Posting another chapter unusually early.
Lance slowly woke, looking at his surroundings. He was in a small room and tied up. The room had little in it, but form the vibe the walls gave off of fear and pain, he knew this was an old lab that was hidden in the forest. His Pokemon were still with him, too.
Was this some kind of joke? Who kidnapped a person, took them to a "secret" place they already knew about, and didn't take away their Pokemon? Not only that, his hands weren't tied behind his back. Were a bunch of idiots pretending to be Team Rocket trying to scare him up to this? He hit at the knot, loosening it.
The door to the room opened, letting dim light stream in. Lance narrowed his eyes at seeing the former Team Rocket Admin Second-In-Command. "What do you want, Gray?"
"Nothing much. I'm sure you were told I need you for a project. It concerns a Pokemon called Latios." He walked in front of Lance, smirking. Shadows covered his eyes.
"Don't waste time telling me about a Pokemon I already know of."
"That makes it much easier, than. I need for you to find and tame it."
Lance remained expressionless. "Make me."
Gray frowned. "You will help me."
"Give me a good reason."
"To get revenge on Giovanni."
"I thought it was you that betrayed Team Rocket by trying to turn everyone against him."
"I would have saved those members. Look, either you will help me or I will have to force you."
"Pokemon Hypnosis doesn't work on me. You tried that the last time you asked me to get a Pokemon for you. A Weedle, wasn't it?"
Gray ignored that and laughed softly. "Always try to be a few steps ahead, don't you? Not this time." He pulled an object out of his pocket, taking the cover off.
"You think a little needle is a threat? I know it won't kill me; you need me alive."
"It's made from the nectar of the Viridian Forest Flower." His smile widened at Lance twitching uncomfortably at the name. "Face this or find Latios."
"You want to find It, don't you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." His poorly masked expression and tone said otherwise. Of course Gray did, why else would he want to capture him? If he managed to control It…. Distracted by those thoughts, Lance didn't notice Gray moving closer.
Lance flinched as the content of the needle was injected into his shoulder. The nectar at least didn't have the sedative affects the scent and pollen did. Instead it – Dang it.
He glared up at Gray.
"What? You were taking too long. I'll be back in a few hours. Be ready to help find Latios." He left, closing the door behind him.
Yeah right. Lance finished loosening to knot and untied the rope that bound his feet together. He stood up and checked the door, finding it unlocked.
Maybe Gray had been kicked out of Team Rocket just for not being that bright at times. No one was around and there were no security cameras. Not only that, he'd been "locked" in a room just a short distance away from the exit. A voice in the back of his mind whispered "this is too easy" as he escaped. Whether it was easy or just luck, he didn't know or really care at the moment. He had to get well out of there before- just a meter or so before the safety of the dense clusters of trees he was hit by an intense dizzy spell just before passing out.
I have chapter three fully written, too. I might post that tomorrow. I'm still working on chapter four.