I'm back. I'm sorry I took such a long break again, but it's just been really hard to keep up with everything. I had to cut this chapter in half because of how long it was. I hope you enjoy it. I will no longer be posting every Saturday, I will be posting randomly.
Luna yawned and woke up to the smell of something delicious. She looked over to see Silver cooking with Cinder. "Morning." He greeted. "Want some food?"
"Not if you cooked it." She snapped. Silver looked at her confused.
"What do you mean? You've never eaten my cooking. My real cooking anyway."
"Real cooking?"
"I purposely mess up recipes when I'm giving it to you. I helped my mom cook and I'm actually really good at it. Emily is the only person in New Bark Town who can't cook."
"Why should I believe a word you say?" Luna glared. She didn't trust Silver as far as she could throw him. Silver handed her a plate of food and then gave Cinder a pokepuff. Oddly enough, Cinder seemed to enjoy the overly sweet pokepuffs. She wondered how well it would do with bitter food and medicines.
Against her better judgment, Luna took a bit of the food he had made her. It wasn't too bad, maybe a bit burnt, but no one was perfect when using a fire to cook. "So how do you like my real cooking?"
"It has about as much flavor as my personality."
"So it doesn't have very much flavor. Oh well." Silver started packing up while he ate. It didn't take him very long before they were on their way again. Bell was running around, having a grand time while Bow stayed close to her trainer. Finally, after a long walk, they were at the mouth of Union Cave. The two Mareep were returned to their pokeballs. Luna and Silver pulled out their flashlights and walked inside. Zubats flew around, trying to stay out of the light. It wasn't too dark without flashlights, but it made it easier to see where you going. Footprints from other trainers could be seen in the dirt. Some Rattata were over in corners of the cave. Their red eyes glared at them, waited for when we would attack. An Onix was blending into other rocks in the cave. "Let's try this way." Silver suggested to a path that went behind the small lake full of Magikarp and other weak water Pokemon. Neither of them knew what Union Cave looked like on the inside, but he had read other trainer's Pokedex so maybe he had found something on how to get out of the cave.
"Do you know where you're going?" Luna asked, quietly. She didn't want to upset any of the Pokemon living in the cave.
"Not really, but this is where most of the footprints are going so it's worth a shot." He answered. She opened my mouth to call him a moron but closed it once she remembered that she didn't know how to get through the cave either.
The two continued to walk through Union Cave without any idea of where to go besides a bunch of scattered shoe prints. Finally, they came to an exit. "Let's hope this takes us to Route 33." Silver sighed as they walked out of the cave. As soon as the two walked out of the cave it started to rain. There was two apricorn tree off to the side. Luna went to pick one of the apricorns. She didn't have a use for it right now, but carrying one couldn't hurt.
"The path to Azalea is this way, right?" Luna asked." Silver nodded and the two started walking towards Azalea, the home of a bunch of Slowpokes. Luna could see the well up ahead. There was someone in black standing by it. The Slowpokes around it seemed scared as they run away from the well. Suddenly Silver stopped. His hands were balled up into fists. Was that who Luna thought it was? Was that a member of Team Rocket? She couldn't stop her legs from shaking. She didn't want Silver to see her fear. The black-clothed figure walked towards the well and started to climb down into it.
Silver tried to relax. "Luna, after you get to Azalea, go to the Pokemon Center and call the cops." He told her.
"What?" Her voice was shaking. Was she scared? He couldn't blame her, plenty of people were scared of Team Rocket. She probably didn't want him to know she was scared. He didn't turn to look at her.
"I'm going into the well to hunt that guy down. I want you to go the Pokemon Center and call the cops. Tell they you saw a member of Team Rocket go down into the Slowpoke Well." Was Luna even remotely worried about what could happen to him? Did she care?
"Are you sure you don't want me to come with?" Her voice was still shaking. He nodded. This was his fight, not hers. He also didn't want to be held responsible for anything that happened to her.
"Hurry up and go. I don't know how far that guy could have gotten already." Luna started to walk towards the Pokemon Center and Silver started to climb down the latter.
The Slowpoke Well was wet and dark, but it wasn't much of a well. It was more of an underground cave system. Silver had found fresh footprints in the mud and started to follow them. Cinder was walking by his side, trying to avoid all of the puddles that were on the floor. It probably hadn't been the best idea to have his Cyndaquil out in a well, but Pidge was still pretty weak and he didn't know how well Bow would do in the well. "I'm sorry Cinder. Can you keep going?" He asked.
"Quil." The Pokemon spoke, nodding its head. Silver smiled. They kept walking until a Rattata stopped in front of them. It started Silver and Cinder down with its bright blood red eyes. As Silver tried to walk around it, the Rattata would follow him, staying in front and staring at him.
"Where the hell did that Rattata go?" A voice questioned in the distance.
"Rattata!" It shouted. Footsteps echoed as someone ran towards Silver and the two Pokemon. Suddenly, they stopped and Silver could hear a chuckle. Walking out of the Shadows, was the man who had been standing outside the well.
"I guess it isn't useless after all. It found another type of rat."
"You aren't supposed to be down here." Silver told him.
"Neither are you. I guess we're both breaking the law." He started walking closer and Cinder's back lit up. He was feeling threatened and was ready to fight. The man's face changed and he started laughing. "I know who you are. You're Ariana's little brat, aren't you?" His hand clenched into a fist. Ariana was a name he hadn't heard in a long time. It was his mother's name. He hated her with every fiber of his being.
"Where is she?" Silver asked.
"Wouldn't you want to know. Now get out of here and maybe you can leave with only couple scratches."
"I would rather fight you."
"Alright, but don't blame me if you die kid." After he said that the Rattata went to attack Cinder, but was hit by Water Gun. Silver turned to see Luna and Tot standing behind him. The Team Rocket Grunt looked surprised as well.
"What the heck are you doing down here?" Silver asked.
"I did what you asked, but I'm not going to just sit around waiting." Luna replied.
"You're getting in the way. This isn't your fight."
"It's not yours either."
"You don't know anything about me. Cinder, Smokescreen then Tackle." Cinder executed the attacks on the Rattata.
What did he mean that she didn't know anything about him? He was the son of Professor Elm and Emily's cousin. He was a jerk who harassed her sister. Wasn't he? Luna knew that she didn't know everything about him, but did she really not know anything? Was he just trying to tick her off or was he serious?
Silver shoved her to the ground. The Rattata landed behind them and Luna shoved Silver off of her. "You're getting in the way. If you aren't going to fight, get out of here." He told her. There wasn't a hint of anger in his voice. Why? Why did he never seem to be angry at her?
"Tot, use Water gun." She ordered. Totodile attacked the Rattata. Silver and Cinder were fighting another Rattata. The grunt was slowly backing away from the battles. He was trying to escape. He was leaving his Pokemon to fight, to fend off two trainers. Was he running away or was he going off to warn other members that were hiding deeper in the well?
The first Rattata had fainted. The left the one that Silver was fighting. "Silver! Leave that one to me. Go catch that guy." Luna shouted. Totodile charged at the Rattata and used scratch. Silver looked at her and smiled, then he took Cinder and started running father down through the well. After one or two more attacks the last Rattata fainted. Two men in police uniforms ran in. The first was Officer Jenny. Luna couldn't see the other's tag.
"What happened?" Jenny asked. Her partner picked up the two injured Rattatas.
"We were attacked. The guy is running off farther down the well. An acquaintance of mine is chasing after him." Luna answered.
"Kid, you need to go back up." The second officer told her. Jenny put her hand up.
"Can I trust you to help me?" She asked. Luna nodded. Jenny looked at her partner. "Take the Rattata to the Pokemon Center. After their healed, keep them in a room where they can't destroy anything. We'll see what happens afterward." Jenny released a Growlithe. "Come on. We got criminals to catch." Luna nodded and started to run off in the direction of Silver. Jenny was running right beside her. Growlithe was running up ahead and Tot was falling behind.
"So who's this acquaintance of you're that ran ahead?" Jenny asked.
"His name is Silver. He's Professor Elm's son."
"Professor Elm's son? He doesn't have a son. I know he has a niece, Emily." Officer Jenny frowned. "I think this acquaintance of yours is a liar."
"Professor Elm told me that himself. I've known Silver since I moved to New Bark." Jenny looked as if she was going to say something, but she didn't. Luna suddenly tripped over something. She hit the ground face first.
"Luna! Are you alright?" Jenny cried. Luna sat up.
"Yeah." She answered, spitting and trying to clean the dirt over of her clothes. Luna looked to see what she tripped over. When she saw it, she covered her mouth with her hands. Laying in the dirt was the body of a member of Team Rocket. The same one she and Silver had fought earlier. Officer Jenny checked for a pulse.
"He's alive, just unconscious. Lucky for him and your friend."
"What the hell is he doing?" Luna whispered. He hadn't even waited for them. Where was he? Luna started to walk farther down the cave.
"Luna!" Jenny called. Luna turned to look at her. Jenny's expression changed. "I'll catch up. Take him with you." She told her. She whispered something to Growlithe and then it ran up ahead. Luna started to run to keep up with it. She needed to find him before he did something stupid.