THE END OF TEAM ROCKET
Part 10
Disclaimer -- I don't own Pokemon, I just like to write.
It was a few days after the shooting. Ash was still unconscious
in the ICU, his condition unchanged. Brock had been released from the
hospital that morning. Misty and her sisters had taken him to their
gym to stay with them.
Despite angry messages from Giovanni, who was still in hiding at
Team Rocket Headquarters in Celadon City, Butch and Cassidy hadn't made
any further attempts to kill Ash, Misty, and Brock. Security at the
hospital had been so tight that only Misty, her sisters, and Mrs. Ketchum
had been allowed to visit Ash and Brock.
Late in the evening of the day Brock was released, Just after
visiting hours ended, Misty received a phone call at the gym. The caller
said she was a nurse at the hospital and that Ash was worse.
"Does Mrs. Ketchum know?" Misty asked, alarmed.
"We couldn't reach her,"Cassidy replied, pretending to be a nurse.
"We're sending a car for you. You should get here right away."
"Lily, tell Mrs. Ketchum when she gets here," Misty said to one of
her sisters as she and Brock got into the car that pulled up at the
gym.
A few minutes later Mrs. Ketchum arrived at the gym.
"The hospital called," Lily told her. "They said Ash is worse.
They sent a car for Misty and Brock."
"Ash is worse? But he was stable when I left," Mrs. Ketchum said.
"I'll call the hospital." She was already dialing the number. "Yes,
get me ICU please."
"Cerulean City Hospital, ICU," the nurse at the desk said. She
recognized Mrs. Ketchum. "What can I do for you, Mrs. Ketchum?"
"How is Ash?" Mrs.Ketchum asked. "Someone called and said he's
worse."
"I don't think so," the nurse said. "Hold on a minute, I'll go
check." In a minute she was back. "Ash's condition hasn't changed.
He's still stable."
"Didn't someone send a car for Brock and Misty?" Lily asked,
worried.
"No," the nurse said. "It's not hospital policy to do that.
Miss, a few days ago someone tried to kill Ash. You'd better call Officer
Jenny. Your sister and her friend are in danger."
"Oh my god," Lily said, hanging up the phone. She quickly called
Officer Jenny and told her what had happened.
"We'll start looking for them right away," Officer Jenny promised.
"Did you see the car that picked them up?"
"Yes," Lily said, describing the car and Butch, who had been
driving.
Butch had driven a little way outside of town, where Cassidy was
waiting for them.
"What's this all about?" Brock demanded. "I thought you were
taking us to the hospital."
"Our boss sent us to get rid of you," Butch said. "You know too
much about the shooting. It's dangerous for the boss to let you live."
"Get out of the car," Cassidy called to them.
"I'm scared, Brock," Misty said.
"We'll be ok, Misty," Brock said. "We'll get out of this ok."
"Be careful, Brock," Misty cautioned.
"I will," Brock said. They got out of the car and faced Butch and
Cassidy.
"Say your prayers, kids," Cassidy said. "It's all over."
"What about Ash?" Misty asked. "He saw your boss too, you know.
Ash is going to wake up any time now and remember your boss." Misty
was stalling for time while she and Misty thought of a way to escape.
"The kid isn't going to make it," Butch said. "The boss hurt him
too badly. We're just waiting for him to die."
"No! That's not true!" Misty cried out fiercely, on the verge of
tears. "Ash is going to be ok. He has to be ok!"
"Easy, Misty," Brock said. "They're just trying to get you upset.
Don't let them win."
"You might as well give us your Pokemon," Butch said. "You won't
need them anymore."
"I don't have mine right now," Misty said.
"You'll have to fight for mine," Brock said as he called out Onix,
Geodude, Vulpix, and Zubat. He turned to Misty. "While they're
distracted, you run," he told her. "Get to a phone and call Officer Jenny."
"I don't want to leave you," Misty said.
"Misty, go! You've got to get help," Brock said. He turned back
to Butch and Cassidy and called to one of his Pokemon. "Zubat! Leech
Life, now!"
"Bat," the bat like Pokemon said as it hovered over Butch and
Cassidy and started sucking their energy away from them. Misty ran off as
Butch called out his Raticate.
"Raticate, Hyper Fang!" Butch called, even as he was weakened by
Zubat's Leech Life technique.
"Vulpix! Use Fire Spin on that Raticate!" Brock called. Vulpix's
Fire Spin knocked the Raticate out and Zubat's Leech Life attack had
Butch and Cassidy too weak to try to hurt Brock.
A few minutes later Officer Jenny pulled up on her motorcycle,
Misty riding behind her.
"Brock! Are you ok?" Misty called, running to Brock.
"Yeah, I'm ok," Brock said. "Officer Jenny, these two people are
from Team Rocket. They were going to kill us."
"I've got a couple of patrol cars coming to pick them up," Officer
Jenny said. "Misty, your sister called me. We were already out
looking for you two. I'm glad you're safe." Officer Jenny went over to
Butch and Cassidy and handcuffed them both. "You are under arrest for
attempting to murder these young people."
A few minutes later the patrol cars arrived and Butch and Cassidy
were taken to jail.
"We contacted the hospital," Officer Jenny said. "Ash's condition
hasn't changed. That phone call you got was a fake." She had Brock
and Misty get in one of the patrol cars. "Come on, let's get you home."
END PART 10
TO BE CONTINUED
Part 10
Disclaimer -- I don't own Pokemon, I just like to write.
It was a few days after the shooting. Ash was still unconscious
in the ICU, his condition unchanged. Brock had been released from the
hospital that morning. Misty and her sisters had taken him to their
gym to stay with them.
Despite angry messages from Giovanni, who was still in hiding at
Team Rocket Headquarters in Celadon City, Butch and Cassidy hadn't made
any further attempts to kill Ash, Misty, and Brock. Security at the
hospital had been so tight that only Misty, her sisters, and Mrs. Ketchum
had been allowed to visit Ash and Brock.
Late in the evening of the day Brock was released, Just after
visiting hours ended, Misty received a phone call at the gym. The caller
said she was a nurse at the hospital and that Ash was worse.
"Does Mrs. Ketchum know?" Misty asked, alarmed.
"We couldn't reach her,"Cassidy replied, pretending to be a nurse.
"We're sending a car for you. You should get here right away."
"Lily, tell Mrs. Ketchum when she gets here," Misty said to one of
her sisters as she and Brock got into the car that pulled up at the
gym.
A few minutes later Mrs. Ketchum arrived at the gym.
"The hospital called," Lily told her. "They said Ash is worse.
They sent a car for Misty and Brock."
"Ash is worse? But he was stable when I left," Mrs. Ketchum said.
"I'll call the hospital." She was already dialing the number. "Yes,
get me ICU please."
"Cerulean City Hospital, ICU," the nurse at the desk said. She
recognized Mrs. Ketchum. "What can I do for you, Mrs. Ketchum?"
"How is Ash?" Mrs.Ketchum asked. "Someone called and said he's
worse."
"I don't think so," the nurse said. "Hold on a minute, I'll go
check." In a minute she was back. "Ash's condition hasn't changed.
He's still stable."
"Didn't someone send a car for Brock and Misty?" Lily asked,
worried.
"No," the nurse said. "It's not hospital policy to do that.
Miss, a few days ago someone tried to kill Ash. You'd better call Officer
Jenny. Your sister and her friend are in danger."
"Oh my god," Lily said, hanging up the phone. She quickly called
Officer Jenny and told her what had happened.
"We'll start looking for them right away," Officer Jenny promised.
"Did you see the car that picked them up?"
"Yes," Lily said, describing the car and Butch, who had been
driving.
Butch had driven a little way outside of town, where Cassidy was
waiting for them.
"What's this all about?" Brock demanded. "I thought you were
taking us to the hospital."
"Our boss sent us to get rid of you," Butch said. "You know too
much about the shooting. It's dangerous for the boss to let you live."
"Get out of the car," Cassidy called to them.
"I'm scared, Brock," Misty said.
"We'll be ok, Misty," Brock said. "We'll get out of this ok."
"Be careful, Brock," Misty cautioned.
"I will," Brock said. They got out of the car and faced Butch and
Cassidy.
"Say your prayers, kids," Cassidy said. "It's all over."
"What about Ash?" Misty asked. "He saw your boss too, you know.
Ash is going to wake up any time now and remember your boss." Misty
was stalling for time while she and Misty thought of a way to escape.
"The kid isn't going to make it," Butch said. "The boss hurt him
too badly. We're just waiting for him to die."
"No! That's not true!" Misty cried out fiercely, on the verge of
tears. "Ash is going to be ok. He has to be ok!"
"Easy, Misty," Brock said. "They're just trying to get you upset.
Don't let them win."
"You might as well give us your Pokemon," Butch said. "You won't
need them anymore."
"I don't have mine right now," Misty said.
"You'll have to fight for mine," Brock said as he called out Onix,
Geodude, Vulpix, and Zubat. He turned to Misty. "While they're
distracted, you run," he told her. "Get to a phone and call Officer Jenny."
"I don't want to leave you," Misty said.
"Misty, go! You've got to get help," Brock said. He turned back
to Butch and Cassidy and called to one of his Pokemon. "Zubat! Leech
Life, now!"
"Bat," the bat like Pokemon said as it hovered over Butch and
Cassidy and started sucking their energy away from them. Misty ran off as
Butch called out his Raticate.
"Raticate, Hyper Fang!" Butch called, even as he was weakened by
Zubat's Leech Life technique.
"Vulpix! Use Fire Spin on that Raticate!" Brock called. Vulpix's
Fire Spin knocked the Raticate out and Zubat's Leech Life attack had
Butch and Cassidy too weak to try to hurt Brock.
A few minutes later Officer Jenny pulled up on her motorcycle,
Misty riding behind her.
"Brock! Are you ok?" Misty called, running to Brock.
"Yeah, I'm ok," Brock said. "Officer Jenny, these two people are
from Team Rocket. They were going to kill us."
"I've got a couple of patrol cars coming to pick them up," Officer
Jenny said. "Misty, your sister called me. We were already out
looking for you two. I'm glad you're safe." Officer Jenny went over to
Butch and Cassidy and handcuffed them both. "You are under arrest for
attempting to murder these young people."
A few minutes later the patrol cars arrived and Butch and Cassidy
were taken to jail.
"We contacted the hospital," Officer Jenny said. "Ash's condition
hasn't changed. That phone call you got was a fake." She had Brock
and Misty get in one of the patrol cars. "Come on, let's get you home."
END PART 10
TO BE CONTINUED