~~CHAPTER 2~~
"Garryn! Where are you? Come and get some Gold Berries!" The Songbird called out from in her underwater gym. A red Gyarados appeared nearby, and she walked over to the nearby chamber, which kept water out of the gym whenever anyone left or came in. "There you are, Garryn! Here you go- a whole branch of Gold Berries!" She tossed the branch up and Garryn caught in mid-air. He then coiled up inside the gym and devoured the berries. Suddenly, Garryn looked up, with an excited expression in his face.
"What is it, Garryn? Is someone coming to see us?" The Songbird went to see who it was, and Geno waited for a moment as water was drained from the chamber. "Geno! You're finally here!"
"I meant to come earlier, but there was someone trying to spy on the lab," said Geno.
"Is that why the news suddenly stopped, and nobody could remember anything?" asked The Songbird.
"Yes, that's exactly why. Even if I'm discovered, I can't let those Rockets find Mina..."
"Is Mew there right now?"
"Yeah."
The Songbird took out another branch of Gold Berries. "Here you go. I just took them off the tree this morning."
"Thanks again," said Geno.
"No problem. Tell Mina we all said hi."
Geno left for the lab again, but was suddenly stopped by a familiar helicopter, just as he resurfaced from the lake...
"Surrender now, Mewtwo, or your friends will suffer..."
"Giovanni..." muttered Geno.
Deep within the Gym, Garryn looked up toward the surface, this time very nervously. He led The Songbird to the door, insisting on investigating. They rushed up to the surface. "What's going on up here?" she demanded.
"Hmm... Perfect... I can take you too... And your Shining Badge..." muttered Giovanni as he rubbed his Persian's neck.
"Be gone, Giovanni, you have no business here!"
"On the contrary, little girl, I have plenty of busines here. First of all, Mewtwo is MY clone. He was created for ME. Second, I want your badge. And while I'm at it, I think I want that red Gyarados too..."
Garryn hissed viciously.
"As if you could ever control Garryn, even if you could take him! Or Geno, for that matter!"
Giovanni laughed. "Oh, so Mewtwo has a name now? Isn't that sweet. Either way he's mine!"
"I'll show you who's a little girl! Garryn! Aim your Hydro Pump at that helpcopter! Geno, use your Psychic attack!" Garryn and Geno attacked the helpcopter. A force field surrounded the helpcopter, absorbing the attack. Giovanni laughed. "So, you think you can pass through my force field?"
Geno immediately lost control of his temper, and in an attack of anger and desperation, he launched the most potent Psychic attack he'd ever launched, and immediately fell into the Lake of Rage, extremely fatigued. The force of the attack was still blocked by the force field, but this time it reflected, along with the pent-up power of the previous attacks. There was a massive explosion, and the force caused a massive shock wave at the lake. All of the Pokemon within ten feet of the blast fainted instantly, except Geno and Garryn, who were pretending to be knocked out on the lake's shore, waiting for the perfect moment to attack.
The Songbird lost her grip on Garryn, and was sent straight up into the air. She began to fall, from a height of over two hundred feet, and Giovanni wantched as her momentum quickly rose. "The Shining Badge is mine, and the Gym, and all of the Pokemon here... But our dear friend The Songbird doesn't look like she'll make it..." Giovanni grinned, and blasted her high into the air again, which revived her consciousness. She looked down, this time at a height of over three hundred feet... and she was starting to black out again...
Next thing The Songbird knew she was on the back of a Charizard, and someone was holding her up. The uniform looked familiar. The Songbird looked up and recognixed Maxie's face. "Maxie? What are you doing here?"
"I saw the explosions here, and I knew you were in trouble. Your Gyarados is fine, he's just pretending to be knocked out so he can get Giovanni by surprise. Geno is doing the same." The two landed safely as Giovanni got out of his helicopter, which was now on the ground. "You have been defeated. Now give me your badge!"
"Not yet, Goivanni! You haven't taken my badge yet! Garryn, use your Flamethrower! Geno, use Blizzard after that!"
"Are you crazy, little girl? I already knocked them out!" Giovanni laughed till his sides hurt.
"Laugh all you want, Giovanni, but looks can be very deceiving!" Giovanni looked down at Geno, surprised.
Garryn and Geno obeyed, snapping out of their "playing dead" state. Maxie held The Songbird up; she was still weak from the blast. Her coat was badly torn as well. A massive blast of fire destroyed the helicopter, and Geno froze Giovanni's Persian with Blizzard. "Garryn, finish off that Persian with your Flamethrower!"
Garryn blasted Persian with an intense Flamethrower, which left it instantly knocked out. "Drat! I knew I should have brought a full team!" Giovanni glared.
"You wouldn't have been eligible for my badge anyways. You cheated by using your helicopter!"
"And YOU used MY MEWTWO!!!" Giovanni retailated.
"Geno is not yours!" Maxie joined the argument. "You couldn't keep him while you had the chance! You failed THREE TIMES to have him!"
Giovanni glared. "You'll pay for this... ALL OF YOU!" Maxie's Charizard growled angrily, but suddenly stopped, and looked ahead, seeming to become relieved.
A swarm of police cars surrounded the Lake of Rage. Giovanni was arrested for multiple crimes- cheating in a battle, attempted murder, cruel treatment to Pokemon, leading a criminal gang, and for damaging a gym, and its surrounding Lake of Rage. "Looks like he'll be in for a REALLY long time," said Maxie.
An ambulance drove in, and Maxie carried The Songbird onto it. She was now on the verge of fainting. "You'll be all right soon enough... A few more ambulances are nearby to take your Pokemon to a Pokemon Center. They'll be safe there. And Charizard is still with me, so you'll still be safe. Garryn is looking after the gym, and Geno is leaving for his home."
"How did everyone get here so quickly?"
Maxie smiled. "While you were still unconscious, I called the police and told them of an emergency at Lake of Rage."
"Thanks again, that's the second time you've saved me..." And with that, The Songbird passed out.
Ignorance is to be whipped!