Karin and May watched as Officer Jenny and the old man led Ash towards the police station. May sighed sadly and Karin looked at her father with question and said. "Dad, he didn't do it." Marco looked as they brought him inside and said as he looked at Tanya and Karin. "I believe you girls. But…we have to be careful." Karin was just as angry as May but May couldn't just speak up like Karin could to her father so Karin said. "Then why did you let Petrov get away with a decision like that?"
"Petrov is a very respected member of this society and he has all of my respect. Besides, he may be safer in there than out here."
Both girls then walked back to the house to tell the bad news to Brock and Max. Pikachu overheard the situation and was also saddened, perhaps more sad than anyone else in the house. None of them thought what they had decided was fair or even right. They did however think the video tape was weird, how could Ash have been in two places at once? The tape had the time when they were all in the backyard playing football.
Meanwhile at the police station Officer Jenny led Ash to the last cell of the station. That cell being the furthest from all the real criminals and scumbags from the town. Deep inside she knew there was something wrong with having him locked up but the evidence was there on that tape, but Karin and May were strong in their argument. She shook all thoughts off her head and kept walking to the end. As they passed by some of the other inmates greeted him with jeers and ridiculous comments.
"Oh, look boys we got us a young'un."
"Ha ha, fresh meat"
Ash rolled his eyes and kept looking straight. Once they reached the last cell Officer Jenny opened it and Ash walked in. She closed the barred door and locked it, Ash walked to the end of the cell and leaned on the wall and sighed deeply. Officer Jenny could tell he was very angry, she didn't blame him though; she would have felt the same way if it happened to her. Officer Jenny felt this was wrong for some reason so she did all she could to make it look less unfair.
"Hey, if you need anything just let me know. Anything you want I'll get for you, so just let me know, okay?" Ash scoffed and kept leaning on his back on the wall as he lifted his right leg and put his foot on the wall. He could tell Officer Jenny was trying to be nice but he was in no mood to be nice himself so he said in a bitter tone. "How 'bout a rope?"
Officer Jenny didn't grasp the sarcasm in his request so she asked. "A rope? Why do you need a rope for?"
Ash looked at her seriously and studied her face, he knew she didn't know what he was talking about but in his state of anger he answered as he looked away. "So I can hang myself with it."
"I'm just trying to be nice."
"I have just been arrested for something I didn't do, this has been one long-ass week, and there's a lot of weird stuff going on! Excuse me if I seem a little moody!"
Officer Jenny sighed and then walked back to her desk to continue on some paperwork she had been doing before she was called to the hospital. She hated putting innocent people behind bars but there was not much she could do about it, she did however get an idea. She rushed back to Ash's cell and said as she held one of the bars with one hand. "I have an idea. Just hold on until tonight."
Ash sat up from the floor and looked at the officer not completely sure what she meant by that statement. He agreed and sat back down as Officer Jenny left, there wasn't much to do after all and he knew if he escaped it would just make things worse for him. He looked at his feet as he moved them and then sighed deeply; the boredom was beginning to get to him but he did however think of something to do. He knew how to control the attacks and knew just about every single one of them but he still had only a vague idea of the ones only he could pull off. He then looked at the wall and could tell by the texture that a single Hyper Beam could turn that wall into dust. But he held down since Officer Jenny seemed to have a plan up her sleeve.
That afternoon May, Karin and the others were uneasy thinking just how Ash must have felt being locked up in jail for who knew how long. They also couldn't help but feel guilty for not trying to get him out of that terrible place he had been thrown into like a common criminal but they had no choice in the matter so the decided to see him later in the afternoon.
After a few hours of hanging about, a little after sunset Karin, May, Brock, Max and Pikachu went to town to spend some time with Ash. As they passed by the hospital they could see several workers and carpenters working to fix the damage. They also looked towards a path Karin was looking at as they passed by; it was old man Petrov's path to his mansion. The man was a historian and owned a museum in Alexandria City which was not so far from Northbridge Town. Karin sighed deeply as she tried to figure out why he had been so unfair in his decision towards Ash; usually he was kind and caring and believed strongly in the fact that everyone deserves a second chance.
As the sun sunk under the mountain roots the sky was starting to get dark and as the street lights turned on they were approaching the police station. Northbridge being a peaceful town and almost always tranquil Karin knew only Officer jenny would remain behind until a replacement came by at midnight. As they walked past the gate of the station they saw two officers leaving and one of them walking back inside. One of the officers stopped the small group of kids and said.
"Can I help you kids?"
"It's all right Officer Helga. We're just looking for Officer Jenny. Is she around?"
The other officer that had walked back in came out to see what they were doing there and said as he looked at Officer Helga. "Officer Jenny's not back yet. What in grim's name could she be doing that is taking so long?" Officer Helga sighed and said. "Want me to stay behind and wait till she comes back?"
"Sure." Officer Helga walked back inside and told the kids to follow her inside as well. Once in Max looked around and was suddenly frightened by the rough looking inmates in the cells. Pikachu however, went ahead and looked for Ash while May and Brock waited behind Karin who was talking to Officer Helga. Once Pikachu found Ash it tried to squeeze in between the bars but it was futile. Ash got up from the floor when he saw his loyal companion and went to the bars, he stretched his arm through the small space between them and petted Pikachu. Both looked at each other sadly to see one another so far. Both of them were just mere inches form each other but to see one another separated by steel bars felt like they were in separate continents.
May saw where Ash was being held in so she rushed over followed by Max, Brock and then Karin. They stood close by and asked if he was all right, a typical question any friend would ask under such conditions. Ash might have looked sad but he was feeling anything but sadness. The urge to strangle any one who would dare to annoy him would be a bit satisfying. As they spoke for a while the clock struck 9:15 and Officer Helga was growing both impatient and worried that Officer Jenny had not returned yet from where ever it was she went to. She picked up the phone and dialed down a number and waited for an answer. She let the phone ring for 5 minutes but then hung up and placed her right hand over her mouth in a worried gesture and looked at the kids.
"All right guys, it's getting pretty late. You should head back home." All of them including Pikachu jeered and muttered in a low enough tone so that Officer Helga could not hear them. One by one they slowly got up from sitting on the chairs and said their good byes which to their surprise were a tad more painful than they had anticipated; after all, they were leaving Ash in a jail cell. Officer Helga watched as they walked by her and as soon as Brock, who was the last one in line, walked past her she followed them to the front door. As Max opened the door he let out a scream as he looked up and saw some one standing in front of him aiming a 9mm right at Officer Helga.
The person right in front of Max was tall, who ever that was had on a black ski mask with holes where the eyes were located. From the form of the person they could tell it was a woman, it wasn't hard to figure out since one look at the breast area indicated it was a woman. This woman wore a long sleeve turtle neck shirt colored dark purple, perfect for blending into the darkness of the night, she also wore long tight black pants and some gray sneakers. Once she got a glimpse of Max and the other kids she muttered a few swears under her breath but proceeded to walk into the station.
Right behind the masked woman came in two more people. These weren't as tall and they certainly were men. They also wore ski masks and both wore black shirts, one was long sleeved and the other was not. Both of them also wore black pants but were baggy. Instead of guns they both held ropes and duct tape in their hands. Officer Helga tried to reach for her waist which was where she kept her 9mm but the woman in the ski mask yelled out several orders.
"Don't even think about it, officer! Now, do make this easier for us and sit at your desk." Officer Helga wanted nothing more but to place this assailant under arrest but she had to think of the safety of the kids and all the people inside so she did what she had been told. She sat down and the masked woman looked at one of the men beside her and signaled him towards Officer Helga. He walked over but Pikachu zapped him with a Thunderbolt attack. The other man quickly reached for his back and pulled out a strange looking gun. The nuzzle was very wide and when he pulled the trigger a huge silver object had been shot right out and in midair it expanded into what appeared to be a net. The net wrapped itself around Pikachu and it fell to the ground as it squealed.
Ash saw that and immediately became rather angry so he stretched his left hand out and made a swift movement and the man who trapped Pikachu was then lifted into the air and violently thrown to the ground. The very second he hit the cold hard floor he let out a pain sticking scream and the man that had been sent to tie up Officer Helga also reached for his back and drew a similar gun at Ash. He walked over to his cell while aiming the gun at him and said in a whisper. "We will not hurt any of you. Just sit back and let us do our job, trust me, you'll thank us later for this."
"Why should I trust you?"
"We're here to bust you out. Now shut up and back away from the damn bars. Your Pikachu is fine. I'd never hurt a Pokémon."
The man then walked back to check if his partner was all right. Ash wasn't completely sure if he was lying or telling the truth. He looked at Pikachu and saw it was not hurt; it was just tangled in that strange looking net, so he mellowed down since Pikachu wasn't hurt but he still kept an eye on the three masked assailants. The man on the floor was all right so he got up and tied Officer Helga to the chair and then placed duct tape over her mouth to make sure she wouldn't make any noise that would spoil their plans. All through out the whole ordeal Max, Brock, Karin and May remained perfectly still and silent afraid that they would end up hurt or worse.
After Officer Helga was tied and gagged the masked woman walked over to the desk and opened the top drawer and retrieved a set of keys which were kept together with a large and wide silver circle. She looked through all of them and gripped one of them and walked quickly towards Ash's cell. She opened it and grabbed him by the back of his shirt and said in a whisper. "Outside there's a car waiting for all of us. Get your Pikachu and friends and get in that car. Trust me." Ash was not sure especially now that it involved his friends. He stood there still and looked at the masked woman in question as he raised an eyebrow as if questioning whether he should go or not.
The woman sighed and said. "You have to trust me, Ash." He backed up a little bit surprised she knew his name. She smiled under the mask but no one could see of course and she said. "Will be a lot better than hanging yourself with a rope." He backed up a little more and blinked his eyes trying to figure out how on Earth she was capable of doing such thing. He didn't waste another minute and went over to Karin and the others and told them to follow him. They all went outside and saw a light green Tercel with tinted windows. The front window lowered to reveal yet another masked person, they gasped but the person waved to them to get in the car so they did.
Once inside the masked person said in a feminine voice. "Are you guys all right?" Ash began to untie Pikachu and said as he was doing so. "Yeah, we're okay." Brock, Karin, May and Max looked at each other confused and Brock said. "Um…what is going on?" At that minute the other three masked assailants ran into the car and the driver took off in a hurry.
The driver drove to the main street and as they came to the corner where the ice cream and toy store were they took a rough right turn and were soon on a dirt road that led outside of town and into what people who lived in Northbridge called Ghost Terrain. The name had befallen the land because of many ghost Pokémon that dwelled in the area and because in Halloween it was the perfect spot to scare any one.
They kept driving until they came upon a tall, old and rusty gate. The gate had seen better days, it was missing several bars from some spots and there were vines crawling up to the top of it. The car stopped and one of the men got out and opened it, as the car passed by slowly he climbed back in and the car drove through a cement road and stopped in the middle of a field. The driver turned the car off and everyone slowly got out.
Once outside Ash, Pikachu, Brock, May and Max realized they were standing in the middle of a massive cemetery. The cemetery was very old though; some of the tomb stones were broken in half and or covered in moss. Ash walked up to the one nearest him and removed some of the dirty old moss and saw the date on it which was 1783. Both he and Pikachu were amazed to see such an old graveyard. The masked woman who had broken into the police station cleared her throat and everyone else looked at her. The four masked assailants removed their masks and Brock, May and Max gasped.
The woman who had broken in was none other than Officer Jenny herself, the other two they did not know except for Karin. The guy standing on the right side of Officer Jenny was Dante, her older brother. Karin ran to him and hugged him tightly, the guy on the other side was a friend of theirs and the driver was Nurse Joy. Brock of course was found with his mouth wide open and in shock that the two women he so admired and ran after every time he saw them had done such an act.
"Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy? I've died and gone to heaven!" He ran up to both of them and held one of their hands and said. "You ladies were magnificent! Marvelous! No one could have pulled this off better than you!" Max of course had heard enough so he walked up to Brock and pulled him by the ear and dragged him away. They were shocked to see Nurse Joy dressed in a black tank top with a dark blue short skirt and Officer Jenny dressed in something else other than her uniform. Of course to pull off what they had just done they couldn't wear a blue police uniform or a pink nurse's outfit.