The closer they got to the Cerulean gym, the more Ash noticed Misty getting anxious.

"What's the matter Misty?"

"It's just, I left cause me and my sisters had a huge fight. My folks left when I was just a baby, and they left the responsibility of the Gym to my sisters and me, but my sisters, they weren't interested in being Gym leaders. So as soon as I was of age I took the gym leaders exam. I thought that if I was a gym leader, my sisters would have to respect me. But they didn't. I told them before I left that I'd be a water Pokemon master before I returned."

"So you don't want to go to the gym because you don't want to see them?"

"Yeah, that's basically it."

"Well, then why don't we have our battle at the trainer's field behind the Pokecenter? That way you don't have to see them and I can get my badge."

"Oh, well I guess if we don't have to go to the gym, then I'll accept your challenge, Ash."

But before they could get ready, an explosion was heard from the direction of the gym. Watching in disbelief, Ash saw a large machine that looked like a giant vacuum coming out of a giant hole in the side of the gym. Ash could see the same two Team Rocket agents from Mount Moon on the top of the giant vacuum. Just behind them, Ash could make out an angry blonde woman chasing the rockets.

"You criminals had better get back here!"

"Team Rocket has got to be off now, but thanks for the free Pokemon!"

With that, Ash watched somewhat gobsmacked as the rockets, vacuum, and all were picked up by a claw coming from the largest helicopter he'd ever seen, and before anyone could do anything, took off with a supersonic jet boom.

"What happened here, Daisy?"

"Oh, it's the shrimp? Now you come home? Well, are you a water Pokemon master yet?"

"Daisy, what the hell happened? How did Team Rocket get our Pokemon?"

"Like we had a show to do shrimp. You can't expect beauty like this to hide away from the world."

"You idiot! Because of you, those Team Rocket agents got away with the gyms Pokémon!"

"Like the gym is your responsibility, not ours. If you had been here it wouldn't have happened."

Misty growled again, "The gym maybe my responsibility, but our parents left it to all of us. We all need to work together to make sure that the league doesn't take the Gym away from us."

"Like, we don't care about the gym Misty. We tried to run the gym, but we got wrecked by these trainers from some nowhere town called Pallet. Besides, it's so much easier to make money from our shows."

"I can't believe you, Daisy! You know how much this gym meant to our parents."

"Like, I told you, Misty, I, Don't Care!"

"Then you won't care that after this battle with Ash here, I'm going to take all of the remaining Pokémon from our gym since you don't care about it, and I will go on a journey."

"But we need the Pokémon for our shows!"

"And who caught those Pokémon Daisy? Was it you that spent hours outside fishing until you found them? Was it you that trained that Magikarp hard enough that it evolved into a Gyrados?"

When Daisy didn't say anything, Misty turned to Ash, "Let's get this over with. golden!"

"Rattata!"

"Supersonic!"

"Quick attack!"

"Dodge it!"

"While it's in range, thunderbolt!"

Misty winced as her poor Goldeen took a direct thunderbolt. "Goldeen, return! Go Starmie!"

Ash was about to return Rattata when he noticed the blinding light of evolution "Do you feel like you can continue Ratticate?"

When Ratticate nodded, Ash decided to keep him out.

"Thunderbolt!"

Misty only smiled as the attack hit, "Recover!"

"try it again!"

"Recover!"

Ash thought about the problem for a while, and a ghost of a smile came to his face, he was going to use his new Pokémon.

"Ratticate, return! Go Cleafable!"

"Starmie Hydro Pump!"

"Metronome"

Misty flinched as the Metronome somehow produced an Explosion attack, throwing both Pokémon back. When Misty could see again, she could see that both Pokémon had fainted.

"Starmie, return. Good job Ash. Here's your gym badge."

Misty was surprised when she heard clapping and noticed that all of her sisters were now standing on the sidelines.

"Like this is why you need to be the gym leader here Misty. We would have been creamed."

"Are you seriously trying to guilt Misty into coming back to be the gym leader because you don't feel like it?" Ash said angrily

"Like we never wanted to be gym leaders. Misty knows that."

"Yes, but think about it, what if Misty was telling you that you had to stop doing your shows just because she didn't want you to do them."

"I'd be devastated."

"That's what you are trying to force onto Misty." Ash said, "Think about that the next time you try to tell her what to do."

End chapter

Changed it so that Team Rocket actually is more of a threat here, with actually having the backing from Giovanni and the money, their plans will work out more often than not.

Ash's Team (assume he's been training offscreen)

Ratticate: Water gun( yes it can learn this. You can get the TM for water gun in Mt. Moon in Pokémon red/blue/yellow), thunderbolt, quick attack, hyper fang

Clefable: Pound, Sing, Flash, Doubleslap, Metronome, Light Screen

Pidgeotto: Wing attack, sand attack, Quick attack, Gust

Pikachu: Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, Iron tail, Double team, Thunder Wave

Mimikyu: Thunderbolt, Shadow Sneak (ash doesn't know the name of this attack), Shadow Ball, Wood Hammer, Copycat

Fearow: Steel Wing, Focus Energy, Drill run, Aerial Ace

Pokemon he can use:

Beedrill: Twin needle, Rage, Focus Energy, Poison Sting, Mega Drain (Yep it can learn this through a TM)

Fossil x 2 (unkonwn fossil yet) (one gained in the chapter where he faced Brock, one gained in Mt. Moon before they left): No moves because both are still fossils

Spearow x 5: Focus Energy, Peck, Growl, Fury Attack

Goldeen: Horn Attack, Supersonic, Tail Whip, Water Pulse

Horsea: Smokescreen, Focus Energy, Twister, Bubblebeam

Magikarp: Bounce (egg move), flail, tackle

Misty's Team

(one of the many I'm sure she would have had in the gym) Gyrados: Hyper beam, Dragon Rage, Hydro Pump, Double Edge

Starmie: Recover, thunderbolt, Hydro Pump, Swift

Staryu: Recover, Swift, Hydro Pump, Minimize

Goldeen: Supersonic, Horn Attack, Waterfall

Seel: Headbutt, Water Gun, Growl, aurora beam

Brock's Team

Geodude: Rock Throw, Defense Curl, Mega Punch, Tackle

Onix: Rock Throw, Bide, Screech, Dig

Zubat (Caught last chapter in Mt. Moon): Supersonic, Bite, Leech Life, Bide