The man exited the room a short time later with a look of victory on his face. Looking through the doors as he walked out a girl was slumped over, unconscious, in the chains that held her. Her shoulder length black hair completely covered her face. A small trickle of blood fell from her back to the floor.

"So, Entei is indeed at the Lake of Rage," muttered the man as he entered his private library. He looked at the picture of the volcano pokemon with longing.

"Computer," he said, "Produce a map of the area around the Lake of Rage and all information on Entei." A large holographic map appeared, which covered most of the left wall.

"Entei is rumored to be as fast as the wind," said the computer, "and tries to avoid humans at all costs. Is more prone to run than battle. Can be highly volatile when anger and the recommended approach is caution."

"Hummmm," muttered the man as he studied the area around the Lake of Rage. "It sounds like I may have to trap this one."

The next day his private helicopter was loaded and he left to the Lake of Rage. After slowly circling the lake a few times, the man had a general idea of how to capture the elusive pokemon. He parked his helicopter on the far side of the lake, away from people and began to fine tune his plan.

He careful walked around the lake, searching for signs of the rare pokemon. He avoided the tourist areas, knowing Entei would too. After much consideration the man decided that Entei would most likely approach the lake from the north-east shore, probably at dawn or dusk. That only gave him an hour to prepare.

He returned to his helicopter and dug out a large brown canvas bag. Out of it he pulled a large coil of black wire. This he threaded throughout the trees in the area he suspected Entei to appear. After the wires were set he pulled two whips out of his helicopter. They were very similar to the tazers he had used earlier, except this time it was obvious these weapons were designed to carry more voltage. These he coiled around his waist.

The man went to his helicopter and attached a long hose from it to the Lake of Rage. He then programmed the computer to fire with its hydro weapon when there would be temperatures over 300F. Then the man waited. He nervously toyed with one of the whips in his hand.

The sunset was almost over and the collector thought he had miscalculated. The late dawn noises were beginning to put him in a trance. He shifted his weight from one crouched foot to the other and looked back at his helicopter, which was about five hundred feet behind him. He was seriously thinking that his information had been wrong. That is when he noticed the entire area had gone silent. He could hear his breathing.

The man looked around for danger. A sudden movement caught his attention to his far right. It appeared to be a red shadow, moving through the trees. The collector held his breath. The shadow continued to approach, revealing thick paws, a ferocious red and yellow face, and a gray flowing mane. Entei had come.

The man shifted silently into a ready position. The volcano pokemon was not quite close enough for him to attack, yet. Entei paused, searching for danger, The collector thought for a second that he had been detected, but then Entei continued its journey to the lake's shore. The man lunged forward, his whips glowing.

"RRRREEEAAORRR!" bellowed Entei as it saw the challenge. It launched a Fire Spin, which sent the man diving for cover, and set some dead brush on fire. The man knew he was outmatched unless he was able to lure Entei into his trap.

"This way," he muttered and made a slow, cautious retreat. Entei charged ready to use Bite. The man jumped out of the way.

"AARRRGGG!" yelled the pokemon as its target once more eluded it. The man was almost within range of the helicopter by now.

Entei cut off his drifting backwards with a Flame Thrower. The man dove out of the way, then rolled as Entei blew by, once again using Bite. Its teeth barely missed the collector's leg. The man shot to his feet and began to swing his whips through the air.

"AAAHHGG!" cried Entei as one stung it. It was now madder than ever. It combined Rage with Flame Thrower and nearly vaporized a pine tree. The man was again trying to get closer to his helicopter. Entei squared off, out of range of the whips. It launched a powerful Fire Blast that instantly scattered any remaining wildlife.

This however, was countered by the helicopter. They had finally gotten within range. The Fire Blast was caught in mid air by the hydro weapon. The water quickly extinguished the flame, then drenched the fire type. The man followed this up with a shock from his whip.

Entei, now disoriented by the simultaneous attacks was reeling. The odds had suddenly turned. Entei had quickly sized up the new situation. It covered the area with a quick Smoke Screen, before turning to flee.

"No!" cried the man as he took off in pursuit. They dove through trees, and around still burning brush. The man cracked his whip and Entei dodged it, going further left. Right into the tangle of wire. Its front left leg got snagged. The two stopped running.

Seeing what had happened, each reacted instantaneously. Entei bent its head down and was about to bite through the wire. The collector pulled out a remote with a button on it and the whole wire was suddenly electrical. This had happened when Entei had put its mouth on the wire.

"RRREEIIRR!" it cried in pain as its foot and jaw were shocked horribly. Entei jerked and pulled itself free. It then stumbled backwards, into more of the wires. It was now desperate to escape. The man grinned and increased the voltage.

"AARRGGGHHHHHH!" Entei cried in pain. The electricity was too much. It could feel its who body seize up. It was paralyzed. Entei could not move as the electricity drained its strength and it collapsed.

Not wanting to let his prize have an opportunity to escape, the man did not cut the electricity until a minute had passed. Keeping a nervous finger on the button, the man approached the injured fire type. Much to his relief, Entei was unconscious, but alive.

He cut the wires around Entei, which had become quite tangled. This was a big risk ,if the pokemon woke up, it could flee. The man quickly returned to his helicopter and used the crane there to put Entei in the cargo area. Once Entei was secured the man injected it with a tranquilizer. Enough to keep a Tauros out for three days.

After making sure to eliminate as much evidence as possible. The man climbed into the pilot's seat and set a course for his home. There Tasha was weeping bitterly.

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