Chapter 25 The Great Escape Part 1

As they arrive at the orphanage, the door is locked.

Cain: Geez, I thought we would at least be able to get in! Maybe if we take a screwdriver to the hinges...

Just then, a noise is heard from the inside, and the door is unlocked.

Cain: Wait, that just opened?

Shelly: R-really?

Cain: It wouldn't budge for us at all... All right, team, let's move!

Before entering, Ash can hear the loud yelling from Heather and Dr. Sigmund Connal.

Heather: What are you doing, you stupid creep?! Let go of me already!

Sigmund: The subject lashes out with verbal and physical aggression, and refuses to listen to either instruction or reason. Let's begin an initial treatment at 100 volts.

Heather: Do you really think you can get away with this, you dirty old man!?

Sigmund: Ah- she scratched me. Restrain her. And make that 110 volts instead. Now, Heather, just hold still. You might feel a little shock...

Ash hears Heather screaming in pain, and he is very furious, nobody will hurt his new family and gets away with this.

Anna: Hi again! I saw Ash's glowiness through the wall, so I unlocked the door~

Cain: "Glowiness"?

Anna: Ash glows! It's amazing! (Turns to Cain) Hi, I'm Anna! Nice to meet you!

Cain: Haha, heyyy. I'm Cain. You're pretty peppy~

Noel: (Sighs) She always is. And always when it's least appropriate.

Anna: But that's when it's most necessary!

Charlotte: (Also comes) So, like, why are you guys here? Is it about the girl that was just brought in? She was kicking and screaming the whole way. Not that that's unusual.

Ash: Our family has already adopted her, but the doctor wants to see the proof or else he will be keeping her, so we're here to save her.

Cain: Yeah, it's a prison break~ You guys wanna come?

Charlotte: Are you kidding? I was halfway out the door by the time you said 'prison break'. Metaphorically, if nothing else.

Shelly: W-well... we're not leaving without Heather!

Charlotte: Course you aren't. 'Sides, it's only a matter of seconds until the orderlies crash the party and toss you out.

Noel: Our Pokémon were confiscated, so we can't help.

Charlotte: Not with that attitude. I bet I can hold a few of them up for you. But if you don't come back for me, heads are gonna roll. Deal?

Ash: (Likes the girl's attitude) Deal.

Anna: Charlotte, what are you doing?

Charlotte: Creating a diversion. (Rushes into the backroom) Hey. Hey, assholes. Give me my cigarettes.

Orderly: You know we can't do that, Charlotte.

Charlotte: Sure you can. You have the keys. Just go and get them.

Orderly: Charlotte, we're going to have to ask you to calm down and drop this.

Charlotte: And I'm going to have to decline. I want my fucking squares. What else are you gonna do, throw me in the Circuit?

Cain: (Whispers to Anna) Hey, what's the Circuit?

Anna: (Whispers back) It's where they put the really bad kids to be alone.

Charlotte: Oooh, I'm soooo scared. Like that worked the last fifty times.

Orderly: We could do that. You're asking for it.

Charlotte: Try me.

Orderly: Fine. Let's go, Charlotte.

Charlotte: No! Give me- Let go of me!

Orderly: Ow- she bit me! Hey, help me out here! Get her into the Circuit!

Other Orderly: Who's that in the doorway?

Noel: Oh, they saw us.

Even though all Ash can hear are voices, he thinks to get a picture of what is going on, and then three Orderlies come towards them.

Orderly: It's currently outside of visiting hours. We're going to have to ask you to leave.

Cain: Well, we're going to have to decline. Ash, Shelly, let's go!

Shelly: R-right!

The orderlies send out Magmar, Petilil, Aromatisse, Wynaut, Electabuzz, and Bruxish. But all the Pokemon are defeated with Ash, Cain, and Shelly's Pokemon combined.

Shelly: We- We beat them?

Orderly: Quickly, warn the Doctor! Lock down the quarters! (Rushes away)

Anna: (Rushes towards Shelly and gives her a hug) You're really strong! I'm Anna! Your name is Shelly, right? Wanna be friends?

Shelly: Friends? But I...

Anna: I know, you already have so many friends! But there's room for one more, right~?

Shelly: I- I don't have many friends...The last one got mad at me anyway...

Anna: Of course, you have a lot of friends! Can't you see all the strings?

Shelly: S-strings?

Anna: For every friend a person makes, an invisible thread is tied between them! And you have so many around you! I've never seen so many! There must be a lot of people who really care about you.

Shelly: Really...?

Anna: Yeah! And it's one more since we're friends now!

Noel: The other orderlies are probably going to come back soon.

Cain: Well, that won't do. I'll hold them off as best I can. You guys find Heather!

Noel: Take a defensive position at the doorway. Then they have to face you individually.

Cain: (Rushes towards the doorway) Great idea~ You're pretty smart, kid. Nidoking, baby, you're up!

Orderly: (Rushes towards Noel) Quickly, at least grab him! The fewer clients loose, the better!

Ash: Noel! (Seeing him being dragged upstairs)

Anna: If you hurry, you can catch them!

Ash and Shelly nod as they rush upstairs, they manage to beat four more Orderlies who are trying to stop them from reaching the circuit.

Orderly 1: This won't do. I'll just close the gate to shut you out! (Closes the gate) There, good luck getting past that!

Shelly: (Looks at the locked door) Oh no... How are we going to get to Noel now?!

Ash: Maybe Anna will know? Let's go ask her!

As they get back to the first floor, they tell Anna the news.

Anna: That's no good. How do they expect us to rescue anyone if they go and do a thing like that?! (Having a light bulb in his head) Just as well~ I think there's a door-openy thingy in the lab! It's down that hall and to the left. We're not allowed to go in there. That's why I know all about it!

Ash and Shelly nod as they rush to the location, and they notice a telecom.

Ash: Good, this is here, we can try to tell Ame about what happened here.

Shelly: Are you sure it is a good idea?

Ash: Sure. (Turns on the telecom)

Ame: Ash? So you're at Dr. Connal's Orphanage, right? Several of the kids there are prodigious battlers- They were referred to us and managed to beat out all of the competition, so they got their positions. Because of that, we actually installed an arena in the Orphanage's basement. I'm sure you'll see it shortly-

Ash: Not now, Ame. Shelly is with me and we are here because of Heather. Besides, they told us that the arena is repaired so we can't battle them.

Ame: Huh? They're not accepting battles because the arena is being repaired? That's exactly how it was a few months ago... I thought I handled that. Dr. Connal might be lying.

Delia: (Also appears on the screen) Ash! You're just in time, the papers are ready, Heather is now officially a part of our family)

Ash: But Dr. Sigmund Connal has already abducted her in the orphanage! Along with Noel and Anna! We're here because we are going to save them! They've already broken the law and they still try to use the law against us!

Ame: Do you need any reinforcements? I mean, I can call the police to help you out, after all, you're an honorary member.

Ash: Please do. Dr. Sigmund is now using electricity on Heather right now and I heard her scream. We're going to save her first.

Ame: Okay. Well, whenever you are allowed to fight them, Noel will probably be your first opponent from there. He trains Normal-type Pokémon, but he was also allowed to use his ace, Clefable, as a wildcard. Be careful about that. It can get very big, very fast. Noel's other Pokémon are very well-rounded on their own, but he mainly only does one thing with them. When you fight him, you might try to find opportunities to exploit changes in the environment or anything else that's abnormal for what he's used to.

Ash: Okay, thanks.

Delia: And be sure to save Noel and Anna for us. After all, they're also family.

Ash: I will, see you later. (Ends the call)

Shelly: Hold on, Noel and Anna are related to you?

Ash: Long story, but they thought me and my Mom were dead while in truth we were just in another region. Don't mention this to them, it is for our safety.

Shelly nods as they continue to fight the orderlies, and they find a computer screen that says, "Commons Locks Engaged". Ash pushes a button and the locks are now disengaged. Now they all quickly head back up and find some children being hell inside prison or some sort. They also find Noel there.

Noel: Hi. Heather is upstairs. That's where the Doctor works.

Ash: Noel, are you alright?

Noel: I'm fine. I'm used to being locked here.

When they get upstairs, they find the familiar Orderly that Ash battled this afternoon.

Orderly John: So it's you doing this, Ash. When you were here before, you were just staking out the place?

Ash: So what if I am?

Orderly John: Our responsibility to the children of Reborn will not be shaken. We will do as we must to protect them.

Shelly: Is torturing them protection? I think you need to ask yourself who the real bad guy is...

Orderly John: Torture is an unfair and uneducated assessment of our therapeutic techniques. You are but children who do not understand research and progress. This is no place for you to meddle!

They try to stop them with their Pokemon, but in the end, Ash and Shelly still manage to defeat them with ease.

Orderly John: Your heroism is all foolhardiness and spectacle. We're the ones who can make a real difference.

Ash manages to type on the button, but the ECT Center's access is still denied, but they manage to free everyone from the cells.

Shelly: What should we do?

Ash: We should head downstairs and see if we can find any clues to open the ECT Center.

When they get downstairs, they find Noel and Anna together, and Cain is already gone to the basement.

Noel: You didn't get Heather?

Shelly: The door upstairs was locked...

Anna: 'Gee, thanks for opening the cells and freeing me, Ash!'

Noel: Oh! (Knowing that Anna wants Noel to thank Ash) Yeah. Thanks. You can get upstairs if you have an ID, by the way.

Shelly: U-um, what happened to Cain?

Anna: Nothing 'happened' to him- he's pushing the orderlies back! All by himself! He's really amazing, isn't he?

Ash: Maybe we should go help him. Let's go, Shelly!

Shelly: Yeah!


Here is a new chapter, and this is the first part of the escape. As you can see, Ash and the crowd are trying to save Heather from the Orphanage, and Ash, also wants to save Noel, Anna, and Charlotte. And you all guessed it. Charlotte is going to be added to the harem as well. She is going for the Fire Type. I hope you like this chapter and we'll be having a battle with Sigmund in the next chapter.