"Well, well, well. Looks like we found our little troublemaker." said commander James.
"Look who's following now." retorted Robin. "What do you want with me?"
"We know what you're up to. Don't play dumb." said the commander. "Your obviously heading up north. You know about our secret base, and you are trying to find it."
Now that I think about it, Robin did take an unusual root. Like Brycen said, most trainers do not take the northern path on their journey. They would go through the middle and battle other gyms that would lead to the Unova League faster. Was Robin really up to something.
"It was all over the news that you captured the two great dragons of unova. I wanted to see it for myself." said Robin.
"If you think you will be able to thwart team plasma's plan, you are gravely mistaken. Even if you somehow make it to our headquarters, we will beat you and your pokemon down. However, as insurance, hand over all your pokemon." said the commander.
Robin refused and was about to summon one of her pokemons. Before she could make her move, commander James pointed his gun at Brycen.
"If you don't hand them over this second, I'll shoot this man!" threatened the commander. Robin handed her bag to the commander, and took all the pokeballs from her bag.
"What are you going to do with them?" demanded Robin.
"Let's just say, you probably will not ever see them again." said the commander.
Out of a fit of anger, Robin was ready to punch the commander, but he cocked his gun at Brycen and Robin restrained herself.
"Load these pokeballs onto the helicopter. And as for your magikarp, you have to hand him over as well."
Robin was hesitant again.
"I will pull the trigger! I won't warn you again!" yelled the commander.
Robin! Listen to him. Hand me over. I told her.
Robin was forced to hand me over to the commander. "You don't have a pokeball for this magikarp?" asked the commander.
"No." said Robin bluntly.
"You are such an enigma." said the commander as he handed me to one of the foot men. I was placed in a small fishtank aboard the helicopter.
"Now, you have learned you lesson. Don't ever mess with team plasma! Next time we see you, you'll be taken instead of your pokemon." threatened the commander as he and his men entered the helicopter. With that, the helicopter carried me away. I didn't even get to say goodbye to Robin. More importantly, I was scared of what they were going to do to us.
After a long flight, we finally arrived at a large, pyramid shaped structure. It somewhat resembled a factory, with many pipes and smoke emitting from the base. I was taken off the helicopter and was rolled onto a cart with Robin's other pokemon. A random worker took ahold of the cart and rolled it into the building.
Inside the headquarters were a series of hallways. It seemed that the whole time I was on the cart, we were always in a hallway and only making left or right turns. Finally, the worker approached a door and entered a pin. The door slid open and we were pushed inside. This room seemed to be where team plasma collected all kinds of pokemon. The room was lined with cages and rooms where all different kinds of pokemon were held captive.
Team Plasma seemed very contradicting, for they believe in pokemon liberation, but they have all these pokemon imprisoned in this warehouse of a room. This is probably where team plasma got their pokemon. Instead of placing Robin's pokemon in one of the cages, he placed all of her pokeballs in a cell labeled "34". I remembered the number just in case, and that was a good decision on my part.
The worker then brought me to a different room. We entered another warehouse like room where there were many large tanks of water. In these tanks were all kinds of water-type pokemon. They did not look happy.
The worker rolled me into a section where there were many separate tanks, each filled with a hungry looking gyarados. I started to panic as he began to carry me to the top of a tank with a gyarados. He was going to dump me in to get eaten! I started to squirm and struggle, but I could not get out of the little tank I was locked in.
Just as the worker was about to place me into the tank, someone behind him asked, "Hey. What are you doing with that magikarp?"
It was N. He had noticed that the worker was trying to feed me to a gyarados. "I'm feeding this magikarp to a gyarados. Commander James said that this pokemon was of no use and can be disposed of." replied the worker.
"How could you ever think of doing that! Each pokemon life is equal to the value of a human's life. I don't care what James wants, I command you to stop. Place the magikarp in an empty tank." said N.
The worker complied and brought me back down. He moved to an empty tank and placed me inside. It seemed that his particular tank was also for a gyarados, so I had lots of room to swim around. As the worker left, N approached my tank.
"You look familiar. Do you happen to the magikarp of the girl I met in Wellspring cave? She was, um , Robin, right?" N asked.
I remembered that N could also understand pokemon, so I said, Yes, I am Robin's magikarp. What do you want?
N sensed my hostility and said, "No, I'm not here to interrogate you. I just want to know why you're here? Did my father do anything to Robin?"
Your father? Who's your father. I asked.
"He is Ghetsis. The leader of team plasma."
No. It was a man by the name of commander James that ambushed us. He left Robin unharmed, but he stole of her pokemon, including me.
"I don't like James. He seems to enjoy over doing things. But I guess my father is like that, too."
I thought you believed in freeing pokemon. How can you agree to team plasma capturing all these pokemon?
"I don't agree. However, Ghetsis says that he needs pokemon to supply his men with power. He says that once he gains enough power, he will be able to control the region and force everyone to free their pokemon. As long as the end goal is to liberate pokemon, I'm fine with this."
It pained me when I realized N was being taken advantage of. You shouldn't trust him. I don't think he intends to ever free these pokemon.
"What are you saying? You think my father will lie to me?"
N, look around you! Do you see any of these pokemon being used. They are prisoners, slaves! Judging by the way Ghetsis does things, he doesn't seem to be the type to just let all these pokemon go. Even after he gets the power he needs!
"That can't be true! I know he will come through in the end! Don't talk to me like that. What do you know? You're just a magikarp!"
That statement hit me hard, but it was true. I am just a magikarp. I was useless. Yet again, I wasn't able to protect Robin, and now she is left without pokemon. Something inside me wanted Robin to come and rescue me, but another part wanted her to stay away from here, for it was the safest for her.
You're right, N. I am just a magikarp. I don't know your father's true intentions. You do know him better than I do. Maybe he will come through. I wouldn't know.
"You know, for a magikarp, you seem to be very righteous. Most magikarps are very passive and simple minded, but you are…..different."
Robin said the same thing to me. She said that I was not like other magikarps. But I don't think I am. I failed to protect Robin many times and she still puts up with me. She carries me around on her journey without complaining once. And let me tell you, I do smell.
"Well, Robin also seems to be an extraordinary trainer. She seems to really care about her pokemon as well."
Thank you for saving me back there. If it wasn't for you, that guy would've have fed me to those hungry gyarados.
"It was the right thing to do. You weren't doing anything wrong."
I know how you want all pokemon to be freed from their trainers, but I have to tell you that not all pokemon trainers are as oppressive as you think. For example, Robin. You even said so yourself, that she was very caring. I use to be skeptical about pokemon trainers, but she influenced me to believe, that the world isn't such a pitiful place. There are good souls, and quite a lot to be honest.
"I know what you mean. Maybe my dreams are a bit too extreme."
There was a long awkward pause as N and I both stared at the ground without anything to say.
Finally, N spoke. "I'll be going now." As started walking, he turned back and said, "Don't be ashamed. You have been a great pokemon to Robin, and I believe your time to protect her will come soon."
With that statement, N left and I was alone by myself in the large tank. Waiting for something that could possibly never come. After a few hours had passed, I heard a commotion in the distance. There was the sound of running feet, and I saw a figure run down the aisle my tank was located at. She stopped in front of mine and looked up at me in surprise. It was Robin!
"John! I found you!" she said excitedly. I was so glad to see her. I thought I was never going to see her again. However, our reunion was cut short when more footsteps were heard and team plasma members surrounded Robin. This was really bad. All of them had weapons and they looked really annoyed.
The closest man walked up to Robin and grabbed her by the hair. "You were quite troublesome, but we finally have you in our grasp. Commander James said that if we ever see you again, there is no more mercy." He placed the gun at Robin's head.
No! I wasn't going to let this happen! Robin sacrificed everything to come and rescue me. Now I have to rescue her! I slammed my flimsy body against the glass, but it did nothing. I was infuriated at the thought that I was forced to helplessly watch as Robin was going to get killed.
"Say Goodbye to your little friend" said the team plasma member as he motioned to me. He cocked the gun at Robin's head and was about to pull the trigger.
"John!" screamed Robin one last time.
Determination filled me as I had to break out of the glass. I had to save Robin! With that, I felt a very strange wave of energy emanate from inside me. I sensed that I began to glow. I felt my body change and elongate. I felt myself increase in size. I felt the huge amount of power surge through me.
I was going to save Robin!
I promise I won't change!
These were the two phrases that repeated in my head as I slammed my newly evolved body into the glass wall and broke through.