Chapter 5
Mike stumbled back, and looked up at who he had bumped into. A gray figure with a purple belly and a long purple tail that waved hypnotically stood before him. Two large eyes seemed to pierce into his mind.
"You are not with them are you?" The creature asked.
"With who?"
"Team Rocket."
"No, I don't even know what they are doing here. Why the raid, are you some rival gang, cause if that's what you are trying to drag me into you got the wrong guy."
"No, nothing of the sort. However, this place is done for, its usefulness is gone forever. So, we must escape. I'd say you and I share at least one common goal for now."
"Right, but how do we get out?"
"Follow me."
Mike followed, all the while he felt like the creature was prying into his mind, as soon as he decided he didn't like the prying however, it stopped. Maybe it stopped because it wished no ill relations, or maybe it was because they were now in front of a door. The creature grabbed a microphone from the wall nearby and spoke softly into it.
"Attention. Attention. The Door will now be sealed, you will have to find alternate escape. The Door is sealed." With that he set the microphone back down and addressed Mike "We will make our escape through here, this door is the whole reason for this place, it must be protected. Follow me."
The door opened almost at his will and he walked through, there was a padding sound just as Mike was about to step through and a tall figure wearing a large red canvas cloak bobbed up. "Please sir, let me go in with you." Said a feminine voice. The gray creature nodded and she bounded in. As soon as Mike stepped through the door shut with a slam. The gray creature opened a small cover revealing a red button, his finger hesitated for a moment as he heard banging on the door, then pressed it. The door glowed bright red and then the edges seemed to mold with the wall around them. In a few seconds, the door was gone and all that remained was wall.
Mike looked at his surroundings, they seemed to be in some sort of cavern, there was an overhead light every 20 feet or so as far down the tunnel as he could see. Still, even with the lights it was dark and he could barely see the others around him. His attention turned to the new figure, the one in the robe, she seemed pretty tall, about six and a half feet. The hooded robe, which covered her from head to toe was tightly clenched from the inside to hold it shut. If it hadn't been for the hood, which covered her head and darkened her face beyond recognition, she would look like the raid by Team Rocket had caught her in the shower. As soon as Mike turned to look at her she turned away hiding the small hole from which she peered out.
The gray creature walked passed them, saying "follow" quietly as he passed. They took heed and followed him down the passage.
It seemed like they had been walking for hours in total silence. All there was to hear was Mike's shoes clomping on floor, the female's padding step, and the occasional drip of water. The gray creature didn't seem to make any noise at all as he walked. Mike tried to make conversation with the robed girl.
"So, what's your name?" Seemed like an innocent enough question but he received no answer. Maybe she didn't have a name, maybe she was a robot, or a Team Rocket spy, the thought crossed his mind to ask if she'd murdered any good friends lately. He passed on that one.
The gray creature changed the subject, "So, do you know where we are going Mike?" His tone seemed serious.
"No" Mike answered truthfully, the girl shivered, it was kind of cold in here.
"Well, it's a place that may answer a lot of your questions, like where you Treecko came from.
"He came from here?" Mike asked
The girl who up until now hadn't made a sound spoke "You act like its starting over. But what's in the middle?"
The cryptic question puzzled Mike and the gray creature was silent. In fact, the rest of the trip was taken in total silence. Mike felt it was his fault for starting the conversation but knew he shouldn't hold himself responsible. Tensions were obviously high, the sooner he got out of this forever the better.
At last, a light shone around the bend, a few steps further revealed the portal they had sought. Light swept into the cave piercing the darkness in the early morning sun, funny, it wasn't morning when they had left. At the edge of the cave they could see vast plains of grass and mountains in the distance, in between them was a large forest. It was something to paint a portrait of, so beautiful was the scene. Mike could see a herd Ponyta and Rapidash galloping across the plains like a shimmering rocket of red flame. Without turning towards the others he exclaimed his amazement, "It's...it's beautiful! What is this place?"
Mike was expecting the gray creature to answer but the robed girl beat him to it "It's a field full of grass, and a forest full of trees, the mountains are made of rock. I don't see your point, how is this place beautiful?"
"It may not be beautiful for long if we don't establish another portal before the Rocket's do. We must hurry." The gray creature said.
Mike followed, catching up quickly, the girl tagged on behind with obvious reluctance however. "You said this is the place where my Treecko came from?" Mike asked, wincing afterwards realizing this is the subject that had sparked the stony silence in the cave. To his relief, it did not happen again.
"Yes, it is, this...is where all pokémon come from." The gray creature responded
Mike's eyes about fell out of his head "ALL of them?"
"Yes, I will explain in detail later, for now I have other things to attend to." He finished the sentence as a Bellossom and a Vileplume came running up to him.
"Sir Mewtwo, you are back. Why? Is something the matter?" questioned the Bellosom.
"Yes, sir, your face betrays a hint of trouble." The Vileplume chimed in.
"Yes, there is trouble, the rockets have taken another of our bases, I had to seal this portal too. It is sad, I had to leave so many behind, however, miss Rachel here was fortunate enough to come along at just the right time to come with us. I suppose you will be departing as soon as we find another portal?"
"Of course." The robed girl responded in a cold voice, neither consenting, nor obliging, just as a matter of fact.
The Bellossom shivered, well, please enjoy yourself as best you can while you are here. But you are new," he said, casting his gaze now in Mike's direction "I suppose you are here for the opposite reason."
"Opposite to what?," Mike felt like he had missed a huge piece of this story, "Right now, I'm not sure I want to get mixed up in this, the focal point of all pokémon is cool and everything but it seems like I'm being expected to do something and I'm not even sure what it is and I don't receive blind orders from strangers very well. Just a matter of habit."
The Vileplume fielded the next response "Of course, no one expects you to do anything, yet. We will ask for your help though, if you refuse, then we will pester you no more and you can be out of this by as soon as possible, but we want to present our case to you first.
Mike stumbled back, and looked up at who he had bumped into. A gray figure with a purple belly and a long purple tail that waved hypnotically stood before him. Two large eyes seemed to pierce into his mind.
"You are not with them are you?" The creature asked.
"With who?"
"Team Rocket."
"No, I don't even know what they are doing here. Why the raid, are you some rival gang, cause if that's what you are trying to drag me into you got the wrong guy."
"No, nothing of the sort. However, this place is done for, its usefulness is gone forever. So, we must escape. I'd say you and I share at least one common goal for now."
"Right, but how do we get out?"
"Follow me."
Mike followed, all the while he felt like the creature was prying into his mind, as soon as he decided he didn't like the prying however, it stopped. Maybe it stopped because it wished no ill relations, or maybe it was because they were now in front of a door. The creature grabbed a microphone from the wall nearby and spoke softly into it.
"Attention. Attention. The Door will now be sealed, you will have to find alternate escape. The Door is sealed." With that he set the microphone back down and addressed Mike "We will make our escape through here, this door is the whole reason for this place, it must be protected. Follow me."
The door opened almost at his will and he walked through, there was a padding sound just as Mike was about to step through and a tall figure wearing a large red canvas cloak bobbed up. "Please sir, let me go in with you." Said a feminine voice. The gray creature nodded and she bounded in. As soon as Mike stepped through the door shut with a slam. The gray creature opened a small cover revealing a red button, his finger hesitated for a moment as he heard banging on the door, then pressed it. The door glowed bright red and then the edges seemed to mold with the wall around them. In a few seconds, the door was gone and all that remained was wall.
Mike looked at his surroundings, they seemed to be in some sort of cavern, there was an overhead light every 20 feet or so as far down the tunnel as he could see. Still, even with the lights it was dark and he could barely see the others around him. His attention turned to the new figure, the one in the robe, she seemed pretty tall, about six and a half feet. The hooded robe, which covered her from head to toe was tightly clenched from the inside to hold it shut. If it hadn't been for the hood, which covered her head and darkened her face beyond recognition, she would look like the raid by Team Rocket had caught her in the shower. As soon as Mike turned to look at her she turned away hiding the small hole from which she peered out.
The gray creature walked passed them, saying "follow" quietly as he passed. They took heed and followed him down the passage.
It seemed like they had been walking for hours in total silence. All there was to hear was Mike's shoes clomping on floor, the female's padding step, and the occasional drip of water. The gray creature didn't seem to make any noise at all as he walked. Mike tried to make conversation with the robed girl.
"So, what's your name?" Seemed like an innocent enough question but he received no answer. Maybe she didn't have a name, maybe she was a robot, or a Team Rocket spy, the thought crossed his mind to ask if she'd murdered any good friends lately. He passed on that one.
The gray creature changed the subject, "So, do you know where we are going Mike?" His tone seemed serious.
"No" Mike answered truthfully, the girl shivered, it was kind of cold in here.
"Well, it's a place that may answer a lot of your questions, like where you Treecko came from.
"He came from here?" Mike asked
The girl who up until now hadn't made a sound spoke "You act like its starting over. But what's in the middle?"
The cryptic question puzzled Mike and the gray creature was silent. In fact, the rest of the trip was taken in total silence. Mike felt it was his fault for starting the conversation but knew he shouldn't hold himself responsible. Tensions were obviously high, the sooner he got out of this forever the better.
At last, a light shone around the bend, a few steps further revealed the portal they had sought. Light swept into the cave piercing the darkness in the early morning sun, funny, it wasn't morning when they had left. At the edge of the cave they could see vast plains of grass and mountains in the distance, in between them was a large forest. It was something to paint a portrait of, so beautiful was the scene. Mike could see a herd Ponyta and Rapidash galloping across the plains like a shimmering rocket of red flame. Without turning towards the others he exclaimed his amazement, "It's...it's beautiful! What is this place?"
Mike was expecting the gray creature to answer but the robed girl beat him to it "It's a field full of grass, and a forest full of trees, the mountains are made of rock. I don't see your point, how is this place beautiful?"
"It may not be beautiful for long if we don't establish another portal before the Rocket's do. We must hurry." The gray creature said.
Mike followed, catching up quickly, the girl tagged on behind with obvious reluctance however. "You said this is the place where my Treecko came from?" Mike asked, wincing afterwards realizing this is the subject that had sparked the stony silence in the cave. To his relief, it did not happen again.
"Yes, it is, this...is where all pokémon come from." The gray creature responded
Mike's eyes about fell out of his head "ALL of them?"
"Yes, I will explain in detail later, for now I have other things to attend to." He finished the sentence as a Bellossom and a Vileplume came running up to him.
"Sir Mewtwo, you are back. Why? Is something the matter?" questioned the Bellosom.
"Yes, sir, your face betrays a hint of trouble." The Vileplume chimed in.
"Yes, there is trouble, the rockets have taken another of our bases, I had to seal this portal too. It is sad, I had to leave so many behind, however, miss Rachel here was fortunate enough to come along at just the right time to come with us. I suppose you will be departing as soon as we find another portal?"
"Of course." The robed girl responded in a cold voice, neither consenting, nor obliging, just as a matter of fact.
The Bellossom shivered, well, please enjoy yourself as best you can while you are here. But you are new," he said, casting his gaze now in Mike's direction "I suppose you are here for the opposite reason."
"Opposite to what?," Mike felt like he had missed a huge piece of this story, "Right now, I'm not sure I want to get mixed up in this, the focal point of all pokémon is cool and everything but it seems like I'm being expected to do something and I'm not even sure what it is and I don't receive blind orders from strangers very well. Just a matter of habit."
The Vileplume fielded the next response "Of course, no one expects you to do anything, yet. We will ask for your help though, if you refuse, then we will pester you no more and you can be out of this by as soon as possible, but we want to present our case to you first.