Akira and the others were easily able to get within the base once they had dealt with the remaining guards outside which proved quite easy for the group of Tamers. Now that they were within Team Rocket's base, they were sure to be extra careful while they searched through the base.
Since the base was much larger than anticipated, Akira had them split into cells of two; with Ash and Mikey going one way and Forrest and Akira going another. Though Gilbert was the priority Akira had informed everyone that they were required to free any prisoners that Team Rocket were holding if they came across them.
Akira and Forrest had only been separated from the others for a few minutes when they came across their first room to search. Not knowing if the room held any dangers, Akira pulled out one of his knives before making his way inside. The first thing that Akira had noticed was a computer that stood within the center of the room. Figuring that this would be the best way to gain intel on Gilbert, Akira made his way towards the computer. Though before Akira left his companion he requested that he watched the door to keep them from being surprised by anyone or anything.
Once making it to the piece of technology Akira started to fiddle with it until a screen appeared that requested identification. "What the hell could they mean by identification?" Akira muttered as he tried to rack his brain for an answer. Though Akira whispered the words he didn't say it quietly enough because soon he felt another presence next to him.
"Try the keycard. That could be what you need." Forrest whispered to the elder boy before slipping away to return to his post at the door.
Within seconds of hearing the suggestion, Akira was digging through his backpack to find the keycard which he found just in time since a timer had appeared on the screen warning him that his "Superiors" would be arriving once the timer reached zero.
With only seconds to spare Akira slid the keycard through a slot on the computer which shut down the timer as well as brought up files that he could search through. Akira immediately started to search through Team Rockets files for any sign of Gilbert or the Prince and though most of the files were worthless to him, Akira did find a few files that could prove useful to the Tamer order.
When he reached the end of the files Akira had only found one mention of Gilbert. This file told Akira that the Prince was going through multiple rounds of interrogations which told him that Team Rocket must be keeping Gilbert near their interrogation chambers. Now with the files searched, Akira marked the files that intrigued him and downloaded them. When the download was completed the computer spit out a circular object.
Now that their business concluded within the room, Akira made his way back to Forrest so they could exit the room. Though just before they were about to leave, voices could be heard coming towards them.
"I don't know why it's saying that Ana is using this computer when her team hasn't even checked in yet..." a husky male voice spoke out.
Once hearing this voice, Akira knew that Forrest and himself were trapped within the room though he also knew that they could surprise those who were coming through the door and with this thought in mind both boys went into hiding. Thankfully they didn't have to wait long before both members of Team Rocket came waltzing through the door.
"Like I said. There is no one here. Our system must be on the fritz again." the same husky voice as before growled out.
The moment that Akira spotted the Team Rocket members he wanted to strike but knew that by keeping himself contained that there would be a way to take these men out without drawing the attention of anyone else that happened to be nearby.
"Doesn't matter that no one is here now. We were given orders to check out this room as well as the computer and that is what we are going to do." another male voice replied to the first.
With that Akira watched as both men walked towards the computer that Akira had just previously been and thankfully their hiding spots concealed them from the guards while they made their way towards it but Akira knew that it wouldn't do any good when the guards make their exit. Seeing this Akira knew that he wouldn't be able to leave either of these guards alive since it would give away their position within the base and he wasn't prepared to fight the whole base. With an ease that is starting to worry Akira, he pulled out another knife so both his hands would be equipped with a weapon. Once done, Akira crept up on the members of Team Rocket.
Seeing Akira move caused the darker skinned Forrest to as well though he decided not to draw either of his swords since they would be fighting in such a small space.
As the two Tamers crept up on Team Rocket they could hear the two of them continue to converse though none of it was important enough for either boy to pay attention to it for long. Within moments both boys got within striking distance of their targets and as soon as they did, both attacked.
With what has apparently become Akira's signature move, he has slammed both his blades into the neck of his chosen target and before the guard's body could hit the ground; Akira grabbed ahold of it to ensure that no noise would bring anyone after them.
Akira started to pull the lifeless body back towards his hiding spot just as Forrest started to smother his target. As Akira laid the body down on the ground he could see that Forrest was having difficulty with the full grown man that he was currently trying to end. Knowing that their plan could be ruined if the man got loose, Akira decided to intervene. Though before Akira could even take a step he heard a crack and watched as the man went limp within Forrest's grasp.
Now that both of their enemies were dealt with, both boys ensured that the bodies were hidden as well as searched before they stepped from the room to continue their hunt for Gilbert.
Ash crept through the halls of the base with Mikey directly on his heels. The two boys had yet to see any signs of life on this side of the building though from all the rooms that they passed, Ash knew that there had to be someone around here somewhere.
As the two boys continued their search they came upon a hallway that lead to a single door. Wanting to know what was behind the door before he put either Mikey or himself in danger, Ash turned towards Mikey so he could get the answer from him. "Mikey. What does Team Rocket use that room for?" Ash inquired of the boy in a hushed voice.
"Though i haven't been inside the room before I have been told by other slaves that have, that it is used for meetings with clients as well as buyers who are interested in purchasing slaves through the illegal slave trade." Mikey explained to Ash in a similar tone of voice.
Now that Ash knew that Team Rocket used this room for meetings, he was sure to be extra careful on his way towards the room. Once Ash was at the door he stood up enough so he could peek through the glass that was embedded within it.
At first Ash didn't see anything since his eyes hadn't grown accustomed to the darkness that shrouded the room. Though eventually the raven haired Tamer was able to make out multiple figures within the room though he wasn't able to get any details on the figures. After five minutes of watching the figures not do or say anything, Ash was about to leave though stopped when he heard a voice.
"Our client is quite pleased with us for finding the lost Prince and within the week he will be sending for him. So I expect that our client will find the Prince in pristine condition." an unknown female voice spoke out into the room.
Since Ash couldn't see any of the figures that he was watching speak and as such assumed that the voice was coming from a direction that he couldn't see.
Though it wasn't long before Ash heard another voice speak.
"What are we going to do about the Tamers? Our people keep getting killed or captured!" a male voice roared out. From the murmurs that followed from the other Team Rocket members that were within the room, Ash knew that the others were just as upset about the deaths that have been occurring within their ranks.
Seconds ticked into minutes and still no reply had come which caused Ash to think that none was going to though just before Ash was going to leave the door, a woman's voice came flooding through the room.
"Our informants within their ranks will be finding out the names of those who were involved with the deaths and imprisonments of our people and soon our hunters will become our prey." As the woman finished with her words, she broke out into a fit of laughter that would have caused the dead to freeze in terror.
That was all Ash needed to hear before he was moving away from the door and back towards the way that he and Mikey had came. "I need to warn Akira..." Ash concluded as he and Mikey went to find the rest of their group.
Author's notes: Thank you for everyone who read the latest chapter of this story and as always please review and comment with your likes, dislikes and other general comments. Until next time!