Author's Note: Yes. I know Anna is a lot like me Mr. Unimportant. She is my character! And I luv horses! Anyway, I'm not sure if the others are going to get Pokemon. Bry basically already has one: Veloci. Anyway, here comes Chapter Twelve, which I think, if my favorite subject in school is Literature, the Climax!
Chapter Twelve: CapturedAsh walked up towards the counter with his friends, ignoring the weird glances of the trainers and Pokemon of the large group behind them that had followed them in, all with confusing looks on their faces. None of them had obviously seen a Pokemon Center before. Maybe in a dream of something, but obviously not in real life.
Ash moved up to the counter, where he began to ding the little silver bell over and over again. A pink haired woman, obviously Nurse Joy in full outfit, hurriedly walked up to the counter, straightening her dress," Hello! May I help you?" she asked, breathing heavily. She had probably done something that took some sort of strength.
Ash nodded, picking up Pikachu and Corphish and setting them on the counter," I would like to heal my Pokemon, please." He set the rest of his Pokeballs onto the tray that Nurse Joy had set out, and then placed Pikachu and Corphish upon the tray.
Nurse Joy smiled meekly, managing to lift the tray. Just then, Brock suddenly noticed Nurse Joy, and all her pretty-ness. Brock immediately jumped up towards Nurse Joy, taking her hands in his," Oh Nurse Joy! Your looks make everyone else jealous like a mouse of cheese!"
" What the hell? Did that even make sense?" Ricca asked, raising an eyebrow.
Everyone shook their heads, along with Ash, Max, and May. They seemed to know this very well, as Ash had told them that he had been traveling with Brock for a while now, while May and Max had been traveling with him for a couple months or so.
Nurse Joy then dropped the silver tray she was carrying, sending the Pokeballs, not to mention Corphish and Pikachu, off the tray. Corphish scowled in its own language, while Pikachu rubbed its side, obviously having had landed there. Nurse Joy gasped," Oh no! I'm so sorry!" she apologized to Ash with pleading eyes, more of which meant to get this freaking weirdo away from her.
Max seemed to have seen the look in her eyes, and went into action, by pulling Brock, once again, off by the ear. " Come on Brock." He grumbled, leading him away from the shocked nurse.
Ash smiled," That's okay. I'm sure they're fine."
Nurse Joy sighed in relief, and began to pick up the Pokeballs, and setting them back into the tray. She then placed Corphish, who protested, and Pikachu, who seemed fine, back onto the tray. " I'll be back in a few minutes. This shouldn't take long." She gave a polite smile, and walked into a separate room.
May watched her brother finally let go of Brock, who immediately felt his ear," It's not broken." May replied flatly.
Anna and Cecilia then squealed out of joy of something," LOOK!" they both screamed in unison, pointing.
Bry, Miro, Ricca, Matthew, William, Veloci, Apology Accepted, or Apology, Ash, Brock, May, and Max turned to see none other than a very pink Pokemon. She wore a nurse hat upon her head, and she carried an egg in her pouch. The Pokemon then cried out of joy," Chansey!" and studied everyone curiously.
" What is that thing?" Miro asked, leaning over to study it more curiously. Chansey returned the gaze, and Miro and Chansey seemed to now be having a staring contest.
William shrugged," I don't know. But judging from the hat on its head, it must work here. It seems that Pokemon are healed here, so this is like a hospital."
Matthew corrected," Not it. A female. She carries an egg, making her female. I'm not sure if that egg is her offspring in egg form, or she just got it from a chicken. But she seems to take care of it."
Veloci crowed, staring at the egg with an odd expression on his face. Apology snorted, raising his head above everyone else, studying the egg.
Chansey then smiled, and the girls all said, except Ricca," Awww…" Chansey then moved over to a table, where three small balls sat, a blue one, a red one, and a yellow one, strangely all the colors of the three primary colors! I took Art in Grade 5! TEE HEE! Anyway, Chansey glanced at them for a few moments, and her smile turned into an evil grin.
" Did that thing just be all evil?" William asked nervously, taking a step back.
Matthew agreed," Yeah. I just say her smirk. She's up to something."
Ricca nodded," Under all that pink, she must be pure evil. I don't trust her one bit." Ricca then walked over a safe distance, more like behind the counter, and ducked behind it. William and Matthew nodded, and followed after.
" You three are wimps. How could that pink thing hurt us? She's like harmless." Bry protested, pointing at Chansey, who picked up the three balls.
Chansey then set the balls back down, and picked up her egg from her pouch, setting it gently onto a cushion on the table. She gave it a quick pat before picking up the balls and placing them in her pouch, admiring them for a moment. She then made some strange hand movements, and her hands began to glow blue, along with the balls. She then picked up the blue ball, and grinned evilly.
" Umm. Guys. Last chance." William called out, not bothering to stand up.
" I think she might juggle!" Bry suggested," We have entertainment!"
Chansey then called out," CHANSEY!" and threw the ball at the gang. Upon contact, in which it had traveled so fast that hardly anyone could scream, except perhaps Anna, it blew up with a boom, sending smoke everywhere with the explosion. Chansey then threw the other two, doing the same as the first. Everyone in the center immediately turned their attention to the Chansey.
At the explosions, Nurse Joy dashed out of the room she was currently in. Spotting Chansey laughing evilly, she gasped," Chansey!" she cried out, running over to the naughty Chansey, who tried to look innocent. As the smoke cleared from the explosion, everyone was on the floor, twitching except for Cecilia. They all began to stir slowly.
Anna moaned," Ouch! What did she do?"
Ash sat up, replying," Egg Bomb I think." He knew this because one time he had stolen Brock's precious book about Pokemon, and scared the crap out of Brock, who went frantic. That was pretty funny. Ash laughed, remembering.
Nurse Joy began to apologize frantically," I am so sorry! You see, this Chansey is one that is a misbehaving one, and she is also a big troublemaker. She's also the strongest one here, allowing her attacks to be powered up. Not to mention her egg, which is a rare one, a Lucky Egg it is called," she bowed her head apologetically," I am very sorry. I should have kept an eye on her."
Bry replied, head still on the cool tiled floor," That's okay. I'm just going to rest my head here, for a bit."
Miro got up, dusting himself off of smoke," So. I guess we were wrong then, huh?"
Anna got up, checking Apology," Are you all right boy?" she asked, petting his hindquarters. Apology replied with a shrilly whinny, throwing his head and bobbing it up and down, obviously showing he was unfazed by the attack.
Bry sat up now, rubbing his head," Ouch. Veloci, you okay?" he asked his rooster. Veloci only nodded his head solemnly, showing no signs that he had been attacked by that pink nurse.
May looked to the counter, where William, Matthew, and Ricca had hid from the suspicious Chansey," You guys can come out now." She coughed out some smoke, and then sat up wobbly.
Ricca, Matthew, and William obeyed, standing up from their protection of the counter. Ricca smirked, crossing her arms against her chest," I told you so that that thing was evil."
Matthew and William nodded in agreement, glancing at each other and grinning. They then turned back, jumping the counter, in which Ricca did afterwards.
" Oh shut up. She's pink. How were we supposed to know anyway?" Anna growled, looking over to the three.
Max rolled his eyes, and then went over to help Brock up. " At least we're all okay, right?"
" Except this girl here," Nurse Joy pointed towards Cecilia, still unconscious from the blast. Nurse Joy kneeled down on her knees, checking her pulse," She's okay though. Just out cold is all. She'll wake up soon."
Bry looked towards Cecilia," And Cecilia is unconscious! I wonder why she is and the rest of us aren't. That is kind of weird."
Nurse Joy stood up, smoothing out her dress," She must have gotten more of the blast than the rest of you. Was she near Chansey to begin with?"
Miro nodded," Actually, yes. She was closer because she wanted to see the Chansey, along with Anna."
" But then why aren't I unconscious with Cecilia? I was just as close, wasn't I?" Anna asked, looking to Apology as though he would give her the answer.
" I think Apology might have blocked off the explosion for you Anna. That way, you weren't hurt as much as Cecilia. Apology must have sensed that Chansey was evil, and the only way to get to away was to basically block you off so you wouldn't get hurt." Matthew explained his theory.
Anna smiled," Really?" She then looked to Apology, and hugged his head," Thanks boy!" Apology gave a mighty shrill cry, and then nuzzled Anna affectionately.
Ash groaned," So we have to wait until she wakes up before I can get my badge at Winona's Gym?" he asked, sadly.
Ricca rolled her eyes," Oh come on. We'll just take her along in a bag or something. Or we can carry her."
Nurse Joy suggested," How about putting her on your Rapidash's back?" she asked Anna, looking to her hopefully.
Anna shook her head," He isn't broken yet. He hasn't accepted a saddle on his back, much less a person other than me."
Nurse Joy smiled," Let's just see. If you can ride him, maybe this girl can, even if she is still out cold. Help me with her, okay?" Anna nodded, as they both lifted up Cecilia, Nurse Joy taking her feet, Anna taking her arms. They then swung her back and forth, attempting to throw Cecilia onto the stallion's back.
" Okay, on my mark. One, two, three!" Nurse Joy called out, and both let go of Cecilia, swinging her onto the stallion's back. Cecilia landed on the stallion, but slid off, of course, to the tiled ground.
Everyone snickered in the Center. One person even yelled out," Look! They're trying to kill that chick!" and everyone went into a fit of hysterical laughing.
Nurse Joy blushed," Umm. Let's try that again, shall we?" Anna agreed, and they picked Cecilia up and threw her again, but still had no success, as she slammed onto the tile floor, stomach first.
" You know, if she was conscious, that last shot would have really hurt!" Bry joked, laughing. He received a slap in the back of the head from Ricca," Ow! What, it would! The feminine body that hurts when landed on stomach first."
" How would you know?" William asked.
Bry shrugged," Taking a guess."
Nurse Joy thought for a moment," What we need is to tie her to this Rapidash. That way, she would stay on."
Bry snapped his fingers," Better idea! Nurse Joy! Do you have a very large trash bag?"
Nurse Joy raised an eyebrow," A trash bag? Yes. I'll go get it, if you like." She walked hurriedly into another room, coming out moments later, carrying a huge, neon pink trash bag.
All the guys, including Ricca, cringed and looked away. " And I liked my eyes!" Miro complained, covering his eyes with his arm.
Nurse Joy narrowed her eyes," Well, this is all we have left. So either this or nothing kids."
Bry sighed," Well, better than nothing. Give it here. And thanks, I guess. Now, someone, put Cecilia in here." Bry said, holding the bag open.
Anna managed to drag Cecilia in, putting her into the neon pink bag. Bry tied it up with a knot.
" Remember, she needs to breathe!" Ash reminded. Bry nodded, and began to poke holes in the bag, allowing air to seep through.
" We're ready then!" Brock called out," Let's go!"
Nurse Joy handed all the Pokeballs and Pokemon to Ash, and bid them goodbye, which the group did back. Bry dragged the bag on the ground, as they exited the Pokemon Center, making their way up the ladders of the weird tree houses. Bry was having a hard time as they went up the ladders of steps and then on the boards. Veloci had an easy time, flying ahead, while once they had gotten across the boards, Apology had to come across alone or the board would split in half, dropping them into the forest below. Finally, they spotted the Gym, and walked down the ladder. Bry began to lead the way, when all of a sudden, he came to a stop after bumping into stomach.
Bry looked bewildered, as he saw nothing in front of him, except for a red jagged stripe, seeming to float in mid-air.
" What's the hold up?" Ricca called from behind.
Miro looked around Bry," Seems something is in the wall, only it's kind of invisible."
Ricca rolled her eyes, pushing her way through everyone. " I'll kick it out of the way then!" Doing so, she gave the thing a kick, revealing Kecleon. Kecleon gave a slight glance, then scampered off into the trees next to them. Ricca smirked, going ahead and walking into the Gym, everyone following behind her.
As the automatic doors opened, everyone walked in, still dragging in the neon pink bag that Cecilia was currently in.
Immediately, the oh-so needed guy that tells you advice spotted them, running up to them. " Hello champ in making! Who's the lucky challenger, or are all of you the challengers?" he asked.
Ash raised his hand, barely penetrating the surface of the other teens, who were all much taller than him," I am the challenger!" He then looked around," Ah! I'm trapped!" He managed to push himself out, and sighed in relief.
The man grinned, shaking Ash's hand fiercely," Nice to meet you challenger! Now, champ in making, remember, that Winona's Pokemon are fast! And they are in the flying type. Meaning that electricity and rock types will easily overpower her. But remember, she won't let you get rid of her easily! Her Pokemon can easily attack first! And don't use fighting Pokemon!"
Ash nodded, taking in the man's advice," Okay, thanks. Well, let's get going!"
The group moved in a steady line, going through to another room, the man waving after them. They then came to an obstacle, the wood pieces thing that you have to push to get them to move and somehow make it through. Who else had trouble on that part?
" Okay then, Miro said, observing the wood," Well, we must have to push them to reach Winona."
Bry nodded," Okay. Hey William, give me a hand to push this, will ya?"
William nodded, and together, they gripped on the piece of wood, and both pushed hard on it. Unfortunately, Ricca was standing in the way, and was hit by the wood, and pushed face first onto the floor.
" Uh-oh." Bry said, looking at Ricca on the floor.
" You okay there Ricca? Sorry!" William called.
Ricca began to twitch angrily, and when she stood up, her face was red with rage. She growled, causing Bry to run in fear, out of the way of the wood. Ricca then moved with such agility, that she ran through the wood, making a path, and kept going onto the path.
Everyone watched as she zipped out of sight. " Well, that's out problem solved," Matthew said, nodding. " Let's go."
The group traveled past the trainers, who had little interest. As they traveled, they found that every piece of wood was split in half, allowing them easy passage. By the time they got to Winona, Ricca was fuming and raging with rage. Winona looked a bit surprised, when suddenly, Brock kicked in once again, Max luckily noticing and pulling him away.
Max then looked to the others," Anyone have a huge roll of duck tape?" he asked, adjusting his glasses with his other hand.
Veloci nodded, jumping onto Bry's pack, he grabbed the huge roll of duck tape, and flew over to Max, handing it to him.
Max smiled," Thank you." He then pushed Brock to a wall, and began to rip pieces of duck tape off, putting them on Brock. In a matter of moments, Brock was secured to the wall.
Brock growled," Get me off of here!" he ordered, thrashing about wildly.
Winona looked a bit surprised, but giggled anyway. She then stood up straight, looking proud," So, you are the one who wants to challenge me?" she asks Ash.
Ash nodded," Yeah! So let's battle!"
Winona smirked," I am surprised to see you got through my obstacles."
Ash looked to Ricca," Well, we had a bit of help," He then grinned," Now, let's go!"
Winona nodded," Very well! Go Pellip-"
A huge boom exploded from right next to them, and the wall where Brock was stuck too fell over with a huge explosion. Smoke filled the room, and everyone began to cough hard, not able to see.
" I can't see a thing!" Anna cried out, Apology thrashing about wildly. Before long, after inhaling all the smoke, everyone had fallen unconscious.
They awoke hours later (four hours they were told by someone), in a concrete cell, with bars in the front.
" What the hell?" Bry asked, getting up and coughing, he rubbed his eyes, regaining his eyesight. " Guys! Wake up, quickly! We're not at the gym anymore!"
Winona woke up immediately, yawning, she coughed, and looked around," We're in a cell," she said observantly.
Everyone awoke afterwards, Apology snorting as he began to walk around the cell, pacing.
Suddenly, everyone turned their attention to a huge plasma screen, and I mean HUGE. It took up almost a whole wall. It flashed quickly, then turned on completely. Everyone gasped, as they saw who it was, except the originals from Pokemon, except Winona. It was none other than Trinity, in a black tube top with a red jacket over that was un-zipped, with black cargo pants. Her blonde hair was in a ponytail, as she smirked," Finally, you guys actually woke up." Her voice no longer held an English accent.
Everyone cried out," Trinity!" in vain, unbelievable to see what they saw with their eyes.
Trinity grinned," That's me! You guys have all been asleep for four hours or so! Heavy sleepers you are!"
Bry demanded," Where are we Trinity? And you've got some explaining to do!"
Trinity smirked," Ah Bryson. Everything will be told later. And right now, you've been captured by Team Magma, and are being held in their base at Lilycove City."
Everyone looked around, frantically. They had, and were, captured.