RE: Pokemon: Team Galactic's Downfall, chapter 9 is now up!
Chapter Nine: The search for Adron
After the masked man, known as "Grausamer Krieger", disappeared from the sight of Team Heart, the spell he had put on them was vanquished. It took Team Heart a few minutes to remember what had happened. As soon as they remembered the events that had taken place here just a few minutes ago, they thought about Adron, and how he was captured. They all felt ashamed that they had given Adron to the masked man, quite willingly in fact. They didn't even give him a fight. They then remembered how Xanthius had died, murdered by the masked man. Their pain was immense. Among the members of Team Heart were Ash, and Cyrun, friends that Adron had met along his adventures. They were especially sad about losing Adron, who had grown on the two trainers. Team Heart had lost two of the best members if their team. They had to rescue Adron, whatever the cost. Grausamer had placed a spell on them, using their emotions against them. But they had to take Adron back. Already, it might be too late, but they had to try. Braxin, who with the death of Xanthius now become leader, asked Team Heart,
"We need to get the bridge back up. Do any of you have a Pokemon that could do it?". Cyrun thought about Xatu, and his grim expression turned into an expression of relief.
"I have a Pokemon who could do it.", said Cyrun. He took a Poke Ball from his waist, and he threw it into the air. Out of the Poke Ball came a bird. It stood upright, and was green. It always had a vacant stare, and would do nothing but stare.
"Xatu! Use Psychic to restore the bridge!", commanded Cyrun. The bird stretched it's wings out wide, and started to focus it's energy on the bridge. The shattered pieces of the bridge were repaired, and the rope that had been cut was no longer cut. The bridge and the rope rose into the air, and relocated themselves in the position of where the bridge once stood. The rope threaded through the bridge, and attached itself to the other side of the great cliff. The bridge was now restored!
Team Heart, along with Ash and Cyrun, raced across the bridge. They came to where the cliff ended, and they were surprised, for the way down was a lot easier that the way up. The ground was quite even on the path down, and it was almost like climbing down stairs, so easy was it. Once they were finished climbing down the great mountain, they started looking for Adron, as well as the masked man who had kidnapped Adron.
After scaling the mountain, the scenery changed. No longer was it a bare desert. There were plants, such as spiked cacti, and other plants a desert might hold. A few Pokemon ran around the desert, and Team Heart caught a few of these Pokemon. Ash caught a Trapinch, which was a termite Pokemon, and Cyrun caught a Cacturne, which was a cactus Pokemon. Other Pokemon were caught as well, such as Braxin's new Sandshrew. Through all this time, they had also been on the lookout for Adron. No sign of him ever appeared. They kept walking down the desert path, when all of a sudden, Braxin exclaimed,
"Look over there! It's Abbot Town!". And indeed it was. Before Team Heart was a massive city, which was surrounded by a massive wall. The wall was patrolled by several Team Galactic Grunts.
"Maybe Adron's in there?". Ash guessed.
"Perhaps.", answered Braxin. They were but a few miles from the city, when they saw a cloaked man sitting near a Palm Tree. The first thing they all thought was that they had found Grausamer. But on further inspection, they noted that this man wore no mask, and his face wasn't as ghastly as the man known as Grausamer. They walked up to this man, and Braxin asked the man,
"Who are you?". The man lifted his head in the direction of Braxin, and he looked at Braxin, who was standing before him. He paused for a moment, and then said,
"My name is of no importance to you. I am simply a man that has lost everything. And nothing more. This is all that you need to know.". Braxin looked very agitated.
"Why won't you give me your name?", he asked. The man looked at him once more, and said,
"Because it is of no importance to you. I have given you everything you need to know. What more do you want from me?". Braxin started towards the city, tromping off in anger. The rest of Team Heart followed him. But Ash stayed behind. He walked over to the man, and asked,
"Have you seen a masked man carrying a boy off with him?". Team Heart stopped following Braxin, and looked back at Ash. The old man paused once more. Finally, he responded,
"Yes. I have seen a man that wore a mask. He made me shiver with his mere presence. He carried a boy with him. The boy was brown-haired.".
"Where did they go?", asked Ash. Like a broken record, the man paused once more. He replied,
"The last I saw was the masked man entering the city with the boy. He was met by many Team Galactic grunts, who took the boy from him. The masked man then wondered east. And that's the last I have seen of both of them.". Ash hurried towards Team Heart.
"I know where he is!", exclaimed Ash.
"He's in the town!".
With this news, Team Heart headed swiftly towards Abbot Town. The city was guarded by a massive gate. Above the gate, one of Team Galactic's grunts approached them. He had an air of superiority about him. He attempted to ask Team Heart,
"What is your business h...", but paused. He saw the image of a heart on the newcomers shoulders. He realized what the business of these trainers was.
"Sound the alarm! They have come!", shouted the grunt. An alarm sounded, and almost immediately, the gate opened. However, standing before Team Heart, were many grunts. They rushed outside the town and summoned many Pokemon from their Poke Balls. Team Heart pulled all of their Pokemon from belts on their waists, and summoned a swarm of Pokemon. The next thing that happened, is too hard to describe. An all-out battle ensued. Many flashes and explosions surrounded the battlefield. The Pokemon battled intensely against the opposing Pokemon. The battle lasted for a long time, but eventually, Team Galactic lost, unable to defeat the forces of Team Heart. They had won, and now Team Galactic was unable to oppose them. The grunts ran away from the town as fast as they could, and the town was now free for Team Heart to explore. The town's citizens were in shock, afraid of the newcomers that had now arrived at their town. Braxin exclaimed to them all,
"Have no fear! Your oppressors have been defeated! No one can stop you from catching Pokemon now! We are Team Heart, evil's bane! We have saved you from the grasp of Team Galactic. Now, we need your help. One of our own has been captured, and he is being held here. We need to know where to find him.". The people of Abbot Town directed their heroes towards a large base that stood in the middle of the town. They told Team Heart that if Team Galactic had captured their friend, he would be here. They bashed down the door, with the help of their Pokemon, of course. Inside the massive structure, the grunts inside held their hands up, as a symbol of surrender. Team Heart asked one of the grunts to direct them towards the cells of their prisoners. The grunt took them underground, for what seemed like hours. But eventually, they reached their destination. Team Heart unlocked each and every prison. They found Adron's cell, and released him from the prison. Ash and Cyrun welcomed Adron with embrace.
"We were so worried about you!", they told Adron. Adron then said,
"Well, I'm fine now. I'm glad to be rid of that cell, I felt so cramped up in there.". Adron, Ash, and Cyrun, as well as Team Heart, started to walk back up the cells. But, they were stopped by the voice of one of the prisoners.
"Wait!", he exclaimed. The voice belonged to a young man. He had brown hair, and his face was dirty.
"You're Team Heart, aren't you?", he asked. Adron nodded. The boy smiled.
"Well, without your help, we would have been kept in these prisons forever. We must repay you, somehow. I speak for everyone here, when I say, we would like to come with you.". The many prisoners nodded their heads in agreement.
"We've all got Pokemon, that's why we were kept in cells, you know,", the boy explained,
"We won't be a burden, we promise.". Braxin walked towards the many prisoners.
"Welcome to Team Heart!", he welcomed them. The boys faces were overjoyed, and they all followed Team Heart. They all stayed in an inn for the night. They all had a restful sleep that night. Adron didn't sleep for awhile. He was too busy thinking about the days events. He was joyous, for he suddenly realized that the numbers of Team Heart had grown. They had scattered some of Team Galactic's members. They had taken over a few of Team Galactic's outposts, such as G Castle, and the town they were now in. Adron thought they might be ready to fight off Team Galactic, once and for all! But the couldn't decide this. He would have to ask Braxin in the morning. He thought of no more, for he drifted off to a peaceful sleep.
Saturn had received the call. Adron was waiting for him in Abbot Town. He flew, using a Staraptor, to Abbot Town. By the time he arrived there, it was already nightfall. He walked towards the town, expecting the familiar grunts to ask him what his business here. He would then give him the access code, and the grunt would let him through. But the grunt never came. Instead, one of the town's residents appeared on top of the wall. He asked,
"What is your business here?". Saturn was surprised that he wasn't welcomed by a grunt, but he gave the access code,
"None of your business, that's what my business is!". But the man never let him in. Instead, the man replied,
"Team Galactic is not welcome here!", exclaimed the man. Saturn was outraged. He shouted at the man, but he never was let in. He sat outside, yelling all night. He eventually walked away, and tried to sleep near the palm tree, his voice horse. But, he didn't see a man already sleeping there. He stepped on the man, which woke him up. He saw who had waken him, and he smiled.
"Three years ago, Team Galactic took everything away from me. Now it's my turn to take everything away from them!", he exclaimed. He chased Saturn through the whole night never relenting. Saturn never slept that night, but Team Heart had a great sleep in the inn they now occupied. In this regard, they had bested Saturn. For now, at least.
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