Here's the next part to "The Hidden League". Enjoy.
You guys should know the disclaimer by now; so let me get back to listening to clips from
"Whose Line is it Anyway?" and writing the actual story.
Sorry it took me so long to get this part out, but I somehow injured my right wrist and I've
spent the last few days with an ace bandage on in the day and ice on it at night. Not to
mention my fight with Netscape 6.1. Let's not go into the fight, but it ended with me
switching to Internet Explorer and losing half of my bookmarks.
My lesson for the day: NETSCAPE IS EVIL!
Quote of the Fic: "In the journey of life, there are no wrong turns." Jingle from "Hamtaro"
(Great. I'm quoting a hamster...)
Part Ten of "The Hidden League"
'Plans and Teachings'
~~
Misty loved spending time with her niece. Rose managed to fill her in on so much in three
days. Giovanni had somehow found out her birthday, and kept it the same date. Misty was almost
happy with her life, but she missed her friends.
She missed Ash.
~~
Ash had moped around the base for the past three days. When he woke up, after the fight, he
demanded to see if Misty was okay. He had almost broke down when Brock told him the story.
Everyone left him in peace for the rest of the day, even Pikachu.
He was thinking of a plan.
~~
"We should involve Ash in this. I mean, Misty is his girlfriend." Erika said.
Lance nodded. "We will, once we iron out all of the kinks. We don't want to get his hopes up
and then crush them when the plan fails and Misty gets killed."
Eric frowned. "Giovanni won't kill her. She's his trump card. He knows that we could never
hurt her and would do anything to keep her safe."
Cory nodded. "Eric's right."
~~
Misty walked into Giovanni's study. She immediately smelled cigars and wrinkled her nose in
disgust.
"No, Mistress of Water, I do not smoke near Rose." Giovanni said as he noticed her look.
Misty made her face look impassive. "That's good. Why did you call me here?"
"I don't want you messing up my carefully contrasted plans! Rose is my child! She will always
be mine! If you fill her head with the lies of her past, I will hurt you. She's happy. My
child, MY daughter, is happy. So, keep your mouth shut. Understood?" Giovanni said, standing
in front of Misty.
"She will never be your daughter! She is Daisy's daughter! My niece is Daisy's child!" Misty
said, lucid.
Giovanni's anger flared and he slapped Misty, but he smiled as her retaliation came.
"WATERS OF CERCULEAN!"
~~
Sabrina jumped up and paled. She nearly fell over, but Eric caught her.
"What's wrong Sab?" Shawn asked.
"Misty.... She just called upon Cerulean's power, but I've never felt her so angry." Sabrina
said as she slowly raised herself from Eric's arms.
"What's that mean?" Brock asked.
Erika answered, unaware that Ash was listening to their conversation. "Our powers are
connected to our life energy and our emotions. If Mist is angry, which Sabrina says she is,
that means her attacks will be based on her anger. The angrier she gets, the more powerful the
attacks are, but there's a problem. Since she's so angry and using so much power, she'll drain
her power and automatically tap into her life energy."
"She has no control over this?" Ash asked, startling the group.
Lance answered this time. "Technically, she does, but technically, she doesn't. If she lets
her anger cool down and she fights her normal style, then she'll be fine, but I think Giovanni
knows how to make her angry and how to keep her mad. He excepted her retaliation."
"We had better work on this plan then." Brock said.
"I have a plan, why don't we combine what we have and go from there?" Ash asked.
Eric nodded. "That sounds good."
~~
"I've always heard that the Mistress of Water was a beautiful opponent, but now I see how true
that is. Do you realize that the aura of water is surrounding you?" Giovanni asked.
Misty breathed deeply, but didn't answer. She was slowly working on calming her anger as she
knew the danger if she didn't. Luckily, for her, her anger was diminishing. Misty breathed
deeply again, and then answered her opponent. "It's not going to work, Giovanni. You can't get
me angry enough to make me kill myself."
Giovanni looked hurt. "Now why would I want to kill my darling Rose's beloved aunt? I heard
from Martha that all Rose talks about is you. She loves the fact you live here now."
Misty breathed deeply once more before releasing her power. "I know that she doesn't know the
truth."
"And it will stay that way, won't it?" Giovanni asked.
Misty didn't say a word, bust she turned on her heel and left.
Giovanni smiled.
~~
Sabrina breathed a sigh of relief as the others continued to work out the plan. "Misty released
her powers. I can feel a simmering anger from her, but nothing life-threatening."
Ash smiled. He knew Misty could handle herself as long as she didn't let her anger take over.
'We're coming Misty. You'll be safe soon and so will Rose.'
"Everyone okay with the plan?" Lance asked.
Everyone nodded, knowing exactly what he or she had to do.
"Good. We'll move out at dawn tomorrow."
~~
The Next Morning...
Misty and Rose stood next to Giovanni's inside pool while Daisy nibbled on a bone at their
feet.
"Alright Rose, how about we work with your water powers today?" Misty asked.
Rose clapped and Daisy happily barked.
"Good. I'm sorry Daisy, but you'll have to leave. I don't want any stray beams of water
hitting you and hurting you."
Daisy nodded and barked a 'good luck' at Rose and left.
Misty knelt down so she was eye level with Rose. "Okay, honey, are you ready? I want you to
make a small wave."
Rose concentrated and a small wave of water washed out of the pool.
Misty smiled at her niece, but mentally frowned. 'Her powers could be five times that if she
could transform, but I can't risk teaching her that. I don't know what Giovanni would do.'
"Aunt Misty, what next?" Rose asked.
Misty smiled at her niece. "Why don't we take a swim and let you connect more with the water?"
Rose smiled. "Okay!"
~~
Lance nodded to Erika.
"FLOWERS OF CELADON!" Erika shouted quietly. (Authoress: Isn't that an oxymoron?)
Erika knelt down, letting her power flow through the ground. Vines, trees, and large plants
shot up everywhere. As she was allowing things to grow more than their allotted space, she
found her way to Giovanni's fortress and made certain plants grow to mark the trail. She slowly
untangled herself from her power.
"Are you okay?" Cory asked.
Erika nodded, taking a sip of water from her canteen. "There are lilac bushes marking the way
to the base. Be careful. I'll join you guys as soon as I've rested."
Lance nodded. "Stay safe. Call out some Pokemon to protect you."
Erika nodded, allowing her Bellossom, Bayleef, and Ivysaur out. "See you guys soon."
The others ran ahead, but Cory stayed behind for a minute. "Are you sure you'll be okay?"
Erika nodded. "Go ahead Cory, the others need you."
Cory kissed Erika on the cheek. "Stay safe, plant lady."
Erika blushed as he ran to catch up to him.
~~
Misty watched as Rose interacted with the water. Rose was naturally graceful in the water, but
the electric power in her blood made her spells seem cautious and frightened. As if her
powers were afraid of hurting her. Misty frowned. It was something they would work on later.
Misty also felt the water interact with her power. It was trying to tell her something and she
didn't understand at all what it could be.
She prayed, for her sake and Rose's, that it was good.
~~
Sorry that this part was so short, but my wrist seriously hurts and I want to go get some ice
for it. The next (and last official chapter, I hope), will be longer, promise.
PLEASE REVIEW!
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfairy2000
You guys should know the disclaimer by now; so let me get back to listening to clips from
"Whose Line is it Anyway?" and writing the actual story.
Sorry it took me so long to get this part out, but I somehow injured my right wrist and I've
spent the last few days with an ace bandage on in the day and ice on it at night. Not to
mention my fight with Netscape 6.1. Let's not go into the fight, but it ended with me
switching to Internet Explorer and losing half of my bookmarks.
My lesson for the day: NETSCAPE IS EVIL!
Quote of the Fic: "In the journey of life, there are no wrong turns." Jingle from "Hamtaro"
(Great. I'm quoting a hamster...)
Part Ten of "The Hidden League"
'Plans and Teachings'
~~
Misty loved spending time with her niece. Rose managed to fill her in on so much in three
days. Giovanni had somehow found out her birthday, and kept it the same date. Misty was almost
happy with her life, but she missed her friends.
She missed Ash.
~~
Ash had moped around the base for the past three days. When he woke up, after the fight, he
demanded to see if Misty was okay. He had almost broke down when Brock told him the story.
Everyone left him in peace for the rest of the day, even Pikachu.
He was thinking of a plan.
~~
"We should involve Ash in this. I mean, Misty is his girlfriend." Erika said.
Lance nodded. "We will, once we iron out all of the kinks. We don't want to get his hopes up
and then crush them when the plan fails and Misty gets killed."
Eric frowned. "Giovanni won't kill her. She's his trump card. He knows that we could never
hurt her and would do anything to keep her safe."
Cory nodded. "Eric's right."
~~
Misty walked into Giovanni's study. She immediately smelled cigars and wrinkled her nose in
disgust.
"No, Mistress of Water, I do not smoke near Rose." Giovanni said as he noticed her look.
Misty made her face look impassive. "That's good. Why did you call me here?"
"I don't want you messing up my carefully contrasted plans! Rose is my child! She will always
be mine! If you fill her head with the lies of her past, I will hurt you. She's happy. My
child, MY daughter, is happy. So, keep your mouth shut. Understood?" Giovanni said, standing
in front of Misty.
"She will never be your daughter! She is Daisy's daughter! My niece is Daisy's child!" Misty
said, lucid.
Giovanni's anger flared and he slapped Misty, but he smiled as her retaliation came.
"WATERS OF CERCULEAN!"
~~
Sabrina jumped up and paled. She nearly fell over, but Eric caught her.
"What's wrong Sab?" Shawn asked.
"Misty.... She just called upon Cerulean's power, but I've never felt her so angry." Sabrina
said as she slowly raised herself from Eric's arms.
"What's that mean?" Brock asked.
Erika answered, unaware that Ash was listening to their conversation. "Our powers are
connected to our life energy and our emotions. If Mist is angry, which Sabrina says she is,
that means her attacks will be based on her anger. The angrier she gets, the more powerful the
attacks are, but there's a problem. Since she's so angry and using so much power, she'll drain
her power and automatically tap into her life energy."
"She has no control over this?" Ash asked, startling the group.
Lance answered this time. "Technically, she does, but technically, she doesn't. If she lets
her anger cool down and she fights her normal style, then she'll be fine, but I think Giovanni
knows how to make her angry and how to keep her mad. He excepted her retaliation."
"We had better work on this plan then." Brock said.
"I have a plan, why don't we combine what we have and go from there?" Ash asked.
Eric nodded. "That sounds good."
~~
"I've always heard that the Mistress of Water was a beautiful opponent, but now I see how true
that is. Do you realize that the aura of water is surrounding you?" Giovanni asked.
Misty breathed deeply, but didn't answer. She was slowly working on calming her anger as she
knew the danger if she didn't. Luckily, for her, her anger was diminishing. Misty breathed
deeply again, and then answered her opponent. "It's not going to work, Giovanni. You can't get
me angry enough to make me kill myself."
Giovanni looked hurt. "Now why would I want to kill my darling Rose's beloved aunt? I heard
from Martha that all Rose talks about is you. She loves the fact you live here now."
Misty breathed deeply once more before releasing her power. "I know that she doesn't know the
truth."
"And it will stay that way, won't it?" Giovanni asked.
Misty didn't say a word, bust she turned on her heel and left.
Giovanni smiled.
~~
Sabrina breathed a sigh of relief as the others continued to work out the plan. "Misty released
her powers. I can feel a simmering anger from her, but nothing life-threatening."
Ash smiled. He knew Misty could handle herself as long as she didn't let her anger take over.
'We're coming Misty. You'll be safe soon and so will Rose.'
"Everyone okay with the plan?" Lance asked.
Everyone nodded, knowing exactly what he or she had to do.
"Good. We'll move out at dawn tomorrow."
~~
The Next Morning...
Misty and Rose stood next to Giovanni's inside pool while Daisy nibbled on a bone at their
feet.
"Alright Rose, how about we work with your water powers today?" Misty asked.
Rose clapped and Daisy happily barked.
"Good. I'm sorry Daisy, but you'll have to leave. I don't want any stray beams of water
hitting you and hurting you."
Daisy nodded and barked a 'good luck' at Rose and left.
Misty knelt down so she was eye level with Rose. "Okay, honey, are you ready? I want you to
make a small wave."
Rose concentrated and a small wave of water washed out of the pool.
Misty smiled at her niece, but mentally frowned. 'Her powers could be five times that if she
could transform, but I can't risk teaching her that. I don't know what Giovanni would do.'
"Aunt Misty, what next?" Rose asked.
Misty smiled at her niece. "Why don't we take a swim and let you connect more with the water?"
Rose smiled. "Okay!"
~~
Lance nodded to Erika.
"FLOWERS OF CELADON!" Erika shouted quietly. (Authoress: Isn't that an oxymoron?)
Erika knelt down, letting her power flow through the ground. Vines, trees, and large plants
shot up everywhere. As she was allowing things to grow more than their allotted space, she
found her way to Giovanni's fortress and made certain plants grow to mark the trail. She slowly
untangled herself from her power.
"Are you okay?" Cory asked.
Erika nodded, taking a sip of water from her canteen. "There are lilac bushes marking the way
to the base. Be careful. I'll join you guys as soon as I've rested."
Lance nodded. "Stay safe. Call out some Pokemon to protect you."
Erika nodded, allowing her Bellossom, Bayleef, and Ivysaur out. "See you guys soon."
The others ran ahead, but Cory stayed behind for a minute. "Are you sure you'll be okay?"
Erika nodded. "Go ahead Cory, the others need you."
Cory kissed Erika on the cheek. "Stay safe, plant lady."
Erika blushed as he ran to catch up to him.
~~
Misty watched as Rose interacted with the water. Rose was naturally graceful in the water, but
the electric power in her blood made her spells seem cautious and frightened. As if her
powers were afraid of hurting her. Misty frowned. It was something they would work on later.
Misty also felt the water interact with her power. It was trying to tell her something and she
didn't understand at all what it could be.
She prayed, for her sake and Rose's, that it was good.
~~
Sorry that this part was so short, but my wrist seriously hurts and I want to go get some ice
for it. The next (and last official chapter, I hope), will be longer, promise.
PLEASE REVIEW!
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfairy2000