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Chapter 10A

Missile Rescue

Last time, Lexi and Jason found Team Missile in a jail cell, put their by Team Rocket. At the end, they were dragged off into two opposite directions.

"Let go of me," Jason yelled as he was being dragged down one of the many corridors of Mt. Moon. He was kicking and fighting the whole way, but it didn't seem to do much. It was really making him tired, when his captor just held on tight. They finally came to their destination, a small room with nothing in it. Jason was hurled inside, and the guard closed the door, locking him in.

Jason kicked at the door, trying any way to get out. How long am I going to be stuck in here, Jason thought to himself. Will I die in this cell? He sat down, saving his energy for when he really needed it. He had no clue when (or if) Team Missile would ever feed him. He thought of any plan to get bust down the door. It only took him a couple of minutes to come up with his master plan.

Jason released his Wartortle, and had it withdraw into it's shell. He then had it slam into the wooden door, making it weaker every time. Before you knew it, the door had a huge gaping hole in it, enough for Jason to squeeze through. Jason recalled his Wartortle, and went through the whole. Unluckily, the Missile guard was standing right outside it.

"Hey! What are you doing?" he yelled. He reached for a Poke ball, releasing his Drowzee. Jason released his Pidgey, Wartortle being weak from smashing down the door. "Drowzee, use Confusion!" the guard commanded. Drowzee's eyes turned blue, and Pidgey was slammed into the ground.

"Pidgey, use Gust!" Jason commanded. Pidgey sent the huge tornado of air at Drowzee, doing some damage. Drowzee got up, dazed, but still ready to fight. It tried using Hypnosis, but this time Pidgey was unaffected. "Now use Quick Attack," Jason called.

"Use Hypnosis again!" the guard said. Pidgey flew at Drowzee, and Drowzee sent waves at Pidgey trying to get it to fall asleep. However, Pidgey pulled through and was able to knock Drowzee out. The guard recalled it and grunted, "Well, I guess I will have to use force!" The guard lunged at Jason, but Pidgey started pecking at him, so that Jason was able to get away. Jason recalled his Pidgey as he ran, while the Missile guard ran to get some back up.

As Jason ran, he finally realized one really important detail. He didn't know where he was! He tried so hard to get out of the guard's grip that he didn't pay attention to where he was going. He continued his way on, thinking that this had to be the way he came from. He now knew who were the bad guys, and he had to help Team Missile! (Even though they imprisoned him…)

He had to be really sneaky as he made his way through all of the corridors, a lot of Team Rocket/Missile members were walking around, some carrying fossils or Pokemon, others ordering people around. Jason realized he only had two Pokemon, and that he needed to save their energy for later.

The other thing he noticed that each of the corridors and rooms he passed had a letter associated with it. How long have they been in here to dig all of this out, Jason thought. "Why don't the police stop them?" he said aloud.

"Because nobody ever leaves," a voice said from behind him. He froze up, and then slowly turned around. Rachel was standing there, her Ekans by her side. "Ekans, wrap him up!" she commanded. The Ekans flew at him, wrapping it's body around him. It squeezed tighter as he screamed. "I don't know how you escaped," she sneered. "But I won't let you again!"

Two guards, both from Team Rocket, came forward. They looked similar to the Missile guards, except they were dressed in black. The grabbed Jason and started to drag him away, but then everybody, including Jason, was forced back from a stream of water. Wartortle was standing there, saving the day. Jason got up, recalled his Pokemon, and started to run away.

This time, he didn't care if he got caught by anybody, he just wanted to get out of there. He turned right, left, and right again. It wasn't long until he came upon familiar territory again. He stopped and looked around. It was the same place Lexi had heard the Clefairys! He tried to remember where to go next, when he figured out that he had turn left coming up.

He kept walking until he found the place where the secret room had been. It was open, and he entered. He was surprised to find that the Team Missile members were gone!

Rachel must have moved them while I was trapped, Jason thought to himself. She didn't want to risk me finding them! He exited the room and sat down, trying to figure where they could have moved to. If I help them, maybe they will help me!

All of a sudden, Jonathan came running down the tunnel, coming right toward Jason. "Help, boy, we need your help!" He looked shocked, and his face was completely red. He must have been running for quite a while.

"What are you talking about?" Jason asked him. Jonathan came right up to Jason, he knelt over and started panting.

"Team Missile has imprisoned us all!" Jonathan shouted. He sat down on the ground. "We were helping them and now they are making us their slaves!" Jason could see a tear in his eye.

"Weren't you guys already prisoners?" Jason asked.

"No!" Jonathan replied. "Team Rocket is now threatening us! Before we were absolutely safe! We need your help!" He grabbed Jason's arm. "Come on!" He pulled Jason down a tunnel, and made all kinds of crazy turns. When they finally reached their destination, Jason couldn't believe his eyes.

All of the Team Missile members had chains around their wrists, and they were being herded like cattle. Jason and Jonathan hid behind a rock, trying to sneak closer.

Rick, a member of Team Rocket, was ordering them around. "I am in charge while Rachel is not here," he shouted. "You will obey me!" The Missiles didn't respond in any way, they looked defeated. Jonathan couldn't sit around and let his friends be pushed around.

He jumped up and shouted, "Let them go!" He released his two Pokemon, Machop and Koffing. Machop looked similar to a short person, and Koffing was a large purple ball that floated in the air. Jason also left his hiding place and released his Wartortle and Pidgey.

Rick looked surprised, he really didn't see anybody coming to the rescue. "How, did, you, escape?" he stammered. There was fear in his eyes, but only for a second. "It doesn't matter, I'll finish you off!" He threw out two Pokemon as well, Grimer, the sludge Pokemon, and Cubone, a small animal like Pokemon that has a skull covering it's face. The Missiles looked at Jonathan and Jason, a look of hope in their eyes.

Jonathan commanded Koffing to use Poison Gas, while his Machop went after Cubone with a Low Kick. Cubone was instantly poisoned, and then hit with a nice kick to the body, and was in pretty weak condition. One more Water Gun from Wartortle finished it off.

"I hate you!" Rick growled. "4 on 2 is not fair!" He recalled his Grimer, saving it from punishment, and ran off, farther into Mt. Moon. Jonathan had his Machop use Karate Chop on the chains, and the Missiles were set free. They all started to laugh, knowing their troubles would be over. Melissa walked over to Jason.

"As field commander," she started to say. "I must tell you that we of Team Missile are grateful that you saved us. But, this is not the end. We will get our revenge on Team Rocket, they were once our friends, but now they are our enemies. We do not care if innocent people get hurt in out plans. Good bye." She and the other Missiles walked away. Jonathan was the only to remain.

"What Melissa said was true," he said. "But I think we should pay you for your deed." He handed Jason a map of Mt. Moon. "May that help you." He ran off to join his team members.

Jason followed the map and finally found his way out of Mt. Moon. "Out at last!" he shouted. It took him a minute to realize, "Is Lexi okay?"

Coming Up In Chapter 10B: Jason has escaped Team Rocket and Mt. Moon, but what about Lexi? And can she help the Clefairys? Find Out!

Author's Note: Mt. Moon has been different than any other of my chapters. Only one more chapter in Mt. Moon. I'm sorry it's taken, like, a week to update. School's been taking a lot of my time!