Author's note: NOW do you see what I mean by episodes? No? Damn it, go get your head examined!!!!!!! In a microwave!!!!!! I feel so random!!! But take my advice on the microwave thing!
Don't ask where that came from. Oh no, it's the psycho caretakers again...NO! I DO NOT NEED MORE MEDICINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As I fight off these strange people, read on! DIE, EVIL MIDGETS WHO WEAR WHITE SUITS AND MASKS AND LOOK LIKE ASTRONAUTS!!!!!!!! I DON'T NEED ANY MORE TRANQUILIZERS!!!!!!!!!!! I...ug....I feel sleepy...Bye-bye....((Snore))
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Kieran slinked outside, the rest of his team following behind him. His team? It sounded strange. Why couldn't one of the older kids lead? Why was it him this time?
Because he needed to take charge. He had taken responsibility for this mission, so it was up to him.
Outside, it was close to pitch dark. A chilling breeze rippled through the area, carrying the smell of pine from who knew where. Kieran turned around to face the group.
"We have to move hard and fast," He said, sounding more like a drill sergeant then an 11 year old, "If we're going to save Patch, we have to strike now. With three of us in our Pokémon forms, we're not going to be able to talk. Understood?" There was a unanimous nod from the group. "Let's go!"
Lily transformed first. In a red flash that blinded everyone's eyes in comparison the blackness around them, Lily became a Charizard.
Then Kati transformed. In a bright yellow flash and shower of sparks, Kati was a Pichu.
Finally, it was Kieran's turn. His eyes started glowing red. Without a flash, he transformed. He in fact did flash, but since his flash let out black light, the others couldn't tell the difference. He had turned into a fully-fledged Mightyena.
Kieran bent down, and Kati as a Pichu jumped onto his back. Then he took off running into the black.
Lily followed, using her tail as a torch. Everyone followed close to Lily so that they didn't loose her one source of light. By now, it was complete dark. Even Gaby was having trouble seeing.
But not Kieran. Being a dark type had its advantages, and this was one of them. The little light that most people couldn't have used or seen reflected in Kieran's grey eyes, flashing the bright blue. With that wisp of light, he could see around him like it was day.
He stopped to make sure he hadn't gone too far ahead of the others. They were quite a distance behind him. He waited. They caught up, panting. Then the chase resumed.
They eventually reached the place they were looking for. They knew because Kati jumped off Kieran and started zooming across the ground, disappearing through a large hole in the ground. They followed.
Under the ground it was damp and dreary, a soft dripping sound echoing in the cave-like place. When Lily entered, it was revealed that the walls, floor and ceiling were pure metal, and that they were in a hall. Kieran gave a nod to Gaby. It was large enough to transform, so Gaby became her Lugia self. Kati began running to the left, so they all followed.
In the underground it was a maze. On one turn, they lost sight of Kati and were faced with two tunnels. To make matters worse, Kieran had pulled ahead with Kati, leaving the remaining 3 (5 if you count the two Pokémon) completely lost.
"Which way do we go?" Seth asked. Lily shook her head.
"I have no idea, Gaby."
Neither do I.
"Well...Let's go left!" Seth said. The others nodded and went left. If only they had known that the other two had gone right...
Kieran and Kati were way ahead. They had lost the others without them realizing it. When Kieran turned back to see if they were following, they weren't there. Kati stopped too.
"Pichu, Pi Pichu!!!" Kati said worriedly. It was clear that something was wrong, and Kieran understood. The metal walls were distorting the signal. She couldn't tell where it was coming from anymore!
Kieran nodded. Kati jumped back onto him, and he took off running back the direction they had come. When they reached the fork, they took a left.
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"Wha-? Do you two hear that?"
"Yeah...Sounds like people."
"Let's see...Yup, people sounds all right. Coming towards us."
"Cops?"
"Nah, too few."
"Here they come. Get the nets ready."
The three men hid behind boxes as they saw Gaby, Lily, Seth, Sparks, and Seaflyer. The five looked around. The men were astounded.
"My god...A Charizard, two Lugia, a Manectric and a Human!" One of the men whispered, the leader. "But two Lugia! And I thought they didn't exist..."
"Did you hear that?" Seth said. "I could have sworn I just heard..."
"Gotcha!!!!!"
The three men leapt out, each holding something in their hands. Suddenly three nets zoomed towards them. Seaflyer, Lily, Gaby and Sparks jumped aside, but Seth was caught. He lost his balance, falling forward off the platform and landing in a pile of boxes, dazed. Then another three nets were after them, and something more this time: a paralyzing laser of some sort. They discovered what the strange beam of light meant when Seaflyer was hit. She stopped mid-air, the electricity jumping between her feathers. She plummeted to the ground, unable to move at all. It was Sparks that saved her, however. He jumped in front of here, taking the net for her. Sparks was then zapped with a purple energy from the net, leaving him immobilized.
"Sparks!!! What the hell is going on?!?!"
"Two down, three to go!" One of the men said. Then he fired another shot at Seaflyer. She dodged it.
"My, you're a feisty little one!" Another man said. He stepped up to Seaflyer, cornering her. He held his hand up, about to throw something at the little Pokémon, but...
Gaby's giant tail came out of nowhere, sending the man flying into the air, landing head-first in some boxes, toppling over in them and stuck.
"Thanks Gaby!"
Don't mention it.
But the celebration didn't last long. As soon as Seaflyer was free, another man came out of nowhere, firing a shot at Gaby. It missed, but only by a hair. They flew away, circling up near the ceiling.
But Lily was having problems of her own. She was cornered as well, in a bad situation. Both men were upon her, and the third had unstuck himself and joined the two. The held their hands high, but...
"BACK OFF!!!!" Seth said. This distracted one of the men enough to turn around. This gave Lily the chance to fly up, dodging the two. The third man grunted and pressed a button on a remote. Seth was zapped with a strong energy that made him nearly cry out.
This got Lily ticked. She flew up behind the man and lifted him up, making him lose his hold on the remote. She flew up and up, and was just about to execute a perfect Seismic Toss when the leader threw a net up at her. It caught her, making her drop the man 50 feet. He once again landed in some boxes, prolonging his life. Lily, however, was enveloped in the net and fell 50 feet, also landing in boxes. The energy shock that followed, however, gave a great surprise to the men. The power of the shock had de-transformed Lily back into her human self. The men stared, but the leader broke the silence with a laugh.
"Pokémorph, eh?" He said, rounding on the struggling girl. "Well, then I suppose the bigger Lugia is one too? And the smaller? Boys, Get 'em! They're worth as much, if not more!"
"Right!"
The other two then leapt up, grabbing onto Gaby's wings. She thrashed, throwing one of them off. But the second held tight and threw a net. He let go of the wing just as the net entrapped Gaby and transformed her back.
"I was right. And now for the little one..." The man said, rounding on the little Lugia. The others joined him, holding their hands high, about to throw the net at her. With one sweep, it was over. They were caught.
A few minutes later, they were all dangling from hooks in the ceiling, suspended like Metapod. The two followers were standing back from the rest while the leader was going up to each, surveying them.
"Well, you're a strong little Manectric. You'll fetch a handsome price on the market for a fighter beast," He said, regarding sparks. He growled menacingly. "Oh, but they'll have to work on your temper. What do we have next?" He moved onto Seth.
"Hmm..." He said, turning his head from side to side. Seth looked very angry but remained still from the threat of the fat man standing behind the leader; the one holding the remote. "You'll go for a small price...Maybe a slightly larger one...Oh, but you're an able-bodied boy. A guess tests might be done on you...Team Rocket said they were interested." He moved onto Seaflyer, who was next in line.
"And you...You are big money. I didn't really think Lugia existed, but I guess I was wrong! You'll get BIG money...Oh yes...." Seaflyer was saying a multitude of curses telepathically, and Gaby almost found it amusing. But not when the man moved to her, next in line.
"A Lugia Pokémorph...You're worth just as much as the little one beside you. I know a lot of people who'd love to get their hands on a girl like you..."
"You bastard," Gaby said angrily, eyes starting to turn red. The man laughed.
"Aw, a little scared? You should be."
"Scared of a Rat like you? Not in my lifetime."
"The remote...?"
Gaby suddenly felt excruciating pain all around her. But she didn't cry out. She only looked back up and glared at the man. And finally Lily. The man stopped short when he came to her. He stared.
"You're a pretty one, aren't you?" He said, getting close to her. She didn't move, only stared straight on. "I can think of many men who would want you for purposes other then you being a Pokémorph...Myself among them."
THAT got Seth mad. Lily made a reaction to that as well: A mixture of pure hatred and horror. Seth got a different reaction. To put frankly: MAD.
"I'LL KILL YOU IF YOU LAY ONE FINGER ON HER!!!!!!!" Seth said, struggling against the energy net. The man turned to the remote holder and let him silence Seth.
"Yes...You're a good little girl," He said, taking a stray piece of orange hair in her face a putting it back in it's place. Lily was fuming.
"You...You..." She said, at a loss for words. "I'll barbequeyou if I get out of this net!!!!!"
"I'd like to see you try, little thing," the man said, smiling. That made Lily go back to her senses and stare straight down. "Lost hope finally? Realized no one's coming to save you?" Lily looked up, smiling.
"No, I'd just like you to meet a little friend of mine. GO KIERAN!!!!!! GO!!!!!!!!!"
The man wheeled around. Sure enough, a Mightyena was standing on the top platform, his fur standing on end in rage. Beside it was a little Pichu, sparks flying from it's cheeks.
"Kieran!" Gaby yelled happily.
"There you are!"
"You made it! What took you?" Seth said.
"What the-?"
The men were astounded as the Mightyena leapt down 60 feet from the platform, landing lightly. The Pichu did not jump down with the Mightyena, but stayed up on the platform.
"Well, another quarry for the day!" The leader said, stepping away from Lily towards the dog-like Dark Pokémon. "Get him!"
The two other men lunged, trying to bring Kieran down. He jumped out of the way lightly, latching up with his claws onto Gaby's net. He jumped off again as another man lunged, missing him and Gaby. Gaby sighed.
"If you can't even hit me, you really need to work on your aim," She said.
Kieran bounded around the room, all three men panting after him. When he was far enough, he turned around, facing them. They stopped and smiled, holding their nets in the air.
"Knew...You couldn't...Keep running...Forever!" The leader panted. "Now...You're ours!"
He threw his net. But Kieran was much faster. He jumped up, kicking his back legs out at the leader. That knocked him into the second man, who lost his grip on the net. The net soared away and hit the third man, trapping him an sending him into pain as the net zapped him.
"Why you little...!" The leader said, getting up. He made another net appear in his hands and threw it at poor Kieran.
Kieran dodged this one. The second man (Who had the remote) lunged at him. His lunged fell short when Kieran side-stepped him, letting him fall face first onto the ground. The remote slid from his hand and went into some boxes. The boxes fell on top of the remote, pressing down the button, which sent everyone in a net into a world of pain. It wasn't long before the trapper man was unconscious.
"KIERAN! GET THE REMOTE!!!!!" Gaby yelled. Kieran looked up to Kati, but the little Pichu shook its head. Kieran understood.
But he was off-guard. The man kicked Kieran in the side, sending him into the air and slamming him into a wall. The man looked at the poor Mightyena, who's right leg was broken. Kieran tried feebly to stand up, but couldn't. The man laughed.
"You couldn't get away from me forever!" He said, kicking the unfortunate Pokémon again. "I'll make you into a nice fur coat, and...!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The man never finished his sentence, because at that moment Kati leapt off the 60-foot-high platform. Timed seemed to slow as the little Pokémon appeared to fly in the air above them.
The little Pichu landed in a box and scurried around. Then it popped back up, holding hands with another Pichu. It had a large black splotch over it's eye, and that meant it must be Patch.
Then, out of nowhere, the two little Pokémon jumped out again, holding hands. The tiny mouse Pokémon righted themselves, and, scrunched their tiny bodies, closed it's eyes in concentration. And from them came a huge bolt of electricity down on the leader. He was zapped to a crisp, dropping the net and falling over, twitching. He had also fallen onto some control panel: The nets disappeared, releasing everyone.
But when Pichu use electric attacks, they shock themselves. Kati and Patch were no exceptions. They fell, their body flying with sparks, down. Midway, Kati transformed back into human form. Kieran transformed back as well, and, grabbing onto a pole, righted himself enough to throw himself under Kati and Patch, cushioning their fall. Kieran cried out in pain as they were all flung to the floor. Kati's eyes fluttered open.
"We did it!!" She said, getting off of Kieran with Patch. Then she saw the pain he was in. "Oh Kieran! You're leg's broken!"
"It's nothin'!" Kieran said, sitting up. But it wasn't nothing. His bone was almost snapped in half.
"Kieran," Kati said. "You bleeding, the bone is snapped, and your in so much pain your eyes are watering."
"No they're not!" He said, wiping the tears of pain away quickly with his sleeve.
"Don't act tough on me," Kati said, mock attitude in her voice. Kieran had to smile at that. The rest of his company was giggling madly. Gaby walked over with Seaflyer and healed his leg.
"Thanks Gaby," Kieran mumbled, getting to his feet with her help. "But I have to ask you something: Why didn't you just beat those guys up with Psychic or Aeroblast or Fireblast or something?"
"Well, there are two reasons we didn't use our attacks," Lily said. "One: Those nets somehow drained the power out of you and sealed your energy away. Two: Look at the walls. They're pure metal. Gaby and Seaflyer can't pinpoint their Psychic because of all the reflections, and Aeroblast and Fireblast would have just kept going and going, bouncing off the walls."
"But why did my electric attack work?" Kati asked.
"I think it was because there are two of you," Gaby said. "You and Patch combined your energy into one. And because you're Pichu, the energy is not quite strong enough to cause any excess harm if you hit most of your target. And from the looks of it, you hit that target pretty damn well." Gaby looked over at the still twitching man with satisfaction in her eyes.
"Oh, and there's one more thing I have to do..." Lily said, walking over to the man. She opened her mouth and shot out a flame, torching his hair and burning it off completely. Then they tied the three together and hauled them back to the surface, where a couple of Police cars were waiting. Seth took them up to the surface with Sparks so questions wouldn't be asked about the morphs. When they had gone, the rest surfaced. Kip and Jason looked so relieved, they collapsed onto each other.
"Kati, you're fine! And...PATCH!" Jason said happily as he saw the Pichu spark happily.
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"Well, thanks for having us. We all had a really great time."
"Well...Except for the part where we almost got killed..."
Everyone laughed. The gang was going again, and they were saying goodbye to Kati, Jason and Patch. Kieran had gotten all quiet. Kati went bravely up to him. He looked up.
"Here," She said, hading him something. He took it and looked at it. It was a small black coin with a bright yellow lightning bolt on it. He smiled at her.
"Thanks!"
"And I never did properly thank you for saving Patch!" She said. And much to Kieran surprise and secret delight, she kissed him on the cheek. Everyone burst into fits of silent giggles as Kieran's face turned bright red. She smiled at him.
"Goodbye!!!" The gang called back to them. The small dots at the mansion waved, and Kieran swore he saw a zap of electricity. Then they turned around and went on their way.