Mattâs POV
Rain. Of course it had to rain while I was out of the house. But it wasnât like I didnât like the rain, yet it was the fact that I had no umbrella to shield myself from the skyâs tears. It was a good thing, though, that I was so close to my destination. I went into the supermarket to get a few things for dinner and maybe for the rest of the week. When I entered, there was barely anyone there - not even that many cashiers around, either. I noticed a worker nearby and stopped him.
âYo, dude, whatâs up around here? Why is there barely anyone in here?â I asked with concern in my voice. âOh, you havenât heard? Some say itâs team rocket, but I think they arenât telling the truth,â He said. âHuh? Whatâs happening around here?â I asked. âOops, sorry, someone keeps jumping people, but itâs only in the evening that this is happening,â He said. âWell, itâs only around 5 P.M. now, so there should be a lot of people out since it isnât that dark outside,â I said looking around. He shrugged. âThen I donât know where everyone is, sorry,â He said; he walked off.
âWell, I canât let this bother me; I have things to do,â I thought. I got what I needed, paid for it, and left. It had stopped raining, but there were puddles the size of station wagons on the ground. âWow, it must have really rained while I was in there...â I said to myself. I looked up at the sky and saw that it was clouding up again. â
Shit, I need to hurry up and get home before it starts raining again,â I thought as I picked up speed.
Just as I got to the front porch it stated to rain again. âJust in time,â I said, gasping for air. âEveryone, Iâm back,â I said, looking around. There was no one around. But when I entered the kitchen, it wasnât long until the whole gang was there. âYay, Mattâs home!â Tabitha said, jumping up and down. I bent down and started to rub her and her twin brother until the rest of my pokemon came into the room. âWhatâs up, everyone?â I asked. âWhatâs for dinner, Matt? Iâm starved,â Yuna said, looking up at me. âYouâre always hungry, Yuna,â I said giggling. âWell, dinner will be ready as soon as I get it startedâ âCome on; letâs leave, so he can finish quicker!â Cerberus said cheering. With that, all the pokemon left the kitchen and went into different parts of the house.
Valeforâs POV
I love the sound of rain. Itâs so... peaceful. The moon is quite beautiful tonight, as well. â...Hello, Rinoa,â I said without turned from my view of the beautiful scenery. âHow did you know I was here?â âWell, when youâre like me, you might be able to sense people around you, as well.â âWhatcha looking at?â She said approaching me. âJust focus on your surroundings and youâll be able to see what Iâm looking at.â I said. Rinoa sat down on the ground and began to look out into the open.
âThis is so peaceful, Valefor, but I canât seem to get the real feel of this like you can...â She said with her head down. âI canât really help you with...â
I stopped. Was someone besides Rinoa and me here? I heard someone talking, but it could be in here with us. But this thing isnât inside the house with us... itâs outside somewhere! I left my perch and flew as fast as I could downstairs. âMatt. I think thereâs someone outside... Please go check for me.â I said. âHm? Valefor, are you sure thereâs someone outside? I mean, it could just be your imagination...â He said. âJust come with me,â I said, hopping out of the kitchen.
He followed me and opened the door. We both went outside in the cold rain; but, I couldnât sense anyone around. I couldnât hear anyone talking either... Maybe it was my imagination. âSee, thereâs no one here, just like I thought,â Matt said. âNow, come on, Valefor. Dinnerâs almost ready.â He said going inside. âI couldâve sworn...â
Mattâs POV
How strange of Valefor. Heâs usually a little quieter...
âDinnerâs ready everyone!â I yelled from the kitchen. A few minutes later it was like someone let some Tauros out or something. I poked my head out from the kitchen and saw a herd of pokemon running from everywhere. âFOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!â They yelled. I laughed and went back into the kitchen to get put the finishing touches into everything. âThat smells exquisite, Matt.â Ark said. âIndeed it does, Matt. You really are a pretty good cook.â Atomos said. âThanks, guys.â I said. âWell, everyoneâs here, so... dig in!â I said smiling.
After everything was eaten and cleaned up, I decided to sit down and watch some TV. From flipping through the channels over and over, I could plainly see that there was nothing on to watch. I laid back in the recliner; Tabitha and Nightmare jumped up in my lap. âWhatcha watching?â Nightmare asked. âWeâre not watching anything right now...â I said. Tabitha got up and walked on the remote a few times. âThere - now maybe we can watch something good,â Tabitha said looking at me.
The news channel was turned on, to my surprise. âFine, weâll watch this then,â I said.
âIn recent news, another of the mysterious attacks happened a few hours ago. A rich old woman was walking home from a friendâs house when someone jumped out and attacked her. All of her jewelry and money was stolen, sadly.
The person that did this is still on the loose, so everyone watch your backs at night. The Dragons guild is trying its best to catch the culprit for these horrid crimes, but they havenât had much success. They had some kind of press-conference earlier in the week on this matter, but the only result in the meeting was a demand for the Dragon Tamerâs and their subordinates to not take part in this.
Now, time for the weather with Pat...â
âI guess that dude at the supermarket was right...â I thought. And what was that about the Dragon Tamerâs? When they say subordinate I guess that means me since I have helped in a lot of their missions. But, the Dragonâs guild is practically doing nothing about this and something needs to be done before something really bad happens!
âTabitha, Nightmare, go get the others in here, please.â I said turning off the TV. They ran off and rounded up the other pokemon. âOk, everyone, thereâs a mission that weâre going to try and do, despite the fact that the dragons guild doesnât want us to,â I said looking at them. âIt may be kinda late, but thatâs when they come out, so letâs get going!â
I went into the kitchen and grabbed a bag that was on the table. âTabitha, Nightmare, can you come here for a minute?â I said. They ran in there and looked at me a little confused. âHere, these are TMâs. We might need your help later or something.â I said.
For Tabitha, it was a Crunch TM that I had gotten through the EMT at the Goldenrod Tower not too long ago. I opened the black box and got out a satchel of powder. After sprinkling it on Tabitha, she began to have a faint black aura around her. It disappeared, and I did the same for Nightmare; his TM was slash. They ran out of the kitchen and I looked in my bag again. There was a blue box that I had gotten recently at the same place I got Tabitha and Nightmareâs TMs.
âEiko, can you come here too? I have something for you.â I said. She slithered into the kitchen and stared at me. âI want you to have this Surf TM, Eiko. Use the move wellâ I said. The powder was sprinkled atop her head and she learned the water move.
âOk, letâs get ready to leave everyone! Ark, I want you to stay out of your pokeball with me to help me navigate through the darkness,â I said. âUnderstood,â Ark said. With that last statement, I grabbed a flashlight and walked out the door.
Arkâs POV
Darkness - the best place to be... all the time. Why do I like the darkness, you ask? I wonder that myself sometimes; but, despite all the lies and despair that live in this void, itâs very quiet. Everyone should like the dark... donât be afraid.
âArk, snap out of it and come on!â Matt said from ahead. âSorry, I was just taking in the vibes from the darkness around us,â I said. âWho exactly is doing these attacks on people?â I asked. âThis dude I talked to in the supermarket said he heard it was Team Rocket, I think, but I thought they left a long time ago...â Matt said.
We walked for what seemed like hours - finding nothing. I couldnât really tell if we were going around in circles because there was barely any light. Even I couldnât see. But, I thought there were street lights around in here? I couldâve sworn there were some during the day... something weird is happening around here. But.... what was that noise behind us? It sounded like... footsteps... but maybe it was just the echo of Mattâs shoes?
âMatt. Stop walking for a minute.â I said, looking back. He listened and halted his steps. I was right. There was someone behind us... but who? Louder... louder... closer.... closer.... what is coming towards us?!
âShine your flashlight this way Matt, quick!â I yelled. The warm light of the flashlight shined onto the pavement and a little farther back behind me. I could focus a little better with what little light the flashlight provided for me. âWhatâs that shining over there?â I thought. I slowly approached the bush towards the side. The flashlight was shining my way so it wasnât so scary... but something kept telling me to not look in that bush. Maybe I shouldâve listened.
As soon as I got near the bush, two, strong hands reached out and grabbed me. It was so sudden - I couldnât think straight. âWhatâs happening? Who is this? Matt? Matt!â I thought. âMatt!â I yelled. I looked over to where Matt was supposed to be and saw someone on him, holding him to the ground. I did the first thing that came to mind and bit down into the dammed hand that had captured me. The owner of the hand shrieked in pain and released me.
I ran over to Matt as quick as I could, and bit into the man on top of him. He backed off as well, and ran off. âMatt, are you ok?â I asked, looking down on him. âYeah, thanks, ArkâŚâ Matt said. âWho exactly were those people anyway, Matt?â I asked. âI donât know⌠maybe they were the âTeam Rocketâ everyone has been talking aboutâŚâ âLetâs try and follow them?â âGood idea; Iâll get Cerberus and Madeen to help,â Matt said, getting out two pokeballs. Before I knew it, both pokemon were before us.
Cerberusâ POV
âSomething wrong, Matt?â I asked. âI need you and Madeen to do something for me⌠think you can do it?â He said. âOf course,â I responded. âWhat is it?â âOk, I need you both to follow the scent of the two men that attacked Ark and I and track them down,â âIâm on it,â I said, âcome on, Madeen!â âRight!â
Madeenâs POV
Wow, following a scent with Cerberus â how fun. Sheâs a really nice pokemon⌠a really good person to look up to, sometimes. I wish I was herâŚ
âCerberus, how much longer until we actually find what weâre looking for?â I asked. âWho knows? We may never find them, but we have to try!â I laughed a little. âRight!â I agreed.
After many blocks, Matt finally said something from behind us. âWait, you guys,â He said, âI think you might have found themâŚâ
Mattâs POV
âGreat work, you guys!â I thought. They traced the scent back to a giant warehouse. âNow, letâs hope this is itâŚâ I said to the others. I slowly walked around the warehouse to see if there were any entrances or windows besides the one in the front. But, not to my surprise, there was nothing. âGreat. Thereâs no way to see if this is it or not,â I said. âDonât give up yet, Matt. Thereâs bound to be another way,â Ark said.
Wait, there was another way? I had seen a barrel around on the other side when I was over there. And there were little windows along the top of the building, as well. But, when I got over there, the stupid barrel was too heavy for me to even think about picking up. âAnima, help me out a little!â
Anima appeared and I told her what the situation was. She understood quickly and used her psychic powers to move the barrel close enough for me to look in a little. I thanked her and climbed atop it; I had to stand on my tiptoes, but it was good enough.
Everyone in the whole warehouse was in black⌠kind of like some cult⌠or organization?! A slight glimpse of one of their shirts convinced me that this was, indeed, one of the hideouts for team rocket. I could hardly tell what they were saying, though.
ââŚtoo many people know about us⌠must go back to the headquarters before⌠weâll be leaving right awayâŚâ One of them said.
I jumped down and told my pokemon; plus, I recalled them all for easier movement around for now. It was almost morning, so I didnât really need Arkâs guidance. There were voices coming from the front of the building, though.
I slowly made my way around and saw a giant truck in the front; they seemed to be loading all their stuff in there to bring to the âheadquartersâ. Two of them brought out a trunk that was opened and laid it on the ground. Luckily, they went back inside, which gave me the perfect opportunity to get in there! I sprinted over there, jumped in the trunk and slammed it shut.
They came back to see what had happened, from what I could hear, but they didnât open the trunk, thank god. The two rockets through the trunk into the back of the trunk and went off again; before I knew it, it sounded like there were 50 rocket members at the same place I was. But, it wasnât so bad; sleepiness was taking meâŚ
When I awoke⌠it was quiet. I pushed open the lid to the trunk and pulled myself out. âWhere amâŚI?â I thought. I walked out of the room and found myself in a corridor that seemed to go on forever. âGuess Iâll explore around in here for a whileâŚâ
But, there was nothing down here. No door, no picture, not even a nick in the paint on the wall. The end was near, though; when I got there, it was just a giant ledge and stairs descending to somewhere. âWhat the hell, Iâm going down these steps!â I thought. When I got to the bottom, I noticed that there was nothing there but a few potted trees and some lights. I went over to one of the potted trees, but an alarm started ringing. "What? They've found me out? How?! There's nothing down here but..." I thought.
Suddenly, a shady man in the black clothing came out of no where and started to approach me. "Who are you, intruder?! You'll be sorry that you messed with Team Rocket!" He said. I drew out one of my pokeballs and got ready for the worst. "Go, Yuna!"
Yuna's POV
Huh? A battle? Well it's about time! The man across from me grabbed a pokeball from his pocket and threw it down on the ground. "Go, Rattata!" He said. A little, blue turtle thing materialized in front of me. "Do you really think you can beat me with that weak thing?" The man in black said.
"Oh, don't worry, Yuna will win," Matt said.
Yuna the Zigzagoon (Lv. 8, F) VS Rattata (Lv. 8, F)
This battle didnât seem very hard â I mean what is this thing? A rat? Surely, this wouldnât take too long!
âYuna, try a tail whip!â Matt said. I trotted over to where the rat was and swished my tail in her face. She didnât seem happy because she retaliated with a tackle. But I had done what I needed to do.
Before I had turned around good, Rattata was right on top of me. I managed to get her off of me; while she was still above the ground, I ran and tackled her hard. She landed on the ground not long after that, and gasped for breath. We were both pretty worn out, but this battle wasnât going to end here.
Next, the rat ran past me and hit me in the face with that damn tail of its. I felt like biting the stupid thing, but I restrained myself. I started to get really,
really mad at this thing.
No one, and I mean, NO ONE hits me in the face and gets away with it! Forget Matt; this was my battle. I began to gather moisture from around me, so I could make it freeze. The stuff froze into powdered snow, and I shot it towards that Rattata. It hit her, but it didnât do much damage; but I was just getting started on that thing.
This time, I was really going to mess her up. She came running towards me, but I had a plan for her. I got into a position and started to really get a charm going on. Rattata stopped and stared at me walking back and forth looking pretty and what not. I smirked and stopped there; she finally came back to earth from staring at me and continued her attack. She collided with me, but it wasnât more than a little pinch to me.
Finally, it was time to end this pointless battle. I stepped back a little bit and threw myself at the Rattata to tackle her. I hammered her to the ground, which was just enough to knock her out. After the moving of Rattata stopped, I pulled myself off of her and claimed my well deserved victory.
I won!
I grew to level 9 and learned Headbutt!
Mattâs POV
âGreat job, Yuna!â I said running over there. âYour battle was superb,â I continued. I glanced over to where the Rocket was standing; he was recalling his fainted pokemon with his head down. He picked his head back up and glared at me.
âDonât think this is over, intruder! Team Rocket will stop you!â He said running off. I shrugged and went back to Yuna. âCome on, Yuna, letâs get out of here before something bad happensâŚâ I said, recalling her. I ran back up the stairs and headed for the corridor.
But, I was stopped by some smoke right at the entrance. When the smoke subsided, I saw another rocket before me. âHa, do you think youâre getting away so easy? You have to go through me first!â He said. He reached behind himself and grabbed a pokeball. âGo, Squirtle!â He said.
âFine, if youâre using a Squirtle⌠go, Lulu!â
Luluâs POV
âExcellent,â I said.
Lulu the Cleffa (Lv. 9, F) VS Squirtle (Lv. 15, M)
This battle was going to be tough, thatâs for sure. But, it was a good thing I had those clean nappies on, otherwise it would be hopeless. He started by running up to me and slapping me with his blue tail. I didnât feel the actual shock of the attack until later, though. I opened my mouth and started to let out a sweet tune. It wasnât long until everyone around me was asleep â even the trainers. I shrugged it off, since; at least, Squirtle fell asleep. Now the real battle was going to begin.
I pulled out a little present for Squirtle and threw it at him. I put my fingers in my ears and hopped for the best; when I released them, I could hear an explosion subsiding â that gave me the hint that a pretty nice explosion happened from the present.
Another present for the sleeping enemy; this one wasnât as strong as the last one though. Squirtle just snoozed away as I picked away his very life. After a few turns of the present giving, Squirtle finally woke up. After all this trouble, it didnât even look like he was tired. He was starting to give me some evil glares, though.
Next, Squirtle started to gather fluids from inside his body; and as soon as he got enough, he spit them at me into one big ball. The actual strength of the move was outrageous, and I couldnât take many more of those blows⌠I got out another present and tossed it Squirtleâs way. This one was extremely powerful and made a huge explosion on the water pokemon. When all the smoke had disappeared, Squirtle could be seen with many scars across his body. He also seemed a little weak, finally.
The next present wasnât as good, though. It seemed that it healed Squirtle instead of actually damaging him; this was not so good. Squirtle blew bubbles at me, this time. It wasnât as strong as the water gun, but the move was still pretty good.
Yet another Present for the Squirtle; from the look on his face, he was quite tired of receiving gifts from little, old me. This one was also pretty powerful, though. When it touched Squirtle on his skin, it blew up and knocked him into the corridor wall. He pealed off of it, and fell to the ground. I was quite cautious of going over there, but I slowly tip-toed over there to see if he was still kicking or not. But, to my luck, he had fainted. I had barely won, though.
I wonâŚbarely?
I grew to level 11 and learned Psychic as my free TM!
Mattâs POV
âNo, I canât lose here!â The Rocket said. He grabbed his pokemon and ran off down the corridor away from Cleffa and me. I glanced over at Lulu and congratulated her on her victory. The battles here were tough, but we got through them.
I finally reached the exit for the hideout, and noticed that I wasnât that far away from where I lived. But, it was still going to be at least a half an hour before I reach the house on foot. I looked back at the hideout that I had been in for what seemed like days. Ark came out of his pokeball not long after that. âNice job, Matt,â He said. âIt wasnât me; it was you all,â I responded. âWell, anyway, do you think we stopped them?â âNo, I donât; well, maybe in this town, but Iâm sure that there are other hideouts in other places. But those places are up to the other Dragon TamersâŚâ I said. âThen, it wonât be long until Team Rocket is gone for good, right?â âRight! Now letâs get home â Iâm sure all of us are hungry!â I said running off, with ark behind me.
Sorry if this seemed a little.. uhh.. bad. I had an extension, by the way.