THE END OF TEAM ROCKET
Part 15
Disclaimer -- I don't own Pokemon
Later that evening Brock and Misty went to the hospital to see
Ash.
"Hey, Ash, how are you feeling?" Brock asked.
"Ok, I guess," Ash said. "Kind of tired."
"We won't stay long," Misty said. "But we've got some good news."
"What's the news?" Mrs. Ketchum asked. It had been two days since
Ash had regained consciousness. Mrs. Ketchum was still spending as
much time as she could with Ash.
""Officer Jenny just called," Misty said. "The police in Celadon
City just arrested the man who shot Ash and Brock."
"That's good," Ash said grimly. "Now he'll pay for what he's done
to us."
"I'm glad to hear it too," Mrs. Ketchum said. "Now I know you
kids won't be hurt anymore." She smiled. "We have some good news too.
The doctor is moving Ash out of ICU tomorrow."
"That's wonderful, Ash!" Misty said happily. "You're getting
better!"
"Yeah. . .I'll be ok, Misty," Ash said, smiling at her.
The next morning Brock, Misty, and Mrs. Ketchum were waiting for
Ash to be brought down from ICU. Pikachu waited eagerly in Misty's
arms. It hadn't seen Ash since he had been hurt.
"Pikapi! Pikapi!" Pikachu called happily as Ash was wheeled into
the room. It wriggled impatiently in Misty's arms, wanting to run to
Ash.
"Hey, Pikachu!" Ash smiled. He was as happy as Pikachu.
"Just a few more minutes, Pikachu," Brock said to the little
Pokemon, reaching over to pet it. "The nurses have to take care of Ash
first." The little mouse sat more quietly, watching as the nurses got Ash
settled in his bed and adjusted his IV and oxygen tube. Then the
nurses left.
"Now, Pikachu, you have to be gentle," Misty said as she sat
Pikachu on the bed next to Ash. "Ash is going to be ok, but he's still
pretty weak."
"I'm so glad to see you, Pikachu," Ash said as he hugged the
little rodent Pokemon. "I've missed you."
"Pi chupi pi pikachu, Pikapi. Kachu pi chupi." (I've missed you
too, Ash. I'm glad you're better." Pikachu said as it lay on the bed
next to Ash, where he could pet it.
Late that afternoon Officer Jenny came to see Ash. Brock and
Misty had gone back to the gym, but Mrs. Ketchum was still sitting with
Ash. Pikachu still lay by Ash's side.
"Hello, Ash," Officer Jenny said. "How are you feeling?"
"Ok, I guess," Ash said. "I'm still pretty weak, but I'll be all
right."
"Ash, can you remember the man who shot you?" Officer Jenny asked.
"Can you remember what he looked like?"
"Yes," Ash said. "I remember."
""I'm going to show you a picture," Officer Jenny said. She
showed Ash a picture of Giovanni. "This is the man we arrested yesterday in
Celadon City. Is this the man who shot you?"
"Yes, it is," Ash said. He was very pale and looked frightened.
"I know this is hard, Ash," Officer Jenny said. "Hang in there.
I need you to tell me everything you can remember about the shooting."
She placed a tape recorder on Ash's tray table. "This is for the
hearing tomorrow, when Giovanni will be formally charged."
"Ok," Ash said. He was quiet a minute, thinking. "Well. . .we
were going to Cerulean City. . .we were going to spend a few days with
Misty's sisters. We were outside of the city when Team Rocket stopped
us. They said they wanted Pikachu." He paused. "Then a helicopter
landed and this man" -- Ash pointed to the picture of Giovanni -- "got out.
He demanded Pikachu. I wouldn't give him my Pikachu, so he shot me."
It was a few minutes before Ash continued. "All I remember after that
is the pain. . .then waking up a week later in the hospital."
"That's good, Ash," Officer Jenny said. "Thank you." She turned
off the tape recorder.
"So what happens now?" Mrs. Ketchum asked. "This. . .Giovanni. .
.is going to be formally charged tomorrow? What are the charges
against him?"
"He's going to be charged with attempted murder for shooting Ash,"
Officer Jenny said. "And assault with a deadly weapon for shooting
Ash's friend Brock. We expect him to plead not guilty, so there will have
to be a trial. If Ash is well enough by then, he may have to testify."
"I don't know if I can," Ash said. "I'm really scared."
"Ash, we want to put this man in prison for what he's done, "
Officer Jenny said. "Just think about it, ok? I'll let you know what
happens tomorrow."
"Ok," Ash said. "I'll think about it."
"Thank you, Ash," Officer Jenny said. "You get some rest now."
She left.
"Ash, you should try to get some sleep," Mrs. Ketchum said. "You
look tired, honey." Ash nodded. After a while he drifted into a
restless sleep. But his sleep was troubled by dreams, his expression still
troubled. Mrs. Ketchum looked with concern at her young son. She knew
he'd been upset at having to talk about the shooting, and she knew he
was still frightened. Mrs. Ketchum just hoped that the man who had hurt
her son and his friend would never be free again.
End Part 15
To Be Continued
Part 15
Disclaimer -- I don't own Pokemon
Later that evening Brock and Misty went to the hospital to see
Ash.
"Hey, Ash, how are you feeling?" Brock asked.
"Ok, I guess," Ash said. "Kind of tired."
"We won't stay long," Misty said. "But we've got some good news."
"What's the news?" Mrs. Ketchum asked. It had been two days since
Ash had regained consciousness. Mrs. Ketchum was still spending as
much time as she could with Ash.
""Officer Jenny just called," Misty said. "The police in Celadon
City just arrested the man who shot Ash and Brock."
"That's good," Ash said grimly. "Now he'll pay for what he's done
to us."
"I'm glad to hear it too," Mrs. Ketchum said. "Now I know you
kids won't be hurt anymore." She smiled. "We have some good news too.
The doctor is moving Ash out of ICU tomorrow."
"That's wonderful, Ash!" Misty said happily. "You're getting
better!"
"Yeah. . .I'll be ok, Misty," Ash said, smiling at her.
The next morning Brock, Misty, and Mrs. Ketchum were waiting for
Ash to be brought down from ICU. Pikachu waited eagerly in Misty's
arms. It hadn't seen Ash since he had been hurt.
"Pikapi! Pikapi!" Pikachu called happily as Ash was wheeled into
the room. It wriggled impatiently in Misty's arms, wanting to run to
Ash.
"Hey, Pikachu!" Ash smiled. He was as happy as Pikachu.
"Just a few more minutes, Pikachu," Brock said to the little
Pokemon, reaching over to pet it. "The nurses have to take care of Ash
first." The little mouse sat more quietly, watching as the nurses got Ash
settled in his bed and adjusted his IV and oxygen tube. Then the
nurses left.
"Now, Pikachu, you have to be gentle," Misty said as she sat
Pikachu on the bed next to Ash. "Ash is going to be ok, but he's still
pretty weak."
"I'm so glad to see you, Pikachu," Ash said as he hugged the
little rodent Pokemon. "I've missed you."
"Pi chupi pi pikachu, Pikapi. Kachu pi chupi." (I've missed you
too, Ash. I'm glad you're better." Pikachu said as it lay on the bed
next to Ash, where he could pet it.
Late that afternoon Officer Jenny came to see Ash. Brock and
Misty had gone back to the gym, but Mrs. Ketchum was still sitting with
Ash. Pikachu still lay by Ash's side.
"Hello, Ash," Officer Jenny said. "How are you feeling?"
"Ok, I guess," Ash said. "I'm still pretty weak, but I'll be all
right."
"Ash, can you remember the man who shot you?" Officer Jenny asked.
"Can you remember what he looked like?"
"Yes," Ash said. "I remember."
""I'm going to show you a picture," Officer Jenny said. She
showed Ash a picture of Giovanni. "This is the man we arrested yesterday in
Celadon City. Is this the man who shot you?"
"Yes, it is," Ash said. He was very pale and looked frightened.
"I know this is hard, Ash," Officer Jenny said. "Hang in there.
I need you to tell me everything you can remember about the shooting."
She placed a tape recorder on Ash's tray table. "This is for the
hearing tomorrow, when Giovanni will be formally charged."
"Ok," Ash said. He was quiet a minute, thinking. "Well. . .we
were going to Cerulean City. . .we were going to spend a few days with
Misty's sisters. We were outside of the city when Team Rocket stopped
us. They said they wanted Pikachu." He paused. "Then a helicopter
landed and this man" -- Ash pointed to the picture of Giovanni -- "got out.
He demanded Pikachu. I wouldn't give him my Pikachu, so he shot me."
It was a few minutes before Ash continued. "All I remember after that
is the pain. . .then waking up a week later in the hospital."
"That's good, Ash," Officer Jenny said. "Thank you." She turned
off the tape recorder.
"So what happens now?" Mrs. Ketchum asked. "This. . .Giovanni. .
.is going to be formally charged tomorrow? What are the charges
against him?"
"He's going to be charged with attempted murder for shooting Ash,"
Officer Jenny said. "And assault with a deadly weapon for shooting
Ash's friend Brock. We expect him to plead not guilty, so there will have
to be a trial. If Ash is well enough by then, he may have to testify."
"I don't know if I can," Ash said. "I'm really scared."
"Ash, we want to put this man in prison for what he's done, "
Officer Jenny said. "Just think about it, ok? I'll let you know what
happens tomorrow."
"Ok," Ash said. "I'll think about it."
"Thank you, Ash," Officer Jenny said. "You get some rest now."
She left.
"Ash, you should try to get some sleep," Mrs. Ketchum said. "You
look tired, honey." Ash nodded. After a while he drifted into a
restless sleep. But his sleep was troubled by dreams, his expression still
troubled. Mrs. Ketchum looked with concern at her young son. She knew
he'd been upset at having to talk about the shooting, and she knew he
was still frightened. Mrs. Ketchum just hoped that the man who had hurt
her son and his friend would never be free again.
End Part 15
To Be Continued