Turn 03: Attack on Striaton
Location: Striaton City
Time: 7:02 PM August 5th
Condition: Night
Lelouch washed his face in the bathroom sink. Grabbing a nearby towel he dried his face and put on a simple shirt. When he looked in the mirror, in the corner, he almost thought he saw that woman from Nimbasa, the one who gave him these powers. He quickly turned to find that he was all alone in his room. He didn't have time to ponder too much on that girl, if he wanted to continue with his plans.
He walked over to his room and took out the town map he had. He stared at the map with great vigor, taking note of every little landmark and facet it had to offer him. The four Plasma Grunts he saved back at Nimbasa were hiding at the desert resort in between Nimbasa and Castelia City, reportedly two of the most Rocket Infested cities in Unova. They were trapped in the dead center of enemy territory.
Just outside of Nimbasa, Team Rocket's control wasn't quiet as absolute; Driftveil and Opelucid would be prime locations as Team Rocket's presence had been completely dispatched with in those areas. The danger would be if they attracted the attention of the Gym Leaders there. It would be a good place to train but not to make their first move.
It had been a long time, but he still knew the movements Team Rocket were be likely to use. He had made sure to keep good record of all of Team Rocket's activities; he didn't know he'd actually be using them like this though.
There was a knock at the door to Lelouch's room. "One second please." Lelouch cried. After putting everything away he ran up to the door and opened it. "Oh, Kyouhei, I thought you went to sleep."
"I did, sort of. Mind if I come in?" Kyouhei asked before Lelouch nodded. Kyouhei took a few steps in and Lelouch closed the door. "But I was thinking about what you said, and I just wanted to say that I'm sorry."
"Sorry?" Lelouch seemed a little confused. "Sorry for what?"
"I know that remembering a friend hurt is painful. And by asking about it, I could imagine it feeling like I just opened an old wound." Kyouhei explained.
"Don't be." Lelouch told him. "You weren't the one who did those things to Nunnally. So far as I'm aware you've never treated your pokémon like that so you have nothing to be sorry for. Having memories being dug up every once and a while is simply one of the things I've had to face in life, besides it's not like you intended to do it. Although whenever I think about it, I don't think I'll ever be able to stand people who treat pokémon like objects to be used."
"Is that why, you left the Kanto League?" Kyouhei asked. Lelouch's eyes widened at the question. "Don't think I came here just to drop off that pokémon."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Lelouch played innocent.
"You can't fool me, Lelouch vi Britannia." Kyouhei stated. "You were once a legend in the Pokémon League. The so called 'Black Prince of Team Rocket,' a Pokémon League Champion at the tender age of eight years old, no one has done that before or since. You were so successful that some people suspected that your father was buying your victories for you but anyone who knew anything about your relationship with him knew that wasn't true."
"If he was really a Kanto League Champion wouldn't it make more sense if he was there instead?" Lelouch suggested.
"Yes, but during a voyage from Kanto to Johto the ship he was on sunk, no one was reported dead except for the young champion, whose body was never found." Kyouhei glared intently at Lelouch as he finished his theory. "I think that you somehow orchestrated it in order to get away from the life that you hated so much. Once you hit land in Unova you toddled into town half dead when the Day-Care Couple found you and took you in out of the kindness of your heart. Unova would be the perfect place for a Dead Kanto Champion to disappear, no one here would know enough to even put two and two together."
"I nice theory, but with no proof it, like the ship you've just mentioned, sinks to the bottom of the ocean." Lelouch told him. "Why does it matter to you anyways?"
"Because, I'm just like you." Kyouhei explained taking out his wallet. He flipped it open and on the top flap was a platinum badge labelled 'International Police, Rank SS'. Below that was an official card showing his general information. "I've been sent by my organization to stop the recent growth in Team Rocket activity."
"And you think I had something to do with it?" Lelouch asked.
"No, but I think that you can help me." Kyouhei explained. "Besides, I like to show off my badge to everyone I get the chance to."
"I'm, sorry, you've got the wrong guy, I'm just Lelouch Lamperouge." He insisted.
"Well." Kyouhei started until suddenly the lights turned black. "What's going on?"
"I don't know, I don't think we're behind on our electric payments." Lelouch said looking out the window. "It looks like everyone's lights are out."
"I'm going to go check it out." Kyouhei said heading out of the room. Lelouch followed him out to the streets.
There saw a handful of Team Rocket members standing in the center of town. One of them held up a megaphone to his mouth and started to speak. "Citizens of Striaton City, we is Team Rocket. We're looking for a group of Plasmas. If you cooperate, we'll leave you alone, but if you try anything we'll make sure you pay."
"Team Rocket." Lelouch muttered.
"Stay here." Kyouhei said. "I'm going to see if I can do something."
"But, you don't know what they'll do to you." Lelouch told him. "They might kill you."
"I've got to do something." Kyouhei told him taking out a poké-ball. "Besides I can take care of myself, don't worry about me."
"If you say so." Lelouch said heading inside.
"Thanks for understanding." Kyouhei said to himself before sneaking off to where the Rockets stood.
"Don't worry Kyouhei." Lelouch muttered to himself while heading off to back to the day-care center. "You won't be alone."
Rocket grunts were going from building to building looking to see if anyone was hiding out in them. They weren't having any luck in finding whoever they were looking for. Kyouhei turned around when he heard a cry. A couple of Rockets were pestering a young lady who was just caught before she could get to her home. Getting closer he realized that it was Shirley. Walking up behind him Kyouhei's dewott grabbed one of the shells hanging from her waist.
"We've got to stop them." Kyouhei told him and the dewott nodded. "Here, hide in my jacket, I'll get up close to them and you can knock them out before they release their pokémon."
The dewott leapt into Kyouhei's arms and he stashed her in his jacket. Kyouhei then walked up to them grabbing their attention. "Hay, leave her alone!"
One of the Rockets gave an unworried expression before shoving Shirley onto the ground. He and the rest of the grunts started towards him. "Leave her alone? We were just asking the little lady a couple of questions. Speaking of which I've got a few for you."
"Oh really?" Kyouhei asked as they surrounded him. He made sure they were completely around him before he did anything. "Mako, use Water Pulse!"
Leaping into the air from Kyouhei's jacket she launched a ring of water she formed with her shells. It flew at great speed knocking the grunts out cold while leaving Kyouhei completely unharmed.
One of the grunts just out of range and started to pull out one of his poké-balls. Kyouhei then quickly pulled out a stun gun and zapped him making him fall to the ground. Kyouhei then pulled out a police badge frowning at the grunt. "Kyouhei Tanaka of the International Police, you're all under arrest."
"You're a police officer?" Shirley's eyes widened at the realization.
Kyouhei smiled pulling out a rose from his jacket. "You're under arrest too young miss, for stealing my heart." He winked at her and his dewott just shook her head.
"Whaat?" Shirley gasped.
Suddenly there was a ringing sound and Kyouhei checked his X-Transceiver but nothing was on it. "Yours?" He asked, Shirley but she shook her head. He then followed the sound to his own bag and pulled out the pink transceiver he found in it.
He put it on his other wrist and accepted the call. "Hello, this is Kyouhei."
"Um, hello." The voice on the other line sounded kind of timid. Oddly unlike most transceiver calls there was no face on his screen.
"Hi." Kyouhei wasn't sure how to respond.
"Uh, my name is Ruri, I believe you have my x-transceiver." He could tell from the voice that it was a girl probably about fourteen years old.
"Yeah, that's this one right." Kyouhei deduced.
"I'm calling from a co-worker's transceiver." Ruri told him. "It's an older model so it only has audio."
"Oh I see." Kyouhei snapped his fingers.
"Anyways, I'm on break right now." Ruri explained. "Would you mind bringing it in front of the Nimbasa Theme Park?"
"Wait a second." Kyouhei stopped her. "It's almost nine PM and you're telling me you're just getting your break right now?"
"My schedule is kind of hectic so a spare moment like this is sort of rare." Ruri told him. "It's kind of a drag really. But anyways you think you can make it?"
"Um," Kyouhei groaned while looking at the ring Rocket Grunts currently on the floor around him. "Now's not the best time actually."
"Really?" Ruri sounded disappointed.
"Yeah, I'm kind of in Striaton City right now so you're break will probably be over by the time I have a moment to get over there." Kyouhei explained. "Is there another time?"
"Not really." Ruri told him. "Again my schedule's hectic so I don't know when the next time I'll get a break like this."
Kyouhei sighed. "Sorry, I just can't make it right now. Feel free to call me again when you get the chance though."
"Okay." She sounded really depressed.
"Hay you." Kyouhei heard a couple of Rocket Grunts from across the street.
"Crap." Kyouhei said then quickly turned to the transceiver. "Listen, sorry about your transceiver, hope we can meet sometime, bye." Click. "Come on, Let's get moving!"
Kyouhei grabbed Shirley from off the ground and started carrying her away. "Mako, use water pulse again."
It nodded and sent the ring of water blasting at the grunts and their pokémon. Kyouhei pulled open one of the doors and quickly threw Shirley inside before slamming it. He then ran up to Mako and stood by her side preparing for the oncoming Rockets.
Each of the Grunts had a raticate, golbat, or some other pokémon standing beside them. He was outnumbered four to one, there was no way he was going to beat these guys with a single NFE. Seeing no other choice Kyouhei pulled out another poké-ball. "Time to call in the enforcer, go Riley."
After a flash of energy a large eagle like pokémon appeared. It had red feathers on its back and a shade of dark blue feathers on its front. The feathers on its head had grown out so far that it looked like a white lions main. It was a braviary. It stretched out its wings and screeched at its enemies as they started to surround it before taking off into the air.
"Riley use Sky Drop, Mako use swords dance." Kyouhei told them. Mako lifted both her shells skyward and they began to glow while Riley swooped down and grabbed one of the raticates. The other two Raticates tried to grab onto the braviary and attack but were just barely not fast enough. The Golbat swooped down and tried to get Mako with a Poison fang, it had done damage but it wasn't terrible.
"Mako, are you poisoned?" Kyouhei asked and Mako shook her head. "Good then use Razor Shell."
Falling from the sky one of the raticates landed harshly and was knocked out cold. Mako then leapt forward drawing both her shells as sharp water blades started to extend from the shells. She slashed with one shell first then the second sending the Golbat plummeting towards the ground.
While Mako was sheathing her shells the raticates both tackled her to the ground. "Crap, Riley quick use brave bird!" Riley then swooped down becoming imbued with energy it blasted right on through the two pokémon sending them flying in opposite directions. Riley shook his head after the blow, the attack had obviously taken its toll on him.
"Hmm, I guess raticate really can learn fly." Kyouhei smiled.
Each of the Rockets returned their pokémon and whipped out another batch of pokémon. This time they were all Golbats with the exception to their leader who had an Ursaring, sky drop wouldn't work on them and brave bird would only weaken Riley, he couldn't rely on Mako, she was too fresh to the battlefield. As he thought more and more Rockets seemed to surrounding him and unleashing their golbats. He was beaten. The leader of the regiment of Rockets here stepped forward. "Surrender now, or prepare to die."
Kyouhei was about to start raising his hands up in defeat before suddenly a sandstorm appeared from nowhere. "Kyouhei Tanaka of the International Police, do you presume to surrender so quickly." They all looked up to see where the sound coming. Following the sound they saw a man standing a top a nearby building. It was a little difficult to see but they make him out perfectly. It was Lelouch.
"Who the heck are you?" The Rocket commander demanded.
"I am Lelouch vi Britannia!" He whipped an arm to the side commanding their attention. "Ally to those who have no power."
"Think your funny do you? The Black Prince died almost a decade ago." The Rocket seemed to be calling on his bluff while stepping forward.
"Do you really challenge me." Lelouch gave a slight grin.
"Yes." The commander said proudly before pointing a finger at him. "Go on guys get that punk!"
The golbats did as commanded and headed straight for Lelouch. He began to laugh a little. "You've fallen right into my trap!" The Golbats simply started to fall from the sky knocked unconscious by some invisible force.
"What the heck?" The rocket cried in shock.
"Hehahaha," Lelouch was now laughing, openly mocking them. The fool didn't even realize I had Ohgi set up stealth rock before I revealed myself, and I used the sandstorm to make them almost invisible as well as damage them up a little before the grand reveal. Lelouch thought to himself as he looked down on the Rocket Grunts below him. "Perhaps you will think twice before challenging me again. After all I am the king of all Pokémon!"
"Screw you! Ursaring, use Hyper Beam!" The Rocket Commander pointed at Lelouch. Ursaring fired a massive beam of purple energy when suddenly a green energy field appeared in front of Lelouch protecting him from the attack. A rock then flew at the Ursaring from behind Lelouch hitting both it and the Rocket Commander.
"Anyone else wish to challenge me?" Lelouch asked the rest of them. The rest of the grunts all retrieved their pokémon before fleeing the scene.
Kyouhei returned his pokémon as well before looking up at Lelouch. "Thank you, Lelouch-san."
Lelouch looked at him. "You're welcome." Was all he said before the sandstorm enveloped him and disappeared along with it.
"Wait, where are you going?" Kyouhei asked.
"Are you sure you're going to just leave everyone here behind?" Ohgi asked.
"I have no choice. The longer I stay here and do nothing, the more Team Rocket will grow stronger and bolder." Lelouch said stuffing the last of his stuff in his bag. "I'm leaving this note here explaining that I have decided to go on a journey. The old lady has been begging me to go on a journey for years now, I'm sure she and her husband won't mind."
"But won't it be dangerous to go alone?" Ohgi asked. "I mean, no offense but you wouldn't have been able to do what you just did without me."
"I'm sure I'll find another pokémon along the way with my kind of ideals." Lelouch explained. "Besides I will be leading that group from before."
"Those Team Plasma Grunts?" Ohgi clarified.
"Yes." Lelouch confirmed.
"Well someone's gotta watch you're back." Ohgi told him. "I'm coming with you."
Lelouch sighed before going to his farewell note and scribbling something at the bottom. "What are you writing?"
"P.S. Ohgi's coming with me." Lelouch read it.
"Alright then." Ohgi said. "Should we get going then?"
"Of course." Lelouch agreed heading off into the distance. Ohgi hopped along beside him as they set off.
Next Time: Escape from Nimbasa City!
Author Notes: You know it was originally my intention to have Lelouch put on the mask and charade as N to lead Team Plasma, but at the suggestion of one of my wonderful reviewers I changed it so he won't run around "dressed up like street performer" as they phrased it. I thought it'd be hard to do but it was actually pretty easy to change one of the core ideas of the story.
And with that I will once again beg the audience to review! It really does help me out when you review and I obviously read them so don't be afraid to point out something that bothers you because it'll only make the story better and you never know, I may just wind up adding your suggestion to the story. Thanks again!
~Sinister