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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: The Cataclysm of Sinnoh

Chapter 1I

"We've got a cell breach! Jam all of the doors! Make sure no one escapes!" An individual said as he tore through a mechanical-looking hallway lined with pulsing red lights and blaring sirens.

The individual wore tight silver one-piece under-armor garment with black knee-length pants and a black and white spacesuit-looking shirt overtop. He had white boots that cut off just under his knees, bowl-cut light blue hair, and a yellow "G" was printed on the front of the shirt, revealing him to be a member of the Team Galactic organization. He quickly met with another grunt at the end of the hallway, a woman dressed in a similar manner as him.

"What's going on?" The woman asked.

"One of the cells was broken through. We have no less than 5 escapees running around the building. Spread the word and lock down the place." The man said, slightly out of breath.

"Yes, sir." The woman said before running back down the hall she came from.

Meanwhile in a different hallway similarly lined with lights and sirens, a lone Eevee was running as fast as she could, a cuff link still attached to her left front paw and the small chain links made a ringing sound as they hit the floor. Another Galactic Grunt and his two Zubats were pursuing her.

"Doesn't matter where you run inside here, we'll be able to find out where you are. Don'cha want to see your mommy and daddy again?"

The little Eevee choked back tears as she ran. She still pictured her Vaporeon mother and Glaceon father, both of whom were held in different cells than she was. She didn't have enough time to save them before the alarms started blaring, and that angered her. She suddenly jumped upward and spun around to the grunt and his two pokemon and unleashed a Shadow Ball from her mouth, hitting one of the Zubats and causing an explosion and creating a lot of smoke. She then landed and continued running down the hallway.

"*cough cough* Oh, you little…" the grunt said through gritted teeth as he struggled to see through the smoke. Once the smoke cleared, he saw the Eevee was gone and one of his Zubats was knocked out. "Brat." Was all he could say as he withdrew his defeated Zubat and continued running back down the hallway to find her.

The little Eevee turned around one corner, then another, but all of the hallways looked the same. She knew she had to keep moving to avoid being caught again by the humans, but she had no idea where to go to get out of the building. She then saw a large door off to her right closing slowly. She darted into it just before it completely shut; leaving her in a massive dark room with nothing but the gap under the door she entered from providing light. The ringing of her chain echoed in the large room as she slowly neared the door again, risking a look at what was going on outside. Several humans charged by immediately, causing her to flinch and jump back quickly before looking back into the hall. A small set of clawed feet then passed by in the opposite direction, a Sneasel that was inside the same cell she was, followed by another grunt yelling at the ice-type as he ran by. The Eevee then stepped back from the door and walked further into the massive room. She walked softly and slowly, so as not to make a whole lot of noise. She saw the faint outlines of boxes piled up into tall towers as she walked, her eyes quickly adjusting to the dark.

*Plenty of space to hide in here.* she thought, *But nowhere to go. I'm stuck.*

She then suddenly heard something shuffle or shift further inside the room. She immediately began sneaking towards whatever made the noise, ready to fight it if she had to. All of her senses began to become hyperactive: her vision was crisp and clear, she felt her heart pounding and her paw pads echoed the beat, she began to pick up another scent. The scent was that of a pokemon, which caused her to relax slightly. When she rounded the corner she heard the shuffling sound from, she was met with a fist just inches from her face. She looked past to see a Meditite, another cellmate, eyes wide and in panic. They both then heard the heavy doors of the room begin to open again. They both glanced at each other and nodded, almost knowing what the other was thinking, and began to climb a nearby tower of boxes to hide in. When they neared the top, the metal doors finished opening with a large "clank" and the room suddenly became bright with lights lining the ceiling. Meditite peeked around the boxes to see two Team Galactic grunts enter with a Stunky, Zubat, and a Houndour.

"Security said there's something moving inside here." A male voice said.

"Got it. Houndour, Zubat, seek it out." A second male said.

Both Meditite and Eevee gave unsure looks to each other, before Meditite continued climbing and Eevee followed. The stack of crates they were climbing was 15 feet tall, and when they finally reached the top, they ducked inside as quietly as they could so as not to alert the grunts walking below. The Houndour, however, stopped at the location where they started climbing.

"Hmmm, no hole below, so it went upward." The second said as he looked up the tower of crates. "Zubat, flush it out with Supersonic."

Both Meditite and Eevee knew they were found and were about to jump out to another set of crates when both heard a pair of thumps on a segmented door on the far side of the entrance. The grunts heard it as well.

"That wasn't you was it?" The second grunt asked.

"No. It came from where you were." The first grunt said, whom was revealed to be still at the door they entered.

"No, it came from one of the outer doors…" The grunt below them said as he began walking to the doors with Houndour following.

Everyone in the room heard some more thumping, and it was getting louder as it continued. The grunt approaching the segmented doors then saw one suddenly begin denting inwards.

"Something's trying to break IN now." He said as he took a couple of steps back and readied his two pokemon.

"You serious?" The first grunt said as he ran toward the large doors with the Stunky.

The thuds continued to build until finally, the dented door tore open in the center with a loud "Crash!" letting in all of the cold weather outside. Two Machokes, a Medicham, and a Weavile all poured inside. The grunts immediately began fighting the Machokes, while the Medicham waited by the makeshift entrance and the Weavile snuck inside and looked around. Eevee and Meditite saw this as their break and jumped down from their hiding place. The Weavile immediately noticed them and saw their scared expressions.

"If you're escapees, head outside and find our boss, an Abomasnow. Stay together!" He said before bolting for the sliding doorway leading inside the building.

Both Meditite and Eevee did as they were told and made a break for the outdoors. One of the grunts noticed them from the ringing chain as soon as they passed.

"Look! There's the pokemon we were trying to find in here!" The Stunky's owner said.

"Well don't just stand there! Get them!" The other grunt said, focused more on the battle.

Both Machokes easily defeated the grunts' pokemon with their power and cut off their attempts to recapture the fleeing pair. They passed by the Medicham at the hole in the door.

"Keep going! Go!" She urged as they ran past into the snow.

Fortunately for Eevee and Meditite, the snow wasn't that high, and it was not snowing or windy. Both just kept running as straight as they could until finding the Abomasnow the Weavile told them about.

"You kids alright?" He said in an elderly voice as they ran toward him.

Both nodded. "Yeah, we were almost caught when those pokemon broke through." Meditite said.

"When we heard the commotion going on, we knew that this was the right time to come and rescue the pokemon in there." The Abomasnow said, "My name is Sage. I'm a Division Leader for the Rescue Team organization. We try to help as much of the wild pokemon as we can, especially from things like this."

"I-I wasn't given a name…" The Meditite said, "I was taken from my parents when I was born."

"I'm Icey." The Eevee said, "My whole family was captured. My mom and dad are still in there!"

"Easy, Icey. We're going to work and try to save as much of the pokemon in there as we can." Sage said, patting the Eevee on the head.

Icey just sat there and stared back at the building. Red lights pulsated from its windows, and she could still faintly hear the sirens. She suddenly saw the Weavile, Medicham, and both Machokes running back to Sage. Weavile was the first one back. He saluted Sage before speaking.

"I'm sorry Leader, all of the other cells were locked down and secured. I couldn't break through. We managed to find and rescue all of the escapees from the broken cell, though." He said as he motioned to the three other pokemon being held by the Machokes: a Sneasel, Smoochum, and Charmander. The Charmander's flame was dimming.

"That's going to have to do." Sage said with a hint of sadness. "Let's go before we have all of the humans in there chasing us."

"No…" Icey quietly said before being picked up by the Abomasnow.

"I'm sorry we couldn't save your parents this time." He whispered as they all began running away from the Team Galactic building. "Next time we try this, we'll save more. I promise."

Icey began choking up again as a couple of warm tears trickled down her fur. She shook her head, trying to be strong. She then remembered what Sage said about the Rescue Team: they protect the wild pokemon.

"I… uhm… I want to join." She said, "I want to help get my mom and dad back."

"Let's get you and the rest healed first." Sage said, "Then we'll see about you joining."

Icey once again looked back as the building faded in the distance. Once it was out of sight, she felt more at ease and her body suddenly became very tired. Darkness began taking up her vision as she closed her eyes and drifted off.

Author's Notes: Icey was made by my cousin, Asia. I know, Team Galactic never had a building in a snowy area, but considering the size of criminal organizations like this, it made more sense for them to have a few secluded secrets. Division Leader Sage the Abomasnow was named because the upper half of an Abomasnow looks like an enlightened old man, full of wisdom and experience.