The first part of the second book of A Special Gift. If you haven't read the first book of A Special Gift, which is just Chapters 1-3, then you'll wonder who on earth Jordan is. Thanks for the reviews (coughnonecough), and enjoy this book!

Part 4: Magma Meeting

"So, Admin Robertson; is everything going well?" a Magma grunt asked.

The admin sighed. I've just been promoted; I don't know any more about the assignment than you do! she screamed to herself.

"Yes, Jameson, everything is going fine. Now, go down below decks. We can't let Aqua get the weapon of the element of surprise."

"Where are we headed, anyway?" the rookie asked nervously.

Despite the hot weather, huge boat, and leadership of the Pacificdlog mission, Tanya Robertson was sad- she'd rather be holidaying with all of the other big-shot admins.

"We're going to Sky Pillar," she said sternly, watching out over the ocean.

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The sun shined radiantly over Slateport, and a slight ocean breeze was sweeping throughout the town. Gary Oak walked through the town, alone, watching Pokémon play, run and battle.

"It's a shame there's no gym here," he said quietly, continuing to walk.

Suddenly, a girl ran up to him- a group of her friends were behind her, giggling.

"Um- are you who I think you are?" she asked shyly.

Gary looked at the girl curiously.

"It depends on who you think I am," he replied warily.

Suddenly, the girl let out a near-piercing scream.

"It's him! It's him!" she cried to her friends, and they all screamed, and ran over to him.

Gary backed off, as the girls started to run towards him.

"I'm your greatest fan, Gary!" the front one cried.

Oh, great, Gary thought, fangirls.

The trainer darted, the obsessive girls following him.

"Come back, Gary!" they cried, but Gary did not relent in his dashing.

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"So, you're finally ready?"

Jordan was looking up at Misty, who was on a higher platform than he was. He was standing on a small platform. Water was all around them, and lights illuminated the final room of the Cerulean Gym. Water Pokémon swam in massive tanks around the two trainers.

"Yeah, I am. Treeky, go!" Jordan yelled, throwing a Pokeball.

"Staryu, I choose you!" Misty cried, throwing a Pokeball.

The Pokeballs landed on a third platform, and opened- in a bizarre show of red light, Staryu and Treecko appeared. Staryu shook around a bit, making a weird noise.

"Tree-ko," Treeky mumbled confidently, putting a twig inside its mouth.

Misty grinned confidently. "Staryu, go! Freeze him with Ice Beam!"

Jordan grinned. "Why don't you counter that with Giga Drain?"

The two Pokémon both shot twin beams- Treeky from its mouth, and Staryu from its orb. The icy beam flew towards the wary gecko, but was soon countered with a small seed that began to leech energy from the icy beam itself with massive green spheres flying towards the grass starter.

"Staryu, no!" Misty cried, clearly shocked.

Jordan grinned. "Keep it going, Treeky!"

The two Pokémon continued to struggle, shaking wildly, but it was clear that Staryu was losing.

"Staryu, Rapid Spin, and use the Giga Drain's power to propel you towards Treecko!" Misty yelled, and the little starfish Pokémon obeyed, spinning like a disk towards the slightly surprised little Pokémon without hesitation.

"Dodge it, Treeky, and then use Slam!" Jordan ordered nervously.

Treeky jumped quickly, above the starfish's spinning form, then tried to bring its tail onto the orb- but missed, instead hitting one of Staryu's points, and Treecko was sent flying into the water.

"Treeky?" Jordan asked tentatively.

The small Treecko paddled to the surface, but its movements were slow and laborious.

"We're almost there, Staryu. Use your Rain Dance!" Misty cried.

Staryu began to move in a rhythmic motion, spinning ever so slowly. Suddenly, rain fell upon the combatants, wetting them.

"Staryu, Surf while Treecko's down!" cried Misty.

"Treeky, quickly! Attack; you know what you have to do." Jordan said quietly.

The grass type nodded- and was then submerged underneath the water.

"Are you ready to send out that Eevee of yours?" Misty asked.

"Wait," Jordan grinned.

Suddenly, Staryu let out a deep cry. It started to shake, and plummeted into the water. As that happened, Treeky re-emerged from the water.

"Good job, Treeky!" Jordan said encouragingly, as Misty looked dumbfounded.

"Giga Drain," he explained. "That's why Staryu fainted, and that's why Treeky's back to full fighting form."

"Tree-ko!" Treeky yelled.

Misty laughed. "Won't make a difference. Starmie, I choose you! Start off with Double Team!"

Jordan roared with laughter. "Treeky, use Giga Drain! Finish it off quickly!"

Treeky shot a seed out of its mouth, which went straight through one of Starmie's copies.

"Keep trying, Treeky! Fire at every single one!" Jordan said calmly.

"Starmie, use Psychic!" cried Misty.

Treeky jumped into the middle of all of the Starmie, and fired seeds- however, none of them hit. They passed through gently, impacting into the tanks. They cracked, small amounts of water seeping out of the cracks. Suddenly, one of the orbs of the Starmie began to glow various colours.

"Hit that one!" Jordan exclaimed.

And, sure enough, Treeky spat out a final seed, and it hit Starmie before it could unleash the full power of its Psychic.

"Keep using Giga Drain!" Jordan said confidently.

Seed after seed came out of the green gecko's mouth, and they each began to hit the weakened starfish.

"Starmie! Snap out of it!" Misty cried nervously.

Treeky, however, did not relent in its attack, and Starmie let out a final screech, and then fainted into the water.

"Nice one," Misty said, scowling as she returned Starmie to its Pokeball. "But not good enough! Go, Gyarados!"

Jordan gasped, as the towering form of Gyarados soared out its Pokeball, twisting in circles over and over again before diving into the water.

"Dive, Gyarados!" screamed Misty.

"Treeky, dodge it!" Jordan yelled desperately.

Treeky quickly moved backwards, and Gyarados erupted out of the water in a show of splashing and colour.

"Now, Treeky, use Giga Drain while it's immobilised!" Jordan said loudly, and the little lizard went to work.

"Gyarados, use Waterfall to block the Giga Drain!" Misty ordered coolly.

Treeky spat a solitary seed out of its mouth, which sped towards the water dragon. However, it failed to hit, as it summoned a wall of water from below, and a huge flash resulted, blinding both trainers and Pokémon.

"Treeky, use Slam!" Jordan cried.

Treeky leapt into the air, free of the light that had engulfed the battle below. He looked down- Gyarados was still there, looking around.

"Treeee-" Treeky began, as it swung its tail around.

"Gyarados!" Misty bellowed, "Use your Fire Blast!"

Gyarados opened its mouth, and out came a blazing beam of fire, which hit Treeky at full speed, well and truly knocking it out. And, as Treeky's body fell towards the water, smoking slightly, Gyarados let out a victorious roar.

However, this final roar was the loudest yet, and it made the cracks a little wider- too wide. Water poured out of the tank in massive amounts, knocking Jordan and Misty into the water leaving no time for them to hold their breath.

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Kanto really is beautiful, May thought to herself as she looked at Cerulean City, having just started her Kanto journey, taking along only her Blaziken and Beautifly. However, she had caught a Pikachu in Viridian, and was anxious to use it. I beat Brock easily enough; now, let's see if I can make it two in a row. It's really a pity Pokémon Contests were disbanded, though.

She walked through the Gym, gazing at where Gym trainers should be.

"Why isn't anyone here?' May wondered aloud, as she opened a door- it was just a storage closet.

She looked around in the closet- there appeared to be another door. She opened it, and, to her eternal surprise, several thousand litres of water came flowing into the closet.

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Jordan kicked his feet as hard as he could, also dragging up Treeky. Misty really needs stronger glass, he thought. His head broke surface, and he inhaled deeply. He also brought Treeky up to the surface.

"I really needed to tell you about the glass in the middle of the battle," Treeky gasped.

Jordan silently scolded himself.

"I'm sorry I didn't listen," he apologised, "but we really need to get out. Can you swim? Where's Misty?"

"Right here," a voice said behind him.

He turned around- less than a foot away from his face was Misty.

"I don't think the water's going to get any deeper," Misty explained, "but we can't tread water forever."

Jordan nodded- already, his legs were growing tired.

"We need to get out of here somehow. Can any of your Pokémon use Earthquake?"

Jordan shook his head.

"Nope. Maybe, if one of us dives underneath..?"

Misty immediately dismissed the idea.

"No way. I think there's a vent somewhere, and that's why we aren't drowning right now. If we opened the vent, maybe we could somehow get out?"

Jordan nodded. It made sense.

"I'll go, because I know where the vent is," Misty continued. "You stay here."

"Okay," Jordan said quickly, and Misty ducked underwater, swimming a brisk freestyle towards the vent.

Suddenly, Jordan looked down- there was a door, well hidden by the water. And- there was a human form in there.

Someone's down there. I've gotta save them, Jordan thought. And, at that, he took a deep breath, dived beneath the surface, and swam towards the person.

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Misty turned around, casting an eye over the surface of the water.

"Jordan?" she called cautiously, but no reply came.

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Jordan looked down, his eyes hurting slightly. His clothes were saturated, and were bringing him down faster than he could control. He cast an eye over the form- it was a girl, about his age, that was wearing red Pokémon clothes, a pair of black biking shorts and had brown hair that swept across her face messily- or maybe that was just because of the massive amount of water that filled the room. Jordan kicked towards the fainted girl, knowing he couldn't let her die- and accidentally opened his mouth as the door behind him closed. He noticed both things, and quickly fumbled with the doorknob, and the door opened, spilling thousands of gallons of water into the open room. Jordan collapsed onto the boardwalk, gasping for air. He looked over at the girl- she was breathing.

He managed to get himself on all fours, and looked at the girl- one of her eyes was beginning to open. A feeling of relief swept through his body.

"Are you okay?" he asked the girl.

She nodded weakly, slowly getting up.

"What happened? All I remember was water…" she said groggily.

An awful thought occurred to Jordan- he was responsible for the glass breaking, and the flooding of the Gym. Shivers went down his spine as he contemplated this awful possibility.

"My name's May. What's yours?" asked the girl.

Jordan quickly shut down that train of thought.

"I'm Jordan," he said briefly.

Suddenly, a masked figure leapt into the room, black cape billowing behind it.

"Nightmare to Mecha, they survived." A feminine voice said into a small phone.

"Who are you?" Jordan asked confidently.

Nightmare laughed, and the laugh sent shivers down Jordan and May's spines.

"I'm Nightmare, and guess what? I'm your nightmare," she replied shiftily. "Go, Sableye, and use Metronome!"

Nightmare threw a Pokeball, and Sableye appeared out of it, making a weird sound that sounded awful. It then moved its claw-like hands around in a mystical fashion, and a wave of darkness swept over the two trainers- Faint Attack.

"Sableye, Fury Swipes!" Nightmare ordered sternly, and Sableye moved silently through the darkness.

Jordan felt his heart pumping, and sensed that Sableye was only about two metres away. He backed away slowly, and his foot hit something- it was May. He held out a hand, and May took it. He pulled her to the left, knowing that Sableye would be confused, and stopped when they both hit the wall, where the darkness had disappeared slightly.

Suddenly, with a quick flash, Jordan felt some claws tear through his shirt and pierce his skin- he yelled, and the darkness disintegrated. Jordan slowly sank to the floor, pain overloading any rational thought. He clutched his arm tightly, and warm blood spilt onto his fingers, which had turned a deathly white.

"Jordan!" cried May.

"Sableye, Metronome," Nightmare cackled, and Sableye jumped into battle, opening its mouth and firing a precise jet of water at May. She was propelled into the wall, hit her head, and fell unconscious.

"No! Go, Eve…" Jordan said weakly, throwing a Pokeball- in a display of red light, Eevee appeared.

"Bite, Eve," Jordan said, and Eevee jumped at Sableye, baring her sharp little teeth.

"Sableye, Metronome!" Nightmare repeated, and Sableye went into a meditating pose, humming slightly. The little fox continued to move at the… thing, and was about to reach it when suddenly, Sableye's fist lashed out and struck Eve across the face.

The Eevee was sent flying, and flipped several times before landing on its stomach, fainted.

"Eve," Jordan croaked quietly, holding up a Pokeball, which caused the vulpine Pokémon to return to its ball.

"Time to finish you off. Rock Tomb, Sableye!" she ordered.

Sableye raised both of its arms, and rocks rained down around Jordan- he desperately tried to move them, but they were too heavy.

"Now, Sableye, Psychic!" Nightmare said coolly.

Sableye put both of its bony hands to the side of its head, and it concentrated hard, sending a psychic blast at the trainer, which knocked him out.

Nightmare smirked, and talked into her phone.

"They're down," she announced, as she returned Sableye to its Pokeball.