Chapter 8
The lair
Well chapter 8 please R&R I hope you enjoy. Sprit week has come to my school that means homecoming….help me please! I hate being in a dress and my friend is determined to force me into one. *sigh* not like its special, dancing to music I don't like, looked at funny because I break character and try to enjoy myself…worst part is still the dress and make up. I can't believe she is making me go. *sigh* Thanks for reading. Anyway please enjoy.
Lance and I walked down the hall unsure of what would come. There were no trainers, guards, or any other form of security to block us.
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Lance asked me. I nodded.
"He is my father I can't live in fear of seeing him again." We continued down the hallway to tense to even attempt to break the silence. Until I took notice of the lack of life. in the bland dull hallway.
"Lance." I started. "don't you find it strange that there is no one was around, not even any guards? we don't seem to be reaching the end of this hallway anytime soon either." Lance froze at my observation.
"Your right." he began looking around more carefully.
"Is it normally like this?" I asked. His response sweet and simple sent shivers down my back.
"No." I was afraid he would say that. I thought we both looked up and spotted it at the same time. a small black camera hung every 10-20 yards or so.
"Lance?" I asked a bit nervously. But before he could respond the floor opened up beneath us and we went plummeting down into darkness. Our cries of surprise and shock lost in the empty hallway.
I am not sure how long we fell all I know is it was far. But oddly enough our landings weren't hard. The bottom came into view rising up quickly to meet us. Suddenly both Lance and I were surrounded in a purple light and our falling slowed to a near stop. I was near hysteria and looked around franticly. I saw the strange purple Pokémon focusing on us as we began to gently descend towards it. We landed gracefully on our feet beside it. no one else was around.
"Come with me." it said as it turned and began to lead us down a twisting maze of bland dimly lit hallways. I became aware it hadn't spoken. I leaned over and whispered it to Lance.
"Yes from that I was able to deduce it is mainly a physic Pokémon." He whispered back. "a common ability of physic types."
"I will assure you I am no common Pokémon." It stated.
"Exactly what kind of Pokémon are you? Who are you?"
"My name is Mew two."
"Where did you come from?" Lance asked suspiciously trying to gain more information.
"That data is classified." Lance gave an unhappy grunt before we stopped in front of a door. A purple light encased the handle and the door swung gently open. with one last untrusting look at Mew two Lance, Mew two and myself walked into the room. it was large and well lit unlike the hallways. A lone desk sat in front of the wall opposite the door and behind it a large red chair was turned away from us. Slowly the chair turned and a man faced us, my father, his prized Persian in his lap. His head was hung and partly hidden sinisterly in the shadows. He looked up at us and he suddenly didn't seem so menacing anymore. He studied us I could see a hurt look in his eye and I wanted to shrink into the floor, but I stood my ground.
"Claire," he said. "Please come home. Ruby and I miss you terribly."
"She isn't going to help you." Lance said harshly at him. my father turned his gaze to Lance more anger then I could comprehend; he never gave Ruby or me that look.
"My daughter has no need for a punk like you, Lance." He turned back to me. "Please Claire, don't listen to him. you aren't going to leave your own father for a boy you just met are you?" I swallowed unsure what to say. he was right. I couldn't. my father had raised me and my sister carefully kindly, he never let anything bad happen to us. Whether or not he was evil I was his daughter and I can't hate him just like how he can't hate me. I didn't respond and my heart began to race.
"Claire, I am sorry for what happened in Pewter city. I didn't know it was you. I never would have battled if I had known. Claire I just want what's best for you, and for Ruby." Lance stole a glance at me from the corner of his eye and could see my panic, my guilt. They both stared at me intently.
"Stop!" Lance declared. How dare you ask her to forgive you, the man who betray her, Her own father no less." Lance was angered and my father glared at him.
"This is none of your concern Lance and it would do you well to stay out of it." my father hissed. Lance took a step forward his Sapphire eyes bore into my father's.
"You say I am the one she doesn't need. You tell her I am the evil one here. But look at you Giovanni! You kept your life hidden from her. You kept her hidden from the world, from her family, and for what, your own selfish reasons." Lance said his anger rising.
"Don't talk of what you don't know." My father threatened his voice so cruel and strange I didn't recognize it.
"Stop it." I pleaded. Both of them turned to me their eyes softening. I looked up at Lance and told him. "I can't hate the man who raised me." My father looked proud and triumphantly smiled at Lance who seemed shocked and taken aback. Then I turned to my father. "But I won't betray the boy who showed me the truth either." my voice gaining some ground as I turned and looked into my father's shocked eyes. The smirk wiped clean off his face. They both stared at me. "and I don't support what you do father."
"It's for your own good, Claire." He coaxed as if talking to a child. "The more powerful I become the more power you can have, the more money, Pokémon, and power you shall inherit then you will run the company and earn even more strength and pass it down again." that hit a fuse.
"I DON'T WANT YOUR POWER!" I screamed. Father stared shocked at me as if the idea was preposterous. "I don't need money or power or anything like that! What your doing is wrong, father, why can't you see it?"
A hurt expression took my father. As he stopped stroking his precious Persian, I never liked that cat. Once when I was little I had tried to splash it with water and it tried to scratch me.
"Claire, you have to come home." My father said calmly no expression whatsoever leaking into his voice, his face looking away from me. I took a ½ step closer to Lance. And my father looked up at me and harshly said. "Claire you have to come home." it was more of a command then a question, his demanding voice one Ruby and I were scarcely familiar with. I swallowed and Lance stood up for me.
"She doesn't have to if she doesn't want to. She is of age and can leave for her Pokémon journey if she wants." Dad shot Lance a look of pure hate before softening and looking back at me.
"Claire, you don't know the world you are about to enter. You are nowhere near strong enough for it. coming home is your best choice."
"That very well may be, but I am ready for the challenge. If I don't try how will I ever get better?" I stated calmly, and looked at him. He snickered.
"So my little girl thinks she has grown up. very well I will give you a taste of what you may encounter. Claire do you except my challenge?" I solemnly nodded and took a step forward. Lance grabbed me gently by my shoulder and gave me a worried look.
"Let me fight him." he whispered. "I have defeated him a few times before, you aren't strong enough yet."
"No Lance I have to do this alone." I yanked out of his reach and stood face to face with my father leaving a good 30 feet open between us, the size of a normal battle field.
"Now Claire," my father said softly. "Please do not take it personally when you lose. I assure you I have nothing against you, I merely worry for you." His Persian leaped off of his lap and took its place to battle, its red ruby glistening in the light. The Ruby my sister was named for. I took a deep breath and picked up a pokeball Vulpix emerged. "I see you earned a few new Pokémon since I left, good for you. I am proud of you.
"Stop it." I said coldly. He looked at me shocked. "I heard what you said in Pewter city in the dark." The memory flashed vivid and piercing.
"So you are Lance's accomplice?" he threw the pokeball and a Pokémon I had never seen or heard of before emerged. "This is my mew two. You can use all your Pokémon and once if you like. But I am about to end you and Lance." I tried to talk tried to tell him who I was but a voice in the back of my head hissed at me not to and I threw out all my Pokémon. "This is it?" he asked. "A mere Evee, Vulpix, Ponyta, and Pidgeotto? I will make this quick." And in 1 swift move from the "mew two" all but Vulpix who the attack had missed, fainted.
Father looked at me disappointed as if he had expected me to forget, to forgive him. A look of deep sorrow crossed his face. I took another breath before calling.
"Vulpix flame thrower!" Vulpix unleashed a large stream of fire at Persian. But Persian was gone. I blinked and looked around startled and saw it off to the side completely avoided the flame thrower.
"Persian quick attack." Father said calmly and the Persian rammed into Vulpix so fast I almost didn't see it. I was shocked at its speed and the force sent Vulpix flying through the air. I stared in shock for a moment before Vulpix shakily stood up.
"Come on Vulpix hang in there." I called as Vulpix prepared to attack. "quick attack, now." Vulpix ran and tried to get behind Persian but Persian was just too fast.
"Scratch." Father ordered and Persian batted at Vulpix with its sharp nails leaving a mark on Vulpix's side. Vulpix tried to get up refusing to lose but I knew she had enough.
"Vulpix return." I muttered as my pokeball flashed her in with a red light. I grabbed another one. If its speed he wants then its speed he'll get. "Evee I chose you!" I called as Evee appeared in a blaze of red. "Quick attack!" I called and Evee moved so fast she seemed to disappear. Persian looked around confused as Evee appeared behind her and BAM rammed her in the side. I watched as my father's jaw tighten.
"Persian cut." He demanded and the lioness raised her deadly claw on Evee.
"Evee doge and come back with a head butt." I called as Evee evaded. Persian momentarily lost her balance without the impact and looked around. Evee seemed to materialize in front of her and rammed her right in the head. the Persian stumbled back a few steps.
"Persian tackle!" dad called his voice growing in anticipation.
"Evee don't give it a window to attack use slash!" Evee dashed forward and jumped at the large cat, her claws waving over its face. The Persian stumbled and Evee rammed into its side forcing it to fall over unconscious.
"Near impossible." Giovanni said shocked. I heard Lance laugh lightly behind me. Dad called out another Pokémon as Persian returned to a pokeball I had never seen father's Persian in a pokeball before. A golem emerged and dad told it. "Rage," Quickly It pulled in its head and arms and rolled at Evee. Evee was to slow and the rock slammed into her, sending Evee flying. She slammed into the wall and fainted I fumbled with the poke balls until Evee returned and Ponyta took her place. Golem barreled towards her and Ponyta jumped 4 feet into the air over golem unharmed. I breathed a sigh of relief but golem just came back.
"Stomp." I ordered and Ponyta jumped and landed on its stone but it threw her off and even though it left golem unhurt Ponyta was injured and before she could get up golem rammed into her fainting her. I returned her and sent out Pidgeotto my last hope. But it was wasted. Pidgeotto couldn't get close enough to attack golem while he was in rage, and fainted in one attack. After I returned all my Pokémon Lance rushed up to my side I could see how tense he was his hand gently resting on his pokeball. He was standing right beside me protectively, ready to pull me into the safety within his cloak. Father looked at him angrily before looking sympathetically at me.
"Claire, I told you that you couldn't win. The world out there is dangerous and I just want what's best for you. Please understand and come home." I shook my head and his eyes widened. His tone turned more demanding as he firmly told me. "Claire you are coming home." it was still gentle compared to how he had talked to Lance but still deep and commanding. I set my fetchers and shook my head.
"I need to explore the world I can't be kept home forever." Lance said.
"Come on Claire, we are leaving." He took me by the hand and gave my father one last glance as he headed for the door.
"NO, CLAIRE! GET BACK HERE!" father yelled I had only heard his yell like that once when Ruby and I had broken a glass bird that apparently held memories of our mom and he got angry and now I can tell I am in some deep trouble. instinctively I froze and Lance stepped between me and my father and told him. a threatening edge sinking into his voice.
"You can't keep us here we are leaving." Dad growled and Lance wrapped his arm around me and quickly led me to the door. Father waved his hand and new Pokémon teleported between us and the door.
"No you are not going anywhere." Lance glared at him menacingly and said.
"What can you do? Challenge me? I have defeated you before and you are not strong enough to keep us here by force now stand down before this gets out of hand." Lance gently pushed me behind him even though it was closer to the new Pokémon. I watched fearfully then my father responded calmly as if knowing something we did not.
"That was before Lance. Now I have this." he gestured towards the new Pokémon.
"What kind of Pokémon is it?" Lance asked trying to information. "Where did it come from?" he eyed it suspiciously.
"This is my Mew two. You have never found it in the wild before because I created it. you are familiar with Mew?" he asked as he typed something into a keypad hidden in his desk and the wall beside him lit with a picture and status of a small purple-pink Pokémon with a long tail. Lance swallowed. "I have cloned him to create a better even more powerful, Pokémon, mew two."
"We are leaving." Lance said I could see worry forming in his eyes as he turned towards me, towards the door, towards the mew two. The Mew two didn't move wouldn't let us pass.
"Mew two why are you listening to him?" Lance asked.
"He has promised to tell me my destiny my purpose."
"What!" Lance cried out shocked. "HE TRICKED YOU! HE LIED!" he doesn't know your fate!" Mew two looked at my dad suspiciously.
"Wrong Lance," dad said. "He lives to serve me that is his destiany. All pokemon live to serve me!" Lance became enraged but Mew two even more so. A purple glow engulfed the room and the walls began to crumble.
"I LIVE FOR NO HUMAN!"