Don’t die on me, Plotbunny!
Disclaimer: If I owned pokemon, would I be writing fanfic?
Warnings: Angst, Darkfic, shonen-ai championshipping (Ash x Lance), insanity,
Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks
Chapter 2
“Duck!”
Misty ducked as Bruno’s Machamp grabbed the Pinsir that had tried to capture her earlier and squeezed tightly. The bug screamed for a few seconds before the pressure was too much to handle and it died quite messily.
“Machamp, return.’ Bruno said. “You all right, Misty?”
“Fine. Remind me why we’re the ones searching for Ash?”
“You know him, and I’ve got firepower.” Bruno grunted.
“Lorelei and Brock should have come…”
“You know they’re in the Whirl Islands – well, Lorelei is, with Sabrina. Brock’s helping Agatha and Kurt hold down the fort.”
“I see…”
They darted down another alleyway. Ash was supposed to be in Saffron, so here they were, trailing him…
Ash was busy eating an ice cream when suddenly…
Something grabbed him by the shoulder. Ash instinctively released his Sneasal, retaliating with slash…
“Let go of me!”
Misty stifled a scream as Bruno whacked Ash over the head, knocking him out. Then, they fled. Fast.
The teleport back to base was fast, thanks to Misty’s Starmie.
“Quite a nasty cut you’ve got,” Agatha said, as her Gastly looked over. “Luckily, it’s not poisoned.”
“There’s…?”
“Yes, some pokemon have poisoned claws.” She wrapped a bandage tightly around Misty’s injured limb after having applied antiseptic and cleaned the wound. “Take care, Misty.”
“I’m trying… now what?”
Ash had been sequestered in a room. Brock was keeping watch.
“Wait till he wakes up… and then we explain.”
Meanwhile…
Lorelei blinked. Lance was fast asleep on a chair in a room full of wounded pokemon, bandaged and lying in a neat row of beds, almost like a Pokemon Center. With a shrug, she turned to Sabrina, who stepped next to them. It had been surprisingly easy to gain entrance to Whirl Islands. First they had teleported in, then they had threatened a few Tentacool with Sabrina’s Alakazam to figure Lance’s location, and now they had found him in a room that wasn’t even guarded! How lucky was that! With smiles, the two joined hands and teleported…
They reappeared in their Mount Moon base, the only base they had. The pokemon had destroyed or overrun all the cities, only Saffron, Goldenrod, Indigo Plateau, Fuchsia, and Cianwood were left…
Hmm…
Well, for now, she had to secure the prisoner…
Ash woke up, rubbing a throbbing lump on his head. He was on a bed, in a small room… and there was someone in bed with him.
Ash screamed.
Lance blinked as he opened his eyes. “Ne, I’m getting to work, I promise… eh?” He blinked. This did not look like whirl islands.
What was going on?
“Hey! Why are you here in bed with me?” Ash demanded.
“That’s what I’d like to know.” Lance issued. He groaned. His bracelets were burning with pain… ow…
That only happened if he was disobeying Lugia’s orders.
But if he weren’t in Whirl Islands, where was he?
This did not bode well…
< Lapras. >
< Yes, my lord. >
< Find him. > Lugia was not in a good mood. Someone had kidnapped his only medic. Plus, Lance was special… but he wouldn’t tell the boy yet. He was still too young.
Pokemon like legendaries lived for thousands of years at a time, so… calling Lance a child was perfectly justified…
“I’m warning you, I’m armed! Sneasal, Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise, Altaria, Sableye, go!” He yelled.
Lance remained motionless as the pokemon surrounded him.
“Don’t you know anything? Pokemon will not attack a Healer.” He crossed his arms. Ash noted that his opponent was dressed in a simple white robe that fell to his feet, almost, his dark red hair falling around his shoulders. Golden eyes turned to him lazily.
True, Ash’s pokemon remained silent.
“See?”
With a sigh, Ash recalled his six pokemon. “Okay. Then what is going on here?”
“I would not know.” Lance’s eyes flicked to the red jewel. “Ah, an ambassador from another land. Then you know less than I, I am afraid.”
“Where am I?”
“If I knew, I would lave this place.” Focusing, Lance attempted to teleport back to Whirl Islands… only to run smack into a psychic barrier.
Sabrina and Lorelei came in, followed by the rest of their little group.
“Sorry about this, you two…”
“Wait.” Ash waved his arms. “What is going on here?” He rubbed the back of his sore noggin. “Why was I abducted?”
“I would like to ask that question as well.”
Lorelei sighed. “Lance. We need you… we’re opening the Ultimate.”
“WHAT?!”
Lance’s eyes blazed golden as he shot up. “You’re opening the Ultimate! You’re insane! That’ll kill all the pokemon in the world! You cannot do that!”
“It’s the only way for humanity to reassert control!” Bruno yelled.
Ash felt lost. Exactly what was going on here? Why were – he recognized some of these people! The Elite Four, and… Misty! Brock!
“I’m sorry.” Sabrina said. < But you must cooperate. This will be quick, I promise. > Her eyes flashed, and Lance grasped his head in pain, before crumpling to the ground.
By now, Ash was wondering if he was in a room of psycho people. He had to escape! Agatha shook her head.
“Well, now…” Brock knelt down next to Ash. “I’ll try to explain what’s going on, okay, Ash?”
Brock! Brock wouldn’t lie to him. Ash nodded fervently, trying to figure out exactly what was going on.
What a tangled mess…
End Chapter
Completed 3/11/05
Phantomness: *sighs* College = pain
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Pika-chan: Zzzzz….