How to Train Your Pokémon

The Island Compound

How to Train Your Pokémon

A/N: Let's now get on with Chapter 19! Roll it!

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Chapter 19

The Island Compound

After a few silent minutes of flying, the fog seemed to get thicker. By now, the teenagers are starting to get chills up their spines. Then, slowly, shadows began to appear in the mist.

"Get up higher." Mari quietly said. Without complaint, the twins followed her lead as they all got higher up in the sky to avoid being seen.

One by one, Flying type Pokémon made themselves seen. There were all kinds, from tiny Pidgey to powerful Skarmory. The teens all saw that a lot of them were carried something either in their beaks or in their talons. Most of them were carrying either smashed Poké Balls or computer chips. But every once in a while, there would be a hostage, whether human or Pokémon held in a large bird's talons, like a Fearow or a Honchkrow. Their blood would run cold as they would see an unconscious human being carried.

"Looks like Mom was right about one thing." Luke said. "There are losses."

"Losses as in hostages." Evan added.

"Um, what does that make us?" Aiden asked nervously.

"The infiltrators." Mari said determinedly. She wasn't about to let a frightening possible fate stop her from finding her father.

"That's the spirit, Mari." Elysia whispered proudly.

Mari smiled at her Electric type friend. Then the teenagers continued flying in silence as they followed the horde of Flying types towards Cinnabar Island.

Soon, as the fog began to lift, they saw a chilling sight. A large steel dome was built into the large mountain of the island. It softly glowed against the moonlight. 

"I thought that this was a volcanic island." Luke said, confused.

"The volcano hasn't erupted in years because of its use now." Elysia quietly explained. "One wrong move in pressure, and the whole island can go sky-high." After that, Mari translated for Aiden.

The Pokémon then began to fly into a large cave that led inside the dome. The teens carefully followed them inside from a distance. Soon, they came into a much large opening inside the dome, where walls of plated steel were placed along the rocky walls. Underneath, the Flying types were greeted with Water types entering from a sea entrance. Along the rocky floor, there were large doors, either automatic or iron barred.

"I'm guessing the barred doors are where they keep the hostages." Aiden guessed.

"He must be in one of them." Evan said.

The teens watched as all of the Pokémon began either throwing hostages into empty cells or going into the halls behind the automatic doors. Soon, the entire area was empty.

"All clear." Mari whispered to the group. Slowly, the teens descended down to the rocky bottom. Mari let go of Aiden and Elysia jumped off her shoulder.

"All hostages are placed according to importance." She whispered. "The further down the hall we go, the more crucial they are."

"To what?" Luke asked after Mari once again gave Aiden the translation.

Elysia shrugged. "Honestly, I don't know. But what I do know is that it is not good."