The forthcoming - A Pokemon Fanfic (Discontinued)

Chapter 24 - Not so happy birthday (Main story starts)

6 days later (22nd May)

I felt a tingling sensation in my head and on my back. I slowly eased my eyes open. A bright light instantly hit my eyes. I thought it was strange at how light it was as I normally got up just as the sun rose. I suddenly remembered. Today was my 15th birthday.  I lifted my head slightly and asked siri the time. It was 11:09. I gasped and shot out of bed not minding if I woke up Lucario in the process. I was meeting Giovanni at 12 so I had a shower and got dressed in rocket speed. I wore a green vest with white shorts and a blue cap. I shook Lucario to wake him up. To my suprise he didn't wake up. I tried several times untill I gave up. He probably was very tired from the training the night before. I grabbed the rest of my pokemon who were in their pokeballs and left the room. It was only 11:28 so I decided to visit John. He had been locked in the cell for 6 days, with no light or any comfort. It served him right for being so cheeky. I wasn't sure when I would let him out but I had to threaten him with something so he wouldn't say anything to Gary or Professor Oak.

I reached the cell coridoor and panicked. John's door was wide open. I sprinted towards the door and peered in. There were drag marks in the dirt leading to the door from where the chains were on the otherside of the room. I hoped that I hadn't killed him. I looked in all the other cells. He was no where to be found. I decided to check the labs in case one of the grunts had taken it apon themselves to put him back. Sure enough I found John talking to Professor Oak, Gary and Elm. I stupidly teleported out of the viewing area and into the actual lab. They all just stared at me with their eyes and mouths wide open. I knew they knew. They knew I used to be Ash. John must have asked them about what he found out about using psycic on me the other day. A balloon of anger exploded inside of me. Whoever let John out, was going to get it. They had ruined my whole new identity. 

I snapped out of my thoughts and noticed a tear form in Gary's eye but he still said nothing. The lab was still filled with complete silence. Nobody had the courage to speak. I had had enough of it.

"You're not getting out." I said blandly, emotionless and then teleported to the grunt station.

The grunt station was a large hall with multiple battle fields scattered around the floor , all with different terrain.

"OY which one of you lot let John Oak out of his cell?!" I yelled so loud that everyone in the room stopped and turned their heads towards me. Slowly, a small hand raised in the air near the far end of the hall. I marched towards the hand. It belonged to a small girl aged around 9.

"P...p...please dont h..hurt me. I...I ws just acting on o...orders. If I w...would'nt do it th..they said they'd k...kill me" The young girl sobbed terrified.

I couldn't help feeling sorry for her even if she had just ruined me.

"Hey hey, it's okay. I am not going to hurt you." I assured softly. I knelt down so i was closer to her hight and so I could look her in the eyes. "Why did you join team rocket?"

She shook her head. "I d...didn't join. I was forced in. Everyone in here was forced too." She began crying even more.

I had known they were forcing people in but I had no idea that they were forcing kids in. It wasn't right. It was probably happening withought Giovanni's knowledge as he would never agree to such a thing. I was considering letting everyone out but I needed to consult Giovanni first.

"Hey little girl. Do you know who told you to do that? Also I am really curoius. how did you get John all the way to the lab? He must have been really heavy."  I asked.