*sticks her hand out from behind a rock, waving a white flag* Umm... here's the next part.
A little over due, eh?
I don't own anything but the plot.
Quote of the Fic: "There is no good or evil, save in the way you see the world. There is no
dark or light, save in your own vision. All changes in a blink of an eye; yet all remains the
same." Conor, from the book "Daughter of the Forest" (Makes you think, doesn't it?)
Part Eleven to "The Hidden League"'
'Escape'
~~
Lance led the group of trainers through a long corridor. Their footsteps echoed loudly
throughout the empty hallway. Erika had rejoined the group, but she was still a little
exhausted from using so much of her power. Cory kept the pace with her, keeping one eye on the
hallway in front of them and the other on the girl next to him.
~~
Misty frowned. She still had the feeling that something big was going to happen and happen
soon. Misty felt Starit's worry through the bond they shared. Rose seemed unaffected, though,
and happily continued to splash in the pool.
"Rose, honey, come one. It's almost time for lunch and we need to dry off and get dressed."
Misty said gently.
Rose nodded and climbed out of the pool.
~~
Lance stopped and swore as he came to an opening in the corridor. From this opening, one could
go to the left, right, or straight. Lance frowned, swore again, and then decided what to do.
"Okay, Ash, Erika, and Cory, go left. Eric, Shawn, and Sabrina, go right. Brock and I will go
straight. Find Misty and Rose. If you run into a Rocket, defeat them. If you see Giovanni,
transform. Sabrina will let us know if that happens. Any questions? No? Okay then. Good
luck." Lance said as he took off down the hallway with Brock three steps behind him.
The remaining five trainers looked at each other and nodded.
"Good luck." Sabrina said.
At the same time the two groups departed into their corridors.
~~
Misty dried Rose's hair with a towel. Daisy stood next to Misty, catching the water droplets in
her mouth.
"Okay honey, let's go to the dining room and get some lunch." Misty said.
"Okay Aunt Misty." Rose said as she jumped to her feet. Misty smiled and opened the door.
"Try the door on the right!"
Misty froze at the sound of the voice, it sounded so familiar. It sounded like Erika.
"Aunt Misty, what was that?" Rose asked as Daisy growled.
"Stay here honey, I'll go see. Daisy, stay here with Rose." Misty said, quietly closing the
door behind her.
Misty rolled Golduck's PokeBall in her fingers. She tensed, ready for a fight. When she heard
a door slam, Misty slid into the darkness of a doorframe. Three trainers ran past and Misty
smiled.
"Stop!" Misty yelled as she stepped out from the darkness.
Ash slid and turned around. "Misty!"
Misty smiled as Ash tightly hugged her and kissed her. As they pulled apart, Misty smiled and
whispered into Ash's ear, "I missed you more than you can ever imagine."
Cory and Erika walked over and both smiled.
"I'm happy you're still in one piece Misty." Cory said as Erika hugged her.
"Speaking of safe," Misty replied as she walked back to where she left Rose, "I want you guys to
meet Rose."
~~
Giovanni growled. Reports of fallen Rocket members came in every ten minutes. It could only
mean one thing: the league of trainers was in the building.
Harry stood ready for the commands Giovanni was sure to give him. "What should I do?"
Giovanni looked at him. "Find Rose and Misty. Bring them back to me."
Harry bowed and walked away.
~~
Shawn, Eric, and Sabrina ran down the hallway, alert for any sudden movements.
"I don't sense anything. It's like they have a block on this place from my mind. I don't like
this at all." Sabrina said.
"How can they block you out?" Eric asked, slightly worried.
"I don't know how, but they did it. I don't sense a person or a Pokemon. I can feel the auras
of the others, but I can't sense any enemies." Sabrina replied.
A team of Rockets appeared in the hallway, tensed for any fighting. Shawn growled and released
his Raichu. The Raichu grinned and Thundershocked all of them.
"A bit vicious today, aren't we?" Eric asked.
Shawn frowned. "I don't like this place. I just want to get Misty and get out of here."
Sabrina smiled. "You do have a crush on her."
A sad smile appeared on Shawn's face. "I did. She was the only one not taken by anyone.
Well, at least before Ash came back into her life."
Eric blinked, confused. "Neither Sabrina or Erika are taken."
Shawn recalled his Raichu and smiled. "Come on. Do you think I've not noticed you fawning
over Sabrina and Cory's dumbstruck expression when Erika walks into the room?"
Eric and Sabrina blushed before starting to run down the hallway. Shawn smiled, and then ran
after his friends.
~~
Lance and Brock ran down the hallway, alert for anything.
"Do you think we'll run into anyone?" Brock asked.
"We won't know until someone appears." Lance replied.
Brock blinked, a little surprised by Lance's tart tone.
Lance ruefully smiled. "I didn't meant to snap at you Brock, I'm just used to working with
someone more experienced in battle than you."
Brock nodded, excepting Lance's apology. "It's okay. Let's go find Misty."
~~
Rose shyly stepped into the hallway. "Hello."
Misty smiled and kneeled next to her niece. "Rose, this is Ash, Erika, and Cory. They're very
good friends of mine. Guys, this is my niece, Rose, and her Growlithe, Daisy."
Ash smiled and knelt down eye level to Rose. "I'm also your aunt's boyfriend."
Rose giggled, surprised. "Aunt Misty, you never said you had a boyfriend!"
Misty smiled. "You never asked."
Daisy growled as Cory approached her. Cory smiled. "Calm down. I'm of your element."
Daisy sat down and barked. Rose giggled and petted her Growlithe.
Erika smiled at seeing Misty and her niece together. "How are you Misty?"
Misty smiled as Ash pulled her into his arms. "I'm fine."
A troop of Team Rocket members suddenly appeared. Harry stepped forward from the horde of
members and glared at the group of trainers.
"Come along Miss Rose, your father wants to see you. Miss Misty, he would like to see you
also." Harry said.
Rose started to walk towards Harry when Ash grabbed her by the waist. "Neither she nor Misty
are going anywhere with you."
~~
The hallway that Eric, Shawn, and Sabrina took led to a dead end.
"Now where?" Eric asked.
"Let's just turn around and head back the way we came." Shawn replied, his tone quite dry.
"We might as well." Sabrina said with a nod and she and Eric took off.
Shawn frowned. "They're rubbing off on one another."
"Shawn!" Eric yelled. He and Sabrina stood about fifty meters from the blonde-haired man.
"Coming mother." Shawn muttered under his breath and ran to catch up to his friends.
~~
"It's a dead end." Brock stated as he stared at the end of the corridor.
"Thank you Captain Obvious." Lance muttered under his breath.
"Think we should turn around and try one of the other hallways?" Brock asked.
"We might as well. We might run into Eric's group or Cory's group and find out what's going
on. It's been too quiet." Lance said.
Brock nodded his agreement and the two started to jog back down the hallway.
~~
On their way down the hallway, Eric, Shawn, and Sabrina had run into Brock and Lance. They
continued to run down the left hallway. As they got further down the hallway, the unmistakable
sound of fighting reached their ears.
"Did anyone transform Sabrina?" Lance asked.
Sabrina shook her head. "No. All of the auras are still the same as they always are. I sense
no extra hostility or power from any of them."
The five trainers slid, literally, to a stop as Cory threw Harry into a wall. Littered around
the other five people were the unconscious bodies of over a dozen Team Rocket members. Misty was
kneeling by a little girl with blonde hair, who turned away from Misty. The girl was tense and
obviously angry.
"Aunt Misty why did you do that?!" Rose asked.
Misty sighed. "Rose, I wish I could say something to make this clear, but there is nothing I
can say right now that would explain everything. You need to trust me for right now."
Daisy stood next to Cory. It was easy for any of them to realize that Daisy trusted Cory. 'It
must have something to do with his element.' Erika thought.
"What's going on?" Lance asked.
Everyone jumped, but it was Ash who spoke. "When did you guys get here?"
"Not to long ago. Now what's going on? Who is the blonde child?" Eric asked.
Misty stood up. "Meet my niece, Rose."
~~
Giovanni frowned. No report had come in from Harry and it was frustrating him. The security
cameras that were in and around the building had all quit working.
"It must be those trainers. They must have stopped Harry from completing his mission,"
Giovanni stood up from his chair and walked out of the room, "If you want something done right
you have to do it yourself."
~~
"Hello Rose. I'm Lance. I'm a friend of your Aunt Misty's." Lance said.
"I don't like Aunt Misty 'cause she hurt friends of mine. Why should I trust friends of hers?"
Rose asked.
"Rose, darling, I know you're upset that I just hurt some of the men who have played with you
in the past, but you have to trust me that I did the right thing. Some day soon I'll explain
everything, but not right now. Please, darling, trust me." Misty knelt at eye level with her
niece, her aqua eyes begging.
Rose sighed then smiled. "I trust you Aunt Misty, but I don't understand what is going on.
Those men only wanted to take me to Daddy."
Sabrina smiled. "We'll tell you everything later Rose, but we're all friends of your aunt's.
My name is Sabrina and this is Eric. The blonde man next to Eric is Shawn. The guy next to
Lance, who's missing eyes, is Brock."
Rose giggled. "The Growlithe standing next to Cory is my friend, Daisy."
Erika smiled. "How would you and Daisy like to come live with us for a while?"
Rose looked confused. "What about Daddy?"
Misty, who was still kneeling next to Rose, looked heavenward for a minute. "Giovanni knows
that you're coming with me for a little while. In fact, he suggested it. He thought it would
be good for you to get out for a little bit and meet some new people and try your abilities in
an actual field and not a simulated one."
Rose nodded. It sounded like something her father would say. "Okay! Let's go get some of my
stuff."
Misty stood up and breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, let's go darling."
~~
The group had made it through most of the labyrinth of hallways with a relative quietness. No
Rockets had surprised them and no extra Pokemon was out to make noise. The only one talking
was Rose. Misty would speak only to answer her niece.
"I can't wait to see where you live, Aunt Misty! I can't wait to live with you!" Rose said as
the group entered a rather large room that branched off in three directions.
"What about living with your aunt, Rose?" Giovanni's voice cut through the quiet like a hot
knife through butter. The group of trainers tensed, ready for a fight.
"You should know, Daddy. I'm going to live with Aunt Misty for a while." Rose said, giggling
over her father's forgetfulness.
Giovanni's eyes narrowed. "I said no such thing. Come along Rose."
Rose took two steps forward, Daisy following, when Misty grabbed her niece's hand. "Aunt
Misty?"
Misty's eyes were as cold as ice. "No, Giovanni, she's staying with me. I lost her once, I'm
not about to do so again."
Giovanni frowned and quietly summoned his powers.
~~
Rose was wondering what was going on. She knew that Giovanni wasn't her true father, but why
was Aunt Misty not letting her go to the only one she knew she could call her father? It didn't
make any sense. Rose gasped when Giovanni transformed and nearly died of shock when her Aunt
Misty and several of her friends did the same thing.
"Ash, Brock, keep an eye on Rose for me. Rose, go show Ash and Brock your room and start
getting your things together. Shawn, go with them to keep them protected." Misty said, her
voice deadpan.
"Who died and named you Lance?" Shawn asked, but he did as he was told.
~~
Giovanni didn't say a word as his 'daughter' was taken away by three of the rebel trainers. It
would be best for the child not to see the destruction of her beloved aunt.
"Are you sure you want to take us all on, Giovanni?" Eric asked.
"You realize that if we manage to defeat you, Team Rocket will fall apart and everything will
go back to the way it was before you crawled out of your hole." Erika said.
Giovanni snorted. "Do you realize that if you die, your little rebellion against me will fall
apart? I will win this battle."
~~
Daisy led the small party into Rose's room. Ash, Brock, and Shawn gasped when they saw the
room. It had everything a little girl could want. Shelves filled with stuffed animals and
dolls. The bed was something out of a dream; it could have easily fit three young girls in it.
Pink walls, curtains, carpet, and a giant fluffy pink quilt completed the look.
Rose ran over to her closet that was filled with clothes. She grabbed three suitcases from her
closet and began to fold clothes into her one suitcase. Brock helped her by starting to fold
some of the clothes. Ash and Pikachu were showing some of the dolls to Rose and, if she liked
them, putting them into a backpack Ash had found. Shawn stood by the door, wary and alert.
Martha came in halfway through the procedure. "You're leaving Miss Rose?"
Rose nodding. "Aunt Misty wants to take me to live with her for a while. Daddy said no, but I
have a feeling I'm going anyhow."
Martha nodded. "Let me help you pack."
Rose grinned. "I would like that."
~~
Lance let lose a fury of strong winds the same time that Cory sent a fire blast at Giovanni.
Misty and Sabrina nodded at each other; Misty let lose a blast of water and Sabrina a psychic
wave. Giovanni was momentarily stunned, but he returned to his sense a moment later. He let
out a strong shockwave. Erika, in her weakened condition, could not do anything to
counter-attack it.
"Erika!" Cory was at her side in a heartbeat, checking to make sure the Grass Mistress was
still breathing.
"I'm fine..." Erika's voice trailed off as she lost consciousness.
Sabrina was trying to figure out a way to beat Giovanni. Eric stood next to her, his poison
darts ready to be thrown.
~~
Rose looked around her room. She had two backpacks filled with toys and three suitcases with
clothes and other supplies.
"I'll miss you Martha." Rose said as she gently hugged the older woman.
"Goodbye Miss Rose." Martha said gently as she watched the three men led Rose out of her room.
~~
Giovanni laughed. "You see? You can't defeat me! I'm too powerful for you wimpy trainers. My
powers are stronger than yours and much more developed. You can't even exploit a weakness
properly."
Lance smiled as a plan formed in his mind. "Misty, are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
Misty smiled and at the same time Eric caught on. He readied his poison darts and she sent her
strongest wave of water towards Giovanni. As the blast hit him and kept him busy, Eric tossed
three darts at him. The first one hit his chest; the second his arm, and the third his neck.
Giovanni blanched. "How could you? You won't get out alive though."
Everyone's widened as the building began to shake.
Giovanni smiled. "My dying wish is for you all to die!"
Misty shook. She was exhausted. "What about Rose? You'll kill her!"
Giovanni looked sorry for a minute. "I'm sorry about that, but..."
Giovanni never got to finish the sentence as Eric's poison took affect. As Giovanni's dead body
slowly fell to the ground, everyone looked at Eric.
"I'm sorry, but I was just sick of listening to him talk." Eric said.
~~
The trio of men, a girl, a Pikachu, and a Growlithe had just left a flight of stairs when the
entire building began to shake.
"What's going on?" Rose asked, slightly terrified.
~~
Misty, Sabrina, and Eric ran through the corridors, dodging falling debris. The others trainers
had gone the way they had entered, hoping that the missing trainers had already left. Misty
had a feeling that they didn't and Sabrina agreed. Eric came along because he didn't trust the
two girls alone. They were quite dangerous and reckless when they got together.
Misty sighed, partly in relief and partly in fear, when she saw the group ahead of her. Her
skirt billowed out behind her as she slid to a stop.
"Misty!" Ash said, happy to see his girlfriend alive and breathing.
The group had barely said hello when the a few more chunks of plaster fell from the wall.
Sabrina closed her eyes and concentrated on teleporting the group of there.
~~
Lance and Cory, with the still unconsciousness Erika in his arms, waited anxiously for their
friends to appear.
"Oh my..." Cory said, paling, as the duo watched as the building collapsed.
"Miss us already?" Shawn asked.
The two, or three (depending on whether or not you're counting Erika), turned around with wide
smiles as Shawn, Rose, Misty, Ash, Brock, Eric, and Sabrina stood behind them, breathing and
smiling just like they were. Daisy barked and Pikachu flashed them a peace sign.
~~
Wow! That was a long chapter. I hope you guys liked it.
Please review! I'll try to get the epilogue up sooner than I got this part up.
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfairy2000
A little over due, eh?
I don't own anything but the plot.
Quote of the Fic: "There is no good or evil, save in the way you see the world. There is no
dark or light, save in your own vision. All changes in a blink of an eye; yet all remains the
same." Conor, from the book "Daughter of the Forest" (Makes you think, doesn't it?)
Part Eleven to "The Hidden League"'
'Escape'
~~
Lance led the group of trainers through a long corridor. Their footsteps echoed loudly
throughout the empty hallway. Erika had rejoined the group, but she was still a little
exhausted from using so much of her power. Cory kept the pace with her, keeping one eye on the
hallway in front of them and the other on the girl next to him.
~~
Misty frowned. She still had the feeling that something big was going to happen and happen
soon. Misty felt Starit's worry through the bond they shared. Rose seemed unaffected, though,
and happily continued to splash in the pool.
"Rose, honey, come one. It's almost time for lunch and we need to dry off and get dressed."
Misty said gently.
Rose nodded and climbed out of the pool.
~~
Lance stopped and swore as he came to an opening in the corridor. From this opening, one could
go to the left, right, or straight. Lance frowned, swore again, and then decided what to do.
"Okay, Ash, Erika, and Cory, go left. Eric, Shawn, and Sabrina, go right. Brock and I will go
straight. Find Misty and Rose. If you run into a Rocket, defeat them. If you see Giovanni,
transform. Sabrina will let us know if that happens. Any questions? No? Okay then. Good
luck." Lance said as he took off down the hallway with Brock three steps behind him.
The remaining five trainers looked at each other and nodded.
"Good luck." Sabrina said.
At the same time the two groups departed into their corridors.
~~
Misty dried Rose's hair with a towel. Daisy stood next to Misty, catching the water droplets in
her mouth.
"Okay honey, let's go to the dining room and get some lunch." Misty said.
"Okay Aunt Misty." Rose said as she jumped to her feet. Misty smiled and opened the door.
"Try the door on the right!"
Misty froze at the sound of the voice, it sounded so familiar. It sounded like Erika.
"Aunt Misty, what was that?" Rose asked as Daisy growled.
"Stay here honey, I'll go see. Daisy, stay here with Rose." Misty said, quietly closing the
door behind her.
Misty rolled Golduck's PokeBall in her fingers. She tensed, ready for a fight. When she heard
a door slam, Misty slid into the darkness of a doorframe. Three trainers ran past and Misty
smiled.
"Stop!" Misty yelled as she stepped out from the darkness.
Ash slid and turned around. "Misty!"
Misty smiled as Ash tightly hugged her and kissed her. As they pulled apart, Misty smiled and
whispered into Ash's ear, "I missed you more than you can ever imagine."
Cory and Erika walked over and both smiled.
"I'm happy you're still in one piece Misty." Cory said as Erika hugged her.
"Speaking of safe," Misty replied as she walked back to where she left Rose, "I want you guys to
meet Rose."
~~
Giovanni growled. Reports of fallen Rocket members came in every ten minutes. It could only
mean one thing: the league of trainers was in the building.
Harry stood ready for the commands Giovanni was sure to give him. "What should I do?"
Giovanni looked at him. "Find Rose and Misty. Bring them back to me."
Harry bowed and walked away.
~~
Shawn, Eric, and Sabrina ran down the hallway, alert for any sudden movements.
"I don't sense anything. It's like they have a block on this place from my mind. I don't like
this at all." Sabrina said.
"How can they block you out?" Eric asked, slightly worried.
"I don't know how, but they did it. I don't sense a person or a Pokemon. I can feel the auras
of the others, but I can't sense any enemies." Sabrina replied.
A team of Rockets appeared in the hallway, tensed for any fighting. Shawn growled and released
his Raichu. The Raichu grinned and Thundershocked all of them.
"A bit vicious today, aren't we?" Eric asked.
Shawn frowned. "I don't like this place. I just want to get Misty and get out of here."
Sabrina smiled. "You do have a crush on her."
A sad smile appeared on Shawn's face. "I did. She was the only one not taken by anyone.
Well, at least before Ash came back into her life."
Eric blinked, confused. "Neither Sabrina or Erika are taken."
Shawn recalled his Raichu and smiled. "Come on. Do you think I've not noticed you fawning
over Sabrina and Cory's dumbstruck expression when Erika walks into the room?"
Eric and Sabrina blushed before starting to run down the hallway. Shawn smiled, and then ran
after his friends.
~~
Lance and Brock ran down the hallway, alert for anything.
"Do you think we'll run into anyone?" Brock asked.
"We won't know until someone appears." Lance replied.
Brock blinked, a little surprised by Lance's tart tone.
Lance ruefully smiled. "I didn't meant to snap at you Brock, I'm just used to working with
someone more experienced in battle than you."
Brock nodded, excepting Lance's apology. "It's okay. Let's go find Misty."
~~
Rose shyly stepped into the hallway. "Hello."
Misty smiled and kneeled next to her niece. "Rose, this is Ash, Erika, and Cory. They're very
good friends of mine. Guys, this is my niece, Rose, and her Growlithe, Daisy."
Ash smiled and knelt down eye level to Rose. "I'm also your aunt's boyfriend."
Rose giggled, surprised. "Aunt Misty, you never said you had a boyfriend!"
Misty smiled. "You never asked."
Daisy growled as Cory approached her. Cory smiled. "Calm down. I'm of your element."
Daisy sat down and barked. Rose giggled and petted her Growlithe.
Erika smiled at seeing Misty and her niece together. "How are you Misty?"
Misty smiled as Ash pulled her into his arms. "I'm fine."
A troop of Team Rocket members suddenly appeared. Harry stepped forward from the horde of
members and glared at the group of trainers.
"Come along Miss Rose, your father wants to see you. Miss Misty, he would like to see you
also." Harry said.
Rose started to walk towards Harry when Ash grabbed her by the waist. "Neither she nor Misty
are going anywhere with you."
~~
The hallway that Eric, Shawn, and Sabrina took led to a dead end.
"Now where?" Eric asked.
"Let's just turn around and head back the way we came." Shawn replied, his tone quite dry.
"We might as well." Sabrina said with a nod and she and Eric took off.
Shawn frowned. "They're rubbing off on one another."
"Shawn!" Eric yelled. He and Sabrina stood about fifty meters from the blonde-haired man.
"Coming mother." Shawn muttered under his breath and ran to catch up to his friends.
~~
"It's a dead end." Brock stated as he stared at the end of the corridor.
"Thank you Captain Obvious." Lance muttered under his breath.
"Think we should turn around and try one of the other hallways?" Brock asked.
"We might as well. We might run into Eric's group or Cory's group and find out what's going
on. It's been too quiet." Lance said.
Brock nodded his agreement and the two started to jog back down the hallway.
~~
On their way down the hallway, Eric, Shawn, and Sabrina had run into Brock and Lance. They
continued to run down the left hallway. As they got further down the hallway, the unmistakable
sound of fighting reached their ears.
"Did anyone transform Sabrina?" Lance asked.
Sabrina shook her head. "No. All of the auras are still the same as they always are. I sense
no extra hostility or power from any of them."
The five trainers slid, literally, to a stop as Cory threw Harry into a wall. Littered around
the other five people were the unconscious bodies of over a dozen Team Rocket members. Misty was
kneeling by a little girl with blonde hair, who turned away from Misty. The girl was tense and
obviously angry.
"Aunt Misty why did you do that?!" Rose asked.
Misty sighed. "Rose, I wish I could say something to make this clear, but there is nothing I
can say right now that would explain everything. You need to trust me for right now."
Daisy stood next to Cory. It was easy for any of them to realize that Daisy trusted Cory. 'It
must have something to do with his element.' Erika thought.
"What's going on?" Lance asked.
Everyone jumped, but it was Ash who spoke. "When did you guys get here?"
"Not to long ago. Now what's going on? Who is the blonde child?" Eric asked.
Misty stood up. "Meet my niece, Rose."
~~
Giovanni frowned. No report had come in from Harry and it was frustrating him. The security
cameras that were in and around the building had all quit working.
"It must be those trainers. They must have stopped Harry from completing his mission,"
Giovanni stood up from his chair and walked out of the room, "If you want something done right
you have to do it yourself."
~~
"Hello Rose. I'm Lance. I'm a friend of your Aunt Misty's." Lance said.
"I don't like Aunt Misty 'cause she hurt friends of mine. Why should I trust friends of hers?"
Rose asked.
"Rose, darling, I know you're upset that I just hurt some of the men who have played with you
in the past, but you have to trust me that I did the right thing. Some day soon I'll explain
everything, but not right now. Please, darling, trust me." Misty knelt at eye level with her
niece, her aqua eyes begging.
Rose sighed then smiled. "I trust you Aunt Misty, but I don't understand what is going on.
Those men only wanted to take me to Daddy."
Sabrina smiled. "We'll tell you everything later Rose, but we're all friends of your aunt's.
My name is Sabrina and this is Eric. The blonde man next to Eric is Shawn. The guy next to
Lance, who's missing eyes, is Brock."
Rose giggled. "The Growlithe standing next to Cory is my friend, Daisy."
Erika smiled. "How would you and Daisy like to come live with us for a while?"
Rose looked confused. "What about Daddy?"
Misty, who was still kneeling next to Rose, looked heavenward for a minute. "Giovanni knows
that you're coming with me for a little while. In fact, he suggested it. He thought it would
be good for you to get out for a little bit and meet some new people and try your abilities in
an actual field and not a simulated one."
Rose nodded. It sounded like something her father would say. "Okay! Let's go get some of my
stuff."
Misty stood up and breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, let's go darling."
~~
The group had made it through most of the labyrinth of hallways with a relative quietness. No
Rockets had surprised them and no extra Pokemon was out to make noise. The only one talking
was Rose. Misty would speak only to answer her niece.
"I can't wait to see where you live, Aunt Misty! I can't wait to live with you!" Rose said as
the group entered a rather large room that branched off in three directions.
"What about living with your aunt, Rose?" Giovanni's voice cut through the quiet like a hot
knife through butter. The group of trainers tensed, ready for a fight.
"You should know, Daddy. I'm going to live with Aunt Misty for a while." Rose said, giggling
over her father's forgetfulness.
Giovanni's eyes narrowed. "I said no such thing. Come along Rose."
Rose took two steps forward, Daisy following, when Misty grabbed her niece's hand. "Aunt
Misty?"
Misty's eyes were as cold as ice. "No, Giovanni, she's staying with me. I lost her once, I'm
not about to do so again."
Giovanni frowned and quietly summoned his powers.
~~
Rose was wondering what was going on. She knew that Giovanni wasn't her true father, but why
was Aunt Misty not letting her go to the only one she knew she could call her father? It didn't
make any sense. Rose gasped when Giovanni transformed and nearly died of shock when her Aunt
Misty and several of her friends did the same thing.
"Ash, Brock, keep an eye on Rose for me. Rose, go show Ash and Brock your room and start
getting your things together. Shawn, go with them to keep them protected." Misty said, her
voice deadpan.
"Who died and named you Lance?" Shawn asked, but he did as he was told.
~~
Giovanni didn't say a word as his 'daughter' was taken away by three of the rebel trainers. It
would be best for the child not to see the destruction of her beloved aunt.
"Are you sure you want to take us all on, Giovanni?" Eric asked.
"You realize that if we manage to defeat you, Team Rocket will fall apart and everything will
go back to the way it was before you crawled out of your hole." Erika said.
Giovanni snorted. "Do you realize that if you die, your little rebellion against me will fall
apart? I will win this battle."
~~
Daisy led the small party into Rose's room. Ash, Brock, and Shawn gasped when they saw the
room. It had everything a little girl could want. Shelves filled with stuffed animals and
dolls. The bed was something out of a dream; it could have easily fit three young girls in it.
Pink walls, curtains, carpet, and a giant fluffy pink quilt completed the look.
Rose ran over to her closet that was filled with clothes. She grabbed three suitcases from her
closet and began to fold clothes into her one suitcase. Brock helped her by starting to fold
some of the clothes. Ash and Pikachu were showing some of the dolls to Rose and, if she liked
them, putting them into a backpack Ash had found. Shawn stood by the door, wary and alert.
Martha came in halfway through the procedure. "You're leaving Miss Rose?"
Rose nodding. "Aunt Misty wants to take me to live with her for a while. Daddy said no, but I
have a feeling I'm going anyhow."
Martha nodded. "Let me help you pack."
Rose grinned. "I would like that."
~~
Lance let lose a fury of strong winds the same time that Cory sent a fire blast at Giovanni.
Misty and Sabrina nodded at each other; Misty let lose a blast of water and Sabrina a psychic
wave. Giovanni was momentarily stunned, but he returned to his sense a moment later. He let
out a strong shockwave. Erika, in her weakened condition, could not do anything to
counter-attack it.
"Erika!" Cory was at her side in a heartbeat, checking to make sure the Grass Mistress was
still breathing.
"I'm fine..." Erika's voice trailed off as she lost consciousness.
Sabrina was trying to figure out a way to beat Giovanni. Eric stood next to her, his poison
darts ready to be thrown.
~~
Rose looked around her room. She had two backpacks filled with toys and three suitcases with
clothes and other supplies.
"I'll miss you Martha." Rose said as she gently hugged the older woman.
"Goodbye Miss Rose." Martha said gently as she watched the three men led Rose out of her room.
~~
Giovanni laughed. "You see? You can't defeat me! I'm too powerful for you wimpy trainers. My
powers are stronger than yours and much more developed. You can't even exploit a weakness
properly."
Lance smiled as a plan formed in his mind. "Misty, are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
Misty smiled and at the same time Eric caught on. He readied his poison darts and she sent her
strongest wave of water towards Giovanni. As the blast hit him and kept him busy, Eric tossed
three darts at him. The first one hit his chest; the second his arm, and the third his neck.
Giovanni blanched. "How could you? You won't get out alive though."
Everyone's widened as the building began to shake.
Giovanni smiled. "My dying wish is for you all to die!"
Misty shook. She was exhausted. "What about Rose? You'll kill her!"
Giovanni looked sorry for a minute. "I'm sorry about that, but..."
Giovanni never got to finish the sentence as Eric's poison took affect. As Giovanni's dead body
slowly fell to the ground, everyone looked at Eric.
"I'm sorry, but I was just sick of listening to him talk." Eric said.
~~
The trio of men, a girl, a Pikachu, and a Growlithe had just left a flight of stairs when the
entire building began to shake.
"What's going on?" Rose asked, slightly terrified.
~~
Misty, Sabrina, and Eric ran through the corridors, dodging falling debris. The others trainers
had gone the way they had entered, hoping that the missing trainers had already left. Misty
had a feeling that they didn't and Sabrina agreed. Eric came along because he didn't trust the
two girls alone. They were quite dangerous and reckless when they got together.
Misty sighed, partly in relief and partly in fear, when she saw the group ahead of her. Her
skirt billowed out behind her as she slid to a stop.
"Misty!" Ash said, happy to see his girlfriend alive and breathing.
The group had barely said hello when the a few more chunks of plaster fell from the wall.
Sabrina closed her eyes and concentrated on teleporting the group of there.
~~
Lance and Cory, with the still unconsciousness Erika in his arms, waited anxiously for their
friends to appear.
"Oh my..." Cory said, paling, as the duo watched as the building collapsed.
"Miss us already?" Shawn asked.
The two, or three (depending on whether or not you're counting Erika), turned around with wide
smiles as Shawn, Rose, Misty, Ash, Brock, Eric, and Sabrina stood behind them, breathing and
smiling just like they were. Daisy barked and Pikachu flashed them a peace sign.
~~
Wow! That was a long chapter. I hope you guys liked it.
Please review! I'll try to get the epilogue up sooner than I got this part up.
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfairy2000