Fate

Team Who?

Chapter 9: Team Who?

Lunch was so amazing. Red's mom is quirky and so sweet... I wish my mother was like her, Red's mom actually cares for him. My mom died years ago. My stepmother just knows I'm there and barely says a word except when it comes to my music.

After lunch, we walk to the Professor Oak's lab. The town is spread out so the walk is a tiny bit on the long side but whatever. This town is so cute. As we walk, we see groups of Combee and Beedrill. Even a Vespiquen. They float in the breeze slowly.

Suddenly the wind gets strong and I become blinded due to my hair flying into my face. I stop and fix my hair. Red continues for a second then realizes I stopped, so he stops. He laughs at me a little. My smile is revealed after removing my hair from in front of my face.

"At this rate, you might as well cut those locks." My eyes glare at his.

"I don't think so." I say in a sassy tone. I raise my hand and mess up his hair.

"Oh well." He chuckles.

We start walking again. We cross the bridge we crossed earlier and a Feebas jumps instead. Water splashes on my face and I laugh again. After several minutes, we make it to the garden that graces the entrance of the lab. I see a Pichu run up the stairs into the lab.

"So what's the Professor like?" My face turns to Red's as we walk up the stairs.

"Well... he's quirky, very smart, and... almost like a father to me." I smile and sigh a little.

"That's so nice." We make it up to the door. He turns and look at me.

"One thing. He's a little... wild. Especially when he's tired." He turns to the door... then turns back.

"And, you might want to not mention you name until after he gets to know you."

"Good idea." I nod slowly as Red opens the door.

The lab was very... homey. The lobby was like Red's house. It had several bookcase full of a variety of books and pictures. I laughed a little when I saw one of the pictures. It was Red on his first day as a trainer with him and his Pikachu. He looks so happy. I hear a creak from the floor boards.

"Can I help you?" I turn around and see Professor Oak.

"Yes, I..." Red interrupts me.

"Hey Oak. He's with me." Professor Oak turns to face Red.

"RED! It's so good to see you!" He walks to Red and gives him a huge hug. Bigger than that given by Red's mom. He turns the same shade of red again and I chuckle.

"Nobody can keep their arms of you, can they?" I laugh. The professor turns back towards me.

"So you're a friend of Reds? How did that come to be since his journey has been long over." He looks at Red and I can see his face. It's not that happy.

"My journey isn't over silly. It never ends. Even you should know that Professor Oak."

"Oh how could I forget my dear Red?" We all laugh a little.

"Now, what brings you here Red?" The Professor asks Red while taking a seat on one of the couches in the lobby. We both take a seat across from him.

"Well... For this guy." Red points my way and I burn up a little. He turns my way.

"Well, first off. I would like to learn his name." He chuckles a little.

I look at Red and he nods slowly. I take a shallow breath. "My name is... Wait, what's that? A loud noise starts to ring throughout the lab.

"It sounds... like a jackhammer?" Red states as he gets up to follow the sound. Professor Oak and I get up after him. We follow the sound to a hallway.

"Professor? Isn't the vault this way?" Red asks. A vault... For Pokemon? You don't here that everyday.

"Yes. But the vault is the most intricate and advanced of it's kind." The Professor says while leading us to the vault; it's kind of funny where it is. The entrance was behind a bookshelf for crying out loud. Wait...

"But... It's not that hard to dig in from under it!" I start off slow and soft, then end up screaming and fast. Professor quickens trying to get into the vault. Red was kind of freaking out about his Pokemon being taken; He loves them to death.

The vault door opens, and we see what created the noise.

"TEAM ROCKET!" Red screams.

"Twerps!" The Meowth screams. The girl was about to say something but I interrupted her.

"Um... Who?"

"Excuse me!?! Who is team rocket?" The girl gets really mad. They jump back to the back of the vault. They start to recite something that I didn't really care to listen to. They were done with there spiel quite quickly which was nice.

"So... Can I have the short answer?" I look at Red and the Professor. The girl whose name is Jesse drops her mouth, the guy named James hits his head, and the talking Meowth starts blowing steam out of his ears like a train whistle.

"Basically they're an organization who steal from others to benefit themselves." The Professor says slowly.

"They've been following me and all of my friends for years now. It's really nothing new." Red says as he turns to me.

"Excuse me! Hello!?! You know what! Forget this! Go Wobbuffet!" Jesse throws out her pokeball and Wobbuffet appears.

"Go Carnivine!" James yells as he throws out his pokeball. I go to the back of the room as Red's Pikachu jumps from behind him and the Professor's Dragonite flies through the open vault door.

"Get out of here Green!" Red screams. I do as I am told and run out of the vault. As I run, I can hear Professor Oak question my name.

I run out of the lab. Right as I run out of the back entrance of the lab and run into The Oak Corral, a huge beam of light goes shooting out of the side of the lab. Right after it goes away, a loud noise rings throughout The Corral as all the glass within the structure breaks. I run faster than I even knew I could; screaming on the top of my lungs. My heart races. My eye sight is blinking from color to blackness.

Glass starts raining on my soft hair, creating small cuts on my head. I look back at the lab to see Pikachu riding Dragonite fighting Carnivine and Wobbuffet. Bolts of light flashing every which way possible.

The next seconds feels like I'm floating and won't ever touch the ground. The next thing I feel is that of water. When looking back, I hit a rock and tumble into the river. Waves flow over my head as I try to reach the surface for air but each time I get pulled back under. I can feel the air draining out of me as I try to reach the light... And my eyes closing...

A/N: Hey! Yeah, so my brother thinks there's something wrong with me since almost all my character experience a death situation. BUT IT ALLOWS FOR GREAT CLIFFHANGERS!!!

Anyway... Hope you like the chapter. Btw, don't go ragging. Green will live. He's so fun to wright and way to interesting. Being serene and proper but being so free willed and sarcastic at times. No way he's going anytime soon. ^_^