Chapter 7: A Daring Rescue


The elevator halted as the voice called out, "Floor 13", and the doors opened. We scrambled out and began to search both sides of the hall for Lab C.

"We're at the wrong end of the alphabet," Kim said, "It must be down that hall," she pointed to one that branched out from the main one we were in.

We hurried towards it only to discover someone staring us down from within it, "SCRUB!" I exclaimed, looking into the eyes of the scientist that once held me captive.

"Stop right there," he said, even though his prescence had halted us from going any further, "OR..." he added with a sly smile, "You'll never see your 'friend' again."

"You creep!" I exclaimed, "What have you done with him?" Ditto and Rattata kept me from rushing toward him at full speed.

"Nothing...yet," he chuckled, turning his attention to Kim, "As long as you give me what I want."

"And what would that be?" Kim asked sarcastically.

"First," he said, stepping closer, "I want the pikachu's files... ALL of them... no tricks!" he held out his hand. I wanted to grab it and shock it with all of my might.

Kim pulled out the fake documents that we had made, but added, "Not so fast. What else?"

"Why the pikachu, of course!" he began to laugh maniacally, "What else? - HA!"

Ideas keep bouncing back and forth in my head, and one kept coming back. I hated to do it, but I had no other choice. I stepped forward, "If I give myself up to you and my papers - will you let Matt go?"

Kim and Scrub seemed shocked at my offer. Kim dropped to her knees and pulled me aside as Scrub pondered this. She took hold of my shoulders and made me look in her eyes, "You don't have to do that Pika! We can take on this Scrub guy!"

"But what about Matt?" I asked, "What if he hurts him?"

Kim hugged me tightly, "We won't let him."

Scrub interrupted us, "I knew Giovanni couldn't convince you... And he was so sure he could. That's his flaw you know, he thinks HE can control anything and anyone. But he can't... and even HE didn't count on ME getting the upper hand! Giovanni will promote me When I bring you in! You might as well give in and save a humiliating defeat."

I looked at my fellow pokémon, and they saw the concern in my eyes. They looked at the now proudly standing Scrub and nodded their heads at me. Kim couldn't seem to figure out what was going on.

"PIKAPALS FOREVER!" I shouted as the five of us charged toward him. He instantly reached for a pokéball in his lab coat pocket and threw it our way. It missed ditto by an inch as it opened and the red energy swirled into a lumpy muk. He cowardly hid behind it and ordered it to attack us.

The muk slowly lurched it's massive body forward. Rattata and I lunged towards it, landing on it's rubbery surface. I gave it a strong Thundershock and Rattata bit down with Super Fang. Before we sunk in, we leaped off as Itsy and Bitsy lashed out with a twin Psychic attack.

Ditto then transformed into a perfect copy of muk and edged towards it, growling and flinging some slime. Scrub's muk was overwhelmed by this and fainted onto the floor, pinning Scrub to the floor, "URGH!" he cried from underneathe his slothy pokémon. He managed to stick his head out.

I walked up to him and said, "I think it's YOU who should have saved a humiliating defeat," I grabbed his ear and zapped him a bit and said, "That one was for Matt."

"You will be mine, little pikachu! You can't hide forever! I will-" Ditto pushed Muk back over him.

After we had defeated Scrub, Kim had begun to search for the lab, she called to us, "This one! Over here!" We all hurried over there as she tried to open the door. It was locked.

"DITTO!" The 'muk' ditto plowed by us and shot a spray of acid at the door, melting the handle off. It then melted back into its cutesy pink self.

We pushed the door open and Kim turned on the light. I couldn't believe my eyes. We were standing in the lab I had lived in. The cages were all empty now, but when I looked at the desk where Professor Scrub once sat, I spied a drooped figure tied tightly to the chair. We rushed towards it and discovered that it was Matt! It was really him!

"MATT!" Kim cried, shaking his shoulder gently. He didn't respond. She turned him around and she tried to awaken him. He was blindfolded and had a gag stuffed in his mouth. Suddenly she backed off, "Whoo!" Kim eyes rolled back and she looked like she would fall over, "Careful guys," she warned, "He's been put to sleep with something strong."

Itsy and Bitsy quickly wove a hammock for her to fall onto until she could shake it off. Rattata chewed on his ropes as I quickly removed his blindfold and gag. Ditto morphed into a copy of Kim and helped hold him up. She swung his arm over her shoulder. He began to slowly come to. I leapt onto the desk as his eyes opened and he looked down at me.

"...P-pika?" he tried to stand on his own feet, but almost went limp again, "What...h-happened?" I leaned over from the edge of the desk and hugged his t-shirt tightly, tears falling down.

Kim had gotten her senses back and gave him a hug, "You're alright now. We've stopped Giovanni and we're taking you home," I closed my eyes and began to feel peaceful again at the mention of home.

"Home?" he asked sluggishly, "Why?... Where... am I? I can't... seem to... remember..."

Kim lightheartedly chuckled and threw his other arm over her shoulder, "We'll tell you later."

END of Chapter 7

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AUTHOR'S NOTE: Well, they've rescued Matt, but can they make it out? I'm not done with this story yet, and the big surprise is coming up! :)

Also, if any of you readers find some spelling mistakes or something doesn't make sense, please let me know in the review. I appreciate FLAMES! :) Yes, I believe they help me become a stronger writer. Not everyone is going to like this story - and hey! That's fine! When you're a writer, it's something you have to learn to accept.

- Falconess /^

OOPS! I almost forgot a disclaimer! :I Here it is:

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the pokémon mentioned in this story. (their trainers do! :D) They are trademarked by Gamefreak, Nintendo, 2002... and such. I'm just using them for a story and am making no money from it. I do own my characters (the ones you don't know) but the rest belong to Pokémon the TV series/game/comic.

A little late, but better late than never, I guess! :)

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