Return of an Old Enemy

Note: Another original chapter

(Theme song - Pokemon Journeys: The Series (Season 23) - English Dub Opening)

(Abigail's POV)

*It's already been a week since my birthday. Today, my friends & I were just relaxing under a tree in the park. Huck was sitting on my lap*

Sonic: Is it me, or is today like the most perfect day ever?

Sally: The sun is shining, the flickys are singing, and there hasn't been any sign of Eggman in weeks.

Abigail: I'd give it a ten. *I looked at the fountain ahead of me & my smile twisted into a look of disgust* No way! I can't believe it!

Tails: Can't believe what?

Abigail: That!

*I pointed to a male grey wolf with dark gray hair & yellow eyes wearing a black vest, a brown belt, dark blue wristbands, & brown boots (look up "The Plus Ultra Squad" by "SwanGirl24" on "DeviantArt") sitting at the edge of the fountain in front of us, reading a comic book*

Knuckles: You know him?

Abigail: Yes. That's Zeke Lobo!

Lacey: No way! That's Zeke!?

Vector: Who?

Huck: Chao?

Abigail: Zeke Lobo. As in my grade school nemesis! Guys, our perfect day has just been ruined by a dark cloud.

Amy: I think he's kinda cute.

Abigail: Cute!? Amy, the guy is a total loser. He tormented me! He was always doing means things to me like pulling my tail, putting kick-me signs on my back, putting plastic spiders in my locker, & worms & toads in my lunch box. The day his family moved away was the best day of my life.

Julie-Su: Well, get over it already. Grade school's ancient history anyway.

Mighty: Yeah Abby, people change.

Abigail: Please. I am sure he's the same jerk I knew in second grade. As a matter a fact I'm going over there right now to give him a piece of my mind.

*I handed Huck to Amy & got up from where I was sitting*

Mina: You want one of us to come with you?

Abigail: No. I can handle this alone.

(Third-person POV)

Knuckles: This should be good.

(Abigail's POV)

*I stood in front of Zeke*

Abigail: Zeke Lobo?

*He looked up at me & his eyes went wide*

Zeke: Abby? Abigail Catz? Is it really you?

Abigail: The one and only. And P.S., you can stop drooling anytime.

*He wiped his mouth with his hand*

Zeke: Sorry. It's just I haven't seen you since Grade 2. And you look a lot cuter than you did back then.

*I blushed slightly. That threw me for a loop*

Abigail: Excuse me?

*He stood up*

Zeke: Well . . . The truth is, I was crushing on you big time. And I think I still am.

Abigail: Then what was with the tail pulling, kick-me signs, spiders, toads, & worms?

Zeke: Well, I didn't know how else to get your attention. Made you notice me. *he put his arm around my shoulder* So, what you say to a movie date this weekend?

*I scowled, grabbed his wrist, & judo flipped him over my shoulder*

Abigail: Not gonna happen. And besides, I have a boyfriend now.

*Zeke immediately stood up when he heard that*

Zeke: What!? Who!?

Shadow:*off-screen* That would be me.

*Zeke turned around & saw Shadow*

Abigail: Shadow! *I ran over & hugged him* What are you doing here?

Shadow: Just thought I'd surprise you. *he glared at Zeke, who flinched* Is this guy bothering you?

*Zeke began to get nervous & was sweating like crazy*

Zeke: N-No of course not. We were just catching up. I'm an old childhood friend of hers.

Abigail: More like childhood bully.

*Shadow's glare hardened. Zeke started to back away, looking even more nervous*

?:*off-screen* Is there a problem here?

*I looked behind Zeke & saw a male yellow-orange monkey with brown eyes wearing a green short sleeved shirt with a high collar, red wristbands & green boots & a male brown grizzly bear with brown eyes wearing a red neckerchief, blue shorts, & black boots (look up "The Plus Ultra Squad" by "SwanGirl24" on "DeviantArt")*

Zeke: Hey! What's up dudes!? *he went to them & they did a three way fist bump* Abby. Allow me to introduce you to my crew.

Nathan(Monkey): I'm Nathan. The brains of the group.

Mason(Grizzly Bear): I'm Mason. The muscle.

Zeke: And of course, I'm Zeke. The leader and the looks.

Mason, Nathan, & Zeke: And together we are . . . The Plus Ultra Squad!

*They ended that introduction with a pose (look up "Ginyu Force Pose" but just with Captain Ginyu, Jeice, & Recoome). I could hear my friends trying to hold in their giggles. Shadow and I just stared at them for a few seconds. Then we both let out a snort*

Nathan: I told you that pose would just make people laugh at us.

Zeke: What? It make us look cool. Like a team of super heroes.

Shadow: More like a comedy trio.

*All three of them slumped down & sweat dropped at that*

Abigail: So anyway. How long have you been in the city, Zeke?

Zeke: My family just moved here two days ago. We're still settling in.

Abigail: And your two friends?

Zeke: They're actually living with me and my family since both of their parents are working abroad.

Nathan: Speaking of settling in, your Mom sent me and Mason to find you. She and your Dad need your help with moving some furniture.

Zeke: Ok. Let's go. *he & his friends started to walk away, but he then turned back to me & winked* See you around, Abby.

*Soon all three of them were gone*

Abigail: Well, that was annoying.

Shadow: No kidding. So, he was your old bully?

Abigail: Yeah. And I hope I don't see him again for a while.

(The Next Day)

*Me & Lacey were at school today. Huck stayed home (no pets allowed). We were arriving in homeroom. I turned in my workbooks to our homeroom teacher, Ms. Griselda (a old female black raven with her top feathers pulled back in a tight bun & red eyes wearing sharp glasses, a red jacket with a black tie, a dark orange brooch, a straight red skirt, white tights and the black high heels). Who (just our luck) happens to be the strictest teacher in school*

Ms. Griselda: Well Miss Catz. I'm glad to see that your keeping up with your school work, despite your work with the Freedom Fighters. You may take your seat now.

Abigail: Thank you, Miss Griselda.

*As I went to my seat, I could hear Miss Griselda mumbling to herself*

Miss Griselda:*mumbling* I don't know what parents are thinking these days. Letting their daughters do something so unlady-like. *I sat down next to Lacey. she then slapped a ruler on her desk & everyone in the room went quiet**out-loud* Now then. Before we begin, I have an announcement to make. We have three new students joining our school today.

*The door opened. My eyes went wide with horror as Zeke, Nathan, & Mason walked in. I buried my face in my hands & groaned. Lacey looked at me with sympathy. I heard Zeke calling my name*

Zeke: Hey Abby! What's up!?

Ms. Griselda: Oh. So you two know each other?

Zeke: Yep. The two of us go way back. I also know Lacey.

Ms. Griselda: Well in that case. Miss Catz! Miss Rabbit!

*Both of us stood up from our desks*

Abigail & Lacey: Yes, Miss Griselda!

Miss Griselda: You two shall be these boys tour guides. You both will give them a complete tour of our school during lunch. Understood?

Abigail & Lacey: Yes, Miss Griselda!

Miss Griselda: Good. Now sit down. *we sat back down & she turned to the boys* And you boys can take your seats.

Nathan: Yes, ma'am.

*All three took seats in the back of the classroom. Lucky for me, Lacey & I sat up in the front. So, I just spent most of my classes pretending Zeke wasn't there. But I could still feel him staring at me a few times. At one point, I slowly turned my head & made eye contact with him. He winked at me. Feeling disgusted, I turned back to the front & focused on my notes*

*Zeke's two friends surprised both me & Lacey today. After homeroom, we had Math. Our Math teacher, Mr. Allerdice (a orange frilled lizard), put a really hard algebra equation on the board & asked if anyone in the class would volunteer to come up & solve it. I was starting to get nervous*

Abigail:*in her mind* No way I'm going up there. I stink at algebra.

*I looked over at Lacey next to me & saw that she was just as nervous as I was*

Mr. Allerdice: No volunteers? Very well, then I will - Oh! Nathan. Are you volunteering?

*I turned around & saw that Nathan had his hand raised*

Nathan: Yes sir.

*He then walked up to the board, took a piece of chalk, & wrote "33.5" at the end of the equation. I then looked at the teacher & saw that he was shocked*

Mr. Allerdice: Uh . . . That's correct. You may sit down now.

*Nathan nodded his head & sat back down at his desk*

Lacey:*whispering* I guess he wasn't kidding about being the smart one of the group.

Abigail:*whispering* Yeah.

*Our next class was Gym. Our Gym teacher was a huge gray male hippo named Coach Marston. But everyone in school calls him "The General". Because he's almost as strict as Ms. Griselda. We all covered our ears as he blew his whistle really loud*

Coach Marston: ATTENTION! *we all stood up straight* Today the girls will be playing tennis and the boys will be wrestling. You all know the drill, girls on one side and boys on the other.

*He always does this. Separating the boys from the girls. He says it's so we don't get in each other's way. I didn't really mind this time, because it meant I could be as far away from Zeke as possible*

Lacey: Tennis again. That's all he ever makes us do.

Abigail: Well, at least it helps us work on our reflexes.

*After a few minutes of hitting a plastic birdie back & forth, I could hear loud cheering coming from the boys side of the gym. We all looked over & saw Mason wrestling with Bruce Marquez (a orange tiger), the captain of the school wrestling team (everyone at school calls him "The Bruiser"). He had him on the floor, in an arm lock. Bruce then slammed his hand on the mat*

Bruce: Uncle! Uncle! I give up!

Coach Marston:*holding up Mason's arm* WINNER! Son, that was amazing! Whaddya say to joining the wrestling team*

Mason: Thanks Coach, I'll think about it.

Lacey: Wow. Know we know why he's the muscle.

Abigail: No kidding.

It was now time for my favorite subject. History with Mrs. Gale (a female snow leopord). She was everyone's favorite teacher. And for a good reason, because she was nice to everyone*

Mrs. Gale: Now class, today we'll start by reviewing a topic I'm sure you're all familiar with. The Great War. *that got everyone's attention* Can anyone tell me how the war started? *I was about to raise my hand, but someone beat me* Zeke.

*I turned around*

Zeke: The conflict between us and the Overlanders began when they began distancing themselves from us in the north. They then started mining our lands for minerals they needed for their advanced technology. Things really started to get bad when the late Prince Emerson Acorn was accidentally shot & killed by an Overlander Noble. Finally, after hundreds of years of tension, Overlord Charlemagne gained full support for his plan to conquer our lands. Using their advanced technology, they conquered the capital in the year 3220.

Mrs. Gale: Correct. Now, does anyone know how long the war lasted? *Lacey raised her hand next* Lacey.

Lacey: Five years.

Mrs. Gale: Good. One more question. How did the war end? *I immediately shot up my hand* Abigail.

Abigail: The tide of the war changed when Doctor Julian Robotnik defected from the Overland & allied himself with us. With his genius, we gained the weaponry and tactics needed to route the Overlander forces & reclaim the capital. He also negotiated a final duel between King Nigel Acorn & Overlord Charlemagne to decide the outcome of the war. The King was victorious & signed a peace treaty with the leaders of the Overland. Overlord Charlemagne disappeared shorty after. This was in the year 3225.

Mrs. Gale: Very good.

*While she was explaining a test we were going to be having on Friday about the major battles of the Great War, I looked at Zeke out of the corner of my eye*

Abigail:*in her mind* Maybe Mighty was right. Maybe Zeke really has changed. Maybe I should give him another chance.

*I didn't know how wrong I was*

(Later that day)

BAM!

*That was the sound of me slamming the front door to Freedom HQ open, making everyone in the room jump. I was in a really bad mood. Lacey was right behind me, looking ready to cry*

Sonic: Well, sounds like somebody had a bad da - AAAGGGHH!

*It wasn't just Sonic, everyone was shocked by our appearances. Charmy & Saffron hid behind Vector & Cream, Cheese, Chocola, & Huck hid behind Amy. And I don't blame them. Our hair was a mess & our clothes were covered in food stains. When Lacey saw Mighty, she ran up to him & started crying on his shoulder*

Knuckles: What the heck happened to you two!?

Vector: Did the school get attacked by a food tornadoe?

*Espio elbowed him*

Abigail: No. Zeke happened.

Julie-Su: What did he do?

Abigail: Apparently, he thought it would be fun to start a food fight in the cafeteria at lunch. We were some of the unfortunate victims caught in the cross-fire.

Antoine: Well, no wonder you two are such a mess.

Abigail: Oh, it gets worse. Because we were his chaperones, the Principal gave us detention along with his buddies.

Rotor: Is that why you're so late?

Abigail: Yes. Luckily, we only got three days while Zeke and his friends got two weeks. That'll be my revenge to him. Now, if you'll excuse me, we're going back home to change. I'll be back in an hour.

Sally: Hold on a second.

Abigail: What?

Sally: First, let's get this french fry out of your hair before you get attacked by birds. *she pulled a french fry out of my messed up ponytail* Second, are you still going to give Zeke a second chance?

Abigail: I was. But after today, the chances of that are very slim.