Chapter 8 – The Treasure of Goodra's Peak!
"Sir I have found her" Bubbles told his boss through the Walkie Talkie.
"Good so the plan has been set in motion I presume" The Boss replied.
"Yes this time tomorrow they will be ours" Bubbles said as he started to laugh maniacally at his really evil plan, he would finally get his revenge for what Megan did to him when they were younger.
…
Bubbles was stood at the crossroads waiting for Tommy, Megan and Sammy, why was it taking them so long?
"Uhhh what's taking them so long, I've been waiting here for an hour and they still haven't showed up" Bubbles muttered to himself while tapping his foot impatiently.
He suddenly saw the three Pokémon walking towards him and it sounded like Megan and Sammy were bickering so loudly that Bubbles could even hear what they were saying "Why did you have to sleep in so late, Bubbles has probably been waiting for ages while we were trying to wake you up" Megan angrily said to Sammy, she looked extremely cross.
"Well I'm sorry ok, I forgot that we had arrangements today" Sammy huffed at the Fennekin in annoyance.
"Listen Guys can you stop bickering, Bubbles is stood right there listening to you guys arguing you know" Tommy said, he looked extremely ticked off and Megan and Sammy looked around and Tommy was right, Bubbles was stood right there watching them with wide eyes as he said impatiently "So there you guys are, I've been waiting here for an hour you know just waiting for you guys to show".
"We're sorry about making you wait, Sammy decided she wanted to sleep in and we had to do anything in our power to wake her up" Megan said as Sammy rolled her eyes and Tommy just Facepawed.
"With all that aside Megan shall we start heading off" Sammy said with a look of annoyance "Listen, I was just tired, we were up late last night and I couldn't get to sleep".
"Uhh you guys have been arguing a lot lately, can you just stop it for now please" Tommy said with an extremely annoyed face.
"Fine whatever" Both said with a huff.
"Sorry about that Bubbles so shall we start heading to Goodra's Peak" Tommy said with a smile at the water frog.
"Yeah, are you all prepared and ready, I know I am" Bubbles grinned at the trio as Megan checked her bag and nodded "Yep"
The team then started walking down the path to the greatest challenge of their lives however unknown to them this was all part of Bubbles' devious plan!
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The group have reached the mountain FINALLY after about One hour of walking, it was huge probably the biggest mountain Tommy had ever seen, no wonder no exploration team has ever conquered this mountain, IT WAS HUMONGOUS.
"Wow, now I see why no Exploration Team has ever conquered this thing before, it's huge" Tommy gasped in disbelief and Megan and Sammy nodded in agreement.
"Yep, this is why I quit being an explorer but NO MORE" Bubbles shouted as loud as he could.
"Hey Bubbles, why do so many Explorers try and climb this mountain anyway" Tommy asked curiously to the water frog causing him to realize he had forgot to explain.
"Well Goodra's Peak is home to the greatest treasure imaginable, no one knows what it is but for decades Explorers have been trying to climb this mountain however the treasure Is guarded by a powerful Pokémon known as Goodra and no exploration team has defeated him and he is the reason why no one has ever obtained the treasure" Bubbles explained to the three Pokémon.
"I hope we don't run into this Pokémon, well what are we waiting for so let's go and find that treasure" Tommy exclaimed with an excited gleam in his eyes, this was going to be dangerous but as long as they worked as a team everything would work out fine.
"Let's go" Sammy said with a look of concentration, this was going to be their ultimate mission, a mission none of them would ever forget although they were completely unaware Bubbles was setting them up.
The Group started travelling through the Mountain encountering all sorts of Pokémon and fighting them, they encountered Zubats, Golbats, Woobats and Noibats "THUNDERBOLT" Tommy screamed as he launched a thunderbolt at a Noibat sending it flying to the other side of the cave knocking it out.
They continued to advance up the mountain, Tommy could sense they were approaching the end of the mountain, he couldn't believe it they were going to be the first ones to conquer Goodra's peak.
"EMBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER" Megan screamed as she shot a ball of fire at an oncoming golbat however the golbat swerved and dodged the attack and launched an air cutter attack at Megan sending her flying towards the ground, Bubbles jumped up and shouted "BUBBLEBEAM" as he launched a jet of bubbles at the golbat hitting it directly and sending the Pokémon tumbling to the ground knocking it out completely.
The three pokemon proceeded to run towards the peak, they ran up the slops and ran through the multiple caves that connected to each other in the mountain.
Tommy and the others could see the end of the tunnel in the distance, they had almost reached the peak of the mountain however the cave went dark all of sudden.
"Huh, who's there" Sammy cried as she trembled in fear, she was extremely scared, she didn't like the dark it was probably her biggest fear.
"So… More puny Explorers have come searching for my hmm I don't know, MY TREASURE PERHAPS!" A Voice said, the group weren't entirely sure who was speaking in all honestly but they had a hunch.
"Are you Goodra, the powerful Pokémon no Explorer has managed to defeat, SHOW YOURSELF" Tommy shouted at the voice… there was silence for about a minute before it decided.
"Very well" the Pokémon jumped down from it's hiding place revealing it's identity as the light came back.
It was a white tall Pokémon with a dragon like appearance, Tommy assumed it was a Dragon Type, Sammy cringed in fear "I Don't wanna do this anymore, maybe this was a bad idea after all"
"Ohhh Don't be a pussy Sammy, see this is what I was afraid of, I get timid easily but when Tommy's around I always manage to pull through so you can too" Megan said throwing Sammy a smile and she smiled back.
"Thanks I didn't think of it that way" Sammy replied as she grinned at her best friend.
"That's the spirit Sammy" Tommy grinned as he threw her a glance "NOW ARE YOU GONNA LET US THROUGH OR DO WE HAVE TO DO THIS THE HARD WAY" Tommy roared loud enough to send a house tumbling to the ground.
"My My what a courageous little boy you are but I'm afraid your journey ends here, I'm too strong for the likes of you hehe" Goodra smirked evilly making Tommy scowl at his obnoxiousness.
While Tommy continued to shout at Goodra, Bubbles took the opportunity to sneak away from the group and headed towards the exit disappearing without anyone noticing.
"OK LET'S BATTLE" Tommy screamed at the tall Pokémon as his cheeks sparked with electricity and he scowled.
"IT'S ON YOU LITTLE TWERPS, DRAGONBREATH" Goodra roared causing the entire cave to rumble as it fired a powerful beam of dragon energy at the Pikachu. Tommy dodged it before it hit him and fired a thunderbolt at the foe, Sammy used vine whip and Megan fired an ember at the target.
The attacks hit Goodra directly however it seemed unaffected.
"B-But H-How, those were our best attacks" Sammy gasped in disbelief at the Pokémon's immortality.
"I don't get it either, you should have at least suffered some damage" Megan confusedly said.
"You didn't really think you were in for an easy ride did you because I am unbeatable which means I can never be defeated which means you will not get to take my treasure" Goodra smirked causing both Megan and Sammy both to gasp and Tommy to scowl angrily.
There has to be a weakness, wait a minute the back of his head, that might work and we might be able to defeat him, alright it's now or never Tommy boy Tommy thought to himself as he walked over to Megan and whispered in her ear "You and Sammy distract him and while your doing that I will sneak behind him and attempt to finish him off for good" she nodded, in her mind that was a pretty good plan, it reminded her of their first adventure together when she herself had took Pawniard from behind so it was really possible that this could work.
Sammy and Megan ran in front of goodra and they both growled in anger, the Fennekin and her Chespin friend leapt up and they both shouted
"EMBER"
"SEED BOMB"
The two pokemon continued to launch attacks at the dragon Pokémon but it was still not being affected as Tommy snuck behind the big Pokémon, jumped into the air and shouted "THUNDERBOLT" but instead of a thunderbolt his tail flashed and at the end of it was a ball of electric energy, he had learned Electro Ball and with that Tommy launched the ball of electricity at the back of goodra's head causing it to scream in pain as it fell backwards and hit the wall as Tommy jumped out of the way so he didn't get crushed.
"Wow you were so amazing Tommy" The Chespin beamed at the Pikachu.
"Yeah I knew that was going to work, awesome job bud" Megan exclaimed happily with a smile.
"Well let's go get that treasure"
Meanwhile…
Frogadier and Greninja were on top of the rocks setting the trap as a voice behind them suddenly spoke "So have you guys set the trap" It was Bubbles and he was grinning with an evil gleam in his eyes.
"Yes, that girl will pay for what she did to you" Frogadier scowled at the memory.
Out of the corner of his eye Greninja could see some Pokémon coming their way, it was Team Ace but how did they manage to defeat Goodra, Greninja had to warn his grunts "Hey the kids are coming this way, they managed to defeat Goodra" he said darkly with an evil grin "Now we can set the plan in motion and then BAM they're captured just like we plotted hehehe"
The three evil Pokémon hid behind a rock and watched Team Ace's moves very closely.
Back with Team Ace…
Megan could see the treasure chest in the middle of the cliff, it was a gold colour, very fancy indeed which made her wonder what kind of treasure was in it "Hey guys I can see the Treasure"
Tommy and Sammy both looked around, Megan was right in the middle of the cliff there was a golden chest which made both Tommy and Sammy scream in delight as they sang "We've found the Treasure, We've found the Treasure"
All three Pokémon ran up to the chest but who was going to open it they wondered to themselves before Tommy spoke up.
"Maybe I should open it, I think I'm the leader of the team right?" causing both Megan and Sammy to fall down anime style (3rd time in the story XD) as both muttered "Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh, Obviously"
And with that Tommy opened the chest as it shone a golden light and in it was…
"NOTHING"
There was nothing in it, it was empty and where had bubbles gone, this made Megan extremely suspicious, he was up to something that was for sure.
"B-B-But W-W-Where's the Treasure we've heard so much about" Tommy was disappointed, maybe the mountain had already been conquered and the treasure had already been retrieved but that couldn't be right, according to Goodra there was supposed to be a treasure here, it didn't make sense and Tommy was very confused.
But suddenly they heard a voice speak behind them and it sounded familiar but darker somehow "Hehehe, we've already obtained the treasure" the team whipped around and found themselves face to face with….
BUBBLES?!
"It was hard work but we finally obtained the treasure" Bubbles sneered as he held a golden crown in his paw.
"Bubbes, we did it I guess we can go home now phew for a moment there I thought someone had stolen it ha" Tommy said relieved but the reply he got wasn't what he was expecting.
"Heh, I wasn't talking about you twerps, I was talking about my team members" Froakie smirked as two pokemon emerged from behind some rocks – A Frogadier and a Greninja.
Frogadier: Prepare for Trouble!
Greninja: And you should indeed make it triple!
Frogadier: To unite all Pokémon within the nation!
Greninja: To Denounce the Evils of Hate and Revenge!
Frogadier: To Extend our reach beyond the universe!
Greninja: GRENINJA!
Frogadier: FROGADIER!
Greninja: Team Hydro blasts off at the speed of water!
Frogadier: Surrender Now or you will have to fight us!
Bubbles: BUBBLES THAT'S RIGHT!
"What are you talking about and who are you guys" Sammy whimpered, there was something not right about these guys but she couldn't seem to figure it out.
"We're Team Hydro, we formed because I want revenge on a certain someone plus we want to dominate the world, do you know who that person might be Megan?" Bubbles asked the Fox Pokémon.
"NO I DON'T AND I KNEW WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TRUSTED YOU, HOW COULD YOU, YOU'RE JUST A VILE CRIMINAL" Megan screamed at the Frog.
"Really well try and see if Bubbles looks familiar" Frogadier snarled at the fox who was currently thinking, the Frogadier was right he did look somewhat familiar she had sensed it when they first met, where did she know him from? But she couldn't remember no matter how hard she tried.
She was brought out of her thoughts by Tommy's distressed voice "How could you Bubbles we trusted you, you were our friend and you BETRAYED Us, Why just tell us WHY, WHY, WHHHHHHHHHHY" He fell to the ground and he was crying, the only time Megan had ever seen him cry before was when he remember that incident that happened back in the human world when he was younger.
Bubbles sneered evilly "You were never my friends I wouldn't befriend Pokémon associated with someone who humiliated me isn't that right MEG!" he turned to look at her with a dark scary look on his face and then it struck her, but it couldn't be no it couldn't be that Bubbles, the Froakie who used to be her friend "Hey Bubbles, how are you"
"REALLY, That's all you can say to the Pokémon you betrayed years ago" Greninja growled darkly at a terrified Megan.
"What do they mean Megan, Is this true did you really do this, please tell us what you did!" Tommy said with a stern look on his face tears still in his eyes.
"Oh now I remember, I didn't talk to you for months because of this but because I'm your friend I forgave you" Sammy finally spoke up as the memory struck her.
"Well Okay here goes" Megan began…
Flashback
It was a rainy day in Majestia Town and a certain frog Pokémon was leaving to go home with his friend Megan, both of them wanted to be the school's new vice president however only one of them could be one making them rivals.
"So Megan I wonder which one of use will win, maybe the posters we put up will promote us and give us a better chance of getting the position… um Megan are you ok?, you seem distracted" Bubbles asked the nervous Fennekin walking alongside him.
She replied "Oh I'm fine well I gotta do some things so see ya" She started walking the other way as he called after her "But you said we were going to study together"
She shouted back "MAYBE ANOTHER TIME SEE YA BUBBLES" causing the water frog to become disappointed but he cheered up at the thought of doing it another time as he called "Ok Have a nice night Meg" and with that the two Pokémon walked in different directions, Bubbles was going home and Megan was going to sneak into the school to sabotage him but was this the right thing to do after this they wouldn't be able to remain friends with Bubbles, and with that she snuck through the air vent to sabotage Bubbles, she had no choice…
The Next Morning…
Bubbles had arrived at School finally and he walked in but when he entered the building he noticed something wasn't right, he looked around the room and noticed ALL HIS POSTERS HAD DISAPPEARED!
but that wasn't all, he could see a crowd of people gathered around the wall snickering, the crowd heard Bubbles approach them and as soon as they saw him they instantly started laughing.
Bubbles walked up to the wall and on it was a big picture of him and there was graffiti on the wall saying 'Vice Loser Bubbles, Vote Megan'.
Who could do this to him, he suddenly heard another group of Pokémon snickering and Megan was among them, he walked up to her clueless about what was going on but who would do something like this?!
"Um hey Megan do you know who did that?" Bubbles asked the fire fox as she turned around and her friends walked away.
Megan was smirking evilly "Who do you think, it was moi of course I wanted to sabotage you NOW YOU HAVE NO CHANCE OF WINNING"
"B-But Megan you're my friend, I can't believe you would do this to me after all we've been through" Bubbles sniffled and started to cry.
Megan smirked once again "That was just an act I mean who would want to be friends with a loser like you, don't you get it yet I don't like you it's quite the opposite actually, I hate you I always have and I ALWAYS WILL"
"You think it's funny to pull tricks like this well let's see who's laughing when I get my revenge and I will bring you down in a single word bitch" Bubbles growled in anger and hatred, how could she? how could the one he had trusted for so long just betray him like this, this wasn't over, the war was only just beginning…
She finished the story to a very astonished Tommy and a smirking Bubbles.
"I've been dreading this day for years so what are you going to do to me?" Megan whimpered in fright at the thought of what Bubbles could and probably would do to her.
"Oh don't worry your friends can accompany you" Frogadier snickered with an evil sadistic grin.
Both Tommy and Sammy cried at the same time "What are you going to do to us?"
"You'll see ok TRAP ACTIVATED!" Greninja Screamed as he pulled out a remote and pushed the button and out of nowhere a cage falls down on them locking them inside.
"A Cage, What's going on?" Sammy cried out.
"Well you see we're going to take you three hostage, kill Tommy and Sammy and you Megan will be forced to be my slave" Bubbles said while still holding the Crown is his paws.
"YOU MAKE ME SICK, Now I don't blame Megan for betraying you, you deserved it because you are a very bad Pokémon and you should be locked up in an asylum" Tommy growled at Bubbles causing the Frog Pokémon to burst out laughing hysterically.
"HAHAHAHAHA, Really! is that the best you can do, it's over Team Ace you will finally be dealt with ONCE. AND. FOR. ALL! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
Team Ace have walked right into Team Hydro's trap but the real question is will they be able to get out of it this time or is it the end of Team Ace as they know it, STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT!
To Be Continued…
Next Chapter – Delphox and the WONDERful Rescue!
A Famous Exploration Team known as The Psychic Wonders learn that another Exploration Team has been kidnapped by the infamous Team Hydro so Delphox and her Team Members Gardevoir and Gothitelle transport to Team Hydro's Castle and raid it, will they be able to save Tommy, Megan and Sammy or is already too late?!
Oooh quite the cliffhanger huh, it's going to be a really dangerous adventure for our heroes if they can even get out of the big trouble they're in, I hope you look forward to next chapter where will we find out Team Ace's Fate
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