Chapter Two: Meeting Up With the Professor! More Strange Behaviors!
As the group neared Nuvema Town, Ash was still freaked out about his new tail. "This is not happening..." he said to himself, trying to calm down. He even resorted to slapping himself in the face in an attempt to wake himself up. Which only resulted in stinging cheeks. "Why is this happening?" he sighed, ready to give up. "Relax, Ash. As soon as we get to Nuvema Town, we'll get answers from Juniper." Iris assured, making the raven-haired boy feel a little better.
After a while of traveling, they finally reached Nuvema Town. "We're here... now to get some answers." Cilan said aloud, the others nodding in agreement. This would be problematic, however, since everyone they passed took notice of the raven-haired boy's tail. "They're staring..." Ash whispered to his friends. "Try wrapping it around your waist, like a belt." Iris suggested quietly. The boy did as she recommended, and wrapped his tail around his waist. Strangely enough, the people stopped staring, and went back to their business. "It worked... huh..." the wild child said to herself. Ash, however, didn't care. He was glad to have the attention off of his tail. "Well, let's get going. Professor Juniper's is up ahead." he told his friends.
The group soon reached the professor's lab. Outside was a woman with light-brown hair tied in a swirl bun and cyan eyes. The light-blue lab coat she wore indicated that she worked at the lab. "Hey, Professor!" Ash called out, earning the woman's attention. "Why, if it isn't Ash, Iris, and Cilan! I hope your travels were well." she said to them as she approached them. She quickly noticed Ash's tail, still wrapped around his waist. "Nice fur belt. Where'd you get it?" The fox-tailed boy merely shook his head. "That's why we came to you." he said as he unwrapped his tail, causing the professor to fall on her ass. "Um... why do you have a tail?" she asked, shocked at this revelation. "I don't know. We were hoping you would know." Ash explained to her. The stunned Juniper merely got up and dusted herself off. "I apologize, but I don't know anything about people with tails growing. But why don't you come inside? You must've traveled far." she offered. "Thanks a lot!" Iris responded, the boys nodding in agreement.
Inside, Juniper gave the trio some sodas. "Here you go. Ice cold sodas." "Thank you, Professor." the three thanked and began drinking the cold beverages. After a sip, however, Ash began to stare at the professor; more specifically, her chest. He didn't know why this was happening. "What's happening?! Why am I staring at the professor's chest?! My eyes have never done this before!" he thought to himself. "And why do I feel all fuzzy inside? That's never happened before, either..." Juniper took notice to this, and approached him. "Hey, Ash? You okay? You're staring quite intently at my chest... and your nose is bleeding..." she asked. If she didn't know any better, she'd say he was being a pervert right now. But she doubted it, due to her past experiences with him. As her words reached the boy's ears, a thought hit him. His eyes grew wide, and fear was etched on his face. "Oh, no..." he murmured, earning the attention of Iris and Cilan. "... I'VE CAUGHT THE BROCK!" he exclaimed in fear before running around like a blaziken with its head cut off. The sight caused Iris and Cilan to sweatdrop. "What are you even talking about, Ash?" Iris asked, causing Ash to stop. "I've caught the Brock, Iris! The Brock! Now I'm gonna be all lovey-dovey, 24/7!" he explained in fear.
Before Iris could respond, however, the ground shook. "What was that?!" Cilan exclaimed. But as he did, a mechanical hand reached inside and grabbed Pikachu, who was sitting by a window. "Ugh... not these morons again..." Ash sighed in exasperation before going outside to see who the culprits were... and, to no one's surprise, it was Team Rocket.
"Prepare for trouble!" Jessie, a red-headed woman began.
"And make it double!" James, a blue-headed man added.
But before they could continue, Ash interrupted. "Listen, I know that the motto is your thing, but can we skip it and go straight to the part where we kick your asses?" he asked, annoyed. This enraged the two, as well as Meowth, who was working the hand. "HOW DARE YOU?! Just for that, you're going down!" Meowth bellowed. But before the two human Rockets could send out their pokemon, Ash, as if out of instinct, leaped up to their balloon... and then started beating the living hell out of them, much to the shock of the others. After he was done, he snapped the robot arm in half, then pried Pikachu from its grip, then picked up the balloon and chucked it as far as he could... which turned out to be very far. "TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAAAAIIIIIIN!" the evil team bellowed as they disappeared into the sky.
After regaining his breath, Ash looked at his hands, shocked at what he had just done. "Whoa... did I just... do all that?!" he asked himself. "I don't know, but why don't you stay for the night? The next plane to Kanto isn't until tomorrow." Professor Juniper offered, to which the three agreed.
The next morning, Ash and the others were at the airport. The raven-haired boy looked at his friends sadly. "Well... I guess this is goodbye..." he told them, but the two shook their heads. "Not exactly..." Iris responded, confusing Ash. She and Cilan then pulled out tickets for the plane, shocking the boy. "Tada! We've decided to come with you to Kanto! Isn't that great?" Cilan explained. Ash's shock soon turned to joy, as he now knew that he wouldn't have to leave his new friends. The three boarded the plane, and were on their way to Kanto...
What new adventures will await our heroes in Kanto? Stay tuned...not here...