Chapter 9 - Return to the forest

'You're going to have to train your pokemon well if you want to beat Flint,' said the girl at the PokeCentre when she gave Weedle and me back to Kash.

'I realise that,' said Kash. 'But where on earth will I go to train them?'

'You should go to Viridian Forest,' suggested the girl.

'Viridian Forest!?' Kash exclaimed. 'I don't want to go back there!'

'Do you want the Boulder Badge or not?' the girl asked. 'You'll need to go back there and train your pokemon... maybe even catch some more.'

'Alright,' Kash sighed. 'Come on Pikachu, let's go back to the forest.'

I jumped onto Kash's back and we went back to Viridian Forest. We searched the forest, looking for some pokemon to fight against, but couldn't find any.

'This is annoying,' sighed Kash. 'Now that we're actually looking for pokemon, we can't find--'

He was cut off by a voice.

'Prepare for trouble!'

'Make it double!'

'To protect the world from devistation!'

'To unite all peoples within our nation!'

'To denounce the evils of truth and love!'

'To extend our reach to the stars above!'

'Sandy!'

'Scott!'

'Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!'

'Surrender now or prepare to fight!'

'Meowth, that's right!'

'Can't you leave us alone?' Kash asked. 'We're kind of busy.'

'Not until you give us that pikachu!' said Meowth.

'You won't get me!' I shouted, jumping off Kash's back and facing Meowth.

'We'll get you alright!' said Meowth. 'Quick! The net!'

Sandy pulled out a net and threw it over me. I pulled at it but couldn't get it off me.

'Pikachu!' Kash cried, rushing over to me.

'Not so fast, little boy,' said Scott, putting his hand out and stopping Kash.

Sandy laughed as she picked up the net with me inside. I struggled but was trapped. 'Don't squirm little Pikachu, you're only making it worse.'

'Pika,' I sighed.

'You'd better give me back Pikachu, or else!' said Kash.

'Or else what?' Sandy asked.

'Or else....' said Kash. 'Or else I'll send my weedle out! Go Weedle!'

Kash threw his pokeball and Weedle came out. Sandy and Scott looked at it.

'Don't be so pathetic!' said Scott. 'What can a Weedle do to us?'

'We'll show them, won't we Weedle!' said Kash. 'Weedle, use your poison sting!'

'Weeedle!' said Weedle, jumping at Team Rocket and stabbing them with its stinger.

'Youch!' cried Meowth. 'Stop that!'

Meowth scratched Weedle on the face, drawing blood.

'Ow!' Weedle cried. It shook its head, determined to keep battling.

'Weedle, wrap them up with your string shot!' said Kash. Weedle aimed at Team Rocket and shot its sticky fluid at them, wrapping them in it.

'What is this stuff?' Scott exclaimed.

'I can't get out!' said Meowth, struggling to break through the string shot.

Sandy was still holding the net with me inside, and I was still trapped.

'Help me Weedle!' I cried.

'Hold on, Pikachu!' said Weedle. It jumped at Sandy and stung her on the hand she was holding my net in.

'Yow!' she cried, dropping the net. I shook and the net fell off me.

'Thanks,' I said to Weedle.

'Now let's get rid of them!' said Weedle. I nodded and turned back to Team Rocket.

'Oh oh,' said Scott, realising I was about to shock them. I sent out a thundershock and electricuted them all. Then Weedle jumped at them and stung them, chasing them away.

'Great work, Weedle!' smiled Kash. He stopped and gasped. 'Weedle, what's wrong?'

(-o-) PiKACHU (-o-)