Jamal looked at the stars on the sky. The stars looked bright, even near midnight. He was preparing his bed, ready to sleep when his phone rang. He took the phone and realised that Joe called.
"Hello? Jamal?" Joe said.
"Yes. What is it, Joe?" Jamal said.
"I need your help over here. Something urgent. Meet me near the garden."
"Really? It is almost midnight."
"Just come down here, will you?"
Jamal eventually agreed to go to the garden. He walked to the garden and saw his friend, with a stranger in a red and white cap. The stranger looked bruised.
"Look, I do not know what you are saying," Joe was heard saying.
"I think you may be pretending to help me. Tell me where my pet is!"the stranger said.
As Jamal moved closer, he realised that the stranger was Ash. He was from the Pokemon world. Apparently, he lost possession of his Pokemon pet called Pika. Ash and Joe seemed to be fighting. Jamal cooled them down.
"You two, please stop," Jamal said. "You are Ash. I know you from somewhere."
"That does not matter. I want to see Pika. Where is it?"
"Please sit and calm down," Jamal told Ash.
"Okay, I will," Ash replied. He sat on a bench.
Jamal talked to Joe.
"What is the problem?"Jamal said.
"He lost his pet and he thought I am responsible. I am not!"Joe said.
"He lost his pet? That is sad. We need to help him find it," Jamal said.
"How?"Joe asked.
"Eddie is a policeman. He can help."
"Oh, I forgot. Let us see him."
Then, the two Js approached Ash. They asked about his pet. He explained briefly to them. Pika is yellow in colour, and looked a little like a cat.
The description was brought over to the police station. Eddie overheard, and he laughed when he was told that it was a Pokemon. Ash told him that nothing is funny about Pokemons. Eddie would feel sorry and decided to help them find Pika.
The policeman got into his car, with the two Js and Ash. They went on a search. They went and asked a local barber, but he did not know. They also asked a chef, but he did
not see any yellow pet.
"Do you remember who stole Pika? Please try to remember," Jamal asked Ash.
"I cannot remember," Ash said in a worried mood.
However, Ash would remember soon. He remembered that he was riding his bicycle when it was raining. Then, a car hit him.
"How does the driver look like?"Eddie asked.
"Is he human or non human?" he added.
Ash said, "I got it! He wears a mask and a coat. A white mask and coat."
Joe interrupted by saying, "Good clue. Any idea who that might be, Eddie?"
"I believe," Eddie said," that it is Espionage."
"Espionage the ninja?"
"Not sure whether he is a ninja, but he is a skilled fighter."
It turned out that Espionage really had Pika. He wanted to get a Pokemon as a specimen to carry out his latest experiment. He saw Pika and took him from Ash. Pika was trapped in Espionage's base of operations, his lab.
"Henchman," he said, referring to his henchman, "this Pokemon is in my hands. That means I am just a few steps away from succeeding in my experiment."
"Way to go, sir," he said.
"By the way, I am going out. I have a fish to fry."
"A real fish?"
"Just guard my base."
"Okay, sir."
So, Espionage went off in his cadillac to some other place. His henchman looked on, and jumped with joy. "Hooray! No more doing work! Time for me to eat," he said. He left the base to enjoy food at a nearby restaurant.
Meanwhile, the two Js stopped by the forest after a long trip to find Espionage's lab.
"Are you sure you know your way to the lab?"Joe asked his friend Eddie.
"Of course, Joe. I know where to go. Ask me and I will tell."
"Well, I would like to believe that."
"Trust me on this one. Let us all rest for a while here."
They went into the beautiful forest. They rested at a place near a river. Ash looked pale and worried. Worried that something might happen to Pika. Still, he prayed. Beside him, he saw Jamal approach the river. He saw him cleaning his face, and other body parts, to cleanse himself.
"What did you do just now?"Ash asked Jamal.
"Why, I was cleaning myself before performing prayers," Jamal replied.
"Really? How do you pray?"Ash asked again.
"I pray five times a day. How about you?"Jamal said.
"I just pray when I feel like it. I am not very good at it."
"Do not say that. I believe you are. Ash, praying is a way to ask help from God."
"You are a very good person."
"I disagree. But I try to be the best that I can in life."
"It looks like I have to do that, too."
"Anyway, I want to pray now. We will continue searching, I promise."
"Guess I learned a lot today. Thank you, Jamal."
"You are welcome."
Ash looked a little relaxed after talking to Jamal. Jamal seemed to help him calm down after a tough night. Jamal prayed for several minutes.
After he finished, he was alerted by Joe, who saw a building a few metres away. That was actually Espionage's lab. Everyone returned to the car. Eddie drove fast to exit the forest.
After a while, they found the lab. Pika was still in there. There was no sign of the henchman, or Espionage. The two Js, Eddie and Ash saw Pika and saved it. Ash was relieved and hugged Pika. Pika purred. "It is good to see you all. Thanks for saving me," it said.
Later, they got back to Homes neighborhood, outside the police station. Ash thanked the two Js and Eddie for their help. He said that he might not be able to find Pika without their help.
"I believe I owe you all," Ash said.
"Nonsense," Jamal said. "We were all together in saving your pet."
"Thank you again, and goodbye," Ash said before leaving with Pika in his bicycle.
"What a day," Jamal said.
"It is night time, Jamal," Joe corrected his friend.
"Right. Sorry."
Eddie said, "Heh. I told you that I knew the road to the lab."
"Actually, that was more down to luck," Joe replied.
"Whatever you say," Eddie said.
Jamal laughed, followed by his two friends.
Espionage returned home with nothing. He was shocked to see that no one was in his lab. Pika was gone, and so was his henchman. Later, his henchman returned. A furious Espionage covered his head in disappointment.
"Oh, no. Not again," he said. "No matter. I have enough of Pokemons."
"I am sorry, sir. Forgot to lock the door."
"I have to fire you now. I do not need a henchman anymore."
"Really? OK."