AN: Between chapters 13 and 14 any who didn't have a Thunder Badge earned one.
"The next gym is in Saffron City. So I guess that means that is where you will want to go next!" Ash seemed excited.
"Is Saffron City far from here?" Ratchet asked.
"Not really, just a short way out of the top exit in the city." Ash sounded like he knew all too well about something.
"The gym in Saffron City uses Psychic types. They are hard to beat for most kinds of Pokémon." Brock also seemed to know what was what.
"Misty, I have an idea do you think your water types would mind giving a robot a bath?" Ash had a mischievous look in his eyes.
"I don't see why not…"
"Last one there is getting a bath!" Ash rushed off towards the top exit of Vermillion City.
"There must be a fountain or lake in or near Saffron City." Optimus didn't like the sound of this.
"If someone is gettin' a bath, it ain't gonna be me!" Jazz rushed off too. Misty and Brock realised if they didn't start moving it would be one of them. The others all seem to realise that they were going to get wet if they were last! This meant that they were all now running as fast as they could towards Saffron City. Which also meant none of them realised that there was a pit trap, not far from the exit to Vermillion. It didn't take long for them all to be running as a group. It also didn't take long for them to discover the pit trap and fall in it. The group hears cackling from the edges of the pit.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"Make it Double!" Just as that was spoken, two heads peered over the side and one Pokémon also looked in.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! That's right!" After Meowth had spoken his line, a bunch of mechanical arms shot into the hole and grabbed the Pokémon that were within reach. This meant that Ash's Pikachu and Brock's Vulpix were snatched up along with the Pokémon that the robots had caught. However Team Rocket wasn't counting on one thing.
"Go Wartortle!" Four Wartortles appeared looking angry at their friends being captured.
"Go Ivysaur!" Four Ivysaurs also appeared and they didn't seem pleased that their masters were trapped in the pit.
"Go Charmeleon!" Four Charmeleons joined the others and they seemed ready to battle.
"Go Pikachu!" The others couldn't help but ponder how Pikachu wasn't grabbed by the arms, but then they saw how; Megatron had to lift her up so she could climb out.
"Wartortle use water gun!" "Charmeleon use fire spin!" "Ivysaur use vine whip!" "Pikachu use thundershock!" The fire spins hit Team Rocket first. The vines then did something clever they broke the arms holding the other Pokémon captive. Team Rocket didn't look pleased about being singed, but being drenched was worse. They then realised why the moves had happened in that order, the only one left who hadn't attacked was…
"Megatron's Pikachu!" Team Rocket looked really worried, after all they were soaking wet from the water guns. And she knew it too. "PIKACHUUUU!" Team Rocket ended up being knocked into the air from the charge.
"Why do we never catch that twerp's Pikachu?" Jessie didn't seem pleased.
"Because you keep think of the same lame plans." James also seemed annoyed.
"It doesn't matter now because…" Meowth spoke
"It looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!" They shouted flying into the distance.
"Ivysaur can you help me out of here?" Ratchet didn't seem to like asking Ivysaur for help. Ivysaur however didn't seem to mind helping her master and she put a vine down into the pit for Ratchet to cling on to. Some of the others didn't seem to like being stuck in the pit and were trying to jump out! Unfortunately the pit was too tall for them. However with a little bit of help from the Ivysaurs they were all out of the pit. This meant that they were all now rushing towards the next town; none of them had forgotten that Ash said the last one there was getting a bath!
"I win!" Jazz was the first one to reach Saffron City however it didn't take long for the others who weren't far behind to catch up.
"Second!"
"Were not Screamer, I was!"
"Would you two stop bickering for five minutes?"
"Skywarp, how many times have I told you this now? DON'T CALL ME THAT!" Jazz sniggered; he seemed to think about the Haunted Tower incident which also made him think… Would Starscream jump in the water instead of Elita?
"Hey Starscream!"
"What?"
"If Elita comes last, I dare you to jump in the water instead of her!" Jazz hoped Starscream wasn't as big of a coward as the others said.
"You're on Jazz!" Just as that happened Misty appeared.
"On for what?"
"None of your business!"
"Go Starmie and Staryu!" Misty's two star-shaped Pokémon appeared. They seemed to be more amused than normal.
"What they here for?" Jazz looked confused.
"They're going to 'bath' the loser!" Misty seemed amused I hope it's Ash and the plan backfired!
"You mean like Elita's Squirtle 'bathed' Ironhide at the Haunted Tower!" Jazz sniggered at the memory and so did the others.
"You guys never did tell us what happened at the Haunted Tower…" But before they could answer Misty another group appeared.
"Jazz, why'd you take off like that?" Ironhide didn't seem happy at being left behind.
"Jazz what if one of us had come last?" Bumblebee didn't seem happy either. Misty then realised something.
"Where's Elita?"
"She said something about worrying someone…" Optimus seemed amused. The others seemed more amused when Thundercracker and Skywarp pointed out who! Megatron was the next one to appear and he looked slightly worried when he saw a large group…
"Where's Elita?" He couldn't fail to notice however the absence of a pink robot!
"Soundwave and Shockwave aren't here yet either." Chromia seemed amused; Starscream was starting to get nervous!
"Why did you run off without me?" Shockwave seemed ticked off he was left behind too. Oh no! Elita better not come last; I don't want a bath! Especially not from those two starfish things. Starscream was lucky that the next robot that appeared was Elita.
"Why did you take so long?" Starscream actually sounded concerned for once!
"Someone told me you would take the bath for me if I was last, is that true?" Starscream couldn't answer that! Luckily he didn't have to; at that point Soundwave appeared.
"What happened this time?" Soundwave could tell something was up; Starscream looked flustered!
"I dared him to jump in the way of the water if Elita came last, and he agreed!" Jazz sniggered; Starscream had turned red.
"Starmie, Staryu use water gun!" The others stood out of the way and Soundwave got completely soaked by the water guns. He did not look pleased.
"Rules are rules; you lost so you got a bath!" Ash seemed amused.
"I'm now wishing that I had dawdled on purpose so I came last!" Elita couldn't help sniggering at the thought.
"Now that you guys have all finished messing around, let's go to the gym!"
"Why are all the gyms closed?" Skywarp seemed agitated. Another town, another note on the door.
I'm at the Haunted Tower.
Be back in a few days.
Sabrina
"Luckily for you guys there is a gym in the next town!" Ash seemed too excited.
"And the gym has an easier type to beat; the grass type!" Brock seemed to know again! They all decided there was nothing to be achieved by hanging around in Saffron City so the set out for Celadon City.