Reflections of the Past
Chapter 9: The Attack on
Headquarters
by: KentaMarina
Original A/N:
Author's Note:
The author cast a grave look on his face when he spoke. "We're now at the final chapters of this fic series, and as always in my case, when it's near the end, it gets violent and foul-mouthed, so all of you have been warned..." he said as he glared menacingly at the reader.
The author suddenly smiled cheerfully. "But don't worry," he said with a smile, "it's not gonna be THAT violent, so breathe a sigh of relief right now!"
A moment's silence passed. "And now, back to your regularly scheduled program..." said the author, who suddenly dashed for the exit, fearing the reader and his or her intentions to get him... :P
* * *
Feb. 2008
*headdesk*
* * *
Chapter 9: The Attack on Headquarters
"Damn it," cursed Lance. "It's just gets even worse," he said as
he looked away from the screen. "We might have to battle them with our
Trainers."
"Am I gonna join them?" I asked Lance.
"Kenta," replied Lance, "I hate to break it to you, but you're the only one who
knows what Giovanni is capable of doing, as you've already met him quite a few
times before, so you're gonna take care of him."
I looked at Marina, who suddenly looked as if she was about to cry.
"This is your final order, Kenta," said Lance with a grave look on his face.
"Your mission: to defeat and take out Giovanni and any Rockets who interfere
with you and Marina. Will you accept this mission?" asked Lance.
I thought about this for a moment, unsure if I will actually be able to take him
out. "What about Archie and Maxie?" I asked Lance.
"Richter and I will take them out," replied Lance.
I was surprised to hear this. "Richter? A G-Man?!" I asked in surprise.
Obviously, Marina also seemed surprised to hear this.
"Yes, actually," said Richter, who appeared right beside Lance. "Sorry about
everything, Kenta, but I had to make sure you wouldn't do anything stupid while you
were there."
Yeah sure, like I'd actually do anything of that sort while he was around...
"So what will it be, Kenta?" asked Lance, and a moment's silence passed.
"I'll take the mission," I said with a nod. "There's no turning back, they're going to attack any moment now."
* * *
"Trust me Kenta, you won't fail this mission," said the mysterious Trainer outside the door quietly, pulling out another one of the strange device he used to strengthen his Typhlosion. He then teleported out of Headquarters.
* * *
"Sir, we're ready to open fire," said a Rocket Executive.
"Good, now wait for my signal," replied Giovanni, who laughed to himself as the
Executive left.
Meanwhile, Archie and Maxie got inside Headquarters when suddenly, a group of Trainers appeared and pointed their stun weapons at the two. Maxie let out a small grin as he pulled out his own weapon, shooting them and knocking out most of them unconscious. As they continued, they met more resistance, but the two of them were able to take them out easily, only Archie took a hit to the shoulder, making that side numb. They finally reached the door, and Archie kicked the metal door.
* * *
"Richter," Lance called as he heard a loud banging noise on the door, "they're here."
"Let's do this," said Richter.
"Kenta, exit through the other door," Lance ordered me.
I nodded as I took Marina's hand and led her to the back of the room, where
another scanner lock was. The door opened just in time as I saw Archie and Maxie
enter the room. I didn't know what happened next as I went out after Marina did.
* * *
"Where is the boy?" asked Archie.
"Giovanni wants him dead," added Maxie.
"Well you won't find him here," said Lance.
"You're gonna have to go through us first, or we'll go through you!" shouted
Richter.
Apparently, this ticked off Maxie as he took out a Master Ball. Archie followed
suit and also pulled out a Master Ball.
"Fine, a Double Battle it is," declared Lance as he took out a PokéBall.
"Bring it on!" shouted Richter as he took out an Ultra Ball. He threw it towards
the arena, releasing a huge green Pokémon that was heavily armored by its skin.
"Tyranitar, let's do this!" he shouted as the Tyranitar he released let out a
loud roar.
"Dragonite, I choose you!" shouted Lance as he threw his PokéBall out into the
arena, releasing his mighty Dragon Pokémon.
To their surprise, Archie and Maxie smirked. "You think we have something
worthless in our Master Balls?" asked Archie.
"We would if you'd already sent that Pokémon out," retorted Lance.
"Fine then," said Maxie as he threw the Master Ball into the arena. "Groudon, I
choose you!" he shouted as the Master Ball released a huge, red, scaly Pokémon with
sharp claws and sharp spikes on its sides. The Pokémon roared and both Lance and
Richter could only watch in disbelief.
"My turn!" shouted Archie as he also threw his Master Ball into the arena. "Kyogre,
come on out!" he shouted as his Master Ball released an almost equally huge
blue Pokémon with massive flippers and also a massive tailfin, and a round body.
Lance and Richter again could not believe that they are seeing these two Pokémon.
"How did you get them?" asked Lance.
"Let's just say they were forced to do our bidding," replied Maxie, letting out
a cold laugh.
"You two are going to pay for this!" shouted Richter.
"We'll see who will!" replied Archie before he made his move. "Kyogre, Surf!" he
commanded.
Water suddenly appeared from out of nowhere as Kyogre directed the wave towards
both Dragonite and Tyranitar, who was knocked down by the attack.
"Tyranitar, get up and use Earthquake!" shouted Richter.
Tyranitar, who was able to get up, roared and stomped the ground, this time causing
both Kyogre
and Groudon to take damage from the incoming earthquake. Dragonite was not
affected by the attack.
"Dragonite, help Tyranitar out with a Thunder!" shouted Lance.
Dragonite roared as dark storm clouds came out of nowhere and lightning bolts
came out, striking Kyogre effectively.
"Groudon, use your Fire Blast attack!" commanded Maxie.
Groudon opened its mouth and fired a stream of burning flame, which turned into
a 5-pointed star and crashed into Dragonite, with the force of the impact
knocking it away and inflicting a Burned status on it.
"Dragonite, no!" shouted Lance as his trusty Pokémon hit the wall behind Lance.
* * *
"You again," I said as Marina and I saw the Trainer again.
"Here you go, hope it helps," he simply said as he tossed another one of those devices that he
used to power up his Typhlosion. He then continued on, "It's called the EX Enhancer, and it uses the
special codes on the game cards to power up Pokémon in different methods, based
on the card used."
"Thanks, but um...how do you use it?" I asked rather stupidly.
"I think you already know how," he replied. He then started to walk away.
"Wait," I suddenly said. "Before you go, tell us who you are and
what are you doing," I asked him.
The Trainer stopped in his tracks. "The name's Kai, and I was just around
to simply...change things" he said as he continued on.
"I'll see you around, I got some...business to attend to," he called out.
After he was gone, I heard Marina muttering something about the boy "being very weird."
* * *
"Not so tough now, huh 'Dragon Trainer?'" mocked Archie, and he kinda did have the
right to do so, since he and Maxie had the two trainers on the ropes with their Legendary
Pokémon with them.
"Finish them off with a Fire Blast!" commanded Maxie.
Groudon again fired a stream of flame that became a 5-pointed object of fire
right at Dragonite. Lance wasn't able to do a thing about it. His Dragonite was
down and defeated, and Richter will be crushed without a partner.
"Kyogre, finish off that Tyranitar!" commanded Archie with excitement.
Kyogre simply did a weak Water Pulse attack, finally knocking out Tyranitar and
defeating the two G-Men. Richter fell down to his knees as he recalled the
fallen Pokémon.
A voice was suddenly heard. "There's still one last Trainer standing, you
idiots."
The room began to turn blue as in ice, and temperatures suddenly dropped.
A loud howl was heard, catching the two Legendary Pokémons' attentions. Groudon
turned to face the newcomer when a blast of water knocked it away and fainted
it.
"What was that?" asked Maxie in shock.
The room became normal as the new Pokémon became visible. All four Trainers
widened their eyes in shock and surprise.
"A Suicune?" Lance managed to ask.
Kai walked in. "Suicune, Rain Dance!" said Kai, who was still unknown to the
Trainers battling.
This time, rain in appeared in the
arena suddenly, and Suicune suddenly glowed in different colors, like a rainbow
while the rain hit it.
"That Suicune isn't tough," said Archie.
"You should've thought twice before saying that, Archie," replied Kai
to a stunned Archie, who wondered how a kid like him would know his name. "Suicune,
finish it off with a Hyper Beam," he said quietly.
Kai's Suicune howled as it suddenly glowed white. It released a powerful beam of
light at Kyogre, pushing it away and knocking it out. Archie could not believe
what had just happened: A kid with a Suicune, managing to beat their two
powerful Legendary Pokémon in two moves. Both Archie and Maxie tried to recall
their Pokémon, but they wouldn't go in.
"What's the meaning of this?" Maxie asked Kai furiously, still trying to recall
his Pokémon. Apparently, since his Typhlosion was out, Kai probably told it to
use Purify while they tried to recall their Pokémon, and now the two powerful
Pokémon calmed down and wouldn't obey their former Trainers anymore.
"The two of you are too stupid and weak to use Pokémon higher than what you can
actually control," replied Kai without the slightest hint of remorse in his
voice. "Oooh," he said mockingly, "what will Giovanni do now?"
"We'll be back," said Archie as he pulled out a smoke bomb, which he and Maxie
used to escape.
"I doubt that," said Kai quietly. He then looked at Lance and Richter, who had
just gotten up. "You two are gonna have to put these two Pokémon back to wherever
they got them," he said as he simply vanished into thin air.
* * *
"Open fire," said Giovanni to the Executive, who in turn shouted out the command to the others. The Grunts loaded a missile into the launcher, and fired it right at HQ.
* * *
I heard a soft, whistling sound that got louder and louder. It almost sounded
like...
"Marina! Watch out!" I shouted as I grabbed her and used myself to shield the
explosion that occurred. A missile hit HQ, rocking it with an earthquake. Debris fell everywhere, eventually blocking the path behind us. A large rock hit
me on the arm and injuring it. I winced in pain as I still continued to shield
Marina. When it was over, I grabbed my arm in pain and cursed under my breath.
"Kenta, are you alright?" asked Marina, who noticed a slightly visible stain on my
pitch-black uniform.
"No, it's nothing," I said as I tried to cover the stain with my hand. It didn't
work as I accidentally hit the wound while trying to cover it, making me curse
in pain instead. I saw Marina pull out a familiar-looking red bandanna out of her
pocket.
"Marina, isn't that..?" I started.
"Yeah, it's the one," Marina answered. "You used to wear this before you got the
cap, remember?"
Just as I thought, it was my old bandanna which I usually wore before I got
my yellow and black cap. I was really amazed that it was still in good condition, after giving it
to Marina the day before I went on my journey.
"Yeah, I'm surprised you still have that on you. I thought that you did
something else with it," I said rather sheepishly. She then began to tie it
around my wound.
"Why would I wanna do something to an object a close friend would have given
me?" she asked me.
I didn't say anything until she finished. She helped me up, and we just stood
there in front of each other for quite a few minutes.
"Thanks for still having it on you, Marina," I said to her.
She smiled. "No problem," she replied. "Come on, we're almost near
Giovanni," she said as we continued on.
* * *
Lance and Richter felt the attack.
"Lance, better ready your troops, it's gonna be a tough one," said Richter.
Lance nodded in agreement and went over to the main computer and alert the other
G-Men of the attack. A few minutes later, a large group of G-Men who were
trained to battle rushed through the doors in a much larger conference room
Headquarters had. Richter simply briefed the group, and sent them out. The group
equipped their gear which included a flak jacket, a bullet-proof helmet, and a
standard sidearm with non-lethal ammunition that would easily stun people that
are hit. Both Lance and Richter did the
same, only with an extra weapon on them.
* * *
"Sir, where are you going?" asked the Executive, who noticed that Giovanni was
heading towards the building.
"They're about to attack any moment now," said Giovanni, "so keep them at bay.
Kill them if you have to," ordered Giovanni.
"We're readying our troops at once," replied the Executive.
"Good, I have to go somewhere," said Giovanni and at that, he left.
* * *
Marina suddenly stopped in her tracks. "What the...? Giovanni is moving?" asked
Marina.
"It looks like it," I said. "But he's not heading for the building, is he?"
"I think he is," replied Marina and at this, I cursed once again. I noticed a
rather large group of dots on Marina's device headed for the field where the
defense systems (which were disabled by me) were in place.
"Oh no, it's gonna be a bloody battle right outside the field," I said.
* * *
"Oh boy, this is not good," remarked Richter. A soldier
approached him.
"Sir, I think we're outnumbered," he said a tad bit unnecessary.
The combined groups of Rocket, Magma, and Aqua had easily outnumbered the G-Men
by about a few thousand. Despite all of this, Lance decided to take them on. My
description of this upcoming battle was indeed bloody, as both sides began
shooting with their stunning weapons. Most of the G-Men were already down and some were
even killed, but their fighting spirit helped them to be able to take out most of
the enemy group. The situation looked worse, as Magma provided air support,
bombing the field and wiping out groups of them.
* * *
As we continued on, I heard the sounds of a battle raging outside the field.
Marina and I didn't stop as we followed Giovanni's signal, which was already
inside Headquarters. We managed to find another route through the air vents,
getting out just outside from where we started. We continued on and noticed that
Giovanni's signal headed for the top floor.
"How very cliché of him to go to the top floor," I remarked, noticing that
Giovanni's signal stopped right there.
"It looks like he's actually waiting for us there," said Marina, and I thought
she was right.
We continued on, past a few flights of stairs (the elevators were all disabled
in this emergency), all the way up past about 12 or 13 floors. We came to a stop
on the next set of stairs leading up, which were blocked by debris from the
explosion earlier. I noticed that the rooftop door was busted open.
"Wait," I suddenly said when Marina took a step forward, PokéBall in hand.
"What is it?" she asked me.
"If we use our Pokémon to break through, Giovanni might hear us and attack us
quickly," I explained.
"So what do you think we should do, climb up the elevator shaft?" she asked me
sarcastically. She wished that she shouldn't have said that, because a wide grin
spread over my face as an idea struck me. Marina noticed me smiling and started
to back slowly away from me.
"Oh no, you're not making me climb up some walls!" she protested, trying to
break free of my grip...
A few minutes later...
"I can't believe I'm actually doing this," said Marina, climbing up a concrete
wall up to where our hooks hit the small platform in the doorway. I was right
below her for a very good reason: in case she falls off, I could still catch
her, hopefully. A downside to this is that I had to resist the urge to look up
at Marina's...well, I wouldn't want to mention that in this one, but simply put,
I had less fear looking down rather than looking up.
While we were climbing, I felt a sharp jolt of pain in my body, and I stopped
for a moment to recover. Marina looked back down.
"Kenta, what's wrong?" she asked. "Is it the wound?"
"No," I said, smiling and looking up, "i-it's nothing," I said.
"Tell me when it hurts, alright? You don't have to be reckless, because
there's only one of you."
I then thought about what she said and I nodded.
When we got to the top, Marina helped me up.
"I hope you didn't do anything back there," she said, turning red.
"Wh...why do you think that I would do something like that back there?" I stammered, still red.
"Because I know you well enough to know pretty much the way you think, Kenta,
that's why!" replied Marina.
I tried to open my mouth, but then I closed it instead. She did have a point in
that. Marina looked at the
steel door in front of us and went over there.
"Kenta, please be careful," said Marina. "You had better not hurt yourself," she
warned me.
I went over to the steel door, ready to open it. "Don't worry, I know what I'm
going to do," I replied, but deep down inside me, I really didn't. For one
thing, I could end up being killed, or even worse, get Marina killed. We
successfully opened the elevator door, and for the first time in a few hours,
the sunlight brightly shone again in our faces.
And there we saw him, standing there, watching the battle that was going on in
the field. We took a few steps, and he then faced us.
"So nice of you to come here and face me again, Kenta," said Giovanni.
I clenched my fist and looked at him with anger in me. He was about to pay for what he
did by simply setting up an evil organization that stole Pokémon and used them
for their own profit. My anger flared up suddenly as I clutched the EX Enhancer
that Kai gave me. I felt it vibrate a little in my hand, as if it was calling
out for me to use it.
"It really didn't have to be like this, Giovanni," I said. "What you told
Red
three years ago was not fulfilled by the looks of it. Instead, you just made
matters even worse."
Giovanni gritted his teeth in anger.
"Silence!" he shouted, pulling out a PokéBall. "You shall pay for disbanding my
underground Rockets!"
"Bring it on!" I shouted, pulling out a PokéBall. It was a good thing that I had
recovered my team from Bill's PC when I went to Goldenrod, otherwise, I would've
been toast. I then noticed that the EX Enhancer began to vibrate in my hand very
violently. It looked like my hand was moving way fast for the eye to see...
"Go!" shouted Giovanni, throwing the PokéBall into the air.
"I choose you!" I shouted, also throwing my PokéBall in the air.
The two PokéBalls went right past each other, almost hitting the other one. The
Balls then hit the ground, releasing white light in front of the opposing
Trainers.
Below the Trainers, the screams of a bloody war was heard. High above the war, the roars of two powerful Pokémon intimidated both Trainers as a dark cloud loomed over them...