A/N: So sorry guys for the long hiatus. I've been real busy and I kinda lost the inspiration to write this story. But alas! I'm back! And I have come to finish what I've started. So rejoice trainers! Ash is in store for one crazy plot twist so stay tuned and read every chapter! Enjoy!
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Pokemon: 4 Years After
Chapter 7. Doubles May Cry
May looked as Gary and Ash began to make their way towards Team Rocket's Secret Base. She gave a smile and walked off into the forest behind the fallen Pokemon Center.
"I'll be there soon. Just hang on," Ash worried over Misty.
Deep in the woods of the Viridian Forest, a group of Rocket agents circled around two tied up people. They laughed and chuckled at the sight of their unconscious collected prizes. Misty and May were the two who were tied back to back, and their mouths covered with duct tape. Suddenly, Misty opened her eyes slowly and saw each of her captors. The Rockets only laughed. Misty looked around and saw about 5 Rockets and a camp site which seemed to be their small headquarters for whatever they needed to do.
Then suddenly, from the group came out one special agent. She walked through everyone as she came to the front. Misty looked up to her and tried to talk through the tape on her mouth. The girl laughed. She looked exactly like May. If Misty hadn't been tied up with May back to back then she would've thought it really was May. The May look alike knelt down to Misty and ripped the tape off her mouth. There was only one person she knew that had the talent to disguise herself that well.
"Duplica!" Misty yelled out the instant she could speak aloud again.
"I'm glad you remember me Misty!" She twirled in a circle and she was attired in Team Rocket clothing. "I knew you wouldn't be fooled by my Ash disguise earlier. That's good. But do you think Ash won't be fooled by my portrayal of you?" She laughed and then twirled in a circle. As soon as she came to a stop she stroke a pose identical to Misty's normal posture.
"Why you better not-!"
"I better not what? Hurt your dear Ashy boy? Oh I won't," Duplica smiled wickedly and crouched down to Misty's level. "He'll think it's you who's hurting him," She slapped Misty's face and then got up and laughed. Misty growled through her teeth. Duplica then walked over to a man and told him he now was in charge.
"Well, girls, I'm gonna be leaving now so don't try anything stupid and try to escape now, because we kinda took your pokeball off when we knocked you guys unconscious hehehehe!" She walked out of the forest still dressed up as Misty.
"So where is it?" Ash asked, wondering where Gary was taking him.
"Just around here. I've been here quite a number of times," Gary said calmly as he jumped over the trash from a fallen dumpster. Ash held a hand to his nose as they walked through the dark back alleys of Viridian City. "Team Rocket wouldn't just hold up a sign saying 'Head Quarters Here' now would they?"
"The Jessie and James I knew would…" Ash laughed a bit. Gary then came to a stop.
"It's here."
"Where?" Ash looked around.
"Right… errr…here," Gary lifted open a manhole, uncovering steps leading down to what seemed like an endless pit of darkness. Gary looked over to Ash. "Ready?"
Ash nodded immediately, "Yeah."
"Alright, let's go." Gary stepped down onto the first step and began to make his way down. Ash went down next and also began his descent.
"From this point on we're gonna be runnin' into security trainers," Gary told Ash.
"Security Trainers?"
"Yeah. I've run into them a few times before. They're pretty strong trainers whose job is to guard this underground tunnel."
"Doesn't sound like much trouble," Ash said as his foot touched the next step down.
"You'd be surprised to know how much trouble they can be," Gary stopped and looked up at Ash.
After a few more seconds, the two finally touched the ground and saw down a dark narrow hallway. Ash took a step forward behind Gary. Suddenly, the lights down the hallway began to turn on one by one until it reached them. It was very neat with tile and freshly painted walls
"Someone knows we're here," Gary said as he stared forward. Ash reached behind himself and grabbed a pokeball from his belt.
"Well, then I guess we won't have to worry about being quiet," Ash threw his pokeball forward. "C'mon out Heracross!" A bright flash of white light filled the room and a tall beetle pokemon stood before them. It hissed its name aloud as it looked back at Ash. Gary looked to the corner of the hallway and noticed a camera following all of their moments. Ash didn't notice it and began to walk down the hallway. Gary nodded into the camera.
"Are you coming?" Ash asked as he looked back. Gary turned to Ash and then started walking in his direction.
While Ash and Gary were making their way deep into Team Rocket's lair, Misty and May were trying to get out of Team Rocket's grasp. When none of the Rockets were looking her way Misty tilted her head back a bit so she could talk into May's ear without being noticed. May's mouth was still covered by the duct tape that had been put on her earlier, so all she could do was mumble and nod her head. However, before Misty could even open her mouth to talk to May she saw someone in the woods behind them trying to get their attention. Misty tried to see who it was and then recognized who it was. It was Todd, the photographer that she and her friends had met a long time ago. He signaled something and somehow Misty understood what he was trying to say. She then turned to her side and talked into May's ear, explaining what the plan was.
Todd ran into the woods and then somehow drew the Rocket's attention. They began to hear noises and go into the forest, trying to find out what the disturbance was. While they looked the other way May and Misty tried to stand up, but were unable to. Suddenly, coming from the opposite side of the Rockets came Todd running towards them.
"No long time no see Misty," Todd said as he slowly began to undo the ropes from the two.
"Same here Todd," Misty said with a big smile. Todd looked up frantically, knowing the Rockets would soon be back any second.
"Done!" He whispered silently. He pulled apart the ropes and May and Misty freed their arms. May then counted to three in her mind then ripped the duct tape that covered her mouth.
"OWWW!" May yelled out in pain.
"HUH! Wat the-!" The Rockets turned and saw Todd, May, and Misty all standing together about to escape. "Get'em!" About 4 Rockets called out their Pokemon. A Mightyena, Graveler, Ursaring, and a Raticate all stood in the way of the 3 heroes. Misty looked around and then ran to the table that held their pokeball belts. She grabbed hers and then threw May's to her. They each grabbed two pokeballs from their belts.
"Ready?" Misty asked May. May looked back at her and nodded with a big smirk on her face. "Alright then! Go, Golduck, Walrein!" Misty threw her pokeballs and out came her pokemon in a flash of light before them.
"C'mon out, Blaziken, Donphan!" May's pokemon appeared and shrieked out their battle cries.
"Todd, do you have any pokemon?" Misty asked as everyone stood in a stand off style.
"No, sorry guys. I'm not a trainer," Todd explained.
"It's alright. Just get behind us," Misty told him.
"What are you waiting for? Attack them!" The leader of the Rocket group commanded. As soon as the word was given all the 4 pokemon attacked. May got ready. Misty took a hand and pushed away the chunk of hair that covered one of her eyes and looked at the oncoming pokemon. "Ok, here goes!" Misty yelled out.
Back in the underground tunnel Ash and Gary slowly made their way down the narrow hallway. Gary led the way calmly but suddenly came to a stop when an unexpected dead end appeared. The hallway that had once seemed endless was now only a wall with a single door placed in the center of it. Gary turned to Ash.
"Once I place my hand on this door knob an alarm will ring and we'll face off against two Security Trainers. I've beaten two before myself so I'm sure they won't be too hard for us to double team them," Gary explained.
"Doesn't seem too hard," Ash took out another pokeball from his belt and held it in his hand.
"Once again, don't underestimate them. They're not like ordinary Rockets," Gary eyed Ash with a very serious stare. Ash's confident smile went away and he nodded seriously. Gary lifted his left arm away from his cloak and his left hand gripped the knob. A loud alarm filled the hallway and Ash's Heracross became startled. Ash lifted his hand and Heracross stood still and put on a game face. Gary took a breath and opened the door quickly. Ash looked up and saw into the other side of the door.
Ash saw a large factory sized room with sewage pipes on the high walls. The sewage dropped into a pool of mess, which surrounded a large platform hung by chains connected to the dark brick walls. In the center was a large pokeball outline; the kind that usually would be in the middle of an official pokemon battlefield. At the other side of the field were two guys; one who looked pretty big and buff and another who seemed pretty skinny yet not a push over.
"Ready Ash?"
"I was all ready before you opened the door," Ash looked serious and threw out his other pokeball.