...those Rockets are jerks! Well then, I hope that you liked the chapter update! I intended to get this chapter out earlier today, but I had a job to do in some construction, (it gets me by), and so I was delayed. For those of you who may wonder why the flashback was rushed, the reason is, it's supposed to be. I wanted to have the flashback for more character development, however I didn't want it to take up the entire chapter. Besides, a flashback is merely glimpses of the past, it shouldn't be entirely detailed. I think of like what I did with Nick's flashbacks, short and yet explains a lot. "It seems that Angel and the others will never be able to escape the Rockets! Will the rebels be able to fight off the last swarm before their return trip to base? Or will the Rockets finally get their revenge? Tune in next time on EVAN AAML's "R"!". For my readers who are currently living/visiting the east coast of the United States, please be careful of Hurricane Irene! And also be sure to message prettygirl17 about the characters if you have not yet! And with that, I bid you all farewell until next time!
sincerely,
evan, a fan of aaml
P.S. I am still uncertain why, but my spell checking is still down. So once again, I apologize for mistakes. I am trying to fix it, but nothing seems to be working. -_- It may take some time. -EVAN AAML