In an instant, Play and Tess ran across the grass until they were right behind team Eclipse members.
"Give it up kid." A grunt cackled at Jake. Play noticed that despite being surrounded and presumably defeated, Jake didn't look particularly scared, in fact, he looked angry instead. Play knew that a week ago, Jake would have been crying at this point. Right behind of Team Eclipse, was their huge aircraft.
"HEY!" Play bellowed. In shock, the two Eclipse members at the front of the circle turned around, to Play's shock and horror, Eclipse admins Harry and Gabe turned around to reveal themselves.
"Well well well." Gabe uttered.
"If it isn't that little persistent brat." Harry laughed. "Back at it again."
"Get out of the way." Tess demanded. "We've come to get our friend back." Play tried to barge past but Harry and Gabe grabbed an arm of Play's each and hurled him back to the ground. Like twin, grinning clowns, the two Admins laughed.
"Don't you miss your mommy and daddy kid." Harry sneered.
"They're locked up cozily away at our secret base." Gabe sneered in response. Play was on his feet in an instant, his fingernails digging into his palms.
"Shut up!" He growled. "SHUT UP!" Gabe and Harry simply laughed even more. Meanwhile, Jake called out from inside the ring in a calm, collected tone Play had never heard from Jake before.
"I'm sorry you guys." He said. "I thought I was strong enough to protect everyone on my own."
"Zip it kid." A grunt said, small specks of spit flying from his mouth. Tess reached for a Pokèball of her own.
"Play, let's take these clowns." She hissed. Play reached for a Pokèball when all of a sudden, Gabe and Harry shared a conversation that froze Play's blood over.
"Now all we gotta do is wait for Tyler to get back." Harry whispered. "Then we can get out of here."
"Don't worry about those two." Gabe whispered back. "The boss'll be here any minute."
"The boss?" Play thought. Since he had started his pursuit of Team Eclipse, he'd long since wondered who the evil mastermind of Team Eclipse was. Who was pulling the strings? It could only be someone so callous, so cold-blooded, so..evil.
"Haha." Harry exclaimed. "Here he comes now." Play and Tess looked up to Team Eclipse's aircraft. A door to the side of the ship opened, a dark figure clearly visible in the shadow. A metal boardwalk extended from just below the door until it touched the ground. Then, like a malevolent shadow of death, the figure walked out into the sunlight, revealing their identity to Play.
Professor Cypress, slowly but surely made his way down the boardwalk until he was standing in front of Play and Tess. The other Eclipse members even parted to the side to allow him to pass through. Cypress seemed calm, a single, stone faced expression carved onto his face. His black suit wasn't a single scratch out of place, his black rimmed glasses stood as perfect as ever.
"Hello Play." He said. "It's been a while."
"P-Professor Cypress?" Jake asked with a mixture of hurt, and confusion.
"Professor?" Play asked, slowly, a terrible truth dawning on him. "What are you doing here."
"I suppose I should explain myself." Cypress said slowly. "You see, all this time, I haven't just been the Roria Pokemon professor." As he spoke, Cypress reached up to his black suit, before in one siwft motion, like a twisted version of Superman, tore his black suit in half, revealing his Team Eclipse uniform underneath.
BINABASA MO ANG
Pokemon Brick Bronze: A novel
AdventurePlay has lived in the Roria region all his life, and has never ventured out of Mitis town, but on his tenth birthday, like every other kid his age, they claim their starter Pokémon form Professor Cypress, who may have something more going on beneath...
