A Promise Kept Means a Friendship Broken (Part 2).
Disclaimer: this is gonna be the last one I do for a long time. Okay I don't own Pokémon (damn) or pretty much anything in this fan-fic, but I do own that crazy Alley girl (Shudders). Anyway on with the show!
Chapter 3: Let the transformation…begin!
When we last left our heroes they were in the middle of setting up the next Goku and Chi-Chi. While Team Rocket (well, Jessie) were in the middle of destroying Mr Bond…oops, I mean Ash. Anyway, Ash had just finished having a tête-à-tête with Brock. (You'll have to bear with me. I'm hyped up on Fanta and liable to say anything)
"Hey, Brock. Can I talk to you for a min?" Alley asked, looking serious for the first time EVER!
"Err…sure!" Brock didn't seem to mind. He had taken quite a liking to this ditzy girl (NO! NOT THAT WAY!).
"What up?"
"Well…listen I'm going to go tell Misty what happened here and see what she has to say about it".
"But I don't think Ash would like that I mean…" Before he could go on she interrupted him.
"No, you see she wanted to know if Ash liked her or not because she likes him but surprisingly doesn't have the guts to tell him. So I was thinking that maybe the rest of us could set this up since they happen to be rather uneasy about the subject!" (Which is kinda unreal since Misty is a loudmouth and Ash is arrogant!)
Brock thought about her proposition and decided to take it. After all if Misty and Ash were going to fight at least let them have some sort of reason for it.
Back in the girls room…
"Oh, I wonder what's taking her so long. She should have been back an hour ago. Togepi, what if Ash got the wrong idea and then decided to go out with her instead? Oh this whole thing is making me paranoid!" She was interrupted by…go on, guess!
"I'll say".
"Alley! What happened? What did he say? Tell me".
"Woah! Just calm down and let me breathe!" she filled her in on everything that went on during the time she was next door while Brock was telling Ash what Alley had told him.
"Oh my God! I can't believe that he likes me! Did he say anything else?"
"Yes, he said that he is going to take you on a fabulous night out tomorrow and he won't take no for an answer!"
Boys' room…
"So what do you say Ash will you take her out tomorrow?" Brock, Tracey and Pikachu were waiting eagerly for the answer, as were Alley and Togepi (though I doubt Togepi knew what was going on).
"Yes, I will go out with him!" Misty replied just as Ash said, "Of course I will, I'm not that stupid!"
Cheers arose from both the groups and the studio audience (Well okay, me).
Girls' room…
"This is unbelievable! Oh, it's eleven 'o' clock! It's way too late to go shopping! Guess I'll have to go tomorrow before the date. What time is he gonna pick me up?"
"I'll go ask him and tell him your answer, as long as I'm there!"
After Alley and Brock had confirmed the details (is it me or are they doing most of the work here?) and decided to hit the hay since it was so late. **I'm so glad I met up with Ash after all these years. I just hope those guys weren't really from Team Rocket**
**FLASHBACK**
"Let us go! We have no reason to be here!" shouted a man in his early thirties. He had messy black hair and had an uncanny resemblance to Ash. (Getting the gist!) He was tied to a chair. There was also a woman tied up in a chair next to him, she had a remarkable resemblance to Alley. In front of them stood two Team Rocket members, one was a blonde and the other had aqua green hair.
"Oh on the contrary, you have more than enough reasons to be here!" the blonde one cackled. Unaware to the four adults there was a little girl who was cowering behind some crates.
"Tell us now!" the green haired one said in a voice that caused everyone to cringe slightly. The woman in the chair had a look of realisation and knew what they wanted.
"OVER MY DEAD BODY!!" The woman screamed much to the man's confusion. The two Rocketeers pulled two guns and calmly said
"If you insist!" The two fired and killed their prisoners. They walked away from the scene as if nothing happened. The little girl walked slowly to the dead bodies. She went to the woman.
"Mom. MOM!!" She cried as she burst in to tears, the woman was dead. She went over to the man.
"Uncle Shawn! Are you okay?" She was relieved to see him alive, he ushered her closer and whispered something into her ear.
"Okay, Uncle S. I promise". With one last hug he also died. She quickly ran outside before she was caught.
**END FLASHBACK**
Alley put these thoughts behind her and drifted off to sleep.
Next day…
Misty and Alley both set out for their shopping trip before the big night.
"Guys", Misty gathered their attention "me and Alley are going out so you can reach us on our cellphones or vice versa. Okay, we'll see ya!"
"Laterz!"
In Viridian City Shopping Mall…
"So, what do you think of this one?" Misty was wearing blue pedal pushers, a white string-strapped vest and a light blue cardigan on top.
"Niiiice. If you don't make Ash notice you, he's dumber than he looks."
"Thanks! Well, now that I've got my shoes (sandals), a new hairdo and now these clothes I should be ready".
They paid at the cash register (charged to the Cerulean Gym account. He he he.) and made their way back to the hotel (they moved out of the Pokémon Centre earlier that morning and went to Viridian Plaza). Alley was still wondering about Team Rocket but Misty interrupted her thoughts.
"Man, this is gonna be the best night of my life. I can hardly wait. Knowing my luck, Team Rocket will come and ruin the whole thing anyway!" Alley stopped dead in her tracks.
"D…Did you say Team Rocket?" She was as white as a ghost (except for the fact that this is Anime and she would have went blue).
"Yeah. They're that guy and girl that attacked us yesterday. I thought you might have guessed because of the motto and the uniforms…" But by this time Alley was hyperventilating.
"I…thought…that…they…were…imitating…Cassidy…and…ohno…this can't…be…happening." She fainted. Misty quickly called out Alley's Arcanine and put her on it. She and Arcanine helped her into the guys' room to get help. Misty banged the door in.
"We have a handle, you know!" Tracey joked. Misty ignored him and said
"Something bad has happened to Alley!"
"Oh no!" Ash and co. quickly ran to her to see Alley lying unconscious on the flame canine.
"What happened?" Ash asked.
"Looks like she's fainted!" Tracey replied (Ya huh. I think we gathered that Trace!)
"Quick Brock, go get a Nurse…" Misty thought about what she had just said and corrected herself. "I think I'll go".
Misty came back with Nurse Joy. After she had settled Alley in one of the girls' beds next door, she asked Misty what had happened.
"Well, we were talking about our encounter with Team Rocket and she didn't know that they were really Team Rocket and got really spooked. I think she said something like 'they were imitating Cassidy' and 'this can't be happening' then she blacked out".
"Hmm". Tracey pondered.
"What up, Trace?"
"Well, Alley said somethin' about imitating Cassidy. Do you think she could of meant Cassidy from Team Rocket?" As if by magic the second he finished asking that question, Alley was conscious again.
Chapter 4: Alley, what have you been hiding?
As Alley came to, she saw six (yes, six. Go on, count 'em) faces staring down at her. Pikachu was the first to say something.
"Pika, pi ka kachu? (Alley, are you alright?)
She gave him a peace sign and replied "Groovy, baby!"
Everyone smiled and were relieved that she was back to her old self. But she wasn't getting off that easily.
"Alley, you have a lot of explaining to do young lady!" Ash said. Alley had forgotten that Ash always acted like he was her bigger brother, even though she was only two weeks younger than him. She thought it would be better to play dumb (hmm, that shouldn't be too hard^_^).
"Whatcha talkin' about?" Too bad he saw right through her plan.
"Don't play dumb, you know what I'm talking about so spill or I'll have to use the LAST RESORT!" He replied menacingly, in fact he was so scary he made Vegeta seem harmless ^_^.
"Well, would you look at the time! If I'm not mistaken you have a date in less than two hours and no one is ready. I think you better get to getting!"
As much as he wanted to find out what she was talking about she was right. He needed to get ready.
"All right, you're off the hook this time but I'll be back". He yelled as Brock and Tracey dragged him away. **Phew, that was too close for comfort** Alley thought. **I'd better watch my step, as well as my mouth**.
Two hours later…
Misty was dressed in the clothes from before, with her hair done like Jennifer Aniston. She had light pink lipstick that brought out the blusher on her cheeks and she was wearing perfume.
Ash was wearing black combat pants, a white T-Shirt and a navy blue shirt on top. His hair was neatly combed back with gel (a la Brock) and he had cologne on.
Everyone was set. Ash knocked on the door; he was so nervous that he forgot that Pikachu was still on his shoulder.
"Pika pi, pi kachu. (Ash, you're shaking)"
"That's not me, the hotel is shaking! Anyways, I'm real sorry but you're gonna have to stay with the others tonight. I need to do this alone".
Pikachu reluctantly agreed and went off to go find the others.
Ash took a deep breath as the door open. He couldn't believe his eyes. **She's so beautiful. Wait, better calm down or you'll go into 'Brock mode'**. Ash straightened himself up and offered his arm to Misty.
"Ready to go, Miss Waterflower". Ash said giving her his most dashing smile.
"Always!" She locked her hand in his and they both walked out of the door. But, unknown to them, they had a little audience watching them. Yep, it was Pikachu and Alley. (This girl must be possessed! She's popping up everywhere!)
"Pi, chu ka pi". (Aw, there they go.)
"Yep, and so are we".
"PI?" (WHAT?)
"Well, Ash told me what restaurant he was taking her to and it just so happens that I know the manager of the place". Pikachu looked worried, he knew she had a plan. He could see it in her eyes but he decided to let her go ahead with her plan.
"Come Mr Pikachu!" "Pi". (Meow.)
Lé Chez Restaurant…
"Oh, a French Restaurant! How romantic!" Misty squealed. **It's a good thing Alley recommended this place. I know Misty likes French stuff. ** (Why that little, sneaky…) They sat down at a table and placed their order.
In the kitchen…
"So when you give them their food, make sure to give him this note and make sure the girl doesn't see!" Alley was giving last minute orders to the waiter. She looked to see Ash's reaction when he read the note, and gave a slight gasp. Pikachu was a little worried about what Alley had written and decided to ask her what was in it.
"The note," she replied "said 'when you hear the music ask her to dance. From A.K.' this should get the ball rollin' he he he!" (Didn't I tell you she was sneaky!)
She watched as they ate, they were so absorbed in their conversation that they looked as if they were the only ones in the restaurant.
"Pi pika?" (Hey Alley?)
"Yeah?"
"Pi ka chu ka pikachu pi?" (How come you can understand me?)
"My mom used to have a Pikachu when I was younger". Pikachu saw the sad expression on her face and decided to leave well enough alone. The couple finished their food and as if on cue the music started. Alley had told the manager to play one of Ash's favourite songs since she didn't know Misty's. They decided to play "Mo' money, mo' problems" by Notorious B.I.G., Ma$e and Puff Daddy.
"I don't know what they want from me, it's like the mo' money we come across the mo' problems we see…" The minute Ash heard that he immediately got up and asked Misty to dance. She was surprised that he asked and after a couple of minutes dancing she was surprised how good he was at dancing. They saw what time it was and decided to call it a night.
"Quick Pikachu, we gotta book it before they get back to the hotel!!"
So the race was on between the four. Pikachu and Alley ran as fast as they could but unfortunately for them Ash had decided that it would be nice for them to ride on his Pidgeot.
"Damn, we'll never catch them now…wait a second what am I doing? Damnit I am sooo stupid!" She went to get something from her pocket. Pikachu was expecting a Pokéball but instead Alley pulled out a capsule. She put it on the ground and it exploded on the ground, startling Pikachu, into a hovercar! (This will all be explained. Hopefully.) They got there several seconds before Ash and Misty did. Pikachu and Alley got to the door of their rooms and quickly split just as Ash and Misty came out of the elevator. The couple said their goodnights but not before Ash gave his girl a kiss goodnight. (OOOHH!) Misty went into her room to find Alley on a bed reading the Wall Street Journal upside down.
"You look very subtle, Al". Misty joked.
"Enough about me, what happened!?"
"Well, we went French for dinner, he even asked me to dance and he's very good! Then he took me for a romantic ride on his Pidgeot and kissed me goodnight!"
"Oooh! Classy, v classy! So am I a genius for setting you two up or what?"
"Yes, remind me to thank you about that in the morning. Right now I'm gonna go to bed. 'Night!"
"Night".
Boys' room...
"That's basically what happened". Ash had just finished telling the guys about what happened at the date.
"That's great. It's nice to see you and Misty finally get together Ash" Tracey said.
"Right. Tomorrow, we'll start getting on our way to Pallet Town". Brock stated. **Hmm. I wonder why Pikachu looks so tired out?** Brock thought to himself as he saw Pikachu in the corner catching his breath. (Yes. I wonder why.)
So, our heroes are on their way back to Pallet, but what surprises are in store for them? And what has become of Team Rocket? Find out in part three. Send any feedback to amita_f@yahoo.co.uk