Okay, I'll put up the 6th chapter now! Hope you like it!
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Chapter 6: Waterflower
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"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer, but wish we didn't."

Erica Jong
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Previously on "Three Days of Excess"…

"Well, check this out." Scott pulled out Paul's Iphone and pressed some buttons on it. "I googled 'Excess Express'…"

"And?"

Scott held up the Iphone. "No results." Sure enough, the screen on the Iphone read "No results". Everyone stared. Scott put the Iphone back in his pocket.

"And that's on Google! Where you search 'cottage cheese' and get a lawyers Facebook page!"

"What do you suppose it means?" Andria said.

"Well obviously the Excess Express doesn't exist."

"But we're on it!" Dawn said. "Right now!"

"Yeah, I know. That's my point. This isn't a real train. This is all a trick. This train is just something Team Rocket built. I bet Platinum City doesn't exist either! I mean, haven't you noticed that there are no windows on this train? We're probably on our way to some Team Rocket headquarters!"

"But that means…" Misty's eyes widened. "They're watching us right now! They know that we know!"

Suddenly, the lights went out, and there was a scream.

"What was that!?!" Ash said.

"Oh, sorry," said Andria. "That was me. I was just kind of scared."

"Andy, you do realize that if I could see, I would be banging my head with something right now," Scott said.

Then, there was a real scream. And Ash knew who it had come from.

"Misty!?!" Then, Ash felt something on the back of his head, and everything went black…or…I guess it was already black…so I guess it went…blacker? White? He lost consciousness, okay?
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"Huh?" Ash woke up to the sound of the "Piano Man" song. For a minute he thought he was back in his room listening to radio and this had all just been a dream. But could it have been? Ash had been on the train for more than a day! Maybe it was like the Wizard of Oz, where the dream was actually longer than real time.

Ash sat up and looked around. He wasn't in his room. He was in some kind of prison cell. Scott and Andria were in there too, and Scott was playing Piano Man on the harmonica. That explained it.

"What the hell are you doing?" Ash said to Scott. He looked up.

"I'm playing harmonica. It's a tradition for prisoners."

Ash didn't reply. He stood up and put his hand on the prison bars.

"Where are we?"

"I dunno," Scott said, "but it's a good thing I kept this mountain dew bottle."

Ash looked at Scott and noticed a mountain dew bottle on the ground next to him with a yellow liquid in it.

"That's gross."

Scott shrugged. "It's better than having it in my pants."

"That doesn't help!" Andria snapped. "We need to figure out where we are!"

"Where do you think we are?" Scott said. "We're in Team Rocket HQ!" Scott put the harmonica back in his pocket. "Now I think it's about time we tried to find a way out of here." Scott walked over to the bars. "Hey! Room service! I'm hungry!"

A tall, orange-suited man walked over to the cell and looked at the three children, smiling. Scott and Ash stepped back.

"Hello," the man said in a deep voice. "Do you know who I am?"

"Giovanni Vanhukeskenburger," Scott said. "There. I said it without laughing."

"What do you want!?!" Ash said. Then he noticed something about the cell. He glared at Giovanni. "Where's Misty!?!"

"Don't worry, you're little red-head will be quite fine. That is, if you do as I say."

"And what would that be?" Andria asked. "Why are we even here?"

"You are all very talented trainers, and you all have a connection with Misty."

"What do you mean?" Andria said. "Ash is the only one who knows her!"

"Ah, yes, but you are great friends with Ash, and he has a very deep connection with Misty. And because you are best friends with Ash, you would surely help him to keep Misty alive."

"Actually," Scott said, "yesterday morning that wouldn't have been true. And besides, what about me? I don't know anybody on the train!"

"What do you mean?" Giovanni's eyes widened. He laughed. "You don't know, do you? Oh my!"

"Don't know what?"

"Let me ask you, Scott," Giovanni said, "do you know Misty's last name?"

"No…"

"And does anybody here know your last name?"

"No…"

Giovanni laughed. "Well, you'll figure it out soon enough. Now, as for why you are all here…well, like I said you are all very talented trainers, especially you, Ash. You've beaten Team Rocket countless times. Which is why I would like to ask all of you to join Team Rocket."

Everyone gasped.

"No way!" Ash said.

"You must be crazy!" said Andria.

"Do we get paid?"

"Scott!"

Giovanni nodded. "Yes, of course."

"How much?"

"Scott!!!" Andria couldn't believe it.

"50 dollars a month."

"Are you freaking kidding me!?!" Scott yelled. "I can get more than that babysitting my little brother! And that's way harder than being a criminal!"

"Ah, but I'm not finished," Giovanni said. "If you refuse to join Team Rocket, you can say goodbye to Misty."

"Oh, yeah," Scott said. "That is an essential detail."

"You have 24 hours," Giovanni said, walking away. "Make your choice."

Ash couldn't believe this. He loved Misty, and couldn't bare knowing that he had been responsible for her death, but to save her, he would have to actually join the people who had been attacking him all these years!

Andria put her hand on Ash's shoulder. "Ash…I know you love her. And if you want, I will join Team Rocket to save her. And so will Scott."

"No I won't," Scott said. Andria stared at him in disbelief.

"What!?! Scott, you would really let Misty die!?!"

"I never said I was gonna let Misty die. I just said I wasn't going to join Team Rocket. Their salaries are horrible!"

"But how are you going to-"

Scott slipped in-between the prison bars. Andria stared. Scott put his hands in his pockets.

"They never make these things thick enough."

Andria smiled. So did Ash.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Scott said. "C'mon!"

Andria and Ash stepped out of the prison cell.

"Good," Scott said. "Now let's go get Misty." He turned and started to walk away, but Andria grabbed his arm.

"Oh, no you don't!"

Scott turned around, but before he could say anything, Andria grabbed him and pulled him in close. She pressed her lips up against his, taking him by surprise. After a few seconds the shock wore off and Scott put his arms around her. Ash just kind of looked at them, not quite sure of what to do.

Finally, Scott and Andria unlocked lips. They stared at each other. Andria smiled.

"You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that."

"We've only known each other for two days, it can't have been that long!"

Andria laughed and kissed Scott again. He smiled and let go of her.

"Well, it's not fair that we're the only ones who get to do that! Let's go get Misty so Ash gets the chance!"

"Okay," Ash said. "There's just one problem: we have no idea where the hell Misty is."

"Oh yes we do." Scott took out Paul's Iphone. "Check it out!" He pressed some buttons and held up the screen, which was showing the Team Rocket web-page. "Free Wi-Fi!"

Andria smiled. "You see, this is one of the reasons I fell in love with you."

Scott smiled. "I'm just being myself."

"I know. I wouldn't have it any other way."

Scott pressed some buttons on the Iphone. "Alright! We've got ourselves a map! Now let's go get Misty!"

And so the three of them set off to find Misty.
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And that's the 6th chapter! Scott and Andria are together, but we still gotta wait for Ash and Misty! So like I said, I'm not gonna make you, but please review!