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Ash 18- KIA

Misty 18- Humvee Transport to and past Marine Outpost.

Brock 21- KIA

What's up people? How is everyone doing? I took the ASVAB today (10/15/14) and I feel I did well. It was easy for the most part until the Math Section. You know how hard it is to calculate $148,000 with 10% interest over a five year period without a calculator and just pencil and paper? It was very hard but, the rest was easy. Anyway onto this long story.

Chapter 19

After Zapdos refuels and everyone gets out to stretch their legs they wave goodbye to the Marines and continue to California.

"Alright guys. At the rate we're going and the speed we should be at the California border in about 7 hours if we drive non-stop and at 135 mph." Zapdos says as they speed down the highway.

"Once we get there, we're going to pull over here and take everything and shrink it and place them in their respectful Poke ball in case of an emergency or something. Then after we get everything we're going to hike from Point Alpha to here at Point Hotel. Anything between or past that will be a side mission and will only be conducted if we deem it as important or Command tells us it is. Remember these woods are and will be filled with wild and extremely dangerous Pokémon." Lead says showing everyone the points and mission on the Holographic Screen on the Dashboard so everyone can see the current mission.

"How long will the hike be?" Sabrina asks digging through some bags.

"Where did you get those bags? And it will take about a week or two depending on our rest and non-rests." Lead asks and tells her as him and the other guys stare at the bags.

"Two weeks huh? Let me see Daisy these are yours the Arcanine Red, Violet these Mahogany colored are yours right? Misty heres yours Ocean Blue, Lily heres your Olive Green and here are mine Dark Green." She says passing out the girls boots. Violet who once again was seated in Lead's lap after winning Rock, Paper, Scissors was tying her right boot when she noticed a dark black stain on his shin and there was a medium sized rip.

"Lead, like what happened?" She asks and wondering what she's talking about look at his leg.

"I remember when he got that injury. It was the night we stayed in the cave and after their scouting and you guys shooting them Lead was sleeping and seem to be having a rough time sleeping so I went to see and I noticed his leg bleeding." Misty says. "Can we see it?"

Lead shrugs and pulls the leg up but nothings there not even a scar. "WHAT?" All of the Ghosts ask marvelously. "It can't." Zapdos says alternating from the road and Lead. "It must." Moltres says.

"Only way to find out." Lead says and giving Arctino a thumbs up. "Sure is." Arctino says. BANG! A small Zip comes from the bullet of Arctino's M1911 Super Packer Pistol as it pierces through Lead's chest and he slumps back.

All the girls stare at Arctino and what he did and wondering how he could that so easily and not be remorseful then they hear a small chattering like sound and thinking its bugs they start looking for them except Misty who is frozen at the thought of Bug Pokémon being in the same type area as her.

"EEEEKKK!" Misty shrieks when something soft rubs against her exposed sides. "Chill will you. It's just me." Lead says showing her his hand before the girls have time to ask any questions Lead opens his shirt and they see through his undershirt as his wound slowly heals itself.

"Wow, you guys are like, the Wolverine." Daisy says hopping up and down in her seat. "Yep, except Adamantium Claws come out of our knuckles." Arctino says.

As they continue he drive the girls asks continuous amounts of questions one after another about what it's like, does it hurt and other questions like that and the guys gladly answer each question until the Humvee slows and stops.

"Time to start packing." Moltres says getting out and popping the trunk.

They separate everything accordingly and then making sure the essentials are first they put those on their belts and the rest goes in their bags and last but not least the last thing shrunken and put in a Poke ball is the Humvee. After it's placed in the bag they begin the hike past the border from Nevada to California and after an hour of walking they get to a fence.

"Like, what now?" Lily asks looking up at it. "We go through." Zapdos says simply pulling her into a hug and jumping backwards into the fence and going through effortlessly. Moltres does the same with Violet, Arctino takes Sabrina and Lead takes Daisy and Misty. After they get through, they restart the hike and after 4 hours of walking the sun begins to set.

"We're lost." Misty groans. "No, we're not." Lead says for the fiftieth time. "Yeah we are. Arctino gave Violet a pair of your awesome glasses and I've borrowed them and have been checking on our positions and stuff and we are way off route." She says. "You have us in the middle of nowhere."

"No, we are not in the middle of nowhere. We are in the Forest of California Latitude 75 Longitude 35 Altitude 100 ft. Thus we are somewhere not nowhere." Lead says as they walk. "Plus, I'm making different trails to throw whoever might be following us off track, because my responsibility is to protect all of you. So shut up, mind your business and let me do my job."

"Me shut up? If your job is to protect us how come you have barely done a good job at it, huh? I mean I saw some of the memories from when you came and rescued you me, but I didn't see you protecting them when Moltres got shot in the Pokémon Research Lab. Surge did it. Patched him up to. And when you were coming up running and gunning isn't protecting them. And when the Helicopters and Jets were on the Highway you could barely protect us when we were running to the small outpost. A jet even almost killed us. I don't know how you became Leader of this Ghost Unit. You mostly really on instincts instead of tactics and strategy. If was your boss I would fire you and give you men a Real Leader." Misty says.

"Real Leader? A Real Leader? A Real Leader takes bullets for his Team, They take grenades and put everything they got into protecting and keeping up the welfare of them. Unlike YOU who couldn't get herself out of the pickle jar and her boyfriend died for her and who was the ONLY Team to agree to help him for the mission? Mine. We took the job because WE know the values partnership and I am the ONLY Leader who has taken machine gun bullets for the Team to evacuate but they didn't they came back, THAT is REAL Leadership. Protecting the team no matter what." Lead who has stopped walking and turned around growls at her and Arctino jogs over to him handing him a needle whish he takes.

"You mean like how your great leadership protected them in Africa? When you all were down and out and you guys kept fighting and then the "Oh so great leader" calls off the helicopter because you couldn't fight anymore but Zapdos could and then Insurgents overran your perimeter and knifed him? And then you shoot them after they do more damage? Huh? Is that the kind of Leader you are? If so then you are the sorriest leader there is." Misty growls back venom flowing out of her voice and the forest turns silent everyone looking at her the air turning denser as the Ghosts stare at her unbelievingly that she could know about Africa.

There's a crack as Lead crushes the needle in his hand. "We're resting here. Misty thinks she's such a good leader she can take control of all you guys till morning." Lead says walking away his voice deep and venomous and the Ghosts know that isn't good.

Everyone turns to Misty since she's the temporary leader. "Like, Great job Misty, Don't you know not to like bring up a soldiers past especially if it is one that haunts them? Not even Team Roqua would stoop that low." Daisy says laying down her stuff. Misty only looks at the ground knowing she shouldn't have said that no matter how angry she gets. "I'm going to go find him. Zapdos take over for me please." She says heading the direction Lead was. After about two minutes of walking she finds a lake that has a Slanted rock on top of flat boulder. She just about turned around when she sees a figure cut something then eat it and sneaking closer she sees Lead cutting pieces of a Peach and then eating it.

Taking a chance she climbs up on the rock and scoots an arm lengths away from him and pulling her knees up to her chest. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring up Africa. I just got…"

"Angry." Lead interrupts "its O.K I forgive. I said stuff I shouldn't have to." Since his arm is about six inches longer than hers he gently grabs her arm and pulls her next to him and he offers her some peach and she accepts since she left her bag with the others, they then split a MRE and water. Knowing she is kind of down he gently wraps an arm around stomach and softly rubs under her ribs. "Ash said you liked being rubbed here." Lead says as she tenses and relaxes after a couple of seconds and she nods. As he rubs her side she pulls herself closer to him.

"It's kind of dark don't you think?" She asks as it gets darker. "It will be O.K. Arctino and them know where we are and I won't let anyone or thing harm you." He says placing her between his legs as they watch the stars and he rubs her sides.

"Want to know a secret?" She asks as they watch the stars and guess shapes. "Sure." Lead says and tilting his head when she removes his fingerless gloves from his right hand. "Don't worry you won't need it." She tells him and trusting her he lets his arm and hand go limp as she wiggles around in her shorts before sliding both their hands down hem and Lead doesn't feel any difference until she slides his fingers over her and she shutters a little.

"I stopped wearing them since we got on the highway." She says keeping his hand in place. "I figured since we have you I wouldn't need them anymore so I stopped wearing them." She gently pushes his hand back and forth over her and lets off small shudders every time finally she sticks her and his fingers in and shivers at the new feeling before slowly pulling them out of her and then out of her pants. "Try it." She says holding out her index and middle finger. "I'll even go first." she says taking his index and middle finger and sticking them in her mouth and softly sucking them before pulling them out and smiling. "See nothing poisonous." She says quickly sliding her fingers under his bandana and into his mouth and smiles at him when he gently sucks her fingers.

"You taste bitter sweet. Like your personality." Lead tells her.

"Thank you it's just my way of you know, thanking you for all you have done and risked." She says wrapping his arms around her.

"It's no problem. And I think you won the contest." He says throwing her off guard.

"You knew?" She asks looking down. "Yep." He answers rubbing her belly. "So, we date now?" She asks. "That was the prize I think." He answers.

"Well, can I ask you a favor then?" She asks him. "Sure." He says slowly.

"Well, I was wondering, since the other girls you know like you to, and even though we can't see under your bandana and glasses, but back to the subject at hand, would you be O.K if we like shared you? I don't want the other's efforts to go down the drain you know?" She asks wondering if it was smart or not.

"I'm fine with it and I think the others will be too." He says. "Well come here. We might as well go to sleep. We got a lot to do tomorrow." He says laying down pulling her on top of him. She was about to ask if the rock was uncomfortable when she sees he's laying his head on his bag.

"Don't worry, there's no bugs in the vicinity and it will be hot later on in the night." He tells her wrapping his arms around her. One around her waist and the other around the middle of her back and she lays her head on his chest and listens to his steady heart beat as she wraps her arms around his neck. He pulls his mask up to his nose and gives her a small kiss on her forehead.

"That's not a kiss. This is a kiss." She says locking her lips to his and breaking after a few seconds.

Meanwhile before the last part happened.

"Did she, like find him." Lily asks. Arctino nods his head as he shares his psychic power with everyone.

"Think he'll be mean?" Sabrina asks.

"Nah, I think he took one of the shots." Moltres says. "He doesn't seem to know she's there."

"He like, does now." Daisy points out as Misty climbs up the rock.

"Alright, like think they should be alone. For this part. You know to like, forgive each other without invasion of privacy." Violet says.

"I agree with Violet, let's leave them alone and eat then get some sleep." Zapdos says starting a fire. They make a Large MRE and Tea and eat and drink as much as they wanted before going to bed on a blanket under the stars since it was hot enough already.

O.K Chapter 19 down. By the ways things are going I think I will finish this soon. I estimate that it will be no longer than 23 chapter. I hope you guys like the way the story is. I and my bro Jerome / Night Wing have been kind of busy lately but we still find time. He sends me ideas at around 8 P.M and I start and finish by 11:30 P.M – 12:30 A.M. It is 12:24 A.M now and I need to go to bed. So good night/morning whatever time you read this.