Chapter Six: Home at Last
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I flew on Dranto all the way to Kanto. I have a little place above Mt. moon, I have the perfect view. Mt. moon has always been my favorite plave in the entire world. I even have this dream where Mew is flying around it...exept for theres snow on it...I don't think I've ever seen Mt. moon with snow... I set Dranto down near a large metallic gate connected to a large metallic wall. It was even taller then Dranto. I stepped up to a key pad right in front of it, I checked behind me and pushed in a combination.

The gate opened revealing a practical paradice. It was my own little piece of perfect. I had a filtered stream running through it and various fruit trees, one that never dropped their leaves. There wasn't a path of dirt in the entire place-the land was completely covered by soft grass. A few Pokemon lived in here I loved to breed them, trainers would even come by and buy some of the new borns, or the ones who were fully evolved. I let out all of the Pokemon I had with me and closed the gate behind Dranto. Then I walked to my house, it was the only building in the premisis. It was a small log cabin, it fit in perfectly with its surroundings.

I took off my socks and shoes at the door and left my back pack on the couch, the first room in my house was the living room. With my shoes and socks off I would walk on the bals of my feet-I don't know why just one day I started and so far havn't stopped. I walked over to my room and flopped down on the bed. It was a little early to go to sleep, but I was tired. I didn't bother changing into something else, I really didn't feel like it.

I got to sleep quickly enough and I had the dream with Mew in front of Mt. moon, but this time it started different. I saw some wierd grass floating in a pond, I couldn't see the floor of the pond buyt I guessed it was what that wierd grass was attached too. I saw Mew on the other side of the grass and I followed it. I flew out of the water and behind Mt. moon, and I was about to follow it when something woke me up. Something was opening the door.

I got to my feet, and went outside. But on my way out I got my gun from a cabinet in the kitchen, I loaded it, pu the saftey on and stuffed it in the pocket in my coat. I check the clock in the kitchen, it was fie o'clock

"They can never strike at nine or ten can they..." I mumbled to myself

I got outside and saw a small group of people and Pokemon. I hid in the shawdows so they couldn't see me, and I could just overhear them...

"Wow Sneasel! You did a great job! There are dozens of Pokemon here, and just look at all those eggs! We'll make so much money!" one of them said as they padded Sneasel on the back, it smiled

I grimaced, "I guess its true what they say, you really can't get good help these days." I said to myself and then came out of the shadows, "Hey you there! Get out of here and take that worthless Sneasel with you!" I sneered at Sneasel.

"Sure we'll leave here! But not without all your Pokemon! And Sneasel here is a marvelous Pokemon! He tricked you!" The leader, I suppose, stood up to me.

"Yep! Looks like this shiny penny is heads down! heh heh!!" Sneasel snickered

"Don't even try to stop us! Your Pokemon are sedated! And you don't stand a chance against our Pokemon!" The leader threw a Pokeball and i fell on the ground, not opening, "Whats wrong with you!?!?! Get out of your ball right now you stupid Pokemon!!!" The leader yelled at the ball, but only in futility the ball didn't budge.

"Like my little trap?" I snickered, "One of the automatic saftey measures is to stop all Pokeballs from opening, I guess you didn't notice the silent alarm!" I smiled widley.

"Sneasel! You didn't tell me about that!!! No matter! We still have Sneasel out! Sneasel use your faint attack!!!" The leader yelled and Sneasel quickly responded.

Sneasel came at me with a strong attack but I created a barrier around myself. Sneasel's attack bounced off it. I clapped and laughed evily, "My some show! I don't think I've ever seen such a pathetic attack in my life! Here let me show you how its REALLY done!" I held my hands relativly close together I concentrated hard, and a cold wind picked up. It sent a chill down the theives spine- I could feel it. I summoned a shadowball and threw it at Sneasel.

Sneasel fell to the ground sizziling, 'Why don't you guys pack it up? I've got some sleep to catch up on!" I smiled.

The theives grabbed Sneasel and ran, leaving behind some Pokeballs and equipment. I quickly counted all the Pokemon, they were thankfully all there. I shut the doo and changed the combination on the lock. Then I took all the things the theives left behind, chacked for bugs, and then put it all away in a cupbord.

I yawned and hopedback in bed, odly my dream continued from where it left off. I was folowing Mew down the mountain and then the ground turned back, and I saw...two eyes. They were practically bleeding with power. One eye was larger then all of Mew! The eyes shone in the darkness like huge spotlights, I couldn't see the pupils, but I could feel their anger. The earth shoock throwing me to the ground and I starred up at the eyes.

I woke up in a cold sweat and jolted upright. My hands trembled as I cuped them over my mouth. Then I heard someone yelling from outside.

"Foxumon!!! Get out here I've got to show you something!" said the voice for some reason angrilly.

I remembered the voice, it was Lance. I wonder why he was mad at me...I got out if bed and straitened out my jacket. I walked out of the house and over to the gate. I pushed in the old combination and I didn't work. I was startled for a moment, but then I pushed in the new one.

"Comon Fox!!! Get-" Lance was interupted as I opened the gate just enough so I could see Lance clearly.

"out here? Well any way what do want?" I asked him

"I didn't know you walked on the balls of you feet..."Lance said looking down.

"What do you want!?!" I said angrily

"Its secret information...can I come in?" Lance asked

"No." I said abruptly.

"Well we could go all the way to Cerulean City's Pokemon Center!" Lance said sarcastically

"ok, sounds great." I said as I shut the door on him

I went inside and get my back pack ready I threw a few things in it, then I dumped ém all out. I forgot to check it for bugs. I went through it and didn't find any thing so I put the new stuff in and flung it over my shoulder. I put on a pair of sandals that where by the door and recalled all of my Pokemon.

I opened up the door enough so I could squeez out then I closed it and realised Dranto. "Care for a ride?" I smiled evily

"I'm afraid...I'd never live it down!" Lance said as he realesed his Dragonite. and we both took off for Cerulean town

Lance caught a little turbulence and I set down first. Lance got there a few moments later

"Awww, has yourDragonite got out of shape? Those desk job 'll kill ya." I taunted Lance, and Dranto laughed as I recalled him

Lance only sneered at me, "Its time to get serious Fox! Comon lets get to somewhere where we can talk alone."

We walked to a back room in the Pokemon Center. it was empty exept for a table and a few chairs. Lance showed me the pictures of about five people, one of them looked vagley familiar. And one was Professor Oak!

"These men were all kidnapped by Team Rocket during the last week. They are all scientists, but besides being kidnapped by Team Rocket they have little in common...this one right here is a botinist(a guy that works with plants). He is the top Pokemon breeder. He is a Pokologist, he is a retiree, and this is the world famous Proffessor Oak. I understand that you met?" Lance asked

"Ya...he gave me my Togepi...we met all the time concernng...stuff...we are good friends." I replied

Lance raised an ebrow, "What kind of stuff?'

"Its personal" I smerked

He placed another picture on the table, "Team Rocket also kidnaped this man a few hours ago." My jaw dropped as I picked up the photo.

I knew this man...I remember he was there with Mewtwo, "hush...lets hear it's psychic powers..." I murmered to myself

"What was that? I didn't hear you." Lance asked

My mind raced back to a few days ago when I was in Tralene Town and what Giovanni said...you have no idea whats at stake here...and Lance...whats going down here is way over your head...they didn't know...they only thought they knew what had happened to me. They had no idea that the past was...going to repeat itslef.

"Foxu..." Lance said as I didn't answer his question.

I slammed the picture down on the table, "What was in that Pokeball!!!" I yelled

Lance jumped back, Ï don't know...what your talking about!" Lance replied.

"Yes you do! What was in that Pokeball back in Tralene? What was so powerfull that it hd to be held in a master ball? What was so important that Giovanni himself had to come down and get it?!?!" I yelled even louder.

"I can't tell you!! It wouldn't help anything if you knew!! You wouldn't understand!" Lance yelled back.

"So there is some super-power Pokemon!! What wouldn't I understand?!?! If you don't tell me we're all going get it!!!!" I yelled at him.

"What is going on her Fox!!! Who is in that picture!?!?" Lance continued to question.

Tempers where running short as the two of us quarlled, the tenshion was so think you could cut it with a knife. It was a stare down between me and him. Who could keep this up? Who would get the answers? Who would be left in the dark?? Sparks were practically flying as Nurse Joy opened the door.

"Would you two keep it down in here! You almost woke up one of the Pokemon!" Nurse Joy said angrily as she slammed the door shut.

"Woah...I've never seen her like that..." I said

"A totally different side..." Lance continued.

I picked up the picture and looked at the man in it, "Do you really know what happened, like Giovanni said in Charclo Town." I said.

"I know you have that tail, and your psychic power is off the charts! but thats pretty much it...I just assumed...you were born that way...Does it have anything to do with these kidnappings?" Lance blinked a few times

"Everything. You should know better then to 'just assume' something. That must've been the whole reason why everything ws done in such a perfect order...marbie Giovanni knows something....but he might've just wanted me out of the way so I couldn't identify the people..." I rambled on.

"What are you saying? Fox if you know whats going on here you have to tell me!" Lance said concerned.

"You tell me what Pokemon was in that ball, and I'll tell you what happened." I looked deeply into Lance's eyes.

"Foxu!" Lance breathed out angrily then took a deep breath, "Its some kind of new Pokemon it was found in the Jhoto region. Someone tried to catch it and it started to attack...It was strong it destroyed an entire city. I caught the Pokemon and we tried to keep it under wraps...said it was a wildfire. We were transporting the Pokemon to Professor Oak when Giovanni stole it. We had already sent Professor Oak all of our data on the Pokemon." Lance explained

"What happened to me...When I first started I was a little obsessed with Team Rocket I wanted nothing more then to bring them down. I tried to pick up on all the rumors, most of them were fake, buy one...was right on target. I heard that Team Rocket was performing horible experiments on Pokemon, trying to clone them. I crept onto the island where they were experimenting on the Pokemon I used my Pokemon to get in and..." I stoped and looked down, I wasn't sure if I wanted to remeber what happened.

Lance laid his hand on my shoulder, "Foxumon, I cept my end of the bargain...now you keep yours..ok?" Lance said with compasion

I looked back up at Lance, "There was just a penny on the floor...face down though...where was I? oh right..." I took a deep breath and finished, "There were vats filled with this purple-ish liquid. Some of them had embryos and some of them had...any way. Everyone in the room was standing around one, one that looked okay. Then there was some kind of exploson or something" I didn;t want to tell him about Mewtwo that would only complicate things, "the whole place came crubling down and...I've been like this since..." I stopped.

Lance only thought to himself, "hmmm..."

I had no idea what he was thinking. "Anyway...Giovanni is now trying to clone that Pokemon! The one that you caught!" I said

"Are you sure? How do all of these people fit in?" Lance said gesturing to the pictures.

"Simple. The botinist, because of the genetic engineering, he was prolly involved with that. The Pokemon breeder because he would know all about Pokemon, and might even be able to figure out what type it is. The pokologist because he might know in some ancient text or something what that Pokemon was that you caught. The retiree was prolly part of the original project. Professor Oak because you showed him all you knew about the Pokemon, and because he is the worlds top Pokemon reasercher. And this man..." I pointed to the last man, "He was the head of the first cloning project."

Lance gasped, "No wonder why you recignized him...we have to find out where Team Rocket is experimenting!!" Lance yelled "But I have no idea where it could be! arrg!" Lance threw his hand down

"I have a hunch...we have to get to new island!" I said

"Why there?" Lance asked

"I'm sure thats were they'll do the experiments..." It was where they did it the first time, and since Giovanni or any Team Rocket members remembered what happened its the only logical option, And...our only hope.

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