A Promise Kept Means a Friendship Broken. (Part 3)
Disclaimer: I don't own jack, nada 'kay. I only own the basic storyline and Alley (Damnit).
Chapter 5: Back to Pallet.
Last time, Ash and Misty had gone on their first date ('bout bloody time!) and Alley had almost slipped out her secret that has something to do with Team Rocket. So we find them on their way back to Pallet...
"Ya know, I haven't been to Pallet for six years now! I wonder if anything's changed?" Alley waited for Ash's reply but he was to but he was to busy looking at Misty lovingly to answer her. She did one of those sighs with the smoke coming out of her mouth. She tried to ask Brock but was interrupted by a red convertible sports car. (Uh oh!)
"Well if isn't Ashy boy and his gang of losers!"
"Gary!"
"The one and only! I see you've got two new recruits with you. Although the girl is too pretty to be hanging around with you! What do you say girl, wanna come with a real Pokémon trainer?" Alley really hated Gary from the first day she met him and he had become a whole lot worse that he was before. She was lucky that he didn't recognise her because she was wearing sunglasses.
"I HAVE A NAME YOU CONCEITED BAKA, AND IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR YOU IF YOU ADDRESS ME BY IT. (Catches her breath). And as for a real Pokémon trainer Ash is way better than you. Dumb prick". Gary recognized who she was and turned blue.
"A...Alley?"
"You better recognise! If you have any common sense you'll go now and I never wanna see... why the hell are you looking at me like that?"
"You've become so beautiful. Marry me?"
"WHAT??!!! GET AWAY FROM ME!!! THAT IS SO GROSS!!!" Alley was about to deck Gary but Ash stepped in and decided to take care of Gary himself.
"Why don't you just leave her alone and go away?"
"Stay out of this Ketchum, this ain't got nothing to do with you!"
"Yes it has!"
"Don't worry about it Ash," Alley said "he's just upset because he didn't qualify for the Pokémon league this year".
"How did you know that?" Gary inquired.
"I was at Viridian Gym and the guards were laughing at ya 'cause you came back 50 times and never won! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HA!"
Gary blushed a deep red and tried not to make eye contact with anyone. He quickly retreated to his car.
"Bye bye, Gary!"
Everyone laughed at him as he sped away into the horizon.
"How did ya know that he would go after that?" Misty asked.
"I always know how to embarrass him. It's why he's become more cocky ever since I left".
"But now he's gonna beat me home. He's always in front of me!" Ash despaired.
"Aw, don't feel bad. He's always ahead because he travels in that car of his and you travel on foot. But I know a way we can get there before him". As she reached into her pocket, Pikachu knew what she was gonna get out. She pulled out a capsule and threw it on the ground. A car exploded into existence but it was bigger than the other one. She jumped into the front seat.
"C'mon. Let's go!"
"Uh, Alley. Don't you think Tracey or me should drive? I mean we are older". Brock said.
"Do you know how to drive it? Do you have a licence?" Both shook their head. "Then let's go".
"But you don't have a licence either". Ash pointed out.
Her head grew large and overshadowed them all.
"JUST GET IN!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
They hopped in and were in Pallet in a matter of minutes.
"Ha! Beat that Gary Oak!" Ash exclaimed as he ran to his house. Everyone caught up with him as he ran the bell. Mrs Ketchum answered the door.
"Oh, hello honey! (hugs Ash) Misty and Brock, how are you? (hugs them) You must be Tracey! (hugs Tracey)" She paused when she got to Alley. As she looked at her and finally recognized her tears welled in her eyes.
"Alley dear! Oh you've grown so much! You look just like your mom! Everyone come inside!" She ushered them in and shut the door behind her. (Is it me or is she not right upstairs?)
Mrs Ketchum gave the kids snacks and showed them where they could sleep. Ash had just finished telling his mom what he had been up to and how he met up with Alley. He then remembered something.
"Oh, I almost forgot! I have to get the GS ball to Prof. Oak!" He and the gang rushed out to Prof. Oak's lab.
"Thanks for the food Mom" he shouted.
Prof. Oak's lab...
"Thank you for returning the GS ball to me Ash. As a reward I have a little something for you!" Prof. Oak led them to his office sans Tracey. He was too busy checking out the lab.
"I have four tickets to go to London and have a little break from Pokémon training. Since Tracey looks as though he's staying here I thought you might take your little friend here with you instead!" Alley giggled, Prof. Oak didn't recognize her either.
**Note to self: keep these sunglasses!** she thought to herself.
"Thanks a lot! But I thought you might have asked Gary first."
"Oh I did". Everyone face faulted. "But he didn't want to go".
"How come?"
"He said that he wasn't gonna leave his house until he was sure that 'the evil,
scary girl' had gone away!" Alley burst into a fit of giggles. So did Pikachu! Prof.
Oak gave them the details of the flight and wished them a happy trip.
Chapter 6: It's London, baby!
Viridian Airport...
"Oh, London! That's soooo romantic! Don't you think so Ashy?"
"Of course it is, Misty-Chan!"
"Brock, I think we've created a monster".
"Oh, yeah (!)"
"I can't believe we're going to London! My sisters are gonna be sooo jealous!"
"Flight 3476 via British Airways to London is now boarding. Please report to
gate 34."
"Well, this is it. Are you ready Pikachu?"
"Pi pi ka chu!" (You bet I am!)
They gave their tickets to the airhostess and were greeted by a strange man in
a suit. He showed them to their seats, which were in first class.
"My name is Mr Ford! We are very glad you could make it here!" The man said.
"What the hell is he talking about?" Misty hissed to Ash.
"Dunno. But I bet Prof. Oak didn't tell us why we are really here".
In Jessie's and James' cabin in the forest...
At the cabin Jessie and James were waiting for Meowth to connect them to the
Boss. He said that he had some very important questions to ask them now that
they had left the Orange Islands. Meowth finally got them connected and the
Boss appeared on the screen.
"Jessie, James and Meowth, I have some very important news to tell you. For
the past two years we have been tracking a very powerful person. She has
powers beyond our wildest imaginations could be of very good use to us so
I set Cassidy and Butch to get the trainer. But they failed. From what I have
heard from them, you three have been tracking a boy who is said to have
very good Pokémon training skills. Why did you never mention this to me?"
"Well sir, um, you never asked" James replied. The Boss tried to keep calm and
asked them another question.
"What is his name?"
"Um, what is it Jessie?"
"I'm not sure. Wait let me remember...ah yes his name is Ash Ketchum from the
town of Pallet. At least that's what the little twerp is always saying".
"Ketchum, eh? Well, I can see why you've been having so much trouble. Does he
travel with anyone else?"
"Yes. Two gym leaders called Brock and Misty. A Pokémon watcher named
Tracey and a new girl who we don't know" Meowth said as he gave the Boss
the 411.
"Damn. Well, they've been spotted boarding a plane to London. I want you to
follow them and tell me why they're there. Don't mess this up".
"Nya". Persian added.
"Yes, sir!" They replied.
Heathrow Airport...
"We made it! This place is so big. I just know we're gonna get lost".
"Um Ash, this is just the baggage area". Brock said.
"Really? Then the rest of London must be huge!"
"Pikapi, pi kachu chu ka pika (Ash, we haven't left the airport)"
"Really? Okay my head hurts, this is too much!"
"Let's just get to our hotel room. Where exactly are we staying?" Misty asked.
Before anyone could answer, Mr Ford came and scared the life out of them.
"AAHHHHH! /PIIIIIIIIKKKAAAA!" They screamed.
"You will be staying in a hotel near Leicester Square because the press
conference will be held in Camden Studios" Mr Ford explained.
"Press conference!?" Alley exclaimed.
"Yes, press conference. Now this man will escort you to your hotel. You will have
time to rest and sight-see before tomorrow's conference. 'Bye".
Leicester hotel...
"Wow, this place is amazing! It's so big! I wonder if the whole hotel is this big!"
"Um Ash, this is just the car park". Brock said.
"Really? I think I'll just shut up now".
"There are two rooms". The bellboy said as he handed the girls one key and
another to the boys. "Enjoy".
(A/N: I'm just going to ignore the fact that Pokémon has screen-phones. Also,
all the places except Leicester hotel are real.)
"I'm gonna phone Prof. Oak and ask him what this whole thing is about".
Ash said.
"I'm gonna take a shower". Misty said.
"I'm gonna go take a nap". Brock said.
"I'm gonna go find food". Alley said.
The gang split. As Alley went downstairs, Brock decided he was hungry to and
went to catch her up. In the lobby, Alley was stopped.
"Excuse me, can I get through?"
"No. We'd like to have a word with you". They dragged her to a corner where
no-one could see them, except Brock, and revealed themselves to be Team
Rocket (Surprise).
**What would Team Rocket want with Alley?** Brock thought.
"Our Boss would love to talk with you, little girl" Jessie said.
"Well he can go screw for all I care!"
"Now, now, is that anyway to talk to your future boss" James said.
"Look, I'll tell you what I told the other goons. I will never join Team Rocket
because they are murderers, bitches and/or bastards. Now if you don't leave
me alone I'll.."
"You'll what?" James asked.
"Do this!". Alley kicked him in the head and sent him flying. She then turned to
Jessie and drop-kicked her in the stomach. James got up but she threw Meowth
at him and he went flying on top of Jessie. With Team Rocket unconscious she
ran out of the hotel. Brock followed her. She got to a newsagent and went in to
buy gum. A hand touched her shoulder and she turned around ready to deck
whoever was behind her. It was Brock and lucky for him she stopped herself
in time. She sighed with relief.
"Brock, you scared the crap outta me!"
"Gomen. I saw that whole thing with Team Rocket. You've got some
explaining to do!"
"Eh no. Well, this may take a while. Let's go to the Mickey D's and I'll fill
you in".
McDonald's...
(A/N: It would spoil the story if I let you in on the WHOLE conversation so I'll
start at the end ^_~).
"So when I met up with you guys I thought they'd leave me alone". Alley said
as she filled Brock in. By this time Brock was about to cry but didn't because
Alley already was.
"I'm so sorry. I...don't know what to say. Does Ash know?"
"No. Please don't tell him".
"I can't just keep it a secret. Ash is one of my best friends!"
"How do you think I feel?! I've known most of my life! He's like my big brother.
But I promised his dad I wouldn't. I couldn't even tell his mom. I'm the only
one who knows except Team Rocket"
"Alright. But he's gonna find out sooner or later. For your sake I hope it's
later".
They made their way back to the hotel.
Leicester hotel...
"Well, he gave me all the details but I'll wait until Brock and Alley come back".
As if on cue they came in the door.
"Ash, did you get through to Prof. Oak?" Brock asked.
"Yes. He told me that he forgot to mention that we have to go to a press
conference to talk about Pokémon training because they're thinking of bringing
it over here. Also, we have to attend a formal dinner party with other Pokémon
trainers from the Orange Islands and reporters from all over the world". Ash
explained.
"Woah! He must be joking! I have never worn a dress on my own free will and
I'm not gonna start now!" Alley said.
"We have to. Oh and these came from my mom. She said that you wanted
these" Ash handed her some CDs and watched her face light up.
"Wow! I have been waiting for these for ages!" She rushed over to her bag and
got out a laptop that had her name on the back.
"Remember all of those home videos your mom used to take? Well, my mom
transferred them on to CDs so that we could play them on my laptop. Now if I
can just get this thing...there we go". Alley downloaded the CD onto the
laptop and a picture came up. Ash blushed bright red.
"Turn it off NOW!" But it was to late.
"Ha! I remember this one! We were going through that age when we wanted
to sing for a living!"
The laptop showed Ash and Alley in sweats, baseball caps, sunglasses and big
(fake^_~) medallions. They were rapping to MC Hammer "You can't touch this!"
Ash did most of the rapping while Alley sang. The gang were in fits of
laughter except Ash. He was totally embarrassed.
"You guys were pretty good!" Brock said.
"Back in the day, we used to sing to everything! That's how Ash learned to
dance!"
"Aw, you look so cute!" Misty said.
"Really?" Ash asked.
"Yeah". She replied as she kissed him and he blushed even more.
"Well Alley, we need to go shopping!"
"Hell no Misty! I told you I'm not going to that thing if I have to wear a dress!"
"Quit being a baby!" With that Misty dragged her and called out "We'll be back
by seven".
"I'm gonna cook us some food. I'm still not used to the food over here".
Oxford Street...
"Wow! They have so many stores! Let's go into New Look!" Misty said.
"Whatever I've done to deserve this I am sooo sorry(!)"
Back at the hotel...
"So did you girls have fun?" Brock asked.
"Yeah! It was the best!" Misty said.
"The horror! The horror!" Alley said. She sniffed and smelled Brock's food.
Then Ash, Misty, Pikachu and Alley said;
"Mmmm. Can you smell/pi ka pi (everyone cocks an eyebrow except Ash who
uses his finger and ends up poking his eye) what the Brock is cookin'/pi ka
chu pi pika". After their meal they decided to turn in early for the press
conference in the morning.
Camden Studios...
"Wow, this place is so big..."
"Shut up!" Brock said.
They went into the conference room and sat down. They answered the questions
from the reporters. Ash was having a bit of trouble understanding the accent.
(I don't want to bore you with the itsy bitsy details). With that over
and done with they went upstairs to get ready but what they didn't know was
Team Rocket was planning to do at the party.
Will Ash ever find out the truth? Will we? What are Team Rocket up to?
Where the hell is Togepi? Find out next time. Please review, it's always
appreciated.