On a sunny Saturday morning, the Eds had gathered by a lake for a swim, with Grey sitting on the bank with Phrody and Venus. The Venusaur sunned herself on the bank while her child played at the water's edge. Snappy joined him, with the Bulbasaur lightly splashing water on it's Sinnoh counterpart using it's vines.
Eddy backstroked as his partner Wotter shot himself backward past him with Water Gun. "Stinking cheater!"
"Jackie! Why don't you come and swim too?" Ed asked his Sneasel, who was busy grooming herself. She eyed him, but waved her head no. "Aww, come on."
Grey polished a Poke Ball as his Meowstic and Buneary sat solemnly under the tree nearby.
'Mega Evolution…' Grey said mentally. 'Z-Power...Should I look into them, or drive myself to break our limits through sheer grit? Up until now, that's the way I battled back in Kanto…'
As the group enjoyed themselves for the most part, three girls observed them from the mountainous cliff overlooking the lake.
Lee, Marie, and May, the Kanker Sisters watched them using their binoculors, now wearing the white uniforms the three strangers had given them.
"There they are...with some new kid and a big ugly frog thing…" Marie said.
They recalled their video chat with their new associates.
The pink haired woman, Jessie spoke to them over the screen.
FLASHBACK
"Now, you three are our official trainees. Welcome to your service in Team Rocket! You fit those uniforms nicely, but I believe you still might want to visit the hairstylist." Jessie noted. The three of them took her hairstylish comment indignantly, before the blue haired man, James took over.
"Our goal is to collect as many of the creatures called Pokemon that are now taking a part of your world and keep them for our own personal use."
The coin bearing cat took over from there. "So use those Poke Balls we gave ya, to nab as many as possible, then maybe when you're not on duty, y'can impress your little boyfriends."
"Ta-ta for now!" James added as the screen went blank.
END OF FLASHBACK
Lee clutched her fist. "Let's go." She rose up. "I wanna catch me something strong that'll help me attract Eddy!"
May looked behind her and turned white at the sight of something. The blond freaked out and ducked behind Marie. "What's you're problem?" The blunette asked, and her sister pointed behind Lee with a shaky finger. "Woah! What is that?"
"Huh?" Lee turned around. Behind them was a particular sheet-wearing Pikachu-impersonator.
"Kyukkukuukuku!" Polter chittered, waving it's costume's head around ghoulishly.
"Looks like something's come to see us!" Lee mused, strutting up to meet the Mimikyu. She crouched, looking into the costume's eyes, not knowing it's true eyes were poking out of the sheet's midsection. "What kinda critter hides under a sheet? Must be scared of us." She poked the neck of the Pikachu costume, and Polter started to chitter annoyedly.
"I think I'll catch you!" Lee said, hitting it on the head with an empty Poke Ball. It opened, and shot Polter with red light, but a blue barrier manifested around it, protecting it from being captured.
"Why didn't it work!?"
"Let me try!" Marie threw her own Ball, but it produced the same results.
"Miku-miku-miku-kyu-kyu!" Polter squeaked, getting miffed with their attempts. May backed away until she was at the bare edge of the cliff.
"It's not working, Lee!" Marie said.
"Maybe we gotta take the sheet off!" The redhead proposed. As soon as she approached, Polter hissed and writhed violently, a clawed tentacle emerging from under it's sheet. "Ah shut up and sit still!" She grabbed Polter's costume head and started to pull on it, but it wouldn't slip off. "Marie, help me out with this!"
Her sister approached and tugged on the tail stick. Polter did not appreciate this at all, shadowy mist spilling out from it's form.
"I...I think we should stop!" May cautioned them.
"If you're gonna be that way, fine! But that costume's coming off!" Lee declared, giving one more tug. Polter had enough.
"KYUUUUU-!" It shrieked, lifting it's costume and exposing the three of them to the genuine horror underneath!
The Kanker Sisters all blanched at the sight of this horrifying vision. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" They screamed, face wrinkling and eyes glowing an eerie blue. The three of them made a run for it, forgetting they were at the top of the cliff, falling off and into the water below.
"What was that?" Eddy asked, looking around, concerned. He knew the Kanker's voices when he heard them.
"Hmm…sounded like screaming. I do hope they're okay." Double D began as he exited the water, toweling himself off. "Perhaps we should be off." He took notice of someone missing. "Polter? Time to go!"
"Mikyu!" The Mimikyu squeaked at the top of the cliff, happily scuttling down from the peak and moving along the beach until it found it's way back to it's master's feet.
"Where were you, you little rascal?" Edd asked.
"Mi-mii-kyu." It vocalized, a bit disgusted.
"Hmm...I'll have to ask Roto-Z what that means. Heh-heh." He rubbed Polter on it's back.
Grey slung his backpack over his shoulder, returning Venus, Phrody and Tann to their Poke Balls. "Come on, Mystik." He went off in another direction.
"Where are you going, Grey?" Ed asked.
"I'm leaving."
"Y...you're leaving!?" The lovable oaf asked. "But we're friends!" He ran up and hugged Grey. "Say it ain't so!"
"I'm sorry, Ed, but I still have a home to find a way back to." The Trainer began. "And while I'm still in your world, I want to see as much of it as possible, especially if the professors have set up a Gym Challenge."
"Aww…"
"It was nice to know you then, Grey." Double D smiled. "I do hope you'll find your way back home."
"Mi!" Polter chimed.
"Thanks, Double D." Grey added. "Hope you guys and your Pokemon have lots of fun times together." He turned to Eddy.
"I'm not one for mushy goodbyes or anything, so I'll just say...thanks!" Eddy gave him a thumbs up.
"No more scamming kids outta pocket change for you, I guess, huh?" Grey smiled. "Nice to have met you, Eddy." The two hi-fived, with Wotter offering to high-five Mystik.
"No thanks." The feline said.
"Oshawott…" Wotter groaned, sulking.
"Well guys. Until we meet again!" Grey said. He gave a wave as he started running. "Come on, Mystik!"
"You do know I have shorter legs than you, right!?" Mystik snarled as she gave chase.
The Eds observed a moment of silence as the two of them vanished into the forest.
"I'm gonna miss 'em…" Ed wailed, tears welling up.
"Fear not, Ed!" Double D assured him, hand on his shoulder. "I'm sure we'll meet again!"
"Mimikyu!" Polter said, rubbing up against Ed's leg. He looked down at the spectral fairy, and held his hands out. "Mimi!" Polter hopped into his hands and snuggled up against Ed's chest happily, making a disturbing purring sound.
"Thanks, Polter. You're a good friend."
The Kanker Sisters ducked behind a boulder as they pulled themselves from the water. May observed them as they took their leave.
"Look at 'em!" May gasped. "They're cuddling up with that...that DEMON like it was a newborn kitten!"
"They may be our boyfriends, but they have no idea what they got there-yeeeeeeaaaaahh!" Lee shrieked as she felt something wide and wet against her backside that paralyzed her. "What's the big idea!?"
Behind her stood a strange-looking pink creature, with a long tongue lolling out of it's mouth, and a long bent tail. It's black beady eyes focused on them.
"Licki...lickitung!" It vocalized.
"Get outta here, you!" Lee demanded, throwing a rock. The Pokemon took off running, afraid.
"What IS that!?" Marie asked.
"I don't know, but it needs to keep it's fat tongue to itself!" Her older sister growled. "It got me all slimy! Let's get outta here, we got men to stalk!"
The three of them marched forward silently, giving chase to the Eds as they left the lake.
"Hey, what's that?" May asked.
The three of them turned their attention to the fox-like creature grooming itself on a rock between the trees.
"Great!" Lee said, holding a Ball up. "I need a do-over anyway!" She threw the Poke Ball, but another one flew past hers and hit the Pokemon on the head.
"Vui!" It protested as it was sucked inside. The Ball shook a few times and clicked. Marie jumped out and grabbed it. "Whats the big idea!?" Lee growled.
Marie stuck her tongue out. "My fastball always was a showstopper!~"
0
The Eds hiked through a clearing in the woods, but stopped as soon as they heard the sounds of battle. "Alright, Buck! Use Dragon Rage!" A familiar voice called.
"That sounds like Kevin!" Double D began. The three of them looked through the trees to find the hat wearing kid and his Charmeleon. It spat Dragon Rage at a purple quadriped with horns and spikes all over it's back.
"That's a Nidorino." The sockhead said. "I saw from the Pokedex entries. It's a Poison-Type."
"Guess bazooka-face is trying to catch it!" Eddy noted.
The mystic flames scorched the Nidorino, and knocked it out. "Go, Poke Ball!" Kevin shouted, tossing the ball at it. The ball hit and drew it inside.
Kevin marched over to where the Ball lie shaking, until it clicked and released stars.
"And that makes three!" He boasted, before he caught sight of his onlookers. "Eds! Why is it that you three keep poking your noses around where you don't belong?"
"We were just havin' a swim at the lake, bozo." Eddy retorted. "The way I see it, you're the one that keeps poking your CHIN into everything!"
"You wanna start something!?" Kevin growled, shaking the Poke Ball containing Nidorino at him.
Eddy pulled out King's Poke Ball. "Heh! Sure-" His face turned white, recalling the Primeape's violent nature. He put it away and swiped one from Double D.
"Eddy, that's mine!" Double D protested.
"Yeah, well I'm borrowing it!" Eddy said, producing Polter from the ball. It chirped, turning back to Eddy. "Okay, Polter, time to show this loser what you can do for me."
The Mimikyu lurched forward, a dark shadow falling over it's Pikachu head. "NNNNNNNoooooooooooo…"
Eddy grimaced in fright, taking another ball from Edd and releasing Watt from it. "Uh, Hey, Watt, wanna battle this Kevin jerk for me?"
The Pichu beamed brightly, recalling Kevin and the battle he and Wotter had with him. "Pi! Pichu!"
"Alright then, I'm eager to get some payback anyway!" Kevin said. He threw his ball out, bringing Nidorinio out. The purple quadriped gave a bark of "Nido!" as it faced Watt.
Watt's cheek pouches sparked brightly as he prepared to go on into battle, but Polter hissed and shook it's head disapprovingly. "Kyu! Ku!" It stepped out in front of Mimikyu, showing off it's claw.
"Oh wow, it looks like Polter doesn't want Watt to fight!" Ed noted.
"Intriguing." Double D added.
"Alright, let's see about this thing here." Kevin said, pulling a device out of his pocket. It was a cream yellow device that flipped open, the screen protecting panel folding behind it. It beeped.
"Nidorino. The Poison Pin Pokemon and the evolved form of the male Nidoran." It said in a female computerized voice. "An aggressive Pokemon that charges with Horn Attacks. A powerful impact may cause it's horn to leak venom. Known moves: Horn Attack, Poison Jab, Leer, and Horn Drill."
""Nice." Kevin said, turning back to his newly caught Pokemon. "Alright, you're name is Ace! Remember it!" The Nidorino gave a grunt of approval.
"Is that a Pokedex!?" Double D asked. "Where in the world did you get something like that?"
"The guy at the shop outside town sold it to me for fifty bucks."
"And where would he get such a thing?"
"Heck if I know!" Kevin spat before turning to Eddy and Polter. "Get ready for a Horn Attack!"
Ace charged, the venomous horn on it's head aimed straight for the Mimikyu. However, it passed right through Polter and hit the dirt. "Nido?" He growled, confusedly before dashing at it for a second try.
"Alright, Polter, hit it with-" Before Eddy could finish, Polter twisted around, striking Ace with a Shadow Claw, and slamming him into the earth.
The boy felt sweat run down his face. "I uh...never said what to use…''
"Pichu!" Watt cried happily, waving his paws out. Polter held it's claw up in the shape of a piece sign.
"Let's try Horn Drill then!" Kevin shouted. The horn on Ace's head took on a whirling phenomenon as it charged again, this time managing to strike Polter. The Mimikyu wasn't hurt though, as it's Pikachu head cocked to the side as it's neck collapsed.
"Mi-mi!" Polter started to pound on Ace with it's tail stick and head, as well as stomping on him with a display of Play Rough. In spite of this, the hardy Poison-Type took little damage.
"Poison Jab!" Kevin commanded, and with another lunge, Ace stabbed the Mimikyu with it's horn and injected it with light venom.
"Kyuuu! Kuku-mii-KYU!" Polter shrieked as it detached from Ace and started writhing about. Poison and Fairy-Types did NOT match up well.
"Polter, you gotta snap out of it!" Ed said.
"Hit it again, Ace!"
"Nido!" The Nidorino charged one last time, it's horn glowing a deeper shade of purple, but it's quarry was well prepared.
Polter twisted back around, sending a cascade of hearts at Nidorino. "Rino?" He grunted inquisitively before the hearts hit him and burst.
Ace fell back to earth, making bubbly grunts and growling, as his eyes changed to cartoonish hearts. He could not find the will to attack.
"What are you doing! Get up!"
Double D struggled to find an explanation, but recalled what his Dex told him about Polter. "Ohhh that's right."
The group turned to him. "Polter's a girl." Ed, Eddy and Kevin's jaws dropped.
"If a Pokemon uses Attract on one of opposite gender, it's target temporarily become smitten with the user."
Ace rubbed against Polter's side with his bristles in a loving manner. His feelings weren't reciprocated, however.
"Mimi-KYU!" She pulled back her hood, and with a shriek, unveiled it's true form to the Nidorino.
His eyes popped back to normal as they adopted a blue glow. "NIDO-RIIINOOO!" Ace collapsed, writhing in terror.
Polter reconceiled herself and snickered evilly.
"What a dirty trick…" Kevin said, recalling his new Pokemon with a shaky hand, face frozen in a fright.
Polter scuttled back to Double D and Watt. "Well done, young Mimikyu!" Edd boasted, pulling a small pouch from his pocket. He opened it and sat it on the ground before her, revealing the multi-colored cream-puff like pastries.
The Mimikyu took a few of them from the pouch with her claw and brought them under her shroud to consume them. "Mimi-kyu!" It piped up happily.
"What are those supposed to be?" Eddy asked, interested.
"The shop clerk called them Poke Puffs. Some kind of pastry snack for them."
"Round two, dork! Don't expect a cheap trick to save you this time!" Kevin said, tossing his next Ball. "Go, Cragster!"
The Ball burst open, revealing a large dragon-like creature with stone-like blue hide, large wings and a red face. "Druddi-gon!" It roared.
"Why didn't you use that the other day against that stranger's Dragonite?" Edd asked. "I'm sure it would've put up a much better fight than your Charmeleon."
Kevin snorted. "Can it, Double Dweeb. I just caught this one this morning, too!"
"Two in one day!? Not fair!" Eddy shrieked.
"Life's not fair." His rival countered. "Now hurry up and send in your next battler."
Eddy muttered something under his breath and produced Boss's Poke Ball. The Meowth emerged from the orb and let out a meow.
"Hah! In case you didn't realize, my Druddigon's a heck of a lot bigger than a mouse!"
Boss hissed, unsheathing his claws. "Nyyyarth…" Eddy crouched next to the Alolan Meowth.
"Follow my lead, Boss. Wow, I really shoulda named you something different."
"Nyaa." Boss vocalized as it stepped out in front of him.
"Cragster, use Superpower!" Kevin shouted. His Druddigon flung himself at the smaller cat Pokemon, glowing red and steam emitting from his form.
"Night Slash!" Eddy shouted, his Pokemon pouncing on the Dragon's face and striking it across the face with sharpened claws. However, the Druddigon managed to grab him before shoving Boss into a tough oak tree behind him.
"Boss, you alright?" Eddy asked.
"Raaarth…" The Meowth groaned weakly.
Eddy seethed through his teeth, pulling out it's Poke Ball. Sure, it could still fight, but it was looking pretty bad. "Come back for now." He recalled the Meowth inside.
"Ha!" Kevin said, snubbing his nose at him. "Looks like you forfeit this round!"
"Actually, Kevin, in Grey's world, he told us that switching out Pokemon during battle is entirely legit-"
"Quiet, Double D!" The two battlers roared at him.
Double D shrank back as Watt chirped next to him. "Chu…"
Kevin withdrew Cragster. "Ready for round three, dork?" He produced Buck's Ball, opening it up. The Charmeleon burst onto the field, growling.
"Char-mel-eon!" It exclaimed.
Eddy pulled out his Oshawott's Ball. "Go, Wotter!" He threw it out, causing it to hit the ground and open.
Wotter emerged in a flash of light, somersaulting onto the field, but hitting the ground on it's back. "Oshawott…" He groaned, disappointed as he wanted to look cool. He shook himself into action, looking across to meet Buck's gaze, recalling his prior defeat.
"Char." Buck snorted.
"Wott…" Oshawott spat, seething.
"Don't start crying if you lose again." Kevin began. "And don't count on Double D's yellow rat coming in and beating us down! We've been training hard!"
"Yeah, well so have we! Let me show ya!" Eddy said. "Wotter, use Focus Energy!"
"Oshaaaaaaaa-" Wotter exclaimed, breathing and focusing his mind in a power-up stance. A steam-like aura emanated from his form.
"Flamethrower!" Kevin demanded. Buck shot flames from his jaws.
"Water Gun!" Eddy added, with Wotter shooting a stream of fluid. The fire and water slammed into each other, each petering out into a steam cloud.
"They're evenly matched!" Double D observed. "Eddy may have a chance this time!"
Ed shot his usual horse-like grin. "Time for my happy dance!" He said as he started doing a silly dance.
"Don't put your tap shoes on just yet!" Kevin exclaimed. "Buck, use Dragon Claw!"
The Charmeleon lunged, claws glowing blue. "Charr!" It swiped Wotter's face, sending him flying back. He hit the ground and skidded backward, but the Oshawott found his way back to his feet.
"Tackle!" Eddy shouted.
"Osha!" Wotter said as he slammed his elbow into Buck, making him jump back.
"Slash!" Kevin commanded.
"Mel!" Buck hissed, slashing Wotter with his claws again. The Oshawott was ready to get serious.
He flipped back again, before shooting more blasts of water at the Charmeleon.
Out of sight, the Kanker Sisters gathered nearby in the bushes. "There they are." May began. "Should we jump out?"
"Nah. Let them fight." Lee advised. "Boys will be boys. But we'll definitely swoop in when they're all tired out!"
"Flamethrower!" Kevin commanded, his Charmeleon blasting at Wott again, but missing it's mark. The flames hit the bush they were hiding in.
The greenery crumbled away, revealing the three girls.
"What the-!?" Kevin said.
The Eds looked at them in fright. "Ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-Kankers!" Eddy hollered as he shielded himself. "I'm a minor, get back!"
Lee grit her teeth, running up to Kevin and grabbing him by the collar. "What's the big idea, burning us like that!?" She growled, shaking her fist at him.
Polter ran up and hissed at Lee, recalling her from earlier. The three caught sight of her and leapt back, shivering in fear.
"What's up with them?" Ed asked.
Double D took a step back, thinking the three girls were up to their usual snogging, but he saw the red R on their white uniforms.
"Y...You're Rainbow Rocket!?"
Lee stood back. "What? No, these chumps thought they could help us out to finally reel you boys in! They called themselves Team Rocket!"
"W-w-w-What's Rainbow Rocket? I never h-h-heard of 'em..." May asked, still transfixed on the approaching Mimikyu.
Marie shook her head. "We're not scared of you THIS time!" She pulled out a Poke Ball. "Go, Lil' Marie!" She shouted, throwing the Ball, causing it to open.
The fox-like creature flashed into existence, flicking her ears and scratching her head.
"They caught a Pokemon too!?" Eddy asked.
"Osha?" Wotter inquisitively grunted.
Kevin flicked his Pokedex back open. "Eevee. The Genetic Pokemon. Its genetic code is unstable. If exposed to certain stimuli, It may evolve into a new form. There are eight documented evolutions for this Pokemon so far."
"How in the heck did they catch something so cool?" He grumbled.
Polter jolted around to face the Eevee. Her claw emerged from under her hood. "Kyuuuuu…"
The Mimikyu lunged, but the claw passed right through Marie's new Pokemon.
"What in the-?" Edd asked. "It seems like a Normal-Type Pokemon...Ghost-Type Pokemon can't be hurt by Normal Attacks...so in that same vein...Ghost Attacks like Shadow Claw can't hit Normal-Types!?"
"Oh yeah! We're gonna pay little freak-sheet back double for what it did to us!" Lee boasted.
"Alright, Lil' Me, do your stuff!" Marie commanded.
The Eevee looked back to her, confused. "Y'know! Go wild! Attack it!"
"They're just like us when we started!" Eddy grinned. "These Kanker's haven't got a clue!"
"What's that supposed to mean?" May asked.
"You losers need to know what your Pokemon's moves are!" Kevin described. "Let me give you a hand!"
"What!?" Eddy asked, grabbing him by the shoulders and shaking him lightly. "Why!?"
"Because it's funny to watch them mess with you. Hah-hah!" Kevin laughed, holding his Pokedex up. "Hey! It knows some moves called Bite, Take Down, Charm, and Shadow Ball!" He pocketed the device. "Come on, Buck. Let's go get some chow."
"Char!" His Charmeleon grunted in approval as the two of them started walking away.
"I'm gonna strangle him…" Eddy said darkly as he shook his hands at Kevin in a suggestive manner.
"Now that we have a little more privacy…" Marie began, smiling. "We can get down to the fun business! Bite it!"
Lil' Marie charged in and bit down on Polter's costume ear, yanking it down with a growl, evidently, breaking the costume's neck.
"Kukyu!" Polter shrieked, running back behind Double D, and shivering. He recalled something Roto-Z's Dex entry said about Mimikyu and their costume's neck being damaged.
He stooped down and patted her on the back. "Don't worry, Polter. I'll help you fix your costume later." He recalled her to her Ball.
Watt grimaced, leaping up to face Lil' Marie. "Pi-chu!"
"Hey there, cutie!" Marie beamed, eyeing her self-intended love interest's Pichu with a smirk. "If you aren't an adorable little pipsqueak? You wanna fight us?"
"Piiiii…" Watt seemed to growl, cheeks sparking.
As he did so, his eyes flashed red for a moment, but no one seemed to notice.
"You really want to fight them, Watt?" Double D asked.
"Pichu!" It spat, nodding.
"Heh. Little tyke's braver than we are." Eddy noted.
"Oh, Eddy?" Lee asked, making kiss lips at him and smooching the air. The short boy shuddered.
"When will you get it into your heads?" He asked. "We. Do. NOT. LIKE YOU."
"We like you." She smirked. "And that's what matters!"
Lil' Marie's tail flicked as her ears flattened against her head. The Eevee fluttered her eyes at Watt, almost as if trying to Attract him.
"If you really want to battle, then so be it! Let us begin!" Double D exclaimed. "Use Thundershock!"
"Piiiichuuuuuu!" Watt cried, clutching his paws to his chest, and loosing a bolt of electricity.
Lil' Marie was struck, but she managed to shake it off. Electricity coarsed through her fur.
"Direct hit! And it looked like it may experience paralysis! Good job, Watt!" Double D praised.
"That wasn't so good! Take Down!" Lee commanded. The Eevee looked back at her and frowned. The redhead scowled. "Do it!"
"Go ahead and use Take Down." Marie said. Lil' Marie complied, dashing at Watt and sending him flying back.
Double D managed to catch him in his hands, but he nearly fell back due to being a featherweight. Ed balanced him so that he could let Watt jump back into the fray.
"Present attack!"
Watt leapt up into the air and formed a ball of energy in his hands. He pushed it out before striking it with his tail and sending it flying at Lil' Marie.
The ball exploded, kicking up dust and sending her flying back.
"Get up!" Marie demanded.
"V-vui!" Lil' Marie squeaked, shaking her head and rising.
"Now, do that Shadow Ball thing!"
"Eeeevui!" The Eevee formed a ball of dark energy in her maw and shot it at Watt, who managed to dodge, and leap onto her head.
"V-vui!?"
"Piiiii-piiii-piiiichu!" Watt exclaimed, taking on a blackish aura, signaling his use of Nasty Plot.
"Now, one last Thundershock, Watt!" Edd said.
"Finish her!" Ed growled, mimmicking the Mortal Kombat voice.
Watt gathered electricity again, and prepared to let loose, but as he did, a tremendous BOOM! echoed throughout the area.
The Pichu and Eevee stopped in their tracks, stumped at what it could be. Until a bolt of lightning crashed right in front of them. Watt immediately let go of Lil' Marie and sprinted on all fours back to Edd, climbing up his leg and body up into his hat.
"Hey!" He began, trying to fish the small Electric-Type out of his cap until another bolt crashed before him. "Let's get out of here!" He panicked, making a run for it.
"I didn't know there was a storm today!" Eddy said as he followed after him.
Ed, feeling left behind took off after him. "Wait, I want to run too!"
Lee grit her teeth again. "So close. Next time!" She grabbed May. "Come on, Marie!"
"Right. Alright, Lil' Marie, time to go." The Blunette said, tapping herself on the knees. The Eevee hopped up to her and leapt into her arms. The Kanker Sisters made a break in the direction of the trailer park.
0
"You wore your uniforms to battle your boyfriends!?" A voice screamed over the laptop that the Kanker's shared. Jessie was increduluous. "I can't believe this! You might've exposed us!"
James pushed her out of the way. "Do you have any idea what that means? Now we have to really go low profile! Maybe even LOWER profile! You're lucky we're not authorized to demote you!"
"Hey, don't yell at us!" May retorted. "We just wanted to show off our styling new clothes!" She twirled around to illustrate her point.
"Yeah, well that kinda dumb attitude brings down criminal empires!" Their Meowth partner spat. "Next time, unless you're working, don't wear the uniform!"
"Fine! Stupid cat!" Marie said.
Her Eevee got up close to the screams. "Vui!" She growled.
"Don't you growl at us!" Jessie cartoonishly superimposed through the screen, making her shrink back. "Look, we'll call you tomorrow. We may just have an actual mission for you this time. Rocket out."
As the screen went blank, Lee spoke. "Y'know...I don't like her attitude. But I love her hair."
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Jessie rubbed her face with her gloved hand. She sighed. "Idiots."
"Uh, Jess'? I think we've got another call." James noted.
"Who is it from?" The attractive magenta-haired woman groaned.
"It looks like it's from the boss."
The three of them immediately stood up straight as a flat-screen monitor descended from the ceiling of their base on hooks. A pale man with an imposing demeanor and short black hair and a strong chin appeared on the screen.
"It's been far too long, Boss." Jessie began as she, James and Meowth bowed, hiding terrified frowns. Lately they had been on bad terms with him. "To what honor do we owe this call?"
"You three said you were hiding it out in a city named Peach Creek, yes?" Giovanni asked, but he didn't speak in the voice they were accustomed to. This was a dark, unaccented one. "And that the residents are becoming accustomed to the presence of Pokemon that've come to live in this world?"
"Y-yes sir, that's right!" James replied. "We've even recruited three new agents for you, sir. They're a little on the slow side, but I'm sure they'll serve Team Rocket well!"
"Well, the three of you can return to our main base whenever you get the chance." Giovanni said. "I have something more important for the three of you to look after. Besides, one of our collaborators has plans for Peach Creek."
"We'll return when we can, sir." Jessie nodded.
"Good. I expect a full report when you do. And by the way…
"It's Team Rainbow Rocket now."
The screen went blank.
"Hey, did the Boss look a little different to you?" Meowth asked.
"A little bit, yes." James said. "And he sounded different too. Maybe he has a bad headcold, and been skipping out on his tanning?"
"That might be it. Didn't he have a twin brother though?" Jessie added. "Whatever, it doesn't matter."
0
In the center of Team Rainbow Rocket's castle, which had been relocated to a remote location within the United States, Giovanni glared at the young man held to the wall behind shatterproof glass.
"I don't like the thought of leaving you to those three buffoons that can't even wear the proper uniform, but I suppose I must." He said. "At least I'll still have the peace of mind that you'll never interfere with us again..."
The young man was a fellow of about eighteen, wearing a red Poke Ball themed cap, a red and white short-sleeved, button-up shirt and jeans. He had short red hair, and displayed bruises on various parts of his body.
"Red…"
The Kanker Sisters have finally had their first battle against the Eds, and Giovanni has captured Red, the legendary Pokemon Master! What sinister plans does Team Rainbow Rocket have for Peach Creek, and the world!?
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At Double D's house, the young genius lie asleep, with Watt lying on one side of him, and Polter on the other, having had her costume's neck repaired, huddled up around him.
Watt tossed and turned, feeling uneasy, as dark dreams circled around in his mind.
So this chapter was fun to write. And now as you can see, I've finally worked the story's blended canon out, involving both the anime, AND the video game timelines as affecting the Ed's world.
Next chapter'll be another fun one.
