Pokémon PrismGold

Chapter Thirty-Two: "Treason"

Sean stared up at the tree, completely caught off guard. There was so much about Mew that he was eager to learn. He wished that Mew had stuck around for him to ask more. He was transfixed with everything the Mew had said, trying hard to commit it all to memory. It was only when Suzie landed and began to growl that Sean finally snapped out of his thoughts. The snow crunched as someone approached them, causing Sean to lean out a bit to peek around the trunk of the pine tree. Walking into view, a man in a long white fur trimmed robe with tight black leather pants stopped nearby. Sean looked over his knee high blue boots and the badge wrapped around the arm of his robe. The man wore a tan messenger bag and hidden beneath his white fur trimmed hood, the man was wearing goggles and a headset. A Winter Ranger. The Ranger removed something slowly from his robe pocket, asking him curiously in a firm tone. "Sean Mcloughlin?" Sean started to rise, shivering a bit as he answered uneasily. "Ya?" The Ranger nodded to someone before stating out. "You're under arrest."

Sean gawked at the Ranger, glancing around to see that two other Rangers were landing behind him to cut him off. Suzie growled loudly, glancing between the sets of Rangers. Sean shrugged, asking the lead Ranger completely confused. "Why?! What did I do?!" The lead Ranger stared him down with cold eyes, stating out. "Treason." Sean yelped out 'WHAT?!' as the closest Ranger behind him grabbed him. Suzie opened her mouth to blow fire, until the Ranger put Sean in the line of fire. Suzie snapped her jaws shut, smoke shooting from her nose as she extinguished the flame. The other Ranger lifted a blow gun, shooting something into Suzie's neck that caused her to roar and stagger. Sean screamed her name, thrashing in the Ranger's arms. When Suzie collapsed, the other Ranger rushed up to remove the dart from her neck. Sean yelled at them to stop, but the Ranger rushed over to him to press the button on Suzie's pokeball. Once she was recalled, the Ranger removed Sean's pokeball belt and tossed it to the lead Ranger.

Sean didn't want to get into more trouble by fighting them. So, he just yelled out loudly in a breaking voice. "Why are you doing this?! What have I done?! I haven't done anything!" The lead Ranger put Sean's belt in his messenger bag, before informing him in a calm professional voice. "Sean Mcloughlin, you are under arrest for treason against Team Mystic. For the crime of conspiring to steal Articuno's jewel with a known traitor. Endangering the lives of thousands by causing avalanches. And the destruction of Mystic's reanimator lab. For these reasons, you will stand trail by a jury of your peers." Sean shook his head, starting to scream out. "WHAT?! I was helping to stop the avalanches! Who accused me of this?! I didn't-!" Sean couldn't finish because the Ranger in front of him grabbed his jaw to press blue tape over his mouth. Sean thrashed, feeling them tighten zip ties around his wrists. The lead Ranger straightened up to his full height, telling Sean calmly. "Before you say something you regret. Save your pleas for when it counts."

Sean kicked and thrashed harder to try getting away but the Ranger's grabbed his arms and practically dragged him off toward the town. As they walked him through the town, the injured Mystics glared at him like a criminal. Sean got chills as his eyes met theirs. He was so confused. This didn't make sense. When he spotted Mark, he thrashed to try and tell him what was going on, but the Rangers pushed him on. Siochain tried to rush forward, but Mark held her back. Cautiously choosing to follow them to the center of the next village with a worried look. At the center, Sean's eyes widened at the sight of Blanche. He had never seen her look so angry. Her long white hair blew in the snowy breeze, her cold hard eyes narrowed on him without mercy. Beside her, two Rangers were holding the arms of Nate, but Blanche had her own hand holding the back of his neck. Like himself, Nate had been gaged and tied. Shaking her head, she announced aloud for all to hear. "I expected this behavior from the likes of HIM. But you, Sean? I am betrayed beyond words. And for the first time... I don't know what to do with either of you."