Chapter 12

Mudkip Rescue

Mags and Mudkip walked around the halls very carefully so they would never get caught. The halls were painted grey as so was the floor, made the place seem a little dull. Mags and Mudkip quietly turned a corner, as the halls became darker everytime they turned, with only the light to show them the path. This was not the time to mess up, this was the time to rescue the Mudkip's and other pokemon stored in this deathtrap of a team Rocket's base. The hallways seemed empty but only houndour were guarding most of the doors that contained the most valuable information inside of them.

Behind the guarded doors, were pokemon stored inside of cramped cages with barely any room to stretch in. Now that the doors were being guarded, will make it slightly difficult to get to the rooms.

'' Mud kip! mud kip kip mud kip!'' (Aw great! They must've started to guard the doors so that nobody escapes again!)

'' We've got to think of a distraction'', Mags whispered,'' But first show me to that closet.''

'' Mud kip kip mud mud''. (It's in that corner.)

They were into a large corridor and were in front of a door that was labeled ''Lounge.'' Mudkip stopped in front of the door.

'' There's nothing in there Mudkip, let's keep going'', Mags whispered.

'' Mud kip kip mud mud kip!'' (Get your butt over here!)

'' Why?''

'' Mud kip.'' (Trust me.)

'' Okay, I guess.''

They entered the lounge and closed the door behind them. Mudkip looked at his surroundings. The room had furniture and a large big screen t.v. with black rugs with an ''R'' imprinted on it. Mudkip sat on the furniture and jumped on the couch, to test its firmness, before jumping off and landing on his feet. He went to a little kitchen in the corner of the room and opened a cabinet, finding a little bag of pokemon food. He ripped open the bag and ate the food throwing the bag onto the floor.

Mags snooped around to look for anything that had any team rocket clothes anywhere,'' Mudkip, I could use your help. Drop the pokemon food and tell me where some team rocket clothes are.''

Mudkip swallowed the food that he inserted into his mouth and walked in front of a door, while dragging a stool to lift him up to reach the doorknob. He climbed up the wooden stool and touched the cold doorknob, in hopes of turning it. It was difficult for him, since he didn't have any thumbs. His slippery fingers slid off the doorknob, making the little blue mud fish growl in frustration.

Mags saw Mudkip trying to open the door,'' Do you need any help?''

'' Kip.'' (Yes)

Mags opened the doorknob and when she opened the door in front of her was rocket outfits, unused, and looked new.

'' Mud kip kip mud.'' (They must've been dry-cleaned)

'' I'll just put one on. Now i need somebody to be the distraction, somebody who's brave, fast, courageous... somebody like...''

'' Mud.'' (You)

'' Me? No! I was thinking you.''

'' Mud? mud! mud kip mud kip kip mud kip kip.'' (Me? No! It should be you.)

'' No you.''

'' Mud.'' (You!)

'' No you!''

'' Mud!'' (You!)

'' You!''

'' Mud!'' (You!)

'' How about I offer a deal? I rescue the other pokemon from this place, while you rescue your Mudkip pals, I'll meet up with you and your pals here. You would have to tell them about me so they could trust us.''

'' Mud! Mud kip kip mud kip mud. mud kip kip, mud kip kip mud kip?'' (No! I've got an even better idea. I'll be the distraction while you free the pokemon, that way the pokemon can trust humans.)

'' Sounds like a good idea, but what'll you do?''

'' mud kip. mud kip mud kip kip mud kip.'' (Distract. They didn't place me in advanced for nothing.)

'' But...''

'' Mud... kip kip mud. kip kip.'' (Please... don't you worry about me. I'll be fine.)

'' Well, okay.''

Mags started to put on the Team Rocket suit over her original clothes, putting on a hat, while taking off her Mudkip print bandana,'' How do I look?''

'' Mud kip. mud kip.'' (Perfect lets go.)

they left the corridor and Mudkip and Mags went to the hallway where they saw a houndour. Mudkip sighed, draining the fear out of him.

'' Mud kip kip. mud kip kip mud kip, mud kip kip.'' (Here I go. When I lead the Houndour away, go in and unlock all 59 cages.)

He handed Mags the keys to the cages.

'' Got it. Good luck Mudkip.''

'' Mud.'' (Thanks.)

Mudkip carefully and casually walked up to the Houndour, sneering at him,'' Mud kip mid kip... mud kip kip mud kip mud kip kip!'' (Hey Houndour... your mama was a Magikarp!)

Houndour growled, trying to ignore Mudkip's sayings.

'' Mud kip kip mud kip mud kip?'' (Shouldn't you get a license for being that ugly?)

Houndoom was about to lose his temper as Mudkip's insults continued.

'' Mud kip mud kip kip... mud kip kip mud kip.'' (You've got a face that you trainer would only love... unfortunately he too hates it.)

Houndour growled, then Mudkip's last insult blew his top, he blew out smog from his mouth as a warning.

'' Mud kip kip... mud kip kip mud kip kip!'' (Save your breath... you need it to blow up your trainer!)

Houndour was no raging mad! He blew off smog from his mouth and attempted to attack Mudkip.

'' Mud kip kip mud?'' (You couldn't get me even if you tried.)

Houndour growled and Mudkip began running, as Houndour chased after him baking and growling from behind. This was Mags' chance to enter the room. While she opened the door she could hear the soft whimpers of the frightened Mudkips inside.

She entered watching the little Mudkip's cringe to the back of their cages, closing the door behind her. The Mudkip's stared at this person. It was unlike someone they've ever seen before. Mags walked passing by cages full of the mudkip. She saw the bowls that the mudkips had to eat off of. There were stained and uncleaned, the cages were dirty also. Stains of dry blood were visible on the cage as the Mudkip's walked closer to this new person, wondering who was the next victim. Their soft whimpers suddenly turned into soft whispers of mudkip chatter, and murmurs.

How could the Mudkip's suffer such neglect, lack of love, and suffer through these conditions?

She saw that the Mudkip's were very skinny and they seemed very hungry. As she passed by a cage she saw a cage labeled 026, and the Mudkip inside the cage was pawing at the cages lock, wanting out.

Mags pulled out the keys from her pocket and jingled them, she went up to the Mudkip cage labeled 026. Using the first key in the set she put it into the lock, but it didn't fit. She groaned and used the second key. It fit into the lock and opened the cage.

Mudkip 026 was surprised that Mags just opened the cage and left to open another one,'' Mud?'' (Huh?)

'' What are you waiting for, get out! You're free!''

'' Mud kip kip.'' (You're lying)

'' No I am not! I'm giving you freedom, not get out!''

Mudkip 026 hopped out of the cage and watched Mags open a cage labeled 030. The female mudkip jumped out and stared at Mags, who opened another cage labeled 046. that Mudkip hopped out as Mags opened another cage.

The Mudkip's began to ponder... who was this person freeing them? They've never met anybody like her to give them freedom. They slowly approached this stranger cautiously and slowly to at least get a glimpse of their rescuer.

Mags opened five other cages and frantically went to the next one, as the now eight free mudkip's kept trying to get a small glimpse of their rescuer. Mags opened the other cage labeled 037, and went on to 040.

Meanwhile...

Mudkip (025) was running from the Houndour that was chasing him throughout the halls. Mudkip was wearing out, as he panted heavily from his ''workout''. He just couldn't keep running forever, he had to attack. He turned to the houndour, and opened his mouth, but since the houndour was full of rage, the houndour attacked first, sending out a powerful flamethrower attack, which mudkip dodged, but the walls were on fire, and Houndour continued with his attack, as mudkip laid down on the floor panting heavily, realizing that he was surrounded by a ring of fire...

TBC...

R&R please! (I'm not sure if anybody's reading the fanfic.)