Eight and Beyond!

JayJay nodded to her and hoisted them both up. His Pokemon kept fighting, but they were beyond outnumbered

"Listen, kid, you've got to get out of here. With a wound like that, you won't last long. I can get you an opening and hold them off."

JayJay growled, he was stuck. He had to finish this and knew he couldn't do it. He didn't have any medicine and he was getting dizzy. He skull bashed the Grunt and Typhlosion roasted the Scizor. He looked at Luna, as if asking what to do next. Over 100 grunts and their army of Pokemon were KO'd, but Team Rocket had too many more

Luna had to release her anger somehow, someway. She stood still, focusing all her thoughts to the situation at hand. To what would happen if they didn't get out. She clenched her fist, realizing what her outcome would be. It was a risk she had to take. Her anger unleashed at once into quick blows, swift kicks, and punches filled with rage that she had wanted to let out for ages. Her battle yell was loud being that she wanted to warn those that came near them. She still had energy left and the strength to fight. Her hands were still beaten up and the more she fought the more it hurt. But, in all of her rage, she felt purely numb with no pain at all. It gave her the strength to continue.

JayJay fought off a few more, then got decked in the back. He hit a knee again. He recalled his team, seeing as all the other Pokemon were KO'd and got back up to fight, but he was hit from all sides by the last few Grunts and just couldn't take it. JayJay was defeated, he blacked out

"JayJay!" she yelled out. "Get away from him!" All her rage came out at once. She knocked out several other grunts and then took JayJay into her arms. "Pigeot, I need your help!" Her Pokemon was summoned from the skies and instantly blew away nearby grunts. She hopped on, along with JayJay, and soared into the night skies. There was only one place left she knew remained untouched by Team Rocket and it would take at least a day to get there.

JayJay remained unconscious, He didn't even dream. If it weren't for him bleeding everywhere, Luna wouldn't even be able to tell he was alive

Luna tore the sleeves of the cloak off and used it to temporarily stop the bleeding of JayJay's wounds. Her Pigeot picked up the pace and managed to make it to their destination within a few hours. They landed in Pallet Town, just outside Professor Oak's door. She knocked and a fellow scientist opened the door.

"Can I help you-- Oh my..."

"Please, my friend needs help and Pallet is the last safe place we can get to tonight."

"Then there's no time to explain, then. Bring him inside and we'll treat him. I'll call for the professor."

JayJay's body was trying to heal, but the week of minimal sleep, maximum stress and almost inhuman training on top of the fight left him struggling to stay alive. His PokeGear began to ring

Luna wondered whether or not to answer with her voice nearly gone. She had to for JayJay's sake.

"Hello?" she asked. "This is JayJay's PokeGear."

"Oh, is he there? Is he okay?" Professor Elm asked. Luna could hear a woman crying in the back round

Luna headed outside.

"It's a pleasure to finally speak with you, Professor Elm. I met a relative of yours earlier this month.

About JayJay, I'm an associate of his, he's... well, we both had a run in with Team Rocket earlier today. He took a few injuries, but he's recovering now. I'm already aware of the plans the Rockets have and we're in a safe location that hasn't been touched by their menacing hands yet. "

"What did he do? The reports aren't clear, what started it?"

"You've heard the rumor of JayJay and his friend Claire reclaiming Mount Moon to Cerulean. Claire disappeared a week ago and only just recently have I been able to contact her. JayJay hasn't. He was ambushed while visiting Saffron City. I came in to fight, but by the time he called for me he was just too weak to continue. I recovered him there and carried him far from the fight. I'm afraid to say that Saffron isn't a safe place anymore."

"I understand, Please keep him safe. He's reckless and too head strong for his own good.
What relative of mine did you meet?"


Professor Oak started to examine JayJay

"Haku Elm. He said he was related to you." Luna peeked in the window, hoping to see JayJay wake up.

"Really, I haven't head from him in a while. I'm glad he's doing well. I need to go, the police just showed up to talk to JayJay's parents." Elm hung up the phone.


JayJay didn't move, and he barely breathed. Professor Oak didn't waste any time and put JayJay on an examine table, getting an oxygen mask on his face and getting his assistant to find medicines

Luna sat outside in the darkness, really just too worried to face JayJay. There was a tree outside and she decided to sit under it. The weight of her exhaustion came over her. She briefly dosed off to sleep. Her face was still covered with the mask and hidden.

Oak administered the medicines and let JayJay rest, then he went outside for a breather. He noticed the Girl under the tree and went to her. He didn't mean to wake her, but he stumbled a bit and made some noise

Luna woke up to the sound, though she saw it was only the professor. Now that the fight was over, she felt pain surge through her. Her hands were hurting insanely, though she hid her emotion behind the mask and removed the gloves from her hands. She had severely scraped up her hands again. She wasn't sure if she had fractured either of them or it was just pain from the fight.

Oak examined her hands and but some ointment and some wraps on them. then sat down by the tree as well.


"So, what happened to your friend in there?"

"Team Rocket happened. They're after him and a girl named Claire Powell. I managed to find him and get him out of Saffron before they practically murdered him. I feel like I'm to blame for all of this... If I hadn't led him out there, he wouldn't be in this mess."

"Hm, well, it seems you should apologize, don't you think? I've heard of the young man in there from my colleague and friend Professor Elm. From what I know, he's very forgiving. But I think the mask will only throw him off for so much, longer, don't you, Claire?" Oak asked, his wisdom showing in that moment

She turned her head to look at him. It was obvious this surprised her. "How did you know?"

"Call it my elderly intuition, don't worry, your secret is safe with me if you don't want him to know, but don't you think he ought to?" Oak asked, then he got up and offered her a hand up as well