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Chapter 4: Tempting Fate!

Brock was making sure that Ash was resting comfortably after getting pounded by Team Magma earlier that day.

Brock went back to sit with the siblings as their friend rested after only going for an hour after the attack.

"What made Team Magma decide to attack Ash like that?" asked May, looking over at their friend as he fell asleep.

"I'm not sure, May, but we might have to carry him out of this forest before we get ambushed again." replied Brock, looking at his friend before looking at the campfire.

"You mean that we could get ambushed again?!" asked Max, starting to freak out.

"It's just a possibility. We need to be prepared for everything. Let's get some sleep so that we can get him out of here by this time tomorrow." replied Brock before heading over to his sleeping bag.

The siblings nodded before getting in their own sleeping bags.

(In The Morning)

They were working at a quicker pace to try and get back on the road while Ash rested against a tree.

Before they could start walking on the path again, they were surrounded by Team Aqua grunts.

"What's going on?!" yelled Ash, surprised to see another ambushed.

"We thought we'd come and take something that we so dearly want." replied Archie, jumping out of the helicopter and landing in front of his grunts.

"And just what is that?!" yelled Ash, stepping forward despite the pain from yesterday's battle.

"Your life! Grunts, attack!" replied Archie as he pointed to Ash.

The raven-haired boy gasped before trying to fight off about 10 grunts that didn't let up.

The others were pinned to the ground and kept away from their friend as they hoped that he wouldn't die from back-to-back attacks.

While the grunts were attacking the boy, they heard a faint ticking coming from inside him before it went away.

One grunt went and told Archie this before going back and hitting the boy so hard in his back that he screamed from the pain.

The others couldn't watch their friend get hurt anymore and turned their eyes away before they heard the screaming stop and felt themselves being let go.

They sat up to see that Team Aqua was retreating and went over to where their raven-haired friend was to make sure that he was alright.

Brock was in utter awe that his friend didn't receive any broken bones, but he ended up with a giant bruise on his back from the punch.

As Brock was looking Ash over, the boy ended up falling unconscious after everything that happened to him.

(With Team Aqua)

"Giovanni, it looks like the boy is to the point that when your men attack, he'll be gone before anyone knew what hit them." said Archie on the phone.

"Good. There was a faint ticking, I take it?" asked Giovanni.

"Yes. One of my men reported that to me." replied Archie.

"Very well. I am on my way to finish the job." said Giovanni before hanging up the phone.

Archie smiled malevolently before returning to the captain's chair.

(Back With The Gang)

Brock made sure that everything would be safe and comfortable for their friend as they had to set up camp in the same spot as before.

"I hope that you will make it out alive, Ash." whispered Brock before going over to May and Max to eat a light dinner with them before heading to bed.

Hope you enjoyed Chapter 4! Next chapter is crazy! Happy Labor Day! See ya later!

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