Chapter 19 Allies Reunite for One Final Fight!
Rusty got to the surface of the muddy waters in one part of the marsh. Eliza coughed from being under the waters for a few minutes to an hour. They got to land where they made a fire from some rock flints and wood they found. They even put it on rocks to keep it dry from the wet ground from the rains earlier. Rusty even took a look at the brace on Eliza's shoulder and found that it was about to split due to the impact of Sparkplugg's attack. He used his vest and made it into bandages and tied it to hold the brace in place.
After the few minutes of silence, Rusty said, "I wonder if our Pokemon are okay."
"I think they were taken to the center when they were found with the others." Eliza said.
She saw him huddled into a ball and heard him cry a bit.
"Rusty?" she asked.
"This is all my fault, if I haven't rejoined the team, we wouldn't be in this mess." He said.
She walked over to him and put her arm around his shoulder and said, "It will be alright and so will the others."
He kept on crying and she held him tight and started to cry a bit.
Meanwhile, the others were taken to the hospital and Wake, Bertha, and the twins were being treated for the injuries they had on them. The injured Pokemon that were in the area where the tree collapsed on the others were at the Pokemon Center to be treated as well.
Flint and Harper were in the hall because their injuries weren't as bad as the others.
Officer Jenny came over to them and said, "We weren't able to find them."
"What?" Flint asked.
"We sent in the rangers to find them especially Rusty and Eliza, we're hoping they will be found and also safe." She told them.
"What about the Aqua leader and the three members?" Flint asked.
"The three were arrested while the leader is still out there somewhere in the marsh." She answered.
"Damn, that means those two will be in more danger if that Archie guy run into them." Flint said and stood up.
"Where are you going?" Harper asked.
"Back to the marsh, I need to help the rangers out there!" he answered.
"If you're going out there, I am going too!" she said.
"What? You only had one Pokemon and you gave it to Nurse Joy." Flint said.
"I know, but you need my help and I know it." She told him.
"Very well, let's go." He said.
They left the hospital with Officer Jenny and headed towards the marsh.
Eliza woke up to the first few rays of the sun the next morning and found Rusty sleeping still on the ground. He held himself and shivered a little from the lack of warmth from the fire pit that had burnt out wood in the middle of the stones. She shook him and he woke up.
"Eliza?" he asked.
"Yeah, it is time to get up." She answered.
He noticed the sunlight coming through the trees and stood up.
"Where to now?" she asked.
"Findd a way out of here of course, it might mean we need to wade through these waters to get out." He answered.
She nodded.
They both got back in the waters and started to walk around and got on land and walked and waded more. As they got back on land again after wading through one more lake, Rusty was grabbed and he screamed.
"Rusty!" Eliza yelled and saw that Archie had him.
"Found you, you damn traitor!" he yelled.
"Let me go!" Rusty yelled and tried to kick himself out of his grip.
"I think not! You will pay for betraying us again!" Archie yelled and took out a dagger and put it to his throat.
"He said let him go! Go Starla!" Eliza yelled and sent out her Starly. "Fly and hit Archie in the face!"
Starla did as she was told and Archie screamed and let go of Rusty and his dagger hit Rusty in the shoulder.
Rusty hit the ground andd grabbed his shoulder and tried to run but he was kicked down and he went face first into a mud puddle.
Archie hit Starla out of the way and she hit the ground.
"Starla return!" eliza yelled and returned her to her Pokeball.
Archie walked over to the down Rusty and grabbed him by the hair and pushed him down into the puddle and laughed and said, "I think drowning you would be the better death for you!"
"Let him go!" Eliza yelled and kicked him and it caused him to let go of him.
Rusty sat up and coughed and spit out some mud from his mouth and said, "Thanks Eliza." He managed to choke out.
"Rusty look out!" she yelled.
Archie went at him again but with his sword and he rolled onto his back and jumped out of the puddle and took out his sword and told Eliza, "Get out of here!"
"What?" she asked.
"You heard me! I want you to get out of here and get to safety!" he yelled.
"I can't, not without you!" she yelled.
"Damn it, just do it! I will be fine!" he yelled.
She nodded and started to run off.
"Okay Archie, if you want a fight then I'll give you one!" Rusty yelled and charged at him with sword in full force.
The both of them clashed and they started fighting.
Flint, Harper, Officer Jenny, and the rangers kept on searching the marsh when Eliza finally shown up.
She saw them and yelled, "Flint! Harper!"
They saw her and ran over to her.
"Eliza!" Harper exclaimed.
"Where's Rusty?" Flint asked.
"He's still back there fighting the leader of Team Aqua!" she answered.
"What?" Harper asked.
"Harper, make sure you get eliza to the hospital, I will make sure I get Rusty there." Flint told her.
"Are you sure?" Harper asked.
He nodded and turned to Officer Jenny and said, "Come on!"
He and the officer ran off to find Rusty.
Harper helped Eliza and put her uninjured arm around her shoulders and said, "Don't worry, he will be back with him."
Eliza nodded and the both of them left with some of the rangers.
Both Archie and Rusty were still fighting when Rusty finally landed a blow on Archie's arm.
"Damn!" Archie yelled.
Rusty huffed and puffed from fighting him and he noticed that his injury on his shoulder was getting worse and he was starting to shiver from being in the puddle.
Damn it, this is not good, if I end up going down before I take him out who knows what else he will do? Rusty thought to himself.
"Give up yet?" Archie asked.
"No, I haven't." Rusty answered.
"Then come and get me!" Archie yelled.
Rusty screamed and charged at him and the both of them started to fight again.
Flint and Officer Jenny arrived and they watched the both of them fight.
"Rusty!" Flint yelled.
Rusty had Archie's blade in a lock and saw the both of them and yelled, "Stop him! I don't know how much more I can take!"
Archie threw him off and he went to the ground.
"Finally Flint of the elite Four has arrived, I thought you would be dead from that tree hitting you andd Bertha I guess I was wrong." Archie said.
"Don't doubt me, I won't let a tree keep me down!" Flint exclaimed.
"So, you going to arrest me or something officer?" Archie asked.
"You got that right, drop the sword and put your hands in the air!" Officer Jenny yelled as she pointed her gun at him.
"Drop my sword? Like this?" he asked and stabbed Rusty in the chest.
"Rusty!" Flint yelled.
He screamed in pain as it was torn from him and Archie tossed it aside and put his hands in the air and said, "See ya around Rusty!"
"B-bastard…" Rusty said and put his hand on his wound.
Flint ran over with Officer Jenny after him. He knelt next to Rusty and took his shirt off and used it to plug the wound and said, "Hold this on your wound and apply pressure while I carry you!"
Rusty nodded and did as he was told and closed his eyes as he was being lifted off the ground.
Officer Jenny had Archie in handcuffs and they left the marsh.
Flint got Rusty to the hospital and the doctor and his Chanseys got him to the operating room where they started to work on him.
Flint sat down in a chair and held his head in his hands and Harper walked over and told him that Eliza will be okay and that she had a new brace put on her and will stay in the hospital for a little while due to having a bit of a burn mark on her hurt shoulder.
"What about the others?" Flint asked.
"They will be fine, Wake sent a message to his gym to keep the gym closed while he's in the hospital." Harper told him.
"Good." He said."I better report to the other Elite members that Team Aqua has been captured."
He got up and headed to the nearest phone.
"Poor Flint." Harper said.
Flint told Aaron about what had happened within the last day and a half in Pastoria and how Team Aqua was caught.
Aaron smiled and said, "That's good, but we need to get the other members if there are any. I will send myself and Lucian will see if there are any other members out there."
"Thanks Aaron, I will be going back soon." He said and hung up.
Eliza woke up and saw Sparkle on her bed and she petted her and said, "I guess we're back where we started in Pastoria."
"Pi!" Sparkle exclaimed.
"Hey there, how are you?" Harper asked.
"Fine I guess, how's Rusty? Did he get out alright?" Eliza asked.
"No, he was hurt pretty badly, but he is in the operating room getting treated now." She answered.
"At least he's alright." Eliza said.
"The ggood news is that Archie is in jail with the other Aqua members that attacked us." Harpersaid.
"That's good." Eliza said.
Harper nodded.
"Looks like I will bbe here for a while." Eliza said and sighed.
Harper nodded and asked, "When you get out, what will you do from here?"
"I don't know, it is just a question that will be answered when I see the others fine and well." Eliza said.
"I will too, who knows what would happen next." Harper said.
Eliza nodded and looked out the window at the new sunny day.