"Was that the fire department again?" A man ran out of a room wearing a white lab coat and a blue bandana.
"No, it was not." A man wearing the same white coat and red bandana snapped.
"Oh, I thought that you blew up something once more." The man with blue bandana said.
The man with red bandana was about to retort when another man with a purple bandana interrupted them, "Stop fighting! A bomb blast in the chambers. Go, go, go!"
Shū, Kei and Daichi ran into the corridor where the three men stood.
"What are you doing here?" Daichi demanded from the three men, "Go, get other departments ready and go!"
"Sir!" The three men said and returned inside a large black door.
"Dai, let's go!" Chiyo shouted as she ran past the three boys followed by Miyuki, Damon and Carlos.
Daichi nodded once to the two men and followed the four out of a door on the opposite side.
"Boss! Are you coming?" Kei asked as he headed for the door.
"No. You go; I need to wait for Ayame and Drew." Shū said, his eyes flickering towards the main lobby.
Kei nodded and pushed open the door, following the others up the stairs to the chambers.
"You!" Shū called a man with green bandana, "What are you doing? Get your department up there!"
"Sir!" The man said and ran. Shū closed his eyes for a minute.
He opened them and was about to turn to go to the main entrance when he caught sight of the raven haired man and Suzuki.
"Boss!" Shū exclaimed, "What are you doing here?"
"What am I doing here?" The man spoke in surprise, "Of course, I came to-"
"NO! No, no, no, non, non, non! Non et non! Niet! You are not going!" Shū exclaimed.
"Serious, aren't you, Shū?" Suzuki said, her eyes holding slight amusement.
"Ah Shū," The old man sighed, "What is my use here if I don't fight, son?"
"What is our use if you have to fight, boss?" Shū retorted, "You go. We'll fight. I am just waiting for Ayame."
"Why not? My Pokémon-"
"He is –haah- right –haah- boss! –haah- you go, we'll –haah- fight!" Three of them turned around to see Ayame panting heavily.
Drew and May were standing behind her, Drew was staring at the four people and May was looking around, both a little out of breath.
"Where is this place?" May questioned.
"Drew Hayden and May Maple, are you not?" Suzuki asked suddenly.
"Uh, yeah." Drew said. Suzuki nodded.
"Boss, stay! Drew, May, come on!" Shū said before he and Ayame ran where Kei and others had just gone.
Drew and May gave the boss and Suzuki one final glance before they followed the two down the stairs.
A moment of silence later, boss finally turned to his secretary, "He makes me feel like a dog that is ordered to stay in a place."
O.o
"What is going on here?" Drew asked as he, May, Ayame and Shū ran down the stairs.
"Drew, we were attacked. A bomb blast." Shū informed in short as he pulled out a pokeball and enlarged it.
Ayame, May and Drew followed the suit.
"Who was it?" May asked.
"I don't know. Kei and others are down there and-" Shū stopped suddenly when they reached the chambers.
The room was half gone. There was smoke left from the blast.
"Its Aqua!" Kei shouted out to the four new occupants of the room.
A high-pitched laugh caused all of them to look up, "Oh dear, only you?"
"Shelly." Ayame hissed.
"Oh, if it isn't the princess." The red-haired woman said as she pulled out a poke ball.
"What do you want?" Shū asked.
"Oh, as if you don't know." Shelly sneered, "Give us the stone. Where is it?"
"You have to fight us if you want the stone!" Daichi shouted as he threw up a pokeball, "Go, Electivire!"
"Electivire!" The electric-Pokémon appeared from the red beam.
"Go, Rotom!" Kei announced as he threw a pokeball in the air.
Shelly gritted her teeth, "Crawdaunt!"
"Tch." Ayame muttered, "Absol, go!"
"May, come on!" Drew hissed at her as he released his Absol as well.
"Pikachu, your turn!" Shū released his Pokémon.
"Skitty, go!" May exclaimed.
"Nyah!"
"Carvanha!" Everybody looked up to the source of the voice as a man jumped from the Aqua-dan copter.
"Amber!" Daichi exclaimed.
"What the hell?" Chiyo shouted as Shelly ordered bubble beam to Crawdaunt.
"Craw!" The Pokémon released a series of bubbles.
"Pikachu! Thunder bolt!" Shū ordered.
"Electrivire, use thunder bolt!" Daichi said.
"Craw-w-w-w!" The red crab Pokémon groaned as the combined thunderbolt hit him.
"Carvanha, ice fang!"
"Absol, razor wind!" Ayame ordered.
"Absol, water pulse!" Drew shouted.
"Skitty, Assist!"
Everybody, as in Drew, Shū, Ayame and Kei, stared at May as Skitty released a water pulse.
"What?" May uttered.
"And which of your Pokémon knows Water Pulse?" Shū asked as he ordered Pikachu to use Quick attack.
"It learns quickly…doesn't it…?"May said awkwardly.
Drew rolled his eyes, "Absol, use Flash!"
The front of Absol began to glow until it turned into a blinding white.
"Crawdaunt-"
"Electrivire, use Iron Tail!" Daichi ordered. The two tails of the electric Pokémon began to glow, hitting the water Pokémon and throwing it backwards into Shelly.
Both of them skid against the ground and the back of the girl's head hit the copter leg, a loud groan escaping her lips.
Amber gritted his teeth, "You'll pay! Carvanha, use Secret power!"
"Dodge!" May screamed. The pink Pokémon jumped out of the way.
A pink glow of energy blasted off of the Pokémon's body, hitting Pikachu, Electirvire and both the Absols.
"Carvanha, use Rough skin!" Amber ordered in a furious voice, his eyes darting to Shelly for a second.
"Nyah!" Skitty cried as the rough skin grazed against it, inflicting considerable damage.
"Carvanha, finish off with-"
"Froslass, blizzard." A cold, quite voice sounded from behind. Small snowballs moved towards the water Pokémon, knocking it backwards, and giving other Pokémons enough time to recover from the attacks.
"Skitty, blizzard." Drew said. Snowballs moved out of the cat Pokémon's mouth towards the opponent. May turned to her rival in surprise and Drew gave her a slight smirk.
"Electrivire," Daichi said as the electric Pokémon stood up again, "Thunder punch!"
The water Pokémon was knocked back with the punch delivered.
"You…" Amber gritted as he called back the Carvanha.
"Give up, Aqua-dan!" Shū said as he crossed his arms, Pikachu marching around him, acting all macho and chanting 'Pika! Pika! Pikachu!' in a loop.
"That Pikachu reminds me of Ash's Pikachu." May mused.
Drew snickered and rolled his eyes, "Both belong to the most idiotic trainers." May punched his shoulder. "Hey, attacking your allies is not good! We have to take Aqua-dan out!"
"You wish, brat!" Amber spitted out, pulling out another pokeball, "Go-"
"Six against one…hardly fair, isn't it?"
All the trainers present –and conscious- looked up at the manly sound.
A large Vibrava was flying over their heads, holding its trainer. The man wearing the blue Aqua-dan pirate-style outfit grinned down at them nastily.
"What is it, Matt?" Amber shouted.
"Hehehe…let's go!" Matt ordered.
"What? Go?" Amber shouted, releasing his Peliper.
"Oh, no, you don't!" Kei roared, releasing his Corsola, "Corsola, spike cannon!"
"Vibrava, dodge!" Matt ordered. The flying type Pokémon flew sideways, letting the spikes go past its body.
"You brat! Pelipper, Hydro pump!" Amber ordered.
"Froslass, use Ice Beam." Miyuki said quietly, her arms crossed.
A blue ball formed in the snow Pokémon's hands which she launched, freezing the Hydro Pump before it could hit Corsola.
"Absol," Ayame and Drew said in unison, "Razor wind!"
One set of razor wind flew towards the Pelipper while the other aimed for Vibrava.
"Dodge!" The Aqua dan administrators screeched.
Both the Pokémons made a dodge but were too slow for the Absols. Vibrava dropped its trainer from its grip and Matt landed in front of them.
Peliper made a dash to the right, almost dodging the razor wind when May shouted, "Skitty, use Double slap!"
"Nyah!" The pink Pokémon leaped into the air and onto the startled Peliper, slapping it repeatedly on the face with its tail.
"Electrivire, Giga Impact!" Daichi shouted.
The electric Pokémon slammed its fists together, forming a yellow-orange streaked purple orb around its body. Thrusting one fist out, the energy flew towards the Aqua-dan members.
"Vibrava!" Matt shouted from where he landed near his fellow gang member, Shelly, "Use Hyper beam!"
The two attacks collided in the middle, both equally powerful. The heat and light released caused the present trainers and Pokémons to cover their eyes.
The collision finally caused an explosion, throwing back all the present occupants of the half-gone chambers.
They heard the sounds of helicopter rotors but unable to see due to the smoke, they were incapable to do anything.
As the smoke began to clear, they saw the outline of a helicopter and a ladder swinging down it.
They could see the huge outline of Pelipper, with Amber on it, and of Vibrava. Two more outlines could be seen on the ladder.
"Those…" Kei hissed, about to order an attack when Miyuki caught his arm.
"No…don't. Let them go." She said in her usual, chilly voice.
"What are you saying? Are you mad? This is a perfect-"
"Kei, do as she says. Let them go!" Daichi said.
"Hehehe…bye bye, losers! You can't win for long with that weak army of Pokémon!"
"You idiot-" Kei roared again when Daichi caught him.
"Akagi! Stop!" Daichi said.
When the smoke cleared, all the occupants of the room looked around to calculate the damage done.
"May?" Drew turned round and round, searching for the brunette who was near him just seconds ago.
"I am here." May said, returning her Skitty.
Daichi and Kei called back their respective Pokémons as well.
"Hey…" Ayame deadpanned, "Where is my Absol?"
"Absol," Drew called, "Return, boy! You did great."
The quadrupedal felid Pokémon returned to the ball obediently.
"Hey! Where is my Absol?" Ayame cried, "Miyuki?"
"I don't know. Did you see him, Froslass?"
"Fross…" The snow Pokémon shook its head.
"Where is Chiyo?" Daichi said suddenly. Everybody turned to look at him.
"Hey…I don't think she was with us, was she?" Ayame said slowly.
"And boss?" Kei shouted, "Where is boss?"
"Shū?" Ayame turned around frantically, "Drew, did you see him?"
"No, I bet nii-chan was with us!" Drew said. May looked around.
"Hayden!" Daichi called.
"What?" Drew turned to him.
"Not you! Boss!" Daichi corrected.
"Wait a minute, where are Carlos and Damon?" Miyuki said suddenly.
"We are 4 members short. Where the hell are they? I swear I'll kill Shū-"Ayame began.
"Aya…what did I do to deserve the wrath of the fair lady?"
The six heads turned swiftly to the voice.
Shū, Damon, Carlos and Chiyo were standing side-by-side at the what-was-supposed-to-be the chamber's entrance.
Shū's hair was hanging loose from his usual small pony and they all looked a little ruffled but relaxed. Absol happily skipped towards its trainer, Ayame.
"Where were you?" Ayame demanded, returning the Absol.
"Did you know while you were fighting with the three, their grunts infiltrated the building?"
"What?" The six gasps sounded.
"Yeah." Chiyo nodded, "They found that the stone was not in the chambers. Amber, Shelly and Matt were keeping us busy here while those goons went around the building."
"But, why didn't they go themselves and let us fight the grunts?" Kei asked.
"Would you have kept on fighting if they were the lower members instead of those three?"
"They would have not even lasted half an hour." Daichi snorted. "And I would have been doubtful why those lower class members were sent to….oh!"
"Exactly." Shū nodded.
"And where were the departments? We could have finished them off and fought with you! Where was the electric department?" Kei demanded. Daichi winced slightly.
"That," Shū sighed, "was because Boss asked them to let us fight."
Ayame, Kei and Daichi rolled their eyes.
Shū suddenly turned to the two teenagers who were looking a little lost, "May, Drew, are you okay? Hurt anywhere?"
"We are fine." May said, "Are you fine?"
"Perfectly fine." Shū smiled, "You both did great."
"Yeah, didn't they?" Kei jumped and Daichi nodded furiously.
"Thanks." Drew said while May blushed a little.
"Is everybody fine?" Ayame leaned around Shū.
"Yeah." Carlos nodded.
"We are fine. Thanks." Damon smiled.
"Except Rei." Chiyo added.
"What happened to him?" Kei said suddenly.
Everybody turned to stare at him before May spoke, "Oh, yeah…he is your brother, ne?"
"Yeah!" Kei nodded, "What happened to him?"
"Nothing much…" Shū started.
"Except a broken arm and some minor burns." Chiyo said.
"What?" Kei gasped.
May turned to the girl with wide eyes.
Shū scratched the back of his head, "He was in the lab when an explosion occurred. You should be thankful, no major harm done. Reiji is still unconscious, though."
"Can I see him?" Kei asked.
"Yeah, in a while. Go, turn in your Pokémons to the hospital section." Shū said and all the others nodded, "You too, May, Drew. They'll have a check for your Pokémon."
"Come on, guys." Ayame said softly, leading them through the entrance.
"Drew…what is this place?" May leaned into her boyfriend and whispered.
Drew was about to say something when Chiyo leaned around Daichi and smiled at the brunette, "May Maple, right? This is the Rubello headquarters of the International Police."
May and Drew stopped in their tracks, their eyes wide. Ayame smiled weakly at them, "Surprise?"
"You are the police?" Drew choked out.
"Yeah…I believe that is what I said." Chiyo nodded.
"But, what-" May began when Daichi stopped her.
"Chill, May. I am sure Shū will explain it to you."
"Boss." Shū smacked his head as he corrected him.
"Boss." Daichi amended
"That's better." Shū smirked and then turned to face the two teens seriously, "Police."
"Police." May repeated and Drew glared at his brother.
"And what was this all about?" Drew snapped.
The man heaved a huge sigh, "That might need a full explanation."
"Wait a minute!" Chiyo stopped, "Does that means that they didn't know?"
"Yes, Chi," Daichi said, "That does mean that they didn't know."
"That is, they didn't until you opened your big mouth." Kei added.
"Until YOU didn't open YOUR big mouth!" Everyone, save Miyuki, May and Drew, shouted.
"Yeah, yeah, that is exactly what I meant." Kei said, shrinking back.
"So…was this supposed to be a secret?" May asked.
"No," Ayame said thoughtfully, "Actually not. Was this a secret?"
"Man, this is lame!" Daichi said thoughtfully, brushing aside his reddish-black hair.
"We were supposed to follow you to keep you safe." Miyuki said.
"Safe? From what? Wild Ursarings?" Drew raised his eyebrow.
"From stupid villains!" Kei said, "The one being as you just saw, Aqua-dan!"
"Why would Aqua-dan follow us?" May asked.
"They somehow got the connection between boss and his ickle brother," Daichi said mockingly, "And then they knew that the stone was found out by the," he gestured to the seven police members.
"What stone?" Drew said, his brow twitching slightly, resisting the urge to hit the boy.
"The stone." Kei chuckled.
"Ever heard of Kyogre and Groudon?" Shū asked.
"Yeah, the legendaries, isn't it?" May asked and Shū nodded in affirmation.
"Aqua-dan intends to increase the water on the planet by reviving Kyogre. While the other gang, Magma, intends to increase the land with the revival of Groudon. Know that?"
"Yeah, had an idea." Drew nodded as they reached the hospital wing of the building.
"Drew, May, pokeballs here, if you may." Ayame said she placed six balls in a tray. The others followed the suit.
"So, anyway, they found out that a stone, this stone, when put together with Water stone or a Fire stone can open a way to revive them. And we don't want the legendaries to be revived."
A collective shiver went through everybody.
"So…that is why you were going in the opposite direction from the gym?" May asked.
"Yeah," Shū chuckled, "Sorry for lying to you."
"You really don't know how to lie."
"I was caught up!" Shū insisted, "You suddenly went all 'trainer, gym, badge' on me! I was confused!"
"I was doubtful." May said, smiling. Everybody laughed.
"Uh huh…I was actually searching for the stone. We found it, kept it, Aqua-dan got the scent and blasted of the headquarters!"
"And?" Drew prompted, "Where is this…stone?"
"Oh that is in-" Chiyo began when Shū cut her off.
"That is currently a secret." Shū smiled and ruffled Drew hair.
May smiled as Drew's hand flew up to his hair and continued to walk back to the main lobby of the building.
"What was that about?" Ayame asked as she held back the man. "You could have at least told Drew and May."
"Nothing. They don't need to know unnecessary thing." Shū replied. He turned around, blocking her way and leaned down to kiss her softly, "You okay, Aya?"
Ayame nodded against his chest. He laced his fingers to hers for a moment before he let go and started running to catch up with the others, "Hey! Let's give them a tour for the building!"
Ayame looked down at her hand, a small microphone resting in her palm.
O.o
"Those idiots." Brodie muttered as he pulled out the headphone bud from his ears and pulled out a mobile.
"Hello?" A voice said at the other line.
"Boss. Brodie here."
"Any news?" The man asked.
"The Aqua-dan was foolish enough to attack directly."
The man on the other line chuckled, "Ah…Brodie, what about the stone?"
"They blew up the chamber which was our prime suspect for location of the stone. The gang infiltrated the headquarters as well, but I believe they were quickly taken out by the brat."
"So you have no idea about the stone." The man concluded.
"Not yet. I attached a microphone to the green-haired brat but seems like the other on, his brother, I suppose, found it. The contest tomorrow may present an opportunity though."
"Did you get in contact with Tabitha?"
"No," Brodie sneered in distaste, "I didn't."
"Then do. I don't want a fail this time."
"Yes." Brodie said.
"Good. Now, get back to work."
…..
We are so sorry for the late update! I was really sick (I am burning with fever even now) and was unable to update. Plus, we had our exams going on! Sorry!
So, anyway, this was our lame attempt at a Pokémon battle. Man, it was sure hard to write! We would appreciate any pointer, constructive criticism is welcomed!
Don't forget to review and once again, sorry for the late update!