-Chapter Four-



(Transportation Pod)

Koga could feel the sharp hands of sleep pulling at his eyelids, but he resisted. He wanted to stay awake, just in case. Besides, he didn't know when they would arrive in Brazil, and he wanted to be up when they got there. Sabrina had fallen asleep about half an hour and she was now beside him, leaning against the walls of the pod. Every now and then, her head would threaten to fall on Koga's shoulder, making him tense alittle, but the contact was never made. He couldn't tell whether he was relieved at that or not.
Taking his mind off her closeness, he turned to look at the two sisters. For the past several minutes, they had been playing this hand game that had become incredibly annoying.
"Big Mac, fish fillet, quarter pounder, French fries, icy coke, thick shake, sundaes, and apple pies! You deserve a break today! You deserve a break today! And…"
"And I deserve a break today. A break from the sound of your voices. Could you possibly tone it DOWN a bit?" He asked through gritted teeth.
Daisy and Lily dropped their hands instantly, cutting their eyes at the ninja.
"Like, fine," they mumbled in unison.
Koga looked away from, happy that he would spend the rest of the ride in content. And indeed he would, for a in a few seconds he was sleeping soundly with Sabrina's head resting on his shoulder.

Once Koga was asleep, Daisy and Lily resumed their hand game in whispers. Alakazam watched them with an unemotional expression; the demon lay motionless at his side. Unseen, the demon's eyes opened the tiniest bit, his heart pounding viciously. Grumly looked around, wondering where he was. And then he remembered…the man he had attacked at the train station, and Giovanni's redheaded daughter who he was supposed to capture. He felt a shiver go down his spine as he realized he had failed to do as asked, and that he would surely pay for that. Just as he dared to open his eyes a little more, he heard a quiet yelp. He looked up to see two girls standing above him, eyes wide with disgust and fear.
Daisy pointed at him with a trembling finger.
"Th-the thing has like, woken up!"
Alakazam made a move to get it, but before he could touch it, the girls had pulled out colorful purses and proceeded to beat the creature with them mercilessly. He sweatdropped as he watched the demon claw at them and the purses, shrieking something in a different language. He glanced back at Sabrina and Koga, who were both deep sleepers, and still floating in dreamland.
"Ala…" he sighed, raising his hands in defeat and sat down to watch.
After several minutes of torture, the girls dropped their purses and fell to their knees, breathing heavily. Grumly was on the verge of unconsciousness and had managed to remain completely still, so they would think he was knocked out.

(Black Fortress, Central Hall Bedroom, Indigo Mountain)

Midas Ranielli, clad in a fuzzy white bathrobe that fell to his knees, sat down on his bed, ready to turn in for a good night's sleep. Just as he was about to lay down, he heard the faint sound of Grumly's telepathic message. He rubbed his temple and rose again, making his way towards his desk. He jotted down the locations Grumly had described to him—his location, which was somewhere near Central America, and the location of James and Giovanni's daughter, which was around the Indian Ocean. Once done, he sent a message to the Lord of Darkness and to his lovely ShapeShifter. And then, finally, he laid down to rest.
Meanwhile, the Lord of Darkness looked into the monitor ShapeShifter had brought him. It showed a large world map. He reached out and touched the Mediterranean Sea with a sharp, pointed fingernail. Instantly, a black cloud appeared over it and the two exchanged devilish grins.

(Over the Mediterranean Sea)

Dragonite was starting to get tired, but he persisted. He was, however, slowing down. Dr. Brown sensed this and whispered some encouraging words to him. Meowth grabbed his tail and pulled it up to his side after having it be splashed for the hundredth time.
"Doc! Are we almost dere?" He yelled to the front.
Dr. Brown opened his mouth to reply, but the loud crash of lightning cut him off. The gang looked up at the sky that had suddenly become very dark and cloudy. The waves underneath them grew wild and rapid as the wind picked up a great deal of speed.
"Dragonite, please hurry…" Dr. Brown whispered to his pokémon.
Meowth yelped and scrambled up onto James' shoulder and ducked down inside his white TR jacket as it began to rain hard. The humans lowered their heads, closing their eyes to shield them from the sudden downpour. All around them, lightning crashed and thunder roared. The sea was going crazy, water flailing everywhere. Dr. Brown squinted out ahead of them and saw the approaching land.
"Hold on, everyone! We're almost there!" He tried to call out over the storm.
Before anyone could say anything else, a streak of lightning erupted directly in front of Dragonite, frightening him and making him come to a complete halt, beating his wings backwards. The impact hit his riders full force, and the next thing Dragonite knew, the area on his back was empty and three splashed erupted from the sea below him.

End of Chapter Four