"Brock? Misty?" Ash called out weakly. "Brock, help me. Don't
let me die!"
"You're not going to die, Ash," Brock said. "Just hold on.
You're going to be ok." He looked up at Misty. "Misty, get a towel and
hold it over the wound in Ash's stomach. Hurry, we've got to stop the
bleeding." Misty quickly obeyed.
"Brock, what about you?" she asked. The front of Brock's shirt
was soaked with blood.
"I'll be ok," Brock said. "We've got to take care of Ash first."
Brock pulled a shirt from his pack and pressed it against the wound in
his shoulder, fighting back a cry of pain. He didn't want Ash to know
he wasn't ok. Brock recalled Onix and Vulpix as Pikachu ran back to
Ash.
"Hurts. . ." Ash moaned as Misty held the towel against his
stomach.
"I know, Ash," Brock said. "Hang in there Ash, we've got to stop
the bleeding."
"Pikapi pi chupi pika." Ash, please be ok Pikachu begged,
stroking Ash's cheek.
"Pikachu. . ." Ash whispered just before he lost consciousness.
"Ash, no -- " Misty cried out. Brock managed to get to Ash's
side. He felt for a pulse. It was there, but weak.
"He's still alive," Brock said. They heard sirens in the
distance. "Help is coming. . .just in time."
A few minutes later Officer Jenny pulled up on her motorcycle.
Several officers in squad cars followed closely behind her.
"What happened?" Officer Jenny asked. "We got a report of shots
fired."
"Please help Ash," Brock said. "He's hurt really bad." Officer
Jenny hurried to Ash and knelt beside him, checking his pulse.
"He's still alive, but barely," she said to one of the officers.
"Call an ambulance now." One of the officers radioed for an ambulance
as the other brought a first-aid kit. He got a towel and pressed it
against Ash's stomach. Misty moved aside so he could help Ash.
"What can we do?" she asked, frightened.
"Try to stop the bleeding," the officer said. "That's all we can
do until the ambulance arrives. They'll be here in a few minutes,
Miss. Your friend is going to be ok."
Officer Jenny got her first-aid kit and knelt by Brock.
"Please take care of Ash," Brock said. "He's hurt worse that I
am."
"We are taking care of Ash," Officer Jenny said. "And we're going
to take care of you too." She pulled the shirt away from the wound in
Brock's shoulder. She pressed some bandages against the wound. Brock
moaned in pain, but he knew she had to stop the bleeding.
"I recognize you," Officer Jenny said to Misty. "You're one of
the Waterflower sisters, aren't you?"
"Yes, I'm Misty," Misty replied. "These are my friends Ash and
Brock."
"Can you tell me what happened here?" Officer Jenny asked.
"Team Rocket was trying to grab Pikachu again," Misty said. "And
this helicopter landed, and a man got out."
"He's their boss, I think," Brock put in.
"He demanded Ash give him Pikachu," Misty continued. "When
Pikachu wouldn't go with him, he shot Ash."
"He was going to shoot Misty too," Brock said. "I saved her." He
looked at Misty. "I'm sorry, Misty. It happened too fast for me to
help Ash too."
"Brock. . .it's ok," Misty said softly. There were tears in her
eyes at the thought of Brock's bravery.
"Then what happened?" Officer Jenny asked.
"Pikachu and Vulpix knocked him out," Misty said. "Some of his
men got him back into the helicopter and left. Team Rocket ran off too,
I guess. I didn't even notice where they went. I was too scared for
Ash and Brock."
"Can you describe the man who shot you?" Officer Jenny asked.
"I know who it was," Brock said. "It was Giovanni, the gym leader
from Viridian City."
"Are you sure?" Officer Jenny asked.
"Yes," Brock said. "I've met him before. I'm a gym leader too,
from Pewter City."
"I know him too," Misty said. "My sisters and I run the gym
here."
They heard sirens in the distance as the ambulance approached. It
pulled up behind the squad cars and the paramedics got out.
"Take care of this one first," one of the officers said as the
paramedics hurried to Ash. "He's pretty badly hurt." The paramedics
quickly did what they could for Ash, then lifted him onto a stretcher. One
of the paramedics went over to Brock.
"Let's get a quick look at you," he said as he knelt by Brock.
"I'll be ok. Just take care of Ash," Brock said.
"We are," the man said. He looked at Brock's shoulder and put a
bandage over the bullet wound.
"We'd better get going now," the other paramedic said. "This
kid's pretty bad."
"Think you can sit up until you get to the hospital?" the
paramedic asked Brock.
"I guess so," Brock said.
"I'll take Brock and Misty in my car," one of the officers said.
"Just get going with the kid." The paramedics got Ash into the
ambulance and left.
"Let's get you kids to the hospital too," the officer said. He
helped Brock to his feet. Brock fought off a wave of dizziness and
managed to get to the car. The officer helped him in and Misty got in next
to Brock. Pikachu climbed in on her lap. The officer drove off.
"Brock?" Misty asked, concerned. "Are you ok?" Brock was very
pale and obviously in pain.
"I'll be ok," Brock said. "It hurts, but I'll make it."
END PART 3
TO BE CONTINUED
let me die!"
"You're not going to die, Ash," Brock said. "Just hold on.
You're going to be ok." He looked up at Misty. "Misty, get a towel and
hold it over the wound in Ash's stomach. Hurry, we've got to stop the
bleeding." Misty quickly obeyed.
"Brock, what about you?" she asked. The front of Brock's shirt
was soaked with blood.
"I'll be ok," Brock said. "We've got to take care of Ash first."
Brock pulled a shirt from his pack and pressed it against the wound in
his shoulder, fighting back a cry of pain. He didn't want Ash to know
he wasn't ok. Brock recalled Onix and Vulpix as Pikachu ran back to
Ash.
"Hurts. . ." Ash moaned as Misty held the towel against his
stomach.
"I know, Ash," Brock said. "Hang in there Ash, we've got to stop
the bleeding."
"Pikapi pi chupi pika." Ash, please be ok Pikachu begged,
stroking Ash's cheek.
"Pikachu. . ." Ash whispered just before he lost consciousness.
"Ash, no -- " Misty cried out. Brock managed to get to Ash's
side. He felt for a pulse. It was there, but weak.
"He's still alive," Brock said. They heard sirens in the
distance. "Help is coming. . .just in time."
A few minutes later Officer Jenny pulled up on her motorcycle.
Several officers in squad cars followed closely behind her.
"What happened?" Officer Jenny asked. "We got a report of shots
fired."
"Please help Ash," Brock said. "He's hurt really bad." Officer
Jenny hurried to Ash and knelt beside him, checking his pulse.
"He's still alive, but barely," she said to one of the officers.
"Call an ambulance now." One of the officers radioed for an ambulance
as the other brought a first-aid kit. He got a towel and pressed it
against Ash's stomach. Misty moved aside so he could help Ash.
"What can we do?" she asked, frightened.
"Try to stop the bleeding," the officer said. "That's all we can
do until the ambulance arrives. They'll be here in a few minutes,
Miss. Your friend is going to be ok."
Officer Jenny got her first-aid kit and knelt by Brock.
"Please take care of Ash," Brock said. "He's hurt worse that I
am."
"We are taking care of Ash," Officer Jenny said. "And we're going
to take care of you too." She pulled the shirt away from the wound in
Brock's shoulder. She pressed some bandages against the wound. Brock
moaned in pain, but he knew she had to stop the bleeding.
"I recognize you," Officer Jenny said to Misty. "You're one of
the Waterflower sisters, aren't you?"
"Yes, I'm Misty," Misty replied. "These are my friends Ash and
Brock."
"Can you tell me what happened here?" Officer Jenny asked.
"Team Rocket was trying to grab Pikachu again," Misty said. "And
this helicopter landed, and a man got out."
"He's their boss, I think," Brock put in.
"He demanded Ash give him Pikachu," Misty continued. "When
Pikachu wouldn't go with him, he shot Ash."
"He was going to shoot Misty too," Brock said. "I saved her." He
looked at Misty. "I'm sorry, Misty. It happened too fast for me to
help Ash too."
"Brock. . .it's ok," Misty said softly. There were tears in her
eyes at the thought of Brock's bravery.
"Then what happened?" Officer Jenny asked.
"Pikachu and Vulpix knocked him out," Misty said. "Some of his
men got him back into the helicopter and left. Team Rocket ran off too,
I guess. I didn't even notice where they went. I was too scared for
Ash and Brock."
"Can you describe the man who shot you?" Officer Jenny asked.
"I know who it was," Brock said. "It was Giovanni, the gym leader
from Viridian City."
"Are you sure?" Officer Jenny asked.
"Yes," Brock said. "I've met him before. I'm a gym leader too,
from Pewter City."
"I know him too," Misty said. "My sisters and I run the gym
here."
They heard sirens in the distance as the ambulance approached. It
pulled up behind the squad cars and the paramedics got out.
"Take care of this one first," one of the officers said as the
paramedics hurried to Ash. "He's pretty badly hurt." The paramedics
quickly did what they could for Ash, then lifted him onto a stretcher. One
of the paramedics went over to Brock.
"Let's get a quick look at you," he said as he knelt by Brock.
"I'll be ok. Just take care of Ash," Brock said.
"We are," the man said. He looked at Brock's shoulder and put a
bandage over the bullet wound.
"We'd better get going now," the other paramedic said. "This
kid's pretty bad."
"Think you can sit up until you get to the hospital?" the
paramedic asked Brock.
"I guess so," Brock said.
"I'll take Brock and Misty in my car," one of the officers said.
"Just get going with the kid." The paramedics got Ash into the
ambulance and left.
"Let's get you kids to the hospital too," the officer said. He
helped Brock to his feet. Brock fought off a wave of dizziness and
managed to get to the car. The officer helped him in and Misty got in next
to Brock. Pikachu climbed in on her lap. The officer drove off.
"Brock?" Misty asked, concerned. "Are you ok?" Brock was very
pale and obviously in pain.
"I'll be ok," Brock said. "It hurts, but I'll make it."
END PART 3
TO BE CONTINUED