"I'm sorry", Silver said, "I should have believed you before."

"It's not your fault", Lance replied, "Let's just go find Yellow and the others."

As the two of them reached an intersection, Lance told Silver to head one way, while he went the other. 

Silver walked quietly, but even so, his footsteps echoed against the walls and ceiling. He soon came to a panel in the wall. A key pad was next to it. He tried to open it with his pokemon, but they just weren't strong enough. 

Suddenly, a blast of white shot into the door, cracking it. "Dragonite?" Silver asked, turning to see the large orange dragon. The pokemon shook its head. "Oh. . . Ditty?" Dragonite nodded at this, then sent another hyper beam at the door. 

Combined with the power of Silver's pokemon, Ditty was able to blast the door into a pile of rubble. 

"Green?" Asked Silver, rushing over to the still form in the corner. "Are you okay?" 

He wasn't moving, but Green was breathing. Silver sighed in relief. Ditty flowed out of its Dragonite shape, and morphed into a Chansy, the favored pokemon used by nurses and doctors in Kanto and Johto. 

Ditty reached down and released some sort of energy into Green's chest. Green coughed, and sat up, looking around. 

"Where am I?" He asked. "No, wait. . . I remember now. What are you doing here, Silver?"

"Rescuing you", he replied, "Now come on- we still have to find Blue, Red, and Yellow. And your pokemon."

Lance had Aerodactyl blast through another door, but like the last three, the room was empty. He growled in frustration, slamming his fist into the wall. 

He didn't mind the pain that ensued- all he cared about now was finding Yellow. 

A few doors later, Lance and Aerodactyl burst into yet another room- but this one wasn't empty. There was a note taped to the wall, next to some suspicious looking cracks. 

You know the place, traitor. Better hurry or she's dead. And don't forget Agatha. 

-Lorelei

Lance and Dragonite soared toward Cerise Island. Silver, Green, Red, and Blue were watching the Masked Man. Agatha dangled from Dragonite's sharp claws, tied up- Lance wasn't taking any chances with her, even though she was old. 

Soon, he thought. Very soon, he would get his revenge. Dragonite landed next to the great volcanic crater in the center of the island. 

At first, Lance didn't see anyone, but when he looked into the crater, two figures were on a small spit of rock overlooking the magma. One of them was clearly tied up. Yellow, Lance figured. Then one of the figures turned to face him, waved- and shoved the other off the spit, into the crater. 

As an alarm started ringing, Lorelei stopped. She looked down at a small screen she pulled out pf her pocket, and immediately grabbed Yellow's arm. 

"Come on!" She said, roughly pushing Yellow out the door. 

"Why?" Asked Yellow, "What's going on?"

"We're leaving, that's what!" Lorelei said, roughly tying Yellow's hands behind her back. She wrote a quick note, taped it to the wall, and released a Scarmory, which grabbed Yellow around the waist before taking off with Lorelei on its back. 

The Scarmory carried them to down a hidden passage to the surface. Yellow was uncomfortable in its sharp talons, and got jolted around as the pokemon flew. 

Soon enough, they landed. Yellow realized that she had actually fallen asleep during their flight. She then looked around her, and was horrified to find herself back on Cerise Island. 

Not long after they had arrived on the island, a very familiar Dragonite flew up, landing on the other side of the crater. 

"Lance!" cried Yellow. She'd known he would come for her. She'd just known it! 

He looked around him, too far away to hear her. Finally, he seemed to have spotted them. Lorelei waved mockingly- and pushed Yellow into the volcano.   

Lance was too far away to save her. Lorelei clearly wasn't going to help. Yellow herself was tied up, unable to do anything. She wouldn't be saved this time. Yellow was going to die. 

"Yellow!" Lance screamed. He was already standing on Dragonite's back. Dragonite zoomed toward her, but Lance knew he wouldn't make it in time. 

As Lance got closer, he launched himself off Dragonite's back, grabbing Yellow around the waist. His momentum carried them into the edge of the crater, and Lance twisted around midair to absorb the impact of slamming into the sheer rock wall. 

Lance's free hand scrabbled for a hold in the rock, but there was none. It was hopeless. After everything he had done to save Yellow, she would still die. But at least now they would die together. 

"Yellow. . . " Lance whispered in her ear. "I love you." 

Then, finally, his hand found a hold. Lance's fingers started to slip, but he didn't let go. The rock began crumbling under their combined weight, but Lance still didn't let go. Excruciating pain built in his arm, and finally, the rock broke. 

Lance and Yellow fell again- strait onto Dragonite's back. The large dragon flew along the inside of the crater, with the two safely on its back, until it had lost enough speed to fly out of the volcano. Swooping down to grasp Lorelei in its claws, Dragonite took off for Blackthorn City. 

Lance had Aerodactyl deal with Skarmory, then he and Yellow, safe at last, continued toward Blackthorn. 

As Dragonite landed in front of the Blackthorn gym, Lance jumped down from its back. Silver, Blue, Red, and Green had already arrived, and were waiting for them outside of the gym. 

"Yellow!" Cried Blue happily, running up to hug her friend, whom Lance had untied on the way there. She then turned to Lance. "Thank you", she said gratefully to him. 

Lance, surprised, glanced to Silver, who nodded at him. Silver must have told them, Lance thought. 

Silver, Red, and Green then left to put Lorelei in the Dragon Den jail along with Agatha and the Masked Man. Blue went to help Clair with dinner, and Lance and Yellow were alone together. 

"Do you. . . really. . . " Yellow began, but couldn't seem to finish. Lance knew what she was referring to, though.

"Yes", he said softly. "I love you, Yellow." 

Her cheeks blushed a vibrant red, and she leaned forward. . . and kissed him again. Lance felt her soft lips on his, and the two of them stayed like that until Clair came outside to tell them the food was ready. 

Yellow fell asleep on Lance's shoulder while everyone was eating. Clair decided that right then would be the perfect opportunity to tell them that there weren't enough rooms for everyone, so someone would have to share a room. 

Red started to volunteer himself and Green, but Blue nudged him, and shook her head. He followed her gaze to Lance and Yellow, and his mouth formed an 'oh'. 

Lance picked Yellow up carefully, and carried her in his arms, gently pushing open the door to his room. He set her on the bed, sitting down next to her. 

At last, they were safe. Safe and together. Nothing could tear them apart now. Lance lay down, wrapping his arms around Yellow's waist. She relaxed in his grip, and he was soon asleep next to her. 

End of part one! If you check the story overview, though, there's still some material to be covered. What will happen when a champion convention is held in Kanto, just after Lance becomes champion? Will Yellow and Lance stay together? What about the mysterious natural disasters to be added in soon? And does Yellow even love Lance? After all, she didn't explicitly tell him that she did. . . Okay! I'm just trying to cause drama there. Of course she loves him. . . Right? Read on and find out! I'll just add on to the chapters, rather than publishing another book. It'll be easier for everyone that way, I think. Like, comment, follow, fan, whatever.