Chapter 22: Stolen Bike

Yay! Chapter 22! werewolflover99 I did what you asked me to do in your review :)

Angel sat in a tree in the forest, looking up at the stars in the sky. The other rebels had gone to sleep hours ago, but she couldn't stop thinking about her conversation with Zoey. I do have to tell them sometime…

She jumped out of the tree and on to the soft forest floor, and headed over to her bike. "Maybe a quick ride will get my mind off things," she whispered. She climbed on and started riding through the woods, feeling the cold breeze in her hair. She continued to speed up, and within a few seconds she was hitting fifty miles an hour, just barely dodging the trees that stood in her way.

She reached for the accelerator to go even faster, then stopped. She could see a small figure ahead of her, staring at her, and it wasn't moving out of the way!

She slammed the brakes as hard as she could, but it wasn't enough. She crashed in to the figure, sending him flying, then everything went black.

Tails woke up to the sound of screeching tires coming from the nearby woods. He turned to Sonic and gently shook him awake. "Did you hear that, Sonic?" he asked.

"Yeah," he replied. "It sounded like a motorcycle."

Tails stood up quickly. "Shoot," he mumbled. He began to run toward the sound, Sonic close behind him.

The pain in the back of her head was excruciating, every movement making her cringe, but she forced herself to sit up anyway. "What happened?" Angel asked herself. She looked around, and saw the figure that she had crashed into, sprawled out on the ground. She stood up and felt a sharp pain go down her spine. She paused for a second, then walked over to the figure.

The figure was a small, black haired boy, around the age of ten. He wore a red and white hat, and a blue t-shirt jacket. His gray jeans covered up his red shoes. His hands had gray and crimson gloves, which only went up to his knuckles. He seemed to be holding something yellow…

Angel lightly tapped his foot with hers. "I wonder if he's-"

She was cut off when the boy sat up abruptly. He pointed at Angel. "You!"

"You!" Angel pointed back. Now that she knew that the boy was okay, he was going to pay for what he did to her bike.

He stood up quickly and ran over to Angel's bike, still clutching the yellow object. He climbed on the bike, shivered, then drove off as quickly as possible.

"Hey!" Angel yelled. She made a motion to chase him, but the major headache she had prevented her from doing so. She almost fell on the ground when someone caught her by the arm.

"Are you okay?" Tails asked. It was him who had caught her.

Angel blushed in embarrassment. "I'm fine," she replied. "Just a little hurt." Her embarrassment quickly turned into anger. "That jerk stole my bike!" she yelled. She started to form her snowflake, but Tails stopped her.

"You aren't in any condition to fight," he said. "And how could he possibly have stolen it? I touched it for a second and I couldn't stand it."

"I guess you were wrong, Tails," Sonic said. "Nothing will keep bike thieves away."

"It doesn't matter," Angel said. "I need my Blizzard back." She formed her snowflake again and took off in to the air.

"Wait! I'm coming with you!" Tails shouted. He began to spin his tails and followed her.

"And I guess I'll run there," Sonic mumbled to himself. He chased after the two, staying on the ground.

Angel had only flew a hundred yards when the pain became overwhelming. She began to fall to the ground, but Tails caught her in mid-flight.

"Let me help you," he said. He put his arm around her and helped her stay in the air.

"Thanks," she said weakly. After ten painful minutes of flying, the two of them were finally hovering over their target. "I'll take it from here," Angel said. She let go of Tails and slowly descended to the forest floor. She landed in front of the boy and her bike.

Angel charged at the boy, landing a power packed punch. The boy fell off the bike, still clutching the yellow object. He attempted to kick her back, but she dodged easily. After a few minutes of fighting, the two of them were exhausted.

"What do you want from me?" the boy panted. He held the object close to his chest, as if it were precious.

"I want my bike back, jerk!" she replied. She pulled her spear out of her boot and pointed it at him. "Now hand it over."

"I'm sorry I ever took your stupid bike!" he yelled. His voice then became much quieter. "I just needed help with my Pikachu," he revealed the small yellow bundle to Angel. It was a Pikachu, gravely injured.

Angel shoved her spear back in to her boot. "Fine," she said. "But still. That doesn't give you the right to-"

"Angel!" Tails shouted. He and Sonic emerged from the bushes. "What happened?" At the same moment, a red haired girl wearing shorts and a yellow tank-top came from the tall grass behind the boy. She was about his age.

"Ash," she said. "Brock and I have been looking for you all night!" She saw Angel, Sonic, and Tails, standing a few feet away. "Who are they?" she asked.

"No one, Misty," Ash replied. "I was just returning their bike." Seconds later, a small electrical current came from the Pikachu, causing the bike to burst in to flames.

Tails sighed. "I guess this was a waste of time," he said.

Misty stomped over to Ash angrily. "Ash, it's been nearly thirteen years since we made our debut, and you still haven't given me a new bike!"

Ash could only sigh and shake his head.

"Wait a sec," Tails said. "If it's been thirteen years and you're ten…how the heck does that work?!" he asked, frustrated.

"A mouse just set a bike on fire, and that's your question?" Sonic said with a smirk.

Tails shrugged, then smiled. "You've got a point there," he said.

"Whether or not we're going to discuss this, Pikachu needs serious help!" Ash said.

"Why did you even leave in the first place?!" Misty exclaimed panicking. "Brock's a doctor, remember? A POKEMON doctor."

Ash growled at the red head. "He said we need revival herbs! What was I supposed to do?!"

"You should have asked," Misty retorted. "Iris and Cilan already had them, now Brock has a treatment but nothing to treat!"

Angel transformed her spear into a bat, then swung it. An icy blast went through the area, getting everyone's attention. "It doesn't matter what happened," she said. "Sonic and I will lead these two to camp. Do you think you can get their friends, Tails?"

Tails nodded in agreement. "I'll meet you guys back there." He began to spin his twin tails and took off in to the air.

Angel turned to Ash. "Give Pikachu to Sonic," she ordered. "He'll get it there in seconds."

Ash nodded, then carefully placed Pikachu in Sonic's arms. The hedgehog dashed away as soon as Pikachu was safe in hands.

"Come on," Angel said. She began to lead the two Trainers to camp, then slowed down immediately when the pain came rushing back. Ignore it and run! She thought. She picked up the pace and bolted through the woods, Ash and Misty close behind.

"We made it," Angel panted when they reached the camp. She felt like she was about to collapse, but stayed upright when a little orange blur caught her. "Thanks, Tails. Your timing is always perfect."

He nodded, a slightly worried look in his eyes. "Are you gonna be all right?"

"Yeah," Angel said. "Did you get the others?" she asked.

He nodded again. "After I got hit with a few Flamethrowers and Poke Balls, everything was fine."

Angel let out a weak laugh, then sank to the ground. She looked up at the sky and saw the sun peaking over the mountain. "It's morning," she said blissfully. "Do you think Pikachu is gonna be okay?"

Tails nodded. "Everything will be okay."

Jeez, four chapters in one weekend? That's a lot XD Some of you might have picked up where I was going with this whole thing when I said "he was going to pay for what he did to her bike" This is a running joke in the Pokémon series, where the lead female protagonist's bike is electrocuted by Pikachu. Of course, who better for it to happen to then Angel ;)