Rain Drops
Chapter 1
The female third of the team blinked, as a tiny raindrop landed on her eyelid, waking her up. The male third of the team looked over to where his female companion was wakened by the oncoming storm, then looked into the forming storm clouds. The last third of the team looked down 200 feet to the ground from up in the hot air balloon while thinking of where to land. Then the three members all looked up from inside the balloon to the clouds, then to one another.
"We should land the balloon soon, it isn't safe traveling through a storm," said James, whose turn it was to navigate.
"Meowth! My fur's gettin' wet! Let's land dis ting," said the talking Meowth, scanning the surrounding forest for a decent landing spot. "Over dere!" He said after a moment, pointing to a tiny clearing in the woods.
"How's that sound, Jessie?" James said, looking to his partner in crime, who was annoyed by the cold and by being woken up. "Whatever, just make it quick," she replied and snuggled back into the corner of the balloon she had been sleeping in.
After a few minutes of descent and trained maneuvering, the trio was able to land safely in the small clearing. By now, it was pouring, and everyone was soaked.
"Hurry, let's get to a shelter quick, I think there was a Team Rocket cabin over there in that direction if I remember correctly," said Jessie, pointing in the direction of a small mountain range a few miles away. James and Meowth started gathering needed supplies, muttering complaints under their breath.
"Hurry, hurry!"
"Maybe if you helped us, we could go fasta!" Meowth angrily spat at Jessie. Meowth hated being wet most of all and Jessie's little bossy comment didn't help with his attitude.
Jessie glared blue eyes angrily at Meowth, about to whip out one of her fans.
"Here, Jessie, this is your pack," James quickly intervened, trying to keep everybody civil, especially since it was really starting to pour--and their umbrellas and rain gear were destroyed the last time they blasted off. Jessie sighed, knowing and silently agreeing that James' intervening was for the best. She then grabbed her pack and the trio headed for the cabin Jessie had spoken of.
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"You said the cabin was a few miles away in dis direction! I hate gettin wet, and you are makin Meowth angry!" Said Meowth, with sharp claws ready to strike at Jessie. They had been trudging in the rain for hours (they lost count) and were all weary, wet, and muddy.
"It is over here, we're almost there! And don't get snappy at me! James and I hate the rain as much as you, Meowth! Now bug off, cat!" Jessie said, kicking Meowth out of her way.
"Dat does it!" The cat pokemon scratch attacked the already angry redhead.
"Aaah! My perfection!" Jessie hit Meowth with a paper fan, which didn't have any effect on Meowth because it was soggy from the rain. "*sigh* Oh well." Jessie decided to forget the whole incident because she figured that she already looked like a disaster from the rain, so why bother.
A few minutes later...
"Jessie, is that it?" James said, pointing in a different direction, through the trees to a cabin that was well hidden by the thick foliage. Lightning and thunder now started to manifest in the sky.
"Where? I don't see anything."
"Through those trees. Is that it?"
"Um....no, but that is just as good as any other cabin." They all headed for the cabin, Meowth mumbling under his breath about the rain and lighting. As they walked towards the cabin....
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"Ash, we have to get out of this rain, Togepi is soaked, he could get sick...and so could the rest of us," said a scrawny carrot-top girl.
"Yeah, Ash, this rainstorm is turning into a lightning storm, it isn't safe. Do you even know where we are going for shelter? Let me see the map," said the older, hormone-struck, eyeless teen.
"Uhh...," Ash sweat-dropped, again, lookin like a complete moron. "I thought you had the map."
"Please tell me you are joking, Ash Ketchum," Misty said hopefully, but it sounded more like a question. Brock and Misty both looked at Ash, who was tapping his two index fingers together, knowing it was his fault they were lost once again.
"Ash!!! We are lost! AGAIN!" screamed Misty.
"Okay, calm down. We obviously don't have a map," said Brock, looking at Ash when he 'obviously', "so we will have to find a shelter on our own. Let's head towards those mountains, there should be cave, cabin, or Pokecenter or something." Thinking of Nurse Joy, his eyes glazed over when he mentioned the Pokecenter.
"Pika!" Said Pikachu in agreement , and they headed for the mountains. After a while, Misty stopped.
"Hey guys, did you hear that?"
"Hear what Mist?" Asked Ash.
"Come to think of it, I thought I heard something too, it sounded like a big boom or crash, but I could just be hearing things in this storm," added Brock. All of a sudden, rain started pouring down even harder and all three started running towards the mountains, which were nearby. Lightening crashed, followed by thunder, which ripped through the sky in the distance.
