(A/N Alright so first thing is that this will be another chapter written by my friend. Secondly school has started back up for me and my friend so the time between chapters might start getting longer)
-Inferno Ops Hotel Room
Phoenix: (Phoenix walked into the room with Wicked Shadow carrying the barbecue food the two brought for everyone.) Guys, we're back and we brought food. (Everyone else gathered around and grabbed the containers of food.) Look, guys, before we eat. I wanted to say that I'm sorry for how I was acting. I took our defeat from last night harder than I thought and it caused me to distance myself and go out on my own.
Torrent: Wait, when did this happen?
Phoenix: I was out searching for both Team Rocket and Team Iron all day today by myself. None of you guys noticed?
Eagle: I noticed that you were gone all day.
Thunderstorm: You told me directly.
Torrent: Well I spent all day healing from last night. Unlike the ones that heal super fast and the ones that weren't severely beaten I didn't have the opportunity to notice that you were gone.
Gaia Knight: Yeah, same here. I'm sorry, but I got beaten the most last night and I'm still not fully healed.
Phoenix: That was kinda the whole reason that I went on my own in the first place, but the point is that we're a team. Sure, we may take a loss every now and then, but by sticking together and learning from our mistakes we'll become stronger and come out triumphant in the future.
Wicked Shadow: Hear, hear. (Wicked Shadow raised up her glass.)
Thunderstorm: With ya till the end. (Thunderstorm raised his glass.)
Gaia Knight: Just so you know, nobody blames you for last night. Heck, you were the one that got us out alive. (Gaia Knight raised up his glass.)
Eagle Warrior: Gotta admit, being in life or death scenarios is much less scary with you guys by my side. (Eagle Warrior raised his glass.)
Torrent: Just remember that the rest of us can't heal like you can, but I'll be with ya. (Torrent raised his glass.)
Phoenix: Thanks guys. (Phoenix raised his glass.) To taking down Team Rocket, Team Iron, and especially to kicking that man in black's ass the next time we see him.
Thunderstorm: Can't wait to kick some bad guy butt.
Torrent: Especially since you didn't beat anyone up last time.
Eagle Warrior: He did keep us from getting sniped.
Gaia Knight: That guy got lucky last time, but next time he won't have the element of surprise and we'll show him what we're made of.
Wicked Shadow: Yeah.
Phoenix: Okay, now let's eat.
Later…
Thunderstorm: Man, that was some good barbecue. (Thunderstorm layed down on the couch.) Wait, it's only 8:30, the night is still young enough to go out and party.
Phoenix: Have anything in mind?
Thunderstorm: Let's see. (Thunderstorm puts his arms on Eagle Warrior's shoulders.) Got any ideas for fun Thomas?
Eagle Warrior: Well, I kind of liked that karaoke idea you suggested last night.
Thunderstorm: It's settled then. Let's get into the car and go karaoking.
Gaia Knight: Isn't the car for missions only. It'll be very dangerous if someone sees us in it now and then identifies it when we're on a mission.
Thunderstorm: True, but not if it was painted to look like the Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo.
Torrent: We don't have the time to … (Thunderstorm ran out of the room and into the garage.) Are we really doing this?
Phoenix: Hey, if we can't go out singing with one another, then what hope do we have going out and fighting criminals? Besides, just consider this a team building exercise.
Gaia Knight: Sounds good to me. Besides, I could use something to distract me from last night.
Wicked Shadow: Sounds fun. I probably won't do much singing, but I'm definitely interested in dancing.
Torrent: Is that why you dyed your hair purple?
Wicked Shadow: Jealous that my purple hair looks much better than your blue hair?
Gaia Knight: I gotta agree that Annie wore it better on this one.
Eagle Warrior: I concur.
Torrent: Whatever, let's just head out already. (Torrent walked out of the room with Gaia Knight and Eagle Warrior following him.)
Phoenix: I told you that your hair looked nice. Also, don't worry about your singing. I doubt anyone will boo you off the stage.
Wicked Shadow: Thanks, I'm just glad that you weren't moping around like you were before.
Phoenix: Well, it's only been one night. What could that guy possibly be up to?
-On Top of a Building
Shadow Knight: Okay, there's the building that's the center of Team Rocket's distribution network. (Shadow Knight had black under armor on with black armor plating covering his body, legs, and arms with fins on the arms. His face was covered by a black helmet face mask with the eyes glowing red and wore a black domino mask underneath. Shadow Knight had his sword over his back and his pistols on each of his hips.) Now it's essential that we take this place out because if we do then, what are you guys looking at? (Shadow Knight questioned Delta and Jim talking to one another while looking at Delta's phone.)
Delta: You see what I was talking about Team Iron having some hot ass people working for us. (Delta had on dark green sleeveless under armour with green armor plating on his chest and legs. His shoes had their bottoms removed and he wore a dark green domino mask. With a helmet face mask made out of bark stronger than steel covering his face.) I mean look at her. (Delta showed Jim a picture of a Team Iron grunt named Delilah.) If I didn't have to participate in this mission I would instead be in this beautiful girl right here.
Jim: Damn dude, I would love it if I could bring her back to my room for a night. I love this job! I mean health benefits, living quarters and a ton of hotties right in one place. Who knew crime paid so much.
Shadow Knight: Are you guys even thinking about the mission right now?
Zero: They're obviously not because in order for them to think then they'll have to stop letting their dicks do all of the talking and performing such perversions. (Zero was wearing black under armor with black armor plating on the arms, legs, and chest. With a ski mask like helmet to allow his visor to stay on with a blackn domino mask underneath.)
Delta: Hey, just because I have an active sex life doesn't mean I'm a brainless moron. In fact, what you called perversions is actually the two of us analyzing potential members to add to this elite squad that we've assembled. I mean we've already added Jim here so it'll only make sense to add more members to lessen our responsibilities and thus being able to focus more on future missions knowing that we have less hassles to worry about.
Zero: Did … did that just make sense?
Shadow Knight: Let's just call this information gathering and observing Team Rocket so in the reports nobody will know that we're kind of slacking off.
Delta: Deal and you'll wait on the attack until I show Jim here the best places to get laid in the city. You know, to relieve stress from going on these missions.
Jim: Oh Yeah!
Shadow Knight: Fine, at least this'll qualify me to get overtime pay. I mean if we just went in guns blazing it'll be over in fifteen minutes tops and no extra money for me.
Zero: Yeah those guys really do suck a...wait. Did you just say that you get overtime pay?
Shadow Knight: Yeah, I get paid time and a half after working 40 hours. Also, I get paid time and a half and a half after working 60 hours. Gotta tell you it's really nice. The only problem is that sometimes missions aren't long enough to qualify for it so I'll give a pass to the talking.
Zero: No, what I mean is that you get paid in general. I mean none of us get paid at all and we've gone on so many missions in the name of Team Iron and we get nothing in return. What the absolute fuck!
Jim: I don't know if this is a good time to bring this up, but I get paid as well.
Zero: Seriously!? Why is it that everyone besides the two of us get paid for their work? I mean we're the only two super powered individuals in Team Iron and they don't even respect us enough to pay us. It's bullshit.
Shadow Knight: To be fair, you guys actually don't do that much for Team Iron. Also, for supposedly the two most powerful members of Team Iron the only significant thing that you've done was to apprehend two Team Rocket grunts. While I've taken out an entire ship full of Team Rocket agents, acquired and figured out the Mega Stones we took were fakes, used those stones to lure out six other super powered individuals, beat them all up while gathering data on their abilities and formed this elite team to take out Team Rocket's main distribution base. All while having no super powers, but by using the tech and skills I've acquired from Team Iron to beat near impossible odds and come out successful time after time.
Zero: Did you forget the year long mission that Delta and I were on to take down Team Aqua and Magma. That takes some skills to do and is much more impressive.
Shadow Knight: So, I was able to take out Team Plasma in about a month.
Zero: Team Plasma are a bunch of pushovers that any of us could have taken down. Besides, we had to get close to the heads of Team Aqua and Magma to accomplish our missions.
Shadow Knight: You're just stating my point because if you actually put in effort for those teams then you probably could have accomplished it in about 6 months.
Zero: You know what!
Jim: Stop it. Stop fighting. Don't you people see what you can do together?
Zero: What do you mean?
Jim: Can't you guys see that you're basically a superhero team. Or I guess a supervillain team, but still. You've got Shadow Knight acting as Batman who while powerless makes up for it by his calculated strategies and gadgets to lead his team into battle.
Zero: First off, Shadow isn't our leader and second, since when did Batman use guns to fight crime?
Jim: I was more referring to Zach Snyder's Batman who killed a bunch of people. Which makes you Zero Superman who while all powerful hardly uses his powers to help others and is perfectly fine with watching the world burn around him and do absolutely nothing to help the people in danger.
Delta: Yeah, Batman V Superman really did suck. Wait, who does that make me then?
Jim: That'll be Wonder Woman.
Delta: Wonder Woman from Wonder Woman or Wonder Woman from Wonder Woman 1984?
Jim: Wonder Woman 1984.
Delta: Go fuck yourself.
Zero: Alright. We get it. We're better together than we are apart. But that doesn't excuse the part where Shadow Knight will do anything for Team Iron while he's well aware that we were taken and forced into these lives by the same exact people. So Shadow, how exactly do you plan on explaining that to all of us?
Shadow Knight: (Shadow Knight laughs hard at the question Zero asked him.) You're serious? (Shadow Knight looked shocked.) Haven't you guys figured it out yet. There's no leaving Team Iron. (Everyone looked at Shadow Knight.) I mean think about it. Jim just went into great detail about how we're Team Iron's greatest assets. So knowing how valuable we are would Team Iron ever willingly give us up for any reason? And I mean for any reason being either joining another team such as Team Rocket, joining the police or heck just retiring and living out our days doing nothing.
Zero: No.
Shadow Knight: Exactly, we're too valuable to them and they would do whatever it takes to make sure that we stay with them. For example, paying us to stay is a kind way to motivate us to stay. However, they can get nasty by hunting us down so we'd have to be on the run the rest of our lives or they'll threaten to kill our friends and family to show what'll happen to those who cross them if we choose to escape. They know who we are and made us who we are so you better bet that they'll make sure to get something out of their investment. So yes, I follow their orders in order to enjoy the benefits and to keep my loved ones safe.
Delta: Wait, you have loved ones? That is unbelievable. I always assumed that they trained you since birth or something, but to find out that you had a life before this is absolutely unbelievable man. So, do you have siblings? We know that you don't have any parents since we heard you talking about dead parents when you were sleeping.
Zero: Delta, he just told us that we can never leave Team Iron and you're focusing on the fact that Shadow Knight might have relatives.
Delta: Yeah, because it's fun to talk about. Besides,with Shadow Knight's explanation it's basically a get out of jail free card for when the police take down Team Iron.
Shadow Knight: Delta, the cops can't even take out Team Rocket and a ten year old can take out team Rocket. So what makes you think that the police can possibly take down Team Iron. Which is now the number one criminal organization, especially after the two of you took down their greatest competitors.
Delta: Well you see … There's still …
Shadow Knight: Exactly, the two of you took down Team Iron's greatest competitors meaning that they have less threats to deal with and focus on you guys more if you decide to be a turn coat or if you just decide to run away. So Zero, feel anyway that you want about our situation, but you and delta only made sure that Team Iron's in the best position to make us do their bidding because unless either of you two have an army that'll fight for us we're sure to lose if we go to war with Team Iron. (Zero formed a blank look on his face.)
Delta: Wait, what about those super powered individuals that you fought. Maybe those guys can help us. I mean eight super powered individuals and a cyborg is a better team than 2 super powered people and a cyborg. Isn't it?
Shadow Knight: Did you forget that I basically won that fight. Besides, from what I can tell they're inexperienced in combat scenarios, especially since I told those guys last minute to go non lethal so instead of going for kill shots they had to improvise last minute so they wouldn't kill the subjects. Also, from the head scientist's notes they're the most recent successful experiments meaning that they've had the shortest amount of time to adapt to their new abilities. So yeah, for the time being they're not the best option for taking out Team Iron. Now, any other questions?
Zero: Then why don't we just end it?
Shadow Knight: Did you not hear what I just said? We can't end Team Iron.
Zero: No, I mean ourselves. Make it so that they don't have their most valuable assets and no longer be pawns in their twisted game. That'll be a deadly blow wouldn't it? I mean none of us are good and it'll stick it to Team Iron for what they've done.
Delta: Zero, you can't mean that.
Shadow Knight: Again with this. Think it through. Team Iron has already shown that they can create more super powered individuals so eventually there'll be someone who will take your place. Except, they'll have less freedom than the two of you were given in order to ensure that nothing like this would ever happen again. So yeah, your life is hell, but it can be much worse.
Zero: Damn. You really are the Batman of the group aren't you. Always three steps ahead and knowing the cruelties that life can bring.
Shadow Knight: I'll take that as a compliment.
Delta: Yeah, but circling back to the whole family thing. Do you have any family members?
Shadow Knight: Not this again! Why do you think I'll tell you guys about my family in the first place?
Delta: Because if you don't I'll tell the higher ups that we just spent our time talking and not actually doing the mission. Which'll be money out of your pockets if I'm right.
Jim: We have been talking for about half an hour now.
Shadow Knight: We started talking ten minutes ago.
Jim: So Delta and I were talking before then. It was still mission time if I'm correct.
Zero: (Shadow Knight looks at Zero.) Don't expect any help from me man. You should have planned on something like this happening. (Delta got increasingly closer to Shadow Knight asking him if he had any family members.)
Shadow Knight: Fine, if It'll shut you guys up I'll give you guys a minor detail about my family. (Everyone looked toward Shadow Knight.) I have a sister.
Delta: Is she hot? (Bang! Bang!) Augh! You son of a bitch Shadow! Augh! (Delta screamed in pain from Shadow Knight shooting Delta in both of his kneecaps.)
Shadow Knight: I'm done talking. Let's start the mission Zero. Jim, stay behind and make sure nobody comes across Delta.
Jim: Okay. (Jim said scaredly.)
Zero: (Zero looked toward Delta on the ground.) Hey, you asked for it dude. Besides, you'll live and walk again. You'll probably be up in three minutes.
Shadow Knight: Make it longer, I used my freezing rounds for Delta.
Zero: Freezing rounds, nice.
Shadow Knight: Well not exactly freezing rounds, you see I modified my pistols so they'll adapt the bullets I use to whatever mode I have it set. I can make my rounds incendiary, poison, freezing, electrified or it can just act as an accelerator for my rounds to move faster.
Zero: Impressive. That'll be useful against pokemon.
Delta: Wait, are you guys seriously just going to leave me here?
Zero: We'll be back after we take down Team Rocket's distribution base. It shouldn't take that long to accomplish.
Delta: Wait, Shadow. (Shadow Knight looked back at Delta.) You didn't tell me if your sister is hot or not. (Bang! Bang!) Augh! (Shadow Knight shot Delta in his kneecaps again.)
Shadow Knight: Let's go. (Shadow Knight and Zero walked off.)
Zero: I got to admit, that was a bit inappropriate on Delta's part.
Shadow Knight: Yeah. Also, about the whole you two not getting paid thing is kind of because of Delta. (Zero looked shocked.) You see, the two of your paychecks go toward HR because so many people have felt harassed about Delta. Heck, we didn't even have an HR until Delta showed up.
Zero: That's unbelievable. I mean it can't be that bad right?
Shadow Knight: Zero, He can see through plants and there's a plant in everybody's rooms. The same rooms where they change and do other things that could be considered private or sexual.
Zero: Fuck, we are never getting a pay check are we. (Shadow Knight shook his head.) My life really is hell. Now I really do want to beat up some Team Rocket grunts. (The two went to fight Team Rocket.)
-At the Building's Entrance
Team Rocket Guard #1: Why are we standing out here again? We've been out here for hours.
Team Rocket Guard #2: Look, we just stay out here and stop any kids from entering our building and ruining our evil scenes. So that means we block the doorway and we don't accept any pokemon battles. That way we can continue to steal other people's pokemon in secret.
Team Rocket Guard #1: Secret? We have a giant red R on our shirts. Isn't that a dead giveaway that we're part of Team Rocket?
Team Rocket Guard #2: No, we'll just say that we're wearing costumes. Just like those guys over there. (The Team Rocket Guard points to Shadow Knight and Zero approaching them.) Nice costumes guys. We're also on our way to a costume party so don't confuse us with the gang members of Team Rocket. (The guard smiles before Zero releases a barrage of punches killing the guard.)
Team Rocket Guard #1: Stop it. (Shadow Knight punches the guard which causes the guard to turn around. Now behind the guard Shadow Knight puts his hands around his head and snaps the guards neck.)
Shadow Knight: Wow, we really were able to just walk up here the whole time?
Zero: I told you these guys were pushovers.
Shadow Knight: I admit that you were right about that. Now let's drag these guys inside before anyone spots their dead bodies.
Jessie: Who are you guys? (Jessie asked alongside James and Meowth.)
Zero: How are these guys still alive?
Jessie: Prepare for trouble.
James: And make it double. (Shadow Knight pulls the pin on a grenade.)
Jessie: To protect the world from devastation. (Shadow Knight rolled the grenade in their direction.)
James: To unite all people within our nations. (BOOM! The grenade detonated and launched Team Rocket into the sky.)
Jessie: We didn't even get to finish our motto.
James: At Least you didn't get cut off mid sentence.
Meowth: At Least you got a sentence in.
All three of them: Looks like Team Rocket is blasting off again.
Wobbuffet. (They blasted away and vanished with a little twinkle in the night sky.)
Shadow Knight: These guys really are easy to kill.
Zero: They're not dead.
Shadow Knight: Zero, I blew them up with a grenade and they got blasted high into the sky. Even if they somehow survived the explosion, they'd still die on impact from the fall. I mean they left a little twinkle in the sky. That's how far up they went.
Zero: Trust me Shadow. I blew them away with my pokemon's hyper beam yesterday and they did the same twinkle that you just saw. Yet they were still standing here today. So unless you see a corpse don't add them to your kill count.
Shadow Knight: Whatever, let's just head inside. (The two drag the guard's bodies into the building.)
Team Rocket Secretary: Who are you two and what are you doing with … (Shadow Knight shoots the secretary in the head mid sentence.)
Shadow Knight: That makes two.
Zero: Two?
Shadow Knight: Oh yeah, I keep track of the number of people that I kill on missions. You don't have to keep count too, but …
Zero: No, it'll be fun to see who'll end up with a higher kill count. I mean it's not like we need any of these guys alive anyway. (Four more Team rocket grunts barge into the building's main entrance.) Leave these to me. (The four Team Rocket grunts released two ekans, a koffing and a rattata.)
Zero jumped up into the air grabbing the Koffing and throwing it to the floor killing both it and the Rattata that it landed on. Then, the two Ekans came at Zero from behind with a poison fang, but Zero swiftly kicked them away and grabbed their tails. Now with the two Ekans in Zero's hands he went toward the Team Rocket grunts and whipped the ekans at them. All four of the guards got hit by the ekans' poison fang and slowly died from the poison. Finally, Zero finishes the ekans off by repeatedly slamming their heads into the floor.
Zero: That makes nine for me.
Shadow Knight: Yeah, I only count really powerful pokemon or pokemon that are the size of a wheezing or bigger. I do it that way because otherwise it's not really an achievement.
Zero: You know, that's a fair rule. Then I'm currently at five for my kill count.
Shadow Knight: (The two hear more people coming their way.) Let me handle these guys. (Shadow Knight gets beside the door that the sound is coming from. Shortly five more Team rocket grunts bange through the door, but before they're able to release their pokemon Shadow Knight lined himself up and fired a bullet that went through all of the grunts' throats.) Six.
Zero: Neat, now let's go.
Shadow Knight: Wait a sec. (Shadow Knight walked over to the secretary's desk and accessed their computer.) Okay, I should have access to all of the cameras here now. (Shadow Knight pulled up a holographic screen above his left wrist showing the camera feeds.)
Zero: Okay, now that's cool. Can you give me one of those and can you throw in a pair of thermal visors while you're at it?
Shadow Knight: Absolutely not.
Zero: Why not?
Shadow Knight: You'd probably break it instantly and I have nothing to gain by giving that tech to you.
Zero: Well what if I'm able to keep Delta away from your lab.
Shadow Knight: That'll help me clean it up and set up security to keep Delta out. Okay, if you can keep Delta away from my lab for a week then I'll give you a set of thermal visors.
Zero: A week! Now you're the one talking crazy. You got two days at most. (The two walked to the warehouse section of the building.)
-Entrance to the Warehouse
Shadow Knight: (Shadow Knight looked at his holoscreen.) Okay, a bunch of those guys have formed up here and set up barricades readying themselves for us to arrive.
Zero: So, a minor obstacle at best.
Shadow Knight: Yeah, there's cover to the left. You lead. (Zero kicked the door in and rushed to the crates on the left. Shadow Knight went behind him shooting one of the grunts on his way in.) Seven. (Zero and Shadow Knight are now behind cover.)
Zero: Okay, so now what? (Zero sensed something.) Watch out. (Zero pushed Shadow Knight away from him. Then, a line of gunfire shot through the center of the crates which caused zero to be behind the left side and Shadow Knight on the right side.) Well, I know who I'll take out first now. (The two take a quick look to see a muscular man who was 7' 4" and was wielding a mini gun.)
Team Rocket Gunner: You two know why I'm here tonight? It's because the boss knew that someone was going to attack here soon and it's my responsibility to kill anyone foolish enough to do such a thing. Well, me and my boys anyway. (The gunman was referring to the 30 to 40 men who were standing behind barricades of crates between the isles filled high with crates.) Now it's my pleasure to …
Team Rocket Grunt: Excuse me. (The grunt was on a forklift and was trying to get by the gunner to set up another barricade.) I need to get through.
Team Rocket Gunner: Don't you ever interrupt me again. Do you hear me? I'll kill you if you interrupt me again. Now go around you little shit.
Shadow Knight: And I thought our team had issues.
Zero: You did shoot Delta.
Shadow Knight: Yeah, but we weren't in the middle of a shootout.
Zero: Fair.
Team Rocket Grunt: Okay. Geeze, I'm only trying to help out dude. (The forklift driver tried to squeeze in between the gunner and the shelf, but he got two close to the shelf and lightly bumped into the shelf. Instantly the shelf started to collapse which caused all of the crates from the shelf to drop atop all of the Team Rocket grunts. The debris started a chain reaction where all of the shelves started to collapse and all of the members of Team Rocket were struck by the crates.)
Shadow Knight: (After everything went silent Shadow Knight and Zero got out from behind their cover.) Holy shit. They're all dead.
Zero: Were you responsible for that? Did you take over that forklift or something?
Shadow Knight: No Zero, this wasn't me. That forklift was manually operated and the collapse of these shelves only proves that this warehouse isn't up to code.
Zero: You know, I may not get paid but atleast I have good working conditions.
Team Rocket Gunner: You don't get paid. (The gunner was pulling himself out of the rubble.) That's just sad. I get paid $350,000 a year and have a 401k all set up. Now I'm going to kill the two of you and enjoy my health benefits afterward. (The gunner continued to pull himself out of the debris, but his entire lower half was completely gone.) You know why? It's because I'm the best that Team Rockets got and I'll be damned If I … If I … I … (The guner passed out and was lying on the floor. Deceased from his injuries.)
Zero: Damn. This forklift accident has killed more guys than the two of us combined. I don't know if I should feel lucky or sad because that forklift has done more work than I have.
Shadow Knight: Safety regulations Zero. This is why we have safety regulations. You cut corners on safety regulations and something like this is bound to happen.
Zero: Yeah. Hey, we're up to code right?
Shadow Knight: I'll double check when we get back.
Zero: Good. So, do we make sure that everyone's dead or do we move on.
Shadow Knight: We'll come back later to check if anyone survived. (Shadow Knight looked at his holoscreen again.) There should be more guys this way. (The two walked off to the next area.)
-In a Hallway
Team Rocket Grunt: There they are! (Several Team Rocket Grunts gathered to confront Shadow Knight and Zero in the halls.) Go Machamp. (The Team Rocket Grunt released his Machamp which yelled out its name.) Machamp! Take them down. (The Machamp charged at Shadow Knight and Zero.)
Shadow Knight: I got this one. (Shadow Knight pulled out two shurikens that glowed blue and gray. Shadow Knight threw the gray shuriken at the Machamp before the pokemon reached the two and the shuriken encased the Machamp in a foam that quickly hardened that restrained it from moving. With the Team Rocket grunts now shocked they frantically pulled out their pokeballs and about to release their pokemon. However, Shadow Knight threw the blue shuriken at the grunts' feet that emitted a blue light. Then, the grunts threw out their pokeballs, but none of their pokemon came out which left all of them baffled.) E.M.P. shuriken.
Zero: Okay, now that we're a team you have to share your toys. Also, I believe it's called an emp.
Shadow Knight: There is no way an E.M.P. is called that. (Shadow Knight pulled out his sword.)
Team Rocket Grunt: Quick, pull out your … (Before the grunt was able to finish his sentence, Shadow Knight quickly ran forward and cut through the five grunts. Once done, Shadow Knight put his sword back into its sheath and the grunts fell to the ground.)
Shadow Knight: Twelve. (Looking at the Machamp still encased in the hardened foam.) Interestingly, the subject is still encased in the foam. This'll help deal with apprehending individuals possessing super strength without there being any type advantages.
Zero: I bet I know who you had in mind for that gadget. So, any other place where we can find Team Rocket goons.
Shadow Knight: (Looking at his holoscreen.) The last two places where there seems to be grunts are by the loading area and in the office area. Let's secure the loading area before they escape with any physical resources.
Zero: Sounds good. I mean, is there anything useful in the offices?
Shadow Knight: They might have some useful data, but from the looks of it their tech isn't that advanced and we clearly out matched them. (Shadow Knight pulls out his sword and quickly slices the head off of the Machamp.) So let's head there now. Thirteen by the way. (The two walk to the loading area.)
-Loading Area
Team Rocket Grunt #1: Hurry! Hurry! Load those trucks up before those guys come down here. They've already killed everyone in the warehouse so we won't stand a chance. (The man said standing on a platform above the loading area where the trucks are being filled by Team Rocket grunts.)
Team Rocket Grunt #2: Didn't those guys die because the warehouse wasn't up to code. I mean I know that we're criminals and all, but aren't those codes there for a reason?
Team Rocket Grunt #1: You don't do the budget Garry, we barely make any income in the first place by stealing pokemon and we're still in debt from that Pokemon we made.
Team Rocket Grunt #2: Oh yeah, whatever happened to that Pokemon again?
Team Rocket Grunt #1: That doesn't matter, what matters is that you fill those trucks up and get out of here before we're all de… (Zero got behind the man and pushed him over the railing causing the man to fall on his back.) Oh, my back. (Zero jumped down and landed on the man's head smashing it.)
Zero: Six, I have some catching up to do. (Team Rocket grunts start to surround Zero.) Bone Rush. (Zero summons a glowing bone in his hands and swings it around him to push everyone back. He rushes to the man in front of him to strike his leg and once the grunt kneeled in pain Zero smashed his head with the bone. Next, Zero jumped up high using his bone towards three of the grunts.) High jump kick. (The attack landed on the three grunts standing near one another and the move dealt serious damage to the grunts. Then, two of the other grunts lunged at Zero from behind, but Zero Quickly ducked under their punches. Now behind the two, Zero grabs them by the back of the head and repeatedly smashes their heads into one another until they are a bloody mess.) And just like that, I'm up to twelve too.
Shadow Knight: (More people approached Zero and were armed with guns, but before any of them were able to fire at him they were all swiftly shot.) Sixteen. (Shadow Knight and Zero saw the final grunt run out of the loading area's doors and ran after him. Once out there, the two see four men standing on a water tower standing guard.)
Zero: Hyper Beam. (Zero released a blue beam from his hands at the base of the tower causing it to collapse.) I'm at sixteen kills now too. (Zero and Shadow Knight look at the final Team Rocket Grunt.)
Team Rocket Grunt #2: No! Wait please. Look my name's Gary and the only reason I joined Team Rocket was to support my three siste… (Gary was pummeled by a number of seeds which bashed the back of his skull.)
Delta: Damn, I came in too soon. I should've waited to hear if his sisters were hot or not. I mean, with three sisters you expect one of them to be hot right?
Shadow Knight: Why is it that you ask everyone if their sister is hot or not?
Delta: I don't just ask if people have hot sisters. I also ask if they have a hot brother as well. Just like Zero over there.
Zero: It's true, the second I told him I had a brother he instantly asked me if he was hot.
Shadow Knight: Seriously dude. What if I asked about your siblings and if they were hot?
Delta: I have a sister and she's hot. You see. I didn't freak out by you asking me that.
Shadow Knight: That was a rhetorical question dude. You weren't supposed to answer it. Also, it's weird that you think your sister is hot and where's Jim?
Delta: Look, Jim's keeping watch while we finish up the mission. And while you two were having fun doing all sorts of stuff, all that I've done was shoot my seed into some guy. So let's finish up. (Delta walked into the loading area.)
Shadow Knight: Does he realize what he said could be taken sexually?
Zero: Best not to bring it up. Ever. (Zero walked back into the loading area.)
Shadow Knight: Whatever. (Shadow Knight walked into the loading area.) The last place are the offices. There shouldn't be much resistance.
-Karaoke Cafe
The Sacred Knights were at a karaoke cafe with Eagle Warrior and Torrent singing on stage, Gaia Knight and Thunderstorm picking out the next song, with Phoenix and Wicked Shadow sitting together at a table.
Wicked Shadow: You know, Eagle warrior isn't that bad of a singer.
Phoenix: Yeah, too bad the same can't be said for Patrick.
Eagle Warrior: (Singing on stage.) Tell me why?
Torrent: (High pitched.) Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Eagle Warrior: Tell me why
Torrent: Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Eagle Warrior: Tell me why
Torrent: I never wanna hear you say
Eagle Warrior: I want it that way
Wicked Shadow: We should do this more often.
Phoenix: Yeah, this has been fun.
Wicked Shadow: Do you want to do a duet with me? Truthfully, you'll probably do most of the singing while I just dance around.
Phoenix: I would lo…
Thunderstorm: Jake come on. I got the perfect song for the two of us to sing. Come on.
Phoenix: Connor, I was talking with Annie. (Phoenix said annoyed.)
Thunderstorm: Look dude, you had all day with her. Don't blame me if you're just too slow. Now let's get on stage and rock out.
Wicked Shadow: Aw well.
Gaia Knight: Strike out. (Gaia Knight sat at the table with Wicked Shadow.)
Wicked Shadow: What do you mean Ben?
Gaia Knight: I know that you like Jake.
Wicked Shadow: (Blushing.) What? I have no idea what you're getting at here.
Gaia Knight: I saw you kiss his cheek last night.
Wicked Shadow: Well, that was for good luck and … (Gaia Knight gave Wicked Shadow a look.) Alright, fine. I like him alright. I just feel like we connected with one another. You know? Is that what you wanted to hear?
Gaia Knight: Well, I'd much rather you say that to him instead of me, but yeah.
Wicked Shadow: Look, things are just kinda complicated right now, but once things get back to normal I'll tell him. Okay?
Gaia Knight: Whatever you say, I won't force you to do anything. However, our lives are anything but normal and I'd hate to say it, but if you don't act soon enough you might lose him. Kinda like what happened, but instead of Connor it's another woman.
Wicked Shadow: Alright, I get your point. Just give me some time and I'll tell him. Deal?
Gaia Knight: Deal. Now let's hear them sing.
Phoenix: Gotta admit, I'm excited.
Thunderstorm: This is going to be the best thing ever dude. Nobody is going to want to miss this. Now, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, …
-Inside the Offices
Team Rocket Analyst #1: Shit guys. They're coming to get us and once they do we're all dead. Man, why didn't we run when we had the chance?
Team Rocket Analyst #2: Because we don't know how many people came here and for all we know we could be surrounded right now. So staying inside where it's safe was the best decision. At the time, now that everyone else is dead we have no options left. But I'm sure Bobby knows what to do.
Team Rocket Analyst #3: Uh, Bobby shot himself in the head 12 minutes ago. He said something about not being able to live through two Mewtwo events.
Team Rocket Analyst #2: Well, in that case. (The man pulls out a gun.) Better follow the bosses orders. (The man points the gun at his head.)
Team Rocket Analyst #3: No! (The third and first analysts stop the second analyst from killing himself.) Dude you have kids waiting for you at home. They're going to need their dad. All of our families are going to need us.
Delta: Man, you know in movies family guys would be the first to go. (All of the analysts turned to look at Shadow Knight, Zero and Delta entering the room.) Sup. (The analysts started to scream.)
Zero: Well, let's see who'll have the most kills after this. (Zero prepared to attack.)
Shadow Knight: Wait. (Shadow Knight prevented Zero from attacking.) I've seen these guys before. (Shadow Knight activated his holoscreen.) They're in several pictures from the Team Rocket family picnic.
Delta: Team Rocket has a family picnic?
Team Rocket Analyst #1: We do, but the one this year wasn't as nice because we had to spend a ton of money to get that big dude to come work for us. I mean, do you know how much it cost to get that dude a massage chair. We had to make a special order for somebody his size.
Team Rocket Analyst #2: Yeah, and look where that got us. He died instantly thanks to lack of funds for maintenance that caused his death. My kids didn't get to enjoy the pony rides this year because of that too.
Zero: Pony rides. Seriously, what do you people spend your money on?
Shadow Knight: Look, the point is that you all have families that you want to get back to. Am I correct? (The analysts all nod in agreement.) Then the three of you are in luck since there are people a greater threat to us than Team Rocket at the moment. (Shadow Knight pulled up holographic images of the Sacred Knights to show everyone.) I want you three to lure these people into a trap.
Team Rocket Analyst #3: What are their names?
Zero: We actually don't know ourselves. We just call them by their elemental powers.
Delta: But I've come up with my own names for them. That man there (Delta points to Thunderstorm) is named Sparky Sparky Run Fast. He runs fast and is very zappy. (All of the analysts nod their heads.) Now this guy here, this guy is the devil. (Delta pulls out a picture of himself in a devil costume.)
Zero: Delta, why are you showing them a picture of you?
Delta: Because I want to show them the normal devil before I show them the Super Devil over there. (Delta points to Phoenix's picture.) Now the main difference between the devil and the Super Devil is that while the devil is sexy as hell, the Super Devil isn't sexy in the slightest. He is terrifying though. (Delta points to Gaia Knight.) That's the Huggernaut bitch. (Delta points to Torrent.) Waterboy. (Delta points to Eagle Warrior.) Pigeon.
Team Rocket Analyst #1: Looks more like a dove to me.
Delta: He's the pigeon. And finally, (Delta points to Wicked Shadow.) this one is the Hot One. (Shadow Knight hit Delta in the back of the head.) Damnit, what was that for!?
Shadow Knight: Can you quit it with these stupid names. You know that they're not even called that right?
Delta: Well what are we supposed to call them anyway?
Shadow Knight: Actually, I went back over the footage and found that the red one is named Phoenix, the blue one is named Thunderstorm, the green one is named Gaia Knight, the purple one is named Wicked Shadow, the white one is named Eagle Warrior and the cyan one is named Torrent. The six of them have shown powers comparable to fire, electric, rock, ghost, flying and water type pokemon respectfully
Team Rocket Analyst #3: Powers, you mean like the ones that you guys demonstrated?
Shadow Knight: Exactly, and if you lure them into our trap we'll spare you and won't go after your precious loved ones. (Shadow Knight showed the analysts pictures of them at the family picnic.)
Team Rocket Analyst #3: Like your power to multiply.
Zero: Wait, multiply?
Team Rocket Analyst #3: Yeah, aren't you a copy of him?
Zero: No I'm not a copy of him.
Team Rocket Analyst #1: Well, the two of you look exactly the same. You know with all of that black and stuff.
Zero: Okay, in looks we're similar, but other than that we're totally different from one another.
Team Rocket Analyst #1: How?
Zero: I'm a genetically enhanced human that can perform moves similar to a fighting type pokemon. I'm one of the deadliest individuals that you'll ever meet.
Team Rocket Analyst #2: Then what can he do?
Shadow Knight: Like I'd tell you guys that.
Delta: He's a cybernetically enhanced human with various gadgets to achieve his goals. He's one of the deadliest individuals that you'll ever meet.
Team Rocket Analyst #2: Am I getting punked or something. The two of you are basically the same.
Zero: No we're not.
Team Iron Analyst #3: How many kills did you two get then?
Shadow Knight and Zero: 16
Team Iron Analyst #3: Yeah, how are you two different again?
Shadow Knight: Well, I'm much more intelligent than him and I am a better strategist as well.
Zero: Well, I am leagues more powerful than you and you need your gadgets to keep up while I can constantly use my abilities.
Delta: Don't you get tired using the same moves over and over again?
Zero: Not now.
Team Rocket Analyst #1: So you two are basically Batman and Superman then, but if they dressed exactly the same.
Zero: We actually already had this conversation.
Shadow Knight: Basically, now get out and lure those guys here before we've decided that you know too much and can't leave here alive.
Team Rocket Analyst #1: Okay. Johnny, we can leave now.
Johnny: (A fourth analyst got out from under a desk.) I can't believe it. We're going to live. I thought we were dead meat from the beginning. I mean most of our guys died because of budget cuts alone. Although, I do love the frozen yogurt machine in the break room that the big guy got. (Johnny was on his way out of the room, but Delta stopped him from leaving.) Can I help you?
Delta: Oh, my bad. You probably can't tell who I am with the mask. (Delta took off his mask.) Remember me Johnny? Do you have my fucking money Johnny? (Johnny formed a look of worry on his face.)
Johnny: Tripp, hey dude. Yeah, I got your money, but I need one more day to get it all organized and I'll be able to…
Delta: (Delta started to punch Johnny.) I don't want any excuses Johnny. I want my money! Where's my money?! I want my, oh shit I killed him. (Everyone looked at the man that Delta just beat to death.) I'm just going to deal with this real quickly. (Delta dragged Johnny's deceased body out of sight.
Team Rocket Analyst #1: What the fuck was that about?
Shadow Knight: Take it from someone who knows Delta. You don't want to know what that was about.
Zero: And take it from someone who knew Delta for over a year. You really don't want to know what that was about.
Team Rocket Analyst #3: Are we sure that these two aren't clones or something?
Zero: I'm not like him! Now get out and do the job we assigned you.
Team Rocket Analyst #2: How exactly are we supposed to lure them here anyhow?
Shadow Knight: They're heroes. Either get their attention by committing some crime or just write their names in big letters on a building. Anything that'll get their attention.
Team Rocket Analyst #1: Okay, where do we lure them to anyway.
Shadow Knight: Just tell them that you need their help since Team Iron has taken over your distribution center and are going to transport all of the equipment from this base out tomorrow night. That'll be enough incentive.
Team Rocket Analyst #1: Okay, wait tomorrow? You mean we only have a day to get these guys' attention. That's not enough time.
Shadow Knight: Well we can't give them enough time to gather an army to strike back at us and we can't stay here two long without making sure that Team Rocket doesn't try to get this base back. So you have a day to get those six people here or your families will share a similar fate to your fellow Team Rocket members. (The analysts share a look of worry.) So, do we have a deal? (The analysts shake their heads.) Excellent, now get out of here. Times a wastin and you don't have much of it. (The three analysts ran out of the room.)
Zero: Are you sure that it's a good idea to let them leave alive?
Shadow Knight: Like you said, they're not that big of a threat. Besides, by the time that they alert those guys about our whereabouts they'll have little time to prepare and would have to go in with just the six of them.
Zero: Okay, I'll admit that you were right about the strategist part, but you'll need a powerhouse like myself to deal with those guys properly this time.
Shadow Knight: It would be nice to have someone that'll be able to hold their own in a fight. And Delta…
Delta: (Delta came walking in.) Okay, that should do for now. Also, I wouldn't go into that bathroom anytime soon.
Zero: I know I'm going to regret this, but how much did that guy owe you?
Delta: 50 bucks.
Zero: You killed a guy over 50 bucks.
Delta: Well that fucker owed me money and no one lives to get away with that. (Zero had a visible look of disappointment on his face.)
Shadow Knight: Well, at least the mission is done now. All that's left is to make sure everyone in the warehouse is dead before leaving.
Zero: I'm guessing that none of those count as kills do they? (Shadow Knight shook his head.) Man, I can't believe that we tied in kill counts.
Shadow Knight: We didn't tie because I killed those two Team Rocket grunts with the meowth back at the entrance. So I actually got 18 instead of 16.
Zero: They're not dead. I literally blew them away yesterday and they lived through it. Tell him Delta.
Delta: Can we get some frozen yogurt on our way out?
Zero: God, look we'll probably see those two again somewhere and then you'll have to admit that we tied. Although, that forklift accident did kill more of their guys than we did so I guess that we both lost.
Shadow Knight: Yeah yeah, whatever you say, but if you really want to show your strength then you can prove it tomorrow night when we trap those superheroes.
Team Rocket Gunman: All of you will be lucky to be able to live to see tomorrow! (A whole group of Team Rocket gunmen entered the room with Jim as a captive.) Now, once the boss has heard that you're all responsible for this disaster he'll enjoy getting every last bit of information from you guys in the most painful way.
Shadow Knight: Wait, you mean that you haven't reported this incident yet?
Team Rocket Gunman: No, but all of my men here will make quick work of you three.
Zero: So, everyone who knows about us is in this room right now?
Team Rocket Gunman: Well, yes, but we're all here to kill you so it doesn't matter.
Delta: And by kill us you mean deal enough harm to us until we aren't alive anymore?
Team Rocket Gunman: Why would you ask something like that?
Delta: Well, everyone else was asking random questions so I wanted to join in.
Team Rocket Grunt: You know what I want to know is why this guy has so many stacks of quarters in his pockets? (The guard holding Jim asked.)
Jim: It's laundry day dude. (Jim had his arms tied behind his back.)
Team Rocket Gunman: You know what! Let's just shoot them and be done with it. Ready, aim …
Before the Team Rocket Gunman was able to finish his command, all of the lights in the room quickly turned off and the Team Rocket grunts lost all vision of their adversaries. The Team Rocket grunts all opened fire randomly, but none of their shots hit any one of their adversaries. Then, a light emerged when an aura sphere came out from the darkness hitting some of the grunts head on and taking them down. The remaining grunts took aim at where the aura spheres were coming from, but the grunts in the front heard the grunts behind them scream in pain from an unknown source. They turned around and fired in the general direction to try and see what was happening from their guns firing. However, the only thing that they saw was the bodies of their teammates cut to pieces on the ground. Once when all of the grunts ran out of bullets and needed to reload they heard a thud as something dropped near them followed by the screams of the last Team Rocket grunts. With no hope remaining, the head gunman ran out of the room into the hallway that was just as dark as the room he was in and tried to run to the exit. He heard a sound from behind him and opened fire with his pistol.
Team Rocket Gunman: I'm not scared of you freaks. I'm a member of Team Rocket, the number one Team of all time. And I won't go down to a bunch of lucky idiots like you guys.
Shadow Knight: (From behind the gunman) If we're being hornets, Team Rocket is the team with the lucky idiots from what I've seen. (The gunman fired behind him with his remaining shots to see nothing in the hallway. Before he was able to reload he was in the back of the head and fell to the ground.) Guess you were the one not lucky enough to see tomorrow. (Shadow Knight turned the building's lights back on.) Everyone good?
Zero: Good. (He said over the beaten Team Rocket bodies.)
Jim: Good. (He said from getting up from the ground.)
Delta: Good. (He said from getting out from behind a desk.)
Zero: By the way, I was able to kill eight of these guys.
Shadow Knight: Same.
Zero: Shit, can we not tie for once tonight? (Shadow Knight was going to correct Zero.) Trust me dude, those guys are alive and you'll see it.
Jim: How were you guys able to see in the dark anyway?
Zero: I can sense people's aura so I knew exactly where everyone was in the room.
Shadow Knight: My cyber eye has night vision so I was able to see in the dark. It also allowed me to turn the lights off hands free too.
Zero: Okay, got to admit that is impressive and helped us out.
Delta: Yeah, except those of us that can't see in the dark and had to hope that we didn't get shot.
Shadow Knight: Relax Delta, at least you weren't their captive. Also Jim, how did you break free by the way anyway?
Jim: Well, I was able to grab the rolls of quarters in my pockets and I was able to hit the guy holding me in the crotch with them and he let go instantly. Then I just got down and let you two take care of the rest. By the way, rolls of quarters make great brass knuckles and they only count as laundry money when you get pulled over by a cop.
Shadow Knight: Great creative thinking. I like it. (Shadow Knight patted Jim on his shoulder.) Let's make sure that this place is secure then head back to base. (Shadow Knight heads out of the room.)
Jim: Why don't you just blow this place up? (Jim asked Zero.)
Zero: I can, but we have to trap some people tomorrow night. (Zero heads out of the room.)
Jim: Okay. Wait, what people?
Delta: The super powered people. (Jim gave Delta a confused look.) I'll tell you over frozen yogurt.
Jim: They have frozen yogurt here? (Jim left the room with Delta.)
-With Inferno Ops Alpha Team
Thunderstorm: Oh yeah, spend all that time on the bad guys while we're supposed to be the main characters, just go back to Team Iron if we aren't that important
-With Team Iron Elite Team
Delta: "All I'm saying is cheese is a vegetable"
Thunderstorm yanks the camera back over to Alpha Team
Thunderstorm: No please, I wasn't serious, I want more screen time
(Thunderstorm will return in chapter 10.)