Rebirth of Fate
Episode 4: Vs. Kristin
"Now Taz, did you beat Flint?" Rob questioned out of curiosity.
"Uh... barely," he responded.
"BARELY? I though the great Taz would beat him flawlessly!"
"You see, that Golem was much harder than I thought. And he was worn down though, but the only pokémon of mine that survived the onslaught was Scyther, and since he so happened to be wearing a Metal Coat I got earlier..."
"Yeah? I'm waiting..."
Taz threw out his Scyther, or what used to be one. Instead, Rob saw a full- grown Scizor, sharp red color, nasty pincers and all. Rob's jaw crashed to the ground. "A SCIZOR??!! YOU HAVE TO BE JOKING ME!!!"
"I joke you not," Taz said, smiling. Scizor snapped its pincers as if ready for battle.
"Cheater!" Rob snapped in mock accusation. For Taz's pokémon to do wonders like this was not much surprise to Rob; he had seen this gift since he first met the boy. Nevertheless, Rob had TR goons to smash, so he decided to leave miracle pokémon boy for a while.
Taz called his Scizor back. "I'll be seein' ya then, I guess. Good luck! You'll need it."
"I know," Rob said. "Good luck to you, too."
Taz and Rob split directions.
A weary Rob had reached a clearing with a small tree. He decided to take a catnap and let his pokémon wreak havoc on the natives. "Meowth! Cyndaquil! Larvitar!" he released his small but formidable team of pokémon. "I'm taking a rest. Watch yourselves, and wake me up if anything excitin' or dangerous happens."
Meowth winked and gave a thumbs-up. "Gotcha!"
The other two simply roared.
Meowth looked at his compatriots. "Somethin' ain't right here. Do you two feel it?"
Cyndaquil did his usual growls, but Meowth understood. "I feel something..."
"I DON'T!!" Larvitar roared in his usual tyrant-wannabe voice. "WHAT COULD YOU IDIOTS BE TALKING ABOUT??"
"Of course, a dark pokémon like you isn't very sensitive to environment changes," Cyndaquil answered.
Larvitar thought for a moment. "You're right. DANGIT!" he stomped the ground, causing a miniature earthquake.
"Watch, your powers, kid!" Meowth snapped, wobbling to keep his balance. "They're growing fast!"
"Oops."
"Ummm... look up," Cyndaquil suggested. The other two turned to the sky. They saw what they shouldn't be seeing in the middle of July.
"SNOW!!!" the three cried.
"AUUGGGHH!! Snow?! IHATE SNOW!!!" Larvitar cried. He began stomping furiously, creating tremors in the ground.
"Oh boy..." Meowth muttered under his breath, a sweat drop forming on his face while he watched Cyndaquil's failed attempts to calm Larvitar. "I sense of heckuva battle coming on..."
****
"Tenchi! TENNCHIII!!! " Tenchi heard the panicked cries of Washu.
"Yeah? Washu? Are you okay?" Tenchi dashed to her lab, followed by Charmander, 100% unaware of the weather outside.
Tenchi kicked open the door. "Washu?" He saw only the back of her chair and her hands waving frantically.
Washu's dolls popped on her shoulders and began to talk. "Come here, Tenchi!" Washu doll A said.
"Yeah, come over here!" Washu doll B said.
A very flummoxed Tenchi and Charmander walked slowly to Washu's chair. Washu grabbed both by the collar. "TENCHI! IT'S SNOWING!"
A sweat drop formed on Tenchi's face. "And?" Charmander Embered his way out of Washu's grasp, causing her to flail and smack him away.
"Tenchi! Remember it's in the middle of JULY here!" Washu bellowed.
Tenchi suddenly felt Washu's panic. "Is Kagato back?"
"No, but who or whatever it is, this weather change is artificial."
Charmander sprinted to Washu's left and yapped furiously in Charmander. "Chaa! Chamander Cha!"
"Hmmm? What is it saying?" Tenchi asked.
"It's suggesting that it could be a pokémon changing the weather, but it can't be sure unless it's outside."
"What kind of pokémon can change the weather?" Tenchi asked, puzzled.
"Dragonair, for one," Washu answered. She typed a bit and showed Tenchi a picture of one. Washu pointed to a sort of gem on its tail. "It uses this thing to manipulate the heat and air, allowing it to change the weather. But my computer doesn't detect one near enough to be the source."
"Why don't we let Charmander outside to see if it can find it?"
"Good idea."
On the way out though, the three were met by Kiyone. "Hey, you two! Have you noticed that it's snowing out?"
"YES," Washu growled through clenched teeth. "If we don't stop it... Ah, I'll explain later. We're going outside, 'cuz Tenchi's Charmander says it can find out who or what is causing it."
"Ohhh..."
The four stopped outside at the doorway. The snow was beautiful, but nevertheless, Charmander stiffened when it stepped outside. The three humans stared at Charmander for an answer. But when Charmander finally relaxed and began to talk, the humans were flattened and Charmander was knocked out the way by an unknown force.
"IT'S SNOWING!!" a young voice cried.
"Myia! Myia!"
Sasami and Ryo-oki paraded outside as if it were their birthday. An irritated Charmander tried to flame broil Ryo-oki, but it missed.
The humans were flattened again by an equally jolly Mihoshi and Ayeka, followed by a nasty overhead dash from Ryoko.
"It's snowing!" Ryoko cried.
Ayeka mischievously chuckled. "How about some snow, Ryoko?" She creamed Ryoko with a speedy snowball.
"Why you little-" Ryoko launched a volley of snowballs against Ayeka, who blocked the shots with a psychic barrier. Mihoshi and Sasami eventually joined the war.
"Is it over yet?" Kiyone moaned weakly staggering to get up.
"No it isn't," Tenchi groaned. As if on cue, Tenchi's Onix, the worst of the lot, burst through the door, flattening them in the process. Onix roared happily as it joined the war versus the girls. Of course it won. "What did I tell you," Tenchi said weakly to the other two crushed bystanders.
Washu suddenly gained her composure. "Charmander! Who or what is it?"
Charmander barked slowly. Washu turned to the other two. "It's a human, or human-like alright, and a magical one at that."
"Kagato?" Kiyone asked, fear creeping in her voice.
"I pray not. Maybe we need someone to check it out first. To the lab kids!"
The three humans and Charmander ran back to Washu's lab, hoping that it wasn't too late.
****
"Rob! ROB!! Wake up! IT'S SNOWING!!!" Rob heard from his Meowth. Though Meowth was known for his big mouth, he wasn't exactly known to be a liar. For proof, he felt rather cold and... covered. Rob opened his eyes, and to he great shock he saw snow everywhere. But it's July!! Why is it cold and snowing? Maybe some kid's or a wild Dragonair, Rob thought as he shook off snow.
"See? What did I tell ya?" Meowth said hopping about in a slight panic. "You also might wanna calm down that psychotic Larvitar of yours," he pointed to a furious Larvitar, stomping on the ground.
Rob pulled out Larvitar's pokéball and called him back. He looked at the other two. "Any idea why this is happening?" he asked.
"Nope," Meowth answered. "Cyndaquil don't know either. Larvitar can't even sense it, being Dark/Rock type and all. To top it off, if this keeps going for a LOONNG while, the earth's weather pattern will be screwed permanently!"
Rob swore under his breath. "Can you tap the source?" Rob asked.
Before Meowth could answer; as if on cue, the new visual cell-phone on his pokégear started ringing. Rob picked it up and answered it. The screen brought him the faces of Tenchi, Washu, and a cute, unfamiliar woman that looked about the age of 25. "Hey!" Rob said. "Whatcha callin' he-uh for?" he said in a southern voice.
"This is important matters, Rob," Washu said in a grim voice. "You see the snow outside, right?"
"Uhhh... Yeah, duh!"
"It's coming from a human with magical powers near your area. This snow is no more than a odd change, now, but if it not stopped soon, it will eventually set the earth's weather pattern askew, and two years from that point, and no stopping it, we will suffer another Ice Age.
"We've called to ask you to stop this because you are nearest to the source," Washu said.
"Lucky me," Rob said in a bored tone.
"DON'T YOU GIVE A CRAP ABOUT THIS PLANET???!!!" said the mysterious green-haired woman; Washu and Tenchi were blown away.
"Whoo!" Rob said, clearly shocked by that woman's violent outburst. "I didn't say I wasn't taking the job. But just why ain't you three on the job?"
"Don't worry, kiddo," Tenchi said, coming back and gently shoving the girl out the way. "If it's too tough, you can give us a call."
"Hate to sound cocky, but hopefully I won't need your help," Rob said. "Bye, and by the way, who's that cute, loud chick with you?"
"Ummm... that's Kiyone. Ummm... she just lives here 'kay? Bye!" Tenchi hung up rather quickly, leaving Rob suspicious.
"Well, it's off to stop the snowstorm!" Rob said. Cyndaquil chattered in agreement.
"Let's kick some butt!" Meowth cried.
****
After a harrowing five-mile walk, the snowstorm grew more intense. "We're getting closer!" Rob yelled over the winds to Meowth.
"I feel it too!" Meowth cried back. However, about 2 minutes later, the "Storm" part of snowstorm stopped, and all they could see was snowfall... and a giant tree.
"What the crap...?" Meowth looked at the giant tree. It seemed to be frozen over, the leaves, the tree itself were all different shades of blue.
"Hmmm," Rob studied the tree. "This tree seems to be the source of where this human or whatever it is gets its power!"
Some dark laughter was heard in the distance. Rob's sudden fear and quick reflexes had him quickly pull out his sword. "I'm afraid you're not entirely correct," said a mysterious voice.
"Who or what the heck are you?" Rob said, easily hiding his fear. He felt Meowth intensify behind him.
"I actually have this sort of power all by myself," said the voice. "But I can't make it snow year round without a little help. That's where this tree comes in. It's so full of energy," Rob heard more giggling.
"Exactly what are you trying to accomplish?" Rob asked. Suddenly, Rob was aware of a shadow on the tree. He readied his sword and looked up. It was human, all right.
The shadow began to speak. "Prepare for trouble and make it double."
"Oh, crap no," Rob muttered under his breath.
"To wreak the world with devastation
"To unite all peoples under our nation
"To get rid of the evil that is truth and love
"To extend our wrath to the stars above
"I am Kristin, elite member of Team Rocket and the Rocket Sisters! Blasting off at the speed of light!
"Surrender now or prepare to fight."
"Oh heck yeah, that's right," a Sneasel had appeared to her side.
"THAT THING SPEAKS ENGLISH?" Rob exclaimed.
"Better believe it, kid," the Sneasel said. Both it and Kristin landed down in front of Rob. Kristin was a sort of dark blonde, her hair flowing neatly but loosely, and having an average sized but thin body. The Sneasel, however, seemed a little big for its size it claws shaper and larger than normal; its eyes had an eerie glow. It was probably genetically enhanced, and if this were true, Rob was in big trouble, not to mention the girl was the same way.
"So exactly what are you trying to accomplish with this snow?" Rob asked.
"YOU, actually. You are a powerful opponent of Team Rocket, and we can't have that. Not only that, but some of our old enemies are back on our tail, thanks to you."
"Ash and Kamon? Oh, you guys are doomed." Rob said mockingly, spinning his sword.
"Fear not for us, for like me, some of our stronger members are infused with Mako, a mysterious element in the earth that holds magic."
"Ah, shut up!" Rob snapped. "I knew that already. This sword is infused with it!"
"But I'm not about to let you," Kristin said, still keeping her cool, dark aura about her. "I made it snow, knowing that some people like your friend Professor Oak would panic about the earth losing its balance, so I hoped that he'd send you, and to my luck he did. With a little help, I'm going to kick your butt and cart you to TR headquarters, where you should hope Boss Rocket forgives you..."
"I don't think so," Rob put a hand on his other two pokéballs, but Kristin was faster than he thought.
"You should chill out," Kristin said. And at that, Rob felt the force of a blizzard, slowly turning him into a block of ice. He just managed to drop his pokéballs before he was frozen. He just hoped that Meowth and friends could pull through.
Meowth's body was paralyzed in shock. Rob was now nothing more than a block of ice. But what kind of human could have such a power?
Luckily for him though, Rob had managed to drop his pokémon and release them. Cyndaquil and Larvitar emerged completely clueless about the situation.
"Hmmm? This kid has more pokémon?" Kristin asked. "No matter, Abra! Sneasel! GET 'EM!"
A surprised Larvitar was hit head on by a charging Sneasel, who sent it crashing in the tree. Cyndaquil, however, was prepared for attack and easily dodged Abra's Psyshock. Meowth focused his attention on Kristin. "Hey! You ain't gonna get away wit' this! I'm comin' to KICK YOUR-"
"You should chill out too," Kristin said in an almost ghastly voice. Meowth barely dodged a blizzard aimed at him. Contorted with fury, Meowth launched a volley of nails in Kristin's direction, most of then piercing her arms.
"Ow!" she cried, nearly in tears. "Urgh!! You'll pay!" She leapt down from the tree and attacked Meowth with a long burst of ice beam, barely missing again. Meowth swore each time the beam came too close. Fed up with her lack of accuracy, she then summoned her last pokémon. "Jynx! Show that brat what you're made of!"
After singing its name like a warning cry, Jynx attacked Meowth with a good slapping. Meowth staggered. He tried to use Comet Claw, but missed. Jynx fired a blizzard, and Meowth was hit hard, nearly frozen.
Cyndaquil however notices Meowth and Larvitar in big trouble. Luring the frantic Abra nearer the action, Cyndaquil readies itself.
"Cyndaquil!" Meowth cried weakly. "Line 'em up and hit 'em with your limit break!"
Cyndaquil nodded. His back flared and sent a fiery wave through all three pokémon attackers, temporarily stunning them. This allowed our heroes to reunite and our fighters to take sides.
Meowth whispered to Cyndaquil as he thawed him, "Thaw Rob! Larvitar and I should take care of these losers." Cyndaquil nodded and sprinted to the ice cube that was once Rob.
Kristin was purely upset. "You won't win against me! Abra! Sneasel! Jynx! Show them our triple blizzard!"
Triple Blizzard was simply Blizzard used by three attackers. Meowth blocked the attack and defended Larvitar using his Aura Shell. Meowth whispered to Larvitar, "Show them your moves."
Larvitar stomped the ground repeatedly, causing tremors in the ground and sending Abra and Jynx packing. Sneasel and Kristin jumped away. "Urgh! You've made my day and now you'll pay!"
"No, you'll pay," came a voice Meowth never felt so happy to hear. Rob emerged from the shadows, Cyndaquil at his side. "I'm back, and it's time to settle the score."
Kristin hit Rob with another blizzard, but Rob withstood it. "Rob! Your sword!" Meowth cried. Rob grabbed his sword and slowly started spinning it in front of him. Eventually, the blizzard didn't get past the sword.
Kristin gasped. "Urr..." Rob growled. "Now, FEEL YOUR OWN ICY PAIN!!!" Rob did a dramatic leap and slashed Kristin, reducing her to a frozen pulp. Sneasel was stunned.
"You may have won this round, but we'll be back," it said. "Your little friends had better watch out for us too! We'll be back, and we promise to destroy ANY threats to us, even YOU..." And at that, a mysterious wind blew away all the failures into the sky.
In a traditional panicked voice, our heroes heard, "It looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!!"
"WE BEAT 'EM!!" Rob shouted.
"Oh, heck yeah!" Meowth celebrated as well. The other two battle weary but victorious pokémon danced about.
"Ah crap! Wait! We gotta call Tenchi!" Rob said, panicked.
"Right!"
Rob picked up his pokégear and set the phone to dial Tenchi's number. Of course, Washu answered. "Hello?"
"Yo Washu! I managed to get to the source and stop it!"
"Excellent! What or who was it?"
"One of Team Rocket's Mako soldiers. She said she belonged to the Rocket Sisters, some TR force entirely made up of chicks with dark powers."
"Uh-oh. This could be a problem. Exactly why did she make it snow?"
"Perfect lure. Washu, the Rocket Sisters are trying to kill us all."
"HOLY CRAP!! You've got to be kidding me!!"
"I ain't jokin'. She said we are a threat to TR's forces. My best bet is that one of her buddies will be after you next. Watch your back."
"We will," as if on cue, Washu let out a puzzled "Huh?" as Rob heard panicked screaming.
"ON FIRE!! ON FIRE!!" he heard.
"Mihoshi!" Washu screamed. "What's on fire??!!"
"The shrine is on fire!!!" He heard a voice similar to that of a dumb blonde (the suggested stereotype not a real one[Oh, and that's sarcasm...])
"SAY WHAT?!"
"Come quick! The shrine is on fire!"
"Ah crap! Rob, I'll call you later!"
"Good luck..." Rob said. He felt they were going to need it. He no longer doubted that Team Rocket was back, and with a vengeance...
To be continued...
Next Up!: Episode 5: Vs. Brittany
The coldest and cruelest of the Rocket Sisters has challenged Tenchi and friends. This will be the first and most intense battle yet for his pokémon...
Episode 4: Vs. Kristin
"Now Taz, did you beat Flint?" Rob questioned out of curiosity.
"Uh... barely," he responded.
"BARELY? I though the great Taz would beat him flawlessly!"
"You see, that Golem was much harder than I thought. And he was worn down though, but the only pokémon of mine that survived the onslaught was Scyther, and since he so happened to be wearing a Metal Coat I got earlier..."
"Yeah? I'm waiting..."
Taz threw out his Scyther, or what used to be one. Instead, Rob saw a full- grown Scizor, sharp red color, nasty pincers and all. Rob's jaw crashed to the ground. "A SCIZOR??!! YOU HAVE TO BE JOKING ME!!!"
"I joke you not," Taz said, smiling. Scizor snapped its pincers as if ready for battle.
"Cheater!" Rob snapped in mock accusation. For Taz's pokémon to do wonders like this was not much surprise to Rob; he had seen this gift since he first met the boy. Nevertheless, Rob had TR goons to smash, so he decided to leave miracle pokémon boy for a while.
Taz called his Scizor back. "I'll be seein' ya then, I guess. Good luck! You'll need it."
"I know," Rob said. "Good luck to you, too."
Taz and Rob split directions.
A weary Rob had reached a clearing with a small tree. He decided to take a catnap and let his pokémon wreak havoc on the natives. "Meowth! Cyndaquil! Larvitar!" he released his small but formidable team of pokémon. "I'm taking a rest. Watch yourselves, and wake me up if anything excitin' or dangerous happens."
Meowth winked and gave a thumbs-up. "Gotcha!"
The other two simply roared.
Meowth looked at his compatriots. "Somethin' ain't right here. Do you two feel it?"
Cyndaquil did his usual growls, but Meowth understood. "I feel something..."
"I DON'T!!" Larvitar roared in his usual tyrant-wannabe voice. "WHAT COULD YOU IDIOTS BE TALKING ABOUT??"
"Of course, a dark pokémon like you isn't very sensitive to environment changes," Cyndaquil answered.
Larvitar thought for a moment. "You're right. DANGIT!" he stomped the ground, causing a miniature earthquake.
"Watch, your powers, kid!" Meowth snapped, wobbling to keep his balance. "They're growing fast!"
"Oops."
"Ummm... look up," Cyndaquil suggested. The other two turned to the sky. They saw what they shouldn't be seeing in the middle of July.
"SNOW!!!" the three cried.
"AUUGGGHH!! Snow?! IHATE SNOW!!!" Larvitar cried. He began stomping furiously, creating tremors in the ground.
"Oh boy..." Meowth muttered under his breath, a sweat drop forming on his face while he watched Cyndaquil's failed attempts to calm Larvitar. "I sense of heckuva battle coming on..."
****
"Tenchi! TENNCHIII!!! " Tenchi heard the panicked cries of Washu.
"Yeah? Washu? Are you okay?" Tenchi dashed to her lab, followed by Charmander, 100% unaware of the weather outside.
Tenchi kicked open the door. "Washu?" He saw only the back of her chair and her hands waving frantically.
Washu's dolls popped on her shoulders and began to talk. "Come here, Tenchi!" Washu doll A said.
"Yeah, come over here!" Washu doll B said.
A very flummoxed Tenchi and Charmander walked slowly to Washu's chair. Washu grabbed both by the collar. "TENCHI! IT'S SNOWING!"
A sweat drop formed on Tenchi's face. "And?" Charmander Embered his way out of Washu's grasp, causing her to flail and smack him away.
"Tenchi! Remember it's in the middle of JULY here!" Washu bellowed.
Tenchi suddenly felt Washu's panic. "Is Kagato back?"
"No, but who or whatever it is, this weather change is artificial."
Charmander sprinted to Washu's left and yapped furiously in Charmander. "Chaa! Chamander Cha!"
"Hmmm? What is it saying?" Tenchi asked.
"It's suggesting that it could be a pokémon changing the weather, but it can't be sure unless it's outside."
"What kind of pokémon can change the weather?" Tenchi asked, puzzled.
"Dragonair, for one," Washu answered. She typed a bit and showed Tenchi a picture of one. Washu pointed to a sort of gem on its tail. "It uses this thing to manipulate the heat and air, allowing it to change the weather. But my computer doesn't detect one near enough to be the source."
"Why don't we let Charmander outside to see if it can find it?"
"Good idea."
On the way out though, the three were met by Kiyone. "Hey, you two! Have you noticed that it's snowing out?"
"YES," Washu growled through clenched teeth. "If we don't stop it... Ah, I'll explain later. We're going outside, 'cuz Tenchi's Charmander says it can find out who or what is causing it."
"Ohhh..."
The four stopped outside at the doorway. The snow was beautiful, but nevertheless, Charmander stiffened when it stepped outside. The three humans stared at Charmander for an answer. But when Charmander finally relaxed and began to talk, the humans were flattened and Charmander was knocked out the way by an unknown force.
"IT'S SNOWING!!" a young voice cried.
"Myia! Myia!"
Sasami and Ryo-oki paraded outside as if it were their birthday. An irritated Charmander tried to flame broil Ryo-oki, but it missed.
The humans were flattened again by an equally jolly Mihoshi and Ayeka, followed by a nasty overhead dash from Ryoko.
"It's snowing!" Ryoko cried.
Ayeka mischievously chuckled. "How about some snow, Ryoko?" She creamed Ryoko with a speedy snowball.
"Why you little-" Ryoko launched a volley of snowballs against Ayeka, who blocked the shots with a psychic barrier. Mihoshi and Sasami eventually joined the war.
"Is it over yet?" Kiyone moaned weakly staggering to get up.
"No it isn't," Tenchi groaned. As if on cue, Tenchi's Onix, the worst of the lot, burst through the door, flattening them in the process. Onix roared happily as it joined the war versus the girls. Of course it won. "What did I tell you," Tenchi said weakly to the other two crushed bystanders.
Washu suddenly gained her composure. "Charmander! Who or what is it?"
Charmander barked slowly. Washu turned to the other two. "It's a human, or human-like alright, and a magical one at that."
"Kagato?" Kiyone asked, fear creeping in her voice.
"I pray not. Maybe we need someone to check it out first. To the lab kids!"
The three humans and Charmander ran back to Washu's lab, hoping that it wasn't too late.
****
"Rob! ROB!! Wake up! IT'S SNOWING!!!" Rob heard from his Meowth. Though Meowth was known for his big mouth, he wasn't exactly known to be a liar. For proof, he felt rather cold and... covered. Rob opened his eyes, and to he great shock he saw snow everywhere. But it's July!! Why is it cold and snowing? Maybe some kid's or a wild Dragonair, Rob thought as he shook off snow.
"See? What did I tell ya?" Meowth said hopping about in a slight panic. "You also might wanna calm down that psychotic Larvitar of yours," he pointed to a furious Larvitar, stomping on the ground.
Rob pulled out Larvitar's pokéball and called him back. He looked at the other two. "Any idea why this is happening?" he asked.
"Nope," Meowth answered. "Cyndaquil don't know either. Larvitar can't even sense it, being Dark/Rock type and all. To top it off, if this keeps going for a LOONNG while, the earth's weather pattern will be screwed permanently!"
Rob swore under his breath. "Can you tap the source?" Rob asked.
Before Meowth could answer; as if on cue, the new visual cell-phone on his pokégear started ringing. Rob picked it up and answered it. The screen brought him the faces of Tenchi, Washu, and a cute, unfamiliar woman that looked about the age of 25. "Hey!" Rob said. "Whatcha callin' he-uh for?" he said in a southern voice.
"This is important matters, Rob," Washu said in a grim voice. "You see the snow outside, right?"
"Uhhh... Yeah, duh!"
"It's coming from a human with magical powers near your area. This snow is no more than a odd change, now, but if it not stopped soon, it will eventually set the earth's weather pattern askew, and two years from that point, and no stopping it, we will suffer another Ice Age.
"We've called to ask you to stop this because you are nearest to the source," Washu said.
"Lucky me," Rob said in a bored tone.
"DON'T YOU GIVE A CRAP ABOUT THIS PLANET???!!!" said the mysterious green-haired woman; Washu and Tenchi were blown away.
"Whoo!" Rob said, clearly shocked by that woman's violent outburst. "I didn't say I wasn't taking the job. But just why ain't you three on the job?"
"Don't worry, kiddo," Tenchi said, coming back and gently shoving the girl out the way. "If it's too tough, you can give us a call."
"Hate to sound cocky, but hopefully I won't need your help," Rob said. "Bye, and by the way, who's that cute, loud chick with you?"
"Ummm... that's Kiyone. Ummm... she just lives here 'kay? Bye!" Tenchi hung up rather quickly, leaving Rob suspicious.
"Well, it's off to stop the snowstorm!" Rob said. Cyndaquil chattered in agreement.
"Let's kick some butt!" Meowth cried.
****
After a harrowing five-mile walk, the snowstorm grew more intense. "We're getting closer!" Rob yelled over the winds to Meowth.
"I feel it too!" Meowth cried back. However, about 2 minutes later, the "Storm" part of snowstorm stopped, and all they could see was snowfall... and a giant tree.
"What the crap...?" Meowth looked at the giant tree. It seemed to be frozen over, the leaves, the tree itself were all different shades of blue.
"Hmmm," Rob studied the tree. "This tree seems to be the source of where this human or whatever it is gets its power!"
Some dark laughter was heard in the distance. Rob's sudden fear and quick reflexes had him quickly pull out his sword. "I'm afraid you're not entirely correct," said a mysterious voice.
"Who or what the heck are you?" Rob said, easily hiding his fear. He felt Meowth intensify behind him.
"I actually have this sort of power all by myself," said the voice. "But I can't make it snow year round without a little help. That's where this tree comes in. It's so full of energy," Rob heard more giggling.
"Exactly what are you trying to accomplish?" Rob asked. Suddenly, Rob was aware of a shadow on the tree. He readied his sword and looked up. It was human, all right.
The shadow began to speak. "Prepare for trouble and make it double."
"Oh, crap no," Rob muttered under his breath.
"To wreak the world with devastation
"To unite all peoples under our nation
"To get rid of the evil that is truth and love
"To extend our wrath to the stars above
"I am Kristin, elite member of Team Rocket and the Rocket Sisters! Blasting off at the speed of light!
"Surrender now or prepare to fight."
"Oh heck yeah, that's right," a Sneasel had appeared to her side.
"THAT THING SPEAKS ENGLISH?" Rob exclaimed.
"Better believe it, kid," the Sneasel said. Both it and Kristin landed down in front of Rob. Kristin was a sort of dark blonde, her hair flowing neatly but loosely, and having an average sized but thin body. The Sneasel, however, seemed a little big for its size it claws shaper and larger than normal; its eyes had an eerie glow. It was probably genetically enhanced, and if this were true, Rob was in big trouble, not to mention the girl was the same way.
"So exactly what are you trying to accomplish with this snow?" Rob asked.
"YOU, actually. You are a powerful opponent of Team Rocket, and we can't have that. Not only that, but some of our old enemies are back on our tail, thanks to you."
"Ash and Kamon? Oh, you guys are doomed." Rob said mockingly, spinning his sword.
"Fear not for us, for like me, some of our stronger members are infused with Mako, a mysterious element in the earth that holds magic."
"Ah, shut up!" Rob snapped. "I knew that already. This sword is infused with it!"
"But I'm not about to let you," Kristin said, still keeping her cool, dark aura about her. "I made it snow, knowing that some people like your friend Professor Oak would panic about the earth losing its balance, so I hoped that he'd send you, and to my luck he did. With a little help, I'm going to kick your butt and cart you to TR headquarters, where you should hope Boss Rocket forgives you..."
"I don't think so," Rob put a hand on his other two pokéballs, but Kristin was faster than he thought.
"You should chill out," Kristin said. And at that, Rob felt the force of a blizzard, slowly turning him into a block of ice. He just managed to drop his pokéballs before he was frozen. He just hoped that Meowth and friends could pull through.
Meowth's body was paralyzed in shock. Rob was now nothing more than a block of ice. But what kind of human could have such a power?
Luckily for him though, Rob had managed to drop his pokémon and release them. Cyndaquil and Larvitar emerged completely clueless about the situation.
"Hmmm? This kid has more pokémon?" Kristin asked. "No matter, Abra! Sneasel! GET 'EM!"
A surprised Larvitar was hit head on by a charging Sneasel, who sent it crashing in the tree. Cyndaquil, however, was prepared for attack and easily dodged Abra's Psyshock. Meowth focused his attention on Kristin. "Hey! You ain't gonna get away wit' this! I'm comin' to KICK YOUR-"
"You should chill out too," Kristin said in an almost ghastly voice. Meowth barely dodged a blizzard aimed at him. Contorted with fury, Meowth launched a volley of nails in Kristin's direction, most of then piercing her arms.
"Ow!" she cried, nearly in tears. "Urgh!! You'll pay!" She leapt down from the tree and attacked Meowth with a long burst of ice beam, barely missing again. Meowth swore each time the beam came too close. Fed up with her lack of accuracy, she then summoned her last pokémon. "Jynx! Show that brat what you're made of!"
After singing its name like a warning cry, Jynx attacked Meowth with a good slapping. Meowth staggered. He tried to use Comet Claw, but missed. Jynx fired a blizzard, and Meowth was hit hard, nearly frozen.
Cyndaquil however notices Meowth and Larvitar in big trouble. Luring the frantic Abra nearer the action, Cyndaquil readies itself.
"Cyndaquil!" Meowth cried weakly. "Line 'em up and hit 'em with your limit break!"
Cyndaquil nodded. His back flared and sent a fiery wave through all three pokémon attackers, temporarily stunning them. This allowed our heroes to reunite and our fighters to take sides.
Meowth whispered to Cyndaquil as he thawed him, "Thaw Rob! Larvitar and I should take care of these losers." Cyndaquil nodded and sprinted to the ice cube that was once Rob.
Kristin was purely upset. "You won't win against me! Abra! Sneasel! Jynx! Show them our triple blizzard!"
Triple Blizzard was simply Blizzard used by three attackers. Meowth blocked the attack and defended Larvitar using his Aura Shell. Meowth whispered to Larvitar, "Show them your moves."
Larvitar stomped the ground repeatedly, causing tremors in the ground and sending Abra and Jynx packing. Sneasel and Kristin jumped away. "Urgh! You've made my day and now you'll pay!"
"No, you'll pay," came a voice Meowth never felt so happy to hear. Rob emerged from the shadows, Cyndaquil at his side. "I'm back, and it's time to settle the score."
Kristin hit Rob with another blizzard, but Rob withstood it. "Rob! Your sword!" Meowth cried. Rob grabbed his sword and slowly started spinning it in front of him. Eventually, the blizzard didn't get past the sword.
Kristin gasped. "Urr..." Rob growled. "Now, FEEL YOUR OWN ICY PAIN!!!" Rob did a dramatic leap and slashed Kristin, reducing her to a frozen pulp. Sneasel was stunned.
"You may have won this round, but we'll be back," it said. "Your little friends had better watch out for us too! We'll be back, and we promise to destroy ANY threats to us, even YOU..." And at that, a mysterious wind blew away all the failures into the sky.
In a traditional panicked voice, our heroes heard, "It looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!!"
"WE BEAT 'EM!!" Rob shouted.
"Oh, heck yeah!" Meowth celebrated as well. The other two battle weary but victorious pokémon danced about.
"Ah crap! Wait! We gotta call Tenchi!" Rob said, panicked.
"Right!"
Rob picked up his pokégear and set the phone to dial Tenchi's number. Of course, Washu answered. "Hello?"
"Yo Washu! I managed to get to the source and stop it!"
"Excellent! What or who was it?"
"One of Team Rocket's Mako soldiers. She said she belonged to the Rocket Sisters, some TR force entirely made up of chicks with dark powers."
"Uh-oh. This could be a problem. Exactly why did she make it snow?"
"Perfect lure. Washu, the Rocket Sisters are trying to kill us all."
"HOLY CRAP!! You've got to be kidding me!!"
"I ain't jokin'. She said we are a threat to TR's forces. My best bet is that one of her buddies will be after you next. Watch your back."
"We will," as if on cue, Washu let out a puzzled "Huh?" as Rob heard panicked screaming.
"ON FIRE!! ON FIRE!!" he heard.
"Mihoshi!" Washu screamed. "What's on fire??!!"
"The shrine is on fire!!!" He heard a voice similar to that of a dumb blonde (the suggested stereotype not a real one[Oh, and that's sarcasm...])
"SAY WHAT?!"
"Come quick! The shrine is on fire!"
"Ah crap! Rob, I'll call you later!"
"Good luck..." Rob said. He felt they were going to need it. He no longer doubted that Team Rocket was back, and with a vengeance...
To be continued...
Next Up!: Episode 5: Vs. Brittany
The coldest and cruelest of the Rocket Sisters has challenged Tenchi and friends. This will be the first and most intense battle yet for his pokémon...