EPISODE 98: Aboard!*
Saddled to our seats, the helicopter left headquarters. Those who are left within the island are working hard for preparations of one of our greatest infiltration that may soon be written in history books. The five of us are headed to Sky Pillar while the rest of our grunts and agents gear up for our next schemes.
"Good luck to everyone and hopefully, this plan of ours will succeed!" shouted, Professor Olive from the helicopter pad as she waved her hands at us.
From the window of the helicopter, we waved our hands back, a signature of a promise, we will return with Rayquaza on our grasps. While our journey to the tower is ongoing, they ate their lunch while I, a woman who woke up late, will be eating rice cake for brunch. Accompanying my rice cake is two boxes of orange juice, my average meal every day except at dinner I eat ramen.
"Ah! Nothing better than my daily tea." said, Charlotte, sniffing her tumbler and letting the sweet and bitter scent of her favorite tea enter her nostrils. It has became her favorite since the day we went to Ecruteak City to try out their Tea House there.
"Still your favorite?"
"Huh? Anything wrong with that. You always drink your orange juice since the first day we met." Charlotte pouted.
"Fine, I guess you have a point." I rolled my eyes at her and took a sip from my cold orange juice. I kept them refrigerated for more than a day and now they are as cold as ice.
After one hour of flight, we approached the island in which the Sky Pillar stands. Unlike last time, the tower is steady, making little to no movements at all. The gap wherein Rayquaza exited was also there. Perhaps Rayquaza doesn't have any plans on renovating his house.
Xeryll waited in the helicopter while the five of us walked to the tower which sits above a small but steep hill. The tower grew from the ground as an albino plant reaching for the sun, awaiting the sunny rays to kiss it green. We were astonished, knowing we weren't the only ones in the tower.
Walking ahead of us were to unexpected trainers. One of them, I met before, the other, not yet but by Copper and Vizion's expression, I think the woman is the trainer they lost to despite their ranks.
"So, is this the tower?"
"Well, that is what my Pokedex says."
"Hmm, the door is completely knocked down, maybe someone must've been here."
The two trainers conversed with each other. They were staring at the door that was lying on the floor and the large gap at the last floor of the tower. Charlotte's expression was aghast as well, perhaps she encountered those trainers before.
"They're after Rayquaza, no doubt. Those trainers kept on knocking my Pokemon." Charlotte murmured. Just like hunters hunting for peacocks, we stayed low while slowly approaching them.
"I guess it's a competition then. You three enter and capture Rayquaza, me and Zeal will deal with these trainers." I proposed.
"Oh, so I've been gone for a year and now you're telling me you're willing to fight with your other friend." Charlotte pouted, jealous but sarcastic.
"Hehe, I'll have a tag battle with you next time. I promise." I toothy smiled.
"Let's just get this over with. Make sure the two of you win, remember, they're trainers." Vizion conversed in.
"Where's the Rocket Ball? We need it to capture Rayquaza."
"Here, take hold of it Copper. You only have three chances since the professor only gave us three." from my bag, I gave the three Rocket Balls to them. We then parted-ways. They stood behind a large boulder for now and once everyone is busy, that is their perfect opportunity to enter, little do they know, they are about to undergo the same thing as well.
From atop the tower, Zinnia looked down with her Aster. No one knows she was there for she protects the tower in secret. Smirking, she told Aster, "Look whose come to bargain as well. Team Rocket, I thought they were friends, but it turns out they want what is inside the meteorite."
"Not now Aster, we have other things to take care of." uttered, Zinnia.
"Hey trainers!" me and Zeal yell from behind them. We were able to steal their attention.
"Team Rocket? What are you doing here?" asked, Brendan.
"That is a secret but I know why the two of you are here. Rayquaza is ours." pumping up for actions, Zeal wore her shades and gave the two trainers a confident smile.
"Selfish people! You're only going to use the dragon for your ill will. Haven't the champion given you a chance to change? Or is your organization a stubborn one?" beside Brendan, May was furious, infuriated at me and Zeal.
"Sometimes people change, but there are those who don't. Come out Froslass!"
"I'm counting on you Shelgon!"
"If it's a battle you want, then it is a battle you'll get! Sceptile, I choose you!" Brendan threw out his Pokemon.
"Blaziken, this match is yours!" followed by Brendan, is May who threw out the final evolved form of her Torchic.
As the staring intensifies between the four of us, Charlotte, Vizion, and Copper, made their way around the fight and entered the tower without the two trainers knowing about our plan.
There was one particular person who saw and noticed our plan however. It was no other than Zinnia who glared at the three of them as they entered the tower.
"I won't let them have Rayquaza!" she shouted internally.