Chapter 17 A Look Into the Past! Rusty Reveals His Tale!
Rusty and Ike took Eliza to an abandoned house that looked like it was flooded in due to some mold spots and a few holes that some Sandshrews possibly burrowed in. they had handcuffs on Eliza's wrists and ankles so she wouldn't escape.
"I guess we have to wait for them to come back after the fight." Ike said.
Rusty nodded.
"You're pretty silent, something wrong? Is it about our kidnapping Miss Elm?" Ike asked.
"It's nothing, just leave me alone all right?" Rusty asked.
"All right, I will, I am heading out to keep watch anyways." Ike answered and left the house.
Eliza stood silent as Rusty came into the room where she was being held. He sat down on the ground and saw that she was trembling a little.
"You scared or something?" he asked.
"N-no…" she answered and saw that he stared at her. "Okay, I am, scared of you and your team."
He sighed and said, "Don't be, this is just a thing we had to do."
"Had to do? You almost killed me! On top of that, my shoulder might be shattered all thanks to your handcuffing my wrists behind me!" she yelled.
"It's really injured?" he asked.
"Of course, your buddy Ike id injure it that night!" Eliza answered.
"Let me look at it." He said and went over and turned on a flashlight and looked at the brace and said, "Nothing, it is still holding up pretty well."
She went silent again.
"Just hang on until we meet up with the leader." Rustysaid and sat back down.
After a few moments of silence, Eliza finally asked, "Why are you back on the team?"
"What?" he asked.
"You remembered being a part of Aqua, so I'm guessing you might've remembered how you joined." She said.
"I did, actually." He answered.
"tell me then." She said.
"Sure, if you wanted to hear after what had happened in Lake Valor."
She nodded.
"Well, I should start with that I used to be from Slateport City in Hoen." He started.
A young rusty was running around the city with a Zurill, which was his pet, with a backpack on his back and heading for a bait shop where he found his parents.
"Hey mom! Hey dad! I am back home from school!" he exclaimed.
"Welcome home Rusty! Change out of your uniform." His mother said.
"Okay!" he exclaimed and went upstairs and did so.
They went bback downstairs and had a snack.
"How was school today?" his mother asked.
"It was fun, but someone named Archie came by." He answered.
"Archie?" his father asked.
His mother went silent.
"What is it Helena?" his father asked.
"Rusty,do you know why he was there?" she asked.
"I think he was talking about some kind of Pokemon he is looking for and a few kids for some kind of team and wondering what team is it." He answered.
"Listen Rusty, don't go near him when he comes around again." She answered.
"Why?"
"He is a bad man."
"Okay! Can I go outside and play with Zuzu?"
"Sure." She answered.
"Yay! Come on Zuzu!"
Zurill followed him outside.
"What was that all about?" his father asked.
"That man is forming a team that is trying to drown this region with the Pokemon known as Kyogre. I heard about this while I was getting new bait and I was worried for Rusty and how he might be influenced in joining the team."
"He won't, our kid is a great kid and he cares for Pokemon unlike Giovanni's team does."
She nodded as she saw Rusty and Zurill play around.
Little did they know, I did join butt I didn't get influenced by Archie and his new team, he did something a bit worse.
A twelve year old Rusty with slightly longer hairstyle walked to the shop carrying a package that his parents had ordered for the shop. Zuzu, now a Marill, walked behind him. When he arrived, he saw the house was empty.
"Mom? Dad? Where are you?" he asked and walked around the house and into the shop where he saw it was empty and ransacked. "Mom! Dad!"
He ran out with Zuzu ran after him and they found his parents going up against two people who had water Pokemon with their Delcatty and Zangoose. He saw the water Pokemon take them down.
"Return Paw!" his mother yelled.
"Return Zags!" his father yelled.
Both Pokemon were returned.
"Mom! Dad!" Rusty yelled as he ran over.
"rusty stay right there!" his mother yelled.
"Never thought we would meet again rusty." He heard and turned to see Archie.
Rusty froze in place.
"Rusty get away from him!" his father yelled.
"Why not come with me? Team Aqua is an awesome team to be with." Archie said.
Rusty's eyes went wide.
"Rusty!" his mom yelled and ran over to him.
"Helena no!" his dad yelled.
"Stand your ground!" one of the members yelled and stabbed her with his sword.
She screamed.
"No mom!" Rusty yelled.
"Helena!" his dad yelled. "You bastard! Rusty take him out!"
Rusty heard him and ran inside and took the Pokeball he had in his room and came out and threw it and a Staryu, a Pokemon his uncle gave him from his travels in Kanto, and yelled, "Staryu use bubble!"
His Staryu hit the Aqua members with the attack.
"what the hell?" one of the members asked.
"Now dad!" Rusty yelled.
His dad nodded and took his mom and ran back to the house.
Rusty rejoined them a few minutes later after searching for any other members. His father came downstairs after making sure his mother was taken care of.
"Is she alright?" he asked.
"She will be, she is just resting." He answered.
Zuzu came over and rubbed against his leg. He petted her.
"Is there any other members out there?"
"No, it looks like they disappeared when Staryu used his bubble."
"Good, at least we can sleep easily tonight."
"Speak again!" they heard and saw Archie reappear.
"I thought you ran off!"
"I did, but ran in here," Archie answered with a smirk, "too bad your wife is down, I hope she feels a lot better."
"Why would I want your sympathy when you almost took my son? Why would you want him?"
"because he has a lot of potential in the team and will help us flood this region!"
"How could you do something like that when we already live in peace with the Pokemon that live in this region?"
"Dad, stop it."
"Huh?"
Rusty walked over to Archie and said, "Look, I don't like your objectives but I will join it."
"What the hell Rusty? You can't do this!"
"I have to, I don't want you to get hurt nor mom even more." He answered.
"Marill!"
"take care of them Zuzu." Rusty told her and joined Archie.
"You made a ggreat choice kid." Archie told him and they left.
I might have made a great choice, but later on that choice wasn't so great when we finally met Kyogre and our leader was under its control and we had to free him from the orb and fail with our goals and then went after trainers and their Pokemon. We even almost killed them with ourfierce battle tactics. Then there was the point when I got sick of it all.
"What? You think our actions are too brutal?" Archie asked.
A sixteen year-old Rusty was standing in front of him and said, "Yes, all we did was almost kill people and their Pokemon for no other goals! It is not right!"
"How dare you bring this upon me!" Archie yelled.
"I am telling you the truth! We are as bad as Team Rocket even Magma!"
One of the members hit him and yelled, "How dare you compare us to those bastards!"
"Now, now John, let him speak." Ike said from behind.
"Why would I? He is nothing but a trouble maker!" John yelled.
"Enoguh you two," Shelly said. "Rusty, we need you and your battle skills in order to take out anyone who stands in our way."
Rusty got up and said, "No, you don't..Starmie!"
His Pokeball opened up and it came out.
"Use mist!"
Starmie let it outt and it fogged the whole entire hideout and he returned Starmie and he ran out.
"Where the hell did he go!" one of the members yelled.
Rusty ran down the hall when he saw Ike standing in the way with his Octillery and Walrain.
"And where do you think you're going?" he asked.
Rusty gasped.
"I am getting out of here, so get out of the way!" Rusty yelled and sent out his Starmie.
The Pokemon started to fight with both Octillery and Walrain winning a bit until the rest of Aqua catching up and started to beat on Rusty.
After the fight, I was unconscious and ended up here in Cannilave with Starmie, who left me on the beach and I met Sparkplug.
Rusty saw the Raichu and petted it.
"Good Pokemon.." he said and closed his eyes again.
"Raichu! Raichu!"
He woke up in an infirmary later on and saw his surroundings and noticed that he was in a Pokemon center.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"You're in Cannilave city." He heard and saw a boy and a girl with red hair.
"Cannilave City?" he asked.
"Yeah, you're in Sinoh, we found you on the beach and you were hurt so we brought you to the Pokemon center." The girl said.
"Thanks." Rusty said.
"do you know how you got here or anything?" the boy asked.
Rusty shook his head and said, "No, I don't."
"It's okay, you might remember someday, by the way I'm Marty and this is my twin sister, Maritza, we are traveling around and competing in contests."
"The name's Rusty." He told them.
"At least you remember your name, I guess we will see you around then." Maritza said.
"Hey, I am new, do you mind helping me around this region?" Rusty asked.
"Sure, once you get better of course!" Maritza exclaimed.
That was when I first met the twins and after I got better, they did show me around and I was able to keep that Raichu that found me. I was able to live happy in Sinoh as a ranger and training my Pokemon until the events have lead me to this.
"Rusty…" Eliza said worriedly.
"Thinking back on it now I wonder if my parents hate me for my choice in joining this team." He said.
Eliza sighed.
"Now you know, I guess you won't see me as the friend you met when you arrived." He said and got up and left the room.
"Rusty, wait!" she yelled. "Damn it!"
Rusty went outside and joined up with Ike.
"How was the story telling?" Ike asked.
"She wanted to know." Rusty answered.
"Now she does, tell me something, after knowing will she hate you as much as your parents?" Ike asked.
Rusty went silent.
"Well?"
"I don't know, she already did when I rejoined and probably she still hates me." He answered.
Please don't Eliza, what I've told you is the truth. He thought.