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Chapter 8: Ash, The Chikorita's and Team Rocket

' For poke speech

" for human speech

We join our heroes as they travel to Azalea. Little did they know, a pair of eyes watched them as the group was having lunch.

'These humans seem very...interesting and many new pokemon some I've never seen' A green pokemon with a leaf on its head was watching the group closely. As another one, a male pokemon of her same species walked over. 'What's so special about these humans? They look boring to me. I want someone more to my liking. They just look like they just make friends with any pokemon and catch them,' He said with a snotty tone in his voice. 'Well, that's the type of trainer. I want a trainer that is kind of you just jealous that you haven't found a trainer that is like that, bro,' she said with a humph. 'One's who aren't kind those who either don't care or just want to be different from the boring kind ones who won't bother to do what I want, and I really despise these humans just by the pokemon they have and why bother they have another grass starter on them' he growled.

As this commotion caught the attention of Ash and the gang, "Hey, did you hear that" Ash said as the pokespeech sounded familiar as the group nodded? "Yeah, it sounded like a Chikorita or two," Misty said. "But why is one or two? Most here, most of them are not known in the wild and are known in the pokemon labs," Brock said. As the male, Chikorita overhears this. 'See not know knowing about there are many starters in the wild some trainers they're' he said as he left 'Hey don't run off bro' the sister of the two Chikorita's left as Ash noticed and followed them as Misty and Brock followed as the male Chikorita used Razor leaf at Ash and co. 'Stay away,' the male Chikorita yelled as his sister ran to him. 'Hey, that wasn't nice, bro,' as he humphed. 'Your too soft sis, if you want to be with him, fine, I'm out. He's not worth my time as he ran off as she whined as she looked at Ash and ran off to where her brother went.

As they were out of sight as Ash sighed, "What was that all about? I wasn't going to hurt them, but it seems like that one Chikorita has issues against either humans or me," Ash said. "Well, they're wild Pokemon, so that makes sense that they would be adigated towards humans, but I do agree it was just him." Misty said with a concern the other Chikorita as Brock interjects, "Seems like he has a problem with certain trainers, but we don't know the whole story?" which made the group nodded.

Little did they know that Team Rocket was listening to the whole thing, with Meowth being the translator. "Seems like that one Chikorita would fit perfectly with us," Jessie said. "With the right words, we can turn him against both his sister and the twerps after," Meowth said, which James chimed in. "The way he attacked the tweeps, he definitely is teammates rocket material and can be useful for us here in Johto" "The problem is how we going to get him without the other Chikorita noticing?" Jessie asked. "Simple, I can try to convince him about you two, and what we stand against twerps like them just prepare to get him just in case he backs out or something like that," Meowth said.

Meanwhile, with the two Chikorita's, 'Why do you have to be such a downer brother. Just because your old trainers family dumped you because you wanted to be a pet around all of them. Your trainer was more interested in herself, doesn't mean that all of them are like that. Yes, they're abusive trainers out there but do you really want to be around those types of trainers' the female Chikorita said as he slaps her head with a vine. 'Ow! What was that for' she said, holding her right cheek with her vine? 'Never speak of my past again, stupid sister. You are so blind in finding a trainer that you will believe that all trainers will be honest and different. She didn't even care that they left me out here. The only reason why I allowed you to find your own is so that you can be happy and out of my life, especially after you just said that as he turned around 'Don't bother trying to tell me otherwise leave me,' he said as he left which made his sister upset. 'Brother, please do be like that,' she said as he was already gone.

As Ash and the gang arrived, they saw the tail end of their argument and saw her crying. Ash picked her up "hey, hey, it's okay. I don't know what happened with him, but maybe we can at least try and help you" Ash to the Chikorita, who was surprised by this but nodded. "We also have to be careful team rocket may be nearby and will do anything to get pokemon," Brock said, which Misty chimes in. "Like taking advantage of this situation, they'll lie and steal to get their way," which made the Chikorita more upset. 'Don't worry, we'll help,' Pikachu says, 'but we need to know what happened,' Pikachu questioned. As she explains his situation well, what she was told and how he's her older brother. Which made Pikachu speechless just by looking at Pikachus's expression. Whatever is going on with her brother is worse than what is letting on. "We need to get to him before they do," Ash said. "I agree with you, but we have to deal with that if they convinced him that we could do nothing about it he's a wild Pokémon yes we've helped wild Pokémon before, but willing to join them is something that might happen," Brock said the group knew that might be the worst-case scenario.

As he stopped farther away from where she was at 'she just had to bring up my past. If sis hadn't, I probably would've given him a chance or one of them. Still, she's so adamant about them that she' as he was interrupted, "Pushed it too far, of course, a human trained Pokémon would be," Meowth said, lying 'Huh, what did you say? "She was already taken by them before you noticed them. She's trying to get you to be with them," which made him glare at Meowth. 'And why should I believe a Meowth that speaks the human language' he said. "You have a point there, but that boy you attacked he's not worth your time and will probably leave you or just forget your sister when this Journey is over here he's done it before," which made the male Chikorita growled "It's true, Lapras, that Pidgeot he has? He was even planning at one point, leaving that Pikachu, his starter, behind. The only reason why he has them is that his friends made him do so, I know. After all, the organization that I work for has been trying to steal that Pikachu for 2 years," Meowth said while he only told half the truth and lied about Lapras and other Pokémon Ash released, aka Lapras. 'You mean Team rocket?' he asked. Which piqued Meowth's interest. "Oh, you heard of them, have you" he nodded. 'Yes, I heard stories about them, the type of trainers I would like the male Chikorita said, which made Meowth smiled. "All you need to do before joining is cutting your ties with your sister. You may run into her during your stay with us, but she will be your enemy, not your family, in team rocket that's thrown out the window," Meowth said.

As the male, Chikorita was shocked by this. Was it really that easy? Yes, she's his sister, but she's still family, but if what he said was true, was she really with a new trainer without knowing one similar to his situation beforehand. "My teammates of team rocket. Will be waiting for your answer. You know that you can't turn down a deal. To get even with the twerps and other twerps like your old trainer and her family. Before you ask, I saw the whole thing. She's even acting like a human-trained Pokémon. Why'd go back to someone who betrays you like that?" Meowth asked. 'But wouldn't that be like turning my back on' As he was cut off again. As Meowth was hammering home his point to the male Chikorita. "No. It won't. You already started when you attacked her and her new trainer like that. That's not what a kind Pokémon would do to humans. Or any other pokemon. You've crossed the line of a kind-hearted Pokémon, a Pokémon who wants a good trainer would never act like that?" Which made him shocked and looked at his vines and leaf.

"You already have the making of a Team Rocket Pokémon. Willing to do harm for gain for our boss. To take Pokémon. Even if it means giving up on your old values. Manipulating Pokémon to our advantage. I'm telling you the truth about your sister and her trainer," Meowth said, managing to manipulate his ideals and logic. What he did was true would get any trainer who wants him to go against him, even costing him a trainer his/her's license as one. As Jessie and James arrived beside Meowth, he saw them they definitely meant business as he was hesitant about what to do.

As he heard a voice coming their way, Ash and the gang noticed that she was with them and was being brought to them via the Pidgeot searching for him. As he growled, but not only at Ash and his sister. As Meowth whispers, "told you, you believe me know." 'Come on, bro, don't you see that they're manipulating you too' as she was interrupted by her brother as Meowth translates for everyone to hear. 'NO, I'VE SEEN ENOUGH OF YOUR HUMAN FRIENDS HERE. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO IS BLIND, AND DON'T REALIZE IT!" As the group was taken aback by this. The brother turned around to Team rocket and said. 'I accept joining team rocket. You came here with them proves that you are his Pokémon from the start you're no sister to me as he walks over to James 'From this day forward, I'm your enemy. You're mine as Chikorita was sad. 'Don't bother trying to tell me otherwise' as James pulled out a Pokeball and caught him without hassle or fail. "We got what we wanted. We're off. Don't bother trying to save him. He's ours and will always be," Jessie says as James sends out Weezing "smokescreen so we can make our escape," which he did as it made it enough for their escape. As Pidgeot was about to go after, "They're gone, Pidgeot, there's nothing we can do about it, but we will try to convince him to get him back from them" Pidgeot sighs and nods.

"Team Rocket, whatever you said to him, you won for now, but we'll get back at them. That's a promise," Ash said, clenching his fists. As he notices that Chikorita was still unsure what to do next as her first real experience with humans wasn't what she wanted or planned. As Ash kneels down and pet her back, "I'm sorry for what happened, and if you want to leave, you can. I won't stop you or try to catch or convince you," Ash said, trying to comfort her and showing her that he's a respectful human trainer. She looked up at Ash and smiled. She will free her brother, and to do that, she needs to get stronger. She shook her head and noticed an empty Pokeball on him and tapped it, catching her like with her brother before her without even trying to break free as it dings this was Ash's ninth Pokémon on his team, which caught Ash off guard. "She must've had the idea to save her brother and gets stronger on my team," Ash said as he let her out. "Welcome to the team, but if it's not to your liking or something of that sort, you don't have to stay," Ash said to Chikorita, who was surprised but understand that Ash was showing that he understands what she was going through as she nodded. "The problem is that they did it the fairway but took advantage of his situation, so getting him back won't be easy," Misty said. Ash agreed, "it just shows that different Pokémon are going through different pasts or had it rough I will try and help them see that not all trainers are like that."

What a ride, folks, with a new team member for both our heroes and Team rocket. What else do they have planned for the region's Pokémon find out as the journey continues?

Stay tuned

And done, oh boy, did this chapter taken forever to do and get out as this was the one chapter in which skipping wasn't an option and was tricky to get right. Yes, team rocket managed to get a Chikorita. I planned on this story to have two of them, one for Team rocket and the other for Ash. And trust me, you'll be seeing him more throughout the story. As for Team rocket, let's just say them being as manipulative and all that will happen more often later on in the story. With that said, the requests are still open, and I got more asked. With that said, the Scizor episode is next with a few new things. See you all then.