okemon Black and White Rebirth
Chapter 4: Who made you king of anything?
Lan and Del, bound and gagged in the armored car, opened their eyes and started to thrash around once again. Iris, Bianca, and Ash did what they could to remove the rope knots and tape as quickly as they could.
When they were finally freed, Del gave the kids a few pats on the head.
"Thanks. Glad to see you again, Zigzag face," she said, laughing a bit while Ash groaned at the mention of the nickname.
The blind man was giving his Pokemon a high five.
"Thanks for the help, Sash," Lan said while ruffing up Ash's head.
"It's Ash," the boy corrected him.
"Vash?" the blind man, said not hearing him correctly.
"Ash," he repeated.
"Red?" he asked again.
"That doesn't even sound like Ash," Pikachu muttered.
"I'm just messing with you," he laughed.
He then turned to Bianca and Iris.
"Also, you girls are just so cute!" Lan said as he gushed over Bianca and Iris.
"Aw, thank you, you're really sweet," Bianca said cheerfully.
Iris just blushed.
They could see a few more Plasma Grunts coming their way.
"Found more of them, grab 'em!" they heard one yell as they charged.
"BASTARDS!" the teenagers heard Lan and Del yell harshly.
"My thoughts exactly," the purple cat Pokemon thought.
"Can I, Del?" Lan asked her in a much nicer tone.
"Sure, just promise me that you see a therapist, okay?" she made him promised.
"Oh, alright… but those guys… THOSE ASSHOLES ARE GONNA NEED A DOCTOR!" Del's friend yelled making Ash, Iris, Bianca, and the Pokemon very nervous. Axew made that clear by hiding in Iris's hair, while Bianca returned her Pokemon back to her ball. None of them were ready for what was about to happen next. The blind man lifted the armored car from the ground, holding it high up above everyone's head. This caused the grunts to stop in their tracks in utter terror. Everyone but Del and Naruto the Greninja felt like this. Pikachu and Ash hadn't felt this… horrified since Wes's training.
The man then threw it at full force with the speed of what Iris thought was the same as Draco Meteor. Some of the grunts got out of the way in time, but sadly for them, most didn't share the same fate. If they weren't smashed by the car, then they fell into the large crater made in its wake. Bianca and Iris held onto each other for dear life, while Axew held on to his human surrogate mother's face. Pikachu, Ash, and Purloin were dumb struck at this. For a Pokemon, this was possible, but a human… they weren't sure. The Plasma Grunts that remained hastily retreated as Lan and Naruto the Greninja went to peck off the remaining.
"So… who are these Team Plasma guys?" Bianca asked.
"Not sure, but as you can see, they aren't good. They tried to take our Pokemon. Saying it's for the Pokemon's own good, or some crap like that. We overheard they were making a big speech in the town's square that would get people to separate from their Pokemon," the young woman explained as best as she could.
"What?!" both Ash and Pikachu yelled.
"T-That's awful!" Iris said.
"Then let's do something about it and make sure that doesn't happen!" Purloin yelled as she dashed off.
"Purloin, hey!" Ash yelled as he ran after his Pokemon, staff in hand.
"Wait up!" Pikachu yelled.
Iris and Axew followed them both.
Del called Abby out from her Ultra Ball and went to help her friend, but she looked at a tired Bianca.
"Don't worry, newbie, we'll look after you for a bit," she said while rustling her hat.
"Thank you," Bianca mumbled before fainting.
The duo ran to what they could tell was a large crowd. They pushed and shoved their way past grunts and confused, frightened trainers. Using Ash's new staff, they made it to the front of the line. Iris thought that it was ironic that they fought to get in somewhere they fought against, but sometimes that was life. They looked to find what looked like the ringleader of this whole thing between two Plasma banners and six grunts. In the middle were the two people that really stood out.
The first was someone Purloin unfortunately recognized: an older looking human with long, light green hair that was styled messily to the sides in a way that made them look like devil horns. Over his right eye was a red covering. Down from his chest was a gold plated armor cover that looked like the horns of a crown, which was covered in blue gems and the Plasma symbol. The cloak that he was cladded in was split between two colors of dark purple and light yellow, with two red eye balls in the middle of them outlined by the opposite colors.
The human next to this one looked less outlandish. In fact, he was the only one in the Plasma group that didn't look insane. His long, green hair was covered with a black and white baseball cap. The rest of his body was covered with a white, long-sleeved shirt that had a black shirt underneath. What covered the rest of his body was a pair of light brownish pants and green shoes. His blue eyes looked at the crowd of trainers. The elder man was the first to speak.
"Good people of this fair town, I am glad to see that you all are so willing to open your minds. I know our members had to be harsh on some of you, but the truth isn't always kind. I am Ghetsis of Team Plasma, and we are here on behalf of the Pokemon that humans everywhere oppress," he spoke calmly and clearly.
"What?" most of the people said, while others merely gasped.
"Yes, as it pains me to say it, you've all been lied to. The Professors that hand the wee tikes their first Pokemon and Pokedexes say that the starters are their friends and happy to be with them. The Gym Leaders and the Elite Four have the nerve to say that battling is fun for the captured Pokemon, that they enjoy it. My good people, they couldn't be any more wrong," he stated.
"You abusive trainers take Pokemon away from their friends, capturing them and forcing them to do your bidding. Pokemon have so much potential, but humans are hindering them. We are holding them back! So we at Team Plasma wish to free Pokemon from humans altogether!" the spokesman declared.
This caused quite a few more gasps.
"In fact, our king, Lord N, has an example of this cruelty that you are partaking in," he muttered.
The young teenager was handed a cage, by one of the Plasma Grunts. Inside of it was a battered, bruised, and badly beaten Tepig, tied up and whimpering pitifully with eyes full of sorrow. Iris and Axew's hearts felt like they were bleeding just looking at this. Purloin and Pikachu were disgusted, and Ash just stood there, remembering his friend Infernape, or the small, abused Chimchar that he once was.
"Take a good look at this everyone! This is what you do to Pokemon! Forcing them to battle, taking them from where they belong, only healing them to further your own selfish goals. This is what you people are: slave masters at best, monsters at worst! So I say to you: Give your Pokemon their freedom or we shall take them from you by force!" N ordered.
Many of the people were in shock. Some quickly pulled out their Poke Balls and released their Pokemon on the spot. Others hugged them and kissed them goodbye. Iris and Ash were shocked at the sight of the people who were so easily moved by this. Purloin could hear the crying of a Lillipup and a small boy with dark glasses and a cane. Normally she'd be freaking out, but now wasn't the time. The small boy looked at N.
"I don't wanna hurt Pup, he's my best friend…but I need him. I can't see," he cried out.
N then stepped down to his level, with two grunts following him.
"Well, that's your problem, not his. If you really cared about your friend, you would make your burdens your own," N said to him as the two grunts forced the Lillipup away from the boy's arms.
Iris then punched one of the grunts in the face. Pikachu and Ash bashed the other grunts with Iron Tail and the staff. Purloin fired a Shadow Ball at Ghetsis, barely missing.
"You, my good sir, are a jerk!" Pikachu yelled.
"How could you be such a heartless hypocrite?! You claim you want to help Pokemon, but all I see are a bunch of thugs attacking a town, and its people!" Iris yelled.
"Yeah, and you're not nice, either!" Axew added.
"Your grunts have Pokemon in Poke Balls attacking people, and look at how you treat that Tepig! Aren't you going to let him go, or heal him or SOMETHING!?" Ash yelled as he head-butted N in the face.
The grunts grabbed their leader as they ganged up on the kid while holding him back.
"I will release my friend as soon as everyone here frees their Pokemon. Until then, he is to be an example for them," he said.
"Okay… that makes sense… Oh, wait, no it doesn't! That's called being a… a… What's the word?" Ash asked himself.
"It's called being a hypocrite!" Iris finished his thought.
"What do you know? You're just brats!" one of the grunts spat.
"I know that Tepig would be better off with me!" Ash responded.
"Right, so you could abuse it even more?" a grunt taunted him.
"At least we wouldn't lock him up in a cage!" Iris snapped.
"What do you call those Poke Balls? That's what they are –tiny cages!" N snapped.
"Well, then, how about we battle for Tepig, N! If we win then you let the Tepig go with us, and leave the city without any Pokemon that you've taken!" Ash declared.
The town's people just stood there watching. A few of the Plasma Grunts laughed at this.
"Oh my Arceus, what a dumbass!" one laughed.
"There's no way Lord N would do something that idiotic!" another sneered.
"Very well," was all N said, taking his followers aback.
"Huh?!" they all yelled.
"I will take your challenge. However, if you lose, then you will set your Pokemon free, never to come near one again, and you will be a prisoner of Team Plasma," N declared, a bit darkly. The conditions were spoken so coldly, so harshly, that it caused Ash to shiver. Iris was taken aback.
"Come again!?" Pikachu growled as his cheeks sparked.
"Oh, you fool…you're just giving me a reason," Purloin purred with a deadly look in her eyes.
"Ash… this seems a little dicey. Don't be a little kid, think about this," Iris said, trying to make him see some reason.
"Deal," Ash said.
"Oh no," Axew mumbled.
"Then I'll join him, I'll fight with the bet that he is," Iris stated.
"Are… Are you sure?" he asked, a little worried.
Axew also had a look of worry on his face.
"We can do this, guys, don't worry. I've got faith in all of us," Iris said.
"Very well then… to battle," N said sadly.
"Lord N, you don't need to agree to this pitiful term. You could simply take them," one grunt offered, however Ghetsis gave him a stern look.
"Now, now… let the King teach the peasants their places," he spoke softly.
The Team Plasma Grunts were pushing people back, giving them room for a fight.
Ash and Iris stood at one side. Pikachu jumped off of Ash's shoulder, and Purloin did as well, both ready and raring to begin the fight. Axew was the third choice.
N threw three poke balls, calling forth a Scraggy, a Sandile, and to Purloin's disgust, a male of her own kind.
"Things will change… I won't lose you again. Ash… Sweetie," Purloin thought.
The cat pokemon mused on these words before the fight started.
"Purloin…if things don't work out, if Richu and I are gone, then you'll have to carry on this fight without us. I know it's a tough job, but your a tough pokemon. I believe in you. just know, the two of us don't make it with Celibi, you're the resistance. You will be BlackHound.
End of chapter.
