Chapter 3

Rui, Plusle and Jenny were outside of the casino to look for a car. Jenny took out her police badge and was about to run up to one of the driven cars. But to their surprise, a huge car drove up to them and it turned out to be Laura driving it, much to Rui's annoyance.

"Guys!" Laura called. "Where are Wes and the others?"
"They're still inside," Jenny replied.

They heard some running footsteps and turned their attention to them. It was Wes, Jesse and James running out of the casino as Rough Jake and his henchman were chasing them.

"Get inside, quick!" Laura warned.

Wes and his teammates did as they were told as they quickly got inside the car, with Wes quickly switching places with Laura, making Wes take the driver's seat. "Huh? Why is Wes taking the wheel?" Rui asked.

"Wes is a better risk taker than I am," Laura replied.
"Risk taker?" James and Jesse yelled in unison in a scared tone.

Wes harshly stepped on one of the pedals, driving the car at high speed, enough to make his teammates' scream. But that didn't stop Rough Jake as he took a car of his own and also drove at high speed, along with his henchmen.

It wasn't easy for Wes to drive at high speed, as he had to drive in different lanes and passing different vehicles, still he kept his cool. Jenny looked through the back window and saw the chasing car closing in. "They're closing in on us, Wes!" she warned.

"I see them," Wes replied as he looked in the mirror at the side of the car.

Jake's car caught up with them as they drove to the left side of Laura's car and one of Jake's henchmen held a stick of dynamite and lit it up. "What? Dynamite?" James yelled. "I don't want to be blasted off again!"

"Don't worry," Wes said confidently as he looked to his right, seeing another lane packed with different vehicles. "I thought of an idea."

Wes quickly drove to his right and managed to squeeze through small spaces that the cars on the road were making, much to his comrades' surprise. "Wes! I never knew you could do that!" Rui yelled in amazement.
"Plusle!" Plusle cried happily.
"Is that your girlfriend, Wes?" Laura asked, which neither of them answered but they showed small blushes on their faces.

Meanwhile, back at Jake's car, his henchman was still holding the dynamite. "Throw it out the window!" Jake yelled in a scared and desperate tone. "Throw it out! Throw it out!"
"But innocent people could be hurt," his henchman replied innocently.
"Yeah, it'll send the wrong message to children," his other henchman said.
"What?" Jake yelled in shock. "This fanfic's PG to PG13!"

Upon saying that, the dynamite exploded, making their clothes burnt and covering them with dirt. "You two owe me a new suit and hat!" Jake yelled angrily.

Back at Wes and the others, Wes made an immediate stop next to a pavement. "You guys okay?" Wes asked his teammates. They were taking deep heavy breaths upon having to be in the same car with the risk taker.

"Yeah, we're okay," Rui replied with a small assuring smile.
"Let's get out of here then," Wes said as he was about to drive away when suddenly Jake's car drove in front of Laura's car, much to Wes and his teammates' shock.
"Hey! Weren't they behind us?" Laura asked.

Before anyone could answer, Jake was driving his car straight at Laura's and Wes quickly turned round and drove away while Jake gave chase. After some long chasing, they ended driving into a small alley, enough space to fit in two cars.

Wes smiled confidently as he looked at a dead end wall. "Just a suggestion," he said. "But those of you who doesn't want me to smash into that wall, say 'aye'".

Scared, everyone let out a big and long "AAAAAYYYYYYYEEEEE!"

"The 'ayes' have it," Wes said with a smirk as he quickly and harshly stepped on another pedal to make the car immediately stop. Although Wes stopped the car, Jake didn't stop his as he continued driving and inadvertently drove passed Laura's car and smashed his into the wall.

"Well, what do you know," Wes said, as the others stared at the smashed car in awe. "He fell for it."

He drove his car away and out of the alley, as the smashed car was no longer able to move.

"That's weird," the henchman said, who was safely strapped to his seatbelt, so were the others. "The airbag didn't go off."
"I don't believe this!" Jake yelled stressfully as he banged the driving wheel. As he continued complaining, the airbag popped out of their respective compartments and squashed both Jake and his henchman, making them squirm and shouting out various things.

Sometime later, Wes and the others made it outside the city. They decided to take a breather. Jesse and James were making some kebabs over a small campfire, Jenny was making a phone call and Rui couldn't stop noticing Wes and Laura talking to each other, much to Plusle's concern.

Rui walked over to them, wanting to know what they're talking about. "Hey, guys," she said, catching their attention. "What'cha talking about?"
"Just catching up on old times," Wes replied.
"So you two know each other?" Rui asked as she pointed at them.
"Yeah, we used to be partners working for Team Snagem, nothing more than that," Laura replied. "But then we decided to go our own ways."
"Oh, I see," Rui said in an understanding sort of tone.
"By the way…" Laura continued. "Wes has mentioned a lot about you."
"He has?" Rui asked with hopeful tone in her voice.
"No, I haven't," Wes said, showing a small blush.

"Sorry to break up the chatting," Jenny said as she placed away her cell phone. "But who has the card?"

"Oh yeah," Wes said in realisation as he took the card out of his pocket. He then looked at his former partner in crime. "Now what do you mean when you said about the information behind this card?"

Rui looked at the card that Wes was holding and spotted something. "Wait a minute," she said as she took the card away from him, just before Laura was about to answer.

She took a closer look and started to peel the card into two. "It's another card!" Rui said in shock. Everyone gathered around her and looked at the other card, which a picture of the spaceship.

"A spaceship?" Rui asked. "What's this for?"
"That's all the information I can find," Laura confessed. "The leader has some knack for hiding his plans."
"Good work, Rui" Wes said proudly as he placed his hand on Rui's shoulder. "You've solved the puzzle."
"Thanks, Wes," Rui replied happily.

After a night's rest, Laura and her friends decided to part ways. Each person shook Laura's hand. When Wes was shaking hers, Laura said, "Take good care of her, Wes."

Wes smiled in response, which meant, "I will".

Upon leaving, James's face showed that he forgotten something. "Wait! I forgot someone! Everyone!" he said excitedly as he took out his pokeball. "Meet Cacturne!"

Cacturne became released from his pokeball once again, yelling out its name. It turned to look at his beloved trainer. "I think I owe you something," James said happily as tears of joy came flowing out of his eyes. "Give me a hug!"

As James and Cacturne gave each other a great big hug, James felt Cacturne's thorns stinging his entire body as he let out a loud painful scream.

"Ouch," Wes said, noticing the pain.

Next episode: Black Jack and his team meet three members of Team Dark who also claim to be also warriors of honour.
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