NEVERMORE

~Part One Of Forever Trilogy~

Chapter 24

The Aqua Gang

"Oh no! There's mud on my hat!"

I was laying on my back, head resting on my bag, for the night to get some sleep. But it wasn't night anymore. It was morning. I opened my eyes. Raiden was next to me, watching the others. Rubin was trying to clean his hat furiously. I had never seen him without his hat. It was weird seeing his dark hair.

I pushed myself into a sitting position. The world span; I was dizzy for a moment or two. Stupid injured head. When was I going to recover?

"Good morning Topaz," said Jade, sitting down across from me. "How are you feeling?"

"Fine," I lied.

"No!" wailed Rubin. "My hat's ruined!"

Diamonda snorted. "Good riddance. Get a real hat for a change."

Rubin sniffed, tears in his eyes. "It was my dad's! My only reminder...and its ruined!"

I patted his shoulder. "Don't worry, we'll get it clean - somehow."

Sniffing some more, he wiped his face with his sleeve. "Thank you, Topaz."

We prepared to get a move on. We would have to stop in Petalburg City to stock up on supplies. We would have to be careful. We should be okay, with our Pokemon safely hidden in their Poke Balls. If no one recognized us. That was the major problem. Nevertheless, I was nervous when we entered the city. We already looked suspicious, arriving on foot. Not to mention we were teenagers. Dirty teenagers. With big bags. That were obviously not from the area. I engaged in conversation with Viola, Jade, and Rubin to look more normal.

We went to the store. We bought food and other necessities. But before we could leave, Chase stopped us all. He looked around.

"Where's Diamonda?" he asked.

"Crap," said Plato. "She's gone!"

I glanced around. Diamonda was indeed nowhere to be seen. What happened? Where did she go? Why did she go?

"Oh no!" exclaimed Rubin. "The Aquas might have got her!"

"Aquas?" asked Jade.

"Yeah," said Rubin. "They're a notorious gang in Petalburg that uses Pokemon to capture pretty girls!"

"What the hell?" said Sapphire. "That's bull."

I sweatdropped. "So you think she got kidnapped by the Aquas?" I asked.

He shrugged. "That or she ran off."

"Diamonda wouldn't leave us," said Plato. "So where is the hideout of these Aqua people?"

"How am I supposed to know?" exclaimed Rubin.

"Hm." Chase rubbed his chin. "I think I have an idea of where it is."

"Then lead the way," said Plato.

"Wait, what?" said Rubin. "We're not going to the Aquas' hideout, are we?"

"We are," said Am.

"Hang on, guys," said Jade. "What if Sapphire, Topaz, Viola, Scarlet, or I get captured?"

"You won't," stated Chase. "Let's go."

Am had to drag Rubin with us. The poor boy was scared to death. It turned out Chase was right. The hideout was an old factory or something. It was in a ghetto part of town. Lots of people were nearby the building. I knew we had to rescue Diamonda, but I couldn't help but feel paranoid. What if something went wrong?

"Let's go," said Chase, taking out a Poke Ball.

We all took out a Poke Ball. We followed Chase's head. How we sneaked in, I had no idea. The inside of the building reeked. The foul odor made me want to throw up. I was nauseated. I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. How could anyone stay in there?

As we ventured through the building, we heard loud arguing voices. One was most definitely Diamonda. I felt slightly relieved. But now it was time for a showdown. Could we pull this?

"Let me go, you bastard! I don't know what the hell you want, but I know I want nothing to do with it!"

"Oh, come on sweetheart. We could use a feisty member like you. Whaddaya say?"

The sound of something connecting with flesh was loud. I stifled a laugh. Diamonda slapped him!

"What do you think you're doing?"

We all jumped. Behind us were three Aquas. They were all dressed like sailors. What the hell? But, shoot! We had been caught. That was not good.

"We're here for a friend," said Chase, ever so calm.

"Really?" sneered one of them. "How...loyal of you. But I'm afraid we can't let you do that."

And with that, the three Aquas released three Pokemon. All Water types. A Whiscash, Crawdaunt, and Relicanth.

"Sapphire, Am, Scarlet, and I will handle them," said Chase. "The rest of you, go on."

And so we did. We entered the room where Diamonda and that guy were. There were four other men in there. This was serious. These people were real criminals.

"Why do you want me?" demanded Diamonda. "Just let me go!"

"Why you? It's simple. You're-"

"You're just going to say the same thing again," snapped Diamonda. "Just shut your pie hole!"

That was when they noticed us. Diamonda's face brightened right up. The five men scowled.

"Well lookie what we have here," said the man closest to Diamonda. "More recruits?"

"No," I said firmly. "We're here for our friend. Let her go!"

His face darkened as he noticed our Poke Balls. "Pokemon trainers, eh? How amusing. You think you can beat us? We're trained professionals."

I rolled my eyes. "Yeah right. You're just wannabe gangsters."

That definitely offended them. "Billy Bob, Joe, Mikey, and Tommy - take care of them kids. Blondie's mine."

The leader guy released a Pelipper. I had never seen one before. If I recalled correctly, it was a Water and Flying type. It was doubly weak to Electric types.

"Raiden, let's go!" I released the shiny Pikachu from his Poke Ball.

He scowled. "Pelipper, use Water Pulse."

"Dodge it, Raiden!" I said. "Then use Thunderbolt!"

He deftly jumped out of the way of the sphere of water. "Pikachuuuu!"

The electric bolt zapped the pelican Pokemon. It cried out in pain, and then dropped from the air. The head Aqua guy cursed, scowling, and returned the Pelipper to its Poke Ball. Then he released a Whiscash. It was my turn to scowl. Electric attacks were useless now.

"Whiscash, use Mud Shot."

Raiden barely dove out of the way in time. Mud grazed him, caking on his tail, slowing him down. Great.

"Use Quick Attack," I ordered.

Raiden dashed forward with wicked speed, and then tackled the Whiscash right on the face. The fish slid back. Then Raiden used a move I didn't know he knew. His tail glowed silver, and then slammed into the Whiscash's side. I gasped. That was Iron Tail, wasn't it?

"Get up, you worthless fish!" yelled the man.

The Whiscash tried to, but it was too weak; it passed out. The battle was over. We won! Raiden hopped onto my shoulder, a smirk on his face.

Then the building exploded.

I am EXTREMELY sorry for the late update. Life has been hectic, with midterms and all. This was supposed to be mainly humor, but whatever.

I'd like to run an idea that you PokeSpe and Nevermore fans might like.

It's called Pokemon Escapades at the moment. It's like a sequel to the Forever Trilogy. It's basically about new kids with no relations to any of the Dex Holders getting Pokedexes and taking on the world. It will be organized like PokeSpe, in arcs according to fictional games, with new characters in each arc.

Topaz and the gang WILL make appearances, since they're like in their late teens when this starts to take place. This doesn't interfere with the Forever Trilogy at all. It takes place AFTER.

The plot of the first arc has no connection to the Forever Trilogy, but later on, the other arcs might.

This is not a copy of PokeSpe! The plots will be totally different.

If you like this idea, and would read it, tell me in your reviews. Polls don't do the job. I don't want to post a story and have no one read it or review it, like what has been happening to my new stories.

Topaz King ~ 15 years ~ daughter of Red and Yellow ~ Raiden (Pikachu), piece of Old Amber

Chase Black ~ 15 years ~ son of Black and White ~ Viper (Jalorda), Squirrel (Pachirisu), Boar (Enbuoh), rest unknown

Viola ? ~ 15 years ~ descendant of Bugsy ~ Veno (Venonat)

Rubin ? ~ 15 years ~ son of Ruby and Sapphire ~ Lady (Poochyena)

Plato Bertliz ~ 15 years ~ son of Pearl and Platina ~ Tempo (Buizel)

Jade ? ~ 15 years ~ daughter of Silver and Green ~ Pinkie (Jigglypuff)

Diamonda Bertliz ~ 16 years ~ descendant of Pearl and Platina ~ Frosty (Glaceon)

Amethyst ? ~ 17 years ~ descendant of ? ~ Twitch (Snorunt), Hindsight (Xatu), Hearth (Magmar), Marley (Lucario), rest unknown

Scarlet Moore ~ 15 years ~ descendant of Red and Yellow ~ Chari (Charizard), Chuey (Raichu), rest unknown