To nico2883, I have taken your comment into consideration. But at the moment, I have no purpose for making Lily jealous of, well, anyone. It doesn't exactly fit with the flow of the story. I shall consider further when I continue with the sequel, though.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon.
Chapter twelve: Lily
"Hello?! Is anyone out there?! Please let me go! I'll do anything! I just want to return to my friends!" I called out. I had awakened to being strapped to a metal arm chair instead of with Ash, Paul, and the Pokémon.
Something slimy wrapped around my body from head to toe slowly, much to my disgust. I tensed as it tightened just as a door opened and a man walked in.
"Ah, the Pokémodel awakens. I was so glad when I found you in the woods. Taking you was the easy part," he said gently.
"What do you want from me?" The room suddenly brightened, momentarily blinding me.
"It's simple, really. I need a new lab rat."
When the light was less painful, I looked around. My heart thudded when I saw brain dead teens in similar positions as me, and I instantly wished the light was still blinding me.
"Please tell me that won't happen to me."
"Of course not! I have now perfected the procedure. And you are the ideal subject. You control many rare and powerful Pokémon."
"Leave my Pokémon out of your sick plan! As a matter of fact, leave me out of it!"
"I just can't do that. You see, my team needs someone like you to lead it. So, when I push this button, that rope will make your heart so dark that you would want to lead us. And since your heart is so connected to your Pokémon, they will become just as dark."
"No! Please, don't do this!"
"It's already done." He pushed a button, and the rope tightened even more. I screamed as dark bolts shot through me.
~Ash~
"Lily!"
"Pika!" "Pikachu!" "Uniswan!" The Pokémon and I called out our friend's name as we looked through the forest for her.
"She isn't here, Ash. We need to go find Officer Jenny in order to report this," Paul told me from behind us.
"She has to be around here somewhere. She couldn't have just disappeared like that." I cupped my hands around my mouth. "Lily, where are you?!"
"Pika!"
"Huh?" I turned around at Pikachuett's strangled cry. She and Uniswan were on the ground twitching as if they were in pain. "Hey, what's wrong?" I knelt in front of the two and touched their heads.
"Ash, don't!" Paul warned. I looked back at him to ask why, but….
"Pikachu!" I yelled as Pikachuett's thunderbolt hit me square on. I flew back against a tree.
"Pika pi!" Pikachu ran towards me.
"Uniswan!" A fire blast hit me, and I yelled again.
"Hey, what gives?! Why are they attacking me?! Whoa!" I scrambled away to avoid Uniswan's Iron Horn.
"I think something happened to Lily that is somehow also affecting her Pokémon," Paul answered. I jumped back to get away from Pikachuett's Iron Tail.
"Pika pi!" Pikachu stood between me and Pikachuett with his arms spread out as if to protect me from her. "Pika, Pikachu! Pika!"
"Pikachu!"
"Pika!" I caught Pikachu and fell back when her thunderbolt hit him.
"We have to get away from them," the mauve haired boy pointed out.
"Hey, Twerps! Grab on!" I looked up at James's voice. A ladder was dangling out of their balloon, which Paul and I grabbed so that they could pull us up.
"Thanks." I sat in the bottom of the basket as they flew us away.
"Don't think we're on your side now, Twerp. It's just… we know who grabbed Twerpett. And… we kind of need your help," Jessie told us reluctantly.
"Explain yourself," Paul demanded.
"There's this new group called Team Universe. They have this mad scientist that experiments on different trainers. His latest experiment, if it works, should turn a person's heart dark," Meowth explained.
"A true trainer's heart is connected to his/her Pokémon's heart," I muttered, piecing it all together.
"The only way Uniswan and Pikachuett could've turned dark so quickly is if… Lily was turned… dark herself," Paul figured out.
"This is bad," I summed up.
~Line Break~
"Come on, buddy. You have to get better," I muttered to Pikachu. We're flying toward the nearest Pokémon Center to get Pikachu some help.
"You two took some serious damage from Uniswan and Pikachuett's attacks," James said unnecessarily.
"We couldn't even defend ourselves. They caught us off guard."
"Alright, Pokémon Center is directly below us," Meowth announced.
"Thanks, Meowth." He nodded as Paul and I dropped onto the roof of the building. I buckled slightly, and he caught me by the arm; I nodded my thanks as we made our way to the lobby of the Center. "Nurse Joy, we need your help!"
~Later~
"Pikachu!" I looked up and smiled when I saw Pikachu running to me. He climbed onto my shoulder.
"He'll be fine. The worst of it was the emotional hit," Nurse Joy told me.
"Thanks."
"Anytime, Ash." Paul and I waved as we walked out of the Pokémon Center. Team Rocket was waiting for us with their balloon nowhere in sight.
"So what's the plan from here?" Meowth asked.
"We need to find Team Universe's headquarters," Paul answered. "We find them, and we find Lily."
"How about I make that easier for you?!" a voice said above us. We jumped apart as a white blast hit the ground between where we had been standing. Looking up, I saw….
"Lily?!" The blond smirked at Paul from her perch on a hover board.
"You know, only my friends can call me Lily! And you're not my friend!"
"You and I will always be more than friends, Lily!" he retorted.
"Sorry to burst your bubble, sweetcakes!" She pulled out a PokéBall. "But that's over now! Electivire, let's go!" Her Pokémon shot out of the ball as she threw it into the air, landing on her board.
"Electivire huh?! Two can play that game! Electivire, stand by for battle!" I remembered something as he brought out his Pokémon.
"She only has rare Pokémon," I told Paul. His eyes widened slightly as he remembered.
"Let's show them your rarity! Electivire, use Hydrocannon!" Paul's electric Pokémon was knocked out instantly. "Rare Electivire: the only one to be able to learn water type moves!"
"Electivire, return!"
"Boys, say hello to my new friends! This is my team, Team Universe! And we're going to take over the universe! Isn't that right, boys?!"
"Yes, wonderfully and beautifully evil Lily!" the team behind her chanted.
"Oh, did I forget to mention?! I am now the leader because they love my good looks! Ain't that right boys?!" They all nodded enthusiastically. "That's nothing new, right Ash and Paul?! After all, we became close because you were attracted to my looks!"
"That's not true! I…!" I protested.
"Don't bore me! Get all of them! And take their Pokémon!"
"I don't think so! Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" I said. He started to do so, but then he was frozen by a… pink ring. Lily laughed as Uniswan and Pikachuett flew up to her. "Oh no."
"Oh yes! Uniswan, use Psychic to separate the nuisances from their Pokémon! All except for Meowth!" I watched helplessly as pink rings took away our Pokémon. Metal claws grabbed us and put us in a big cage.
"Lily, you gotta fight whatever is controlling you! It isn't you!" Paul said, pressing into the bars of the cage.
"Pikachuett, use Thunderbolt to make him shut up!"
"Pikachu!"
"Paul!" I caught him and fell back into the cage bars as well when he went flying.
"Alright, Twerps, listen up," Jessie said. "In order to beat out Twerpett, we need a plan. Because just trying to talk to her isn't working."
"Obviously," I moaned, rubbing my head. "We need a way to talk to her without her Pokémon so close. Which, now that I think about it, is impossible."
"Exactly. Pikachuett will never be too far away now," Paul pointed out.
"Hey, what if you call the other Twerps?" Meowth suggested. We looked over at him. "Like Dawn, Iris, Cilan, and Brock."
"Hey, that might actually work," James agreed.
"It's worth a shot. I can't come up with anything else," I said. Paul nodded.
Alright people, quick announcement. I have officially started a new Pokémon forum called Welcome to the Camos Region. So if you would like to roleplay as a trainer journeying through a new region, search my forum up. I shall be waiting.
Reviews are greatly appreciated.
-RozaCourt