I was asleep for quite a while, only dimly aware through my medicine-induced sleep that something was happening around me.

I finally awoke when the stretcher rocked and Ash fell to the ground with a groan.

I slowly opened my eyes and felt some type of band around my neck. I was perfectly comfortable laying on the stretcher...But perhaps I was needed for other things?

I turned my head and said in wonderment, "Pika pika?"

A bunch of Pikachu started pouring over a wall shouting, "Pika pika chu! Pika pika chu!"

That looked kinda like fun...

They all gathered together and, with a loud "Chuuuuuu!" they performed a powerful electric shock that struck two humans and their Pokémon.

They yelled quite loudly, and I appeared atop of the clump of Pikachu, wiry headband, lightbulb, and all, and cheerfully greeted Ash, "Pikachu!"

"Pikachu!" Ash exclaimed.

The happy look on his face made when he saw me well almost made me want to take back all the mean things I'd said and done to him.

Almost.

I inwardly giggled.

The two humans (whom I guessed were the bad guys) and their Poison Pokémon remained charred and frozen in position as a Meowth jumped in front of them.

In a strange, though humanlike, voice, he spoke, hardly leaving space between his sentences, "Do I have ta do evwything? That mouse is cat-food! Meowth! Just wait! Pikachu, you're my-yine."

Ash made a nervous noise, and I reassured him, "Pika. Pika pika. Pika!"

I had an idea!

He looked at me blankly, "Pika pika?"

"Pika!" I nodded. Come on, you can understand me if you just try!

"Pika, Pika Power?"

"Pika!" I nodded again.

At last! Real communication!

"So you want..." He caught on, "You want more power!"

Meowth looked a little nervous, and he had his paws raised. "What's dis?"

You'll soon find out, you crazy feline!

Ash hopped onto the girl's wrecked bike and started peddling, the reflector beginning to glow.

"Well, let's just say that Pikachu and I are gonna generate a little excitement for you, Meowth!"

The reflector got really bright, and it looked like the two bad humans with red letters on their white shirts were becoming a tad bit frightened.

"Uh?" the woman said.

"Uh oh," the guy moaned.

"Meowth!" squeaked the cat.

Now!

I hopped onto the bike, and touched the spot where the energy had collected. It crept up me as an electric bolt into my cheeks, and I looked on with a big smile on my face. "Pika pika pika...PikaCHU!"

The lightning struck the bad guys again, this time much harsher than the first from the other Pikachu. They screamed, and I reveled in the moment.

Koffing finally couldn't take it any more and spewed forward nasty gas, which the lightning hit and caused the roof to explode off, leaving behind a big surge upward of smoke.

Needless to say, they were outta there!