Croagunk was tossed into a room in the Chateau that looked and felt like a cage. Its ancient walls were vandalized with Team Galactic propaganda. The only source of light was a cracked window behind the frog Pokemon, giving the Pokemon an ethereal glow. Croagunk looked around the room, but saw no other Pokemon. Croagunk watched the door close and sat down where it was thrown. After the door closed, noises began circulating about the room. Croagunk got up and prepared for a fight. Several Pokemon shambled forward out of the darkness. Among them, Croagunk saw many Bidoof, Zubat, Starly, and others. Other rarities could be seen among the motley crew of Pokemon, such as a small shark-like Pokemon, a spiky plant Pokemon, and a monkey Pokemon balancing on the hand on its tail.
Croagunk began backing up as it realized it was being encircled by them. The frog Pokemon bumped into a human like Pokemon facing the wall. It was white and blue, sitting in a meditative pose. It's head came to a dull point, with two circles on either side. The Pokemon got up and turned to face Croagunk and the other Pokemon. Croagunk's eyes darted to look at the new Pokemon. Looking back, Croagunk realized the other Pokemon had taken to the dark recesses provided by the room's minimal lighting. Croagunk was now one on one with the Pokemon. The frog Pokemon had seen one before, somewhere. The name floated unrecognizably in Croagunk's head for a few moments before bursting into full memory. Meditite.
The two Pokemon looked each other over. Fighting types are proficient at sizing up a potential ally. Or enemy. After a few minutes of this, the two Pokemon stopped and nodded towards each other. A plan had been formed by mere eye contact and walking in a circle. How convenient. Meditite began rallying the other Pokemon, herding them together and prepping them for the task ahead. Croagunk searched the room for supplies for their great escape. Croagunk found rope, wooden planks, a microwave, what appeared to be a smoke ball, and a fishing lure. After grabbing the planks, Croagunk found the shards of a Pokeball. The frog Pokemon took a moment to look out on the group of Pokemon if the room, trying to scope out which had destroyed their bond with their Pokemon.
The room the Pokemon were held in was being guarded by two Galactic Grunts. Looking towards the room's door, one of them said, "They've been awfully quiet, don't you think? The Grunt received a snore in response. Sighing heavily, the Grunt moved forward to check inside the room. One of the Bidoof raced out as soon as the Grunt opened the door. Meditite followed soon after, taking the Grunt's legs out from under him. "Feisty one, aren't ya?", the Grunt said tossing out a Zubat. Meditite raced forward and jumped forward, it's fist glowing bright white as it did. "Zubat, Protect!", the grunt yelled. Zubat screeched and a teal colored bubble formed around it. Meditite smirked as its Feint connected, smashing the barrier as fast as it had gone up.
The force of the hit sent Zubat flying back into the grunt's face, knocking him out as he the ground. Meditite leaned back inside the room and gave an all clear signal and the Pokemon moved out. For as many of them as there were, they moved as quietly as possible. Every now and again, a Bidoof or Starly would take a step out of line and cause a great bump that startled the whole group. The atmosphere of the Chateau didn't help either. Everything inside the Chateau: the Grunts, the Pokemon, everyone felt an almost otherworldly presence among them. The rain had picked up again as the din of too many windows being pleted with rain rose and fell at random intervals. The Pokemon came across a grouping of rooms, three doors all next to each other. Inside the room, it sounded as though several Ursaring had started some sort of Poke-fight club inside, complete with appropriate yelling and crashing noises.
The Bidoof began chewing through one of the doors. Meanwhile, the noises in the room began to morph into a symphony of sorts. Zubat cries and people yelling/screaming filled the air outside the room into the halls. As the cries hit a precipice, the Bidoof successfully chewed through the door. Then the noise ceased altogether, leaving the Pokemon wondering what scene lied behind the falling door. The door hit the ground with an unsatisfactory thud, revealing a war zone. As expected, Grunts and fainted Pokemon lay throughout the room. In the center of the room under the slowly swinging chandelier, was Colin's Luxio. The one Pokemon army and winner of a battle against at twenty or so grunts and Pokemon. Luxio was licking its wounds, unfazed by the door. Even Croagunk look shocked. Luxio lazily looked over at the Pokearmy, got up, and padded over to the group. This action both unconsciously and unanimously put Luxio in a position of power.
With the addition of Luxio to the cause, the group headed forth. Luxio led the group to the complete opposite side of the Chateau. A room near identical to the holding cell the Pokemon were kept in, complete with incapacitated guards. Luxio led them inside the room to find Colin, Looker, Baz, Cynthia, and several other trainers, bound with rope. Gardenia, however, was nowhere to be seen. The Bidoof got to work fast, setting everyone free. The trainers got acquainted with their respective Pokemon and after the commotion, Meditite was the only one left. Colin looked down at his Pokemon. "I see the the two fo ou have been busy.", he said heartily. Looking down at Meditite, Colin continued, "And you made a new buddy."
"Whatever Team Galactic has got planned, they won't be here for much longer.", Looker said somberly. Cynthia drew Garchomp's Pokeball from her bag. "They've taken Gardenia. They must know about her ties with the Pokemon that guards this place.", she said worriedly. As Garchomp appeared, a crackling noise could be heard down the hall. "They need a power source.", Looker began. The lights went dark. Bulbs began bursting. Luxio and other electric type Pokemon began sparking wildly. "I believe they've found it.", Looker finished. "We'd better get going then.", Baz and Colin said simultaneously. Baz began to comment on it, but Colin cut him off. Croagunk hopped on Colin's shoulder. Luxio stood at his side. The battle had just begun.
Authors' Note: Happy New Year everyone! I'm going to look into getting a laptop this year so I can get more frequent updates going. Feel free to tell me what you think about this! Part 2 coming soon... ;)
-S