Child Of The Dragons-Rescue

The third part to my series. I'm going to try to put more action than was in the last one. So, read, rate and comment! I don't own Pokemon, though I would like to, and this is purely for entertainment purposes. Aerise is mine, as is the Dragon Children idea and this story idea.

Aerise groggily opened her eyes. Her head pounded with the after-effect of Weezing's Sleep Powder. Through a haze, she heard Jesse and James and Meowth discussing how to get her to 'the boss'. Looking around, Aerise saw that she and Misty were lying, tied up, on the floor of some kind of shack. Misty was still asleep and her backpack had been taken away, so there was no hope of calling out Misty's water Pokemon. Aerise gingerly tried to move her arms, but the rope had been professionally tied, as with the rope on her legs. Aerise felt sleep coming on her again and she slipped into unconsciousness. Meanwhile.... Ash and Brock had searched all over for Aerise and Misty, without luck. " Where can they be? I knew girls loved to shop, but this is ridiculous! " Ash complained. Though he hid it, he was getting very uneasy. " I'm sure they're around somewhere. You know what's funny? Team Rocket hasn't showed up once. " " Yeah, that is strange. " " Pika, chu, chu, pi! " ( Maybe Team Rocket gave up! ) " No, Pikachu, they wouldn't give up that easy. " Ash and Brock wandered around some more. By this time, it was getting quite dark and the two girls still hadn't been found. Just then, Ash spotted a torn bag filled with clothes lying on the ground. They ran over to it. " This bag is from Rightman's, Misty's favourite store! " Brock exclaimed. " How do you know? " Ash asked. To his surprise, Brock blushed. " Uh, she always has bags from Rightman's. " " Oh. Are you sure this is Misty's and Aerise's bag? " " Yep, there's Misty's shorts and Aerise's pants. " The two boys looked at each other. " Team Rocket!! " they breathed. Back with Team Rocket.... Aerise woke up again. Now, her head was totally clear. She heard Misty stirring too. " Wha-what happened? " Misty muttered. " I don't know why, but this 'Team Rocket' kidnapped us. Do you know? " " No, they usually only want Ash's Pikachu. " Just then, Team Rocket walked in. " Oh, good, you're up! " Jesse said, nastily. " What are we doing here? " Misty yelled. " The boss wants the mountain girl here and we brought you along to see if the twerps would come find you. Then we could get Pikachu! " " Yeah, right! You could never get Pikachu! " Misty sneered. " We got you, didn't we? " Leaving Misty to think that over, Jesse left. " Why do they want Pikachu? " Aerise asked. " Apparently, Ash's Pikachu is special and the leader of Team Rocket wants him. " Aerise nodded and sighed. Her life in the mountains hadn't been as exciting, but she had only been with these guys two days and already Aerise had found out about herself, got new clothes and been kidnapped. " I wonder where we are? " Misty asked. " From the smell of pine, I'd say we were back in the mountains. I'm not sure where exactly, though. " The two girls lapsed back into silence. As all this was happening, Ash and Brock had been asking around about the girls. One store owner told them he had seen them traveling towards the edge of town, near the mountains. " Then that's where we have to go! " Ash exclaimed, running out. Brock hastily thanked the man, then ran after Ash. Soon, they were climbing a steep hill. It started to softly snow, adding to the snow already on the ground. Luckily, Ash and Brock could follow Team Rocket's footsteps towards their camp. Unfortunately, the new snow was starting to obscure the footprints. It was becoming harder and harder to track them, especially for two boys who couldn't track all that well anyways. " This is getting hard! " Ash exclaimed, puffing. " Pikaa. " ( I agree. ) " We have to keep going, though. " Brock replied. Ash nodded and put his head down, determined to find Aerise. By now it was almost totally dark. Ash decided to risk getting out Charizard. Maybe Charizard would actually understand if Ash explained to him that the two girls were in trouble. He threw the Pokeball containing Charizard. Charizard emerged in a flash of light and flame. He turned to glare at Ash. " Please, Charizard, we need your help. Misty and Aerise need your help. I don't know if you know who Aerise is, but she's been kidnapped, along with Misty. You're the only one who can light up the darkness! " Charizard looked at the distraught boy before him. His face softened slightly, as he remembered another boy who had looked at him the same way. Then his eyes narrowed. That boy had then betyrayed him! Charizard roared and sent a stream of flames at a nearby tree, incinerating it. Ash quickly recalled him before he could do more damage. " I guess that was a no. " Ash muttered, hanging his head. Why hadn't he been a better trainer? " Wait, Ash. Maybe my Vulpix could do it! " Brock encouraged. He threw his Pokeball and out came Vulpix. " Vull? " ( Yes? ) " Vulpix, we need you to light our way. Can you? " " Pixx, pix! " ( Of course! ) They continued on, Vulpix leading the way into the forest. Meanwhile...... " It's getting dark and I'm hungry! " Misty complained. Aerise nodded. Had Ash and Brock not been able to figure out what had happened? The door opened suddenly and James came creeping in. " What now? " Aerise asked. James didn't say anything, but he put food near them and untied their hands. As he turned to check the door, Aerise saw that he had green streaks in his hair. " James, have you always had blue hair? " Aerise asked. " Uh, no, I used to have green hair. " Aerise gasped. Could it be that James was a Dragon Child too? But, how could that be if Dragon Children were only born every 80 years? Aerise quickly ate the soup, as did Misty. James tied their hands again and left, leaving Aerise to wonder about his green hair. Meanwhile....... Ash and Brock were still struggling up the mountainside. Little did they know, that they were very close to Team Rocket's camp. Suddenly, they came upon a clearing. Ash had the good sense to motion Brock to be quiet and Ash crept up to the entrance to the clearing. " There they are! " he whispered. Ash waved Brock and Vulpix over. Jesse and Meowth were asleep. James was awake, but his back was towards them. He appeared to be thinking hard. Ash got out the Pokeball containing Pidgeot. Brock and Ash snuck into the camp. To their surprise, they fell into a deep hole! " Yes, dey fell for our little trap! " Meowth cried, springing up. " It worked, it really worked! " Jesse yelled, jumping up and down. She ran over to the pit. " Now hand over that Pikachu! " she told Ash. " Never! Haven't you realized that you'll never get him? " " We'll make you a deal. Hand over Pikachu or you'll never see Misty again! " " What about Aerise? " " No, the boss wants her. " " Then, no deal! " Brock shouted up. " Well.... fine then! You'll get both girls in exchange for Pikachu! " Ash was just about to say no, when Pikachu jumped out of the hole himself. " Pika, pii, pi, pika, chu! " " He says he'll surrender if ya get the girls! " Meowth translated. " Fine! James, go get them! " James hurried over to the shack, disappeared inside and then came back out, dragging Aerise and Misty with him. He untied their legs, but kept the rope on their wrists. " Come here, Pikachu! " Jesse commanded. " Nooo! " Ash yelled. He climbed out of the hole, just in time to see Pikachu get caught in a net! James quickly shoved Misty towards him, but held tight to Aerise's arms. Ash and Misty fell, just as Brock climbed up. All three were quickly up and mad. " You made a deal! " Ash shouted. " We're Team Rocket. We don't keep our deals! Besides, you got her didn't you? " Jesse snickered. " Pidgeot, Squirtle, Bulbasaur go! Whirlwind, Water Gun and Vine Whip! " Ash flung the Pokeballs. His Pokemon attacked Team Rocket. " Go, Lickitung, Arbok and Marowak! " Jesse shot back. " Since when do you have a Marowak? " Misty asked. " I just stole it from some stupid trainer! Lickitung, Lick! Arbok, Poison Sting and Marowak, Bone Club! " As usual, Lickitung and Arbok were fainted immediately, but Marowak seemed invincible! He K'Oed Bulbasaur and Squirtle and Pidgeot was just barely able to avoid being hit. Ash recalled Pidgeot and wondered what to do. He decided to try Charizard again. This Marowak should be enough of a challenge! Jesse and Meowth were laughing as they watched. James looked kind of sad. Aerise looked at him. She was scared, but somehow she knew that James wouldn't hurt her. " James, what's wrong? " James looked at her. " Do you know what you are? " " Yes. " " Well, I'm one too. Don't ask me how, because I know the legends too, but somehow... " James trailed off uncertainly. Aerise didn't say anything. She was pretty surprised that, for one, James knew and, for two, that he was a Dragon Child too! Her attention shifted to the battle as Charizard burst out. Charizard glared at Ash, wondering why he had been called out again. " Charizard, you have to fight! We can't win without you! " Charizard roared. Damion had said that same thing, and then, had left him to die! " Charizard! " Aerise didn't know why she called, but Charizard immediately looked at her. Charizard, too, knew what Aerise was. His eyes narrowed as he saw James holding her arms. Ash may be one thing, but noone messed with a girl with dragon blood in her! He shot flames at Marowak, burning it to a crisp. As Jesse and Meowth tried to run away, Charizard flew after them and grabbed them in his strong claws. He brought them back and tumbled them at the Ash's feet. As Charizard was doing this, James was hastily untying Aerise's hands. " I didn't want to do this in the first place, when I heard why the boss wanted you! Forgive me! " Charizard shot towards them, intent on destroying James. " Stop! Charizard, James is one of us, too! And he set me free! " Charizard stopped, uncertain. His mind warred with itself. He had hated all boys since Damion, but this girl was telling him that a boy was like him. He tossed his head, unused to these thoughts. Aerise stared at him and, behind her, James was scared. Charizard sniffed the air. There, the familiar scent of dragons. Slowly, Charizard calmed down. He could not hurt either of these children. Aerise sighed in relief. Ash, Brock and Misty stared in dibelief. James, a good guy? Charizard, fighting!?!? It was too much. " Aerise, he's part of Team Rocket! The ones who kidnapped us? " Misty screeched. " No, I'm not part of Team Rocket, anymore! I quit! " James yelled. Jesse and Meowth stared at him. " But, James.... " Jesse stuttered. " You can't change my mind! Goodbye, Jesse, Meowth. " Jesse slowly got up, glaring. " Fine, then! You whined too much anyway! " She was going to stalk towards him, but Charizard blocked her path, looking at her menacingly. Jesse turned and stamped off, Meowth following. " Wow, Aerise, Charizard actually listened to you! " Ash said. Aerise smiled. " Well, he is a Dragon! " " Well, James, what are you going to do now? " Brock asked. " Do you want to come with us? " Aerise asked. The others nodded. " Sure! That'll be great! " James' green eyes glowed. Ash recalled Charizard, set Pikachu free and they set off again, to continue their journey.

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