Elsewhere at a Secret Location that I refuse to tell you readers! (Right after all the girls were defeated back at the dorms)
May's POV:
"You guys do realize that no matter what you do to us, we won't tell you anything!" I replied cockily before I received another kick in my stomach that momentarily knocked the wind out of me.
"Nice... try, still ain't talking." I replied through my gasping breathes as I struggled to smirk at the six boys surrounding me.
"Let's try this differently. May will you please tell us where Dawn would go. We promise not to hurt any of you guys anymore." Drew asked sweetly as he crouched down so his face was directly in my eyesight as I was still on the floor regaining my breath from their multiple kicks.
"Have you forgotten I have been trained to be able to take your hits. We all have so I'd like to see any of you guys try to pry any information out of us!" I sneered at them before Drew got mad and slapped my face. I rolled my eyes at this torturing, trust me they did worse to us back in training.
"Just tell us already!" Ash shouted down at me but I shook my head and smiled smugly at them before I felt my head being yanked up as someone ruffly grabbed my hair, bringing un-shed tears to my eyes. Then Paul's face came into my view as he yanked my head back even further.
"I am tired of you stupid girls games. Now I wanna show you something and afterwards I expect you to talk." he snarled as he yanked me up by my hair as Drew grabbed one of my tied up arms and Paul grabbed the other while never letting go of my hair as they drug me over to a window in the dark room the were interrogating me in. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Gary flip a switch and the next thing I knew I could look through the window into the room in front of me. I then immediately tried struggling out of the boys' grip on me but they held me firm and Paul yanked my head back to look at the scene before me.
In the room I saw all of the other four girls strapped into chairs as pokemon of all types rained attacks down on them.
Pikachu was zapping Misty every minute or so as she screamed yet I could not hear her through the stupid glass. Leaf was occasionally getting burned by a Charizard while Marina was getting attacked by a frenzy of razor leaves. And in the middle of the room was Jordyn, she was taking attacks from three different pokemon as I saw her shouting "Come on! That the best ya got?" through the glass. That stupid girl was gonna get herself killed from taking attacks from a Blastoise, an Electrive, and a Lucario.
A tear slid down my face as I saw the girls scream out in pain before trying to briefly recover. Why are they making me watch this?
"Stop it right now!" I screamed at them as I called them every vile word I knew before Gary walked up to me and gave my a swift punch in my stomach, knocking the wind out of me again. I am seriously gonna get permanent damage from these boys!
"Just tell us where Dawn has gone and we'll stop." Ash bargained as I glared at the boys around me as I struggled to regain my breath. I shook my head no as I still gasped for breath and I saw Gary about to swing once again at my stomach but it was stopped by Drew grabbing his arm.
"She's not gonna ever talk if we don't let her catch her breath. Now please May, you have the power to make this stop. Just look at your sisters. Misty and Leaf are up against their most hated element. Marina is getting torn up from those leaves. Just look at Jordyn! How much longer do you honestly think she'll last when she's goading on three fully evolved pokemon to give her stronger attacks. They can't take much more so let it stop before there is permanent damage done. Let it stop May." Drew pleaded as his voice got very soft at the end of his speech as more tears slid down my face as I stared at my screaming sisters. I know they will kill me for this later but I had no other choice, I can't see them in pain. Forgive me Dawn.
"Okay," I whispered as I sunk my head in defeat as the boys listened to my every word, "I- I'll tell you where she should have gone. Just s-stop the attacks, please." I begged as Drew nodded towards Jimmy who pressed a button and all the pokemon immediately stopped attacking the girls and a door opened up in the wall behind them and all the pokemon left the room the girls were in. I saw Misty, Marina and Leaf sigh in relief as Jordyn stared intently into the mirror ahead of her as though she could see through the glass and see my crying face but I doubt it. This looked like a one way but what Jordyn did next surprised me. She shook her head before shouting, "Don't do it May!" but all I could do was read her lips as her words were blocked out and the look she gave me broke my heart but I couldn't take it back now. I had to tell the boys to keep the others safe.
Paul saw what Jordyn was trying to do and must've saw my resolve crumbling as he quickly flicked the light off so I could no longer see into the other room. Then Paul and Drew dragged my slumped over form to the middle of the room where a wooden chair sat and they plopped me down on it.
"I want answers now. Where would Dawn go?" Paul demanded as he glared down at me.
"Home, she would go home for help." I shakily said as I felt regret in telling them but had to push past it.
"Where is 'home' then?" Paul growled out.
"Middle of the forest surrounding Pettleburg. But don't even bother going there now, if Dawn made it home yesterday then I'm sure her and the Beta Team are on their way here to rescue us."
"Back the truck up, who is the Beta Team?" Gary asked suddenly.
"We are the Alpha Team. There is always a second team set in place if the first team fails. The Beta Team is always on call in case they are needed. Knowing my Dad he probably called the Boss in to ask for permission for the Beta Team. And since we are the Boss's favorite team he probably gave permission." I explained but Drew shook his head.
"We know that but who is your Beta Team? Who should we be expecting?" Drew asked impatiently.
"There are six of them, all boys too. There is Blue, Brendan, Kenny, Rudy, Barry and Jake. All are strong and just as good as us girls." I answered.
"Then taking care of them should be a breeze!" Ash laughed as I scowled.
"What makes you think your that good? You outnumbered us in our battles and it even took two of you to take down Misty and three to take down Jordyn. If we had Dawn there we would've won but we left no room up for chance so that's why we sent her away. We. Would. Have. Won." I snarled as I glared at each one of the boys before Paul scoffed and turned to Drew.
"Take her to her room and chain her in. Stay with her though cause I don't trust a single one of these girls. The rest of you go and grab your assigned girls and do the same. No mistakes, got it? I have to go inform the Commander. Go now!" Paul ordered and Drew lifted me up and carried me bridal style out the room. Behind me I saw the boys do that with each of my sisters except for Jordyn and Misty who were struggling so much that Cody and Ash threw them over their shoulders and carried them like that.
Then Drew swiped something in front of a black door and it swung open revealing a medium sized room with just a large queen bed, a dresser with a lamp on it and a couch to side wall. No window or clocks or anything personal. Drew then brought me over to the bed and before I could even try to make my escape, he quickly snapped a steel ankle bracelet around my ankle that the chain was chained to the wall. I groaned as I struggled to pull at the bracelet as Drew smirked down at me.
"You can go now!" I tried to shoo him away after a few more failed attempts at getting the chain off of my ankle.
"Did you not hear Paul? I'm staying here." Drew said as he sat down on the other side of the bed as I groaned and flopped back on the many red pillows on the bed. At least the bed was red, thats the only bright side.
"Why?" I asked as he rolled his eyes and flipped his hair.
"Because we know about you girls. You are known about how to get yourselves out of tight situations using the most unsuspecting objects to aid in your escape. And even though we triple checked the room to make sure you couldn't get anything to help you, we still have to watch over you girls until our next orders." he explained as I rolled my eyes and flipped onto my side but let out a low groan as I felt my ribs ached from putting pressure on them. Drew was by my side in an instant.
"What's wrong?" He asked worriedly as he looked me over as I rolled my eyes.
"It's your guys stupid fault that my ribs and stomach hurt!" I accused as I narrowed my eyes at him, "I wouldn't be surprised if you broke some."
"Here let me see." Drew reached for me in a surprisingly gentle voice as he gently lifted my shirt up just enough to see the dark blue marks marring my stomach and ribs. He frowned once he saw the bruises and cursed under his breath as went to the wall beside the door and pressed a button below the light switch and a small keypad popped out of the wall as Drew typed something in but I was unable to see what as he blocked my view. Only a minute after he finished typing whatever it was into the keypad, there was a knock on the door and Drew unlocked it to open it and out there stood Absol carrying a tray of items. Drew thanked the pokemon and took the tray before closing and locking the door once again.
He then walked over to me laid the tray down beside me. On it was a bowl of soup and crackers and medical supplies and a couple ice packs. Drew calmly grabbed the medical supplies off the tray then turned to face me.
"Lift up your shirt." He commanded as I stubbornly refused as I refused to look at his face.
"May, I just want to wrap your ribs in medical tape in case anything is broken before your ribs set badly." he pleaded as I glared at him and muttered "screw you." then lifted my shirt up just enough to show my bruised stomach and ribs as Drew began to expertly wrap them with the tape. Once he was finished he pushed me gently to lay back down against the pile of pillows he made and laid the ice packs on my stomach and ribs. He then handed me the soup and crackers which I barely touched.
"May you need to eat." Drew tried as I stubbornly turned my head away from him as he sighed.
"Stop acting nice. I know the only reason you are doing this is to keep me alive long enough to make me into a weapon." I glared as the words slid off my tongue like ice as I refused to look at him and only at the stupid chain around my right ankle.
"May, I'm not acting..." Drew tried gently as I turned to glare at him.
"You've been acting since the first moment I met you. You and the other monsters you call your friends. So don't act like you care now that I am a prisoner. And if you recall you are the reason I'm here and the reason my ribs hurt also. So cut your crap." I snarled at him as his eyes narrowed at me.
"May you are so stupid." he said but cut me off before I could protest against him.
"I lied and acted when I first met you because it was my job. But I liked being around you and I absolutely hated had quickly my time at being normal around you went. We have yet to go even a full day normal. But honestly, you thought it was smart to separate yourselves from each other? What were you girls thinking. It only one of you had grown a brain and said no when we were going flying then the plan wouldn't have worked and we would be having a normal day at school.
"And even after we took your memory away, I was happy I had a second chance to be around you without you hating me. When you smiled at me it was like you lit up the entire room we were in. But then Jordyn just had to ruin everything and get her memory. I had planned to take you back to the rose garden and again the next couple of days just to see you laugh and play with your Victini. But you had to defend Jordyn, when we easily could have taken her memory again. I can't like you yet everything you do fascinates me from how you trust so easily to your temper when I don't say your name. And if I did not full fill my job then Paul would have me taken off protecting you. I can't let that happen." Drew explained gently as his eyes pleaded with mine to believe him.
Oh how this confuses me. My heart says believe what he says that he cares about me but the more logical side of me is screaming he is a liar! He is trained to lie! Don't believe him!
"D-Drew, stop confusing me! You just are lying to me to make me more willing to be a weapon!" I cried out as Drew groaned and rolled his eyes before leaning over me so he was hovering above me. His face was so close to mine as my eyes got lost in his emerald eyes and my heart beat sped up. I couldn't even try to escape since I was still so weak and chained to the bed. I was stuck under Drew.
"May, I was not lying to you and I am not lying now. You stupid, stupid girl just listen to me for once." Drew whispered as I stared up into his face as his face became closer and closer to mine as I fluttered my eyelids close right before Drew's lips met mine.
The kiss was like everything you read about in fairy tales, it was warm and sweet and made me tingle all over. But that feeling was cut short as Drew suddenly pushed himself away from me and walked over to the couch. He turned his back to me as he lied down and said, "Sleep May." I was suddenly so confused but I couldn't even question it for in the next instant the sleep that had been plaguing my mind had finally taken over at his words and brought me to my world of dreams.
Paul's POV:
"Commander, we were finally told of where Dawn most certainly went. I have to report though that it would be too late to try to retrieve her, we believe she made it home and has made contact with the Beta Team and they should be on their way to the school soon. How do you wish we proceed?" I asked into my phone as I paced around the room the others had just vacated to go grab their girls.
"Let the Beta Team come then. Quickly leave a message for Dawn about where you are at and have her only bring the Beta Team with her. We'll set up a few teams to secure the perimeter around the building and only let those seven in. As soon as she walks in let her fall into a trap to cage her. Then I expect you boys to deal with the Beta Team. If possible, just knock them out and do not kill unless you have to. You are stronger and more experienced than that team and you have something to fight for." The Commander said through the phone as I agreed.
"I will set the actions in place now Commander. By the ed of the day I hope to bring you good news." I said.
"Paul, be careful. These boys will not hesitate to kill you, they now know Marina was the 6th girl and they will do whatever they can in their power to get them as a weapon. No matter what, make sure they don't have all six girls. And Paul... I think it's time to tell the other girls the whole truth on the Prophecy. Just... let them rest now and set the plan in motion soon."
"Yes, Commander I understand."
"Oh and Paul... it's okay to love her you know."
"...Yes, I understand. Thank you Commander, I must go now and set the plan in place. Goodbye."
"Goodbye, Paul and remember everything I said!"
I then hung up on the Commander as I strode outside to see the messenger Starlies outside. I called one over and tied the note to Dawn to the Starly's foot before telling it where to go. I then sent it off in the direction of the school where Dawn will get it. I then made my way back inside and start rigging the metal cage trap to capture Dawn. Further back in the building I could hear the girls yelling at the boys but I hardly took notice as I finished preparing everything. By that time all the rooms had gone silent and it was well past midnight. I sighed as I thought of the day tomorrow and realized I needed my sleep.