"With the help of my loyal members, of course." Jessie
shot an enraged glare in his direction.
"You can't do that! You almost killed him!"
"Yes, that was a terrible misfortune. I was hoping he
would've been dead before this morning.” Giovanni grinned. “But since none
of that worked out I'm afraid I'll have to deal with it now."
Before either of us could react, Giovanni whipped out a
pistol and fired a laser at me. Jessie shrieked out in fear. I fell to my
knees and barely suppressed a scream.
I felt the laser depressing my energy level. It was
sucking all of the life left in me…Jessie screamed once again then flung
herself toward Giovanni. The laser gun flew out of his grip and in my weak
state, I slumped onto the floor.
"James, are you all right?"
"I... I... " I muttered. The minute she saw my head fall
against the ground, she turned her anger back to Giovanni.
"You jerk! Look what you've done!" she yelled as she
knocked Giovanni onto the floor and proceeded to wrench the gun from him. He
shoved Jessie aside and called into his intercom.
"Send in reinforcements!" Immediately after, Cassidy
and Butch rushed in.
"Jessie and James, what a pleasant surprise," Cassidy
grinned as she and Butch forced me to my feet. Unable to fight them, I let
them take hold of me without any problem. Giovanni managed to get hold of my
screaming partner. Misty just stood by helplessly.
"Should we dispose of him now, sir?" Butch asked.
"Yes. Now would be fine," Giovanni responded. I felt the
cold barrel pressing against my body and waited silently for the horrible
blast , but there was nothing. Just silence.
"Prepare for trouble!" Ash yelled.
"Make it double!" Brock added. Make it.. double?
"Ash! Brock!" Misty cried happily.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"Meowth! Dat's right!" Meowth shouted.
"Meowth? The... twerps..." I breathed in relief. Ash
smiled
at me.
"We're not letting you win without a fight!" Ash
replied.
"I have already won. With this I can control the world,"
Giovanni said motioning toward his laser gun. "This can drain whatever and
whoever of its energy and use it against them. And I owe it all to James."
"To me... what?" I questioned.
"Yes. When I sent you on your final mission to retrieve
that pokeball, James. It had the directions to constructing this weapon. So I
thank you, James," Giovanni smirked. I was a gullible fool to fall into
Giovanni's plan. But maybe... I pondered quietly to myself... just maybe I could
make up for past sins.
"Giovanni, you may have thought you won, but I refused to
let it end like this. Whether I get out or not, you will never win.
Go, Wheezing!" I cried weakly. "Wheezing, go in a rapid spin and gust my
friends out the window!" Wheezing spun around quicker and quicker until he
was able to conjure up a strong wind and Jessie, Meowth, Ash, Misty, and
Brock fought it vigorously.
"James, what are you doing?" Jessie demanded.
"Saving you," I muttered under my breath. "Go,
Victreebell! Catch them as they fall!" Victreebell obeyed my commands and
awaited them at the bottom of the 3-story building. Although Ash, Misty, and
Brock tried bravely to hold on to the windowsill, but their fingers slipped
away and they fell down to my grass pokemon.
"James!" they cried as they descended. Meowth and
Jessie refused stubbornly to go down.
"Jessie, Meowth, this is for your own good. You're the
best pals anyone could ever have."
"What are you babbling about, James? We ain't leaving
you!" Meowth yelled.
"I'm afraid you must. Wheezing, push Jessie and Meowth
out the window!" Wheezing charged toward them obediently.
"No, James!"
"James!" Jessie shrieked.
Unable, to hold on any
longer, they flew through the air and were caught mid-air by Victreebell's
vine whip. Farewell, my friends. You have proven to me that you can be
trusted and you do indeed care for me. It is I that have done wrong and I
hope that this will once and for all make up for all of the pain I caused
you. I turned back to my rivals.
"You know of course, James that you mistake will cost
you your life," Cassidy responded.
"Just as long as you don't take the innocent lives of
my friends as well. I got myself into this and I will triumph." Butch
laughed.
"Ha! What can you do?" he cackled.
"Save my friends. Wheezing, go!"
"With that? Face it, James. It's over!"
"It's not over til' it's over!" I smirked.
"Wheezing, self-destruct! And really make it a good one! Take down the entire
building!"
"What?!" Giovanni gasped. Wheezing glowed a evil
shade of yellow and began to gather its energy. Giovanni dashed madly toward
the door and twisted it frantically. It was locked! "James, you will pay for
this treachery!"
I've been paying for it ever since I joined this
rotten group, but now I know that friends are what really counts in life and
I refuse to waste any more time helping you!"
Suddenly without warning, Wheezing exploded and filled
the whole room with flying debris. Huge chunks of steel and plaster smashed
into our faces and the flames of the fire engulfed us all. As I slowly
inhaled the fumes, I felt myself weakening to it, but…I felt peace knowing I
had saved my friends. I had saved Jessie. I smiled at the thought, then
crumpled onto the floor, unconscious.
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"To protect the goodness of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Ash!"
"Brock!"
"Our team of friendship blasts off at the speed of
light!"
"Surrender now or lose the fight!"
