Chapter 5
Authors note:
I know Serena's mom is a champion Rhyhorn racer, but in my story she retired from that and she got a job at the international police as a spy. So I hope this cleared things up. Also part of the chapter is Ash's point of view, but the rest is Scarlet's point of view. Enjoy the story.
Well hidden on one of the secluded areas of the Kalos Region was the base of Team Nova. Inside the base down in the prison hold, a boy with a red hat and a blue jacket and a pikachu sitting in his lap looked out into an empty hallway from behind the bars of his cell. His eyes were dull and not as spirited as they should've been. Manacles, bound to the cell wall by chains, were locked tightly around his wrists and ankles. His face was extremely pale because he had not felt the sun on his face in seven long years. When kindhearted Team Nova members passed by his cell, they felt bad for him and wished they could help him. Even though they wanted to help him, they didn't want show any signs of betrayal around the boss. He specifically ordered for the boy to be severely restrained. He viewed his captive as extremely dangerous. Most of the other members shared the views of the boss and didn't care about his health at all. The pikachu stared at the boy that it called his friend and hopefully its future trainer. Pikachu sensed his feelings and did his best to cheer him up. Pikachu said, "Ash come on don't be so down. I know we'll get out of here soon. We just need to be patient and let time play out." Ash turned to the mouse pokemon and smiled a little, but not a whole lot. Pikachu was glad of the little smile, but he wish he could help him more. Ash replied, "I don't doubt you Pikachu. Really I don't, but you've been a prisoner here for only three years. I've been a prisoner here for seven years." Pikachu knew Ash was right. Ash had been her longer the him, so he started to lose hope that someone would come and rescue him. Ash continued, "While I remember my mom very well, I barely remember what my sister looks like." Pikachu replied, "I'll bet she misses you a lot. I remember you telling me that story of when you were captured." Ash nodded, "I still vividly remember her voice as she was screaming out my name at the top of her lungs." Pikachu wrapped his little arms around Ash and Ash returned the embrace as tears of this horrifying memory fell from his face. Pikachu felt Ash's tears and he wiped them away in an effort to comfort him. Pikachu's sympathy was all Ash needed for the moment and he smiled at Pikachu. He was very grateful for his company.
A loud sound of a metal door opening echoed through the empty hall. Foot steps grew louder as three grunts appeared. Two of the grunts were a lot shorter than the usual grunts he saw, but he recognized the first grunt. The first grunt opened the door to his cell and all three of them walked in. The first grunt closed the cell door and pulled the soundproof metal curtain out across the see through part of the cell. The first grunt took off her disguise and said to him, "Ash my name is Grace and I'm a spy for the international police." Ash's eyes widened as she continued, "I'm busting you out, but I can't do it alone so I brought some back up." The two other grunts removed their disguises as well. Then Ash noticed the girl to the left of Grace. She had reddish-orange hair and ruby red eyes. Ash's eyes widened and he said, "Scarlet? Is that you?" She walked up to him and she nodded to him, "Yes it's me Ash." Pikachu hopped off Ash to allow Ash to stand up. Ash stood up and stared into her eyes for a whole minute before he pulled her into a hug. Scarlet and Ash hugged for two whole minutes. Serena, Ash and Scarlet all shared tears of joy, but as soon they stopped Scarlet saw scars, bruises, and the chains that bound him to the wall. She gasped and her eyes widened. Soon her tears of joy turned into tears of sadness. Ash pulled her into an embrace as soon as he saw her emotions change. Scarlet cried softly, "What have they done to you?" Ash didn't speak he just held his sister in his arms. One of Scarlet's tears fell onto Ash's arm and Ash looked at it. The tear drop and it soaked in faster than normal and there was a glow. Both Ash and Scarlet gasped. The magic in the tear drop healed the scars and bruises like they were never there. Ash saw his sister had healing powers and he was proud.
After the siblings had their moment, Grace released Ash and Pikachu from their bindings. Serena introduced herself to Ash and Ash recognized her as the girl with the straw hat from summer camp. Soon they attempted the jail break. They got help from Grace's colleagues in disguise, but they didn't make it out without getting caught. They managed to get outside of the building, but the boss and the rest of Team Nova confronted them. The Boss demanded, "Hand over that boy and no one gets hurt." Grace responded, "I don't think so. He's coming with us." The admins brought their pokemon. Grace brought out her Rhyhorn, Serena brought out her Braixen, Ash asked Pikachu if he would help, and Scarlet let out her Eevee, but she also pulled out an ultra ball. Ash, Serena, and Grace noticed Scarlet looking at the ultra ball. Scarlet mumbled, "If there was ever a time that I needed you most it's right now." Ash, Serena, and Grace all exchanged confused glances with each other. Then Scarlet stepped forward a couple feet away from them. When she stopped, she spoke, "Come into our world my friend and shake our enemies with your psychic powers!" She tossed the ultra ball into the air. It opened and Mewtwo emerged from the ultra ball. Everyone around her gasped when they saw Scarlet had obtained a Mewtwo. Then Scarlet observed the pokemon. There was a Houndoom, a Garchomp, a Noivern, and a Haxorus. She looked at the humans who owned them. She some how read their thoughts and knew they were going to take the offensive. So she formed a defensive plan. She said, "Mewtwo do you know safeguard?" Mewtwo replied, "I do." She continued, "Then use safeguard!" Mewtwo nodded. It formed a shield around her and the others. Then she said, "Eevee use reflect!" Her Eevee also made a shield and it combined with Mewtwo's safeguard. Serena saw her plan and got in on it. She brought out her Sylveon and said, "Sylveon use protect!" Sylveon's protect combined with the reflect and safeguard. The admins called out the attacks of their pokemon. The trainer of the Houndoom said, "Use flamethrower! The trainer of the Garchomp commanded, "Dragon Rush!" The owner of the Noivern shouted, "Air slash!" and finally Haxorus' Trainer yelled, "Dragon Pulse!" The pokemon attacked and soon Garchomp was thrown back and the other attacks came back towards Team Nova. Smoke built up as the attacks hit in front of them. When the smoke cleared, they saw the pokemon had used a defensive move combination to keep their pokemon from taking damage. The admins stared in shock and confusion. They wondered if Scarlet had anticipated their attacks. And if she did then how did she do it?
Then Scarlet and the others took the offensive side. Scarlet commanded, "Eevee and Mewtwo use shadow ball!" The two pokemon combined their attacks and tossed it. The super charged shadow ball began hurtling towards the opposing pokemon. Ash joined in on the combination and said, "Pikachu use thunderbolt!" Serena also got in on it. She said, "Braixen use fire blast and Sylveon use Swift!" Grace joined in as well and shouted, "Ancient power!" The attacks combined together and they hurtled towards Team Nova and their pokemon. The combination attack struck the ground underneath Team Nova and it sent them flying backwards. The opposing pokemon fainted from the amount of damage the attacks caused. The admins, grunts, and the boss were all down on the ground unconscious. Grace was about to go and arrest them, but then Scarlet said, "Mrs. Amour wait!" Grace halted and looked at her. Scarlet continued, "Normally I wouldn't ask you to not do your job, but I don't know how long they'll stay down. If we arrest them now we'll lose the opportunity to escape while we still can. We need to focus on getting Ash out of here." Grace thought it over for a second and replied, "You're right Scarlet, Ash's safety comes first. Let's meet up with the others at the rendezvous point." Everyone nodded, but then Scarlet said, "I know how we can get there faster." She turned to Mewtwo and continued, "Mewtwo do you know the move teleport?" Mewtwo replied, "I do actually." Then Scarlet said, "Then can you teleport us to the place I'm thinking about?" Mewtwo nodded, "With pleasure."
Mewtwo teleport-ed them to the rendezvous point where Gary and the others were waiting. Gary said, "You made it!" Grace replied, "Yeah thanks to Scarlet." Scarlet said, "Mewtwo deserves some of the credit too. Without it Team Nova would've won that battle." Everyone else were shocked that Mewtwo was there, but even more shocking events were about to be revealed and soon.