1 Well, somewhere in here is my weak little attempt at humor. See if you
can find it. The girl gets very cocky when she's ticked off. Well, back
to my typing. Let's see, I wonder if there's any ice cream in the
freezer…?
2
3 Family Reunion
Ice-cold rain pelted them all as they ran from the safety of the caves. Zeke was now clinging tightly to Mêlée's waist to keep from slipping off. Unfortunately, they ran into a dead end.
"SHOOT!!" Mêlée shouted angrily. She and Beacon turned their heads to look at the other Pokémon. Whisper was still coming on fast. "That's it! Beacon, get ready for Sky Spy!" The Ampharos lowered her head to the ground, and the charging Espeon ran right onto it. With one movement, the Ampharos flung her head back up and sent the Espeon flying straight up into the air.
From the high vantage point, Whisper could see everything. A pale violet barrier surrounded her, protecting her from the rain. It also kept her aloft until she was ready to report to Mêlée. She slowly scanned the area from left to right. On the left side was a way past the dead end…but it led straight to a ravine. On the right was another way past the blockade…and it led straight out of the mountains!
"Espe!" she yelled, curling her body and extending her right front paw in the direction of safety. As the bubble enveloping her popped, she saw a militia of black-clad soldiers approaching from that direction, illuminated by the flash of lightning. Then she fell.
Beacon positioned herself beneath the falling Espeon and Mêlée extended her arms to catch the Pokémon. The creature fell neatly into her arms, still pointing to the right.
"Anything else?" she asked.
"Espe, esp," Whisper replied.
"Oh, shoot," Mêlée whispered. "We'll just have to take care of them, too. LET'S MOVE!!" she shouted, and all of her friends began to run toward the right side of the cliff.
"What's the matter?" Zeke yelled over the sound of crashing thunder.
"They are trying to head us off," she shouted.
"Espe," Whisper said from atop Beacon's head. The Ampharos turned suddenly, moving across another stone trail, this one rugged and unworn. The Pokémon were strangely sure-footed on the uneven turf, running across it as though it were a paved street.
As they came across a steep incline and began to slide to the bottom they saw Them. Dozens of black figures, each with a red R on the front of their shirts. The only two without the R were the man and woman standing at the head of the group.
"Stop," Mêlée called to her Pokémon. As they reached the bottom of the hill, the whole party halted.
"Why…!?" Zeke started, but Mêlée shushed him instantly.
"Well, Mêlée, I see we have finally caught you. You and your Pokémon," the woman said, her voice silky and dangerous. Mêlée's eyes narrowed.
"Come now, you know torture is better than running away," the man said his voice cold and hard. Mêlée's eyes narrowed even further.
They want me to give up she said to herself as she closed her eyes. I must admit, that seems like a good choice right about now. No, I must NOT show weakness! She shook her head from side to side, the hammering washing away any thoughts of surrender.
"You should know me better than that," she said to them. "After all, you are my parents."
Zeke glanced from her to the man and woman confronting them. His jaw was slack at the ridiculousness of the comment. The woman had pale blonde hair and the same teal eyes that Mare had, but she was far too cold. The man possessed the same raven black hair, but the cruel black eyes were far too distant. Mare did look a bit like the two of them, but she wasn't bloodthirsty like they were. And why in the world would any parents want to destroy their own daughter!?
"I must admit, we were surprised when we heard that you and that Ampharos of yours were wreaking havoc among the members searching the caves. We never thought you would get the rest of those accursed Pokémon back," her father said.
"Oh, I'm so proud of you, Dad!" she said, sarcasm dripping from every word like the water that dripped from her deep black hair. "You just used the six biggest words in your vocabulary in two sentences!" She had always wanted to say that to her father, the one who had taken her Pokémon friends from her in the first place.
Both her mother and her father scowled. "Mêlée, get off that demonic Ampharos right now," her mother ordered.
"Oh, was that an insult to my Ampharos?" Mêlée asked innocently. "I think you deserve a spanking for having such a dirty mouth. Mega, Vine Whip!" she shouted. The Bayleef leapt forward, braced its legs on the rocks, then released two brown-green vines. The man and woman both released a Pokémon: a Houndoom and a Vileplume.
"Oh shoot," Mêlée whispered. Before her parents could give commands, though, the vines from her Bayleef were whipping them, never wrapping around the arms protecting their faces.
"Okay, Mega, keep it up!" she shouted encouragingly. The tired feeling sweeping over her was starting to dull her mind. She shook her head again, letting the throbbing clear her senses. "Quagmire, Hydro Pump the Houndoom! Growlie, give the Vileplume a Fire Blast!" Both Pokémon rushed forward and released the most powerful attacks their elements possessed. Their two adversaries were knocked out immediately.
"Okay, now let's clear an escape path! Whisper, use Psywave! Beacon, give them a battering ram!" Mêlée shouted, excitement racing through her eyes. Whisper did a back flip off Beacon's head, landing neatly in front of her trainer. The Pokémon's midnight eyes changed to sky blue as the jewel on her forehead brightened. All the Rockets in front of them covered their ears, as though they were listening to some terrible sound.
Beacon lowered her head, and Mêlée felt her Pokémon's spinal vertebrae lock with the vertebrae of the neck. Then the Pokémon charged forward, a living battering ram. The Ampharos cleared a way for the rest of their friends while Whisper kept up the Psywave. They broke out of the crowd and continued, now home free. Or, so they thought.
2
3 Family Reunion
Ice-cold rain pelted them all as they ran from the safety of the caves. Zeke was now clinging tightly to Mêlée's waist to keep from slipping off. Unfortunately, they ran into a dead end.
"SHOOT!!" Mêlée shouted angrily. She and Beacon turned their heads to look at the other Pokémon. Whisper was still coming on fast. "That's it! Beacon, get ready for Sky Spy!" The Ampharos lowered her head to the ground, and the charging Espeon ran right onto it. With one movement, the Ampharos flung her head back up and sent the Espeon flying straight up into the air.
From the high vantage point, Whisper could see everything. A pale violet barrier surrounded her, protecting her from the rain. It also kept her aloft until she was ready to report to Mêlée. She slowly scanned the area from left to right. On the left side was a way past the dead end…but it led straight to a ravine. On the right was another way past the blockade…and it led straight out of the mountains!
"Espe!" she yelled, curling her body and extending her right front paw in the direction of safety. As the bubble enveloping her popped, she saw a militia of black-clad soldiers approaching from that direction, illuminated by the flash of lightning. Then she fell.
Beacon positioned herself beneath the falling Espeon and Mêlée extended her arms to catch the Pokémon. The creature fell neatly into her arms, still pointing to the right.
"Anything else?" she asked.
"Espe, esp," Whisper replied.
"Oh, shoot," Mêlée whispered. "We'll just have to take care of them, too. LET'S MOVE!!" she shouted, and all of her friends began to run toward the right side of the cliff.
"What's the matter?" Zeke yelled over the sound of crashing thunder.
"They are trying to head us off," she shouted.
"Espe," Whisper said from atop Beacon's head. The Ampharos turned suddenly, moving across another stone trail, this one rugged and unworn. The Pokémon were strangely sure-footed on the uneven turf, running across it as though it were a paved street.
As they came across a steep incline and began to slide to the bottom they saw Them. Dozens of black figures, each with a red R on the front of their shirts. The only two without the R were the man and woman standing at the head of the group.
"Stop," Mêlée called to her Pokémon. As they reached the bottom of the hill, the whole party halted.
"Why…!?" Zeke started, but Mêlée shushed him instantly.
"Well, Mêlée, I see we have finally caught you. You and your Pokémon," the woman said, her voice silky and dangerous. Mêlée's eyes narrowed.
"Come now, you know torture is better than running away," the man said his voice cold and hard. Mêlée's eyes narrowed even further.
They want me to give up she said to herself as she closed her eyes. I must admit, that seems like a good choice right about now. No, I must NOT show weakness! She shook her head from side to side, the hammering washing away any thoughts of surrender.
"You should know me better than that," she said to them. "After all, you are my parents."
Zeke glanced from her to the man and woman confronting them. His jaw was slack at the ridiculousness of the comment. The woman had pale blonde hair and the same teal eyes that Mare had, but she was far too cold. The man possessed the same raven black hair, but the cruel black eyes were far too distant. Mare did look a bit like the two of them, but she wasn't bloodthirsty like they were. And why in the world would any parents want to destroy their own daughter!?
"I must admit, we were surprised when we heard that you and that Ampharos of yours were wreaking havoc among the members searching the caves. We never thought you would get the rest of those accursed Pokémon back," her father said.
"Oh, I'm so proud of you, Dad!" she said, sarcasm dripping from every word like the water that dripped from her deep black hair. "You just used the six biggest words in your vocabulary in two sentences!" She had always wanted to say that to her father, the one who had taken her Pokémon friends from her in the first place.
Both her mother and her father scowled. "Mêlée, get off that demonic Ampharos right now," her mother ordered.
"Oh, was that an insult to my Ampharos?" Mêlée asked innocently. "I think you deserve a spanking for having such a dirty mouth. Mega, Vine Whip!" she shouted. The Bayleef leapt forward, braced its legs on the rocks, then released two brown-green vines. The man and woman both released a Pokémon: a Houndoom and a Vileplume.
"Oh shoot," Mêlée whispered. Before her parents could give commands, though, the vines from her Bayleef were whipping them, never wrapping around the arms protecting their faces.
"Okay, Mega, keep it up!" she shouted encouragingly. The tired feeling sweeping over her was starting to dull her mind. She shook her head again, letting the throbbing clear her senses. "Quagmire, Hydro Pump the Houndoom! Growlie, give the Vileplume a Fire Blast!" Both Pokémon rushed forward and released the most powerful attacks their elements possessed. Their two adversaries were knocked out immediately.
"Okay, now let's clear an escape path! Whisper, use Psywave! Beacon, give them a battering ram!" Mêlée shouted, excitement racing through her eyes. Whisper did a back flip off Beacon's head, landing neatly in front of her trainer. The Pokémon's midnight eyes changed to sky blue as the jewel on her forehead brightened. All the Rockets in front of them covered their ears, as though they were listening to some terrible sound.
Beacon lowered her head, and Mêlée felt her Pokémon's spinal vertebrae lock with the vertebrae of the neck. Then the Pokémon charged forward, a living battering ram. The Ampharos cleared a way for the rest of their friends while Whisper kept up the Psywave. They broke out of the crowd and continued, now home free. Or, so they thought.