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And now, the next installment of…
BKA:
The Big Plot:
Ash and Yugi's Big Chance
Chapter 6—Ash…The Leader? If At First You Don't Succeed…
A feeling of shock and of horror gripped the 11 remaining officers as they made the trek back to Bernie's house. Only this time, the one who knew the town best was gone, their leader, and friend, Bernie Byrne himself.
For Mokuba, however, this feeling of loss was far worse, for his only family, his older brother Seto was gone as well.
"Who's going to break the bad news to his parents?" Tristan said, trying to break the silence.
"I'll do it." Ash said. "Due to Bernie's absence, I am now the highest ranking officer, and as such, I have to take responsibility." , causing a look of surprise from the group as he went ahead.
"I've never seen him this way." Misty said. "He's never taken responsibility so quickly, and by choice."
"I guess he realizes how serious the situation is." Brock said.
Once they got back to the base, they waited for Ash to come back down as well, after he told Bernie's parents the unfortunate news.
"How'd they take it?" Duke asked Ash, as he entered the briefing room.
"Pretty hard, but not as bad as I expected." He stated. "They were teary-eyed, but part of them knew this could happen." As he said this, the group noticed that Ash himself had a tear in his eye.
"You okay, Ash?" Yugi asked, breaking the silence.
"Yeah. Why?" Ash stated with a slight hiccup, proving that what he said was wrong. On this, Teá gave Ash a consoling hug, while he sobbed into her chest.
"It…hurt to tell them…the sorrow in their eyes…" he sobbed out. However, Misty got up and prepared to pry Ash from Teá, which angered the brunette.
The two females began to bicker, at points teetering to a fight breaking out. At this point, Ash snuck away and joined the rest.
The heated argument would've escalated to a catfight, had a voice not shouted, "ENOUGH!"
Everyone looked around, until they all saw Mokuba, with red eyes from crying, in a glare.
"Bernie sacrificed himself to give the rest of us a chance to fight back, not to fight each other!" he stated, knowing that his brother did the same to save himself. "If we let ourselves be consumed by this anger amongst the team, then his and my brother's sacrifices were for nothing, and we can't allow that to happen!"
Ash, finally regaining his composure, stood up and said, "Mokuba's right! We must stand together to stop Team Rocket and the Rare Hunters, and save our friends! I know Bernie would do the same for us, and has done countless times, so let's pay him back, and stick it to those bastards!"
"Wow, Ash." Brock said. "You're actually starting to sound like the Chief himself."
"Thanks." Ash said. "Okay everyone, tomorrow I'll hold a briefing on what we should do next. I say tomorrow due to our emotions running high. We need today to recuperate and regroup. Dismissed!" With that, the group split up to other points of the base.
(Akon "Locked Up" (instrumental))
Meanwhile, in another cell, the two that were captured previously were beginning to stir. Bernie was the first to wake up, only to realize that he can't move his own arms. He then went to the sleeping form of Seto Kaiba and said, "Yo Kaiba, wake up, man!"
"What? What happened?" Kaiba groaned, finally becoming conscious. "Where the hell are we?" he asked, still groggy from his "nap".
"There's the problem: Not even I know where in the seventh circle we are." Bernie said, with a hint of frustration, as well as uncertainty.
"Oh, but we do." A voice said coming from behind them, outside the cell. The two turned around, and saw that it was none other than Butch and Cassidy.
"So, you guys are really workin' with the Rare Hunters, huh? Kinda something I'd except from a bunch of Indigo League rejects like you, Calamity!" Bernie spat back, only to get kicked in the face from between the bars, sending him back to the ground.
Unlike the others times he was hit, he actually felt the full force of it. "What the madrefoco did you asses do to me?" he shouted back at them.
"Your cuffs, that's what." Butch said. Bernie then looked behind him and saw that his arms were held together by a pair of thick cuffs connected by a metal rod. "Those aren't just to keep your arms back. They neutralize your powers."
"Release us, NOW!" he spat back, pissed off.
"Let me think about that: No." Cassidy said, as they left. "Enjoy your stay here, Crash-and-Byrne, because you and Rich-boy will be here for quite some time." which was followed by a laugh from the pair.
"Great. Just goddamn great." Bernie said. "We've been captured, thrown in a cell, and have no way of contacting them!" he shouted.
"I have my com-link in my coat. I'll get in touch with Kaiba Corp." Kaiba said, as he pressed the KC logo on the lapel.
"It's me." He spoke. "Trace my transmission, and send a transport to those coordinates." But when he let off for a response, all he got was static.
"Shit." He cursed. "My com is screwed." Bernie lowered his head, but he noticed that his pocket was bulging.
"My Com." Bernie said quietly.
"What?" Kaiba said.
"They left me my Com. Kaiba, go into my pocket and take my Com out." Bernie told him, and he did so, seeing his restraints.
Once he had it, he opened it up, expecting to see the main interface. Unfortunately, it showed nothing but static.
"Damn it." They said in unison. "Our GAN (Global Area Network) is just as shitty as my radio." Kaiba said, slumping. "We're screwed."
"God damn it, man, we are not screwed." Bernie said. "We just gotta believe that we can get out of this."
"Cut that crap. I don't do that whole 'believe in oneself' thing." Kaiba said sharply, before retreating to another part of the cell.
A bit away from their cell, Marik's shouts tirading his servant about his job.
"YOU LOST! YOU INCOMPETENT SWINE! I SHOULD…"
"Calm down, Marik." Giovanni said. "At least his mission was accomplished, and he went further by capturing Seto Kaiba as well." He stated.
"I suppose you're right." The Egyptian boy said, putting away his Millennium Rod. "I suggest we move to the final stage. Order Tyson and his lackeys to capture the rest of them. Without their Chief, they probably don't have any idea of what to do."
"So we hit them when they are at their weakest." The Boss Rocket said. "Excellent. It shall be done."
Tristan, Yugi and the rest of the Pokémon group went down to the arena to train. Mokuba, Mai, Duke, Joey and Teá went to the duel ring to sharpen their skills. Ash, however, took a spare change of clothes down with him to the gym.
Ash went straight for the punching bag, and got right to a steady rhythm of punching.
/ Damn. / Ash thought, as he pounded the bag. / First May and Max, now Bernie and Kaiba! At this rate, we may not last the next attack. We gotta come up with a plan to stop them/
After attacking the bag for an hour or so, he walked away and headed for the shower to clean himself off. Once he was dry and dressed, he emerged from the bathroom in his old clothes, complete with his "million-postcard" cap.
On his way back up, he came across the Chief's office, and noticed that the door was opened. "So this is where he spends his day, if there's no Purple Priority." Ash said, eying the desk, as he took a seat. Noticing quickly that on the desk was a black baseball cap with a blue bill, with a raised, ornate interlocking NY on it in blue and orange.
/ This must be the Chief's Mets cap. / he thought. Picking up the cap and taking his off, he placed it on his head. He also saw an open black dress shirt on his chair, removed his jacket and put it on. Once he had enough of changing his clothes, he took a look in the mirror.
Sans the glasses, he looked just like Bernie himself. "All right, I look like him, so can I think like him?" Ash said, and then he focused, trying to think.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes, meaning that he had an idea, and then they dropped into an angry glare.
"Let's do this shit!" Ash said.
At the Pokémon arena, Brock was at the side, while Tristan was inside a cage, facing Misty and Yugi.
"All right, you two," Brock said, "Once we find him, we may have to break him out. This is what we are practicing for. You two must get Tristan out, using your Pokémon and not harming him. Ready? Go!"
"Tristan, stand back!" Yugi shouted, and he did so, moving as far back as he could. Yugi got out his Magby in the meantime.
"Magby, use Flamethrower on the lock!" he shouted, and the Fire-type launched a powerful torrent of flames, hitting the cage's lock dead-on. It kept the fire on until the lock was bright red from the heat.
"Return, Magby!" Yugi ordered, and it went back into its Poké Ball, and he got out Croconaw, while Misty got out her Poliwhirl. Nodding to Yugi, she signaled that she was ready.
"Poliwhirl!" Misty shouted.
"Croconaw!" Yugi yelled.
"DOUBLE WATER GUN!" they ordered in unison, and the two water-types shot a high-pressure stream of water towards the heated lock, which cooled it quickly. In a flash, Misty called out her Corsola.
"Corsola, Tackle!" she ordered, and the pink/blue Rock/Water-type charged for the lock, striking it dead-on, shattering it, freeing Tristan.
"Good job, the two of you." Brock said, as he hit the stopwatch, stopping it at 32 seconds.
The next morning, everyone, after getting showered and dressed, headed to the Briefing Room for Ash's briefing. However, everyone was just freely chatting away in their seats, until a voice said, "Think we can do something better with our damn time, guys?"
They all turned to the front of the room, and saw Ash away from the podium, dressed in a black T-shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers, an open black dress shirt, and the same blue-billed black Mets cap.
"Ash, did you raid Bernie's closet?" Misty asked.
"No, I found this in his office, and I thought since I had to be the Chief, I thought I might dress the part." He said. "Anyway, let's get down to business. I have an idea: Since the Rocket/Hunter attacks occurred in this area, I have a reason to believe that they have a hideout here. My plan is this: We split into two groups. One goes to JFK and checks out the 3 gates and figures out who worked there, and see if we can talk to them. The other group stays behind and searches this town and any neighboring towns for clues. Any questions?" he stated, while no one had any questions.
"Okay, Brock, get a team together. Your team will check out JFK. Question security, staff, and figure out who was working what gate. Once we find that out, we'll know if they were they, which plane it was, and where they went." Ash ordered.
"Yes, Captain." Brock said. "All right, Yugi, Joey, Misty, Mokuba, and Teá, you're with me."
"The rest of you are with me. We'll search the town, and try to find where they're hiding. Everyone clear?"
"Yes, sir!" they shouted.
"All right. Good hunting. Dismissed!" Ash shouted, and they broke off into their respective groups.
I know this chapter was kinda short, but the real action starts soon.
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