Welcome back readers to another chapter of Remembering an Old Friend! Got some news to report to all you spectacular readers out there, after this story is completed I'll be writing a whole new and hopefully good story including our favorite twins! :D And I pretty much have the entire plot jammed in my head so I'll probably be writing almost immediately after the close of this story :P. Well anyway, please review and don't forget to enjoy this chapter!
It sure has been a while Brandon, and thanks for the update!
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I wonder what happened to the rest of my reviewers? Well anyway, on to the chapter!
"Normal speech"
'Pokemon speech'
'Telepathy'
"Thoughts/ shadow talk"
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Last time on Remembering an Old Friend...
The shadow laughed maniacally as the nicely dressed man's body began to turn black; the same color as the shadow. The whites of Giovanni's eyes turned black as his pupils turned an eerie yellow, but he soon began to revert back to his normal self. "Damn, I'm going to need more time to control him."
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'We're almost there, just about five miles left.' Latias announced, flying in a V formation that consisted of her brother and Ken. The red eon squinted her eyes, focusing on the everlasting range of blue ocean and white clouds. 'I can hardly make out the Kanto land mass.' the red eon mumbled to herself. Latias soon gave up on focusing her sight on Kanto and glanced at the other two eons.
'Five more miles!' Latios whined, struggling to lead the other two dragons in their V formation. Latios was carrying all of the stuff that Bianca had brought along with them for the trip in a ridiculously large backpack. 'Did you really have to pack so much stuff into this thing?' the blue eon said through gritted teeth, slowly losing altitude as the pain in his wings grew.
"Well yeah. I packed all of the necessities in that bag." Bianca replied calmly, peacefully sitting on Ken's back as they flew. Latios' face exploded with irritation and strain as he began to fall even lower, almost dropping below the clouds. "Are you alright Latios? You don't look so good." Bianca asked as the blue eon's sweat became visible to the other three.
'What kind of necessities are in here!' Latios demanded, his face reddened as he struggled to rise back up. But the blue eon's attempt failed miserably as he plummeted below the clouds at dangerous speeds. Latias quickly reacted and shot off towards her brother at her species' famous speed as Ken and Bianca slowly descended until they were under the clouds.
"Bianca, what did you put in that backpack?" Ken sweatdropped as he watched his helpless and tired friend being saved by Latias.
The young girl put her finger on her chin and began recalling all of the materials she managed to jam into the poor backpack. "Well there's a physical copy of the letter from the government that Brock sent to me by email, a couple hundred dollars from under my bed, some clothes, and other girl stuff that you don't need to know about." Bianca answered cheekily.
"Oh, I see..." Ken deadpanned. "I bet all that 'other girl stuff' is what's making Latios suffer like this." Ken sighed as he watched Latias help Latios fly up higher into the clouds using her own psychic powers. And soon enough, Latios was back up to their normal altitude, "Hey Latios, why don't you let me carry that thing until we reach Kanto." the blue dragon offered.
Latios eagerly nodded his head as he lifted the backpack off of his aching back. Ken gently raised Bianca off of him and placed her on Latios while Latios placed the dangerously heavy backpack on Ken's back. But to everyone's surprise, their friend looked completely fine with the million pound bag upon his back.
"What?" Ken asked, staring at everyone's dumbfounded and impressed looks.
'Stupid drug enhancements...' Latios panted as he gasped for air. And with that taken care of, the group of friends continued with their trip to Kanto.
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"Well Pikachu, only three days left until the day of the trial." Ash said, rubbing the yellow mouse's head. The raven haired boy was still trapped in his room, but luckily most of his wounds had healed partially, giving him the ability to walk once again. "I wonder how all of it's going to work." Ash pondered.
Pikachu opened his mouth to speak but before any words could come out the sound of police sirens echoed from afar. 'Didyou hear that Ash?' the electric pokemon asked, his long ears twitching with nervousness. As the police sirens grew louder, the sound of footsteps were heard coming up the stairs to Ash's room.
Delia opened the door, "Ash, the police are here to take you to the Indigo Plateau. And I'm coming with you as well." Ash's mother quickly grabbed a small backpack from Ash's desk and began packing a few clothes and necessities. The raven haired boy was slightly overwhelmed and confused at this information.
"But mom, I thought the trial wasn't going to be until a couple days from now?" Ash asked as Pikachu hopped off of his friend's bed. Delia finished packing her son's things into his bag and placed it on his lap.
"Well, dear, they need to prepare everything for the trial and they need you there as well." Ash's mother answered, gently lifting her son off of his bed and on to his feet. Although Ash's steps were still quite painful and awkward, he still managed to make it to the door to his room. "Oh and remember how I said that I couldn't find a single lawyer to help you in this case?" Delia asked.
"Yeah..." Ash said flatly with his backpack in his hand and Pikachu on his shoulder. Delia began to lead her son down the stairs as they stopped by the kitchen. Ash's mother handed him a small box consisting of a variety of stomach filling foods.
"Well it turns out that I forgot that the court has to assign a lawyer to you." Ash's mother stated as they began walking out of the front door. But it was quite strange actually, why was Ash's mother telling him this now? Even with a lawyer, the biased situation of the case will make it seem as though Ash's lawyer is trying to get him to lose.
A few moments later, a police car arrived in front of the Ketchum's home. "Alright Ash, sweety, we're going to have to get in so that they can take us to the Indigo Plateau." Delia said in a slightly nervous tone, opening the car door for her son.
The raven haired boy simply nodded as he struggled to get himself seated in the vehicle. "Damn these humans. Having no sympathy for Ash!" Pikachu thought in disgust as he took the seat in the middle. Delia climbing in the car as well, closing the door behind her as she helped Ash with his seat belt.
Soon after Ash's seat belt was secured, Delia continued on to her safety belt. There were two police officers in the front seat, both were quite shocked at the sight of Ash. "Alright, so this is going to be a long drive, about two and a half hours, so just let us know if we need to make any stops on the way." the driver said.
Then the officer in the passenger seat turned around, "Um, just out of curiosity. Which one of you is, you know..." he asked awkwardly, not sure of how to ask this sensitive question as politely as possible. But to the officer's luck, Ash simply raised his hand as the officer sighed in relief.
"Alright off we go." the driver announced as he made a U-turn in the narrow road. To both Delia's and Ash's relief, the two officers were extremely kind! They even had the manners to keep the pokephilia subject very light.
'Wow. That's a shocker. These two officers are actually pretty nice!' Pikachu whispered in Ash's ear. Although the electric pokemon knew that the two men in uniforms couldn't understand a single word that he said, he still felt the need to whisper.
"I know! At least it'll make this ride a bit easier." Ash whispered back. Delia let out a small sigh of relief as her whole body began to relax a bit. At this display of kindness and hospitality, courage and determination began to build up in the pit of Ash's stomach.
"I WILL WIN THIS CASE!" the raven haired boy cheered. The two officers jumped at the abrupt noise and the driver almost lost control of the wheel. Ash immediately apologized, but instead of receiving a scolding from both the officers and his mother, the driver began to laugh. But his laugh was not in mock, but in admiration of Ash's determination.
Soon the laughter spread from the driver to the other officer, and finally to Delia, Ash, and Pickachu. "Wow kid, I like your enthusiasm! It warms my heart to see good young people like you!" the driver complimented. The raven haired boy thanked the officer, it turns out things aren't always as bad as they seem. Heck, this ride might even be fun!
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"Yay! We're here!" Bianca cheered as they arrived at the coast of the land mass. They had arrived in the same town as when they took the ship here. The group of friends gazed down upon the land mass of Kanto in awe; it was gorgeous. Kanto spread as far as the eye could see with its green beauty. But the beautiful moment was interrupted, "So now what? Should we go to Ash, Misty, or Brock?" Bianca asked.
Latias perked up instantly, she opened her mouth to cry out her boyfriend's name but was interrupted by her brother, 'If remember correctly, the trial should be three days from now. And so Ash should already be at the Indigo Plateau or on his way if he isn't already there.' Latios recalled.
"Why don't we just pick up Misty and Brock so we can discuss the case?" Ken suggested, still unaffected by the incredibly heavy backpack. Latios sweatdropped because what Ken had just said was, exactly what they came here for...
'Right... So Bianca and I will go get Misty while you and Latias go get Brock.' Latios ordered. 'We'll meet at the top of Mt. Silver.'
Ken simply nodded but Latias on the other hand gave her brother a salute, 'Roger!' the red eon saluted joyfully. The blue dragon laughed while Latios just gave a warm smile. And so, the group of friends split up to different parts of the enormous mass of Kanto!
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"Hey why did you have Latias and Ken go after Brock? Isn't his house farther to where we arrived?" Bianca asked, adjusting her hands into a position that would keep her balanced on Latios' back. The blue eon turned his neck to get in eye contact with Bianca, his expression was serious.
'Do you really want to sit in front of or behind someone like Brock?' Latios asked rhetorically. Bianca immediately sighed in relief, she had never thought of that...
"Thanks Latios..."
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"You're pretty cheery today Latias!" Ken commented. The two eons were peacefully flying toward their destination, Brock's house, or more accurately, his gym. The cheery Latias alongside Ken made this trip a bit more manageable.
'Well yeah! Just because you said I'm mature doesn't mean I can't be fun right?' Latias squealed. 'I love my brother a lot but I don't want to be socially awkward like him.' the red eon giggled. The blue dragon smiled back, constantly thinking about her carefree and joyful personality.
Then a thought struck Ken's mind, he paused and closed his eyes to recall his previous thoughts. 'Is there something wrong Ken?' the red eon asked, stopping along with her friend. The blue dragon's eyes were still closed, what was it that he remembered?
'Are you alright!' Latias exclaimed, becoming frighteningly worried.
"Oh yeah! Now I remember!" Ken cheered, allowing Latias to sigh in relief. Latias asked the blue dragon what was on his mind, "Remember when Bianca said to us that no lawyer would defend Ash?" Ken asked. Latias nodded sadly, "Well I just remembered that if the accused has no lawyer, one will be appointed to him!" Ken said victoriously.
At this Latias squealed with delight! Now new hope has been built up in Latias' recovering heart. 'Really! Then that means Ash could win this case!' the red eon cheered with joy. The blue dragon watched his friend in delight, looks like the thought of Ash really keeps that warm smile on her face.
"I guess I should accept the fact that she loves him..." Ken thought to himself with a sad smile. "Yeah! Well anyway we should hurry and go pick up Brock." the blue dragon reminded. Latias nodded eagerly as she kept close to her friend, making sure that the enormous backpack wouldn't fall off.
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"Finally! It's finished..." the shadow snickered. It's been about twelve hours since the shadow had begun the process. The shadow looked down in the small crater below him, a black body lay motionless in it as the shadow gasped for breath. "Damn it all. This process takes too long to complete." the shadow huffed, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
A few moments later the black body in the crater slowly stood up, the being examined his own body and let out a small burst of energy; black fire surrounded his body. "Well, how do you like it Giovanni? This just proves how well your projects turn out to be." the shadow said. Giovanni chuckled darkly, he couldn't believe it, his own project turned against him but in return he has gained an enormous amount of power.
"It's incredible..." the shadow boss grinned, closing and opening his hands in experimentation. "But you know, my creation, I thank you for granting me this power but-" Giovanni was cut short by the shadow who was laughing maniacally.
"Oh so you think you're going to turn on me using the power you have now!" the shadow shouted, his mood turning into that of a mad man. "Don't make me laugh! I didn't grant you that power, I'm simply using you!" Giovanni looked shocked, how did the shadow know that he was going to try to overpower him?
"I've practically brought you back up using my very own power. I know everything that you're going to do, you know why? It's because I can control you!" the shadow said. Giovanni gritted his teeth, he readied himself in a battle position; his body shot out large amounts of black fire.
"Don't even try." the shadow scoffed. Giovanni charged at the shadow, infusing his dark power into his punch. The boss's attack was so incredibly fast that it couldn't even be seen by the human eye, but that doesn't mean dragons can't see it...
Giovanni had hit his target, but the shadow still stood strong. The shadow had caught Giovanni's overpowered punch in his claw as if he was mocking the shocked boss at how weak he was. "I told you to not try." the shadow said. And with that said, the shadow twisted Giovanni's arm and threw his body into the ground once again, enlarging the size of the previous crater.
"But, how?" Giovanni managed to ask in astonishment. Surprisingly, nothing in the shadow boss's body seemed to be broken; he was completely fine, well besides the massive amount of pain growing in his back.
"I told you already, I'm using you! There is no way you can resist because I can control everything you do!" the shadow explained, causing Giovanni to gasp. "Well, now that I'm finished with you, you're going to come with me on a quick visit to Altomare." the shadow said, already turning to the direction of the island of Altomare.
"But for what reason?" Giovanni growled, trying his best to keep his anger under control.
"Simple, I have one more Team Rocket member to recruit. I was hoping that I could retrieve Annie and Oakley but I have no idea where their bodies are now." the shadow sighed in disappointment. Almost instantly Giovanni had figured out who the shadow was talking about, they were going to retrieve the Masked Marauder...
Without wasting another second, both the shadow and his minion flew away from Team Rocket HQ at frightening speeds.
But what's this? Through all of the debris came two men in perfectly white lab coats, "Phew, I'm glad we survived that one." said the scientist, brushing the dust out of his hair. The assistant stretched his body as he took in his surroundings.
"Good thing we hid in our lab right?" the assistant asked jokingly as he coughed up a few clouds of dust from his lungs.
"I know right? Hmm, is it just me, or does it seem like we're invincible?" the scientist asked, climbing up a large chunk of concrete to get a better view of the island. His assistant cocked his head in confusion.
"What the hell are you talking about?" the assistant demanded. The scientist facepalmed and threw a small piece of metal at his stupid assistant, hitting him in the chest.
"Don't you remember dumb ass? We survived through Subject 21's rampage as well as Subject 20's outburst in the helicopter. And now we've been untouched by that shadow thing that just took off with our boss!" the scientist explained.
"Ow... Oh yeah. But how are we going to get paid now that Giovanni is gone?" the assistant whined as he rubbed his chest in pain.
"Who cares about getting paid now! Look what happened to Team Rocket HQ! The future of this organization is what concerns me." the scientist slumped. After climbing to the top of the concrete slab, the scientist gazed upon the wreckage of an endless range of utterly useless material. "Great, that thing was pretty much a nuke on this island." the scientist sighed.
"I wonder what he wanted anyway?" the assistant asked, climbing up the concrete slab as well.
"Well whatever he wanted, it must be bad. Did you see what he did to Giovanni! He turned him, well, black!" the scientist exclaimed.
"That's racist..." the assistant deadpanned as he gazed upon the headquarters wreckage. The scientist turned to his assistant and slapped him straight on his head. "Ow! What was that for?" the assistant demanded painfully as he covered his head with his hands.
"Shut up. I'm not racist, it's true! He turned all black thanks to that shadow and flew off with it!" the scientist said frantically, slowly climbing back down to the debris covered ground.
"Whatever. Let's just find a way to get off of this island." the assistant said as he followed his partner back down to the ground.
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Well that's it! I hoped you enjoyed this chapter and Happy New Year to all of you readers out there! Please review and tune in next time on Remembering an Old Friend!