Author's Note: This is another intercalary chapter. This chapter does not precede the previous chapter chronologically. Rather, it tells of Robin's side of the story during the time of the previous chapter, starting from where team plasma had stolen her pokemon.
Robin stared in disbelief as team plasma's helicopter flew off into the distance. "What am I going to do?" asked Robin.
Brycen said, "You can't let them get away with your pokemon. You shouldn't have complied."
"But they would have shot you!" said Robin.
Brycen let out a sigh. Then he took out a pokeball and summoned a staraptor. "Here, take my staraptor and chase after team plasma."
"You're going to give me your pokemon. Are you sure about this?" asked Robin.
"You're pokemon are very valuable and I know how much they mean to you. Go! Get your pokemon back!" urged Brycen. "But watch out and make sure you don't get hurt. I'm pretty sure that team plasma is out to kill anyone who gets in there way."
"So you will help me?" Robin asked Staraptor.
Brycen says it's okay, so I'm ok with it as well. Replied the Staraptor. Robin agreed and hopped onto his back.
"Okay, staraptor! Then let's go chase after them!" said Robin as the two flew up into the sky and headed north. As Brycen was left alone by his gym, he picked his phone and began to call for backup. Team Plasma was up to something, and it was not in the best interest for Unova.
It was quite cold up in the sky. The day slowly turned to night as Robin rode staraptor. Robin, there is a structure up ahead. I think we're almost at team plasma's headquarters. Said Staraptor. Sure enough, a large building appeared, somewhat shaped like a pyramid. There was one problem. There were team plasma members all around the outside of the building.
"How are we supposed to sneak in? We can't fight all those people head on." said Robin.
We might be able to get in another way. Said Staraptor. He flew up at a high altitude so no one noticed them. When the two were right above the headquarters, staraptor dived down toward the center. There was a large vent on the roof of the base, and it seemed that the two could fit inside.
Hold on. Said Staraptor as he used steel wing to broke open the vent. Staraptor flew inside and followed wherever the vent led to. After traveling through the vents for quite a while, staraptor found an exit and they were now in a long hallway.
"Which way should we go?" asked Robin.
Staraptor concentrated, and then he said, We should go left. I sense a lot of pokemon in that direction.
"Do you think that's where they kept all my pokemon?" asked Robin.
I don't know. The only way we can find out is by going. Said Staraptor as he flew down the hall. To our luck, when they turned a corner, pumped into a team plasma grunt.
"Hey! How did you get in here!" demanded the grunt. "Bisharp, stop those two!" he said while summoning a Bisharp. The bisharp lounged at us with great speed, ready to pierce Staraptor.
Quick, Robin! Jump off my back! Shouted the Staraptor. Robin did as she was told and got off him. Staraptor then flew toward the charging Bisharp and started striking him in close quarters. He was using close combat.
Staraptor was faster than Bisharp, so Staraptor managed to hit Bisharp first and continuing with a follow up of ten strikes. At the last strike, Staraptor used his talons and kicked Bisharp back towards the grunt. Bisharp collided with him and both were out cold.
They began to hear footsteps closing in. Get on my back, we have to fly out of here! Said the Staraptor. Robin got on and they zoomed down the hall and out ran the people who heard the commotion. After flying down the network of tunnels and halls, they finally loosened up.
"You know the move close combat?" asked Robin amazed. "I didn't know bird pokemon can learn flying moves."
As they continued down the hallway, Robin asked, "Aren't you a pokemon native to sinnoh? How does Brycen have you as a pokemon?"
The truth is, when Brycen was young, he was a very outgoing pokemon trainer who traveled to all kinds of regions. When he was in Sinnoh, he met me when I was just a Starly. The rest was history. When Brycen got old, he settled down and became a gym leader back here in his native region. Even though he specialized in ice types, he still had a variety of pokemon because of his previous journeys as a pokemon trainer. Explained Staraptor.
As they made another turn, in front of them appeared N. Staraptor stopped dead in his tracks. "It's you!" shouted Robin.
N saw that it was Robin and said, "Robin? How did the guards not see you?"
We used the vents. Replied Staraptor.
"Are you also here to stop me from receiving my pokemon?" asked Robin.
"They stole your pokemon? I thought you came here to find the where my father kept Reshiram and Zekrom." said N.
"Wait! Team Plasma is keeping those two legendaries in this building?" asked Robin shocked. "Where is this room!" demanded Robin, but before N could respond, a two men appeared behind N. It was commander James and Ghetsis.
"So you are the girl that has been quite an annoyance to James. He told me all the times that you had gotten away from his grasp." said Ghetsis.
"I warned you not to involve yourself. Now, you will die right here." said the commander. As he was about to summon a pokemon, Ghetsis held out his hand as a motion to stop.
"I'll deal with this child." said Ghetsis as walked up. "N, why are you chatting here with this girl. Go to your chamber and I don't want you to do anything shady."
N reluctantly agreed and began to walk down the hall. When he passed Robin by, he whispered, "I saw your magikarp. He's in the room at the end of this hall." Robin wanted to know where the legendaries were hidden, but she then realized that she had to get her pokemon.
When N disappeared down the hall, Ghetsis pulled out a pokeball. Staraptor got into battle position. "Hydreigon, I summon you forth!" said Ghetsis as a levitating, sinister looking dragon appeared between Robin and Ghetsis.
Don't worry, Robin. I got this. Said Staraptor.
"Hydreigon, use dragon pulse." Hydreigon blasted a blue beam towards Staraptor. Staraptor was fast and dodged the beam. He then swiftly swooped in for the attack. He went for a steel wing.
"Use hyper voice!" shouted Ghetsis. With that, Hydreigon let out a high pitched roar that heavily damaged Staraptor sensitive ears. Staraptor flinched and tried to escape the area.
Ghetsis swiftly said, "Use Crunch!" Hydreigon, with perfect timing, chomped down onto Staraptor neck and Staraptor let out a shrill screech.
Robin had to do something. "Staraptor, use Close Combat!" shouted Robin. Even though it wasn't her pokemon, Staraptor did as he was told and went for the close quarter fighting. Hydreigon was a dark type. As staraptor began hitting Hydreigon with his wings and talons, Ghetsis became annoyed.
When Robin thought they were about to win, Staraptor saw many team plasma members showing up behind her. And they all had guns. Robin! Run! There are people coming up behind you who are going to shoot you. Take this chance now while Ghetsis is distracted!
Robin looked behind her and sure enough, danger was approaching. "Wait! I don't want to leave you here. What if they manage subdue you?"
In the midst of attacking, Staraptor answered back. That doesn't matter. You have to find your pokemon and release those legendaries.
Robin was hesitant. "I don't know if I can do that."
What do you mean you don't know? You don't want to rescue your own pokemon?
"No, I….", but before Robin could tell what was conflicting her, a shot was fired at Robin and it nearly hit her shoulder.
GO! Yelled Staraptor one more time. Robin finally listened and sprinted down the hall toward the room where N said he saw John.
As she was running, she heard Ghetsis say, "End this with outrage!" Robin didn't look back, but she felt the huge wave of energy surge through the hallway. She could no longer hear Staraptor fighting.
As much as she wanted to turn back, she knew she couldn't. She didn't want Staraptor's sacrifice to go in vain. Ghetsis did not bother to follow Robin, but the grunts that had fired at her continued to chase after her.
She finally managed to reach the end of the hallway with the double doors. She heard another shot being fired. Thank god it missed. She entered the room and it turned out to be a large warehouse where all kinds of pokemon were kept in cages.
"So much for pokemon liberation", Robin said to herself as she continued running. She didn't see magikarp at all. She bursted through the only set of double doors at the other end of the huge room that led to another warehouse like area. This place was filled with water tanks and all kinds of water type pokemon.
Robin knew that John was in here somewhere. She had no time to stop, for the grunts were close behind her. She scavenged each row, looking for John, but she didn't find him. It was really hard to run away from people while also searching around the aisles.
As she was searching the tanks, she thought to herself. "What if I do find John. Then what? The people would catch up to me and I still couldn't do anything?" Even with this in her mind, she shrugged it off and decided to deal with it when it comes. She needed to see John, her first pokemon. It would bring her some relief.
She turned a corner and ran down the aisle with a bunch of gyarados. She was becoming skeptical whether or not she will find him. But, as if out of sheer luck, she saw a tank that held a magikarp. She stopped dead in her tracks.
"John?" she asked.
Robin, how did you get in here? He asked surprised.
"It is you! John! I finally found you!" exclaimed Robin, but her celebration was cut short when she saw the people who were chasing her appear in front of her. Robin turned around but it was too late. There were also grunts coming up behind her. She was surrounded.
The closest man grabbed Robin by her hair and said, "This is the end of the line." He placed the gun at her head. She saw that Robin was searching for this magikarp in front of him. "Say goodbye to your friend" taunted the grunt at John as he was ready to pull the trigger.
It was then that a miracle had happened, and this was what Robin had known would eventually happen when she first met John. John began to glow and evolve. The grunt's were distracted by the evolution and was somewhat mesmerized by the light. After the evolution was over, John was now a gyarados. Robin could see the fury in his eyes as he let out a loud roar and slammed his body through the glass. Water flooded out into the aisle and the grunts immediately let go of Robin to take cover.
Gyarados used his tail and flung at the men who stared wide eyed at the massive serpent monster in front of them. Gyarados sent all the grunts flying and colliding onto the walls. They were all more or less knocked out, and the ones who remained conscious ran away from fear.
"John!" Robin shouted at the gyarados. "It's me, Robin. Do you still remember me?"
John's eyes looked down at Robin, who was now miniscule compared to him. Robin was eagerly waiting for a response while John stared back intently at her.
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