Pikachu was busy minding his own business, until he noticed Piplup talking to Team Skull. Suspicious, he approached Piplup after she finished up talking with them.
"What were you just now doing with Team Skull, Piplup?" Pikachu asked. "Oh, wait. Don't tell me. This is another "make Chatot's life miserable scheme again" isn't it?"
"Yep," replied Piplup.
"Okay, what exactly do you plan on doing?"
"I'm going to order Chatot to go in Apple Woods and fetch me a Perfect Apple. When he reaches the pit, Team Skull, like I paid them to do, is going to jump out, attack Chatot, steal all the Perfect Apples, and leave Chatot alone with nothing. That way, when he gets home, I can have an excuse to yell at him and send him to bed with no dinner! It'll be the perfect plan to get revenge on what he did to me that night!" Piplup cackles evilly.
"Wow," said Pikachu. "No wonder even Satan hates you so much. Can you please stop acting like a baby and get over it?"
"I can't," responded Piplup. "That night was pizza night and I'll never forgive him for the loss of my pepperoni slice." Piplup notices Chatot entering the main room. "Oh, good! He's here! It's payback time!"
She stumbles over to Chatot. Corphish and Sunflora approach behind Pikachu.
"Are you just going to let Piplup do this or are you going to tell Chatot?" asked Corphish.
"Nah," answered Pikachu. "I'm just gonna let her make a fool of herself."
"Hey, Chatot!" called out Piplup.
"What?" he asked.
"I'm hungry. Fetch me something to eat. Hmm, how about a Perfect Apple?"
"But we don't have any Perfect Apples! Remember? The Guildmaster took them all on his trip."
"What did I say before?"
"Piplup is the greatest and I suck?"
"Well, that too. But what else?"
"Uh…"
"That Wigglytuff is not here anymore and I'm the new Guildmaster."
"All right! Fine!" scoffed Chatot. "What exactly do you want me to do?"
"Go to Apple Woods and fetch me some Perfect Apples."
"I beg your pardon?! You can't be serious!"
"What did I say earlier?"
"Fine! I retrieve your stupid Apples!"
"Thank you," replied Piplup in a cute voice.
Chatot ventured over to Apple Woods to retrieve Piplup's Apples. He was mumbling to himself the whole time.
"Hmmpt! I can't believe I have to spend my free days doing this! I should be watching my soap opera right now! Not retrieving some bloody Apple for some bloody bird! (I've always pictured Chatot having a British accent in the game) This is bogus!"
By the time Chatot reached the pit, he was too late. There was only one Perfect Apple hanging on the tree, and it was hard to reach.
"Well this is just dandy. The last Perfect Apple and I can't reach it. Too bad I don't have the HM Fly. All I have are these useless wings that won't work unless I learn the HM Fly. Hmmpt! Worst day ever!"
Just then, Chatot heard some evil chuckling coming from behind him.
"Who's there?"
Team Skull suddenly jumped out and attacked Chatot.
"Well, well, well," sneered Skuntank. "If it isn't the bird brain of the Guild. Here to steal our Perfect Apples. Claw-ha-ha."
"Heh-heh-heh," chucked Zubat
"Ho-ho-ho," guffawed Koffin.
"YOUR apples?! These are public property! You can't claim public property as your own!"
"No," Zubat smirked. "But we can steal public property and claim it as our own."
"Now Koffin," said Skuntank. "Let's show this feathery fool what happens when you mess with Team Skull. Initiating Koffin-Skuntank Poison Gas Attack Combo!"
"I beg your pardon?"
"NOW!"
Skuntank and Koffin attacked Chatot using their own Poison Gases. Chatot was down in less than a second.
"Claw-ha-ha!" laughed Skuntank manically. "I knew that penguin wasn't such a bad kid at all. I finally got to attack Chatot with Poison Gas. Now team. Let's go steal candy from a three-year-old."
"Yeah!" cheered Zubat.
"All right!" triumphed Koffin.
They all left, leaving Chatot alone. Chatot groaned as he awakened from his Poison Status coma.
"Oh, my head," he moaned. "I feel like I've been doused with a combination of Koffin and Skuntank gas." Chatot noticed the remaining Perfect Apple on the tree was gone. "Oh, dear. Not the Perfect Apple! Piplup is going to kill me!"
Chatot inched away depressed. As he entered the Guild, he was greeted by, yeah, you guess it. Piplup. Who was standing there with a grim expression on her face. So Chatot explained to Piplup what happened, and like Piplup planned, she scolded him and sent him to bed without dinner. Chatot was lying in his nest, unable to sleep because he was so hungry. Chatot decided to make a prayer to Arceus, hoping that the legendary Pokémon would answer his plead.
"Oh please, Arceus, if you're even listening. I'm sorry for all the rotten things I've done to the apprentices and to Piplup. Now I know what it feels like. Please, answer my call. I am begging you." Just then, Chatot noticed a light shining in midair. The light grew brighter and brighter. Something was about to happen. But what?
