"That's right… The machine was set by Team Aqua to send psychic signals to potential trainers, aggravating their bodies, and eventually causing them to die. The fewer trainers in their way, the easier it will be for them to achieve their goal…" Mewtwo eventually disappeared into the woods. Ali, Anna, Naru, and Minkai took one last glance at each other, and didn't see each other again until that evening…
* * *
Monica arrived at Ali's dorm,
"Hey, you wanted to see me?" Ali nodded.
"That's right, you were given a map by Earl, right?…"
"Only the staff-you wanted me to bring it?" Ali continued to nod.
"That's right. I need to get to the basement of the Academy… I can't really say why…" Monica cautiously handed Ali the map.
"It took me a while to get past the staff, but I managed to get it… Is that all?"
"Yeah, thanks a lot…"
* * *
Anna, Ali, Minkai, and Naru were all standing outside of the Academy, in front of a bolted door in the late hours of the evening.
"Anna, we should be able to shove Naru through that vent-that way, she can open up th-" Naru snatched the map from Ali, looking it over.
"WHAT!? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!? WE COULD GO THRO-" Before Naru could finish her sentence, Anna swiftly shoved her into the vent as Minkai help the cover open. He slammed the cover behind Naru as she shrieked seeing so many Spinarak.
"Sorry Naru, but you are the smallest…" Ali stated, running to the door as he awaited Naru.
* * *
"… She hasn't shrieked in a while…"
"AHHH EWW IT'S ON ME!!"
"…Never mind…"
* * *
"I'm here!" Naru yelled through the other side of the door, trying to unlock it. After opening it, the group watched her covered in Spinarak webs. She, only seeing herself in the light for the first time in a while, shrieked again, trying to shake off the webs. Minkai and Ali followed Anna and Naru who were leading the way.
"Princess, use flash!" Princess looked up at Ali, barely able to see his face. She nodded, and let out a soft electrical glow around her.
"Thanks Princess!" Naru said happily, they continued to walk through the tunnel, seeing many open vents, which were on the ground. The group stared at Naru,
"I wasn't quite sure which vent I was supposed to exit through…" She gave a faint smile, and walked through the next door, being taken away immediately by a shady man.
"Naru!" Anna shouted, quickly chasing behind him. Ali and Minkai followed closely behind into the many doors that the man led them through, until they were surrounded by Aqua grunts and Mightyena.
"The Mightyena… The attacks must've been decoys!" Princess promptly got into a fighting stance after using rain dance. Anna's Espeon prepared to pounce on the man with Naru, but wasn't able to find the right moment.
"GO SQUEEKERS!" Minkai threw out his pokeball, revealing a small electrical rodent.
"Piii ka!" He shouted, immediately using thunder, which worked well with Princess' Rain Dance. Many Mightyena fell to the ground right then and there, but there were still some left standing, ready to battle. Just then, an Umbreon pounced onto the man from behind, as the door slammed open, revealing Monica in a black tank top, a black pair of close-fit pants, and a black coat, reaching her ankles. Naru was able to roll away from the man, sending out her Vaporeon.
"Go! Use Ice beam!" Vaporeon opened her mouth wide, letting out a stream of ice-cold water which froze on contact, freezing all of the Mightyena that were left over. The man took off his mask, finally revealing that he was the same Admin that had battled Anna and Ali last year. He was now surrounded by Anna, Ali, Minkai, and Naru, and had Monica right behind him, ready to attack when she was needed.
"So you guys are here again…" He stated in a sinister tone.
"Yup, we aren't leaving until you do too! Until then, we'll be here to make sure this Academy is safe!" Anna grunted, pressing her feet into the ground.
"Fine then, so-be-it… But until we meet again, I will be on my way…" He quickly flew away on his Crobat, attempting to avoid further battling. Monica looked over at the machine, which was still running.
"… Is that what you were looking for?…" She asked Ali, walking over to it. He replied with a nod, and picked up Princess, rubbing her silky head.
"You did well just then…" He said, feeling very protective. Monica backed away from the machine,
"So we wanna get rid of it then?…"
"RIGHT!" The other four quickly responded in unison.
"Then what are we waiting for?" She held out her index finger, watching as her Umbreon slammed her head against it, causing the wires to snap, making a fire.
"Uh-oh… Quick! We should go!" Naru said, running to the other end of the room, to the tunnel. She was quickly grabbed by Monica,
"No! I can get us back to the Academy through the dining room!" She stated, running through the door she had entered through. The group followed her through the door, up a cold set of stairs, through another door. Just like Monica had said, they were now in the dining room… Naru glared at Ali,
"And you made me go through a vent…"
The same images kept running through Ali's head as he sat through Communications with professor Marigold, but it was all okay now… Everything was finally back to normal…
