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Back at the hotel where they were staying, Kelly looked out the window nervously. They had been taken to the closest hospital to Mt Moon, the one in Pewter City. Ned noticed what she was doing.
"Give it up already, it was just a dream."
Kelly sat back from the window and scooped her Jolteon up off the floor and into her arms.
"How can you relax after I told you what I heard?" she asked him.
"Easy," he replied, "because I don't believe you. I think your imagination took over and you dreamed the whole thing. Think about it, it doesn't make sense."
Kelly sat staring out the window, absently stroking Sparky's fur and pulling on his ears. Sparky didn't really like having his ears felt, but liked the attention and was trying to lick Kelly's arms. Ned watched in silence.
*Knock knock*
Kelly nearly jumped out of her skin, scaring Sparky into giving her a slight shock.
"Relax, it's just the door. Do you want to get it?"
"Very funny. Don't open it, pretend we're not here."
Ned ignored her and opened the door. Two team rocket members stood there, they wore the same
uniforms that Ned and Kelly did. The girl had some car keys hanging off her finger and was
twirling them around. The boy spoke,
"I'm Butch and this is Cassidy, the boss sent us over to pick you up and take you back to Mt
Moon."
Ned Nodded.
"We've been expecting you." He looked at his partner, who looked deep in thought. She sat by
the window, blue hair slightly fuzzy from the static the Jolteon was causing. "Kelly? Still
awake over there? We're leaving now."
Kelly didn't move. The girl, Cassidy spoke,
"We heard about what happened to you two, oh it's just terrible, I was so worried when I found
out, why it could have been me or Butch in that cave. Thank god you got out of there when you
did, I hate to think what might've happened to you otherwise, right Butch?"
"Uh, yeah sure."
"Well at least you're both okay, thank goodness no one was hurt worse. I can't begin to imagine
what could have happened, but never mind with a little luck, nothing like that will happen
again."
Kelly paled. Ned looked at her, concerned.
"You guys go ahead, we'll meet you down there."
The other two left. Kelly waited until she hears their footsteps descend the stairs.
"That was them!" She said urgently, looking at Ned.
"Kelly what are you talking about?"
"That was them! I recognise the girl's voice, and the names! She was talking to a boy named
Butch!"
"I thought you said you didn't hear any names?"
"I forgot, but now I remember! That was them, they are going to kill us!" Kelly looked at Ned
desperately, who was looking back at her with worry.
"Man, your worse off than I thought. What an imagination! No wonder you're so loopy if you
have dreams like that." He grinned at her.
"This is serious! Listen to me!" Kelly was furious. Ned sighed.
"Okay, just say this 'theory' of yours is true-"
"Theory! It is true!" Kelly cut him off.
"Okay okay, whatever, the point is, the others are expecting us back at Mt Moon in a few hours,
if they were going to 'kill' us, then don't you think people would be suspicious?"
Kelly didn't answer.
"So what I'm saying is," Ned continued, "That nothing can happen to us on the way there.
Relax!"
*Beep Beep*
A car horn sounded out the front. Kelly stood up, slinging Sparky over her left shoulder.
"Lets go then."
"Aren't you going to put the Jolteon away?"
"Nope. Sparky is very protective, I'm not letting go of him until we get away from those two."
"Fair enough," said Ned, "Lets get going."
Back at the hotel where they were staying, Kelly looked out the window nervously. They had been taken to the closest hospital to Mt Moon, the one in Pewter City. Ned noticed what she was doing.
"Give it up already, it was just a dream."
Kelly sat back from the window and scooped her Jolteon up off the floor and into her arms.
"How can you relax after I told you what I heard?" she asked him.
"Easy," he replied, "because I don't believe you. I think your imagination took over and you dreamed the whole thing. Think about it, it doesn't make sense."
Kelly sat staring out the window, absently stroking Sparky's fur and pulling on his ears. Sparky didn't really like having his ears felt, but liked the attention and was trying to lick Kelly's arms. Ned watched in silence.
*Knock knock*
Kelly nearly jumped out of her skin, scaring Sparky into giving her a slight shock.
"Relax, it's just the door. Do you want to get it?"
"Very funny. Don't open it, pretend we're not here."
Ned ignored her and opened the door. Two team rocket members stood there, they wore the same
uniforms that Ned and Kelly did. The girl had some car keys hanging off her finger and was
twirling them around. The boy spoke,
"I'm Butch and this is Cassidy, the boss sent us over to pick you up and take you back to Mt
Moon."
Ned Nodded.
"We've been expecting you." He looked at his partner, who looked deep in thought. She sat by
the window, blue hair slightly fuzzy from the static the Jolteon was causing. "Kelly? Still
awake over there? We're leaving now."
Kelly didn't move. The girl, Cassidy spoke,
"We heard about what happened to you two, oh it's just terrible, I was so worried when I found
out, why it could have been me or Butch in that cave. Thank god you got out of there when you
did, I hate to think what might've happened to you otherwise, right Butch?"
"Uh, yeah sure."
"Well at least you're both okay, thank goodness no one was hurt worse. I can't begin to imagine
what could have happened, but never mind with a little luck, nothing like that will happen
again."
Kelly paled. Ned looked at her, concerned.
"You guys go ahead, we'll meet you down there."
The other two left. Kelly waited until she hears their footsteps descend the stairs.
"That was them!" She said urgently, looking at Ned.
"Kelly what are you talking about?"
"That was them! I recognise the girl's voice, and the names! She was talking to a boy named
Butch!"
"I thought you said you didn't hear any names?"
"I forgot, but now I remember! That was them, they are going to kill us!" Kelly looked at Ned
desperately, who was looking back at her with worry.
"Man, your worse off than I thought. What an imagination! No wonder you're so loopy if you
have dreams like that." He grinned at her.
"This is serious! Listen to me!" Kelly was furious. Ned sighed.
"Okay, just say this 'theory' of yours is true-"
"Theory! It is true!" Kelly cut him off.
"Okay okay, whatever, the point is, the others are expecting us back at Mt Moon in a few hours,
if they were going to 'kill' us, then don't you think people would be suspicious?"
Kelly didn't answer.
"So what I'm saying is," Ned continued, "That nothing can happen to us on the way there.
Relax!"
*Beep Beep*
A car horn sounded out the front. Kelly stood up, slinging Sparky over her left shoulder.
"Lets go then."
"Aren't you going to put the Jolteon away?"
"Nope. Sparky is very protective, I'm not letting go of him until we get away from those two."
"Fair enough," said Ned, "Lets get going."