Drakes Pokemon on team-
1. Electabuzz (m) lv.45 Abi: Vital Spirit-Light Screen, Psychic, Discharge, Thunderpunch
2. Dodrio (m) lv. 47 Abi: Early Bird-Aerial Ace, Drill Peck, Agility, Tri Attack
3. Gyarados (f) lv. 49 Abi: Intimidate-Hydro Pump, Twister, Hyper Beam, Ice Fang
4. Charizard (m) lv.51 Abi: Blaze-Wing Attack, Dragon Pulse, Flamethrower, Slash
5. Kadabra (m) lv.48 Abi: Inner Focus-Recover, Psycho Cut, Psybeam, Future Sight
6. Scizor (m) lv.45 Abi: Swarm-Double Team, Night Slash, Iron Defense, X-scissor
Pokemon with Prof-
Primeape (m) lv.44 Abi: Anger Point-Seismic Toss, Cross Chop, Rage, Karate Chop
Weepinbell (f) lv. 43 Abi: Chlorophyll-Vine Whip, Razor Leaf, Synthesis, Solarbeam
Pokemon in the wild:
Kangaskhan (f) lv. 43 Abi: Scrappy-Endure, Crunch, Double Hit, Hyper Beam
Chapter 51
In front of the Safari Zone lay dozens of Team Rocket grunts. Earlier that evening, Yuri and Mason got into an argument, resulting in the death of her partner: Pinsir. Yuri and her team, a whole eight people, ran from the scene as Mason tore through the Rockets with his powerhouse team. His Kingler's pincers were dripping with blood as Rhyperior and Nidoking's horns were. Beedrill hovered around Mason, who was holding a grunt by the collar.
"Give me your PokeDex," Mason ordered. The man was stabbed in the stomach. He was holding the wound tightly. He pulled out his PokeDex. "Thanks." Mason tossed him to the ground. The grunt began crawling away.
"Dad, this is Mason. That witch, Yuri, betrayed me. But your not man enough to stand up for me, so I'm going to do it myself. Oh and when you see Yuri, ask her how her Pinsir is doing," Mason said into the black PokeDex. Mason crushed the PokeDex under his foot. The grunt was still trying to crawl away.
"End it," he ordered Beedrill. Beedrill took her long needle, and struck the man with it, ending his life.
"Let's go," Mason ordered. He recalled all of his Pokemon and ran off. He knew where the Rocket's base was, and he was going to tear it down with his own to hands.
Drake's Charizard was going against the one of the grunt's Nidoking. They were bashing and fighting, blow after blow. Montana and her Poliwhirl were doing the same with their grunt. Their other Pokemon were fighting with the rest of the grunts' Pokemon.
Aaron stood still as Bruce threw out his first Pokemon. The Pokeball revealed a Tauros, and a larger Tauros at that.
"How is it so big?" Aaron asked.
"Secret of Team Rockets," Bruce laughed. His Tauros rushed Aaron ruthlessly.
"Lickilicky, go!" Aaron yelled. His big and pink Pokemon came out. Lickilicky looked dumbly at the charging Tauros. Tauros rammed into Lickilicky, but was blown back. Her stomach was a good defense.
"Well, attack with Chip Away!" Lickilicky lunged at Tauros with her tongue, feet, and fists. Tauros was fast, yet he was smacked across the face with her tongue. Tauros was angered.
"Tauros, use Ice Beam!" Tauros jumped in the air, over Lickilicky's fist. His three jewels turned light blue, and he fired a powerful Ice Beam at Lickilicky.
"Jump!" Aaron ordered. Lickilicky jumped, but to no avail. Her jump was a couple of inches on the ground. Lickilicky's feet were frozen to the ground. She pulled up as hard as she could, but the ice was too thick.
"Earthquake!" Bruce yelled. Tauros stomped the ground powerfully. The stomps created waves in the ground that hit Lickilicky, sending her flying.
"Lickilicky, use Rollout," Aaron ordered. She rolled into a perfect ball, and her momentum carried her back. She bounced off the force field, flying towards Tauros. Tauros's eyes widened as he was knocked back by the huge rolling Lickilicky.
"Tauros, use Zen Headbutt!" Tauros charged the rolling Lickilicky. Tauros's three jewels radiated pink, giving him a pink aura. They collided, shaking the force field. Drake and Montana looked at the battle, but were knocked down by their own opposing Rocket grunts.
"That's it," Drake grunted. He punched the man in the face. He then ordered his Pokemon to go all out attack. The grunt's Pokemon were outnumbered and powered. The grunt tackled Drake, but was thrown back into the cave wall by Weepinbell.
Montana wrestled with her grunt, being helped by Poliwhirl. Poliwhirl threw the grunt off her easily. The grunt ordered his Pokemon to kill them all.
"Not gonna be that easy," Montana laughed. Her Pokemon pounced on the grunt's. They were smaller, but they weren't weaker than them. The grunt charged Montana once again.
"Poliwhirl!" Montana yelled. Poliwhirl fired a Mud Shot at the grunt, knocking him back. Poliwhirl ran towards Montana. As he ran, he stepped on a strange water colored rock. When he stepped on it, it began to glow. Montana ran to him quickly. He glowed bright. The rock merged with his body, and soon disappeared into his body. He grew. His muscles doubled in size and strength. He was now a Poliwrath.
"Wrath!" He grunted as he dove for the grunt and beat the sense out of him with his newly learned Submission attack. Montana was amazed by her new Pokemon.
Inside the field, Lickilicky and Tauros were bouncing off each other as the Rollout and Zen Headbutt clashed. Lickilicky took a good hit and unrolled. She lay on the ground unconscious.
"Return," Aaron sighed. If he was going to win, he needed to do better. Tauros was tired, but rammed his foot against the ground, ready for more.
"Sandslash, go!" Aaron yelled as he threw out his next Pokeball.
"You are no match for me," Bruce laughed. Tauros grunted and snorted at his new opponent.
"Sandslash, use Crush Claw," Aaron ordered. Sandslash charged Tauros, not afraid of the Pokemon's enhanced size and power. Sandslash jumped in the air.
"Ice Beam now!" Bruce yelled. Tauros fired the ice cold beam at Sandslash. Sandslash brought his powerful Crush Claw down on the blast, but the blast knocked her down to the ground.
"Earthquake!" Tauros smashed the ground with his hooves. Waves on energy flew through the ground, and blasted Sandslash into the air.
"Slash!" She cried as she was tossed in mid air.
"Hurry and use a Crush Claw and Rollout combo!" Aaron ordered. Sandslash rolled up, falling towards Tauros.
"Handle this with Zen Headbutt," Bruce said cockily. Tauros regained his pink aura and jumped at Sandslash with pure power. Sandslash and Tauros hit in mid air, but Sandslash, being the expert in rolling, bounced of the powerful attack and unrolled. Her claws glowed bright as they gathered strength. She pounded them across Tauros's back, sending his crashing. Tauros was out.
"Return," Bruce ordered roughly. He pulled out another Pokeball. He tossed it up and revealed his Kabutops. Kabutops slashed his scythes together. He was a little bigger than the average Kabutops as well.
"Meet Kabutops. In his time, he was known as a predator to all," Bruce explained. Aaron was amazed. Sandslash wasn't amazed at all. He mocked Kabutops by hitting his claws together.
"Sandslash, use Sand Tomb!" Sandslash rolled up, but turned sideways. She spun until dirt rose into the sky. She controlled it with her mind, sending it towards Kabutops.
"Use Water Jet to get out of it!" Kabutops grunted and jumped. Water surrounded his body, launching him through the attack and hitting Sandslash quicker than a Snorlax running to his next meal, which was very fast. Sandslash landed near the edge of the field, and struggled to stand. But he wasn't going to give up.
"Sandslash, use Rollout again!" Aaron bellowed. Sandslash rolled up again, heading towards Kabutops. Kabutops stood still, taking the hit.
"Kabutops, use Mega Drain and Slash," Bruce ordered. Kabutops's eyes gave off a light green aura as well as Sandslash's rolling body. Sandslash stopped rolling, and laid on the ground.
"Finish her!" Kabutops raised one scythe and slashed at the tired Pokemon.
"Fight back with Slash!" Sandslash flipped onto her back, blocking the scythe with her two claws. Kabutops pushed harder and with his superior power, cut threw her claws. Sandslash cried and was tossed back to Aaron's feet. Her claws remained under Kabutops feet.
"Return, girl," Aaron said as a red light sucked Sandslash into the her ball.
"Go, Squirtle!" Squirtle popped out of his ball, and began dancing like a ballerina, spinning and jumped joyfully. "Squirtle, this is a serious match. Please stop and battle hard!" Squirtle glared at Aaron and took a battle stance.
"So, we have a dancing Squirtle? How do expect to beat me?" Bruce asked. Aaron's face reddened.
"Squirtle, show them with a Hydro Pump!" Squirtle had different variations of Hydro Pump, but he decided to use the power version of it. He unleashed the stream of water, which blasted Kabutops into the force field, pushing him roughly against it.
"Try an Aqua Jet to push yourself off!" Bruce yelled. Kabutops began to use the Hydro Pump as a source of power, but Squirtle had a twist up his sleeve.
Without Aaron's orders, Squirtle fed an Ice Beam into the Hydro Pump, freezing the water before it got to Kabutops, making him freeze to the force field. "Good job, Squirtle!"
"Kabutops, use Endure!" Bruce yelled. However, Kabutops, with all the ice, couldn't hear. Kabutops tried to move, but the ice was too strong.
"Squirtle, use Brick Break!" Squirtle charged the ice covered Kabutops as he tried to wiggle free, but to no avail. Squirtle's fist glowed bright with power as he smashed the ice into chunks, and knocked Kabutops out.
"You're done," Bruce grunted as he recalled Kabutops. "Go, Gengar!" He tossed a Pokeball into the air, releasing a dark purple colored Pokemon. Gengar stood before Aaron, staring with his piercing red eyes. Gengar chuckled at Squirtle jumped in front of him in defense for Aaron.
"That little turtle can't stand Gengar's intense power and my strategy," Bruce laughed. Squirtle shot a stream of water at Bruce, but Gengar easily deflected it. "Gengar, use Dark Pulse!" Gengar materialized a pulsing sphere made of dark energy, firing it at the Squirtle.
"Time to use Ice Beam!" Aaron yelled. Squirtle shot the freezing blast at the Dark Pulse, connecting with it in the middle. The two attacks pushed and struggled. Squirtle was pushing his hardest, yet Gengar was smiling creepily.
"Gengar, join together the Dark Pulse with Shadow Ball!" Gengar formed a ball of shadows in his hands. He shot it behind the attacks, pushing the Ice Beam back even closer to Squirtle.
"Squirtle, freeze them now," Aaron ordered like he planned for Bruce to use the combination. Since Squirtle came into battle, he gained a new sense of confidence. Squirtle urged his Ice Beam over the opposing attacks, freezing them in place. "Hydro Pump!" Squirtle pumped gallons of water out of his body, pushing the frozen attacks at their sender. Gengar dodged by disappearing into thin air, letting the attacks crash into the force field.
"Squirtle, don't lose focus!" Aaron ordered. Squirtle began looking around frantically for the Ghost Pokemon.
"Gengar, use Hypnosis," Bruce ordered calmly. Gengar appeared in front of Squirtle; his eyes glowed bright red, hypnotizing him. Squirtle fell to the ground.
Drake looked over to the field where the battle was happening. "Crap," he mumbled to himself. The grunt was reduced down to two Pokemon as Drake still had Dodrio, Charizard, Primeape, and Scizor. They fought on, hoping Aaron could pull through.
Montana's grunt only had one more Pokemon: Weezing. She had Poliwrath and Vulpix, her two most trusted Pokemon at her side. Every move the grunt made, Montana had a counter.
Kit was on top of Gyarados. She was fighting off three more submarines. Tony was fighting off grunt after grunt, but they were recovering and attacking even harder then before.
"Stop fighting. We are more powerful than all of you," a voice boomed out of the sub
"Kit! That sounds like Yuri, one of Team Rocket's spies," Tony yelled.
"Is she something we need to be worried about?" Kit asked.
"Her Pinsir is pretty strong, but you can take her!" Tony yelled. He was thrown to the ground by a big grunt. He reared back to punch the eleven year old who was ruining their plans. Swampert tackled the grunt off Tony, and froze him solid. Tony thanked the Pokemon and turned back to fight more of the mob. He healed most of his Pokemon's injuries as the grunts retreated to recover, so he was good for a while. They had taken care of the superior Pokemon during the water-electricity combo.
"Squirtle, wake up!" Aaron yelled as loud as he could. Squirtle twitched slightly, but didn't wake.
"Time for Squirtle to have some nightmares," Bruce laughed. "Gengar, use Dream Eater until he wakes, and then use Dark Pulse!" Gengar's eyes pulsed red. Squirtle squirmed roughly. His energy was being drained as his worst fears invaded his mind. The thought of his abusive trainer before Aaron chewed at his mind. A thought and memory he had fought so hard to keep back. Squirtle awoke. He couldn't stand.
"Squirtle! Please, you have to get up and fight!" Aaron yelled. Gengar prepared the Dark Pulse. This time it was a spiral of dark energy, trying to knock out Squirtle.
"Use Hydro Pump!" Squirtle retreated into his shell. He began to spin slowly. Water pumped from the five holes. They swirled, knocking the Dark Pulse away. Squirtle's Hydro Pump slammed Gengar into the force field. He pushed up against the Ghost with his water, causing immense damage. Gengar fought back, but to no avail. The two Pokemon fell to the ground, fainted.
"Return!" The trainer's yelled. Their Pokemon returned to their Pokeballs.
"It's a two on three now," Aaron grinned. Bruce chuckled and sent out his next Pokemon: Rhyperior. The Pokemon roared. Aaron didn't have any type advantage Pokemon, so he decided to go with his most gutsy Pokemon.
"Phanphy, it's your turn!" Phanphy popped onto the field, rolling around. Phanphy stared down Rhyperior, not even intimidated by his immense size and power. Rhyperior struck down and barely missed Phanphy after he jumped away from the huge fist.
"Some control huh?" Aaron joked. Bruce smirked.
"Rhyperior, use Hyper Beam!" Rhyperior charged up his energy, about to blast a powerful beam towards the tiny Pokemon.
"Phanphy, use Rollout to dodge," Aaron ordered quickly. Phanphy swiftly rolled into a ball. Rhyperior blasted the Hyper Beam across the field. He was giving his all. After this attack he would be immobile for a coupled of turns. Phanphy rolled around the area, dodging the attack. He was getting closed in though. As he rolled, he got closer to Rhyperior, who still had energy to swing his fists. A punch from him would send Phanphy flying.
"Phanphy, build your momentum and roll on the sides of the force field!" Aaron yelled quickly. Phanphy tried to do as ordered, but failed. Phanphy wasn't experienced enough to do such an advanced move. He rolled straight through Rhyperior's legs. Rhyperior's Hyper Beam faded away, leaving a path of destruction. Phanphy banged roughly against the huge Pokemon, but Rhyperior stood strong.
"Phanphy, use Slam as hard as you can!" Aaron ordered. He couldn't let Arceus and Drake down. Phanphy launched himself at Rhyperior's stomach. He hit, but again didn't do much damage.
"Rhyperior, use Hammer Arm!" Phanphy charged for another attack, but was surprised by Rhyperior's arm as it smacked him against the force field. Phanphy slid down the turquoise force field, nearly down for the count.
"Phanphy, can you use it?" Aaron asked his hurting Pokemon. Phanphy barely stood, nodding his head. "Phanphy, use Last Resort!" Phanphy searched deep down within himself, drawing power from his spirit. He glowed bright, so bright that Rhyperior couldn't look at him. Phanphy, with his target being blind, used his last bit of energy in an all out attack. After the attack, Phanphy lat on the ground as Rhyperior was standing from the attack.
"Good job, buddy," Aaron sighed. "Great, now I have two Pokemon with no way to beat a Rock type. Who should I pick, Pidgeot or Jolteon?" Aaron fiddled around both Pokemon.
"Please, hurry up," Bruce ordered. "I have other things to do!" Aaron knew that Pidgeot would have a double disadvantage with him being able to fly high.
"Jolteon, go!" Jolteon popped out of the Pokeball, growling at Rhyperior.
"A Jolteon has no chance at beating Rhyperior. You might as well just give up," Bruce laughed menacingly. Aaron grunted. Jolteon was angered, firing a strong Thunder at Rhyperior. However, Rhyperior took the hit full force and wasn't affected.
"Rhyperior, use Earthquake!" Rhyperior's fist surged with power as it crushed the ground, creating a ripple effect. Jolteon was thrown from the ground harshly.
"Jolteon, fire a Shadow Ball and Thunder combo!" In mid air, Jolteon formed a Shadow Ball, and then blasted it forward with his powerful Thunder. Rhyperior was too slow to react, so the combination attack knocked him backwards but not to the ground. Rhyperior grunted in anger.
"Finish this with Hammer Arm!" Rhyperior, with a glowing arm, smacked Jolteon out of the sky with great speed. "My Rhyperior isn't as slow as you think," Bruce laughed.
Jolteon bounced off and on the ground until he reached Aaron's feet. Jolteon had no energy to stand. The powerful Earthquake and Hammer Arm were too much for him. Jolteon cried softly as his head hit the floor.
"You tried your best," Aaron cried. He was now down to one Pokemon.
"Last Pokemon, Aaron," Bruce said. "You better make it a good one." Aaron pulled out a Pokeball and threw it in the air. His strong yet elegant Pidgeot appeared. He was ready for battle.
"Rhyperior, use Hyper Beam and finish this quick!" Bruce yelled powerfully. He could smell victory. Rhyperior charged up for another Hyper Beam.
"Pidgeot, use your speed to dodge until you can use a Wing Attack close up," Aaron ordered. Pidgeot moved quickly as Rhyperior shot the Hyper Beam at him. Pidgeot was twice as quick as Phanphy, so he easily dodged the Hyper Beam. Pidgeot closed in on Rhyperior and struck him a few times before he fell to the ground.
"What the-," Bruce asked.
"Two Hyper Beams and the amount of health he has lost in this battle is too great," Aaron explained. "Even an enhanced Pokemon has limits." Rhyperior looked weakly at Bruce, who was furious with the turn of events. Aaron bided his time just right and hit just when he needed.
"Rhyperior, can you battle?" Bruce asked. Rhyperior stood with a little energy left.
"Pidgeot, end this with a Twister!"
"Rhyperior, use Hammer Arm!" Pidgeot spun quickly, creating a powerful Twister around his body, a new way of performing Twister. Rhyperior punched forcefully into the air, colliding with the Twister. Pidgeot took the hit, but it gave him just enough time to spread the Twister along Rhyperior's rock hard body. The Twister swirled, damaging Rhyperior greatly. Rhyperior fell as the Twister stopped holding him up. The mighty Pokemon was out.
"Return," Bruce grumbled. "Aerodactyl, end this!" His ancient Pokemon came out of the ball. This Pokemon made a good match against Zapdos during the Power Plant battle. Aaron was amazed at the Pokemon's existence.
"How in the heck?" Aaron asked.
"If you knew anything, you would know that extinct Pokemon are no longer extinct. Our new region Professor, Gary Oak, made an island in every region where that region's extinct Pokemon live in peace," Bruce explained. "I stole this baby when she was just hatched." Aerodactyl roared loudly, shaking the force field. Pidgeot didn't look frightened.
"Pidgeot, use Twister again, but don't get close!" Pidgeot flapped his wings, stating a horizontal Twister from his wings. The Twister closed in on Aerodactyl.
"Aerodactyl, use Agility to dodge!" Aerodactyl moved faster than the speed of light. The Twister hit the force field, diminishing on contact. The giant flying Pokemon appeared behind Pidgeot.
"Now, use Crunch!" Aerodactyl snapped his hard jaw of the back of Pidgeot, making him cry in agony. Pidgeot and Aerodactyl fell the ground. Pidgeot pried Aerodactyl off before they hit the ground. Aerodactyl quickly regained his position in the sky, but Pidgeot's wing was bleeding heavily.
"Use Roost!" Aaron yelled in shock. Pidgeot's feathers turned a light blue. His injuries were slightly healed. He was able to return to the sky. Aerodactyl looked ready to battle while Pidgeot was barely holding on.
"Pidgeot, use Wing Attack!" Aaron yelled up into the sky. Pidgeot darted towards Aerodactyl.
"Aaron!" Montana yelled as she saw the attack, knowing it was the wrong move. She darted towards the force field. Her Rocket was on the ground along with all his Pokemon. The two Pokeballs on his belt remained intact.
Drake's Scizor finished off his grunt's last Pokemon. Drake recalled his team and ran to Montana "What's going on?" Drake asked. "I was too busy."
"Aaron just made a fatal move," Montana whimpered. They now stood beside the field, blocked by the light blue aura. The Orb pulsed rapidly as Pidgeot moved towards Aerodactyl. It knew that the battled would soon be over.
In the force field, Bruce put his black PokeDex up to his ear. "Strategic retreat," he said into the PokeDex. Drake and Montana looked back and saw their grunts stand. They pulled off one of their two remaining Pokeballs. A Fearow came out of each one.
"See ya around loser," a grunt called to Drake. The grunts got on the Fearow's back and lifted into the sky.
"Drill Run!" They ordered simultaneously. Both Fearow spun rapidly. They cracked their way through the rock ceiling. Rocks fell to the ground. Drake and Montana were forced to run for cover.
By the beach, Kit and Tony were battling off the submarines and Rocket grunts. Their Pokemon were exhausted and the Rocket Pokemon seemed to come continuously without stopping. "Tony, we have to fall back. They are too strong," Kit cried. Both strong trainers looked around. The submarines had powerful man made Hydro Pumps shooting streams of water at the opposing Pokemon. The Tentacruel fought violently towards them as well. The grunts and their Pokemon were pushing their way towards the trainer's front line.
"Let me call Drake," Tony said. Kit continued to fight off grunts as Tony pulled out his blue PokeDex.
"Drake!" Tony yelled as he could barely hear over the loud smashing sound.
"What!"
"We have to go. They have hundreds of grunts here. Plus, their Tentacruel and submarines are pushing through too. We had them until the subs came," Tony explained. Drake hesitated.
"Okay, get to safety. Return to that island we were at right before we saw the ship," Drake ordered. "Pick up Tessa!" Drake hung up quickly as an loud bang took his attention away from the call.
"We are good to go," Tony said. Kit nodded and recalled her Pokemon that were on land. Tony recalled all of his. They sprinted towards the shore, where they could see Gyarados, Lapras, Corsola, Seadra fighting off the mob of Tentacruel and subs. There were now five Tentacruel and four submarines.
"Time to go!" Kit yelled. She recalled every one of her Pokemon.
"Gyarados, I know I'm not your trainer, but I need you," Kit begged. Gyarados leaned her head down, approving of Kit's orders. Kit and Tony ran on ton of Gyarados, holding on tightly. Kit looked back and all the grunts had their black PokeDexes to their ears. They all nodded.
"What's going on?" Tony asked. Kit shrugged. The submarines dove down into the water once again. They sped of into the deep abyss. The five Tentacruel were joined by their grunts and more Grunts released their Tentacruel into the water. They all sped off in the opposite direction. Luckily, Gyarados hid just in time or the grunts would have spotted them. The remaining grunts on land released their Fearow. The bird Pokemon cried loudly. The grunts took their place on the backs of their Pokemon. The Fearow flew swiftly into the sky, disappearing within the blinding sunset.
"They're all gone," Kit said amazed. "Let's go."
"We have to go pick up Tessa," Tony ordered. Kit ordered Gyarados into the village.
When they got to the village, Tessa was still in the large cave with all the surviving villagers. Tessa hugged her friends as they jumped off Gyarados. "What's going on? I saw the Rockets fly off on their Fearow. Did we win?" Tessa asked as her adrenaline kicked in. She was excited to see her friends.
"I don't know," Kit answered.
"When I talked to Drake it didn't sound good." Tony explained. They all looked at the mountains.
"I wonder what's going on up there," Tessa wondered out loud.
"Aerodactyl, counter with Ancientpower and end this!" Bruce yelled. Aerodactyl's eyes turned a mystical color, a mixture between green and blue. Large boulders appeared beside him. He fired them at Pidgeot as attacked. Pidgeot fought hard against the rocks, but was overwhelmed. He fell to the ground with Aerodactyl staring at his limp body.
"This battle is over," Bruce said. Drake and Montana ran back to the force field, but the Orb pulsed out its light blue aura. The pulses knocked Drake and Montana down roughly. They scraped against the rough floor. Aaron quickly recalled Pidgeot as the force field stopped abruptly and sent him to the ground. Bruce pushed against the pulses as the Orb floated into his hands.
"I now control Articuno!" He yelled as the Orb came into his hands. Articuno shrieked loudly and began to tremble. Montana's tears were flowing down her cheeks.
"This can't be," Drake whimpered. Articuno's eyes darkened as Bruce's dark powers filled the Orb, turning it a dark blue.
"I shall leave now. Drake, good luck finding Moltres," Bruce said as he climbed on Articuno's back. He ordered the Legendary to fly. Articuno flew through the ceiling without any struggle. Rocks fell from the ceiling, trying to claim the trainer's lives. Drake got up quickly, still in shock. His adrenaline helped him use his Psychic powers efficiently. He put both hands up and his Psychic powers created a strong force field. Kadabra popped out of his ball, lending a hand.
At the village, everyone saw Articuno leave the mountain with Bruce on its back. They were all shocked and scared. Articuno left behind a light snow, making everyone shudder from the cold.
The rocks stopped falling. Drake picked up Montana and Aaron followed behind.
"I'm sorry," Aaron cried. "I'm not strong enough to be an Orb Holder." Drake stopped in his tracks.
"Stop feeling sorry for yourself. We can't do anything about it. Ancient Law is powerful and unbreakable. This should make you determined to become stronger, so you can show him next time," Drake said. He was tired, but he knew everyone was. Aaron needed to realize there was nothing they could do about it, and that was the only way he could get it in his head.
"Arceus, I'm sorry," He whispered softly to where Aaron couldn't hear him. They followed the light path, exiting the mountains. The village was in the cave, surrounding a fire. Snow covered the ground and the debris from the battles.
Drake put Montana near the fire. Aaron and Drake sat beside her. Tony, Kit, and Tessa joined them. They told their tale, explained Ancient Law and that there was nothing they could do. Tessa and Aaron used a blanket, covering both of them.
"We can stay and help, but we have to find Moltres. I have a feeling something bad has happened," Drake said. The villagers seemed angry, but they got the message that they could do nothing to help nor change the end of the battle. Their village of one hundred and fifty people was now almost one hundred. They lost nearly fifty lives during the first strike of the Rockets.
"I'm so sorry," Aaron cried. He just couldn't get over the fact that it was his fault that Articuno was gone and in the hands of Team Rocket. The trainers and some villagers gathered supplies from the remaining houses. They started fires and kept everyone warm. The snow stopped about midnight, and the trainers fell asleep, exhausted from the day events.
"Drake, wake up," a voice said in his head.
"What?" Drake said.
"I saw the battle," the voice faded away.
"And? I tried my best. No one told me about Ancient Law. That affected the whole battle. And why did you pick Aaron?" Drake asked angrily.
"Ask him. There are reasons to my decisions. Aaron has a long way to go, but he has an impressive future ahead of him."
"Arceus, what do we do now?" Drake asked.
"Let go. Articuno is beyond help at this point. You can't challenge Bruce until you find him with the Orb, and I'm willing to bet that he isn't going to carry it around like that ridiculous bag thing girls carry around for fashion," Arceus answered.
"Okay. I'm heading to Cinnabar in the morning. Is that where Moltres still is?" Drake asked as his mind tiring from the conversation.
"No, Moltres was captured. The Rockets used a new style of capture a few months back that proved to powerful for it. Its orb, however, is still hidden." Drake tried to say something back, but his mind was weak from the use of his Psychic power earlier.
Drake woke up. He restarted the fires, covered up people, and laid back down. Tessa and Aaron were snuggling under the closest blanket. Tony was sharing a blanket with a few little kids. Kit and Montana were under his blanket along with another villager.
"I promise. I will get Articuno back," Drake breathed as he fell asleep.
A/N- It feels so good to be back. I wrote this chapter just for you, my readers. There may be few of you, but you all have no clue how much inspiration you are for me. So please review. I need some inspiration big time. Now, time to explain my monthly abscense (sorry for the spelling). A couple of weeks ago, my cousin and her son were driving in Dallas to visit my grandparents. Well a drunk driver hit them on the highway. It was a bad wreck. They both died. That is why I have been gone. I've went to therapy. I'm on okay terms with it. It still brings tears to my eyes as I write this, but I thought y'all should know. Please review for this chapter:)
Q1: Did you miss me? I sure did miss you:)
Q2: How'd the battle turn out? Was it what you expected or did I surprise you?
Q3: Truthfully, do you like Cheese? I love it:D
