The Road to our Destiny

Chapter 77

It is the last day of the month that Giovanni gave everyone in the Kanto and Johto regions. Everyone has been working hard to prepare for the battle to come. Clemont has finished and tested the inventions he was assigned to make, Serena has been training with Coovers and the rest of their team, and Lt. Surge, Brandon, and Timothy have been going over their battle plan countless times to make sure it's solid. Professor Oak and Bulbasaur have Ash and Timothy's Pokemon and all of the wild Pokemon from Kanto under control while Anabel has reported via communicator that she has all of the wild Pokemon from Johto ready. Every person and Pokemon in the army feel uneasy with what is to come while knowing that their way of life rests with the fight to come.

It is late in the afternoon while everyone from the Kanto side is marching onward to Team Rocket's tower. They all walk quietly with their heads down, not saying a word to each other. It is raining as everyone is just a mile away from the ocean shore. Suddenly, Lt. Surge, who is leading, stops, and everyone stops walking in confusion. Brandon, Timothy, and Electchu, who are walking beside him, look at each other, confused before Brandon speaks up.

"What is it?" He asks.

Lt. Sarge takes out his pair of binoculars and looks carefully in the distance. He hums to himself before turning to Timothy and pointing ahead.

"Do you see that tall thin thing close to the ocean at a distance?" he asks, handing the binoculars to Timothy. "Take a look over there."

Timothy takes the binoculars and looks through them in the direction that Lieutenant Surge is pointing. From the binoculars, Timothy can see the tall building of Team Rocket's new base and the bridge leading to it from the mainland. The eye of the storm rests above the tower, and the mainland is full of psychic Pokemon and Team Rocket grunts and their Pokemon.

"There it is," he says before handing the binoculars to Brandon. "How soon will we get there?"

"About an hour or two at most," Lt. Surge answers. "By then, it will be dark enough that the enemy won't suspect the wild Pokemon attack from the sides."

"Good," Brandon says. "I suggest that our flanking battalion and Coovers' team get ready to dive into the ocean now. That should give them plenty of time to rally the wild water Pokemon following us and make sure the enemy doesn't know about their part of the plan."

"I agree," Lt. Surge says before turning to Timothy. "Go tell them to do that and tell them we said good luck before they dive."

"Sure thing," Timothy says with a nod.

Thus, the man in the "H.A.K" shirt and his Raichu walk through the crowd of people and Pokemon until they reach all of his friends. Misty and Coovers are looking at Timothy seriously, figuring out what he's about to say.

"Is it time?" Coovers asks.

"Yes, it's time," Timothy confirms. "Get your people ready and say your goodbyes. We're about a couple of hours at most from getting there."

"Understood," Misty says with a nod before turning around. "Water battalion, get ready!"

"My team, with me!" Coovers commands.

May, Dawn and all of the water Pokemon trainers immediately take out their diving gear from their backpacks. Serena frowns as she turns to Bonnie and kneels down in front of her with Pikachu on her shoulder.

"Well, I guess this means goodbye for right now," she says with a sad smile.

Bonnie looks at her friend sadly before she jumps into Serena's arms.

"Be safe," she whimpers.

"You too," Serena says.

"Good luck, Serena," Mairin says with her own sad smile.