The Escape attempt continues, but Flame gets a little dose of the unexpected. Reviews please.
Episode Thirty: It's Not Over, Yet
I knew I only had this one chance to get out of the prison and I was damn well going to take it. I shot strait between the Rocket's legs, not forgetting to launch a fireball upwards as I did so, aiming strait for the fire alarm. As I got closer, I realised that it much higher up than I had thought. A lot higher, there was no chance of me reaching it with my small size.
I kept running full tilt, leaping up and still coming short. I slammed into the wall, which hurt, but my claws managed to find small cracks and I didn't fall backwards. After waiting a few seconds to catch my breath, I slowly clambered up the concrete, all the while aware of the screaming coming from the flambéed thief. I was only centimeters away from the red button that I so desperatly wanted to press, when several more Rockets appeared out of no where and came running towards me.
Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted one of them ready a Pokéball and raised his arm to throw it. I was so close to that button, my claws were only just below it. The Rocket sent the ball shooting towards me and I literally lept up the wall. The ball collided with my rips as my clawtips brushed across the switch.
I fell towards the floor and was expecting to be hit with red light when I heard a Pokémon form above me. It collided with me in midair and we both slammed into the ground, me on the bottom of the pile. I felt something sharp diging into my shoulder but I didn't care anymore, there was a siren blazing somewhere in the base.
I had done it, from underneath the other Pokémon, I could just see around part of the corner. There was a crash as all of the cages burst open at once and their inhabitants burst free. Most of them stood, stunned, for several moments before making their way out of their cages. Some of the newer inhabitants shot out almost instantly, a few going after the Hitmonchan and the rest heading strait in my direction.
"Oh shit!" One of the human Rockets shouted as they all retreated, not forgetting to return the Pokémon that was ontop of me as they ran away. The small mob of freed Pokémon chased after them, I spotted several familier bug types and a fair few fire and water types too as I climbed to my feet.
When the Rocket thugs had fled out of view, the escapees surrounded me. I found myself being hugged as they all cheered. When the pack parted, I saw Alpha being helped along by Bulbasaur and Bellsprout. I walked over slowly.
"Well we're out of the cages, whats next?" I asked with a cheerful grin.
"Easy, we march out of here and find the nearest town. Then the Humans will put our mass arrival on the news and our trainers can find us," Alpha said, wincing after each word. He was bleeding from a torn ear and a few broken teeth but he seemed okay. I spotted the Hitmonchan slowly step around the corner, arms by his sides.
It stepped up infront of me, I raised my arms in order to (hopefully) block or at least absorb any blows. I almost hand a heart failure when it held out its hand and said, "Good job."
"What the hell? I thought you were a brainwashed moron," I managed to say. The Hitmonchan laughed.
"I was, untill a few minutes ago. Your weed friend tugged me in front of the cage doors so when they burst open when the alarm went off: well, lets just say they knocked some sense into me."
Everyone laughed at that, before cheering again as I shook the offered paw. Hell, I already knew not to piss him off again so I'd do anything to keep him calm. The cheering turned to yells of confusion as a loud boom sounded off in the distance.
"That cannot be good," I yelled over the sudden noise.
"I'll say! That's the direction of one of the exits!" A pinkish Pokémon muttered in its emotionless voice.
"Well that sucks Porygon. What about the other exit?" Bulbasaur asked the newcomer.
"Just give me a second to locate it," came the monotone reply.
"You better hurry," I said, "there's smoke heading down this corridoor."