A Vacation, an Adventure, and the Story of a Lifetime

Chapter 77- New Plans

I'll keep this note brief since my laptop's about to die. Luna's family is out looking for her but she's still trapped inside... where was she again? Oh right, that's something for you to find out below! Enjoy, my kits!~

        -Luna the Space Fox

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"Telepathy"

"Speech"

"{Pokemon speech}"

Disclaimer: If I owned Pokemon, this wouldn't be a Wattpad fanfiction and the Sun/Moon anime would've had the same animators as X/Y~

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Torch tracked the scent trail through the forest and out the other side, with Midnight, James, and Meowth right behind him. They were all anxious, hoping the Pokegirl hadn't been seriously injured while captured or sold to another region before they could get to her. When they finally arrived back in society by Hau'oli City, however, the trail was completely masked by the hundreds of other smells of passerby, food, other Pokemon, and the breeze that washed them all out to the ocean.

"{Damn it!}" Midnight exclaimed, smacking the ground with her paws in frustration. "{Where did those bastards take her!?}"

The Flareon sighed as he looked around, seeing no sign of his sister. "{I don't know, Mid, but it's obvious they aren't keeping her out in the open. We should go back to the others so we can organize a proper search party.}"

"{But-!}"

"{No buts! Raven has incredible psychics skills, so perhaps she'll be able to find her with her visions. If not, there's still hope that Salem or Gleam can, and even if they can't, we have fliers and a whole family of the best dang trackers around. James and Meowth can explain the situation to Luna's mom and to Cloudy, and they can get Luna's teachers and classmates to join the search, too. We'll find her, Midnight, but we can't lose our heads or else we'll never get anywhere!}"

Meowth relayed a summary of their conversation to James, who agreed they needed more hands and paws to help, so they started the walk back to the Oak-Ketchum vacation household.

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Luna's ears folded back as she stared at the screen. Giovanni! And that's one of his admins... I think her name's Ariana. Of course this would be a Team Rocket operation! I just hope they haven't realized who I am yet, or I'm screwed.

"Once the others wake up, notify me immediately. The Hydreigon needs to be restrained and caged before being taken to the auction, so hopefully we'll make some good cash from that, but I'm more interested in the two strange ones... Keep them here, but monitor them. I'll send a team of scientists to take tests on them and find a suitable mate so we can sell the offspring for an incredible profit. Imagine, a never-before-seen species of Pokemon, and we're the only distributors!"

The man's voice was chilling even without the context of what he was saying, which was disturbing on an entirely different level. Luna was only sixteen, and Lunalox had only hatched a few weeks ago! Neither of them were ready to be mothers, especially not just to have their kids sold by an evil team to whatever freaks showed up at those "auctions" Giovanni mentioned.

She tried to get out of the restraints once more, but they were so tight, nearly cutting off her circulation even when she was still. She couldn't open her mouth to try using a Will-O-Wisp to melt them, and her body couldn't handle heating up enough for a Sizzly Slide to make much of a difference other than make her uncomfortable. No, she'd have to wait until they were gone from the room, though she was sure there were a dozen hidden cameras watching her every move, maybe even a tracker on the collar.

(As soon as my mouth is free, Luna thought, it'll be the first thing to go.)

He spoke with Ariana and Steve for a bit longer, trying to come up with a proper starting bid for Hida, Chuka, and Migiki while Luna struggled against her muzzle and the chains attaching her to the floor. A Water move, in the long run, might rust them enough to break out of, but it would take days, time she didn't have. Maybe if she could manage to use Psychic, she could telekinetically snap them, or send out a telepathic cry for help.

Fighting's super effective on Steel, but I can't move enough to use any Fighting-Type moves I know--just Double Kick, sadly. I can't imagine Ice or Electric being of any use, either, and the same goes for Normal, Ghost, Dark, and Fairy. Perhaps a Dragon-Type move would be powerful enough, but I don't know any, and neither does Lunalox...

But I know someone who does, and they're right in this room with me! Hida, Chuka, and Migiki have to know at least one, since they're part Dragon-Type!

She nearly smiled at the realization, but instead kept her angry face and continued struggling to keep up the act, then pretended to go limp with exhaustion. Luna shut her eyes and slowed her breaths, taking long, deep inhales before exhaling again, listening as the Rocket members took notice and, thankfully, left after a few more minutes.

All I need to do is get them to wake up. Then, I can send them a message with my telepathy and explain the plan. They can use their move to get free and then again on our bindings to free Lunalox and me. Before the grunts can come in and stop us, we can blast through the roof and fly away! The sooner we get out of here, the better!

And now, all I have to do... is wait.

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"Big Sis was captured by poachers!?" Henri cried, staring desperately at Torch and Midnight while James explained the same thing to Luna's mom and Cloudy.

The Flareon nodded sadly. "Yes, along with Lunalox and a Hydreigon she met in the woods. The scent trail ended in the city, so we need everyone's help to look for her."

Raven was pacing around the living room, her golden eyes wide with worry and angel white fur sticking up. Elise walked at her side, just as worried as she patted her older sister's shoulders with her ribbon feelers. Thunderclap was sparking with electricity in fury, swearing to get revenge on whoever took Luna, while Poseidon and Snow Queen comforted a sobbing Amber.

The rest of Luna's Pokemon were much the same, Gleam already trying to extent her psychic reach to look for her trainer while the others paced outside. Even Cloudy's Pokemon, who had been released to wait for further instructions with Luna's, were worried. Raze the Togekiss and Blue the shiny Staraptor were flying above the house in circles, trying to look around, while Spike the Chesnaught, Mecca the Metagross, Platinum the shiny Ninetales, and Danger the Absol anxiously waited around. The only one of the girl's Pokemon that was inside was Judi the Lucario, who walked over to Meowth, bent down, and whispered something in the cat Pokemon's ear.

"The Lucario says he wants to look for the twerpette- I mean, Luna- using aura."