The High Seas

[Rock]

Once in Lilycove, the street are empty except for a few Aqua members that have been tied up. It isn't until Jack reaches the beach that he would see the shadow of some time of large cat, disappearing across the water as a relatively short pirate captain in a black headband and sporting an eyepatch calls out to his crew and their pokemon, "Keep firing lads! We've got those scurvy Aqua's where we want them! Blastoise! It's time for your Hydro Cannon!"
The pidgey on his shoulder sqalks, "Hydro Cannon! Time for Hydro cannon!"

[Jack]

Jack came to a complete stop upon reaching the beach. He watched as the pirate and his Poke'mon continued to attack the shadowy figure moving across the water before turning to Shelly.

"Your team doesn't seem to have the upper hand here.. maybe you should tend to those we saw tied up a little ways back while I talk to this pirate. I doubt he'd suspect me as an Aqua member." said Jack.

[banov]

((...Pirate Sceptile?))

[Rock]

((Arrrrrr))

Shelly nods, "Very well, but be careful. Maximus is a canny and unpredictable opponent. There's a reason why even our leader and I try to avoid getting his attention."

The area around the entrance to what used to be the Team Aqua hideout has been blasted by Octazooka attacks and Hydro Cannons. The entrance all but totally covered from the attacks.
Maximus stands with one foot on the bow of the ship, "Arrrr. The wind blows westerly, a good thing for us indeed. It means..." at that moment, a Wailord surfaces in front of the last ship of Aqua members, "That Nautilis has returned."

[banov]

((If only... I could be there...))

[Jack]

Jack's eyes widened at the sight of the Wailord, as it rose from the water. Jack then turned and spoke to his Haunter,

"That's a pretty big Poke'mon.. I know how eager you are to get into battles.. but I think it might be best if you put this one off for a little while."

Haunter gave it's trainer a large frown as it followed Jack towards the pirate's ship.

"Haunter.. use your Night Shade like you did back at the home of old man Wally. Get us up there without detection." said Jack.

Haunter gave Jack a quick nod, as a dark fog surrounded the trainer and his Poke'mon. Within moments, the fog had moved from the beach and onto the deck of the pirate ship, at which time Jack and Haunter both stepped from it.

"Where is the captian of this vessel?" asked Jack.

[Rock]

The man on the bow of the ship turns to see who is addressing him, "Who be adressing the Dread Pirate Maximus Briney in such a way upon his own ship?"

The pidgey immediately quips, "Jack, former student of Sabrina. Registered pokemon: Haunter."

The pirate looks at the pidgey on his shoulder, "That be a rhetorical question Pidge" he thens turns to Jack, "Well...Jack, what brings ye upon the Black Ho-oh?"

[Jack]

Jack's eyes moved from the pirate to the Pigey on his shoulder and he examined it.

"That's a nice Poke'mon you've got there.. what is it.. a mind reader or something?" asked Jack. "But enough small talk, I want to know what your objective is here and why you're attacking Team Aqua."

Jack's attention turned towards the shadowy figure darting across the water.

"...and just what is that out there, that you're firing at?"

[Rock]

Maximus shakes his head, "Nay boy. Pidge here knows all the information that the Pokemon League has on all trainers, at least up to the last 2 months."
He then gives a smile and waves at the ocean, "As for what we're doing...thar be an abomination out there. A beloved Suicune has been twisted to have ne'er a thought but destruction. Such blasphemy requires no less than we keel-hauling the lot of them!"
The rest of the pirates give a hearty cheer at that proclaimation.
"Though it would seem that the Suicune has escaped...Arrrrrr...."

[Jack]

Jack took a few steps across the ship's deck, followed by Haunter. He came to a stop next to the pirate and gazed out towards the sea, noticing that the shadowy figure had vanished from sight.

"Do you mean to say that you have reason to believe that the Poke'mon out there on the water, was in fact a Shadow Poke'mon?" asked Jack as his eyes turned towards the giant Wailord. "..and just what is that? You said something about it being named Nautilis?"

[Rock]

Maximus nods, giving a proud beam as he points to his Wailord, "Aye! Me wailord be named Nautilis after the seas itself. As for the pokemon that got away..." his face grows dark as he looks out at the water, "But if the tales be true....then we be looking at dark times should that have truely been Suicune. I've not known the Orre Champion to be a liar."

[Jack]

Jack frowned upon hearing what the pirate captian had to say. If Team Aqua was really into Shadow Poke'mon, then he'd have to get back Razek's Poliwag before something terrible happened to it. Regardless, Jack had to keep Team Aqua under the impression that he truly was a trustworthy member.

"Interesting.. most interesting.." said Jack as he watched Blastoise fire it's Hydro Cannon at Team Aqua's hideout.

With those words, Blastoise's Hydro Cannon attacks began to glow bright grey, and their powerful shots seemed to weaken to the power of a Water Gun attack.

[Rock]

Maximus raises a brow and looks at the pidgey on his shoulder, "Pidge?"
The pidgey pauses a moment and then squalks, "Attack Name, Light Screen, raises defense against special attacks."
Maximus shakes his head, "If ye say so Pidge..." he turns back to Jack, "Very well then, since out quarry has fled, it would be best for us to give chase than to stay here causing a ruckus. Do ye need to be dropped off or shall ye go the same was as ye came?"

[Jack]

"Are you going to chase down that Shadow Suicune? Because if that's the case then I'd be more than happy to tag along.." said Jack.

Jack decided that following Maximus along on his little sea voyage would present him with the chance to capture the Suicune for himself, as well as earn some more trust from Shelly and the rest of her team. Jack then turned back to Maximus.

"I know a little bit about Team Aqua so if they try and get in your way, I'll be able to help you out.."

[Rock]

Maximus nods as he barks orders to the rest of the crew, the bombardment fading to only a little to keep the Aqua members busy.
"Aye, we'll be chasing it down, though our chances be fairly bleak. Suicune be as fast as the west wind and has disappeared before."
The pirate gives a smile and a deep sigh, "Arrrrr...be like chacing a dream, or at the moment, a nightmare. Tis not an easy quest."