Eight and Beyond!

Claire accepted the offer and stood up. "I've just been waiting for the right time. But, I guess with Team Rocket already figuring out who I am it just doesn't matter anymore."

Oak smiled and nodded, then lead the way back inside


JayJay was still out like a light, his scar was still vibrant

Luna knew at this point she wouldn't be able to sleep until JayJay woke up. There was a spare guest room available in which she was opted to take. She just wanted time to think. She sat on the windowsill and glanced out.

"The world's in danger because I was an idiot and led you on a path that was doomed to get you in trouble, along with me. Oh, JayJay, you have to come back to us. The world needs you, JayJay..." she briefly pulled her mask down, "...I need you..." she whispered softly. Luna reapplied her mask and laid back on the guest bed. She was unable to sleep.

As soon as Claire spoke, JayJay's heart rate rose. His left knuckles popped and his chest expanded in a massive breath.



Professor Oak called Elm and the two discussed Team Rocket



Giovanni was rather pleased with himself. JayJay was sent running and it didn't cost him hardly anything. The Grunts were wearing protective pads and therefore only 70 out of 120 members were hospitalized. Their Pokemon were healed. In his mind, no one would show their faces after such a defeat. Kanto would soon be his

As Luna laid in bed, she finally started to realize how exhausted she was. After a little while, even she had blacked out until morning. Pain from the aftermath of the fight had taken its course and even she needed recovery time. Though, she felt more mentally hurt than physically. She couldn't help but blame herself for JayJay's condition. It gave Luna nightmares that she just couldn't seem to get out of.

"I won't let you take him!" she yelled in the dream. She ran as hard as she could to catch up with the grunts pursuing him but it seemed impossible. Luna felt something trip her, sending her head-first into the ground. She hit her head so hard that she could hardly stay conscious. The nightmare felt like an endless pain that wouldn't go away.

"It's over. I know who you are and I'm ending you and your friend once and for all. Never again will you meddle in my plans." She tried to get up but her own weakness pulled her down. She finally blacked out.

It seemed that even though unconscious, JayJay knew Claire was in pain. Though he didn't know that Luna was Claire, he could feel her hurting. His right knuckles popped and his scar's glow began to fade. His heart rate and breathing started returning to normal. His dream was more an out of body experience. He was standing next to his brother in a foggy valley.

As another nightmare began to occur, she found herself caught in a loop of dreams that seemed endless. Professor Oak had monitored both of them throughout the night. He spoke to one of his associates.

"Neither of them have awakened in the last few hours, and it does have me concerned. Forcibly awakening them is currently impossible, but they both are alive. Jay's status has returned to normal and his breathing has evened. However, his friend's condition is unknown. All I can do is check her breathing. It's uneven, and I don't know why. I'm not a medical doctor."

"What can we do, sir?"

"Just wait, I suppose. If you wish to sleep tonight, then by all means do so. I can stay up for them."

"Very well, sir."

JayJay's heart rate began to climb as more joints in his body started popping and soon his eyes began to move in REM sleep

Professor Oak walked back to JayJay and scans picked up a faster heart rate. He tried to wake up JayJay again.

JayJay spoke with Hans in his dream. Their words were inaudible, yet their message was clear. Hans nodded and JayJay began to fall through the fog. No, he wasn't falling, he was flying down. He saw himself on the table. He saw where he was. He then crashed into his own chest, landing square on his scar.



As Professor Oak tried once more to wake JayJay, he noticed that his eyes stopped moving, then, in a flash, They opened wide. The hazy blue they were from being unconscious quickly vanished into their normal icy blue. He gasped for air and sat up.

"Easy, boy. You're alright. Take a sip of water." Professor Oak handed him a glass sitting on the table.

JayJay breathed heavily, his body aching. He drank the water. His heartbeat could be heard from across the room. He popped his neck and nodded to Oak. He got off the table, a little wobbly, but his strength soon returned. He felt Luna was nearby. he couldn't explain it, he just knew

"Your friend carried you here from Saffron. She said when she arrived that you both had gotten in a fight with Team Rocket. I don't know who she is, but I do recognize you. You were one of the two from the brawl on Mount Moon. When you arrived, you were unconscious and severely injured. I attended to you first, then what little injury your friend allowed me to touch." Professor Oak picked up the glass to refill it. "You should take it easy. If she hadn't gotten you here when she did, you wouldn't be here right now. Your wounds were pretty bad, JayJay."

JayJay nodded, then began looking for Luna

"She's in the guest room. I know you're looking for her. She said her name was Luna," Professor Oak, however, was well aware of who she was but respected her wanting to keep the secret hidden. "I don't know if she's up yet. She was pretty upset over what happened. Luna left for the guest room at a late hour after we got you stable."

JayJAy made his way to the guest room and knocked on the door

Professor Oak put his ear to the door, not hearing a sound. "She may still be asleep. I don't know if she was injured. She obviously didn't want to remove her cloak. The door's unlocked. Go on in."

JayJay opened the door and saw Luna asleep. He closed the door behind him and sat down in a chair. She was still wearing her cloak. She seemed so hurt, and almost scared. It was his fault, he shouldn't have whistled. He should have let her be. He should have just taken out Rocket HQ, not fought all the Grunts. His Pokemon were on his belt, he knew they were hurt, but they wanted to fight just as much as him, but he still got them in the mess. He realized he wasn't wearing a shirt, but putting one on wouldn't be a good thing for him right now, he would have to move his back too much. He sat there quietly, guarding her. The only sound that could be heard was his thunderous heartbeat

Morning soon came over Pallet Town and it wasn't until noon that Luna finally woke up. Sunlight was shining down and it reflected through the windows of the Professor's lab. Her breathing finally eased as she was able to sense JayJay nearby.
"Hey, you're okay," she whispered. She smiled, even though JayJay couldn't see it.

"Don't worry about me, what about you?" JayJay was almost afraid to ask

"Sore, but I'm fine. You really scared me last night, kiddo. This was the only place I knew I could get help for you." She sat up and removed her gloves, then tightened the bandages on her hands and wrist. Luna was almost sure she had sprained her wrists in the fight but she didn't care. "You were really beaten up."

JayJay nodded. He knew he had been beat.


"What's gonna happen now? Will Claire be alright? Will Kanto?" He asked. he failed to defeat Team Rocket. He failed to save Claire. He failed to save Kanto

Luna sighed and then stood up. She walked over to the window. Luna was debating whether or not to come clean as Claire but she knew JayJay was hurt enough.

"Listen," she said. "There's been something I have yet to tell you because of your safety. Because of Claire's. I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want it to enrage you or draw attention to lead the Rockets here. But, seeing as we're already caught in enough trouble as it is I suppose it doesn't matter anymore."

JayJay stood up, with some effort not to hurt his back. He looked at Luna with concern


"Tell me what?" He asked

"You were always worried about Claire, but what you didn't know was that she was with you all along. JayJay..." she paused.

She turned to face him, her back to the sunlight entering the room. She loosened the mask around her face and pulled the hood of the cloak down, the mask coming down to her neck with it. She let her hair fall loose to her shoulders and pulled the bangs covering her non-wounded eye back to reveal her full face.

"All along, I was Claire Powell." A tear ran down the side of her face.