Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon, I do not have any rights to Pokémon and I do not make any money from writing these fics.
A/N: Written for the Random AU Challenge which mine is alternative characters and The Multi Map Chap Challenge.
Chapter 4
"Prepare for trouble!" a female's voice shouted out.
"And make it double!" a male's voice called causing Ash to let out a groan as he recognised the words.
"To protect the world from devastation!" the female said again causing Delia's eyes to flash as she began looking around for her missing Pokeball.
"To unite all peoples within our nation!" the male voice said, this time sounding closer causing Ash to quickly scoop Pikachu up off of the ground and hold him protectively.
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!" the female said only for the male to speak again, "To extend our reach to the stars above!"
Suddenly the bushes in front of them began to shake causing both Delia and Ash to hold onto their last Pokémon protectively while mentally preparing themselves for a Pokémon battle.
"Jessie!" Jessie cried out as she jumped out of the bushes and struck a stylish pose, in her hand was Delia's pokeball that held her new Pokémon.
"Give my mum her Pokémon back!" Ash shouted out angrily only to be ignored by Team Rocket.
"James!" James yelled out as he too jumped out of the bushes and gracefully landed next to Jessi.
"Team Rocket blasting off at the speed of light!" Jessi said with a wink causing Ash to groan.
"They blast off a lot," Ash said with a sigh.
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!" James said as he pulled out a beautiful red rose from nowhere.
"Meowth! That's right!" Meowth said as he jumped out of the bushes and landed in front of Jessie and James holding a small box with what looked like an opening on the top.
"What are you three doing here?" Ash asked as he kept a tight hold on Pikachu, "Give my mum her Pokémon back!"
"Your mum's Pokémon?" Jessie asked as she looked from Ash to Delia in surprise, "Now this is a surprise, what is the twerps mother doing all the way out here? Is this a family holiday or something?"
"I am travelling with Ash and looking for a bodyguard for him!" Delia said simply through her eyes held anger, "You have my Pokémon, please give it back."
"A bodyguard? You want to get the twerp a bodyguard!" Meowth cried out in shock as he looked at the woman, "Why on earth would you want to do that for? It would make it harder for us to get his Pokémon!"
"Like you ever succeed," Ash said before turning to his mother, "A bodyguard? Mum I am not on my very first journey, why do you think I need one for?"
"I got worried after hearing all about your various adventures dear, it is not that I do not trust you or anything of the sort," Delia said as her eyes took on a dangerous glint as she gave Team Rocket a glance, "It is people like these two and their talking Meowth that I do not trust. We have only just left Professor Jupiter's lab not an hour ago and we have already ran into people who want to hurt us!"
"Hey! We do not want to hurt you!" Meowth said angrily only to freeze and gulp in fear when he suddenly found himself put under Delia's glare, "We just want to steal your Pokémon."
"And to me that is just as bad as hurting my son," Delia said as anger flared up in her eyes, "It takes a lot to get me angry but one sure way to get me angry without a lot of effort is to try and harm my son!"
James gulped nervously, his eyes drifted to Ash and Pikachu who was not trying to do anything to stop the woman. Fear washed through him as James' mind slowly added several facts together and one major fact stood out to James. Ash and Pikachu was doing nothing to chase them away.
"Err...Jessie, Meowth," James said nervously as he turned his attention back to his two friends, "I think we should be careful of this woman."
"Careful? Of the twerp's mother?" Jessi asked with a loud obnoxious laugh, "Why? All this proves it that the twerp is a baby who needs his mother to hold his hand all the time!"
"Yeah and besides we got our first Unova region Pokémon already," Meowth said smugly as he motioned to the Pokeball in Jessi's hand, "I do not think that woman is very strong. I could properly take her on and win!"
"Mum," Ash began only to blink in surprise when his mother flashed him a kind playful grin, all traces of her previous anger was gone.
"Do not worry Ash, Pikachu, mum has everything under control," Delia said with a playful wink as she turned to Mr. Mime, "Mimey it is time to show everyone just how hard we have been working to go on this trip! Let's teach them a thing or two with double slap!"
"Mime!" Mr. Mime cried out as he rushed forwards startling Jessie, James and Meowth.
"Since when has the twerp had a Mr. Mime?" James asked nervously as the Pokémon rushed towards them angrily.
"It must be his mothers," Jessi screeched out in fear as Mr. Mime raised a hand, "This is not the new start that we wanted!"
"It is too soon to be blasting off!" Meowth shouted as Mr. Mime's large gloved like hand hit them for the first time, "Jessi, James, do something?"
"What about you? You are a Pokémon," James said cried out as he got hit by Mr. Mime's double slap.
"Oh No!" Jessi suddenly yelled out catching everyone's attention, "The Pokeball! It got thrown out of my hands when that dumb mime Pokémon hit us!"
"Quick Mr. Mime, get that Pokeball! It has our new friend inside!" Delia called out causing Mr. Mime to nod his head and quickly grab the Pokeball.
"Hey!" Jessi suddenly screamed causing Meowth to wince at the high pitch, "Give us back that Pokeball! We stole it from you fair and square!"
"Why are you stealing other people's Pokémon for?" Delia asked as Mr. Mime quickly made his way over to Delia with the Pokeball safely in his hands, "With that motto of yours I would of thought that you were the good guys."
"Good guys?" Jessi, James and Meowth asked at the said time in confusion.
"Yes, your motto does say you are the good guys," Delia replied as she accepted the Pokeball from Mr. Mime, "You did say that you protect the world and unite everyone, which makes me think that you are the good guys. I want to know why the so called good guys are acting like the bad guys for."
Ash watched with a mixture of amusement and curiosity as the three Team Rocket members thought his mother's words over. A small smile came to his lips, he felt sorry for them because when she wanted to be his mother could be very persuasive.
"You know, the twerps mother is right," Jessi said slowly as her eyes widened in shock as she mentally went over their motto, "All of these years that we have been saying it..."
"We have been saying a good guy motto and not a bad guy motto," James finished as his own wide shocked eyes met Jessi's, "What should we do Jess? Are we good guys or bad guys?"
"I...am not sure James," Jessi answered as they ignored everything around them, "Meowth what do you think?"
"I think we need a new motto," Meowth said simply as he folded his arms and nodded his head, "We are not good guys or bad guys, we are members of Team Rocket and-"
"How would you feel about leaving Team Rocket and becoming my Ashy's bodyguards?" Delia asked innocently as she clipped her returned Pokeball to her belt while Mr. Mime stood protectively between her and the Team Rocket trio, "That way you would not have to change your motto."
"WHAT!" was the collective cry of shock and surprise as everyone turned and looked at Delia in surprise.
"Mum, they keep trying to steal Pikachu! They have chased me around several regions!" Ash objected while Pikachu nodded his head in agreement, "Over half of the bad situations I get into is because of them and their schemes to steal Pikachu! Besides I do not need a bodyguard."
At Ash's words Delia's relaxed expression took on a more harden edge to it, her eyes slowly looked Jessi, James and Meowth over and the tension in the air between them grew.
"Man, it feels like I am answering to my old school teacher because I did something wrong in class," Jessi said dumbly while James and Meowth nodded their heads in agreement.
"Mimey, let's teach these people not to harm my little boy," Delia said as her expression took on a dangerous light which was soon mirrored by Mr. Mime's, "This is why I would feel safer if you had a bodyguard Ashy."
It was all Ash could do to watch as Mr. Mime used his natural physic powers to lift Jessi, James and Meowth along with their black box machine off of the ground and into the air. No matter how loud they yelled or how much they struggled they found themselves unable to get free of Mr. Mime's physic hold.
"Hey! What is going on? Let us go you great big clown!" Meowth yelled out angrily as he struggled to get free only to keep on failing.
"Mimey it is time to send them flying just like in the stories Ash has told us," Delia suddenly said causing Jessi, James and Meowth to freeze, "This time through make sure they go far away from our Ash."
Ash and Pikachu watched with wide shocked eyes as Mr. Mime sent Team Rocket flying with a single wave of their hand, by the time the trio had the chance to shout 'we are blasting off again' they where only a twinkle in the sky.
"Remind me to never upset mum," Ash said to Pikachu causing the electric mouse Pokémon to nod his head in agreement, both of them had their mouths hanging open in shock.
"So what do you think Ash? Mimey and I have been training for a few months before you even got home so we would not slow you down," Delia said with a happy smile making both Pikachu and Ash gulp nervously at the same time, "Do you think we have gotten stronger?"
"Yeah, you have both come on a lot," Ash replied as he looked at his mother in a new way, "That was amazing! You did not let Team Rocket find a single chance to kick our butts!"
"My, what kind words," Delia said happily as a small blush appeared on her face, "What do we say Mimey."
"Mime, Mr. Mime," Mr. Mime answered with a happy grin as he raised his hand and rubbed the back of his neck in a sheepish manner, "Mime."
"Pikachu!" Pikachu said causing Mr. Mime to blush.
"Mum...do I really need a bodyguard?" Ash asked finally as the drama from Team Rocket slowly drained away.
"Yes Ash, look what just happened! What has just happened has made up my mind," Delia replied as she gave Ash a stern look, "You have three choices Ash, you can either travel with me, return home until you agree to having a bodyguard or travelling with me or travelling with a bodyguard that we have both picked out and who is your friend and has agreed to be your bodyguard."
At his mother's words Ash suddenly found himself under the spot light with his emotions and mind confused and conflicting. It was his mother's gaze on him that caused Ash to stop and think things through first before answering, his mother knew him too well.
"Alright, I understand," Ash replied as he looked his mother straight in the eye, "I will chose to..."
To Be Continued...
So there are no confusion about what Pokémon belong to what trainer:
Delia's Pokémon: Mr. Mime, Deerling.
Ash's Pokémon: Pikachu.