The Return (The Return Series)

The Divide

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With Dawn:
"Come on Piplup," Dawn yelled, "we have to keep moving." "Pip, Piplup," Piplup cried as it ran behind Dawn. Dawn finally stopped to rest, leaving against a building. When she looked back it was pure chaos. Ash and Hudson were charging through buildings attacking each other. Jimmy and Joel more or less the same. Chasing each other through the streets yelling commands. Ducking for cover behind whatever was there when it called for it. While Ash, Jimmy, Joel and Hudson were playing a game of brute force. Paul and Emily played a game of strategy, trying to outmanoeuvre each other. Paul and Emily had barely moved since they had started their engagement with each other. Meanwhile Black and White were both on the defensive with their respective opponents. Black fighting Giovanni. And White fighting Victoria. Black and White could only manage to stay ahead of their opponents enough not to completely lose the battle but they were both tiring from fighting the superior opponents. Dawn looked around for ideas. There was nothing. They had made a mistake dividing themselves from the other dex holders. "That's it," Dawn muttered to herself, "the others." Dawn looked around frantically before spotting the half broken service pole. She might be able to give a signal to the others. Dawn pulled out her Pokédex and looked for a contact. Blue Oak.

With Red, Green, Silver and Blue:
Blue and Green were talking in the kitchen in a hushed tone not letting anyone else hear their conversation. "I can't believe I forgot about my own son," Blue said quietly, "I forgot too but we were having bigger problems anyways," Green replied soothingly, "he's in Galar anyways, Giovanni can't reach him. He's with one of grandpa's old friends. Magnolia, I think." "I guess you're right," Blue muttered. Meanwhile Red and Silver were busy planning. The dining table was covered in paper, Silver was putting their ideas into 3D but both of them were stressing, hard. That's when Blue's Pokédex began to ring. It was Dawn. Blue picked it up, "hello," Blue said, "trap... Flocessy... Giova... hurry," the sound cut out. "We need to go to Flocessy," Blue said, "something happened. Something to do with Giovanni." "Well then what are we waiting for," Silver said taking a Pokéball from his belt. "Whoa whoa whoa, not so fast. We can't just leave here undefended," Blue said, "the person who was spying on us could come back and take all our plans." "I have a solution," Red said, "we divide." "Even more," Green asked, "that's not a good idea." "It's the only one we have," Red replied, "me and Silver go to Flocessy Town and Green and Blue stay here in case the spy comes back." Red and Silver ran out the door before flying off. "I guess it's just you and me," Green muttered, "no it's not. Look," Blue yelled pointing the the same black, long hair from before that had escaped. "Blue, stay here. Make sure they don't get our plans," Green said before running out the door. A few seconds later someone else walked through the door. Someone Blue had not seen in 9 years. "Hello Blue," Leaf said, "or should I call you Delia? Hmm?" "You... how do you know of that," Blue demanded, "I had not posed as Delia since..." Blue was cut off, "since me and Ash were 11, the second last time I was home," Leaf said coldly. Leaf gauged Blue's reaction and smirked. "The last time I went was the same time I figured out all your lies," Leaf said, "how I found out about the truth." "What have you been doing for all these years," Blue asked, "that's a long story. Too long for right now," Leaf said, "by my calculations, we have about 15 minutes before Green gets back so let's chat." "So what I meant by second last time is the last time I went to Pallet Town I did not call you beforehand like you told me to do so when I got home there was no one there. The house had been abandoned for some time but I saw you and Green at Professor Oak's lab. I had never seen you before. Or I thought that. I researched heavily, and I found some old photos in the attic. Remember this day," Leaf asked showing her the photo. The same one she had shown Ash all those years ago. "This photo revealed everything from my past," Leaf said, "but what I want to know is why you kept me and Ash from my mother?" "It was for her protection," Blue said, "she was in a coma for months after you, her and Ash were kidnapped by Team Rocket then when she found out that Red had left she became mentally unstable. We did it to protect you and Ash." "That's what Ash suspected last time I saw him," Leaf muttered, "I found out why you disapproved of so many of our friendships." Blue nodded, "but what happened then. Why did you stop? Ash said there was a terrorist attack at the Lily of the Valley Island after the Sinnoh League you participated in. He said you were killed," Blue said. "Terrorist attack," Leaf scoffed, "as if." Leaf looked at her watch, "10 minutes," she announced. "That's what Ash said and what the authorities said. A sudden terrorist attack. But there was no one there. Ash said your body had been completely destroyed," Blue said. "There were 3 people there," Leaf said, "me, of course. And Ash. And Dawn." "What," Blue said, her voice barely audible. "I came to Ash with the truth, he believed that's how he knew but he thought you did it for a reason and we had a fight. It escalated and me and Ash managed to blow up a stadium and it fell on me. Of course Ash thought he killed me so left and told you that it had been a terrorist attack. And of course no one could explain why a building had suddenly exploded so they blamed it on terrorists," Leaf said before looking at her watch, "5 minutes. Well I should be going, nice chatting." Faster than Blue could even blink, smoke covered the room and Lead was gone. When Green ran back into the house what he found was a dejected Blue sitting at the dining table, her head leaning against her hand which was propped u on her elbow. "What's wrong," Green asked, "what happened?" "Leaf's alive. And Ash is the reason she disappeared," Blue said quietly.

6 Hours Later
Flocessy Town, Unova
With Dawn:
Dawn hoped that they had gotten her message because the battle was going even worse than it was before. The city was burning, all that remained of Flocessy Town were a few metal beams and part of Black's and White's house which had taken some damage so half of it wasn't there anymore. Ash and Hudson were still running around ducking behind the ruins of Flocessy Town. Jimmy had forced Joel to go on the defence as Jimmy powered through. Paul and Emily still hadn't moved although parts of Paul's hair was singed and Emily had visible burns on her clothes. White was trying to gain back the ground she had lost and so far was not making any progress. Black dived out of the way of another attack. He had lost his jacket somewhere in the fray, he was bleeding with a bit of his sleeve that he had ripped off tied around the bleeding spot. His legs looked like charcoal and all he could do as Giovanni advanced was slow him down. "Use Flamethrower," Black yelled, "use Stone Edge," Giovanni yelled. "Boarrrrrrr/ Rhyyyyy," both Pokémon cried as the used their attacks. Stone Edge broke through Flamethrower and was heading to Emboar. Emboar could not use anything because of the fatigue it has due to battling for a long time. "Flash Cannon," a voice from above yelled. Suddenly a white flash shot past Black and intercepted the Stone Edge. Black looked behind him where a trainer was being held by his shoulders in the air by a Pokémon. "Ketchum," Giovanni snarled, "hello, Giovanni," Res replied calmly. "What are you doing here," Giovanni asked, "stopping you," Red said, "use Dragon Pulse," Red yelled, "Flamethrower," Black yelled, "Rock Wrecker," Giovanni yelled. The tides were turned and Rhyperior was overpowered. "Gah," Giovanni cried as he was knocked back by the explosion. When it cleared Giovanni was gone. "We need to separate him from the Bayheeyem," Red muttered. Red and Black walked over to the others who had regrouped. Silver was with them and apparently he had saved White from being killed by Victoria. "This is why we need your help," Ash said to White. White seemed to regard it for a moment before her face darkened. "This is exactly the reason why I didn't want to get involved in your war," White said, "I've already lost before I will not do it again." "White," Black gave a warning look to her. They seemed to get into a silent conversation before Black sighed and White began walking off. "Look," Black began, "I'm sorry, but she's right I already got turned to stone once and I lost my life for over a decade. I don't want to go through that again or actually die." Black ran after White. "Well," Jimmy muttered, "so much for a great plan." "Is there anyone else we can go to for help," Silver asked. "No," Ash said, "Hudson confirmed my worst fears. We're all that's left. We are all alone."