Lukes New TR47 Fanfic Chapter IX: Changing Dreams to Reality
Tac was relieved that the police didn't consider him a suspect in the destruction of Team Rocket. Even if they did, he might be awarded a medal for getting rid of Team Rocket. They had been plaguing the area for years, but Tac wasn't about to go out and announce that he had killed hundreds, if not thousands, of people.
Tac's work wasn't completely finished, however. He still had to get rid of the few people that could figure out what he had done. Specifically he had to get rid of Joey, Luke, Magick, Michelle, Melanie, and Lisa. They knew about Tac's involvement in Team Rocket, and therefore could inform the police.
Tac didn't know exactly who he would target first. Joey would be too powerful, so she was out of the question. He didn't know much about the others. Magick was a Mew by nature, and both Melanie and Lisa had escaped before he could find out how powerful they were. Tac had no clue about Michi, and same with Luke.
Then an idea popped into Tac's head. Perhaps it wasn't strength he was looking for. It would accomplish the same thing if pulled a surprise attack. Tac realized immediately that Joey and Luke would be the most likely, because the others had helped them escape when they were captured. Since Tac already knew that Joey was too powerful for him to go after, that left Luke as his target.
Tac sat down at a desk and began scribbling down some notes on how he would go about capturing Luke, and also how he would get Luke to obey him. He knew how to make a mind-control device that was foolproof. It had been tested on dozens of subjects, and it had yet to fail.
Catching Luke would be no problem. The only thing Tac needed was a way of locating him, then an opportunity to get him when he was by himself. Tac began digging through his supplies, looking for something that might be able to help him. As he was digging, a tracking device caught his attention.
Tac picked up the tracker and switched it on. The display showed a readout of the city, as well as small blips indicating sources of psychic energy. The blips varied in brightness, depending on the amount of energy in the source. Tac cackled, because he knew that wherever Joey, Melanie, and Magick were, Luke wouldn't be far away. He put the tracker in his pocket, then loaded a tranquilizer gun . . .
Luke plopped himself on the couch and picked up the remote. He switched on the TV and changed channels until he found something good to watch. Everybody else had left to buy groceries and clothes, so Luke was the only one at the apartment.
He happened to doze off after watching TV for a few minutes. Luke had only been asleep for a few minutes when he started dreaming. The dream was exactly the same as it had been the previous night. Specifically, the part about Tac controlling him and ordering him to kill everybody.
Luke sat up suddenly, wondering why he was having the exact same dream. Was it a coincidence, or was it an omen? Luke decided not to go back to sleep. He didn't want to risk having the same dream a third time, because then he would know for sure that he was being warned of something. As much as Luke wanted to ignore it, he couldn't. He kept thinking about it, and wondered if he should be doing something to prevent the dream from coming true.
Luke put in a movie and turned the TV on again, then dismissed the thought completely. It wasn't long, however, before Luke began to get the uneasy feeling that something bad was going to happen soon. Really soon . . .
Tac packed his stuff into a backpack and stepped outside. It was still light outside, so he would have plenty of time to find Joey and the others. He pulled out the tracker and switched it on, then typed in a few things. The tracker beeped and a direction appeared on the screen. Tac knew just how strong Joey was, so the tracker was searching for her specifically.
Tac began walking in the direction that the tracker showed quickly. He glanced at the tracker as he was walking and saw that he was quite a ways away from Joey. It would take him a few hours before he would find her. Tac groaned in annoyance and kept walking, mumbling to himself.
A few hours later, Tac looked at the tracker again and noticed that he was very close to Joey. The tracker was beeping rapidly, and a number on the screen was showing the actual distance. Tac paused to see exactly where he was, then noticed quite a few apartment buildings right where the tracker was pointing.
Tac smiled, then continued walking. It was dark by then, so Tac decided to find a hotel room and wait until the next day. The blip that represented Joey wasn't moving, so Tac assumed that they were asleep. Tac saw a second, lighter blip which he could only assume was Melanie. Tac checked into a nearby hotel, then set his backpack on the floor next to his bed . . .
Luke woke up suddenly when Joey and Melanie knocked on the apartment door. Michi answered the door, then walked into Luke's bedroom.
"Hey Luke, I'm going out with Melanie, Magick, and Joey. We'll be gone for a few hours, Kay?"
Luke nodded, then threw the covers back over himself and fell asleep. For the third time, the dream came to him. He woke up an hour later, then sighed loudly and rolled off the bed. He landed on the floor with a thud, then slowly stood up and stumbled to the bathroom to take a shower.
After taking a long shower, Luke put on a pair of baggy pants and a long T-shirt. He grabbed a book of the bookshelf, then laid down on the couch and read for a while. He paused a little while later when he heard a noise. He lowered the book and glanced around, the continued reading. He put the book down and stood up quickly when he heard something land on the floor . . .
Tac peered around the room, hoping that Luke hadn't heard anything. He picked up the small book that had fallen off the shelf and put it back in its original place. He had carelessly bumped the shelf as he was climbing in the window, and luckily only a single book had fallen.
Tac heard footsteps, so he quietly pulled out his tranquilizer gun and aimed it at the door. The door creaked open a few inches a moment later, and a shape quickly appeared behind the door. Tac fired off a single tranquilizer dart, hitting the thing dead on . . .
Luke quickly stepped away from the door and looked at the book he was holding. The tranquilizer dart was stuck into the book part of the way, and the fluid was soaking the pages. He took a deep breath, then pressed his back against the wall next to the door.
Luke took another deep breath to clear his head, then reached his arms out. He pressed his hand against the door, then quickly pushed the door open and pulled his hand away. He heard a whizzing noise, then a loud twang as a single dart stuck into the wall at the opposite end of the hallway.
Luke gasped, then quietly stepped sideways down the hallway away from Michi's room. He opened the door to his room, then ran inside and quietly shut and locked the door. He immediately began searching for his cell phone. The phone lines to the apartment were being repaired, so his cell phone was the only option.
Luke found his cell phone and quickly dialed the police. After describing the situation, he quickly hung up and looked around for some sort of weapon. After a few moments, Luke realized what an idiot he was. He had a built-in weapon: his electrical attacks . . .
Tac edged his way to the door, then carefully peered outside of Michi's room. Whoever had been there a few moments ago was now nowhere to be seen. He looked down the hall, then noticed a second door. He walked slowly to the door, then gently tried the handle. It was locked.
Tac sneered, then backed away from the door a few steps. He took a deep breath, then kicked the door open. He immediately saw Luke standing there, his electrical powers fully charged. Tac swore loudly and dove out of the way moments before Luke released the attack. The energy hit the wall on the opposite side of the hallway harmlessly, missing Tac by a few inches.
Tac jumped back into the open doorway and raised the tranquilizer gun, then looked around the room in wonder. Luke had disappeared completely. Tac could hear the crackling of electricity, so Luke was still in the room somewhere.
"You can't hide forever! I know you're in here somewhere, and there's no escape!"
Tac poked around the room, checking every possible spot. He looked under the bed, then walked to the closet door. Tac held the gun in one hand and threw the closet door open with the other. In that instant he was thrown backwards by a powerful ball of electricity.
Luke stepped out of the closet and glared at Tac. "Why have you come here?"
Tac coughed and slowly climbed to his feet. "You're the reason I'm here."
Tac quickly jerked up the tranquilizer gun and fired. Luke quickly pulled out the dart and looked at Tac. "You'll never succeed."
"I already have," Tac said triumphantly, watching as Luke became weaker. "One drop of potion is all it takes to knock a person out. You'll be sleeping like a baby within moments."
"You'll never get away with this," Luke said slowly, struggling to remain conscious.
Luke stumbled backwards a step and nearly tripped, then looked up at Tac again. His vision was becoming hazy and distorted, and he was losing his balance. Luke fell down, then looked up at Tac a final time before blacking out . . .
Michi, Magick, Melanie, and Joey returned late in the afternoon. Magick giggled when she saw that Luke was fast asleep on the couch, a book lying on the floor next to him. She prodded him to wake him up, then he glanced up at her.
Luke yawned, the said, "About time you all got home. It gets really boring around here when you're all by yourself."
Magick sighed and said, "Believe me, I know what that feels like."
Luke smiled, then stood up. "So, what are the plans for tonight?"
"We're not doing anything tonight," Michi replied. "However, we are going out to search for Pokemon tomorrow."
Magick smiled and put her arms around Luke, then said, "I've got the only Pokemon I need right here."
Luke blushed, then smiled. "I think you armed that Master Ball on purpose."
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't," Magick joked.
Luke laughed, then glanced at the Mater Ball hanging on Magick's belt loop. He shrugged his shoulders, then sat down in a chair. Joey looked at Luke for a few moments, then started to get an uneasy feeling.
"Something's not right. Something is different about him," she thought to herself. Joey ignored the thought, although the uneasy feeling stayed with her . . .
Tac quickly sat down at the desk in his apartment and switched on his computer. He put on a headset, then turned on a tracking program. A small blip eventually appeared, representing Luke. Tac typed in a few commands, then a voice appeared in the earpiece.
"So Luke, what did you do while we were gone?" the voice asked.
Tac moved the microphone on his headset, then said, "I just read for a while, and I guess I fell asleep."
Moments later Luke's voice appeared in the earpiece. "I just read for a while, and I guess I fell asleep."
Tac smiled triumphantly. The mind-control device was working perfectly. Telling Luke what to say was only part of what Tac was doing. By using the tracking program on his computer, Tac could also control his actions. Tac knew exactly when he would have Luke strike.
Tac pressed a few buttons, then a live view appeared on the computer screen. The tracker, which was completely disguised, also had a tiny camera on it. Tac would need it in order to find a weapon for Luke to use. He cackled, then glanced at the clock and commanded Luke to go to bed. He would have to leave the tracker program running 24/7; otherwise, the mind-control device would deactivate. Everything was going smoothly, and nothing was going to get in Tac's way this time . . .
Tac was relieved that the police didn't consider him a suspect in the destruction of Team Rocket. Even if they did, he might be awarded a medal for getting rid of Team Rocket. They had been plaguing the area for years, but Tac wasn't about to go out and announce that he had killed hundreds, if not thousands, of people.
Tac's work wasn't completely finished, however. He still had to get rid of the few people that could figure out what he had done. Specifically he had to get rid of Joey, Luke, Magick, Michelle, Melanie, and Lisa. They knew about Tac's involvement in Team Rocket, and therefore could inform the police.
Tac didn't know exactly who he would target first. Joey would be too powerful, so she was out of the question. He didn't know much about the others. Magick was a Mew by nature, and both Melanie and Lisa had escaped before he could find out how powerful they were. Tac had no clue about Michi, and same with Luke.
Then an idea popped into Tac's head. Perhaps it wasn't strength he was looking for. It would accomplish the same thing if pulled a surprise attack. Tac realized immediately that Joey and Luke would be the most likely, because the others had helped them escape when they were captured. Since Tac already knew that Joey was too powerful for him to go after, that left Luke as his target.
Tac sat down at a desk and began scribbling down some notes on how he would go about capturing Luke, and also how he would get Luke to obey him. He knew how to make a mind-control device that was foolproof. It had been tested on dozens of subjects, and it had yet to fail.
Catching Luke would be no problem. The only thing Tac needed was a way of locating him, then an opportunity to get him when he was by himself. Tac began digging through his supplies, looking for something that might be able to help him. As he was digging, a tracking device caught his attention.
Tac picked up the tracker and switched it on. The display showed a readout of the city, as well as small blips indicating sources of psychic energy. The blips varied in brightness, depending on the amount of energy in the source. Tac cackled, because he knew that wherever Joey, Melanie, and Magick were, Luke wouldn't be far away. He put the tracker in his pocket, then loaded a tranquilizer gun . . .
Luke plopped himself on the couch and picked up the remote. He switched on the TV and changed channels until he found something good to watch. Everybody else had left to buy groceries and clothes, so Luke was the only one at the apartment.
He happened to doze off after watching TV for a few minutes. Luke had only been asleep for a few minutes when he started dreaming. The dream was exactly the same as it had been the previous night. Specifically, the part about Tac controlling him and ordering him to kill everybody.
Luke sat up suddenly, wondering why he was having the exact same dream. Was it a coincidence, or was it an omen? Luke decided not to go back to sleep. He didn't want to risk having the same dream a third time, because then he would know for sure that he was being warned of something. As much as Luke wanted to ignore it, he couldn't. He kept thinking about it, and wondered if he should be doing something to prevent the dream from coming true.
Luke put in a movie and turned the TV on again, then dismissed the thought completely. It wasn't long, however, before Luke began to get the uneasy feeling that something bad was going to happen soon. Really soon . . .
Tac packed his stuff into a backpack and stepped outside. It was still light outside, so he would have plenty of time to find Joey and the others. He pulled out the tracker and switched it on, then typed in a few things. The tracker beeped and a direction appeared on the screen. Tac knew just how strong Joey was, so the tracker was searching for her specifically.
Tac began walking in the direction that the tracker showed quickly. He glanced at the tracker as he was walking and saw that he was quite a ways away from Joey. It would take him a few hours before he would find her. Tac groaned in annoyance and kept walking, mumbling to himself.
A few hours later, Tac looked at the tracker again and noticed that he was very close to Joey. The tracker was beeping rapidly, and a number on the screen was showing the actual distance. Tac paused to see exactly where he was, then noticed quite a few apartment buildings right where the tracker was pointing.
Tac smiled, then continued walking. It was dark by then, so Tac decided to find a hotel room and wait until the next day. The blip that represented Joey wasn't moving, so Tac assumed that they were asleep. Tac saw a second, lighter blip which he could only assume was Melanie. Tac checked into a nearby hotel, then set his backpack on the floor next to his bed . . .
Luke woke up suddenly when Joey and Melanie knocked on the apartment door. Michi answered the door, then walked into Luke's bedroom.
"Hey Luke, I'm going out with Melanie, Magick, and Joey. We'll be gone for a few hours, Kay?"
Luke nodded, then threw the covers back over himself and fell asleep. For the third time, the dream came to him. He woke up an hour later, then sighed loudly and rolled off the bed. He landed on the floor with a thud, then slowly stood up and stumbled to the bathroom to take a shower.
After taking a long shower, Luke put on a pair of baggy pants and a long T-shirt. He grabbed a book of the bookshelf, then laid down on the couch and read for a while. He paused a little while later when he heard a noise. He lowered the book and glanced around, the continued reading. He put the book down and stood up quickly when he heard something land on the floor . . .
Tac peered around the room, hoping that Luke hadn't heard anything. He picked up the small book that had fallen off the shelf and put it back in its original place. He had carelessly bumped the shelf as he was climbing in the window, and luckily only a single book had fallen.
Tac heard footsteps, so he quietly pulled out his tranquilizer gun and aimed it at the door. The door creaked open a few inches a moment later, and a shape quickly appeared behind the door. Tac fired off a single tranquilizer dart, hitting the thing dead on . . .
Luke quickly stepped away from the door and looked at the book he was holding. The tranquilizer dart was stuck into the book part of the way, and the fluid was soaking the pages. He took a deep breath, then pressed his back against the wall next to the door.
Luke took another deep breath to clear his head, then reached his arms out. He pressed his hand against the door, then quickly pushed the door open and pulled his hand away. He heard a whizzing noise, then a loud twang as a single dart stuck into the wall at the opposite end of the hallway.
Luke gasped, then quietly stepped sideways down the hallway away from Michi's room. He opened the door to his room, then ran inside and quietly shut and locked the door. He immediately began searching for his cell phone. The phone lines to the apartment were being repaired, so his cell phone was the only option.
Luke found his cell phone and quickly dialed the police. After describing the situation, he quickly hung up and looked around for some sort of weapon. After a few moments, Luke realized what an idiot he was. He had a built-in weapon: his electrical attacks . . .
Tac edged his way to the door, then carefully peered outside of Michi's room. Whoever had been there a few moments ago was now nowhere to be seen. He looked down the hall, then noticed a second door. He walked slowly to the door, then gently tried the handle. It was locked.
Tac sneered, then backed away from the door a few steps. He took a deep breath, then kicked the door open. He immediately saw Luke standing there, his electrical powers fully charged. Tac swore loudly and dove out of the way moments before Luke released the attack. The energy hit the wall on the opposite side of the hallway harmlessly, missing Tac by a few inches.
Tac jumped back into the open doorway and raised the tranquilizer gun, then looked around the room in wonder. Luke had disappeared completely. Tac could hear the crackling of electricity, so Luke was still in the room somewhere.
"You can't hide forever! I know you're in here somewhere, and there's no escape!"
Tac poked around the room, checking every possible spot. He looked under the bed, then walked to the closet door. Tac held the gun in one hand and threw the closet door open with the other. In that instant he was thrown backwards by a powerful ball of electricity.
Luke stepped out of the closet and glared at Tac. "Why have you come here?"
Tac coughed and slowly climbed to his feet. "You're the reason I'm here."
Tac quickly jerked up the tranquilizer gun and fired. Luke quickly pulled out the dart and looked at Tac. "You'll never succeed."
"I already have," Tac said triumphantly, watching as Luke became weaker. "One drop of potion is all it takes to knock a person out. You'll be sleeping like a baby within moments."
"You'll never get away with this," Luke said slowly, struggling to remain conscious.
Luke stumbled backwards a step and nearly tripped, then looked up at Tac again. His vision was becoming hazy and distorted, and he was losing his balance. Luke fell down, then looked up at Tac a final time before blacking out . . .
Michi, Magick, Melanie, and Joey returned late in the afternoon. Magick giggled when she saw that Luke was fast asleep on the couch, a book lying on the floor next to him. She prodded him to wake him up, then he glanced up at her.
Luke yawned, the said, "About time you all got home. It gets really boring around here when you're all by yourself."
Magick sighed and said, "Believe me, I know what that feels like."
Luke smiled, then stood up. "So, what are the plans for tonight?"
"We're not doing anything tonight," Michi replied. "However, we are going out to search for Pokemon tomorrow."
Magick smiled and put her arms around Luke, then said, "I've got the only Pokemon I need right here."
Luke blushed, then smiled. "I think you armed that Master Ball on purpose."
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't," Magick joked.
Luke laughed, then glanced at the Mater Ball hanging on Magick's belt loop. He shrugged his shoulders, then sat down in a chair. Joey looked at Luke for a few moments, then started to get an uneasy feeling.
"Something's not right. Something is different about him," she thought to herself. Joey ignored the thought, although the uneasy feeling stayed with her . . .
Tac quickly sat down at the desk in his apartment and switched on his computer. He put on a headset, then turned on a tracking program. A small blip eventually appeared, representing Luke. Tac typed in a few commands, then a voice appeared in the earpiece.
"So Luke, what did you do while we were gone?" the voice asked.
Tac moved the microphone on his headset, then said, "I just read for a while, and I guess I fell asleep."
Moments later Luke's voice appeared in the earpiece. "I just read for a while, and I guess I fell asleep."
Tac smiled triumphantly. The mind-control device was working perfectly. Telling Luke what to say was only part of what Tac was doing. By using the tracking program on his computer, Tac could also control his actions. Tac knew exactly when he would have Luke strike.
Tac pressed a few buttons, then a live view appeared on the computer screen. The tracker, which was completely disguised, also had a tiny camera on it. Tac would need it in order to find a weapon for Luke to use. He cackled, then glanced at the clock and commanded Luke to go to bed. He would have to leave the tracker program running 24/7; otherwise, the mind-control device would deactivate. Everything was going smoothly, and nothing was going to get in Tac's way this time . . .