Feeling guilty to take advantage of the injured Pokè, Amber slowly took a Pokèball from her belt (she had lost her backpack
earlier, but luckily had not kept her money in it and had bought two Pokèballs, one which she officially caught Midnight with
and immediately let her out, and one for any Pokèmon she might run into, who in this case was the Persian).
Midnight nudged her urgently- she seemed to want Amber to leave. Amber did too- this place gave her a creepy feeling.
She pressed the button on it once. It went from half the size of a golfball to the size of a baseball. She pressed the button
again. A soft red glow emitted from it, forming a ray that engulfed the Persian. It returned to the ball, bringing the
Persian with it. The ball did not move. She picked it up and put it on her belt again, calling to Midnight, "Come on, let's
go."
Her Houndour did not need urging, as she immediately broke into a run.
For a split second, Amber hesitated, wondering if it would be better to go the way they HADN'T come, and not backtrack. Then
the uncomfortable feeling returned, strong as ever, and she turned on her heel and dashed after Midnight. She ran as quickly
as she dared until they were out of the forest. Suddenly she realized that in the forest the air had seemed stuffy and thick.
She breathed the fresh air of the field in deeply, closing her eyes for a few seconds. Then she opened them. She turned her
neck slowly to give the forbidding forest one last glance, then continued walking. Soon they reached Jade City. Amber
immediately remembered the Persian and broke into a run to the Pokèmon Center. She pushed the door open and ran to the
counter. "Nurse Joy!! Nurse Joy!!" she shouted.
"Yes?" Nurse Joy opened the door and walked up to the counter. She frowned slightly."Hmmm. I saw you not that long ago today..."
"Um, I found a Persian and it needs medical attention badly..." Amber said.
"Oh, alright. I was hoping you hadn't injured your Houndour again already," Nurse Joy said, and took the Pokèball Amber held
out to her. She put it on the healing thing. A little screen above it showed some words Amber could not read. "Oh dear..."
Nurse Joy said. "This Persian is going to need more than the instant healing machine." She waited a while, then picked up
the Pokèball again. Two Chanseys came up to her with a stretcher, and she released the cat Pokèmon onto it. It looked
slightly better, but still had scars and burns. The Chanseys rolled the Persian back through the door, Nurse Joy following.
Amber fell back on a couch, feeling suddenly exhausted. She waited several minutes, then stood up and paced back and forth.
Midnight, who was on the couch, cocked her ears and lifted her head when Amber stood, then rested her head once again,
uninterested. Amber paced for a while, then sat down again, tapping her foot impatiently. This went on for what seemed like
forever, then finally Amber said, "Come on Midnight, I'm bored. It's not going to help Persian if we sit here waiting to see
if he's okay all day." Amber stood and walked out the door with her Houndour following. She was not aware someone was watching
her.
*
Jessie stared through the binoculars, watching the red-head pacing back and forth outside the Pokèmon Center. She nudged
James, still holding the binculars up. "James, come look at this girl."
"Eh?" James sat up, he had obviously been half-asleep. Jessie stuck the binoculars in his face. He squinted through them.
"And? What about her?" he said wearily.
"I bet that Houndour wouldn't be too hard to steal. Maybe if we stole SOMETHING the boss would hire us again."
"Jessie, he fired us five years ago. When are you going to stop saying that?" James said.
"Dream on!" Meowth agreed.
"Shut up you two! Don't give up hope, remember-" Jessie began.
"Jessie, whoever it is you're talking about, I doubt they are in the same circumstances as us so..."
"Whatever!!!" Jessie was thoroughly pissed now. "Let's just get them, okay?!?!?" she jumped out of the grass they were hiding
in.
"Prepare for trouble!!"
"And make it-"
"What the HELL?"
"Dour!"
"WHAT THE HECK! SKIP THE INTRODUCTIONS AND CAPTURE THAT POKEMON!" Meowth shrieked.
"Uh, right. Wheezing, go!"
"Arbok, I choose you!"
"Chaaaaabok!" "Wheezing!"
"Erm... Midnight, Ember attack!"
Her Houndour released a ball of flame, which hit Arbok straight in the face.
"Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaabok!"
"Arbok, Poison Sting attack!"
"Wheezing, Sludge!"
Arbok fired hundreds of tiny white needles at Houndour, who skillfully dodged all but a few, jumping from foot to foot. She
was not poisoned. Wheezing fired a Sludge right at her face, but Midnight turned around and was hit in the back instead. She
winced.
"Bite!"
Midnight whirled around, some of the sludge flying off of her body, and leaped onto Wheezing, sinking her teeth into it.
The purple sludgeball struggled, hovering up and down, back and forth.
"URRGH! Arbok, Poison Sting again!"
Arbok fired the needles again. Unfortunately, Midnight was on the other side of Wheezing and all of them hit the round ball
instead.
"WHEEEZING!"
"Midnight, release it and use another Ember!"
The Houndour let out an unusually big fireball that hit a large portion of Wheezing and spread all over. It moved around even
more quickly and randomly.
"Wheezing, Smoke Screen!"
Wheezing was moving so crazily that it ran right into Arbok's mouth and released a large amount of smoke into the snake
Pokèmon.
"Chaaaba- *COUGH COUGH HACK HACK!"
Wheezing and Arbok were now both ticked at each other and began fighting each other.
"ARBOK YOU IDIOT! ATTACK THEM NOT WHEEZING!"
"WHEEZING, STOP THAT! Sheez, Victreebell was easier to control than you..."
"Midnight, give them a hard tackle!"
Midnight began running at a high speed and ran right into the group, sending them flying.
"LOOK'S LIKE TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAAAAAAAAAAAAIN!"
earlier, but luckily had not kept her money in it and had bought two Pokèballs, one which she officially caught Midnight with
and immediately let her out, and one for any Pokèmon she might run into, who in this case was the Persian).
Midnight nudged her urgently- she seemed to want Amber to leave. Amber did too- this place gave her a creepy feeling.
She pressed the button on it once. It went from half the size of a golfball to the size of a baseball. She pressed the button
again. A soft red glow emitted from it, forming a ray that engulfed the Persian. It returned to the ball, bringing the
Persian with it. The ball did not move. She picked it up and put it on her belt again, calling to Midnight, "Come on, let's
go."
Her Houndour did not need urging, as she immediately broke into a run.
For a split second, Amber hesitated, wondering if it would be better to go the way they HADN'T come, and not backtrack. Then
the uncomfortable feeling returned, strong as ever, and she turned on her heel and dashed after Midnight. She ran as quickly
as she dared until they were out of the forest. Suddenly she realized that in the forest the air had seemed stuffy and thick.
She breathed the fresh air of the field in deeply, closing her eyes for a few seconds. Then she opened them. She turned her
neck slowly to give the forbidding forest one last glance, then continued walking. Soon they reached Jade City. Amber
immediately remembered the Persian and broke into a run to the Pokèmon Center. She pushed the door open and ran to the
counter. "Nurse Joy!! Nurse Joy!!" she shouted.
"Yes?" Nurse Joy opened the door and walked up to the counter. She frowned slightly."Hmmm. I saw you not that long ago today..."
"Um, I found a Persian and it needs medical attention badly..." Amber said.
"Oh, alright. I was hoping you hadn't injured your Houndour again already," Nurse Joy said, and took the Pokèball Amber held
out to her. She put it on the healing thing. A little screen above it showed some words Amber could not read. "Oh dear..."
Nurse Joy said. "This Persian is going to need more than the instant healing machine." She waited a while, then picked up
the Pokèball again. Two Chanseys came up to her with a stretcher, and she released the cat Pokèmon onto it. It looked
slightly better, but still had scars and burns. The Chanseys rolled the Persian back through the door, Nurse Joy following.
Amber fell back on a couch, feeling suddenly exhausted. She waited several minutes, then stood up and paced back and forth.
Midnight, who was on the couch, cocked her ears and lifted her head when Amber stood, then rested her head once again,
uninterested. Amber paced for a while, then sat down again, tapping her foot impatiently. This went on for what seemed like
forever, then finally Amber said, "Come on Midnight, I'm bored. It's not going to help Persian if we sit here waiting to see
if he's okay all day." Amber stood and walked out the door with her Houndour following. She was not aware someone was watching
her.
*
Jessie stared through the binoculars, watching the red-head pacing back and forth outside the Pokèmon Center. She nudged
James, still holding the binculars up. "James, come look at this girl."
"Eh?" James sat up, he had obviously been half-asleep. Jessie stuck the binoculars in his face. He squinted through them.
"And? What about her?" he said wearily.
"I bet that Houndour wouldn't be too hard to steal. Maybe if we stole SOMETHING the boss would hire us again."
"Jessie, he fired us five years ago. When are you going to stop saying that?" James said.
"Dream on!" Meowth agreed.
"Shut up you two! Don't give up hope, remember-" Jessie began.
"Jessie, whoever it is you're talking about, I doubt they are in the same circumstances as us so..."
"Whatever!!!" Jessie was thoroughly pissed now. "Let's just get them, okay?!?!?" she jumped out of the grass they were hiding
in.
"Prepare for trouble!!"
"And make it-"
"What the HELL?"
"Dour!"
"WHAT THE HECK! SKIP THE INTRODUCTIONS AND CAPTURE THAT POKEMON!" Meowth shrieked.
"Uh, right. Wheezing, go!"
"Arbok, I choose you!"
"Chaaaaabok!" "Wheezing!"
"Erm... Midnight, Ember attack!"
Her Houndour released a ball of flame, which hit Arbok straight in the face.
"Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaabok!"
"Arbok, Poison Sting attack!"
"Wheezing, Sludge!"
Arbok fired hundreds of tiny white needles at Houndour, who skillfully dodged all but a few, jumping from foot to foot. She
was not poisoned. Wheezing fired a Sludge right at her face, but Midnight turned around and was hit in the back instead. She
winced.
"Bite!"
Midnight whirled around, some of the sludge flying off of her body, and leaped onto Wheezing, sinking her teeth into it.
The purple sludgeball struggled, hovering up and down, back and forth.
"URRGH! Arbok, Poison Sting again!"
Arbok fired the needles again. Unfortunately, Midnight was on the other side of Wheezing and all of them hit the round ball
instead.
"WHEEEZING!"
"Midnight, release it and use another Ember!"
The Houndour let out an unusually big fireball that hit a large portion of Wheezing and spread all over. It moved around even
more quickly and randomly.
"Wheezing, Smoke Screen!"
Wheezing was moving so crazily that it ran right into Arbok's mouth and released a large amount of smoke into the snake
Pokèmon.
"Chaaaba- *COUGH COUGH HACK HACK!"
Wheezing and Arbok were now both ticked at each other and began fighting each other.
"ARBOK YOU IDIOT! ATTACK THEM NOT WHEEZING!"
"WHEEZING, STOP THAT! Sheez, Victreebell was easier to control than you..."
"Midnight, give them a hard tackle!"
Midnight began running at a high speed and ran right into the group, sending them flying.
"LOOK'S LIKE TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAAAAAAAAAAAAIN!"