Disclaimer: The only thing/person I own in this story is SHITA! WOHO!
That's right, MY pimp!
Author's Note: . . . I have nothing to say . . . but my brother does. . . Werd: I am Person man!
Chapter seven: Battle in The Sky
' Ash sat on a stool boredly. The next ship wasn't going to take off until tomorrow, leaving him with nothing to do. Annie turned on the radio, and a song called 'The Real Folk Blues' was playing.
Ash tapped his foot on the ground, listening intently. He stayed quiet for a long while.
He had heard a lot about Earth, about how meteors hit it over and over again changing the surface frequently. He just wanted one shed of proof, something that would explain if Pokemon really did or didn't once roam there. . .
"Annie?" He began to ask. Annie looked at him, expecting him to say something important. . .
"N-never mind." He said, shaking his head. "I'm going now, I'll be back tomorrow . . . you know, before I leave. . ." Annie nodded, not saying a word. The song ended just as Ash left the building, but he could still hear three lyrics going over in his head:
'. . . Sitting in muddy water
isn't such a bad life
as long as it ends the first time. . .'
Mean~*~*~*While
Spike slung the groceries in the back of the 'Swordfish II' and hopped inside of it himself. As he started up the engine as he remembered how terrible it had looked when Ash had sent out that yellow thing.
'He isn't going to get away with this.' He thought, still a bit angry. As he flew up into the air, his thoughts wandered to 'The Red Dragon', and he wondered if they would go after Ash as well. . .
Back~*~*~*WithAsh
Ash walked down the street, head hung low, as it began to rain lightly. He wasn't paying any attention to where he was going. He didn't look up until Pikachu jumped out of Ash's backpack abruptly.
Pikachu stood in front of an alleyway, growling, sparks flying out of its cheeks.
"What's the matter Pikachu?" Ash asked.
Pikachu didn't respond. He ran down into the shadowy alley.
"Hey, wait!" Ash yelled, running in after him. He ran into some garbage cans and tumbled to the ground.
It took a minute for Ash to find out where he was or how far he had run; it took a while for his eyes to get used to the dim light. He could see yellow sparks off in the distance, which could only mean that Pikachu was battling someone. (If I can recall, the alleys on Mars are huge.)
"Pikachu, I'm coming!" Ash yelled, running off towards them. The yellow sparks suddenly faded away, and Ash heard a loud cry. . .
"PIKACHU!"
Ash saw Pikachu dash off towards him, the top of his head bleeding freely and a bruise was visible on his side. He let out a high pitched cry and collapsed at Ash's feet.
Ash bent over his companion. "Pikachu, are you okay?? Hang in there!" He tried to stare thru the shadows, but found it hard doing so.
"Whoever you are, come out!" Ash yelled, "What did you do to my Pikachu?!?"
Ash immediately wished he hadn't asked the stranger to appear.
Vicious made himself visible from the shadows. His silver Gray hair and pale blue eyes made Ash want to run screaming: He looked pretty scary, and the katana he held didn't make Ash anymore comfortable.
Very slowly, Ash wrapped his arms around Pikachu's limp body and stood up. Vicious smirked, and a shiver ran up Ash's spine. It was obvious what was going to happen next.
Ash had to get out of there- and fast.
Ash took one step back, then turned and ran as fast as he could. There was a suddenly flutter of wings, and when Ash looked over his shoulder a black vulture-like bird scraped at his face with his talons. Ash swung his arm around wildly, trying to knock it back.
"Get away!!" Ash yelled, suddenly tripping over a trash can and tumbling to the ground. The bird flew back to its owner, and Ash could hear Vicious laughing with amusement.
"You're the weakest opponent I ever had." He chuckled.
Ash stood back up, still holding Pikachu. "Who are you?!? What do you want?!?"
"WE want your Pikachu, and the rest of your creatures." Said a stone cold voice from behind.
Ash whirled around, and ended up face-to-face with Shita, who was holding a gun pointed at his head.
Ash froze, turning pale in less than a second. They were after his pokemon, and that wasn't good. "H-how did you know that he's called a Pikachu?" Ash asked.
Shita smirked. "From the way you kept yelling his name, it was quiet obvious. Now then, be a good little boy and tell us; where are the rest?"
Ash paused. He realized that they didn't think that his pokemon could fit in a pokeball, meaning so far they were safe. But he had to stall them, find a way to get him and Pikachu out of this mess, and quickly. . .
"Answer her, boy." Came Vicious's much colder voice.
Ash gulped. "Some-somewhere safe, where you'll never find them!"
"Don't make me pull the trigger, kid! Lead us to them now!"
"NEVER!" Ash screamed, ramming Shita in the gut, making her drop her gun. He turned and dashed off. He could hear Shita cuss and Vicious follow swiftly on his tail.
Ash glanced around. There had to be something . . . anything. . .
A fire escape lead up to the top of a seven-story building nearby. This was his chance!
BANG! A bullet whizzed past and scraped Ash on the cheek. He immediately ran up to the fire escape and climbed up, holding Pikachu with one hand and pulling himself up the ladder with the other.
Two more bangs and another whoosh told Ash that Shita, who he had knighted 'Icy Woman' for her silverish-blue hair, had missed him again.
The gun fire stopped and he heard them climbing the ladder after him. Clinging to Pikachu more tightly, he clambered to the top of the building and ran to the other side.
Ash looked for a way down, desperately. There was nothing he could do now though. He was really trapped. Ash turned around as Shita reached the top of the building, followed by Vicious.
Cars drove about bellow them. There was no way out. Ash was doomed.
"We're going to ask you one last time, boy." Shita snarled, "Now tell us were they are, wont you?"
"OVER MY DEAD BODY!" Ash yelled.
Vicious smiled. "That's fine by us. Your Pikachu might eventually lead us to them."
Ash gulped. He knew they wanted Pikachu and the others for a bad reason, and that meant he'd have to do something in order to get away from them. There was only one thing he could do, and that was denie them to the end. . .
~*~*~*
Spike flew on the ship, whistling to himself, when something caught his eye. He could see Ash, cornered on the top of a building, by two people. Both of them were from the Red Dragon.
And one of them was. . .
"What the hell!?!" Spike shouted, flabbergasted.
Vicious stared at Ash coldly. "You've asked for it, kid." The bird flew up out of no where just then, and rammed itself into Ash.
Ash staggered backward.
He could feel his feet slipping from under him.
He tried to keep balance, but couldn't.
Ash suddenly fell backward, off the roof of the building, screaming at the top of his lungs. He thought it was the end. He wasn't going to live, even if he made the fall a car would run him over. . .
Ash suddenly found himself on one of the wings of the 'Swordfish II'. (I'm so predictable, aren't I?)
It was better than landing on the road and being squished by cars, but Ash still had the wind knocked out of him. Pikachu suddenly rolled out of his arms, and he had to lean over and grab his tail to keep him from falling.
Spike was about to land when gunfire echoed around them, and Vicious's starship (I don't know what its called, work with me here) flew past them, followed by a dark green ship called 'Omega Asteroid', piloted by Shita. (I named her ship after a video game . . . lol)
Spike zoomed off, having to flip upside down sometimes to get away from the shower of bullets, making it harder for Ash to keep himself from falling.
Pretty soon they were near the docks again, and as Ash hung to the wing, turning a slight shade of green as Spike zigzagged, flipped, soared, and did whatever he pleased. Ash could see that they were just above the sea.
It was then that Ash realized that either he was going to be killed hanging on the ship, his pokemon were going to be taken from him, or he would be taken to jail by the bounty hunter.
He stared down at the water bellow him, and took a risky jump off of the 'Swordfish II'. Well, it wasn't a jump, he just sorta let go.
Ash let out a yell as he fell into the ocean. He appeared above the surface a minute later, on top of Lapras. He had made sure to do it underwater so that 'Icy Woman' and 'Bird Boy' wouldn't realize that he had the pokemon with him all along.
Lapras swam off as Spike and Vicious and Shita attacked in mid air, the Red Dragon members eventually retreating.
Spike hovered above Ash for a while. Ash gulped, expecting him to attack with that weird blue light again...
Instead, Spike flipped in mid air, then soared off towards the Bebop, leaving Ash wet and confused.
Ash sighed, shaking his head. He got onto land, returned Lapras, then turned and rushed off to tell Annie what had happened.
*~*~*~
You wanna know what happens next? Too bad, not telling. XCD okay, okay, just wait for the next Chapter, alright? I know this one was kinda brief, but I'll edit it. . . someday.
Author's Note: . . . I have nothing to say . . . but my brother does. . . Werd: I am Person man!
Chapter seven: Battle in The Sky
' Ash sat on a stool boredly. The next ship wasn't going to take off until tomorrow, leaving him with nothing to do. Annie turned on the radio, and a song called 'The Real Folk Blues' was playing.
Ash tapped his foot on the ground, listening intently. He stayed quiet for a long while.
He had heard a lot about Earth, about how meteors hit it over and over again changing the surface frequently. He just wanted one shed of proof, something that would explain if Pokemon really did or didn't once roam there. . .
"Annie?" He began to ask. Annie looked at him, expecting him to say something important. . .
"N-never mind." He said, shaking his head. "I'm going now, I'll be back tomorrow . . . you know, before I leave. . ." Annie nodded, not saying a word. The song ended just as Ash left the building, but he could still hear three lyrics going over in his head:
'. . . Sitting in muddy water
isn't such a bad life
as long as it ends the first time. . .'
Mean~*~*~*While
Spike slung the groceries in the back of the 'Swordfish II' and hopped inside of it himself. As he started up the engine as he remembered how terrible it had looked when Ash had sent out that yellow thing.
'He isn't going to get away with this.' He thought, still a bit angry. As he flew up into the air, his thoughts wandered to 'The Red Dragon', and he wondered if they would go after Ash as well. . .
Back~*~*~*WithAsh
Ash walked down the street, head hung low, as it began to rain lightly. He wasn't paying any attention to where he was going. He didn't look up until Pikachu jumped out of Ash's backpack abruptly.
Pikachu stood in front of an alleyway, growling, sparks flying out of its cheeks.
"What's the matter Pikachu?" Ash asked.
Pikachu didn't respond. He ran down into the shadowy alley.
"Hey, wait!" Ash yelled, running in after him. He ran into some garbage cans and tumbled to the ground.
It took a minute for Ash to find out where he was or how far he had run; it took a while for his eyes to get used to the dim light. He could see yellow sparks off in the distance, which could only mean that Pikachu was battling someone. (If I can recall, the alleys on Mars are huge.)
"Pikachu, I'm coming!" Ash yelled, running off towards them. The yellow sparks suddenly faded away, and Ash heard a loud cry. . .
"PIKACHU!"
Ash saw Pikachu dash off towards him, the top of his head bleeding freely and a bruise was visible on his side. He let out a high pitched cry and collapsed at Ash's feet.
Ash bent over his companion. "Pikachu, are you okay?? Hang in there!" He tried to stare thru the shadows, but found it hard doing so.
"Whoever you are, come out!" Ash yelled, "What did you do to my Pikachu?!?"
Ash immediately wished he hadn't asked the stranger to appear.
Vicious made himself visible from the shadows. His silver Gray hair and pale blue eyes made Ash want to run screaming: He looked pretty scary, and the katana he held didn't make Ash anymore comfortable.
Very slowly, Ash wrapped his arms around Pikachu's limp body and stood up. Vicious smirked, and a shiver ran up Ash's spine. It was obvious what was going to happen next.
Ash had to get out of there- and fast.
Ash took one step back, then turned and ran as fast as he could. There was a suddenly flutter of wings, and when Ash looked over his shoulder a black vulture-like bird scraped at his face with his talons. Ash swung his arm around wildly, trying to knock it back.
"Get away!!" Ash yelled, suddenly tripping over a trash can and tumbling to the ground. The bird flew back to its owner, and Ash could hear Vicious laughing with amusement.
"You're the weakest opponent I ever had." He chuckled.
Ash stood back up, still holding Pikachu. "Who are you?!? What do you want?!?"
"WE want your Pikachu, and the rest of your creatures." Said a stone cold voice from behind.
Ash whirled around, and ended up face-to-face with Shita, who was holding a gun pointed at his head.
Ash froze, turning pale in less than a second. They were after his pokemon, and that wasn't good. "H-how did you know that he's called a Pikachu?" Ash asked.
Shita smirked. "From the way you kept yelling his name, it was quiet obvious. Now then, be a good little boy and tell us; where are the rest?"
Ash paused. He realized that they didn't think that his pokemon could fit in a pokeball, meaning so far they were safe. But he had to stall them, find a way to get him and Pikachu out of this mess, and quickly. . .
"Answer her, boy." Came Vicious's much colder voice.
Ash gulped. "Some-somewhere safe, where you'll never find them!"
"Don't make me pull the trigger, kid! Lead us to them now!"
"NEVER!" Ash screamed, ramming Shita in the gut, making her drop her gun. He turned and dashed off. He could hear Shita cuss and Vicious follow swiftly on his tail.
Ash glanced around. There had to be something . . . anything. . .
A fire escape lead up to the top of a seven-story building nearby. This was his chance!
BANG! A bullet whizzed past and scraped Ash on the cheek. He immediately ran up to the fire escape and climbed up, holding Pikachu with one hand and pulling himself up the ladder with the other.
Two more bangs and another whoosh told Ash that Shita, who he had knighted 'Icy Woman' for her silverish-blue hair, had missed him again.
The gun fire stopped and he heard them climbing the ladder after him. Clinging to Pikachu more tightly, he clambered to the top of the building and ran to the other side.
Ash looked for a way down, desperately. There was nothing he could do now though. He was really trapped. Ash turned around as Shita reached the top of the building, followed by Vicious.
Cars drove about bellow them. There was no way out. Ash was doomed.
"We're going to ask you one last time, boy." Shita snarled, "Now tell us were they are, wont you?"
"OVER MY DEAD BODY!" Ash yelled.
Vicious smiled. "That's fine by us. Your Pikachu might eventually lead us to them."
Ash gulped. He knew they wanted Pikachu and the others for a bad reason, and that meant he'd have to do something in order to get away from them. There was only one thing he could do, and that was denie them to the end. . .
~*~*~*
Spike flew on the ship, whistling to himself, when something caught his eye. He could see Ash, cornered on the top of a building, by two people. Both of them were from the Red Dragon.
And one of them was. . .
"What the hell!?!" Spike shouted, flabbergasted.
Vicious stared at Ash coldly. "You've asked for it, kid." The bird flew up out of no where just then, and rammed itself into Ash.
Ash staggered backward.
He could feel his feet slipping from under him.
He tried to keep balance, but couldn't.
Ash suddenly fell backward, off the roof of the building, screaming at the top of his lungs. He thought it was the end. He wasn't going to live, even if he made the fall a car would run him over. . .
Ash suddenly found himself on one of the wings of the 'Swordfish II'. (I'm so predictable, aren't I?)
It was better than landing on the road and being squished by cars, but Ash still had the wind knocked out of him. Pikachu suddenly rolled out of his arms, and he had to lean over and grab his tail to keep him from falling.
Spike was about to land when gunfire echoed around them, and Vicious's starship (I don't know what its called, work with me here) flew past them, followed by a dark green ship called 'Omega Asteroid', piloted by Shita. (I named her ship after a video game . . . lol)
Spike zoomed off, having to flip upside down sometimes to get away from the shower of bullets, making it harder for Ash to keep himself from falling.
Pretty soon they were near the docks again, and as Ash hung to the wing, turning a slight shade of green as Spike zigzagged, flipped, soared, and did whatever he pleased. Ash could see that they were just above the sea.
It was then that Ash realized that either he was going to be killed hanging on the ship, his pokemon were going to be taken from him, or he would be taken to jail by the bounty hunter.
He stared down at the water bellow him, and took a risky jump off of the 'Swordfish II'. Well, it wasn't a jump, he just sorta let go.
Ash let out a yell as he fell into the ocean. He appeared above the surface a minute later, on top of Lapras. He had made sure to do it underwater so that 'Icy Woman' and 'Bird Boy' wouldn't realize that he had the pokemon with him all along.
Lapras swam off as Spike and Vicious and Shita attacked in mid air, the Red Dragon members eventually retreating.
Spike hovered above Ash for a while. Ash gulped, expecting him to attack with that weird blue light again...
Instead, Spike flipped in mid air, then soared off towards the Bebop, leaving Ash wet and confused.
Ash sighed, shaking his head. He got onto land, returned Lapras, then turned and rushed off to tell Annie what had happened.
*~*~*~
You wanna know what happens next? Too bad, not telling. XCD okay, okay, just wait for the next Chapter, alright? I know this one was kinda brief, but I'll edit it. . . someday.