A couple of hours had passed and Aro and Maya were still in Petros’ lab. The sound of the radio and Coopers voice flooded the radio. Aro’s head dropped and his eyes closed as if he knew what that sound meant. 

“So what you said, it’s true” Aro said disheartened. “He’s trying to lure us in” He looked up at Petros once more.

“Thank you Petros” he said once more “ I promise I’ll try and stop him.”

“Aro you need to stop this...” Petros trailed off “....get out of this place, try and find a place where you can live and forget about all this...”

“I’m sorry Petros but I can’t do that.” Aro retorted “ I don’t know who I used to be and now with Miss Amy gone I won’t ever know. I can get over not knowing but I can’t sit by and watch him ruin others life’s” 
 
Petros frowned and sighed “Aro the reason she didn’t tell you...” He stopped mid sentence 

The sound of a helicopter was beginning to draw closer and closer. 

“Petros?” Aro became very much on edge again 

“Aro, that’s Coopers goons coming to take me to Sinnoh, you need to get out of here.” He grabbed Aro’s arm and started messing with his poketch frantically.

“Petros! You know!...” Aro said struggling slightly. The sound of the helicopter was almost deafening now.

“Aro, GO! I’ve put some co-ordinates in your poketch, it will help you two get out of here. Just go!” Petros yelled.

Aro didn’t want to leave, in fact it was the last thing he wanted to do but he knew there was more at stake than just his life this time. He didn’t want Red, Apollo, Maya or Zombie to get hurt too. He was angry but he turned to look at Maya and nodded to signal to run, which they did through the metallic corridors or the Lab.

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Aro and Maya ran the whole way to the Co-Ordinates on his Poketch. Which lead them to the outskirts of the facilities which consisted mainly of rocky wastelands. Aro looked around the scene. 

“How is this suppose to help us escape? We need to get all the way to Saffron City to meet the others” He said still scouring the area. 

As he finished speaking he noticed an oddly positioned piece of waterproof material. It was covered in dirt and seemed to blend in looking like a rock. He approached it and pulled on the material, as the sheet pulled back it revealed a dirty motorbike. He turned to Maya and called her over.

“I think this will get us there” he said as they both pulled the bike out of its hidden position.

“Just one question... Who’s driving?” He laughed slightly 

The road was tough on the old bike. Suspension was well and truly a thing of the past. Along the way stopping off to battle bandits in order to get more fuel. The battles were tough, something Aro hadn’t felt in a while. It gave him a good opportunity however to learn more about his newest member, Apollo. Aro was in awe at its balance of agility and offence, it was almost elegant to watch. 

Apollo seemed like a natural fighter and instantly clicked with Aro’s battling style. So much so that it was almost like Aro had unlocked its potential. During a double fight versus a couple of bandit group leaders, Apollo evolved into a Doublade and was able to take them out.
 
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Eventually they made it to Saffron City, the place seemed eerily decrepit. They parked the motorbike outside of the old Dojo.

“This is the place...” Aro said looking at the the run down building that used to be a symbol of greatness and dedication.

“Now I guess we find out if the others made it...” He trailed off not wanting to think about that right now.