Me: Ok, the second half of our double update begins now! It's a little short, but it's still a nw chapter regardless.
Servo: There's an awesome action sequence in this chapter too, so this'll be good!
Zane: (checks chapter) Um, you barrowed a scene from Sonic Adventure 2 for the begining...
Me: Its been something I wanted to do in this fanfic while I've been toying with ideas in my mind. If anyone's played the game Zane mentioned, you'll understand the firs half of this chapter. Enjoy!
Chapter 3: The Great Escape!
A couple of minutes later, Clay came up with a plan. It would be risky, but it was a chance he was willing to take. Meriee was scared out of her wits though, but she knew she had no choice. When the man came back, he was accompanied by a couple of other similar clothed men. The one who taunted him earlier said, "Ok kids, time for you to learn to respect Team Rocket!" 'Team Rocket, eh? So that's what they're called...' Clay thought. Clay then said, "Actually I reconsidered. I thought for a few minutes and decided that since I know how innocent we are, that I'm entitled to explain fully why Meriee and I appeared in your base."
The goons smirked, and said, "Well, that's more like it. I knew you'd come around." They unlocked the cage, and let Clay and Meriee out. One of the goons said to Clay, "Sorry about being so rough, but it's our job." Clay then slugged the guy in the stomache and said, "No problem, this is what I do to people like you!" The other goons surrounded Clay, but Clay knocked them out by delivering a kick to their crotches, and a swift punch to their faces. He then took Meriee's hand and said, "As my brother Mario would say, 'Let's get out of here before we're flushed down the drain!'"
He snuck into the next room, and then discovered he was on some form of aircraft as he looked out a nearby window. He then heard the pilot say, "Black Hawk to headquarters, I repeat Black Hawk to headquaters: We're coming in with promised package, over." Another voice came in over the radio, and said, "Roger that, Black Hawk. We have you on radar. Confirm status of captured kids, over."
The pilot said, "10-4, targets have been captured and are on board-" At this moment, Clay was waving his hand as he smiled smugly to the pilot when he turned around. The pilot yelled, "WHAT!?" The voice on the radio said, "Didn't copy, over." The pilot said, "The brats have escaped! They knocked out everyone on board-" At this moment, Clay took his hammer and slammed the door open, causing it to fall to the ground below. The pilot yelled, "WHAT THE HELL!?"
Clay and Meriee jumped out onto the wing of the plane they were on, and the pilot yelled, "What are you idiots doing!? Get those kids!!!!" Clay then said, "Talk about low budget flights! No food or movies!? I'm outta here! I'm going back to my vacation now, later losers!" Clay took a wrench from his pocket and tore a section of the wing off and made a makeshift snowboard, then jumped off the plane with Meriee clutching tightly to his overall straps. As they fell, Clay shouted, "HEEEEERE WEEEEEE GOOOOOO!!!!!!"
A minute later, Clay and Meriee landed on the streets far blow, and just so happens they landed on a sloped street. People were suprised by the sudden apperance of the plumber and his passenger. Clay yelled out, "Hang on Meriee! This is gonna be a wild ride!" With Meriee clinging to Clay's overalls, Clay boarded down the hill to get away from these 'Rockets'. Cars kept cutting him off unintentionlly, but he was able to swerve past them on his metal board.
At a couple of points, he had to leap to the sidewalk and grind down rails to avoid oncoming traffic. He also nearly bowled over several pedestrians. Clay called out to the onlookers by saying, "Sorry, life or death situation! Can't stop!!!!!"
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Meanwhile, Back with Ash, Vivian, May, Max, and Brock
Ash and his friends were walking through a town known as Starview City. It's so called because even at night when the city's lights fill the air, you can somehow clearly see all the stars in the night sky. Starview is a fairly new city in Kanto, having been founded about seventy years ago. When it was discovered how bright the stars were in this area at night despite the bright lights of the buildings, the city council decided to name the city Starview.
Vivian was keeping hidden in the shadows to make sure she didn't cause panic somehow. During her brief time with Ash and his friends, she learned just about everything about this world, as well as her new friends. She at first was put off about the idea of catching wild pokemon, but when she realized how this could be beneficial to both the pokemon as well as the enviornment (to an extent, of course), she decided it wasn't all that bad.
As they walked through the city, they found a resturaunt and decided to eat there. Luckelly for Vivian, Brock made extra servings at breakfast, so Vivian could eat while hiding in the shadows. During their lunchbreak, Ash said, "So, where do we go from here?" Max then said, "The next Battle Frontier facility is quite a ways away. So far I can't find a shortcut that leads there. Looks like we just keep going onward until something comes up."
The moment Max said that, there was a lot of shouting, followed by someone yelling, "OUT OF MY WAY, THERE'S A BUNCH OF CREEPS AFTER US!!!!!" Vivian's head jerked up when she heard that voice. She said quietly to herself, "Clay?! I'm glad your allright!" Ash and the others watched as a young man, not that much younger than Brock, sailed through the air on a black metal board, with a young lady with blue hair dressed in ceremonial robes clinging to his overalls.
"What in the world!?" May yelled. Ash then said, "Is that guy crazy!? He could hurt someone!" Pikachu looked up, and seemed to recognize the one who seemed to be snowboarding down the streets. Pikachu chased after him, desparate to find out if he was who Pikachu thought he was. Ash and his friends chased after Pikachu when he ran off, and Vivian followed closely behind.
To be continued...
Mallow: Sorry I'm late. What did I miss?
Crow: Try the whole chapter cloud boy!
Me: Calm down! Here's a recording for this chapter Mallow.
Mallow: Thanks!
Zane: That was a 'great escape'! I bet the Rockets were struck dumb by this so badly that they can't figure out how to track Clay and Meriee down right now!
Me: Well that's it for now, R&R!