We found her! Yes! Trina was our closest friend, even after making it big. Only because one day she rushed to save a child from a negligent truck driver, she was kidnapped! We figured Team Rocket was behind it, thanks to the words of the police.

It was hard to believe we were wrong! We made use of the resources the building had and dedicated ourselves to getting what we needed. Guns, Pokémon, even these massive robots! Fennis was ecstatic, but Clyde was more into the guns. I led the Pokémon trainers that were good. Clyde led the soldiers while Fennis taught some others how to use the robots.

These guys were all small time thugs but once they saw all of the stuff we had, they hopped aboard. Some of them even began impersonating Cole, wearing the Team Rocket outfit with pride! The morons.

We went on a massive spree of catching Pokémon and completing missions. We made a firing range and a testing facility for the guns and robots down on the B2 floor and on the B1 floor I set up several arenas for Pokémon battles.

Taking a note out of Cole’s book, we taught them how to use multiple Pokémon at a time. All of these guys were actually really enthusiastic about this training.

A month passed by quickly and Fennis finally found out the location Trina was held at. Coincidentally, Cole was also there. I guess he will owe us. I just hope Trina is okay.

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Huh…Nat and Clyde have it easy. Clyde can just shoot bullets while Nat can just let her Pokémon do everything. But here I am in a metal death box meant for storing electrical energy. Why build such a thing?! This is meant for picking electrocuted berries or something?!

Huh…anyways, all I have to do is wait for the signal…

BOOM!

There it is. Nice job, Clyde!

“Let’s go!”

“”””HAH!!!””””

Oh man, I wonder what Lindsey would say if she saw me doing this. She might not serve me anymore, afraid I got too drunk, hahaha…

Man, these robots are flimsy. They can’t even stand up to normal bullets! There's dents here and there! Oh, here we go. This should be the location of the cells.

Creak…

Hmm? Dang, this building is tough.

CRASH!

Eh? Cole?

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“Mr. President! The 3rd facility is under attack!”

“Send in the first batch. Treat it as a test. Don’t screw up.”

“Yes sir!”

The man sitting at the desk, staring at the little screen where a battle was raging, looked somber as he tried to relax. Unfortunately, his trembling shoulders and gripped knuckles gave him away.

“This definitely looks bad, huh, Boss…”

Xerosic just sighed to himself as he began to reminisce of the past.

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“Nat! I found them!”

Oh my god, what?! Already?!

“Is that true, Fennis?”

“Hehehe, did you miss me, beautiful?”

“Screw off, Cole! Where’s Trina?!”

“Ur, sorry sir. Ahem, she’s here as well! She’s fine! We are ready to evacuate!”

“Ohooo no. We are going to blow this joint!”

Oh Arceus, I can hear those battle junkies clear from here, even without using the poképal.

“Fine, but start evacuating the others!”

“Yes ma’am! “

Well, at least my men are intelligent and can follow orders.

I can see Clyde and his men applying cover fire to help the people and Fennis and his crew are pretty much trying to block the bullets. Fennis keeps complaining about the paper thin metal shielding, but it’s going to be fine.

Hm? What are those?

“Zztlo?”

“Hello?”

“Is this thing, oh. Hey, those guys have super powers. Be careful.”

“Cole? What do you mean?”

“I’m sure Fennis told you about the Enernite?”

“Yes…Why?”

“Because these guys are capable of using it.”

“Damn. How strong are they?”

“Oh, about 500 CP. But be careful, they are essentially super intelligent and dangerous Pokémon. Don’t treat them as people.”

“Alright, thanks.”

I quickly turn the poképal off before Cole could start harassing me again. What a moron.

“Alright, men! We are close to completing our mission! Don’t lose focus!”

“Ma’am! These guys are strong!”

“Don’t let up!”

“Aargh!”

“Shit!”

“No!”

All of a sudden, maybe 20 men come running through the area, glowing different colors. They quickly dash through the men and Pokémon alike, leaving a trail of blood behind. Then, they are in front of me.

“Hehe, hey, think we can save her? She’s not bad!”

“Calm down, if you are willing to look after her from now on, be my guest!”

“Haa, I will only take a minute, let’s get this over with, eh darling?”

No…NO! Stay away! Arbok!

“Bitch! You think this measly thing can stop me?”

He merely waves his hand and Arbok is sliced in half…no…

“Shit, where did they come from?! Get back!”

They quickly rush back, as the guy who was trying to grab me jumped towards me. In the next second, his body was flattened into paste as a massive foot stepped on him.

“Fennis! Clyde!”

“Get her and go, Clyde! I will stop them!”

“Wait no! You can’t! They’re too strong!”

“Come on, Nat. Let’s go. He has this.”

“Don’t look at me like that! You know good and well what he intends to do! I...I don’t want to lose another friend! Not again! No, let go of me! Weren’t we all friends?! Say something! Even when Trina joined our little trio a couple years ago we came here for her! Don’t leave him behind! Save him!...*sniff* save...him…”

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God damn, Nat cries so badly. Heh, I guess I should have asked Lindsey out on a date…I am quickly surrounded by several men as some more rush off towards Clyde and Nat. I can’t do anything about that, but judging from the feeling Trina gave off, she could easily protect them.

But these guys, they piss me off! Hah! Shit!

Another one down, and another one!

Come on…one more! I’m running out of power!

Shit, 3 guys are left. Definitely better than the 8 that were still here after they split up.

“Come on, time to pull you out of there!”

Huh?! Another one?! Was he hiding this entire time?! Shit, the hatch!

“Got you now, boyo! Heave, ho!”

“AAaah!”

Thud!

“Shit, man. We are going to have to get a little Pay Back for our lost friends. Come on, pay up!”

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The leader of this little group was kicking the wiry fellow over and over again, damaging the poor man’s insides and making him fear for his life.

The bug type user gave one final kick, sending Fennis flying several feet before rolling to a stop. But he didn’t stay down. Fennis didn’t know what was happening, but he felt something snap inside of him.

Maybe a broken bone pierced an artery?

He didn’t care. Whatever it was gave him the strength to fight on. But, he didn’t wish to fight. He wanted to run. Far away from here. He felt like even running all the way back to Johto, if he wanted to.

He took one look at the 4 men walking towards him while laughing and sprinted.

He may have been an antisocial computer lover, but Clyde managed to convince him into a sport. Which sport? Running. His long legs definitely helped. Fennis was actually one of the best runners on their high school team.

But that was back when he was exercising properly and maintaining a healthy diet. But that point then was nothing compared to his speed now! He became a blur as he raced away, closely followed by the 4 dumbfounded soldiers.

Fennis could see little sparks bouncing off his body and instinctively knew he was using Volt Tackle! He also felt he could use Charge, Thunder, and even Zap Cannon! He knew that these moves were exceptionally strong!

But they were meant more for long range with Volt Tackle being a good way to run away. But he was running out of energy! How was he supposed to keep this up?

He remembered how Cole described his Dark Energy. Unfortunately, this felt quite different!

He spotted the robot and remembered its previous purpose! He had originally got it so it could run for longer than normal periods of time, but now it was going to save his life!

He quickly rushed to the robot and used Charge, powering up for his next attack. The men were astonished, but soon followed chase. But before they could go anywhere, a massive CRACK resounded throughout the air, making the very ground rumble!

There was a brilliant flash and a powerful lightning bolt fell from the sky, obliterating all who was in the blast radius!

Fennis, too got caught up in the strike, and as he began to lose consciousness, he shed his tears and grew a massive smile as he reminisced of the past.