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Chapter 17:Sinking the Submarine
"Alley-oop!"I said as I flipped onto the ship's deck, landing in a kneeling position and looking around for any drones. Joy of joys, they were beginning to pour out from multiple hatches in the floor and walls as the others landed behind me. Dandy.
I held a finger up, creating a small fire ball on the end of it as I grinned."Who wants to get toasted first?"They aimed their weapons at us. I grinned wider."Ooh, I was hoping you'd say that!"With a burst of wind, I leapt into the air, allowing the others to blow the drones apart with their attacks. The fire ball grew in my hand and I hurled at one last drone, effectively destroying it. I fell back to the deck and brushed myself off, looking around. I glanced over my shoulder.
"Anubis, Fang, and ZC, you're on demolition duty. Wreck this thing's weapons however you can,"I said."And feel free to demolish anything that gets in your way."
"No problems there!"Anubis said with the usual grin.
"Should be fun,"Fang smirked as Zephyr squealed gleefully.
"Psyche, Wrath, I want you to go look for Lugia."
Psyche nodded."Very well."
"What about me, boss?"Zaps asked.
"Easy. You do what you do best, Zaps,"I said, grinning at him."Appropriate."
Zapperton laughed."I'm on it, boss!"He pulled out his loot bag. Where he kept that thing, I would never know.
"And what will you do?"Wrath asked me.
"What else? I'm gonna make sure the captian goes down with her ship,"I said, then phased through the floor, landing in a metal corridor.
I looked back and forth a few times, not sure of which way to go. I shrugged and ran in a random direction. It was times like this I wished I had a ride of some sort. Nothing like a motorcycle or anything, I can't even ride a bike. Just something to get me around faster. Maybe Mewtwo could whip something up for me. He was a technological genius, after all. Hell, he was every kind of genius.
Anyway, after a few moments of running, I came across a fork. I had a dreadful feeling this was going to get really annoying, really fast.
How pleasant...
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I looked back and forth real fast-like, not wanting any-a those stinkin' drones to get the drop on me while I looked for this place's stash. I had just snuck into this giant...thing; I think Boss called it a 'submarine.' Eh, whatever, I didn't care. As long as I got the job done and the Boss was satisfied, I'd be plenty happy, see?
I'm Zapperton, the Spark Theif, and I love to steal stuff, see? To me, stealing and sneaking around was a bigger thrill than battling any day of the week. Lurking around in the dark, avoiding detection by the skin-a your teeth, and in the end, if you don't make too many mistakes, you get a nice, fat reward. I really loved my job on the team, see?
I heard a weird humming noise, which I knew by now was the sound of moving drones. I climbed up a wall faster than a blink, grabbing some pipes on the ceiling with my hands and tails, watching four drones moving along the floor. I waited until they were outta sight before I dropped back down. Pathetic. It didn't matter how many times I pulled that trick, they always fell for it, hook, line, and sinker, see?
Mon, those things were dense...
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"Subtlety is so not your strong suit, Zephyr,"Anubis muttered as Zephyr destroyed another laser cannon with psybeam. He was standing on a walkway that curled around the sub, just under the sub's weapons, Fang and ZC flying near him. The computer program turned his head to look at the Lucario.
"...What's subtlety?"
Anubis rolled his eyes."I rest my case."
"Uh, fellas. We've got some incoming drones,"Fang said, motioning his head towards a squadron of drones surging down the walkway towards them. Anubis grinned.
"Sweet! For a minute there, I thought this would be too easy!"They charged forward.
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"Hmm,"Psyche hummed as he and Wrath travelled down a hallway at a leisurely pace, not seeing any point in rushing. They had yet to run into any drones, most likely thanks to their teammates.
Wrath glanced at him."Something on your mind?"
"Merely pondering the most efficient way of finding Lugia in this metal monstrosity,"Psyche replied calmly. Wrath glanced at something on a wall.
"Why not use a map?"they asked, stopping. Psyche paused in mid-step.
He started to turn while saying "Wrath, where in the world are we going to find-?"He stopped when he noticed what Wrath was looking at: a map on the wall."...I see. Good idea, Wrath."The Spiritomb chuckled.
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I had been right. I had taken at least 12 turns by now, and I had NO idea where I was. I groaned in frustration as I continued to run down the corridor I was in, though I noticed that this one had been significantly longer than the last ones. I took that as a good sign and began to fly to give my legs a rest. Man, flying was always such a thrill, even if I was just flying down a simple hallway. Eventually, I found a automatic door at the end, much to my relief. I landed in front of it and noticed an electronic lock to the side of it. Yeah, like that was gonna stop me...
I started punching away at the door as hard as I could, leaving a sizable dent with each blow. I had to admit, it hurt my arms a bit, but I had felt worse. Once I was sure I had weakened it enough, I reared my fist back and threw one final punch that knocked the door down.
"Knock knock,"I said calmly, walking into the room. Ten bucks goes to the one who guesses who was standing in the middle of the room, packing some serious heat that was aimed right at my head.
Yep. Little miss Nasal Nose.
And you're not getting the money.
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My jaw dropped as I walked into another room.
Gold. GOLD! EVERYWHERE! I HIT THE MOTHERLOAD!
For a moment, I thought I was seein' things. But after I'd rubbed my eyes, it was all still there! Practically BEGGING me to take it! I didn't know what to take first, see? There were even jewels for Arceus' sake! I laughed deviously, rubbing my hands together and looking around. Too bad I didn't notice the cameras in the room while I was stuffing my loot bag...
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"MOARBOOMPLZ!"Zephyr screeched, blowing up yet another squad of drones. He giggled madly.
COREM took control for a moment."Zephyr, maybe I should give you a break. What do you say?"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO...!"Zephyr screamed continuously, not pausing in the slightest as he fired a psybeam into a few more drones.
"...OOOOOOOOOOOOO...!"When he would stop, not even Uxie would know.
"Is it me or does he just keep getting weirder?"Anubis asked Fang rhetorically, smashing another drone to bits with a well placed force palm attack.
The Gliscor rolled his eyes as he took off a drone's head."It's just you."
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"I believe this is it, Wrath,"Psyche said as they walked towards a door that two human guards were standing. Upon seeing the two pokemon, the men took aim at them with their guns.
"Stop!"one of the men said. Psyche rolled his eyes, then flicked his spoon, causing the weapons to fly out of their hands. The men fearfully put their backs to the wall.
"Imbeciles,"Psyche said calmly, psychically pulling two radios from them and crushing the devices. He opened the door as Wrath glanced at the two men with a bored expression. The two pokemon went inside and saw what, or rather who, they had came for: Lugia. The sea beast was trapped in a force field suspended high above them.
"Who are you?"Lugia asked, looking down at them.
"Do you not recognize us, sir?"Psyche asked."We are from Ken's team, remember?"
"Ah, that's right,"Lugia said, smiling down at them."Psyche and Wrath, right?"
"Correct,"Wrath said as Psyche nodded.
"We are here to free you,"he said.
"Well, good luck with that,"Lugia said with a sigh."I've already tried busting out of this thing. I'm ashamed to admit it, but this thing's too strong for me."
"There are other methods aside from brute force,"Psyche responded, walking over to a computer while Wrath stood guard at the door.
"Well, it's the only option I have from my current position,"Lugia said.
"Point taken."
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"You made a bad mistake coming here, Element Knight,"the woman said."It'll be the last mistake you'll ever make."
"Yeah, that's what most two-bit bad guys say,"was my calm response."Or bad gal, in your case."I shrugged.
She fumed."In case you've forgotten, I'M the one with the advantage!"She held up the two high tech machine guns in her hands for emphasis.
"Riiiiiiight,"I said skeptically."In case you've forgotten, I can do this."I held an arm forward, my armor glowing silver as I manipulated the metal floor in front of me, creating a large steel barrier from it right in front of me. I leaned against it nonchalantly, looking at my guantleted hand boredly. I knew she couldn't see me at the moment, but I couldn't resist."Now, tell me: Who has the advantage?"
"Me,"I heard her say darkly, followed by the sound of a laser charging.
"Yuh oh."Eyes wide, I leapt up a split second before a laser peirced the barrier I had created, right where my head had been, no less. I quickly landed on all fours, then bounded to the right as she began firing a steady stream of laser bullets at me.
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I was grinnin' my head off as I ran towards the door, see? This had been the easiest and most rewarding job EVER!
Yeah, that's what I was thinking just before a bunch of drones started swarming in.
I froze, dropping my loot bag to the ground.
"...Awwwww, SHIT!"
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"And that should do it!"Anubis grinned as his Aura Sphere took out the last cannon.
"Heh, that wasn't too tough,"Fang said, landing next to the Lucario.
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...!"Zephyr continued to scream. No, he hadn't stopped. At all, which was REALLY pissing off the other two pokemon.
"Will you cut that out already?"Anubis asked angrily, glaring up at the mad creature.
"OOOO-IwishIcouldbutI'mstuck!-OOOOO...!"Zephyr responded. They couldn't help but snicker at that.
"Just get down here!"Fang shouted. Zephyr then floated down to the walkway, where Anubis immediately smacked him in the back of the head, finally causing him to stop.
"Thank you,"COREM said, exasperated and glad that he had control again.
"Why didn't you just stop him?"Anubis asked.
"Believe me, I tried,"COREM muttered, drooping slightly."Thankfully, he has gone into sleep mode. So, we should have a bit of peace for the moment."
"Thank Arceus,"the other two said in unison, sighing in relief.
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"There we are,"Psyche said, pushing one final key before the force field fell, freeing Lugia, who stretched his wings.
"Ahhhh, much better,"he said, cracking his long neck.
"Shall we take our leave?"Psyche asked.
Lugia nodded, descending to them."Definitely. I can only imagine the havoc the birds have caused without me to keep them in check."
"Actually, we've managed to calm them in your absence,"Psyche told him, causing Lugia to blink in surprise."In fact, we may very well have cured their marital problems indefinitely."
"Heh, I'll believe that when I see it,"Lugia muttered, rolling his eyes."Now, let's get out of here. I'll lead the way."He reared his head back and prepared a hyper beam.
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Either she was toying with me or she was a lousy shot, since I hadn't been hit yet. Not that it would have mattered. This armor was for more than show, after all. Once she had emptied another clip, I stopped to take a breather.
"So. What's your name?"I asked as if talking to a five year old.
"None of your business,"she growled, reaching for what was most likely a laser pistol at her hip. What was up with her and lasers?
"Mmm, I'm gonna call you Wendy,"I said calmly, nodding."You look like a Wendy to me."She growled at me angrily, which was what I was going for. I could be a serious jackass when I wanted to be.
She finally managed to ready her weapon and took aim at me. I positioned myself to jump at a moment's notice. We stared each other down, which was probably awkward for her, since she couldn't see my face.
Then something rather anti-climactic happened. A gigantic, yellow beam of energy tore through the wall to my right and her left, shooting right in between us and causing me to jump back in alarm.
'Looks like Psyche and Wrath got Lugia out,'I mused to myself as the beam died down.
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I blinked when the beam disappeared, showing that the rest of the drones had been scrapped. Raising an eyebrow, I peeked into the hole the beam had come from, praying my head wouldn't get blasted off. I saw Psyche and Wrath walking real calm-like towards me.
"Uhhhh,"I muttered, blinking.
"Ah, hello, Zapperton,"Psyche said to me."I assume you're wondering what made this gaping hole?"
I nodded."Uh huh."
"We've managed to free Lugia,"Wrath said."Well, technically, Psyche did, but that's not the point. Lugia is exiting this vessel as we speak."
"So, we're gettin' outta here, right?"I asked 'em. Psyche nodded."Good."
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"...You guys saw that too, right?"Fang asked after the beam disippated.
"Uh huh,"Anubis said.
"Indeed,"COREM said.
"Okay. Just wanted to know I wasn't the only one."
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"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?"Wendy screamed furiously, glaring down the hole the beam had made.
"My assumption would be Lugia,"I said sarcastically, walking behind her to look down the hole as well. To my surprise, I saw Zaps, Psyche, and Wrath moving down the hole.
"Hey, boss!"Zaps shouted, waving an arm."You won't BELIEVE how much loot I got!"I looked at Wendy, who was aiming her weapon at them. I quickly grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her back, causing her drop the weapon.
"Don't you dare do that again,"I growled fiercely.
"Who cares? They're just useless pokemon!"
She should NOT have said that.
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"Looks like they've busted out Lugia,"Zapdos said. He and the other two birds, along with Serenity and Jirachi, had just seen the massive beam blast through the side of the sub.
CRASH!
"And there he is,"Moltres remarked as the sea beast flew down to them.
"Are you alright, Lugia?"Articuno asked as he landed in front of them.
He paused."Yes, Articuno. I'm fine. Thank you for asking."
"What about Ken's team?"Moltres asked.
Lugia turned his head to look back at the ship."I'm sure they'll be out soon enough."
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Wendy grunted as she was thrown into the wall for the fourth time. She was covered in cuts and bruises. Chivalry was obviously the last thing on my mind at the moment.
"I think we're done here,"I said lowly, turning away from her and towards an opening that lead outside."Let's get out of here."The others followed me wordlessly. We landed on a walkway, where Anubis, Fang, and ZC were waiting.
"Hey, Ken!"Anubis said as they came up to us."We took care of all the weapons this thing had."
I nodded."Good job, you three. Now let's get off this damn thing."I jumped off towards the island, the others following. I spun at high speed, creating a massive whirlwind that slowed our descent considerably, giving Anubis and Zaps a soft landing. We walked up to the Legendaries and Serenity, who smiled at us.
"Nicely done!"Zapdos grinned at us.
"Now all we have to do is send that thing to the the bottom of the ocean,"Articuno said.
"I'll take care of that,"Lugia said, eyes glowing with power. He launched into the air, spinning like a top before diving into the ocean. The water began to rock the ship violently.
"We might want to take a few steps back,"I advised. Everyone did just that as the sub started tipping back and forth. Eventually, the waves caused the entire thing to capsize, creating a MASSIVE wave that surged towards us!
"Uh oh,"Anubis muttered, eyes wide.
"Anyone got any ideas?"Fang asked frantically.
Thinking quickly, I ran forward and thrust my arms into the water, my armor glowing blue as I concentrated.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"I heard someone shout. I said nothing as I focused my power on the water. I only hoped I had enough time for this to work before the wave destroyed half of Fire Island.
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"KEN, GET BACK!"Moltres shrieked.
"EVEN YOU CAN'T STOP A WAVE THAT BIG, BOSS!"Zaps shouted.
"KEN, PLEASE! RUN!"Serenity screamed. Ken growled, then roared as he swung his arms up, causing the water to surge upwards to create a massive, see-through wall of water.
"Whoa..."many of them said.
"PSYCHE! SERENITY! HELP ME HOLD THIS UP!"Ken roared."ARTICUNO AND ZC! HURRY UP AND FREEZE IT! QUICKLY!"Nodding, the two psychic pokemon held their arms up, implementing their psychic power to help hold up the massive water wall. Hesitating for only a split second, Articuno released a massive blizzard attack and COREM fired a powerful ice beam, gradually freezing the massive wall over. The others watched anxiously as the wave drew closer, hoping they could get it done in time. Just when it seemed the wave would batter them, they managed to freeze the wall entirely. The others managed to get back, but Ken fell to his knees, gasping for breath.
Zaps dashed over to him and grabbed him, pulling him back to where the others stood. As Ken sat down on the sand, they watched as the wave crashed into the wall with incredible force. For a split second, it seemed that the wall wouldn't hold. However, the wave fell back into the ocean where it belonged, causing them all to breathe out sighs of relief they didn't know they were holding.
Ken managed to smirk.'Enough irony for all of us.'He thought just before blacking out from energy loss, falling over. Zaps looked down at him.
"Boss? You okay?"he asked. He shook the human, getting no reaction."Boss? BOSS!"Everyone looked at him, moving over to them.
"What's wrong, Zaps?"Anubis asked.
"I think the Boss is down for the count, see?"Zaps muttered humorously. They all smiled down at the snoozing trainer, than heard a massive splash from the ocean. Alarmed, they all looked over to see Lugia flying over the massive wall of ice, giving them a regretful look.
"Where the heck were you?"Zapdos asked, annoyed.
"Sorry, I was still weak from my escape attempt,"Lugia said, landing on the beach."I had to rest after I wrecked the ship."He then noticed Ken lying on the ground and managed to smile."I saw what happened. Can't say I blame him for being tired, that was one heck of a show."
"Hey, what happened to that lady with the nasal problem?"Anubis asked. Lugia frowned at that.
"I'm afraid she got away in an escape pod,"he said.
"Ooh, Ken's not gonna like that,"Fang remarked. Psyche nodded.
"Yes, you should have seen how angry he was when she insulted Wrath and I,"he said.
"Well, I got something that'll cheer him real fast, see?"Zaps said with a grin, putting his loot bag on the ground."Take a look at this!"He opened the bag, revealing that it was stuffed with plenty of gold and a few precious jewels.
"WHOA!"many of them said.
"Where'd you get all this?"a stunned Anubis asked the Electivire.
"It was inside a room in that big ship, see?"Zaps told them."There was so much of it everywhere, I thought I'd faint!"
"There was really that much in there?"Lugia question. Zaps nodded."In that case, we've certainly dealt them a heavy blow. The Chrome Syndicate will be set back for quite a while from losing so much funding."
"Maybe now we will able to relax for a while, yet,"Wrath said. Anubis then fell over in the sand, arms crossed behind his head.
"Fine by me, I could use some R&R after that,"he said calmly. Following his example, the others decided to relax as well as the sun set over the Orange Islands, refracting through the ice wall to create a beautiful rainbow effect.
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End of Chapter
I'll bet you're wondering why I put part of this chapter in Zapperton's POV. I just wanted to give you all a little insight about how he thinks. As you can see, he truly sees Ken as his boss, as well as a good friend. You also know why he likes stealing so much.
Btw, can anyone guess what Ken's last thought was referring to?