Infected

Chapter 13

It was another week and a half before the teams were announced.

There had been two teams set up, however even though they had all registered, only Ash, Clemont and Misty got picked, and on the same team too. Their first mission was  in two days time, so it gave them plenty of time to prepare.

They had been equipped with armour and medical packs, as well as small tranquilizers with 12 bullets each. Ash had spent some time trying to figure out how to completely control his aura, and he had done it to an extent.

He could shape the fog into a ball, and toss it in his hands. It gave him something to do when he was bored.

Clemont had taken it upon himself to modify his weapon so that it was more accurate.

Misty was sparring with Brock. Apparently she had taken up kick boxing in her own time.

Ash had also been teaching himself to communicate with more then just Suicune. He had been trying to make a bond tight enough that words could been transferred. And even tighter so that it didn't snap. It was hard, to say the least.

Then came the day that the group was heading out. Ash, Pikachu rode Suicune while Misty and Clemont rode Luxray. It didn't take long until they began to see the broken skyscrapers of the city towering in the horizon.

When they hit the suburbs of the city, infected had attached then quickly and out of nowhere. It had spooked one of the trainers Rapidash and knocked him off, where Suicune and Ash had just barely stopped him getting bitten.

The Ninetails scrambled to the side, rolling onto its side with the force of Suicune's hyper beam. Suicune stood strong as Ash hopped down and helped the trainer up.

"Are you okay? Are you bitten?" Ash asked, lifting the trainer to his legs. He shook his head, black hair waving, his eyes wide in panic.

"J-just spooked," he stammered.

"Okay. Come on, we can't stay here for long," Ash urged as Rapidash came trotting back over. The trainer nodded, hopping onto the steeds back and gripping the reins. Ash hopped back onto Suicune as he shot a blast once more at the Ninetails.

Pikachu shocked it once more for good measure.

"You guys okay?" Clemont asked, leading Luxray towards Suicune and Rapidash. Ash watched as the trainer began to lead again, soothing his Pokemon softly.

"We're fine. Rapidash just got a fright from the Ninetails," Ash explained as the two began to follow the Rapidash. Clemont nodded, before the small group set back into a gallop towards the city.

The larger group had been separated into groups of three or four. It gave them more range on the city,  giving them more of a chance to find anyone in the city.

By sun high the had reached the city itself. The group padded into a cracked street, being as quiet as they could. Smaller sized Pokemon corpses lay torn on the ground, flies swarming around the remains. Ash shudered at the sight.

"They were eaten," Suicune explained, stopping temporarily to look at a Dedenne body. It's stomach was torn from it. Ash felt his stomach swim.

"By...?" Ash egged on. Suicune began to pace after the other two, it's ribbons flowing delicately in the wind.

"Other infected, I'm guessing,"

The group found themselves holding their weapons to them, and Pikachu's cheeks sparking in nerves. Ash had decided to enter into a building, hopping off Suicune and pulling his flashlight into his hand before adventuring into the lobby.