CHAPTER 7

GIOVANNI

During the ride Karen, who wasn't belted in, was bounced around roughly. A few times she actually smacked her face against the backs of the seats and the doors. She felt blood running down her face but her captures didn't bother belting her in and they didn't seem to care that she got hurt.

Giovanni wants me for something, she though. Somehow he found out that I'm still alive. What's he going to do to me? Finish what he started?

She rested her head in her lap. Maybe if she stayed in that position she wouldn't be bounced around so much. Someone thumped their fist on her back. She moaned but didn't sit back up. She didn't care what they did to her. She was just thankful she was still alive even though she didn't know for how much longer.

I hope Mewtwo told Ash and the others what happened. Then she got depressed. Yeah right. Like he'd do that after the way I'd treated him. I wouldn't be surprised if he was glad that I'm gone.

No, I can't think like that! He had to tell them! He would wouldn't he?

Just thinking about it made her even more depressed. To get the thoughts out of her head she counted. She'd always been told counting stopped people from thinking. Maybe it would work for her too.

One. Two. Three. she counted. Four. Five. Six-

A bump in the road jolted her so hard she hit her head on the back of the seat in front of her. That would have knocked her out but she fought to stay concious. A few minutes later the car came to a stop. Someone opened the back door and grabbed her arms, pulling her roughly out of the vehicle.

"Let's go," the man said, keeping a tight grip on the girl's arm as he led her into a tall building..

Karen started walking but didn't look up. She kept her gaze on the ground. I bet Giovanni's in there, she thought. I bet he had me kidnapped so I would be forced to give him Mewtwo. Well, that's not going to happen. I don't care what he does to me! He's not getting his Pokemon back!

By then they'd reached the door. The guy who was holding her arm pushed it open and yanked her inside. "You could at least be a little nicer to me," she chided him.

"Shut up!" the man yelled slapping her face.

She tried to bite his hand.

The man moved his hand back just in time. She looked up at him and snarled. "You little animel!" he yelled. "I should teach you some respect."

"Go ahead!" she growled.

He looked like he wanted to but then he seemed to remember what she had almost done to his hand and didn't try to hit her again.

Karen smiled at that little achivement. Maybe now these morons would stop trying to make her face red.

She was led down a hall and shoved into a room. She stumbled forward and fell onto the rough concrete floor. "Ow!" she wailed realizing she'd skinned her knee.

She heard laughter and looked up. A man she knew well and hated loomed over her, a huge toothy grin plastered on his face. "Hello, Ms. Kishi," he said leaning over to stare at her.

Ash, Misty, and Brock rented a motorcycle from a bike dealership and roared down the road on it.. "Um..," Brock said, who was driving. "I have a question."

(What?) Mewtwo asked who was flying ahead.

"Where would Giovanni or Team Rocket take Karen?" the gymn leader wanted to know.

"Yeah," Misty agreed. "We don't even have a clue where he would be hiding himself."

Mewtwo didn't reply for a moment. He thought back to the time when he had worked for Giovanni. He remembered vividly where he had spent his time. It could be the same place, he thought. And I know where too!

(Viridian City,) he said.

The three humans looked up at him. "Viridian City?" Ash asked. "How can you be sure?"

(Because that's where his gymn is!) Mewtwo replied adgitated.

"But that's all the way on the other side of the country!" Misty reminded him. "How are we going to get there in time to save her?"

The motorcycle rose off the ground.

"WAH!" Ash gasped tightening his grip on Misty's waist. "What's going on?"

(The only thing that is slowing us down is you,) Mewtwo said looking over his shoulder. (Now that I have the three of you together it won't take us so long because I can fly us there!)

"Giovannni!" Karen exclaimed.

"I see you still remember me," he said.

"How could I forget!" she growled. "After what you did to my mother!"

"She wouldn't cooperate," he said trying to justify what he had done.

"You didn't have to kill her!"

"You should have died too!" he shot back. "But somehow you are still alive." he started pacing. "So, Ms. Kishi, how did you survive such a deadly fire?"

"Like I'd tell you!" she snapped.

The gymn leader stopped pacing and grabbed her arm and yanked her to her feet. He pulled her face toward his. "I already know how you did it," he informed her. "I know Mewtwo saved you from that fire."

Karen glared at him. "You don't know that," she said.

"Then why did you throw away your Masterball when my men captured you," he wanted to know.

"Because you want all Pokemon," she yelled at him. "I don't want you having my Pokemon!"

"You're lying!" he snapped gripping her arm more tightly. "I know you caught him. My men saw him! Where is he!"

Mewtwo landed the motorcycle and himself in the outskirts of Viridian City. (She's here,) he said.

"How can you tell?" Misty asked.

(I can sense her.)

"Oh."

They headed into the town.

Soon they were in front of the gymn. (The city is small or that's how it looks on the video game anyway)

"Well?" Ash said. "Let's go in and save her!" he started for the gymn.

(Whoa, hold it!) Mewtwo ordered, raising his hand and using his powers to stop the kid.

Ash couldn't move. "Let me go!" he shouted trying to break the grip.

(I will,) Mewtwo promised. (But only if you promise to wait before you go barging in there.)

"But..."

(Will you do it?)

"But..."

(It can't be that hard to promise someone something.)

"OKAY!"

(Thank you.) The Pokemon released his hold.

Ash fell face flat on the ground, raising a cloud of dust. "OW!" he moaned then got up and yelled. "YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT THAT WAY!"

(Sorry.)

"Yeah I bet you are!"

Brock was trying to figure out why Mewtwo didn't want them to go in right then. "What is it?" he asked the Pokemon.

(I don't like this,) he replied his eyes scanning the gymn for a moment. (I don't think we should all go in at the same time.)

"Then how should we go in?" Misty asked.

Mewtwo looked at them all. (Let me go in first,) he said.

"Why?" Ash asked. "If he has Karen then that means he knows she has you. If you go in there by yourself he'll surely be waiting for you."

(I dont care,) Mewtwo replied. (there's nothing he can do to me. I'll go in and free Karen then come back out just as quickly.)

"Okay," Misty said looking unsure. "But be careful."

Mewtwo smiled his small smile then rose into the air. He flew above the gymn and disappeared over it.

Karen spit in his face. "If you want him so badly why don't you go look for him?" she snarled.

SLAP!

Karen was on the floor again.

"Don't give me you attitude, girl," Giovanni growled, wiping his face with his hand. "Now tell me where he is or you're not going to leave this place alive!"

"Even is if I did tell you you would still kill me!" she shot back keeping her voice from quivering. She was scared but she didn't want him to see it. If he did he would know he was getting to her. "Besides, other than my life, there's nothing else you can take from me!"

"Bah!" he said. He summoned to guards into the room. "Get her out of my sight!"

A/N

Well well the rescue has begun. :D I hope Mewtwo can save her in time. I'm sorry for any weirdness in the chapter. I don't know if Brock can drive I'm just assuming he can since he looks old enough. How old is he anyway? 16? 17? Hmmm. Since I never saw Mewtwo returns (I only read a little about it on a website) I have no idea if there is anything Giovanni has that can hurt Mewtwo. Is there? I think there might be because of a screenshot I saw. Since I don't know what it was I won't be using it. :sweatdrop: Anyway. There's not much else to say about this chapter so I guess that's it. Hope you liked it. Umm did I spell Viridian right? It lookes wrong for some reason.

Mewtwo: (Hey, Steph, are you just going to leave her there like that?)

Me: No, you have to save her but I have a little surprise for you first.

Mewtwo: (Yeah what?)

Mew: MEW! MEW!

Mewtwo: (Oh no! Steph don't tell me Mew is in the next chapter?)

Me: So what if she is?

Mewtwo: (Oh boy...)

Mew (glomps Mewtwo): MEW MEW!

Mewtwo: (GAH!)

Me: Well that's it. See you in the next chapter.

(Pssst!) Incase you don't know I think Mew is a girl. Please don't be offended.