It was a normal day at Professor Oak's lab and Gary was explaining the difference between a Sail fossil and a Helix fossil to Tracey, "Do you get it now? A Sail fossil can help revive an Amaura and a Helix fossil, an Omanyte," Gary said, matter of factly, glancing down at some paperwork, "Speaking of fossils, you couldn't grab the Dome fossil from outside could you Tracey?" the boy nodded and opened the door to WHAM!
Tracey fell back on the floor, clutching his head in pain, "Ow, that seriously hurt. Ever heard of looking before swinging," he pulled himself to his feet and dusted himself down, he looked down at the boy who he had just collided with and gasped, "Ash? Pikachu? What are you two doing here?" he held out his hand and helped the young trainer to his feet,
"Well, I actually came here to see how my Pokémon were doing and to introduce them to my Kalos team," Ash said, reaching for his hat and placing it on his head, "But right now, I think I need to see a doctor," he smiled sheepishly and Pikachu copied him.
Suddenly, a Pichu appeared and ran towards Pikachu, touching tails with him, "Pichu? Come check this out," called a girl, Ash peaked over Tracey's shoulder to see a black haired girl, sitting on the sofa, reading a fashion magazine, Pichu bounded back towards her trainer, "Don't you think Paris is absolutely gorgeous?" Pichu nodded, "Oh well, enough of fashion, let's go and feed those Pokémon, maybe Bulbasaur will help me again," she stood to her feet and turned away from where Ash, Pikachu and Tracey were standing.
Ash took in the girls appearance; she was a few inches shorter than him, she had long wavy black hair that fell over the tips of her shoulders, she was wearing a mini dress that was red and black checkered, she had black tights on underneath and short black boots, Ash noticed a necklace and a silver ring, embedded in the ring looked like a Key Stone, "Um, excuse me?" Tracey waved his hand in front of the trainers face as he had gone off into a daze, "You must be Ash?" the girl had walked over to stand in front of him and held out her hand for him to shake, he smiled, taking her hand and staring deep into her warm brown eyes, he gave a small nod as well, "This Pikachu is yours right?" she said, indicating to the Mouse Pokémon who jumped onto Ash's shoulder, Pichu then jumped onto the girls shoulder, "Its nice to meet you both, I'm -"
"Haha!" suddenly, three laughs rang through the lab, Ash spun round and ran outside to see Team Rocket, flying away with Charizard, Staraptor, Bulbasaur and two Taurus.
He was joined by the girl and Pichu, "What the… Who are you creeps?" the girl shouted,
"Prepare for trouble, that's not your concern,"
"Make it double, perhaps you could learn,"
"To protect the world from devastation,"
"To unite all people within our nation,"
"To denounce the evils of a new twerpet,"
"To extend our reach, we haven't yet met,"
"Jessie,"
"James,"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light,"
"Surrender now or prepare for an out of this world fight,"
"Meowth, that's right,"
"Wobbuffet,"
"Team Rocket! You guys never change!" Ash shouted in anger, Pikachu did the same, the girl looked at him and asked him who they were, "Their a group of bad guys who steal other people's Pokémon, in particular, my Pikachu," she and Pichu gasped in horror, she had met some cruel people in the past but never people that could sink that low,
"Thanks for bagging us a hefty present, we would love to stay and chat but we have other Pokémon to snag, smell you later twerp," Meowth chuckled, taking the balloon further into the sky,
Ash was about to chase after them, but the girl held him back, she had a plan and she whispered to the two Pokémon and the boy what it was, they all nodded in agreement and set off in the direction that the giant Meowth balloon had flown. Gary and Tracey then ran to the door, Tracey wanted to follow them, "Leave them Tracey. Luna's got a plan, I can tell," Gary said, clapping his hand on his friends shoulder and heading back inside to continue his work.
Team Rocket were sitting on the outskirts of Pallet Town, celebrating their captures. Ash's five Pokémon were still trapped and they were beginning to argue, Bulbasaur, also known as Bulbasaur the Ambassador, told them all to stop quarreling amongst each other and start working together as a team to free themselves. Suddenly, they heard something rustle in the bushes, Bulbasaur stepped forward and used Vine Whip, picking the Pokémon up, it was Pichu! She told the Grass/Poison type to put her down and to act normal, as she was waiting for her cue, Bulbasaur questioned what she meant by "her cue" when…
"Well, well, I can't believe my eyes," Jessie squealed in excitement, looking over to her left,
"If it isn't our old friend Pikachu," James chirped, standing to his feet,
"You know what I say? We grab that bucket of bolts while the getting is good," Meowth said in a merrily tone,
"Pikachu will be ours, sorry twerps, you've lost hours," the three of them sang, horribly off tune. They left the captured Pokémon and snuck towards Pikachu, this was Pichu's chance!
She used Iron Tail on the net, but to no avail, Bulbasaur then told the other Pokémon to all use their attacks at the same time and aim for where Pichu was standing, which they did. The five Pokémon broke free from their nets and ran straight into their trainer, who commended them all on a job well done, "Now, let's show Team Rocket what's happens when you mess with the kids of Pallet Town!" Luna said, appearing next to the boy, who nodded with a grin.
Team Rocket had sprung another net upon Pikachu, but he hadn't moved, "Huh?" Meowth said in confusion, then he noticed a fault, this Pikachu didn't have red circles on its cheeks, "This thing is a phoney, a fake. We've been had!"
The three of them heard laughs from behind them, enraging Jessie, "That's right Team Rocket, you were set up by the twerps. Now Pichu, use Thunderbolt!"
"Pikachu, you use Thunderbolt too!" Ash and Luna commanded in unison, the two Electric Pokémon used their commands and Team Rocket were blasting off again! "We did it!" Ash and Luna said again together, giving each other a high five. Ash still hadn't got a hold of her name, but smiled and climbed aboard Staraptor, he pointed at Charizard and Luna nodded, nervously, mounting the Fire/Flying type. The other three Pokémon followed them.
Ash, Pikachu, Pichu and Luna got back to Professor Oak's laboratory within five minutes. Gary and Tracey were greeted by Ash's Tauros, who ran straight for the garden, followed by Bulbasaur, Charizard who was carrying Luna and Pichu, landed on top of Tracey, crushing him to the floor. Staraptor landed close by and then, took towards the garden where Snivy and Bayleef were situated, "See you rescued all your Pokémon?" Gary said, with his eyes closed and a small grin, Ash thumped his chest, Pikachu did the same and they both smiled,
"Yeah, now how about saving me!" Tracey cried, frantically trying to push Charizard off of him, Ash tapped his Pokémon on the shoulder and Charizard took to the sky, "Thanks for that," Tracey coughed, struggling to breathe, causing Ash, Gary, Luna, Pikachu and Pichu to laugh. BOOM! "Woah! What was that?" Tracey shrieked, spinning round. The explosion had enemated from inside the lab,
"Granpa!" Gary shouted, dashing back inside, closely followed by the others, they split up into two groups; Gary, Ash and Pikachu went upstairs, whilst Tracey, Luna and Pichu searched the lower part of the lab. "Granpa! Where are you?!" Gary shouted worriedly, opening every door and looking everywhere he could think of,
"Guys… We found him," Luna trembled, trailing off. The boys raced to where Luna and Pichu were and gasped in horror. The room had been torn apart, books were scattered all over the floor, there was a computer smashed on the floor, a table was broken in half and Professor Oak was lying on the floor, he was still breathing which was a good sign,
"Granpa! What happened?" Gary said, rushing to the old man's side and helping him sit up, Tracey helped too.
Samuel put his hand to his head and rubbed it, "I'm, I'm not sure exactly. One minute, I was sitting doing research and the next… Ohh," he moaned, Ash pulled a bottle of water out of his backpack and handed it to Gary who gave his grandfather some, "Oh thank you, my boy," he got to his feet, woozily, leaning on his assistant and grandson for support, "Well, we had better start cleaning this place up," the four kids exchanged confused looks, "There was nothing of any value here,"
The four of them were concerned and Ash voiced his thoughts, "But Professor, shouldn't we try and find whoever done this? Or at least call Officer Jenny?" the elderly man simply shook his head, which surprised Ash, but he shrugged and started helping tidy the room up.
Just outside, the five humans were being watched by two others, the boy was watching with curiosity, "So which one is it you were after, Sir?" he asked. The second person simply pointed and wore an evil smile, "That one? I don't get it, why is he so important?" the woman didn't answer, instead she walked away, "So, how are we going to get him?" she was beginning to get annoyed with the multiple questions,
"Patience Dark Raven, patience. Leave him to me," she said, mounting Salamence and taking to the sky, along with Dark Raven and Braviary.
It took a good few hours, but eventually, the room was tidy. Ash and Pikachu dropped to the floor, exhausted, as a matter of fact, everyone was worn out. "Phew," the professor said, wiping the sweat from his forehead, "Well I must say that that is a good days work," the four kids again glanced at each other, Luna was about to say something when Oak placed his hand on her shoulder, "Why don't you and Ash head home? I'm sure your mother's must be worried about you both," she shot a quick look over at Pichu, who had fallen asleep from exhaustion and nodded.
The two trainers packed their things up and walked away from the lab, Pikachu was sitting on Ash's left shoulder, whilst Luna was carrying baby Pichu in her arms, she was still fast asleep. Ash smiled down at her, "She's pretty cute when she's sleeping," he said, drawing Luna's attention to him,
"Pikachu," Pikachu agreed, bouncing on his trainers shoulder, Luna smiled and turned to pet him. Then something made Luna turn round and race back to the lab, "Pika?"
Luna turned and waved at the two males, "I've forgotten something important back at the lab, I've got to get it. I'll see you two tomorrow," she shouted, running back to the lab.
Ash wanted to follow her but decided not to and returned to his path. When he arrived home, his mother had already cooked tea, "Thanks Mom, this looks so good!" Ash exclaimed, removing his Kalos hat and his fingerless gloves, placing them on the table, his mother, Delia, asked him if he had washed his hands, "Um, course I have, see? Couldn't be cleaner," he said, holding his hands up, they were covered in dirt. Delia pointed towards the sink, causing Pikachu to grin sheepishly, 'Still the same old Mom,' Ash thought as he twisted the tap. He then sprinted upstairs and placed his bag in his room and opened his window, if he only he knew that that was a big mistake.