Chapter 7: Chasing Pavements
"This is a very healthy Pikachu, you have, I'll heal it with the other Pokémon in no time," Nurse Joy stated after receiving Pikachu as well as Ash and May's other Pokémon.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy," Ash smiled at the friendly nurse.
May and Iris saw an Audino receive Pikachu and the other Pokémon, then they saw the Normal-type heal Pikachu and the others in the same fashion as the Audino from the Pokémon Center they visited after defeating Team Rocket, thanks to Oshawott.
As Audino played her part in the recovery of the Pokémon, Nurse Joy turned to the trio, specifically Ash. "So, are you here to participate in the Striaton Gym?" the pink-haired woman asked.
"Actually," Ash prepared to respond, but was suddenly cut off by someone else.
"That's already been checked and finished," the voice stated and the trio turned around, the voice turned out to be Cilan.
"Cilan, what are you doing here?" Ash looked at the Gym Leader with a puzzled expression, along with Iris and May.
Cilan gave the group a sly smile, "I needed to talk to you and May about something."
"Wonder what it could be?" Iris asked her Axew, wondering what Cilan could want with the couple.
"Axew ax," the Dragon-type answered and shrugged its shoulders, Axew was also uncertain about what Cilan could want.
May and Ash raised their eyebrows, but they didn't see why not. "Sure Cilan, what can we help you with?" May inquired as the green-haired male walked over to them.
"We would be happy to help," Ash added to what May said.
Cilan cleared his throat and grabbed their hands, "First let me thank you for the experience you've given me during your stay in Striaton City, you've made me realize things that I have never questioned before and that's what I am here to discuss!"The boy's cilantro-colored eyes glistened with gratitude.
Ash and May smiled sheepishly while Iris kept wondering about what they could have done to make Cilan, be so grateful towards them. "First, I want both of you to explain how you've managed to overcome type disadvantages. It's very rare to hear of a Water-type defeating a Grass-type or a Fighting-type defeating a Psychic-type! Please, you also have to tell me about how you've managed to learn combination attacks like the ones I saw or even how you've managed to use Water Gun for such unorthodox techniques. Is it a result of the love you two share or is it because the relationship with your Pokémon is more than meets the eye? Oh please, I have to know, my throat thirsts for knowledge!" Cilan trampled them with multiple questions and statements.
May chuckled nervously, not knowing how to answer. Ash on the other hand, became slightly annoyed with the bickering and was left unable to respond to Cilan's inquires.
"Excuse me," Nurse Joy called the group, interrupting Cilan in the process.
May turned to the nurse and asked, "Yes, Nurse Joy?"
"You're Pokémon have fully recovered and are ready to be returned," Nurse Joy replied as Audino handed the Pokeballs.
Ash and May happily put their Pokeballs away while Pikachu got on Ash's shoulder in a joyful manner, "Pika!"
The raven-haired teen looked at him and spoke, "Ready to go, pal?"
The mouse nodded, but before anyone could say anything, a frantic young woman entered the Pokémon Center. "Nurse Joy, are the Pokémon alright, is everyone safe?" The woman with glasses asked with a high-pitched voice. She wore a lab coat and had dark, blue hair. A Munna hovered by her side and resembled its evolved form in many ways, from its color to round shape.
"Fennel, what's going on?" Nurse Joy asked the female scientist.
"Who are you?" May questioned the woman with glasses.
Fennel turned to the group and spoke with a friendly tone, "I'm Professor Fennel, and I'm a Pokémon Scientist living here in Striaton City, studying the concept of dreams and its relation to Pokémon like Munna." The woman turned to the Psychic-type Pokémon.
"The study of dreams and Pokémon, that sounds pretty cool," Iris stated.
"What seems to be the problem, professor?" Cilan asked the young woman.
Fennel's friendly tone changed to a stern way, the moment Cilan asked her about the problem. "Come with me and I'll show you," Professor Fennel stated and guided the group outside.
Outside, the entire group became shocked when they saw Striaton City covered in a pink mist, roaming all over the urban area. "What happened? It wasn't like this, 30 minutes ago," Ash formed a concerned look on his face.
"This mist doesn't look welcoming," May spoke with a worried tone while inching a little closer to Ash in case things get serious.
"I've seen this type of mist before, but I'm not sure if it's from the same source," Fennel said with concern in her voice.
"Do you have any idea why this is happening or where it's coming from?" Iris asked with anxiety. Axew stared at the majestic, yet terrifying mist and hid in Iris's hair.
Fennel gazed at the mist and turned to Ash. "This mist has the ability to place your Pokémon in a deep slumber that might take weeks to wake up from, I recommend you return Pikachu to its Pokeball before things get any worse," Professor Fennel suggested.
"But Pikachu doesn't like being in a Pokeball, I don't think I'd like to put return him there either," Ash explained the situation to Fennel.
"Ash, you should probably do what Professor Fennel says, none of us want to get in more dire situation," Cilan sided with Professor Fennel.
The auburn-eyed teen wasn't sure what to do; he looked at Pikachu, who clearly didn't like the sound of being inside a Pokeball. May noticed the angst in their faces and came up with an idea.
"I know," May snapped her fingers and took Ash's hat.
Ash stared at her with a confused gaze, "What are you doing, May?"
May didn't answer him and simply placed Ash's hat on Pikachu. Little flakes from the mist dropped down on Pikachu, but the hat was able to block any chance of placing Pikachu in a sleeping state.
"That was a great idea!" Iris cheered when she realized what May had done. Professor Fennel and Cilan agreed with the purple-haired girl.
"Your hat will be able to protect Pikachu from the mist, so now you don't have to return Pikachu to its Pokeball!" May giggled and smiled at her boyfriend.
"Pika pikachu!" Pikachu cheerfully thanked his friend.
"Thanks May, you really are the best," Ash stroked her hair tenderly as a thank you.
May blushed a little, but winked at Ash, "It's no big deal."
"I think the pink mist is originating from the Dreamyard, it's the only logical area where this disaster could be coming from, if you kids want to help, then don't hesitate to get into my car," Fennel informed the group of teenagers.
They all nodded, they all had the intention of helping out. In the car, Fennel drove as they began to discuss the spontaneous incident.
"Professor, why do you believe this mist is coming from the Dreamyard, I thought it was left to crumble years ago," Cilan pointed out.
"That's true, but there's more to it. Years ago there was an explosion at the Dreamyard that left it in ruins, but before that happened…I worked there. For half a decade I worked with other scientists and a Musharna, in hopes of converting the dream energy, Musharna produced, into clean, renewable, usable energy, but before we could finalize our task, it was all destroyed. Around the time when we were at the point of success, some greedy men in black coats infiltrated the lab and planned to harness Musharna's energy in unspeakable ways. None of us were able to hold off the men in black, but as a last resort, Musharna released a massive amount of energy that caused the explosion, which ended up destroying the Dreamyard. Musharna's attempt to stop them worked, but she was never seen again until today…" Professor Fennel recollected memories of her time as a scientist at the Dreamyard.
"So you believe this is Musharna's doing?" Ash questioned the woman.
"There is no other Pokémon miles from here with that kind of capability, Musharna is the only logical explanation for this, but why would she do this, is the question now," Fennel answered the boy's question.
May was the only whose mind was on something else Professor Fennel stated, Men in black coats? Could it be? I don't think so, the Dreamyard explosion happened years ago and the men in black we know are just appearing, they must be different, May thought about the possibility of a connection between the Majestic 12 and the Dreamyard Disaster, but quickly dismissed it.
"After Musharna disappeared, I quit my attempts in creating renewable energy and dedicated the rest of my career to studying the relation between dreams and Pokémon. I knew that if Musharna ever created that same dream energy again, then another set of bad guys would be after it, just so they could use it for horrible things like chemical warfare," Fennel went on about the aftermath of the Dreamyard incident.
Fennel stopped her car and spoke, "We're here." Everyone exited the vehicle and became astonished by the debris lying around, buildings were crumbling and there was hardly anything left of the experiments conducted in the labs. The steel that supported the structures was rusting; the buildings were clearly going to fall apart anytime soon.
"This place is kind of creepy," May said as she held Ash's hand, the area resembled one of those post-apocalyptic zones she had seen in movies.
"The Dreamyard has been left to rot, it's no surprise that it's ended up like this," Cilan looked around.
The group kept walking and Ash eventually spotted a group of people with a machine resembling a satellite in the distance. "Hey, there are some people over there," Ash pointed out.
Fennel and the others spotted them and ran forward. When they got closer, they saw a group of men and women (4) dressed in a black militaristic uniform. Black bandanas covered their mouths and they wore black caps that a soldier in the army would usually wear with a white X on the front. The insignia on their military vests was all too familiar though, but it also left them confused.
The machine they stood by also had the same insignia and wandered the area while emitting some rays that caused the zone to become highlighted in pink. "All residual energy on the surface has been collected, let's progress," a male operative with the machine's remote stated.
One of the female operatives turned around glared at them, "We've got company."
The other male member chuckled, "These are the kids wandering Unova, giving bad guys a hard time, nonetheless, we'll be able to handle them."
"Team Plasma, what are you doing here?" Ash yelled while glaring at them.
"Why are they wearing different uniforms, I thought all villainous teams had one set of clothing," May said, finding it a bit strange.
Another man emerged from behind the four members of Team Plasma. "Correction, it's Team Neo Plasma." He had green hair with a red, eye patch-like item covering his right eye. The man also wore a black coat that reached to his neck with eye designs on it and carried a cane with the Team Plasma insignia.
"Neo Plasma?" Iris became confused by the remark.
"It doesn't matter who you are, are you aware of the trouble going on in Striaton City because of your criminal activities?" Fennel frowned at them.
The green-haired man chuckled and glared at the group, "We are, and we are deeply sorry for the chaos, but this is something that must be done."
"Would you care to tell us, who all of you are?" Cilan frowned at the green-haired man who seemed to be leading the Team Neo Plasma crooks.
"I'd be delighted, my name is Ghetsis. I'm one of the sages who compose Team Neo Plasma. I'm second in command to a man by the name of Colress. Together we run Team Neo Plasma and travel around Unova, doing what is necessary, harnessing the power of all Pokémon to create powerful energy that is capable of bringing balance to a primitive and senseless world," Ghetsis introduced himself and stated the ideals of Team Neo Plasma.
"So, you just go out and disrupt society in order to create a more beneficial society through criminal activity," Fennel gave the group a dirty look.
"I see it as necessary activity," Ghetsis smiled smugly.
"Wait, I thought N ran Team Plasma, who's Colress and what's with the change of wardrobe?" May asked Ghetsis, recalling the moment when N introduced himself in Accumula Town.
"That's what I was thinking," Ash mentioned with the same curiosity.
Ghetsis continued smiling smugly, "Poor naïve children, you certainly don't live up to your reputation, but no need to wonder. Your questions are to be answered if you can beat these grunts." The green-haired man walked down a set of hidden stairs in the ground with the four members of Team Neo Plasma. Ghetsis snapped his fingers and two male members of Team Neo Plasma and two male members of Team Rocket appeared.
The gang became alerted when they saw Team Rocket members standing beside Team Neo Plasma members. "Team Rocket's here too!" May exclaimed with wide eyes.
"Are they working together or something?" Iris became startled with what she saw.
"That doesn't matter right now, first we have to battle," Cilan declared.
Ash nodded, "Cilan's right, there's no time to think right now, we have to battle them."
"Alright then, Munna, let's go!" Professor Fennel ordered.
Ash, May, Iris, and Cilan followed her lead. Ash used Pikachu while May used Blaziken, Iris used Axew, and Cilan used Pansage. Fennel teamed up with Iris to get the job done quicker while the more experienced trainers battled solo.
Ash went up against a Plasma member who used a Sandile. "I'm going to bring you down, kid," the man chuckled.
"Keep thinking that," Ash grinned smugly.
"Sandile, use Sand Tomb!" The Plasma member ordered as Sandile released a tornado of sand with the intention of trapping Pikachu.
The Sand Tomb rushed at a high-speed, but Ash had it covered. "Pikachu, dodge with Agility and then use Quick Attack," the black-haired teen commanded.
Pikachu easily dodged Sand Tomb and rushed at Sandile; the croc was hit head on and crashed against a building. The Sandile's owner grinded his teeth from behind his bandana when he saw what happened, "Let's play it that way then."
"Sandile, use Dig!" The Plasma member ordered and his Pokémon went underground.
"Pikachu, we've been in this situation many times, you know what to do," Ash smirked confidently.
"Pi," Pikachu nodded with a cocky grin.
Suddenly, Sandile burst out from underneath, but Pikachu dodged it with ease and used Iron Tail. "Piiiikaaa," Pikachu said and motioned his tail like a bat, sending Sandile flying against the ground. Sandile was down for the count.
The man glared at Ash, "Darn it." He looked around and saw that his comrades were also defeated with almost complete ease.
"We've been defeated, retreat!" A Rocket member said and the four ran into the woods that surrounded the Dreamyard.
"That was light work, right Ash?" May winked at him and the boy returned the gesture, the criminals had obviously been no match for the superior battlers.
Cilan brought them back to the more serious situation though, "Team Rocket is a Kanto-based criminal organization, they've been causing lots of trouble lately, but I wonder what's brought them here."
"And what's caused them to team up with another criminal organization," Ash added on to what Cilan said.
"The lust for power, it is as simple as that," a voice came from nowhere.
They all turned around and saw Archer of the Majestic 12, coming out from a dark portal. Ash and May quickly got their Pokémon ready for battle; they learned that any member of the Majestic 12 was not to be underestimated.
"Who are you?" Iris asked, becoming frustrated with all the strangers popping up.
"You're friends will answer that question later," Archer spoke with a neutral turn, but his gaze was still on Ash and May.
May glared at him, "What do you want, are you working with those crooks too?"
"You'll have to learn that yourself, young lady," Archer pointed his finger at her and smiled deviously.
Ash got between them and glared at Archer, "Get out of here or else."
"I didn't come to look for a fight; I just came to tell you that Team Rocket and Team Neo Plasma have united to become an unstoppable force that not you, your girlfriend, or N can stop. They have more power than you think and they have made some formidable alliances, the Majestic 12 will be amazed if you manage to even stop their current activity," Archer informed them with a vague message.
"That is exactly what we plan to do, I don't care how much power any of you have," Ash assured Archer that they'd put a stop to their plans.
Archer chuckled, "A valiant act, but foolish."
"Hey, you said that not even N can't stop them, I thought N was part of Team Plasma," May pointed out.
The turquoise-haired man smirked at her, "There's more to all this than you think, I'll let Ghetsis give you the remaining details, for now be on the lookout for Team Rocket, Team Plasma, Team Neo Plasma, or even us, you never know when the next strike will be." Archer formed a sly smile and left the group baffled, the Majestic 12 member abandoned them after escaping through the same dark portal he came from.
Ash, May, and the others were all confused. What is going on, how they know so much, Ash thought in his mind.
What did Ghetsis mean when he said reputation, was Archer warning us of an even greater threat, how is this all connected, May wondered as she felt an intense feeling surge inside her.
Their minds were eventually caught by the machine Team Neo Plasma left on the surface, it was still operating and for some reason, it was now shooting at the group with blue lasers.
"Quick, someone has to destroy that machine!" Iris yelled.
Cilan leaped in, "Pansage use," but was suddenly cut by Fennel.
"Stay back Cilan, I have this one under control. Munna, use Confusion!" Fennel ordered and Munna made the machine glow blue, and then launched it towards a building with its psychic powers. Team Neo Plasma's machine blew up on contact.
Ash put aside his thoughts regarding what Archer said and knew they had to get going. "C'mon, we have to after Ghetsis!"
They all agreed and went down the stairs Ghetsis took. They ran through a basement filled with rusty machinery and wires tangling. The basement of the Dreamyard was all that is left of the facility.
"Where do we go now?" May looked around with a concerned look.
"I think I know where they went, follow me," Fennel stated and led the way.
They eventually entered a room that started growing grass; moss was covering up all the machinery. Up ahead was Ghetsis, with three familiar faces. "Ghetsis give it up," Ash demanded as he got in front of the group with Pikachu's cheeks starting to spark.
"This stops now, we're going to put you in your place," May frowned at him and stood beside Ash.
"We'll handle this one," James popped from behind Ghetsis.
"We've been dealing with these twerps for years, we know what to do," Jessie popped out as well.
"Will shut tem fur good," Meowth also appeared.
"Stop, not yet, focus on obtaining Musharna's energy," Ghetsis commanded.
The Rocket trio had confused faces, but agreed. Meowth revealed a weak Musharna to the group with a needle attached to it, which was sucking away its energy and transferring it to a container.
"You three need to get involved in another social circle because we're getting tired of seeing you around!" Iris glared at them after yelling.
Munna yelled out to Musharna, who groaned in pain as Team Rocket sucked its energy. "Let Musharna go, you don't know the harm you're causing!" Fennel pleaded.
Ghetsis laughed at her plead, "Professor, you know we can't let go of Musharna, not until we get the energy we need. You yourself used its dream energy to accomplish great things, this room is where you studied Musharna and learned knowledge that wasn't suited for mankind, not at the time. We are only continuing what you yourself began, but we are doing it right," the green-haired sage defended his actions; making Fennel doubt the research she dedicated herself to during her time as a scientist in the Dreamyard.
"You're not working alone Ghetsis, you teamed up with Team Rocket to gain something more. You've even gathered your own gang of crooks and stole the name of another organization led by a guy named N, like a copycat, and there's something you're not telling us," Ash read through Ghetsis's gaze, the dream energy from Musharna was for something else beyond energy conversion.
Ghetsis raised an eyebrow, "Copycat? Sounds like I should clear up some details about where I stand. A year ago, I was a sage that belonged to the original Team Plasma, the one N leads, but disagreement led to civil unrest among the organization and we split. Members that sided with me became known as Team Neo Plasma, the ones with military uniform and are led by a new leader named Colress. The ones dressed in knight armor work for N and since the separation of Team Plasma, it's been an endless set of confrontations regarding truth and ideals. N believed that Pokémon were to be separated from humanity and left in peace, but the fool does not realize that Pokémon are made for the progress of humanity, for advancement and domination in all fields. All Pokémon are tools. That is the conclusion Team Neo Plasma has set because it is the truth." Ghetsis's words disgusted the entire group as he kept speaking.
"Eventually, I met the leader of Team Rocket and saw that he shared Team Neo Plasma's belief, but he also convinced me that Pokémon are to be used for conquest. It was the blinding truth, but even I came into terms with it and believed that Pokémon are marvelous creatures, they're role could be used from science to war. The ultimate alliance between our organizations will lead to the domination of the Unova Region and then the world, under our reign, the world will no longer be run by primitive clowns like N or yourselves. None of you will be able to," Ghetsis was suddenly cut, by Ash and May.
"Shut up!" Ash and May stated simultaneously as their friends watched at their fearsome tempers.
"Pokémon aren't meant to be treated like hammers or nails, they're meant to be treated like our friends or even family. N and you disagreed on ideas, but both of them are wrong, but yours is the most horrific and I won't let someone like you get away with it, I'll bring down both Team Plasmas, Team Rocket, and anyone else who has the wrong idea about life and Pokémon!" Ash roared in anger, there were only few men Ash had met in his life with Ghetsis's mentality and like them; he was going to bring Ghetsis down.
"How dare you believe, that after a Pokémon's use has ended, it's tossed aside while you seek to gain power. Ash and I, and all our friends will stop you at one point if you continue this. If you ask me, it's people like you that lead a world like ours into inevitable pain, that's why we won't allow you to get away with it!" May cried out with anger.
Iris, Cilan, Pikachu, and Fennel became stunned by how easily Ghetsis sparked Ash and May's fuses. Even the Team Rocket Trio was a little intimidated by a furious Ash and May. The green-haired man gave them a blank look, but then began smiling, "Everything about you two has proven to be true, they weren't lying when they said you stubborn brats would come along and try to foil our plans. The couple who likes to play, Superhero."
Suddenly, Ash and May became confused. "Who told you about us?" Ash raised an eyebrow.
"A personal source," Ghetsis answered plainly.
The Team Rocket Trio was also puzzled. "Someone twold tis guy bout ta twerps?" Meowth was a little suspicious.
"Who cares Meowth, we got the job done," Jessie shrugged offer the comment.
"Ghetsis, we're all set," James informed the Team Neo Plasma Sage.
Ghetsis smiled, "Good, then let's get going." At that sudden moment, a dark portal like the one Archer used appeared. James handed Ghetsis the container with dream energy and the four began walking to the portal and Ash began running. "No you don't!"
May saw a Focus Blast shoot out from the shadows, aiming for Ash. "Ash, watch out!" The brunette ran and they jumped out of harm's way, her actions mirrored the time Ash saved her from a Donphan. "Are you okay?" May smiled at her boyfriend with a caring look.
Ash smiled at her, "Yeah, thanks May." The two helped each other get up and saw the black stain left on the ground from the Focus Blast. "They got away," Ash looked down with a sad expression.
"We haven't seen the last of them, we'll stop at some point," May assured him about stopping their new enemy and pecked his cheek. Ash grinned at her, May was right, after years of traveling, he was always encountered a bad guy at least twice in his journey.
They returned to the group where Pikachu, Iris, Cilan, and Fennel stood by a panting Musharna. "Ghetsis managed to suck away a great amount of energy from Musharna and we were unable to stop it," Cilan sighed, feeling powerless.
"We couldn't do anything Cilan, they clearly had help hiding in the shadows," Iris mentioned, stating what almost happened to Ash.
Fennel gave the Musharna a tender look, "Don't worry Musharna, everything will be ok."
"Let's start by getting out of here," Ash recommended and they all nodded.
Pikachu got on Ash's shoulder while staring at Musharna, the mouse felt an unspeakable anger growing inside him. He hadn't seen this kind of cruelty in years. Fennel carried Musharna as they ran through the basement, but Plasma members assaulted them.
"You punks are not getting out of here alive," a female operative stated. There were about a dozen members in front of the gang, they were clearly outnumbered.
"We'll just have to battle our way through again," Ash grinded his teeth and prepared to battle again.
"Wait, Ash, look at Musharna," May told the boy and they saw Musharna breaking from Fennel's grasp and glaring at Team Neo Plasma.
Musharna stood in front of the grunts and began creating light blue, blue, and purple energy balls. "Musharna is going to use Psyshock," Cilan pointed out.
"No, you don't," a male operative prepared to release his Pokeball, but Munna used Confusion to push him against a wall to stop him.
"Plasma operatives attack!" the female operative ordered and they all threw their Pokeballs.
"Musharna!" the Psychic-type yelled and blasted the entire squad. All of the members were suddenly blasted by the attack, leaving them unconscious. They were all terrified by Musharna's fearsome power, she singlehandedly defeated 12 members of Team Neo Plasma in seconds.
"Let's get out of here quick, before they get up," Professor Fennel ordered and they all escaped the Dreamyard. As they escaped though, they saw a large pirate ship traveling in the air, unsure what it was, but it flew towards the horizon, eventually disappearing.
Striaton City...
When they returned to Striaton City, they found the city free from the pink mist. Professor Fennel smiled and turned to the teenagers, "You really got to thank you for your help, without you, who knows what would've happened. I realized that this pink mist was Musharna's way of asking for help and even though, those guys got away, we did save Musharna and stop the pink mist." Fennel petted Musharna and Munna, whom hovered beside her.
"It was no problem, professor," Ash smiled, always happy that he could help.
"Well, I guess this is goodbye," Fennel grinned at them and waved goodbye to the youths that helped save the day. The teens, Pikachu, and Axew waved goodbye with joyful smiles as well.
When she finally disappeared, Cilan spoke, "Well, now that that's settled, there's one more thing to do."
"What's that?" the other three teens asked.
By the Striaton Gym, Cilan spoke to Cress and Chili while May, Ash, and Iris watched.
"So, you're leaving the gym to travel?" Cress asked his brother.
"That's right, after seeing what Ash and May can do, I realized that there is more to the bonds between trainer and Pokémon. They showed me things I never knew about until now and I want to travel to learn more about these things, so I can become a better connoisseur," Cilan explained the reason for his departure.
"Well, if that's what you want Cilan. Then we'll watch the gym over. You go learn about the world and become the greatest Pokémon Connoisseur!" Chili encouraged his brother to go and travel.
"Yeah, we will take care of the gym, so go enjoy the trip, we hope to hear from you soon, Cilan," Cress smiled at his younger brother.
"I will do all those things, thank you, you're the best brothers anyone can have," Cilan hugged Chili and Cress; the three shared some brotherly love as Cilan's friends watched.
"Looks like we have one more member to the traveling party," Iris smiled happily.
"Like they say, the more the merrier," May grinned as well, happy to have Cilan on board.
"Yeah, even after such a crazy day, everything worked out pretty fine, with Cilan traveling with us, I'm sure we can expect a great journey," Ash also had a grin on his face, despite all the bad guys they ran into today, they gained a new traveling friend.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu cheered, he was also glad to have Cilan onboard.
From a distance, a man in a black coat watched them, he had turquoise hair. It was Archer, but he wasn't alone. Another figure, whose face was hidden under a black hood, came from behind, "The Focus Blast nearly killed him. You have to control your Pokémon's power."
"I wouldn't worry about that too much; he's got that girl to look after him. Besides, we should be worrying about the other boy," Archer stated like a wise guy.
"You mean, Roxas?" the figure asked.
"That's right, now let's hop to it, he must be on his way to Nacrene City too," Archer replied and began running at the speed of an Arcanine on top of roofs while the other figure followed behind him.
That was Chapter 7, hope you enjoyed it even though it was a fast paced. Were any of you expecting Ghetsis or even Team Plasma, the B2W2 Version? By the way, what is the Majestic 12 up to, what is Team Rocket and Ghetsis planning exactly, are they alone or is they really something more going? Who's Roxas? Feel free to leave your opinions in your reviews; Ch 8 should be up soon.