Chapter Fifty-One: Team Giralgkia Attacks!

"Did Jorock . . . . ." Ash started, but he stopped when he saw my badge.

"Nope!!!!!" I answered.

"Great job!" Nik said.

"Thanks." I said and grinned.

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After we had eaten dinner, we were all huddled around a table in the boy's room talking about what we were going to do the next day.

"Oh, we're going to the BATTLE FRONTIER!!!!!!!" I said.

"Oh yes, better believe it!" Ash said.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu said.

"Um, okay. Looks like we'll be going there." Brock said.

"Suddenly, I'm just really, really tired." Hannah yawned.

"Well, it IS pretty late." Dawn said, looking at her watch.

"Yea. So good night everyone . . . . . . ." Greenalia said.

"Yea, good night." I said. We all filed out of the boy's room.

"Good night." Greenalia and Dawn said.

"Good night!" Hannah, Erin, Heather, and I said. Greenalia and Dawn went into their room.

"I'm going to bed! Good night." Roxy said and curled up on the foot of my bed.

"Good night Roxy." I said.

"Wow, it seems like you two can understand each other." Hannah said.

"Actually, we can." I said. I explained how Roxy and I had developed a mental connection.

"Wow, that's awesome!" Hannah said.

"Hey, that means you two are closer than Ash and Pikachu!" Erin said.

"Hey, you're right." I said.

"By the way do you still like him?" Hannah asked.

"DO YOU THINK I'M GOING TO TELL YOU?!?!?!?" I asked.

"Do you like Nikolai?" Hannah asked.

"I gave you the answer to that two weeks ago." I sniffed.

"Exactly. Two weeks is outdated." Hannah said. I rolled my eyes.

"Well, it's the same answer as before." I said. "Let's go to sleep, I'm tired."

"Okay. Good night." My friends said. But the truth was, I wasn't tired in the slightest. I was excited for the Battle Frontier. I wondered who the Frontier Brains were, because they liked to keep their identities a secret. Suddenly, I jerked my head up. I heard something. I slowly climbed out of bed. Something was wailing. I grabbed my bag and started towards the door.

"Where do you think you're going?" A voice asked. I turned around. Roxy was sitting up, staring at me.

"I'm going to investigate this sound I've been hearing. . . . . . ." I said. "There it is again!" Roxy pricked up her ears.

"I don't hear anything." Roxy said.

"WHAT?!?!?!?" I asked. "How could you not hear that?!"

"Well geez, I dunno!" Roxy snapped.

"Anyway, I'm going to investigate. You don't have to come if you don't want to." I said.

"Heck Leela, of course I'm coming! Hearing things nobody else can hear usually isn't a very good sign, but you're my best friend, so I'm with you until the end!" Roxy said. I grinned.

"Thanks." I said. I slowly opened the door. I looked in my bag for my flashlight, but my flashlight wasn't there. I peeked my head out of the doorway.

"Now I'm hearing something....." Roxy muttered. I slowly walked out of the doorway and looked around. I slowly tiptoed into the hall.

"Someone's coming!" I hissed and pressed against the wall. Roxy hid behind an enormous oriental vase as two very familiar people in Team Giralgkia uniforms came running down the hall, a Poochyena at their heels.

"Which room do you think the Seeker Jewel is in?" The woman asked. I recognized her immidiently. It was Sandra, with Poochyena and Samuel!

"I know which one it's in. Good thing someone's been paying attention!" Samuel said swelled pride in his voice.

"Oh, shut up!" Sandra said, slapping him. "Just which room is it in?"

"Room 360." Samuel said grumpily.

"Stop talkin' and let's grab the gem! When we get the jewel, we'll be in one of the top seats and I'll be top dog instead of that ratty Mightyena. Let's make tracks!" Poochyena said and they ran down the hall. Roxy slowly ran out from behind the vase.

"We'd better go, the Seeker Jewel is in trouble!" Roxy cried.

"You're right. Let's get going!" I said. Suddenly, a circle of light appeared on the floor. "Roxy, Flamethrower!!!!" I shouted. Suddenly, there was a flash of yellow and then everything went black.

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I slowly opened my eyes.

"Leela! You're awake!" Roxy said.

"What happened....?" I asked.

"Pikachu hit you with a Thunderbolt." Roxy said. Suddenly, Ash's Pikachu bounced up next to Roxy.

"Pikachu chu!" He said.

"Um, hi . . . . . . what are you doing here?" I asked.

"Pika pika pi pika pikachu pika pi pika pikachu!!!!!" Pikachu said.

"Um . . . . . ." I said.

"Pikachu is saying that Ash got up because he heard something. So when Ash ran into you, he thought you were a Team Giralgkia grunt or something and had Pikachu use Thunderbolt." Roxy said.

"Oh. So where's Ash?" I asked.

"He's out from MY Flamethrower!" Roxy said proudly. I stood up.

"How long was I out?" I asked.

"Not very long . . . . . ten minutes at most." Roxy said. I reached into my bag, looking for my flashlight. Then I remembered that someone had taken it.

"Drat." I said. I looked around. I saw Ash lying on the ground, slightly toasted, but otherwise looked fine. "HEY!!! HE TOOK MY FLASHLIGHT!!!!!" I said and yanked my flashlight out of his hand. I flicked it on and shone it on Ash's face.

"Pika pika." Pikachu sighed. I started shaking Ash.

"ASH!! GET UP!!! Good grief, I swear I'll smack you if you don't get up." I said. Ash didn't move. I slapped Ash twice across the face.

"YOW!! What'd you do that for?!?!?!? OWWWW DON'T SHINE THE LIGHT IN MY EYES!!!!!" Ash cried, trying to rub his cheeks and shelter his eyes from the light from my flashlight at the same time. I pointed my flashlight down at the ground and Ash stood up.

"WELL??" Ash asked furiously.

"It was for STEALING MY FLASHLIGHT, you sneak!" I snapped.

"Hey, how else was I supposed to see?" Ash asked.

"Look at these things in your skull. It's called YOUR EYES, ASH KETCHUM!!!" I said, pointing to my eyes.

"Pika pi! Pikachu chu!" Pikachu cried, running in between us.

"Knock it off you guys!!! Remember Team Giralgkia????" Roxy asked urgently. I really wanted to argue more with Ash and show him a piece of my mind, but Roxy was right.

"Come on, let's go." I said and started down the hall.

"Go where?" Ash asked.

"Um, where else??? To the room!" I said.

"Huh?" Ash asked.

"Oh, never mind." I said.

"Where are you? I don't see well in the dark." Ash said as I rounded a corner. I sighed deeply and grabbed his hand and pulled him after me. Ash stared at me, clearly shocked. "Ouch! Could we possibly go a little bit slower . . . . . ?" Ash asked.

"No way, unless you want the Seeker Jewel to be stolen!" I said.

"I have it." Ash said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out the Seeker Jewel.

"SHHHHHH!" I hissed, sticking the Seeker Jewel back into Ash's pocket. "We don't know if they are gone or not!"

"Um . . . . who? Leela, please tell me what's going on." Ash said. I turned around and faced Ash.

"Um, okay. So Roxy and I were out exploring this weird noise, same as you, when two Team Giralgkia grunts come down the hall with this talking Poochyena and start talking about stealing the Seeker Jewel." I said.

"Um . . ." Ash said.

"They were talking about searching your room . . . . . you know, the one you share with Brock, Darkaroe, Nikolai, and Garrison?" I asked.

"Oh . . . . ." Ash said, wincing when I said Nikolai's name.

"YES! So they could be in trouble!" I said.

". . . . . . . Okay. Let's go." Ash said. I started pulling him again towards the door.

"Pika pi." Pikachu said and jumped onto Ash's shoulder.

"Come on Leela, where's the door?" Roxy asked. I shone my light on the door nervously. I put my hand on the doorknob, my hand shaking with fear about what I would see on the other side. Ash squeezed my fingers. I turned to Ash and gave him a nervous smile. Then I turned back to the door and slowly pushed it open. My hands flew to my mouth to keep from screaming.


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