[Sora's P.O.V.]

  "W-where am I?" I rub the back of my head, looking around at my new surroundings. I feel a lump in my hoodie and see it's a Pokeball, but not just any Pokeball, it's Lavana's Pokeball.

  "You're in the Radio Tower, runt. Don't do anything stupid, I'll be right back." The female grunt then leaves her post, walking away. Well that was a Gold kind of move.

  "Lavana, use Ember to melt those bars. Then use Flame Charge to break through them. Make a big enough hole for me to escape as well." Lavana executes orders perfectly, shooting fireballs to heat the metal and make it weak before using the Flame Charge to bust through. No alarm blares like I thought it would so I just skip out, glancing around.

  "We have to find the others, Lavana." I whisper, glancing around the group of cells we're at. I hear the faint cries of Goo Goo farther down the hall so I take off in that direction, finding a Rocket Grunt beating him with a whip as he protects Togepi.

  "FLAME WHEEL!" Lavana starts running, flaring up her back before rolling and literally becoming a huge flaming wheel of destruction. The man squeaks in terror before fleeing. My other two Pokemon come running to me, and I swiftly pick them both up.

  "We gotta find Trenton, because I can't leave without him." I mutter to my Pokemon and soon we're trudging down a hallway, following Lavana's senses. Soon enough we run into the man that ordered them to kidnap me, and he had that Riolu in a cage...torturing the poor little guy...

  "Lavana, we've gotta break that little guy out! You and Goo Goo protect Togepi and battle this guy, I'll be back with Trenton!" And with that, I'm flying down the hallway in search for one of my closest Pokemon.

  "Trenton where are you?!" I yell out, hearing his voice faintly, but I know it's him. I don't care if the entire Rocket group hears me, I'm getting my Pokemon out of this.

  "I'm over here, Sora...My Pokeball is here too, just hurry before they come back to hurt me..." I feel a single tear roll down my face as I hear the desperation in this voice. That desperation turns to anger, and I'm soon fuming at the thought of innocent little Trenton being tortured.

  "C'mon bud, we gotta go." I whisper, grabbing his Pokeball and returning him. I swiftly turn around and come face to face with a red headed chick.

  "And what is it you're doing? That Pokemon belongs to Team Rocket you little brat." She snarls at me, grabbing a Pokeball off her belt. I stick my tongue out at her before running back towards my other three Pokemon, who can handle theirselves.

  "Houndoom, finish the little one off with a good Flamethrower!" The hellhound growls and unleashes a stream of flames at my tired out Pokemon. A white light suddenly blinds me and the fire attack is matched by a stream of hot water.

  "Trenton, you saved them! Good job! You're a hero!" I cheerfully hug my three Pokemon who aren't battling, but they won't return, because they want to protect me. I look over at my adorable little Totodile, and he begins to shine. His body starts to change in the bright light he's emitting, and soon he's a Croconaw.

  "That pathetic Pokemon's evolution was useless, for Houndoom can easily beat h-" I cut the man off by kneeing him in the groin, and throwing a swift punch across his face. He falls to the ground, clutching his groin, and I take this as an opportunity to grab the Riolu and take off down the halls, hoping to find an escape.

  "Aha! There you are, brat!" The red headed chic from earlier comes storming at me, an Arbok at her side. She grins maliciously as if I were her prey, but she's cut off as a guy with red-pink hair bursts through the wall on a Dragonite.

  "Surrender Team Rocket! I've thwarted your plans before and I won't hesitate to do so again." He swiftly throws me on the back of the orange dragon, and I hurriedly return all of my Pokemon. The Riolu climbs on after me, but gets in front of me so I can help him stay on.

  "I'm Lance, an Elite Four member. I heard that Team Rocket kidnapped a girl and were hiding her in their base in Mahogany Town, so I thought I'd rescue you." He starts blabbering on about how he's such a hero, yadda yadda yadda.

  "Well, I would like to get back to Goldenrod where I am supposed to be...you know...with my friend, Gold, the Champion of Johto." I mumble angrily, and soon enough, with a flap of its mighty wings, the Dragonite takes to the skies.

  ~Time Skip~

  "SORA OMIGOSH DONT EVER DO THAT AGAIN!!!" Gold tackles me in a hug, knocking the breath out of me and squeezing me so hard I can't catch it. I tap his shoulder weakly, barely even getting his attention.

  "Oops, sorry." His face turns a shade of scarlet as he drops me, almost letting me hit the ground. A pair of blue paws catch me and help me to my feet.

  "Sorry, miss. You know you didn't have to save me right? No one would've missed me anyways..." The calm and quiet voice of the Riolu whispers, looking down at the ground.

  "I'm glad I saved you, because you have a lot to learn, little fella. Someone would've missed you, whether you realize it or not." I whisper to him, embracing the small Fighting-Type in a short hug. He smiles and hugs back, seemingly ecstatic about having a friend.

  "Thank you, miss. Your kindness is overwhelming, as my Trainer before you used to abuse me and tell me I wasn't good enough." His red eyes flicker with sadness, proving the theory I had about his scars.

  "Why not join me?"

  A/N

  I'm sorry! So so so so so so so sorry! Updates are taking forever because of how busy I am. I thank all the people who do and/or have supported me so far. So we saw Archer, Ariana, and Lance as well. These people may be important to the plot, and the chapter count for this book will be around maybe thirty-thirty one...?

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  ~Shadow ish out!!!