Chapter 7

Ash was cuddled up to his Pokemon, Misty and Professor Oak sitting each side of him when a wormhole opened below the floor and Jessie and James came through it, crawling. They were joined by Meowth and Pikachu.

"That was a terrible disguise!" Jessie said as she and James stood upright, "The song and humiliation I had to go through to find you two!"

Ash noticed Pikachu and ran to him, giving him a big hug, the Pokemon chattering in excitement.

"I'm so glad you're back, buddy!" Ash said.

"Pika!" Pikachu replied happily, returning the hug.

"How did you two get to Equestria anyways?" Meowth asked Jessie and James.

"Giratina sent them," Professor Oak answered, "And you."

"More like they jumped in the wormhole before I could," Ash muttered, still frustrated Team Rocket was faster than him.

"It just shows they think more of you than just a Team Rocket member!" Misty teased them.

"The Boss would have fired us had we lost you, a valuable member with the ability to communicate with Pokemon," Jessie denied, coming up with a perfect explanation.

"And why did Giratina send us?" Meowth continued asking.

The humans were silent and the Pokemon debating whether to tell them or not.

"Totodile toto totodile" Totodile began.

Meowth looked to the humans, who were waiting for his translation.

"Totodile says there were two reasons Giratina sent us" Meowth began translating.

"Swellow Swell Swellow" Swellow continued.

"Swellow is saying one of them was because Pinkie and Rarity, the ponies we met, were travelling at a high speed and would have been in danger had they not noticed us" Meowth told them.

"Buizel Bui bui buizel!" Buizel continued telling them.

"Buizel says the other reason was to show that, at the most desperate of times, Team Rocket and you twerps can work together" Meowth translated.

"Pika, pika pika pikachu!" Pikachu yelled in frustratrion.

"Pikachu is wondering why it took our memories away when it sent us there," Meowth said.

"Bulbasaur! Bulba bulba bulb bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur explained to Pikachu.

"Bulbasaur is saying it was because if we kept our memories, our hatred for each other would have made us go our separate ways in Equestria, and we may never have come back." Meowth translated.

"I think a lesson has been learnt here," Professor Oak stated at hearing all of this.

"I think so, too," Meowth said, holding a paw out to Pikachu, "Pals?"

Pikachu eyed him, but then smiled and shook his paw.

"What about you two?" Misty asked Jessie and James.

"Yes, I guess," Jessie said, "You're right, Misty. There are hundreds of new Pokemon out there"

"We definitely have been focusing on Pikachu for too long," James added.

"So, watch out, Kalos region, here comes Team Rocket!" Jessie shouted as she, James and Meowth left the laboratory.

Back in Equestria, Pinkie Pie and Rarity were climbing back onto the railroad cart.

"Lucky we escaped," Rarity told her friend, "That was a close one"

"You're right!" Pinkie agreed, "Now, what was I saying?"

"Please don't start up about chimichangas" Rarity told her as they began maneuvering the cart back to Ponyville.

"That's right!" Pinkie remembered, "It's not chimichanga. It's chimicherry. Or is it cherrychanga? Chimicherry or cherrychanga? Chimicherry or cherrychanga? Chimicherry or cherrychanga?"

Rarity gave an exasperated sigh as she grumbled.