May picked herself up off the ground and shook her head. "Well, that was a rush huh Pikachu?" she asked the electric type before looking around. "Pikachu?"
"Piika." The electric type moaned as he lay on the ground with spirals in his eyes.
"Ah." Gasped May as she rushed over to help the injured Pokémon as a helicopter descends. "Again? Get lost!" May cried as she launched a barrage of psychic blasts at the helicopter.
The door to the passenger section slid open and a top flew out as a familiar voice cried out "Capture on!"
The top began to circle May and Pikachu. "A ranger? I'm not about to have my powerful ass captured." May declared as she stood up and stomped the ground, creating a psychic fissure that shattered the capture device.
"May?" The voice called out in confusion as a girl leapt out of the helicopter. "My styler seems to think you're a Mew. Damn thing must be malfunctioning."
"Solanna!" May called back in surprise. "Yeah you keep thinking that." She mutters under her breath.
"What was that?" Solanna asked, looking up from her styler.
"Uhhh… ummm." May stammered. "What are you doing all the way out here?"
"A couple from Mount Pyre reported the noise and since this island is a nature preserve I was sent to investigate. Nice clothes by the way." Solanna complimented May, looking her up and down.
"What? Oh these. A little outfit I picked up while I was in Johto." May lied. "you ever been to Johto?"
"Once. When I was a junior ranger I was sent to investigate some castle that had crystals grow over it one night. When I got there the crystals where gone and the townsfolk attributed the crystals disappearance to some kid and his Pikachu and Charizard. I caught a glimpse of the kid and his Pikachu leaving town with a red headed girl and a tall, tan skinned young man. Never saw them again." Solanna said wistfully. "Although I'm reasonably certain It's Ash."
"Yup." May chuckled. "Sounds like my Ash all right."
"Wait." Solanna stopped May and got right up in her face. "You and Ash are boyfriend/girlfriend now?"
May stepped back blushing. "Y-yeah. We actually got together not to long ago. But…" May dropped her head and sighed. "The world is laughing in our face. Some Team Rocket members disguised themselves as us and robbed a game corner. And left the loot with us. Then we kinda got separated." May's pokedex started to ring. She pulled it out of her bag and let out a squeal. "It's Ash." She exclaimed as she opened it and activated the video call function.
May and Solannas faces appeared on screen. "Ash, sweetie where are you? I've been looking for you." May asked.
"I'm fine May. Jesse and James are taking me to cerulean city to get my leg treated." Ash winced as he tried to move.
"Oh no! What happened to your leg?" May asked.
"A bullet tore through my right knee and broke it. I'd rather not be taken to Cerulean city though." Ash sighed.
"Cause Misty's gonna hunt you down and kill you for what you did?" May asked, already knowing the reply.
"Yeah. Could you try and get there before we do? I'd like to have you and Pikachu there with me." Ash asked
"No problem Solanna can drop me off. Right Solanna?" May asked as she turned around.
"Well I'm meant to be investigating here but I guess my pilot could drop you off at the hospital." Solanna considered.
"There's a secret network of tunnels underneath this island. The entrance is in that cave somewhere." May explained.
"And you're telling me this why?" Solanna asked.
"Equivalent exchange. I help you, you help me." May smiled as she picked up Pikachu, grabbed her pokedex off the rock she stood it on and ran to the now landed helicopter.
"Whatever. Pilot! Take this girl to cerulean city. Meet me back here." Solanna ordered him as she ran into the cave.
"See ya Solanna." May called after her. "And see you soon sweetie." May winked to the camera before cutting the connection and jumping into the helicopter.
Ash sighed and tries to get some sleep.
Light began to pour in around him. Waking him up. Meowth stood in the lights path.
"Last stop as you twoip. We're in Cerulean and dat means time to get in da dress." Meowth told him. "De act is you was out playin in da grass near da river wit ya pet Pokémon, played by yours truly, when a Staryu popped outta da water and startled ya. Ya tripped and fell in a Dugtrio hole, which will be dug by Jesse and James, who will be acting as ya parents, will say we come from Johto, where dere ain't a whole lotta staryu, and dat we're here on vacation. You cry a little and tell em you sent me off ta find ya parents and you're in. got it?" Meowth asked as he struggled to get the disguise over Ash.
"I think so. All I really have to do is cry and say I sent you to get my parents." Ash remarked as Meowth planted the wig on his head and got to work on the necklace.
"Exactley. Now let's flip dis little beauty on and… there. Say something so I know it's woikin." Meowth asks a confused Ash.
"Hello." Ash says, but is surprised by the female voice that repeats what he says. "This will take some getting used to."
"No problem. We'll just say you hit your head fallin down. Work in a little bit of what happened and where am I. All ya need is a
Bump!" Meowth accentuated the word bump with a swift kick to Ash's head.
The jarring action sent a shiver down through Ash's body until it hits his broken knee which causes extreme pain. Tears well up in his eyes as he began to cry from the pain.
Meowth looked on in annoyance as Jesse and James return from digging the pit. "Don't cry yet! Save da waterworks for when we get to da hospital." Meowth spouted in annoyance.
"I'm no doctor Meowth but I think her knee is getting infected and it's causing extreme pain. We have to get our daughter to the hospital right now. So let's put on our disguises and get going hmmm?" James asked is teammates.
"Jeez what's her problem?" Brock asked Nurse Joy.
"I suspect it may have something to do with Dawn." Nurse Joy said, as she pointed to the top of the Pokémon centre.
Dawn stands on the edge of the roof, arms spread wide like a Staraptor ready to take flight. She leant forward and began to fall.
Brock sprinted towards the Pokémon centre with Nurse Joy trailing. He dove and caught Dawn moments before she hit the ground.
Dawn opened her eyes and stared at Brock. "Why? Why did you catch me Brock? Why didn't you let me fall?" She asked him.
Brock looked back at her and replied "I'm not going to let you kill yourself Dawn. You're having a bad day. So what? Everyone has them." He picked himself up, still holding Dawn.
Nurse Joy watches on silently as Brock cradles Dawn and carries her inside.
Tracey entered the Cerulean gym carrying bags of Pokémon food. "Misty!" He called out. "Misty where are you?"
Misty stepped out from behind the bleachers, behind her a hallway stretches to the house section of the gym.
"What do you want Tracey? It's 12 in the morning." She replied, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Sorry to wake you but I saw Team Rockets Gyrados sub surface next to me while I was on my way here to deliver the Pokémon food. I was going to camp for the night but when the sub appeared next to me I ran here as fast as I could. If what Brock said is true then that means Ash is here in Cerulean somewhere." Tracey explained to Misty who instantly perks up at the mention of Ash.
"He's here! Where?" Misty asked as she rushed towards Tracey.
"I don't know. I just know that he's probably in the city somewhere." Tracey stammered as he took two involuntary steps back.
Misty got dressed and stepped out of the gyms front doors. A helicopter roars overhead and lands on top of Cerulean hospital.
May steps out of the helicopter with a now conscious Pikachu riding on her shoulder. "Thanks for the ride!" May yells to the pilot.
He gives her a thumbs up then takes off.
May checks the time on her pokedex. "12:22 am. That took longer than expected. Come on Pikachu. Lets grab us a disguise." May said as she slipped through the roof top access door and took the form of a nurse who walked past. She reached up and turns Pikachu into the Pichu the nurse had riding on her shoulder.
"Pichu pichu!" Pikachu cried out before May hushed it with her finger.
Misty pushed her way through Jenny's to reach the hospital. Tracey following closely behind.
