Chapter 2 – Fire or foe


The group chased after Max since he wasn't slowing down a little bit, Max was going to prove that he was telling the truth and if it meant running all the way with them chasing then it had to be that way. "Come on guys!" Max called out as he ran they closely behind him.

"Max! Stop right now!" May said in breaths running hard as she can after her brother the others beside her trying to keep up with the young child.

Ash trips over "Wh-wha!" landing in the dirt face first he gets up and run again "Wait up!" Just where he fell Team Rocket came to a slowly halt breathing heavily looking at where they was going.

James knelt down a little bit "What have… they… got?" James wheezes a little looking over a Jessie leaning on a tree "Jessie how can we keep up? They running to fast" James whines

"James stop whining we will get them" Jessie stood straight "Now lets go"

Meowth crawls up between them "I can't run a step further" Meowth laid on the ground then suddenly picked up by James and Jessie on each arm

"Lets go" both Jessie and James said, making a boast of speed to catch up with Ash and the others wanting to capture Pikachu.

Max turn his head seeing them still running after him to try and get him to slow down then all the sudden he ran into something coming to a stop and bouncing back on the ground landing on his backside "Ah" he rubs his ass and then look up with a warm smile "Hey guys look!" Max gets up pointing at the Charizard "It the Charizard I told you I wasn't making it up!"

They stop all gasping then May put her hand out "Max come it could be dangerous" May pleaded to Max looking at the large fire pokémon thinking the worst to come.

Ash pulled his cap back "You better not hurt Max" Ash warned it with a pokéball up in his hand pressing the button the ball enlarging.

Lurna put her hand out "Wait, look"

The Charizard put a claw on Max's shoulder that made him look up at the Charizard's eyes then it raise the other claw pointing it middle claw at the group "You want me to go over to them?" Max asked then Charizard close it eyes and nod once then about to move it claw to turn around and head off deeper in the forest but Max grab the claw. "Wait don't go" the Charizard look at the others then at Max staring at him

Brock frowns a little looking at the two Max and the Charizard then spoke out "Guys I don't think this Charizard going to do anything, but the opposite." Brock sees Ash turn at him putting his pokéball away.

"What do you mean?" Ash asked Brock

Brock walked over to the Charizard who saw the Pokéballs on his belt and backed away a little "I think it don't mind Max cause he don't have Pokéballs" Brock turn to the others

May frowns "you've making it sound like this pokémon know what one is even it not a trainer's pokémon." May said to Brock "That not possible… is it?"

Ash thinks then hears Pikachu "Pika pi!" Ash looked at Pikachu then look over at Max the Charizard was gone "Hey the Charizard vanished!" Max turned around he didn't notice the Charizard got out of his hand and disappeared

"Wow that one quiet Charizard" May spoke looking around for it "It just left without us even noticing and fast"

"Charizard!" Max cried out "Come back! I want to be your friend!" He called out loudly into the woods hoping for it to come back when the Charizard heard Max call out. But nothing and Max slopped down on his knees with a sigh "It gone again…"

Ash picked up Pikachu putting it on his head "If the Charizard don't want us to follow, we better go" Ash said to Max putting a hand out Max grabbing it getting up on his feet.

"I guess your right" Max said still looking down at the ground

Lurna move ahead of them a little "Lets go, no point standing around here now" Lurna starts to walk back the way they came the others starting to follow then all the sudden bars shot up and a top come crashing down on top of bars.

"What going on!?" May screeched as the dust settles with laughing just in front of them. "Oh no it's…"

The dust clears to show Team Rocket "Oh yes it is twerps" Jessie said laughing a little more

"Prepare for Trouble" Jessie begins

"Make that Double" James joins

Ash then shouts "Oh come on change the tone!" Team Rocket fell down then got up all three looking very anger.

"Don't interrupt the motto twerp!" Meowth sneered at him

James pulls out a whip and whips it at Pikachu wrapping around it then pulled "Pika!" Pikachu cried as James Caught it "Now we got your Pikachu" James smirked and Jessie grabbed Max from behind the cage and pull him out closing the door "Don't bother stopping us, if you want to see the twerp again you will not follow and we will drop him off, far away" Jessie told them pulling him to James and tying him up.

"Let my brother go!" May yelled out and Ash yelled as well "And Pikachu!"

Meowth points to them "not a chance" Meowth laughed with the other team rocket members.

"Help! Charizard!" Max cried out but Jessie quickly put her hand over his mouth "Shut it brat"

The Charizard was at the river side walking to somewhere when it heard Max turning it's head in that direction then turn around flapping it wings taking off into the air to their location quick as possible. Flowers being pushed down by the force of take off then the Charizard was about the tree lines heading over to the location it was just at a few moments ago.

"The Balloon is all ready for launch" Meowth called out to Jessie and James.

They get in and Jessie spoke "Sorry to go and fly, but we got a Pikachu to deliver to the boss" Jessie winked as it start to take off.

"Yes and here is a rose for your trouble" James laughed tossing it out of the balloon onto the ground.

"We got to do something!" Ash said to them

Lurna pulled out her ball "Leave it to me" she about to toss it out of the cage then Lurna saw something fly over the balloon then a hissing sound the Meowth balloon coming back down. Team Rocket looking blankly up at the balloon wondering what cut a gash in it.

Brock turn his head then tap Ash on the shoulder "Ash look who back" Ash looked over where Brock was looking at "its that Charizard. It must of popped the balloon"

The basket hits the ground and falls on it side the trio with their captures landing in the dirt and then the trio look up to see the Charizard then they all got up with anger looks on the faces of Team Rocket. "You popped our balloon!!!" Jessie waving a closed fist at the Charizard "For that you're going to pay" Jessie pulled out her Pokéball.

"That go double for me" James takes out his ball both of them throwing the Pokéballs letting out their pokémon. Seviper and Cacnea coming out both ready for battling. "Lone pokémon"

"No trainer, this is going to be easy" Jessie smiled

Meowth crossed his arms "then you two can't mess this up" Meowth spoke with a kick and punch from Jessie and James then they point at the Charizard

"Pin missile!" James yelled

"Poison Tail!" Jessie gave out her command

Both pokémon launch their attacks at the Charizard pin missiles flying at it, the Charizard put it wings forwards the pin missile hit the wings then it opened them and then put the claws out grabbing the tail of Seviper stopping it Poison Tail attack. Both Jessie and James looked stunned then see the Charizard twist Seviper around and throw it back at them they ducked as Seviper flew over them crashing into the tree both looking scared.

"That one skilled Charizard" Meowth spoke then Wobbufet came out of it ball

"Wobbufet" it salutes

Jessie smiled "Now we got a defence" Jessie point at the Charizard "Once I capture you in this, your mine" Jessie grins then she saw a very anger look from the Charizard

"Rah Ragh RAHH!!" the Charizard roared out at them then charge at them with a claw up ready to give them a rough time

"Wobbufet Counter!" Jessie called out and the attack from Charizard hits and the counter attack cause it to be blasted backwards then Jessie gave another command "Seviper headbutt it in the river!" Seviper charges at it then smash into the Charizard everyone gasping with shock as the attack hit square on sending the Charizard into the river with a big splash

They all looked at the water "Charizard" Max whispers then all the sudden the water bursts upwards the Charizard coming out and landing on the ground in front of Team Rocket leaving them stunned with the others in the cage the tail fire was out. "That's impossible" Brock spoke out looking at Charizard without a tail fire.

Charizard move towards Team Rocket then collapsed on it's back "Whoa that was close" James spoke looking at Jessie who was just as pleased they walking over to the Charizard both with their pokémon looking down at it with a smile and proud looks on their faces.

Ash was very anger he reached out for a pokéball and Max was almost in tears then suddenly Jessie and James hand claws round their shirts and pulled them down to it eyes with a grin they both shaking then it got up with them picked up "It's ok?" Ash lower his pokéball "But that impossible" Ash turn to the others

Lurna was just as lost as the others "I have to agree"

"Ahhh!" James and Jessie cried as they flew into the cage their heads popping through the bars with dazed looks on their eyes

"Well whatever going on, good thing though, look like Team Rocket out of the game" Ash said as they shook their heads and pulled themselves free running to the balloon but their pokémon crashing into them

Max notice the fire came back to the tail "Wow you're amazing" Max called out and saw energy glowing from it's mouth "what attack is that Brock?" Max turn his head to the cage from his view

"No way that a hyper beam!" Brock shouted with surprise. "But a Charizard never been able to learn it though…" Team Rocket saw it and the beam came right at them, they screaming as it came closer and closer then with a massive explosion Team Rocket blasts off into the sky.

"Looks like Team Rocket Blasting off again!" They disappearing into the distance with a star flashing where they vanished into the distance.

Charizard unties Max and Pikachu then break the lock on the cage letting the gang out of it but Ash stops looking at it "I don't know how you managed to do all that but thank you for saving my Pikachu" Ash said to Charizard. Pikachu jumping up on his head, Ash laughing as Pikachu got on his shoulder and rub against his face.

May hugged her brother "are you alright Max?"

Max smiled and adjusted his glasses "I am fine, thanks to Charizard over there" Max said to her and took May's hand pulling her over to the Charizard. It look down at both of them and gave a small grin then turn around waving a claw to a direction.

"I think it wants us to follow it" Brock said and the Charizard glared at him "Erm what did I say?" Brock backed up nervously

The Charizard points at him then at itself "I think this Charizard don't like being called it, is it he?" Charizard nods "He not it then" Lurna told the Charizard who that smiled then start to walk with Max walking beside him.

"Hey Charizard you're the best, thanks for helping us back there" Max told Charizard then all the sudden he picked up Max and put him on his back his legs around the shoulders "Hey May look at me, this cool Charizard letting me ride him" Max laughed

May just looked at Max with a grumpy mumble "you have to always show off" May walk behind with Brock, Ash and Lurna, Pikachu riding on Ash as they travel deeper into the forest following the strange Charizard that they got to know wondering in many views how he was able to restart his own flame to full strength and able to cast a hyper beam attack with such ease including what happened earlier on leaving millions of questions towards this fire pokémon.

But one thing was that they made a new fiery friend even he was surrendered by mysteries and Pikachu looking at the Charizard something about him had brought on a strange look on it's face something that Meowth didn't tell Jessie and James that Pikachu heard as well the word 'Pokelonum'