Chapter Three: Captured
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I slowly opened my eyes, I squinted and blinked and my eyes finally adjusted to the bright lights in the room, one of which was pointing directly at me. I tried to sit up, but I was securly strapped down. I heard some of the people behind me talking. I tried to look at them, but i couldn't I could only listen.

"Shes awake! Quickly! Go tell Giovanni! He wanted to know the seccond she got up!" One of the men said as I heard another scury off.

One of the men walked over me, blocking the light. I could see he had a pair of think goggles on and he was wearing a long lab coat. A chill ran down my spine as a thought entered my head. Was this a science facility? Where they going to run tests on me? I starred at the man's goggles as he smiled at me. I took a deep breath and tried to keep my composure, what little I had left.

I could hear a door open as the scientist abruptly turned around "Giovanni! I was just um.." The scientist stammered on, but Giovanni just pushed him away

"Get out my way!" He growled as he shoved the man away. Then he turned his attention to me, and smiled. He put his hand on my arm and leaned over me, "How are you today, my dear?" he asked

I couldn't say a word as I felt trapped-helpless. Only a while ago I was laughing it up with a small band of trainers and now...I was staring at what seemed to be evil itself. There wasn't a thing I could do to stop him whatever his dark designs really were...

He leaned down closer to me so close I could see the color in his eyes. He started me so much that a small tear fell from my eye oposite to him. "Don't you wory, you have nothing to fear...as long as you do what your told." He said as he brushed the tear away. "It seems to me that you have two options here, my dear! You can either resist me and become nothing more then a guinie pig for the good doctor, and probably not make it to next month. He has a lot of fun planned for you! Or...you could concede to my will! And live out your days with us here. You could have everything you ever wanted. and live far beyond next month." Gioivanni wispered the end into my ear only helping to send yet another chill down my spine.

He lifted up from me giving me some breathing room, "So, Foxumon, I'll ask this one more time. How are you today, my dear?"

I closed my eyes as a few tears rolled down my face. Giovanni turned arond angrily, and just as he was going to give the doctor the okay I said "I'm fine. you?" I couldn't believe what I had done. I just betrayed everything I once stood for, everything I held dear. I thought of how Lance looked when I first concedded to Giovanni, and the I remembered how he betrayed me. He didn't say a word...I felt Giovanni's hand swiped away the tears once again.

"exellent!" Giovanni answered my question as I opened my eyes and looked up at him

The scientist huffed out of the room as Giovanni took off my restraints. I sat up and rubbed my wrist it was raw from me trying to escape before. I looked over to the door. The doctor had left it open I gasped as looked at it.

Giovanni sw what I was looking at, and he brushed away my hair and clasped my neck with both hands. He had a soft touch he wasn't trying to restrain me or hurt me. "Feel that?" he said as I felt a small band around my neck, it was like a chocker nexkolace, but it was stuff and made of a plastic like material. I was fit perfectly and I hadn't felt it before. I nodded. "It not just for looks you know. Theres a small tracking device inside, and if you ever try to betray us or take it off its programed to realese a toxen into your blood stream, and if its not treated you'll die within 48 hours. "I gulped "understand?" he asked

I nodded "yea"I whispered so quietly I wasn't sure if he heard.

"Alright then! Since the unpleasentries are over lets get on to the tour!"

"The tour?" I questioned as I pushed myself off the stretcher. When my feet touched the ground I feel. I was still in pretty bad shape from the battle.

Giovanni offered me his hand and I took it and pulled myself up and regained my balance. "Of course! Your going to spend a lot of time here, so you might as well know the layout." Giovanni smiled and placed his hand on the shoulder oposite of him

"Where we are now is the laboratory! You won't be spending much time here so we'll quickly get to the next section." He said as we walked down the corridor. There were a few scientists walking from door to door and talking. As we walked on we passed by a large mirror. I stopped in my tracks.

My eyes widened as I saw what was in the mirror. Giovanni took a few steps forward so I could see everything. My tail was in plain sight right behind me. I twisted around to see it. The fur was matted so I took my hand to it and straghtened it out. I looked into the mirror and stood up strait as I saw what I was wearing. It was a skin tight Team Rocket uniform. It had a small top with the letter 'R' clearly written on it. There was some space between the top and the skirt so I could see my stomach. I rubbed my hand down the skirt it didn't even reach to my knees. In the back there was a hole for my tail to go through. I wasn't wearing gloves, and the boots only went up to my ankles.

Giovanni watched me examine the outfit. I think he was just as surprised as me to find out I hadn't noticed untill now. "You don't like it?" he asked I looked over to him I couldn't see his face, it was covered in shadow.

"No, its fine...just different from what I usually wear." I would usually have on a long coat that would scuff the ground. Geans a plain green shirt and pretty average tennies. It felt very odd to see my tail following me.

"Come on then! I've got more to show you!" Giovanni offered me his hand and I took it as we continued to walk down the hallway.

He showed me the entire complex It had training groups and sleeping quarters. He even showed me his private office. We ended in front of a set of large double doors. I looked up at them, they were tall enough for an Onix to roll through! I looked over and saw Giovanni. Everything seemed to be taller then me...and more powerfull.

Giovanni pulled open the right door and entered the room. I followed him and tried to keep the door open for me to get through, but it was a lot heavier then he made it look and I barely slipped in. The room was a cafeteria. There was well over a hundred Rockets inside, some of them looked familiar so I stayed close to Giovanni. I could pverhear a few of the conversations going on.

"He never gave me a personal tour!" one Rocket said

"You didn't defeat a dozen of our best Pokemon single handedly!" the Rocket sitting next to the other one replied.

"Darn! There gos this weeks paycheck!" a Rocket on the other side of the room said taking a small wad of cash and handing it to a Rocket sitting just oposite of him

"I told you the Boss had ways didn't I? Oh yea! I can finnally buy that CD player!" replied the Rocket who had just recieved the cash.

I didn't like them betting on my integrity, it made me feel even worse then I already did. I changed my attention from them and centered on where Giovanni was leading me. He lead me to a small booth out of the way and directed me to sit down. I took a seat and looked up to him for some reason why I was sitting here.

"Just wait here! I'll have our cheif prepare you something." Giovanni started off on his way.

"But I'm not very hungry..." I said

"Nonsence! You havn't eaten in days, I'll be back in an hour or so." He waved as left the.

I silently watched him leave. I patted my stomach when I heard it growl. I guess I really was hungry. I don't think I had eaten a thing since I was first in Tralene town. I was making sure I'd have a good apettite for Anger Lake. I guess I'll have to wait for my vacation. I laughed to myself. I sure hope my Pokemon are okay with nurse Joy.

"I wouldn't be laughing if I were in a predicament as sore as yours!" A Sneasel commented as it sat down oposite of me.

I looked over at the Rockets and none were paying attention to me "That seems odd..." I said to myself, I looked at the Sneasel "Wheres your trainer?"

"Over there somewhere" It waved its arm to a table full of Rockets. "What seems odd?"

"I'd think I would catch at least one person staring at me." I said as too a seccond brief look around the room.

"Wha?? You understood that???" The Sneasel blurted out.

"Of course I did, all Pokemon masters can!" I said to the Sneasel as a waiter put a plate of food and a glass of water in front of me, There was a sandwhitch a salad and some lumpy mashed potatos. "Thank you" I said to the waiter as he left. Some of the Rockets laughed and I turned away. I took up the fork and started sturing the mashed potatos.

"Is something wrong with it? And do all Pokemon Masters realy understand Pokemon." The Sneasel questioned.

"no and no" I chuckled slightly at that last time "In that way I'm unique." I ate a small chunk of the potato salad.

"Your apparently more unique then that! I heard you destroyed over three dozen Pokemon! Is that true?" The Sneasel seemed exited.

"No, it sounds like there has been some additions to the story. I only knocked out one dozen." I said as I took another bite of the potatos

"You sure don't have very good manners for a human! Didn't your mother ever tell you to eat with your mouth closed?" The Sneasel didn't seem to be uess impressed with my table manners.

"Not that I remember...mind if I ask you a question?" I asked as I droped my fork and looked at the Sneasel.

"Um...not at all.." The Sneasel was worried about what I was hoing to ask it.

"Earlier you said I shouldn't be laughing in a predicament as sore as I'm in, what predicament where you reffering to?" I questioned the Sneasel

"Oh, is that it? Its plain and simple! The boss is going tp have you on a short leash! Hes going to watch you like a hawk to see if your really willing to be on our side! He will watch for anything as proof, and if he catches you he'll use you in all sorts of torturous experiments! I'd never want to be under such pressure! I'd be running for the hills instead of chuckling in the cafeteria. Are you really going to join us?" The Sneasel mystically turned its answer into a question, quite a feat if you ask me.
"I guess I've really got no where else to go...the Pokemon League are just as bad, if not worse..." I sighed as I ate another piece of potato.

"Don't you have a home? Some family or something?" Sneasel continuing on questioning me.

I shifted my eyes away from Sneasel. I couldn't think of anyone who would take me in any where I had to go. I had a little cottage out in Kanto, but what was the point? there was nothing there for me but dust and spiders.

Sneasel saw my reaction to its question and tried to lighten the mood, "Well! Looks like were in the same boat then! I'd like to be the first to welcome you to Team Rocket!" Sneasel offered his hand to shake.

I took his hand and shook it and smiled. It was a weak smile, but it was real. Maybie some good could come of this...even if its just a little bit.

Sneasel continued to question me as I finished off my lunch. When I was finished I looked up at the clock it was an hour and ten minutes sonce Giovanni left me here. As I placed down my fork and leaned bck the lights went out.

"What the?" I said as I turned to look twards the door. The Rockets where standing up as well some where shouting but they were mostly murmering to each other. Sneasel jumped up into my arms my arms

"I'm afraid of the dark! Don't let the boogie man get me!" I felt sory for the poor pathetic Pokemon, who ever heard of a drak type being afraid of the dark?

I placed Sneasel down, "Now you just stay behind me and everything will be okay!"

The doors flung open, and it was Lance! That arrogant fool was trying to save me! "Lance you fool!" I cried put as the Rockets in the room all scampered away, exept for a few who were prepared to stand and fight. I though about it for a seccond, if he was able to get in here maybie he could get out too! Then I remembered the device around my neck. I took a deep breath as he made his way twards me.

One of the rockets stood in front of his path "I won't let you take her, she belongs to us now!"

Lance told him Dragonite to launch a hyperbeam attack. I could see it powering up in the darkness. Just as it was about to hit the Rocket I pushed him away. The thought that this was only a test entered my mind untill the hyperbeam hit. It just got my arm. It hurt so bad! I clasped my arm as it felt like it was on fire! Like it was burning from the inside out. I summoned the strength to get to my feet "Lance get out of here!"

"You...you saved him?? Comon Foxumon! Stop this foolishness! The guards will be here soon! Come with me and I'll take you out of this place." Lance pleaded with me

"No. You go, leave me here." I looked at him seriously.

"Foxumon! They're just using you! What ever they promised what ever they said...its not true." Lance said

My eyes watered as I looked at him, "And why is that so differnet then what you were doing? I'm not going to risk my life just to swhitch owners!!" I cried out as a tear fell from my eye, I quickly rubbed it away. "Go away, Lance."

The guards entered the room and I took two steps away from Lance where Sneasel was standing. He quickly ran up behind me and grasped my leg. I looked down at him as the lights turned back on. I jumped back as I saw 'Lance' smiling and takeing off a whigg. Then I heard clapping as Giovanni entered the room.

"Brilliantly done, my dear!"He grinned strongly as he came up to me.

I felt more confused then ever. I looked down at my arm, "But what about..."

"Don't worry about that my dear! We'll have you all patched up in no time! I had to be sure, you understand." He said as he wraped his arm around me and took my with him out of the room.

I weakly noded, "yea...I guess so..."

Sneasel folowed behind us, it didn't look like Giovanni noticed, but I was sure he knew. He was undoubtably watching me during lunch. Did tht mean he knew I could understand Pokemon??.

We walked through corridors untill we came up to one door and entered. I looked behind us but the door shut just before Sneasel could get in. Giovanni let go of me by the door as I adjusted to the lighting, it was a lot brighter in here then it was in the corridors. Giovanni talked with one of the doctors I suppose...and then the doctor came over to me.

"Helo there! I'm Dr. Denise! Can you come and sit down right here?" he walked up to a medical bed and patted it with his hand. I nodded and jumped up onto it "Thats one nasty gash you got there!" I nodded again and wondered, is he a pediatric doctor or something? "I'm going to need you to just lie down here for only a moment!"

I looked around the room for a seccond before I responded to the doctor. I couldn't see Geovanni any where. "Ok..." I laid out on the stretcher and as soon as I did I felt a sharp pain in my arm, the doctor had injected me with something! I tried to stop him, but then the room began to fase out and I along with it.

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