Chapter 11
… Chaos, Danger and a strong partnership
Trevor woke up and looked at outside. Today was the day. Today was the day where Team Rocket would take over the Indigo Plateau. Max also woke up. Team Rocket was ready and raring to go. Nothing could stop them. Those kids back at the Lake of Rage must still be in pain from their last battle. Nothing has even been able to beat them. Both Venemas heard the sound of choppers. The rest of Giovanni's plan must be here. They looked outside and saw a couple of choppers. Out stepped some Rocket Grunts, as Trevor and Max saw. Trevor wrapped the cloak around himself. Since these grunts weren't authorized to know secret info, they shouldn't know about Trevor's Hybrid form. There weren't the best but they would be the perfect distraction so they could do the work they need to do. One of the grunts came up to Trevor.
"I am Agent Gengar of Operation Takeover. Giovanni has ordered us to cause a big distraction while you sneak into the Indigo Plateau. If you need help, call us." The Rocket Agent said while handing Trevor a walkie-talkie.
"Good, but I don't think we will need help." Trevor replied as he went back towards their chopper.
Both Max and Trevor planned a new strategy for this assignment. This assignment wasn't going to be easy. The Elite Four were well known and weren't pushovers. The Venemas would have to give everything they got to defeat the Elite Four and take over the Indigo Plateau. Both Venemas looked at each other and nodded.
"Okay, Trevor Venema. Can you hear me?" Agent Gengar said on the walkie-talkie.
Trevor Venema picked up the walkie-talkie. He was annoyed with these Rocket Grunts but the boss assigned them to this mission. Although they could get this job done without these bumbling rockets, they did anyways since Giovanni probably had a good reason for assigning these annoying Rocket grunts. Trevor has always obeyed Giovanni ever since he first became a Rocket. He and his brother stole valuable artifacts and Pokemon just for Giovanni. They wanted to make sure that Giovanni didn't forget them.
"Yes, I can hear you." Trevor growled back.
Agent Gengar could tell Trevor was frustrated with them. Of course, Trevor would be since he was part of the Twin Terrors. The Twin Terrors stood as the greatest threat to Pokemon World. Most Rocket grunt admired them. They were an unstoppable force. Not even Gym Leaders and the Elite Four could beat them. Now part of the Indigo League stood in ruins and there is going to more than.
"We are setting up the anti-aircraft system just in case help is called in." Agent Gengar explained.
"Anti-aircraft? You think that they are going to use technology to stop us. I laugh at that." Trevor said on the walkie-talkie.
"Normally, I would agree with you but … we must be prepared for anything." Agent Gengar replied back.
Trevor agreed on this point. It would be a mistake to ignore the idea of an air strike. Although his brother and he were powerful, a single error or mistake could bring the plan to a stand still. This plan of action had to be error-free. They had to make sure nothing got in their way. Trevor watched as the missile launchers were put into place. While the Rocket Grunts made a diversion, the Twin Terrors would be able to make it to the Indigo Stadium.
"Get ready, Trevor. Time for Team Rocket to triumph." Agent Gengar replied.
Trevor signaled to his brother and they stepped out of the helicopter. To attack and capture the stadium, they must make a sneak attack. Trevor had planned that if they got in without using technology, they would be able to make it in without being detected. Suddenly, the helicopter they were in lifted off. A missile fired from the right wing and hit one of the buildings in Indigo Village. That should get the Elite Four's attention, Trevor thought.
"What was that?" shouted Lance.
Lance had just heard an explosion and he saw a Rocket Helicopter passing by. It must be the same one that passed by earlier. He sent out Aerodactyl to go after the attackers then he headed for the Pokemon Center where the trainers were held. He had to warn the other Elite Four Members and the trainers. Team Rocket was certainly up to something. He believed that Team Rocket was up to something and it had to be something big.
Meanwhile on the Pidgeot Jet, which was flying over the Silver Mountains, Ash was planning out a strategy with Gary. Misty and Brock were going over the landscape of the areas around the Indigo League with Meowth, Jessie and James. Cassidy and Butch were flying the plane and watching out for anything suspicious. Domino was using her laptop to scan for any device that could shoot airplanes down. She knew something that the others didn't. Giovanni had formed a new Team Rocket but there were problem with it. There were pieces of evidence that might conclude that it might break but she knew that Giovanni's New Team Rocket would let nothing get in their way of taking over the Indigo Plateau. Unfortunately, Giovanni didn't expect former Team Rocket members to stop his plan.
"So Gary, how do we stop this Twin Terrors? They beat us the last time. How do we beat them this time?" Ash asked Gary.
"I don't know, Ash. These two are the toughest trainers ever. It doesn't matter that they are part of Team Rocket now, because we have to think that they are trainers. That is the only way to beat them." Gary explained.
Cassidy and Butch listened to Gary and Ash's conversation. They knew how to beat the Twin Terrors. They picked up some rare pokemon that they were going to give to the boss but these pokemon had to be used against the Twin Terrors. They would have mentioned to Jessie and James first but Jessie and James would blurt the answer out. Cassidy never trusted Jessie anymore ever since they had a fight five years ago. Cassidy left Butch to pilot the plane and she headed back towards the others
"Hey, Ash or Gary. Don't worry about it. Let us handle it." Cassidy explained.
Both Ash and Gary looked at each other. What were Cassidy and Butch up to? The last time they encountered those two was when they were trying to capture the baby Lugia and their pokemon. All they had was a Hypno and a Hitmontop so what powerful pokemon did they have now? Both Gary and Ash agreed to keep an eye on those two. Domino has just accessed information about new weapons when she came across something about anti-aircraft devices stationed somewhere near the Indigo Plateau.
"Listen up, Giovanni is expecting someone to stop his plans so he has set up anti-aircraft devices to shoot any airplanes down. I expected this would happen so I had a plan of action ahead of time. If you look behind you, there are gliders for everyone. When we come across the Indigo Plateau, we'll jump since we don't capture if the plan is shot down." Domino explained.
Misty and Brock looked behind them and Domino was right. There were gliders in different colors. Domino looked at the group and smiled. Normally, she wouldn't go up against Giovanni but Giovanni was doing something she had to disagree with. She looked outside of the window. They were now over the area outside of the Indigo Plateau. She could see Rocket machinery everywhere. She saw that everyone was ready, well almost everyone.
"I set the airplane to auto-pilot." Butch said.
"We'll be there in a minute. Our glider packs are caught on part of the plane." Jessie, James, and Meowth said.
Meanwhile down on the ground, a Rocket spied the Pidgeot Jet. Not recognizing the Pidgeot Jet as part of Team Rocket Property, he fired the anti-aircraft missiles. Cassidy looked through the airplane windows and saw the anti-aircraft missiles. She never thought that it would come to this. Giovanni was trying to shoot fellow Team Rocket Members down but those idiots probably thought they were elite trainers summoned by the Elite Four to stop Giovanni's plan. Cassidy opened the door and pointed out.
"Everyone, bail out." Cassidy yelled.
Ash and Gary were the first two people to jump out. Misty, who was holding onto Togepi decided that she would be the person second to jump. Brock, who didn't seem scared at all, decided to go next, even though he wanted to go first. Domino, who had super-scope binoculars in her hands, went after Brock so she could make sure no one was having any trouble with their gliders. Butch decided to go after Domino. Cassidy waited for Jessie and James to go next but decided to jump out of the jet to make sure Butch was okay.
"Jessie, you don't think anything is going to happen." James asked.
"James, I am not certain about that." Jessie said nervously.
"Well, at least we are together!" Meowth exclaimed.
The trio all held their hands (or paws in Meowth's case) and grasped them together. Ash, Misty and Brock looked at the missile. They hoped that Team Rocket would jump in time. Soon the missile had a straight impact on the jet. It ripped the Pidgeot Jet apart in a big explosion. Cassidy, Butch and Domino hoped that Jessie, James or Meowth made it out in time. The explosion of the missile blasted Jessie, James, and Meowth out the jet and into the sky.
"I never thought we would be attacked by our own Team." Jessie said.
"Well, look on the bright side, at least it is better than being blasted off by that kid's Pikachu." James explained.
"Yeah, but our plans failed anyways, just like every other time!" Meowth sadly exclaimed.
"Too true … that Team Rocket got shot down again." The three shouted as they blasted towards the sky.
By the time this happened, Ash and company, included Cassidy and Butch, landed somewhere near the Indigo Plateau. Ash felt sorry for Jessie, James and Meowth but they had other things to worry about. Ash looked around for signs of Max or Trevor. The group of trainers and Rockets headed towards the Indigo Plateau. Misty couldn't see any sign of Domino but she knew that Domino made it to the ground safely. Suddenly, two dark shadows appeared in front of the team. Ash and Gary knew who they were. They were the Twin Terrors.
"I am surprised to see you two actually here. We thought you would still recovering from the pain that we inflicted upon you." Trevor and Max Venema said while they laughed.
This was it. Cassidy and Butch would finally have the chance to show which Team Rocket Duo is better. With their newly caught pokemon, not even the Twin Terrors could win this battle even with their powers. Cassidy and Butch stepped up to Max and Trevor. With Pokeballs in the hands, they were determined to punish these Venemas who gave Team Rocket a bad name. They were prepared for anything.
"That's it. Trevor and Max, we challenge you to a battle." Cassidy and Butch both shouted.
Everyone was surprised by this turn of events. Brock was kind of surprised but he was worried. The Twin Terrors were powerful. How would Cassidy and Butch be able to face them? Max looked at Trevor and Trevor looked at his brother. They were curious about why fellow Rocket Member were challenging them but they had to accept any battle, no matter how stupid it might be.
"Okay, Cassidy and Butch, we accept your challenge. Get ready for the battle of your life." Trevor exclaimed.
"You two better prepare for trouble, because this will be a battle that no one will ever forget." Cassidy shouted.
Brock took up the job as referee. Gary and Ash looked at each other. They wondered who would win this battle. Unless Cassidy and Butch had powerful pokemon with them, they would be no way that they could win. Misty was still wondering where Jessie, James and Meowth were. She hoped they weren't hurt. Both challengers looked at each other. Both of them grinned. Cassidy and Butch both grasped a Pokeball. Trevor and Max both grasped a pokeball. Even other Rocket Members showed up to see the battle. Somewhere in the distance, Lance and Bruno watched to see how this battle would turn out. Even TV crews were on the spot. Will, who was a new member of Team Rocket, showed up beside Bruno and Lance. He knew that this battle would be unlike any battle he had ever witnessed. This battle would be a battle that would the whole wide world would never forget. Everyone one watched and waited for this battle to begin.