Hey guys! Next chapter up and running! And thank you to those who read the whole story so far! It's very encouraging!
Anyhow, I guess the plot line is developing pretty nicely. Hopefully it will continue to stay that way.
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"Wh...Where am I?"
"A bed? Since when was I on a bed? Wasn't I in the White Forest?"
"I don't think I'm on the solid ground anymore... It's like I'm... Flying?"
"Plus, the paralysis is gone, and there's fresh bandages on my arm..."
"Hey! Hey boss! She's waking up!"
"Voices..."
Groaning, Ryui forced her eyes open, accustoming to the somewhat dim room.
Rubbing her eyes and taking off the blanket given by her mother, she saw four men were in the room, dressed in black.
And a "R" symbol was crested on the uniforms.
"W...Who are you?" She asked, stifling a yawn.
She noticed the fourth... Looked a little scary... And something about the R reminded her of something.
"We're Team Rocket little girl!" One of the other men said.
"Ken, Larry, Al, get her the gift I prepared," the fourth man said, and the other three obeyed, quickly leaving the room, leaving the two alone.
"Where am I?"
"You're in Team Rocket's secret aircraft."
"Team Rocket... I think I heard about that from daddy and Uncle Green... Wasn't it a bad organization or something?" Ryui asked, confused.
The man chuckled, pulled a chair at sat next to the bed Ryui was in.
"That's right. I'm Giovanni. I'm the leader of Team Rocket... And your grandfather."
Ryui started, completely dumbfounded by the news.
"My grandfather...?"
"That's right. Your grandfather is the leader of Team Rocket. And Silver, your dad, is my son," Giovanni said with a smile.
He began to laugh, startling Ryui.
"When Silver was told that, he passed out! At least you passed out not from that, but from the lack of sleep!" He said, still laughing.
Now it was really hard for Ryui to process this.
"My grandfather is the leader of Team Rocket. Does that make him a bad guy or good guy? I don't know... Does he have any connection with Team Apocalypse?"
"You're probably thinking about what connection I have with Team Apocalypse?"
Ryui nodded, surprised as if he had read her thoughts.
"Well, apparently, Ghetsis had asked Team Rocket to affiliate with his newly created team, and when I refused, he used the threat that he held my granddaughter hostage, so I caved in. When you escaped, like your father did, I immediately took the chance to break the affiliation bond."
"So... What are you doing now?" Ryui asked.
"I planned to help stop Team Apocalypse from their mad rage," Giovanni said with a sigh.
Ryui didn't say anything, she just stared at her hands.
Just then, Harry, Ken and Al returned, something in their hands.
"Hey boss! We got it!"
"Took yoy long enough," Giovanni grunted, taking the object from their hands and giving them to Ryui.
"Happy birthday."
"Two stones?"
"Those are special stones."
"What for?"
Giovanni smiled.
"You'll find out soon enough."
Giovanni led Ryui out to the battlefield located on the aircraft, and Ryui looked around in awe.
"A battlefield... Outside! Wow," she said.
Some other Team a Rocket grunts were there, and they noticed Ryui and waved.
Ryui awkwardly waved back.
"Some evil organization this is..."
"Grandfather, I need to go back to my own dad. There's a huge crisis going on, I can't stay here in the Team Rocket plane forever in safety," Ryui said, looking down below.
Giovanni understood and nodded.
"Then my underlings and I won't hesitate to stop you," he replied.
Ryui released her Dragonair and hopped on, then turned around and asked,
"Grandfather, what will you do when this crisis is over?"
Giovanni looked at her.
"What if I said I would return to rebuilding Team Rocket to its former glory and offer you a position in Team Rocket?"
Ryui paused, a little unsure what to say.
She looked down for a second, the returned her gaze with a confident look and her hands clenched.
"T-Then... I decline the offer. And I promise to make you turn over a new leaf, grandfather!" She replied, speaking out clearly.
For a split instant, Giovanni saw Silver in Ryui's place so many years ago at the Sinjoh Ruins, when Silver also swore that he would change his father's evil ways.
Giovanni chuckled.
"Just like your father so many years ago. In that case, train hard, and I will look forward to you and your father's challenge."
Ryui gave a tiny smile, then flew off on her Dragonair.
"Good luck!" One of the grunts called.
"Always keep up your guard!"
"Don't let Team Apocalypse win!" Another cheered.
Sorry if this was shorter than my other chapters. One note, if the chapter is based on just one person, then it will be shorter than what I normally write.
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