DISCLAIMER: Neither of the authors writing this story own Pokemon.

A/N: It's the big one guys! The one we've been waiting for since...heck, since June? I can't remember. But anyways, sit back, read, enjoy. There's only an epilogue to go now!

The eerie feeling within the gym grew tense and uneasy as the stare down commenced. Then suddenly, as soon as the silence had begun, it was broken just as quickly when Giovanni began to speak.

"My congratulations to you all for lasting this long" he said with a hint of sarcasm in his tone. It was at this point he began to examine the group before him.

"My own son, his wife, a breeder, a couple of blundering idiots who used to be under my employment." He paused.

"All of you have taken out almost all my men, and foiled my plans to end this quickly" he informed them. It was at this point he noticed Suzie and smirked.

"I don't believe I have ever had the pleasure my dear. But whoever you are, let me inform you that you made a mistake by coming here" Giovanni told her. Suzie tightened her grip round Brock's arm. It was at this point James stepped forward.

"Enough of this bullshit! I am going to end this!" He pulled out his machine gun and directed it towards Giovanni.

"Jimmy, no" Ash said as he walked in front of the gun. "The bastard's mine" he said bluntly.

"Well, I believe the necessary small talk is over, delighted to have met and known you all" Giovanni stated, and with that gave a sign, and numerous rocket guards appeared from the roof and doorways of the gym.

"Err, guys, don't look now but I think we're deep in the shit" Jessie said bluntly. The 6 friends looked around as a large number of guards began to surround them. Just as quickly as they surrounded our heroes they hit the floor, holding bullet wounds to both their legs and chest. For our pal Jimmy had fired numerous shots from his toy, as he spinned in a 360-degree turn. Ash looked at James in amazement and smiled.

"Thought that ankle was busted?" James looked at his young friend and smirked.

"Well, it does not hurt to fake it a little, gives ya the element of surprise" he explained. It was at this point the group realised Suzie had nothing to defend herself with. Misty grabbed a gun from an injured guard. She did notice numerous knives, but thought a gun would be best. She walked up to Suzie.

"Here take this" she told her. Suzie's eyes went wide with fear and shock.

"But Misty, I can't..." She was cut off by Misty snapping in her face.

"Godammit Suzie, get a reality check will you sister! We may not leave here alive, and if that is to be, at least go down fighting!" she told her. Suzie was reluctant at first, but then took the gun from Misty's hands and started aiding the guys.

For the next few minutes intense battling went on within the Viridian gym, and once the smoke cleared we find all the rocket forces depleted on the floor ether dead or injured. However, casualties had not gone unseen within the other side. Jessie had a bullet in her right arm and Brock a gun shot wound to his thigh. Giovanni looked across the room in total disbelief.

"What the hell must I do to kill you!!"

"Not much, just stop our bodily functions from working" Brock shouted in a mock tone. Giovanni looked over at Brock and snarled.

"I ALREADY WARNED YOU ABOUT YOUR HUMOUR, BREEDER!!" And with that he fired a random shot that was going straight for Brock's head.

"Brock watch out!!" Ash shouted as he lunged forward and pushed him aside. Unfortunately as he did this, the bullet struck him right through the upper part of the back. Ash hit the ground with a sickening thud as his head began to bleed from the impact.

"Bastard!!" Misty shouted with tears in her eyes. Giovanni looked at her and smiled.

"And now my dear, it's your turn." He pointed the gun at her and was about to fire when he went flying into a near by door, via a tackle from James from behind.

"Okay, let's end this" Brock shouted as he, Suzie, Jessie and James each picked up a knife each. Misty directed the traffic.

"Brock, fire" she shouted. At her command, Brock threw the knife into the right wrist of Giovanni, pinning his right arm to the door.

"Okay Jess, your turn" Misty ordered. And then Jessie did the same, which resulted in has right ankle having a blade through it and his right leg being pinned to the door. Once Suzie and James had done the same, Giovanni was trapped. Pinned against the door with both wrists and ankles bleeding at a very fast and sickening rate. At this time Giovanni's breath was becoming short and weak. Misty turned to her friends.

"Brock give me the gun." Brock was a bit reluctant at first.

"Mist, are you sure you want to do this?"

"Positive" she told him a composed and relaxed tone. Brock continued to hesitate, so James then handed her a gun.

"Go get the bastard, sweetheart" he told his friend. Misty embraced James in a hug. She turned and faced Giovanni. She walked up to him and then proceeded to smack him hard across the face.

"You sick psychotic son of a bitch!" she told him in a harsh and bitter tone. Giovanni looked up and his facial expression turned to that of defeat.

"Get it over with girl, end it" he snapped. Misty walked up to him and smiled. She then placed a small kiss on his cheek.

"Bye bye, Daddy." Giovanni looked up in total shock. The last word he ever said was simple and easy to hear.

"Kids." And with that Misty pointed the gun at his head, turned away and fired. The bullet shot through his skull, and the blood print could be seen at the other end of the door where his head was. James walked up to her and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Come on kid, let's go home." As he said this the building itself began to shake.

"What's happening?" Suzie shouted.

"Shit, the self-destructing mechanism has been activated" Jessie informed them.

"We gotta get the fuck out of here" Brock shouted. "Jimmy, give me a hand with Ash, will ya?"

"Sure" James replied. "Jess, get the girls out of here" he shouted.

"I am not leaving without him" Misty told her friends.

"Misty, please go with the girls, trust us. I promise you, sweetheart, we will get him out" Brock told her. Misty was hesitant at first but did as she was told, and left with the girls.

A few minutes later we find the girls outside the gym, and the gym itself in total ruins.

"Where the hell are they!!" Misty screamed. "They promised!" Just then a voice came as the smoke cleared.

"Hey, a little help here?" James shouted. The girls instantly rushed over, and aided the guys in moving Ash to a safer proximity. Misty then looked down at her husband and saw his eyes were opened. He looked dazed and confused, but his eyes were open never the less.

"What the fuck??" he blurted out in frustration. "What's happened? Where's Giovanni, where is the bastard?" Misty silenced her husband by bringing her lips to his. After a few seconds she broke it and placed a hand on his check.

"Sssh baby, relax. It's over honey, it's over."

A/N: It's over? It ain't over yet! There's still an epilogue I have to write today! My thanks to Graham for writing this chapter, we'll thank all we need to at the end of the epilogue. Look out for it soon!