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Part Eight of "Mistakes Will Happen" (An- I'm on part 8?!?)
'The Not-So Great Escape'
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Luke had just escorted Misty back to her cell. (An- the once nameless Rocket, named by
Misty Wildflower, thanks)

Misty softly sat down on the ground, a little paler than usual.

"You okay, Mist?" Ash asked, worried.

Misty nodded, "Yeah, I'm just tried."

"I wouldn't go to sleep yet, you might miss dinner!"

"There's not that much to miss."

"Point."

Growlean and Aurora watched the exchange between their mistress and that boy, interest in
their eyes. Neither of them trusted the boy with Misty, but she seemed at ease with the boy.
Both Pokemon looked at each other; they would give him one chance, but only if the boy proved
himself.

~~
Meanwhile...

"Are you sure we should go through those vents, James?" Selene asked. The Jolteon at her
side nodded.

James nodded, "I'll almost sure."

Selene exploded,"Almost! ALMOST! We are talking about two peoples' lives here! One belongs
to Misty! The other belongs to a boy I'm not fond of, be he has to be saved too! Either
get it right, or make a new plan!"

Jesse looked over to Selene, "Selene, calm down. Misty would hate to see you so worried about
her, and you know that. Now breathe and let me and James come up with a plan."

Selene nodded, "Fine, but make sure this plan will work!"

Brock looked over to Selene, "You and Misty are really close, aren't you?"

"Yes," Selene said, her eyes closed, "We're as close as sisters."

Brock smiled, "How did you two meet?"

Selene eyes snapped open, her normally calm green eyes now had fire well hidden in them,
"We met the night she left your group. I found her crying behind a tree. We introduced
ourselves, I asked her if she wanted to come along with me, she said yes."

Brock was surprised at the venom in her voice. Selene was a calm person, this was unlike her.

Selene closed her eyes again, "I'm sorry. Its' just I remember Misty crying after we met.
She felt so alone. All she told me was her friends didn't care about her and her sisters'
could care less. My sisters' could care less about me, and I had no friends. Both of us
were lonely, and we made out pact to always be friends, and never let each other be lonely."

Brock nodded, "Ash was heartbroken when he realized Misty was gone for good. It took him a
while to figure it out of course, Ash is a dense boy, but after he figured it out, he found
out nothing was worth it anymore. Yeah, he finished his dream, he became a
Pokemon Master, but it didn't seem worth it anymore to him."

Selene laughed, a bitter laugh, "Hmm, it seems like he didn't realize how much Misty loved,
heck, loves him. He's so dense, he doesn't deserve her."

Brock nodded, not agreeing or disagreeing.

"Selene! Brock! We have a way to save them! Come here." Jesse said, her voice bright with
enthusiasm.

Both trainers grinned and walked over to their ex-Rocket friends.

~~
Meanwhile...

"Boss, what are we going to do with that boy?" Luke asked.

"I haven't decided what to do with him yet," Giovanni said.

"The Boss doesn't have to explain to you what he wants to do!" Cassidy spat.

Butch nodded, "Listen to her, he doesn't."

Giovanni laughed, a cold laugh, "Alright, enough. I don't want my best Rockets quarreling
over nothing. Luke, I want you to work with Cassidy and Butch. The friends of out prisoners
should be coming soon, I want you prepared to take them hostage also."

"Any reason why, Boss?" Luke asked.

"Never question the Boss!" Cassidy said, hatred in her voice.

Giovanni silently chuckled to himself, "You are dismissed. Leave."

All three Rockets nodded, and left.

~~
Meanwhile with Ash and Misty...

The duo of trainers had just eaten 'dinner' and were now staring into space.

"Mist, do you think that Brock and them are looking for us?" Ash asked.

"I think so. Knowing Selene, they should have a rescue party containing at least 150 people
looking for us." Misty lightly joked, but she coughed slightly when she and Ash laughed.

Ash turned worried eyes to Misty, "Are you okay?"

Misty nodded, but Ash still felt her forehead.

"Misty! You're burning up!" Ash said.

Misty closed her eyes, finally allowing the fatigue she felt, to take over.

"Mist, go to sleep." Ash said, watching as she fell into a restless slumber.

Growlean watched her mistress through distressed eyes. Aurora had already leaned against
Misty, giving her some warmth. Growlean licked Misty's forehead and cheek, and then she laid
down next to her. Though laying next to Misty, Growlean's eyes never left Ash. She was
daring him and his Pikachu to try something.

Ash noticed this, as did Pikachu. Pikachu sat down next to Ash, not wanting to anger the
Growlithe.

Watching her sleep, Ash was worried about Misty. She was so pale, she seemed so weak
and tired. If Giovanni knew this, what would he do to her? Misty, still sleeping,
turned slightly, showing her innocence to Ash. Ash knew, as much as Misty tried to hide it,
she was vulnerable. She needs someone to protect her. Ash wanted to protect her.

'Misty, no matter what, I'll protect you,' Ash silently promised.

~~
Meanwhile...

Jesse, James, Brock, and Selene snuck around the dozing pair of Rockets.

"Man, if this place is protected by people like those idiots, we didn't even need a plan B!"
Brock said.

Selene turned to Brock, "Always have a plan B. Plan A fails ninety-nine percent of the time.
Always have a plan B." (An- The plan B quote is mine!)

Jesse nodded, "It'll get harder as we go. Security is much tighter deeper in the compound."

James, who had gone ahead as a scout, gave the okay signal.

"Let's go! The entrance to the ventilation system is up ahead!" Jesse said, running on silent
feet to where James was.

Selene and Brock nodded, following Jesse.

"Okay, follow the plan and we should end up outside of the cells," James said, boosting Selene
into the duct.

Next Brock went in, accidentally hitting Selene.

"Ouch! Watch where you are going!" Selene hissed.

"How can I? I can't see my own hand in front of my face!" Brock answered.

"Wanna see my hand in front of your face?"

"No."

"Then watch where you are going!"

Jesse kissed James quickly then James helped her in.

"Next you Meowth," James said, handing the cat to Jesse.

Jesse's hand appeared out of the blackness and she helped James in.

"Selene and Brock are waiting for us with Meowth, let's get going," Jesse whispered.

James nodded, and both crawled towards their awaiting friends.

~~

Ash, still watching Misty, frowned. Growlean wouldn't let Ash near Misty.

"Growlean, please let me near Misty! I won't hurt her, I promise!" Ash said.

Growlean shook her head, and then barked quietly, waking up Aurora. The Vaporeon looked over
at Ash, like Growlean, daring him to try something.

'Great, just what I needed! There is no way I'll be able to get anywhere near Misty this way!'
Ash thought.

Aurora stood up, and walked over to Ash. She then sat down in front of him, as if she was
judging him.

Ash reached out to touch Aurora, and she quickly ran over to Misty. He had failed her test.
Aurora wanted to know if Ash would reach out to pet her or not. If he didn't, she would trust
him, but if he did, she wouldn't let Ash anywhere near her adored mistress.

Ash was getting tired of these over-protective Pokemon, "I won't hurt Misty! I won't."

Growlean looked at him. Her eyes said what he had feared. Ash had hurt Misty before. The
Pokemon didn't want to see Misty so sad ever again.

Ash tilted his head towards the floor, "I wouldn't hurt her again. Misty means way too much
to me for me to do that again. I was foolish to let her walk away. I didn't know what I was
doing. I was young and naïve, but now I know what Misty means to me, and I would never hurt
her again like that. She means to much to me, I couldn't stand to lose her again."

The Pokemon looked at each other. The boy had proven himself worthy in their eyes. Standing
up from their protective positions, Growlean gently grabbed Ash's sleeve in her mouth.

"Hey! Let go!" Ash said.

Aurora grabbed the other sleeve and both Pokemon pulled Ash over to Misty's side.

"You're letting me near her?" Ash asked, puzzled.

Aurora, who already curled up near Misty, nodded. Growlean also nodded, but from the
look in her eyes, if Ash ever hurt Misty again, he was a dead man.

"Thank you," Ash said softly, reaching down to pet Growlean.

Growlean moved her head, saying she was not ready for Ash to pet her.

Ash nodded, and stroked Misty's hair gently, so not to wake her.

Pikachu walked over also and sat near Misty, not alarming either Pokemon.

~~

The trip through the ventilation system had been interesting to say the least.

"This way!" said Jesse.

The quartet of people ran down the empty hallway towards the cells.

As they neared they saw a group of Rockets standing in their way, being led by Luke.

"Hello Jesse, James. I take it you are here to save your friends," Luke sneered.

"We don't have time for you! Jolt, use a light Flash!" Selene said.

Jolt did as commanded, and the Rockets were monetarily blinded.

Not wasting another second, the group ran down the corridor.

Luke rubbed his eyes, trying to get his vision to return to normal, "Get back here! Now!"

~~

Ash had heard some commotion and stood up to see if he could hear what it was.

"Ash! Ash, where are you?" Brock called.

"Brock, we're in here!" he called back.

Looking out the small window in the cell door, Ash could see Brock, Selene, Jesse, James,
and Meowth coming towards the cell.

"Meowth, pick the lock!" Jesse said.

"Hurry!" James added.

While Meowth picked the lock, Ash gently woke Misty up.

"Ash, what's going on?" Misty asked, not fully awake.

"Selene and crew are here, come on, it's time to go," Ash said, helping the tired and weak
trainer up.

As the door opened, Selene was the first on in.

"Mist, are you okay?" Selene asked, worry in her eyes.

Ash answered for Misty, "She's running a slight fever."

Selene eyes now held more worry, "Let's get out of here."

Selene and Ash helped Misty out of the cell.

"Okay, we can't go the way we came in, but I know of a different way to get out!" Jesse said,
taking the lead.

Running out of the cells the opposite way they came in, the group prayed that no Rocket would
find them.

~~

"What! What do you mean that our prisoners are escaping? Stop them!" Giovanni roared.

Cassidy nodded, "We thing that they are heading this way, but just in case we added more
Rockets at all possible escape routes."

"We highly doubt that they will escape," Butch said.

Giovanni nodded, "It's just as well. I don't want them leaving here at all. But if they
do escape, I hope it's in a stretcher or else you two will be needing one!"

Both nodded, not at all afraid.

~~

James panted, "I think this is the way out!"

Jesse and Selene opened the doors, only to be greeted by Giovanni, Cassidy, and Butch.

"Hello," Giovanni said, calmly.

Jesse and James turned back around only to be met with more Rockets.

"As you can see, it's near impossible to escape here, alive." Giovanni said.

"Let us go!" Ash said.

Selene, who was helping Misty to stand, then took her turn to talk, "What have any of us
ever done to you?"

Giovanni laughed, a laugh that chilled the entire room, "Nothing really, but each of you
know to much for your own good. Attack!"

Every Rocket threw out their PokeBalls, each with orders to attack.

Growlean and Aurora fought off the Pokemon that were trying to attack Misty and Selene.

"Ash, here are some of your PokeBalls!" Brock said.

Ash nodded his thanks and called out those Pokemon to fight also.

Selene handed Misty some of her PokeBalls also, "Here, I almost forgot."

Misty thanked her and called out her Pokemon like Ash did.

Giovanni watched everything taking place. That boy, the one called Ash, seemed to be who
everyone pulled strength from. He needed to be taken out. Grabbing his gun, he pointed it to
Ash's head.

Misty turned her head in time to see Giovanni fire the gun towards Ash's head.

"ASH, NO!" she yelled.

~~

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