Pokemon: Friends to the End

Chapter 20: Mutiny in the Bounty

Ash and his friends were travelling to Floaroma Town.

Along the way, they come across a beautiful flower garden.

"Whoa, what a beautiful field of flowers!"Dawn said sweetly.

"And smell their lovely aura."Denise commented in delight.

"Yeah and in the bright sunlight, they look like they're on fire."Ash remarked.

"Pika Pika!"Pikachu said happily.

They then notice a Salamence flying by.

"Huh? What was that?"Ash asked.

As the Salamence flies by, Dawn analyzes Salamence in her Pokédex.

"Salamence, the Dragon Pokémon."Dawn's Pokedex said. "As a result of a powerful desire to fly, Salamence were able to trigger the cells in their body and cause them to grow wings."

"Hey, someone is riding it!"Denise said in realization.

Melodi is watering flowers in her garden.

"Wow, someday these flowers will bloom like crazy."She stated.

"Gardevoir."Gardevoir said gently.

J then went off her Salamence.

"Target identified."She said with a smirk.

"Who are you?"Melodi asked.

"Ariados use String Shot!"J ordered.

The Bug Poison Type pokemon appeared and uses String Shot to bind Melodi to the tree.

The four trainers and Pikachu watched in shock.

"She needs help!"Brock stated.

"Come on!"Ash said.

The four rushed to help Melodi out.

"I'll take Gardevoir."J stated.

"Gardevoir go!"Melodi ordered.

J uses her heat-seeking goggles to track Gardevoir.

After locating Gardevoir, J uses her Cement Cannon to turn Gardevoir to stone.

J informs her minions she has captured the Gardevoir and the minions arrive to take Gardevoir.

"Gardevoir!"Melodi shouted. "Gardevoir!"

As Hunter J flew off, Brock and Dawn free Melodi.

"Are you okay?"Denise asked.

"I'm alright, please help me get Gardevoir back!"Melodi cried.

"You can count on it!"Ash stated.

Ash and Denise chase the truck and use the mountain path to go after it.

The two kids and Pikachu tumble down just as the truck was heading their way.

"Quick Pikachu use Thunderbolt!"Ash ordered.

"Eevee use Shadow Ball!"Denise ordered.

Pikachu fired Thunderbolt at the van while Eevee used Shadow Ball, but the two attacks did no damage to the truck shocking the two teenagers.

"It didn't do a thing!"Ash said.

The four went out of the way as the truck passed them and made a stop.

"An impressive Thunderbolt and Shadowball."

The four turned around and saw J landing with her Salamence.

"Hey, you can't still people's pokemon!"Denise snapped.

"Eevee!"Eevee said angrily.

J smirked. "That's quite a Pikchau and Eevee, they'll both make a good price."

"What are you talking about?!"Ash demanded.

"You give back Gardevoir right now!"Denise stated.

"No can do, go."J responded.

She threw a pokeball and a Drapion came out.

"What's that?"Ash asked as he checked Drapion on his pokedex.

"Drapion, the Ogre Scorp Pokémon."Ash's Pokedex said. "Its claws give off a deadly poison and they are powerful enough to turn an automobile into scrap iron."

"I'll love to see Pikachu and Eevee's other moves, so bring it on."J commented.

"Alright, Volt Tackle!"Ash ordered.

"Eevee, Attract!"Denise ordered.

Pikachu responds with Volt Tackle, while Eevee charged with Attract.

"Dodge it."J stated.

Drapion quickly dodges the attacks causing Pikachu and Eevee to stop where Salamence was standing.

"Marvellous, no doubt you two will be worth a lot."J remarked.

J fired two shots from her cannon causing Pikachu and Eevee to turn to stone.

"No Pikachu!"Ash shouted.

"Eevee!"Denise cried.

The two trainers rushed to get their pokemon.

"Pikachu and Eevee are fine, I protect my investments, Ariados."J commented.

Ariados uses String Shot on Ash and Denise binding them to a boulder.

"Transport now."J ordered in her comlink.

"Rodger."A man responded.

Two devices trapped Pikachu and Eevee causing them to get dragged in the truck.

J recalls her Drapion and leaves as the van took off.

"Pikachu!"Ash called out.

"Eevee!"Denise shouted.

Then Melodi, Dawn and Brock ran up to them.

"Ash, Dennie!"Dawn said.

"What happened?"Brock asked.

"She got Pikachu and Eevee."Ash replied.

"Pachirisu use Spark to cut the thread!"Dawn ordered.

Pachirisu came out of its pokeball and used Spark to release the two trainers.

"Thanks Pachirisu."Denise said with a small smile.

The four trainers and Melodi continue to chase the truck ignoring Jessie, James and Seviper, who were tied in a rock.

"Come back!"Ash shouted.

"Gardevoir!"Melodi called out.

"Twerps on the run."Jessie said. "Hold on!"

"Must you be selfish too?"James questioned.

A giant airship flew up and Hunter J escapes in it.

"They're gone."Dawn whispered quietly.

Then Officer Jenny arrived with her Arcanine.

"She gotta away."She said.

"Officer Jenny."Denise said in surprise.

"So you were following her too?"Brock asked.

"I heard she was here and I came here as soon as I could, but too late."Officer Jenny stated. "She didn't take any of your pokemon?"

"She took my Pikachu."Ash said with a small glare.

"Even my Eevee."Denise commented sadly.

"And my Gardevoir."Melodi added closing her eyes.

"Hold on, who is she?"Brock asked.

"Her name is J."Officer Jenny replied showing the WANTED poster of Hunter J. "She's got a fearsome reputation as a pokemon hunter.

"Pokemon hunter?"Ash asked.

"What's a pokemon hunter?"Dawn asked worriedly.

"The worse you can get."Officer Jenny answered. "They catch pokemon, so they can sell them."

"You mean for money?"Denise asked.

"Yes, they can be hired to capture a certain pokemon, if they found one for an exceptional value, they capture it anyway, she has her own special net for re-stealing pokemon as well, ruthless!"Officer Jenny explained.

"That's horrible!"Brock protested.

"Sure is, she's the worst!"Dawn agreed with a frown.

"I can't stand it!"Ash growled. "And I'm not gonna take it!"

"Mark my words, she won't steal another person pokemon and will regret for stealing ours!"Denise snapped angrily.

"So Jenny any clues, where J went?"Ash asked.

"For so far, J's identity is a mystery."Jenny replied. "All we know is that after she steals pokemon then she makes her escape in that machine you saw before.

"No way, we can chase that."Dawn said sadly.

"Brock, what do you think?"Denise asked.

"The thing is we can't chase after her, but if we can predict the next place she shows up."Brock admitted.

"Excuse me."Melodi said holding a pokeball. "Maybe this pokemon can give us a hand."

Her pokeball opened and a Kirlia appeared.

"Kirlia."She said gently.

"Whoa, who's this pokemon?"Denise asked as she checked her pokedex.

"Kirlia, the Emotion Pokémon and the evolved form of Ralts."Denise's pokedex said. "Kirlia uses the horns on its head to amplify its Psychic powers and when this occurs reality becomes warped and future events can be seen."

"So Ralts evolves into Kirlia that's so cool."Dawn remarked.

Denise smiled. "Yeah."

"Of course, Kirlia's power is the thing we need."Brock said.

"Your right, Kirlia wants to protect Gardevoir and will help up in anyway."Melodi agreed.

"Kirlie?"Kirlia asked.

"This is the person that took Gardevoir."Melodi stated holding J's WANTED Poster. "Now where will she hunt pokemon next?"

Using its Future Sight, Kirlia shows the group J's next strike point.

"What't that?"Dawn asked.

"That's Kirlia's image from the future."Melodi answered with a smile.

"Really?"Denise asked. "Awesome..."

"So that's where J is going to strike next."Brock admitted.

Meldoi gasped as she grabbed Kirlia from felling down.

"Kirlia are you okay?"She asked worriedly.

"Kirlia."Kirlia said with a small smile.

"But wait do you know where that is?"Ash asked.

"No doubt."Officer Jenny replied. "There's a small hut and water wheel, right in the forest edge."

"So let's get over there right now."Denise suggested.

"With pleasure."Officer Jenny agreed. "Then she'll get what she deserves."

She then orders the officers to surround the area.

"This is Jenny, I have found out where the pokemon hunter's strike next point, I'll need the area completely surrounded."Officer Jenny reported.

"Hang in there, Pikachu and Eevee, we'll get you out of there."Ash vowed.

A Moment After...

Officer Jenny, Melodi and the four heroes headed to the small house with a waterwheel right near the river and down at the end of the woods.

They spot J stealing an Absol and prepare to confront her.

Unfortunately, Jenny didn't get the place surrounded yet.

Ash and Denise head down the hill.

"Ash, Denise, wait, its too dangerous!"Officer Jenny protested.

"J give back Pikachu now!"Ash demanded.

"And my Eevee too!"Denise stated.

"Oh you two."J said bitterly.

"Don't move, I'm placing you under arrest!"Officer Jenny stated.

"I guess I should commend you for discovering headquarters, but...Salamence Hyper Beam!"J ordered.

Salamence fires Hyper Beam at them.

"Arcanine Flamethrower!"Officer Jenny ordered.

Arcanine counters with Flamethrower, but gets knocked out.

J takes the Absol and makes her leave.

But without a second thought, Ash and Denise grabs onto one of J's vehicles as it took off, where they notice Jessie and James on board.

"Shhh."Jessie said.

"That Hunter took poor Meowth."James commented.

"Hold it!"Brock protested.

"Stop!"Dawn stated.

Dawn and Brock try to stop J, but the truck takes off for J's base.

They spotted Ash and Denise gripping beneath the truck like Jessie and James.

"Its Ash!"Brock said.

"And Denise!"Dawn added in shock.

Then the truck took off in the giant airship.

"No, she's gonna get away again."Dawn said sadly.

"This is Officer Jenny, J is heading to the water wheel engage tracking raider."Officer Jenny reported and notice two people missing. "Where's Ash and Denise?"

"Properly hanging on for dear life."Brock admitted.

This caused Officer Jenny and Melodi to grow shocked.

Inside the Airship...

Ash, Denise and the Rockets infiltrate J's base.

"We better split up and have a look."Denise suggested.

"Good idea."Ash agreed.

"I think the twerps are right."Jessie admitted.

Ash took out Aipom, while Denise took out Ralts.

"Aipom, Ralts help us look around and find both Pikachu and Eevee."Ash commented.

"And be very careful, this place is dangerous."Denise warned.

Aipom and Ralts nodded in response.

"Right let's go."Jessie commented.

Ash and Denise went to the right, while Aipom and Ralts went another way while Jessie and James split up.

Aipom and Ralts quietly took a peak on a room to see J had all the Pokémon she stole, as one of her minions catalog them.

The two pokemon rushed out to tell their trainers.

"Aipom, Ralts did you two find the others?"Ash asked.

Aipom and Ralts chirped in response.

"Wonderful lead the way."Denise remarked.

The two trainers followed their pokemon, where they get spotted by J's Drapion, who grabs a hold of the two trainers.

"Let go!"Ash demanded.

"That's too tight!"Denise protested.

"Following me here is a greater deed, pity that I can't allow you to leave."J stated.

Aipom and Ralts hits J's Drapion with Fury Swipes and Magical Leaf freeing the two trainers from the scorpion's clutches.

"Turtwig come out and help Aipom and Ralts!"Ash ordered.

"You too, Luxio!"Denise admitted.

Turtwig and Luxio came out of their pokeballs.

"Turtwig!"

"Luxio!"

The two pokemon stood next to Aipom and Ralts.

"They're not worth a thing, do what you like."J commented.

Drapion uses Poison Sting at the four pokemon.

"Aipom use Swift, Turtwig counter with Razor Leaf!"Ash ordered.

Ralts and Luxio went out of the way as Aipom and Turtwig counter with Swift and Razor Leaf, but their attacks didn't damage the evil scorpion.

"Use Cross Poison!"J ordered.

Drapion hits Aipom and Turtwig with Cross Poison.

"Now is our turn!"Denise said. "Ralts use Confusion and Luxio use Spark!"

Ralts used Confusion on Scorpion, while Luxio does an electrified tackle to paralyze the foe's pokemon.

Jessie and James then came by running from J's henchmen.

Hunter J had Ash, Denise, Aipom, Turtwig, Ralts, Luxio and the Rockets cornered.

"We're trapped."Denise said nervously.

Aipom opens the duck and suggest them to go in.

"Quick in here!"Ash stated.

They duck into the vents as J's minions continue to run after them.

J's minions chase after Ash and the Rockets, Turtwig takes them out with Razor Leaf.

The heroes enter the room where Aipom found Meowth, Pikachu, Eevee and Melodi's Gardevoir.

Aipom, Turtwig and Luxio gasp to see their follow pokemon friends trapped, while Ralts notices Melodi's Gardevoir.

Jessie freed Meowth, while Ash and Denise freed Pikachu and Eevee.

Pikachu rushed to Ash's arms, while Eevee jumped on Denise's.

"Pikachu!"Ash said in joy.

"Oh Eevee, thank goodness your safe!"Denise cried with tears of joy.

"Luxio."Luxio said with a smile.

"Eevee."Eevee responded happily.

Ralts frees Gardevoir from the cage and goes off the table.

Gardevoir smiled. "Gardevoir."

"Ralts."Ralts said gently.

"Freed at last!"Jessie, James and Meowth chanted in unison.

"Not for long!"

They then notice they were cornered by J's henchmen.

"Still ugly as ever."James said.

"Stupid too, you wanna mess with us?!"Jessie questioned.

"Your dumb as you look."Meowth commented.

"Silence!"A Minion snapped. "Golbat Steel Wing!"

Golbat appears and uses Steel Wing.

"Quick Pikachu use Volt Tackle!"Ash ordered.

Pikachu uses Volt Tackle on Golbat sending it down.

"Golbat, Supersonic!"the Minion ordered.

Golbat gets back in the air and uses Supersonic causing everyone to cover their ears.

"Luxio use Spark!"Denise ordered.

Luxio hits Golbat with Spark.

However the attack destroys the airlock causing air to rush out of the room.

Ash and Denise quickly return Aipom, Turtwig, Luxio and Eevee to their pokeballs while Ralts held onto her trainer for dear life.

"All right, Staravia go tell Officer Jenny, where we are!"Ash stated.

Staravia came of its pokeball ad flew off to find Officer Jenny.

J's henchmen draw close to Ash and Team Rocket, who are still ready to battle.

"Okay, if that's what you want then look out!"Ash warned.

"You creeps are gonna pay of what you did!"Denise growled holding Ralts.

But then the pod is detached from the ship causing everyone to hold on.

"Hang on tight!"Ash stated.

"Pika!"Pikachu said.

"Don't worry Ralts, I promise I will never let you go!"Denise vowed.

Ralts nodded slowly while holding on to her trainer.

Gardevoir then uses Teleport on her, Ash, Denise, Jessie, James, Pikachu, Ralts, Meowth, J's henchmen and the imprisoned Absol escape from the ship.

They find themselves in the field while the ship crushed in the trees behind them.

"Gardevoir used Teleport!"Brock remarked.

"Pikachu, we've been saved."Ash said with a smile.

"Pika pika!"Pikachu responded.

Brock and Dawn rushed to the four.

"Are you guys all right?"Dawn asked.

"We're fine sis, thanks to Gardevoir."Denise replied with a relieved look.

"Ralts."Ralts said gently.

"Oh Gardevoir!"Melodi said in joy as she hugged her pokemon.

"Gardevoir."Gardevoir answered with a gentle smile.

Denise checks Gardevoir on her pokedex.

"Gardevoir, the Embrace Pokémon and the final evolved form of Ralts."Denise's Pokedex said. "If Gardevoir's Trainer needs protecting, Gardevoir creates a small black hole by using all of its psychic power."

"I guess time will tell when you evolve Ralts."Denise remarked.

Ralts smiled softly at her trainer, who hugged her tightly.

Officer Jenny lassoes J's minions and places them under arrest.

"You men are all under arrest!"She stated.

Team Rocket secretly went away from the view.

Later that Evening...

Ash, Dawn and Denise rant about J's crime spree.

"I can't get over J, how cruel can you get."Dawn commented.

"Pfft, she's the worst person that could actually exist!"Denise stated angrily.

"I get so mad when I think of all the pokemon, she stolen."Ash growled lowly.

"Yeah, but Officer Jenny will capture her one of these days, no one ever gets away with that sort of thing forever."Brock admitted.

"Lets all hope that is true."Denise said.

The two sisters and their friends gaze at the sunset before continuing their way to Floaroma Town.

Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter

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Denise's Team:

Turtwig (Male): Quick Attack, Absorb, Razor Leaf and Bite

Eevee (Female): Water Gun, Shadow Ball, Attract and Thunder

Luxio: (Male): Spark, Night Slash, Wild Charge and Ice Fang

Ralts: (Female): Psychic, Double Team, Magical Leaf and Confusion

Hoot Hoot: (Male): Peck, Reflect, Aerial Ace and Hypnosis