Location: Several Miles off the South coast of Sinnoh
"O.K. listen up, this is whats happening."
My strike force and I were flying in on a CAC99 aircraft, commonly know as a Fearow for a quick snatch and grab mission. Our target was a war prison near Twinleaf Town in the Sinnoh. Break into the prison and evac URP prisoners quickly and safely was our mission. I had been debriefed by General Redfern, and I knew this was an important assignment. But, I had another reason to break into this prison. If Gary was right, then Brock was in there.
18 Hours Earlier
"Gentleman we have an important mission for you", General Redfern said.
Gary, me, and several other officers, were seated listening to the General discuss our plan. Gary was seating next to me listening intensely, but I was still thinking about the rumor.
Gary Oak at this time was a captain, much to my annoyance. Whenever we were in public, I had to address him as "Captain Oak". He always made sure to rub it in. Gary had gotten the rank of lieutenant when he joined the URP military thanks to his relations to Professor Oak.
"Brings me to explain how we got this information." the General's voice snapping me out of my thoughts.
General Redfern was pointing to some photos of what looked like a fortress.
"Our spy Wingulls catch these photos five days ago in the Sinnoh region." he explained. Pokemon had become more than just war machines. They also were used for spying and watching the enemy unnoticed. Some pokemon had also been used as suicide bombs.
"Now intel reports that this building," Redfern pointed to the fortress, "is in fact a prison, housing two hundred to five hundred URP soldiers. My first thought was a rescue mission to save these poor bastards, but Mr. President had a much better idea. Capturing this prison will be the first step of an invasion of Sinnoh."
Wait? Did he just say "invasion of Sinnoh"?
"Sir," I raised my hand, "did I hear you right, because it sounded like you said, we were going to invade the Sinnoh region."
"I did Lieutenant Ketchum."
"But sir, it took us ten years just to take half of Hoenn. A full-scale invasion would be even more difficult."
The General shrugged, "President Crosby sees it as a way to end this war early. If we invade Sinnoh, the ASHR will moves some of their forces from Hoenn to defend Sinnoh. The ASHR will be fighting on two fronts, that gives us a better chance of success."
I had to admit that was a good argument.
"Now here is the battle plan," he got one of his datapads and brought up a hologram of the prison. "Fifty Fearow gunships will deploy from the fleet.
A cluster of Fearow appeared on the holopad. "These gunships will be all the support you'll get, till you take the base. Establish a secure presence in the base and reinforcements and air support will be sent. Any questions?"
"Just one sir," I said "Are there any towns nere why that might have civilians."
"Only one, the prison is half a click from a town called Twinleaf Town."
Present Time
"Coming up on the prison in fifteen seconds." our pilot called to us.
"Alright," I said, "wingsuits ready, prepare to bail out."
The Type 5 Dragonite wingsuit made getting to the ground a lot easier. Parachutes had now become backup, encase the wingsuits failed.
"Ten sec-, WHAT THE HELL?" the co-pilot screamed.
I rushed to the cockpit, just in time to see one of our Fearows get hit. The gunship catch fire before exploding. An orange beam shot up and hit another gunships; destroying it.
"Hyper Beams." I yelled, "Bailout bailout!
The hatch opened and we jumped out. As I glided out, I turned and looked back at the Fearow, as it was destroyed by a Hyper Beam.
Talk about close.
"Deploy Charizards." I ordered through the coms. I gripped a pokeball from my belt and released Charizard. Several of my comrades did the same around me. Charizards had become powerful allies during the war, they were used for air support and live flamethrowers. Few enemies could with stand their flames.
The ground came into view and so did the prison. A we got closer; several of my men and Charizards were zapped by electric attacks, coming for the prison's walls.
"Get to the ground," I ordered, "We're easy target in the air."
We landed down by the wall of the prison, near the main gate. A demolition team was already planting explosion on the gate.
"Ready when you are sir." one of them said.
I nodded, "Blow it."
The gate flew apart as the explosives detonated.
"Alright, move in."
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Taking the base wasn't to difficult. There were few guards and security pokemon; in which most surrendered after we broke through the gate. The ones that didn't, we quickly took care of.
The prisoners had been release and were flooding the courtyard of the prison. Some looked happy that we had come, while others just looked plain tired. I searched the crowd looking for Brock, but it was impossible with this many people.
"Lieutenant Ketchum." a corporal ran up to me. "Captain Oak has asked that you come with me to Twinleaf Town. We have the town surrounded and now we are checking the houses for ASHR soldiers."
"O.K., lead the way."
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Fifteen minutes later I was in Twinleaf Town. Gary was sitting on the hood of a Humvee, looking at the crowd of civilians that had been rounded up in the town square. I was about to talk to him, before the sound of yelling caught my attention.
"Let go of me you URP thugs." yelled a girl's voice. Out of a house right next to me, two soldiers were pulling a girl out of the house. Each one had one of her arms held, as they tried to pull her out, but she was putting up a fight.
"Hey," I yelled, "let her go."
I walked up to them to get a better look, but stopped dead in my tracks. That girl looked very familiar. She was a bluenette and was several inches shorter than me, but...it couldn't.
"Dawn?"
The girl looked up at me and gasped.
"Ash."
A/N: Sorry this chapter sucked. I'm having a bit of a dry spell. If you have any good ideas for my story, please PM them to me. Later.