Merry Christmas everyone! I'd like to thank my two consistent reviewers,
Silvermoon and Zephyr Analea, Mewtwo's Amore. Thanks, you guys! Here's
the chapter I originally thought up; the rest of it I added as background.
I thought of it when I got the Pokémon 2000 soundtrack, and heard the song
"Rescue" again. I started imagining Torellossom's friends as the singers,
and it grew from there.
Key to odd quotation marks: (...) is translated Pokespeak ((...)) is telepathy *...* is either thoughts or emphasis, depending on context "**...**" is "voice of God" style speech, deep and strong and loud.
Ch. 5: Caught!
I was on the front lines every day, directing the army just as I had in the first attack. After a few more days of similar actions, the reports were excellent from all the different forces; 7 Rockets were trapped in pits, 3 machines were disabled, *all* of the guards were jumpy, and some were becoming superstitious. Time for me to make my move.
I focused my power and prepared myself for the strain. I had been practicing this for weeks, but maintaining extensive illusions was still a major energy drain. Finally, I created the image of shifting, rainbowy wings on my back, and gave myself a faint green aura. Then, with a deep breath, I stepped out into the clearing. Immediately, the forest chatter stopped, followed by the Rockets' conversations.
"**Who is responsible for this outrage?!**" I asked in my most authoritative voice, the one I used to say 'stop' to a child who wouldn't listen, "**Who has disturbed my forest?! Know this: From this time forth, anyone who harms a single leaf on a tree, or a single pokémon in this forest, they shall suffer my wrath! I am the guardian of this forest, and none can escape my judgement!**"
By this point, even the least superstitious Rockets were shaking. I was about to make my exit, when a tall, sinister figure loomed out of the nearby shadows. It was Giovanni! I took an involuntary step backwards.
"Give me one good reason why we should leave. And I don't mean obscure threats." He smirked mockingly. "What are you going to do, send more little pokémon at us? I've already sent for a large supply of Repels, and some Houndour to guard the camp. Your 'freedom fighters' will be torn apart!" He laughed evilly.
During this speech, he had moved around me and gotten farther away. Now, I started toward him, furious.
"Is that so? I'll have you know that- Aagh!" I fell into a pit before I could reveal anything important. So *that* was why Giovanni had been pacing! He had seen the trap, and maneuvered me into it, while I charged forward blindly. How stupid could I get?
Above me, one of the Rockets released a Venomoth, and had it use Sleep Powder. As I was falling asleep, I managed to cry out mentally. ((Natheon! If you can hear me, I need help! I've been captured!)) I hoped it had gotten through; my telepathy was still very weak. Energy expended, I succumbed to a dreamless slumber.
***
Suiculia was watching as Torellossom fell into the pit. She longed to go out and help her friend, but she knew that she would probably be caught as well. Instead, she ran back to Mewtwo's cave as fast as her feet could carry her.
Running through the halls of the vast cavern, she didn't see the blue barrier blocking the door to Mewtwo's study until it was too late to stop. She ran into it at almost full speed, and fell back, stunned. It disappeared immediately, and Mewtwo was beside her.
((Suiculia!)) he said, ((Are you all right?))
"Look at all the pretty stars...Twinkle twinkle..."* she said, then shook her head. "Sorry. I'm all right now, I think. But Torellossom-"
((We know. That's why I had the door blocked; Natheon wanted to rush off and rescue her.))
"Well, aren't we going to? We can't just leave her there!" She glared at him angrily.
He held up a hand. ((Of course we're going to rescue her,)) he said, ((But we can't just rush off. For one thing, they'll be taking her somewhere else even as we speak...))
"Why?" Suiculia wanted to know.
((Because they don't have any facilities there adequate to the task of holding her. So we'll have to attack the place they are bringing her to. But the three of us and Mew will not be enough for a full-scale attack on a laboratory, and someone needs to stay here and direct the attack.))
Suiculia deflated. "Then what can we do?"
((Fortunately, we aren't the only ones that will be going. Natheon, you called the other half-breeds, right?)) He turned to the young man sitting in a chair in the study. His eyes were glazed, and his attention was clearly elsewhere.
At Mewtwo's question, he blinked and came to. "Huh? Oh, yeah. I did. No problem."
Mewtwo gave him an odd look, but he didn't notice. ((Monitoring Torellossom?)) Mewtwo asked.
"Yeah. I've been trying to get her to wake up, but she got a heavy dose of some soporific."
Suiculia broke in. "I don't know what a soporific is, but I know she got Sleep Powdered by a Venomoth at close range."
He nodded, "That would do it." To Mewtwo he said, "So now what?"
((Now, we make plans for the attack, and we wait until the others are here before implementing them. There is much to be done before we can launch an assault on a fortified laboratory. I know where they're taking her; we'll get Jessie, James, and Meowth to draw us a map. This mission cannot be allowed to fail. We *will* get Torellossom back.))
*************************************************************************** *Quote from The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker. I got it for Christmas, and I'm a hopeless quoter. I do this to some degree in all my stories.
So, read and review! No lurkers! (A lurker is someone who reads a story and doesn't review, or sits in a chat room and doesn't chat, or reads a message board and doesn't post.) Merry Christmas (yesterday) and a happy New Year!
Key to odd quotation marks: (...) is translated Pokespeak ((...)) is telepathy *...* is either thoughts or emphasis, depending on context "**...**" is "voice of God" style speech, deep and strong and loud.
Ch. 5: Caught!
I was on the front lines every day, directing the army just as I had in the first attack. After a few more days of similar actions, the reports were excellent from all the different forces; 7 Rockets were trapped in pits, 3 machines were disabled, *all* of the guards were jumpy, and some were becoming superstitious. Time for me to make my move.
I focused my power and prepared myself for the strain. I had been practicing this for weeks, but maintaining extensive illusions was still a major energy drain. Finally, I created the image of shifting, rainbowy wings on my back, and gave myself a faint green aura. Then, with a deep breath, I stepped out into the clearing. Immediately, the forest chatter stopped, followed by the Rockets' conversations.
"**Who is responsible for this outrage?!**" I asked in my most authoritative voice, the one I used to say 'stop' to a child who wouldn't listen, "**Who has disturbed my forest?! Know this: From this time forth, anyone who harms a single leaf on a tree, or a single pokémon in this forest, they shall suffer my wrath! I am the guardian of this forest, and none can escape my judgement!**"
By this point, even the least superstitious Rockets were shaking. I was about to make my exit, when a tall, sinister figure loomed out of the nearby shadows. It was Giovanni! I took an involuntary step backwards.
"Give me one good reason why we should leave. And I don't mean obscure threats." He smirked mockingly. "What are you going to do, send more little pokémon at us? I've already sent for a large supply of Repels, and some Houndour to guard the camp. Your 'freedom fighters' will be torn apart!" He laughed evilly.
During this speech, he had moved around me and gotten farther away. Now, I started toward him, furious.
"Is that so? I'll have you know that- Aagh!" I fell into a pit before I could reveal anything important. So *that* was why Giovanni had been pacing! He had seen the trap, and maneuvered me into it, while I charged forward blindly. How stupid could I get?
Above me, one of the Rockets released a Venomoth, and had it use Sleep Powder. As I was falling asleep, I managed to cry out mentally. ((Natheon! If you can hear me, I need help! I've been captured!)) I hoped it had gotten through; my telepathy was still very weak. Energy expended, I succumbed to a dreamless slumber.
***
Suiculia was watching as Torellossom fell into the pit. She longed to go out and help her friend, but she knew that she would probably be caught as well. Instead, she ran back to Mewtwo's cave as fast as her feet could carry her.
Running through the halls of the vast cavern, she didn't see the blue barrier blocking the door to Mewtwo's study until it was too late to stop. She ran into it at almost full speed, and fell back, stunned. It disappeared immediately, and Mewtwo was beside her.
((Suiculia!)) he said, ((Are you all right?))
"Look at all the pretty stars...Twinkle twinkle..."* she said, then shook her head. "Sorry. I'm all right now, I think. But Torellossom-"
((We know. That's why I had the door blocked; Natheon wanted to rush off and rescue her.))
"Well, aren't we going to? We can't just leave her there!" She glared at him angrily.
He held up a hand. ((Of course we're going to rescue her,)) he said, ((But we can't just rush off. For one thing, they'll be taking her somewhere else even as we speak...))
"Why?" Suiculia wanted to know.
((Because they don't have any facilities there adequate to the task of holding her. So we'll have to attack the place they are bringing her to. But the three of us and Mew will not be enough for a full-scale attack on a laboratory, and someone needs to stay here and direct the attack.))
Suiculia deflated. "Then what can we do?"
((Fortunately, we aren't the only ones that will be going. Natheon, you called the other half-breeds, right?)) He turned to the young man sitting in a chair in the study. His eyes were glazed, and his attention was clearly elsewhere.
At Mewtwo's question, he blinked and came to. "Huh? Oh, yeah. I did. No problem."
Mewtwo gave him an odd look, but he didn't notice. ((Monitoring Torellossom?)) Mewtwo asked.
"Yeah. I've been trying to get her to wake up, but she got a heavy dose of some soporific."
Suiculia broke in. "I don't know what a soporific is, but I know she got Sleep Powdered by a Venomoth at close range."
He nodded, "That would do it." To Mewtwo he said, "So now what?"
((Now, we make plans for the attack, and we wait until the others are here before implementing them. There is much to be done before we can launch an assault on a fortified laboratory. I know where they're taking her; we'll get Jessie, James, and Meowth to draw us a map. This mission cannot be allowed to fail. We *will* get Torellossom back.))
*************************************************************************** *Quote from The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker. I got it for Christmas, and I'm a hopeless quoter. I do this to some degree in all my stories.
So, read and review! No lurkers! (A lurker is someone who reads a story and doesn't review, or sits in a chat room and doesn't chat, or reads a message board and doesn't post.) Merry Christmas (yesterday) and a happy New Year!