Shades Of Gray
By TeamRocket89
Chapter II: Viridian Chase/ Traitor

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"BOOP-BOOP-BOOP". That sound meant an incoming message. James switched on the communicator.

"James, Giovanni here. We've detected an armored column heading your way. Be on guard."

James responded, "I copy, sir. We'll handle it." James switched off the comm. "Hear that, guys? We've got tanks to deal with now."

Jessie replied, "I can take 'em. The rocket launcher should do the trick."

Colin interjected, "I hate to burst your bubble, but those warheads won't be able to penetrate the armor on those tanks. Have we anything else?"

Meowth, who had been madly quiet for the past 30 minutes, chimed in, "'Fraid not. We're toast."

"We're not. They can't cover the streets all at once. I'll just have to do some clever driving." James gunned the engine and raced into a checkpoint just inside the city.

Colin opened the sunroof and began shooting at the soldiers guarding the checkpoint. They crumpled to the ground like flies. However, after they had passed the outpost, Colin noticed two helicopter gunships closing in. "Jess, Your turn!"

As Colin assumed his post at the back shooting infantry, Jessie locked on to one of the gunships and fired. Her missile hit the gunship's tail, and it spiraled out of control, colliding into the other gunship. Both helicopters plummeted to the Earth.

Meowth, who had been manning the GPS console, screamed; "4 TANKS UP AHEAD! DO SOMETHING!"

"Thank you, Captain Obvious!" James muttered. He made a hard right on the street, barely avoiding tank fire.

Meowth, returning to normal, discovered that they were heading straight for the river. "I hate to bother ya, James...but we're heading straight for the water. You know how much I hate the water.

Fortunately for them, James proved to be rather quick thinking. "When we hit the water, get out as fast as you can. Head for the shore, and meet me there. We'll get through this.

Colin and Jessie went to work unlocking all the doors, windows, and the sunroof. "We're ready here. How much longer 'till impact?" asked Jessie.

"20 Seconds! Make sure you get your gear!" James cried.

Meowth ran into Jessie's embrace. "I hope ya don't mind, Jess."

"Not at all. We've gotta look out for each other." Jessie said.

"10 SECONDS!" James yelled. "CLEAR THE VEHICLE!"

Colin, Jessie (with Meowth), and James jumped out of the SUV just in time. It sank like a rock. They all swam to shore.

"Is everyone here," Jessie asked.

"Aye," said James, Meowth, and Colin. However, Colin noticed Pikachu was wrong.

"PIKACHU? WHERE ARE YOU? COME OUT!"

Pikachu chimed in, "Pika-pi-Chu-pika-chu. [Present!]"

"Glad you're back. You must stop doing that. You know how I worry," Colin said.

"Chu-pi-pi-ka-chu-pi. [I know. I'll try not to.]," Pikachu chirped.

"I know you will. Now come back." Colin recalled Pikachu. "What now?"

James paused to think for a moment. "There should be a chopper pad 'round here..."

"You're not thinking...you can't be serious," Jessie said.

"It would work, in theory. If we manage to avoid being shot down, we'll put her down near the base and walk," Colin mused.

Meowth had pulled out a pair of binoculars and began searching for a chopper pad, when he came across his quarry. "Over here, guys," Meowth exclaimed.

James peered through the binoculars. "UH-1 Huey. Perfect."

"Huey? I thought those were long out of service," Colin inquired.

"Naw. Police uses them for search," James commented. To their surprise, the helicopter took off and came their way."

"Damn. Colin, can you use your Pikachu to shock the chopper? The pilots will be stunned enough so they'll park," Jessie asked.

"Sure. I just hope this works," Colin responded. He then called his Pikachu. "Pikachu, I'll need you to shock the chopper. Don't hit it hard enough to cripple, just hit it hard enough so the officers will come down. You copy?"

"Ka-Chu-Pi-Pi-Pika. [ I understand. I've always wanted to do this,]" Pikachu ressponded.

"HQ, do you copy? This is Delta 5-4," said Officer Shujumi, who was piloting the chopper.

"This is HQ, we copy. What do you need," HQ replied.

"I've spotted the targets. Permission to engage," Shujumi inquired.

"Permission granted. Good luck. Viridian HQ out."

"PI-PI-PI-KA—CHU-KA-PI! [THIS IS BAD,]" Pikachu cried.

"What's wrong," Colin asked. Pikachu pointed to the helicopter. "GET DOWN," Colin yelled. They were just in time, as the ground was peppered with machine gun fire.

"Bloody hell. I missed." Shujumi turned his helicopter around for another pass.

"Damn, that thing's got teeth," Jessie exclaimed. "Colin, when the chopper passes overhead, can you get Pikachu to jump on it and bring it down," Jessie asked.

"I'll try." At the right moment, Colin gave the order. Pikachu jumped onto the Huey and shocked it. Immediately he jumped down, and the helicopter landed in a nearby meadow.

Colin, Jessie, James and Meowth all ran toward the chopper. Colin, Jess, and James drew their pistols.

Shujumi jumped out of the helicopter, firing off several rounds from his AK- 47. Fortunately, they all missed. Colin managed to fire off his Model 92 a few times, each one hitting Shujumi. He crumpled to the ground.

"Commander, take the Officer's rifle. I'll get to work on fixing this helicopter. I know a thing or two about repairing these." Colin said.

After a few minor explosions and other incidents, the helicopter was finally operational.

"I thought you said you knew about repairing choppers," James commented.

"Well, em....err.....I've repaired toasters before," Colin explained. "Now let's get out of here before reinforcements show up."

The helicopter lifted off and sped away.

"Viridian Police HQ calling Delta 5-4. Delta 5-4, do you copy?"

"Delta 5-4 here. I've had a bit of engine trouble, but she's fine now," Colin said.

"Copy that. Head home, We'll give your chopper a inspection," HQ replied.

"Negative, HQ. I've spotted some rebels, giving chase, over," Colin replied.

"Very well, but don't scream at us if your chopper crashes. HQ out."

"Amazing- whenever we tried something like that, they never believed us," Jessie said.

"I've been known to be rather persuasive. ETA to landing site," Colin asked.

"10 minutes, Colonel. I'll be glad to get home," said Meowth.

Ten minutes later, the helicopter touched down outside the Rocket base. After a short walk, the four of them reached the door. Giovanni was there to greet them.

"It's good to see you. When we lost contact with your SUV we all feared for the worst," Giovanni said.

"I've found you've trained an excellent set of agents, Giovanni. Colonel Colin Graves, CIA." He shook Giovanni's hand.

"Giovanni DeCarlo. Come into my office, I trust you have a lot of questions to ask."

The four walked into Giovanni's office.

"We've been curious back at Arlington, what's the deal with stealing Pokemon," Colin asked. "To our knowledge, you use them to form your brigades of Pokemon thieves."

"That is what the Kanto government would have you believe," Giovanni explained. "What they don't tell you is that, at all Pokemon Centers, they inject drugs that stunt your Pokemon's growth."

"Really," Colin asked. "Why, though?"

"All too simple. The League realized that Pokemon in their natural state are extremely powerful, and could be used to upset their rule. So they thought this plan up. Back to the subject of 'stealing', we merely inject drugs that counter the League's stunting drugs. We then let the Pokemon go, they're smart enough to return to their trainers."

"Would my Pikachu be under any of those drugs?"

"Not at all. Your Pikachu was born and raised in the U.S., so it's free of those drugs."

"You make some good points, DeCarlo," Colin said, "However, I'll need hard proof of this if the U.S. is going to do anything about this."

"You shall have your hard proof. I've got all the documents here. Captain Paterson, would you go get them," Giovanni asked.

James was swiftly walking out of the room, leaving his briefcase behind.

"Captain Paterson," Giovanni yelled.

"GET DOWN! BOMB," Colin screamed. The briefcase detonated, knocking out Colin, Giovanni, Jessie, and Meowth.

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