Pokemon Heroes: Sinnoh Saga [Book 1]

Chapter 20: Showdown at the Valley Windworks

"Just when we thought we could start to relax, Team Galactic showed up and shattered that dream. The beauty that was Floaroma Town was nearly destroyed by their plans. Team Galactic sought to take power from the Valley Windworks, and put it towards their schemes, and although we managed to defeat them, they still managed to steal the power they needed. It wasn't until later that we realized what they planned to do with all of that extra energy, and by that time it was too late to stop them—at least, before they could unleash their plans that is. We did manage to get them after though, but this was all much later on in my long story."

The group exited the Pokémon Centre after finishing their breakfast. They were hoping to help Alyssandra train for her contest tomorrow out in the meadow, that way she would have all the room she needed to practice.

While the group walked from the Pokémon Centre, Jeremy and Niya were in a heated discussion, causing Jeremy's Pikachu to prefer sitting on Alyssandra's shoulders instead, while Jeremy and Niya were talking quickly about Jeremy's decision to become a Pokémon Ranger.

"You should have called your mother back last night," said Niya calmly, "She deserves to know."

"But I can't," replied Jeremy, "I can't tell her, I'd feel bad."

"She's your mother, Jeremy, your family. She'd be okay with you going out there and chasing your dreams," responded Niya, "That's what you're supposed to do."

"I know, but what if I don't make it? Then I'll have done all that talking for nothing," said Jeremy with a sigh, "It'll be so embarrassing!"

"They're your family, Jeremy," said Niya adamantly, "They'll never laugh at you. You have no reason to feel embarrassed."

"Yeah," added Sam with a smirk, "Besides, if anyone's going to laugh at you it'll be us. We're your friends, only we have the right."

Niya gave Sam a look, not stern or angry, but simple a deadpan look, and Sam quickly returned to his conversation with Alyssandra.

"As I was saying," continued Niya, "Your family will never laugh at you mean too much to them. They'll support you no matter what; that's what families do."

Jeremy didn't have time to respond, as the entire group paused, speechless, and watched as Looker chased after several Team Galactic grunts. His chase soon ended as the grunts jumped into a nearby van and drove off down the road and out of sight.

Sam looked at the others, and with a nod. He need only say, "Let's go." In seconds, the promise to Professor Rowan was eclipsed by the group's desire to seek justice and do good.

The group bolted towards Looker, who stood in the middle of the street, bent over, catching his breath.

"Hey, Looker, are you, all right?" asked Sam.

Looker stood up and glanced over at the group. "Oh, hello," he said, "I never expected you to be here. It seems you're always around at the right time."

"We like to think of it as a special skill of ours," joked Jeremy. Looker chuckled then sighed and scratched his forehead.

"What were they doing here?" asked Alyssandra, pointing the in the direction Team Galactic had just driven off.

"They've been lurking around here for days apparently. They've been trying to steal the key for the Valley Windworks from Officer Jenny," explained Looker, "They just recently succeeded, and unfortunately I wasn't able to stop them."

"Why'd they go for the key?" asked Jeremy, "They are planning on stealing a windmill?"

Looker shook his head. "Not the windmill, the energy it produces," he said, "According to my sources, they're planning on stealing energy. They'll probably have taken everyone hostage by the time we get there, and they're not going to stop until they have all the energy they need."