Prepare For Misty

Summer school + writer's block infrequent updates. So once more, I'm sorry. My last chapter kind of sucked because I tried to add humor to it. And failed miserably. I'm not very proud of that chapter, so once this story is done I might redo it. Here's the next chapter, so hopefully you will enjoy!

Last time: Her mission had been assigned, and it was the capture of Ash's Pikachu! No longer able to put it off, she had a decision to make. Will she follow her grudge and proceed with the crime, or will she follow her heart and learn to love Ash again?

Her head was trying to process what had just happened. It couldn't be true; this was just a cruel trick, an unavoidable twist of fate…

She shook her head, clearing her thoughts. 'There's no choice now, is there? I've already agreed to the mission! There's no hope… I guess I have to capture Pikachu.'

Then an idea immerged in her head.

She stood up, smiling. "No problem, Boss. Pikachu's as good as yours!"

"See to it that it is." Giovanni chuckled to him self. 'I've done it! With one of our top agents on the case, there is no stopping the operation!' He then frowned, 'I just hope her past ties to the subject don't get in the way.'

As she left the office, she was calculating a plan in her head. 'It's crazy… but it might be crazy enough to work,' She thought as she set out on her mission. 'I just hope it doesn't backfire.'

Later, Misty was walking in the forest, searching for her target.

"It has to be here somewhere," She whispered, "I read that they were common here."

Suddenly, a rustle in the brush behind her caught her attention. As she turned, yellow and brown flickered in her field of vision. A wild Pikachu ambled out of the undergrowth, munching on a Berry. Misty smiled; this is what she was looking for. Sending out her Starmie, she made quick work of the lower-level Pokemon and captured it.

'That ought to do. I'll just tell him that this is Ash's Pikachu and that will be that! Besides, he's such a nutcase that he won't be able to tell the difference.' She was about to head back, but another thought crossed her mind.

'What will happen if the Boss does notice? I wouldn't put it past him to rat me out on sheer luck. Or to have someone smarter than him check.' She groaned, rolling her eyes. 'I'm psyching myself out! Anyways, I should law low for a couple days. If I go back now, he'll surely be suspicious.' With that, she set up a tent and quickly fell asleep.

After two days, she set off to the headquarters to see the Boss. Every step seemed to taunt her. All eyes focused on her and the Pikachu in her arms. The lobby soon disappeared between metal sliding doors, and the floor jerked upwards. As the elevator flew upwards, her reservations quickly turned to extreme self-doubt. She had a constant mantra in her head. 'Just keep it together and he won't know. Everything will turn out for the best.' The elevator doors opened once more and she stepped out into the hall. Her knees shaking, she approached the office where her fate would be decided. As she opened the door, the Boss's voice rang out.

"You are back quickly. I assume you completed the task with no issues?"

Misty took a deep breath and spoke. "No problems at all, sir. I obtained the target with little difficulty." She placed the Pikachu on the desk, waiting for the verdict. He took the creature in his hands, inspecting it closely. 'All I have to do it get approval and get out of here. I hope luck's on my side…'

After a while, he sat Pikachu back down. There are no objections!' Misty thought hopefully. 'Does that mean that he believes…'

"What manner of TREACHERY is this?" Giovanni's exclaimed, his eyes growing wild as he stood from his chair.

'Damn it!' Misty winced. 'He saw through it! What's going to happen to me?'

"You dare try and deceive me? Answer me, Misty, why did you attempt to trick me?"

She was quaking in fear as she answered, "I could not go through with the mission, sir…"

"Agents of your rank have a solemn oath of loyalty. That means you are to follow all orders given. Under normal circumstances, I would have you merely suspended. But it was a risk from the start even hiring you. We cannot afford someone like you in our organization. Therefore, Misty Waterflower, you are hereby EXPELLED from Team Rocket! Security! Remove her from the premises!" Two agents came from the corridors and began to escort her from the office.

"Wait, wait! Where are you taking me?" Misty stammered as they passed the elevator and headed towards the roof, handcuffing her in the process.

"We got special orders for your release, missy." The first grunt… grunted. They were on the roof then, and were entering the helicopter.

"It's Misty, you moron. What do you mean, "special orders"?

"It means we got plans for you, girly. You'll need this." He proceeded to blindfold her.

"Huh? What are you doing? Take this off of me or else I'll-" She was cut off as the first grunt rendered her unconscious.

"Night-night, princess" The duo took off in the helicopter, gliding over the forest.

-Later-

The helicopter landed in a clearing near the middle of said forest, and the grunts stepped out.

"I still don't get it, though. Why go through all this trouble for one girl?"

"I told you already, I don't know either. All we have to worry about is following the Boss's orders. We just dump the chick and leave."

"But how will she find her way back?"

"As far as I know, she doesn't. I guess that's the Boss's revenge for treason. All that I've heard is that once someone's been kicked out of TR, they never come back."

"Oh, okay." The doors slammed shut, and the copter sped off into the distance, leaving Misty behind.

Ash and Brock walked through the forest, when Ash thought he heard a noise.

"Brock, did you hear something?"

Brock then turned to his raven-haired companion, "Like what, Ash?"

He shrugged, "Almost… like a plane of some sort."

Brock listened closely, "Weird, I hear it, too."

"Want to check it out? " Ash asked.

"Sure, why not? It's what we do best."

"Yeah, we always stick our nose where it doesn't belong."

"Hey, it's how we get half our adventures from. Am I right?"

Ash laughed, "Yeah, funny how it works that way."

Brock noticed Ash's cheerful mood and smiled. 'Man this feels good. Having a laugh, just like old times. Maybe things are turning for the better!' They continued towards the sound, wondering what this journey would bring.

So there! Only a few chapters left, so hold on to your hats! I really hope you enjoyed this installment of Prepare For Misty and will join me for the next one! Until then, sayonara, adios, and have a good night!

With much love to my loyal readers,

3--UltimateShipper2008--3