"Never again."
Red rushes towards a computer device before he stops there, confusing everyone before he points at Klaus before he took a deep breath before saying. "I-I have evidence…a-as well. T-this…should t-tell you…all that I did nothing to Mr. Klaus and he tried to steal my…P-Pokemon."
Klaus' eyes widened when the boy takes out his Pokegear, turning up the volume, making everyone in the room able to hear. The fisherman could only watch as the recording plays, everyone hearing it having betrayed looks on their faces. When the recording ends, everyone had confused expressions, including Blue who just joined the party, changing to a melancholic one on his face while he turns to Red. 'What happened to us back then?'
Realizing that all eyes are on him, the fisherman starts to sweat profusely, trying to keep his demeanor before Clarence steps forward. With a calm expression, he looks at the police, Red frowning upon realizing that they're trying to keep their stature and advantage over him on the case.
"How are you sure that it is actually Mr. Klaus that said those words?" The man said in a professional manner, the teen looking him at him with a baffled expression.
"Huh?" The policemen said, raising a brow at the black haired man.
"It is possible that the recording could be distorted to sound like Mr. Klaus. I have come across much who has the ability to do so. Some of them his age or even younger. Don't underestimate the young mind." Clarence states with an unnerving calm face which causes Red to grit his teeth in frustration as the policemen consider his statement, some of them having smirks on their faces which did not go unnoticed by him.
They then made their way to the raven haired trainer, him not able to find a way out of the situation.
"Don't worry. We're just going in for interrogation." A lie. Red could hear the happiness from the man and see the craziness hidden in his pupils.
"Damn it." He murmured before he was grabbed by the police, them dragging him out of the party, making sure for him stay in place and not struggle by gripping his broken arm which made him grunt in pain. He was about to be taken out of the party before he hears a voice, everyone turning to see Leaf who is by a machine that is beside the computer, a smirk on her face. "If you're so sure that it's yours, why don't you put your Pokeball here and let the machine scan it?"
"What?" The fisherman questioned, everyone in the room mirroring his expression before Zane smiles, understanding what Leaf is planning. 'She's smart.'
"As all you know here. The PC is known for storing and withdrawing a Pokémon from a person's box account." The brunette paused, a huge smile on her face. She then looks around before she continues. "However it has a function that allows it to know the owner of a Pokémon's trainer."
Klaus raises a brow before he and Clarence looks at each other before laughing heartily, the policemen and the rest of the people at the party joining them while Red looks at them with a serious look on his face, waiting for them to finish. Klaus wipes a tear from his eye, wheezing before looks at Leaf before he says. "So what? It's going to show me as the current trainer. If you realize, I'm the current trainer."
"Hold on. You didn't let me finish." Leaf said, interrupting Klaus before she clears her throat and then continue. "What most of you don't know is that it can also provide you with the original trainer of the Pokémon."
"Huh?" Everyone said in unison, exchanging baffled glares amongst themselves. Red's eyes widened, realizing what his friend is trying to do, a smile slowly creeping on his face. 'Thanks, Leaf.'
"Every Pokeball has an original code that is produced whenever it catches a Pokémon. That code recognizes the original trainer of the Pokémon who is known as the last person that the ball has officially touch before the Pokémon is caught." Leaf explains, Zane smiling as he realizes what she is trying to do. 'Not bad. Using her experience with her father in this case.'
"So?"
"Think of it like a fingerprint test for who is the original owner for the Pokémon. It even shows the one that bought the Pokeball." The brown haired girl said before she makes one of the policeman log himself in the computer before he moves aside. Both Red and Klaus walks to the machine, Red putting Milotic's capsule there, the screen flashing as it shows the scanned data to everyone, their faces etched in a surprised expression. Leaf looks at the information, her thoughts being said aloud. "Caught as a Feebas on March 23...place is Route 25 which is Cerulean Cape. Original trainer..."
"Red Fires." Zane finished, a smirk on his face when he turns to Red. "I can't believe he actually caught a shiny Milotic."
"Why don't you put your Gyarados' Pokeball there and see if it works, Klaus?" Leaf said, moving out of the way and gesturing the fisherman to do the test, much to the man's displeasure. He then clicked his teeth in frustration, looking for a reason to get out of the situation before a thought crosses his mind, him speaking.
"What…if the system is bugged?"
"Good question. That would be possible...buuuut no matter how buggy a computer can be. That information can't be changed. Plus if you're wondering about the PC being hacked, a police's account is logged in the system so that is almost impossible." Leaf explained, the smirk on her face making Klaus worried and sweating before she continues speaking. "The floor is yours. All you have to do...is put your Gyarados' capsule right there."
The man is hesitant to do it, everyone's eyes on him before he has to walk forward, taking out the Great Ball before he puts it down on the space, the device scanning the capsule before the information appears on the screen. The moment felt like hours when the capsule is being scanned, a beep signaling the completion of the process which made everyone's eyes widening at the result.
"T-that Pokémon was caught by Red!" Blue said in disbelief, taking a step back while most of the people in the crowd mimicking his expression as they look at the result, the rest being speechless.
"He caught that Gyarados..."
"That thing is so damn powerful though."
"It's so messed up that the Pokémon was taken from him. Imagine a Gyarados and Milotic combo."
"Man. Klaus is such a douche. Can't believe I used to look up to the guy?"
Klaus sees everyone within the room looking at him in disappointment before he then looks at Red in anger, the teen looking at him with a serious look until he feels a hand on his shoulder, seeing one of the policeman who looks at him before speaking. "I'm sorry but I need you to come with us for questioning, Mr. Clermont."
Klaus was desperate, the policemen surrounding him and Clarence and escorting him to their vehicles before something flashed in his mind. A wicked smile came across the man's face before he looks at Red. The man then starts to chuckle silently, Clarence realizes the reason, smiling.
"Well..." Hearing the voice caused a huge chill go up Red's spine, shivering from the chill which caused Poliwag to look at him in concern, seeing him start to hyperventilate. 'Are you ok, Red?'
The crimson eyed teen was able to calm himself, breathing heavily before he answers the blue tadpole. "Yeah...I'm fine...just a bit...out of breath..."
"...that is not the only reason I was able to find it about Red there." The man said, each word coming out of his mouth sounding like toxic. Red looks in confusion, some of the policeman mirroring his expression when the man continues, his voice sounding too happy for Red's taste.
"Sir Red over there is not the silent gentle boy that you all think he is. If only you all know the things he was keeping from you." The man said darkly, his tone unnerving some of the guards and policemen. "The name Fires fit you, kid. For the things that I have read you had done."
Understanding what the man meant, Red's hairs stood on end, his expression distorting to that of worry when he saw the wicked grin on Klaus' face. Hearing the man raises questions in everyone's head before they turn to the raven haired teen who is sweating profusely, his breathing uneven.
"Red, what is he talking about?" Leaf asked him, turning to see him frozen. She tries to shake him, unable to get a reaction or a response, even with Poliwag assistance.
"Red?" Eric asked, Zane and Leaf's friends looking at him, seeing the pure look of fear on his face. Looking at the scene, Blue crosses his arms with a serious look on his face, knowing what is going to happen and what the man meant before he turns his attention to Red, his face slightly fall on the sight.
"Yes, Red. Why don't you share it with everyone?" Klaus taunted, smiling as he sees Red frozen and horrified expression. He then tries to hold back his laugh, turning his gaze back to the police while gesturing to the youth.
"Our sweet little boy Red here has done some unspeakable acts." When he said this, the man took great pleasure seeing the visible fear and horror on Red's face along with seeing some of the officers have a smirk on their faces, almost itching to arrest the crimson eyed teen.
"Does any of you know about the Pallet Academy Fire?"
When the words of the events left the man's mouth, Red heart stopped, trying to move away but unable to due to his body refusing to move, an emotion returning back to him which he had forgotten for the last couple days: guilt. He was knocked out of his trance when he felt a hand on his shoulder, quickly turning to see Leaf who looks at him worriedly.
"Red. Are you ok?" She asked, her friends and Eric and Zane looking at him in concern. He tries to talk but no matter how he tries, the words won't form and no sound is coming out of his mouth, putting his mind into a further state of panic. He then takes out his Pokegear, trying to type a message only to have difficulty to his hands shaking intensely, making him drop the device, much to his dismay when he hears Clarence clears his throat. "According to this article, one of the winners of the tournament, Red Fires, has been the perpetrator of the Pallet Academy that plagues us three years ago."
"No. I didn't do it." The words left mouth but did not make impact on reality, the words barely audible as he is frozen stiff. 'C'mon, Red! Move! Talk! Do something! We can't go back!'
"Witnesses state that they see a black haired and red eyes that seems like they were glowing, standing in front of the school. They also state that what irks them as well was the huge wicked smile on his face as he looks at them. It is a very detailed article." Clarence said, looking at Red in pure disappointment and disgust.
"I didn't-" The words coming out of his words, this time more audible but still drowned by the chattering of the crowd, his body instinctively shaking but him still unable to move. He tried his best, moving his body even if it is an inch to make his protest but he was awarded with failure, his thoughts in clear disarray. 'C'mon! Just one step. One word. Anything right now!'
"Are there any witnesses or victims of the incident that can state to us if Mr. Fires is not the perpretrator?" Clarence asked loudly, the officers looking around until they hear a voice that boomed through the room. "I saw it with my own eyes! That damn spawn of Giratina was grinning like a damn Gengar!"
Everyone turned to see Devin, his eyes glaring daggers at Red who slumped before Devin continues. "That bastard took away everything there! Jail is too good for him. Just kill him already!"
The words that expelled from Devin's sound like toxic to Red, the teen feeling nauseous, almost to the point when he starts to repeat the words like a mantra, wondering if the more it is said if it will be more audible. Desperation holds his thoughts, him trying to move his body with all the energy he has but no progress. Leaf and the others were taken aback by the words the silver haired trainer said, before he pushes through the crowd, his eyes completely focused on the raven haired teen. Clarence and Klaus smiled at the result as more and more people starts to raise their hand, some stating that they move from Pallet Town due to the incident and when the police force decided to not arrest him. The conversations starts to escalate until a voice shouted throughout the room, everyone looking Leaf.
"Wasn't the person who did the incident sent to jail so it can't be Red, right?" The girl asks, her friends nodding when Noelle added. "Yeah. I read about it in an article. Several weeks ago he was sent to jail, never to come out."
Both Klaus and Clarence looked at each, never considering the possibility but the person's name on the article was stated to be unknown and the only lead that they got were the feature. Luck was on their side when they notice a person raise their hand, speaking. "I saw it."
When Red heard the voice, his eyes widened, looking to the direction in disbelief as he sees Blue leaning by the corner. The spiky haired teen felt like he owed Yellow this for the things that he had said to her before he resumed. "I saw everything. The incident and the arrest. He was taken to jail but I don't know how he came out. I'm guessing he escaped through some inside source."
"No." Red said, the word being audible to Poliwag who looks at him before it hears him continue, his knees hitting the ground. "I didn't do it."
"Well, you heard it. Even Blue Oak said it." Klaus said, Devin grinning as a round of gasps filled the air along with Leaf and the others being shocked at the revelation. Red could see everyone looking at him, disgust, anger and disappointment present on their faces when they turn their attention to him and getting closer.
It was too late.
It reminded him of that time. Everyone in Pallet Town looking at him with those same expressions. They then proceeded to hurt him, their insults being the only sound he could hear apart from the sound that comes from the impact of their fists and weapons upon his body. He could not protest. He could not talk back. He could only watch. As his past comes back to bite him. As his shadows have returned back to haunt him. As everything falls apart. At that moment, he thought about how he could never escape his past, how he could never stand for himself, how he could only shake in fear as everyone glares at him.
How nothing has changed.
"IdidntdoitIdidntdoitIdidntdoitIdidntdoitIdidntdoitIdidntdoit…" Red said in fear, his hands on his head and his gaze lowering to the ground. This caught the attention of Eric, Leaf and Zane as they watch his speech deteriorate to incoherent noises as he starts to apologize, tears slowly coming out of his eyes.
"What's wrong, wimp? Sticking to cowering now that your cover's blown?" Devin said with a huge smirk on his face, cracking his knuckles before he goes to grab Red, only to see Eric and Zane step in the way, much to his confusion. The silver haired raises a brow at the duo until he sneers at them. "Why don't all of you move out of the way? I want the demon there."
"His name is Red and how are you so sure that he caused the fire? The police stated that they have not found any evidence for the incident." Leaf protested, her friends nodding with an uneasy expression on their face. Devin starts to clench his teeth in frustration, the veins on his head enlarging as he readies his Pokeball, throwing out his Pinsir before he strains the next words out of his mouth in an angered tone. "Get out of my way."
As he did so, Leaf, Zane and Eric followed, releasing their Pokemon which made Poliwag become worried. Seeing all that is happening, Red slowly was able to get up, about to stop the confrontation before he was pushed aside by Nolan, who looks at him in disgust. "I don't get why Leaf continues to back up a murderer like you."
The words stabbed Red, he was able to slowly find his voice and protest, lifting his head to come face to face with a shoe that send him flying to the punch table which got everyone's attention.
"Red!" Leaf said before she felt a hand grab unto her, seeing Noelle, Kimberley and Emma. The three of them gave her uncertain and concerned looks before Noelle starts to speak. "Leaf, I-I think we need to go."
Leaf raised a brow, almost offended by the statement. "W-what? Why? We need to help Red."
"I'm sorry, Leaf. He's a murderer. He burned down Pallet Academy!" Emma exclaimed, her voice starting to shake. Leaf then turned around, seeing everyone then surrounded the punch table, seeing Red coughing before he tries to get up, fighting through his inner fear with all the mental power he has from the experience. When his eyes laid on everyone, his body instinctively stopped, unable to move a muscle as they all ganged up on him and proceed to beat him, some punching him, others kicking him and the rest taking up any chair or furniture they find to hit him. Enduring the assault, Red tries to move his body but was awarded with nothing as he hears their cries and shouts.
"Why don't you die?" He receives a punch to his face.
"You damn monster! And I thought you were a good person!" A chair collided to his abdomen.
"People like deserve to die." A kick connected to his back.
"You disgusting and unapologetic motherfucker! You don't even look sorry despite all that blood on your hands." Someone grabs him by his hair before he smacked in the face by a baton, making him hit the wall.
Poliwag watch the scene in horror, running towards its trainer before Klaus and Clarence blocks its path. Both men then rushes towards it, the Pokemon using Hypnosis to disorientate the men before jumping over Clarence and then slapping Klaus repeatedly in his face. They then fall to the ground, the blue tadpole running towards Red, tears in its eyes as it sees him with a black eye before one of the people stabbed him in the abdomen with a piece of broken glass. The person was about to stab him again until Red hears Poliwag wailing, his attention turning towards it as he struggles against the mass barrage of insults and hits, not wanting to see it cry.
'I'm coming.' His eyes hazy but he is able to make out the crying Pokemon. He was stopped when he was struck to the head by a chair, not stopping despite the immense pain. 'I'm…coming…'
'Please stop.' Poliwag said, the tears now falling like waterfalls from watching its trainer in pain.
"I wonder what's wrong, Red. You have that powerful ass Pikachu last time. Why don't you send it out, huh?" As the words left Devin's mouth, Red's eyes widened, tears uncontrollably coming out of his eyes as he remembers his friend, more driven to reach Poliwag, his thoughts focused on the tadpole. The Water type was able to reach its trainer before a foot stomps on Red's hand, causing him to groan in pain before someone else slaps away Poliwag, much to Red's horror.
"Oh no, Poliwag!" Leaf said, running towards it until Blue along with a bunch of officers blocks her way, folding his arms. Klaus and Clarence then walks alongside the young brunette, tapping his shoulder.
"Out of my way, Oak!" Leaf said darkly, her tone unnerving the spiky haired youth.
"We can't do that. We're obligated to protect you throughout your journey and make sure that your journey is safe while you traverse the streets." One of the policemen said, the words making Leaf more irritated and anxious by the second as she looks at Red, seeing as he receives another blow to the head, making him almost unconscious. The brunette grits her teeth in frustration, trying to move around the officers only to be rewarded with failure when her friends held her, trying to persuade her to stay away.
"Leaf, just give up. It's for your own good." Blue muttered silently, his tone concerning Leaf and the girls. He then walked off into the fray, releasing his Charmeleon as he enters the fight.
"But wait. Dad! He would be able to clear up all of this!" Leaf said, getting her phone. Hearing this, Clarence and Klaus and some of the officers starts to sweat until she could not get a ring, realizing that there is no signal on her phone. "Huh? What the? Why is there no signal?"
She then tries to call her again but was rewarded with no rings, her frustrations increasing when she finds out that she is unable to text him either.
"If Mr. Green were to hear that his daughter helped a criminal to escape, would you imagine how it would feel for his integrity, his image?" Klaus said dramatically, a hand on his forehead. "You're his precious daughter, ma'am. Don't be foolish and enter into the squabble."
He then escorts Leaf out of the way, another team of officers going to stop the fight, making her only able to watch, much to her anger. When Devin was about to attack, he was knocked aside into a wall, the collision knocking the wind out of him, getting up to see Luxio and Meowth in front of Red. Seeing their trainer in this bruised state, Meowth turned to the crowd, slowly walking as its hairs stood up, hissing maliciously as Red tries to stop her. "Meowth…Luxio…don't…"
'Oh! Not many good life choices were made today.' Meowth said darkly, trying her best to calm herself as she glares at her opponents in anger. Electricity crackles and emits from Luxio's body, baring his fangs before he growls. 'For once we agree on something.'
A fight then ensues, others following into the fray as they fight the two Pokemon, Meowth and Luxio fending off against everyone as they throw their Pokemon against the duo. Leaf sees the battle, her worry for Red grows when she sees him spit blood on the floor, coughing profusely. His Pokemon fights off the other Pokemon, trying their best against the horde of enemies until a Kirlia use Psychic, stopping them in their tracks and about to attack them until the Psychic type got attacked, its trainer surprised when she looks at their attack, seeing Eric and Zane, Murkrow and Lucario by their side.
"Let go. I gotta help him. He's coughing blood." The brunette said, fighting and struggling against the grip of the officer, seeing Red able to get up slightly off the ground, wiping the blood off his face before he tries to fight back, physically unable to as he gets punched in the face by Devin before he was slammed into the wall, choking him before Poliwag hits him in the face before it shoots an Ice Beam at his Rockruff, freezing it in place before Luxio knocks it into a wall.
"He deserves it." The officer said in a dark tone, the voice frightening her when she looks at the man when he looks towards Red's direction, smiling at the result. Buneary then punches one of the men in their shin, causing him to clutch the wounded area which gives Leaf the opportunity to run to help Red only for one of her friends to stop her, she looking to see Kimberley, Noelle and Emma.
"Leaf, you should not go. He's a criminal." Emma said, concern etched on her face as she tries her best to pull back Leaf, not wanting her friend to go into the fray.
"Yeah. It's a serious red flag." Noelle chided in, Kimberley nodding in agreement to their thoughts.
Hearing her friends plea and their understanding of Red made her anger increase more and more until she snapped, violently pulling her hand away from her friends' grip before she glares at them and the police, a vein slowly protruding from her forehead. She then rushes into the room, pushing away everyone in her way and making her way to Red, succeeding when she is able to pick him up off the floor, her face fall as she sees the multiple bruises on his body, the black eye on his face and the cast on his arm broken. "Red. Are you ok?"
"Get out of the way, Green." Devin said, readying his fists in order to send another barrage of punches as everyone else nodded. Everyone gets closer, smirks on their faces as they are about to go for another beat down until Leaf got up, cradling Red's head in her lap before she glares at everyone, saying.
"Criminal this! Criminal that! Do you even know if he even did those things? Were any of you there when he did it? Did you actually see him burn the place? Did you see any weapons in his hands during the attack? Did you?!" The brunette shouted at the top of her lungs, tears threatening to come out of her eyes as her eye glaring daggers at the crowd. Under her angry glare, some of the people starts to become uneasy and uncomfortable, dropping their weapons and some starting to rethink their decisions. "You know that Red is not the type to explain himself well! He'll choke out and stay silent! All you saw is him standing in front of the building! Where is your proof?!"
"You weren't there, Leaf. So you don't know." Leaf hears a voice, seeing Kimberley pushing through the crowd until she reaches the brunette. Red then was able to get up, barely standing when she sees that his legs starts shaking before he sees Eric and Zane fighting alongside him. He tries to limp over to his Pokemon, failure being his result when he falls, Leaf able to catch him on time as she puts his arm around her, trying to support him when she speaks again. "You're right. I don't know and I have the chance to see or prove his innocence."
"It's not that easy, Leaf."
"Why not, Kim? You said it, I don't know. The day it happened I wasn't there."
"That's not the truth."
"Then what is?!"
"You lost your memory during the accident! That's the truth!" Kimberley protested, Leaf looked in confusion before she said meekly, Red on the other hand was baffled, feeling guilt. "But…I thought I was not…"
"You were! You nearly died in the accident!" Kimberley yelled at the top of her lungs, everyone hearing her as some realize that her voice was slightly cracking.
"Interesting. We might be able to do something." Klaus said, his fingers rubbing his chin. He then whispers to Clarence, a smirk on his face. "Clarence. Release her."
"Are you sure, sir? She is unstable." Clarence states, concern taking his face when Klaus nods, the smile on his face getting wider. The man then takes out a Timer Ball out of his before he releases a Gardevoir which surprises everyone until he commands it to erase their memories and appear invisible which it quickly did before glaring at the two.
"Gardevoir, use Psychic on that girl to invade her mind. Try to find any information you can about the Pallet Academy's events and use it against her." Clarence clearly stated, trying not to show his uneasiness in front of the Pokemon. The Pokemon then closes its eyes before Klaus points at Leaf. "That's your target."
Obeying, its eyes glowed, sending an intense pressure to both men before it makes something hit Leaf as everything around her starts to fade out in darkness, much to the teen's confusion. She then looks around, her eyes widen as she notices that she is within the same place that she was when Gothitelle invaded her mind, starting to panic as she looks for a way to escape.
"Oh no. Nonono…" Leaf said, everything around her starts to go ablaze, only fire filling her line of sight.
She then tries to run around, trying to find some way out of the fire, despite nothing in her path, she presses on, panic and adrenaline making her not succumb to her exhaustion. Seconds turn to hours while she runs through the flames, she was planning to give up until she reaches a hallway, much to her relief. She was about to move along until she hears a loud creaking sound, seeing a column that;s about to fall, her body unable to move, she could not scream, she could not look away. She could only watch as it made dropped on her, the sound of collision filling her eardrums before everything again fades to black.
'Why? Why must you haunt me?' She thought as she went on her knees, her hands on her face, trying her best to block everything out and return back to reality. 'Go away! Go away!'
'GO AWAY!'
She then feels a hand on her shoulder, seeing a silhouette looking at her with red eyes, the glint from the orbs and a manic smile striking immense fear to her body. She starts to panic, looking around. Without thinking, she then aggressively tries to fight off her attacker before he pushes the person away, she then sees the silhouette fading away, much to her relief. 'Finally. It left.'
Leaf was able to open her eyes, happy and letting out a sigh when she realized that she is at the ship and out of that nightmare. She then looks up, the first thing she notices are the confused and shocked expressions on everyone's faces which made her confused. "What's going on?"
She looks around, unable to get a grasp of the situation as Eric and Zane backs away from her, their faces showing conflicting expressions which added to her bafflement. She then looks at Kimberley and her friends, seeing the looks of horror on their face, she even saw Blue surprised, something that does not happen very often.
"What's wrong?" She asked with a confused tone. Kimberley gulped before she shakily points behind her, unable to get any words out of her mouth. She then turns around to a sight that made her sick to her stomach, almost vomiting but she was barely able to hold it back. There on the floor is Red, severely wounded and barely conscious while he starts coughing up blood as his Pokemon try to help him up.
"Red!" She then runs towards him until Meowth goes to attack her, barely dodging its claws as it hisses at her, a feral and angry look in its eyes. Confusion was the only thing she could muster as she watches the Normal type glare at her, not allowing her to pass through as Poliwag comes beside it, both on their guard.
"Never thought you had it in you, Ms. Green!" Klaus said in a dramatically loud voice, getting the brunette's attention as he continues. "Siding with Red to get him to lower his guard only to attack when he's at his most vulnerable! You are truly your father's daughter. He would be so proud."
"We can't let him get away!" One of the officers said, everyone directing their attention and making their Pokemon attack, much to Poliwag's horror. Walking in front of the blue tadpole, Luxio stood tall, a dark look on his face as he starts growling. Poliwag looks at the blue lynx until it turns its gaze to the group Pokemon facing against them, concern showing on its face. 'Luxio! What are you-'
'Getting us out of here. I failed again in protecting Red so this is my responsibility!' Was the last thing the Electric type said before it sighs heavily, looking at everyone before it turns to Leaf with a disappointed expression. 'I wish…things didn't turn this way for you and him.'
Luxio took a deep breath before it releases a huge roar, the sound filling the entire room and struck fear in anyone within the pathway of the noise, some clutching their ears to block the sound. As it finishes, everyone looks around in confusion, seeing that nothing is happening as they smile, laughing until Devin makes a command, not receiving a respond or hearing Pokemon until he realizes that his Pokemon retreated in their capsules. Everyone notices that it is the same for their Pokemon as Luxio quickly took advantage of the situation pressing Milotic's Pokeball which released the cream serpent.
'Milotic, put him on my back. Poliwag, get on Milotic now.' Luxio said in a serious tone, the Pokemon nodding as Milotic puts him on the Electric type's back, horrified by his injured state. He then balances his trainer on his back before he looks towards Meowth before saying. 'Meowth. We're leaving this place.'
'…fine…' The Normal type said angrily before it runs towards its fellow party members.
"Wait! Come back here, guys!" Leaf said but she could not venture forward as Meowth hisses at her, moving backwards with Luxio as they run towards a doorway, dodging every officer and trainer as they try to get their Pokeballs to work only to realize that their Pokemon are cowering in fear from the effects of the Electric type's move. Feeling immense confusion, the brunette was about to try again and go ahead until Eric grabbed her shoulder, holding her in place before he shakes his head. "Don't try it. It's not gonna let you go to him."
"But he's hurt-" Leaf protested but was cut off by Eric who grabbed her by the collar of her dress and looks at her menacingly. "Whose fault you think that is? You're the reason he's in that state! You pushed him into the way of an incoming attack!"
This made Leaf shocked as she looked at the ground pensively, guilt holding her in place. The shaggy haired teen felt Murkrow touch him on his shoulder, trying its best to calm its trainer down which succeeded when he puts down the girl. As he did so, Zane made a long sigh, scratching his head before he walks up to Leaf. "Look. I don't know why you did it but if you go after him now, you're just looking for trouble. A Pokemon tends to go back to their feral and natural instincts when their trainer's life is threatened. They clearly don't trust you anymore."
The chestnut haired girl could only look at the floor as her Buneary tries to console her which fails as tears threatened to fall from her eyes. Kimberley came to hug her, making the girl cry on her shoulder as she gently pats her back.
"Even if you think you're able to convince his Meowth which seems impossible right now, you have Milotic and Luxio to deal with and the both of them together is a terrifying combo. Plus, they love their trainer, they would rather see him lonely than being dead." Zane said, not bothering to look at her as he and Eric leaves them, exiting the ship. Able to calm down, Leaf walks to the railing of the ship as she sees Luxio rushes off into the city before taking off into the wilderness, clutching her chest as her mouth starts to mutter her thoughts.
"…Red…"
Hazzah! It is done. This concludes the SS. Anne arc. I honestly did not expect this to be so long but I think I did a good job with the arc…I think. Well, a little breaking of the fourth wall. So I've been writing up the chapters for you so sorry it's taking a while. So for Pokemon, you know how Pokemon don't follow orders if you're not at an high enough level, this is the same with Gyarados and Red, Red only having one badge and it being a super high level Pokemon. So Klaus would be more fit for it despite him taking it from Red, him having more badges. Sorry, I've been ranting for too long. Well this is finished. I hope that you like it. Let me know your thoughts and I hope you all are ok above all else. Thanks for being with me with this story and I hope that you will love this and the next chapters I have prepared. So long. Happy New Year and Enigma out!
