The young trainer's shivered slightly, as the wind blew gently. They had continued their search, and where currently at Route 116, still with very little lead as to where their pokemon team where leading them. Ryudo looked at the legendary Groudon forlornly, when it lost the scent trail.

"Do not worry," the larger pokemon said as soothingly as he could, "It is just the wind throwing you off." The baby's, their confidence restored, tried with all their hearts to pick up on the trail again, following close to Groudon and the determined Groyvle.

May watched them, her mind starting to wander, as the pokemon found their trail and ran off ahead. It was obviously getting much stronger… Turning to look at Roxanne, she frowned. "Could you let out Geodude and Nosepass?"

Roxanne, along with most of the student volenteers, looked at her curiously. There was already a good amount of pokemon loose – with Groudon, Ryudo, Amber, Millenia (her Moltres), Groyvle, and a few odd others making up the lot – so the request seemed redundant. "Oh, why? I can, but…" the gym leader asked.

"I just have a feeling we'll need them up ahead is all," May replied, continuing to watch the road. Roxanne nodded, and let her two rock pokemon out, the red beams shooting several feet in front of them and the pair formed.

"Why are they needed?" one of the younger boys asked. Roxanne shook her head, and turned a serious eye on them. She knew exactly what May wanted them for, and it was the perfect time to test her students.

"Do any of you remember what this road leads to?" she questioned. There was silence, as they thought over the answer. After several minutes, another young boy piped up, "It leads to Rustsurf Tunnel, so we are going right into an area of the rock element."

"That's correct. That also means this will be easier on us, in the long run…" Her students nodded, before talking amongst themselves again. Roxanne shrugged, and smiled at May. "That's your reasoning, isn't it?"

Nodding, May didn't smile back. Amber clung to her ankle and leg, swaying with the movements, before jumping up and climbing onto her head. The students giggled, when the baby pikachu started "talking" with May. Though, the only way the confused trainer could tell what the pokemon was talking about was by the tone being used, which was worried and sad.

"Don't worry, my little one. I'm sure Ash is alright, and that'll he be happy to see us when we find him," she said, soothing stroking Amber's fur. As she jumped back down and trotted to get back up to Millenia and Ryudo, May watched her go. "At least…he just has to be."

As the small group trekked onward, what they didn't realize was that another enemy, Team Aqua, was not far off the same path they where walking, both with the same goal; to get to the Tunnel, and Team Magma!

- - -

Route 105 was one of the traveling routes that would take someone to Route 116, though the means of doing so needed either great swimming skills, or a water pokemon; it was the ocean. It was, unusually, devoid of all swimmers and trainers, except for the lone group speeding along on various water pokemon, though most used Tentacruel and Sharpedo's.

The group, by chance, was Team Aqua. At the head of the group was Vincent and Mauve, their determination the driving force behind the excruciating speed the pokemon where forced to go at. They had been given orders to find Team Magma, and to take what they wanted, which incidentally was exactly what their rival team and enemy wanted: the Pokemon Master.

"That kid will not escape from us! I'd hurt him were it not for the boss wanting him and that he is crucial for our goals to be accomplished!" Vincent growled deep in his throat, the memory of the battle that had occurred at the school in Rustboro still paining him. Being defeated by such a young man had been a blow to his pride indeed.

"Oh too true, my partner. I am much more interested in being rid of that prissy wife of his, and having the man for myself, however." Mauve responded, laughing, "Of course, that must wait until Boss has finished using him in the plans."

Vincent rolled his eyes up, looking at the sky, and snorted. The fascination a lot of women had for the Master never ceased to amaze him. As far as he could see, there was nothing to be attracted to, though Mauve had different thoughts on the matter.

The army continued on in grim silence, the water being the only noise made as the water pokemon moved at a steady pace. They where heading straight toward a very dangerous situation…and into a battle that no one would expect.

- - -

Ash bit his lip, his discomfort increasing by the second. Not even Marjoly had caused him to be so uneasy, and she could have struck him down with a single blow, even if he was the Dragon Master in Lunar! How ironic, he thought, though he had no time to ponder the fact, as the situation invaded again.

Once again, he was in a very tricky position, one of which Ash had not a clue of how to get out of. He tried to pull his hand loose, but to no avail. The ropes binding his arms and legs to the posts of the bed where taut already, and no amount of pulling would break them. What made it worse for him was that his captor had, to his embarrassment and disgust, made sure to get him stripped.

There was one thing he was grateful for though; she had, at least, not even attempted to remove his boxer shorts. How long that would last, Ash wasn't quite sure and didn't care to know.

"Well, that answers that question." Kayley giggled, eyeing the weary man, "Red, hm?"

Ash's eyes widened slightly, before he glared at her. He realized that glaring was only making the situation worse for him, as the Magma woman seemed to actually enjoy watching him suffer. Clenching his teeth, he tried once again to pull on the ropes, ignoring the stares from Kayley.

The rope held steady though, and he had no option but to stop. Ash bit his tongue, when Kayley swung herself over and sat with the Pokemon Master's legs even more immobilized between her knees. "It's no wonder you have most if not all of the world's female population drooling… none of them are this lucky though."

Kayley smirked at him. Ash stared dully at her, before looking around. "You might be able to all too easily take my body, but my heart and soul are impossible for you to reach," he said, turning his glance back onto the smirking lady. The words rang in his ears, and it hurt. I am sorry…May…please…please forgive me for this.

An alarm sounded off, just as the giggling his captor was scooting up further. The door swung open, and a grunt rushed in, panting. Ash gaped at him in shock, turning slightly red. "Ma'am! We have got reports that intruders are heading this way! It seems that the Legendary Groudon is with them also!" the grunt quickly reported.

Kayley glared at her comrade, and climbed off, straightening herself. Ash sighed slightly, relieved. For the moment the advancement had stopped, but he had a feeling deep inside that he knew exactly who the intruders where. Good girl, May. You've found me, he thought, suddenly feeling soothed.

"You are dismissed," Kayley hissed, and the grunt ran out, not wanting to stick around to feel the wrath of the halted Kayley. The irritated Magma woman turned and looked at Ash, who had resumed looking dully at her. There was no reason to let her know he knew who was coming. "I'll take care of these pests that have dared to come our way, then I will come back for you."

Kayley stomped out of the room, and the door slammed shut behind her. The locks clicked into position, before Ash finally relaxed. For the time being, he was safe from any further humiliations at the hands of his captor, though he knew it most likely wouldn't last forever. Stay safe you all…you don't know what you are marching into here, Ash thought, closing his eyes.

- - -

May stopped with the group, trying to gain their grounding again. A mist was filling the cave, causing a confusion among them that only caused even more problems then before. "What is this!" Roxanne asked, frowning at her students and May.

Amber growled slightly, before letting loose a shock of electricity. The cave became lit up by the energy, also brightening the trainers' hopes. "Thank you…Amber?" a few of the students said, before they all began walking through. The going was slow, as they were trying to be cautious of their surroundings. Even Groudon was trying to be watchful of what he did.

Roxanne elbowed May gently, and pointed out Geodude and Nosepass. They had started talking to the wild pokemon in the area, gathering information for them. "What did they say?" she asked, as her pokemon returned.

Several minutes went by as Roxanne listened attentively to her pair, before looked at May and her students. "The pokemon here are very angry, since some humans set up some sort of base within this cave and it is disturbing them greatly. We're getting close, I believe," she said.

May smiled slightly, sighing in relief. "So, Magma is in here then. We'll need to be even more careful for now on." As they continued on, what they didn't notice was another group entering the tunnel…

- - -

Only a half-hour before, Team Aqua had landed on the shore with their Water pokemon. They quickly returned the pokemon in question, and headed past the Petalburg Woods and Route 104. "We are close," several of them said, seeing the tunnel they needed to go through up ahead.

Speedily, they made the hike up to the top of the tunnel, and above the Magma headquarters. "We aren't close enough," Mauve commented, looking around, and frowned at them, "This is going to be a real problem, you know."

"Hm…" Vincent watched as some members of Team Magma left a building opposite the direction that they were. "We need to make this hard and fast." In agreement, the team ran across and toward the building.

A battle was about to rage between the two teams.

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AN: This is chapter 14! I really do apologize for the time it is taking me to get these out. It is just taking a long time for me to get the inspiration to write at the moment. -- Which is bad news. If any of you like, I do have a livejournal, with the screen name BadLuckNovelist, where I normally post news on what's going on here. I'm gunan try to post fanfiction updates there also :3 So, please bare with me, I am sorry about the wait, and am trying to finish as fast as I can. (I even just gave up homework to finish this one! XD)

Anyway, I am rather pleased with this chapter. It's a little over five pages long at 12 Ariel….not bad, eh? For me anyway ;; Thank you for being as patient as you all have been, I can't blame you for getting irritated. –hugs for you all-