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Chapter Five: One Step Closer to Mew
The following day was much more beautiful than the day before. The sun was shining and the weather was warm with a slight chill. Ash, Misty, Brock and their Pokemon were all having a blast relaxing and playing in the shallow snow. Michelle, however, was far from relaxed. She had been thinking about everything. She just sat at the top of the stairs that lead to the tower and just stared at the mountain pondering all the facts and theories in her head.
"It just has to be." Michelle whispered to herself as she looked down at the group. She saw Brock look up at her, wave, and smile a really goofy looking smile. Michelle looked back up at the mountain. "It just has to."
Ash was playing with Pikachu and Chikorita when he noticed what Michelle was doing. He stopped and walked up the stairs and knelt down in front of her. "Why don't you put Mew out your head and have some fun with us."
"I can't." Michelle said. "I can't get it out of my head. It couldn't have been the Houndour."
"Then what?"
"I'm not sure, but I have an idea." Michelle paused again. "I want to go back up there."
"You do?"
"Yes, but you don't have to come with me this time." Michelle said.
"Of course I'm coming with you." Ash said as he stood up. "I can't let you climb up there all by yourself."
"That's sweet of you!" Michelle said, as she blushed a little. "By the way I haven't asked you this before why are you here. In Blackthorn City I mean?"
"Oh, I came to challenge the gymleader to get another badge. I only need one more in order to get into the Johto league." Ash answered. "But that can wait. This is much more intriguing." Ash was shocked that for once he actually said a big word. He just hoped he used it right so he wouldn't look like a dork.
As the two continued to talk about pokemon, they didn't notice the disappearance of Brock and Misty. While they were talking Brock had grabbed a hold of Misty and led her away from the tower so they could talk alone.
With a frantic tone Brock paced back and forth. "Why Misty? Why can't I get this girl to like me?"
Misty was playing with Togepi as she listened. "Well, Brock. Maybe you're just not her type."
"Then what can I do to be her type?"
Misty sighed. "You can't just make someone like you." Misty explained. "And it's not right to pretend to be someone else just to get them to like you."
"Wait, I have an idea!" Brock shouted as he took off in the opposite direction on the tower leaving Misty alone with Togepi.
"Well, we better get back before Ash and Michelle wonder where we are." Misty walked back.
Meanwhile back at the tower Ash and Michelle were still talking about Mew, but their conversation moved from the top of the tower steps to down onto the ground near the pokemon.
"So when do you want to go up again?" Ash asked as Totodile walked up with a little bouncy ball for Ash to throw. Ash just ignored the pokemon as he waited for her answer.
"Well, I think we should rest one more day and then hit it early tomorrow." Michelle suggested. "What do you think about that?"
"That's fine with me!" Ash answered as he finally noticed Totodile and threw the ball for it.
Suddenly they heard loud pounding footsteps charging towards them and as they turn around they see Brock dashing in their direction. Brock stops, pushes Ash out of the way, and bows toward Michelle. Ash, who was completely in shock, backed away from the love obsessed boy.
Brock took out the hand that he had behind his back and revealed a single red rose. Brock gazed deeply into her eyes. "Vulpix is red." Brock sang. "Squirtle is blue. Here is a beautiful rose for a beautiful girl like you."
Ash continued to back away. "Maybe I should just leave you two alone for a bit." Ash said as he motioned for Pikachu and his other Pokemon to follow. They all followed him without an argument.
Michelle kind of wished that Ash didn't leave her alone with this guy. Brock moved closer and closer and when he was almost touching her Michelle cried out, "Oh, gee I think I left the tower windows open. I better go shut them." Michelle dodged Brock and raced up the tower stairs.
Brock was even more aggravated now than he had ever been. He wasn't going to give up without a fight.
Ash, along with his pokemon (Noctowl, Totodile, Cyndaquil, Chikorita, Pikachu, and Bulbasaur), walked into the woods so he could talk to them. They stopped at a small little pond that was surrounded by large pine trees so his pokemon could play.
"Pikachu." Ash began to say as he picked up Pikachu from the ground and placed it on his lap. "What do you think about Michelle?"
Pikachu was expecting Ash to talk about the gym battle that they were going to have soon. Hopefully. Pikachu just answered him to make him happy. "Pika Pika Pi."
"I like her. She has so much potential and she's strong willed too." Ash looked at Pikachu. "Yet, Brock seems to have the upper hand on this. He is the type to win a girl's heart not me. I wouldn't know where to begin."
Pikachu was getting a little upset. Pikachu didn't want to hear about Michelle.
"She has the mind to become a really great Pokemon trainer. If we can get her a pokemon I'm wondering if we could get her to come with us." Ash reached to pat Pikachu on the head, but Pikachu violently moved its head out of the way. Ash's mind was on Michelle so he didn't notice what Pikachu did. "That's it!" Ash jumped up, tossing Pikachu onto the ground. "I'm going to ask her!" And with that, Ash dashed back leaving his pokemon behind.
Pikachu, who was very angry and green at this point, gathered the pokemon and slowly led them back.
Ash dashed to the tower, leaped up the steps, and practically crashed through the entrance door. As he charged in Misty stopped him.
"Shhhhh, Ash keep it down a bit." Misty whispered.
"What's going on?" He asked as he peered around, but saw nothing. Brock was no where to be seen.
Misty pointed over to the office. "Michelle, just got an important call." Misty explained. "So please keep it down."
Ash could hear her from where he was standing.
"..yes yes are you sure?" Michelle was saying. "Of course I'll meet you.....The Pokemon Center at noon.........No problem, I'll be there. Thank you goodbye." Michelle hung up and stepped into the room with Ash and Misty. "Will you guys come with me?"
Ash answered for the both of them. "Of course we will."
"Great lets go we don't have much time."
As the trio was leaving, Pikachu and the pokemon arrived at the tower. Ash, Misty and Michelle raced by them without acknowledging their presence. This upset the pokemon a lot. Pikachu decided to deal with this later and it led them into the tower to wait.
On the way to the Pokemon Center Michelle was explaining to her two friends that the stranger that had called her had some information about Mew. Ash questioned her decision of going to meet a complete stranger about something that no one seems to know about. Michelle said she wasn't worried and she was prepared for anything. She wanted to make sure she took every lead that might take her one step closer to finding Mew. When they got there they went up to the front desk to ask Nurse Joy about this stranger.
"Hey I'm surprised to see you Ash!" A familiar voice called from behind the group.
Ash spun around and saw his old friend Todd standing behind them.
"How did I know it was you?" Misty said as she gave Todd a hug.
Todd turned to as and they shook hands. "It's great to see you again."
Michelle shoved Ash and Misty out of the way. "Tell me what you know about Mew!"
"Whoa, take it easy." Todd said. "I hate to say that I don't have any information about Mew, but I do have this." Todd reached into his backpack and pulled out of picture. "I took this just yesterday." Michelle took the picture and examined it. It was a picture of Blackthorn Mountain with a small pink cloud hovering over a part of the mountain. "I was busy trying to get the perfect shot of these beautiful Stantler when that pink cloud flew over me."
"No offence Todd, but if this thing flew over you couldn't you have gotten a closer shot?"
"That's just it. The first few tries I got of taking that picture the cloud disappeared just as the shutter went off. That was the only one I managed to take." Todd finished.
Nurse Joy popped up from behind. "I've seen that cloud before."
The four kids stopped and stared up at Joy. "Sure, that cloud is always visible during this time of the year."
"What do you mean?" Michelle asked.
"For some reason that cloud only shows up once a year during the season of the worst snow storms." Nurse Joy was saying as the group continued to listen. "It never shows up at any other time of the year."
"How come I never heard of this? I have lived here my whole life." Michelle asked.
"Not too many people see this since its only one time a year. I am one of the few who have seen it because I am always in the storms helping sick and injured pokemon." Nurse Joy said.
Michelle looked at the picture again. "Wait a second!" Michelle said. "Yes I got it!" Michelle cried out as she darted out of the Pokemon center.
Todd looked at Ash. "She's obviously easily excitable, huh."
"You have no idea," Ash answered as he walked off after her.
Misty stayed at the Pokemon Center with Nurse Joy and Todd and continued to talk with them.
Ash just assumed that Michelle had returned to the tower so that's where he was headed. When he arrived he saw her with two backpacks and was outside waiting for him. She smiled when she saw him and went over to him.
"Is that offer to accompany me up the mountain again still good?" Michelle asked as she handed the pack to Ash.
Ash took it and strapped it on his back. "Oh, yeah let's do it."
"There is going to be a slight change this time." Michelle said as she walked away to the tower. "This time I want you to take a couple of your strongest Pokemon."
"Why?"
"You'll see I have an idea." Michelle winked as Ash ran to get his Pokemon.
Ash decided to take Bulbasaur and Cyndaquil to take with him. He tucked their pokeballs away so they wouldn't accidentally fall as they climbed. This climb was a bit easier for Ash since he had an idea where to place his hands and feet in order to get a decent grip on the rocks. Michelle stopped after a long while and just felt the air around her.
"Ash!" She shouted downward to him. "The air up here is getting s bit stronger and colder. A storm is coming we should find a place to stop and get off this steep side or we will most definitely fall again."
Just as they were getting up to the part where they had encountered Team Rocket Michelle noticed something very peculiar.
"What is it Michelle?" Ash called to her trying to get his voice loud enough to be heard over the slight wind that was blowing through them.
"I have no idea. Come on let's get closer." Michelle tugged at the rope that was attaching her and Ash together.
When they finally reached where they were trying to get to Michelle stopped in shock. "Ash quick get up here. You have go to see this!"
Ash hurried up to Michelle and when he got up there he had the same reaction as her. "Oh, whoa."
On the ledge where they were attacked stood a large frozen statue of Team Rocket.
"I wonder what happened to them?" Michelle said to Ash.
"I don't know, but maybe we should get them out of there and find out." Ash said as he reached for a Pokeball. "Cyndaquil, I choose you!" Cyndaquil came out of its pokeball. "Cyndaquil use your flame-thrower to get them out of the ice!"
"Cynda!" Cyndaquil lit the flame on its back and fired a flame-thrower at Team Rocket. I was only a matter of seconds before Team Rocket was completely free from their ice prison.
"Thanks Cyndaquil. Return!" Ash called back his pokemon and then turned to the shivering team. "What happened to you guys?"
Meowth, with chattering teeth, answered Ash. "Well, it wasn't too long after we blew you two away when we got caught in a blizzard."
"Yes, and we all fell and we landed back down here where we started." James finished.
"Why didn't you guys take your balloon to the top?" Ash asked.
"Jesse thought it would be better if we traveled without it." James answered. Jesse seemed to be too frozen to say anything at all so she let James and Meowth do all the talking.
Meowth gave a really evil grin. "But now that you two twerps have set us free there is no reason why we cant take this opportunity to steal your Pokemon!"
"Yeah, we got you right where we want you!" James pulled out a Pokeball. "Victreebell go!"
Ash motioned for Michelle to get behind him. "Don't worry I'll handle this!" Ash called out his Cyndaquil.
"Victreebell, razor leaf attack!" James ordered as Victreebell obeyed for once.
"Quick Cyndaquil use your flame-thrower to burn those leaves!"
Cyndaquil did what it was commanded as used its fire attack to burn the leaves into black ashes.
"Now lets get rid of these trouble makers! Cyndaquil use your firespin!"
"Cynda!" Cyndaquil charged up its flame and released a huge firespin attack at Team Rocket.
It struck the team and it sent them flying into the sky. "Team Rocket is screwing up again!" They screamed as they disappeared into the sky.
Ash called back Cyndaquil. "See, piece of cake!"
But Michelle wasn't paying any attention anymore. Her mind was focused on the same spot they had found earlier. "Ash," she was saying while she was still looked at the wall. "In the picture I noticed that this was where that pink cloud was hovering by." Once again she stuck her hands in the little spots and pulled. Nothing.
"Ash use your Pokemon and see if they can get this open." Michelle said.
"Okay, I'll uses Bulbasaur for this job." Ash grabbed the Pokeball. "Bulbasaur, I choose you!"
"Bulba," it appeared beside Ash.
"Bulbasaur use your vine whip to help us get that piece of rock out!"
"Saur," Bulbasaur obeyed as it stretched out its vine whip.
All three of them tugged and tugged.
"We need more help!" Ash called in the process of pulling. "Cyndaquil, help us!"
Cyndaquil appeared and pulled as well.
They pulled and pulled. And finally, when it seemed like they were never going to get that piece out the rock started to move.
"Keep pulling," Michelle yelled as they did.
With one last tug they managed to slide the rock enough for them to be able to see in and quite possibly squeeze through.
It was pitch black and it seemed to be kind of like a small cave.
"Cyndaquil please light up your flame so we can see when we go in!" Michelle asked the pokemon.
"Go in?" Ash seemed kind of nervous at the idea.
"Sure, come on." Michelle grabbed a hold of his arm. "What could possibly happen?"
Ash sighed. "I wish you hadn't said that."
Michelle pulled Ash in as Cyndaquil led them with Bulbasaur following behind. The cave wasn't very deep. In fact in the matter of minutes they got close to the end.
"Well, there is nothing in here. Let's go!" Ash said, but before he could leave Michelle grabbed his arm again.
"What are you scared?" Michelle asked as she pulled him in a bit.
Of course not," Ash said. "But it's just that my pokemon seem a bit worried so I thought . . ."
Michelle looked at the two pokemon. They were just standing there, one on each of Ash's sides.
"They seem fine to me!" Michelle looked back up at Ash. "Come on."
She led Ash to the end of the cave. (Which was only about ten more feet.
"Darn it." Michelle said. "Nothing." Michelle stared at the cave back wall. "I was so sure that there would be something in here of value."
"Bulba!" "Cyndaquil!" Ash's pokemon called out to them. They were over by the left wall.
"What the matter guys?" Ash asked.
Ash and Michelle walked over and the closer they got they noticed a small hole in the wall by the floor of the cave. It was pretty small, but it was big enough for either Cyndaquil or Bulbasaur to squeeze through so it was a decent size.
"Go ahead and look inside." Ash whispered to Michelle.
"Why me?"
"You're the brave one who wanted to come in here." Ash whispered.
"Oh yeah that's right." Michelle answered as she knelt down by the hole. She took a deep breath and peered in. "Oh, my gosh. Ash come here!" Michelle reached up and pulled Ash down on his knees by tugging on the collar of his shirt. "Look!"
Ash looked in. "Whoa." He looked up at her. "Pokemon eggs!"
"But I wonder from what pokemon?"
"Maybe a Pidgeotto, or a Spearow maybe."
"No it's too cold for them to lay here." Michelle thought. "It must me an ice or water type of Pokemon. Ash check your Pokedex!"
"Great idea." Ash pulled out his Pokedex and pointed it at the eggs.
Pokedex: "Egg species not known."
"That's weird my Pokedex doesn't know." Ash said.
"Bulba!" "Cyndaquil!"
"Now what?" Ash looked up at them. They were looking at the direction of entrance to the cave. Ash and Michelle both gasped when they looked up and saw what the Pokemon did.
"Quick Ash," Michelle grabbed Ash by the shirt again. "Over here!" They crawled over to the other side of the cave trying to hid behind what large rocks they could find. "Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil come on!"
Ash's pokemon followed and hid behind their trainer and Michelle.
They watched as a small puff of pink cloud floated into the cave. Ash used his Pokedex again, but again there was no data. The pink cloud hovered over to the eggs and then stopped at the entrance to the hole. The pink cloud began to fade away as it began to take shape.
Michelle was in awe as the others were in shock at what they were seeing.
Michelle watched until the figure was in full form and she was completely astonished. "I. . . I can't believe it!"
Chapter Five: One Step Closer to Mew
The following day was much more beautiful than the day before. The sun was shining and the weather was warm with a slight chill. Ash, Misty, Brock and their Pokemon were all having a blast relaxing and playing in the shallow snow. Michelle, however, was far from relaxed. She had been thinking about everything. She just sat at the top of the stairs that lead to the tower and just stared at the mountain pondering all the facts and theories in her head.
"It just has to be." Michelle whispered to herself as she looked down at the group. She saw Brock look up at her, wave, and smile a really goofy looking smile. Michelle looked back up at the mountain. "It just has to."
Ash was playing with Pikachu and Chikorita when he noticed what Michelle was doing. He stopped and walked up the stairs and knelt down in front of her. "Why don't you put Mew out your head and have some fun with us."
"I can't." Michelle said. "I can't get it out of my head. It couldn't have been the Houndour."
"Then what?"
"I'm not sure, but I have an idea." Michelle paused again. "I want to go back up there."
"You do?"
"Yes, but you don't have to come with me this time." Michelle said.
"Of course I'm coming with you." Ash said as he stood up. "I can't let you climb up there all by yourself."
"That's sweet of you!" Michelle said, as she blushed a little. "By the way I haven't asked you this before why are you here. In Blackthorn City I mean?"
"Oh, I came to challenge the gymleader to get another badge. I only need one more in order to get into the Johto league." Ash answered. "But that can wait. This is much more intriguing." Ash was shocked that for once he actually said a big word. He just hoped he used it right so he wouldn't look like a dork.
As the two continued to talk about pokemon, they didn't notice the disappearance of Brock and Misty. While they were talking Brock had grabbed a hold of Misty and led her away from the tower so they could talk alone.
With a frantic tone Brock paced back and forth. "Why Misty? Why can't I get this girl to like me?"
Misty was playing with Togepi as she listened. "Well, Brock. Maybe you're just not her type."
"Then what can I do to be her type?"
Misty sighed. "You can't just make someone like you." Misty explained. "And it's not right to pretend to be someone else just to get them to like you."
"Wait, I have an idea!" Brock shouted as he took off in the opposite direction on the tower leaving Misty alone with Togepi.
"Well, we better get back before Ash and Michelle wonder where we are." Misty walked back.
Meanwhile back at the tower Ash and Michelle were still talking about Mew, but their conversation moved from the top of the tower steps to down onto the ground near the pokemon.
"So when do you want to go up again?" Ash asked as Totodile walked up with a little bouncy ball for Ash to throw. Ash just ignored the pokemon as he waited for her answer.
"Well, I think we should rest one more day and then hit it early tomorrow." Michelle suggested. "What do you think about that?"
"That's fine with me!" Ash answered as he finally noticed Totodile and threw the ball for it.
Suddenly they heard loud pounding footsteps charging towards them and as they turn around they see Brock dashing in their direction. Brock stops, pushes Ash out of the way, and bows toward Michelle. Ash, who was completely in shock, backed away from the love obsessed boy.
Brock took out the hand that he had behind his back and revealed a single red rose. Brock gazed deeply into her eyes. "Vulpix is red." Brock sang. "Squirtle is blue. Here is a beautiful rose for a beautiful girl like you."
Ash continued to back away. "Maybe I should just leave you two alone for a bit." Ash said as he motioned for Pikachu and his other Pokemon to follow. They all followed him without an argument.
Michelle kind of wished that Ash didn't leave her alone with this guy. Brock moved closer and closer and when he was almost touching her Michelle cried out, "Oh, gee I think I left the tower windows open. I better go shut them." Michelle dodged Brock and raced up the tower stairs.
Brock was even more aggravated now than he had ever been. He wasn't going to give up without a fight.
Ash, along with his pokemon (Noctowl, Totodile, Cyndaquil, Chikorita, Pikachu, and Bulbasaur), walked into the woods so he could talk to them. They stopped at a small little pond that was surrounded by large pine trees so his pokemon could play.
"Pikachu." Ash began to say as he picked up Pikachu from the ground and placed it on his lap. "What do you think about Michelle?"
Pikachu was expecting Ash to talk about the gym battle that they were going to have soon. Hopefully. Pikachu just answered him to make him happy. "Pika Pika Pi."
"I like her. She has so much potential and she's strong willed too." Ash looked at Pikachu. "Yet, Brock seems to have the upper hand on this. He is the type to win a girl's heart not me. I wouldn't know where to begin."
Pikachu was getting a little upset. Pikachu didn't want to hear about Michelle.
"She has the mind to become a really great Pokemon trainer. If we can get her a pokemon I'm wondering if we could get her to come with us." Ash reached to pat Pikachu on the head, but Pikachu violently moved its head out of the way. Ash's mind was on Michelle so he didn't notice what Pikachu did. "That's it!" Ash jumped up, tossing Pikachu onto the ground. "I'm going to ask her!" And with that, Ash dashed back leaving his pokemon behind.
Pikachu, who was very angry and green at this point, gathered the pokemon and slowly led them back.
Ash dashed to the tower, leaped up the steps, and practically crashed through the entrance door. As he charged in Misty stopped him.
"Shhhhh, Ash keep it down a bit." Misty whispered.
"What's going on?" He asked as he peered around, but saw nothing. Brock was no where to be seen.
Misty pointed over to the office. "Michelle, just got an important call." Misty explained. "So please keep it down."
Ash could hear her from where he was standing.
"..yes yes are you sure?" Michelle was saying. "Of course I'll meet you.....The Pokemon Center at noon.........No problem, I'll be there. Thank you goodbye." Michelle hung up and stepped into the room with Ash and Misty. "Will you guys come with me?"
Ash answered for the both of them. "Of course we will."
"Great lets go we don't have much time."
As the trio was leaving, Pikachu and the pokemon arrived at the tower. Ash, Misty and Michelle raced by them without acknowledging their presence. This upset the pokemon a lot. Pikachu decided to deal with this later and it led them into the tower to wait.
On the way to the Pokemon Center Michelle was explaining to her two friends that the stranger that had called her had some information about Mew. Ash questioned her decision of going to meet a complete stranger about something that no one seems to know about. Michelle said she wasn't worried and she was prepared for anything. She wanted to make sure she took every lead that might take her one step closer to finding Mew. When they got there they went up to the front desk to ask Nurse Joy about this stranger.
"Hey I'm surprised to see you Ash!" A familiar voice called from behind the group.
Ash spun around and saw his old friend Todd standing behind them.
"How did I know it was you?" Misty said as she gave Todd a hug.
Todd turned to as and they shook hands. "It's great to see you again."
Michelle shoved Ash and Misty out of the way. "Tell me what you know about Mew!"
"Whoa, take it easy." Todd said. "I hate to say that I don't have any information about Mew, but I do have this." Todd reached into his backpack and pulled out of picture. "I took this just yesterday." Michelle took the picture and examined it. It was a picture of Blackthorn Mountain with a small pink cloud hovering over a part of the mountain. "I was busy trying to get the perfect shot of these beautiful Stantler when that pink cloud flew over me."
"No offence Todd, but if this thing flew over you couldn't you have gotten a closer shot?"
"That's just it. The first few tries I got of taking that picture the cloud disappeared just as the shutter went off. That was the only one I managed to take." Todd finished.
Nurse Joy popped up from behind. "I've seen that cloud before."
The four kids stopped and stared up at Joy. "Sure, that cloud is always visible during this time of the year."
"What do you mean?" Michelle asked.
"For some reason that cloud only shows up once a year during the season of the worst snow storms." Nurse Joy was saying as the group continued to listen. "It never shows up at any other time of the year."
"How come I never heard of this? I have lived here my whole life." Michelle asked.
"Not too many people see this since its only one time a year. I am one of the few who have seen it because I am always in the storms helping sick and injured pokemon." Nurse Joy said.
Michelle looked at the picture again. "Wait a second!" Michelle said. "Yes I got it!" Michelle cried out as she darted out of the Pokemon center.
Todd looked at Ash. "She's obviously easily excitable, huh."
"You have no idea," Ash answered as he walked off after her.
Misty stayed at the Pokemon Center with Nurse Joy and Todd and continued to talk with them.
Ash just assumed that Michelle had returned to the tower so that's where he was headed. When he arrived he saw her with two backpacks and was outside waiting for him. She smiled when she saw him and went over to him.
"Is that offer to accompany me up the mountain again still good?" Michelle asked as she handed the pack to Ash.
Ash took it and strapped it on his back. "Oh, yeah let's do it."
"There is going to be a slight change this time." Michelle said as she walked away to the tower. "This time I want you to take a couple of your strongest Pokemon."
"Why?"
"You'll see I have an idea." Michelle winked as Ash ran to get his Pokemon.
Ash decided to take Bulbasaur and Cyndaquil to take with him. He tucked their pokeballs away so they wouldn't accidentally fall as they climbed. This climb was a bit easier for Ash since he had an idea where to place his hands and feet in order to get a decent grip on the rocks. Michelle stopped after a long while and just felt the air around her.
"Ash!" She shouted downward to him. "The air up here is getting s bit stronger and colder. A storm is coming we should find a place to stop and get off this steep side or we will most definitely fall again."
Just as they were getting up to the part where they had encountered Team Rocket Michelle noticed something very peculiar.
"What is it Michelle?" Ash called to her trying to get his voice loud enough to be heard over the slight wind that was blowing through them.
"I have no idea. Come on let's get closer." Michelle tugged at the rope that was attaching her and Ash together.
When they finally reached where they were trying to get to Michelle stopped in shock. "Ash quick get up here. You have go to see this!"
Ash hurried up to Michelle and when he got up there he had the same reaction as her. "Oh, whoa."
On the ledge where they were attacked stood a large frozen statue of Team Rocket.
"I wonder what happened to them?" Michelle said to Ash.
"I don't know, but maybe we should get them out of there and find out." Ash said as he reached for a Pokeball. "Cyndaquil, I choose you!" Cyndaquil came out of its pokeball. "Cyndaquil use your flame-thrower to get them out of the ice!"
"Cynda!" Cyndaquil lit the flame on its back and fired a flame-thrower at Team Rocket. I was only a matter of seconds before Team Rocket was completely free from their ice prison.
"Thanks Cyndaquil. Return!" Ash called back his pokemon and then turned to the shivering team. "What happened to you guys?"
Meowth, with chattering teeth, answered Ash. "Well, it wasn't too long after we blew you two away when we got caught in a blizzard."
"Yes, and we all fell and we landed back down here where we started." James finished.
"Why didn't you guys take your balloon to the top?" Ash asked.
"Jesse thought it would be better if we traveled without it." James answered. Jesse seemed to be too frozen to say anything at all so she let James and Meowth do all the talking.
Meowth gave a really evil grin. "But now that you two twerps have set us free there is no reason why we cant take this opportunity to steal your Pokemon!"
"Yeah, we got you right where we want you!" James pulled out a Pokeball. "Victreebell go!"
Ash motioned for Michelle to get behind him. "Don't worry I'll handle this!" Ash called out his Cyndaquil.
"Victreebell, razor leaf attack!" James ordered as Victreebell obeyed for once.
"Quick Cyndaquil use your flame-thrower to burn those leaves!"
Cyndaquil did what it was commanded as used its fire attack to burn the leaves into black ashes.
"Now lets get rid of these trouble makers! Cyndaquil use your firespin!"
"Cynda!" Cyndaquil charged up its flame and released a huge firespin attack at Team Rocket.
It struck the team and it sent them flying into the sky. "Team Rocket is screwing up again!" They screamed as they disappeared into the sky.
Ash called back Cyndaquil. "See, piece of cake!"
But Michelle wasn't paying any attention anymore. Her mind was focused on the same spot they had found earlier. "Ash," she was saying while she was still looked at the wall. "In the picture I noticed that this was where that pink cloud was hovering by." Once again she stuck her hands in the little spots and pulled. Nothing.
"Ash use your Pokemon and see if they can get this open." Michelle said.
"Okay, I'll uses Bulbasaur for this job." Ash grabbed the Pokeball. "Bulbasaur, I choose you!"
"Bulba," it appeared beside Ash.
"Bulbasaur use your vine whip to help us get that piece of rock out!"
"Saur," Bulbasaur obeyed as it stretched out its vine whip.
All three of them tugged and tugged.
"We need more help!" Ash called in the process of pulling. "Cyndaquil, help us!"
Cyndaquil appeared and pulled as well.
They pulled and pulled. And finally, when it seemed like they were never going to get that piece out the rock started to move.
"Keep pulling," Michelle yelled as they did.
With one last tug they managed to slide the rock enough for them to be able to see in and quite possibly squeeze through.
It was pitch black and it seemed to be kind of like a small cave.
"Cyndaquil please light up your flame so we can see when we go in!" Michelle asked the pokemon.
"Go in?" Ash seemed kind of nervous at the idea.
"Sure, come on." Michelle grabbed a hold of his arm. "What could possibly happen?"
Ash sighed. "I wish you hadn't said that."
Michelle pulled Ash in as Cyndaquil led them with Bulbasaur following behind. The cave wasn't very deep. In fact in the matter of minutes they got close to the end.
"Well, there is nothing in here. Let's go!" Ash said, but before he could leave Michelle grabbed his arm again.
"What are you scared?" Michelle asked as she pulled him in a bit.
Of course not," Ash said. "But it's just that my pokemon seem a bit worried so I thought . . ."
Michelle looked at the two pokemon. They were just standing there, one on each of Ash's sides.
"They seem fine to me!" Michelle looked back up at Ash. "Come on."
She led Ash to the end of the cave. (Which was only about ten more feet.
"Darn it." Michelle said. "Nothing." Michelle stared at the cave back wall. "I was so sure that there would be something in here of value."
"Bulba!" "Cyndaquil!" Ash's pokemon called out to them. They were over by the left wall.
"What the matter guys?" Ash asked.
Ash and Michelle walked over and the closer they got they noticed a small hole in the wall by the floor of the cave. It was pretty small, but it was big enough for either Cyndaquil or Bulbasaur to squeeze through so it was a decent size.
"Go ahead and look inside." Ash whispered to Michelle.
"Why me?"
"You're the brave one who wanted to come in here." Ash whispered.
"Oh yeah that's right." Michelle answered as she knelt down by the hole. She took a deep breath and peered in. "Oh, my gosh. Ash come here!" Michelle reached up and pulled Ash down on his knees by tugging on the collar of his shirt. "Look!"
Ash looked in. "Whoa." He looked up at her. "Pokemon eggs!"
"But I wonder from what pokemon?"
"Maybe a Pidgeotto, or a Spearow maybe."
"No it's too cold for them to lay here." Michelle thought. "It must me an ice or water type of Pokemon. Ash check your Pokedex!"
"Great idea." Ash pulled out his Pokedex and pointed it at the eggs.
Pokedex: "Egg species not known."
"That's weird my Pokedex doesn't know." Ash said.
"Bulba!" "Cyndaquil!"
"Now what?" Ash looked up at them. They were looking at the direction of entrance to the cave. Ash and Michelle both gasped when they looked up and saw what the Pokemon did.
"Quick Ash," Michelle grabbed Ash by the shirt again. "Over here!" They crawled over to the other side of the cave trying to hid behind what large rocks they could find. "Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil come on!"
Ash's pokemon followed and hid behind their trainer and Michelle.
They watched as a small puff of pink cloud floated into the cave. Ash used his Pokedex again, but again there was no data. The pink cloud hovered over to the eggs and then stopped at the entrance to the hole. The pink cloud began to fade away as it began to take shape.
Michelle was in awe as the others were in shock at what they were seeing.
Michelle watched until the figure was in full form and she was completely astonished. "I. . . I can't believe it!"