RE: Pokemon: Team Galactic's Downfall, chapter 4 is now up! In the cave!
Disaster cave, turn back now, before it's too late!
Adron looked at the sign, but payed it no mind. He had to rescue Cyrun. If he didn't, no one would. Cyrun's life was in Adron's hands, and he wasn't going to let Cyrun down!
"So... why are going into Disaster cave again?", asked Ash. He seemed somewhat frightened, and he lost his usual coolness. His Pikachu didn't seem to like the prospect that they would entering Disaster cave, either.
"It's because we need to rescue Cyrun," explained Adron, "I'm his last hope!".
"OK...", said Ash, "Pikachu! Don't be worried about what's inside that cave! As long as you and me stick together, we'll get through this fine!". This didn't seem to help Pikachu, and Pikachu quickly jumped inside Ash's backpack. They reached the entrance of cave, looked back one last time, and entered the inky blackness of Disaster cave.
"Mew! Use Flash!", exclaimed Adron. Mew's hands started to glow.
It was as if an artist had painted over the canvas, so changed did the cave look without it's usual darkness. Many diamonds stood tall in the cave, and they were radiant in the light that Mew had given the two trainers.
"Good job, Mew!, shouted Adron.
The cave echoed with Adron's yell.
They advanced farther into the cave, never looking back. The cave seemed to be an endless expanse of diamonds. The two trainers started to get confused, as the cave had many twists and turns in it. They stopped all of a sudden, and decided to rest up a little bit.
"So, that's Mew?", asked Ash.
"Yes," Adron told Ash, "I got him from my mentor, Zarik."
"Oh, okay. So, do you know what moves Mew can learn?", Ash asked.
"No, all I know is that he knows Flash", explained Adron.
"Well, don't worry, I'm sure you'll find out soon!", exclaimed Ash.
They ended their rest, and they took off once more.
"Didn't we pass that odd-looking diamond twice already?", asked Ash.
"You're right, we did!", exclaimed Adron.
Suddenly, they heard voices in the cave,
"What are we going to do with that brat?", asked one of the voices.
"We'll take the Xatu for our own, and leave the boy here!", said another.
"Quick, Mew!, Adron whispered,
"Turn off the light!".
The two trainers, and Mew, hid behind a large rock, and Mew turned off the light. Adron and Ash could see who the two strangers were, though, as they carried a large lantern. They were obviously Team Galactic grunts, as their odd uniforms proved.
"Did it just get darker?", asked one of the grunts. He was thick-set, and he had a very tough-looking appearance.
"Nah, you're just imagining things like usual!", said the other grunt. He was skinny, and looked the more sensitive of the two.
"Quick!", whispered Adron, "Let's follow them!".
"Okay.", replied Ash.
They followed the grunts for what seemed like forever, until the grunts stopped near a chipped diamond. It was tall, but it didn't look as splendorous as the other diamonds.
"We are Galactic, we rule all!", the two grunts started chanting,
"We are Galactic, we are the best of the best,"
"We strive to to make imperfection fall,"
"We will strive to complete this test,"
"We are Galactic, and none stand in our way,"
"We are Galactic, keeping those who oppose us at bay!".
After this series of chants, the diamond split in two, and it revealed a previously hidden archway. The two trainers followed the grunts inside of this hidden chamber. Inside, there was plenty of light. Adron and Ash quickly hid behind a pile boxes that held various inventions, to avoid getting caught. From behind the pile of boxes, there was a slight slit that Adron was able to look through. He saw a sort-of prison cell, and inside it, Cyrun, the boy from Adron's dream. His Xatu had it's wings bound with an odd-looking device, and it seemed to restrict Xatu's power. Team Galactic opened the prison door,
"Give us your Pokemon!", demanded the bigger of the grunts.
"No, I won't let you!", shouted Cyrun, tears running down his face, his voice pulsing with deep passion.
"You can either give him to us willingly,", said thinner grunt, "Or you can give him to us unwillingly!". The two grunts inched closer and closer to the boy, preparing themselves to wrestle the boy out of his Pokemon. This was too much for Adron, he couldn't let them take away Cyrun's Pokemon. He thought about how empty his life would be without Pidgeot, and he used this as his courage. He from behind the boxes, and yelled,
"Don't you even think about taking his Pokemon, Team Galactic".
The two grunts turned around, and saw Adron and Ash.
"Those two are wanted by the boss!", exclaimed the thinner grunt,
"Get 'em!".
They rushed forward, and at the speed they were running, they would've easily taken down the two boys. But suddenly, Mew covered the two boys in a protective bubble, and the two grunts rebounded after hitting the barrier. Mew then released the protective down, and then Adron said,
"If you want to take us your boss, then you'll have to defeat us in a Pokemon battle!". The two grunts looked somewhat stunned from hitting the barrier, but there answer was fast enough,
"Fine, we'll battle two on two!", the grunts said.
They pulled two dark-looking Poke Balls from their belts, and threw them into the air. Out of the Poke Balls emerged a dragon with a flaming tail, and a giant turtle armed with two cannons on it's shell.
Adron sent out his Pidgeot, and Pikachu emerged from Ash's backpack.
"PikaPika!", exclaimed the yellow rodent.
"Charizard, let's beat these brats with your Flamethrower!". Charizard inhaled, and then let loose a stream of fiery breath, aimed at Pidgeot. Pidgeot dodged just in time, and then Adron commanded,
"Pidgeot, use Aerial Ace!". Althought this attack wasn't that powerful, it never missed it's target, and Charizard took a hit. Meanwhile, Blastoise has fired Water from it's cannons at Pikachu, but Pikachu dogded this attack, and let loose electricity from it's tail.
"PIIIKACHUUUUUU!", yelled the Pokemon. The electricity hit Blastoise straight on, and Blastoise went down from the immense of electricity dispersed by Pikachu. Ash exclaimed, "We did it, Pikachu!", and Pikachu happily replied,
"PiPikachu!".
Adron wasn't having as much luck as Ash. He had attempted to use Hyper Beam on Charizard, but Charizard was faster and he had hit Pidgeot quite a few times with his Flamethrower. One more hit, and this could be over, thought Adron. But Adron decided that for Cyrun's sake, he must survive, and this thought gave him power.
"Pidgeot, Fly up in the air!", commanded Adron. The grunt, thinking that Pidgeot was going to dive, readied himself for the in-coming bird. But Pidgeot didn't dive. Instead, he loosed a powerful Hyper Beam upon Charizard, who went down from the massive impact.
"Alright, Pidgeot!", cried Adron.
The two grunts, stunned from their defeat, ran away, while a happy Mew chased after them, firing little bolts of Psychic energy at them while they ran.
After the grunts defeat, Adron and Ash walked over to Cyrun's prison, and unlocked it (it needed no key, as the grunts had forgotten to properly lock it).
"Thank you for rescuing me!", cried Cyrun, as he unbound his Xatu of it's binds.
"Why did Team Galactic capture you?", asked Adron.
"Because they thought that I was a powerful trainer,", explained Cyrun.
"This Xatu came to me one day while I was walking in my uncle's garden, and ever since then, he's been my best friend. But Team Galactic saw him come to me, and they took me and Xatu away."
"But how does that mean you're a powerful trainer?", asked Ash. Pikachu looked confused too.
"Well, only a powerful trainer can befriend Pokemon like I befriended Xatu. He had never met me before, yet he knew I could be trusted.". Xatu seemed to agree with this, because he made a little noise.
"Well, you're safe now!", said Adron. With these words, Adron and Ash started to leave.
"Wait!", cried Cyrun,
"Let me come with you!".
"We are going to challenge Team Galactic, and we could use all the help we can get. It will be a tough fight. Knowing this, do you still wish to join us?", asked Adron.
"Absolutely!", cried Cyrun.
"I can't let Team Galactic waltz right up to whoever they feel like, and then just capture them because they befriended a Pokemon.", explained Cyrun.
"I have to make sure what happened to me, doesn't happen to anyone else!".
"Alright then,", said Adron,
"Welcome to the crew!".
Zarik and Team Heart advanced farther towards their destination. They never looked back, and they were ready to fight. They were a few hundred feet from G Castle, Cyrus' private retreat. They were still in the forest, but the growth of the forest was lower and lower the more they advanced towards Cyrus' palace.
"We will arrive at our destination by sundown, sir,", explained Xanthius,
"And at some point we may wish to set up camp, and plan our attack!".
"Excellent!", exclaimed Zarik.
"We will be able to overthrow Team Galactic even soon...", he stopped. Zarik had heard a noise, a very faint noise, but every now and then, he could hear it coming closer. Then, after a few moments, he started to understand what the noise was.
"Sir, is everything alright?", asked Xanthius.
"No... No, I don't think so,", he replied,
"Make sure everyone has their Poke Balls ready". The noise was coming even closer, and as Zarik had expected, he heard the roar of the engines. Then, he saw a bright red bike off in the distance, inching it's way even closer to Team Heart.
"Sir... What is that?". asked Xanthius.
"That's a motorbike!", explained Zarik. Xanthius seemed confused.
"Tell Team Heart to go ahead without me,", commanded Zarik,
"I will handle Doom!".
"But, sir...", Xanthius started to argue, but Zarik interrupted him,
"That's an order Xanthius!".
Xanthius quickly ran over to Team Heart, and told them of Zarik's decision.
They all left, being led by Xanthius. Zarik stood firm, watching Doom come closer, and closer. In order to give Team Heart enough time, this had to be done, he thought. As the motorbike sped towards him, coming even nearer now, Zarik prepared himself for his face-off. He was standing there, waiting for his Doom.
The butler of G Castle was polishing the finely crafted statues of the palace, when all of a sudden, his master, Cyrus, came over to him. He then spoke,
"What is the status of Team Heart?", he asked. The butler, starting to seem somewhat frightened, replied,
"They are inching their way here, coming even nearer all the time".
"I thought that I had commanded the secret spies to deal with them already!", shouted Cyrus, his anger starting to increase. The butler started calming down, as if he has been preparing for this,
"You know, as well as I do, sir, that the secret spies only strike at night."
"Oh,", Cyrus started to calm down from his previous rage, "I forgot about that."
"Say no more, sir, I understand that you are a busy man, one in your circumstances would quickly forget about trivial things, such as the secret spies", The butler said. Cyrus didn't seem to care about the butler's constant flattery. He was used to getting things the way he wanted them, and the butler sucking up to him was no exception.
"Prepare my dinner,", commanded Cyrus.
"Yes, sir,", complied the butler.
"Wait!", shouted Cyrus. The butler turned around, thinking that he was somehow in trouble.
"Yes, sir...", he asked cautiously.
"Don't forget to pour me some of the oldest wine you have.", he told the butler.
"Oh, yes, sir.", replied the butler, Walking away quickly, in case his master decided to find some reason to get the butler in trouble, as he often did.
Chapter four: In the cave
Adron, and his new-found partner, Ash, headed towards Disaster cave. The path wasn't very long, and was very close to the inn, the walk was about five minutes. As they approached the cave, they saw a rustic-looking sign (some of the paint was peeling off of the sign), and the sign read: Disaster cave, turn back now, before it's too late!
Adron looked at the sign, but payed it no mind. He had to rescue Cyrun. If he didn't, no one would. Cyrun's life was in Adron's hands, and he wasn't going to let Cyrun down!
"So... why are going into Disaster cave again?", asked Ash. He seemed somewhat frightened, and he lost his usual coolness. His Pikachu didn't seem to like the prospect that they would entering Disaster cave, either.
"It's because we need to rescue Cyrun," explained Adron, "I'm his last hope!".
"OK...", said Ash, "Pikachu! Don't be worried about what's inside that cave! As long as you and me stick together, we'll get through this fine!". This didn't seem to help Pikachu, and Pikachu quickly jumped inside Ash's backpack. They reached the entrance of cave, looked back one last time, and entered the inky blackness of Disaster cave.
"Mew! Use Flash!", exclaimed Adron. Mew's hands started to glow.
It was as if an artist had painted over the canvas, so changed did the cave look without it's usual darkness. Many diamonds stood tall in the cave, and they were radiant in the light that Mew had given the two trainers.
"Good job, Mew!, shouted Adron.
The cave echoed with Adron's yell.
They advanced farther into the cave, never looking back. The cave seemed to be an endless expanse of diamonds. The two trainers started to get confused, as the cave had many twists and turns in it. They stopped all of a sudden, and decided to rest up a little bit.
"So, that's Mew?", asked Ash.
"Yes," Adron told Ash, "I got him from my mentor, Zarik."
"Oh, okay. So, do you know what moves Mew can learn?", Ash asked.
"No, all I know is that he knows Flash", explained Adron.
"Well, don't worry, I'm sure you'll find out soon!", exclaimed Ash.
They ended their rest, and they took off once more.
"Didn't we pass that odd-looking diamond twice already?", asked Ash.
"You're right, we did!", exclaimed Adron.
Suddenly, they heard voices in the cave,
"What are we going to do with that brat?", asked one of the voices.
"We'll take the Xatu for our own, and leave the boy here!", said another.
"Quick, Mew!, Adron whispered,
"Turn off the light!".
The two trainers, and Mew, hid behind a large rock, and Mew turned off the light. Adron and Ash could see who the two strangers were, though, as they carried a large lantern. They were obviously Team Galactic grunts, as their odd uniforms proved.
"Did it just get darker?", asked one of the grunts. He was thick-set, and he had a very tough-looking appearance.
"Nah, you're just imagining things like usual!", said the other grunt. He was skinny, and looked the more sensitive of the two.
"Quick!", whispered Adron, "Let's follow them!".
"Okay.", replied Ash.
They followed the grunts for what seemed like forever, until the grunts stopped near a chipped diamond. It was tall, but it didn't look as splendorous as the other diamonds.
"We are Galactic, we rule all!", the two grunts started chanting,
"We are Galactic, we are the best of the best,"
"We strive to to make imperfection fall,"
"We will strive to complete this test,"
"We are Galactic, and none stand in our way,"
"We are Galactic, keeping those who oppose us at bay!".
After this series of chants, the diamond split in two, and it revealed a previously hidden archway. The two trainers followed the grunts inside of this hidden chamber. Inside, there was plenty of light. Adron and Ash quickly hid behind a pile boxes that held various inventions, to avoid getting caught. From behind the pile of boxes, there was a slight slit that Adron was able to look through. He saw a sort-of prison cell, and inside it, Cyrun, the boy from Adron's dream. His Xatu had it's wings bound with an odd-looking device, and it seemed to restrict Xatu's power. Team Galactic opened the prison door,
"Give us your Pokemon!", demanded the bigger of the grunts.
"No, I won't let you!", shouted Cyrun, tears running down his face, his voice pulsing with deep passion.
"You can either give him to us willingly,", said thinner grunt, "Or you can give him to us unwillingly!". The two grunts inched closer and closer to the boy, preparing themselves to wrestle the boy out of his Pokemon. This was too much for Adron, he couldn't let them take away Cyrun's Pokemon. He thought about how empty his life would be without Pidgeot, and he used this as his courage. He from behind the boxes, and yelled,
"Don't you even think about taking his Pokemon, Team Galactic".
The two grunts turned around, and saw Adron and Ash.
"Those two are wanted by the boss!", exclaimed the thinner grunt,
"Get 'em!".
They rushed forward, and at the speed they were running, they would've easily taken down the two boys. But suddenly, Mew covered the two boys in a protective bubble, and the two grunts rebounded after hitting the barrier. Mew then released the protective down, and then Adron said,
"If you want to take us your boss, then you'll have to defeat us in a Pokemon battle!". The two grunts looked somewhat stunned from hitting the barrier, but there answer was fast enough,
"Fine, we'll battle two on two!", the grunts said.
They pulled two dark-looking Poke Balls from their belts, and threw them into the air. Out of the Poke Balls emerged a dragon with a flaming tail, and a giant turtle armed with two cannons on it's shell.
Adron sent out his Pidgeot, and Pikachu emerged from Ash's backpack.
"PikaPika!", exclaimed the yellow rodent.
"Charizard, let's beat these brats with your Flamethrower!". Charizard inhaled, and then let loose a stream of fiery breath, aimed at Pidgeot. Pidgeot dodged just in time, and then Adron commanded,
"Pidgeot, use Aerial Ace!". Althought this attack wasn't that powerful, it never missed it's target, and Charizard took a hit. Meanwhile, Blastoise has fired Water from it's cannons at Pikachu, but Pikachu dogded this attack, and let loose electricity from it's tail.
"PIIIKACHUUUUUU!", yelled the Pokemon. The electricity hit Blastoise straight on, and Blastoise went down from the immense of electricity dispersed by Pikachu. Ash exclaimed, "We did it, Pikachu!", and Pikachu happily replied,
"PiPikachu!".
Adron wasn't having as much luck as Ash. He had attempted to use Hyper Beam on Charizard, but Charizard was faster and he had hit Pidgeot quite a few times with his Flamethrower. One more hit, and this could be over, thought Adron. But Adron decided that for Cyrun's sake, he must survive, and this thought gave him power.
"Pidgeot, Fly up in the air!", commanded Adron. The grunt, thinking that Pidgeot was going to dive, readied himself for the in-coming bird. But Pidgeot didn't dive. Instead, he loosed a powerful Hyper Beam upon Charizard, who went down from the massive impact.
"Alright, Pidgeot!", cried Adron.
The two grunts, stunned from their defeat, ran away, while a happy Mew chased after them, firing little bolts of Psychic energy at them while they ran.
After the grunts defeat, Adron and Ash walked over to Cyrun's prison, and unlocked it (it needed no key, as the grunts had forgotten to properly lock it).
"Thank you for rescuing me!", cried Cyrun, as he unbound his Xatu of it's binds.
"Why did Team Galactic capture you?", asked Adron.
"Because they thought that I was a powerful trainer,", explained Cyrun.
"This Xatu came to me one day while I was walking in my uncle's garden, and ever since then, he's been my best friend. But Team Galactic saw him come to me, and they took me and Xatu away."
"But how does that mean you're a powerful trainer?", asked Ash. Pikachu looked confused too.
"Well, only a powerful trainer can befriend Pokemon like I befriended Xatu. He had never met me before, yet he knew I could be trusted.". Xatu seemed to agree with this, because he made a little noise.
"Well, you're safe now!", said Adron. With these words, Adron and Ash started to leave.
"Wait!", cried Cyrun,
"Let me come with you!".
"We are going to challenge Team Galactic, and we could use all the help we can get. It will be a tough fight. Knowing this, do you still wish to join us?", asked Adron.
"Absolutely!", cried Cyrun.
"I can't let Team Galactic waltz right up to whoever they feel like, and then just capture them because they befriended a Pokemon.", explained Cyrun.
"I have to make sure what happened to me, doesn't happen to anyone else!".
"Alright then,", said Adron,
"Welcome to the crew!".
Zarik and Team Heart advanced farther towards their destination. They never looked back, and they were ready to fight. They were a few hundred feet from G Castle, Cyrus' private retreat. They were still in the forest, but the growth of the forest was lower and lower the more they advanced towards Cyrus' palace.
"We will arrive at our destination by sundown, sir,", explained Xanthius,
"And at some point we may wish to set up camp, and plan our attack!".
"Excellent!", exclaimed Zarik.
"We will be able to overthrow Team Galactic even soon...", he stopped. Zarik had heard a noise, a very faint noise, but every now and then, he could hear it coming closer. Then, after a few moments, he started to understand what the noise was.
"Sir, is everything alright?", asked Xanthius.
"No... No, I don't think so,", he replied,
"Make sure everyone has their Poke Balls ready". The noise was coming even closer, and as Zarik had expected, he heard the roar of the engines. Then, he saw a bright red bike off in the distance, inching it's way even closer to Team Heart.
"Sir... What is that?". asked Xanthius.
"That's a motorbike!", explained Zarik. Xanthius seemed confused.
"Tell Team Heart to go ahead without me,", commanded Zarik,
"I will handle Doom!".
"But, sir...", Xanthius started to argue, but Zarik interrupted him,
"That's an order Xanthius!".
Xanthius quickly ran over to Team Heart, and told them of Zarik's decision.
They all left, being led by Xanthius. Zarik stood firm, watching Doom come closer, and closer. In order to give Team Heart enough time, this had to be done, he thought. As the motorbike sped towards him, coming even nearer now, Zarik prepared himself for his face-off. He was standing there, waiting for his Doom.
The butler of G Castle was polishing the finely crafted statues of the palace, when all of a sudden, his master, Cyrus, came over to him. He then spoke,
"What is the status of Team Heart?", he asked. The butler, starting to seem somewhat frightened, replied,
"They are inching their way here, coming even nearer all the time".
"I thought that I had commanded the secret spies to deal with them already!", shouted Cyrus, his anger starting to increase. The butler started calming down, as if he has been preparing for this,
"You know, as well as I do, sir, that the secret spies only strike at night."
"Oh,", Cyrus started to calm down from his previous rage, "I forgot about that."
"Say no more, sir, I understand that you are a busy man, one in your circumstances would quickly forget about trivial things, such as the secret spies", The butler said. Cyrus didn't seem to care about the butler's constant flattery. He was used to getting things the way he wanted them, and the butler sucking up to him was no exception.
"Prepare my dinner,", commanded Cyrus.
"Yes, sir,", complied the butler.
"Wait!", shouted Cyrus. The butler turned around, thinking that he was somehow in trouble.
"Yes, sir...", he asked cautiously.
"Don't forget to pour me some of the oldest wine you have.", he told the butler.
"Oh, yes, sir.", replied the butler, Walking away quickly, in case his master decided to find some reason to get the butler in trouble, as he often did.
A quick note:
In the previous chapter, Adron was told by Zarik that no one ever comes out of Disaster cave. The reason for this, is because Team Galactic spread this rumor, to keep people out of the cave, as they needed somewhere to hide any prisoners they ever needed to keep captive. Spies were sent out, dressed as normal people, and they spread the rumors about Disaster cave. This trick was so convincing that even Zarik fell for it. I just thought you should know this.
